November 2020 - KICTANet

Re: [kictanet] New Cabinet - Wish List ?
by Barrack Otieno 18 Jul '24

18 Jul '24

Listers, This is indeed good news. We have a lot of hope in Mucheru and Victor Kyalo industry veterans who have indeed worked their way through the trenches. Most importantly we hope to see the return of a multi stakeholder form of engagement in the sector which we have been yearning for in a while. I think as a sector we might need to prepare a wish list for our new leaders and most importantly commit to work with them towards achieving their mandate. The reshuffle is timely still it comes at the end of the year and will allow us to start 2016 on a new slate. Thank you Best Regards On 11/24/15, GG via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > +1 Grace. > > Sending them positive energy! And glad that the two were among the KICTANet > founders. > Rgds. > > --- Original Message --- > > From: "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: 24 November 2015 22:35 > To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > Cc: "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" <nmutungu(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] New Cabinet > > One of the issues (I think issue no.3) in the President's speech was > accessibility of leaders to wananchi. With Joe and Kyalo I think we shall > have better ears. > > Congratulations! > > May they pass the vetting. > > Regards, > On 24 Nov 2015 21:29, "Evans Ikua via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> @Ngigi you are right. But in the current dispensation, a CS is still >> expected to be a technocrat, as opposed to the days of yore when minister >> was politician. So they will both be at home in their respective >> positions. >> Especially Victor as the accounting officer with his many years in >> government. That's the right position. >> >> Evans >> On Nov 24, 2015 9:17 PM, "Waithaka Ngigi" <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: >> >>> Evans, >>> >>> Joe Mucheru & Victor Kyalo are old hands in. KE ICT. Both have been >>> entrepreneurs and then at some point moved on to various ventures. So we >>> shouldn't go wrong ‎with either. >>> >>> However, what's the better fit? Mucheru at CS, Victor at PS or the other >>> way round? Victor CS, Mucheru PS? >>> >>> Waithaka Ngigi >>> >>> Alliance Technologies >>> www.at.co.ke >>> *From: *Evans Ikua via kictanet >>> *Sent: *Tuesday, November 24, 2015 8:50 PM >>> *To: *Ngigi Waithaka >>> *Reply To: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>> *Cc: *Evans Ikua >>> *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] New Cabinet >>> >>> Congrats Hon Joe! That's a great choice for the ICT industry. Well out >>> H.E. >>> >>> Ikua >>> On Nov 24, 2015 8:45 PM, "waudo siganga via kictanet" < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> Congratulations to Joe Mucheru! >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ikua.evans%40gmail.com >>>> >>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >>>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >>>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >>>> development. >>>> >>>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >>>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >>>> bandwidth, >>>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, >>>> do >>>> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >>>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/nmutungu%40gmail.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >> development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >> bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Government moves to stop use of solar energy
by Mwendwa Kivuva 05 Dec '20

05 Dec '20

https://nation.africa/kenya/business/epra-races-to-strangle-solar-use-32122… The Draft Energy (Solar Photovoltaic Systems) Regulations, 2020 seek to make it a harder and more expensive to manufacture, import, install or maintain solar components and systems and make consumers stick to the expensive and unreliable national power grid. You will need a bachelor’s degree or three courses in engineering to operate as a solar power technician, if the new guidelines drafted by the energy regulator are implemented. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) has introduced a raft of punitive rules that could stifle the mass switch to cheap solar power by ordinary Kenyans and heavy consumers that has left Kenya Power in financial difficulties. According to the regulations, a technician must obtain a licence from the authority in order to design, install, commission or repair a solar photovoltaic (PV) system. The permits are granted, based on the capacity of the system to be installed. Licence classes STI, ST2 and ST3 are for systems with a capacity of not more than 400 watts, 2kW, and 50kW respectively. Only a technician with a class ST4 licence will be allowed to install solar grids of any capacity. A bachelor’s degree is a must if you want to make a career out of installing solar grids. You will also need relevant experience in electrical engineering. Solar technicians will part with Sh2,250 to Sh6,000 in order to get and renew their licences, while contractors will pay Sh3,000 to Sh6,000. The contractors must take insurance policies of between Sh1 million and Sh10 million. Solar operators will be slapped with a daily fine of Sh10,000 if they delay to renew their licences, Sh20,000 if they do not issue a completion certificate for a project and the same amount for failing to provide a warranty for installation. Epra said regulating the industry would ensure solar components and systems meet approved standards.

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Members of Congress finding agreement on a tech antitrust agenda
by Alice Munyua 30 Nov '20

30 Nov '20

https://www.axios.com/congress-tech-antitrust-agenda-30a7bcc7-22ee-4897-93e…

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Reducing Promotional Messages? Safaricom Introduces Transactional vs Promotional Sender ID.
by Kelvin Kariuki 30 Nov '20

30 Nov '20

Hoping this will reduce the ever growing number of undesired promotional messages we receive each day. Kudos Safaricom for the move! Africa's Talking via <https://support.google.com/mail/answer/1311182?hl=en> sendgrid.net 5:38 PM (1 hour ago) to me Dear Client, Here is what Safaricom deems to be a Transactional Sender ID vs a Promotional Sender ID: What is a promotional Sender ID? A Promotional Sender ID is used to promote any product or a service to a specified audience, which would normally be used for SMS Advertising. What is a Transactional Sender ID? These are sender names which are used during engagement with a product or service e.g. OTP (one-time password) messages, bank transaction notification etc.The messages can also be billing reminders of loans, utility services etc. System downtime notifications, Internet connection outages, Service unavailability by an organisation will also be considered as Transactional messages. What if a Sender ID is used for both types of message? It would be convenient to apply for a different Sender ID to use for transactional purposes to avoid the mix up. If that is not a viable option, then one can classify as promotional to avoid being flagged as sending messages that are Promotional on the Transactional account. How are the two types of Sender IDs going to be treated differently by Safaricom? Transactional messages do not have time limitation i.e. between 8am and 6pm daily, neither is it mandatory for them to carry the opt out instructions. Promotional messages must carry out the opt out instructions and can only be sent between 8am and 6pm. When does the new treatment of promotional messages kick in? Categorisation is currently on going, full implementation of the new rules is expected to start in 1 week. Will this change how we apply for Sender IDs in the future? Yes, moving forward in the Authorisation Letter, clients will have to specify what the Sender ID will be used for as well as the category i.e either Transactional or Promotional. Have a lovely evening! Kind Regards, Africa's Talking Team -- Best Regards, Kelvin Kariuki Tutorial Fellow Multimedia University of Kenya Faculty of Computing and Information Technology Twitter Handle: @teacherkaris Alt email: kkariuki(a)mmu.ac.ke Mobile: +2547 29 385 557 The Lord is my Shepherd

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What Listers are Reading and Watching
by David Indeje 30 Nov '20

30 Nov '20

Listers, These are top reads from our site. We greatly appreciate the engagement that comes as a result of you raising issues within the ICT space. 1. Assessing internet development in Kenya: using UNESCO’s Internet Universality ROAM-X indicators. <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/assessing-internet-development-in-kenya-using-un…> Key thematic areas touch on: Rights Openness Accessibility Multistakeholder & Cross-cutting issue. 2. Our latest brief on how Community Networks, is a democratic approach to internet access that ensures a bottom-Up Citizen Models to Universal and Affordable Access in Kenya. <https://t.co/sMf9jiIQvP> 3. Bonus: Our report on Implementing Huduma Namba: Challenges and Prospects <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?mdocs-file=42661> and Video documentary <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/about-kictanet/videos/>on the same. *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje *

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ICT Practitioners Bill
by waudo siganga 27 Nov '20

27 Nov '20

Dear All, The ICT Practitioners Bill has now been published. Kind Regards, W.

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Verizon settles with NYC
by Barrack Otieno 25 Nov '20

25 Nov '20

Might be of interest. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Joly MacFie via InternetPolicy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020, 1:18 pm Subject: [Internet Policy] Verizon settles with NYC To: internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> https://nypost.com/2020/11/24/nyc-gets-verizon-to-expand-fios-broadband-to-… The city has reached a settlement with Verizon, ensuring that the communications giant expands its broadband Fios service to 500,000 additional Big Apple households, including at NYCHA buildings, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. The agreement secured by the de Blasio administration forces the telecom giant to expand access to its high-tech fiber-optic network in more than two dozen working and middle-class neighborhoods across the city — including wiring the public housing complexes in those communities for broadband. Note ISOC-NY comment on original audit that led to the case. https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/415-15/de-blasio-administrati… “The Internet Society believes the Internet is for everyone. Fast, affordable, reliable broadband has become an essential service like water and power. The Mayor's audit finds that Verizon has failed to meet its obligations to provide FiOS to New Yorkers as it was charged. If Verizon is unable or unwilling to meet those commitments, then competitors who can get the job done should be given the opportunity to do so,” said *David Solomonoff, President of the Internet Society of New York*. -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ To manage your Internet Society subscriptions or unsubscribe, log into the Member Portal at https://admin.internetsociety.org/622619/User/Login and go to the Preferences tab within your profile. - View the Internet Society Code of Conduct: https://www.internetsociety.org/become-a-member/code-of-conduct/

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Webinar on what you need to now about your Digital Security
by tevin mwenda 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

Dear Listers, My colleagues and I (Four of us are actually Kesig Alumni) are hosting a three-day webinar series on how and what the average Kenyan internet user should know in order to enhance their digital security. On 24th November, we will highlight the common cybersecurity threats that can compromise one’s digital security; on 25th November, we will discuss online secure communications and personal data protection considerations; and on 26th November, we will carry out a legal analysis of digital security in Kenya through the lens of Kenyan legislation and international law and best practice. The webinars shall be from 6 p.m to 7 p.m Kenya time. Please find attached a poster with the details regarding the speakers. No registration is required. Link to the webinar below: https://mozilla.zoom.us/j/8447316606#success Thank you Kind Regards Tevin Mwenda Gitonga

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Africa is already connected NOT by Facebook and Google
by Eric M K Osiakwan 23 Nov '20

23 Nov '20

http://blogs.harvard.edu/eric/ Eric here Eric M K Osiakwan +233244386792 www.ericosiakwan.com

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Fwd: Register Now! Data and Politics Workshop Series
by Grace Mutung'u 20 Nov '20

20 Nov '20

Dear listers, This may be of interest. Please register on the links provided. ----------- Good afternoon, As part of the Developing Data <https://developingdata.org> project, CIPESA in partnership with the University of Edinburgh, Centre of African Studies and the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) are organising a workshop on *The Data Politics of Pandemics <https://developingdata.org/data-politics/data-covid/>, *which will explore the extent to which politics interferes with the collection and reporting of data on pandemics on the African continent. The speaker line up includes *Richard Ngamita, Human Rights Data Scientist, Facebook | Avani Singh, Director/Co-Founder, AltAdvisory Africa | Jean-Benoit Falisse, Lecturer, University of Edinburgh | Bernard Sabiti, Senior Strategic Partnership and Engagement Manager, Development Initiatives* The Data Politics of Pandemics workshop is scheduled to take place on Wednesday November 25, 2020 13.00-14.30 East African Time. To attend, register here <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-data-politics-of-pandemics-tickets-12971…> . A second workshop on Data and Elections <https://developingdata.org/data-politics/data-elections/> will explore how data exploitation and micro targeting influence African elections. The speaker line up includes *Seema Shah | Boye Adegoke, Paradigm Initiative | Laura Lazara Cabrera, Privacy International.* The data and elections workshop is scheduled to take place on Wednesday November 25, 2020 15:30-17:00 East African Time. To attend, register here <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-elections-workshop-tickets-128139194781> . Regards, Ashnah -- *Ashnah Kalemera*Programme Manager Mobile: +256 (0) 773 325 435|Office: +256 (0) 414 289 502 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)* Plot 6 Semawata Place (Off Semawata Road), Ntinda | Kampala, Uganda www.cipesa.org | @cipesaug <https://twitter.com/cipesaug> | www.facebook.com/cipesaug -- Grace Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu @Bomu PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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