April 2021 - 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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Unseen Eyes, Unheard Stories Report and Webinar
by David Indeje 29 Apr '21

29 Apr '21

[image: image.png] Dear Listers, This month, the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet), ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa, and Pollicy published the "Unseen Eyes, Unheard Stories: Surveillance, data protection, and freedom of expression in Kenya and Uganda during COVID-19" <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/mdocs-posts/unseen-eyes-unheard-stories-surveill…> report. It reviews reviews the national legal frameworks and practices that have enabled an extraordinary surveillance environment during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic in Kenya and Uganda. It documents and raises awareness about government and private sector surveillance measures and practices in both countries during this period and their human rights implications. During its launch, there was a webinar that provided highlights of the report. If you missed it, kindly use the link here <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUn2NObQt6Y&ab_channel=KICTAnet>. *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje *

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Fwd: What factors determine inclusion and exclusion in national digital ID?
by Grace Mutung'u 27 Apr '21

27 Apr '21

Dear listers, You are all invited for this talk <https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkdeivqT0iGtSP8X_pYdBzEkCW-1HAyg…>, hosted by CIPIT this coming Friday at 11.00am EAT. Please share widely. Many digital ID policy papers recommend that digital IDs be inclusive and call for governments to eliminate exclusion. But how do digital ID systems come to be inclusive or exclusive? Is it in the design of the projects or are there structural issues that contribute to exclusion? CIPIT will be having a public talk on inclusion and exclusion of National IDs. Come join *Teki Akuetteh-Falconer *from African Digital Rights Hub <https://cipit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5983a8c72f6d3bdb21565d65d&…>, as she discusses on the ground experiences on inclusion and exclusion from three West African countries. She will be joined by *Yussuf Bashir* from Haki na Sheria Initiative Kenya <https://cipit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5983a8c72f6d3bdb21565d65d&…> and, *Dorothy Mukasa* from Unwanted Witness <https://cipit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5983a8c72f6d3bdb21565d65d&…> who will share nuanced experiences on how digital ID projects can include or exclude sections of society. *When: Apr 30, 2021* *Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm EAT* Register Here <https://cipit.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5983a8c72f6d3bdb21565d65d&…> https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkdeivqT0iGtSP8X_pYdBzEkCW-1HAyg… We look forward to having you join us. -- Grace Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu @Bomu PGP ID : 807F57ACF469B0BB

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A COMIC STRIP on a safer web for women
by Grace Githaiga 26 Apr '21

26 Apr '21

Listers Sharing one of our latest resource - a comic strip that explains violence against women online, and simplifies the challenges faced by women online. The comic strip is available in English and Kiswahili. Check the strip here: https://www.kictanet.or.ke/a-safer-web-for-women-comic-strip/ -- Grace Githaiga KICTANet Convenor KICTANet portals KICTANet.or.ke <https://kictanet.or.ke/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/kictanet> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/18428106/admin/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/>

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New report: why COVID-19 vaccine "passports" threaten human rights
by Bridget Andere 25 Apr '21

25 Apr '21

Dear Colleagues, Access Now has published a new report, Protocol for exclusion: why COVID-19 vaccine "passports" threaten human rights <https://www.accessnow.org/COVID-19-vaccine-passports-threaten-human-rights-…> , to help decision-makers ensure human rights are at the core of any new COVID-19 digital vaccine system, should be of interest. See the full report <https://www.accessnow.org/COVID-19-vaccine-passports-threaten-human-rights-…>, and press release <https://www.accessnow.org/covid-19-vaccine-passports-threaten-human-rights/> . Feel free to get in touch with any questions, for further background information, or to arrange an interview with one of our Access Now experts. Best, Bridget. -- Bridget Andere, MCIArb Africa Policy Fellow Access Now | accessnow.org Fingerprint: BAF2 CE13 CF9E 2C6D 5E0B CC77 012C C0E0 3325 0A2C * *Subscribe* to the Access Now Express <https://www.accessnow.org/express>, our weekly newsletter on digital rights * *Join us* at <http://rightscon.org/>RightsCon <https://www.rightscon.org/> (June 7-11, 2021) - Registration now open <http://rightscon.org/ticket-2021> until May 14, 2021! * *Follow* our evolving programmatic response <https://www.accessnow.org/issue/covid-19/> to COVID-19 around the world

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#DataProtectionKe #publicparticipation
by David Indeje 23 Apr '21

23 Apr '21

Listers. The Office of The Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) invites us to join them i=from 27 -29 April, 2021 in the ongoing public participation on the draft Data Protection (Registration of Data Controllers and Data Processors) Regulations, 2021. See below the dates and the particular document that your input will be appreciated. [image: image.png] [image: image.png] [image: image.png] *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje *

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COME MEET WITH THE DATA COMMISIONER AND THE TASK FORCE AS WE ENGAGE ON THE DRAFT KENYA DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS
by Ali Hussein 19 Apr '21

19 Apr '21

Dear listers The above refers. KICTANet and the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner would like to take this opportunity to invite you to a virtual meeting for review and comments on the Data Protection Regulations that the Taskforce on Development of Data Protection Regulations has come up with. These are:- 1. Data Protection (General) Regulations, 2021 These set out the procedures for enforcement of the rights of the data subjects, as well as elaborating on the duties and obligations of the data controllers and data processors. 2. Data Protection (Registration of Data Controllers and Data Processors) Regulations, 2021 These regulations define the procedure that will be adopted by the Office of the Data Commissioner in registering data controllers and processors as per the Data Protection Act. 3. Data Protection (Compliance and Enforcement) Regulations, 2021 These regulations outline the compliance and enforcement provisions for Data Commissioner, Data Controllers and Data Processors. In attendance will be the Data Commissioner and the Taskforce Members. Date: Tuesday, 20th April, 2021 Time: 2.00pm. Virtual Meeting Link: To be shared by Monday, 19th April, 2021. The regulations are available on the following websites:- 1. www.odpc.go.ke 2. www.ict.go.ke We look forward to your attendance. Regards Ali Hussein Chairman, Board of Trustees KICTANet +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

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Fwd: AfICTA e-NEWSLETTER 15 April, 2021
by waudo siganga 16 Apr '21

16 Apr '21

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Read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=d_l9wIdRIQOG255T9SvFa5nBbzZ2…> *******Mobile Number Portability Shelved in Botswana* Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6…> Mobile operator network readiness assessment study recently done in Botswana has established that it’s not feasible to implement mobile number portability (MNP) in the country. 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According to a statement released to the media, the roll-out of mVacciNation, developed by Mezzanine, a member of the Vodacom Group, is the first project in a public-private partnership that has been formed between Vodacom Group and AUDA-NEPAD “to boost Africa’s digital transformation and... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6…> Mobile Subscription Rate Drops in Uganda Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6…> Mobile subscription in Uganda has dropped by 11%, while internet subscriptions registered subdued growth, leaving only mobile money as an outstanding performer. This is according to a report from the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) which showed the mobile subscriptions decreased from 28.4 million at the end of March 2020 to 25.5 million at the end of June 2020. According to the report, the 11% customer contraction is the first recorded market reduction in the last two years... <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=-mZcRGWgnTxJOKwe6iZB3WwuW2tE…>read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6…> Direct Carrier Billing Alliance Launches Index to Combat Fraud in Africa Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6…> European tech firms Evina and Telecoming believe Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) to be the safest and most suitable payment technology for the new mobile economy. The two companies have entered into an alliance to drive the technology in various countries in Africa to help combat fraud. Paris-based anti-fraud company Evina and DCB specialist Telecoming have signed a global alliance to promote DCB and believe it deals a body blow to mobile fraud that cost Africa over... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6…> Civil Society Wants Courts to Annul Latest Cyber Legislation Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6…> Civil society organisations (CSOs) have petitioned the Lusaka High Court to have certain provisions of Zambia’s Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Law annulled, arguing these are unconstitutional. The government enacted the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Bill last month, despite vehement opposition from CSOs and other stakeholders. Authorities believe the law will help combat cybercrime, coordinate cyber security matters, develop relevant skills and promote the responsible use of social media platforms... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6…> Botswana Rolls out Regulation to Beef up Cyber Security Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6…> The Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) has issued draft website application security guidelines for stakeholders’ input, with a warning that non-compliance could lead to the removal of a website. According to BOCRA the guidelines are in place to help businesses establish a checklist of steps to ensure that websites are not exploited, and that all software developers and hosting companies understand dangers and possible remediation measures of insecure website applications. The Authority wants developers to... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=4MUj3DgBYnRH4W1tsRo3sk2LlEP6…> Global Voice Group, Guinea Partnership to Digitise Regulation Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5…> The telecommunication and posts regulatory authority (ARPT) of the Republic of Guinea has entered into a partnership with Global Voice Group (GVG) to deploy a mobile and digital ecosystem regulation platform in the country. Signed in Conakry on 1 April 2021 by the respective directors, Yacouba Cissé and James Gabriel Claude, the partnership will facilitate the installation of the digital platform beginning 1 June 2021. 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The regulation also includes software, drivers, website... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5…> Tanzania Extends National Broadband Backbone to Mozambique Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5…> Tanzania will extend its National Information and Communications Technology Broadband Backbone (NICTBB) to Mozambique as part of a TSh2.4-billion project. The project includes the construction of fibre optic network, power and transmission equipment, and is expected to improve the quality of internet connectivity and penetration in Mozambique. Tanzania has emerged as a key ICT infrastructure and solution hub, having already extended its NICTBB to Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda and... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5…> After Court Defeat, Oracle Maintains Google ‘Stole’ Java Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5…> Google has scored a major victory over fellow US-based technology company Oracle in a multibillion-dollar copyright infringement case heard by the country’s Supreme Court. In the case, lodged in 2010, Oracle accused Google of copying its programming language, Java, in the development of its Android operating system, which powers the majority of smartphones in the world. However, in a blow to Oracle, the Supreme Court yesterday ruled the Internet search... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5…> Mobile Money Fuelled Expansion Strategy Pays Off for Netone Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5…> State-run mobile telecommunications firm, NetOne says last year’s strategic expansion into outback markets resulted in 500 000 additional subscribers of the company’s mobile money platform OneMoney. NetOne is the only mobile network operator to have increased market share during the year ended 31 December 2020, according to the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz). Potraz data showed NetOne’s market... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=fXtFdAexR50klyuXKRlqySc6iZW5…> State Pushes Airtel to Give Locals 30pc Stake Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=QOjyqZL015fiPKd-PCdq4ViMS57l…> The State has introduced new ownership rules in the telecoms sector that will push Airtel Kenya to sell a 30 percent stake to Kenyans over the next three years in what is part of a move to encourage local ownership of ICT firms. Joe Mucheru, the ICT Cabinet Secretary, unveiled a licensing policy on Friday that has given telecoms firms up to March 2024 to ensure local ownership of at least 30 percent in the companies. He also increased the local ownership threshold from a minimum of 20 percent, a cap that has been in place since 2008... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=QOjyqZL015fiPKd-PCdq4ViMS57l…> Fraudsters Stash Cash in Global Cryptocurrencies Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=1UvQqLCmG50L5TXm8NgeU-UbXaJ-…> The modern cyber fraudster has become more lethal during the Covid-19 pandemic, drifting from saving hidden money in off-shore banks to stashing them in cryptocurrency networks running on blockchain systems that cannot be accessed by authorities. The study, The Anatomy of the New Fraudster, published by tech company Banking Payments Context (BPC) shows apart from targeting corruptible employees, scammers are now targeting untrained personnel to share private data of top executives unknowingly and end up purloining billions of money, which is hidden in cryptocurrency form... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=1UvQqLCmG50L5TXm8NgeU-UbXaJ-…> Nigeria Introduces New USSD Charge of N6.98k Per Transaction Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=rh2YrPKxzu89B6zg9Ow2iRe6Cx0e…> The Nigeria Mobile Network Operators and Deposit Money Banks have resolved protracted disagreements concerning the appropriate USSD pricing model for financial transactions, with a resolution effective from March 16, 2021, USSD services for financial transactions conducted at Deposit Money Banks and all Central Bank of Nigeria - licensed institutions will be charged at a flat fee of N6.98k per transaction. BizTech Africa had reported that Nigeria Telecom service providers had scheduled withdrawal of USSD services to banks by March 15th, 2021,... read more <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=rh2YrPKxzu89B6zg9Ow2iRe6Cx0e…> Africa Data Centres Confirms Build of 10MW Lagos Data Centre Image <http://tracking.aficta.africa/tracking/click?d=rh2YrPKxzu89B6zg9Ow2iRe6Cx0e…> Africa Data Centres, the carrier-neutral data centre company in the Liquid Intelligent Technologies stable, has announced plans to build a 10MW facility in Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos. Nigeria is a key African market, says Stephane Duproz, CEO of Africa Data Centres. “This region is hungry for digitisation and to pave the way for our hyperscale customers to deploy digitisation solutions to West Africa, Africa Data Centres’ construction of a 10-megawatt data centre in Lagos is well underway. 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Judge halts search for new CA boss
by Victor Kapiyo 16 Apr '21

16 Apr '21

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) will have to start afresh recruitment of a new director-general to replace Francis Wangusi after the Employment and Labour Relations Court quashed the advertisement for the vacancy. This means Mercy Wanjau will continue to hold the position in an acting capacity. Justice Maureen Onyango found that the advertisement for the vacancy did not meet the minimum statutory requirements in terms of the qualifications for the position and the process of advertising. *Read more: * https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/judge-halts-search-for-new-c… *Victor Kapiyo* Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP* *Suite No. 8, Centro House, Westlands, Nairobi | **Web: www.lawmark.co.ke <http://www.lawmark.co.ke> * ==================================================== *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar*

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Invitation to Webinar - ‘Unseen Eyes, Unheard Stories: Surveillance, Data Protection and Freedom of Expression in Kenya and Uganda During COVID-19.’
by Grace Githaiga 16 Apr '21

16 Apr '21

Good morning Listers, ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa (EA), the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) and Pollicy would like to invite you to a virtual webinar on ‘Surveillance, Data Protection and Freedom of Expression during COVID-19 in Kenya and Uganda.’ The webinar will take place on Wednesday 21 April, 2021 from 10:00AM to 11:30AM on Zoom (see program below). Addressing the coronavirus pandemic has required effective responses by governments, private actors and the international community generally, including tracking the infection rates and preventing the spread of the coronavirus disease. However, tackling the COVID-19 public health crisis in Kenya and Uganda was not matched with a prioritisation of human rights protections, which raises significant risks for the rights to privacy, freedom of expression and access to information. During the webinar, we will be launching the Surveillance, Data Protection and Freedom of Expression during COVID-19 in Kenya and Uganda’ report. This report launch will be accompanied by a live screening of the lived experiences of individuals in Kenya and Uganda with pandemic surveillance measures. Please confirm your availability, at your earliest convenience, by registering your details using the Zoom link below: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrc-qpqz4pG9P4dCuTx4nS_a1u2qfNJtkO After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing all the meeting information (including the meeting link). We look forward to your participation. Warm regards, Mugambi Kiai (ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa), Grace Githaiga (Kenya ICT Action Network), Neema Iyer (Pollicy). -- Grace Githaiga KICTANet Convenor KICTANet portals KICTANet.or.ke <https://kictanet.or.ke/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/kictanet> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/18428106/admin/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/>

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