September 2022 - KICTANet

Kenyan firms hit as Microsoft, Google talent war raises pay
by Victor Kapiyo 21 Sep '22

21 Sep '22

Local companies are struggling to recruit and retain key talent as US tech titans led by Microsoft, Amazon and Google tilt the market in their favour with high salaries and attractive employment terms. The three multinationals have increased their presence in East Africa with Kenya as their hub, triggering an aggressive hiring spree that has seen them pay up to Sh1.8 million monthly for principal tech specialists. Read more: https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/companies/kenyan-firms-hit… Looks like local techies are smiling all the way to the bank.

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Re: [kictanet] Unveiling Module 5 of the Digital Enquirer Kit on Online Gender Based Violence
by Angela Minayo 20 Sep '22

20 Sep '22

Hi Listers, For the past nine months, KICTANet and The University of the West Indies with the support of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has been developing an e-learning module on Online Gender Based Violence. We are pleased to share the e-learning module to people interested in becoming allies in tackling OGBV, survivors of OGBV and stakeholders concerned with women's digital rights. Here is a snapshot of what you will learn from the module: https://lnkd.in/dRmbmH4e Angela Minayo Program Officer- KICTANet 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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Re: [kictanet] GENDER INTERNET GOVERNANCE EXCHANGE AND FEMINIST TECH EXCHANGE ON DIGITAL SECURITY
by Angela Minayo 19 Sep '22

19 Sep '22

Dear Listers, KICTANet, in partnership with APC’s Our Voices Our Future (OVOF) project, will host a two-day gender internet governance exchange workshop (GIGX) for structurally silenced communities and a one-day Feminist Tech Exchange on September 23, 2022, focusing on digital security. KICTANet invites 5 Listers to participate in a 3-days Gender Internet Governance and Feminist Tech Exchange session. We request you/or your organization to nominate participants by September 17th, COB to take part in this program. Their travel and participation will be sponsored by KICTANet. We invite nominations by Listers from structurally marginalised groups by 17th September COB to take part in this program. Their travel and participation will be sponsored by KICTANet. The objective of the training is to build capacity in the following areas; 1. The existing internet governance forums at the national, regional and global levels. 2. Knowledge sharing workshop on the intersection between gender and internet governance. 3. A simulation exercise to assess whether the participants have understood the various roles played by the various internet governance stakeholders. 4. Digital security skills. We look forward to hearing from you. To send nominees or to get more information about this program, please send an email to nkakusu(a)kictanet.or.ke and copy aminayo(a)kictanet.or.ke The list will be compiled on a first come basis. Angela Minayo Program Officer- KICTANet 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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Kenya Elections 2022: Was Everything Smooth Sailing for IEBC Tech Systems?
by David Indeje 19 Sep '22

19 Sep '22

[image: image.png] Dear Listers, Elections are not an event but a process. This is a series of blogs about the 2022 Kenya Election as we look into the future. Mr John Walubengo, a Trustee at KICTANet and Lecturer takes a look at some of the challenges the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission faced in 2022 and and how they could be addressed. https://t.co/ywTpLaLk5Y We always encourage you to share your thoughts and feedback as it is the essence of who we are as Listers. Have a good start to the week! -- *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje* *KICTANet Communications *_____________________________________ +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 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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Re: [kictanet] Are Social Media Accounts owned by Public Servants Public or Private?
by Barrack Otieno 17 Sep '22

17 Sep '22

Listers, An interesting conversation is going on on Social Media following the decision by a Cabinet Secretariat to delete his Social Media Account. In fact a Senior Counsel has already weighed in on the issue <https://twitter.com/ahmednasirlaw/status/1570270811164151813?s=48&t=CanZRu7…>. Is there merit in the concerns being raised or are we being petty? Thank you Best Regards -- *Barrack Otieno* *Trustee* *Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTAnet)* *Skype:barrack.otieno* *+254721325277* *https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/>* *www.kictanet.or.ke <http://www.kictanet.or.ke>*

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Tweets By Government Officials.
by simiyu mse 16 Sep '22

16 Sep '22

Good morning listers. The tweet below by Ahmednasir has me thinking about data governance in government. Some of these tweets he talks about provide record to some announcements made on government policy and is in response to some officials closing up their accounts. I guess the question asked is are they opened on a personal level by government actors or are they opened by the office occupied. What steps went/go into activating and deactivating them? Someone else responded to it that many people interact with government offices and officials through gmail and yahoo accounts. Reminded me of a conversation we had about that some time ago. How do we separate an office holder's personal opinions and an official opinion? Logically it is prudent to say once some positions are assumed, virtually all opinions from the holder are seen to be official. Remember how something like BBI came down to saying the president spear headed it in his personal capacity. But even then he was using channels available to the office to talk and promote it. All in an attempt to legitimise it. I guess the question is how can these be separated if they can be separated at all? ----------- Ahmednasir Abdullahi SC (@ahmednasirlaw) tweeted at 7:38 am on Thu, Sept 15, 2022: Twitter accounts operated by Cabinet Secretaries like Dr Fred Matiang'i are public property and contains information that belongs to the office one holds. Deleting or deactivating such accounts without express authority of goverment is a felony that results in a jail term or fine ( https://twitter.com/ahmednasirlaw/status/1570270811164151813?t=LRRbd64w3iHD… ) --------- ./ken

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Kenya Elections 2022: How Was Personal Data Safeguarded?
by David Indeje 15 Sep '22

15 Sep '22

[image: image.png] Dear Listers, One unique thing about the 2022 Kenya elections was that it was the first election conducted after the adoption of the Data Protection Act, 2019. Mr Meshack Masibo, goes deeper to give us understanding on what the law states, our election observation mission technology component of the elections in 21 counties from preparedness, the voting process, transmission, and post-election processes. In addition, he shares insights on the progress made by the IEBC, gaps and what they can do more when it comes to data protection and privacy. Here is more from him - https://bit.ly/3BbDpbe -- *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje* *KICTANet Communications *_____________________________________ +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 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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Should We Reserve a Slot for an ICT Professional Within the IEBC Commission??
by David Indeje 10 Sep '22

10 Sep '22

[image: image.png] Dear Listers, In our latest series of blogs about the 2022 Kenya Election as authored by Mr John Walubengo, we are posing a question: "IEBC Commission: Should We Reserve a Slot for an ICT Professional? Mr Walubengo notes that "In all the past three presidential petitions (2013, 2017a, and 2017b), ICT seems to have been central to the Supreme Court’s final decision. However, the way ICT matters were prosecuted, one could almost say the ICT was on trial." Read the rest of the article here: https://tinyurl.com/3sh2h4vt -- *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje* *KICTANet Communications *_____________________________________ +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 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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Kenya Elections 2022: Presidential Petition – The Tech Issues and Their Rulings
by David Indeje 09 Sep '22

09 Sep '22

[image: Judges of the Supreme Court of Kenya_.jpeg] Dear Listers, The Supreme Court made its final determination on the 2022 Presidential Petition and found that the President-elect, Dr. William Ruto was duly elected and declared. In our ongoing series of blogs about the 2022 Kenya Election, Mr John Walubengo reviews three tech issues that had been adjudicated and tries to help us understand how the court arrived at its judgement. Read more: https://bit.ly/3TVqdzW -- *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje* *KICTANet Communications *_____________________________________ +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 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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BIG Announcement! 🚨 Introducing KICTANet’s Digital Access Fellows
by David Indeje 09 Sep '22

09 Sep '22

Dear Listers, We are pleased to introduce our Digital Equality Access program that will mentor digital governance leaders from the Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) community in Kenya through a fellowship program. The fellowship will seek to bring PWDs' voices to the internet governance ecosystem and help integrate the needs of PWDs into KICTANets programs and ICT policy advocacy. To assist us in implementing the project, we have onboarded Ms Neema Masista. Kindly, join us in welcoming them. 🚨Meet our Fellows🚨 *#ICTAccess4PwDs* [image: Neema Masitsa Mujesia.png] [image: Florence A. Ouma.png][image: Nicodemus Nyakundi.png] -- *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje* *KICTANet Communications *_____________________________________ +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 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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