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Kenya Ranked Third in Innovation in Africa
by waudo siganga 16 Aug '16

16 Aug '16

http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/articles/2016/article_0008.html

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Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Skunkworks] The Blockchain Report...
by Grace Mageka 15 Aug '16

15 Aug '16

Thanks for sharing the Blockchain Report, I loved the whole conversation. Best Regards, Grace Mageka,

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kenya-power-to-pay-for-blackouts-lasting-more-than-3-hours
by Wangari Kabiru 15 Aug '16

15 Aug '16

www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/04/30/kenya-power-to-pay-for-blackouts-lasting… Read on! Blessed day. Regards/Wangari === Apr. 30, 2016, 5:00 am By LOLA OKULO Power went off in parliament late on Thursday as MPs debated a bill to compel Kenya Power to compensate customers in case of prolonged blackouts. The Energy Bill 2015, proposed by Mvita MP Abdulswamad Shariff will make Kenya Power pay customers for any losses due to blackouts exceeding three hours, in case it fails to issue a 24-hour notice prior to such an outage. The bill was passed by parliament and will now go to the Senate then forwarded to the president for assent, if senators also pass it. The proposed law will push Kenya Power to compensate a consumer where due to power outages, poor quality, irregularity of electricity supply or negligence; the consumer incurs financial loss or suffers physical injuries. Shariff said the bill was meant to check conduct of the company given that it is a monopoly. "The whole idea is not to punish anyone, but honestly they need to pull up their socks," Shariff told the Star on Friday. "Every time there is a blackout there are financial losses. There are people running butcheries, salons and other businesses. What we are saying is that there is a financial aspect to it (power outages)." The compensation, according to the bill, shall be paid in form of a subsidy incorporated in the customer's bill. It shall be equal to the amount of loss incurred as presented by the consumer and verified by Kenya Power. The power utility firm will only be spared paying a compensation, in case a blackout is due to 'an act of God', like in the case where heavy downpour causes a power line to fall. On Thursday evening, other than parliament, most areas in Nairobi had a blackout following heavy rains that flooded most roads in the city. "Heavy rainstorms have this evening caused power interruption in most parts of Nairobi. The heavy rains that started late in the afternoon have interrupted electricity supply and distribution systems in parts of the city," said Kenya Power in a statement issued on Thursday night. Last July, Kenya Power said it would need at least five years to build adequate redundancies at our major load centres in cities such as Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu, which will end outages. A redundancy system allows the company to transfer customers to a subsidiary network and keep electricity on, when there is a failure within the main network. The company is also undertaking a major infrastructure upgrade to reduce outages.

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Fwd: [Skunkworks] The Blockchain Report...
by Barrack Otieno 15 Aug '16

15 Aug '16

Listers, This might be helpfull , we had an interesting discussion on the same during the Kenya IGF. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Bullut via skunkworks <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 21:57:54 +0300 Subject: [Skunkworks] The Blockchain Report... To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Greetings Team, Please find attached as promised. Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114.**Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* *Twitter:* * @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/>* *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/ <http://www.kipsang.com/>* *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com <main(a)kipsang.com>* *---* -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Follow online: Kenya Internet Governance Forum #kigf #igf
by Grace Githaiga 12 Aug '16

12 Aug '16

Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 03:05:32 -0400 From: joly(a)PUNKCAST.COM Subject: WEBCAST TODAY: Kenya Internet Governance Forum #kigf #igf To: NCSG-DISCUSS(a)LISTSERV.SYR.EDU This is underway. Stream seems to have settled down after a couple of early hiccups. Kenya, as ever, leads the way in innovation, and are confronting problems that for others are still distant elephants. Good discussions. joly posted: "Today Friday 12 August 2016, the 2016 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF) will be held in Nairobi. This year's event has a simple format - five discussions will examine in depth these topics: Internet Governance in Kenya; Blockchain & Mobile Money;" Today Friday 12 August 2016, the 2016 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF) will be held in Nairobi. This year's event has a simple format - five discussions will examine in depth these topics: Internet Governance in Kenya; Blockchain & Mobile Money; Internet and Elections; Access to Local OTT Content; Cybersecurity and Child Online Protection. The KIGF's outcomes will feed into the Global IGF in Guadalajara Mexico in December 2016 which has the theme “Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable Growth.” The Kenya event, which is sold out, will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel 2. What: 2016 Kenya Internet Governance Forum Where: Nairobi, Kenya When: Friday 12 August 2016 9am-4:30pm | 0600-1330 UTC Agenda: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kenya-igf-2016-tickets-26819331342 Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/kigf Twitter: #kigf - https://twitter.com/hashtag/KIGF Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KenyaIGF/ Comment See all comments Permalink http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8613 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Re: [kictanet] Kenya IGF 2016 Program
by Ebele Okobi 12 Aug '16

12 Aug '16

Dear Listers, The Kenya Internet Governance Forum 2016 will be held on Friday 12 August 2016 at the Laico Regency Hotel along Uhuru Highway. The meeting starts at 8.30 am and will end at 5.00 pm. We have a very interesting Programme that is attached and would like to encourage listers to participate actively in the forum physically as well as remotely. We would like to thank UNESCO, Facebook, TESPOK, KeNIC, SimbaNet, Internet Society and the IGF Support Association for sponsoring this years forum which is hosted by the Kenya ICT Action Network. The event will be webcast and will enable those who missed tickets to participate remotely. To participate remotely kindly use the following link :https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__livestream.com_internetsociety2_kigf_&d=CwIBaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=SN56hMmyMGYxWiAYWtFwfRtHeqksHDAaBRJVSh41b2Q&s=Rjs0iWzogHiWcoyabaB_LefTFXiKrbkiFUOS8MrsPqA&e= Hashtag is #kigf Thank you Best Regards

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Re: [kictanet] Kenya IGF 2016 Livestream Link - Join Live (http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/kigf)
by Barrack Otieno 12 Aug '16

12 Aug '16

Listers, The Kenya Internet Governance forum 2016 has just started. If you are unable to join us at Laico Regency Hotel , kindly participate remotely using the following link: http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/kigf Many thanks to our sponsors and partners UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa, SIMBANET, Internet Society, TESPOK, Facebook, KENIC and the IGF Support Association. We are gratefull to the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology which is represented by the Principal Secretary in charge of Innovation Engineer Victor Kyalo for being an active participant in the forum, UNESCO represented by Jaco Du Toit, Adviser for Communication and Information UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa and Ebele Okobi, Facebooks head of Public Policy for Africa. We have an interesting mix of International and local speakers such as Eric Osiakwan, Managing Director Chanzo Capital, Alice Munyua, Consultant Africa Union Commission and member Internet society board of trustees, Ezra Chiloba CEO IEBC, Fiona Asonga CEO Telecommunication Service Providers of Kenya, Abdalla Omari , CEO Kenya Network Information Centre and Ezekiel Mutua, CEO Kenya Film, classification board. The theme of the forum is Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable Growth. Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fw: Reminder for Kenya IGF 2016
by meshack emakunat 11 Aug '16

11 Aug '16

Show original message On Thursday, August 11, 2016 1:41 PM, meshack emakunat <memakunat(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Thank you for the update i haven't been active in the discussion for the bill, but my interest is mainly in ICT 4 AGRICULTURE and development, however i would like these topic to feature as well. i dont know how that will be possible Show original message On Thursday, August 11, 2016 12:51 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> wrote: Dear Meshack, Many thanks for your enquiry. Indeed each year the Internet Governance Forum is preceded by online discussions. However as you may have observed , we have had intense discussions on the list in the last couple of weeks encompassing the revised ICT Policy and a couple of bills that have been introduced in parliament ranging from regulation of professionals in the Sector and Cyber Security. As you will notice from the Program we have circulated most of the issues have already been covered during the discussions hence it did not make sense to repeat the same. Be that as it may, we have lined up interesting panels which will be managed in a slightly different way , a departure from our traditional way of handling the IGF. We look forwad to an exciting Kenya IGF, see you on Friday. Best Regards On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 2:07 PM, meshack emakunat via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Hello Aren't we supposed to start off the online discussion on the topic that will feature in these years IGF. today the 8th? On Wednesday, August 10, 2016 2:04 PM, meshack emakunat <memakunat(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Hello Aren't we supposed to start off the online discussion on the topic that will feature in these years IGF. today the 8th? On Wednesday, August 10, 2016 8:00 AM, KICTANET <noreply(a)eventbrite.com> wrote: | | | Find events My Tickets | | | | | | | Kenya IGF 2016 is Friday at 8:00 AM Organized by KICTANET | | | | | | Don't forget your tickets | | Mobile Tickets | | | | Available on App Store | | | | | | | Add to Passbook | | | | | or | | | Paper Tickets | Open the email attachment or download here | | | | | | | Questions about this event? | Contact the organizer at kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com | | | | | | | | About this event | | Friday, August 12, 2016 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM (EAT) | | | Laico Regency Hotel Uhuru Highway Nairobi 57549-00200 Kenya | | | Add to my calendar: Google · Outlook · iCal · Yahoo | | | | | | | | | | | | | Create your own event Anyone can sell tickets or manage registration with Eventbrite. Learn More | | | | | | | | | | | Discover great events Find local events that match your passions. See events | | | | | | | | | | | | | | About | Help | My Account | Contact Us | Privacy | Terms | Blog | | | | | | | | This email was sent to memakunat(a)yahoo.com Eventbrite | 155 5th St, 7th Floor | San Francisco, CA 94103 Copyright © 2016 Eventbrite. All rights reserved. | | ______________________________ _________________ 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/ otieno.barrack%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 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] Blockchains could help restore trust in the food we choose to eat
by WANGARI KABIRU 11 Aug '16

11 Aug '16

Blessed Thursday! While there is great appreciation on the possible uses of the blockchain technology, it is still strange that our vibrant tech community is not highly immersed into it. Where is the block? I pray that discussion forums bring out on why our techies are not publicly vibrant in this cookie jar and most of all on how to enable/support more activity. Be blessed. Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". -------------------------------------------- On Thu, 11/8/16, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Subject: Re: [kictanet] Blockchains could help restore trust in the food we choose to eat To: wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: "Ali Hussein" <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> Date: Thursday, 11 August, 2016, 2:29 And here are 20 industries which will be disrupted by BlockChains:- https://www.cbinsights.com/blog/industries-disrupted-blockchain/?utm_source… Ali HusseinPrincipalHussein & Associates+254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 Twitter: @AliHKassimSkype: abu-jomoLinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad On 10 Aug 2016, at 8:27 PM, John Karanja via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Great catch Tony. At BitHub we recently judged a hackathon dubbed #Hack4Farming that was looking at using Blockchain for supply chain and we had some local teams develop solutions around this. It was great to see interest in blockchain for providing transparency and security in tracking various aspects of food supply. You can see the photos for the event here blog post is coming soon. We will certainely see more interesting solutions in the space in the near future. regards, John On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 8:13 PM, Tony White via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: http://goo.gl/Q1RiI9 Yet another use case for blockchain technology. As security issues become ever more critical in our electronic systems, there are so many areas, other than finance, where this technology can be used. Cheers, Tony -- Tony White ______________________________ _________________ 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/ mauxdatabase%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/info%40alyhussein.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. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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/wangarikabiru%40yahoo… 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.

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Blockchains could help restore trust in the food we choose to eat
by Tony White 11 Aug '16

11 Aug '16

http://goo.gl/Q1RiI9 Yet another use case for blockchain technology. As security issues become ever more critical in our electronic systems, there are so many areas, other than finance, where this technology can be used. Cheers, Tony -- Tony White

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Re: [kictanet] Reminder for Kenya IGF 2016
by meshack emakunat 11 Aug '16

11 Aug '16

Hello Aren't we supposed to start off the online discussion on the topic that will feature in these years IGF. today the 8th? On Wednesday, August 10, 2016 2:04 PM, meshack emakunat <memakunat(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Hello Aren't we supposed to start off the online discussion on the topic that will feature in these years IGF. today the 8th? 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Re: [kictanet] Kenya IGF 2016 Program
by Barrack Otieno 11 Aug '16

11 Aug '16

Dear Listers, The Kenya Internet Governance Forum 2016 will be held on Friday 12 August 2016 at the Laico Regency Hotel along Uhuru Highway. The meeting starts at 8.30 am and will end at 5.00 pm. We have a very interesting Programme that is attached and would like to encourage listers to participate actively in the forum physically as well as remotely. We would like to thank UNESCO, Facebook, TESPOK, KeNIC, SimbaNet, Internet Society and the IGF Support Association for sponsoring this years forum which is hosted by the Kenya ICT Action Network. The event will be webcast and will enable those who missed tickets to participate remotely. To participate remotely kindly use the following link :http://livestream.com/internetsociety2/kigf/ Hashtag is #kigf Thank you Best Regards

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Re: [kictanet] kenya-power-to-pay-for-blackouts-lasting-more-than-3-hours
by WANGARI KABIRU 10 Aug '16

10 Aug '16

Blessed Wednesday! As who pays for the dropped time is reflected upon, there has got to be another way to keep the nation powered. Kenya Power must be commended for in the recent years, more regions of the nation have access to the grid. Solar power penetration is marginal. Back up power ends up being the famed fuel-based generators which are used by offices and manufacturers - leading to higher cost of production and higher prices and reduced business profits. Options of nuclear energy.... ICTs are highly energy and in this instance Kenya Power dependent. Overall for growth of the sector and its valued contribution to the GDP, the power must be rethought. Blessed day. Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". -------------------------------------------- On Sun, 7/8/16, Douglas Gichuki via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Subject: Re: [kictanet] kenya-power-to-pay-for-blackouts-lasting-more-than-3-hours To: wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: "Douglas Gichuki" <dgichuki(a)strathmore.edu> Date: Sunday, 7 August, 2016, 11:42 But wait. There has been long standing legal policy to insulate utility companies such as Kenya Power from being sued for pure economic losses occurring due to their negligence. Why? The eventual bills will be passed on to the consumers anyway, culminating in an even higher cost of power, which as you know plays a huge part in influencing cost of manufactured goods. Regards, On 6 Aug 2016 10:07 a.m., "Barrack Otieno via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Wangari, this is timely power has been off since 5.30 am, last time we were told it was switched of by monkeys, any idea on the culprit this time? Baboons i guess On Aug 6, 2016 10:23 AM, "Wangari Kabiru via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > wrote: www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/0 4/30/kenya-power-to-pay-for-bl ackouts-lasting-more-than-3-ho urs_c1342132 Read on! Blessed day. Regards/Wangari === Apr. 30, 2016, 5:00 am By LOLA OKULO Power went off in parliament late on Thursday as MPs debated a bill to compel Kenya Power to compensate customers in case of prolonged blackouts. The Energy Bill 2015, proposed by Mvita MP Abdulswamad Shariff will make Kenya Power pay customers for any losses due to blackouts exceeding three hours, in case it fails to issue a 24-hour notice prior to such an outage. The bill was passed by parliament and will now go to the Senate then forwarded to the president for assent, if senators also pass it. The proposed law will push Kenya Power to compensate a consumer where due to power outages, poor quality, irregularity of electricity supply or negligence; the consumer incurs financial loss or suffers physical injuries. Shariff said the bill was meant to check conduct of the company given that it is a monopoly. "The whole idea is not to punish anyone, but honestly they need to pull up their socks," Shariff told the Star on Friday. "Every time there is a blackout there are financial losses. There are people running butcheries, salons and other businesses. What we are saying is that there is a financial aspect to it (power outages)." The compensation, according to the bill, shall be paid in form of a subsidy incorporated in the customer's bill. It shall be equal to the amount of loss incurred as presented by the consumer and verified by Kenya Power. The power utility firm will only be spared paying a compensation, in case a blackout is due to 'an act of God', like in the case where heavy downpour causes a power line to fall. On Thursday evening, other than parliament, most areas in Nairobi had a blackout following heavy rains that flooded most roads in the city. "Heavy rainstorms have this evening caused power interruption in most parts of Nairobi. The heavy rains that started late in the afternoon have interrupted electricity supply and distribution systems in parts of the city," said Kenya Power in a statement issued on Thursday night. Last July, Kenya Power said it would need at least five years to build adequate redundancies at our major load centres in cities such as Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu, which will end outages. A redundancy system allows the company to transfer customers to a subsidiary network and keep electricity on, when there is a failure within the main network. 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Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Skunkworks] NCC and Safaricom
by WANGARI KABIRU 10 Aug '16

10 Aug '16

"....The county plans to increase household connections from 10 per cent to 40 per cent, with the pilot project starting in Lang’ata and Kileleshwa in the next one month. Thus far, Safaricom has laid out about 1,300 kilometres of fibre-optic cable in the country. On Tuesday, Governor Evans Kidero said Safaricom would provide City Hall with the back-end infrastructure for the project and an M-Pesa platform for their electronic payment platform e-Jijipay. Dr Kidero said his government would also partner with Safaricom to decentralize its information communication and telecommunications service functions to seven major locations in the city....." Blessed Wednesday! The need for accessible, affordable, high quality internet access is actually being sneaked into the "modern digital" classification as a basic need in the "digital Mazlows Hierachy of needs" This partnership is presented as a trade-off. Hopefully this does not elicit anti-competitive issues with stakeholders, whose occurrences causes projects to shift tangent and there is still loss of public funds and lack of delivery at best. It is good that there is a pilot to allow a smaller scale assessment of the objectives they intend to achieve. It would be great if the resident associations in the said areas are engaged. In the same light, this is also where the ICT Professionals, Internet Society and stakeholders become resourceful. How is ICT Ministry and national agencies be involved or this is County business? What services might this statement mean?; "Dr Kidero said his government would also partner with Safaricom to decentralize its information communication and telecommunications service functions to seven major locations in the city...." In light of this, what opportunities would this partnerships/works "birth" for ICT players? This is the need for quantifying the productive angle as we speak of ICT contributions to the GDP; the direct jobs, entrepreneurial ventures, business tenders, side hustles Blessed day. Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 10/8/16, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Subject: [kictanet] Fwd: [Skunkworks] NCC and Safaricom To: wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Date: Wednesday, 10 August, 2016, 7:59 Hoping its not another Campaign gig. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Denis G. Wahome via skunkworks" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 04:05:19 +0400 Subject: [Skunkworks] NCC and Safaricom To: Skunkworks <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Interesting read. http://www.nation.co.ke/counties/nairobi/Kidero-partners-with-Safaricom-to-… Regards, Denis -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A _______________________________________________ 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/wangarikabiru%40yahoo… 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.

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Parliamentary Committee on Sports Betting
by Timothy- Coach- Oriedo 10 Aug '16

10 Aug '16

Gamification. it's amazing how the debate around gambling has chosen to focus on monetary gains, addiction and other associative proclivities. How would one for instance compare sports gambling with pokemon? There are accounts of an individual who racked a bill of $4,954 a Japanese gymnast in Rio thanks to Pokemon Go... Catch ‘em all or go broke tryin. For me they are both innovations riding on two precincts, one a supporting infrastructure - mobile and two consumers psychographics. Much needs to be done to support and ensure the government benefits from a fiscal angle of such innovations. I welcome parliamentary committee move to seek to understand the gamification phenomenon but ask it to be careful not put duress the sports betting firms that might lead to the firms contributing to there campaign kitty's to assuage tinkering of policies to their advantage. Your thoughts from an ICT perspective? Tim

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Fwd: [Skunkworks] NCC and Safaricom
by Barrack Otieno 10 Aug '16

10 Aug '16

Hoping its not another Campaign gig. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Denis G. Wahome via skunkworks" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 04:05:19 +0400 Subject: [Skunkworks] NCC and Safaricom To: Skunkworks <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Interesting read. http://www.nation.co.ke/counties/nairobi/Kidero-partners-with-Safaricom-to-… Regards, Denis -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] Fwd: Polite Reminder Kenya Internet Governance Forum Friday 12 August 2016, 8.30 am - 5 PM LAICO REGENCY HOTEL Theme Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
by Barrack Otieno 09 Aug '16

09 Aug '16

Hi Alex and Amarjit, Kindly come, we have added you to the list. Regards On Aug 9, 2016 9:41 AM, "Amarjit Labhuram via skunkworks" < skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Alex, > > I guess we just register and enter the waiting list. > > Have a great day! > > Warm regards, > Amarjit Singh Labhuram. > > > On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 9:07 AM, Watila Alex via skunkworks < > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > >> barrack, the tickets have run out. >> >> regards, >> >> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >> <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android> >> >> On Tue, 9 Aug, 2016 at 9:02, Barrack Otieno via kictanet >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> Hi Alex, >> >> Yes, herewith please find the Registration link >> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kenya-igf-2016-tickets-26819331342. >> >> Regards >> >> On 8/9/16, Watila Alex <awatila(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> > does one need to rsvp? >> > >> > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android >> > >> > On Tue, 9 Aug, 2016 at 8:47, Barrack Otieno via >> > skunkworks<skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: Listers, >> > >> > For your information and attention. >> > >> > Best Regards >> > >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> >> > Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 08:06:38 +0300 >> > Subject: Re: Polite Reminder Kenya Internet Governance Forum Friday 12 >> > August 2016, 8.30 am - 5 PM LAICO REGENCY HOTEL Theme Enabling >> > Inclusive and Sustainable Growth >> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> > >> > Listers, >> > >> > >> > This is to remind you that the Kenya Internet Governance Forum will be >> > held on Friday 12 August 2016 at the Laico Regency Hotel from 8.30 am >> > to 5 p.m. >> > The theme of the Forum will be 'Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable >> Growth' >> > >> > The Program will among other issues cover: >> > >> > Internet governance in Kenya a look at the past and the future >> > Emerging trends - Blockchain Technology and its implications on mobile >> > money >> > Internet and Elections >> > Local Content and its impact on the local Internet eco-system >> > The Status of Cyber security in Kenya >> > The Status of child online protection in Kenya >> > >> > We have lined up an interesting team of local and international >> > panelists to share their knowledge and expertise. >> > >> > Many thanks to our sponsors and supporters , UNESCO, Facebook, TESPOK, >> > Internet Society, The IGF Support Association and the Kenya Network >> > Information Centre (KeNIC). >> > >> > On behalf of the organizing team >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Barrack O. Otieno >> > +254721325277 >> > +254733206359 >> > Skype: barrack.otieno >> > PGP ID: 0x2611D86A >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Barrack O. Otieno >> > +254721325277 >> > +254733206359 >> > Skype: barrack.otieno >> > PGP ID: 0x2611D86A >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > skunkworks mailing list >> > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> > ------------ >> > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> > ------------ >> > >> > Skunkworks Rules >> > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> > ------------ >> > Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> > >> >> >> -- >> Barrack O. Otieno >> +254721325277 >> +254733206359 >> Skype: barrack.otieno >> PGP ID: 0x2611D86A >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/m >> ailman/options/kictanet/awatila%40yahoo.co.uk >> >> 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. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> skunkworks mailing list >> skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke >> ------------ >> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >> ------------ >> >> Skunkworks Rules >> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >> ------------ >> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >> > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke >

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] Fwd: Polite Reminder Kenya Internet Governance Forum Friday 12 August 2016, 8.30 am - 5 PM LAICO REGENCY HOTEL Theme Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
by Barrack Otieno 09 Aug '16

09 Aug '16

Hi Alex, Yes, herewith please find the Registration link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kenya-igf-2016-tickets-26819331342. Regards On 8/9/16, Watila Alex <awatila(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > does one need to rsvp? > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Tue, 9 Aug, 2016 at 8:47, Barrack Otieno via > skunkworks<skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: Listers, > > For your information and attention. > > Best Regards > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 08:06:38 +0300 > Subject: Re: Polite Reminder Kenya Internet Governance Forum Friday 12 > August 2016, 8.30 am - 5 PM LAICO REGENCY HOTEL Theme Enabling > Inclusive and Sustainable Growth > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > Listers, > > > This is to remind you that the Kenya Internet Governance Forum will be > held on Friday 12 August 2016 at the Laico Regency Hotel from 8.30 am > to 5 p.m. > The theme of the Forum will be 'Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable Growth' > > The Program will among other issues cover: > > Internet governance in Kenya a look at the past and the future > Emerging trends - Blockchain Technology and its implications on mobile > money > Internet and Elections > Local Content and its impact on the local Internet eco-system > The Status of Cyber security in Kenya > The Status of child online protection in Kenya > > We have lined up an interesting team of local and international > panelists to share their knowledge and expertise. > > Many thanks to our sponsors and supporters , UNESCO, Facebook, TESPOK, > Internet Society, The IGF Support Association and the Kenya Network > Information Centre (KeNIC). > > On behalf of the organizing team > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254733206359 > Skype: barrack.otieno > PGP ID: 0x2611D86A > > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254733206359 > Skype: barrack.otieno > PGP ID: 0x2611D86A > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fwd: [i-network] The latest SMS Fraud - CERT alerts
by Barrack Otieno 09 Aug '16

09 Aug '16

Listers, I saw this from our brothers and neighbours across in Uganda, i think our CERT should be issuing this kind of public alerts, they are too quite. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Uganda Computer Emergency Response Team UgCERT <info(a)ug-cert.ug> Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2016 04:00:48 GMT Subject: [i-network] The latest SMS Fraud To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Good morning all Attached is the public notice released by UCC end of last week about the latest SMS fraud that is occurring in Uganda. A news article on this can be found here <http://www.radiopacis.org/?p=6167> . In Summary: Fraudsters are using websites to send people SMSs that appear to come from people they know. The websites allow someone to create an SMS with any 'sender' number. When someone receives the SMS it will appear to have come from that number. The fraudsters typically ask for money in these SMSs and the person sends money unknowingly to the fraudster. How to protect yourself: As UCC combats this latest vice the simple thing you can do to not be a victim is to always verify with the sender every time you receive a money related SMS. That way you'll know if they actually sent the SMS or not. Final Note: We receive very many cases like this where someone gets tricked into sending a large amount of money to fraudsters because they received a legitimate looking SMS, Facebook message or Email that appeared to come from someone they knew. These all could have been prevented if the victims first verified with the person whom they thought sent the message before they sent the money. We hope this was useful to you. Regards Uganda Computer Emergency Response Team - UCC Follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/UgCERT> , like us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/UGCERT> so you can receive quality tips on how to protect yourself in the digital world! --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus __________ MAILING LIST RULES - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189… WEEKLY DISCUSSION ROUNDUPS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=19… QUARTERLY eNEWSLETTERS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=34&… WEBSITE - www.i-network.or.ug TWITTER - http://twitter.com/inetwork FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/inetwork.ug The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit [web site]( http://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network/ ) Click [here]( mailto:[email protected] ) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] Polite Reminder Kenya Internet Governance Forum Friday 12 August 2016, 8.30 am - 5 PM LAICO REGENCY HOTEL Theme Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
by Barrack Otieno 09 Aug '16

09 Aug '16

Listers, This is to remind you that the Kenya Internet Governance Forum will be held on Friday 12 August 2016 at the Laico Regency Hotel from 8.30 am to 5 p.m. The theme of the Forum will be 'Enabling Inclusive and Sustainable Growth' The Program will among other issues cover: Internet governance in Kenya a look at the past and the future Emerging trends - Blockchain Technology and its implications on mobile money Internet and Elections Local Content and its impact on the local Internet eco-system The Status of Cyber security in Kenya The Status of child online protection in Kenya We have lined up an interesting team of local and international panelists to share their knowledge and expertise. Many thanks to our sponsors and supporters , UNESCO, Facebook, TESPOK, Internet Society, The IGF Support Association and the Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC). On behalf of the organizing team -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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DNS Africa study
by Mark Elkins 08 Aug '16

08 Aug '16

Dear Kictanet Readers, I would like to inform you that ICANN has initiated an in-depth study of the DNS ecosystem in Africa. The Team is attempting to cover all 54 countries and 58 TLDs in Africa (there are 4 gTLD's). The Team thinks that this will be of interest to the whole Internet community. Read the full article published on the AFRINIC blog at: http://www.afrinic.net/blog/115-baseline-market-study-on-domain-names-in-af… William Stucke is leading this team (which includes myself, Mark Elkins) and would greatly appreciate your support by signing up at https://dnsafrica.study/ and selecting and completing the questionnaires relevant to yourself. Each one takes only 10 minutes or so. All confidential information will be respected, and only aggregated figures published. A copy of the final report will be publicly available and will be provided to every participant. -oOo- Why this is important: By observing who is doing what, it should be possible to provide information to others what works well. This should benefit everybody. This should help increase the number of Domains as well as help drive up Content, Peering and General Internet growth (i.e. Consumers) in every African countries local market. Also - I've personally no real idea how many Domains are in use by Africans, both Local and domains like ".COM"! Thanking you in anticipation for your support. Kind regards, -- Mark James ELKINS - Posix Systems - (South) Africa mje(a)posix.co.za Tel: +27.128070590 Cell: +27.826010496 For fast, reliable, low cost Internet in ZA: https://ftth.posix.co.za

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UK Government Approves Blockchain-as-a-service Across Public Sector
by Mwendwa Kivuva 08 Aug '16

08 Aug '16

http://dfgr-ltd.com/uk-government-approves-blockchain-as-a-service-across-p… The UK government has now awarded a contract for the supply of blockchain platform as a service (PaaS) to startup company – Credits. It is the first blockchain platform provider to serve the technology through the Government Digital Services’ Digital Marketplace and will enable the platform to be used by organisations across the UK public sector. The UK Department for Work and Pensions is currently trial testing a blockchain-based prototype that may be used to deliver an improved system of welfare payments. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh

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Re: [kictanet] Parliamentary Committee on Sports Betting - Hackers hit Ministers Firm to Protest Gambling Law
by Barrack Otieno 08 Aug '16

08 Aug '16

Listers, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-czech-hackers-minister-idUSKCN10D0VM While we discuss. On 8/8/16, Francis Monyango via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > "When hunters learned to shoot without missing, the birds learned to fly > without perching" > > On Aug 8, 2016 10:16, "Dennis Kioko via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Banning betting will not necessarily stop betting, it will instead >> eradicate it from legal channels. >> >> On Saturday, 6 August 2016, Ali Hussein via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >>> Rosemary >>> >>> True that.. >>> >>> *Ali Hussein* >>> *Principal* >>> *Hussein & Associates* >>> +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 >>> >>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>> >>> Skype: abu-jomo >>> >>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>> >>> >>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking >>> what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On 6 Aug 2016, at 6:24 PM, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu >>> <chemukoechk(a)gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Cybertheft is not really innovation (actually the opposite) ,but sport >>> pesa is the only company worldwide that has managed to leverage on an >>> existing mobile payments platform, and that is where the innovation >>> ends. >>> The Kenyan FinTech ecosystem has allowed the business to thrive which is >>> in >>> a way a good thing because on a daily basis we are pushing forward new >>> ways >>> of utilising mobile money...I support that there needs to be a thorough >>> clampdown on unscrupulous results of this. >>> >>> The only fascinating thing is what laws will evolve out of this, it >>> gives >>> us a better understanding of the excesses that can result from financial >>> innovation and how best we can deal with this in future. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu >>> >>> On 6 Aug 2016 07:30, "Ali Hussein" <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> Whatever happened to the Charity Sweepstakes? >>>> >>>> http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Charity-Sweepstake-loses-out-to >>>> -SMS-/1056-1057480-6usbe7/index.html >>>> >>>> Let's not garnish this issue. What's happening in Kenya and Africa is >>>> that we have bred a generation with a 'get-rich-quick' mindset which >>>> feeds >>>> the gambling industry. And I mean gambling here *NOT* gaming. >>>> >>>> We need to be clear about differentiating 'Gaming' and 'Gambling'. >>>> >>>> *Gaming*: The playing of a game or games, including but not limited to >>>> video games and games of chance.. >>>> >>>> https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/gaming >>>> >>>> *Gambling*: is the wagering of money or something of value (referred to >>>> as "the stakes") on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary >>>> intent of winning additional money and/or material goods. Gambling thus >>>> requires three elements be present: consideration, chance and prize. >>>> The >>>> outcome of the wager is often immediate, such as a single roll of dice >>>> or a >>>> spin of a roulette wheel, but longer time frames are also common, >>>> allowing >>>> wagers on the outcome of a future sports contest or even an entire >>>> sports >>>> season. >>>> >>>> What I actually find super disturbing is the now common 'acceptance' of >>>> the interchange of the words *gambling *and* gaming. * >>>> >>>> *See Wikipedia on the issue below.* >>>> >>>> The term *gaming* in this context typically refers to instances in >>>> which the activity has been specifically permitted by law. The two >>>> words are not mutually exclusive; *i.e.*, a "gaming" company offers >>>> (legal) "gambling" activities to the public and may be regulated by one >>>> of many *gaming control boards*, for example, the *Nevada Gaming >>>> Control Board*. However, this distinction is not universally observed >>>> in the English-speaking world. For instance, in the UK, the regulator >>>> of >>>> gambling activities is called the *Gambling** Commission* (not the >>>> Gaming Commission). The word *gaming* is used more frequently since the >>>> rise of *Computer* and *Video Games* to describe activities that do not >>>> necessarily involve wagering, especially *Online Gaming*, with the new >>>> usage still not having displaced the old usage as the primary definition >>>> in >>>> common dictionaries. >>>> >>>> We need to get back to the Charity Sweepstakes era. Period. Society >>>> depends on it. >>>> >>>> In my humble opinion there cannot be any comparison to what the ICT >>>> Industry is doing and what the Gambling Industry is doing. It's like >>>> saying >>>> cyber theft is innovative because the perpetrators are using ICT. >>>> >>>> Leta wake up and smell the coffee. >>>> >>>> *Ali Hussein* >>>> *Principal* >>>> *Hussein & Associates* >>>> +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 >>>> >>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>>> >>>> Skype: abu-jomo >>>> >>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>>> >>>> >>>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking >>>> what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>> On 5 Aug 2016, at 10:22 PM, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu via kictanet < >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>> >>>> The betting fraternity has benefited heavily from the fairly lax >>>> regulatory regime and have failed to make considerations on handling >>>> the >>>> effects that come as a result of the business, >>>> >>>> They have only one option and that is to figure out how they will guide >>>> the discussion on how they will be regulated. >>>> >>>> A few months ago they had the option of self regulating, but now the >>>> legislators have taken the lead. >>>> >>>> They may soon find themselves in the same boat as the ICT fraternity is >>>> in today, trying to fire hose a faulty proposed regulation I.e the ICT >>>> practitioners bill. >>>> >>>> It is agreed that there is a need to tame the gambling beast but it may >>>> be important to protect the innovations that have made their "success" >>>> possible. It may help the country if proposed regulation would ensure >>>> that >>>> the revenues earned from the industry are used for greater public good >>>> than >>>> is currently being felt, this may be the the only silver lining out of >>>> this >>>> cloud. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu >>>> >>>> On 5 Aug 2016 16:00, "James Mbugua via kictanet" < >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>> >>>>> From an ICT perspective, >>>>> >>>>> Safaricom should be asked to switch off their short codes for these >>>>> betting firms. >>>>> >>>>> JG >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 3:53 PM, Timothy- Coach- Oriedo via kictanet < >>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Gamification. it's amazing how the debate around gambling has chosen >>>>>> to focus on monetary gains, addiction and other associative >>>>>> proclivities. >>>>>> How would one for instance compare sports gambling with pokemon? There >>>>>> are >>>>>> accounts of an individual who racked a bill of $4,954 a Japanese >>>>>> gymnast in >>>>>> Rio thanks to Pokemon Go... Catch ‘em all or go broke tryin. >>>>>> >>>>>> For me they are both innovations riding on two precincts, one a >>>>>> supporting infrastructure - mobile and two consumers psychographics. >>>>>> Much >>>>>> needs to be done to support and ensure the government benefits from a >>>>>> fiscal angle of such innovations. I welcome parliamentary committee >>>>>> move >>>>>> to seek to understand the gamification phenomenon but ask it to be >>>>>> careful >>>>>> not put duress the sports betting firms that might lead to the firms >>>>>> contributing to there campaign kitty's to assuage tinkering of >>>>>> policies to >>>>>> their advantage. >>>>>> >>>>>> Your thoughts from an ICT perspective? >>>>>> >>>>>> Tim >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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/m >>>>>> ailman/options/kictanet/jgmbugua%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/m >>>>> ailman/options/kictanet/chemukoechk%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/m >>>> ailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.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. >>>> >>>> >> >> -- >> with Regards: >> >> blog.denniskioko.com <http://www.denniskioko.com/> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/monyango93%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 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Zimbabwe's Army Chief says Social Media Activism is Cyber Warfare
by Ali Hussein 08 Aug '16

08 Aug '16

Listers News from Zim says that the Army Chief has declared Social Media activism as Cyber-Warfare. HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's army commander said on Friday that his soldiers will deal with threats from activists using social media to mobilise anti-government protests, the first time the military has commented on the demonstrations. Lieutenant-General Valerio Sibanda, the Zimbabwe National Army Commander, said in an interview with state-owned The Herald newspaper that social media activism was cyber warfare that the army would deal with. http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN10G0Z0?sp=true Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Terms of Reference (TORs) for Development of a Climate Finance Project Database For Kenya
by Alvin Gachie 05 Aug '16

05 Aug '16

Hello, TI-Kenya seeks to develop a web based application for collecting and disseminating information regarding the upcoming, ongoing and completed projects on climate change in Kenya. Also TI-Kenya intends to analyze the collected data to evaluate the effectiveness of the projects. The analyzed information and data will be shared among the general public and relevant stakeholders to enhance transparency of the projects. I have attached the TOR for the Consultancy. Apply and share with your networks. Or, just share with your networks! Best Regards, Gachie

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