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Zimbabwe creates Ministry of Cybersecurity
by anyega jefferson 12 Oct '17

12 Oct '17

Not sure if its warranted, but interesting that a country determined that cyber security requires an entire Ministry. https://www.cnbcafrica.com/news/southern-africa/2017/10/10/zimbabwes-mugabe… Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe moved Patrick Chinamasa from the finance ministry on Monday to lead a new cyber security ministry that will focus on crimes on social media and other websites ahead of an election due next year. -- Anyega M Jefferson jeffersonanyega(a)gmail.com 0703824326 Start where you are,use what you have and do what you can.

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Fwd: [africs-ig] Call for application for AfriSIG 2017
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 12 Oct '17

12 Oct '17

Listers, FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Olga Tsafack Koloko" <olga(a)apc.org> Date: 11 Oct 2017 19:52 Subject: [africs-ig] Call for application for AfriSIG 2017 To: "AfriCS-IG" <africs-ig(a)lists.apc.org> Cc: Dear all, APC has just launched the call for application for the 5th edition of the African School on Internet Governance (AfriSIG), scheduled to take place from 28 November to 02 December 2017 in Cairo Egypt. Find out more about the call here: http://afrisig.org/2017/10/10/ call-for-applications-for-the-fifth-african-school-on- internet-governance-afrisig/ and disseminate widely. Regards, Olga -- Olga Tsafack-Koloko Africa Communications Officer/French editor Association for Progressive Communications (www.apc.org) Twitter: olgatsafack Skype: olga.tsafack Pgp: 0x6CB18F55 _______________________________________________ AfriCS-IG mailing list Info and options: http://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig To unsubscribe, email africs-ig-unsubscribe(a)lists.apc.org

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Fwd: [AfriSIG-Alumni] Call for application for AfriSIG 2017
by Kawsu Sillah 12 Oct '17

12 Oct '17

Dear All, For your information/action. I apologize for cross-posting and possible duplication. Kind regards, Kawsu. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Olga Tsafack Koloko <olga(a)apc.org> Date: Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 12:40 AM Subject: [AfriSIG-Alumni] Call for application for AfriSIG 2017 To: Afrisig Alumni <afrisig-alumni(a)lists.apc.org> Dear AfriSIG alumni, APC has just launched the call for application for the 5th edition of the African School on Internet Governance (AfriSIG), scheduled to take place from 28 November to 02 December 2017 in Cairo Egypt. Find out more about the call here: http://afrisig.org/2017/10/10/ call-for-applications-for-the-fifth-african-school-on- internet-governance-afrisig/ and disseminate widely. Regards, Olga -- Olga Tsafack-Koloko Africa Communications Officer/French editor Association for Progressive Communications (www.apc.org) Twitter: olgatsafack Skype: olga.tsafack Pgp: 0x6CB18F55 _______________________________________________ AfriSIG-Alumni mailing list Info and options: http://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/afrisig-alumni To unsubscribe, email afrisig-alumni-unsubscribe(a)lists.apc.org -- Best Regards, [image: --]SILLAH Kawsu [image: https://]about.me/ksillah *Website: http://africanyouthcommission.org/ <http://africanyouthcommission.org/>* *Twitter: **https://twitter.com/aycommission <https://twitter.com/aycommission>* *Facebook: **https://www.facebook.com/AYCommission/ <https://www.facebook.com/AYCommission/>* *Mobile: (+220) 986 5300 | 396 5300 | 686 5300*

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Facebook and Instagram services restored after major global disruption
by Joash Moitui 12 Oct '17

12 Oct '17

Facebook and Instagram outage has reportedly hit some parts of the globe. US and UK media on Wednesday reported that the two apps owned by Facebook had crashed in Brazil, Japan, India and parts of Europe. Those who attempted to go onto the site were reportedly shown a blank page, with nothing loading. Read more: Link <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/oct/11/facebook-and-instagram-o…> ……………….. Joash Moitui joash.moitui(a)gmail.com about.me/jmoitui

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Talk to NCIC:KICTANet engagement Report
by Grace Githaiga 11 Oct '17

11 Oct '17

Listers Greetings. Please find attached the Talk to NCIC:KICTANet engagement Report. To those who gave their views, and all who turned up for the face to face meeting, tunasema asanteni sana! Rgds GG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grace Githaiga Twitter: @ggithaiga Skype: gracegithaiga Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga ...the most important office in a democracy is the citizen. So, you see, that’s what our democracy demands. It needs you!----Barrack Obama.

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Don’t fear cloud computing. You already use it
by Barrack Otieno 11 Oct '17

11 Oct '17

Listers, In Summary Your web-based email, Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, Uber, and other online media content sit on the cloud. Moving the results from ‘ground servers’ to the ‘cloud’ servers enables KNEC to elastically scale up computing capacity to meet the demand – in real time. IEBC, as the client to the cloud provider, has 24 hour, seven day access to their data just as you and I have similar access to our Twitter or Facebook accounts. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/2274560-4133902-k9ro07/in… Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fwd: iHub Open Day
by Wandia 11 Oct '17

11 Oct '17

(Apologies in the event of cross posting) Hi Listers , Kindly share with friends and networks: iHub open days give you the perfect opportunity to test the iHub space. Come in, grab a seat and work. If you register for a tour, you also get to hear first-hand from our staff about building, innovating and collaborating at the iHub. Every Friday this October between 8am - 8pm we are open to all of you for free. Tours are scheduled from 11am and 3pm. Register <https://ihub.co.ke/event/13/open-house-friday> now to visit our beautiful new offices this October and see how the iHub can work for you. We’re looking forward to hosting you. Regards

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Would data swapping help with the war against hacking of corporations?
by anyega jefferson 11 Oct '17

11 Oct '17

The Department of Homeland Security has even set up a data-swapping mechanism that gives hundreds of private companies access to the government’s digital findings. But corporations are frustrated that it’s not working well enough. The infrastructure is still developing; the massive haystack of data doesn’t yield needles easily, or quickly — a crucial problem in a fast-changing threat environment. And a secrecy-minded Washington bureaucracy is hesitant to share important clues. http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/10/11/government-cyber-attack-com… -- Anyega M Jefferson jeffersonanyega(a)gmail.com 0703824326 Start where you are,use what you have and do what you can.

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Re: [kictanet] Kenya Has Faster Internet Than Australia? “Complete Rubbish” Says Australia Prime Minister
by Ali Hussein 09 Oct '17

09 Oct '17

True that. Again. The report wasn't about Penetration but about speeds..So maybe the report needs to substitute Kenya with Nairobi? :-) Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 3:59 PM, Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: > Ali, > > 100 KMs from Nairobi, upcountry, in a relatively built up area, the speeds > are horrendous.... > > Was benchmarking this (www.kionjo.com) over the weekend and on both > Safaricom & Airtel the load times for home page was 1-2 mins which is about > 5KB/s considering an initial download is abt 300KBs > > Those Akamai figures I am not sure where they got them from but its > definately not anything close across the country... > > Rgds > > On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 3:37 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> True that Barrack. >> >> The point though was not penetration rate but speed. This is something >> (penetration rate) that needs addressing soonest. >> >> *Ali Hussein* >> >> *Principal* >> >> *Hussein & Associates* >> >> >> >> Tel: +254 713 601113 >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> >> Skype: abu-jomo >> >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> >> >> >> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, >> >> Chiromo Road, Westlands, >> >> Nairobi, Kenya. >> >> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely >> mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the >> organizations that I work with. >> >> On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 3:27 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Ali, >>> >>> This is not surprising , be that as it may, i hope we can get such >>> glorification of our connectivity from our Counties since the quality of >>> connectivity in most places beyond Nairobi is wanting. >>> >>> Best Regards >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 3:16 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> Listers >>>> >>>> Interesting arguments going on around this subject. Apparently the >>>> Australian Prime is miffed by the suggestion that we can have faster >>>> Internet connections than Australia.. Surely that's not possible!!!??? :-) >>>> >>>> When *Bloomberg* >>>> <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-03/digital-doom-threatens-a…> highlighted >>>> that Kenya’s internet was ranked faster than Australia’s in the latest >>>> Akamai’s State of Internet report, the Australian Prime Minister did not >>>> take it lightly. To understand the backstory, Australia invested $38 >>>> Billion in a National Broadband Network (NBN) infrastructure that was meant >>>> to “spearhead a digital revolution.” The situation on the ground is that >>>> the project has been mismanaged by the government leading to costs overrun >>>> and construction delays. >>>> >>>> Read on:- >>>> >>>> Surely Kenya can't have faster connectivity than Australia!! >>>> <http://www.techweez.com/2017/10/09/australia-v-kenya-broadband-speeds/> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Ali Hussein* >>>> >>>> *Principal* >>>> >>>> *Hussein & Associates* >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Tel: +254 713 601113 >>>> >>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>>> >>>> Skype: abu-jomo >>>> >>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>>> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> >>>> >>>> >>>> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, >>>> >>>> Chiromo Road, Westlands, >>>> >>>> Nairobi, Kenya. >>>> >>>> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely >>>> mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the >>>> organizations that I work with. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >>>> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >>>> ailman/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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >> ailman/options/kictanet/ngigi%40at.co.ke >> >> 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. >> >> > > > -- > *Regards,* > > *Wait**haka Ngigi* > Chief Executive Officer | Alliance Technologies | MCK Nairobi Synod > Building > T +254 20 525 0750 |Office Mobile: +254 716 201061 | M +254 737 811 000 > www.at.co.ke >

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Kenya Has Faster Internet Than Australia? “Complete Rubbish” Says Australia Prime Minister
by Ali Hussein 09 Oct '17

09 Oct '17

Listers Interesting arguments going on around this subject. Apparently the Australian Prime is miffed by the suggestion that we can have faster Internet connections than Australia.. Surely that's not possible!!!??? :-) When *Bloomberg* <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-03/digital-doom-threatens-a…> highlighted that Kenya’s internet was ranked faster than Australia’s in the latest Akamai’s State of Internet report, the Australian Prime Minister did not take it lightly. To understand the backstory, Australia invested $38 Billion in a National Broadband Network (NBN) infrastructure that was meant to “spearhead a digital revolution.” The situation on the ground is that the project has been mismanaged by the government leading to costs overrun and construction delays. Read on:- Surely Kenya can't have faster connectivity than Australia!! <http://www.techweez.com/2017/10/09/australia-v-kenya-broadband-speeds/> *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.

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