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IEBC Website - Polling stations with no GSM Coverage
by John Kieti 09 Aug '17

09 Aug '17

Hi Listers, Been checking the IEBC website since Friday morning - Observing persistent outage of the main section www.iebc.or.ke (voter status section still reliably accessible voterstatus.iebc.or.ke). Not very good timing for service outages. Been hopeful the main site will be back sooner. Anyways am looking for the list of 11,155 polling stations without network coverage as per the attached summary. Supposedly it is on the website. Anyone with the itemised list? Best regards -- John Kieti Phone: +254-735-764242 // +254-722-764242 Twitter: @johnKieti // Skype: jkieti Blog: gmeltdown.com <http://www.gmeltdown.com> // LinkedIn: https://ke.linkedin.com/in/*kieti* <https://ke.linkedin.com/in/kieti> The ordinary just won't do

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Request for information on technology deployment during elections
by Grace Githaiga 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

Listers We hope that you have and continue to perform your civic duty. In today's elections, technology systems deployment is at three levels: a) Voters were registered using the Biometric Voter Registration system (BVR). b) At the polling centres, voters will be identified at first instance using Electronic Voter Identification system (EVID). c) After votes are counted, results will be transmitted using the Results Transmission System (RTS). Note: The EVID and the RTS is the SAME system. The tablet for identifying voters is the SAME tablet for scanning and transmitting results and which is referred to as the Integrated Elections Management Systems (IEMS). Apart from the above systems, the public will also access election related information through communication systems, especially the Internet. KICTANet has been observing certain features on IEBC’s use of technology, and other related aspects to access to information. KICTANet is today observing the use of the two systems (EVID and RTS). The Network will additionally continue to observe access to election information during the period. We request your participation in this survey. We provide a link to a document which we are using as a guide for observers during the election. The guide covers five activities namely: opening of the polling station and set up; voter identification and assisted voters; vote counting procedures; tallying procedures; and closing procedures. Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/198xRPeUMoNsYPLn2rhCtZhTkxd3AxFJVgOFKwKxSje… Yourparticipation iscompletelyvoluntaryandallofyourresponseswillbekept anonymous in the report that KICTANet will produce as a result of this process. As always, we highly appreciate your time and contribution. Asanteni sana. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Co-Convenor Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Twitter:@ggithaiga Tel: 254722701495 Skype: gracegithaiga Alternate email: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga www.kictanet.or.ke "Change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged and come together to demand it. I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change – but in yours"---Barrack Obama.

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Fwd: Tips to Spot False News
by Grace Githaiga 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

FYI --- Original message follows --- Subject: Tips to Spot False News From: "FB Africa Policy" To: undisclosed recipients: Date: 08-08-2017 01:37 If your organization has an active WhatsApp group, we wanted to provide some tips on how to detect false news. The tips can easily be distributed on WhatsApp and we hope you can share them with your networks. We know that WhatsApp groups provide a space for people to connect and share. We take fighting false news via Facebook and WhatsApp seriously. We hope that you can share these tips with your networks. Attached are 10 images with tips on how to spot false news. We encourage you to share these with your WhatsApp community. Directions on how to share the images are below. Our recommendation is to send all of these 10 photos + cover photo in sequence. WhatsApp will automatically group them into an album so it's easy to read. Here are the instructions for sending multiple photos in both Android and iPhone. For Android: 1. Select multiple photos and send. For iPhone: 1. Tap on the media sharing button next to the text field. 2. Select “Choose Existing Photo” 3. Now, select one of the photos you want to send. (Note that you can't select multiple photos here…) 4. Once you select the photo, on the next screen, tap on “+” as shown below. 5. Now, you just have to select all the photos you want to send. 6. Once you've added the photos, tap on Done. And then, tap on Send. The photos will be sent. Best The Facebook Africa Policy Team Co-Convenor Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Twitter:@ggithaiga Tel: 254722701495 Skype: gracegithaiga Alternate email: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga www.kictanet.or.ke "Change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged and come together to demand it. I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change – but in yours"---Barrack Obama.

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Catalyzing local investments in technology startups to ensure big ticket exits and local value realization
by Mbugua Njihia 07 Aug '17

07 Aug '17

We need to be more intent in marshaling local capital, whether from angel investors, venture capital, private equity or a better structured bourse process that can allow for more people to participate with smaller amounts - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/catalyzing-local-investments-technolog… *Regards,* Mbugua Njihia ᐧ

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As shootings soar, Chicago police use technology to predict crime
by Nelson Kwaje 07 Aug '17

07 Aug '17

It reads like an excerpt from the movie "Minority Report" http://www.reuters.com/article/us-chicago-police-technology-idUSKBN1AL08P As shootings soar, Chicago police use technology to predict crime One of the technologies being used in the 7th District is HunchLab, a predictive policing program made by Philadelphia-based company Azavea. It combines crime data with factors including the location of local businesses, the weather and socioeconomic information to forecast where crime might occur. The results help officers decide how to deploy resources. Another is the Strategic Subject's List, a database of individuals likely to be involved in shootings that was developed by the Illinois Institute of Technology. Police are tight-lipped about how it is compiled, saying only that the algorithm looks at eight factors including gang affiliation and prior drug arrests to assign people a number between 0 and 500. A higher number reflects higher risk. They are also using the gunfire detection system made by ShotSpotter Inc (SSTI.O), which uses sensors to locate the source of gunshots. Police officials declined, however, to say how many such devices were installed in the 7th District Nelson Kwaje ⁣Sent from BlueMail

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Re: [kictanet] Best example for the need of protection from the media itself
by Ali Hussein 03 Aug '17

03 Aug '17

Dorcas I concur with you in this case. 'Mainstream' media ought to do better than bloggers if simply because they have better resources. This was a case of compounding an already volatile situation with the murder of our brother Chris. They should have done basic corroboration and gone beyond innuendo. However, we should be careful not to throw the baby with the bath water.. 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 Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 1:19 PM, Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Earlier Today > > https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/ktnnews/video/2000134625/- > breaking-news-kdf-spokesperson-colonel-joseph-owuoth-has-gone-missing > > Now > https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/ktnnews/video/2000134629/- > developing-story-kdf-spokesperson-colonel-joseph- > owuoth-confirms-that-he-is-alive > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > 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. > >

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RIP IEBC ICT Manager Chris Musando
by Mwendwa Kivuva 02 Aug '17

02 Aug '17

Chris Musando, the IEBC ICT manager honored the invite to participate at the 2017 Kenya IGF. He gave some good perspectives on Internet and Elections. Here is the video of the proceedings https://www.facebook.com/KenyaIGF/videos/1401631396551852/ We pay tribute to him, and RIP. May his family find consolation in these trying moments. Regards. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva twitter.com/lordmwesh

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Best example for the need of protection from the media itself
by Dorcas Muthoni 02 Aug '17

02 Aug '17

Earlier Today https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/ktnnews/video/2000134625/-breaking-news-kdf… Now https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/ktnnews/video/2000134629/-developing-story-…

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APPLY NOW for the Internet Society Fellowship to IETF 100 - Singapore **
by Grace Mutung'u 01 Aug '17

01 Aug '17

Hello All, The Internet Society is inviting applications for its Fellowship to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The Fellowship programme allows technologists, engineers and researchers from emerging and developing economies to attend an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) meeting. As you know, the IETF is the Internet's premier standards-making body, responsible for the development of protocols used in IP-based networks. IETF participants represent an international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers involved in the technical operation of the Internet and the continuing evolution of Internet architecture. Fellowships will be awarded through a competitive application process. The Internet Society is currently accepting applications for the following: ** IETF 100, November 12-17, 2017, Singapore* Information about the programme and links to apply can be found at: http://bit.ly/1HaKPt5. Applications will close on 6 August, 2017 and successful candidates will be notified on 28 August, 2017. *We encourage you to apply for this opportunity or pass this information about the programme to individuals in your network that have a keen interest in the open standards development activities of the IETF.* If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Niel Harper at harper(a)isoc.org. Regards, ----------------------------- *Niel Harper* Senior Manager, Next Generation Leaders Programmes Internet Society 1775 Wiehle Avenue Reston, VA 20190 Email: harper(a)isoc.org Skype: OlokunBB Follow us on Twitter @ISOC_NextGen <https://twitter.com/ISOC_NextGen> _______________________________________________ Programme-announce-il mailing list Programme-announce-il(a)elists.isoc.org https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/programme-announce-il

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RIP IEBC ICT Manager Chris Musando
by Etinick Mutinda 31 Jul '17

31 Jul '17

Condolences to the family of the late Chris Musando. A tragic and sad day for our country. Etinick Mutinda > On 31 Jul 2017, at 19:30, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: > > RIP IEBC ICT Manager Chris Musand

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