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ICANN DAy @ AIS: Live stream channel : May 27th 2017
by Bob Omondi 27 May '17

27 May '17

Hi all, Just in case you missed proceedings of the ICANN Day @ AIS 2017, you can follow the live-stream channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUvoSIiI_VA Regards Bob.

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APC member dinner at AIS in Nairobi
by Mallory Knodel 26 May '17

26 May '17

Hi everyone We would like to have an informal APC members meeting for those of you who live in or have travelled to Nairobi for AIS and are free tomorrow night, Friday. Our typical practice is to invite those who can make it for a relaxing dinner as a way of building the APC community. Everyone will pay for their own meal. I've put in a reservation for 10 persons. I'm counting: myself, Mike, John, Carlos, Jay, Nico, Roger so far. Please send me an RSVP directly if you'd like to join us. * Restaurant: About Thyme, near Westgate on Peponi Rd at the corner of Eldama Ravine road. Here is a pin: https://www.google.mu/maps/place/About+Thyme+Restaurant/@-1.252867,36.80084… * Time: 8:00 pm * Transport by taxi: A taxi should be between Ksh 1,000-1,500. * Other info: The reservation is under APC. See you soon, -Mallory -- Mallory Knodel Association for Progressive Communications :: apc.org <https://apc.org> gpg fingerprint :: E3EB 63E0 65A3 B240 BCD9 B071 0C32 A271 BD3C C780

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Anti-Shutdown Policy and Human Rights
by Andrew Alston 25 May '17

25 May '17

Hi All, As some of you may have seen - the latest draft of the anti-shutdown policy has been published on the AFRINIC lists. While once again, the authors need to draw attention to the fact that we know that the policy isn't perfect - and we know that it still needs a lot of revision before it can ever become reality, we still hope that the dialog created by the policy will continue to spur the debate until real solutions can be found. As we have said in other forums, we also believe that the timing is right for this debate, especially since there are limited places on the continent where this debate could be held where the debate itself would not get instantly shut down - and Kenya is one of those places, since the Kenyan government has shown a willingness to dialog and discuss when compared to certain other places. There are however some interesting parts in the new draft which I thought I'd elaborate on a little bit, specifically the fact that in the introduction paragraph, we have opted to make reference to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. My thanks to the individuals who contributed and drew our attention to certain parts of this. Specifically - I thought that for the sake of discussion, I'd point out certain things here and see what the rest of the KictaNet community thought about the interpretation we are using when we apply these clauses to our thinking. So, firstly, Article 12 reads "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks." Now, the most interesting part of that is where it reads "or correspondence", because it can certainly be argued that internet communication is a form of correspondence. Email, whatsapp, social media, all of them amount to methods of correspondence between individuals. Then, moving to Article 19. "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers." Again, the Internet is a form of media - and by stating that individuals have the right of expression through any media, this can be extrapolated to say that the removal of a form of media in an attempt to remove freedom of expression is a violation of the declaration of human rights. Finally, moving to Article 20, specifically Article 20.1, it reads: "(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association." This is probably the most contentious assertion - can a virtual online meeting place be considered an assembly and hence protected under this right. I did a fair amount of research into this and there is some very interesting case law about this. Specifically - In 2001, a guy called Andreas-Thomas Vogel ran a website in Germany that called for action against Lufthansa Airlines (basically denial of service) - he was arrested on charges of coercion, and initially a lower court in Frankfurt found him guilty, primarily due to the economic losses suffered by Lufthana Airlines during the online campaign. However, on appeal, a higher court overturned this ruling, stating that the online demonstration did not constitute a show of force, but was intended to the influence public opinion - effectively stating that online demonstrations were both a legitimate form of protest and real. Effectively, the attack that was encouraged was viewed as a form of virtual sit-in against the airline. A Libertad spokesperson then went on to say "Althought it is virtual in nature, the Internet is still a real public space" Now, obviously, that's in Germany and not in a lot of other countries, indeed in the US, under the CPAA they have taken a completely opposite approach to things like denial of service - however, it does raise an interesting question. If you can in fact have a virtual sit-in online - then it stands to reason that the right of peaceful assembly extends to the virtual world - and would include virtual assembly on the Internet - and hence an internet shutdown would be a violation of Article 20.1 I'd love to see more interpretations and debates on this issue though - and I'm hoping to see some debate on this at the PDP meeting on Nairobi on the 31st - all of you are welcome at that PDP meeting by the way, at the Boma Hotel, starting at 9am and running through to 5:30pm where we will be debating a whole range of policies including the anti-shutdown policy. Hope to see you all there! Andrew

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4th Africahackon Conference June23rd & 24th
by BRIGHT GAMELI 25 May '17

25 May '17

4th AfricaHackon Conference Re-Purposing Adversary Tradecraft (Defense is Now) The world of Cyber Security is changing rapidly and hackers are not taking a second to rest with their new methodologies of exploitations. We have seen so many new attacks in the past few months and Kenya being a major target got a lot of people worrying about steps to take to be secure. This years Africahackon themed “Re-Purposing Adversary Tradecraft (Defense is Now)” aims at focusing on defense mechanisms that can be employed at our various workplaces as well as individual lives. The venue for this years Conference will be the prestigious DusitD2 on the 23rd and 24th of June. As usual, there has never been an Africahackon conference without LIVE demonstrations. We are taking it a notch higher to show you the latest methodologies Adversaries launch against your systems and networks. Analysis will be done reviewing the past global attacks and the best ways to stay secure with demonstrations to help deal with situations should you come across them in real life Solutions will also be given for these problems with best practices from experts in the industry. Below are some of the Interesting topics to expect and much more: - The Art of Bootloader Unlocking:Exploiting Samsung Sboot - Breaking the Core(The trouble of Mobile Banking) - This Isn't a Hack, It's a Campaign - Hiding in Plain Sight: Dropbox Command and Control - The making of 2017 AH Conference Badge - HoneyHouse: A Damn Vulnerable Home Automation System - Naked in Cyberspace: The Corporate Cyberspace Menace You Don't Know All the above come with LIVE DEMOs to show you what is really happening in the real world of Cyber Security and how to overcome them. Looking forward to see you at the 4th Africahackon Conference Tickets available on www.africahackon.com or www.jambolife.com

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Re: [kictanet] How Digital Technology Is Changing Farming in Africa
by Ali Hussein 25 May '17

25 May '17

Florence Good questions. I believe we all have a role to play in our different capacities. Government's role is of course already well known. Government needs to be supported by different non-state players while the farmers themselves need to embrace new thinking and new ways to enhance productivity. 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 Thu, May 25, 2017 at 9:38 AM, florence mwangangi <fmwangangi1(a)gmail.com> wrote: > What is now needed is dissemination of the information and the > technologies to the farmers upto to the one at the furthest end. What role > does the Government, particularly the County Government have in the > dissemination? What role do you and me have in it? > > On 25 May 2017 02:50, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations >> <http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/wsfs/docs/expert_paper/How_to_Feed_t…>, >> the world population will reach 9.1 billion by 2050, and to feed that >> number of people, global food production will need to grow by 70%. For >> Africa, which is projected to be home to about 2 billion people by then, >> farm productivity must accelerate at a faster rate than the global average >> to avoid continued mass hunger >> <http://tekedia.com/59914/stanford-artificial-intelligence-shows-distributio…> >> . >> >> Kenyan Startups FarmDrive and UjuziKilimo get honorable mentions in this >> HBR Article. >> >> Read on:- >> >> https://hbr.org/2017/05/how-digital-technology-is-changing- >> farming-in-africa >> >> >> *Ali Hussein* >> *Principal* >> *Hussein & Associates* >> +254 0713 601113 >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> >> Skype: abu-jomo >> >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> >> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a >> habit." ~ Aristotle >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/fmwangangi1%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. >> >

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How Digital Technology Is Changing Farming in Africa
by Ali Hussein 25 May '17

25 May '17

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the world population will reach 9.1 billion by 2050, and to feed that number of people, global food production will need to grow by 70%. For Africa, which is projected to be home to about 2 billion people by then, farm productivity must accelerate at a faster rate than the global average to avoid continued mass hunger. Kenyan Startups FarmDrive and UjuziKilimo get honorable mentions in this HBR Article. Read on:- https://hbr.org/2017/05/how-digital-technology-is-changing-farming-in-africa Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

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Fw: EVENT INFO: Workshop on how to engage with SMEs on user rights, Thursday 25th May
by Grace Githaiga 24 May '17

24 May '17

May be of interest to some you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ________________________________ From: Charles Bradley <charles(a)gp-digital.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 9:47 AM To: Charles Bradley Subject: EVENT INFO: Workshop on how to engage with SMEs on user rights, Thursday 25th May Dear all, Thank you so much for registering your interest in attending our workshop on how to engage with SMEs on user rights tomorrow, Thursday 25th May (Please pass this email onto any colleagues who you feel may be interested in attending the event). This is the first of a two-part event, with our second event taking place on Friday 26th May -- more information about this event can be found here<https://ihub.co.ke/blogs/30010/users-first-how-to-build-products-designed-t…>. Our new guide, How to Respect Privacy and Free Expression as a Tech SME in Kenya,<http://www.gp-digital.org/publication/how-to-respect-privacy-and-free-expre…> is now online -- and for attending the event you'll receive your complimentary hard copy! So, just to reiterate, here's the basic event information: Date: Thursday 25 May 2017 Time: 2.00pm to 4.00pm Location: iHub, 6th Floor, Senteu Plaza, Galana / Lenana Road Junction, Nairobi Kenya When you arrive, please take the lift to the 6th floor where you will be met by someone from our team. Looking forward to meeting you all tomorrow! Best wishes Charles Charles Bradley Executive Director | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL Second Home, 68 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL T: +44 (0)203 818 3258 | M: +44 (0)7852 535222 | Skype: charles.globalpartners gp-digital.org<http://gp-digital.org/>

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USERS FIRST-HOW TO BUILD PRODUCTS DESIGNED TO SAFEGUARD HUMAN RIGHTS AND KEEP PEOPLE SAFE ONLINE
by Ali Hussein 23 May '17

23 May '17

Listers In case you missed. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: "iHub" <invite(a)eventbrite.com> > Date: 23 May 2017 at 3:28:39 PM EAT > To: ali(a)hussein.me.ke > Subject: You're invited to Users First-how to build products designed to... (May 26, 2017) > Reply-To: rsvp(a)ihub.co.ke > > > > > Hello Ali, > You are invited to the following event: > > USERS FIRST-HOW TO BUILD PRODUCTS DESIGNED TO SAFEGUARD HUMAN RIGHTS AND KEEP PEOPLE SAFE ONLINE > > > Event to be held at the following time, date, and location: > > Friday, May 26, 2017 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (EAT) > > iHub > Nairobi > Kenya > > View Map > > Attend Event > Share this event: > > > If you develop apps, host content, or build technology products people use in Kenya, you probably have to store and protect some potentially sensitive information about your customers. You might have to respond to government requests for access to that data. You may even face pressure to remove content. > > Essentially, this means that when people access your services, you are responsible for their privacy, security and free expression. > > This is a big responsibility – and it carries risks. If you get it wrong, your users are unlikely to stay with you; and you might even face legal action. > > But it’s also an opportunity. In this one-day workshop, co-hosted by Facebook and Global Partners Digital, we’ll show you how respecting the privacy, security and free expression of your users can actually give your business a crucial competitive edge – and offer practical, step-by-guide guidance on how you can do it. > > You can take a look at the guide and topics that will be trained on during the workshop. > > Share this event on Facebook and Twitter > > We hope you can make it! > > Cheers, > iHub > > > > This invitation was sent to ali(a)hussein.me.ke by iHub the organizer. To stop receiving invitations from this organizer, you can unsubscribe. > > Eventbrite, Inc. | 155 5th St, 7th Floor | San Francisco, CA 94103 > >

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Re: [kictanet] [Security Forum] CYBERSECURITY IN KENYAN MILITARY
by Watila Alex 23 May '17

23 May '17

The closest official documentation I could access is the defense white paper posted on the mod site http://www.mod.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/White-Paper.pdf They mention cyberwarfare as something they want to work on with other stakeholders. Best Regards, Alex Watila From: Mwanah Cephas Okoth via Security [mailto:security@lists.my.co.ke] Sent: Monday, May 22, 2017 8:12 PM To: Security Forum All information security discussions in Africa are done here (Hacking, Decryptions, Security management, physical security, Disastor Recovery, Security Assessments etc etc) <security(a)lists.my.co.ke>; kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Cc: Mwanah Cephas Okoth <omwanaj(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Security Forum] CYBERSECURITY IN KENYAN MILITARY Hi guys, Anyone with good info on cybersecurity activities and programmes in the Kenyan military? Especially any that the public can have access to. Regards -- Cephas Okoth M. -

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Tobiko seeks use of phone taps in court
by Grace Githaiga 23 May '17

23 May '17

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keriako Tobiko wants evidence collected using phone tapping and covert CCTV footage used to try corruption and economic crimes in proposals that could raise debate on suspects’ right to privacy. The DPP has asked Parliament, in a report tabled in the House, to legalise the use of modern technology in Kenyan courts, including receiving evidence through video conferencing, high-tech surveillance techniques, and wiretaps. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/Tobiko-seeks-use-of-phone-taps-in-c… [1] Best regards Githaiga, Grace 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. Links: ------ [1] http://http://

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