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Internet Development Assessment
by Lydia gachungi 17 Dec '20

17 Dec '20

#HappeningTomorrow! Friday 18/12/2020 Assessing Internet Development in #Ethiopia🇪🇹: Launch of the Ethiopia Multistakeholder Advisory Board (MAB) https://t.co/GGR7I83qMJ https://t.co/TJftErnjJE

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6(b) Orders to File Special Reports to Social Media and Video Streaming Service Providers | Federal Trade Commission
by Alice Munyua 15 Dec '20

15 Dec '20

“Today, the @FTC launched an inquiry into the social media and video streaming industry. We have ordered several firms to detail their user surveillance and behavioral advertising practices, including: TikTok_us, Facebook, Amazon, Snapchat, YouTube, Reddit, Discord , Twitter” About time! This inquiry should shed light on “how these companies track individuals, mine personal data, deploy algorithms, and monetize user behavior, as well as how these practices impact children. We expect that compliance with this order will be fast and fulsome” See here: https://www.ftc.gov/reports/6b-orders-file-special-reports-social-media-vid…

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Invite: State of the internet report Launch
by Lolyne Ongeri 14 Dec '20

14 Dec '20

Good morning listers, I hope this email finds you well and healthy. Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) pleased to invite you to our State of the Internet in Kenya 2019 Report Launch. The launch will take place online via Zoom, on Tuesday 15th, December 2020 from 11 am-1 pm. The report, a fourth of its kind, highlights significant events in the digital space in Kenya, in the past year. The launch will also feature a panel discussion comprising of experts and thought leaders in the digital space, who will offer their important opinions on the findings of the report and giving recommendations on the way forward. Please find the Zoom Login details below: Topic: State of the Internet in Kenya 2019, Report Launch Time: Dec 15, 2020 11:00 AM Nairobi Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/91079667187?pwd=ZTZZMFcveGkxL1d5T284WUdtQm56QT09 Meeting ID: 910 7966 7187 Passcode: 840799 We hope to see you there. -- Kind Regards, Lolyne Ongeri | Digital Communications Executive, Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE). Phone: +254 704090471, +254 733522229 Email: lolyne(a)bake.or.ke | Website: bake.co.ke |BAKE Awards: bakeawards.co.ke <http://www.bakeawards.co.ke/> Become a member: bake.co.ke/membership <http://www.blog.bake.co.ke/2015/09/09/how-to-become-a-bake-member/> Follow us: *Twitter*: @bakekenya <http://twitter.com/BakeKenya>, *FB*: fb.com/bakekenya <http://facebook.com/bakekenya> & *YouTube*: youtube.com/bakekenya

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Lawsuit against Facebook to end its illegal monopoly
by Alice Munyua 11 Dec '20

11 Dec '20

Very interesting case https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/1910134fbcomplaint.pdf

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Online Violence- The new frontline for women journalists December 10, 2020. Time: 10:45-1 : 45 CET
by Lydia gachungi 10 Dec '20

10 Dec '20

Listers, This maybe of interest to some if you.the session is starting shortly as part of the ongoing World Press Freedom Conference https://www.wpfc2020-digital.com/ ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gachungi, Lydia <l.gachungi(a)unesco.org> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020, 12:23 Subject: online Violence- The new frontline for women journalists December 10, 2020. Time: 10:45-1 : 45 CET To: Lydia gachungi <lgachungi(a)gmail.com> *Lydia Gachungi* *Regional Adviser on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists* Addis Ababa Liaison Office to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa/ National Office for Ethiopia. Niger Building, 1st Floor (ECA Compound) PO Box 1177 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia *Office Tel: +251 115443786* *Mobile No: +251 945505333/ + 254722803724* Email:.l.gachungi@unesco.org https://en.unesco.org/fieldoffice/addisababa/ Tweeter: @LGachungi / @UNESCO_Addis

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Re: [kictanet] Lawsuit against Facebook to end its illegal monopoly
by Gideon 10 Dec '20

10 Dec '20

+1 Ali, preventive policies and regulations would act as deterrents against practices of biggism. On Thu, 10 Dec 2020, 10:25 am , <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Lawsuit against Facebook to end its illegal monopoly > (Ali Hussein) > 2. Re: Lawsuit against Facebook to end its illegal monopoly > (maria@afrikaict) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 07:58:50 +0300 > From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Lawsuit against Facebook to end its illegal > monopoly > Message-ID: > <CAPjmBy3pj3xFjacOt18y4JT7D= > SZxQ+spQM4d2Jn+g+HcmTDmQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Alice > > Thanks for sharing. This lawsuit recommends the break up of Facebook. > > My humble opinion below. > > These are extreme measures by lazy Policy Makers and Regulators who have a > political ax to grind. > > History has shown that breaking up companies is not a solution. The breakup > of Standard Oil in 1911 should have taught everyone a lesson. The solution > is Policy and Regulatory interventions that stop companies from behaving > like it's the Wild Wild West. Here are a few thoughts:- > > (1) Stop acquisitions that create unholy moats around companies. > (2) Heavy fines for misbehaving in the marketplace. Like the Kill Zones > < > https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-11-07/big-tech-sets-up-a-ki… > > > for startups that Big Tech has created. Heavy fines that would impact their > balance sheets. ile iwe funzo, not a few billion dollars that amount to a > rounding error in their balance sheets. > (3) Ban executives who misbehave from ever working in the industry again. > (4) Initiatives to limit State Capture by these corporations. > > My two cowrie shells. > > *Ali Hussein* > > Digital Transformation > > > Tel: +254 713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > > > > > 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, Dec 10, 2020 at 12:49 AM Alice Munyua via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > Very interesting case > > > > https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/1910134fbcomplaint.pdf > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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E-Levy tourism fund website
by Peter Wakaba 08 Dec '20

08 Dec '20

Good Morning. I am wondering whether it is a requirement for websites to require you to allow them access to your location or to enable this at every turn. I have been attempting to do returns on the tourism fund e -levy website and it rejects anything behind a VPN or any browser that has website tracking protection turned on. This is without doubt the wonkiest attempt by the government to digitize that I have come across. Not only is it annoyingly slow to save and update data, sometimes you have to simply start over to do even the simplest things like saving.

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Re: [kictanet] Government moves to stop use of solar energy
by Okech James 07 Dec '20

07 Dec '20

Team,I believe this title is in err.This process is to harmonize the solar industry the same way we have other electrical installations.The government also needs the money and this another opportunity just like it did in betting et al.We should only fight for the cost not to be too high that it looks like a suffocation of the niche. Kind Regards,Eng. Okech J.My blog On Thursday, December 3, 2020, 8:51:47 PM GMT+3, awatila--- via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: #yiv6358518407 #yiv6358518407 -- _filtered {} _filtered {} _filtered {}#yiv6358518407 #yiv6358518407 p.yiv6358518407MsoNormal, #yiv6358518407 li.yiv6358518407MsoNormal, #yiv6358518407 div.yiv6358518407MsoNormal {margin:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;}#yiv6358518407 a:link, #yiv6358518407 span.yiv6358518407MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv6358518407 span.yiv6358518407EmailStyle19 {font-family:sans-serif;color:windowtext;}#yiv6358518407 .yiv6358518407MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} _filtered {}#yiv6358518407 div.yiv6358518407WordSection1 {}#yiv6358518407 I don’t think regulations need to go to parliament for approval. regards From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+awatila=yahoo.co.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> On Behalf Of John R. Gicharu via kictanet Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2020 11:43 AM To: awatila(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: John R. Gicharu <john_gicharu(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Government moves to stop use of solar energy The chances are that if nobody rigorously campaigns/ lobbies against these regulations, parliament will pass them as gazzetted by EPRA. Regards, John Gicharu On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 08:20:45 AM GMT+3, John Kariuki via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival". John Kariuki Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 0:14, Alice Munyua via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: _______________________________________________ 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/kariuki_jn%40yahoo.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 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/john_gicharu%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. _______________________________________________ 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/okechjr%40yahoo.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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Government moves to stop use of solar energy
by Mwendwa Kivuva 05 Dec '20

05 Dec '20

https://nation.africa/kenya/business/epra-races-to-strangle-solar-use-32122… The Draft Energy (Solar Photovoltaic Systems) Regulations, 2020 seek to make it a harder and more expensive to manufacture, import, install or maintain solar components and systems and make consumers stick to the expensive and unreliable national power grid. You will need a bachelor’s degree or three courses in engineering to operate as a solar power technician, if the new guidelines drafted by the energy regulator are implemented. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) has introduced a raft of punitive rules that could stifle the mass switch to cheap solar power by ordinary Kenyans and heavy consumers that has left Kenya Power in financial difficulties. According to the regulations, a technician must obtain a licence from the authority in order to design, install, commission or repair a solar photovoltaic (PV) system. The permits are granted, based on the capacity of the system to be installed. Licence classes STI, ST2 and ST3 are for systems with a capacity of not more than 400 watts, 2kW, and 50kW respectively. Only a technician with a class ST4 licence will be allowed to install solar grids of any capacity. A bachelor’s degree is a must if you want to make a career out of installing solar grids. You will also need relevant experience in electrical engineering. Solar technicians will part with Sh2,250 to Sh6,000 in order to get and renew their licences, while contractors will pay Sh3,000 to Sh6,000. The contractors must take insurance policies of between Sh1 million and Sh10 million. Solar operators will be slapped with a daily fine of Sh10,000 if they delay to renew their licences, Sh20,000 if they do not issue a completion certificate for a project and the same amount for failing to provide a warranty for installation. Epra said regulating the industry would ensure solar components and systems meet approved standards.

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Draft ICT Practitioners Bill, 2021
by Anthony Wanjohi 03 Dec '20

03 Dec '20

The above Draft Bill is back and due for discussion and enactment next year. Regards Anthony Weru

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