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ICT CS speaks on Revival of Huduma Namba Initiative
by David Indeje 11 Jan '23

11 Jan '23

Dear Listers, "If it has not reached you", the Government plans to digitise over 5,000 government services. This was the genesis of the Huduma Namba revival discourse. The Huduma Namba was introduced in 2019 but the court halted its rollout due to inadequate public participation and issues to do with its compliance to Personal Data Protection Act. Here is what the ICT CS Eliud Owalo said about it: https://www.pulselive.co.ke/news/local/ict-cs-eliud-owalo-explains-why-hudu… As its re-emergence happens, KICTANet has done work around the subject on Huduma Namba which include: 1. “Implementing #HudumaNamba: Challenges and Prospects” whose findings recommend measures that can safeguard compliance with data protection principles and respect for human rights in the use of huduma Namba in Kenya. https://bit.ly/31KzCkx (download) 2. Huduma Namba Documentary now available on KICTANET’s Youtube channel. https://bit.ly/31PnZsu Your thoughts are welcome on this. -- *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje* *KICTANet Communications *_____________________________________ +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 KICTANet portals KICTANet.or.ke <https://kictanet.or.ke/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/kictanet> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/18428106/admin/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/>

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Re: Home internet Downtime
by Paul Magacha 11 Jan '23

11 Jan '23

Zuku have had some major technical issue which they are grappling to recover from. Not so good customer service even when things are not this bad is playing out real bad for them at this time. Sent from my iPhone > On 10 Jan 2023, at 19:18, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> wrote: >

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Airtel Kenya - compromised systems or backdoor access?
by Odhiambo Washington 11 Jan '23

11 Jan '23

At the risk of being called naive (because I haven't done deeper research on how the alleged $subject is achieved), I'd like to know if there is someone else who thinks like me - that there is a problem at Airtel. I happen to have an Airtel phone number that I believe is perhaps one of the easiest to pick from a random pool (?) - 0732000004 (should I care about privacy?). In a week, I get at least 5 calls from the Mulot ICT Hub guys who are intent on either wiping clean my non-existent Airtel Money balance or they just want to take away my number (even though it's duly registered). I love playing games with these Mulot guys, but one thing has always gotten me intrigued: How they are able to generate OTPs instantly - from the Airtel systems, or some systems mimicking Airtel systems. All the OTPs they send to me in the process of trying to achieve their objectives (whatever it is), do come from (I believe) Airtel Systems - because on my phone, they are threaded together with messages that I do receive from Airtel. And my question then is - how is that possible without them having access to the Airtel system (that generates the OTP) either via a compromise or a deliberately provided backdoor (by an insider collaborator)? And what can I do to mitigate this? The best Airtel has always done is to send me an SMS advising that I should not share my details with anyone, even an Airtel employee and that official calls from Airtel can only originate from a specific number. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-)

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Re: Home internet Downtime
by Paul Magacha 10 Jan '23

10 Jan '23

https://youtu.be/adEmqCCsgdw Sent from my iPhone > On 10 Jan 2023, at 14:39, Sidney Ochieng via KICTANet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >

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Urgent need for a deeper level of accountability from social media corporations over the expression of hatred towards people of African descent.
by Gachungi, Lydia 10 Jan '23

10 Jan '23

Freedom of speech is not freedom to spread racial hatred on social media: UN experts GENEVA (06 January 2023) - UN experts said today that a sharp increase in the use of the racist "N" word on Twitter after its recent acquisition highlights the urgent need for a deeper level of accountability from social media corporations over the expression of hatred towards people of African descent. The experts expressed their concerns in the following statement..........Freedom of speech is not freedom to spread racial hatred on social media: UN experts | OHCHR<https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements/2023/01/freedom-speech-not-freedom-spre…>

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The guidance for regulating digital platforms for public good
by Gachungi, Lydia 09 Jan '23

09 Jan '23

Internet for Trust - Regulating Digital Platforms for Information as a Public Good The "Guidance on Regulating Digital Platforms: a multistakeholder approach"<https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000384031.locale=en> is now publicly available in the conference's website. We are welcoming your inputs and observations. The guidance for regulating digital platforms has the aim to supporting freedom of expression and the availability of accurate and reliable information in the public sphere. Consult the document here<https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000384031.locale=en> The deadline to receive all your inputs is 20 January 2023. Comments should be sent via email to internetconference(a)unesco.org<mailto:internetconference@unesco.org>. Please include as subject of your email : "Comments to guidance on Regulating Digital Platforms" For more details- https://www.unesco.org/en/internet-conference/guidance-regulation 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/<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.unesco…> @LGachungi / @UNESCO_Addis [cid:image001.jpg@01D92427.7F9E1010]

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Kenya: The ICT Wishlist (the future)
by David Indeje 09 Jan '23

09 Jan '23

[image: image.png] Dear Listers, Greetings to a new 2023. Before we figure out what it will be like, Mr John Walubengo helps us to review some of the hits, the misses within Kenya's ICT industry and at the same time what would a successful 2023 ICT future look like for Kenya? Key among them: ☑️We need to figure out, articulate, and implement what we want to extract from the global big tech companies ☑️We need to keep the momentum on the ‘COVID Digital Dividend’ ☑️We need a single source of truth or ‘dashboard’ to tell us where we are at implementing the many ICT-related documents. https://bit.ly/3Gj9LDG We welcome your thoughts on the same. -- *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje* *KICTANet Communications *_____________________________________ +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 KICTANet portals KICTANet.or.ke <https://kictanet.or.ke/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/kictanet> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/18428106/admin/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/>

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Fwd: [NRIs List] IGF 2022 Youth Track - outputs and way forward
by Barrack Otieno 04 Jan '23

04 Jan '23

Listers, This is to commend our Youth for active and meaningful participation in the just concluded global IGF. @Keith Andere <kephand(a)gmail.com> has been our Youth representative at the African Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Group and a champion of the Kenya IGF Youth track. To Keith , Valerie and the army of KeSIG alumni, well done. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Anja Gengo <anja.gengo(a)un.org> Date: Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 2:11 PM Subject: [NRIs List] IGF 2022 Youth Track - outputs and way forward To: Igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org <igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org> Dear Colleagues, The IGF 2022 Youth Track culminated with the IGF 2022 Global Youth Summit hosted in Addis Ababa. Dozens of Youth IGFs and young people delegated by the national, sub-regional and regional IGFs worked hard throughout the year to unpack policy aspects of digital transformation. Long-term, the track resulted in wonderful connections between young leaders from around the world. Several important messages youth sent to the world shortly after the Global Youth Summit. Thanks to the rapporteurs* (**Ines Hfaiedh, Cynthia Chepkemoi, Thoko Miya, Elisabeth Schauermann, Stella Teoh,* *Ananda Gautam, Phyo TL and Afi EDOH**) *the messages are available at the IGF website. They are an integral part of the final IGF 2022 Summary Report, which is now being formatted. It will be widely disseminated to stakeholders across the world. Please see the *messages here* <https://www.intgovforum.org/en/filedepot_download/257/24058>. *How do we want to shape the IGF 2023 Youth Track based on the experience and lessons learnt from this year? Please do share your advi**c**e to guide us through the **IGF Takingstock Call* <https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/taking-stock-of-igf-2022-and-suggest…>* open until **16 January 2023**.* I use this opportunity to thank all of you for active support to youth track, to all the youth IGF leaders involved in the organization of the track, *listed here* <https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-youth-track>, to all the speakers, moderators and rapporteurs of the four capacity development workshops and the Global Youth Summit. Best regards, Anja _______________________________________________ Igfregionals mailing list Igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org To unsubscribe or manage your options please go to http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals_intgovforum.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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E-Citizen portal gazetted as government's official digital payment platform
by Victor Kapiyo 04 Jan '23

04 Jan '23

All payments for government services shall be made through the E-citizen portal. This comes as Cabinet Secretary for Treasury Njuguna Ndung’u gazettes the portal to be the official government digital payment platform. https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2022-12-31-e-citizen-portal-gazetted-as-gov…

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Happy New Year - 2023
by Odhiambo Washington 04 Jan '23

04 Jan '23

To all listers, [image: bd02f0aa-f85a-42df-8719-d4d75ef9d432.jpg] -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-)

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