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PRE KIGF ONLINE DISCUSSIONS DAY 4 -FINTECH ECOSYSTEM IN KENYA
by Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu 05 Jul '17

05 Jul '17

Dear Listers, Our discussion topic today is the FinTech Ecosystem. Kenya is the birthplace of some of the most revolutionary FinTech ideas and today we will try to answer the following questions:- *1. Is the business environment in Kenya conducive for FinTech business?* *2, What is the experience of companies scaling & deploying FinTech to other countries in the region?* *3. Have banks finally caught on FinTech with their solutions?* *4. How will bitcoins & block chain technology affect the market?* Looking forward to a great discussion! -- Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu Advocate -FinTech and ICT Policy Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs-Wayawaya Tel: +254 718 181644

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Guidelines for Prevention of dissemination of undesirable political Messages
by Barrack Otieno 05 Jul '17

05 Jul '17

Listers, I just came across this information on the NCIC website, while we might not be in a position to contribute due to timelines, it would be worth providing some form of feedback to NCIC which is driving the process. https://www.cohesion.or.ke/images/downloads/GUIDELINES_FOR_PREVENTION_OF_DI… Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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PRE KIGF ONLINE DISCUSSIONS DAY 5: ICT IN THE COUNTIES
by Ronald Ojino 05 Jul '17

05 Jul '17

Dear all, Today's online discussion is on the topic: ICT in the counties. Lets kindly share our experience on challenges and opportunities based on the following questions : - To what extent are county governments adopting ICTs? - What are the bottlenecks faced ICT entrepreneurs at county level? - What are those positive or negative experiences that we can learn from? - How can counties better respond to needs of the ICT community? Lets engage, Best regards, Ronald Ojino. -- Faith is a living and unshakable confidence. A belief in God so assured that a man would die a thousand deaths for its sake.

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KIGF 2017 - Thursday 6 July 2017
by Victor Kapiyo 04 Jul '17

04 Jul '17

Dear listers, I hope you are well. On behalf of the local MAG, we'd like to thank you all for your vibrant contributions throughout the process leading up to the Kenya IGF. Please find attached the programme for the Kenya IGF 2017, which will be held this *Thursday, 6 July 2017*, at the Laico Regency Hotel, Nairobi from 8 am. For those who will be attending, do bring along your event ticket. For those who will not be in a position to attend, you can follow the proceedings live. The livestream link will be shared on the list and on the kigf.or.ke website. We request you to also contribute to the discussions on social media via the hashtag #KIGF2017. Do have a good evening. Regards, *Victor Kapiyo* MAG Chair

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Finally, the lands office is digitised
by S.M. Muraya 04 Jul '17

04 Jul '17

Much evil is going on to sabotage our progress into the digital age, but interesting positive comments from Bwana Ndemo. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/ndemo/2274486-3998670-k4d9poz/index… *Finally, the lands office is digitised* MONDAY JULY 3 2017 In Summary - At a Vision 2030 workshop in Naivasha last week, officials from the Ministry of Lands showcased what they have been doing to become more efficient and responsive to citizen demands. - It will enhance Kenya's global competitiveness by reducing the cost of production, diversification and value addition - Much more could be realised from the National Optic Fibre Broadband Infrastructure but it takes time to gain acceptance. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/ndemo/2274486-3998670-k4d9poz/index…

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Tanzania Frequency Allocation
by Namema Amendi 03 Jul '17

03 Jul '17

Hello all, Does anyone have a copy of Tanzania's frequency allocation table? It's not easily find-able online. Many thanks, [image: TMG logo] ____________ Namema Amendi Regulatory and Policy Advisor 1600 Wilson Blvd, Suite # 710 Arlington, VA 22209 Tel: (703) 224.1501 Email: namendi(a)tmgtelecom.com *http://www.tmgtelecom.com <http://www.tmgtelecom.com/>*

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PRE KIGF ONLINE DISCUSSION DAY 1 - INTERNET SHUTDOWNS
by Ronald Ojino 03 Jul '17

03 Jul '17

Greetings Listers, Hope you are psyched up for today’s discussion on Internet Shutdowns especially during the election period. With such shutdowns, mobile communications, popular social networks among other forms of communication can be halted effectively crippling information exchange across the nation. It is our desire that you share your aspirations, expectations, experience and suggestions with regard to Internet shutdowns: a) Is there a real fear of this happening in Kenya? b) Is there any legal basis if any (laws) that can legitimize such shutdowns? c) What are the implications on the electoral process? d) What options do the public have to access the Internet if shutdown happens? Looking forward to your active participation. Best regards, Ronald Ojino

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PRE KIGF ONLINE DISCUSSIONS DAY 3 - ONLINE BULLYING: HOW SAFE IS THE SPACE?
by Francis Monyango 03 Jul '17

03 Jul '17

Good morning Listers, Today we want to discuss about Online Bullying. We want to know how safe the space is for us and for our children. In doing this, we will try to answer the following questions. 1) What are the trends? 2) Do we have capacity to adequately respond to cyber crime incidences? 3) What are the challenges in tackling the offence? 4) What should be done to address this offence? Looking forward to a fruitful and lively discussion.

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Poor show by IEBC: Data Protection in year 2017 and the case of raw voter registration data
by Mwendwa Kivuva 03 Jul '17

03 Jul '17

Dear Listers, Today I'm wearing my CISA hat. IEBC has launched a voter verification tool both through sms, and web query at http://voterstatus.iebc.or.ke/voter If you are privacy conscious, and a little bit paranoid, you will realize that IEBC is doing badly with how they are exposing raw data of nearly 20 million Kenyans to the world. Anybody with basic programing skills can be able to harvest the raw data through an automated search. If you search any random number with the format of Kenya ID numbers, say hypothetically 12345678, you will realize you can pull up citizen's details, at least ID number, and name, and where they live. Basic security tips would require the system to have a captcha to prevent automated harvest of the information, and also have a challenge questions like date of birth to supplement the ID number, therefore thwart any mischievous individuals from harvesting the rich data Can IEBC correct the anomaly? Attached is a sample demo screenshot. Of course there is the other thing of strange ID numbers finding their way into the voter register. Voter Details for Id: 12345678 Id / Passport Number 12345678 Primary Name KIBET Secondary Name KIRUI Birth Date 01/01/1994 Gender M Polling Station Code 101 Polling Station LELACH PRIMARY SCHOOL County KERICHO Contituency BURETI Ward CHEPLANGET ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh

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Re: [kictanet] Poor show by IEBC: Data Protection in year 2017 and the case of raw voter registration data
by Mark Kipyegon 03 Jul '17

03 Jul '17

SMS is not a secure implementation of two factor authentication. On 30 Jun 2017, at 10:40, "kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > A simple 2 Factor Authentication mechanism via SMS would suffice to start > with.

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