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Call for volunteers for the 2017 Kenya IGF steering team
by Mwendwa Kivuva 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

Listers, The Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF) is an annual meeting that brings together various stakeholder groups to dialogue on ICT and Internet policy. While the discussions give soft policy outcomes, KIGF is a knowledge sharing platform that informs and inspires policy actors in both the public and private sectors. The national forum also feeds into the regional and global IGFs through a chain of reporting and representation to the regional and global IGFs to ensure a bottom up Internet policy development processes and a strong link between global internet policies and the national one. KICTANet wishes to invite volunteers from all stakeholder groups to assist in preparation of the 2017 KIGF edition, which is slated for 6th July 2017. The volunteers will form a local Multistakeholder Advisory Group that will be expected to: 1. Reach out to the community to source community participation and KIGF subject focus areas. 2. Lead online discussions prior to the KIGF. 3. Coordinate logistics and resources for the meeting. 4. Coordinate the actual event. 5. Report on outcomes of the event. To express interest, please send an email to info(a)kictanet.or.ke indicating your stakeholder group, expertise and state your particular interest in steering KIGF 2017 by 23rd April 2017. Membership to the steering team is voluntary and all materials produced by KICTANet are published under creative commons licenses. Organisations from various stakeholder groups are encouraged to nominate representatives. For more information or clarification, kindly email Barrack Otieno on otienobarrack(a)gmail.com. About KICTANet The Kenya ICT Action Network is an open multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interests and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reforms in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. Learn more at www.kictanet.or.ke The report for the very successful 2016 Kenya IGF is available at https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?p=26623 and http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/african-regional-group Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya

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Safaricom may face sanctions over network outage
by Matunda Nyanchama 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

Friends This matter underlines a key aspect that should trigger comprehensive assessment of the way critical infrastructure is managed in this country. As the Treasury indicated a while back, Safaricom's role and especially its MPESA service is a critical cog in the Kenyan economy. A while back there was a task force dealing with regulations to govern critical infrastructure to ensure that this is protected accordingly. This would require designs that assure resilience in the face of potential vulnerabilities (both logical and physical) with continuity at the core of these. I suppose that Safaricom continually assesses (through audits and self-assessment) its vulnerabilities, examines associated exposures and potential impacts with clear action plans on how to address those weaknesses. . I am sure the regulator seeks the same from an assurance perspective as part of the entity's licensing requirements. Without thinking of the worst: cyber-related risks abound too! Regards. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; Director & Managing Consultant, <mailto:mnyanchama@aganoconsulting.com> mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; <http://www.aganoconsulting.com/> www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: <http://twitter.com/#%21/nmatunda> nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve! Call: +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.com Licensed by Communications Authority of Kenya (CA)

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Safaricom may face sanctions over network outage - Business Daily
by Nanjira Sambuli 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

"“I want to say that those are the risks of probably having too much dominance in the market by a few players or so, because you don’t spread the risk,” said Mr Wangusi." http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/Safaricom-may-face-sanctions-over-n… Regards, Nanjira. Sent on the move.

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ICANN 59 (Joburg) Tech talk panel on DNSSEC Deployment Challenges
by Mark Elkins 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

ICANN-59 will be held in Johannesburg at the Sandton convention centre from 26-29 June, 2017. One of the technical days is shared between DNSSEC (morning) and ccTLD Technical Talks (afternoon). We (the DNSSEC Workshop Program Committee) are looking for a few people that would like to participate in a panel discussion on “DNSSEC Deployment Challenges” on the African Continent. Officially- The program committee is seeking input from those that are interested in implementation of DNSSEC but have general or particular concerns with DNSSEC. In particular, we are seeking input from individuals that would be willing to participate in a panel that would discuss questions of the nature: — What are your most significant concerns with DNSSEC, e.g., implementation, operation or something else? — What do you expect DNSSEC to do for you and what doesn't it do? — What do you see as the most important trade-offs with respect to doing or not doing DNSSEC? We are interested in presentations related to any aspect of DNSSEC such as zone signing, DNS response validation, applications use of DNSSEC, registry/registrar DNSSEC activities, etc. So, I'm looking for a handful of volunteers (anyone from Africa). Talks would be no longer than ten minutes long. You get a free lunch :-) -- Mark James ELKINS - Posix Systems - (South) Africa mje(a)posix.co.za Tel: +27.128070590 Cell: +27.826010496 For fast, reliable, low cost Internet in ZA: https://ftth.posix.co.za

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Safaricom network breakdown
by Victor Kapiyo 24 Apr '17

24 Apr '17

Morning, I don't know about everyone else, but this is not encouraging. Would be happy to hear from Safaricom and CA about the cause of the problem and safeguards put in place to ensure such incidences are avoided in the future. *Millions of Safaricom customers were unable to make calls Monday morning after the mobile service provider experienced a technical hitch. The technical problem affected subscribers countrywide with the company saying it is working to resolve the issue. “Sorry we are having a slight technical fault with the network services countywide but the issue is being resolved,” the company posted on its Twitter account. Data from Communications Authority of Kenya shows that Safaricom has the highest number of mobile subscribers with 26.6 million customers.* http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Safaricom-network-breakdown-affects-millions/1… *Victor Kapiyo* Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP* *Web: www.lawmark.co.ke <http://www.lawmark.co.ke> * ==================================================== *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar*

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Is the blockchain overhyped?
by Ali Hussein 22 Apr '17

22 Apr '17

Listers A lot is being said about the potential of the BlockChain to 'disrupt' everything we do. From Financial Services, to the Land Registry and beyond. Is this reputation being overhyped? https://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com/articles/is-the-blockchain-overhyped/?u… 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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Re: [kictanet] Why Net Neutrality Matters for SEO and Web Marketing - Whiteboard Friday - Moz
by florence mwangangi 21 Apr '17

21 Apr '17

The current position in Kenya - as with other jurisdictions - is support for net neutrality premised on the law. That is the position being exemplified by Rand Fishkin, and I share it too. However, if there's a shift in the big net market in the US, it would affect us too as will be the case with other nations. Question is whether we can "make noise enough" to have net neutrality retained at the international level, noting the huge influence the rich and mighty ISPs wield. On 21 Apr 2017 10:43, "Admin CampusCiti via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Listers > > Back to my favorite subject. :-) > > Net neutrality is a hot-button issue lately, and whether it's upheld or > not could have real ramifications for the online marketing industry. In > this Whiteboard Friday, Rand covers the potential consequences and fallout > of losing net neutrality > > Read on:- > > https://moz.com/blog/net-neutrality-seo-whiteboard-friday > > > *Ali Hussein* > *Hussein & Associates* > +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking > what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi > > 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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Why Net Neutrality Matters for SEO and Web Marketing - Whiteboard Friday - Moz
by Admin CampusCiti 21 Apr '17

21 Apr '17

Listers Back to my favorite subject. :-) Net neutrality is a hot-button issue lately, and whether it's upheld or not could have real ramifications for the online marketing industry. In this Whiteboard Friday, Rand covers the potential consequences and fallout of losing net neutrality Read on:- https://moz.com/blog/net-neutrality-seo-whiteboard-friday Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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The growing use of social media in the political landscape
by Joash Moitui 21 Apr '17

21 Apr '17

Dear listeners, On behalf of my colleagues, we would like to inform you we are conducting a research on the growing use of social media in the political landscape. The research has particular relevance in Kenya, where elections have repeatedly been flashpoints of violence, and where crowdsourced violence reporting via social and new media has been a feature of peacebuilding and violence mitigation. Research highlights significant ‘technology gaps’ between members at margins of society, and those whose voices are amplified by social media; reflecting concerns that social media does not equally reflect experiences of the most vulnerable, including women and girls, or populations with limited digital access, who are often key crisis response targets. How timely are reports from social media and conventional media, and how can these be used in real-time by policymakers in the real-time case of the Kenyan elections? Little research has rigorously tested the nature or extent of data gaps, meaning policymakers develop responses without robust evidence on data reliability and comprehensiveness. Findings will be discussed, validated workshops in Nairobi with policy, research, and civil society experts on Kenyan political violence, to assess comprehensiveness of both data sources and implications for response. We would like to collaborate with interested individuals. I welcome further discussions Joash Moitui [image: https://]about.me/jmoitui <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/ef1335b18d6e114c12808a4e9fa13ecdf78f3336?ur…>

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Communications Authority of Kenya CA'sAnnual Report
by Mark O. Okuttah 20 Apr '17

20 Apr '17

Dear listers, Kindly click on to link below to access Communications Authority of Kenya latest Annual Report for the Financial Year 2015/2016 released recently. http://www.ca.go.ke/index.php/annual-reports Mark Okuttah. [cid:image002.png@01D2261C.358E6570] [Description: http://digital.scanad.com/signature/ca-logo.jpg]

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