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Concern
by Mildred Achoch 23 Apr '18

23 Apr '18

Dear Listers, I have been blocked by one Peter Cummings @CummingsThatiah for expressing concern about beshte.com. Number 6 of the beshte.com Terms and conditions says: "6.1 To be eligible for [an account] on our website under this Section 6, you must [be resident or situated in the United Kingdom]." Yet this individual posted a Tweet urging Kenyans to join beshte.com so as to earn 100,000 just for using it. I also came across this: https://www.kenyatalk.com/index.php?threads/beshte-com-is-a-scam.73494/ Regards, Mildred Achoch. -- Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com

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Register to participate in the 1st Global Editathon Girls in ICT
by FEM HUB 22 Apr '18

22 Apr '18

*Register to participate in the 1st Global Editathon Girls in ICT* We are organizing the 1st Global Editathon Girls in ICT on Saturday April 28 coordinated between the Women's Special Interest Group of the Internet Society and the Wikimedia Foundation on the occasion of the Day of Girls in ICT. It will be happening at eMobilis Mobile Technology Institute, Westlands at 9am to 12pm. We will have 11 nodes running in 10 countries: Mexico, Argentina, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya, Cabo Verde, Panama and Peru. On that day, we will edit the biographies of women: founding, pioneers, entrepreneurs, developers and leaders in technology from the region. Ladies in Tech, this is a great opportunity to learn how to edit Wikipedia pages and put more ladies on the map. I will be doing the keynote speech. Edna Karijo (my mentee :)⁩ Digital Skills Manager, eMobilis, is the lead organizer. Entry & Training FREE. Register for the Kenya node on this link, only a number of places left. https://goo.gl/forms/4J6z9hFK5LplL6cf1 Regards, Ida Ng'ang'a Chairman, Membership & Outreach Standing Committee - Internet Society President - Internet for Development Global Community Director - Regional Consortium for Development (RCD Africa) Founder - Network of Young Women Leaders (NYWL) & Fem-Hub -- Best, Ida Ng'ang'a ISOC Internet for Education Moderator Public Policy and Internet for Development Expert ida.nganga(a)internet4D.org

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Kenyans to provide DNA, house satellite data for IDs
by Sidney Ochieng 20 Apr '18

20 Apr '18

Kenyans to provide DNA, house satellite data for IDs https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/economy/Kenyans-to-provide-DNA--house-s… First this is extremely reckless without a data protection law. Already we’re worried about how the government is using the data it does have about us and now we want to take it all and put it in one place? Second why exactly does the government need to know all of this additional data about me that they don’t currently collect? Finally, this won’t be cheap particularly with the additional data they want to collect. Who’s paying for this?

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Advice for startups
by David Indeje 20 Apr '18

20 Apr '18

Dear Listers, " advice for start-ups, and it’s not very fucking complicated. It’s just: Think about the impact that you want to have on your users and on the people consuming your content and do the right thing. They know what the right thing is. Discord knows what the right thing is. http://nymag.com/selectall/2018/04/dan-mccomas-reddit-product-svp-and-imzy-…

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Blow to CA court blocks plan to snoop into mobile phones conversations
by Barrack Otieno 19 Apr '18

19 Apr '18

Listers, Read more https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001277499/blow-to-ca-court-blocks-… Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Data Fellowships Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi
by Steph Muchai 19 Apr '18

19 Apr '18

Dear Listers, School of Data is inviting journalists, data scientists, civil society advocates and anyone interested in advancing data literacy to apply for its 2018 Fellowship Programme, which will run from May 2018 to January 2019. *8* positions are open, 1 in each of the following countries: Bolivia, Guatemala, Ghana, Indonesia, *Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania*, The Philippines. The application deadline is *Sunday, May 6th of 2018. * *Find out more about the Fellowship <https://schoolofdata.org/2018/04/16/apply-now-school-of-datas-2018-fellowsh…>* <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekJ1dCVPKs731v56F4GqdUWqPQcjoN5It…> *Apply for the Fellowship Program <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekJ1dCVPKs731v56F4GqdUWqPQcjoN5It…>* If you would like to sponsor a fellowship, please get in touch with *School of Data <https://schoolofdata.org/contact/>.* Kind Regards, Steph Muchai Country Engagement Developer - Open Contracting <https://hivos.org/focal-area/open-contracting> [image: Hivos People Unlimited] ACS Plaza, Lenana Road |P.O. Box 19875| Nairobi|Kenya T + 254 725 451 729|E smuchai(a)hivos.org <https://mail.hivos.org/smuchai@hivos.org>|Skype steph.muchai| www.east-africa.hivos.org

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Lawyers reject automation
by Ali Hussein 19 Apr '18

19 Apr '18

Listers I think this headline by a leading business newspaper is misleading. The lawyers have a point. I don't think they are against Automation per se. I think they are fighting an animal that we need to kill in this country. And that animal is lack of adequate public participation and total disregard of our constitution when it comes to this matter. This sort of attitude by our leaders will take us nowhere. Progress will come. But let it come while carrying stakeholders with it. https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/economy/Lawyers-reject-automation-of-la… Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *AHK & 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.

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FYI- ARTICLE 19 Legal Analysis of Kenya Cyber Bill 2017
by Ephraim Percy Kenyanito 18 Apr '18

18 Apr '18

Dear colleagues, Our Kenyan cyber bill legal analysis is now online here: https://www.article19.org/resources/kenya-computer-cybercrimes-bill-2017/ Please feel free to reach me with any questions/ ideas on the advocacy strategy. -- Best Regards, Ephraim Percy Kenyanito Digital Programme Officer *ARTICLE 19 EASTERN AFRICA * *DEFENDING FREEDOM **OF EXPRESSION AND INFORMATION* W https://www.article19.org/regional-office/eastern-africa/ Tw @article19eafric Fa facebook.com/article19org <http://facebook.com/article19org> PGP Fingerprint: B0FA394AF73DEB7AA1FDC7360CFED26DE6BA8DC1

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Job Vacancies in Regional ICT Bodies
by Gimode, Chiimbiru 17 Apr '18

17 Apr '18

Dear Listers, Kindly see the attached vacancies in regional ICT bodies as advertised by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA).The two have appeared in today’s My.Gov newspaper on pages 11 and 13. You can access the pull out in the Standard newspaper. This is for your information and noting. Best Regards, Chiimbiru Gimode, CMRP, MPRSK. Communications Officer Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) CA Centre,Waiyaki Way,Westlands, Nairobi I P.O Box 14448 Nairobi 00800. Office Line : 0703-042-524 I Website : www.ca.go.ke I Twitter : @CA_Kenya Facebook : Communications Authority of Kenya I YouTube : CA Kenya Flickr : https://www.flickr.com/photos/cck-kenya CA Core Values: Integrity | Transparency| Accountability | Diligence | Results Focus I Team work We are all bound together in ways that are invisible to the eye.There is a oneness to humanity.We achieve ourselves by sharing ourselves with others and caring for those around us-Barack Obama. [cid:64E3708E-AE0F-4C65-9FF0-F5215ED07049] Please be responsible, consider the environment before printing this e-mail. DISCLAIMER:- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use by the individual(s) or entity to whom it is addressed to. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. Additionally, if you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately by a reply e-mail. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. From: TIMOTHY CHIIMBIRU GIMODE <gimode(a)ca.go.ke<mailto:gimode@ca.go.ke>> Date: Monday, 16 April 2018 at 09:17 To: Joel Anyona <Joel.Anyona(a)wpp-scangroup.com<mailto:Joel.Anyona@wpp-scangroup.com>> Cc: Anne Njeri <Anne.Njeri(a)squaddigital.com<mailto:Anne.Njeri@squaddigital.com>>, "CPA(a)ca.go.ke<mailto:CPA@ca.go.ke>" <CPA(a)ca.go.ke<mailto:CPA@ca.go.ke>> Subject: Website Uploads-Job Vacancies Dear Joel, Kindly upload the attached on this link: http://www.ca.go.ke/index.php/career-opportunities with the below deadlines 1. Executive Secretary ARICEA-Deadline 20th April 2018 2. EACO Liaison Managers-Deadline 24th April 2018 Also remove the current job advert as it is now time barred. Your promptness will be highly appreciated. Best Regards, Chiimbiru Gimode, CMRP, MPRSK. Communications Officer Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) CA Centre,Waiyaki Way,Westlands, Nairobi I P.O Box 14448 Nairobi 00800. Office Line : 0703-042-524 I Website : www.ca.go.ke I Twitter : @CA_Kenya Facebook : Communications Authority of Kenya I YouTube : CA Kenya Flickr : https://www.flickr.com/photos/cck-kenya CA Core Values: Integrity | Transparency| Accountability | Diligence | Results Focus I Team work We are all bound together in ways that are invisible to the eye.There is a oneness to humanity.We achieve ourselves by sharing ourselves with others and caring for those around us-Barack Obama. [cid:90A009A9-11E2-4C30-A8E9-10D3E8E99ED2] Please be responsible, consider the environment before printing this e-mail. DISCLAIMER:- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use by the individual(s) or entity to whom it is addressed to. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. Additionally, if you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately by a reply e-mail. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission.

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Amend the law to enable end-to-end land transactions
by S.M. Muraya 13 Apr '18

13 Apr '18

Noted well @walu The discussion the Lands ministry should have been having with the lawyers is about how to amend the law to enable end-to-end land transactions rather than how to protect the lawyers from the inevitable disruption that technology is bringing. https://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/2274560-4380642-lfxopw/i…

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