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Re: [kictanet] Net-Neutrality
by Ali Hussein 13 Jul '17

13 Jul '17

Joel Thanks for sharing. This world is interesting. The US (despite Wikileaks and Snowden) was a beacon of hope when it comes to Net Neutrality. However the tide has completely turned. We now have a President who is hell bent on overturning everything that the US has achieved. Read this article in the New York times to understand the magnitude of that change that is underway in the US. The deep industry ties of Trump's Regulation Teams <https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/business/the-deep-industry-ties-of-trump…> **All I can say is God help preserve the Neutral and Global Internet Space. *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & 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. On Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 11:17 PM, Mutungi Joel via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Today's is a great day in the US as all entities against net-neutrality > (open Internet) are up in arms to protest against doing away with it. This > is a fight we *MUST* join lest we see greatest technological delivery > going down the drain. > > -- > *Mutungi Joel Safari* > *ICT, Network Support Technician* > University Of Eastern Africa, Baraton > Mobile No. +254717480093 > --------------------------------------------------------- > God is in Control > > _______________________________________________ > 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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Awareness on Digital Privacy
by Collins C 13 Jul '17

13 Jul '17

While security is a great concern, I wish we were more aware of the bigger and more personal vice that is privacy. Check out the video below by Wolfie Christl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ABaGEWjFIg Collins Chandi

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PARTICIPATION
by Gladys Muthie 12 Jul '17

12 Jul '17

Trust this finds you well. Thank you for adding me to the mail list. I would like to express my interest in posting and responding to issues raised. Kind regards.

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Policy Brief on Internet Shutdowns and Elections
by Grace Mutung'u 11 Jul '17

11 Jul '17

Dear Listers, Sharing the policy brief that was discussed during the Kenya IGF last week. Regards, -- Grace Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu @Bomu PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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PRE KIGF ONLINE DISCUSSIONS DAY 2- FAKE NEWS DURING ELECTIONEERING
by kanini mutemi 11 Jul '17

11 Jul '17

Good morning Listers, Welcome to Day 2 of the Pre KIGF Online Discussions. Joy Mala and I will co-moderate this session. We look forward to a vibrant discussion on *Fake News* especially during the electioneering period. We would like to hear your perspectives on: (a)Is Fake News a problem for Kenya? (b) Companies such as Cambridge Analytica <https://cambridgeanalytica.org/> have been said to use pyschographic techniques such as voter profiling during elections to determine who gets to hear what message. Advertising companies have used similar targeted approaches in marketing for years- why is it a problem for elections? (c) Should internet intermediaries filter Fake News from their platforms? (d) Should Fake News be banned? The discussion is open. -- *Mercy Mutemi, Advocate*.

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Africa defeats biggest Mobile Carriers
by Ali Hussein 11 Jul '17

11 Jul '17

Dear listers Back when African countries were auctioning off mobile licenses by the boatload to serve the region’s young, tech-savvy population, investing in the continent’s fast-growing economies seemed like a no-brainer. Some of the world’s biggest wireless carriers rushed in. Read on:- Africa defeats biggest Mobile Carriers <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-10/africa-defeats-world-s-b…> *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & 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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Invitation to FB's open house
by Grace Githaiga 10 Jul '17

10 Jul '17

Listers As more and more communication takes place in digital form, the full range of public conversations are moving online — in groups and broadcasts, in text and video, even with emoji. These discussions reflect the diversity of human experience: some are enlightening and informative, others are humorous and entertaining, and others still are political or religious. Some can also be hateful and ugly. Facebook is an open platform for all ideas, a place where we want to encourage self-expression, connection and sharing. At the same time, when people come to Facebook, we always want them to feel welcome and safe. That’s why we have rules against bullying, harassing and threatening someone. Please rsvp here: https://splashthat.com/sites/view/openhousenairobi.splashthat.com [1] Please send in your questions to openforum(a)fb.com [2]. The deadline is Monday evening. KICTANet is the local partner mobilizing those interested. Fadzai spoke about this event yesterday during the KIGF. Best regards Githaiga, Grace Co-Convenor Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Twitter:@ggithaiga Tel: 254722701495 Skype: gracegithaiga Alternate email: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga www.kictanet.or.ke "Change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged and come together to demand it. I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change – but in yours"---Barrack Obama. Links: ------ [1] http://https://splashthat.com/sites/view/openhousenairobi.splashthat.com [2] http://openforum@fb.com

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Public participation - Digital age
by S.M. Muraya 10 Jul '17

10 Jul '17

Interesting comments on public participation here.. https://www.ed.gov/open/plan/public-participation-ed-gov In addition to e-mail, web collaboration tools, blog comments, instant messaging, etc, should be emphasized here henceforth. For "public participation" we need comment enabled web pages, for items being procured at national, county, ward levels. Each tender, should have its own comment enabled web page. https://www.iebc.or.ke/work/?tenders PPOA.go.ke should also have comment enabled web pages. From *online* answers provided to queries by decent techprenuers (not interested in tenderprenuer trickery) others will have guidance on how to go about providing characters and skills to increase transparency in Kenya. SMM

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Re: [kictanet] Invitation to FB's open house
by Grace Githaiga 10 Jul '17

10 Jul '17

Hi Rosemary Try again here: Open House event - https://splashthat.com/sites/view/openhousenairobi.splashthat.com [http://d24wuq6o951i2g.cloudfront.net/img/events/id/281/2812315/assets/fa1.T…]<https://splashthat.com/sites/view/openhousenairobi.splashthat.com> Open House, Nairobi<https://splashthat.com/sites/view/openhousenairobi.splashthat.com> splashthat.com 17.30 - Registration, Coffee & Networking18.00 - Open House19.10 - Drinks and Canapes As more and more communication takes place in digital form, the full range of public conversations are moving online — in groups and broadcasts, in text and video, even with emoji. These discussions reflect the diversity of human experience: some are enlightening and informative, others are humorous and entertaining, and others still are political or religious. Some can also be hateful and ugly. Facebook is an open platform for all ideas, a place where we want to encourage self-expression, connection and sharing. At the same time, when people come to Facebook, we always want them to feel welcome and safe. That’s why we have rules against bullying, harassing and threatening someone.At this Open House, we hope to answer your questions about how we define hate speech and our approach to removing it — as well as some of the complexities that arise when it comes to creating community standards at a global scale. Ebele O ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grace Githaiga Twitter: @ggithaiga Skype: gracegithaiga Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga ...the most important office in a democracy is the citizen. So, you see, that’s what our democracy demands. It needs you!----Barrack Obama. ________________________________ From: Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu <chemukoechk(a)gmail.com> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 10:45 AM To: Grace Githaiga Subject: Fwd: [kictanet] Invitation to FB's open house Hi GG, The invite link to the facebook event seems to have a problem. Kind regards, Rosemary, ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu <chemukoechk(a)gmail.com<mailto:chemukoechk@gmail.com>> Date: Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 6:45 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Invitation to FB's open house To: "Githaiga, Grace" <ggithaiga(a)kictanet.or.ke<mailto:ggithaiga@kictanet.or.ke>> Hi GG, This is the message I keep getting, maybe the link needs an update? [Inline image 1] On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: Listers As more and more communication takes place in digital form, the full range of public conversations are moving online — in groups and broadcasts, in text and video, even with emoji. These discussions reflect the diversity of human experience: some are enlightening and informative, others are humorous and entertaining, and others still are political or religious. Some can also be hateful and ugly. Facebook is an open platform for all ideas, a place where we want to encourage self-expression, connection and sharing. At the same time, when people come to Facebook, we always want them to feel welcome and safe. That’s why we have rules against bullying, harassing and threatening someone. Please rsvp here: https://splashthat.com/sites/view/openhousenairobi.splashthat.com<http://https://splashthat.com/sites/view/openhousenairobi.splashthat.com> Please send in your questions to openforum(a)fb.com<http://openforum@fb.com>. The deadline is Monday evening. KICTANet is the local partner mobilizing those interested. Fadzai spoke about this event yesterday during the KIGF. Best regards Githaiga, Grace Co-Convenor Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Twitter:@ggithaiga Tel: 254722701495 Skype: gracegithaiga Alternate email: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga www.kictanet.or.ke<http://www.kictanet.or.ke> "Change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged and come together to demand it. I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change – but in yours"---Barrack Obama. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@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/chemukoechk%40gmail.c… 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. -- Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu Advocate Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs-Wayawaya Tel: +254 718 181644 -- Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu Advocate Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs-Wayawaya Tel: +254 718 181644

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OHCHR | Call for submission on online violence against women
by June Tessy 10 Jul '17

10 Jul '17

Listers, The special rapporteur of the UN on gender based violence has an open call for submissions on online violence against women. Kindly find more information below. http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Women/SRWomen/Pages/OnlineViolence.aspx

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Fwd: What do executives need to know about artificial intelligence?
by Ali Hussein 09 Jul '17

09 Jul '17

Listers A series of articles on Artificial Intelligence. They are a worthwhile read. 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 Begin forwarded message: > From: "McKinsey & Company" <publishing(a)email.mckinsey.com> > Date: 8 July 2017 at 6:10:00 PM EAT > To: ali(a)hussein.me.ke > Subject: What do executives need to know about artificial intelligence? > Reply-To: "support(a)email.mckinsey.com" <support-HP2v40000015d22c015aac08b4ef4bbcfb648013(a)email.mckinsey.com> > > > > Share this email > NEW FROM MCKINSEY & COMPANY > Video series: Ask the AI experts > Artificial intelligence can offer real value to businesses. What do leaders need to know to start making progress now? Our five-part video series tackles your top-of-mind questions. > > > What’s driving today’s progress in AI? > While the deep-learning technolgy behind many of today’s AI advances seems new to most, researchers note it’s been around for decades—it simply needed the data and power available today to fuel it. > Watch the video → > > > > What are the applications of AI? > Automotive, financial services, utilities—in these and many other industries, businesses are already applying artificial intelligence to core business processes and innovating products. > Watch the video → > > > > Should we be afraid of AI? > AI researchers largely agree that fears about machines infused with artificial intelligence becoming self-acting and overpowering humans are overblown. > Watch the video → > > > > What will take AI capabilities to the next level? > Deep learning has allowed technologists to employ AI in numerous business and consumer applications, but researchers are working feverishly to master other techniques that will broaden AI’s reach. > Watch the video → > > > > What advice would you give to executives about AI? > As executives consider where artificial intelligence can unlock business value, they’ll need to cut through the hype, find talent with both technical and business acumen, and trust in the cloud. > Watch the video → > > McKinsey Insights - Get our latest thinking on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device. > > > Follow us > You received this email because you subscribed to our Digital alert list. > > Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe > > Copyright © 2017 | McKinsey & Company, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10022

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Invitation to fb's open house
by Grace Githaiga 08 Jul '17

08 Jul '17

Listers Some of you have emailed about being unable to access the link to the fb's open house event. Please try again here: https://splashthat.com/sites/view/openhousenairobi.splashthat.com [http://d24wuq6o951i2g.cloudfront.net/img/events/id/281/2812315/assets/fa1.T…]<https://splashthat.com/sites/view/openhousenairobi.splashthat.com> Open House, Nairobi<https://splashthat.com/sites/view/openhousenairobi.splashthat.com> splashthat.com 17.30 - Registration, Coffee & Networking18.00 - Open House19.10 - Drinks and Canapes As more and more communication takes place in digital form, the full range of public conversations are moving online — in groups and broadcasts, in text and video, even with emoji. These discussions reflect the diversity of human experience: some are enlightening and informative, others are humorous and entertaining, and others still are political or religious. Some can also be hateful and ugly. Facebook is an open platform for all ideas, a place where we want to encourage self-expression, connection and sharing. At the same time, when people come to Facebook, we always want them to feel welcome and safe. That’s why we have rules against bullying, harassing and threatening someone.At this Open House, we hope to answer your questions about how we define hate speech and our approach to removing it — as well as some of the complexities that arise when it comes to creating community standards at a global scale. Ebele O ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grace Githaiga Twitter: @ggithaiga Skype: gracegithaiga Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga ...the most important office in a democracy is the citizen. So, you see, that’s what our democracy demands. It needs you!----Barrack Obama.

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Tough rules to fight hate speech
by Joash Moitui 07 Jul '17

07 Jul '17

What's is the threshold of misuse of social media? Read more: http://mobile.nation.co.ke/news/politics/tough-digital-rules-to-curb-hate-s… Joash

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Privacy International report: Kenya's Cyber security plans and surveillance vulnerabilities this opens up
by Collins C 06 Jul '17

06 Jul '17

Having a NIDS at the KE-CIRT does not mean that they are intruding on our privacy, the tools work by looking for network patterns that indicate an attack is taking place or when known malicious IP addresses are identified in the network. When it becomes intrusive they will be having decryption of our internet traffic which can easily be identified and alarmed by all major internet actors i.e. google, fb etc. Collins

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Privacy International report: Kenya's Cyber security plans and surveillance vulnerabilities this opens up
by Mose Karanja 06 Jul '17

06 Jul '17

This report by Privacy International is instructive. https://www.privacyinternational.org/node/1476 <https://www.privacyinternational.org/node/1476> — Particularly problematic, however, is the potential scale of monitoring that can be conducted, as well as the lack of transparency about what exactly will be visible and to whom. The NIDS/NIPDS is a monitoring centre housed under the KE-CIRT/CC with “screens with multiple dashboards for recording of various incidents/alerts of possible attack.” NIDS/NIPDS probes would be deployed at the critical nodes of Kenya’s internet backbone: at the Kenya Internet Exchange, at the submarine fibre optic cable landing sites, at the internet service providers and data carriers. Yet the system is not limited to monitoring broad flows of incoming and outgoing internet traffic in Kenya to detect anomalous patterns. The project appears clearly interested in monitoring content. — -Moses

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Event Invitation - Envisioning A Safer Internet for Women
by Wandia 06 Jul '17

06 Jul '17

Dear Listers, It was great seeing your contribution to the conversation around *'Online Bullying: How Safe is the Space' *on Day 3 of the Pre-IGF Discussions. On 13th July, Thursday next week iHub will be hosting a discussion around enhancing safe internet space for women (especially because they are the hardest hit when it comes to cyber bullying) During this event we are hoping to have key presentations updating you on iHub's Research Project dubbed 'Enhancing Internet Freedom for Women in Kenya' <https://ihub.co.ke/blogs/30328/enhancing-internet-freedom-in-kenya-for-women>, a panel discussion and a demo by the Jigsaw team on using Perspective API. <https://www.perspectiveapi.com/> We hope to see you there. RSVP here <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/envisioning-a-safer-internet-for-women-in-keny…> to attend this event. Best Regards, Tess Wandia E-mail: tess(a)ihub.co.ke

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Group Warns That Kenya May Use Cybersecurity Surveillance
by Nanjira Sambuli 06 Jul '17

06 Jul '17

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2017-07-05/group-warns-that-keny… Regards, Nanjira. Sent on the move.

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Re: [kictanet] Remote Participation Details Kenya IGF - o6/07/2017 WEBEX
by Barrack Otieno 05 Jul '17

05 Jul '17

Listers, The Kenya IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group invites you to join this WebEx meeting. Kenya Internet Governance Forum 2017 Thursday, July 6, 2017 7:00 am | Europe Summer Time (Brussels, GMT+02:00) | 12 hrs Meeting number (access code): 843 507 083 Add to Calendar https://intgovforum.webex.com/intgovforum/j.php?MTID=me4818eab9aad7dff669f2… When it's time, join the meeting. https://intgovforum.webex.com/intgovforum/j.php?MTID=me1de0f62eff2f072038bc… JOIN BY PHONE +44-203-478-5289 Call-in toll number (UK) Can't join the meeting? https://help.webex.com/docs/DOC-5412 Thank you on behalf of the MAG -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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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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Fw: [Internet Policy] Capital I or small i(nternet)
by WANGARI KABIRU 03 Jul '17

03 Jul '17

Blessed Monday to all! Interesting discussion in the ISOC circles. Legal usage and who defines what is correct - a unique position with a "said multistakeholder model" Is the CAPS or lower case more on Brand, identity, ownership, (de)centralisation? A good point also is distinction between WWW and Internet (or internet). Be blessed. Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". On Sunday, 2 July 2017, 20:30, Richard Hill <rhill(a)hill-a.ch> wrote: #yiv9895996481 #yiv9895996481 -- _filtered #yiv9895996481 {panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv9895996481 {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv9895996481 {font-family:Tahoma;panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}#yiv9895996481 #yiv9895996481 p.yiv9895996481MsoNormal, #yiv9895996481 li.yiv9895996481MsoNormal, #yiv9895996481 div.yiv9895996481MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;}#yiv9895996481 a:link, #yiv9895996481 span.yiv9895996481MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv9895996481 a:visited, #yiv9895996481 span.yiv9895996481MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv9895996481 p.yiv9895996481MsoAcetate, #yiv9895996481 li.yiv9895996481MsoAcetate, #yiv9895996481 div.yiv9895996481MsoAcetate {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:8.0pt;}#yiv9895996481 span.yiv9895996481BalloonTextChar {}#yiv9895996481 span.yiv9895996481EmailStyle19 {color:#1F497D;}#yiv9895996481 .yiv9895996481MsoChpDefault {} _filtered #yiv9895996481 {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}#yiv9895996481 div.yiv9895996481WordSection1 {}#yiv9895996481 Dear Ayden, Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I would recommend reading at least pages 1-3, 14, and 23-24 and of the Supreme Court judgment, which is at: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/15-1194_08l1.pdf I wonder to what extent the court’s thinking was influenced by the fact that the law they struck down did not refer to the Internet, but to the “Web”. I’m sure we all agree that there is only one World Wide Web, so the correct usage is the proper noun, Web, when referring to the WWW (as opposed to using web to refer to the generic technology, as in “a private company can operate a private web, also referred to as an intranet”). Be that as it may, the court referred to “the Internet” or “the internet” without defining either term. As I’ve explained elsewhere[1] there are many definitions of the term “Internet”. The one that I like best is the 1995 definition of the US Federal Networking Council[2]: “the global information system that:(i) is logically linked together by a globally unique address space based on the Internet Protocol (IP) or its subsequent extensions/follow-ons;(ii) is able to support communications using the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite or its subsequent extensions/follow-ons, and/or other IP-compatible protocols; and(iii) provides, uses or makes accessible, either publicly or privately, high level services layered on the communications and related infrastructure described herein." This definition would appear to me to apply to a particular global system, which system should be referred to by a proper noun, that is “the Internet”. However, it is interesting to note that the telephone network is also a global system that is (i) logically linked together by a globally unique address space and (ii) is able to support communications using protocols. Yet nobody would think of referring to the telephone network with a proper noun, as “the Telephone Network”. Is that because the telephone network does not provide high-level services on top of its infrastructure? That is, do we think of “the Internet” because of “the World Wide Web”? And, if there were no World Wide Web, would we think of “the internet” as infrastructure, which is what Justice Alito seems to do? Thanks again and best,Richard [1] Richard Hill (2014), "The Internet, its governance, and the multi-Stakeholder model", Info, vol. 16. no. 2, March 2014[2] See footnote xv of Robert E. Kahn and Vinton G. Cerf . “What Is The Internet (And What Makes It Work)” December, 1999, available at: http://www.cnri.reston.va.us/what_is_internet.html ------ On Sun, 2 Jul 2017, Richard Hill wrote: Show original message Also interesting: oral argument from oyez.org: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2016/15-1194 I recommend a whole thing, one of my favourite excerpts: ----- Elena Kagan So -- so a -- so a person in this situation, for example, cannot go onto the President's Twitter account to find out what the President is saying today? Robert C. Montgomery That -- that's correct, Your Honor. Elena Kagan Not only the President. I mean, we're sort of aware of it because the President now uses Twitter. ----- Marcin Cieślak Internet Society Poland From: InternetPolicy [mailto:internetpolicy-bounces@elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of Ayden Férdeline Sent: Saturday, July 1, 2017 19:50 To: Roland Perry Cc: internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org Subject: Re: [Internet Policy] Capital I or small i(nternet) Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I found this interesting: a majority of the US Supreme Court has capitalised the 'I' in Internet, treating it as a proper noun, in a recent decision: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pay5ek/internet-or-internet-the-… Best wishes, Ayden Férdelinelinkedin.com/in/ferdeline -------- Original Message --------Subject: [Internet Policy] Capital I or small i(nternet)Local Time: April 23, 2017 3:06 PMUTC Time: April 23, 2017 2:06 PMFrom: roland(a)perry.co.ukTo: internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org I'm old enough to regard the correct term as 'Internet' not 'internet'; for example in regular press releases, news stories etc. Does ISOC (or is that iSOC) have advice about this for the world at large?-- Roland Perry_______________________________________________

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KeNIC Opens up 2nd Level Domains
by Ali Hussein 03 Jul '17

03 Jul '17

Dear all KeNIC has just announced the opening up of the .ke 2nd level domains. What does this really mean? Simply put for example is that your domain can now be www.wanjiku.ke instead of www.wanjiku.co.ke. This is huge and the Registrar and user community have been agitating for this for many years. Kudos to the KeNIC team led by Abdalla Omari and the Board. This was way overdue. So from a commercial perspective these are interesting times:- fa.ke anyone? :-) Or how about ca.ke; Ni.ke, Co.ke? ma.ke? #LetTheGamesBegin! Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & 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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3RD quarter Sector Statistics Report 2016/2017
by Mark O. Okuttah 01 Jul '17

01 Jul '17

Dear Listers, Kindly find the link leading to the 3rd quarter Sector Statistics Report released today. http://www.ca.go.ke/index.php/statistics Mark Okuttah

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MSS in Kenya and Uganda
by Namema Amendi 29 Jun '17

29 Jun '17

Hello all! Might someone familiar with regulatory requirements for launching mobile satellite services in Kenya and Uganda have a few minutes to speak? I'm having trouble reaching CA and UCC. 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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KICTANet events- Photos and videos
by Liz Orembo 29 Jun '17

29 Jun '17

Dear listers, Please find photos and videos of KICTANet past events on Youtube and Flickr accounts below: Past photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/149878027@N06/page2 Talk to Safaricom video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbcLVjnPtTGBEeYLGUb2Yow If you don't like photos of you to be taken in the future events, kindly notify the event ushers and we will honor your request. Ahsanteni. -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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Does having a license make you a professional?
by James Kulubi 28 Jun '17

28 Jun '17

Listers may wish to know that the controversy of licencing professional practice are not limited to ICT. Does Having a License Make You an Engineer? - IEEE - The Institute | | | | | | | | | | | Does Having a License Make You an Engineer? - IEEE - The Institute In Oregon, a consultant was fined for claiming he has expertise | | | | While the article is an interesting read, the associated comments are even more interesting. James Kulubi

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Re: [kictanet] CA Press release on PETYA ransomware attack
by Mark Kipyegon 28 Jun '17

28 Jun '17

Microsoft issued an alert[1] yesterday recommending that vulnerable systems should be patched and SMBv1 disabled to prevent network propagation. [1] https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2017/06/27/new-ransomware-old-tech… On 28 Jun 2017, at 19:36, "kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > This is scary!! Microsoft's tamed response to this issue is unsatisfactory. > >

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CA Press release on PETYA ransomware attack
by Wambua, Christopher 28 Jun '17

28 Jun '17

Listers, The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), through the National Kenya Computer Incident Response Team Coordination Centre (National KE-CIRT/CC), has received confirmed reports of an encryption-based cyber-attack that is targeting computers running the Windows Operating system. The virus that is in the form of ransom-ware has infected computers in many countries across the globe. The Authority is pleased to share a press release issued today on the virus with the community for information and noting. Regards, Christopher Wambua Ag. Director/Consumer and Public Affairs | Consumer and Public Affairs [cid:D604D608-8372-4BC5-89DB-9C84694BB9AC] Tel: +254 20 4242000/209 Mobile: +254 703 042209/ +254 730172209 P.O. Box 14448 Nairobi 00800 [cid:FB3DE037-0CC8-4FA7-B20F-4119C821EA69]wambua@ca.go.ke<mailto:wambua@ca.go.ke> [cid:0720AB83-4B6A-4416-8B7F-81C3A0CCDE41] Communications Authority of Kenya<https://www.facebook.com/CAOKenya?ref=hl> [cid:583BD38E-775F-4348-83D6-060FAF70A306] ca_kenya <https://twitter.com/CA_Kenya> [cid:C5CDE1C5-0F96-4F26-A010-6666CC5E6E5E] www.ca.go.ke <http://www.ca.go.ke/> [cid:BD5D06BE-C5CD-4A94-B40C-C56593F11B8E] 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. [cid:A5A6E357-A7A2-4469-A3B4-FA58D90AD619]

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PRE KIGF ONLINE DISCUSSSIONS DAY 2- FAKE NEWS DURING ELECTIONEERING
by kanini mutemi 28 Jun '17

28 Jun '17

Good morning Listers, Welcome to Day 2 of the Pre KIGF Online Discussions. Joy Mala and I will co-moderate this session. We look forward to a vibrant discussion on *Fake News* especially during the electioneering period. We would like to hear your perspectives on: (a)Is Fake News a problem for Kenya? (b) Companies such as Cambridge Analytica <https://cambridgeanalytica.org/> have been said to use pyschographic techniques such as voter profiling during elections to determine who gets to hear what message. Advertising companies have used similar targeted approaches in marketing for years- why is it a problem for elections? (c) Should internet intermediaries filter Fake News from their platforms? (d) Should Fake News be banned? The discussion is open. -- *Mercy Mutemi, Advocate*.

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] European Commission decides to fine Google for abusing dominance as search engine
by Barrack Otieno 28 Jun '17

28 Jun '17

Listers, This might be of interest to some of you. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Richard Hill <rhill(a)hill-a.ch> Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:05:16 +0200 Subject: [Internet Policy] European Commission decides to fine Google for abusing dominance as search engine To: ISOC Policy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Here are the links to the official communication of the European Commission regarding its decision to fine Google: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-1784_en.htm http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-17-1806_en.htm http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-17-1785_en.htm Best, Richard _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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When state players are complicit in a global tech meltdown
by Ali Hussein 28 Jun '17

28 Jun '17

Listers The global cyberattacks currently playing out over the last month or so with the latest version starting in Ukraine and spreading across the globe can be traced to the NSA's activities in either curbing cyber attacks or in their efforts to carry out its mandate of protecting America's National Security. This is a classic example of how such activities can go awry in a very bad way. It's reminiscent of riding a tiger hoping it will get you somewhere very fast while at the same time praying you don't fall off and get turned into its lunch.. Computer systems from Ukraine to the United States were struck on Tuesday in an international cyberattack that was similar to a recent assault that crippled tens of thousands of machines worldwide. In Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, A.T.M.s stopped working. About 80 miles away, workers were forced to manually monitor radiation at the old Chernobyl nuclear plant when their computers failed. And tech managers at companies around the world — from Maersk, the Danish shipping conglomerate, to Merck, the drug giant in the United States — were scrambling to respond. Even an Australian factory for the chocolate giant Cadbury was affected. Read on:- https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/27/technology/ransomware-hackers.html?emc=e… Regards 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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Kenya IGF - July - Registration Open
by Victor Kapiyo 27 Jun '17

27 Jun '17

Dear listers, The Kenya IGF is a unique platform for all stakeholders to openly exchange perspectives and concerns on key issues that may affect the future of the Internet for millions of Kenyans. KICTANet has been involved in organizing the Kenya IGF in partnership with industry stakeholders to address key Internet issues. This year, Kenya’s 2017 IGF is scheduled for July 6th, 2017, at the Laico Regency Hotel, Nairobi. The outcomes will feed into the Global IGF slated for December 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland. The global theme for this year’s IGF is “Shape Your Digital Future!” while the local theme is "Internet and Elections". Registration is now open. Kindly register to attend here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kenya-igf-2017-tickets-35478004667 We'll also be having as per tradition, our online discussions on the key issues facing the ICT sector next week. We look forward to your active participation. Also note, there will be other interesting events during the Kenya IGF week. You can have a look at them on the event website: www.kigf.or.ke Regards, Victor Kapiyo for Kenya IGF MAG

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Re: [kictanet] INVITATION TO THE 2017 PRE- KIGF ONLINE DISCUSSION
by Ronald Ojino 26 Jun '17

26 Jun '17

Dear Listers, It is my hope that you have had a great weekend! As you are aware, this year Kenya’s 2017 IGF will be taking place on July 6th at the Laico Regency hotel, Nairobi and as part of this major activity; we shall be having our online discussions on key issues facing the ICT sector starting tomorrow Tuesday, 27th June 2017. The pre-KIGF discussions will allow us to not only learn some new things but is also designed to allow us dig deeper into a range of topics, and ultimately apply those concepts on the D-Day! Some of the issues that we have lined up for online discussion include: · Day 1: Internet shutdowns · Day 2: Fake news during electioneering · Day 3:Online bullying · Day 4: Fintech ecosystem · Day 5: ICT in the counties Looking forward to your active participation. 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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Fellowship opportunity for Media and Academia | Civic Tech Showcase News
by Juliet Nanfuka 26 Jun '17

26 Jun '17

Greetings all, *Apply for the Media/Academia Fellowship* The second round of the CIPESA-ICT4Democracy Fellowship is open. The fellowships look to nurture university students', early career academics' and journalists' understanding of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for governance, human rights and development.The focus countries are Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Read more about the fellowships for Academia <https://cipesa.org/2017/06/round-2-now-open-cipesa-ict4democracy-academia-f…>and Media <https://cipesa.org/2017/06/round-2-now-open-cipesa-ict4democracy-media-fell…>. Feel free to query and to share the opportunity onward. Applications close on *July 1, 2017. * *Showcasing Civic and Social Technology in East Africa* Also under the CIPESA-ICT4Democracy project we are showcasing social and civic tech <https://cipesa.org/2017/06/showcasing-civic-and-social-tech-in-east-africa/> in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. We had the first showcase in Tanzania <https://cipesa.org/2017/06/youth-in-the-civic-and-social-tech-arena-in-tanz…> last week and look forward to the Uganda showcase on July 4th which we will host alongside Outbox. Kind regards, Juliet NB Apologies for cross posting -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *See our report: State of Internet Freedom in Africa 2016 <http://cipesa.org/?wpfb_dl=225>| #InternetFreedomAfrica* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Juliet N. Nanfuka*Mobile: +256 (0) 773 949 345 |Office: +256 (0) 414 289 502 @ChewingStones -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)* Plot 156-158 Mutesa II Road, Ntinda | Kampala, Uganda www.cipesa.org | @cipesaug <https://twitter.com/cipesaug> | https://www.facebook.com/cipesaug

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Animators & Caricature artists
by Maina Samson 24 Jun '17

24 Jun '17

Gentlemen and ladiesCould someone refer me to 1 or 2 entry level animators that i could engage on a project i would like to do? Also if you have reference for a good caricature artists for the same Regards, Samson

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WALUBENGO: Kenya's uneasy dance with Bitcoin - Daily Nation
by Ali Hussein 23 Jun '17

23 Jun '17

Listers Excerpts from the blog:- Given all these benefits, CS Mucheru was challenged to reverse the chilling effect the terse circular from the Central Bank had caused within the Fintech innovators community. He, however, argued that the circular never stopped anyone from innovating around financial services, and innovators should therefore continue experimenting and pushing into new frontiers. Read the full article below:- http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/2274560-3982344-7t1mmd/in… As a follow up to this KICTANet will soon be releasing the BlockChain Policy brief we have been working on which will include deliberations from the June 8th discussions. Regards 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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Fwd: Notice: South Africa - Johannesburg, Pretoria: Taxi strike planned for 22 June suspended; continue to monitor developments
by Ali Hussein 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Listers For those who will be in Jo'berg for ICANN59. *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & 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. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Intl.SOS and Control Risks Security Alert <alerts(a)intlsos-cr.com> Date: Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 3:26 PM Subject: Notice: South Africa - Johannesburg, Pretoria: Taxi strike planned for 22 June suspended; continue to monitor developments To: ALI(a)hussein.me.ke South Africa: Johannesburg, Pretoria: Taxi strike planned for 22 June suspended; continue to monitor developments *OVERVIEW* *Level:* *Notice* *Location:* *Gauteng * - South Africa *Category:* Strike, Civil unrest *Last Updated: 22 Jun 2017 12:14 (GMT)* Local sources on 22 June reported that a strike by metered taxi operators in Pretoria and Johannesburg (both Gauteng province) planned for the day would not proceed; members should continue to monitor developments due to the potential for further related action. The strike, organised to protest operations by the app-based ride share service Uber, was suspended after the local authorities denied permission for it to go ahead. Major roads, including those leading to OR Tambo International Airport (JNB), are currently clear, though members should reconfirm the status of routes prior to setting out as a precaution. *ADVICE* - Monitor developments due to the potential for further related strike or protest action. - Reconfirm existing transport arrangements and the status of routes, including to/from OR Tambo International Airport, before setting out. Maintain flexible itineraries and allow plenty of time to complete journeys. - Expect a heightened police presence on major routes between Pretoria and Johannesburg; follow all directives issued by them. - Exercise heightened caution when using app-based ride share services due to the potential for targeted violence. 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KICTANet Survey of Skills and Capabilities in the Network
by Grace Mutung'u 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Dear listers, KICTANet has over the years depended on the goodwill among listers to carry out activities such as policy analysis and advocacy, the Kenya IGF as well as other face to face meetings. The list has grown to a membership of over 1,000 subscribers, yet there is no knowledge of the resources available within the network. KICTANet would therefore like to undertake a survey of skills of capabilities. Members of the network are invited to fill in the form which can be found at this link https://goo.gl/forms/YsWvo9dRebZJoDJo2 Happy Easter! -- Grace Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu @Bomu PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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ICANN 59: NCUC Outreach Event (Remote Participation)
by Paul M 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Dear Listers, For those of you who'll be unable to attend ICANN 59 in Johannesburg, the ISOC Gauteng chapter is organizing an outreach event targeted towards civil society participation in the ICANN's Non Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC). To register to participate go to the following links: Day1: https://isoc.zoom.us/meeting/register/e7c6bbaeb90973394ac87b605f06faf5 Day2: https://isoc.zoom.us/meeting/register/f33e9cfc7fe3c7e2c5b9141539e44ee6 The event commences on 23rd June 2017 at 11:00am EAT. Sincerely, Paul Muchene -- :-) Paul M

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ICT Growth Policies Vs. Taxation
by Nekesa Were 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Good morning listers, This Saturday from 9.30am the iHub will host a forum on the impact of government revenue collection on the growth of the ICT sector. http://bit.ly/2soBcr2 Contributions to this discussion are of course welcome beforehand on this thread. -- Warm Regards, Nekesa Were iHub <http://ihub.co.ke/> Too brief? Here's why. <http://emailcharter.org/> +254.722.625.633

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3 Days to Africahackon Conference
by BRIGHT GAMELI 20 Jun '17

20 Jun '17

We've got 3days to the 4th Annual Africahackon Cyber Security confernece. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY1FEyjbSnA&feature=youtu.be Not too late to grab your tickets. Topics and program on the website. www.africahackon.com Location: DusitD2 Date: 23rd and 24th of June,2017 Cost: ksh2000 for Students and ksh7000 for Individuals If you need an invitation letter or invoice, kindly send me a message. This years conference is going up a notch. See you all on Friday and Saturday. ~ze3D~

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Social Media and the Radicalization of Youth in the Digital Age (Summary Report of a UNESCO Ongoing Project)
by Barrack Otieno 20 Jun '17

20 Jun '17

Listers, This might be of interest to our community. Best ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Richard Hill <rhill(a)hill-a.ch> Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2017 18:20:31 +0200 Subject: [Internet Policy] Social Media and the Radicalization of Youth in the Digital Age (Summary Report of a UNESCO Ongoing Project) To: "Internetpolicy@Elists. Isoc. Org" <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> The attached was handed out at the WSIS Forum last week. It is a summary of ongoing UNESCO work on the topic in question. As I understand the summary, there is no evidence at present that justifies implementing censorship in order to combat radicalization. Best, Richard -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] [Internet Policy] Opportunity: AI & governance
by Barrack Otieno 20 Jun '17

20 Jun '17

Dear Listers, For those interested in artificial Intelligence, sign up. Best ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Oghia <mike.oghia(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2017 10:38:06 +0200 Subject: [Internet Policy] Opportunity: AI & governance To: ISOC Policy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Cc: ai(a)centreforpublicimpact.org Hi everyone, I wanted to share this announcement. Please share with anyone you think would be interested: The Centre for Public Impact <https://www.centreforpublicimpact.org> is investigating the way in which artificial intelligence will change outcomes for citizens. We are interested in how the emerging tools can reshape the way in which governments reach existing decisions as well how it can reshape government itself. *Work so far:* We think AI will reshape government in two ways. Firstly, it will change the speed, reliability and quality of existing government outcomes. Secondly, it will allow us to rethink the way in which government itself is structured. As the landscape rapidly changes around it, government needs to think about these issues now or it risks missing out on the significant benefits this technology offers. There are, of course, significant risks for governments to mitigate when implementing these tools. How will the quality of the outcomes be verified? How can we be sure that the data used to fuel the outcomes is valid? How can the government ensure the security of the tools and their underlying datasets? And what can we do to control these tools? *Get involved* If you are working in government and interested in how AI applies to your practice, please get in touch with us at: ai(a)centreforpublicimpact.org. Alternatively, if you are an AI practitioner who thinks your tools can have an application in government, please get in contact. For more information, visit: https://www.centreforpublicimpact.org/artificial-intelligence-future-govern… . ______________ -Michael J. Oghia Independent #netgov consultant & editor -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Company sues Treasury over eCitizen payments
by Grace Githaiga 17 Jun '17

17 Jun '17

The National Treasury has been thrust into a vicious war with the administrator of its electronics payments platform eCitizen, which now threatens to stall services offered through the World Bank-backed online portal. Goldrock Capital Limited, which runs e-Citizen’s mobile money payment account, has sued the National Treasury for denying it access to the platform’s M-Pesa paybill number that receives billions of shillings from individuals seeking government services through the online portal. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/Company-sues-Treasury-over-eCitizen… Best regards Githaiga, Grace Co-Convenor Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Twitter:@ggithaiga Tel: 254722701495 Skype: gracegithaiga Alternate email: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga www.kictanet.or.ke "Change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged and come together to demand it. I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change – but in yours"---Barrack Obama.

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 121, Issue 46
by Gideon 16 Jun '17

16 Jun '17

Victor, Thanks for the reminder. There is this old but active discussion around click farming: i.e. Click farms are the sweatshops of the internet. This is where the world goes to buy social media affirmation. Wondering if this can be a valid discussion item. Regards Rop > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Polite Reminder - Call for Input: Kenya IGF 2017 > (Victor Kapiyo) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 19:27:58 +0300 > From: Victor Kapiyo <vkapiyo(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Polite Reminder - Call for Input: Kenya IGF > 2017 > Message-ID: > <CAMKaekpvW8Pk0zLX4Sphm59qnO=UkRoSzTq7-+p8M4PjAvGTxA@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thanks all for your views. The team will review and develop the programme. > > Should you have a light bulb moment, do share what you come up with. > > Good day > > *Victor * > > > On 15 June 2017 at 09:56, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > Hi Victor, > > > > Kenya through various innovations has a vibrant FinTech Ecosystem, it > > would be great to have a FinTech session where we can have interactions > > with various thought leaders. > > > > Kind regards, > > Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu > > Advocate FinTech and ICT Policy > > + 254 718 181 644 > > > > On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 5:00 PM, Joash Moitui via kictanet < > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > >> Proposed topic: Electoral operations and technology > >> > >> As the ICT community, we need to understand comprehensively what efforts > >> have been made in acquisition and deployment of electoral technologies. > >> Further scrutinize the key features of the Kenya Integrated Elections > >> Management Information System and how it resolves the technological > changes > >> experienced in past elections. > >> > >> Best, > >> > >> > >> On 14 Jun 2017, at 11:46, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet < > >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> > >> Kenya registered about 19,700,000 [1] voters to participate in the > >> 2017 elections. As part of the registration, all voters gave their > >> biometrics [2], which included all fingerprints, and facial features. > >> All this data will be preloaded on the voting devices that will be > >> distributed in over 45,000 polling stations. Assuming two devices per > >> polling station, that is 90,000 devices in the hands of 90,000 > >> different people with access to biometric data of 19.7 million > >> Kenyans. > >> > >> IEBC gave a contract to a French firm to implement the different > >> aspects of electronic voting. Is the 18m biometric information now in > >> the hands of foreign agents? Are there any data protection mechanisms > >> to secure biometric data of the citizenry? > >> > >> This is why Data protection and privacy laws should be a big debate > >> going forward. The MAG can find a proper way of framing these > >> concerns. > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> [1] http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2017/02/half-of-19mn-ken > >> yan-voters-are-from-rift-valley-eastern-and-central/ > >> [2] https://www.iebc.or.ke/election/technology/?Biometric_ > >> Voter_Registration_System_(BVR) > >> ______________________ > >> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > >> twitter.com/lordmwesh > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 14 June 2017 at 10:52, Victor Kapiyo via kictanet > >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> > >> Thank you all. Let's keep the suggestions coming in. Feel free to input > on > >> the Google doc or on this thread. > >> > >> Victor > >> > >> > >> > >> On 14 Jun 2017 08:32, "Ronald Ojino via kictanet" > >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> > >> > >> Dear Victor, > >> It would be very interesting to get it from IEBC on the > >> reliability/security/robustness/usability of their systems. Taking note > >> that > >> it is quite hard for kenyans to use the IEBC website perform basic > >> functions > >> like applying for the recently advertised vacancies. Are we expecting a > >> repeat of 2013 elections where the VBR kits kept failing? What measures > >> have > >> they put in place? > >> I would also like to to hear from social network reps e.g > >> Facebook/Whatsapp on the issue of fake news in the Kenyan elections. > >> Regards, > >> R.Ojino > >> > >> On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 11:42 PM, Grace Mutung'u via kictanet > >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> > >> > >> Hi Victor, > >> I would very much be interested in a discussion on Internet shutdown(s) > >> in Kenya in the upcoming election- their possibility, legal basis, > actors > >> etc. I would hope to hear from the regulator, NCIC, Safaricom, LSK and > >> users > >> on their view about shutdowns. It would also be great to hear from the > Af* > >> community on the outcome of the anti-shutdown proposal that was > considered > >> during the recently concluded Africa Internet Summit. > >> Looking forward, > >> > >> 2017-06-13 16:46 GMT+03:00 Victor Kapiyo via kictanet > >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>: > >> > >> > >> Dear Listers, > >> > >> Kindly see the email below from the KIGF MAG requesting for your input > >> to propose topics for the 2017 Kenya IGF. > >> > >> Kindly share your input in the document linked below: > >> > >> > >> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uSCfkuKS6ZCoyUWErH1HQggG > >> lkdAZyZKs7Cp0U1fqJk/edit?usp=sharing > >> > >> Kind regards, > >> > >> Victor Kapiyo > >> MAG > >> > >> > >> On 9 June 2017 at 14:50, Victor Kapiyo <vkapiyo(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > >> Greetings 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. > >> This year, the meeting shall be held on the 6 July 2017 at the Laico > >> Hotel, > >> Nairobi. > >> > >> On behalf of the local Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), we'd be > >> interested to hear your views on the topics that you think ought to be > >> discussed during this year's KIGF17. > >> > >> To enable us track them, kindly share them in the format below: > >> > >> a) Proposed topic(s): > >> > >> E.g. Positive Social media use during elections > >> > >> > >> b) Why the topic is important or relevant: > >> > >> E.g. We have the general election in August and since social media is > >> playing a key role in public engagement and expression during the > >> elections, > >> it would be important to discuss the potential risk for abuse or > shutdowns > >> and make recommendations to encourage positive social media use. > >> > >> > >> c) Proposed speakers (if any): > >> > >> > >> E.g. Would wish to hear from an MP, NCIC, BAKE, or Facebook > >> > >> > >> We are working on a tight schedule, but we'll be happy to receive your > >> feedback by the 14 June 2017. > >> > >> We shall then compile your input and prepare the topics for the pre-IGF > >> online discussion scheduled for 19 - 23 June and the final IGF > Programme. > >> We'll also get in touch with the proposed speakers to bring them into > the > >> room. > >> > >> Here's the Kenya IGF 2016 Report for your review. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Victor Kapiyo > >> Partner | Lawmark Partners LLP > >> Advocate of the High Court of Kenya & Commissioner for Oaths > >> Suite No. 8, Centro House, Westlands, Nairobi | Web: www.lawmark.co.ke > >> ==================================================== > >> ?Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude? Zig > >> Ziglar > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/nmutun > >> gu%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. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Grace Mutung'u > >> Skype: gracebomu > >> @Bomu > >> PGP ID : 0x33A3450F > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/ronoji > >> nx%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. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Faith is a living and unshakable confidence. A belief in God so assured > >> that a man would die a thousand deaths for its sake. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/ > vkapiyo%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. > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/kivuva > >> %40transworldafrica.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.k > >> e/mailman/options/kictanet/joash.moitui%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. > >> > >> > >> Joash Moitui > >> joash.moitui(a)gmail.com > >> about.me/jmoitui > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/chemukoechk%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. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu > > Advocate > > Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs-Wayawaya > > Tel: +254 718 181644 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/vkapiyo%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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Polite Reminder - Call for Input: Kenya IGF 2017
by Victor Kapiyo 15 Jun '17

15 Jun '17

Dear Listers, Kindly see the email below from the KIGF MAG requesting for your input to propose topics for the 2017 Kenya IGF. Kindly share your input in the document linked below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uSCfkuKS6ZCoyUWErH1HQggGlkdAZyZKs7Cp0U1… Kind regards, *Victor Kapiyo* MAG On 9 June 2017 at 14:50, Victor Kapiyo <vkapiyo(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Greetings 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. This year, the meeting shall be held on the 6 July > 2017 at the Laico Hotel, Nairobi. > > On behalf of the local Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), we'd be > interested to hear your views on the topics that you think ought to be > discussed during this year's KIGF17. > > To enable us track them, kindly share them in the format below: > > *a) Proposed topic(s):* > > *E.g. Positive Social media use during elections* > > > *b) Why the topic is important or relevant:* > > *E.g. We have the general election in August and since social media is > playing a key role in public engagement and expression during the > elections, it would be important to discuss the potential risk for abuse or > shutdowns and make recommendations to encourage positive social media use. * > > > *c) Proposed speakers (if any):* > > > *E.g. Would wish to hear from an MP, NCIC, BAKE, or Facebook* > > > We are working on a tight schedule, but we'll be happy to receive your > feedback by the *14 June 2017*. > > We shall then compile your input and prepare the topics for the pre-IGF > online discussion scheduled for 19 - 23 June and the final IGF Programme. > We'll also get in touch with the proposed speakers to bring them into the > room. > > Here's the Kenya IGF 2016 Report > <http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/3568…> for > your review. > > Regards, > > *Victor Kapiyo* > Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP* > Advocate of the High Court of Kenya & Commissioner for Oaths > *Suite No. 8, Centro House, Westlands, Nairobi | **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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How not to demand a domain takedown
by Ali Hussein 15 Jun '17

15 Jun '17

Listers Apologies for cross-posting. An interesting case of the above is playing out in Costa Rica. I'm copying below verbatim email communications that has been sent out by the Costa Rica ccTLD Registry. Attached you will find the Letter send by ccTLD .cr to GAC / ICANN CEO / ICANN President Costa Rica Ministry of Commerce, Costa Rica Ministry of MICITT (ICT) A fragment of the letter: “The representative of the United States Embassy, Mr. Kevin Ludeke, Economist Specialist, who claims to represent the interest of the US Department of Commerce, has mentioned threats to close our registry, with repeated harassment regarding our practices and operation policies and even personal negative comments directed to our Executive Director, based on no clear evidence or statistical data to support his claims as a way to pressure our organization to take down the domain name without following our current policies”a You can get your own conclusions Related with domain name thepiratebay.cr **Attached is the letter. This raises interesting questions and potential for precedence setting. 1. Should a Registry take down a domain simply by being asked to? Even if that domain is clearly violating laws? 2. Shouldn't laid down procedures for take downs be adhered to? 3. What recourse do the offended have in this case? 4. Should a foreign entity/country threaten to shut down a Registry? Regards ** *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & 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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Kenya has faster mobile internet speeds than the United States — Quartz
by Ali Hussein 14 Jun '17

14 Jun '17

Kenya has the world’s 14th-fastest mobile internet speed, according to a report from the content delivery network Akamai, which collects data from more 130 countries. Read in:- https://qz.com/1001477/kenya-has-faster-mobile-internet-speeds-than-the-uni… 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] Levels of Big Data Maturity
by Erick Mwangi 14 Jun '17

14 Jun '17

*Levels of Big Data Maturity* *Level 1: Infancy* Thinking about it, There is an initial Big Data Environment in place. Current in the proof of concept / pilot stage. *Level 2: Technical Adoption* Organisations using Big Data Mostly for storage or to transform. Usage primarily by IT industry. Some Big Data exploratory analytics. *Level 3: Business Adoption* Leveraging discrete LOB use cases, structured and unstructured analysis. Using predictive analytics applied to Big Data. *Level 4: Enterprise Adoption* Leveraging use cases for multiple LOBs. Integrated metadata, quality, and governance across Big Data. Predictive insights integrated into business operations. *Level 5: DAaaS (Data Analytics as a Service)* Operating as a data service provider, self-serve data. Collaboration and sharing analytics across the enterprise. As the data discourse is enhanced, the above outlines different levels of adoption in Big data that puts a sharp focus of where are and what we need to do. Would be interesting to hear view points that would argue against that we are in the Infancy stage. E Njoroge Mwangi Technology| FINTECH | Big Data Cell +44 7539372742 Skype: Erick.mwangi On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 9:46 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Kenya registered about 19,700,000 [1] voters to participate in the > 2017 elections. As part of the registration, all voters gave their > biometrics [2], which included all fingerprints, and facial features. > All this data will be preloaded on the voting devices that will be > distributed in over 45,000 polling stations. Assuming two devices per > polling station, that is 90,000 devices in the hands of 90,000 > different people with access to biometric data of 19.7 million > Kenyans. > > IEBC gave a contract to a French firm to implement the different > aspects of electronic voting. Is the 18m biometric information now in > the hands of foreign agents? Are there any data protection mechanisms > to secure biometric data of the citizenry? > > This is why Data protection and privacy laws should be a big debate > going forward. The MAG can find a proper way of framing these > concerns. > > Regards > > [1] http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2017/02/half-of-19mn- > kenyan-voters-are-from-rift-valley-eastern-and-central/ > [2] https://www.iebc.or.ke/election/technology/? > Biometric_Voter_Registration_System_(BVR) > ______________________ > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > twitter.com/lordmwesh > > > > > On 14 June 2017 at 10:52, Victor Kapiyo via kictanet > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Thank you all. Let's keep the suggestions coming in. Feel free to input > on > > the Google doc or on this thread. > > > > Victor > > > > > > > > On 14 Jun 2017 08:32, "Ronald Ojino via kictanet" > > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> > >> Dear Victor, > >> It would be very interesting to get it from IEBC on the > >> reliability/security/robustness/usability of their systems. Taking > note that > >> it is quite hard for kenyans to use the IEBC website perform basic > functions > >> like applying for the recently advertised vacancies. Are we expecting a > >> repeat of 2013 elections where the VBR kits kept failing? What measures > have > >> they put in place? > >> I would also like to to hear from social network reps e.g > >> Facebook/Whatsapp on the issue of fake news in the Kenyan elections. > >> Regards, > >> R.Ojino > >> > >> On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 11:42 PM, Grace Mutung'u via kictanet > >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi Victor, > >>> I would very much be interested in a discussion on Internet shutdown(s) > >>> in Kenya in the upcoming election- their possibility, legal basis, > actors > >>> etc. I would hope to hear from the regulator, NCIC, Safaricom, LSK and > users > >>> on their view about shutdowns. It would also be great to hear from the > Af* > >>> community on the outcome of the anti-shutdown proposal that was > considered > >>> during the recently concluded Africa Internet Summit. > >>> Looking forward, > >>> > >>> 2017-06-13 16:46 GMT+03:00 Victor Kapiyo via kictanet > >>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>: > >>>> > >>>> Dear Listers, > >>>> > >>>> Kindly see the email below from the KIGF MAG requesting for your input > >>>> to propose topics for the 2017 Kenya IGF. > >>>> > >>>> Kindly share your input in the document linked below: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uSCfkuKS6ZCoyUWErH1HQggGlkdAZ > yZKs7Cp0U1fqJk/edit?usp=sharing > >>>> > >>>> Kind regards, > >>>> > >>>> Victor Kapiyo > >>>> MAG > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 9 June 2017 at 14:50, Victor Kapiyo <vkapiyo(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Greetings 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. > >>>>> This year, the meeting shall be held on the 6 July 2017 at the Laico > Hotel, > >>>>> Nairobi. > >>>>> > >>>>> On behalf of the local Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), we'd be > >>>>> interested to hear your views on the topics that you think ought to > be > >>>>> discussed during this year's KIGF17. > >>>>> > >>>>> To enable us track them, kindly share them in the format below: > >>>>> > >>>>> a) Proposed topic(s): > >>>>> > >>>>> E.g. Positive Social media use during elections > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> b) Why the topic is important or relevant: > >>>>> > >>>>> E.g. We have the general election in August and since social media is > >>>>> playing a key role in public engagement and expression during the > elections, > >>>>> it would be important to discuss the potential risk for abuse or > shutdowns > >>>>> and make recommendations to encourage positive social media use. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> c) Proposed speakers (if any): > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> E.g. Would wish to hear from an MP, NCIC, BAKE, or Facebook > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> We are working on a tight schedule, but we'll be happy to receive > your > >>>>> feedback by the 14 June 2017. > >>>>> > >>>>> We shall then compile your input and prepare the topics for the > pre-IGF > >>>>> online discussion scheduled for 19 - 23 June and the final IGF > Programme. > >>>>> We'll also get in touch with the proposed speakers to bring them > into the > >>>>> room. > >>>>> > >>>>> Here's the Kenya IGF 2016 Report for your review. > >>>>> > >>>>> Regards, > >>>>> > >>>>> Victor Kapiyo > >>>>> Partner | Lawmark Partners LLP > >>>>> Advocate of the High Court of Kenya & Commissioner for Oaths > >>>>> Suite No. 8, Centro House, Westlands, Nairobi | Web: > www.lawmark.co.ke > >>>>> ==================================================== > >>>>> “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig > >>>>> Ziglar > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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/ > nmutungu%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. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Grace Mutung'u > >>> Skype: gracebomu > >>> @Bomu > >>> PGP ID : 0x33A3450F > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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/ > ronojinx%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. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Faith is a living and unshakable confidence. 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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/erick.mwangi%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. 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Complaint against an MNO
by Odhiambo Washington 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

I have looked at http://www.ca.go.ke/index.php/how-to-make-a-complaint, but just from reading, without downloading any forms, it's not obvious to me which category of complaint mine is in. I'll appreciate any pointers, On Tuesday last week (or Monday evening!) an MNO installed and switched on some Radio equipment on a mast that is in my neighborhood and with that, the neighborhood instantly lost all TV signals. We have been forced to engage technicians to try and help us out to get to watch TV again. They say we have to address the matter with the provider. Digital signals, including that of GOTv have been affected from/by what I believe is some signal from the equipment this MNO (or whoever it's sharing the mast with!) installed last week. In such a case of signal interference, which form should I be downloading from the above CA website? And why doesn't CA just have an online complaint submission system, which authenticates against the complainant's phone number or e-mail using a code?? PS: I believe the MNO who owns the mast is Airtel. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft."

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ICT Senate Committee Releases End of Term Report
by June Tessy 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Listers, According to the Star this morning, the Senate Committee on ICT for the first time, (being the first National Senate) released a report on their impact and accomplished tasks as a parliamentary team here < http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/06/12/senate-ict-team-hands-over-end-of… > Is anyone privy to this document and if so, is it available for circulation, would be greatly insightful to see what our leadership did. Kind Regards, June Tessy LinkedIn Profile <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/juneokal>

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Fwd: [governance] Launch of IGF Academy's Transfer Guide. Using strategies to create or enhance sustainable national IG structures
by Kawsu Sillah 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Dear colleagues, Sharing for your information. Hope you will find it useful. Please forgive the cross post and possible duplication. Rgds, Kawsu. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <ljp(a)irights.info> Date: Monday, June 12, 2017 Subject: [governance] Launch of IGF Academy's Transfer Guide. Using strategies to create or enhance sustainable national IG structures To: Governance <governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org>, "< bestbits(a)lists.bestbits.net>" <bestbits(a)lists.bestbits.net> Dear all, apologies for cross-posting. The IGF Academy just released a Transfer Guide with diverse strategies for everyone interested in creating or enhancing sustainable national/regional IG structures: from stakeholder mapping to SWOT analysis, funding and communication strategies. You can download the templates for your own personal use in the link given below. Regards, Lorena -- Lorena Jaume-Palasi Founder IGF Academy | igf.academy ***IGF Academy releases “IGF Academy Transfer Guide: Sharing Learning and Experience” to help create national Internet governance structures*** Berlin, Colombo, Johannesburg, June 12th, 2017 Do you plan to establish Internet governance processes in your country, or do you want to enhance existing ones? They can be extremely helpful for strengthening multi-stakeholder cooperation and developing joint positions between government, businesses, civil society and others on how to manage Internet resources in your country. To give everyone involved a head start, IGF Academy has released the Transfer Guide, a toolkit that can be used by new IGF National and Regional Initiatives (NRIs). The Transfer Guide shares insights into the work done by the IGF Academy Fellows from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Congo (Brazzaville), Myanmar, Namibia, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Togo, and makes the good practice experiences available to a wider public. Download the IGF Academy Transfer Guide (10 MB) here: http://igf.academy/wp-content/uploads/IGF_transfer_guide_final.pdf The Transfer Guide outlines first strategic steps to create new NRIs and explains organisational tools such as stakeholder mapping, SWOT analysis, communication and funding strategies, as well as roadmaps. It combines the experiences and challenges of IGF Academy Fellows in creating Internet governance structures in their countries with the strategies they have developed to deal with these issues. IGF Academy partners with APC and LIRNEasia in providing support to 16 fellows from Africa and Asia for building or enhancing their nation’s IG infrastructures. “The first year of the IGF Academy has pushed forward political engagement and Internet governance discussions in all our partner countries. We are happy to share our insights and offer these experiences to enhance new NRIs globally”, Matthias Spielkamp, IGF Academy founder, explains. “The Transfer Guide offers a range of strategy tools to start up Internet governance dialogue and offers an honest perspective on the status quo for the upcoming national IGFs engaged in the IGF Academy. 2016 has been a rich experience in creating new IG initiatives and we are happy to continue our cooperation in 2017”, adds Lorena Jaume-Palasí, IGF Academy founder. The IGF Academy Toolkit is published under a Creative Commons license. Please feel free to copy, use, distribute and build upon this material. IGF Academy is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, ICANN and CIMA. The IGF Academy will hold online meetings with the fellows as well as provide webinars to assist them with the development of their strategy roadmaps until the upcoming global IGF. It will support all fellows to attend the IGF, to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, and will organise a meeting on-site prior to the global IGF to prepare the fellows to participate in the forum. Download the IGF Academy Transfer Guide (10 MB) here: http://igf.academy/wp-content/uploads/IGF_transfer_guide_final.pdf For more information about the IGF Academy go to: http://igf.academy/ ***About IGF Academy*** IGF Academy was initiated by iRights in March 2016. It aims to foster freedom of expression on the Internet and inclusive and transparent national Internet governance and policy processes. Fellows from four African and four Asian countries will be supported in the creation and/or consolidation of multistakeholder, national Internet governance structures. The IGF Academy is run by iRights in cooperation with APC and LIRNEasia and funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. ***About iRights*** iRights is a non-governmental organisation based in Berlin. Consisting of iRights e.V., a charitable non-profit, and the independent think tank iRights.international, we have been active at the intersection of digitisation and society for more than ten years. Since 2005 we have been running the iRights.info online platform, one of Germany’s premier resources for information and discussions on copyright, privacy, media freedom and Internet governance issues. We develop joint projects and provide research and consultancy for a wide range of stakeholders: foundations and other NGOs, government and public entities, private companies, academic institutions and individuals. Our mission: To harness theopportunities of digitisation for the promotion of democracy and the public good. Our approach: We offer our expertise and create spaces for the cooperative development of practical outcomes and solutions. For inquiries regarding IGF Academy please email office(a)igf.academy -- Best Regards, [image: --]SILLAH Kawsu [image: https://]about.me/ksillah Visibility Consultant - Gambia YEP *Webpage <http://www.intracen.org/yep> | **Email <yepgambia(a)gmail.com> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/groups/yepgambia/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/yepgambia> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/yepgambia/> **| Hashtag <http://#YEPGambia>* *Mobile: (+220) 986 5300 | 396 5300 | 686 5300*

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Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica) 2017: Call for Session Proposals
by Juliet Nanfuka 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Greetings! FIFAfrica is inviting session proposals (Panel discussion/ Side event/ Lightning talk/ Skills workshop) for the upcoming Forum! Please see below for more details. Over the coming weeks further information will be released about the Forum. You can also use this link to submit <https://goo.gl/forms/2nmqeTqYXdvhVm8I2>session proposals. Apologies for cross posting. Please share onward in your networks. Best, Juliet View this email in your browser <http://us8.campaign-archive2.com/?e=&u=d80a8e0082e29ffa0986bfd77&id=422ed85…> The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa <http://www.cipesa.org> (CIPESA) and the Association for Progressive Communications <http://www.apc.org>(APC) are proud to host the upcoming Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2017 <https://cipesa.org/annual-forum-2017/> (FIFAfrica). Be on the look out for more information over coming weeks. In the spirit of multi-stakeholderism, we invite your thoughts and proposals for sessions that can form part of FIFAfrica17. Propose A Session <https://goo.gl/forms/0rjbPa2qugU5bd3v2> *CIPESA **APC* [image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/cipesaug> [image: Twitter] <http://www.twitter.com/cipesaug> [image: Website] <http://www.cipesa.org> [image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/APCNews/> [image: Twitter] <http://www.twitter.com/apc_news> [image: Website] <http://www.apc.org> *Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2017Johannesburg | South Africa*

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 121, Issue 29
by Michael Ilishebo 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

The internet is neutral.....simple as that On 11 Jun 2017 07:19, <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: Technology Giants Under Fire For Facilitating Terrorism > (Ebele Okobi) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2017 05:16:57 +0000 > From: Ebele Okobi <ebeleokobi(a)fb.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Technology Giants Under Fire For Facilitating > Terrorism > Message-ID: <A6EFDA54-83F5-49B5-92DF-99F94EEBAB2A(a)fb.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > This is interesting-but you reference Nigeria shutting down the Internet. > This isn't something I am aware of-when did this happen? Also Boko Haram is > actually known for not using the Internet almost at all. Lately, there have > been very minor attempts likely driven by outside groups, but the Internet > isn't really a vector for Boko Haram recruitment. > > I'd be very interested in context on this statement. > > Ebele Okobi | Public Policy Director, Africa > m. +44 (0) 771 156 1315<tel:+44%20(0)%20771%20156%201315> > 10 Brock Street | London<x-apple-data-detectors://0/1> | NW1 3FG > ebeleokobi(a)fb.com<mailto:ebeleokobi@fb.com> > > > > On Jun 11, 2017, at 1:52 AM, Andrew Alston via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> > wrote: > > This may also be of interest?. > > For those who want to say that the Internet is bad place, and contributing > to the rise of extremist and the radicalization of people, and claiming > that it is the driving force behind the terrorism we see today?. I was > curious after reading Theresa May?s comments, and so I went and did some > research and downloaded the global terrorism database, and started > crunching numbers for Europe and the United States going back to 1970. > (Sadly, I don?t have data for 2016 and 2017, but I think the trend is still > pretty clear) > > Attached is a graph of the number of deaths by terrorism in North America > and Europe from 1970 to 2015 ? ou will notice that there is a steady > downward trend ? and in the days *BEFORE* the Internet existed ? the rates > of terrorism were actually *FAR* higher than what they are today. As > someone commented on my facebook feed ? maybe it?s because the Internet > helps us understand each other?s cultures rather than just considering them > the enemy. Who knows ? but the fact is ? the arguments that are coming out > about the Internet driving terrorism simply don?t add up with the numbers > that are available. > > I?ve got some more data that I?ll crunch in the next day or two and will > share that as well ? specifically, I want to look and see if there is a > rise in violent terrorist attacks in the global terrorism database that are > preceded by Internet Shutdowns ? I know that I read that there is evidence > that Nigeria turning off the Internet to combat Boko Haram contributed to > more radicalization ? but will crunch the data and see what it says and > share it with you when I get done. > > Thanks > > Andrew > > > From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+andrew.alston=liquidtelecom. > com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Ali Hussein via kictanet > Sent: 11 June 2017 03:02 > To: Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston(a)liquidtelecom.com<mailto:Andrew.Alston@ > liquidtelecom.com>> > Cc: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke<mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke>> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Technology Giants Under Fire For Facilitating > Terrorism > > Rosemary and all > > I think articles like these hoodwink us into thinking that governments the > world over are not already cooperating with big internet firms for National > Security reasons. Citizens around the world are waking up to the stark > reality of the choice between enhanced national security and personal > privacy and choice. > > It's a difficult situation. More amplified by how citizens react. Take for > example the hullabaloo a few months back in Kenya when it was alleged that > the CA was snooping on us. The outrage on social media was massive and > sustained. Yet we have a real problem in Kenya where some groups in the > name of religion spew hate and death liberally. Then there's the alleged > vigilante on social media who goes out and deliberately metes out > extrajudicial justice in the most brazen way imaginable and we cheer > him/her. In the U.K. Theresa May's strategy of calling for an early > election failed partly because young people (Millennials) voted in larger > numbers to protest against proposed curbing of privacy online. > > It's not an easy situation. Who polices the police? Who makes the choice > between hate speech and genuine protest against oppression? Take for > example the Mandela issue. Was he a terrorist or a hero? > > http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/332954-todays-terrorist- > could-tomorrows-hero-mandela-off-us-terror-list-3.html<http > s://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.pprune. > org_jet-2Dblast_332954-2Dtodays-2Dterrorist-2Dcould- > 2Dtomorrows-2Dhero-2Dmandela-2Doff-2Dus-2Dterror-2Dlist- > 2D3.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_ > Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=OnUGIR8PmJQNXfwRQUnPt99pFv21nbkG7qj5XySQ9EY&s= > 1YGDfjOqzLjAfU9OMjQrdk__ltJDJ-OMRasJ2YvNVws&e=> > > These are questions I fear that we will not answer in many years to come. > Ali Hussein > Principal > Hussein & Associates > +254 0713 601113 > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim<https://urldefense. > proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ke.linkedin.com_in_alihkassim&d=DwMGaQ&c= > 5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m= > OnUGIR8PmJQNXfwRQUnPt99pFv21nbkG7qj5XySQ9EY&s=5dYIlHEGwaWLW2a0mx3- > kdMjcrzz1tekazsRiu_-_mM&e=> > > "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a > habit." ~ Aristotle > > > > Sent from my iPad > > On 10 Jun 2017, at 7:03 PM, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> > wrote: > > Dear Listers, > > There may be an emerging paradigm shift from the traditional intermidiary > liability consensus. > > http://www.economist.com/news/international/21723106-some- > criticism-unfair-there-more-they-could-do-tech-giants-are- > under-fire?fsrc=scn/fb/te/bl/ed/techgiantsareunderfireforfacil > itatingterrorism<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/ > url?u=http-3A__www.economist.com_news_international_ > 21723106-2Dsome-2Dcriticism-2Dunfair-2Dthere-2Dmore- > 2Dthey-2Dcould-2Ddo-2Dtech-2Dgiants-2Dare-2Dunder-2Dfire- > 3Ffsrc-3Dscn_fb_te_bl_ed_techgiantsareunderfireforfacil > itatingterrorism&d=DwMGaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_ > Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=OnUGIR8PmJQNXfwRQUnPt99pFv21nbkG7qj5XySQ9EY&s= > DL6cDiAh6aaJysuLtrjsJOOpRHWgGqiyxIpSzVg1D0E&e=>, > > Tech giants are now being forced to take up new responsibilities in the > fight against terrorism. > > Kind regards, > > Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu > On Jun 10, 2017 5:33 AM, "Timothy- Coach- Oriedo via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> > wrote: > For the blockchain naysayers, this is for you.... > > #smart contract #smartcities #blockchain disruption > > http://m.gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/now- > smartphone-is-your-passport-in-dubai-1.2040149<https:// > urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__m.gulfnews.com_ > news_uae_emergencies_now-2Dsmartphone-2Dis-2Dyour- > 2Dpassport-2Din-2Ddubai-2D1.2040149&d=DwMGaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r= > ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m= > OnUGIR8PmJQNXfwRQUnPt99pFv21nbkG7qj5XySQ9EY&s= > JTxiDFnBrXxEvTm_viwLB8IdeHR2--_V-OrZ56_Zz0U&e=> > > > > > Timothy Oriedo > > about.me/Timoriedo<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/ > url?u=http-3A__about.me_Timoriedo&d=DwMGaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r= > ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m= > OnUGIR8PmJQNXfwRQUnPt99pFv21nbkG7qj5XySQ9EY&s=3unvMHBRPgwJ6ti0DfKHH_ > 639ZrMvySEzOjc1rZkODs&e=> > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet<http > s://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lists. > kictanet.or.ke_mailman_listinfo_kictanet&d=DwMGaQ&c= > 5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m= > OnUGIR8PmJQNXfwRQUnPt99pFv21nbkG7qj5XySQ9EY&s=lk_Xx8MTL_ > r7LKUIWRzticJBVxc179sMGmiFJyPO3sM&e=> > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet<https://urldefense.proofpoint. > com/v2/url?u=http-3A__twitter.com_kictanet&d=DwMGaQ&c= > 5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m= > OnUGIR8PmJQNXfwRQUnPt99pFv21nbkG7qj5XySQ9EY&s=lRmJ4_- > glYwwwbm6cS4f1xDvYw_YEg_r-52Xi2t4H9E&e=> > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/ > mailman/options/kictanet/chemukoechk%40gmail.com<https: > //urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lists. > kictanet.or.ke_mailman_options_kictanet_chemukoechk- > 2540gmail.com&d=DwMGaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_ > Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=OnUGIR8PmJQNXfwRQUnPt99pFv21nb > kG7qj5XySQ9EY&s=gkxZV-TIkpw-AvubmS4n1C4Gb4oAtf-d6YEJL19HsR0&e=> > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. 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Re: [kictanet] Technology Giants Under Fire For Facilitating Terrorism
by Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu 11 Jun '17

11 Jun '17

Dear Listers, There may be an emerging paradigm shift from the traditional intermidiary liability consensus. http://www.economist.com/news/international/21723106-some-criticism-unfair-… , Tech giants are now being forced to take up new responsibilities in the fight against terrorism. Kind regards, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu On Jun 10, 2017 5:33 AM, "Timothy- Coach- Oriedo via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > For the blockchain naysayers, this is for you.... > > #smart contract #smartcities #blockchain disruption > > http://m.gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/now- > smartphone-is-your-passport-in-dubai-1.2040149 > > > > > Timothy Oriedo > > about.me/Timoriedo > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/chemukoechk%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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Voter profiling in the 2017 Kenyan election – Privacy International – Medium
by Kevin Donovan 10 Jun '17

10 Jun '17

I don't think this has made the rounds yet: https://medium.com/@privacyint/voter-profiling-in-the-2017-kenyan-election-… Voter profiling in the 2017 Kenyan election Earlier this month, the Kenyan daily The Star reported that UK-based data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica had been quietly contracted by President Uhuru Kenyatta’s party in a bid to win himself a second term in office. State House officials were quick to deny the claims <https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/president-uhuru-kenyattas-jubilee-party-hire…>, while the company itself issued no comment. Cambridge Analytica has exploded onto the scene following revelations that its psychometric profiling techniques were used and reportedly played a role in both the US election and the UK Brexit referendum. The company has been in the limelight <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/14/robert-mercer-cambridge-…> ever since, and the UK information commissioner is launching an investigation <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/04/cambridge-analytics-data…> into the way political parties target voters through social media. The news that Cambridge Analytica has reportedly been hired by an increasingly unpopular president <http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/05/18/raila-closing-in-on-uhuru-poll_c1…> (according to some polls) to win a very close, tense election, does not necessarily give case for alarm. This is not the first time that Kenyatta’s administration has carried out opinion polling to hedge its chances. In fact, Cambridge Analytica worked on behalf of one of the candidates in the 2013 election, claiming to have implemented <https://ca-political.com/casestudies/casestudykenya2013> the largest political research project in Africa. The Kenyan government has strategically called on the services of UK firms in the past <http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/05/28/state-house-now-using-pollsters-t…>. London-based public relations Agency BTP Advisors, which is reportedly working with Cambridge Analytica over the next few months <http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/05/28/state-house-now-using-pollsters-t…>, represents the Kenyan government, including in interactions with the UK Parliament <http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/foreign-affairs/Listo…>. BTP Advisors, also claims credit for building scepticism <http://www.btpadvisers.com/work/kenya-elections-2013> about the International Criminal Court in Kenya, during the ultimately fruitless attempt to prosecute President Kenyatta for alleged involvement in crimes against humanity following the 2007 elections. But in an election context, profiling and microtargeting of voters is particularly problematic. Kenya’s presidential election this year is no ordinary one. That the Kenyan president’s Jubilee party would commit a reported 6 million USD to Cambridge Analytica for a mere 3-month project contract so soon to the polling date, and with such secrecy, gives cause for further scrutiny. A short (recent) history of a bad idea Political campaigns frequently rely on data, from constant polling, to finding out where to hold rallies or how to communicate to undecided voters. As people’s lives become increasingly digital, the volume of data available to political campaigns and marketers increases, and so does the granularity of data available. Everything we do is becoming traceable: the websites we visit, who we talk to (and how often), where we have been, and what we care about. All of these data can be used to make sensitive inferences and predictions about people. Personality traits, for instance, can be predicted from Facebook likes <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/11838515/This-online-tool-re…>, or even phone metadata <http://web.media.mit.edu/~yva/papers/deMontjoye2013predicting.pdf>. Behavioural data can also reveal someone’s sexual orientation — even though an individual has never decided to consciously reveal this information anywhere online. Access to such data means that political campaigns and marketers are able to create detailed profiles of individual voters and entire populations. As early as 2008, for instance, the Obama campaign had reportedly gathered as many as one thousand variables <https://www.technologyreview.com/s/509026/how-obamas-team-used-big-data-to-…> about each voter drawn from voter registration records, consumer data warehouses, and past campaign contacts to better target its messaging. Such profiles include sensitive information, such as how likely an individual is to vote at all, their income bracket, interests, health, opinions, habits, or even predicted future behaviour. It also means that messages can be microtargeted to individual voters, depending on how likely they are to be persuaded. Enter Cambridge Analytica. The company markets itself <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhvX9QCiZP0> as unique because it does not simply predict individuals’ interests or future behaviour, it also creates psychometric profiles (in addition to the plethora of other information that can be obtained and predicted from the data traces we leave behind). Psychometric data include personality, that is information about how an individual scores on a number of measures, from neuroticism, to openness or extraversion. Data is not just important to target individual voters. Online communication has radically transformed the way that people learn about the news, including political campaigns and issues. Some suggest that this has enabled new forms of automated propaganda to spread in ways we do not fully understand — from fake news to political bots on social media. While Cambridge Analytica specialises on political campaigns, it was created by SCL Elections — a company that focusses on data-driven communications for governments and military organizations worldwide. What we do know from the Snowden revelations is that Western intelligence agencies have considerable interest in harnessing these new possibilities. The British signals intelligence agency GCHQ employs a unit called JTRIG that uses insights from social science <https://theintercept.com/2014/02/24/jtrig-manipulation/>, such as psychology, to engage in online manipulation and (mis)information campaigns. More red flags than a bullfighting convention Collecting data about millions of Kenyans to profile, target, and persuade voters on behalf of the Kenyan president is a strikingly bad idea. Let us count the ways. 1. In Kenya, ethnicity has become political. Very political. The amplification and politicization of distinctions between Kenya’s over 70 ethnic groups results from a long history of manipulation by elites for personal and group gain — a history in which Kenya’s colonizer, Britain, played no small part. (See here <http://www.dw.com/en/the-role-of-ethnicity-in-kenyan-politics/a-37442394> and here <http://www.katibainstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Ethnicity-Nationh…>, for example). Post-independence Kenya broadly saw the emergence of a political elite of Kikuyu ethnicity, for a number of complex reasons including favourable access to land in Kenya’s fertile rift valley, while ethnic Kalenjin and Luo political elites also consolidated their own political support among co-ethnics in an attempt to access state power <https://www.opendemocracy.net/article/kenya_ethnicity_tribe_and_state>. Fast forward to 2007. Widespread dissatisfaction over the re-election of president Mwai Kibaki in December against contender Raila Odinga erupted as extreme violence expressed often in ‘tribal’ language and targeting. At least 1,100 people were killed <https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/kenya1211webwcover_0.pdf> and thousands forced to flee their homes; many of these were victims of the now-banned Mungiki citizens’ militia, which espouses a virulent form of Kikuyu nationalism. The International Commission of Inquiry on Post-Election Violence <http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/15A00F569813F4D549…> report attributes much of the violence factors including many voters’ perception that it was essential that the ethnic group from which they come to win the Presidency in order to ensure access to state resources. “Tribalism” is thus both the thing that should not be discussed — the National Cohesion and Integration Commission <https://www.cohesion.or.ke/> assiduously monitors ethnic hate speech — and also a resilient conceptual framework through which economic <http://allafrica.com/stories/200807141478.html>, social <https://www.cohesion.or.ke/index.php/news-all/461-county-governments-are-a-…>, and political <http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17531050802058401> grievances, particularly against the President’s Kikuyu ethnic group, are expressed Profiling individual Kenyans — of the kind that Cambridge Analytica’s technology would do — is particularly sensitive in this context. In Kenya, someone’s name is often all you need to discern their ethnicity. Gathering such personal data on millions of Kenyan citizens is highly problematic, especially since it is unclear how such data will be stored and who will have access to it. Such questions become even more pressing if the election result is contested. The Cambridge Analytica affair has already fed into a popular perception that the ruling party has allegedly mobilized state resources in an attempt “rig” the election, as expressed by many commentators <https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/05/10/uhuru-hires-data-firm-behind-tru…> . In short, the issue is already having an impact, and it’s not pretty: “[Cambridge] Analytica is feared for extreme scaremongering and fearmongering…” opines one opposition group <https://www.kenya-today.com/pictures/raila-odinga-cord-effect> on Facebook, for example. “Jubilee is intending to make this election the dirtiest, most hate-filled campaign to retain power <https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:g3ryv9_sUIMJ:https://…> .” 2. Corruption and lack of transparency on political spending. Kenya suffers extraordinary levels of corruption, particularly in the public sector. Transparency International ranks Kenya among the top 30 most corrupt countries <https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/corruption_perceptions_index_2016> globally, according to its Corruption Perceptions Index. Scandal <http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/10/29/kenyans-outraged-over-uhuru-kin-l…> after financial scandal has rocked the Kenyatta administration, and the Mwai and Moi administrations <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-31733052> before it. The opposition has long accused the incumbent administration of taking extraordinary advantage of access to state funds to cement its power. For its part, opposition candidate Raila Odinga, too, has vowed to spare no expense in setting up an alternative vote counting system, to ‘rig proof’ the results <http://kenyannews.co.ke/politics/inside-nasa-raila-presidential-campaign-th…>. The secrecy and denials around the reported Cambridge Analytica deal, which at its most benign is another example of a candidate mobilizing data to their cause, do little to dissuade these tensions. Within the context of pervasive state corruption in Kenya, the project risks adding to the gaping absence of faith <https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/02/11/apathy-faltering-listing-reflect…> many Kenyans feel in the democratic process. 3. Kenya has no data protection law. Let’s imagine that Cambridge Analytica do for the Jubilee party what they say they do <https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/how-our-likes-helped-trump-win> for other campaigns. If CA’s work is just slightly similar to what we have learned about their work in the US and Europe, they will be creating a database of highly sensitive information about a considerable share of a country’s population. We don’t know what data sources they will use, or whether they will be doing psychometric predictions. In this context, it is important to note that personality has been predicted from phone metadata — not just Facebook likes. The possibilities are endless. Could such a database contain information about ethnicity, political leaning, and who knows, sexual orientation or even health data? All of this happens in a politically volatile country, as part of a tight and tense election. Will Cambridge Analytica share or sell this data? Will they store it securely? Could the data be leaked, hacked, or stolen? Could it be accessed by the government? By the President? There is no comprehensive guidance on how data collected and processed in Kenya should be stored, retained, and protected — and this is worrying. The Kenyan government has expanded its powers of surveillance <https://privacyinternational.org/sites/default/files/track_capture_final.pdf> and data collection. It passed Security Laws (Amendment) Act <http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/AmendmentActs/2014/SecurityLa…>. It is steaming ahead with the Cybersecurity Bill <http://www.ict.go.ke/cabinet-approves-cyber-security-bill/>. It has put in place a number of serious cybersecurity initiatives (more on that from us later). But when it comes to data protection, those initiatives have lost steam — the Data Protection Bill has been languishing since 2013. 4. Rampant unaccountable spying. The intelligence services have a proven record of exceeding their legal mandate to spy on Kenyans, according to our latest investigation <https://privacyinternational.org/sites/default/files/track_capture_final.pdf> on surveillance in the country. Again, this does not inspire confidence in the government’s desire to “play by the rules” of democratic processes, such as elections. 5. Finally, the election is slated to be a very close and possibly contested. Tensions are high <https://www.ndi.org/sites/default/files/FINAL%20-%20Kenya%20PEAM%20statemen…>. Following April’s primary elections, there have already been clashes between supporters of rival parties <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-20/kenya-s-president-warns-…>, which President Kenyatta recently condemned <https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-04-24/kenya-s-ruling-party…> as “hooliganism”. The National Cohesion and Integration Commission has deployed monitors to counties in which it anticipates further trouble <https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/04/14/ncic-trains-team-to-avert-violen…>, and recent polls suggest that election-related violence is Kenyans’ single-biggest worry <https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000228493/election-related-violenc…> for 2017. Even if Cambridge Analytica’s contribution only helps Jubilee party to sway a few thousand votes, given how close the election will be (according to some polls), this edge may well be decisive. Not knowing or not caring? Does Cambridge Analytica not know this, or does not care? Even if the company does not have the power to influence significant numbers of voters the mere *perception* that Cambridge Analytica’s service, which relies on in-depth profiling of voters and which presumably includes ethnicity — will add more wood to the pyre. Currently there are no that once an extensive database of citizens’ sensitive information is collected it won’t be abused. In light of this, Privacy International has written to Cambridge Analytica <https://privacyinternational.org/sites/default/files/PI%20letter%20to%20Cam…>with questions about how the company assessed the risk of their work in Kenya and how it will ensure that Kenyans’ personal data will be protected.

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Now, smartphone is your passport in Dubai | Gulfnews.com
by Timothy- Coach- Oriedo 10 Jun '17

10 Jun '17

For the blockchain naysayers, this is for you.... #smart contract #smartcities #blockchain disruption http://m.gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/now-smartphone-is-your-passport-… Timothy Oriedo about.me/Timoriedo

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Call for Input: Kenya IGF 2017 - 6 July 2017
by Victor Kapiyo 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Greetings 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. This year, the meeting shall be held on the 6 July 2017 at the Laico Hotel, Nairobi. On behalf of the local Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), we'd be interested to hear your views on the topics that you think ought to be discussed during this year's KIGF17. To enable us track them, kindly share them in the format below: *a) Proposed topic(s):* *E.g. Positive Social media use during elections* *b) Why the topic is important or relevant:* *E.g. We have the general election in August and since social media is playing a key role in public engagement and expression during the elections, it would be important to discuss the potential risk for abuse or shutdowns and make recommendations to encourage positive social media use. * *c) Proposed speakers (if any):* *E.g. Would wish to hear from an MP, NCIC, BAKE, or Facebook* We are working on a tight schedule, but we'll be happy to receive your feedback by the *14 June 2017*. We shall then compile your input and prepare the topics for the pre-IGF online discussion scheduled for 19 - 23 June and the final IGF Programme. We'll also get in touch with the proposed speakers to bring them into the room. Here's the Kenya IGF 2016 Report <http://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/index.php?q=filedepot_download/3568…> for your review. Regards, *Victor Kapiyo* Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP* Advocate of the High Court of Kenya & Commissioner for Oaths *Suite No. 8, Centro House, Westlands, Nairobi | **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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Re: [kictanet] Four ways the Kenyan elections could be rigged – and how to stop it
by Joash Moitui 08 Jun '17

08 Jun '17

Hi all. I found an article that you might like: "Four ways the Kenyan elections could be rigged – and how to stop it" — http://theconversation.com/four-ways-the-kenyan-elections-could-be-rigged-a… <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/62fd9e173b1ef21d1c437a49b6da0a20bfd0f944?ur…> Joash Moitui [image: https://]about.me/jmoitui <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/868d505d965bea42e4e0001294307be1a21ff957?ur…> On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 7:10 PM, Joash Moitui <joash.moitui(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Received with thanks. > > > > Joash Moitui > [image: https://]about.me/jmoitui > <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/868d505d965bea42e4e0001294307be1a21ff957?ur…> > > On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 4:15 PM, JOEL CENAS OJUNG'A via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Regards! >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/ab3e299b91034e7a90eb28c958c5c684bfba7497?ur…> >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/ee77d1a298f84ce8e33c00812f4de76ef29319da?ur…> >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/1ba3ba81b7b804367e1446e36da8a05d9835cc15?ur…> >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >> ailman/options/kictanet/joash.moitui%40gmail.com >> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/9b884b6a189f6ff20330674c47d7b3d566e1378f?ur…> >> >> 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. >> >> On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 3:47 PM, Ephraim Percy Kenyanito via kictanet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >>> Well received, thanks. >>> >>> Ephraim Percy Kenyanito >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/02229a6df330d65cf202a7fd1189d11788e9bdb1?ur…> >>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >>> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/9389a9679568ded82793173fc266f17887ecb8ea?ur…> >>> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >>> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/1092137975e481b33e4bb4b911894bb16b9e570f?ur…> >>> >>> >>> On Jun 8, 2017 15:46, "Grace Githaiga via kictanet" < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Dear Listers >>>> >>>> This year, we will have events preceding the Kenya IGF, as part of the >>>> Kenya IGF week. >>>> >>>> Please see the schedule below. An eventsbrite will be released for >>>> registration of the different events two weeks before the events. >>>> >>>> Looking forward to seeing all of you. >>>> >>>> Rgds >>>> GG >>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>> -- >>>> >>>> Best regards. >>>> Liz. >>>> >>>> PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/78cc1c4033837e09fbc5a84d48922a5dcade50b3?ur…> >>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >>>> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/14dede4fe5d7787e8f35efe8e673e84a5d76a08d?ur…> >>>> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >>>> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/45efa40c30ee1575eb7c57ffe60155eb173d85f1?ur…> >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >>>> ailman/options/kictanet/ekenyanito%40gmail.com >>>> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/8dcf6f72512f031ee9616637dbe0c5d265eded42?ur…> >>>> >>>> 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. >>>> >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >>> ailman/options/kictanet/ojayc19%40gmail.com >>> <https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/3d9a337ed301c79077565f5294ed174c1b660a39?ur…> >>> >>> 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. >>> >> >> > <https://mailtrack.io/> Sent with Mailtrack <https://mailtrack.io/install?source=signature&lang=en&referral=joash.moitui…>

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Schedule of the 2017 Kenya IGF week
by Grace Githaiga 08 Jun '17

08 Jun '17

Dear Listers This year, we will have events preceding the Kenya IGF, as part of the Kenya IGF week. Please see the schedule below. An eventsbrite will be released for registration of the different events two weeks before the events. Looking forward to seeing all of you. Rgds GG [Inline image 1] -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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Facebook/TIP OpenCellular workshop for rural access
by Nekesa Were 08 Jun '17

08 Jun '17

Good morning! The iHub, Facebook and Telecom Infra Project (TIP) is excited to announce and *invite* everyone to the first OpenCellular workshop in Africa on *19th and 20th of June 2017, at iHub in Nairobi, Kenya*. The workshop is a two day event, filled with great speakers across many organisations, on the topic of rural access and connectivity, including Facebook, GSMA, USAID, BRCK, Vodafone, Cavium, Keysight, and OpenCellular core team. Detailed agenda can be found at: http:/www.opencellular.ihub.co.ke <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.opencellular.ihub.c…> OpenCellular is an open source hardware and software project designed by Facebook that aims to bring a more affordable wireless access platform to remote areas through utilising the benefits of open source on access technologies. The workshop will bring together the OpenCellular ecosystem, which includes the open-source developer community, mobile network operators, OEMs and regulators for a discussion on connectivity. This event is for anyone who is interested in rural connectivity. We strongly encourage MNOs, regulators, regional operators, entrepreneurs and vendors to attend. We also recommend that researchers and students from universities and research labs attend. There is lot to learn and contribute to the OpenCellular project. The workshop is free and open for everyone however, it requires registration. Register here <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__opencellular.ihub.co.ke…> for an opportunity to attend the workshop and influence the conversation, policy and technology to get more people online. Please feel free to forward the invitation to others who might be interested. Useful links: Workshop page: http://www.opencellular.ihub.co.ke <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.opencellular.ihub.c…> TIP: www.telecominfraproject.com <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.telecominfraproject…> TIP project group: https://www.telecominfraproject.com/ project/access-projects/opencellular-wireless-access-platform-design/ <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.telecominfraprojec…> OC blog: https://code.facebook.com/posts/1754757044806180/ introducing-opencellular-an-open-source-wireless-access-platform -- Warm Regards, Nekesa Were iHub <http://ihub.co.ke/> Too brief? Here's why. <http://emailcharter.org/> +254.722.625.633

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Fwd: [afnog] What’s Your #1 IPv6 Deployment Challenge?
by Barrack Otieno 07 Jun '17

07 Jun '17

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mukom Akong T. <mukom.tamon(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 10:59 AM Subject: [afnog] What’s Your #1 IPv6 Deployment Challenge? To: afnog <afnog(a)afnog.org> AFRINIC Ltd is setting up a Deployment Support unit to help drive implementation of IPv6. We need your help to structure our activities and together change the story of IPv6 deployment in Africa. Please take 10 minutes to tell us how we can help you shine at work and in the community by deploying IPv6, click here <http://bit.ly/2qoxKgF> http://bit.ly/2qoxKgF and tell us your #1 challenge. Warm regards -- Mukom Akong T. LinkedIn:Mukom <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mukom> | twitter: @perfexcellent ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------ “When you work, you are the FLUTE through whose lungs the whispering of the hours turns to MUSIC" - Kahlil Gibran ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------- _______________________________________________ afnog mailing list https://www.afnog.org/mailman/listinfo/afnog -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Malware-as-a-service (MaaS)
by Admin CampusCiti 07 Jun '17

07 Jun '17

From SaaS to PaaS to MaaS.. In May 2017, a new form of ransomware called WannaCry affected more than 230,000 personal and business computers in over 150 countries. The ransomware affected organizations, such as Deutsche Bahn AG (a German railway company), NHS Scotland (the publicly funded healthcare system in Scotland), National Health Service of England, Saudi Telecom Company, and FedEx (an international courier delivery services company). The ransomware attack is now estimated to be one of the largest global security incidents in the history of the Web. WannaCry is based on the security exploit EternalBlue developed by the U.S. National Security Agency. WannaCry was released by the hacker group The Shadow Brokers. The Shadow Brokers announced that they provide cybercriminals with the opportunity to purchase paid subscription services allowing them to access various exploits and data stolen from important organizations. The hacking group claims to have data from Russian, North Korean, Iranian, and Chinese nuclear weapons, as well as data from the Swift banking network. Thus, shortly, we may witness the increasing popularity of a new Web-based service, namely, malware-as-a-service. The purpose of this article is to examine the history of malware-as-a-service (Section 2), the ecosystem of malware-as-a-service (Section 3), and the state of the art and the future of malware-as-a-service (Section 4). Finally, we draw a conclusion (Section 5). Read on:- http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/malware-as-a-service/?utm_source=feed… 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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Register now for the UNSSC Leveraging Big Data for SDG training from 27-29 June 2017
by Alvin Gachie 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

To: Date: 06-06-2017 02:25 PM Subject: Register now for the UNSSC Leveraging Big Data for SDG training from 27-29 June 2017 Sent by: ------------------------------ Dear Colleagues, The UN System Staff college is running the course attached in the flyer from 27-29 June in our beautiful UN compound in Nairobi. Please contact *u.caruso(a)unssc.org* <u.caruso(a)unssc.org> for information and registration. Best Regards, The information contained in or accompanying this email and any attachment thereto, is intended solely for the use of the stated recipient(s) and may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. Any disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment by anyone who is not a stated recipient is strictly prohibited. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachment from your system without retaining a copy.

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<O.T.> Masters' Degree Scholarships...
by Michael Bullut 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

Greetings Team, Does anyone know of any program that offers Masters' degree scholarships to potential students especially in the tourism sector? Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114.**Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* *Twitter:* * @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/>* *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/ <http://www.kipsang.com/>* *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com <main(a)kipsang.com>* *---*

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Call to participate: The 2nd Edition of Kenya School of Internet Governance (KeSIG)
by Grace Githaiga 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

Dear Listers KICTANet in partnership with Facebook is pleased to announce an open call for participants interested in taking part in the second Kenya School of Internet Governance (KeSIG). We are interested in getting citizens from all sectors: government, academia, tech community, civil society, bloggers and journalists who are new to Internet Governance issues. KeSIG is an introductory course covering technical, economic, legal and contemporary social issues brought about by the Internet. The main topics to be covered include: a. Introduction to Internet Governance b. Main issues in Internet Governance in Kenya c. Kenya’s Internet Governance policy /legal framework(s) d. Internet Governance processes and how to engage in them. The training will use a participatory approach and will have faculty sourced from all stakeholder groups. It will take place at Laico Regency from 3-5 July, 2017. Those who will be selected will also be invited to participate in the Kenya IGF scheduled for July 6, 2017 at the same venue. Please apply here. [1] If you have any questions, do not hesitate to get in touch with Liz Orembo lizorembo(a)kictanet.or.ke Best regards Githaiga, Grace Co-Convenor Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Twitter:@ggithaiga Tel: 254722701495 Skype: gracegithaiga Alternate email: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga www.kictanet.or.ke "Change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged and come together to demand it. I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change – but in yours"---Barrack Obama. Links: ------ [1] https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc49n-Rgcg74oyQRbDALpJb7Z0aYd0R0Hu…

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PHOENIX SIEM at 4th Africahackon Conference
by BRIGHT GAMELI 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

We all need visibility in our networks and organizations. Tracking down incidences LIVE and knowing what actions to take to mitigate threats is a lacking skill and knowledge in most organizations. This is due to the fact that some most people do not know what type of appliance to get for their network or how to utilize it to maximum capability. A hacker can infiltrate your network and stay for years without you noticing. Worse case be ex-filtrating data in slow packets not to trigger alarms. Come see how the PHOENIX Security Incident and Event Management Tool helps you to have Visibility and stop attacks real time at the 4th Annual AfricaHackon Conference. Tickets and other program line up on the website. www.africahackon.com ~ze3D~

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Public advisory on provision of ICT services from licensed and compliant entities only.pdf
by Wambua, Christopher 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

Listers, Further to the commitment made last week, attached is the revised public advisory on provision of ICT services from licensed and compliant entities. On behalf of the Authority, I wish to thank the community for the feedback on the initial public notice, which led to the revision of the public notice for the sole purpose of ensuring clarity. The revised public notice will be published in tomorrow’s edition of My Gov. Regards, Christopher Wambua Ag. Director/Consumer and Public Affairs | Consumer and Public Affairs [cid:B600E33D-2591-428A-B032-48FA10AD542B] Tel: +254 20 4242000/209 Mobile: +254 703 042209/ +254 730172209 P.O. Box 14448 Nairobi 00800 [cid:F207BD04-1375-4FF1-827E-613846131A66]wambua@ca.go.ke<mailto:wambua@ca.go.ke> [cid:FCA81DD9-0723-4033-8B5F-490689221588] Communications Authority of Kenya<https://www.facebook.com/CAOKenya?ref=hl> [cid:0068AD87-FA66-49D4-90ED-FBD1A3565A9C] ca_kenya <https://twitter.com/CA_Kenya> [cid:53D396FD-3301-4144-8BC4-870010CC0122] www.ca.go.ke <http://www.ca.go.ke/> [cid:22EF7D3B-AB8B-4149-AB3B-B68FE5533DE5] 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. [cid:EBB9BF21-4147-4682-B7AC-E862A0C78F33]

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Fw: [Internet Policy] Berlin court rules parents have no right to dead child's Facebook account
by WANGARI KABIRU 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

Warm greetings! The last time I heard on child online safety locally the message was "Parents, get to know what your child is doing online". Does this apply only when alive.....or even while resting in piece? Overall, legacy issues here - email accounts and other online (digital) avenues. Be blessed. Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". On Tuesday, 6 June 2017, 6:30, Olévié Kouami <olivierkouami(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hi everyone. Just to share with you the following lines read on the FB Wall of a closed friend if me. I totalité concur.'As a parent of a soon-to-become-teenager, I know that I should be involved in and educating their digital life. I don't mean to be intrusive, but present. I need to know and be aware of online dangers and things like cyber-bullying, cyber-stalking, or abusive/dangerous/suspicious messages. I need to educate my kids about these dangers, and even advocate for such education/training in their schools. At home, ofcourse it helps to create an environment of trust and dialogue where my children will feel comfortable telling me about their challenges.' Warm regardsOlévié Le 4 juin 2017 22:17, "Botzko, Stephen" <Stephen.Botzko(a)polycom.com> a écrit : Facebook's approach to privacy protection in these cases looks simple to me - designated legacy contacts have full access, anyone else needs a court order to see anything private. If a court decides that the estate executor (or anyone else) is entitled to access, then the court provides the order, and Facebook complies. This should provide the best legal protection for Facebook, as they never make the decision on when to provide access. That's only done by the original account owner, or by a court. And Facebook never needs to get into the complexity of figuring out who owns the digital assets after death. Memorialization is distinct from legacy contact BTW - and the legacy contact. >>> I am not sure how to frame the entire question: when you write a long, important post on FB, who owns it? You or FB? FB doesn't claim to own your post - their terms of service give them a transferrable right to use it, but not ownership. As far as I can see from the terms of service, that right to use continues after your death. It lasts until two conditions are met: (a) your account is deleted AND (b) no one else on FB is sharing your content. The way I read their terms, they also stop short of saying that you own the post. That makes sense to me, as far as they know you might be plagiarizing someone else. Stephen -----Original Message----- From: InternetPolicy [mailto:internetpolicy- bounces(a)elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of mario chiari Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2017 4:34 PM To: James Gannon <james(a)cyberinvasion.net>; Richard Hill <rhill(a)hill-a.ch> Cc: 'ISOC Policy' <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc. org> Subject: Re: [Internet Policy] Berlin court rules parents have no right to dead child's Facebook account Hi James, On Sun, 2017-06-04 at 09:02 +0000, James Gannon wrote: > Can I ask that people when wanting to talk about a topic at least go > and read the topics in question: > > From Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/help/ 1506822589577997/ > > What will happen to my Facebook account if I pass away? > You can tell us in advance whether you’d like to have your account > memorialized or permanently deleted from Facebook. > No one can log into a memorialized account > > Why can't I log into a memorialized account on Facebook? > If Facebook is made aware that a person has passed away, it's our > policy to memorialize the account. > Please keep in mind that it's always against the Facebook Terms to > log into another person's account. We'll only be able to give you access to > an account if we can verify that it’s your own > account. Besides whether or not those guidelines are in accordance with law of the different country where FB operates, even they (which by the way do not seem to be included in the contractual terms of use, I do not see them implied by https: //www.facebook.com/legal/terms ) are somehow stating that a "executor of the account holder" may ask to delete the account - apparently including "data stored in backup systems" - of the deceased, see section "How do I request the removal of a deceased family member's Facebook account?". So, it does seem that FB recognizes that an 'executor'(heir) may ask to delete, but not to download!, data stored in backup systems related to the deceased user. By a quick browsing, it is not clear to me how FB intends to marry that with its own talk about to let a user to choose to memorialize an account, 'legacy contacts' (see https://www.facebook.com/help/ 1568013990080948?helpref= search&sr =1&query=Legacy%20Contacts) and similar. I am not sure how to frame the entire question: when you write a long, important post on FB, who owns it? You or FB? > > As to my safety deposit box situation yes that is what is in my > contract that unless I state otherwise in my will my box is not to be > shared with anyone including my heirs. Frankly, I do not understand: are you saying that the content of that box, in the unfortunate case in 1000 years, will be seized by your safety box provider? Is that by default under USA law, unless you state otherwise in your will? Thanks for your replies cheers mario > > -JG > > -----Original Message----- > From: mario chiari [mailto:posta@mariochiari.net] > Sent: 04 June 2017 09:48 > To: James Gannon <james(a)cyberinvasion.net>; Richard Hill <rhill(a)hill-a.ch> > Cc: 'ISOC Policy' <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc. org> > Subject: Re: [Internet Policy] Berlin court rules parents have no right to > dead child's Facebook account > > Hi James, > > On Sat, 2017-06-03 at 14:51 +0000, James Gannon wrote: > > > > No my express wishes may be enshrined in the contract I sign with the > > vendor at any point, that construct is not only allowed through my will. > You wrote about "a express provision in the contract [you] have [with your] > safe deposit box [providers] such [you] expect them to keep [your] personal > effects private". In your real case, is that so that it will shield those > providers from your heirs, even in the case of your passing away? > > I have a safety box at my bank office too, my understanding is that by default > (under contractual terms for safety box most common in Italy) it will be > accessible to my heirs. > > > > > Your position of relegation of rights on death is frankly strange, > > just because a person is dead does not mean they lose all of the > > rights of contracts they have signed during their life. > I am not claiming a so general proposition (about all of the rights), but I do > not see how that German underage could have signed anything such to keep > her/his FB account unaccessible from her/his parents, even in case of her/his > passing away. I doubt anything similar is even remotely implied by her/his > undersigning FB's terms of use. Do you think otherwise? > > thanks, best wishes > mario > > ..... > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 2017-06-03 at 11:05 +0000, James Gannon wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Unless I express otherwise in my will or in the contact with the > > > > PO box company I would of course expect them to keep my personal > > > > effects private, this is an express provision in many contracts > > > > that are expected to last until death, for example I know there is > > > > such a provision in the contract I have in my safe deposit box. > > > > > > > > -J > ....

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Je NTSA Kenya?: Trump admin revising driverless car guidelines
by WANGARI KABIRU 06 Jun '17

06 Jun '17

http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/336462-trump-admin-revising-driver… Blessed Tuesday! While curious on Kenya's NTSA guide on autonomous vehicles in Kenya (East Africa), I find the below to be extendable for coexistence and shared prosperity as the statement of the century across evolving technologies for Kenya's Silicon Savannah; "But Chao said Silicon Valley needs to “step up” and be more forthcoming with information about self-driving cars in an effort to better educate both the government and public about the emerging technology. “A lot of the technology comes from Silicon Valley,” Chao said, according to Bloomberg. “They have a responsibility to educate the rest of the American public on the technologies they’re thinking about, technologies which are miles and miles ahead of most people’s understanding.” Be blessed. Regards/Wanngari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". Trump admin revising driverless car guidelines | | | | | | | | | | | Trump admin revising driverless car guidelines By Melanie Zanona Updated guidance on the emerging technology is expected to be released in the next few months, said Transportati... | | | | Trump admin revising driverless car guidelines By Melanie Zanona - 06/05/17 08:21 PM EDT 3 0 © Getty The Trump administration is reportedly revising Obama-era guidelines for driverless vehicles. Updated guidance on the emerging technology is expected to be released in the next few months, said Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, according to multiple reports. "The pressure is mounting for the federal government to do something," Chao said during a conference in Detroit on Monday, according to Reuters. The new guidance will focus on spurring industry innovation and encouraging "new entrants and ideas that deliver safer vehicles,” Chao added. But she also emphasized that the agency would not rush to draft binding regulations on self-driving cars. “Too quick of movement toward rules may not be sustainable in the long term,” Chao said, according to Bloomberg. “We don’t want to have rules that may impede future advances.”ADVERTISEMENTThe administration has been re-evaluating the flexible, voluntary guidelines for autonomous vehicles that were released last fall. The framework includes a 15-point safety assessment for automakers that is meant to be subjected to the formal rulemaking process. The guidelines also include model policy for states in an effort to avoid a messy patchwork of regulations across the country. The industry has searched for clues about how Trump will approach autonomous vehicle regulations, with some expecting his administration to have a lighter touch. Most industry representatives have called the driverless car guidelines a good first step, but think some improvements could be made. Driverless car developers have raised concern that states are trying to make the voluntary safety checklist mandatory, while others have taken issue with being asked to share significant data about their technology. The industry has also urged policymakers to ease certain safety standards that don’t apply to traditional automobiles, which they say could hamper innovation and testing. But Chao said Silicon Valley needs to “step up” and be more forthcoming with information about self-driving cars in an effort to better educate both the government and public about the emerging technology. “A lot of the technology comes from Silicon Valley,” Chao said, according to Bloomberg. “They have a responsibility to educate the rest of the American public on the technologies they’re thinking about, technologies which are miles and miles ahead of most people’s understanding.”

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CA's cyber threat reports
by Andrew Alston 05 Jun '17

05 Jun '17

Hi All, This morning I got an interesting email from cirt(a)ca.go.ke<mailto:cirt@ca.go.ke> as regards open RDP ports on the network. Now, I've got a few questions about this - a.) Has anyone else had similar reports b.) Ports can be open for many reasons - and they sit on private companies machines and companies have the right to firewall or not firewall dependent on a multitude of reasons - why are these being put out as an incident report c.) Under what premise does anyone - be they cert or otherwise - have the authority to run scans against private networks and systems - I was under the impression that port scanning private systems was not allowed? I'm kinda concerned here when a report shows up that clearly indicates that targeted scans have been made - particularly since some of the IP addresses in that report are not even inside Kenya and sit on IP addresses belonging to clients who have in no way authorized security scans against themselves. Anyone got any thoughts or comments? Andrew

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DCA Trust Announces AboCoders, Nigeria as the Winner of Miss.Africa Seed Fund Grand Prize
by Gideon 05 Jun '17

05 Jun '17

Dear all, The *Pan-African trust program of DotConnectAfrica (DCA)* announces the 2016/17 winners of the Miss.Africa Seed Funding for STEM Programs. Abo Coders, Nigeria wins the grand prize of *Five Thousand United States Dollars* (5000 USD) while Bahir Dar University STEM Center, Ethiopia and Ubongo Game Lab, Zambia are both winners of the second *One Thousand United States Dollars* (1,000 USD) Geographic/Country Category for initiatives that create socio-economic value for women by effectively leveraging tech opportunities. Full Press release conta.cc/2rXZ2H9 <https://t.co/R1pa35ldKM> Kind regards Gideon Rop <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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Fwd: [AFRINIC-Announce] Common Statement By AF* on Internet Shutdowns in Africa
by Mwendwa Kivuva 03 Jun '17

03 Jun '17

FYI, a statement on Internet shutdowns by Af* that is AFRINIC, AFNOG, AFTLD, AFREN, AfricaCERT, AROC, AfriCANN and other self organising institutions domicile in Africa issued at the Africa Internet Summit in Nairobi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "AFRINIC Communications" <comms-announce(a)afrinic.net> Date: Jun 2, 2017 2:52 PM Subject: [AFRINIC-Announce] Common Statement By AF* on Internet Shutdowns in Africa To: <announce(a)afrinic.net> Cc: Dear Colleagues, 2 June Nairobi - The Af* organizations, comprised of AFRINIC, AFTLD, AFNOG, AFREN, Africa CERT, and ISOC Africa, gathered at the 5th African Internet Summit, in Nairobi, Kenya, 21 May – 2 June 2017, issue the following statement: We are CONCERNED by the increasing number of Internet shutdowns ordered by Governments in Africa. Internet shutdowns are intentional disruptions of Internet or electronic communications, rendering them inaccessible or effectively unusable, for a specific population or within a location for specified or unspecified periods of time. African territories accounted for many of the 56 Internet shutdowns recorded globally in 2016. We are OPPOSED to any form of Internet shutdowns, including those that impact social media sites, entire networks, intentional disruption of Internet or mobile application services access, in any context such as elections, demonstrations or social tensions. Shutdowns offer poor solutions to complex problems and have shown to generate collateral damages on society and the economy. Intentional disruptions of access to information were unequivocally condemned[1] by the UN Human Rights Council in 2016. We would like to DRAW ATTENTION TO the negative effects of Internet shutdowns Not only do they impact the rights of citizens (e.g. expression, association, access to knowledge and education) recognized both in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, they also impact businesses and entrepreneurs. Various studies have highlighted the high costs of Internet shutdowns on country’s GDPs. In a context where economic growth relies increasingly on Internet access, as reaffirmed in the UN Sustainable Development Agenda, shutdowns can generate long-lasting and costly effects on society and on user trust. We DO NOT THINK that the Anti-shutdown policy proposal put forward by some members of the AFRINIC community will offer a sustainable solution to this issue. While we share the same concerns as theproposals authors and welcome the community dialogue this has generated, we think this proposed policy will likely be ineffective and could create unintended damages We are CONCERNED that such a proposal would be difficult to implement, and would take AFRINIC beyond its technical mandate and expertise, as highlighted by AFRINIC staff’s assessment of the proposal. We are also concerned that this proposal might antagonize governments in a way that will worsen the situation as a whole. Finally, the proposal might also impact citizen’s ability to access the Internet beyond the government entities targeted by the proposal. Instead, we are CALLING on African governments to renounce the use of Internet shutdowns as a policy tool, and to engage in meaningful dialogue with stakeholders. We UNDERSTAND that governments have legitimate concerns related to Internet use and that they have obligations related to national security and public order. In the spirit of the WSIS Tunis Agenda, the Af* are available to WORK with African governments and other stakeholders to find better solutions that do not hurt the fundamental rights of citizens and that protect the Internet’s stability, resilience and openness. …………………………… [In French] Chers collègues, DÉCLARATION COMMUNE DES AF* SUR LES FERMETURES D’INTERNET EN AFRIQUE 2 juin 2017 Nairobi - Les organisations Af *, composées de AFRINIC, AFTLD, AFNOG, AFREN, Africa CERT et ISOC Africa réunis lors du 5ème Sommet Internet Africain, à Nairobi, Kenya, du 21 mai au 2 juin 2017, émet la déclaration suivante: Nous sommes PRÉOCCUPÉS par le nombre croissant de fermetures d'Internet ordonnées par les gouvernements en Afrique. Les fermetures Internet sont des perturbations intentionnelles de l'Internet ou des communications électroniques, les rendant inaccessibles ou inutilisables, pour une population spécifique ou dans un lieu pour des périodes spécifiques ou non spécifiées. Les territoires africains ont subi plusieurs des 56 arrêts Internet enregistrés globalement en 2016. Nous sommes CONTRE toutes formes de fermeture d’ Internet, y compris ceux qui ont un impact sur les réseaux sociaux, les réseaux et infrastructures entiers, les intéruptions intentionnelles de l’Internet ou accès aux services d'application mobile, dans tous les contextes tels que les élections, les manifestations ou les tensions sociales. Les fermetures offrent des solutions médiocres aux problèmes complexes et ont montré qu'ils généraient des dommages collatéraux sur la société et l'économie. Les interruptions intentionnelles de l'accès à l'information ont été condamnées sans équivoque par le Conseil des droits de l'homme de l'ONU en 2016. Nous VOULONS ATTIRER VOTRE ATTENTION SUR les effets négatifs des fermetures d’Internet. Non seulement ils ont un impact sur les droits des citoyens (expression, association, accès au savoir et à l'éducation) reconnus à la fois dans la Déclaration universelle des droits de l'homme et dans la Charte africaine des droits de l'homme et des peuples, ils ont également des répercussions sur les entreprises et les entrepreneurs. Diverses études ont mis en évidence les coûts élevés des fermetures d'Internet sur le PIB du pays. Dans un contexte où la croissance économique repose de plus en plus sur l'accès à Internet, comme réaffirmé sur l’agenda de développement durable des Nations Unies, les fermetures peuvent générer des effets durables et coûteux sur la société et sur la confiance des utilisateurs. Nous NE PENSONS PAS que la proposition de politique sur les fermetures d’Internet proposée par certains membres de la communauté AFRINIC offrira une solution durable à ce problème. Alors que nous partageons les mêmes préoccupations que les auteurs de la politique et que nous nous félicitons du dialogue communautaire que cela a généré, nous pensons que cette politique sera probablement inefficace et pourrait créer des dommages indésirables. Nous sommes PRÉOCCUPÉS par le fait qu'une telle proposition serait difficile à mettre en œuvre et que AFRINIC serait au-delà de son mandat technique et de son expertise, comme l'a souligné l'évaluation de la proposition par le personnel d’AFRINIC. Nous sommes également préoccupés par le fait que cette proposition pourrait opposer les gouvernements d'une manière qui aggravera la situation dans son ensemble. Enfin, la proposition pourrait également avoir une incidence sur la capacité des citoyens à accéder à Internet au-delà des entités gouvernementales visées par la proposition. Au lieu de cela, nous APPELONS les gouvernements africains à renoncer à utilser la fermeture Internet en tant qu'outil politique et à engager un dialogue significatif avec les parties prenantes. Nous COMPRENONS que les gouvernements ont des préoccupations légitimes liées à l'utilisation d'Internet et qu'ils ont des obligations liées à la sécurité nationale et à l'ordre public. Dans l'esprit de l'Agenda du WSIS de Tunis, les Af* sont disponibles pour TRAVAILLER avec les gouvernements africains et d'autres parties prenantes pour trouver de meilleures solutions qui ne nuisent pas aux droits fondamentaux des citoyens et qui protègent la stabilité, la résilience et l'ouverture de l'Internet. _______________________________________________ Announce mailing list Announce(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/announce

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Fwd: Open Forum : Call for Applications: ISOC Fellowship to WTDC-17
by Barrack Otieno 02 Jun '17

02 Jun '17

Listers, For Your attention and action. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Elizabeth Oluoch via Internet Society <Mail(a)connectedcommunity.org> Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2017 16:28:25 +0000 Subject: Open Forum : Call for Applications: ISOC Fellowship to WTDC-17 To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com == Please, reply above this line == Dear ISOC Members, The Internet Society (ISOC) is inviting applications for the Fellowship to theITU World Telecommunication Development Conference <http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Conferences/WTDC/WTDC17/Pages/default.aspx> 2017 (WTDC-17). WTDC-17 will be held on October 9-20 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a Sector Member of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) ISOC will participating at the WTDC-17. This key development conference provides us with an opportunity to raise ISOC's profile as an important development partner and shape ITU-D's agenda for the next four years. ISOC is uniquely positioned to play an influential role at WTDC-17. By leveraging our global presence, expertise and tangible development success in regions and localities around the world, ISOC can engage delegates to ensure they are well informed on the issues. In particular, our Members can bring their local voice and engage their national delegations to advance ISOC's priorities for WTDC-17. As such, we will be offering four (4) Fellowships to ISOC Members to participate in WTDC-17. Self and Third Party nominations are accepted. Learn more and apply. <https://www.internetsociety.org/un/nomination-fellowship-wtdc-17> Applications will be assessed by a Selection Committee comprised of three (3) ISOC Staff Members and three (3) Chapter Members. Once the Committee is formed the names of the Selection Committee will be published in the Fellowship section <https://www.internetsociety.org/un/nomination-fellowship-wtdc-17> on ISOC's WTDC-17 site <https://www.internetsociety.org/un/wtdc>. Please let me know if you have any questions. ------------------------------ Elizabeth Oluoch Policy Advisor Internet Society Oluoch(a)isoc.org ------------------------------ Reply to Sender : https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=67&SenderKey… Reply to Discussion : https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=67&MID=19151… You are subscribed to "Open Forum" as otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com. To change your subscriptions, go to http://connect.internetsociety.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions&MDATE=…. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to http://connect.internetsociety.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?Use…. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fwd: Open Forum : Common Statement By AF* on Internet Shutdowns in Africa
by Barrack Otieno 02 Jun '17

02 Jun '17

Listers, This might be of interest to some. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Betel Hailu via Internet Society <Mail(a)connectedcommunity.org> Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2017 11:02:02 +0000 Subject: Open Forum : Common Statement By AF* on Internet Shutdowns in Africa To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com == Please, reply above this line == Hello everyone! Today at #AISKenya, the AF* organizations issued this common statement on #InternetShutdowns in Africa - https://internetsummitafrica.org/afrinic-26/news/160-common-statement-by-af… (The AF* organizations include: AFRINIC, AFTLD, AFNOG, AFREN, Africa CERT, and the Internet Society) #AIS2017 #KeepItOn Kind regards, Betel ------------------------------ hailu(a)isoc.org [Communications Coordinator] Note: replies will be sent to the full discussion group. ------------------------------ Reply to Sender : https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=67&SenderKey… Reply to Discussion : https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=67&MID=19187… You are subscribed to "Open Forum" as otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com. To change your subscriptions, go to http://connect.internetsociety.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions&MDATE=…. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to http://connect.internetsociety.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?Use…. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] Open Forum : Internet Infrastructure Security Guidelines for Africa
by Barrack Otieno 02 Jun '17

02 Jun '17

Listers, This might be of interest to some. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Betel Hailu via Internet Society <Mail(a)connectedcommunity.org> Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2017 07:39:53 +0000 Subject: Open Forum : Internet Infrastructure Security Guidelines for Africa To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com == Please, reply above this line == - Apologies for cross posting- Hello everyone, On 30 May 2017, the Internet Society and the African Union Commission unveiled a new set of Internet Infrastructure Security Guidelines for Africa during the African Internet Summit (AIS2017), taking place in Nairobi, Kenya. The guidelines will help Africa create a more secure Internet infrastructure and are set to change the way African Union States approach cyber security preparedness. About the guidelines - the first of their kind in Africa - were developed by a multi-stakeholder group of African and global internet infrastructure security experts, and are the first step towards building a more secure Internet in Africa. They will help AU member states strengthen the security of their local Internet infrastructure through actions at a regional, national, ISP/operator and organizational level. To learn more and download the document, go to: https://www.internetsociety.org/doc/aiisg Best regards, Betel ------------------------------ hailu(a)isoc.org [Communications Coordinator] Note: replies will be sent to the full discussion group. ------------------------------ Reply to Sender : https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=67&SenderKey… Reply to Discussion : https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=67&MID=19173… You are subscribed to "Open Forum" as otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com. To change your subscriptions, go to http://connect.internetsociety.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions&MDATE=…. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to http://connect.internetsociety.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?Use…. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Ethiopia turns off internet nationwide as students sit exams | Technology | The Guardian
by Ali Hussein 02 Jun '17

02 Jun '17

Ethiopia has shut off internet access to its citizens, according to reports from inside the country, apparently due leaked exam papers for the nation’s grade 10 examinations. Outbound traffic from Ethiopia was shutdown around 4pm UK time on Tuesday, according to Google’s transparency report, which registered Ethiopian visits to the company’s sites plummeting over the evening. By Wednesday afternoon, access still had not been restored. Read on:- https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/31/ethiopia-turns-off-inter… 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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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Berlin court rules parents have no right to dead child's Facebook account
by Barrack Otieno 01 Jun '17

01 Jun '17

Listers, Might be of interest to some. Interesting developements. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Oghia <mike.oghia(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2017 07:36:58 +0200 Subject: [Internet Policy] Berlin court rules parents have no right to dead child's Facebook account To: ISOC Policy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> FYI, this just came out today: http://www.dw.com/en/berlin-court-rules-grieving-parents-have-no-right-to-d… It has implications for child rights online, privacy, intermediary liability, judicial oversight, social media as a medium, and much more. Best, -Michael -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Internet Trends Report
by Ali Hussein 01 Jun '17

01 Jun '17

Listers This might be useful Internet Trends <http://dq756f9pzlyr3.cloudfront.net/file/Internet+Trends+2017+Report.pdf> *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & 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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Registering ICT practitioners
by Sidney Ochieng 31 May '17

31 May '17

Out of nowhere... Can someone from the CA explain why? Sent on the move, kindly excuse any typos. Sidney

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Local Funding
by S.M. Muraya 31 May '17

31 May '17

Dear Listers, With permission from an upcoming software entrepreneur (: born after this "Wise Owl" already had an ID :) "Was talking to some investors my age sometime this year, they had to talk to an investor in England to advise them about investing in a Kenyan solution for a problem he didn't understand as he is based in the UK. They shared the response and apparently they took every word he said as Bible truth." The software entrepreneur also provided me with this link https://medium.com/@sankara_/its-time-to-fix-the-startup-funding-landscape-… My response: Essentially, we need to deal with corruption in our society, not rely on foreign funding. It does not help, most of our local youth worship foreigners. The nations ranked worst by Transparency International, do not build up and consequently trust their own talent and firms.

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Fwd: Solar Partner
by Michael Bullut 30 May '17

30 May '17

*Not technology related but you may know someone who is interested in it? * ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Maina <dmutheem(a)gmail.com> Date: 30 May 2017 at 08:26 Subject: Solar Partner To: finanalystnairobi(a)googlegroups.com Regards, David Muthee -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nairobi Investment/Finance Analyst Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to finanalystnairobi+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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Re: [kictanet] Local Funding
by ceo 29 May '17

29 May '17

This is a very informative article. The link referred to has very rich information. Regards, AbdallaOn May 29, 2017 9:23 AM, "S.M. Muraya via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Dear Listers, > > With permission from an upcoming software entrepreneur (: born after this "Wise Owl" already had an ID :) > > "Was talking to some investors my age sometime this year, they had to talk to an investor in England to advise them about investing in a Kenyan solution for a problem he didn't understand as he is based in the UK. They shared the response and apparently they took every word he said as Bible truth." > > The software entrepreneur also provided me with this link > > https://medium.com/@sankara_/its-time-to-fix-the-startup-funding-landscape-… > > My response: > > Essentially, we need to deal with corruption in our society, not rely on foreign funding. It does not help, most of our local youth worship foreigners. > > The nations ranked worst by Transparency International, do not build up and consequently trust their own talent and firms.

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Fw: 2nd Summit on Community Networks In Africa - Africa Report Launched
by WANGARI KABIRU 28 May '17

28 May '17

Happy Sunday colleagues! Please find the report quoted launched at the 2nd Summit on Community Networks in Africa during the Africa Internet Summit (2017) 2017 'Supporting the Creation and Scalability of Affordable Access Solutions: Understanding Community Networks in Africa' report can be found here. https://www.internetsociety.org/doc/cnafrica Enjoy the valued read! https://www.internetsociety.org/events/summit-community-networks-africa/2017 Have a blessed day. Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". On Sunday, 28 May 2017, 7:07, WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Blessed Sunday! I am delighted to share resources from the Community Networks In Africa Training Workshop and followup events coordinated by the Internet Society at the Africa Internet Summit (AIS) in Nairobi. The discussions for Kenyan colleagues was a great follow through in my perspective to the successful Communications Authority hosted ICT Week. Community Networks - that have been a phenomenon for about 10years now is a great opportunity call for Communities to take greater ownership of and for their connectivity for the purposes they need it. Please find for your review a great e-book. http://wndw.net/pdf/wndw-en/wndw-ebook.pdf A report on the Community Networks in Africa was launched during the event. Congratulations to Jane Coffin and Michuki Mwangi for following through to this 2nd Summit on Community Networks!! Have a blessed week ahead! Regards/Wangari Africa Internet Summit (AIS) 2017 | Internet Society | | | Africa Internet Summit (AIS) 2017 | Internet Society | | | --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".

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Fwd: Hope for the Broken Internet
by Ali Hussein 28 May '17

28 May '17

Listers I'm posting below an interest article by Jeff John Roberts of Fortune Magazine. It is interesting because it talks of a broken internet and how the Blockchain offers potentially a solution to fix it. See email thread below. 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 Begin forwarded message: > From: "FORTUNE Data Sheet" <fortune(a)email.fortune.com> > Date: 27 May 2017 at 7:15:05 PM EAT > To: <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > Subject: Hope for the Broken Internet > Reply-To: "Fortune" <reply-fece17787666047c-20_HTML-56937916-7213333-11(a)email.fortune.com> > > > > > > > > FOLLOW > SUBSCRIBE > ANON TIP > MAY 27, 2017 > If we were to design the Internet all over again, it’s a good bet we wouldn’t build what we have today: A giant advertising oligopoly where consumers trade privacy for free services, and which is so insecure that hackers and criminals run wild. > > But path dependency is a powerful thing, and so replacing the Internet we know with something else is very hard. That doesn’t mean, though, people aren’t trying. > > There are big ideas in the air these days, including those shared this week at the bitcoin-blockchain extravaganza known as Consensus. The three-day event in New York City revealed some radical technology to change how we interact with the Internet. > > The most ambitious announcement came from a company called Blockstack, which is building a new type of Internet browser using the distributed ledger software known as blockchain. The idea is that people will no longer have to supply log-in information to the likes of Facebook and Google to interact with others on the web. Instead, they’ll keep control of their identity by using blockchain’s authentication features. > > If all this sounds pie-in-the-sky, don’t write it off too quickly. I spoke with executives from major companies who are all making the same case that “identity” is the biggest problem with the Internet right now, and hinted they’re set to unveil blockchain-based solutions of their own. Look for announcements this summer. > > Meanwhile, at the Cyber Investing Summit, where Fortune’s Robert Hackett and I hosted panels this week, there was a feeling the tide is starting to turn against hackers. The arrival of new biometric and network technology, combined with the rise of cybersecurity focused investors like Strategic Cyber Ventures, mean Internet security is improving rapidly. > > Finally, the HyperLedger Project—a relatively new non-profit group that focuses on blockchain—is growing quickly, and getting support from everyone from big banks to IBM to independent developers. If the project succeeds, the result will be a governing body to make blockchain technology secure and easy to use for everyone. In the long term, it could mean we’ll all be using a blockchain-based Internet that is superior to the broken web we use today. > > Yes, all this feels far off. But as tech writer Walt Mossberg observed in a farewell column titled “The Disappearing Computer,” we’re in a transition period, and waiting as companies create subtle new types of software that are “simultaneously more intelligent and more secure.” The future, as it always does, will arrive. > > And speaking of big ideas, Fortune just announced a few of the names, including former NSA director Keith Alexander and Target CEO Brian Cornell, who will be attending Brainstorm Tech in Aspen this July. It’s going to be amazing. Come join us. > > Jeff John Roberts > > @jeffjohnroberts > > jeff.roberts(a)fortune.com > > Welcome to the Cyber Saturday edition of Data Sheet, Fortune’s daily tech newsletter. You may reach Robert Hackett via Twitter, Cryptocat, Jabber (see OTR fingerprint on my about.me), PGP encrypted email (see public key on my Keybase.io), Wickr, Signal, or however you (securely) prefer. Feedback welcome. > > > . > > THREATS > All's Fair in Love and Cyber War: The havoc wrecked by the Shadow Brokers, who are a Russian backed hacking group, includes a new form of collateral damage: the privacy of NSA hackers. Whereas there was once a gentlemen's agreement among cyber-spooks not to expose each others' identity, that custom has reportedly fallen by the wayside. Some say the U.S. started the trend of outing state-sponsored hackers when it published the name of five Chinese military hackers. (Wall Street Journal) > > Tanium Raises $100M: The California-based unicorn, which has long been a darling of the cybersecurity set, announced a surprise $100 million funding round, which will see investors receive existing common stock. The round means Tanium can push off an anticipated IPO while providing liquidity for early employees. As for the series of recent PR incidents that raised question about its corporate culture, Tanium's CEO told Fortune the company is mission driven and "not that cuddly." (Fortune) > > The Spies in Your Home: What do a doll, a popular brand of headphones and a sex toy all have in common? The manufacturers of all those items are targets of lawsuits that accuse them of using apps to record customer behavior without permission. The "stuff that spies on you" problem is driven in part by companies' thirst for data and consumers' apparent willingness to add an app to just about anything. (Fortune) > > Why Cameras Are Compromised: Digital camera makers have a lousy reputation when it comes to security, failing to provide basic encryption to help photographers protect their files. The lack of security also leads to cameras being conscripted into bot-net armies. A report suggest the problem is less to do with technology than with an industry culture that clings to the past. (Financial Times) > > Oh, and the threat by hackers who say they stole Pirates of the Caribbean sounds pretty hollow. Disney's bigger worry is those crummy reviews. > > Share today's Data Sheet with a friend: > http://fortune.com/newsletter/datasheet/ > > Looking for previous Data Sheets? Click here. > > . > > ACCESS GRANTED > Fortune's Robert Hackett looks at the hottest topic in blockchain finance these days: so-called ICOs which offer an easy and secure way for companies to raise money. A messaging service's decision to have an ICO suggests the phenomenon is going mainstream. > > Kik plans to debut its own cryptocurrency called "Kin" later this summer. The Waterloo, Ontario-based company is planning a crowdsourced initial coin offering or ICO, which lets startups mint their own digital money, raise funds outside the traditional venture capital world, and develop their own miniature economies. The exact date has yet to be determined. Read more on Fortune.com. > > . > > FORTUNE RECON > Blackchain's Chasm of Death — and Who Makes it Out by Jeff John Roberts > > Apple Reveals National Security Requests are Soaring by Don Reisinger > > Intel and Big Banks Put $100M into Fin-Tech Firm R3 by Robert Hackett > > White House Proposal Would Let Police Track and Destroy Drones by Barb Darrow > > Cloudflare's Quest to Kill a Patent Troll Gains Steam by Jeff John Roberts > > . > > . > > ONE MORE THING > The Thanks You Get for Saving the Internet. This was not journalism's finest moment. The media, led by Britain's infamous tabloid press, decided to repay the anonymous 22-year-old hero who stopped the WannaCry attacks by doxing him and staking out his house. This was not just a jerk move—it also made it harder for the security researcher to do his job. (USA Today) > > . > EMAIL ROBERT HACKETT > > SUBSCRIBE > > SHARE: > . > This message has been sent to you because you are currently subscribed to Cyber Saturday > UNSUBSCRIBE HERE > > Please read our Privacy Policy, or copy and paste this link into your browser: > HTTP://WWW.FORTUNE.COM/PRIVACY > > All products and services featured are based solely on editorial selection. FORTUNE may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. > > For Further Communication, Please Contact: > FORTUNE Customer Service > 3000 University Center Drive > Tampa, FL 33612-6408 > > ADVERTISING INFO | SUBSCRIBE TO FORTUNE >

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ICANN DAy @ AIS: Live stream channel : May 27th 2017
by Bob Omondi 27 May '17

27 May '17

Hi all, Just in case you missed proceedings of the ICANN Day @ AIS 2017, you can follow the live-stream channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUvoSIiI_VA Regards Bob.

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APC member dinner at AIS in Nairobi
by Mallory Knodel 26 May '17

26 May '17

Hi everyone We would like to have an informal APC members meeting for those of you who live in or have travelled to Nairobi for AIS and are free tomorrow night, Friday. Our typical practice is to invite those who can make it for a relaxing dinner as a way of building the APC community. Everyone will pay for their own meal. I've put in a reservation for 10 persons. I'm counting: myself, Mike, John, Carlos, Jay, Nico, Roger so far. Please send me an RSVP directly if you'd like to join us. * Restaurant: About Thyme, near Westgate on Peponi Rd at the corner of Eldama Ravine road. Here is a pin: https://www.google.mu/maps/place/About+Thyme+Restaurant/@-1.252867,36.80084… * Time: 8:00 pm * Transport by taxi: A taxi should be between Ksh 1,000-1,500. * Other info: The reservation is under APC. See you soon, -Mallory -- Mallory Knodel Association for Progressive Communications :: apc.org <https://apc.org> gpg fingerprint :: E3EB 63E0 65A3 B240 BCD9 B071 0C32 A271 BD3C C780

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Anti-Shutdown Policy and Human Rights
by Andrew Alston 25 May '17

25 May '17

Hi All, As some of you may have seen - the latest draft of the anti-shutdown policy has been published on the AFRINIC lists. While once again, the authors need to draw attention to the fact that we know that the policy isn't perfect - and we know that it still needs a lot of revision before it can ever become reality, we still hope that the dialog created by the policy will continue to spur the debate until real solutions can be found. As we have said in other forums, we also believe that the timing is right for this debate, especially since there are limited places on the continent where this debate could be held where the debate itself would not get instantly shut down - and Kenya is one of those places, since the Kenyan government has shown a willingness to dialog and discuss when compared to certain other places. There are however some interesting parts in the new draft which I thought I'd elaborate on a little bit, specifically the fact that in the introduction paragraph, we have opted to make reference to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. My thanks to the individuals who contributed and drew our attention to certain parts of this. Specifically - I thought that for the sake of discussion, I'd point out certain things here and see what the rest of the KictaNet community thought about the interpretation we are using when we apply these clauses to our thinking. So, firstly, Article 12 reads "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks." Now, the most interesting part of that is where it reads "or correspondence", because it can certainly be argued that internet communication is a form of correspondence. Email, whatsapp, social media, all of them amount to methods of correspondence between individuals. Then, moving to Article 19. "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers." Again, the Internet is a form of media - and by stating that individuals have the right of expression through any media, this can be extrapolated to say that the removal of a form of media in an attempt to remove freedom of expression is a violation of the declaration of human rights. Finally, moving to Article 20, specifically Article 20.1, it reads: "(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association." This is probably the most contentious assertion - can a virtual online meeting place be considered an assembly and hence protected under this right. I did a fair amount of research into this and there is some very interesting case law about this. Specifically - In 2001, a guy called Andreas-Thomas Vogel ran a website in Germany that called for action against Lufthansa Airlines (basically denial of service) - he was arrested on charges of coercion, and initially a lower court in Frankfurt found him guilty, primarily due to the economic losses suffered by Lufthana Airlines during the online campaign. However, on appeal, a higher court overturned this ruling, stating that the online demonstration did not constitute a show of force, but was intended to the influence public opinion - effectively stating that online demonstrations were both a legitimate form of protest and real. Effectively, the attack that was encouraged was viewed as a form of virtual sit-in against the airline. A Libertad spokesperson then went on to say "Althought it is virtual in nature, the Internet is still a real public space" Now, obviously, that's in Germany and not in a lot of other countries, indeed in the US, under the CPAA they have taken a completely opposite approach to things like denial of service - however, it does raise an interesting question. If you can in fact have a virtual sit-in online - then it stands to reason that the right of peaceful assembly extends to the virtual world - and would include virtual assembly on the Internet - and hence an internet shutdown would be a violation of Article 20.1 I'd love to see more interpretations and debates on this issue though - and I'm hoping to see some debate on this at the PDP meeting on Nairobi on the 31st - all of you are welcome at that PDP meeting by the way, at the Boma Hotel, starting at 9am and running through to 5:30pm where we will be debating a whole range of policies including the anti-shutdown policy. Hope to see you all there! Andrew

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4th Africahackon Conference June23rd & 24th
by BRIGHT GAMELI 25 May '17

25 May '17

4th AfricaHackon Conference Re-Purposing Adversary Tradecraft (Defense is Now) The world of Cyber Security is changing rapidly and hackers are not taking a second to rest with their new methodologies of exploitations. We have seen so many new attacks in the past few months and Kenya being a major target got a lot of people worrying about steps to take to be secure. This years Africahackon themed “Re-Purposing Adversary Tradecraft (Defense is Now)” aims at focusing on defense mechanisms that can be employed at our various workplaces as well as individual lives. The venue for this years Conference will be the prestigious DusitD2 on the 23rd and 24th of June. As usual, there has never been an Africahackon conference without LIVE demonstrations. We are taking it a notch higher to show you the latest methodologies Adversaries launch against your systems and networks. Analysis will be done reviewing the past global attacks and the best ways to stay secure with demonstrations to help deal with situations should you come across them in real life Solutions will also be given for these problems with best practices from experts in the industry. Below are some of the Interesting topics to expect and much more: - The Art of Bootloader Unlocking:Exploiting Samsung Sboot - Breaking the Core(The trouble of Mobile Banking) - This Isn't a Hack, It's a Campaign - Hiding in Plain Sight: Dropbox Command and Control - The making of 2017 AH Conference Badge - HoneyHouse: A Damn Vulnerable Home Automation System - Naked in Cyberspace: The Corporate Cyberspace Menace You Don't Know All the above come with LIVE DEMOs to show you what is really happening in the real world of Cyber Security and how to overcome them. Looking forward to see you at the 4th Africahackon Conference Tickets available on www.africahackon.com or www.jambolife.com

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Re: [kictanet] How Digital Technology Is Changing Farming in Africa
by Ali Hussein 25 May '17

25 May '17

Florence Good questions. I believe we all have a role to play in our different capacities. Government's role is of course already well known. Government needs to be supported by different non-state players while the farmers themselves need to embrace new thinking and new ways to enhance productivity. Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & 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. On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 9:38 AM, florence mwangangi <fmwangangi1(a)gmail.com> wrote: > What is now needed is dissemination of the information and the > technologies to the farmers upto to the one at the furthest end. What role > does the Government, particularly the County Government have in the > dissemination? What role do you and me have in it? > > On 25 May 2017 02:50, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations >> <http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/wsfs/docs/expert_paper/How_to_Feed_t…>, >> the world population will reach 9.1 billion by 2050, and to feed that >> number of people, global food production will need to grow by 70%. For >> Africa, which is projected to be home to about 2 billion people by then, >> farm productivity must accelerate at a faster rate than the global average >> to avoid continued mass hunger >> <http://tekedia.com/59914/stanford-artificial-intelligence-shows-distributio…> >> . >> >> Kenyan Startups FarmDrive and UjuziKilimo get honorable mentions in this >> HBR Article. >> >> Read on:- >> >> https://hbr.org/2017/05/how-digital-technology-is-changing- >> farming-in-africa >> >> >> *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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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How Digital Technology Is Changing Farming in Africa
by Ali Hussein 25 May '17

25 May '17

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the world population will reach 9.1 billion by 2050, and to feed that number of people, global food production will need to grow by 70%. For Africa, which is projected to be home to about 2 billion people by then, farm productivity must accelerate at a faster rate than the global average to avoid continued mass hunger. Kenyan Startups FarmDrive and UjuziKilimo get honorable mentions in this HBR Article. Read on:- https://hbr.org/2017/05/how-digital-technology-is-changing-farming-in-africa 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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Fw: EVENT INFO: Workshop on how to engage with SMEs on user rights, Thursday 25th May
by Grace Githaiga 24 May '17

24 May '17

May be of interest to some you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grace Githaiga Twitter: @ggithaiga Skype: gracegithaiga Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga ...the most important office in a democracy is the citizen. So, you see, that’s what our democracy demands. It needs you!----Barrack Obama. ________________________________ From: Charles Bradley <charles(a)gp-digital.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 9:47 AM To: Charles Bradley Subject: EVENT INFO: Workshop on how to engage with SMEs on user rights, Thursday 25th May Dear all, Thank you so much for registering your interest in attending our workshop on how to engage with SMEs on user rights tomorrow, Thursday 25th May (Please pass this email onto any colleagues who you feel may be interested in attending the event). This is the first of a two-part event, with our second event taking place on Friday 26th May -- more information about this event can be found here<https://ihub.co.ke/blogs/30010/users-first-how-to-build-products-designed-t…>. Our new guide, How to Respect Privacy and Free Expression as a Tech SME in Kenya,<http://www.gp-digital.org/publication/how-to-respect-privacy-and-free-expre…> is now online -- and for attending the event you'll receive your complimentary hard copy! So, just to reiterate, here's the basic event information: Date: Thursday 25 May 2017 Time: 2.00pm to 4.00pm Location: iHub, 6th Floor, Senteu Plaza, Galana / Lenana Road Junction, Nairobi Kenya When you arrive, please take the lift to the 6th floor where you will be met by someone from our team. Looking forward to meeting you all tomorrow! Best wishes Charles Charles Bradley Executive Director | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL Second Home, 68 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL T: +44 (0)203 818 3258 | M: +44 (0)7852 535222 | Skype: charles.globalpartners gp-digital.org<http://gp-digital.org/>

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