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Re: [kictanet] Lessons from the failing RTS
by John Kieti 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Hey Brian, Gilda, Listers, As many have observed, there must have been a serious planning lapse or a last minute change of requirements with respect to acquisition of the Results Transmission System (RTS) component - the EVID issues aside. Drawing from experience in a Government ICT function, by the time the Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued late December 2012, the election being only two and a half months away, IEBC must have been in panic mode. In such cases the escape route is usually to ask the funding partner to use their less rigorous procedures to procure for you. So apparently IFES had to bear the risk of conducting a rushed procurement worsened by tight timelines for implementation and testing. What's interesting though is; in government, departments do not merely decide to procure goods or services. Such items-must be in an annual work plan and the procurement plan by July (start of fiscal year). What would be useful to learn from Dismas and his team is - by July 2012, what did they have in their 2012/2013 annual plans for providing the RTS service. I do not believe they deliberately waited to have an RFP issued on December 21st with a 14 calendar day submission deadline in the middle of the festive period; and for a service required exactly 2 months after RFP submission.. I look forward to seeing some of the enormous lessons that will be presented to the Kenya ICT fraternity by this seemingly unfortunate scenario. Perhaps this will be an excellent Case Study for our Universities' MSc and BSc programs. Best Regards On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 2:31 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Gilda, > > As facts begin to emerge, it seems that the IEBC ICT team were part of the > problem. It is therefore likely that in the age old practice of covering > their behinds, they would obfsucate the problems, even to top management in > order to buy themselves time to firefight and hopefully fix things before > they got out of hand. This time, unfortunately, the bluff didn't work, and > with the whole country watching the only sensible thing management could do > is put the system aside and stick to manual tally, which is what we have > now. > > As I have said earlier - we will need to know what happened, and we will > need to see those responsible dealt with. > > Best regards, > > Brian > > On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Gilda Odera <godera(a)skyweb.co.ke> wrote: > >> Listers, >> >> I beg to differ here. It is about time we became perfectionists and >> stopped making excuses for our failure to ensure that the system was FULLY >> functional before the actual election took place. It is true that systems >> fail but in this case, it never really worked properly RIGHT FROM THE >> ONSET. If we keep adopting this attitude that 'systems fail' how will the >> processes and efficiencies ever be improved? It is wise to accept our >> weaknesses so we can improve on them. The moment the writing was on the >> wall, IEBC ICT Team should have advised of the risk of proceeding with the >> failing system in order for them to simply announce that they would have to >> run the elections on a dully manual system-expectations must always be >> managed, especially knowing how crucial these particular elections are for >> every party. Why is it that we don't normally read that systems failed >> during elections in all other countries. Probably because they fully >> prepare and have back up systems that work I event one fails! >> >> Regards, >> >> Gilda Odera >> >> On Mar 6, 2013, at 9:52 AM, Erik Hersman <erik(a)zungu.com> wrote: >> >> Agreed with Evans here. >> >> Every single tech system has problems, that IEBC does as well should be >> no surprise. I've been spending last night and this morning trying to >> better understand how the IEBC's data flow works, their lack of clarity >> here is the only problem that I can find. You can see my questions, >> sources and even the IEBC RFP for the system here: >> http://iebctechkenya.tumblr.com/ >> >> Polling station uses Safaricom SIM cards » >> App installed in phone, proprietary software from IFES » >> Transmitted via Safaricom’s VPN » >> Servers hosted/managed by Next Technologies (needs confirmation) » >> Google hosted website at http://vote.iebc.or.ke » >> Google hosted API at http://api.iebc.or.ke >> >> You'll note that, besides the IEBC itself, there are at least 4 (large) >> organizations that have to be in sync in order for the system to work >> (Safaricom, IFES, Next Technologies, and Google). That's no small task, >> and as you can see by the list of companies involved, these are largely * >> not* local companies. >> >> >> Erik Hersman >> >> www.ushahidi.com | www.iHub.co.ke <http://www.ihub.co.ke/> >> www.whiteafrican.com <http://www.afrigadget.com/> | @whiteafrican<http://twitter.com/whiteafrican> >> >> On Mar 6, 2013, at 9:42 AM, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Edith, I beg to differ. Its not ICT that has failed here. Its the >> processes. Just throwing some expensive servers and plenty of bandwidth at >> a problem will not solve it. The top leadership has to fully understand >> their organization's ICT strategy. They have to internalize the >> opportunities that technology brings to the table, as well as the inherent >> risks that come with it. This cannot be left to techies, however good they >> may be. The reason being that if the organization that you lead fails (and >> the reason was technology), its you who is answerable, not the techies. >> This is the spirit of IT Governance. >> >> It would be interesting to know if the IEBC commissioners fully >> understand the risks of the technologies that they are relying on. >> Let us not blame the technology. >> >> Evans >> >> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.ca> wrote: >> >>> Listers, >>> >>> It is a shame that for the first time in Kenya's history when IT is >>> given a chance to bring credibility and efficiency in the electoral >>> process, ICT has failed SPECTACULARLY! >>> >>> what went wrong? >>> >>> Edith >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ikua.evans%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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> *---------------------------------------------------- >> Kind Regards, >> Evans Ikua,* >> lanetconsulting.com, >> lpi-eastafrica.org, >> ict-innovation.fossfa.net, >> Skype: @ikuae >> Cell: +254-722-955831 >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/erik%40zungu.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. >> >> >> _________________ >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Gilda Odera >> >> Regards, >> >> Gilda Odera >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/blongwe%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 > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jkieti%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. > -- My Blog - www.gmeltdown.com ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' The ordinary just won't do

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IEBC Issues - a light note
by robert yawe 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Hi, The following link seems like a cut and post from this forum, it seems in-depth analysis and investigation are dead http://intelligencebriefs.com/?p=3413 Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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by Gilda Odera 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Listers, I beg to differ here. It is about time we became perfectionists and stopped making excuses for our failure to ensure that the system was FULLY functional before the actual election took place. It is true that systems fail but in this case, it never really worked properly RIGHT FROM THE ONSET. If we keep adopting this attitude that 'systems fail' how will the processes and efficiencies ever be improved? It is wise to accept our weaknesses so we can improve on them. The moment the writing was on the wall, IEBC ICT Team should have advised of the risk of proceeding with the failing system in order for them to simply announce that they would have to run the elections on a dully manual system-expectations must always be managed, especially knowing how crucial these particular elections are for every party. Why is it that we don't normally read that systems failed during elections in all other countries. Probably because they fully prepare and have back up systems that work I event one fails! Regards, Gilda Odera On Mar 6, 2013, at 9:52 AM, Erik Hersman <erik(a)zungu.com> wrote: > Agreed with Evans here. > > Every single tech system has problems, that IEBC does as well should be no surprise. I've been spending last night and this morning trying to better understand how the IEBC's data flow works, their lack of clarity here is the only problem that I can find. You can see my questions, sources and even the IEBC RFP for the system here: http://iebctechkenya.tumblr.com/ > > Polling station uses Safaricom SIM cards » > App installed in phone, proprietary software from IFES » > Transmitted via Safaricom’s VPN » > Servers hosted/managed by Next Technologies (needs confirmation) » > Google hosted website at http://vote.iebc.or.ke » > Google hosted API at http://api.iebc.or.ke > > You'll note that, besides the IEBC itself, there are at least 4 (large) organizations that have to be in sync in order for the system to work (Safaricom, IFES, Next Technologies, and Google). That's no small task, and as you can see by the list of companies involved, these are largely not local companies. > > > Erik Hersman > > www.ushahidi.com | www.iHub.co.ke > www.whiteafrican.com | @whiteafrican > > On Mar 6, 2013, at 9:42 AM, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Edith, I beg to differ. Its not ICT that has failed here. Its the processes. Just throwing some expensive servers and plenty of bandwidth at a problem will not solve it. The top leadership has to fully understand their organization's ICT strategy. They have to internalize the opportunities that technology brings to the table, as well as the inherent risks that come with it. This cannot be left to techies, however good they may be. The reason being that if the organization that you lead fails (and the reason was technology), its you who is answerable, not the techies. This is the spirit of IT Governance. >> >> It would be interesting to know if the IEBC commissioners fully understand the risks of the technologies that they are relying on. >> Let us not blame the technology. >> >> Evans >> >> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.ca> wrote: >> Listers, >> >> It is a shame that for the first time in Kenya's history when IT is given a chance to bring credibility and efficiency in the electoral process, ICT has failed SPECTACULARLY! >> >> what went wrong? >> >> Edith >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ikua.evans%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. >> >> >> >> -- >> ---------------------------------------------------- >> Kind Regards, >> Evans Ikua, >> lanetconsulting.com, >> lpi-eastafrica.org, >> ict-innovation.fossfa.net, >> Skype: @ikuae >> Cell: +254-722-955831 >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/erik%40zungu.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. > > _________________ Regards, Gilda Odera Regards, Gilda Odera

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Re: [kictanet] Is Kenyan Media Asleep?
by Patrick Mwangi Karanja 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

+1 Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 70, Issue 28
by Baiju Shah 06 Mar '13

06 Mar '13

Listers, Very interesting debate, now lets look at lesson learnt and put the right measures in place to have successful delivery of projects. Best Regards, Baiju Sent from my iPad On 6 Mar 2013, at 21:01, 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: Results Transmission System (ICT Researcher) > 2. Re: Has the ICT Sector Failed? (dmakali(a)yahoo.com) > 3. Re: Has the ICT Sector Failed? (bitange(a)jambo.co.ke) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 09:29:11 -0800 (PST) > From: ICT Researcher <ict.researcher(a)yahoo.com> > To: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Results Transmission System > Message-ID: > <1362590951.61246.YahooMailNeo(a)web140006.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > A wake-up call to Kenyans to be wary of "put all your eggs in the glorious IT basket" peddlers?? Unless you built the platform, owned and operated it, then your best could be no more than a washer in the system, a rain drop in the ocean or a mere subject in the digital kingdom. In which case the manual system restores IEBC to its due authoritative standing. > > Some food for thought: > > > 'Engineering: Designed to Fail' - Henry > Petroski, American Scientist, Volume > 85 > > ?Failure in engineering, as in lif, > is considered a negative quality--something to be avoided. When we > hear that a system has failed or a device has broken, we begin to > look for causes and culprits even as we are caring for victims and > cleaning up the pieces. We want o identify how and why each failure > happened so that we can prevent it in the future. Was the design > defective? Were the materials flawed? Was the maintenance negligent? > Was the use excessive? Such are the questions of a failure analysis, > determined to get to the heart of the matter so that blame and > liability can be assigned, and things can be redesigned. In this > sense, failed things and their makers can be said to be vindicated; > they provide lessons for improvement and for the advancement of > civilization. > There is another aspect of failure, one > that from the beginning puts the usual pejorative connotation of the > word in a much more positive light. We actually want certain things > to fail and break, for otherwise we would be frustrated in their use > and possibly even harmed by their existence. The challenge to the > engineer in this case is to design systems and devices that have > well-defined and predictable failure and breaking points so that such > physical phenomena as collapse fracture happen in the way and at the > time they are supposed to." > > > JSTOR link: http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/27856846?uid=3738336&uid=2129&uid=2&u… > ?? ? ? > > > ________________________________ > From: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> > To: ict.researcher(a)yahoo.com > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 1:33 PM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Results Transmission System > > > Why is another country paying for and procuring as critical and sensitive a national infrastructure and resource as our national election system? > > Total, absolute fail! > > Brian > > > On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Now, there is loads of information that is becoming available about the system. I am sharing more that has come my way: >> >> >> 1. The RFP used to source a vendor:?http://buyersguide.ifes.org/procurement_pdf/1356124968.pdf >> 2. RFP was closing only?4th January, 2013, yes..only this January >> >> 3. An external party (US based) that seems to have been fully involved in the entire procurement process and i would imagine implementation as well is?http://www.ifes.org/.?See all details about their role in the RFP and others on their website. >> 4. Project was USAID funded. >> 5. A good blog with several discussions on this:?http://iebctechkenya.tumblr.com/ >> Before we blame anybody or feel sorry for any party, Please lets do a thorough review of the ongoings. I am sure we shall then address the IT problem in this case. >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.ca> wrote: >> >> This story and another on safaricom being pressured not to support the transmission was in the public domain, as a sector, we should have discussed these ahead of time. >>> >>> these articles were in the public domain. >>> ________________________________________ >>> From: kictanet [kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] on behalf of Dorcas Muthoni [dmuthoni(a)gmail.com] >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 12:39 AM >>> To: Edith Adera >>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>> Subject: [kictanet] Results Transmission System >>> >>> >>> Stories that we may have missed: >>> >>> http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-108148/iebc-must-fix-results-transmi… >>> >>> Story was published as early as Feb 19th 2013. >>> >>> I hope in future, departments like Directorate of e-Goverment launch competent QA and IS Audit teams that could be more involved in software projects at various agencies. It would be good for all of us. >>> >>> -- >>> Muthoni >>> >>> My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ >>> -------------------------------------------- >>> Mahatma Gandhi once said:- >>> >>> First they ignore you, >>> Then they laugh at you, >>> Then they fight you, >>> AND THEN YOU WIN!!! >> >> >> >> -- >> Muthoni >> >> My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ >> -------------------------------------------- >> Mahatma Gandhi once said:- >> >> First they ignore you, >> Then they laugh at you, >> Then they fight you, >> AND THEN YOU WIN!!! >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/blongwe%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 > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ict.researcher%40yaho… > > 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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Results Transmission System
by Dorcas Muthoni 06 Mar '13

06 Mar '13

Stories that we may have missed: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-108148/iebc-must-fix-results-transmi… Story was published as early as Feb 19th 2013. I hope in future, departments like Directorate of e-Goverment launch competent QA and IS Audit teams that could be more involved in software projects at various agencies. It would be good for all of us. -- Muthoni My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ -------------------------------------------- Mahatma Gandhi once said:- First they ignore you, Then they laugh at you, Then they fight you, AND THEN YOU WIN!!!

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Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] Kenyas Elections; Where Has The Technology Hype (and Internet) Gone To
by Gideon 06 Mar '13

06 Mar '13

+1 Barrack, I think there is a spot at which these systems experience failure especially where there is not previous experience, the most important thing was to have back-up or alternative means of managing the process to ensure results are available despite the behavior of all systems involved. I think this comes with teething problems but i hope that at the end of the day we have credibility. Above all i also congratulate all those who exercised their democratic right by voting, lets all maintain patience, peace love and unity. Best regards, Gideon Rop On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 6:23 PM, WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk>wrote: > Jumatatu Yenye Baraka! > > The stakes in this case are too high. In the Public eye (the Customer > paying for it), it even seems to be 100% failure of the Technology yet a > lot of confidence had been generated due to the promise of this Technology. > > If this was a Business being launched, high chances that the said business > would have closed down and have major financial debts as it goes down. An > explanation that 70% projects fail wouldn't hold water, though very > alarming. > > As you point out, it takes People+Process+Tecnhology which are all driven > by People. During the Cybersecurity Master Plan launch, it was raised that > Kenya did not have skilled persons to meet the needs resulting in outsource > from other countries. The "People" gap could be evident here. > > I hope that after the whole Election season is over ISOCers may engage > candidly on the Kenyan Tech experience from this elections. > > > Have a pleasant 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 *Wed, 6/3/13, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] Kenyas Elections; Where Has The Technology Hype > (and Internet) Gone To > To: "WANGARI KABIRU" <wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Cc: "isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy > Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, "skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke" > <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke>, "Daniel Otieno Omondi" <dottocomp(a)yahoo.com> > Date: Wednesday, 6 March, 2013, 15:45 > > > Hi Wangari, > > Technology is not an end in itself but a means to an end, what matters is > deployment. For a long time Gartner has always indicated that approximately > 70 % of all major ICT projects fail, there are many factors related to the > ecosystem within which the system operates that can ensure the success of > any technological intervention. It takes people+processes+technology to > achieve results, if this there key players are not in synch then you end up > with a problem. We are all aware of the challenges IEBC went through while > trying to acquire the technology, given the short span of time i did not > expect a miracle out of the KITS. Globally only India and Brazil have done > well in using electronic voting (i stand to be corrected), nonetheless, > there are great lessons to be learn from this election. Finally > congratulations to all who voted, let us maintain peace and respect the > rule of the law, love your neighbour as you love yourself. > > Best Regards > > On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 1:14 PM, WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk<http://mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > Baraka na amani tele nchini msimu huu na siku zijazo! > > On a light note; Baby born at the voting queue has been named Ballot-eli > > We have made great strides as a Nation during this National Elections. > Neighbors went out in droves. > > Perhaps our ICT savvy colleagues may enlighten us on why the Technology > invested in seems not to be up to the game; a good number of the voter > identification kits were not working or used (I did not run my finger on > any), some names were not traced in the computer etc. > > It just doesnt work for the citizenry when told that 'mtambo haufanyi > kazi", and the manual register is used just as in the past elections. A lot > of hype had gone into the need and role of the advanced Technology this > time round. > > There is a lot of hype on Technology being the turnaround for the Country > as an industry and also in other sectors. > > I do expect that in subsequent elections, the investment (financial, > human, time) in Technology will even be higher and this is a good point to > check how to up the game. > > Have a pleasant 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 *Sat, 2/3/13, Daniel Otieno Omondi <dottocomp(a)yahoo.com<http://mc/[email protected]> > >* wrote: > > > From: Daniel Otieno Omondi <dottocomp(a)yahoo.com<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > Subject: [ISOC_KE] Fw: Sustained Global Broadband Demand but Africa Still > Lags Behind > To: "isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke <http://mc/[email protected]>" < > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke <http://mc/[email protected]>>, > "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<http://mc/[email protected]>>, > "skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke<http://mc/[email protected]>" > <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > Date: Saturday, 2 March, 2013, 12:14 > > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > *From:* ICT Africa <info(a)ictafrica.info<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > *To:* isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke <http://mc/[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, March 1, 2013 5:35 AM > *Subject:* [ISOC_KE] Sustained Global Broadband Demand but Africa Still > Lags Behind > > [image: ICT Africa]<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001guENyk32nR4Enc70IJ3Pgh6IUSAsypacQTKXHFtNt-MD…> > > *February 28, 2013* > > *Sustained Global Broadband Demand but Africa Still Lags Behind* > On February 27, 2013, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) > released figures that show a strong increase in demand for global broadband > services. Growth in demand is attributed to falling Internet access prices. > But despite all the gains that Africa has experienced, especially through > the growth of mobile broadband access, the figures indicate that the > digital divide between Africa and the rest of the world continues unabated. Read > more...<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001guENyk32nR63YsxqWeTrxwsSPNlaS4sDupwqICshrLD-…> > > *Electronic Voting Systems in Africa* > In a previous article, we discussed how ICT can be effectively used in > elections in Africa. Our article focused primarily on Zimbabwe where > election disputes have been a major issue. We also pointed out that a > number of African countries had implemented some form of emerging > technologies in their election process - including biometric voter > registration. Read more...<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001guENyk32nR4JGUQUIjmohgwAjzS2rsuZNb2VhuDvAHCO…> > > *ICT in Africa on Internet Radio* > The ICT buzz in Africa - the mobile boom, deployment of submarine cables, > widespread deployment of terrestrial fibre optic networks and new > innovations such as mobile money - has caught the attention of many people, > including an Internet radio DJ. Read more...<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001guENyk32nR797GgyRjL7RN2pmB6nkHFtGhsh2Cm8AnL6…> > > *Cable theft and vandalism to telecom property - Africans are shooting > themselves in the feet.* > You ask most Africans about the shambolic state of their economies, and > the response is always quick - it is the government's fault. While > governments ultimately bear the responsibility for the performance of their > economies, some of the members of the African public have done a lot to > destroy their economies. The theft of cable and destruction of > telecommunication equipment is one area where some members of the African > public are helping to bring their economies down. 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Fwd: [East Africa Journalists' FORUM!] Two People have been arrested in regard to...
by Victor bwire 06 Mar '13

06 Mar '13

Trying to get the source of the below story... Read on some site ** Godwin Agaba posted in East Africa Journalists' FORUM!<http://www.facebook.com/n/?groups%2F189465881176213%2Fpermalink%2F316411875…> [image: Two People have been arrested in regard to...]<http://www.facebook.com/n/?profile.php&id=100000507991052&mid=7a13da1G50fd2…> Godwin Agaba<http://www.facebook.com/n/?profile.php&id=100000507991052&mid=7a13da1G50fd2…> 4:11pm Mar 6 Two People have been arrested in regard to Hacking of IEBC System Sources indicate that the I.E.B.C realized that their system had been hacked into. The programmer was given instruction to input a permanent difference between UHURU and RAILA with more than 400,000 votes. It had been realized that it could not be changed under any circumstances (after being programmed), unless they posted the data a fresh. 2 guys have been arrested, while 2 others are on the run. There is a lot of scrutiny at BOMAS and people are on high alert. Any form of inaccurate tally is put aside and INDIVIDUALS involved personally HELD RESPONSIBLE Having detected this at around 3pm yesterday, the Commission had no option but to fully go manual. It would have been worse had it not been detected. The figures are already changing. Poll results the main TVs are showing is old data. View Post on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/n/?groups%2F189465881176213%2Fpermalink%2F316411875…>· Edit Email Settings<http://www.facebook.com/n/?settings&tab=notifications&section=group_notific…>· Reply to this email to add a comment.

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 70, Issue 7
by Baiju Shah 06 Mar '13

06 Mar '13

Hey Liko, Dennis, Ali, Please do not blame the IEBC their core role was to ensure this elections happen, which have happened. When speak about the quality of their delivery, are there standards that outline fit for purpose, like we see a KEBS sticker? As it is an Independent Board the right people would have been placed for such important jobs, as we say right people doing the wrong jobs. The results are evident, we have every procurement decision questioned by the public, the systems in place have been failing, let's look at the root of the issue and not delivery, to provide a lasting solution. When will the ICT world learn how to manage failure better, the rest of the industries do it elegantly, look at the Banks and finance house, but we still trust them with our cash, the Mobile Network Operators drop calls all the time we still pay them to provide us with a sub-standard service. My point here simple let us together define the right IT fit for purpose policy from the Scoping of new systems to the final acceptance of these systems, it will limit some of the innovations we have seen, but it will also deliver some surety. The IEBC official only fault was that they were too busy being biased and favouring certain companies and individuals rather than looking and the requirements and scope and being prudent about their delivery. I am sure they will claim lack of time, but it is down to good project management and operational practices that could have been put in place. They were all enjoying their new found material wealth after the BVR procurement windfall, including gym memberships, new cars etc. etc. It is an opportunity of a life time for the officials who are protected by the law and will get away with the failure to leave behind a legacy of a successful and peaceful elections, have I said this to early, let's wait for a few more days and see how the political system sets the tone for Economic progress, I believe if all play our part Kenya has a real opportunity to set the pace Africa wide purely from a ICT stand point. Thanks Best Regards, Baiju Shah -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: 06 March 2013 10:20 To: Baiju Shah Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 70, Issue 7 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: Has the ICT Sector Failed? (Agosta Liko) 2. Re: Results Transmission System (Dorcas Muthoni) 3. Re: Has the ICT Sector Failed? (Roland Omoresemi) 4. Re: Has the ICT Sector Failed? (Agosta Liko) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 10:12:12 +0300 From: Agosta Liko <agostal(a)gmail.com> To: Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed? Message-ID: <CAAgAc796W5jrv_yHCVuX8n=ADRGN0ZEcX-jRrt8126kkf6Aduw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dennis You are speculating ... about skills etc etc Unless you have insider information from IEBC ... and in that case am sure you would publish On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > How long will government agencies continue to be dumbfounded by IT > systems? The same way we have a CIRT, it's time to have a group of > revolving IT experts that can help troubleshoot government agencies > when in technical trouble, from KNEC servers to IEBC servers. > > Seems IT officers hired here are usually not that skilled or > experienced in such challenges. I'm sure they would learn if they had > experts and skilled guys seconded to them. > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/agostal%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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Re: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed?
by eonchari＠lynxbits.com 06 Mar '13

06 Mar '13

I do not believe so...what has failed us is the "process"....the procurement process was flawed, the system implementation process clearly was flawed, etc. ICT systems are only as good as "proper" requirements defined, implementation done correctly, etc....IEBC has failed miserably in this respect Edwin ----- Original Message ----- From: godera(a)skyweb.co.keTo: eonchari(a)lynxbits.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: 3/6/13 7:50 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed? Regards, Gilda Odera On Mar 6, 2013, at 10:20 AM, Agosta Liko <agostal(a)gmail.com> wrote: Roland The governance experts are saying - lack of governance The networking experts are saying - lets get better VPNS The server experts are saying - we should have used HP or SUN or IBM The database experts are concerned Oracle was used (Open Source Guys would want MySQL) Software Developers - why use language X and not you Software Testers - want more testing Everyone is pitching their wares ... no one is sure what happened ....... ... and the job is over this week :) On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Roland Omoresemi <roland(a)tezzasolutions.com> wrote: Can we really blame ICT when the true culprit appears to be the lack of proper testing of the systems in play? IEBC could have performance tested (both load and stress) their systems to see how they would react under varying loads. The tools and human resources were right there in Kenya but it is obvious we failed to apply them to help create a different result than what we currently face. What we are witnessing is a classic case of what happens when we fail to adequately test our applications. Our non-conformance cost skyrockets...IEBC now has to worry about the cost of doing damage control on the biggest stage ever when it could have spent a fraction of the same cost to perform load or stress tests which would have helped them identify issues/bottlenecks in their systems long before now. This is also not much different from what some of our local companies do...we deploy critical systems without proper testing and we then pray and hope nothing happens. It is saddening that we don't see much value in setting aside adequate time for testing our applications (most especially those that are customer-facing) or we push whatever little testing we do to the very last minute when its practically too late to make any difference...or until the "s..." hits the ceiling and we then start to wonder why any of our issues could be happening. Could we really blame ICT here or should we be looking closely at our lack of proper software testing? - Roland ------Original Message------ From: Edith Adera Sender: kictanet To: Roland Omoresemi Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed? Sent: Mar 6, 2013 12:55 AM Listers, It is a shame that for the first time in Kenya's history when IT is given a chance to bring credibility and efficiency in the electoral process, ICT has failed SPECTACULARLY! what went wrong? Edith _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/roland%40tezzasolutio… 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. --------------------------------------------- Roland Omoresemi | CEO Tezza Business Solutions Ltd p: +19139612234 e: roland(a)tezzasolutions.com w: http://www.softwaretestingafrica.com skype: banfii gmail: rolandomoresemi(a)gmail.com _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/agostal%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 Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/godera%40skyweb.co.ke 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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