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Re: [kictanet] Access to Information during COVID-19
by Sigi Waigumo Mwanzia 12 May '20

12 May '20

Hi everyone, Please find a report magnifying the need to protect and promote the public's right to access information during COVID attached above. Regards, Sigi, Digital Policy Consultant. Read more about ARTICLE 19's #MissingVoices campaign here: [ https://www.article19.org/campaigns/missingvoices/ | https://www.article19.org/campaigns/missingvoices/ ] ARTICLE 19 EASTERN AFRICA DEFENDING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND INFORMATION W [ https://www.article19.org/regional-office/eastern-africa/ | https://www.article19.org/regional-office/eastern-africa/ ] Tw @article19eafric Fa [ http://facebook.com/article19org | facebook.com/article19org ]

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ICANN Board rejects sale of .org and Public Interest Registry (PIR) to a private entity
by Mwendwa Kivuva 12 May '20

12 May '20

The ICANN Board made the decision to reject the proposed change of control and entity conversion request that Public Interest Registry (PIR) submitted to ICANN. After completing extensive due diligence, the ICANN Board finds that withholding consent of the transfer of PIR from the Internet Society (ISOC) to Ethos Capital is reasonable, and the right thing to do. ICANN's role is to ensure the stable and secure operation of the Internet's unique identifier systems. We are dedicated to making the right decision, knowing that whatever we decide will be well received by some, and not by others. It is our responsibility to weigh all factors from an ICANN Bylaws and policies perspective, including considering the global public interest. We have done this diligently, ensuring as much transparency as possible and welcoming input from stakeholders throughout. https://www.icann.org/news/blog/icann-board-withholds-consent-for-a-change-…

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DiploFoundation The Future of Meetings online conference - starts in two hours! 🤩
by Mwende Njiraini 12 May '20

12 May '20

DiploFoundation (@DiplomacyEdu) tweeted at 2:01 PM on Tue, May 12, 2020: The Future of Meetings online conference is starting in two hours! 🤩 While those who registered can enjoy the full experience, those who didn’t can still follow the live stream on our event page. Use #FutureDiplomacy to share your opinion! https://t.co/66Kjf5pUDT (https://twitter.com/DiplomacyEdu/status/1260163185165979648?s=03) Get the official Twitter app at https://twitter.com/download?s=13

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FwWebinar- "Access to Justice in the context of COVID Pandemic: Placing Wanjiku at the Center"
by Linda Bonyo 12 May '20

12 May '20

Useful for those in the Access to Justice and Tech innovation ---------- Forwarded message --------- *could be of interest* View this email in your browser ICJ Kenya, through this webinar, desires to turn the focus from the fight to the collateral. To turn the attention to the justice seeker. To* Wanjiku*. Article 48 of the Constitution of Kenya demands it. This webinar will explore the following critical questions: 1. What nuanced access to justice challenges are emerging during this pandemic? 2. What steps has the judiciary taken to ensure access to justice for every Kenyan amid COVID-19? 3. What other justice mechanisms exist, and are they accessible and available to be utilized by Kenyans? 4. What opportunities and challenges has COVID-19 posed for access to justice for vulnerable groups? 5. How is the Judiciary responding to vulnerable justice seekers needs in the context of COVID-19 ICJ Kenya has prepared an exciting and robust panel for this webinar to lead us in reflecting upon these questions; *REGISTER NOW* <http://bit.ly/2xN5Mjs> *For More Information Contact:* *GENERAL INFORMATION:* info(a)icj-kenya.org *PRESS/MEDIA: *communications(a)icj-kenya.org *PHONE INQUIRIES: *+254720491549/+254733491549 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. *Copyright © *|2020 *|ICJ KENYA|*, All rights reserved.* [image: Follow ICJ Kenya on Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/kenyansection.icj> Follow ICJ Kenya on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/kenyansection.icj> [image: Follow ICJ Kenya on Twitter] <https://twitter.com/ICJKenya> Follow ICJ Kenya on Twitter <https://twitter.com/ICJKenya> [image: Website] <http://icj-kenya.org> Website <http://icj-kenya.org> [image: YouTube] <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjw-PLcrgrWEihvKnbPvF7g?view_as=subscriber> YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjw-PLcrgrWEihvKnbPvF7g?view_as=subscriber> [image: LinkedIn] <http://https:/www.linkedin.com/in/icjkenya/> LinkedIn <http://https:/www.linkedin.com/in/icjkenya/> *Moses Okinyi* Communications Officer *The Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists* ICJ Kenya House, Off Silanga Road, Karen P.O. Box 59743-00200, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254-20-2084836/8 | +254 720 491549 Moses Okinyi Communications Officer The Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists ICJ Kenya House, Off Silanga Road, Karen P.O. Box 59743-00200, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254-20-2084836/8 | +254 720 491549 _______________________________________________ -- *__________________________________________________________________* *Linda Bonyo* (Ms.) | CEO, *Lawyers Hub * *Tech for Justice* Web <http://www.lawyershub.org> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawyers-hub-kenya-1bb021161/> | Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/lawyershubkenya> | Calendar <http://www.calendly.com/bonyo> | *_**__________________________________________________________* *DISCLAIMER: The information contained in or accompanying this e-mail is intended for the use of the stated recipient only. It may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Any views or opinions presented herein are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Lawyers Hub.*

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Invitation to all stakeholders to respond to the survey on implementing Recommandation 5A/B of the Report of the High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation
by Keith Andere 11 May '20

11 May '20

Dear Listers, This might be of interest to some. Regards, Keith ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Faye Makane <makanefa(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, 11 May 2020 at 23:50 Subject: Invitation to all stakeholders to respond to the survey on implementing Recommandation 5A/B of the Report of the High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation To: Cc: Secretariat AfIGF <africanigf(a)gmail.com> Dear All, The United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation (HLPDC) submitted the report ‘’The Age of Digital Interdependence’’. Report’s recommendation 5A/B proposes possible models for the global digital cooperation. Among these models, proposed is also an advanced Internet Governance Forum (IGF Plus). The National and Regional IGFs (NRIs) have developed a survey to consult on the implementation of the recommendation 5A/B of the report. In this context, the African IGF Secretariat is kindly requesting you to complete the survey by 21 May 2020. The link is below: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WMQZZTG Best regards, ‐‐------------------- The African IGF Secretariat "Protect yourself." "Protégez-vous bien." -- Keith Andere Tech | Peace & Security | Sustainable Development | AfricaWeWant W: wa.me/254722565212 Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail or it's contents.

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Data Science Thursday: Data Cleanup Practical Webinar by Botlab
by Mercy Njue 11 May '20

11 May '20

Dear All Botlab in partnership with Oracle will be hosting the second webinar to the Data science series on data cleanup on 14th May 2020, 6-7.30pm *Prerequisites:* - Data curiosity and basic python. *Learning Objectives:* How to approach data cleaning irrespective of the dataset. Importance of data cleaning as a foundation of Data Analytics, Data Science and Machine Learning. It’s more than cleaning it’s gaining in-depth understanding. This is a practical session. *Speaker* of the session, is David Kiania <https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-kiania-1182216/> To register, click here <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thou-shall-clean-thy-data-tickets-104930329440…> Regards, -- Mercy Njue Founder and CEO Botlab Botlab Physical Address: Ngong hills Hotel along Ngong road, 5th Floor *Endless possibilities :* www.botlab.biz *"* What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. - Eleanor Powell

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How to Respond to a Cyber Attack webinar by Botlab
by Mercy Njue 11 May '20

11 May '20

Dear All You’ve been hacked, what next? Incident response after a cyber attack is critical to business continuity. In this session you will learn: 1. Why Is an Incident Response Plan Important? 2.What are Key Considerations for Incident Response Planning? 3.The SANS Institute’s 6 Steps of Incident Response Speaker: Terry Macharia <https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-w-macharia-97593463/?originalSubdomain=ke>-Founder and Managing Partner, SECVATE solutions. Msc IT, BBIT, CEH, CISA, CISM. To Register, click here <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-respond-to-a-cyber-attack-tickets-10463…> Looking forward to Learning with you. Regards, -- Mercy Njue Founder and CEO Botlab Email: Mercy(a)botlab.biz *Endless possibilities :* www.botlab.biz *"* What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. - Eleanor Powell

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KRA led discussion on the Tax Amendment Act, 2020
by Anthony Wanjohi 08 May '20

08 May '20

Please register through the link below for KRA led discussion on the above Act, 2020 https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6487877673599803662 Regards Anthony Weru Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > _______________________________________________ > 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/wamuma%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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Invitation: KRA led discussion on the Tax Amendment Act, 2020 @ Fri May 8, 2020 6am - 6:30am (EAT) (kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke)
by Eric Kirimi 08 May '20

08 May '20

You have been invited to the following event. Title: [kictanet] KRA led discussion on the Tax Amendment Act, 2020 When: Fri May 8, 2020 6am – 6:30am East Africa Time - Nairobi Joining info: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/92120351235?pwd=QmppTzE2OTlZc2dITTFaZDA5QUtZdz09 (ID: 92120351235, password: 4V0K6WFyBe) Joining instructions: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://applications.zoom.us/addon/invitation/… Joining notes: Password: 4V0K6WFyBe Calendar: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Who: * Eric Kirimi - organizer * kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke * wamuma(a)gmail.com Event details: https://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=dXNoZjhlNGIzbWt1c2hmO… Invitation from Google Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/ You are receiving this courtesy email at the account kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke because you are an attendee of this event. To stop receiving future updates for this event, decline this event. Alternatively you can sign up for a Google account at https://www.google.com/calendar/ and control your notification settings for your entire calendar. Forwarding this invitation could allow any recipient to send a response to the organizer and be added to the guest list, or invite others regardless of their own invitation status, or to modify your RSVP. Learn more at https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37135#forwarding

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We have appealed the high court decision on our cyber crimes case
by Jane Muthoni 08 May '20

08 May '20

Hello, BAKE has finally filed our appeal in the Court of Appeal to challenge the judgement made by the High Court in our case against the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act 2018. We had filed a notice of appeal on 21st February 2020 but we were not able to file our case due to the COVID-19 crisis. We have however been able to file our case remotely after the Judiciary instituted new filing rules in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Our case challenging the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act 2018 was dismissed by High Court Judge Mr. Justice James A. Makau on 20th February 2020. Justice Makau found that the 26 sections of the Cybercrimes Law that we had contested were constitutional, and therefore dismissed the whole case entirely. https://www.blog.bake.co.ke/2020/05/07/we-have-appealed-the-high-court-deci…

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