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Fwd: KenyaIGF 2018 is live!
by Barrack Otieno 19 Jul '18

19 Jul '18

Listers, The Kenya Internet Governance Forum is Live. You can follow the event on the link below from the comfort of your office. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Livestream <notifications(a)e.livestream.com> Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 05:00:09 +0000 Subject: KenyaIGF 2018 is live! To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com Dear Barrack Otieno, KenyaIGF 2018 is broadcasting live video. Watch it live: http://email.e.livestream.com/c/eJxVkM2OwyAMhJ-G3BLZQCAccmi37WtUBpwWNT9VQqv… -The Livestream Team Not interested in this email? Visit your Account Settings[1] to control which notifications you receive from Livestream or unsubscribe with http://email.e.livestream.com/c/eJxVTstuAyEQ-xq4FQ2PhZ0Dh02z-Y0IJqRB2UcFbL-… [1] - http://email.e.livestream.com/c/eJxVjsEOgjAQRL-mvdksFCg99ACiv2HWbdFGSg2sJv6… -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Kenya IGF Online Discussion Day 4 : Emerging Technological trends
by Ronald Ojino 19 Jul '18

19 Jul '18

Morning listers, Today, a range of technologies such as artificial intelligence, immersive tech, biotech, autonomous robots, green energy and space travel etc— have entered the mainstream and begun to fundamentally disrupt business, geopolitics and everyday life around the world. During the next decade, we expect to start transitioning into the next era of computing and connected devices, in which we will wear and will command using our voices, gestures and touch. As the world rapidly technologically evolves, - How are these trends being adopted locally? - What are the challenges faced in adopting these technologies locally ? - Do local policies cover these technologies? - What are the local measures that can be put in place to promote local innovation in future tech? Lets engage, 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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Kenya IGF Online Discussions. Day 3. Developments in Fintech and E-commerce
by Ali Hussein 18 Jul '18

18 Jul '18

Dear listers. Since the advent of Mpesa, Kenya has been recognized as Ground Zero for Mobile Money/Payments Innovation the world over. According to a World Bank report one in every ten human beings regularly using mobile money is a a Kenyan. Over the last few years Fintech (Financial Technology) has become all the rage. American startups are setting up in Kenya. The more common ones that we know are Branch and Tala who combined have raised over $150m of venture funds in the last few years. These two are mainly mobile lending platforms. Insuretech is taking root. Payment Platforms are proliferating. Banks are jumping onto the Fintech Bandwagon with mainstream banks like Barclays and HF Group launching their mobile lending apps. Equity Bank boldly announced a few weeks ago that they are building an API Bank. Banking as a Service as it were. Not to be left out, Blockchain and it’s offspring, Bitcoin is threading to complete the upheavals in the financial sector. On top of it all the government is playing catch up on regulation with the announcement of the Finance Bill 2018. See analysis from KPMG on this. https://home.kpmg.com/ke/en/home/insights/2018/06/finance-bill-2018-analysi… To ponder:- 1. Are we moving too fast? Is there a need to take a chill pill and reflect on the gains and achievements of the sector? Should we regulate lightly or heavily? 2. Should we regulate and cap the mobile lending platforms? Are they playing a crucial role of financial inclusion or are they just loan sharks on steroids? 3. How about the Credit Reference Bureaus? Are they stuck in a time warp or is the legislation in place encumbering them from innovation? 4. Lastly is the BlockChain conversation being overhyped? And how do you separate the technology from the cryptocurrencies it spawns? Over to you Listers. Ali Hussein Principal AHK & 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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KICTAnet Memorandum to the Senate on the Data Protection Bill, 2018
by Grace Githaiga 18 Jul '18

18 Jul '18

Listers Sharing a memorandum that we submitted to the ICT Senate Committee today. We appreciate all those who contributed and suggested amendments. Read on: https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?wpdmpro=kictanet-memorandum-on-the-data-protect… 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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CUSHIONING AUTOMATION: Chicago may become one of the first U.S. cities to implement a universal basic income program
by WANGARI KABIRU 18 Jul '18

18 Jul '18

https://bigthink.com/stephen-johnson/chicago-is-considering-running-a-unive… Chicago may become one of the first U.S. cities to implement a universal basic income program "....Pawar said UBI is not only a way to ensure people still get paid as automation displaces their jobs, but that it’s also a safeguard against the inevitable sociopolitical strife that would follow. “From a race and class perspective, just know that 66 percent of long-haul truck drivers are middle-aged white men,” he told The Intercept. “So if you put them out of work without any investment in new jobs or in a social support system so that they transition from their job to another job, these race and class and geographical divides are going to grow.”...." "...“My response to Amazon, and Tesla, and Ford, and Uber … we need to start having a conversation about automation and a regulatory framework so that if jobs simply go away, what are we going to do with the workforce? … If [those companies are] reticent to pay their fair share in taxes and still want tax incentives and at the same time automate jobs, what do you think is going to happen?” Pawar told The Intercept. “These divisions are going to grow and, in many ways, we’re sitting on a powder keg.”.." 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".

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What should Kenya's data protection law contain?
by Grace Githaiga 17 Jul '18

17 Jul '18

Good morning Listers We have now completed our data protection Policy brief. The brief examines the current state of data protection in Kenya and proposes the development of a general data protection framework Read on: https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?wpdmpro=data-protection-in-kenya 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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Kenya IGF Online Discussion Day 5: online violence Against women: How do we create safe spaces online
by cmaundu＠gmail.com 14 Jul '18

14 Jul '18

Hello Listers The Internet and mobile technologies have created new ways to connect, share resources and experiences, and build communities. However despite the internet offering great solutions and innovations to how people access information, online violence has been on the rise especially against women but remains a silent epidemic in Kenya. These digital spaces have provided tools and platforms for the replication and continuation of the perpetration of violence against women.” 1. How is it a problem for Kenya? 2. How should it be addressed? 3. Is enough being done at the moment? What are the measures that need to be taken to create safe spaces for women online? Let’s engage Cecilia Maundu

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Kenya IGF Online Discussions Day 2: Strengthening Data Security in the Context of Emerging Trends
by Grace Bomu 14 Jul '18

14 Jul '18

Listers, Thank you to all who contributed to yesterday's topic. The thread is still open for those who may have further thoughts on content regulation. Welcome to Day 2 of online pre KIGF debates where out topic today is Strengthening Data Security in the Context of Emerging Trends. We shall look at cybersecurity in the context of data. Barely a few weeks ago, social media was awash with memes of Wazir Boniface Chacha, the young man alleged to have conned MPs after getting access to their phone data. Later when this was used as a justification in debates for the Cybercrime Act, some wondered whether the political process had used the Chacha saga to justify the quick passage of a law creating offences. But beyond "small data" in our personal possession, many SMEs , corporations, institutions, societies and other bodies are holding significant amounts of data. In this community, the wider issue of cyber security has been a recurring theme in KIGF. It is generally agreed that the best approach is a multi-pronged one that includes the law, good practices, effective mitigation and response to incidences at multiple levels, creation of awareness and technical solutions among others. Having gotten a new law in the form of the Cybercrimes Act, are we assured of data security? Are our existing mechanisms for mitigation and response to incidences adequate for emerging threats? Do we have positive cases or good practices to imitate? What challenges that remain and how can we address them? Welcome to the discussion. -- Grace Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu @Bomu PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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Fwd: [ISOC Kenya] : Call for Expression of Interest - TunapandaNET Community Network
by Barrack Otieno 13 Jul '18

13 Jul '18

Listers, Might be of interest to some. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Josephine Miliza via Internet Society <Mail(a)connectedcommunity.org> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:07:42 +0000 Subject: [ISOC Kenya] : Call for Expression of Interest - TunapandaNET Community Network To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com == Please, reply above this line == Dear members, TunapandaNET is looking for volunteers with a technical background to join us in connecting community centers and schools. TunapandaNET is a community network championed by Tunapanda Institute located in Kibera, Nairobi Kenya. The goal of the network is to promote the use and adoption of ICTs by the community through affordable access and capacity building. We are currently looking to connect schools and community centers providing them with learning resources and skills to utilize ICTs. Through partnership with the ISOC Kenya chapter, we are scaling the network to 10 new centers. We invite you to make an impact through technology. We are specifically looking for volunteers with a technical background. Find in the attached document more details on the project and how you partcipate. ------------------------------ Josephine Miliza Project Manager - TunapandaNET Community Network josephine(a)tunapanda.org | jkmiliza(a)gmail.com Note: replies will be sent to the full discussion group. ------------------------------ Reply to Sender : https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=253&SenderKe… Reply to Discussion : https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=253&MID=3272… To Download the attachment(s) click on the link below: https://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/ViewAttachment/?DocumentKey=ff4… (if the link doesn't work, copy and paste it into your web browser) ------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to "Kenya Chapter" 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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Kenya IGF Online Discussions Day 1: Content Regulation on the Internet
by kanini mutemi 12 Jul '18

12 Jul '18

Hello Listers, I’ll start us off with the discussion on Content Regulation on the internet. I find it useful for us to first understand what content regulation means. To this end, I invite your contributions to the following questions– (a) What does 'content regulation’ mean? (b) How is content regulation achieved? (c) What categories of content face the most regulation? Let’s go!

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