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Invitation to Webinar - ‘Unseen Eyes, Unheard Stories: Surveillance, Data Protection and Freedom of Expression in Kenya and Uganda During COVID-19.’
by Grace Githaiga 16 Apr '21

16 Apr '21

Good morning Listers, ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa (EA), the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) and Pollicy would like to invite you to a virtual webinar on ‘Surveillance, Data Protection and Freedom of Expression during COVID-19 in Kenya and Uganda.’ The webinar will take place on Wednesday 21 April, 2021 from 10:00AM to 11:30AM on Zoom (see program below). Addressing the coronavirus pandemic has required effective responses by governments, private actors and the international community generally, including tracking the infection rates and preventing the spread of the coronavirus disease. However, tackling the COVID-19 public health crisis in Kenya and Uganda was not matched with a prioritisation of human rights protections, which raises significant risks for the rights to privacy, freedom of expression and access to information. During the webinar, we will be launching the Surveillance, Data Protection and Freedom of Expression during COVID-19 in Kenya and Uganda’ report. This report launch will be accompanied by a live screening of the lived experiences of individuals in Kenya and Uganda with pandemic surveillance measures. Please confirm your availability, at your earliest convenience, by registering your details using the Zoom link below: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrc-qpqz4pG9P4dCuTx4nS_a1u2qfNJtkO After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing all the meeting information (including the meeting link). We look forward to your participation. Warm regards, Mugambi Kiai (ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa), Grace Githaiga (Kenya ICT Action Network), Neema Iyer (Pollicy). -- Grace Githaiga KICTANet Convenor KICTANet portals KICTANet.or.ke <https://kictanet.or.ke/> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/kictanet> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/18428106/admin/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/>

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Re: [kictanet] Opinion Piece - Speaking from the grave: Death, data protection under Kenyan Law
by Sigi Waigumo Mwanzia 15 Apr '21

15 Apr '21

Dear Colleagues , Good evening. Ephraim and I recently co-authored an opinion piece titled, ' [ https://www.the-star.co.ke/opinion/star-blogs/2021-04-13-speaking-from-the-… | Speaking from the grave: Death, data protection under Kenyan Law ] ' which teases out the issues of: a. The right to survivor privacy; b. Whether deceased persons have rights; and c. Digital death - whether digital assets are inheritable. We look forward to receiving your comments on the piece, including areas of improvement. We also hope that this op-ed generates deeper insights on the issues teased here, in Kenya and beyond. Regards, Sigi Waigumo Mwanzia , Programme Officer - Digital . 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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Draft Data Protection Regulations, 2021
by Mugambi Laibuta 14 Apr '21

14 Apr '21

Dear Listers, Listen to my latest podcast episode where I discuss three draft Regulations under the Data Protection Act, 2019 that have been published for public participation. These three drafts are the Data Protection (General) Regulations, 2021; the Data Protection (Registration of Data Controllers and Data Processors) Regulations, 2021; and the Data Protection (Compliance and Enforcement) Regulations. https://anchor.fm/lexole/episodes/Draft-Data-Protection-Regulations-2021-eu… Regards, Mugambi Laibuta

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#SwitchTOAirtel and #LoseWhatYouPayFor
by Twahir Hussein Kassim 07 Apr '21

07 Apr '21

Listers, Picture this... You go to your favourite supermarket, BUY a packet of milk PAY for it then you realise you actually need more and you go back inside get a carton of milk and pay for it. As you now pack onto your trolley, the cashier picks the packet you earlier bought and tells you OUR POLICY IS THAT you only retain the 1 packet if you buy 1 packet, now that you bought a carton we have to take the 1 packet you earlier bought! OUTRAGEOUS don't you think? This is What AIRTEL ACTUALLY DOES! I have been on UNLIMINET 1000 for ages, had accumulated 30+GBs of data and due to my increased usage of calls decided to upgrade to UNLIMINET 2000. PAP all the 30+ GB were CONFISCATED as POLICY HAS IT that you only carry forward GBs on the same tariff! Mind you I HAD BOUGHT and accumulated the 30+ GBs... [image: Capture.PNG] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FWfetpm_V0 Airtel should be honest and state *#SwitchTOAirtel and #LoseWhatYouPayFor* Telcos are getting out of hand! First it was SAFARICOM repossessing numbers now its Airtel taking what is NOT theirs, once one has bought something that thing is NO LONGER the sellers but its ownership has moved to the buyer! So very disappointed in AIRTEL, I used to believe they *WERE *the honest network (past tense!)! Twahir [image: Mailtrack] <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig…> Sender notified by Mailtrack <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig…> 01/23/21, 02:44:44 PM

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Re: [kictanet] List subscribers cleanup - Yahoo Troubles
by Odhiambo Washington 06 Apr '21

06 Apr '21

It's happening! Yahoo doesn't really exist anymore. On Tue, Apr 6, 2021, 22:11 Simon Mayoye <smayoye(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > You killing yahoo :-) > > On Thursday, March 18, 2021, 12:30:37 PM GMT+3, Odhiambo Washington via > kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > Hello Listers > > Of late, we have been experiencing technical challenges in particular with > YAHOO addresses, which for some reason has to lead to YAHOO classifying > messages from the mailing list as spam. > To deal with this challenge, there is a need to clean up the list of all > dormant YAHOO addresses and I only have THREE possible options: > > 1. To send a probe mail to all the subscribed Yahoo addresses and request > that they *please respond to this probe mail within three (or five) days.* > 2. To disable delivery to ALL subscribed YAHOO addresses and wait for > those who are active to raise a flag that they are not receiving posts to > the list, and then re-enable their subscriptions. > 3. To unsubscribe ALL the subscribed YAHOO addresses and let those who are > active in the list re-subscribe either by going to > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or by reaching > out to the List Moderators. > > Given the number of addresses to deal with in this case (135), option 3 > above comes out as the most efficient way to handle the issue. > > This is important as it will facilitate the sorting out the technical > challenges we are experiencing. > > Regards > Odhiambo Washington > *KICTANet List Admin* > +254 7 3200 0004 - Call/SMS/Sosomedia > +254 7 2274 3223 - M-Pesa :-) > > "Oh, the cruft.", grep ^[^#] > _______________________________________________ > 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/smayoye%40yahoo.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] Learning and Gaming
by Jimmy Gitonga 06 Apr '21

06 Apr '21

Dear Listers, I am interested in looking at the intersection between Kenya’s Education and ICT policy, especially considering the decentralisation and personalisation of learning. Please have a look and we can have a conversation on where we think this can go. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/learn-play-education-gaming-jimmy-gitonga/ Jimmy Gitonga @Afrowave Web : Motion On 6 Apr 2021, 14:10 +0300, 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: Opinion Pieces - Gagging Free Speech (Four Part Series) > (Sigi Waigumo Mwanzia) > 2. Re: Opinion Pieces - Gagging Free Speech (Four Part Series) > (S.M. Muraya) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 09:25:47 +0000 (UTC) > From: Sigi Waigumo Mwanzia <easternafricfellow(a)article19.org> > To: Mugambi Kiai <mugambikiai(a)article19.org>, Winfred Gakii > <winfred(a)article19.org> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Opinion Pieces - Gagging Free Speech (Four > Part Series) > Message-ID: > <2141332980.59142.1617701147447.JavaMail.zimbra(a)article19.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear Colleagues , > > Good afternoon. > > Please find Parts III and IV of the 'Gagging Free Speech' series by ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa below: > > Link: [ https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2021-04-04-legislating-morality-who-decides… | https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2021-04-04-legislating-morality-who-decides… ] > > > > Regards, > > Sigi Waigumo Mwanzia , > Programme Officer - Digital . > > 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 ] > > > > From: "easternafricfellow" <easternafricfellow(a)article19.org> > To: "Mugambi Kiai" <mugambikiai(a)article19.org>, "Winfred Gakii" <winfred(a)article19.org> > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 9:15:41 AM > Subject: RE: Opinion Pieces - Gagging Free Speech (Four Part Series) > > Dear Colleagues, > > > > > > Good morning. > > > > > ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa (EA) published two opinion pieces as part of a 'Gagging Free Speech' series. This looks at the use of two problematic laws in Kenya, including the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018 and the Kenya Films and Stage Plays Act (CAP 222). > > Please find the links below: > Part I: [ https://www.the-star.co.ke/siasa/2021-03-27-gagging-free-speech-by-computer… | https://www.the-star.co.ke/siasa/2021-03-27-gagging-free-speech-by-computer… ] > Part II: [ https://www.the-star.co.ke/siasa/2021-03-27-gagging-free-speech-through-com… | https://www.the-star.co.ke/siasa/2021-03-27-gagging-free-speech-through-com… ] > > Regards, > > Sigi Waigumo Mwanzia, > Programme Officer - Digital . > > 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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Re: [kictanet] Opinion Pieces - Gagging Free Speech (Four Part Series)
by Sigi Waigumo Mwanzia 06 Apr '21

06 Apr '21

Dear Colleagues, Good morning. ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa (EA) published two opinion pieces as part of a 'Gagging Free Speech' series. This looks at the use of two problematic laws in Kenya, including the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018 and the Kenya Films and Stage Plays Act (CAP 222). Please find the links below: Part I: [ https://www.the-star.co.ke/siasa/2021-03-27-gagging-free-speech-by-computer… | https://www.the-star.co.ke/siasa/2021-03-27-gagging-free-speech-by-computer… ] Part II: [ https://www.the-star.co.ke/siasa/2021-03-27-gagging-free-speech-through-com… | https://www.the-star.co.ke/siasa/2021-03-27-gagging-free-speech-through-com… ] Regards, Sigi Waigumo Mwanzia, Programme Officer - Digital . 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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WEBINAR: TRADEMARK AND DOMAIN NAMES RECORDING
by Vincent Nyaga 06 Apr '21

06 Apr '21

Dear Listers, Incase you missed the Webinar on "Trademark and Domain Names" last week, here is the recording. [ https://bit.ly/39IXuJm | https://bit.ly/39IXuJm ] Thank you. Kind Regards, Vincent Nyagah, Marketing & Communications Executive Tel: +254 713 116 353

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Fwd: FW: GCA Invites You to Join Us for World Press Freedom Day
by Johnsey Kivoto 06 Apr '21

06 Apr '21

Dear Listers, GCA is celebrating World Press Freedom Day 3 May with the launch of our Cybersecurity Toolkit for Journalists. [image: GCA Toolkit Logo 800px x 240px] <https://gca.globalcyberalliance.org/e2t/tc/MXk6gHh3vJDW71Y1h_6tw-THW46ZLVZ4…> Dear Colleagues, Please join us on 3 May 2021 to mark World Press Freedom Day with an open discussion - "Protecting Free Press in a Connected World" - with leading experts, followed by a workshop on how journalists can protect themselves and their sources with the use of the free tools and resources in GCA's Cybersecurity Toolkit for Journalists <https://gca.globalcyberalliance.org/e2t/tc/MXk6gHh3vJDW71Y1h_6tw-THW46ZLVZ4…> . We welcome your attendance and participation in the day's events. Please feel free to share through your networks. Thank you! The GCA Team *Learn More & Register* <https://gca.globalcyberalliance.org/e2t/tc/MXk6gHh3vJDW71Y1h_6tw-THW46ZLVZ4…> Global Cyber Alliance, 731 Lexington Ave, New York, New York 10022, United States, (646) 677-5535 Unsubscribe <https://gca.globalcyberalliance.org/hs/manage-preferences/unsubscribe-all?d…> Manage preferences <https://gca.globalcyberalliance.org/hs/manage-preferences/unsubscribe?d=Vnj…>

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Digitization/Automation of Courts in Kenya
by Malcolm Kijirah 03 Apr '21

03 Apr '21

Dear esteemed listers, I am doing some work around this area (particularly in the criminal jurisdiction) - trying to assess the gaps and conflicts in the Kenyan legislative framework in the context of the digitalization and automation of criminal justice processes. I am interested in interviewing or having discussions with anyone with views/experience/opinions on digitisation of courts locally. I believe the work I'm doing may be persuasive in this space so it will be useful for me to canvass the views of my peers with experience or an interest in this area. regards, Malcolm --

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