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Fwd: [ALAC] ICANN statement on travel to and from the USA
by Barrack Otieno 01 Feb '17

01 Feb '17

Listers, FYI Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rinalia Abdul Rahim <rinalia.abdulrahim(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2017 00:58:48 +0000 Subject: [ALAC] ICANN statement on travel to and from the USA To: ALAC Working List <alac(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> ICANN statement - https://www.icann.org/news/blog/travel-to-and-from-the-united-states Best regards, Rinalia -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Governments Websites under Maintenance
by Ali Hussein 01 Feb '17

01 Feb '17

Listers 1. Treasury.go.ke 2. ICTA.go.ke These two sites are down. The screenshots attached say:- WEBSITE UNDER MAINTENANCE. Whilst we can forgive Treasury for this Rookie Mistake what do we say about ICTA? If you guys need help please crowdsource this because surely this is an embarrassment to Kenya not to mention that stakeholders can't access information. *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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KICTANet calls for a membership to the Internet and Elections Working Group
by Grace B 31 Jan '17

31 Jan '17

Dear Listers, KICTANet would like to form a working group on Internet and elections to coordinate policy discussions and advocacy on the subject. We envision a multistakeholder group of individuals and representatives of institutions with interest in the emerging tensions between use of the Internet and human rights in processes such as elections. If you are interested, please send an email to info(a)kictanet.or.ke with one or two sentences explaining your interest. The working group will not in any way interfere with regular topical discussions on the list and the members of the group will work on a voluntary basis. Regards, -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu> PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] ISOC statement on recent travel bans
by Barrack Otieno 30 Jan '17

30 Jan '17

Listers, FYI Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alejandro Pisanty <apisanty(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 09:25:56 -0600 Subject: [Internet Policy] ISOC statement on recent travel bans To: ISOC <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Hi, this statement by Kathy Brown is out, related to the recent and evolving US travel bans: Yours, Alejandro Pisanty [image: Internet Society] <http://link.isoc.org/hostedemail/email.htm?CID=36997012715&ch=BFD2CCAFDB1E0…> Dear Colleagues, As a global organization with trustees, employees, chapters and members all over the world, we are deeply troubled by actions taken by the U.S. on Friday that placed immediate and unprecedented bans on entry to the United States of citizens and refugees of seven majority-Muslim countries. Not only will the purported bans place an unwarranted burden on people in our organization, it is an anathema to the Internet Society whose values rest firmly on a commitment to an open, globally connected community dedicated to the open, global Internet. We are encouraged by the countries who have rejected the U.S. action this weekend and by the human rights organizations that have stood in solidarity with countless refugees and travelers who were so abruptly halted in entering the U.S. We are watching developments; I will keep you updated as we know more. Kathy Brown President/CEO -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Facultad de Química UNAM Av. Universidad 3000, 04510 Mexico DF Mexico +52-1-5541444475 FROM ABROAD +525541444475 DESDE MÉXICO SMS +525541444475 Blog: http://pisanty.blogspot.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pisanty Unete al grupo UNAM en LinkedIn, http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/22285/4A106C0C8614 Twitter: http://twitter.com/apisanty ---->> Unete a ISOC Mexico, http://www.isoc.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] @CA and @KENIC, what became of the regulations on registering devices for public WiFi?
by Luke O 30 Jan '17

30 Jan '17

Hello Listers Looking at the timeframe of that article when it was written, is it safe to assume the proposed regulation has clearly not yet been implemented unless it was done covertly? Interesting point I noted regarding the posited national device registry, are there other such registries already in existence (either belonging to telecom operators, national immigration etc) and if so who has access to the data on them, and can citizens control the data held on them? Knowing that operators like Safaricom and KRA already have all our details including number of mobile phones we bought/or brought into the country, aren't such types of depository already a form of passive digital surveillance On Jan 30, 2017 11:05, "Barrack Otieno via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Hi Nanjira, The reporting is somewhat questionable. KeNIC has a clear mandate as Adminisrative and Technical Manager of the .KE Registry. Registering devices is way out of its mandate. The Regulator can easily monitor device owners if it wanted through Service Providers, most network equipment have the capability to do this work using their simple dashboards hence i don't see the need for a specialized entity. Thank you Best Regards On 1/30/17, Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/07/kenya-to- require-users-of-wi-fi-to-register-with-government/ > > > -- > Regards, > Nanjira > www.nanjira.com <http://www.nanjira.com> > > About.Me <http://about.me/ninanjira>| Twitter > <http://www.twitter.com/ninanjira>| LinkedIn > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/nanjira>| Skype > <http://hatscripts.com/addskype?nanjirasambuli> > > IM: +254722481566 (WhatsApp | Telegram | iMessage) > > PGP: 1DBE1F47A6878B0D > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A _______________________________________________ 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/lukeokelo%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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@CA and @KENIC, what became of the regulations on registering devices for public WiFi?
by Nanjira Sambuli 30 Jan '17

30 Jan '17

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/07/kenya-to-require-users-of-wi-fi… -- Regards, Nanjira www.nanjira.com <http://www.nanjira.com> About.Me <http://about.me/ninanjira>| Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/ninanjira>| LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/nanjira>| Skype <http://hatscripts.com/addskype?nanjirasambuli> IM: +254722481566 (WhatsApp | Telegram | iMessage) PGP: 1DBE1F47A6878B0D

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Cameroon shut down the internet in anglophone regions like Bamenda, Buea — Quartz
by Ali Hussein 29 Jan '17

29 Jan '17

Listers African governments have been at the forefront of internet shutdowns in the last two years. Last year shaped up to be “the year of internet shutdowns,” as at least 11 African governments interfered with the internet during elections or protests. More people are having to figure out how to stay online during such shutdowns. https://qz.com/892433/cameroon-shut-down-the-internet-in-anglophone-regions… 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] Airtel Plans Africa Exit
by hassan abi 28 Jan '17

28 Jan '17

Ahmed, The long queues at Safaricom, shows their dominance and for Airtel lack of customers. I frequently use Safaricom call support and they have been excellent. I have worked with Airtel on bulk payments service and most of there strategies are based on what Safaricom is doing. Offering cheaper prices does not give you dominance but better customer experience and easily accessible services. Airtel money failed to catch up with Mpesa not because of affordable rates but lack of enough agents across the country. Telco's success is defined by it's mobile money services. Safaricom can afford not offer better service sometimes because they lack solid competition. Until then they will keep dominating comfortably. On 28 Jan 2017 10:30 a.m., "Ali Hussein via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Ahmed In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king.. *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 On 28 Jan 2017, at 9:57 AM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: I was a dual sim person. I have visited both Safaricom and Airtel offices severally. I would: 1. Take at least an hour on Safaricom queues. 2. Take at most 15 minutes on an Airtel queue. And at the end of it I would say I get a more personal feeling from the customer service. But that is just me. Maybe someone else has a bad experience. On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 9:43 AM, Tony White via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Companies in general are favoured (or not) by their customer service. > While Safaricom's customer service is nothing to write home about, > Airtel's is appalling (this is a personal view, having had issues with > both!). I no longer have an Airtel line. > > If a new company takes over from [ kencell | celtel | zain | airtel ] > then if they can offer first-class customer service, they may succeed > (where the others have failed). > > Cheers, > Tony > > > On 28/01/2017, Job Muriuki via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: > > This is really sad news. Looking at Kenya's telecommunication market, > > safaricom holds all the cards from coverage to favourable government > backed > > policies. This leaves competition with almost no lifeline. > > Having worked with a company that builds telco's infrastructure I can > > confirm 80% of the job is from safaricom while others just struggle with > > the other 20%. > > > > Am no economist but having one company domineering in any given sector is > > bad for the sector and the economy as the main focus is make money. To do > > this they cut back on employment and squeeze the supplies dry trying to > cut > > on expenditure but if multiple companies operate we get higher employment > > level meaning more revenue to the government and healthy competition. The > > government's technocrats need get ahead of this and correct it otherwise > we > > are not growing as a country or even as continent. > > > > On 28 Jan 2017 08:40, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" < > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > > Listers > > > > Another one bites the dust? > > > > I'm really curious as to whats going on in the Telco sector. > > > > Bharti Airtel has announced that it will be exiting 14 African countries > > within a year. The affected countries include: Chad, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, > > Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, > > Uganda and Zambia. > > > > The telecom operator is faced with poor performance across those markets. > > Two years ago, when Airtel began talks to sell off its operations in > > Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo Brazzaville and Sierra Leone to Orange > > <http://mobilityarena.com/airtel-not-exiting-africa-despite- > talks-to-sell-4-networks-to-orange/>, > > the company had stated that it wouldn’t be exiting Africa. > > Airtel plans Africa exit > > <http://mobilityarena.com/airtel-exit-nigeria-13-african-countries/> > > > > Is the African market too competitive or is the regulatory environment > > skewed towards a few players? > > > > *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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/muriukin%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. > > > > > -- > Tony White > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ultimateprogramer%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. > -- *Ahmed Maawy* Principal Product Management Specialist - Al Jazeera Media Network Skype: ultimateprogramer _______________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ 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/hassanaire%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] Can the Trump Administration increase it's powers over ICANN?
by Bonface Witaba 28 Jan '17

28 Jan '17

Dear Listers, An interesting read: http://domainincite.com/21443-trump-nominee-open-to-retaking-icann-oversigh… Kind regards Bonface Witaba Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Fri, 27 Jan 2017 at 17:19, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<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: The KINGS of Africa's Digital Economy (Eric M K Osiakwan) (June Tessy) 2. Governments Websites under Maintenance (Ali Hussein) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 12:28:44 +0300 From: June Tessy <june.tessy(a)gmail.com> To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] The KINGS of Africa's Digital Economy (Eric M K Osiakwan) Message-ID: <CAPK9L3kFr9qxOnmtW6R_DC=J+XmF4W2QMe--aQ5PzajRJ9ddZw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Eric, Will this talk be based on the Chapter in the Digital Kenya book? We look forward to watching the footage afterwards, but before then can we send in questions and/or comments? Kind Regards, June Tessy LinkedIn Profile <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/juneokal> On 27 January 2017 at 12:00, <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. The KINGS of Africa's Digital Economy (Eric M K Osiakwan) > 2. The Emergence of Big Data (Timothy- Coach- Oriedo) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 14:09:14 -0800 > From: Eric M K Osiakwan <ericosiakwan(a)me.com> > To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Subject: [kictanet] The KINGS of Africa's Digital Economy > Message-ID: <A9729AE5-6E3D-4CFC-B8EB-04C2FA9F604D(a)me.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > https://cyber.harvard.edu/events/2017/02/Osiakwan < > https://cyber.harvard.edu/events/2017/02/Osiakwan> > > Eric here > > > Eric M.K Osiakwan > "Accraboy" 4 Skype > @eosiakwan 4 Twitter > about.me/ericosiakwan <http://about.me/ericosiakwan> > +233244386792 4 WhatsApp > >

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Re: [kictanet] Airtel Plans Africa Exit
by Job Muriuki 28 Jan '17

28 Jan '17

This is really sad news. Looking at Kenya's telecommunication market, safaricom holds all the cards from coverage to favourable government backed policies. This leaves competition with almost no lifeline. Having worked with a company that builds telco's infrastructure I can confirm 80% of the job is from safaricom while others just struggle with the other 20%. Am no economist but having one company domineering in any given sector is bad for the sector and the economy as the main focus is make money. To do this they cut back on employment and squeeze the supplies dry trying to cut on expenditure but if multiple companies operate we get higher employment level meaning more revenue to the government and healthy competition. The government's technocrats need get ahead of this and correct it otherwise we are not growing as a country or even as continent. On 28 Jan 2017 08:40, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Listers Another one bites the dust? I'm really curious as to whats going on in the Telco sector. Bharti Airtel has announced that it will be exiting 14 African countries within a year. The affected countries include: Chad, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. The telecom operator is faced with poor performance across those markets. Two years ago, when Airtel began talks to sell off its operations in Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo Brazzaville and Sierra Leone to Orange <http://mobilityarena.com/airtel-not-exiting-africa-despite-talks-to-sell-4-…>, the company had stated that it wouldn’t be exiting Africa. Airtel plans Africa exit <http://mobilityarena.com/airtel-exit-nigeria-13-african-countries/> Is the African market too competitive or is the regulatory environment skewed towards a few players? *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. _______________________________________________ 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/muriukin%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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