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TKash - a quick look at the mobile app
by Mbugua Njihia 17 Feb '22

17 Feb '22

Telkom Kenya launched the mobile app version of the mobile money service TKash. Here's what it looks like - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mbuguanjihia_quick-look-at-ui-features-in-te…

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KICTANet Thought Leadership Series
by David Indeje 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

Dear Listers, We welcome you to our thought leadership series. One next virtual session will give you an opportunity to listen to and share insights on "Prioritizing Privacy: What Next for the ODPC and the ICT Sector? *Date: Thursday 24 February 2022 | * *Time: 9:00am – 11:30am, via Zoom <https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_00gjJhWoQ1WoMV9fYxtqtw>* * For details and registration, kindly read https://www.kictanet.or.ke/prioritizing-privacy-what-next-for-the-odpc-and-… <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/prioritizing-privacy-what-next-for-the-odpc-and-…> * *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje *_____________________________________ +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 <https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-indeje/>

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Kenya Elections: Voters and Data Privacy, Which Party are You In?
by David Indeje 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

[image: image.png] Kangema Parliamentary By-elections. September 17, 2012 PHOTO | IEBC Dear Listers., With the 2022 Kenyan elections on the horizon, the electoral body has concluded the voter registration exercise and is currently set to audit the voter register. On the other hand, do you know which party you have been registered under? Kindly do check out yourself, here <https://orpp.ecitizen.go.ke/services/1/apply/1>. Are you mad you have been registered under the Azimio, UDA, TIP TIP, Jubilee or any other party and you would love to purge yourself from it? Worry not, you can self purge from that party here <https://orpp.ecitizen.go.ke/services/2/apply/2>. You will have a 7 days grace period for the request to be approved. On a lighter note, who is resigning from the Listers Group to seek an electoral position? As part of our commitment to educate the public on data protection and privacy, below are useful links you read and share with your circles. 1. Digital identification law in Kenya: The State of Play <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/mdocs-posts/digital-identification-law-in-kenya-…> 2. Elections, Data, and Technology <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5l4dzTrSqI&ab_channel=KICTAnet> (Video) 3. Emerging regulation of content, data and consumer rights <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_UVQczmbfU&ab_channel=KICTAnet> (Video) *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje *_____________________________________ +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 <https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-indeje/>

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What Happens to Your Data When Your SIM Card Expires?
by David Indeje 16 Feb '22

16 Feb '22

[image: image.png] Dear Listers, The above screenshot is from Safaricom which was responding to an inquiry on what makes your SIM card expire. The question came as a result of a Twitter conversation from Ms Wamuyu Kariuki who apparently was out of the country and her SIM card expired. As a result, she was given another Sim card which 'apparently belonged to somebody and she apparently used to receive messages from the SIM card's contacts. *A. "I receive church contributions report every week for a church in Kisumu on the number attached to my Till Number. I know how much they collect every Sunday per district. How safe is this?"* *B. It’s was such an expensive and tedious affair to change my mobile number on all my online subscriptions that require authentication via mobile number for access. eCitizen, NHIF, NSSF, Bank, Email.* *Here is the thread link * https://twitter.com/wamuyunkariuki/status/1493789552217055236?s=20&t=gB7SP3… We understand the KYC process that any telco does when you intend to replace a lost SIM card, but in this scenario, it was a new line being bought once it was returned into circulation. Is it true then: *"The history cleared is only for the owner from previous to new. That’s why they have the SSSD code to check the line registration. However, the history of what loans, subscriptions and crimes committed if any is not cleared and that follows the new owner. KYC is business only."* I would like to know what process is used to determine how someone's number from the SIM card is fit to be re-circulated into the market and what happens to the history of its previous user? *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje *_____________________________________ +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 <https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-indeje/>

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#TakeOnTech: Data Security and the Role of The Data Commissioner
by David Indeje 14 Feb '22

14 Feb '22

[image: image.png] Dear Listers, For those in Nairobi, Kenya, it is a great sunny Saturday. I hope wherever you are, the weather is kind to you. This Sunday from 4.20 pm, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) we shall be hosting Madam Immaculate Kassait, Kenya's Data Commissioner tasked with implementing The Data Protection Act. For those who do not know, Kassait is Kenya’s first holder of the position with her main role being exercising oversight on data processing operations, promoting self-regulation among data controllers, promoting international cooperation in data protection-related issues, and conducting research on data processing development. Kindly, if you do have any questions on the subject, kindly share with *#GraceGithaiga* to make it worth it. If you missed our previous episode on Open government, Mr Philip Thigo - Advisor, Data and Open Government Connect was our guest. Here is the recording. https://bit.ly/3oIvHQq *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje *_____________________________________ +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 <https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-indeje/>

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Inside Safaricom offers that rattled regulator, rivals
by Victor Kapiyo 11 Feb '22

11 Feb '22

The alleged sustained cutting of prices below that of competitors and below actual costs of services made it hard for Airtel to operate profitably and constituted anti-competitive behaviour, Airtel says. Airtel is among operators who are backing a decision by the CA to cut mobile termination rates (MTR) to Sh0.12 per minute from the current Sh0.99 per minute. Safaricom has been running promotions and special offers that has seen it price its per-minute voice services at a range of between Sh0.2 and Sh1, according to an analysis by the regulator. Read more: https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/data-hub/inside-safaricom-offers-tha…

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Shortfalls of and Probable Solutions for Data Governance in East Africa
by David Indeje 11 Feb '22

11 Feb '22

[image: image.png] PHOTO| Manuel Geissinger | Pexels Listers, Something that KICTAnet prides itself in is seeing its Kenya School of Internet Governance (KeSiG) Fellows <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/about-kictanet/kenya-school-of-internet-governan…> thrive and enrich the internet governance discourse. *KeSIG <https://kigf.or.ke/kesig/> is an introductory course covering technical, economic, legal and contemporary social issues brought about by the Internet and how they affect Kenyan decision making. It aims to build a critical mass of individuals advocating for Internet rights and freedoms through equipping the participants with the skills needed to participate meaningfully in local, regional and global policy discourse. It has been held annually since 2016. * Peter Mmbando, KeSIG and KeIGF Fellow 2020, from Tanzania, has written a paper "*The Shortfalls of and Probable Solutions for Data Governance in East Africa"* He argues that in East Africa, we need an infrastructure that is sufficient where data storage is managed on its own to reduce dependency and the need for capacity building through increased literacy on digital rights. *Link * https://bit.ly/3sAPUJl *Kind Regards,* *David Indeje *_____________________________________ +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 <https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-indeje/>

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Software for improved governance and reproducible science
by Benson Muite 11 Feb '22

11 Feb '22

FOSDEM'22 is an online conference this coming weekend. Some talks that may be interesting to listers are: The public code devroom: https://fosdem.org/2022/schedule/track/public_code/ includes a talk on an open source governance platform, https://decidim.org/ which is used by the city of Barcelona. A similar platform https://consulproject.org/en originally developed for Madrid is also used in Mogadishu.' The legal and policies devroom https://fosdem.org/2022/schedule/track/legal_and_policy_issues/ includes a talk on the proposed European Digital markets act. A related talk on Digital sovereignty https://fosdem.org/2022/schedule/event/misc_europe/ The community devroom includes a talk on OpenScienceKE: https://fosdem.org/2022/schedule/event/community_open_science/

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Re: [kictanet] KICTANet Digest, Vol 168, Issue 15
by Adrian Teri 10 Feb '22

10 Feb '22

The question that must be asked is how people *non-consensually* got registered as members of political parties. What does choosing either of the two resignation reasons mean? "Erroneously Registered" and "Remain Partyless". Why is my resignation "pending"? Scroll down on orpp.ecitizen.go.ke/dashboard and you might see a "*STAGE: PENDING RESIGNATION*". Can you be re-registered afterwards "erroneously"? Is an individual who has access to the ecitizen account the ONLY entity that has the ability/and right to register oneself as a member of a party? If not, why? Yours Kindly, Adrian ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Mutemi wa Kiama <eddiekiama(a)gmail.com> > To: lizkiarie(a)gmail.com, "Kenya's premier ICT Policy engagement platform" > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:42:30 +0300 > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya Elections: Voters and Data Privacy, Which > Party are You In? > There's one challenge with "resigning" from a party one never joined or > registered to in the first place via ecitizen. The ORPP data base only > captures that you were a member who has now resigned, not that your were > fraudulently presented as a party member by the party. > > Warm regards, > > Mutemi wa Kiama > > Team Captain, This Is Africa: https://thisisafrica.me > > Thoughts become things... choose the good ones! > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Public Intellectual, Social Justice & Social Accountability Entrepreneur, > Strategic Planning & Organizational Development Facilitator, > Strategic Communications, Movement Building Coach, Human Rights Defender, > > #DevolutionIsRevolution Champion. > > The Wanjiku Agenda Kenya Foundation (WAKenya) > Ordinary, fearless Kenyans. > > https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwin-mutemi-wa-kiama-1aa51615/ > > Sauti Ya Wanjiku Social Movement www.sautiyawanjiku.com > > https://www.facebook.com/wanjikurevolutionkenya > > https://twitter.com/WanjikuRevolt > > https://twitter.com/MutemiWaKiama > > http://www.scribd.com/wmkenya > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change > the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~Margaret Mead > > On Thu, Feb 10, 2022, 14:53 Liz via KICTANet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Thanks for sending this information. I also did not know that I belong >> to a political party until read your email. >> I have now resigned from it. Wa! >> >> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 at 13:44, Grace Githaiga via KICTANet < >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >>> Kathy >>> I also did not know that I belonged to some party since May 5, 2020. I >>> have never bothered to check. But this is wrong! >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 1:16 PM Kathy Mwai via KICTANet < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> David, I had never checked which party I'm 'registered' under until >>>> now. I've always wondered what the flip side could be. Seeing as I have >>>> apparently been registered since July 2017 😂😂 if I wanted to run on that >>>> party, I could claim that as my membership right? As long as they don't ask >>>> me to pay for membership since 2017, then perhaps I could resign from this >>>> list to run for a position 😄. (It's wrong use of my information by >>>> eCitizen nevertheless even as I make light of it) >>>> >>>> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 at 12:37, David Indeje via KICTANet < >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> [image: image.png] >>>>> Kangema Parliamentary By-elections. September 17, 2012 PHOTO | IEBC >>>>> >>>>> Dear Listers., >>>>> >>>>> With the 2022 Kenyan elections on the horizon, the electoral body has >>>>> concluded the voter registration exercise and is currently set to audit the >>>>> voter register. >>>>> >>>>> On the other hand, do you know which party you have been registered >>>>> under? Kindly do check out yourself, here >>>>> <https://orpp.ecitizen.go.ke/services/1/apply/1>. >>>>> >>>>> Are you mad you have been registered under the Azimio, UDA, TIP TIP, >>>>> Jubilee or any other party and you would love to purge yourself from it? >>>>> Worry not, you can self purge from that party here >>>>> <https://orpp.ecitizen.go.ke/services/2/apply/2>. You will have a 7 >>>>> days grace period for the request to be approved. >>>>> >>>>> On a lighter note, who is resigning from the Listers Group to seek an >>>>> electoral position? >>>>> >>>>> As part of our commitment to educate the public on data protection and >>>>> privacy, below are useful links you read and share with your circles. >>>>> >>>>> 1. Digital identification law in Kenya: The State of Play >>>>> <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/mdocs-posts/digital-identification-law-in-kenya-…> >>>>> >>>>> 2. Elections, Data, and Technology >>>>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5l4dzTrSqI&ab_channel=KICTAnet> >>>>> (Video) >>>>> 3. Emerging regulation of content, data and consumer rights >>>>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_UVQczmbfU&ab_channel=KICTAnet> >>>>> (Video) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Kind Regards,* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *David Indeje *_____________________________________ >>>>> +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 >>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-indeje/> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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/kathymwai%40gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> KICTANet is a multi-stakeholder Think Tank for people and institutions >>>>> interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. KICTANet is a >>>>> catalyst for reform in the Information and Communication Technology sector. >>>>> Its work is guided by four pillars of Policy Advocacy, Capacity Building, >>>>> Research, and Stakeholder Engagement. >>>>> >>>>> 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 - The Power of Communities, is Kenya's premier ICT policy >>>>> engagement platform. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *Dream and Your Dreams Will Fall Short <kathymwai(a)gmail.com>...* >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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/ggithaiga%40kictanet.… >>>> >>>> >>>> KICTANet is a multi-stakeholder Think Tank for people and institutions >>>> interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. KICTANet is a >>>> catalyst for reform in the Information and Communication Technology sector. >>>> Its work is guided by four pillars of Policy Advocacy, Capacity Building, >>>> Research, and Stakeholder Engagement. >>>> >>>> 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 - The Power of Communities, is Kenya's premier ICT policy >>>> engagement platform. >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/lizkiarie%40gmail.com >>> >>> >>> KICTANet is a multi-stakeholder Think Tank for people and institutions >>> interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. KICTANet is a >>> catalyst for reform in the Information and Communication Technology sector. >>> Its work is guided by four pillars of Policy Advocacy, Capacity Building, >>> Research, and Stakeholder Engagement. >>> >>> 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 - The Power of Communities, is Kenya's premier ICT policy >>> engagement platform. >>> >> >> >> -- >> Elizabeth Kiarie >> Tel:0722 737330 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/eddiekiama%40gmail.com >> >> >> KICTANet is a multi-stakeholder Think Tank for people and institutions >> interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. KICTANet is a >> catalyst for reform in the Information and Communication Technology sector. >> Its work is guided by four pillars of Policy Advocacy, Capacity Building, >> Research, and Stakeholder Engagement. >> >> 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 - The Power of Communities, is Kenya's premier ICT policy >> engagement platform. >> > _______________________________________________ > KICTANet mailing list > KICTANet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >

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Re: [kictanet] KICTANet Digest, Vol 168, Issue 12
by Adrian Teri 10 Feb '22

10 Feb '22

As the digital currency(Just a ledger) will be 1:1 to all other forms of money that CBK has the legal right to issue, the question I ask is why every adult/person who has reached the age of consent doesn't have an account directly with the #CBK. It'll avoid inefficiencies such as going through intermediaries or special purpose vehicles when a nation is writhing in economical crisis such as what the last 2 years has been. As Scott Galloway has said during the pandemic "we need to be very harsh on companies but compassionate on households and people. You put money in people's pockets and they will spend it!". It would also spare the theatrics like what we saw in the US of cheques/checks containing an individual's signature. Also an idea I have heard and thought of in matters UHC. It involves the gov't/CBK directly depositing/marking up funds in your account every fiscal year and if you don't exhaust it you get to spend it on a holiday or anything else. Yours Kindly, Adrian On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 at 13:47, <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. Can Digital Currency Help Kenya? CBK Has a Discussion Paper > (David Indeje) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Indeje <davidindeje(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:43:43 +0300 > Subject: [kictanet] Can Digital Currency Help Kenya? CBK Has a Discussion > Paper > [image: image.png] > Listers, > > As Central Banks explore possibilities of rolling out 'Central Bank > Digitial Currency" - CBDC, Kenya is not being left out with an aim of > meeting its future payments needs in a digital economy. > > As a result, the Central Bank of Kenya has developed a discussion paper > centre on: > > > 1. Kenya’s Payments Landscape > 2. CBDC: Opportunities and Risks > 3. Overview of Other Jurisdictions’ CBDC Projects and > 4. Applicability of CBDC in Kenya > > > "It is quite apparent that CBDCs are receiving more attention than ever > before. However, a key point to note is that despite the traction in > attention, the motivations for the issuance of CBDCs vary across countries, > as do the policy approaches and technical designs. Further, CBDC design and > the potential benefits of a Kenyan CBDC remain unclear, similar to many > jurisdictions across the world. Issuing a CBDC could also pose considerable > risks." CBK at it Conclusion. Find a link to the paper > > https://www.centralbank.go.ke/uploads/discussion_papers/CentralBankDigitalC… > > > This leads us to "Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable Fintech Ecosystem > in Kenya" which looked at the current outlook, challenges and policy > options for the Fintech Sector in Kenya. > > > https://www.kictanet.or.ke/mdocs-posts/towards-an-inclusive-and-sustainable… > > > Adios!! > > *Kind Regards,* > > > *David Indeje *_____________________________________ > +254 (0) 711 385 945 | +254 (0) 734 024 856 > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-indeje/> > _______________________________________________ > KICTANet mailing list > KICTANet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >

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