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The Kenya Information and Communication (Amendment) Bill, 2019 - No. 61 of 2019 (Malulu Injendi Bill)
by Twahir Hussein Kassim 25 Sep '19

25 Sep '19

Listers, Reference an article on Standard today (24th September 2019) titled "Facebook, WhatsApp groups admins to seek CA clearance" attached is the said bill. Whilst agreeably we need to regulate the social media inline with Internet Governance; the essence of this bill is both BACKWARD and OPPRESSIVE for lack of stronger terms to use. Having said that, it is imperative that we go through this with a tooth comb and point it's flaws and suggest better ways - a better way is definitely there. On this note, I think it is high time that we started looking at issue and put up measures before we get hit by such bills and start fire fighting. Let's roll up our sleeves. Twahir Hussein Kassim Email: twahir(a)hussein.me.ke Cellphone: +254 734 259 223 WhatsApp: +254 722 259 223

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 139, Issue 45
by Kelvin Mbithi 24 Sep '19

24 Sep '19

Every law has specific mischief it seeks to regulate. In this case, the mischief is definitely blogs such as Cyprian Nyakundi, Tuko.co.ke, Ghafla and other social media platforms that attack the elites regularly. They have grown uncomfortable and wish to protect themselves at the expense of innovators. They forget that libel laws are sufficient to protect against the blogs publishing inaccurate information. That being said I believe the social media space is currently in a state of nature and requires regulation on entry, conduct, supervision, and inspection to strengthen its potential to contribute to development. On Tue, 24 Sep 2019 at 16:58, <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: East Africa School of IG (caroline kirichu) > 2. The Kenya Information and Communication (Amendment) Bill, > 2019 - No. 61 of 2019 (Malulu Injendi Bill) (Twahir Hussein Kassim) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 12:40:17 +0300 > From: caroline kirichu <njerikirichu(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] East Africa School of IG > Message-ID: > < > CAHcoVuoPa4nwYBTETpPLobEDqBW0vbSq91aAJ8w3Mvm65CdHkA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Thanks Liz for that update.God bless. > > On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 10:52 AM Liz Orembo via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > > > Greetings listers, > > > > Today is the last day to apply for the East Africa School of Internet > > Governance. Here's the application form. > > https://forms.gle/TjKndipw9CzgKVQU8 > > > > -- > > > > Best regards. > > Liz. > > > > PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/njerikirichu%40gmail.… > > > > 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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East Africa School of IG
by Liz Orembo 24 Sep '19

24 Sep '19

Greetings listers, Today is the last day to apply for the East Africa School of Internet Governance. Here's the application form. https://forms.gle/TjKndipw9CzgKVQU8 -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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KICT amendment bill
by Julius Njiraini 23 Sep '19

23 Sep '19

of interest

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Buying a smart phone on the cheap? Privacy might be the price you have to pay
by Alice Munyua 20 Sep '19

20 Sep '19

Most of us access the internet using “cheap” smart phones, which come with “ data exploitation by design and default” http://privacyinternational.org/long-read/3226/buying-smart-phone-cheap-pri…

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new members
by esther kamande 18 Sep '19

18 Sep '19

Good morning, Please add the following advocates to the list Emily Maina :emaina14@gmail.com Wakesho Kililo: wakesho(a)gmail.com Silvya Chepkoech: sylviachepkoech(a)gmail.com Have a good day, Esther Kamande

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Twitter Policy Team
by Mutemi wa Kiama 17 Sep '19

17 Sep '19

Hi Listers, Am searching for Twitter Policy Team for Kenya/Africa contacts. Any leads highly welcome. Thanks in advance. Warm regards, Edwin Kiama Thoughts become things... choose the good ones! *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *Social Justice & Social Accountability Entrepreneur, Facilitator, Movements' Coach, Human Rights Defender, * *#DevolutionIsRevolution Champion* *The Wanjiku Agenda Kenya Foundation (WAKenya)*Ordinary, fearless Kenyans. Sauti Ya Wanjiku Social Movement www.sautiyawanjiku.com https://www.facebook.com/wanjikurevolutionkenya https://twitter.com/WanjikuRevolt https://plus.google.com/u/1/+WanjikuMapinduzi/posts 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*

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Mesh Networks in South Africa
by Joash Moitui 17 Sep '19

17 Sep '19

Dear all, Innovative mesh networks in South Africa are connecting the connected for less than $2 a month. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-47723967/internet-access-in-africa… Could this be the solution for connecting thousands in rural Kenya? Best, Joash Moitui ~Sent from mobile device. Apologies for brevity and typos ~

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TechWeek 2019 - Registration Open
by Odhiambo Washington 17 Sep '19

17 Sep '19

Greetings All, It gives us great pleasure to announce that the TechWeek 2019 event registration is now open! TechWeek 2019 will be held between the 3rd and 4th October, 2019, in Nairobi, Kenya. TechWeek 2019 is a community organized event which aims at providing a platform for experienced engineers in the respective fields of Networking, Data storage, Security and or Internet Services (DNS, Email, Web, etc) to share their knowledge, challenges and ideas with their peers and also with upcoming engineers who may wish to pursue similar career paths. Space is limited and the meeting is made possible with the help of Sponsors. Therefore, only participants WHO WILL ATTEND IN PERSON should register. To reserve your spot, register through this Eventbrite link: https://bit.ly/2kfdbRP Information about the event programme and other important updates will be made available on http://www.techweek.co.ke/ in the coming days. We are officially 17 days from TechWeek 2019! We look forward to seeing you there! Regards, TechWeek Secretariat

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by Lydia gachungi 17 Sep '19

17 Sep '19

Listers, Drawing your attention to this free online course on African media policy, which draws a lot on UNESCO materials for its content. It runs for 6 weeks, involving a maximum of 3 hours a week. Having looked at the content, UNESCO is recommending it. Please consider sharing the link with networks and individuals that you think may be interested – journalists, policy-makers, students, civil society, etc. https://journalism.co.za/media-freedom-and-freedom-of-expression-in-africa-…

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