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Was the IEBC hacked? An insider's view
by Rebecca Wanjiku 11 Mar '13

11 Mar '13

Just in case you were wondering whether it was hacked, the person who did the pen test and monitored the network says no. Read the views...... http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2013/03/was-the-iebc-network-compromise-an-insider…

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Congrats Mr. President- Elect
by Walubengo J 10 Mar '13

10 Mar '13

Just thought it funny that #Kenya, #Uhuru Kenyatta been trending worldwide on Twiter for the last 6hrs and locally no comment on our list here? Yes it is an ICT list and not a Political one but I just need to say that UK may not have been my candidate, but he is my President-Elect and for that, it is a big congratulations. The zeal and determination they have shown to triumph against all odds is by any standard absolutely remarkable. If the same energy will be put into dealing with our perennial problems (of corruption, tribalism, security, etc), then perhaps we can easily become the Silicon Valley way before 2030. walu.

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Re: [kictanet] Congrats Mr. President- Elect
by ICT Researcher 10 Mar '13

10 Mar '13

Eric, Mtu wangu, yenyewe! Juu, hata msee Mutunga ni riitho sana. Hapa base tumerudia kuhusle kikawaida bila nona. Flag yetu inatufunika vipoa sana. Baadaye, Anonymous Coward:-) ------------------------------ On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 12:40 AM MSK ericosiakwan(a)me.com wrote: >Yes, this is a big ..... deal, you Kenyans have made yourselves and Africa proud -- a very loud applause. > >Not only would I like to congratulate President elect, UK but i would also like to put on record the statesmanship of non-elected President, RO for deciding to seek redress through the legal regime -- this sets a precedent across the continent #AfricaIsInMotion. > >Now, lets all relegate our political, tribal and ethnic persuasions to secondary and put on our Kenyan identity and get down to business -- this nation building exercise must continue in ernest. > >"What others have done, we can do also" -- Marcus Garvey. > >Eric here > > > >On 9 Mar 2013, at 20:37, Lucy Kimani <lkimani(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> >> Walu, >> >> Indeed congratulations are in order for Mr. President-Elect, VP-Elect, and indeed ALL Kenyans for keeping the peace. Kenya has a bright future, and I too am happy to see so much energy that will be needed as we move Vision 2030 forward. >> >> Uhuru na Kazi you all:-) >> >> God bless Kenya >> >> --- On Sat, 3/9/13, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> >> Subject: [kictanet] Congrats Mr. President- Elect >> To: lkimani(a)yahoo.com >> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Date: Saturday, March 9, 2013, 11:14 AM >> >> Just thought it funny that #Kenya, #Uhuru Kenyatta been trending worldwide on Twiter for the last 6hrs and locally no comment on our list here? Yes it is an ICT list and not a Political one but I just need to say that UK may not have been my candidate, but he is my President-Elect and for that, it is a big congratulations. >> >> The zeal and determination they have shown to triumph against all odds is by any standard absolutely remarkable. If the same energy will be put into dealing with our perennial problems (of corruption, tribalism, security, etc), then perhaps we can easily become the Silicon Valley way before 2030. >> >> >> walu. >> >> >> >> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/lkimani%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. >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ericosiakwan%40me.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. > >Eric M.K Osiakwan >+233244386792 > >

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'PRESS STATEMENT' : Kenyans Vs. International Media
by Moses M.G 09 Mar '13

09 Mar '13

Greetings ladies and gentlemen of the international press - the CNNs, France24s and BBCs of the west. We trust that you are well, and you must be considering you have not spent the last few days ducking rubber bullets fired by the Kenya Police to disperse 'rowdy Kenyan locals'. First of all, my apologies on behalf of all my fellow 'natives'. We, Kenyans have disappointed you greatly. It is completely unfair for media houses of great esteem, such as you are, to spend all the money to send their reporters to come and report on the post-election violence in Kenya - only for them to return home empty handed! [Continue reading here : http://mwanicks.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/press-statement-09032013-for-immed…] -- Kind Regards, Moses M.G.

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Re: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed?
by Roland Omoresemi 08 Mar '13

08 Mar '13

Can we really blame ICT when the true culprit appears to be the lack of proper testing of the systems in play? IEBC could have performance tested (both load and stress) their systems to see how they would react under varying loads. The tools and human resources were right there in Kenya but it is obvious we failed to apply them to help create a different result than what we currently face. What we are witnessing is a classic case of what happens when we fail to adequately test our applications. Our non-conformance cost skyrockets...IEBC now has to worry about the cost of doing damage control on the biggest stage ever when it could have spent a fraction of the same cost to perform load or stress tests which would have helped them identify issues/bottlenecks in their systems long before now. This is also not much different from what some of our local companies do...we deploy critical systems without proper testing and we then pray and hope nothing happens. It is saddening that we don't see much value in setting aside adequate time for testing our applications (most especially those that are customer-facing) or we push whatever little testing we do to the very last minute when its practically too late to make any difference...or until the "s..." hits the ceiling and we then start to wonder why any of our issues could be happening. Could we really blame ICT here or should we be looking closely at our lack of proper software testing? - Roland ------Original Message------ From: Edith Adera Sender: kictanet To: Roland Omoresemi Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed? Sent: Mar 6, 2013 12:55 AM Listers, It is a shame that for the first time in Kenya's history when IT is given a chance to bring credibility and efficiency in the electoral process, ICT has failed SPECTACULARLY! what went wrong? Edith _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/roland%40tezzasolutio… 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. --------------------------------------------- Roland Omoresemi | CEO Tezza Business Solutions Ltd p: +19139612234 e: roland(a)tezzasolutions.com w: http://www.softwaretestingafrica.com skype: banfii gmail: rolandomoresemi(a)gmail.com

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Re: [kictanet] Poll Ping Pong With Kenyan Minds
by eonchari＠lynxbits.com 08 Mar '13

08 Mar '13

They might have to do that, else, with their carefree attitudes risk losing an electorate base that they will find it quite an uphill task to recapture. ----- Original Message ----- From: odhiambo(a)gmail.comTo: eonchari(a)lynxbits.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: 3/7/13 11:27 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Poll Ping Pong With Kenyan Minds IMHO, you seem to be. I personally don't see the need to involve "sugar-coating" in this. Let's get it in black & white, like we do in the courts. IEBC is a judge between several competing interests, unless you also want the political parties to employ PR gurus for the same purpose:) On 8 March 2013 00:39, <eonchari(a)lynxbits.com> wrote: Listers, Am I the only one here that finds it extremely strange that - "the exchange between parties and IEBC is absolutely inappropriate and strange?. Shouldn't the IEBC be having top Lawyers and PR Gurus to keep such at bay - (for public interest of course ;)? Furthermore, where were the media gagging "cops" when all this was happening? Edwin _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or..ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/odhiambo%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. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler.

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Poll Ping Pong With Kenyan Minds
by eonchari＠lynxbits.com 08 Mar '13

08 Mar '13

Listers, Am I the only one here that finds it extremely strange that - "the exchange between parties and IEBC is absolutely inappropriate and strange?. Shouldn't the IEBC be having top Lawyers and PR Gurus to keep such at bay - (for public interest of course ;)? Furthermore, where were the media gagging "cops" when all this was happening? Edwin

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Poll Ping Pong With Kenyan Minds
by eonchari＠lynxbits.com 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Listers, Am I the only one here that finds it extremely strange that - "the exchange between parties and IEBC is absolutely inappropriate and strange?. Shouldn't the IEBC be having top Lawyers and PR Gurus to keep such at bay - (for public interest of course ;)? Furthermore, where were the media gagging "cops" when all this was happening? Edwin

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Re: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed?
by eonchari＠lynxbits.com 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

I AM crude in saying this but I will say it non-the-less...why are we all sugarcoating all his while we all know very well that it will come haunting us in 2017 unless we fix it now for good? The processes at IEBC are messed up PERIOD(manipulated or otherwise)!!!! Let us clean it up - NOW While cleaning it up...let us stop being selfish and put practical measures in place (devoid of political interference) to avoid the same scenario in 2017 - hire experts (foreign if need be) in this for heavens sake How difficult can that be- am sure it will cost less that 9B KSHS? Unless of course we continue leeching and hope to call upon the "usual culprits" in GOK to come to our aid!! Can't we act on our own and say - this is enough? What happens if " they" were not there? Edwin ----- Original Message ----- From: ericosiakwan(a)me.comTo: eonchari(a)lynxbits.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: 3/7/13 3:01 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed? Folks: Whiles this post-motem is relevant, i think the timing is out of sync. In my view the most relevant "to do" now is "how do we get the RESULTS out PEACEFULLY and below is what i suggest members of this list consider; 1. Lets calm tempers and do our best to reduce the tension,2. Lets find ways of helping the IEBC to deliver on it's mandate of collating and declaring the results,3. Let all parties be ready to accept the results and if they are not satisfied, approach the law courts instead of the media and streets. Unfortunately, distance wont allow me to help in this exercise but i trust it can be done, peacefully. Then we can do the post-motem properly. Eric here On 7 Mar 2013, at 18:31, ICT Researcher <ict.researcher(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Time to mutually agree that those whom voted electronically continue indulging in ICT nitpicking while those whom voted manually concentrate on manual results announced by electoral authority? From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> To: ict.researcher(a)yahoo.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thursday, March 7, 2013 9:01 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed? @Edith, Safaricom cannot explain anything to do with IEBC Servers and laptops and even the Nokia phones IEBC used! I'll try to elaborate slightly: 1. Safaricom gives connectivity, much like a highway to drive on at a certain maximum speed. They ensured that IEBC got this and I must emphasize I was a witness to this, having sat with Bob Collymore and other Safaricom's top Manager at the Safaricom Network Monitoring Centre (NMC) from 6.30pm on Monday to about 8am on Tuesday. During this time, myself and other representatives of political parties and representative from IEBC had unfettered access to the NMC and the Engineers on duty to ensure there were no issues affecting the "highway". I don't remember seeing any failures on the highway, and besides there was enough redundancy in place to mitigate that. 2. Safaricom DID NOT have access to IEBC servers - which form the "backend" of the transmission system. Neither did Safaricom have access to the mobile phones that were used as "frontend". These two were communicating via a VPN. The encryption within this VPN was IEBCs business. IEBC was responsible for configuring the frontend-backend communication. When IEBCs Server disk filled up (ran out of space) it was IEBCs business to fix, not Safaricoms. I remember when results stopped trickling in, I did raise the question and CORD's representative at the NMC went to Bomas, where he got the information that there had been issues with HDD storage. I also recall Safaricom's Nzioka Waita rushing to Bomas to get to establish what the real problem was. Of course it was beyond his mandate to manage IEBC's Server. This whole s*^t is IEBCs to answer for, NOT Safaricom. Look at the failure as being on the "Submission System" (frontend-backend) and not on the highway. I am not speaking on behalf of Safaricom, but as one person who has first hand information from Safaricom's NMC while representing a political coalition's interests. Oh, and Jubilee Coalition did not send a representative. I also don't recall seeing someone representing Amani coalition, but they all had invitation to attend. On 6 March 2013 20:10, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.ca> wrote: Despite Safaricoms press release, they were involved in transmitting the results. Can they explain why the transmission via their VPN failed? Edith From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Erik Hersman Sent: March 6, 2013 3:02 PM To: Edith Adera Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed? Does anyone on the list have the contact information for Dismas Ongondi at IEBC? Dismas Ongondi - Director of Information Communication Technology As head of the ICT department, he has been in charge of the technological revolution at the commission. The implementation of the an electronic results transmission technology and biometric voter registration has been under his docket. He is the man Kenyans will be focusing on tomorrow when Presidential results are relayed electronically. Erik Hersman www.ushahidi.com | www.iHub.co.ke www.whiteafrican.com | @whiteafrican On Mar 6, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)gmail.com> wrote: I would be curious to know when the selected vendor actually indeed receive their contract for the work to begin. My experience with public procurement (GoK, USAID, etc), once the bids are closed, it will usually take more than 30 days to get everything finalized internal to the buying organisation for a contract to be issued and hence works to begin. Considering this was a software project for custom tool and several integration requirements with several third party applications. The problems were are seeing are really a manifestation of how the preparedness process went. On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Erik Hersman <erik(a)zungu.com> wrote: Agosta, I think it's clear that we all understand that tech issues happen, on this list we understand that better than most. However, how are you supposed to help if you don't know what's wrong? That's really what's at issue here. It's about understanding how it works first, then who's involved, then what's wrong, then what (if anything) we can do. Do you find something wrong in that train of thought? Erik Hersman www.ushahidi.com | www.iHub.co.ke www.whiteafrican.com | @whiteafrican On Mar 6, 2013, at 1:01 PM, Agosta Liko <agostal(a)gmail.com> wrote: Daudi My point is when people work on complex systems ... like the election system, things fail and most times they recover. Lets not have a public hazing exercise -- Unless we say we know for a fact what the problem is and in that case, first step would be to offer help to IEBC - or the staff there. We know them !! There are too many of us who are now offering solutions on blogs, websites etc etc Maybe this will bring in more grants ..... Thanks On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Daudi Were <daudi.were(a)gmail.com> wrote: On 6 March 2013 09:56, Agosta Liko <agostal(a)gmail.com> wrote: about the RFP ... ---------------------------------------- THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) IS THE EXCLUSIVE, CONFIDENTIAL, PROPRIETARY PROPERTY OF THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS (IFES). IT MAY NOT BE COPIED, TRANSMITTED, OR DISCLOSED BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF IFES . BY ACCEPTING A COPY HEREOF, RECIPIENT AGREES TO (I) BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED HEREIN (INCLUDING BUT NO T LIMITED TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY PROVISONS), (II) USE THE RFP (AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTS) SOLE LY FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES AND FOR RESPONDING TO THIS RFP, AND (III) RETURN OR DESTROY THE RFP (AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTS) UPON IFES REQUEST OR UPON YOUR DECISION NOT TO RESPOND TO THIS RFP ---------------------------------------- Liko, The RFP maybe belong to IFES (and that can be disputed), the election and the electoral process belongs to Kenyans. We not only have the right, we have the RESPONSIBILITY to question what is going on with the ICT systems at Bomas. Since you keep telling us to expect things to fail and then expect them to be fixed why don't you tell us WHAT failed and WHAT is being fixed. Simple enough. If you don't want to tell us what is failing and what is being fixed then tell us WHY you can not tell us. Is it that you don't know, in which case you should join is trying to find out WHAT is going on. The integrity of our election is much more important that a warning IN CAPS about which obscure company owns which document. We ask these questions are patriots, as concerned citizens who want our electoral commission to succeed. Obscure confidentially clauses or not. D _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/erik%40zungu.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 Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmuthoni%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. -- Muthoni My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ -------------------------------------------- Mahatma Gandhi once said:- First they ignore you, Then they laugh at you, Then they fight you, AND THEN YOU WIN!!! _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/odhiambo%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. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ict.researcher%40yaho… 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 Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ericosiakwan%40me.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. Eric M.K Osiakwan+233244386792

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Re: [kictanet] Is Kenyan Media Asleep?
by meshack emakunat 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

"Counting in Kenya's tightly contested election has slowed down, raising political tension in a country still scarred by the violence that broke out after the disputed 2007 poll. The two main contenders in the..." Its sad and shame to Britain. I just cut and paste these from the BBC. Is it there buainess to "kutuchunguza NA kuleta vitina " ------------------------------ On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 6:07 AM PST S.M. Muraya wrote: >Actually it is "the New Yorker".... > >In their racist world, if Euros (such as the BBC reporter who claimed to >have evidence of Mungiki Meetings at State House) accuse Africans, then we >must be guilty of crimes against humanity. > >Also remember, we have a "Distinguished" Kenyan Professor of Western >"Values" in New York who believes the ICC process is more important than >the masses being restrained by our accused politicians. >On Mar 7, 2013 3:31 PM, "Sam Gichuru" <gichuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> NY times call Uhuru Kenyatta an International Fugitive :) >> >> >> http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2013/03/when-a-criminal-leads… >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 1:52 PM, Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Where are the Media Owners Association (MOA) who run the presidential >> debate? Can they get together very quickly and agree on a media blackout >> for politicians sharing defeatist info. >> >> Otherwise, the principal purpose of the presidential debate and media-led >> peace campaigns might be quickly eroded...MOA led Kenya for Kenyans, Bring >> Zack Back Home and many more. I am sure they can do this. >> >> MOA has to come out and say they will cover the tallying process and >> encourage the rule of law! >> >> On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.ca> wrote: >> >>> Listers,**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> With the information revolution, news makes round at the speed of light. >>> **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Why should we be getting breaking news of this kind (below) from >>> international news? Why not from our local media? Should our source of >>> information be by international media houses? **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> The media is represented on this list, what’s going on?**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Agence France-Presse (@AFP) tweeted at 11:44 AM on Thu, Mar 07, 2013: >>> #BREAKING: Running mate of Kenya PM Odinga - one of the frontrunners in >>> Monday's presidential polls - alleges vote-rigging**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) tweeted at 0:02 PM on Thu, Mar 07, >>> 2013: >>> Party of 2nd-placed candidate in Kenyan elections, Raila Odinga, says it >>> has evidence that results are being "doctored"**** >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmuthoni%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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Muthoni >> >> My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ >> -------------------------------------------- >> Mahatma Gandhi once said:- >> >> First they ignore you, >> Then they laugh at you, >> Then they fight you, >> AND THEN YOU WIN!!! >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/gichuru%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. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Warm Regards, >> ------------------------ >> Sam Gichuru >> >> >> twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> >> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com >> Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> >> Skype: Sam.gichuru >> Cellphone: | +254-722-730565 >> >> Co-founder/ Director /Nailab Incubation >> Location: | Nairobi >> Website: | www.nailab.co.ke >> twitter: | @thenailab >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/murigi.muraya%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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Re: [kictanet] Is Kenyan Media Asleep?
by meshack emakunat 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

"Counting in Kenya's tightly contested election has slowed down, raising political tension in a country still scarred by the violence that broke out after the disputed 2007 poll. The two main contenders in the..." Its sad and shame to Britain. I just cut and paste these from the BBC. Is it there buainess to "kutuchunguza NA kuleta vitina " ------------------------------ On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 6:07 AM PST S.M. Muraya wrote: >Actually it is "the New Yorker".... > >In their racist world, if Euros (such as the BBC reporter who claimed to >have evidence of Mungiki Meetings at State House) accuse Africans, then we >must be guilty of crimes against humanity. > >Also remember, we have a "Distinguished" Kenyan Professor of Western >"Values" in New York who believes the ICC process is more important than >the masses being restrained by our accused politicians. >On Mar 7, 2013 3:31 PM, "Sam Gichuru" <gichuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> NY times call Uhuru Kenyatta an International Fugitive :) >> >> >> http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2013/03/when-a-criminal-leads… >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 1:52 PM, Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Where are the Media Owners Association (MOA) who run the presidential >> debate? Can they get together very quickly and agree on a media blackout >> for politicians sharing defeatist info. >> >> Otherwise, the principal purpose of the presidential debate and media-led >> peace campaigns might be quickly eroded...MOA led Kenya for Kenyans, Bring >> Zack Back Home and many more. I am sure they can do this. >> >> MOA has to come out and say they will cover the tallying process and >> encourage the rule of law! >> >> On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.ca> wrote: >> >>> Listers,**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> With the information revolution, news makes round at the speed of light. >>> **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Why should we be getting breaking news of this kind (below) from >>> international news? Why not from our local media? Should our source of >>> information be by international media houses? **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> The media is represented on this list, what’s going on?**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Agence France-Presse (@AFP) tweeted at 11:44 AM on Thu, Mar 07, 2013: >>> #BREAKING: Running mate of Kenya PM Odinga - one of the frontrunners in >>> Monday's presidential polls - alleges vote-rigging**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) tweeted at 0:02 PM on Thu, Mar 07, >>> 2013: >>> Party of 2nd-placed candidate in Kenyan elections, Raila Odinga, says it >>> has evidence that results are being "doctored"**** >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmuthoni%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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Muthoni >> >> My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ >> -------------------------------------------- >> Mahatma Gandhi once said:- >> >> First they ignore you, >> Then they laugh at you, >> Then they fight you, >> AND THEN YOU WIN!!! >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/gichuru%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. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Warm Regards, >> ------------------------ >> Sam Gichuru >> >> >> twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> >> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com >> Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> >> Skype: Sam.gichuru >> Cellphone: | +254-722-730565 >> >> Co-founder/ Director /Nailab Incubation >> Location: | Nairobi >> Website: | www.nailab.co.ke >> twitter: | @thenailab >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/murigi.muraya%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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Re: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed?
by meshack emakunat 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

I do concur with you!!!! ------------------------------ On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 9:53 PM PST Joseph Mucheru wrote: >Dear Listers, > >Is this the right time to be asking Dismas to answer questions or getting >him to get the results out? Let's focus on the BIG issue at the moment, the >results are not out yet and this is the number one priority for IEBC and >the staff and the country. After the results are out, we can call an open >public forum that will give everyone time to respond. Right now political >parties, candidates and the country are waiting for results and it would be >unfair to expect IEBC to be answering questions on the systems right now. > >my two cents > > >On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Erik Hersman <erik(a)zungu.com> wrote: > >> Does anyone on the list have the contact information for Dismas Ongondi at >> IEBC? >> >> *Dismas Ongondi - Director of Information Communication Technology* >> >> As head of the ICT department, he has been in charge of the technological >> revolution at the commission. The implementation of the an electronic >> results transmission technology and biometric voter registration has been >> under his docket. He is the man Kenyans will be focusing on tomorrow when >> Presidential results are relayed electronically. >> Erik Hersman >> >> www.ushahidi.com | www.iHub.co.ke <http://www.ihub.co.ke/> >> www.whiteafrican.com <http://www.afrigadget.com/> | @whiteafrican<http://twitter.com/whiteafrican> >> >> >> On Mar 6, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I would be curious to know when the selected vendor actually indeed >> receive their contract for the work to begin. My experience with public >> procurement (GoK, USAID, etc), once the bids are closed, it will usually >> take more than 30 days to get everything finalized internal to the buying >> organisation for a contract to be issued and hence works to begin. >> >> Considering this was a software project for custom tool and several >> integration requirements with several third party applications. The >> problems were are seeing are really a manifestation of how the preparedness >> process went. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Erik Hersman <erik(a)zungu.com> wrote: >> >> Agosta, >> >> I think it's clear that we all understand that tech issues happen, on >> this list we understand that better than most. However, how are you >> supposed to help if you don't know what's wrong? >> >> That's really what's at issue here. It's about understanding how it >> works first, then who's involved, then what's wrong, then what (if >> anything) we can do. Do you find something wrong in that train of thought? >> >> Erik Hersman >> >> www.ushahidi.com | www.iHub.co.ke <http://www.ihub.co.ke/> >> www.whiteafrican.com <http://www.afrigadget.com/> | @whiteafrican<http://twitter.com/whiteafrican> >> >> On Mar 6, 2013, at 1:01 PM, Agosta Liko <agostal(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Daudi >> >> My point is when people work on complex systems ... like the election >> system, things fail and most times they recover. >> >> Lets not have a public hazing exercise -- Unless we say we know for a >> fact what the problem is >> >> and in that case, first step would be to offer help to IEBC - or the >> staff there. We know them !! >> >> There are too many of us who are now offering solutions on blogs, >> websites etc etc >> >> Maybe this will bring in more grants ..... >> >> Thanks >> >> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Daudi Were <daudi.were(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 6 March 2013 09:56, Agosta Liko <agostal(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> about the RFP ... >>> >>> ---------------------------------------- >>> >>> THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) IS THE EXCLUSIVE, CONFIDENTIAL, >>> PROPRIETARY PROPERTY OF THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS >>> (IFES). IT MAY NOT BE COPIED, TRANSMITTED, OR DISCLOSED BY ANY MEANS >>> WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF IFES . BY ACCEPTING A COPY HEREOF, >>> RECIPIENT AGREES TO (I) BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED >>> HEREIN (INCLUDING BUT NO T LIMITED TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY PROVISONS), (II) >>> USE THE RFP (AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTS) SOLE LY FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES AND >>> FOR RESPONDING TO THIS RFP, AND (III) RETURN OR DESTROY THE RFP (AND ANY >>> RELATED DOCUMENTS) UPON IFES REQUEST OR UPON YOUR DECISION NOT TO RESPOND >>> TO THIS RFP >>> >>> ---------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> Liko, >>> >>> The RFP maybe belong to IFES (and that can be disputed), the election >>> and the electoral process belongs to Kenyans. >>> We not only have the right, we have the RESPONSIBILITY to question what >>> is going on with the ICT systems at Bomas. >>> Since you keep telling us to expect things to fail and then expect them >>> to be fixed why don't you tell us WHAT failed and WHAT is being fixed. >>> Simple enough. If you don't want to tell us what is failing and what is >>> being fixed then tell us WHY you can not tell us. Is it that you don't >>> know, in which case you should join is trying to find out WHAT is going on. >>> >>> The integrity of our election is much more important that a warning IN >>> CAPS about which obscure company owns which document. >>> >>> We ask these questions are patriots, as concerned citizens who want our >>> electoral commission to succeed. Obscure confidentially clauses or not. >>> >>> D >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/erik%40zungu.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 >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmuthoni%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. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Muthoni >> >> My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ >> -------------------------------------------- >> Mahatma Gandhi once said:- >> >> First they ignore you, >> Then they laugh at you, >> Then they fight you, >> AND THEN YOU WIN!!! >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mucheru%40google.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. >> > > > >-- >Joe Mũcherũ >Regional Lead, Sub-Saharan Africa >Google Kenya >7th Floor, Purshottam Place >Westlands Road >P O Box 66217 - 00800 Westlands >Nairobi, >KENYA > >+254 20 360 1701 Office >+254 20 360 1100 Fax >+254 20 360 1000 Switch Board (Regus) > >+254 722522135 Mobile > > >http://www.google.com > >This email may be confidential or privileged. If you received this >communication by mistake, please don't forward it to anyone else, please >erase all copies and attachments, and please let me know that it went to >the wrong person. Thanks.

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Re: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed?
by meshack emakunat 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

I do concur with you!!!! ------------------------------ On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 9:53 PM PST Joseph Mucheru wrote: >Dear Listers, > >Is this the right time to be asking Dismas to answer questions or getting >him to get the results out? Let's focus on the BIG issue at the moment, the >results are not out yet and this is the number one priority for IEBC and >the staff and the country. After the results are out, we can call an open >public forum that will give everyone time to respond. Right now political >parties, candidates and the country are waiting for results and it would be >unfair to expect IEBC to be answering questions on the systems right now. > >my two cents > > >On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Erik Hersman <erik(a)zungu.com> wrote: > >> Does anyone on the list have the contact information for Dismas Ongondi at >> IEBC? >> >> *Dismas Ongondi - Director of Information Communication Technology* >> >> As head of the ICT department, he has been in charge of the technological >> revolution at the commission. The implementation of the an electronic >> results transmission technology and biometric voter registration has been >> under his docket. He is the man Kenyans will be focusing on tomorrow when >> Presidential results are relayed electronically. >> Erik Hersman >> >> www.ushahidi.com | www.iHub.co.ke <http://www.ihub.co.ke/> >> www.whiteafrican.com <http://www.afrigadget.com/> | @whiteafrican<http://twitter.com/whiteafrican> >> >> >> On Mar 6, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I would be curious to know when the selected vendor actually indeed >> receive their contract for the work to begin. My experience with public >> procurement (GoK, USAID, etc), once the bids are closed, it will usually >> take more than 30 days to get everything finalized internal to the buying >> organisation for a contract to be issued and hence works to begin. >> >> Considering this was a software project for custom tool and several >> integration requirements with several third party applications. The >> problems were are seeing are really a manifestation of how the preparedness >> process went. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Erik Hersman <erik(a)zungu.com> wrote: >> >> Agosta, >> >> I think it's clear that we all understand that tech issues happen, on >> this list we understand that better than most. However, how are you >> supposed to help if you don't know what's wrong? >> >> That's really what's at issue here. It's about understanding how it >> works first, then who's involved, then what's wrong, then what (if >> anything) we can do. Do you find something wrong in that train of thought? >> >> Erik Hersman >> >> www.ushahidi.com | www.iHub.co.ke <http://www.ihub.co.ke/> >> www.whiteafrican.com <http://www.afrigadget.com/> | @whiteafrican<http://twitter.com/whiteafrican> >> >> On Mar 6, 2013, at 1:01 PM, Agosta Liko <agostal(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Daudi >> >> My point is when people work on complex systems ... like the election >> system, things fail and most times they recover. >> >> Lets not have a public hazing exercise -- Unless we say we know for a >> fact what the problem is >> >> and in that case, first step would be to offer help to IEBC - or the >> staff there. We know them !! >> >> There are too many of us who are now offering solutions on blogs, >> websites etc etc >> >> Maybe this will bring in more grants ..... >> >> Thanks >> >> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Daudi Were <daudi.were(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 6 March 2013 09:56, Agosta Liko <agostal(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> about the RFP ... >>> >>> ---------------------------------------- >>> >>> THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) IS THE EXCLUSIVE, CONFIDENTIAL, >>> PROPRIETARY PROPERTY OF THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS >>> (IFES). IT MAY NOT BE COPIED, TRANSMITTED, OR DISCLOSED BY ANY MEANS >>> WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF IFES . BY ACCEPTING A COPY HEREOF, >>> RECIPIENT AGREES TO (I) BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED >>> HEREIN (INCLUDING BUT NO T LIMITED TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY PROVISONS), (II) >>> USE THE RFP (AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTS) SOLE LY FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES AND >>> FOR RESPONDING TO THIS RFP, AND (III) RETURN OR DESTROY THE RFP (AND ANY >>> RELATED DOCUMENTS) UPON IFES REQUEST OR UPON YOUR DECISION NOT TO RESPOND >>> TO THIS RFP >>> >>> ---------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> Liko, >>> >>> The RFP maybe belong to IFES (and that can be disputed), the election >>> and the electoral process belongs to Kenyans. >>> We not only have the right, we have the RESPONSIBILITY to question what >>> is going on with the ICT systems at Bomas. >>> Since you keep telling us to expect things to fail and then expect them >>> to be fixed why don't you tell us WHAT failed and WHAT is being fixed. >>> Simple enough. If you don't want to tell us what is failing and what is >>> being fixed then tell us WHY you can not tell us. Is it that you don't >>> know, in which case you should join is trying to find out WHAT is going on. >>> >>> The integrity of our election is much more important that a warning IN >>> CAPS about which obscure company owns which document. >>> >>> We ask these questions are patriots, as concerned citizens who want our >>> electoral commission to succeed. Obscure confidentially clauses or not. >>> >>> D >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/erik%40zungu.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 >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmuthoni%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. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Muthoni >> >> My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ >> -------------------------------------------- >> Mahatma Gandhi once said:- >> >> First they ignore you, >> Then they laugh at you, >> Then they fight you, >> AND THEN YOU WIN!!! >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mucheru%40google.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. >> > > > >-- >Joe Mũcherũ >Regional Lead, Sub-Saharan Africa >Google Kenya >7th Floor, Purshottam Place >Westlands Road >P O Box 66217 - 00800 Westlands >Nairobi, >KENYA > >+254 20 360 1701 Office >+254 20 360 1100 Fax >+254 20 360 1000 Switch Board (Regus) > >+254 722522135 Mobile > > >http://www.google.com > >This email may be confidential or privileged. If you received this >communication by mistake, please don't forward it to anyone else, please >erase all copies and attachments, and please let me know that it went to >the wrong person. Thanks.

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Re: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed?
by meshack emakunat 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

I agree! !!!!!!!!!!!! ------------------------------ On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 9:53 PM PST Joseph Mucheru wrote: >Dear Listers, > >Is this the right time to be asking Dismas to answer questions or getting >him to get the results out? Let's focus on the BIG issue at the moment, the >results are not out yet and this is the number one priority for IEBC and >the staff and the country. After the results are out, we can call an open >public forum that will give everyone time to respond. Right now political >parties, candidates and the country are waiting for results and it would be >unfair to expect IEBC to be answering questions on the systems right now. > >my two cents > > >On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 3:02 PM, Erik Hersman <erik(a)zungu.com> wrote: > >> Does anyone on the list have the contact information for Dismas Ongondi at >> IEBC? >> >> *Dismas Ongondi - Director of Information Communication Technology* >> >> As head of the ICT department, he has been in charge of the technological >> revolution at the commission. The implementation of the an electronic >> results transmission technology and biometric voter registration has been >> under his docket. He is the man Kenyans will be focusing on tomorrow when >> Presidential results are relayed electronically. >> Erik Hersman >> >> www.ushahidi.com | www.iHub.co.ke <http://www.ihub.co.ke/> >> www.whiteafrican.com <http://www.afrigadget.com/> | @whiteafrican<http://twitter.com/whiteafrican> >> >> >> On Mar 6, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I would be curious to know when the selected vendor actually indeed >> receive their contract for the work to begin. My experience with public >> procurement (GoK, USAID, etc), once the bids are closed, it will usually >> take more than 30 days to get everything finalized internal to the buying >> organisation for a contract to be issued and hence works to begin. >> >> Considering this was a software project for custom tool and several >> integration requirements with several third party applications. The >> problems were are seeing are really a manifestation of how the preparedness >> process went. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Erik Hersman <erik(a)zungu.com> wrote: >> >> Agosta, >> >> I think it's clear that we all understand that tech issues happen, on >> this list we understand that better than most. However, how are you >> supposed to help if you don't know what's wrong? >> >> That's really what's at issue here. It's about understanding how it >> works first, then who's involved, then what's wrong, then what (if >> anything) we can do. Do you find something wrong in that train of thought? >> >> Erik Hersman >> >> www.ushahidi.com | www.iHub.co.ke <http://www.ihub.co.ke/> >> www.whiteafrican.com <http://www.afrigadget.com/> | @whiteafrican<http://twitter.com/whiteafrican> >> >> On Mar 6, 2013, at 1:01 PM, Agosta Liko <agostal(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Daudi >> >> My point is when people work on complex systems ... like the election >> system, things fail and most times they recover. >> >> Lets not have a public hazing exercise -- Unless we say we know for a >> fact what the problem is >> >> and in that case, first step would be to offer help to IEBC - or the >> staff there. We know them !! >> >> There are too many of us who are now offering solutions on blogs, >> websites etc etc >> >> Maybe this will bring in more grants ..... >> >> Thanks >> >> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Daudi Were <daudi.were(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 6 March 2013 09:56, Agosta Liko <agostal(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> about the RFP ... >>> >>> ---------------------------------------- >>> >>> THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) IS THE EXCLUSIVE, CONFIDENTIAL, >>> PROPRIETARY PROPERTY OF THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS >>> (IFES). IT MAY NOT BE COPIED, TRANSMITTED, OR DISCLOSED BY ANY MEANS >>> WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF IFES . BY ACCEPTING A COPY HEREOF, >>> RECIPIENT AGREES TO (I) BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED >>> HEREIN (INCLUDING BUT NO T LIMITED TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY PROVISONS), (II) >>> USE THE RFP (AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTS) SOLE LY FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES AND >>> FOR RESPONDING TO THIS RFP, AND (III) RETURN OR DESTROY THE RFP (AND ANY >>> RELATED DOCUMENTS) UPON IFES REQUEST OR UPON YOUR DECISION NOT TO RESPOND >>> TO THIS RFP >>> >>> ---------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> Liko, >>> >>> The RFP maybe belong to IFES (and that can be disputed), the election >>> and the electoral process belongs to Kenyans. >>> We not only have the right, we have the RESPONSIBILITY to question what >>> is going on with the ICT systems at Bomas. >>> Since you keep telling us to expect things to fail and then expect them >>> to be fixed why don't you tell us WHAT failed and WHAT is being fixed. >>> Simple enough. If you don't want to tell us what is failing and what is >>> being fixed then tell us WHY you can not tell us. Is it that you don't >>> know, in which case you should join is trying to find out WHAT is going on. >>> >>> The integrity of our election is much more important that a warning IN >>> CAPS about which obscure company owns which document. >>> >>> We ask these questions are patriots, as concerned citizens who want our >>> electoral commission to succeed. Obscure confidentially clauses or not. >>> >>> D >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/erik%40zungu.com >> >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. 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Is Kenyan Media Asleep?
by Edith Adera 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Listers, With the information revolution, news makes round at the speed of light. Why should we be getting breaking news of this kind (below) from international news? Why not from our local media? Should our source of information be by international media houses? The media is represented on this list, what's going on? Agence France-Presse (@AFP) tweeted at 11:44 AM on Thu, Mar 07, 2013: #BREAKING: Running mate of Kenya PM Odinga - one of the frontrunners in Monday's presidential polls - alleges vote-rigging BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) tweeted at 0:02 PM on Thu, Mar 07, 2013: Party of 2nd-placed candidate in Kenyan elections, Raila Odinga, says it has evidence that results are being "doctored"

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Re: [kictanet] Lessons from the failing RTS
by John Kieti 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Hey Brian, Gilda, Listers, As many have observed, there must have been a serious planning lapse or a last minute change of requirements with respect to acquisition of the Results Transmission System (RTS) component - the EVID issues aside. Drawing from experience in a Government ICT function, by the time the Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued late December 2012, the election being only two and a half months away, IEBC must have been in panic mode. In such cases the escape route is usually to ask the funding partner to use their less rigorous procedures to procure for you. So apparently IFES had to bear the risk of conducting a rushed procurement worsened by tight timelines for implementation and testing. What's interesting though is; in government, departments do not merely decide to procure goods or services. Such items-must be in an annual work plan and the procurement plan by July (start of fiscal year). What would be useful to learn from Dismas and his team is - by July 2012, what did they have in their 2012/2013 annual plans for providing the RTS service. I do not believe they deliberately waited to have an RFP issued on December 21st with a 14 calendar day submission deadline in the middle of the festive period; and for a service required exactly 2 months after RFP submission.. I look forward to seeing some of the enormous lessons that will be presented to the Kenya ICT fraternity by this seemingly unfortunate scenario. Perhaps this will be an excellent Case Study for our Universities' MSc and BSc programs. Best Regards On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 2:31 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Gilda, > > As facts begin to emerge, it seems that the IEBC ICT team were part of the > problem. It is therefore likely that in the age old practice of covering > their behinds, they would obfsucate the problems, even to top management in > order to buy themselves time to firefight and hopefully fix things before > they got out of hand. This time, unfortunately, the bluff didn't work, and > with the whole country watching the only sensible thing management could do > is put the system aside and stick to manual tally, which is what we have > now. > > As I have said earlier - we will need to know what happened, and we will > need to see those responsible dealt with. > > Best regards, > > Brian > > On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Gilda Odera <godera(a)skyweb.co.ke> wrote: > >> Listers, >> >> I beg to differ here. It is about time we became perfectionists and >> stopped making excuses for our failure to ensure that the system was FULLY >> functional before the actual election took place. It is true that systems >> fail but in this case, it never really worked properly RIGHT FROM THE >> ONSET. If we keep adopting this attitude that 'systems fail' how will the >> processes and efficiencies ever be improved? It is wise to accept our >> weaknesses so we can improve on them. The moment the writing was on the >> wall, IEBC ICT Team should have advised of the risk of proceeding with the >> failing system in order for them to simply announce that they would have to >> run the elections on a dully manual system-expectations must always be >> managed, especially knowing how crucial these particular elections are for >> every party. Why is it that we don't normally read that systems failed >> during elections in all other countries. Probably because they fully >> prepare and have back up systems that work I event one fails! >> >> Regards, >> >> Gilda Odera >> >> On Mar 6, 2013, at 9:52 AM, Erik Hersman <erik(a)zungu.com> wrote: >> >> Agreed with Evans here. >> >> Every single tech system has problems, that IEBC does as well should be >> no surprise. I've been spending last night and this morning trying to >> better understand how the IEBC's data flow works, their lack of clarity >> here is the only problem that I can find. You can see my questions, >> sources and even the IEBC RFP for the system here: >> http://iebctechkenya.tumblr.com/ >> >> Polling station uses Safaricom SIM cards » >> App installed in phone, proprietary software from IFES » >> Transmitted via Safaricom’s VPN » >> Servers hosted/managed by Next Technologies (needs confirmation) » >> Google hosted website at http://vote.iebc.or.ke » >> Google hosted API at http://api.iebc.or.ke >> >> You'll note that, besides the IEBC itself, there are at least 4 (large) >> organizations that have to be in sync in order for the system to work >> (Safaricom, IFES, Next Technologies, and Google). That's no small task, >> and as you can see by the list of companies involved, these are largely * >> not* local companies. >> >> >> Erik Hersman >> >> www.ushahidi.com | www.iHub.co.ke <http://www.ihub.co.ke/> >> www.whiteafrican.com <http://www.afrigadget.com/> | @whiteafrican<http://twitter.com/whiteafrican> >> >> On Mar 6, 2013, at 9:42 AM, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Edith, I beg to differ. Its not ICT that has failed here. Its the >> processes. Just throwing some expensive servers and plenty of bandwidth at >> a problem will not solve it. The top leadership has to fully understand >> their organization's ICT strategy. They have to internalize the >> opportunities that technology brings to the table, as well as the inherent >> risks that come with it. This cannot be left to techies, however good they >> may be. The reason being that if the organization that you lead fails (and >> the reason was technology), its you who is answerable, not the techies. >> This is the spirit of IT Governance. >> >> It would be interesting to know if the IEBC commissioners fully >> understand the risks of the technologies that they are relying on. >> Let us not blame the technology. >> >> Evans >> >> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.ca> wrote: >> >>> Listers, >>> >>> It is a shame that for the first time in Kenya's history when IT is >>> given a chance to bring credibility and efficiency in the electoral >>> process, ICT has failed SPECTACULARLY! >>> >>> what went wrong? >>> >>> Edith >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ikua.evans%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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> *---------------------------------------------------- >> Kind Regards, >> Evans Ikua,* >> lanetconsulting.com, >> lpi-eastafrica.org, >> ict-innovation.fossfa.net, >> Skype: @ikuae >> Cell: +254-722-955831 >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/erik%40zungu.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. >> >> >> _________________ >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Gilda Odera >> >> Regards, >> >> Gilda Odera >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/blongwe%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. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jkieti%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. > -- My Blog - www.gmeltdown.com ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' The ordinary just won't do

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IEBC Issues - a light note
by robert yawe 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Hi, The following link seems like a cut and post from this forum, it seems in-depth analysis and investigation are dead http://intelligencebriefs.com/?p=3413 Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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(no subject)
by Gilda Odera 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Listers, I beg to differ here. It is about time we became perfectionists and stopped making excuses for our failure to ensure that the system was FULLY functional before the actual election took place. It is true that systems fail but in this case, it never really worked properly RIGHT FROM THE ONSET. If we keep adopting this attitude that 'systems fail' how will the processes and efficiencies ever be improved? It is wise to accept our weaknesses so we can improve on them. The moment the writing was on the wall, IEBC ICT Team should have advised of the risk of proceeding with the failing system in order for them to simply announce that they would have to run the elections on a dully manual system-expectations must always be managed, especially knowing how crucial these particular elections are for every party. Why is it that we don't normally read that systems failed during elections in all other countries. Probably because they fully prepare and have back up systems that work I event one fails! Regards, Gilda Odera On Mar 6, 2013, at 9:52 AM, Erik Hersman <erik(a)zungu.com> wrote: > Agreed with Evans here. > > Every single tech system has problems, that IEBC does as well should be no surprise. I've been spending last night and this morning trying to better understand how the IEBC's data flow works, their lack of clarity here is the only problem that I can find. You can see my questions, sources and even the IEBC RFP for the system here: http://iebctechkenya.tumblr.com/ > > Polling station uses Safaricom SIM cards » > App installed in phone, proprietary software from IFES » > Transmitted via Safaricom’s VPN » > Servers hosted/managed by Next Technologies (needs confirmation) » > Google hosted website at http://vote.iebc.or.ke » > Google hosted API at http://api.iebc.or.ke > > You'll note that, besides the IEBC itself, there are at least 4 (large) organizations that have to be in sync in order for the system to work (Safaricom, IFES, Next Technologies, and Google). That's no small task, and as you can see by the list of companies involved, these are largely not local companies. > > > Erik Hersman > > www.ushahidi.com | www.iHub.co.ke > www.whiteafrican.com | @whiteafrican > > On Mar 6, 2013, at 9:42 AM, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Edith, I beg to differ. Its not ICT that has failed here. Its the processes. Just throwing some expensive servers and plenty of bandwidth at a problem will not solve it. The top leadership has to fully understand their organization's ICT strategy. They have to internalize the opportunities that technology brings to the table, as well as the inherent risks that come with it. This cannot be left to techies, however good they may be. The reason being that if the organization that you lead fails (and the reason was technology), its you who is answerable, not the techies. This is the spirit of IT Governance. >> >> It would be interesting to know if the IEBC commissioners fully understand the risks of the technologies that they are relying on. >> Let us not blame the technology. >> >> Evans >> >> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.ca> wrote: >> Listers, >> >> It is a shame that for the first time in Kenya's history when IT is given a chance to bring credibility and efficiency in the electoral process, ICT has failed SPECTACULARLY! >> >> what went wrong? >> >> Edith >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ikua.evans%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. >> >> >> >> -- >> ---------------------------------------------------- >> Kind Regards, >> Evans Ikua, >> lanetconsulting.com, >> lpi-eastafrica.org, >> ict-innovation.fossfa.net, >> Skype: @ikuae >> Cell: +254-722-955831 >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/erik%40zungu.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. > > _________________ Regards, Gilda Odera Regards, Gilda Odera

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Re: [kictanet] Is Kenyan Media Asleep?
by Patrick Mwangi Karanja 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 70, Issue 28
by Baiju Shah 06 Mar '13

06 Mar '13

Listers, Very interesting debate, now lets look at lesson learnt and put the right measures in place to have successful delivery of projects. Best Regards, Baiju Sent from my iPad On 6 Mar 2013, at 21:01, 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: Results Transmission System (ICT Researcher) > 2. Re: Has the ICT Sector Failed? (dmakali(a)yahoo.com) > 3. Re: Has the ICT Sector Failed? (bitange(a)jambo.co.ke) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 09:29:11 -0800 (PST) > From: ICT Researcher <ict.researcher(a)yahoo.com> > To: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Results Transmission System > Message-ID: > <1362590951.61246.YahooMailNeo(a)web140006.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > A wake-up call to Kenyans to be wary of "put all your eggs in the glorious IT basket" peddlers?? Unless you built the platform, owned and operated it, then your best could be no more than a washer in the system, a rain drop in the ocean or a mere subject in the digital kingdom. In which case the manual system restores IEBC to its due authoritative standing. > > Some food for thought: > > > 'Engineering: Designed to Fail' - Henry > Petroski, American Scientist, Volume > 85 > > ?Failure in engineering, as in lif, > is considered a negative quality--something to be avoided. When we > hear that a system has failed or a device has broken, we begin to > look for causes and culprits even as we are caring for victims and > cleaning up the pieces. We want o identify how and why each failure > happened so that we can prevent it in the future. Was the design > defective? Were the materials flawed? Was the maintenance negligent? > Was the use excessive? Such are the questions of a failure analysis, > determined to get to the heart of the matter so that blame and > liability can be assigned, and things can be redesigned. In this > sense, failed things and their makers can be said to be vindicated; > they provide lessons for improvement and for the advancement of > civilization. > There is another aspect of failure, one > that from the beginning puts the usual pejorative connotation of the > word in a much more positive light. We actually want certain things > to fail and break, for otherwise we would be frustrated in their use > and possibly even harmed by their existence. The challenge to the > engineer in this case is to design systems and devices that have > well-defined and predictable failure and breaking points so that such > physical phenomena as collapse fracture happen in the way and at the > time they are supposed to." > > > JSTOR link: http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/27856846?uid=3738336&uid=2129&uid=2&u… > ?? ? ? > > > ________________________________ > From: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> > To: ict.researcher(a)yahoo.com > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 1:33 PM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Results Transmission System > > > Why is another country paying for and procuring as critical and sensitive a national infrastructure and resource as our national election system? > > Total, absolute fail! > > Brian > > > On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Now, there is loads of information that is becoming available about the system. I am sharing more that has come my way: >> >> >> 1. The RFP used to source a vendor:?http://buyersguide.ifes.org/procurement_pdf/1356124968.pdf >> 2. RFP was closing only?4th January, 2013, yes..only this January >> >> 3. An external party (US based) that seems to have been fully involved in the entire procurement process and i would imagine implementation as well is?http://www.ifes.org/.?See all details about their role in the RFP and others on their website. >> 4. Project was USAID funded. >> 5. A good blog with several discussions on this:?http://iebctechkenya.tumblr.com/ >> Before we blame anybody or feel sorry for any party, Please lets do a thorough review of the ongoings. I am sure we shall then address the IT problem in this case. >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.ca> wrote: >> >> This story and another on safaricom being pressured not to support the transmission was in the public domain, as a sector, we should have discussed these ahead of time. >>> >>> these articles were in the public domain. >>> ________________________________________ >>> From: kictanet [kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] on behalf of Dorcas Muthoni [dmuthoni(a)gmail.com] >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 12:39 AM >>> To: Edith Adera >>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>> Subject: [kictanet] Results Transmission System >>> >>> >>> Stories that we may have missed: >>> >>> http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-108148/iebc-must-fix-results-transmi… >>> >>> Story was published as early as Feb 19th 2013. >>> >>> I hope in future, departments like Directorate of e-Goverment launch competent QA and IS Audit teams that could be more involved in software projects at various agencies. It would be good for all of us. >>> >>> -- >>> Muthoni >>> >>> My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ >>> -------------------------------------------- >>> Mahatma Gandhi once said:- >>> >>> First they ignore you, >>> Then they laugh at you, >>> Then they fight you, >>> AND THEN YOU WIN!!! >> >> >> >> -- >> Muthoni >> >> My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ >> -------------------------------------------- >> Mahatma Gandhi once said:- >> >> First they ignore you, >> Then they laugh at you, >> Then they fight you, >> AND THEN YOU WIN!!! >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/blongwe%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. > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ict.researcher%40yaho… > > 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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Results Transmission System
by Dorcas Muthoni 06 Mar '13

06 Mar '13

Stories that we may have missed: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-108148/iebc-must-fix-results-transmi… Story was published as early as Feb 19th 2013. I hope in future, departments like Directorate of e-Goverment launch competent QA and IS Audit teams that could be more involved in software projects at various agencies. It would be good for all of us. -- Muthoni My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ -------------------------------------------- Mahatma Gandhi once said:- First they ignore you, Then they laugh at you, Then they fight you, AND THEN YOU WIN!!!

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Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] Kenyas Elections; Where Has The Technology Hype (and Internet) Gone To
by Gideon 06 Mar '13

06 Mar '13

+1 Barrack, I think there is a spot at which these systems experience failure especially where there is not previous experience, the most important thing was to have back-up or alternative means of managing the process to ensure results are available despite the behavior of all systems involved. I think this comes with teething problems but i hope that at the end of the day we have credibility. Above all i also congratulate all those who exercised their democratic right by voting, lets all maintain patience, peace love and unity. Best regards, Gideon Rop On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 6:23 PM, WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk>wrote: > Jumatatu Yenye Baraka! > > The stakes in this case are too high. In the Public eye (the Customer > paying for it), it even seems to be 100% failure of the Technology yet a > lot of confidence had been generated due to the promise of this Technology. > > If this was a Business being launched, high chances that the said business > would have closed down and have major financial debts as it goes down. An > explanation that 70% projects fail wouldn't hold water, though very > alarming. > > As you point out, it takes People+Process+Tecnhology which are all driven > by People. During the Cybersecurity Master Plan launch, it was raised that > Kenya did not have skilled persons to meet the needs resulting in outsource > from other countries. The "People" gap could be evident here. > > I hope that after the whole Election season is over ISOCers may engage > candidly on the Kenyan Tech experience from this elections. > > > Have a pleasant day. > > 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". > > > --- On *Wed, 6/3/13, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] Kenyas Elections; Where Has The Technology Hype > (and Internet) Gone To > To: "WANGARI KABIRU" <wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Cc: "isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy > Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, "skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke" > <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke>, "Daniel Otieno Omondi" <dottocomp(a)yahoo.com> > Date: Wednesday, 6 March, 2013, 15:45 > > > Hi Wangari, > > Technology is not an end in itself but a means to an end, what matters is > deployment. For a long time Gartner has always indicated that approximately > 70 % of all major ICT projects fail, there are many factors related to the > ecosystem within which the system operates that can ensure the success of > any technological intervention. It takes people+processes+technology to > achieve results, if this there key players are not in synch then you end up > with a problem. We are all aware of the challenges IEBC went through while > trying to acquire the technology, given the short span of time i did not > expect a miracle out of the KITS. Globally only India and Brazil have done > well in using electronic voting (i stand to be corrected), nonetheless, > there are great lessons to be learn from this election. Finally > congratulations to all who voted, let us maintain peace and respect the > rule of the law, love your neighbour as you love yourself. > > Best Regards > > On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 1:14 PM, WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk<http://mc/compose?to=wangarikabiru@yahoo.co.uk> > > wrote: > > Baraka na amani tele nchini msimu huu na siku zijazo! > > On a light note; Baby born at the voting queue has been named Ballot-eli > > We have made great strides as a Nation during this National Elections. > Neighbors went out in droves. > > Perhaps our ICT savvy colleagues may enlighten us on why the Technology > invested in seems not to be up to the game; a good number of the voter > identification kits were not working or used (I did not run my finger on > any), some names were not traced in the computer etc. > > It just doesnt work for the citizenry when told that 'mtambo haufanyi > kazi", and the manual register is used just as in the past elections. A lot > of hype had gone into the need and role of the advanced Technology this > time round. > > There is a lot of hype on Technology being the turnaround for the Country > as an industry and also in other sectors. > > I do expect that in subsequent elections, the investment (financial, > human, time) in Technology will even be higher and this is a good point to > check how to up the game. > > Have a pleasant day. > > 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". > > > --- On *Sat, 2/3/13, Daniel Otieno Omondi <dottocomp(a)yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=dottocomp@yahoo.com> > >* wrote: > > > From: Daniel Otieno Omondi <dottocomp(a)yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=dottocomp@yahoo.com> > > > Subject: [ISOC_KE] Fw: Sustained Global Broadband Demand but Africa Still > Lags Behind > To: "isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke <http://mc/compose?to=isoc@orion.my.co.ke>" < > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke <http://mc/compose?to=isoc@orion.my.co.ke>>, > "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<http://mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>>, > "skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke<http://mc/compose?to=skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>" > <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke<http://mc/compose?to=skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> > > > Date: Saturday, 2 March, 2013, 12:14 > > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > *From:* ICT Africa <info(a)ictafrica.info<http://mc/compose?to=info@ictafrica.info> > > > *To:* isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke <http://mc/compose?to=isoc@orion.my.co.ke> > *Sent:* Friday, March 1, 2013 5:35 AM > *Subject:* [ISOC_KE] Sustained Global Broadband Demand but Africa Still > Lags Behind > > [image: ICT Africa]<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001guENyk32nR4Enc70IJ3Pgh6IUSAsypacQTKXHFtNt-MD…> > > *February 28, 2013* > > *Sustained Global Broadband Demand but Africa Still Lags Behind* > On February 27, 2013, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) > released figures that show a strong increase in demand for global broadband > services. Growth in demand is attributed to falling Internet access prices. > But despite all the gains that Africa has experienced, especially through > the growth of mobile broadband access, the figures indicate that the > digital divide between Africa and the rest of the world continues unabated. Read > more...<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001guENyk32nR63YsxqWeTrxwsSPNlaS4sDupwqICshrLD-…> > > *Electronic Voting Systems in Africa* > In a previous article, we discussed how ICT can be effectively used in > elections in Africa. Our article focused primarily on Zimbabwe where > election disputes have been a major issue. We also pointed out that a > number of African countries had implemented some form of emerging > technologies in their election process - including biometric voter > registration. Read more...<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001guENyk32nR4JGUQUIjmohgwAjzS2rsuZNb2VhuDvAHCO…> > > *ICT in Africa on Internet Radio* > The ICT buzz in Africa - the mobile boom, deployment of submarine cables, > widespread deployment of terrestrial fibre optic networks and new > innovations such as mobile money - has caught the attention of many people, > including an Internet radio DJ. Read more...<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001guENyk32nR797GgyRjL7RN2pmB6nkHFtGhsh2Cm8AnL6…> > > *Cable theft and vandalism to telecom property - Africans are shooting > themselves in the feet.* > You ask most Africans about the shambolic state of their economies, and > the response is always quick - it is the government's fault. While > governments ultimately bear the responsibility for the performance of their > economies, some of the members of the African public have done a lot to > destroy their economies. The theft of cable and destruction of > telecommunication equipment is one area where some members of the African > public are helping to bring their economies down. 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Fwd: [East Africa Journalists' FORUM!] Two People have been arrested in regard to...
by Victor bwire 06 Mar '13

06 Mar '13

Trying to get the source of the below story... Read on some site ** Godwin Agaba posted in East Africa Journalists' FORUM!<http://www.facebook.com/n/?groups%2F189465881176213%2Fpermalink%2F316411875…> [image: Two People have been arrested in regard to...]<http://www.facebook.com/n/?profile.php&id=100000507991052&mid=7a13da1G50fd2…> Godwin Agaba<http://www.facebook.com/n/?profile.php&id=100000507991052&mid=7a13da1G50fd2…> 4:11pm Mar 6 Two People have been arrested in regard to Hacking of IEBC System Sources indicate that the I.E.B.C realized that their system had been hacked into. The programmer was given instruction to input a permanent difference between UHURU and RAILA with more than 400,000 votes. It had been realized that it could not be changed under any circumstances (after being programmed), unless they posted the data a fresh. 2 guys have been arrested, while 2 others are on the run. There is a lot of scrutiny at BOMAS and people are on high alert. Any form of inaccurate tally is put aside and INDIVIDUALS involved personally HELD RESPONSIBLE Having detected this at around 3pm yesterday, the Commission had no option but to fully go manual. It would have been worse had it not been detected. The figures are already changing. Poll results the main TVs are showing is old data. View Post on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/n/?groups%2F189465881176213%2Fpermalink%2F316411875…>· Edit Email Settings<http://www.facebook.com/n/?settings&tab=notifications&section=group_notific…>· Reply to this email to add a comment.

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 70, Issue 7
by Baiju Shah 06 Mar '13

06 Mar '13

Hey Liko, Dennis, Ali, Please do not blame the IEBC their core role was to ensure this elections happen, which have happened. When speak about the quality of their delivery, are there standards that outline fit for purpose, like we see a KEBS sticker? As it is an Independent Board the right people would have been placed for such important jobs, as we say right people doing the wrong jobs. The results are evident, we have every procurement decision questioned by the public, the systems in place have been failing, let's look at the root of the issue and not delivery, to provide a lasting solution. When will the ICT world learn how to manage failure better, the rest of the industries do it elegantly, look at the Banks and finance house, but we still trust them with our cash, the Mobile Network Operators drop calls all the time we still pay them to provide us with a sub-standard service. My point here simple let us together define the right IT fit for purpose policy from the Scoping of new systems to the final acceptance of these systems, it will limit some of the innovations we have seen, but it will also deliver some surety. The IEBC official only fault was that they were too busy being biased and favouring certain companies and individuals rather than looking and the requirements and scope and being prudent about their delivery. I am sure they will claim lack of time, but it is down to good project management and operational practices that could have been put in place. They were all enjoying their new found material wealth after the BVR procurement windfall, including gym memberships, new cars etc. etc. It is an opportunity of a life time for the officials who are protected by the law and will get away with the failure to leave behind a legacy of a successful and peaceful elections, have I said this to early, let's wait for a few more days and see how the political system sets the tone for Economic progress, I believe if all play our part Kenya has a real opportunity to set the pace Africa wide purely from a ICT stand point. Thanks Best Regards, Baiju Shah -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+baiju=tele2media.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: 06 March 2013 10:20 To: Baiju Shah Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 70, Issue 7 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: Has the ICT Sector Failed? (Agosta Liko) 2. Re: Results Transmission System (Dorcas Muthoni) 3. Re: Has the ICT Sector Failed? (Roland Omoresemi) 4. Re: Has the ICT Sector Failed? (Agosta Liko) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 10:12:12 +0300 From: Agosta Liko <agostal(a)gmail.com> To: Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed? Message-ID: <CAAgAc796W5jrv_yHCVuX8n=ADRGN0ZEcX-jRrt8126kkf6Aduw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dennis You are speculating ... about skills etc etc Unless you have insider information from IEBC ... and in that case am sure you would publish On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > How long will government agencies continue to be dumbfounded by IT > systems? The same way we have a CIRT, it's time to have a group of > revolving IT experts that can help troubleshoot government agencies > when in technical trouble, from KNEC servers to IEBC servers. > > Seems IT officers hired here are usually not that skilled or > experienced in such challenges. I'm sure they would learn if they had > experts and skilled guys seconded to them. > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/agostal%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] Has the ICT Sector Failed?
by eonchari＠lynxbits.com 06 Mar '13

06 Mar '13

I do not believe so...what has failed us is the "process"....the procurement process was flawed, the system implementation process clearly was flawed, etc. ICT systems are only as good as "proper" requirements defined, implementation done correctly, etc....IEBC has failed miserably in this respect Edwin ----- Original Message ----- From: godera(a)skyweb.co.keTo: eonchari(a)lynxbits.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: 3/6/13 7:50 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed? Regards, Gilda Odera On Mar 6, 2013, at 10:20 AM, Agosta Liko <agostal(a)gmail.com> wrote: Roland The governance experts are saying - lack of governance The networking experts are saying - lets get better VPNS The server experts are saying - we should have used HP or SUN or IBM The database experts are concerned Oracle was used (Open Source Guys would want MySQL) Software Developers - why use language X and not you Software Testers - want more testing Everyone is pitching their wares ... no one is sure what happened ....... ... and the job is over this week :) On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Roland Omoresemi <roland(a)tezzasolutions.com> wrote: Can we really blame ICT when the true culprit appears to be the lack of proper testing of the systems in play? IEBC could have performance tested (both load and stress) their systems to see how they would react under varying loads. The tools and human resources were right there in Kenya but it is obvious we failed to apply them to help create a different result than what we currently face. What we are witnessing is a classic case of what happens when we fail to adequately test our applications. Our non-conformance cost skyrockets...IEBC now has to worry about the cost of doing damage control on the biggest stage ever when it could have spent a fraction of the same cost to perform load or stress tests which would have helped them identify issues/bottlenecks in their systems long before now. This is also not much different from what some of our local companies do...we deploy critical systems without proper testing and we then pray and hope nothing happens. It is saddening that we don't see much value in setting aside adequate time for testing our applications (most especially those that are customer-facing) or we push whatever little testing we do to the very last minute when its practically too late to make any difference...or until the "s..." hits the ceiling and we then start to wonder why any of our issues could be happening. Could we really blame ICT here or should we be looking closely at our lack of proper software testing? - Roland ------Original Message------ From: Edith Adera Sender: kictanet To: Roland Omoresemi Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed? Sent: Mar 6, 2013 12:55 AM Listers, It is a shame that for the first time in Kenya's history when IT is given a chance to bring credibility and efficiency in the electoral process, ICT has failed SPECTACULARLY! what went wrong? Edith _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/roland%40tezzasolutio… 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. --------------------------------------------- Roland Omoresemi | CEO Tezza Business Solutions Ltd p: +19139612234 e: roland(a)tezzasolutions.com w: http://www.softwaretestingafrica.com skype: banfii gmail: rolandomoresemi(a)gmail.com _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/agostal%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. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/godera%40skyweb.co.ke 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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