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Sh15bn school laptops pay vouchers missing
by Sidney Ochieng 18 Oct '18

18 Oct '18

A further Sh603 million was spent on laptops that had factory defects, says Mr Ouko in an adverse opinion on the Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Authority, the agency charged with implementing the programme. https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/Sh15bn-school-laptops-pay-vouchers…

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Re: [kictanet] Companies fight to retain hold on customers’ data Read more at: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001298938/companies-fight-to-retain-hold-on-customers-data
by Lilian Kimeto 17 Oct '18

17 Oct '18

Dear Listers, Following your feedback on the charges to attend Connected Summit,the ICT Authority has reviewed the daily rate down to Khs 10,000 per day .We therefore encourage as many of us to now register.Please visit www.connected.go.ke for details. See you @ Connected! Regards, Lilian Kimeto,MPRSK Manager,Communications The ICT Authority On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 2:26 AM Juliet Maina <jmaina(a)gsma.com> wrote: > HI Lilian, > > > > Apologies for the delay. For purposes of speaking at the event, my > interest is in track 3 on safeguarding of citizen data. Please see profile > below: > > > > *Juliet Maina* > > *Advocacy and Regulatory Manager, Mobile Money, at GSM Association* > > > > *Juliet is the Advocacy and Regulatory Manager, Mobile Money. In this > role, she is responsible for shaping positions taken by some of the world’s > largest and most influential companies. She is directly involved in the > dialogue between regulators, business, and public interest groups and > speaks regularly at conferences to build a broad network of players in the > industry. Juliet is also responsible for authoring content that should > become the reference materials for policymakers and private sector actors > seeking to understand the future of data privacy and mobile money > regulation. Juliet joins the GSMA from the law firm TripleOKLaw Advocates, > where she was responsible for setting up and leading the > Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) practice. She has experience > working at the ICT regulator in Kenya, and Pygma Consulting, an ICT > Consulting firm in South Africa. Juliet received her LL. B with Honors from > the University of Birmingham, UK in 2010 and later completed a Master’s > program in ICT Policy and Regulation at the University of Witwatersrand, > South Africa. Additionally, she has completed a Post Graduate Diploma in > Business Administration at the Milpark Business School, South Africa..* > > > > Please let me know if this is sufficient. > > > > Kind regards, > > Juliet > > > > *From:* Lilian Kimeto <lilian.kimeto(a)ict.go.ke> > *Sent:* 17 October 2018 11:20 > *To:* Juliet Maina <julmaina(a)gmail.com> > *Cc:* Juliet Maina <jmaina(a)gsma.com> > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Companies fight to retain hold on customers’ > data Read more at: > https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001298938/companies-fight… > > > > Dear Juliet, > > Please get in touch on 722848993 > > > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2018, 10:39 Juliet Maina <julmaina(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Lilian, > > > > My name is Juliet Maina, Advocacy and Regulatory Manager at the GSMA. I > was wondering if I could engage you about a speaking opportunity for the > event, specifically around data privacy and good data governance. Please > let me know if we can discuss this further. I have also set an official > email to the provided email addresses, and thought I should write you as > well. I have also copied in my official email address. Really looking > forward to hearing from you. > > > > Kind regards, > > Juliet > > > > On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 9:28 AM Lilian Kimeto via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Dear Listers, > > The conversation around data protection will feature at Connected Summit. > > > > Please plan to be there by registering on www.connected.go.ke > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.conne…> > > > > Regards, > > Lilian Kimeto > > The ICT Authority > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 16, 2018, 09:17 Barrack Otieno via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Muraya, > > > > The onus is on the Kenyan ICT Community to ensure this data protection > conversation does not become elitist. It may just stiffle innovation which > is not what we want. We have thousands of mobile money agents who basically > fall under SME's, this are the guys who will be affected the most. That > said, we have to start somewhere. > > > > Regards > > > > On Mon, 15 Oct 2018 22:17 S.M. Muraya via kictanet, < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Engineer, > > > > Please forgive the innumerable links in this response. > > > > Foreign firms which cannot invest + trust in local talent have no business > being here. State officials who have sold out to foreign firms have nothing > to show at the NSE. Apart from Safaricom, which technology firm has listed > since 2008? If local/genuine IT firms were winning go.ke > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgo.ke&dat…> > contracts would they not have to list (IPO) to fund expansion? > > > > Why are Africans expected to be so mediocre so as not to require or > prioritize data localization? > > > > Factoring Kenya is part of a war zone, is data localization/latency > (especially for emergency services) negotiable? > > > > > https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001299117/police-alert-al-shabaab-… > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stan…> > > > > https://ntv.nation.co.ke/news/2720124-4804978-yxgoj6/index.html > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fntv.nati…> > > > > > Terror’s highway: 115km highway rendered impassable by Al Shabaab militants > > > > > https://www.crn.com.au/news/global-data-warehouse-snowflake-expands-reach-w… > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crn.…> > > > > He added that Australia had become a major market for cloud providers, > citing Microsoft and Amazon Web Services' local data centres, adding that > data sovereignty and latency are of top priority. > > > > "By providing an Australian deployment, Snowflake enables customers with > Australian data to keep that information close to home,” Muglia added. > “They now have more control over their data and how they comply with > Australian data protection regulations." > > > > https://www.ukfast.co.uk/emergency-services.html > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ukfa…> > > > > Our data centres are approved as Police Assured Server Facilities (PASF) > with connectivity to the private networks used by all the emergency > services including HSCN, PSN, PSN for Policing and the Internet, from a > full data centre colocation move to trialling the latest technologies to > help plan and respond to emergencies. > > > > With services already being supplied to a number of forces including the > Met Police and the National Crime Agency (NCA) our credibility to deliver > the benefits of cloud services to the required standards is well > established. > > > > > https://www.ukfast.co.uk/press-releases/cabinet-office-renews-emergency-res… > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ukfa…> > > > > Following an open tender competition through the Digital Marketplace, the > Cabinet Office has signed a renewed contract with UKFast’s public sector > department for the delivery of a private cloud platform for > ResilienceDirect, which supports effective response to incidents like > natural disasters, terror attacks and power outages. > > > > The secure platform delivers a suite of capabilities to prepare, exercise, > respond and recover, supporting a co-ordinated and efficient response > linking the national tier Government Departments COBR and the local > emergency services working collaboratively with local councils, utility > providers and many other sectors. > > > > The British hosting firm won the initial two-year contact in 2016 and the > extension gives the Cabinet Office access to UKFast’s industry leading > government hosting services and round-the-clock support for another year, > with the option of a further year’s extension. > > > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 6:23 PM John Kariuki via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > Grace, listers. > > That approach will ultimately certainly fail because Data Protection is > not just a local matter. It is an international matter whose underlying > theme is privacy. The subject of privacy has been substantially ventilated > by UN, EU and even AU. The legal basis is quite solid and is unlikely to be > shaken by private interests. In any case, even if a weak law is passed, it > will certainly fail the "Adequacy Test" and will quickly be amended. > > > > John Kariuki. > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.oneli…> > > > > On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 12:59, Grace Githaiga via kictanet > > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > Major firms have opposed proposals to limit how they use personal data > from millions of Kenyans, threatening the implementation of robust data > protection laws. > > The companies, including multinationals want unfettered access to the data > they have on their customers, some of which may have been collected without > users’ knowledge. > Read more at: > https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001298938/companies-fight… > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stan…> > > > Best regards > > > Githaiga, Grace > > Co-Convenor > Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) > Twitter:@ggithaiga > Tel: 254722701495 > Skype: gracegithaiga > Alternate email: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.link…> > www.kictanet.or.ke > <https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kicta…> > > "Change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged and > come together to demand it. 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The KeNIC we want: Stakeholder engagement and Operations
by Mwendwa Kivuva 16 Oct '18

16 Oct '18

The debate on revitalising our .ke ccTLD registry continues today. Yesterday, we tackled Governance issues. Suggestions were made, the major ones dealing with Transparency at the .ke registry, and Equality on representation. Thank you for contributing, reading, and listening. Please feel free to continue contributing to that thread, as we go to the theme of the day. Today we will tackle Stakeholder Engagement and Operational Issues. Public / Stakeholder Engagements 1. Should KeNIC hold Annual General Meetings? Is there value in holding the AGMs? 2. When was the last AGM held? 3. Can the annual reports, and deliberations of the AGMs be published on the KeNIC website? 4. Should the AGM be open to the public? 5. Accountability: How accountable is KeNIC? To whom does it account to? Operational Issues 1. A great effort has been made to popularise the .ke brand, including some popular advertisements, using patriotism to encourage Kenyans, and opening up the second level. But numbers don't lie. Currently, we are at around 80,000 .ke domains, while South Africa is at 1.3million. Is there more work that can be done to make .Ke popular? 2. What are the challenges in selling the .ke brand? What are the opportunities? 3. Is there a challenge in generating content for the KeNIC website? Some pages as noted yesterday have not been updated for some years now. 4. What support does KeNIC give to Registrars? Here are some statistics that I had shared on Tuesday, that may help in stimulating the debate. Germany population 82.67 million .de domains: 16 million domains (one domain for every 5 people) Percentage Domain penetration: 19% .de is the third largest registry in the world and is ran by DENIC which is a non-regulated not-for-profit cooperative owned by registrars. South Africa Population 56 million .za domain: 1.3 million domains (one domain for every 46 people) Percentage Domain penetration: 2.3% .za is the largest ccTLD in Africa, managed and regulated by ZADNA which is an agency of South African government under the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services. Kenya population 50 million .ke domain: 79,773 domains (one domain for every 627 people) Percentage Domain penetration: 0.16% .ke is managed by KeNIC which is envisioned as a Public Private Partnership (PPP) entity Looking forward to a fruitful debate.

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Hacked or leaving the list
by Peter Wakaba 15 Oct '18

15 Oct '18

I keep getting notification to confirm leaving the list. Is this legit or phishing? -- *Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up, it knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a gazelle or a lion. When the sun comes up, you better start running. - In "The World is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman.*

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African IGF Registration 4-6 November, Khartoum Sudan
by Keith Andere 11 Oct '18

11 Oct '18

Dear Listers, The registration for Africa Internet Governance Forum, to be held in Khartoum, Sudan is now open. Please register here: https://www.afigf.africa/?q=Register2018 There will be a limited travel grant for selected participants. KeSIG Fellows, I highly encourage you all to apply. Apologies for any cross posting and possible duplications. Regards, Keith Andere Twitter: @AndereKE https://www.linkedin.com/in/andereke/ "Technology has forever changed the world we live in. We're online, in one way or another, all day long. Our phones and computers have become reflections of our personalities, our interests, and our identities. They hold much that is important to us" ~ James Comey Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail or it’s contents.

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Building Bridges - Community/Police
by S.M. Muraya 10 Oct '18

10 Oct '18

Dear Listers, We have an Access to Information situation (deficiency). http://www.kenyapolice.go.ke/pages/links/27-about-us/69-community-policing.… As reliable as they may be (and they often are) OCS numbers keep on changing as they are re-deployed. Do you know any non changing (working phone) number of the police station closest to you? How do we emulate >> https://www.police.uk/contact/ | https://data.police.uk/ ?

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SuperMicro-based Servers compromised by China!
by Ngigi Waithaka 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

Listers, If you are using Super-Micro based servers in your networks, they're most probably compromised by the Chinese Govt! https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-u… -- *Regards,* *Wait**haka Ngigi* Chief Executive Officer | Alliance Technologies | MCK Nairobi Synod Building T +254 20 525 0750 |Office Mobile: +254 716 201061 | M +254 737 811 000 www.at.co.ke

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The KeNIC we want
by Mwendwa Kivuva 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

The debate on revitalising KENIC will seek to tackle the following : 1. Governance Issues 2. Public /Stakeholder Engagements 3. Operational Issues Today Day1, we will seek to address the Governance issues. There is no restriction to debate the other two issues, or any other issue you feel is important, although we will strive to answer the other two issues tomorrow. How is the board currently constituted? KENIC was licensed by CA in 2015 to manage the .ke namespace following gazzettement of new Information and Communication Regulations. Currently. The KENIC board comprises members from Kenya Education Network (KENET), Domain Registrars Association of Kenya (DRAKE), ICT Authority (ICTA), and Technology Service Providers of Kenya (TESPOK). There are associate directors comprising the immediate past Chairman of the board, and some three other organisations (Google, KO Associates, and ICEA Lion). More clarification on the current board is needed since their website is blank on this. The KENIC page on the board was last updated in 2014 http://kenic.or.ke/index.php/en/home/kenic-board-management Questions that come to mind at this point are a) Is a review of the governance structure at KENIC due? How would that structure look like? b) Which Organisations should nominate Directors? Which stakeholder groups should be involved? c) What are the term limits for Directors? d) How should the Chairperson of the board be selected? Additional questions are welcomed, as we get suggestions from the wider community on the best way to manage our .ke registry. Take it away.

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Inside raging battle for the control of key eCitizen system
by Victor Kapiyo 04 Oct '18

04 Oct '18

Puzzling developments given the current row over the management of the eCitizen portal. Even as it unfolds, there is need to start thinking of a better way to manage such an important e-government programme and have it embedded in a specific policy, law and institution. ________________ A court battle between the eCitizen developer, a company that has been collecting funds through the system, and the Treasury has not only revealed several holes in the project implementation, but has also complicated matters. Goldrock Capital, which has been collecting money and remitting to government from the platform, has sued the Treasury for locking it out of the mobile money collection portal. Goldrock has made party to its suit Webmasters Kenya which developed the portal and which contracted it to do the collections. As soon as the Treasury finally wrested control of the digital payments system, it began regularisation of the entire project but the process has sparked a three-way standoff. https://www.nation.co.ke/news/battle-for-control-of-key-eCitizen-system/105… *Victor Kapiyo* Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP* *Suite No. 8, Centro House, Westlands, Nairobi | **Web: www.lawmark.co.ke <http://www.lawmark.co.ke> * ==================================================== *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar*

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ICT Fraud (Kenya) vs Efficiency (Singapore)
by S.M. Muraya 03 Oct '18

03 Oct '18

Dear Listers, Just FYI.. Fortunately decent public officials in Kenya are now fighting the culture of insider trading which only promotes trickery/treachery (locking out genuine local solution providers:) https://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/city-businessman-loses-sh89m-tender-f… In the other two he was asked to supply 797 laptops to the ICT ministry at > Sh125.9 million and software at Sh28.7 million. > > On his affidavit, Mr Buro said one of the suspects introduced himself as > the acting head of procurement at the ICT ministry. “I would even meet him > at the ministry’s offices on either the 9th or 10th floor,” he said. Now compare with Singapore (population, below 6 million) ..building up local focus, ethics + economy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misuse_of_Drugs_Act_(Singapore) https://www.techgoondu.com/2017/05/25/singapore-government-call-s2-4-billio… https://www.techgoondu.com/2017/05/25/singapore-government-call-s2-4-billio… Singapore government to give out S$2.4 billion in ICT tenders this year May 25th, 2017 | by Alfred Siew The Singapore government will give out contracts worth S$2.4 billion in the current financial year to boost efforts in smart nation and digitisation efforts in the country. The money will be spent on national projects that include a national digital ID system, cashless payments with the monetary authorities and a smart nation sensor network. Unveiling this yesterday, the government technology agency called GovTech said there would be a tender for data analytics and another for communications infrastructure to link up data centres and IoT (Internet-of-Things) sensors. Robotics will be one area of focus. Temasek Polytechnic, for one, will be looking for an industry partner to build an inventory robot to scan the print collection and navigate in its library. This will help the library carry out more and faster inventory stock-takes to boost productivity and efficiency, as well as provide early detection of missing or wrongly shelved books. At the same time, the government is seeking to shore up defences against cyber attacks. One area it is looking to spend on is the fight against malware infiltrating its computer systems using advanced threat analytics and automation. This year’s government infocomm technology spending is projected to be lower than last year’s, which stood at S$2.8 billion. Speaking to attendees from the industry, GovTech chief executive Jacqueline Poh said it was looking to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to take on some of the new jobs. “Besides the established companies, we are glad that there is a growing pool of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that have stepped up and embraced new technologies,” she noted. “Last year, SMEs accounted for about two-thirds of the total number of ICT contracts awarded.” One local technology SME cited by GovTech is DC Frontiers. Since winning a contract last year from the government, it now helps analyse networks of connections between people and companies to give users insights into, among other things, legal ownership, conflicts of interest and possible fraud. Last year, it began working with procurement and internal audit teams in the government to enhance and automate checks for conflict of interest.

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Adequacy status for our data protection framework
by Grace Bomu 02 Oct '18

02 Oct '18

Dear listers, Today the Taskforce on Data Protection/Ministry of ICT held a public participation forum where stakeholders made submissions on the proposed policy and bill. Some golden threads in the discussions: independence of data protection authority ; funding and how the policy will be implemented; cross border transfers/localisation of data; access to personal data by state agencies such as KRA; how public agencies/government controllers and processors will be treated by the law; and how other regulators eg financial services will interact with the framework. On process, policy makers stated that the draft Bill will be published by the National Assembly and merged with the Senate one. Most of these issues have been discussed here in one way or another. One interesting side discussion apart from the above was on how the law, once enacted, could be submitted to Europe for assessment for adequacy status. Under GDPR, adequacy status may be granted by the European Commission to non-EEA countries who provide a level of personal data protection that is "essentially equivalent" to that provided in European law. Morocco is one African country that has been pursuing adequacy status. The public participation forum continues tomorrow from 9am -1pm at the Louis Leakey Auditorium , National Museums of Kenya. -- Grace Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu @Bomu PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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The KeNIC we want
by Mwendwa Kivuva 02 Oct '18

02 Oct '18

Over the years, Kenyans have come to rely on the unique .ke domain brand to announce their presence to the world. Recently, there have been board wrangles at KeNIC, affecting the performance and operations of the organisation. There have been preliminary discussion on this list regarding the state of KeNIC. We will have a two day moderated debate starting on Thursday on the KICTANet list for the community to give their views on which way KeNIC should take, and the corporate governance structures that should be put in place to have a professionally run, and efficient Country Code Level domain (ccTLD) for Kenya. Members are welcomed to ask hard questions, and give suggestions, and way forward for KeNIC. Just some background on the ccTLD market around the world, and comparison to the much famed Silicon Savannah. Are we punching below our weight? China population 1.379 billion .cn domains: 21 million domains (one domain for every 65 people) Percentage Domain penetration: 1.5% .cn is the second largest registry after .com and is ran by the CNNIC which is a department of China Ministry of Industry and Information. Germany population 82.67 million .de domains: 16 million domains (one domain for every 5 people) Percentage Domain penetration: 19% .de is the third largest registry in the world and is ran by DENIC which is a non-regulated not-for-profit cooperative owned by registrars. South Africa Population 56 million .za domain: 1.3 million domains (one domain for every 46 people) Percentage Domain penetration: 2.3% .za is the largest ccTLD in Africa, managed and regulated by ZADNA which is an agency of South African government under the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services. Kenya population 50 million .ke domain: 79,773 domains (one domain for every 627 people) Percentage Domain penetration: 0.16% .ke is managed by KeNIC which is envisioned as a Public Private Partnership (PPP) entity Looking forward to a fruitful debate. See you on Thursday 4th October, 2018 on this list. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya

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Fwd: Link utilization
by Nelson Kwaje 02 Oct '18

02 Oct '18

Hey folks, Please see the below exchange between me and my ISP. They did not get back to me after my reply and the internet was not interred with since then . Is it legal for ISPs to cut service based on such justifications. Cheere Nelson Dear Mike Please send me a copy of the "fair use policy", I hope it contains a clear definition of the intendned purposes. Because I don't recall signing or consenting to such an agreement. Regards Nelson On Mon, 17 Sep 2018, 16:27 Mike > Hello > > We note that the link is being over utilized hence the course for slow > speeds. Something to note is that our various products are governed by a > fair usage policy that is supposed to ensure that a product is used for its > intended purpose. > > From your today’s usage, we note that you are exhausting the FUP limit for > the subscribed product: Faiba home 50 Mbps. > The system is designed to limit your speed for the remainder of the peak > hours once this threshold is reached. Kindly consider: > > i. Upgrading to a higher subscription > ii. Managing your usage to be within the dimensions of the product. > > Kindly see the attached is your average utilization graph and the most > active protocols showing your usage for the day. > > > > *Regards,* > > *Mike* > > > >

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Registration open for Freedom Online Coalition conference
by Grace Githaiga 01 Oct '18

01 Oct '18

Lisers This might be of interest to some of you. Dear all, In case of interest, please find below information regarding registration for the upcoming annual conference of the Freedom Online Coalition, which will take place from 28-30 November in Berlin, Germany. On the website you can read about the aims of the Conference, [1] browse the Conference Program [2], and view confirmed featured participants. [3] Also available on the website is a registration of interest form [4] which enables you to register your interest in attending. Note, although there is no fee to register or to attend the conference, funding is not available to support attendance. Should you have any questions about the conference, please contact the Freedom Online Coalition Support Unit at supportunit(a)freedomonlinecoalition.com. Co-Convenor Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Twitter:@ggithaiga Tel: 254722701495 Skype: gracegithaiga Alternate email: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga www.kictanet.or.ke "Change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged and come together to demand it. I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change – but in yours"---Barrack Obama. Links: ------ [1] https://freedomonline.de/about/the-2018-freedom-online-conference/ [2] https://freedomonline.de/program/program-overview/ [3] https://freedomonline.de/speakers/ [4] https://pool.regasus.de/online/18FOC_2.do

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] TBL's new gig- web privacy
by Grace Bomu 01 Oct '18

01 Oct '18

Listers, of interest to privavcy by design enthuthiasts ---------- Messaggio inoltrato ---------- Da: *Richard Bennett* <richard(a)bennett.com> Data: sabato 29 settembre 2018 Oggetto: [Internet Policy] TBL's new gig A: ISOC Internet Policy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Just today, Tim Berners-Lee has announced a new venture he’s formed to control access to user data on the web. He’s taking a sabbatical from MIT and stepping back from the W3C to focus on a new business called “inrupt” based on the “Solid” open source project. The announcement come in a Medium post titled "One Small Step for the Web…" Here’s how it begins: "I’ve always believed the web is for everyone. That’s why I and others fight fiercely to protect it. The changes we’ve managed to bring have created a better and more connected world. But for all the good we’ve achieved, the web has evolved into an engine of inequity and division; swayed by powerful forces who use it for their own agendas. Today, I believe we’ve reached a critical tipping point, and that powerful change for the better is possible — and necessary. "This is why I have, over recent years, been working with a few people at MIT and elsewhere to develop Solid, an open-source project to restore the power and agency of individuals on the web. "Solid changes the current model where users have to hand over personal data to digital giants in exchange for perceived value. As we’ve all discovered, this hasn’t been in our best interests. Solid is how we evolve the web in order to restore balance — by giving every one of us complete control over data, personal or not, in a revolutionary way. "Solid is a platform, built using the existing web. It gives every user a choice about where data is stored, which specific people and groups can access select elements, and which apps you use. It allows you, your family and colleagues, to link and share data with anyone. It allows people to look at the same data with different apps at the same time.” https://medium.com/@timberners_lee/one-small-step-for-the-web-87f92217d085 I’m guessing this will be a flop, but we’ll see. RB — Richard Bennett High Tech Forum <http://hightechforum.org> Founder Ethernet & Wi-Fi standards co-creator Internet Policy Consultant -- Grace Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu @Bomu PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] TBL's new gig
by Barrack Otieno 01 Oct '18

01 Oct '18

Listers, This is for your information in case you are interested. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Richard Bennett <richard(a)bennett.com> Date: Sat, Sep 29, 2018 at 10:13 PM Subject: [Internet Policy] TBL's new gig To: ISOC Internet Policy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Just today, Tim Berners-Lee has announced a new venture he’s formed to control access to user data on the web. He’s taking a sabbatical from MIT and stepping back from the W3C to focus on a new business called “inrupt” based on the “Solid” open source project. The announcement come in a Medium post titled "One Small Step for the Web…" Here’s how it begins: "I’ve always believed the web is for everyone. That’s why I and others fight fiercely to protect it. The changes we’ve managed to bring have created a better and more connected world. But for all the good we’ve achieved, the web has evolved into an engine of inequity and division; swayed by powerful forces who use it for their own agendas. Today, I believe we’ve reached a critical tipping point, and that powerful change for the better is possible — and necessary. "This is why I have, over recent years, been working with a few people at MIT and elsewhere to develop Solid, an open-source project to restore the power and agency of individuals on the web. "Solid changes the current model where users have to hand over personal data to digital giants in exchange for perceived value. As we’ve all discovered, this hasn’t been in our best interests. Solid is how we evolve the web in order to restore balance — by giving every one of us complete control over data, personal or not, in a revolutionary way. "Solid is a platform, built using the existing web. It gives every user a choice about where data is stored, which specific people and groups can access select elements, and which apps you use. It allows you, your family and colleagues, to link and share data with anyone. It allows people to look at the same data with different apps at the same time.” https://medium.com/@timberners_lee/one-small-step-for-the-web-87f92217d085 I’m guessing this will be a flop, but we’ll see. RB — Richard Bennett High Tech Forum <http://hightechforum.org> Founder Ethernet & Wi-Fi standards co-creator Internet Policy Consultant _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Facebook Security Breach
by Ebele Okobi 30 Sep '18

30 Sep '18

Hello, All- Just making sure you have all seen this. We continue to investigate and learn more, but please do let me know any specific questions. I may not yet know the answers, but it would be very helpful for me to escalate. https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/09/security-update/ Ebele Okobi | Public Policy Director, Africa

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Which laws will need to be amended when data protection bill is passed?
by Grace Bomu 28 Sep '18

28 Sep '18

Dear listers, The above question follows another review of the proposed data protection bill that lists several laws which will require amendment when the law is enacted. For example the Registration of Persons Act (ID Card law) will need an additional provision on how data protection will apply to ID data. Other laws listed include: Registration of Persons Act; Births and Deaths Act; Capital Markets Act; and Access to Information Act. Are there other laws that are missing from this list? Please let us know even where you are not sure of the precise name of the Act. Thanks in advance, Grace -- Grace Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu @Bomu PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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[CofekDigest] #4: Cofek to appear before House ICT Committee on telcommunications dominance
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) 28 Sep '18

28 Sep '18

Dear All, Cofek to appear before House ICT Committee on telcos dominance: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/2026-cofek-to-appear-before- house-ict-committee-on-telcos-dominance EACC in 80% success rate as DPP agrees with 53 out of 66 files: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/2027-eacc-in-80-success-rate -as-dpp-agrees-with-53-out-of-66-files Portland Cement workers write to RBA on non-remittance: http://cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/2028-worried-portland-cement-wor kers-write-to-rba-on-non-remittance National Treasury picks 3 to Strategic Food Reserve Fund board: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/2025-treasury-picks-3-to-str ategic-food-reserve-fund-board CA warns of increasing online fraudsters preying on Kenyan consumers: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/2021-ca-warns-of-increasing- online-fraudsters-preying-on-kenyan-consumers Govt asks for views on draft Privacy, Data Protection Policy laws: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/2018-govt-to-receive-public- views-on-privacy-and-data-protection-policy-and-bill-oct-3 Follow us on Twitter: @cofekrebranded Gab: www.gab.ai/consumerskenya Facebook: www.facebook.com/consumerskenya Subscribe to our SMS alerts: Send 'Cofek On' to 40408 from your phone. Each SMS costs Sh5 Join our membership: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/1139-become-a-cofek-member-t oday-enjoy-low-subscription-rates _______________________________________________ CofekDigest mailing list CofekDigest(a)lists.cofek.co.ke http://mail.cofek.co.ke/mailman/listinfo/cofekdigest_cofek.co.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at %(user_optionsurl)s

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Twitter’s new policy will prohibit speech that treats others as subhuman
by WANGARI KABIRU 28 Sep '18

28 Sep '18

Twitter Proposes Banning Dehumanizing Content | | | | | | | | | | | Twitter Proposes Banning Dehumanizing Content Yoree Koh Twitter plans to expand its rules to no longer allow content that treats others as subhuman in its latest attemp... | | | - BUSINESS Twitter Proposes Banning Dehumanizing Content "Twitter Inc. is planning to expand its rules to no longer allow content that treats others as subhuman in its latest attempt to replace toxic speech on the platform with healthier discourse. The new policy will home in on “dehumanizing” speech because “language that makes someone less than human can have repercussions off the service, including normalizing serious violence,” Twitter executives wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. The new rule would ban content that “dehumanizes others based on their membership in an identifiable..." If this was the position of one of the Government Agencies, the hue and cry on freedom of speech, freedom of expression etc would've been drowning. However from a corporation, it becomes 'acceptable'. Be blessed.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".

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How many companies would pay a ransom rather than invest in security?
by WANGARI KABIRU 27 Sep '18

27 Sep '18

https://www.nttsecurity.com/docs/librariesprovider3/default-document-librar… With African governments going digital from birth of the citizen to access to basic services, ...How many governments would invest in security rather than pay a ransom? Be blessed.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".

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DATA PROTECTION BILLS
by James Muendo 26 Sep '18

26 Sep '18

Hi, Here is an interesting perspective from a seasoned Lawyer on this: https://twitter.com/Olez/status/1044452326117974022 Seems like there some serious glaring holes from the bill. Regards, -- James Muendo Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Logic Craft Ltd, Suite 39, 2nd Floor, Visions Plaza, Mombasa Road P.O Box 28016 – 00200, Nairobi,KE M:| +254.725.567.508 S: | tim.rick Gtalk:| james.muendo T: | @Mmuendo <https://twitter.com/Mmuendo> W:|http://about.me/muendo Too Brief? Here's Why <http://emailcharter.org/>

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What should happen to personal data when someone dies?
by Grace Bomu 26 Sep '18

26 Sep '18

Listers, As we continue to discuss the data protection bill, an issue that has come up and is not captured in the proposed laws is the issue of legacy. For example, a viral clipping in social media has a newspaper report stating that a woman who was recently murdered was HIV positive. Normally, HIV status is sensitive personal information that would not be disclosed. Which begs the question, what should happen to personal data on the death of a person? Should we treat data as property that is transferred during succession or should anyone with a legitimate interest be able to access it? Should data processors/controllers have to delete such data? Is this something that should be addressed in the proposed law or should we wait for judicial interpretation? -- Grace Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu @Bomu PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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Press Release
by Terry Asena 25 Sep '18

25 Sep '18

Dear Members Please find attached response from KeNIC's Board of Directors regarding allegations by DRAKE. Thank you.

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Connected Kenya Summit 2018
by Lilian Kimeto 25 Sep '18

25 Sep '18

Dear Listers, This is to invite us all for the Connected Kenya Summit 2018,being organized by The ICT Authority at the Bomas of Kenya on 22-24th October 2018. Please visit www.connected.go.ke for registration and other details. Also,please feel free to get in touch if you need any clarification. See you @ Connected! Lilian Kimeto, MPRSK Manager,Communication ICT Authority Teleposta Towers 12th Floor,Kenyatta Avenue Po Box 27150-00100Nairobi ,Kenya Tel + 254 20 2089061 www.icta.go.ke www.connectd.go.ke communications(a)ict.go.ke info(a)ict.go.ke t: ICTAuthorityKE <https://twitter.com/ICTAuthorityKE> f: ICT Authority

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controversial-it-practitioners-bill-re-emerges
by Barry Macharia 24 Sep '18

24 Sep '18

Dear All This is back in parliament again https://www.cio.co.ke/kenyas-controversial-ict-practitioners-bill-re-emerge… <https://www.cio.co.ke/kenyas-controversial-ict-practitioners-bill-re-emerge…> regards Barry

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CA’s Position on Service Provider’s exclusive deals with MDU Owners.
by Collins Areba 24 Sep '18

24 Sep '18

Good evening Listers, Hope you are having a good weekend. => Ill be short and to the point: Say there is a large residential neighbourhood V.R. With a significantly large number of tenants: => Then a provider S, who wields considerable sway on the management of V.R. => Lets say there are clients , living in V.R who are interested in getting service from a different provider B. and B, on approaching V.R is told that they have signed an exclusive deal with S, to disallow anyone from accessing the market at V.R. It obviously can be argued either way considering there is a Willing Buyer, Willing Seller agreement there, But What exactly does CA have to say about this? I ask because some providers wield enough financial muscle to actually buy out my County and sign an exclusive deal with my Governor, preventing me from operating in my own backyard…. For now though, think of places like Nyayo Highrise, Nyayo Embakasi, Konza, Vipingo Ridge, etc. Regards, Collins Areba, Kilifi, Kenya. Tel: +254 707 750 788 / 0731 750 788 Twitter: @arebacollins. Skype: arebacollins

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KENIC boardroom wars must not spill into public
by Grace Bomu 21 Sep '18

21 Sep '18

Listers, The KENIC saga was in the papers today >From the leaked letters, it appeared DRAKE was complaining to the Communications Authority (CA) that the KENIC board affairs are not being run above board, but more specifically, that the position of chairman has never gone to them. I could not trace the current constitution of KENIC to ascertain how the current chairman of the KENIC board is appointed but previously, KENIC has served as the best reference point for multi-stakeholder governance systems. Read on here https://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/2274560-4764044-nl47g9/i… -- Grace Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu @Bomu PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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Intermediary liability law in African countries (and the AU)
by nicolo zingales 20 Sep '18

20 Sep '18

Greetings everyone, I am new to the channel, so apologies if I have missed any relevant discussion on this. I signed up to consult this group on recent developments on intermediary liability in Africa. As you might know, APC had a few papers in 2012 on intermediary liability in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda <https://www.apc.org/en/node/15623/>. I also wrote for them a report on best practices for intermediary liability in 2013 <https://www.apc.org/sites/default/files/APCInternetIntermediaryLiability_Be…>. Following from that, I have been recently contacted to write a chapter for an upcoming Oxford handbook on intermediary liability, which looks back into developments on the subject over the last few years in Africa (2012-2018). I want this to be as complete and accurate as possible, but the material I have been able to find online regarding new laws and court decisions is rather limited. I would therefore be very grateful to any of you who took the time to share, *in or off-list*, *notable developments in your country relating to liability of intermediaries* (in a broad sense: digital platforms, but also ISPs and other types of intermediaries, e.g. registrars and domain name operators, or payment companies). I would also be curious to hear of *any regulation or policy coordination relating to intermediaries in the context of the African Union*, which at the time I wrote the 2013 paper appeared to be a suitable forum to develop some common principles in this field. Has anything happened on that front? Thank you really very much in advance for anything you're able to contribute. I will be glad to share a copy of the chapter, as soon as it's feasible, with anyone who's interested. Best wishes, Nicolo

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15% Excise Duty on Telephone and Internet Data Services
by kanini mutemi 20 Sep '18

20 Sep '18

Dear Listers, Here is an excerpt from the President’s Memorandum which is up for consideration before the National Assembly tomorrow. He proposes taxation of telephone and internet data services. Safaricom, Airtel, Telkom etc do you have a projection of what this could mean for your consumers? Now I am only but a simple lawyer, but I would think that this will enlarge the chasm between the haves and have nots in an already inequitable country. I wonder what this will mean for data costs, internet access and penetration levels, innovation, employment (esp for the youth) and generally keeping up with the new age. It was laughable when this was happening in Uganda, little did we know we were up next.

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Pwani Innovation Week - Call for Startups
by Simeon Oriko 20 Sep '18

20 Sep '18

Listers, Swahilipot Hub and it's partners today announces <https://pwaniinnovationweek.co.ke/pwani-innovation-week-call-for-startups-n…> an open call for startups to apply to the Pwani Innovation Week Startup Competition - PIW Pitch. More details can be found in the attached Press Release. Call for speakers and session proposals will be announced soon. Kind Regards, Simeon Oriko

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How-biased-computer-engineers-affect-lives/
by WANGARI KABIRU 19 Sep '18

19 Sep '18

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DIGITAL ID: WHY IT MATTERS, AND WHAT WE’RE DOING ABOUT IT: BROADENING THE DEBATE: OUR APPROACH
by WANGARI KABIRU 18 Sep '18

18 Sep '18

https://www.theengineroom.org/digital-id-why-it-matters/ "What would a digital identification system look like that makes life easier for everyone, including the most marginalised groups in our society? And who needs to be meaningfully involved at every step in the conversation for those changes to happen?" Calls for stakeholder mapping - design thinking. Be blessed.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".

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Huawei and Redington Partner Summit 2018
by Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu 18 Sep '18

18 Sep '18

Dear Listers, The Huawei and Redington Partner Summit will take place tomorrow as per the attached details, you are welcome to attend. You can also register through the link below: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/huawei-redington-partner-summit-19-september… Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu Advocate

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DRAKE Letters to CA on the Intrigues at KENIC
by Odhiambo Washington 17 Sep '18

17 Sep '18

Hello Listers, Please find attached TWO letters from DRAKE to the CA on the intrigues at KENIC. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft."

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Re: [kictanet] [CofekDigest] Statement on President Kenyatta's Rejection of Finance Bill, 2018
by David Ndii 15 Sep '18

15 Sep '18

Unsubscribe please > On Sep 15, 2018, at 8:20 AM, Nicholas MBOCHA <nmbocha(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Please get me off this mailing list. > > On Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 2:47 PM Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) <hotline(a)cofek.co.ke <mailto:hotline@cofek.co.ke>> wrote: > Dear All, > > > > We welcome President Kenyatta’s explanation of why he rejected the Finance Bill. We, however, do not agree with him. He has missed the point. His prescriptions are informed by a wrong diagnosis of the problem. > > The issues are that the manner we craft our national budgets is wrong. The consumer versus production budget aspects are fluid and do not come out at all. We rely on non-existent revenue to approve huge and unnecessary expenditures. Second, a third of our budget goes to financing corruption and dubious pending bills. > > Third, incessant over-borrowing appetite has got the country into repaying in excess of Sh70 billion monthly. That borrowing has been extended to more than 5 key local banks which are involved in corruption as evidenced on the NYS scam. Fourth, the Foreign Direct Investments are dwindling. Fifth, the tax base keeps declining. > > Sixth, the fiscal policy remains in sharp clash with the monetary policy. The two do not speak to each other over their incompatibility. > > We had hoped President Kenyatta would sign the Finance Bill 2018 as is and then call for review of the budget. The areas to cut budgets include non-revenue capital expenditures; a freeze on building the Standard Gauge Railway extension and a more serious and non-selective corruption fight. > > We are for instance disturbed that President Kenyatta’s own relatives around him in State House have not been prosecuted long after they confessed to serious corruption. Countless parastatal bosses accused of corruption remain untouched. Some buildings standing on riparian land and road reserves are untouched. Until President Kenyatta stops double-speak on the fight against corruption, Kenyans should never trust him on corruption onslaught. > > From the foregoing, we urge all Kenyans from all walks of life to urge their MPs to show up in Parliament and defeat proposals by the President. Removal of tax on fuel, like retaining interest rate caps, should not be negotiable. The idea of reducing tax to 8% makes little impact. > > Finally, we maintain that for the turnaround of our economy, the President must move with speed to make management changes at the National Treasury. > > ****************** > > You can also find the statement on our website: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/1974-why-we-do-not-accept-w… <http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/1974-why-we-do-not-accept-w…> > You can follow us on Twitter: @cofekrebranded Gab: www.gab.ai/consumerskenya <http://www.gab.ai/consumerskenya> Facebook: www.facebook.com/consumerskenya <http://www.facebook.com/consumerskenya> > Subscribe to our SMS alerts: Send ‘Cofek On’ to 40408 from your phone. Each SMS costs Sh5 > > You can join our membership: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/1139-become-a-cofek-member-… <http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/1139-become-a-cofek-member-…> > > > _______________________________________________ > CofekDigest mailing list > CofekDigest(a)lists.cofek.co.ke <mailto:CofekDigest@lists.cofek.co.ke> > http://mail.cofek.co.ke/mailman/listinfo/cofekdigest_cofek.co.ke <http://mail.cofek.co.ke/mailman/listinfo/cofekdigest_cofek.co.ke> > <image001.jpg>_______________________________________________ > CofekDigest mailing list > CofekDigest(a)lists.cofek.co.ke > http://mail.cofek.co.ke/mailman/listinfo/cofekdigest_cofek.co.ke _______________________________________________ CofekDigest mailing list CofekDigest(a)lists.cofek.co.ke http://mail.cofek.co.ke/mailman/listinfo/cofekdigest_cofek.co.ke

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[CofekDigest] Statement on President Kenyatta's Rejection of Finance Bill, 2018
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) 14 Sep '18

14 Sep '18

Dear All, We welcome President Kenyatta's explanation of why he rejected the Finance Bill. We, however, do not agree with him. He has missed the point. His prescriptions are informed by a wrong diagnosis of the problem. The issues are that the manner we craft our national budgets is wrong. The consumer versus production budget aspects are fluid and do not come out at all. We rely on non-existent revenue to approve huge and unnecessary expenditures. Second, a third of our budget goes to financing corruption and dubious pending bills. Third, incessant over-borrowing appetite has got the country into repaying in excess of Sh70 billion monthly. That borrowing has been extended to more than 5 key local banks which are involved in corruption as evidenced on the NYS scam. Fourth, the Foreign Direct Investments are dwindling. Fifth, the tax base keeps declining. Sixth, the fiscal policy remains in sharp clash with the monetary policy. The two do not speak to each other over their incompatibility. We had hoped President Kenyatta would sign the Finance Bill 2018 as is and then call for review of the budget. The areas to cut budgets include non-revenue capital expenditures; a freeze on building the Standard Gauge Railway extension and a more serious and non-selective corruption fight. We are for instance disturbed that President Kenyatta's own relatives around him in State House have not been prosecuted long after they confessed to serious corruption. Countless parastatal bosses accused of corruption remain untouched. Some buildings standing on riparian land and road reserves are untouched. Until President Kenyatta stops double-speak on the fight against corruption, Kenyans should never trust him on corruption onslaught. >From the foregoing, we urge all Kenyans from all walks of life to urge their MPs to show up in Parliament and defeat proposals by the President. Removal of tax on fuel, like retaining interest rate caps, should not be negotiable. The idea of reducing tax to 8% makes little impact. Finally, we maintain that for the turnaround of our economy, the President must move with speed to make management changes at the National Treasury. ****************** You can also find the statement on our website: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/1974-why-we-do-not-accept-wi th-uhuru-for-rejecting-finance-bill You can follow us on Twitter: @cofekrebranded Gab: www.gab.ai/consumerskenya Facebook: www.facebook.com/consumerskenya Subscribe to our SMS alerts: Send 'Cofek On' to 40408 from your phone. Each SMS costs Sh5 You can join our membership: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/1139-become-a-cofek-member-t oday-enjoy-low-subscription-rates _______________________________________________ CofekDigest mailing list CofekDigest(a)lists.cofek.co.ke http://mail.cofek.co.ke/mailman/listinfo/cofekdigest_cofek.co.ke

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace meeting 19-20 Sep
by Barrack Otieno 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

Listers, Might be of interest to some. Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marilia Maciel <mariliamaciel(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 15:51:12 +0200 Subject: [Internet Policy] Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace meeting 19-20 Sep To: internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org Dear colleagues, As you are probably aware, the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC <https://cyberstability.org/>) will convene its full meeting on 19-20 September 2018 in the margins of the Singapore International Cyber Week <https://www.sicw.sg/about-event.html> (SICW). The meeting of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) will also take place in parallel to this event. On 19 September, the Commission will host its public Cyberstability Hearings between 14:00-18:00 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre. The Hearings are open to all SICW participants and will feature discussions between Commissioners, governmental advisors, private sector and civil society representatives on matters pertaining to international peace and security in cyberspace. They will provide advanced insight into and discussion about some of the current developments and thinking on norms of responsible behaviour in cyberspace, implementation and enforcement mechanisms, and the way forward for the international security architecture in cyberspace. On 20 September, the Commission will convene in a closed session to advance its agenda and the discussion on governance. This meeting builds on previous work undertaken by the Commission, including the results of Bratislava and subsequent conferrals in Tel Aviv. On this occasion, GCSC members will discuss the Singapore Norm Package, a working document containing norm proposals formulated by commissioners. A consultation on the content of this draft document is currently underway in the mailing list of GCSC’s Research Advisory Group (RAG). In order to *take part in the future work of the GCSC* and the consultations carried out by the commission, we encourage all the IG community to join the mailing list:rag@cyberstability.org Further instructions can be found here <https://cyberstability.org/news/the-research-advisory-group-is-recruiting/> . All the best wishes, Marilia -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Fwd: SAFNOG-4/EANOG/tzNOG - Just Under 2 Weeks To Go!
by Noah 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

Hi Listers FYI and apologies for cross posting. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Mark Tinka <mark.tinka(a)seacom.mu> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 10:03 am Subject: [rpd] SAFNOG-4/EANOG/tzNOG - Just Under 2 Weeks To Go! To: <rpd(a)afrinic.net> Hi all. This is just a reminder that with a little under 2 weeks to go the upcoming SAFNOG-4/EANOG/tzNOG meeting to be held in Dar Es Salaam, 24th - 29th September, please remember to register your attendance at http://www.safnog.org/ so you don't miss the meeting. The agenda is now up on the web site at http://www.safnog.org/#agenda with just a few slots left which are filling fast. In case you feel like you have an interesting technical and operational talk that you'd like to share with the community at this meeting, please feel free to submit it for the program committee to review as soon as possible, at: https://papers.safnog.org/user/login.php?event=76 Key talks that you would be looking forward include: - Ben Roberts (Liquid Telecom), talking about the latency realities of intra-African Internet communication. - The 3 major data centre projects that are happening in South Africa, Kenya and Uganda. - The DNSSEC key rollover due on 11th October, and what to look forward to, as explained by Amreesh Phokeer. - An IPv6 Deployathon 2-day workshop headed by Mukom Akong Tamon. - ... and so many more. There will be 2 social events where delegates can network, share a drink, some good food, and stand a chance to win either an iPhone X or AppleTV 4K. We have secured a special discount rate at the hotel venue for all SAFNOG/EANOG/tzNOG participants. More details are available at http://www.safnog.org/#venue . We look forward to seeing you in Dar Es Salaam. Mark Tinka On Behalf of the SAFNOG-4/EANOG/tzNOG Organising Committee _______________________________________________ RPD mailing list RPD(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/rpd

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Link to ICT Conference on The Framework For Digital Markets In Kenya
by mwara gichanga 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

Hi Listers, For those who were aren’t able to attend the Digital markets conference, kindly follow link to the live stream to participate remotely. https://youtu.be/xLN_H26eW2E Also follow the conversations on twitter the #DigitalmarketsKe @KICTANet@KAS_Kenya Asanteni

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Google, machine learning, and the right to a fair trial — New Zealand style
by WANGARI KABIRU 13 Sep '18

13 Sep '18

https://www.aei.org/publication/google-machine-learning-and-the-right-to-a-… Right to be forgotten....read on! "...... Dodgy data dealings down under Google has attracted a lot of controversy (notably in Europe) for the fact that its search engine is very good at finding any content that has ever been placed in the public searchable domain — including content on individuals who would prefer that it could be forgotten. However, last week in New Zealand, it was not its ability to find content but the efficacy of its own learning algorithms that came to the local media’s attention. The subject of their interest was a local murder trial. The two co-accused had been granted name suppression — one permanently and one until the trial began. But both claimed that their right to a fair trial would be compromised when the trial began. As the lawyer for the accused with permanent name suppression stated, Googling the revealed name would cause a link to an (apparently unrelated) news story about the other accused to be displayed, even though that person’s name was not included in the search terms. The Google result was deemed prejudicial: “These two defendants have been friends for a long time, they’ve both got a criminal history, but they’ve never been charged of an offence together — as far as the general public’s concerned they have no connection at all.” The lawyer was concerned that jurors might of their own volition Google the revealed name, thereby coming across the information about the unnamed accused, which might lead them to make decisions based on information not actually presented at the trial. Of course, the unspoken issue was that Google had — inadvertently and innocently — effectively published the identity of the accused with name suppression, thereby violating the court order. Google’s algorithms don’t forget It seems the two men have become intertwined in Google’s memory because police investigating the murder used the search engine to look for links between the two men as evidence for the trial. As Google is primed to take note of links made between previously independent search terms, predictably it remembered the police search patterns when nonpolice searchers subsequently entered just one of the names and helpfully returned the conjoined results to the next generation of searchers. To rule out the possibility that Google had simply remembered the identity of past searchers such as the police and the lawyer or the search history of a specific machine, an astute Radio New Zealand journalist adopted a new online identity and typed the name of one accused into a “clean” computer. The results were predictable and conclusive: Google’s learning algorithms had indeed embedded the link into new searches for just one of the terms......." Be blessed.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 Monday, 10 September 2018, 11:22:34 GMT+3, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: This is an interesting development. No matter how you cut it, its becoming increasingly important that Corporations become good citizens. How do we define a Good Corporate Citizen? That in my opinion is still very fluid and will define corporate behaviour going forward. For now unfortunately for Amazon this will be defined by the court of public opinion and although the jury is still not in things are not looking very good for Amazon. AliHussein Principal AHK & Associates Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 10:36 PM WANGARI KABIRU via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/05/bernie-sanders-introduces-the-bezos-act-sla… "Sen. Bernie Sanders' criticism of Amazon peaked Wednesday as he and Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., introduced legislation to tax corporations for every dollar that their low-wage workers receive in government health-care benefits or food stamps. The bill, pointedly called the Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies, or BEZOS, Act, is aimed at shaming companies like Amazonand Walmart, whose workers rely on public assistance. For months, Sanders has targeted Amazon, juxtaposing the wealth of CEO Jeff Bezos with reports that Amazon warehouse workers are paid less than industry averages and rely on food stamps. Bezos is the richest man in the world, with a net worth of more than $168 billion. "Our legislation gives large, profitable employers a choice: Pay workers a living wage or pay for the public assistance programs their low-wage employees are forced to depend upon," Sanders said of the proposed law. For example, if an Amazon worker received $2,000 in food stamps, Amazon would be taxed $2,000 to cover that cost. Amazon has previously called the Vermont independent's claims about working conditions in its fulfillment centers "inaccurate and misleading" and a spokesperson declined to further comment on the bill." Be blessed. Regards/Wangari _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ Domain Registration sponsored by www.eacdirectory.co.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Data Protection and GDPR Training
by Mercy Njue 12 Sep '18

12 Sep '18

Dear All, I would like to invite you to the Data Protection and GDPR Training that will take place on *18th October 2018.* The training will be conducted by Mercy Mutemi- MS Law, and Mercy Njue- Botlab. *Duration*- 9am-5pm *Location-* Ngong hills hotel opposite Bishop Magua *Charges*- 15,000 pp. Discounts are available for teams or groups above 4 Poster is attached below. For more details email- Contact(a)Botlab.biz or call us on 0700 915 197. Regards, -- Mercy Njue Founder Botlab Botlab Physical Address: Ngong hills Hotel along Ngong road, 5th Floor Office line: +254 700 915197 Email: Mercy(a)botlab.biz *Endless possibilities :* www.botlab.biz *"* What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. - Eleanor Powell

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Upcoming IP and IT training
by Grace Diida 12 Sep '18

12 Sep '18

Good people, We are pleased to inform you about the launch of our new training series on Intellectual Property and Information Technology. The training series branded *CIPIT Executive Education Programme *is designed to equip participants with knowledge and skills to apply in the legal areas in order to keep up with the current technological developments and their effect on the law and its practice. Our upcoming training in *September *and *October* are as follows: - The Business of Intellectual Property; an introduction and overview on *27th and 28th September*. Registration Link <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1glC9JcJdZqGwQTreOCK0xC_PDnOIUU2A0Nu-oipnm5…> - Blockchain Training on *11th **October 2018*. Registration Link <http://bit.ly/2NyiisR> (Has 1 CPD point) A more detailed outline of the course is available on our website, Business of IP <https://cipit.org/index.php/training/academic-courses/business-of-ip> and IT-focused Trainings <https://cipit.org/index.php/training/academic-courses/it-focused-training> . Please find the attached flyer for more details and for circulation within your network. We are happy to answer any questions you may have. *Please write to us for the detailed course outline.* [image: CIPIT_Executive-Training.png] Thank You. The Director CIPIT-Strathmore University -- *Note: *All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.strathmore.edu/en/email-policy> to read the policy. * * "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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INVITATION: Conference on the Frameworks for Digital Market in Kenya
by Liz Orembo 11 Sep '18

11 Sep '18

Greetings listers, Konrad Adenaeur Stifung (KAS) and KICTAnet are organizing a two-days conference on digital markets in Kenya, on 13th and 14th September, 2018. We thought it would be of interest to some of you and reserved a few slots. If you would like to attend the event, please reply of list for more details. Asanteni. -- Best regards. Liz. PGP ID: 0x1F3488BF

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The Future is Here … throwback to Hard Time on Planet Earth and Time Trax
by Mbugua Njihia 11 Sep '18

11 Sep '18

Science fiction, soon becomes science fact - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/the-future-is-here-throwback-to-hard-t… *Regards,* Mbugua Njihia ᐧ

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Bernie Sanders introduces the BEZOS Act slamming Amazon low wages
by WANGARI KABIRU 10 Sep '18

10 Sep '18

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Participation.
by FRANCIS NYAGAKA 08 Sep '18

08 Sep '18

Hi i am interested to attend please furnish me where the event will held. Thank you, Francis Nyagaka

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Fwd: [Igfregionals] Reminder: 2019 IGF MAG Renewal
by Barrack Otieno 07 Sep '18

07 Sep '18

Listers, This is for your information, attention and action. Regards ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: UNOG-IGF <igf(a)un.org> Date: Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 1:05 PM Subject: [Igfregionals] Reminder: 2019 IGF MAG Renewal To: igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org <igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org> *From:* UNOG-IGF *Sent:* Friday, September 7, 2018 10:02 AM *To:* Igfmaglist(a)intgovforum.org *Subject:* Reminder: 2019 IGF MAG Renewal Dear IGF Community, This is a kind reminder that the 2019 Renewal Process of the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-2019-renewal> is open until 12 September 2018. All stakeholders are invited to nominate candidates for the MAG until the deadline, using the online submission template found at the IGF website: https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-nomination-2019. In case of any questions, please do not hesitate to contact. Best regards, IGF Secretariat _______________________________________________ Igfregionals mailing list Igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org To unsubscribe or manage your options please go to http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals_intgovforum.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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KETRACO FIBER
by Gabriel 07 Sep '18

07 Sep '18

KETRACO Chairman Eng. James Rege says the fiber capacity will be deployed countrywide and further into the northern neignours on their power lines. Huge undertaking, with what they are planning with their lastmile strategy... Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

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EAnog/TZnog/SAFnog conference/workshop
by John Gitau 05 Sep '18

05 Sep '18

Greetings, The SAFNOG-4/EANOG/tzNOG Committee is pleased to invite you to the *SAFNOG-4/EANOG/tzNOG conference to be held from 24**th** to 29th September, 2018, in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.* The main plenary meeting will be held at the *Dar Es Salaam Serena Hotel from 24th - 26th September*, and the workshop will be held at the *Bank of Tanzania building from 26th - 29th September, 2018.* East African Network Operators Group (EANOG) was started to bring together network operators and anyone aspiring to become one or just hang out with one. We provide a forum to discuss operational issues and technologies of interest to data network engineers in the East African region. Engineers get to network and discuss their experiences and general areas of improvement. This year’s agenda revolves around: - IPv4 / IPv6 Routing and Operations - IPv6 deployment and transition technologies - Internet backbone operations - ISP and Carrier services - IXPs and Peering - Research on Internet Operations and Deployment - Software Defined Networking / Network Function Virtualisaton - Network security issues (NSP-SEC, DDoS, Anti-Spam, Anti-Malware) - DNS / DNSSEC - Internet policy (Security, Regulation, Content Management, Addressing, etc) - Access and Transport Technologies, including Cable/DSL, LTE/5G, wireless, metro ethernet, fibre, segment routing - Content & Service Delivery (Multicast, Voice, Video, "telepresence", Gaming) and Cloud Computing There are only a few days left to submit your papers. We are looking for presenters who would: - Offer a technical tutorial on an appropriate topics. - Participate in the technical conference sessions as a speaker. - Convene and chair panel sessions of relevant topics. Send in your early submissions through this *link* <https://papers.safnog.org/user/login.php?event=76> as the deadline is soon approaching. To participate kindly follow link *REGISTER <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/safnog-4eanog-2018-24-26-september-2018-ticket…> * The draft program will be available soon. Looking forward to your participation. For the latest updates follow us on *FACEBOOK <https://web.facebook.com/EANOG-240066090112152/?ref=bookmarks> TWITTER <https://twitter.com/EANOG1> * With thanks JGitau

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