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Row simmers over order on new Information, Communication and Technology leadership
by Edwin Onchari 03 Sep '13

03 Sep '13

How sad! Here comes another 3 years of empty talk, inefficiency and incompetence Kind regards, Edwin -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 10:17 AM To: Edwin Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 76, Issue 2 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. Row simmers over order on new Information, Communication and Technology leadership (Grace Githaiga) 2. Bright Kenya students prefer telecom engineering to medicine (Grace Githaiga) 3. Re: [ISOC_KE] Row simmers over order on new Information, Communication and Technology leadership (Brian Munyao Longwe) 4. Re: [ISOC_KE] Row simmers over order on new Information, Communication and Technology leadership (Alice Munyua) 5. Re: [ISOC_KE] Row simmers over order on new Information, Communication and Technology leadership (Walubengo J) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 12:02:22 +0000 From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> To: "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, "isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Row simmers over order on new Information, Communication and Technology leadership Message-ID: <DUB111-W8401BCEDE4D03552375F7DB4300(a)phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" A row is simmering in the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology over a law that gives the Cabinet secretary power to make unilateral appointment. Executive Order No. 2 of 2013 by President Uhuru Kenyatta on the reorganisation of government that establishes the Information and Communications Technology Authority ( ICTA) gives the ICT Cabinet Secretary power to appoint the CEO of the authority without involving the board. http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000092541&story_title=row-simmers -over-order-on-new-icta-leadership

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Bright Kenya students prefer telecom engineering to medicine
by Grace Githaiga 02 Sep '13

02 Sep '13

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000092578&story_title=Kenya-brig…

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] New gTLD Dotless Domain Names Prohibited
by Barrack Otieno 02 Sep '13

02 Sep '13

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org> Date: Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 1:42 AM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] New gTLD Dotless Domain Names Prohibited To: "africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net> http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-30aug13-en.htm**** New gTLD Dotless Domain Names Prohibited**** 30 August 2013**** At its meeting on 13 August 2013, the ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) adopted a resolution<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/resolutions-new-gtld-13aug13…>affirming that "dotless domain names" are prohibited. Dotless domain names are those that consist of a single label (e.g., http://*example*<http://example>, or mail@*example)*. Dotless names would require the inclusion of, for example, an A, AAAA, or MX, record in the apex of a TLD zone in the DNS (i.e., the record relates to the TLD-string itself).**** In addition to public comments on dotless domain names, the NGPC considered the security and stability risks associated with dotless domain names highlighted in the following papers:**** - On 23 February 2012, the ICANN Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC) published SAC 053: SSAC Report on Dotless Domains<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents/sac-053-en.pdf> [PDF, 183 KB]. In this report, the SSAC stated that dotless domains would not be universally reachable and recommended strongly against their use. As a result, the SSAC recommended that the use of DNS resource records such as A, AAAA, and MX in the apex of a Top-Level Domain (TLD) should be contractually prohibited where appropriate, and strongly discouraged in all cases.**** - On 10 July 2013 the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) released a statement on dotless domain names<http://www.iab.org/documents/correspondence-reports-documents/2013-2/iab-st…>, recommending against the use of dotless domain names for TLDs.**** - On 29 July 2013 Carve Systems delivered a report on dotless domain names, which was commissioned by ICANN. Consistent with the SSAC report, Carve's report on dotless domain names<http://www.icann.org/en/groups/ssac/documents/dotless-domain-study-29jul13-…>[PDF, 1.02 MB] identifies security and stability issues. **** When adopting its resolution, the NGPC considered the security and stability risks identified in these papers, as well as the impracticality of mitigating these risks. Based on the NGPC resolution, ICANN does not plan to pursue any additional studies on the subject.**** ** ** Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat *gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org* *http://gnso.icann.org***** ** ** _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Will Facebook get any less controversial?
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 31 Aug '13

31 Aug '13

Now they plan to put users in a face recognition database? SAN FRANCISCO—Your Facebook profile photo could be going into a massive facial-recognition database. Facebook Inc. is considering incorporating most of its 1 billion-plus members’ profile photos into its growing facial-recognition database, expanding the scope of the social network’s controversial technology. The possible move, which Facebook revealed in an update to its data use policy on Thursday, is intended to improve the performance of its “Tag Suggest <http://allfacebook.com/how-to-disable-tag-suggest_b109975>” feature. The feature uses facial-recognition technology to speed up the process of labeling or “tagging” friends and acquaintances who appear in photos posted on the network. Full story here: http://www.thestar.com/business/2013/08/30/your_facebook_profile_picture_ma… -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu Website: http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu

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Fwd: [i-network] Fwd: {UAH} Facebook: Uganda requests for user account information - National - monitor.co.ug
by Barrack Otieno 30 Aug '13

30 Aug '13

Interesting read, we discussed similar issues at the Kenya IGF. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dumba Nicholas <nicholas.dkatumba(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 10:50 AM Subject: [i-network] Fwd: {UAH} Facebook: Uganda requests for user account information - National - monitor.co.ug To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Just in case you might be interested. http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Facebook++Uganda+requests+for+user+a… Facebook: Uganda requests for user account information - National Facebook has revealed that the government of Uganda is among the 74 countries that requested for user account information of some of its citizens on social media platform in the first six months of 2013. The requests are made under the dockets of national security and criminal investigations by governments. In its first release of the Global Government Requests Report, Facebook’s general Counsel, Mr Colin Stretch noted that the release of the report is aimed at helping the on-going global debate about proper standards for governments around the world to access user information. The list put out by Facebook shows Uganda was among the five African governments that requested for user information to conduct official investigations. However, Facebook declined to disclose the data of the users that government had requested for. Five African countries made the list with South Africa leading at 14 requests. Egypt has 8, Ivory Coast 4, Botswana 3, while Uganda had one request. Facebook has a stringent legal process for governments to access user data which involves detailed information of a legal basis and factual evidence for each request. The report comes just months after Security Minister Muruli Mukasa revealed that government was in the final stages of setting up a social media monitoring unit to follow social media discussions and weed out people damaging the reputation of government and its officials. But Mr Ofwono Opondo, the director of the government Media Centre, the information was requested to facilitate the Uganda Police investigate cybercrime. “The intersection warrant in the Communications Act 2010, gives Police through government, powers to apply for information from any organisation including international communication agencies such as Facebook to aid it in investigating crimes such as money laundering and threats,” Mr Opondo said. Other countries mentioned by the release were United States that topped the list of countries requesting for over 12,000 Facebook user accounts information. Facebook: Uganda requests for user account information - National - monitor.co.ug http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Facebook++Uganda+requests+for+user+a… -- Regards, ____________________________________________________________________________ *Nicholas Ddumba Katumba** P.O. Box 22249, Kampala - Uganda; Tel: +256 712 212109, +256 756 212109, +256 776 210975 Facebook: Nicholas Ddumba Katumba; Skype: nick-d-k; LinkedIn: Nicholas Ddumba Katumba Blog: http://ddumba.wordpress.com; Twitter: NDKatumba*; *Google+:* *Nicolas Dumba Katumba* Read the mailing list rules - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189… Visit the I-Network website - www.i-network.or.ug Follow I-Network on Twitter: http://twitter.com/inetwork The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit [web site]( http://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network/ ) Click [here]( mailto:[email protected] ) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message. You are receiving this message because you are a member of the community I-Network Uganda <https://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network>. A reply to this message will be sent to all members of I-Network Uganda. Reply to sender <nicholas.dkatumba(a)gmail.com> | Unsubscribe<leave.i-network(a)dgroups.org> -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Kenya News Agency is on Facebook
by Esther Wanjau 30 Aug '13

30 Aug '13

Dear All, Please like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenya-News-Agency-KNA/498941930192005 and receive latest news. The Kenya News Agency (KNA) facebook page aims at providing the public with news and timely important information. The news agency is under the Directorate of Information, in the Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology (ICT). With reporters spread in all corners of the country, KNA has the capacity to transmit news and feature stories to her subscribers. Esther Wanjau Directorate of Information Ministry of Information, Communications & Technology email: ewanjau(a)kenyanewsagency.go.ke

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by Badoo 30 Aug '13

30 Aug '13

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Fwd: ATU Spam Seminar
by Barrack Otieno 30 Aug '13

30 Aug '13

Listers, The Internet society and African Telecommunications Union are organising a workshop at the Hilton Hotel on 9th September 2013 that is aimed at combating spam. Below please find a short description of the workshop and flyers containing information about the workshop: *This seminar on combating spam will offer government representatives, policy makers and developing country participants an opportunity to engage with technical experts, industry associations and government agencies that are actively working to mitigate spam today. The seminar will provide an opportunity to have an open discussion on the on the tools to use, government requirements and the best practices to adopt for network management associated with combating the proliferation of spam, malware, botnets and phishing based upon experiences and approaches that are being used today. * * * *Objective: * - *Actionable Outcomes – to provide meaningful technical and policy information on best practices and next steps to meet the ATU Spam Action Items from July 2013* - *Multistakeholder Process – to bring together Internet technical experts, industry associations and policy makers to create a sustainable model for engagement and problem solving for combating spam in all its forms within Africa and as part of the global community.* Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Important Update Regarding your Access to the NYTimes.com Web Site
by Ali Hussein 30 Aug '13

30 Aug '13

Listers Malicious attack worldwide continue unabated. The New York Times was attacked a few days ago as evidenced in the email below. > > > > > > Dear New York Times Reader, > > As you may be aware, on Tuesday, access to our Web site was impacted by a malicious attack at our domain name registrar. > > This resulted in many users being redirected to a bad domain address instead of NYTimes.com. > > We resolved the issue by early Tuesday evening but there have been some lingering problems due to some Internet Service Providers not yet updating our Domain Name System records. > > We fully expect that all access will be restored by the end of the day today and we deeply regret any inconvenience this may have caused. > > Sincerely, > > The New York Times > > > > > This is a service message. You received this e-mail because you are a reader of The New York Times. > > To ensure delivery of e-mails from The New York Times, please add nytimes(a)email.newyorktimes.com to your > address book. > > Privacy Policy | Contact Us > > © 2013 The New York Times Company | P.O. Box 8041, Davenport, IA 52808-8041 >

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Re: [kictanet] CCK Denies being involved in Telkom Kenya/France
by Dennis Kioko 29 Aug '13

29 Aug '13

Telecom saga MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1942899757==" --===============1942899757== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8ff25178edaeec04e50f2353 --e89a8ff25178edaeec04e50f2353 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I feel it's time Orange ate the humble pie. This wars with government are just distracting the company and they now also look like the company is fighting with patriotism by extension. Wouldn't it be more easier to sweet talk GoK for tax and other incentives rather than arm twist it? Sent from my Windows Phone From: Ali Hussein Sent: =E2=80=8E29/=E2=80=8E08/=E2=80=8E2013 08:12 To: Dennis Kioko Mbuvi Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] CCK Denies being involved in Telkom Kenya/France Telecom saga Listers In an interesting twist CCK has issued a warning and threat of punitive action against Telkom Kenya/France Telecom in what it calls 'unprocedural' transfer of shares. In light of this I think CCK is stepping up and doing the right thing. Lets go one step further:- The Government should face up to the fact that this was a failed experiment and put in place mechanisms to return the 'crown jewel' back to the Kenyan People. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Telkom+Kenya+faces+penalties+for+cost= ly+share+deal/-/1006/1972054/-/n17yku/-/index.html * * *Ali Hussein* *CEO, 3mice interactive media ltd* *Partner, Telemedia Africa Ltd * Tel: +254713601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim<http://ke.linkedin.com/in/al= ihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com 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. --e89a8ff25178edaeec04e50f2353 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" http-equiv=3DContent-Type></HE= AD> <BODY> <DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif">I feel it's= time Orange ate the humble pie. This wars with government are just distrac= ting the company and they now also look like the company is fighting with p= atriotism by extension. Wouldn't it be more easier to sweet talk Go= K for tax and other incentives rather than arm twist it? Sent from = my Windows Phone</DIV></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <HR> From: <A href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">Ali Hussein</A> = Sent: =E2=80=8E29/=E2=80=8E08/=E2=80=8E2013 08:12 = To: <A href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">Dennis Kioko Mbuvi</A> <SPAN= style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,sans-serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bo= ld">Cc: <A href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">KICTAnet ICT Policy D= iscussions</A> Subject: [kictanet] CCK Denies being involve= d in Telkom Kenya/France Telecom saga </DIV></BODY></HTML><di= v dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,ser= if">Listers In an interesting twist CCK has issued a warning and thr= eat of punitive action against Telkom Kenya/France Telecom in what it calls= 'unprocedural' transfer of shares. </div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif">= In light of this I think CCK is stepping up and doing the right thing. Lets= go one step further:- </div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"f= ont-family:georgia,serif"> The Government should face up to the fact that this was a failed experiment= and put in place mechanisms to return the 'crown jewel' back to th= e Kenyan People. </div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-fa= mily:georgia,serif"> <a href=3D"http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Telkom+Kenya+faces+pen= alties+for+costly+share+deal/-/1006/1972054/-/n17yku/-/index.html">http://w= ww.nation.co.ke/business/news/Telkom+Kenya+faces+penalties+for+costly+share= +deal/-/1006/1972054/-/n17yku/-/index.html</a> </div><div> </b= >Ali Hussein= CEO, 3mice interactive media ltd Partner, Telemedia Africa Ltd = =C2=A0Tel: +254713601113 </fon= t> Twitter: @AliHKassim<= font> Skype: abu-jomoLinkedIn: <a href=3D"http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" targe= t=3D"_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a><a href=3D"http= ://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target=3D"_blank"></a> Blog: <a href=3D"= http://www.alyhussein.com" target=3D"_blank">www.alyhussein.com</a> = Any information of a personal nature expressed in this= email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official position= s of the organizations that I work with. </div> </div> --e89a8ff25178edaeec04e50f2353-- --===============1942899757== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ 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/dmbuvi%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. --===============1942899757==--

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