Send kictanet mailing list submissions to
        kictanet@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@lists.kictanet.or.ke

You can reach the person managing the list at
        kictanet-owner@lists.kictanet.or.ke

When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..."


Today's Topics:

   1. Re: The Politics of Data Privacy and Elections in KE
      (esther kamande)
   2. Re: Talk-2-Safaricom: Days 1 of 6 (Monday 6th Feb) - Consumer
      Issues (Odhiambo Washington)
   3. Re: Talk-2-Safaricom, Day 2 of 6:-Competition Issues (Ali Hussein)


----------------------------------------------------------------------

Message: 1
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2017 21:35:58 +0300
From: esther kamande <enkamande@gmail.com>
To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] The Politics of Data Privacy and Elections in
        KE
Message-ID:
        <CACW7LPMkaORLkSbr3mVszKjkcTd3piA08w6gUUzX2ayQB7z_kA@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"

The *current Data Protection Bill 2013 section 17 (b)* waters down the
provisions regarding misuse of information in section 16 by allowing use of
personal data for commercial purposes without obtaining consent as long as
it is allowed by *any other law*. This clause provides a loophole that can
be exploited to evade the principles provided for in section 4.
Furthermore, *t**here is no provision prohibiting supply and sale of i.e
electoral registers, registration of persons records* for political and
commercial purposes having regard to the nature of the data contained in
the registers, including in particular that it is personal data
compulsorily obtained for the specific purpose of enabling  Kenyans
transact and qualifying electors to vote.





The current Data Protection Bill 2013 offers no solid protection to
the data subject and doesn?t reflect the current best practices globally.
With the current Bill, data subjects remain at the mercy of the data
processors and controllers (agencies) as the legal burden/responsibility
the act imposes on the authorized users is not sufficient .


There is an urgent need to revise the current draft to address some of
these issues that we are currently experiencing.


Further reference:
https://wbilaw.wordpress.com/2016/07/30/data-protection-bill-kenya-analysis/



Regards,



Esther Kamande

Advocate | Policy Analyst



Twitter: @enkamande





Regards,

Esther Kamande

Advocate | Policy Analyst

Twitter: @enkamande




On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 7:05 PM, Mose Karanja via kictanet <
kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> A pattern is very evident since late last year on database breaches for
> political ends.
> ------
> "It appears that all ID numbers from perceived Jubilee strongholds have
> been run through the IEBC voters register to find out their registration
> status. The chiefs have been issued with sheets of papers containing mobile
> numbers of all residents within their locations and sub locations who are
> not registered.
> ?
>
> ?We got this data from the registrar of persons and the brief to the
> chiefs was to ascertain whether these people are registered. I don?t see
> anything wrong with that. We are not coercing anybody to register,? Sosio
> said. He added: ?I don?t know whether the same is taking place in other
> counties but as you know, homes are run differently and this is how we have
> chosen to do it in Nyeri.?
> -------
> Read more:
>
> https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/article/2001228175/
> revealed-inside-jubilee-s-vote-machine-to-beat-raila-odinga
>
> ---
> Moses Karanja
> www.moseskaranja.com/blog
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> kictanet mailing list
> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke
> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet
> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/
>
> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/
> mailman/options/kictanet/enkamande%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.
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20170207/7d81ce50/attachment-0001.html>

------------------------------

Message: 2
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2017 21:37:34 +0300
From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com>
To: Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa@googlemail.com>
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>,
        Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Talk-2-Safaricom: Days 1 of 6 (Monday 6th Feb)
        - Consumer Issues
Message-ID:
        <CAAdA2WMKtW-JfRiLo6DChGQxAadrC27URQvfdmPUjK7gXKZpLw@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"

On 7 February 2017 at 21:18, Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa@googlemail.com>
wrote:

> Safaricom in the new strategy have decentralised their operations fully to
> diffeent regions in the country...I would be glad if the staff posted in
> these regions focussed on improving quality of service across the
> country...An example is the Western Kenya office in Kisumu should try and
> resolve quality issues between Kisumu and Busia...e.g Ojolla to Maseno
> section has serious signal drops.
>

I second that, Emmanuel.

Can Safaricom tell us when they expect to have the BS at Chulaimbo? I tried
pushing for this for years till I gave up. They can put it kwetu Nyumbani
:-)

--
Best regards,
Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
Nairobi,KE
+254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223
"Oh, the cruft."
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20170207/ee78c482/attachment-0001.html>

------------------------------

Message: 3
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2017 22:15:10 +0300
From: Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke>
To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Talk-2-Safaricom, Day 2 of 6:-Competition
        Issues
Message-ID: <D79072C2-D95C-4A60-8908-FE9DC3EC5A17@hussein.me.ke>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Actually I honestly don't understand this business of expiration of Bundles..

I mean if I go and fuel at the petrol station and the fuel in my car lasts a month will the fuel expire??? It's my money, it's my bundles. I think CA is sleeping on the job. Telcos need to change this policy. It's very unfair.

Ali Hussein
Principal
Hussein & Associates
+254 0713 601113

Twitter: @AliHKassim
Skype: abu-jomo
LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."  ~ Aristotle


Sent from my iPad

> On 7 Feb 2017, at 4:56 PM, george sidney ralak via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I've been on postpaid since 2013, all that time, I have been receiving 100 Mbs per month, we are now in 2017, is there a way Safaricom can add the amount of bundles it gives to its postpaid customers? 100 Mbs cannot even last one day and to make it worse it, there is no way one can sambaza bundles to a postpaid number. Since I rarely exhaust the voice bundles given to me, maybe there should be a plan to choose which bundles to receive more than the other.
>
> Lastly, to those unused voice bundles at the end of every month, instead of just wiping them out, and you don't carry them forward like you used to anymore, why don't you convert them to Bonga points instead.
>
> Cheers.
>
> PS: apologies if this doesn't fall under today's topic.
>
>
>> On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 4:40 PM, Grace B via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>> I will ask a question on behalf of my teenager friend,  "If Safcom makes so much profit,  why can't it lower data costs?"
>>
>>> On 7 Feb 2017 4:05 a.m., "Victor Kapiyo via kictanet" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>> Safaricom has over the years benefited from its current position, raking in billions in profits for its shareholders. As a public listed company, what has the company done so far to confer some of these benefits to the public, whether as part of its CSR, investments or approaches in business operations etc.?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Victor K
>>>
>>>> On 7 Feb 2017 11:43, "Walubengo J via kictanet" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>> Eeih?
>>>>
>>>> No comments on this dominance issue?  I thought it was quite hot the other week.
>>>>
>>>> The major issue is to debate whether Safricom is dominant.  If so, is this affecting the market negatively in terms of competitors being unable to break this dominant position?  What options might there be to bring about a change?
>>>>
>>>> Keeping in mind the other argument, should there be any change required?
>>>>
>>>> Toa maoni.
>>>>
>>>> walu.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>>> To: jwalu@yahoo.com
>>>> Cc: Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2017 8:16 AM
>>>> Subject: [kictanet] Talk-2-Safaricom, Day 2 of 6:-Competition Issues
>>>>
>>>> We wish to thank all those who managed to contribute on Day 1, Consumer Issues.  Feel free to throw in some belated questions for Day1 - as long as you keep the relevant subject line.
>>>>
>>>> Today we move onto Day2 issues that deal with competition/ market dominance issues.
>>>>
>>>> The current data from CA (Q1, 2016-17) could be a useful guideline for the dominance debate. It  gives Safcom the following market shares:-
>>>>
>>>> a)    Mobile Subscriber population (69% of all subscribers, closest rival has 17.5%)
>>>> b)    Voice Traffic (76% of all mobile voice traffic, closest rival is at 13.8%)
>>>> c)    Data/Internet Subsector, (63.2% of mobile internet subscriptions, closest rival is at 21%)
>>>> d)    Mobile Money Transactions ( 81% of all mobile money transactions, closest rival is at 16%)
>>>>
>>>> I am sure we cannot ask or blame Safaricom for what it may consider a successful state of affairs :-)
>>>>
>>>> So please share your perspective as to whether or not Safaricom is dominant in the following sub-sectors and whether or not some intervention is required from the regulator in as far as making the market more competitive.
>>>>
>>>> Lets have your views, floor is open.
>>>>
>>>> ----thematic areas---
>>>> 1. Consumer Issues Day,
>>>> 2. Competition Issues Day,
>>>> 3. Innovators, Innovations & Suppliers Day,
>>>> 4. Infrastructure & Universal Access Day,
>>>> 5. Technology & Elections Day
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> kictanet mailing list
>>>> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke
>>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet
>>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet
>>>> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/
>>>>
>>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com
>>>>
>>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.
>>>>
>>>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> kictanet mailing list
>>>> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke
>>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet
>>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet
>>>> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/
>>>>
>>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/vkapiyo%40gmail.com
>>>>
>>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.
>>>>
>>>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> kictanet mailing list
>>> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke
>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet
>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet
>>> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/
>>>
>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/nmutungu%40gmail.com
>>>
>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.
>>>
>>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> kictanet mailing list
>> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke
>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet
>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet
>> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/
>>
>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/georgeralak%40gmail.com
>>
>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.
>>
>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
>
> _______________________________________________
> kictanet mailing list
> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke
> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet
> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/
>
> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/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.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20170207/1c73c1af/attachment.html>

------------------------------

Subject: Digest Footer

_______________________________________________
kictanet mailing list
kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke
https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet


------------------------------

End of kictanet Digest, Vol 117, Issue 40
*****************************************