Looking at election shutdowns in Africa last year, governments (incumbents) gave the rationale that it was to maintain public order/national security. If you consider the problem from this point of view, there is a high probability of a shutdown, at least a partial one in Kenya. Is a shutdown the right way to maintain public order? No I would hope that the government can come out and clearly allay these fears about a looming shutdown. 2017-06-27 14:46 GMT+03:00 Victor Kapiyo via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>:
Did I hear manual backup?
On 27 Jun 2017 2:00 p.m., "Walubengo J via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
@Alex,
I am tempted to para-phrase your question.
Is the motive to compromise election results transmission systems sufficient to occasion an internet shutdown?
But then again, you can compromise the backend database servers (not necessarily internet) and achieve the same results (no electronic results transmission)
I dont have the answers, but hey, we have only 40days to find out and we can wait ;-)
walu.
------------------------------ *From:* Watila Alex via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> *To:* jwalu@yahoo.com *Cc:* Watila Alex <awatila@yahoo.co.uk>; rojino@cuck.ac.ke *Sent:* Tuesday, June 27, 2017 1:38 PM *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] PRE KIGF ONLINE DISCUSSION DAY 1 - INTERNET SHUTDOWNS
Good afternoon, If there is a shutdown, will the transmission of election results be affected?
Regards,
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Greetings Listers, Hope you are psyched up for today’s discussion on Internet Shutdowns especially during the election period. With such shutdowns, mobile communications, popular social networks among other forms of communication can be halted effectively crippling information exchange across the nation. It is our desire that you share your aspirations, expectations, experience and suggestions with regard to Internet shutdowns: a) Is there a real fear of this happening in Kenya? b) Is there any legal basis if any (laws) that can legitimize such shutdowns? c) What are the implications on the electoral process? d) What options do the public have to access the Internet if shutdown happens? Looking forward to your active participation. Best regards, Ronald Ojino
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