KRA, M-PESA and our bank accounts

http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Safaricom-rejects-KRA-bid-for-free-access... Regards, Nanjira. Sent from my iPhone.

Thanks Nanjira. I see where the next battle will be. In the legislative assembly. We need to be vigilant. This is such a great topic for the 2016 IGF, although data protection was discussed in the 2015 IGF. We were honored to have Stephen Chege represented Safaricom in the debates. <snip> Safaricom said it will not give the Kenya Revenue Authority <http://www.kra.go.ke/>(KRA) customer data unless laws touching on confidentiality are changed to allow the mining of such information. “As you are aware, the Constitution of Kenya restricts access to confidential customer information,” Stephen Chege, Safaricom <http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/stocks/-/1322440/1394278/-/shkse6/-/index.html>’s corporate affairs director </snip> ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh On 16 June 2016 at 11:05, Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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Should it be safe to assume that even legislators love their privacy and will protect it? Tarehe 16 Jun 2016 11:46, "Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> aliandika:
Thanks Nanjira.
I see where the next battle will be. In the legislative assembly. We need to be vigilant. This is such a great topic for the 2016 IGF, although data protection was discussed in the 2015 IGF. We were honored to have Stephen Chege represented Safaricom in the debates.
<snip>
Safaricom said it will not give the Kenya Revenue Authority <http://www.kra.go.ke/>(KRA) customer data unless laws touching on confidentiality are changed to allow the mining of such information.
“As you are aware, the Constitution of Kenya restricts access to confidential customer information,” Stephen Chege, Safaricom <http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/stocks/-/1322440/1394278/-/shkse6/-/index.html>’s corporate affairs director </snip>
______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh
On 16 June 2016 at 11:05, Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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That is the most fair decision I have heard so far. Kra should be given access only if they can get a court order. Athar Ahmad Bhatti +254726488311 On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 11:06 AM +0300, "Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Safaricom-rejects-KRA-bid-for-free-access... Regards, Nanjira. Sent from my iPhone. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/atharab%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.

According to the article, a subsidiary legislation by the Ministry of Finance is already in Parliament. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh On 16 June 2016 at 11:45, Athar Ahmad Bhatti via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
That is the most fair decision I have heard so far. Kra should be given access only if they can get a court order.
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On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 11:06 AM +0300, "Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet" < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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participants (4)
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Athar Ahmad Bhatti
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Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)
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Mwendwa Kivuva
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Nanjira Sambuli