Re: [kictanet] Invitation to Participate in ' Talk to IEBC'
Listers, Earlier today, KICTANet held a consultative meeting with IEBC Commissioners led by Chairman Wafula Chebukati and the Secretariat represented by CEO Marjan Hussein and ICT Manager Mr. Michael Ouma. This follows KICTANets participation in the IEBC National Elections Conference yesterday. The need for greater engagement between KICTANets Stakeholders and IEBC featured prominently in the deliberations. As part of the engagement process , KICTANet will be hosting a ''Talk to IEBC'' discussion which will culminate in a Webinar that will address Technology concerns in Kenya's electoral process. We would like to invite listers to contribute to the online discussion that will serve as a precursor to webinar. To contribute we would like to hear from you the following: 1. What issues do you have in so far as Tech and elections is concern in Kenya? 2. What recommendations do you have in so far as the use of Tech and elections is concerned in Kenya? The discussion will take place on Thursday 14th July 2022 and Friday 15th July 2022 Thank you Best Regards -- *Barrack Otieno* *Trustee* *Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTAnet)* *Skype:barrack.otieno* *+254721325277* *https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/>* *www.kictanet.or.ke <http://www.kictanet.or.ke>*
a) A keep it simple approach would be nice. Kenyan elections are some of the most expensive, using funds that could go to development purposes. b) It would be great if information is available in accessible formats, some effort is required to convert pdf tables to csv files that can be more easily analyzed using computer programs. c) Information available in Kiswahili, in particular on the IEBC website. d) For voter education, summaries of the requirements and responsibilities associated to each elected position. On 7/13/22 21:02, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet wrote:
Listers,
Earlier today, KICTANet held a consultative meeting with IEBC Commissioners led by Chairman Wafula Chebukati and the Secretariat represented by CEO Marjan Hussein and ICT Manager Mr. Michael Ouma. This follows KICTANets participation in the IEBC National Elections Conference yesterday. The need for greater engagement between KICTANets Stakeholders and IEBC featured prominently in the deliberations.
As part of the engagement process , KICTANet will be hosting a ''Talk to IEBC'' discussion which will culminate in a Webinar that will address Technology concerns in Kenya's electoral process.
We would like to invite listers to contribute to the online discussion that will serve as a precursor to webinar.
To contribute we would like to hear from you the following:
1. What issues do you have in so far as Tech and elections is concern in Kenya? 2. What recommendations do you have in so far as the use of Tech and elections is concerned in Kenya? The discussion will take place on Thursday 14th July 2022 and Friday 15th July 2022
Thank you
Best Regards
-- *Barrack Otieno * *Trustee* *Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTAnet)* *Skype:barrack.otieno* *+254721325277* *https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/> * *www.kictanet.or.ke <http://www.kictanet.or.ke>*
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Dear Benson, Many thanks for your prompt response and valuable suggestions, we will summarise this in our report. Any comments on the KIEMS kit, results transmission and other components that constitute tech in elections? Best Regards On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 8:42 AM Benson Muite via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
a) A keep it simple approach would be nice. Kenyan elections are some of the most expensive, using funds that could go to development purposes. b) It would be great if information is available in accessible formats, some effort is required to convert pdf tables to csv files that can be more easily analyzed using computer programs. c) Information available in Kiswahili, in particular on the IEBC website. d) For voter education, summaries of the requirements and responsibilities associated to each elected position.
On 7/13/22 21:02, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet wrote:
Listers,
Earlier today, KICTANet held a consultative meeting with IEBC Commissioners led by Chairman Wafula Chebukati and the Secretariat represented by CEO Marjan Hussein and ICT Manager Mr. Michael Ouma. This follows KICTANets participation in the IEBC National Elections Conference yesterday. The need for greater engagement between KICTANets Stakeholders and IEBC featured prominently in the deliberations.
As part of the engagement process , KICTANet will be hosting a ''Talk to IEBC'' discussion which will culminate in a Webinar that will address Technology concerns in Kenya's electoral process.
We would like to invite listers to contribute to the online discussion that will serve as a precursor to webinar.
To contribute we would like to hear from you the following:
1. What issues do you have in so far as Tech and elections is concern in Kenya? 2. What recommendations do you have in so far as the use of Tech and elections is concerned in Kenya? The discussion will take place on Thursday 14th July 2022 and Friday 15th July 2022
Thank you
Best Regards
-- *Barrack Otieno * *Trustee* *Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTAnet)* *Skype:barrack.otieno* *+254721325277* *https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/> * *www.kictanet.or.ke <http://www.kictanet.or.ke>*
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Two observations: 1. *Dedicate more attention to the official website as the main communication channel. *There seems to be an assumption that Facebook and Twitter are public spaces. If you compare the information posted on IEBC's Facebook page and what is on their website, you will realize the idea of /public access/ to information is compromised. Facebook does not allow unsigned-in individuals to access more than a sneak peak of pages, even the so called "public" ones, despite the claims they make. Facebook also breaks RSS feeds every so often to force people to sign up on those surveillance platforms. This is not a request to Facebook to make their surveillance platform more public-friendly, rather a request to IEBC to treat public information as truly public by investing in their official website. 2. *Publish standardized machine readable data.* The report IEBC published regarding 2013 election is different from what they published in 2017 and it is again different from the 2022 tables. Posting PDFs makes using that data harder and creates room for error as the conversion of such data to formats like csv increases entropy. This request has been made by so many people in the last decade+ you feel there is more to this refusal than plain technical limits. - Njoroge wa Karanja On 2022-07-13 14:02, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet wrote:
Listers,
Earlier today, KICTANet held a consultative meeting with IEBC Commissioners led by Chairman Wafula Chebukati and the Secretariat represented by CEO Marjan Hussein and ICT Manager Mr. Michael Ouma. This follows KICTANets participation in the IEBC National Elections Conference yesterday. The need for greater engagement between KICTANets Stakeholders and IEBC featured prominently in the deliberations.
As part of the engagement process , KICTANet will be hosting a ''Talk to IEBC'' discussion which will culminate in a Webinar that will address Technology concerns in Kenya's electoral process.
We would like to invite listers to contribute to the online discussion that will serve as a precursor to webinar.
To contribute we would like to hear from you the following:
1. What issues do you have in so far as Tech and elections is concern in Kenya? 2. What recommendations do you have in so far as the use of Tech and elections is concerned in Kenya? The discussion will take place on Thursday 14th July 2022 and Friday 15th July 2022
Thank you
Best Regards
-- *Barrack Otieno * *Trustee* *Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTAnet)* *Skype:barrack.otieno* *+254721325277* *https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/ * *www.kictanet.or.ke <http://www.kictanet.or.ke>*
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Dear Moses, Many thanks for your observations. I totally agree with you. Would you support any form of tools that IEBC can use to avail some of this information easily. Accessibility is definately a key issue. I tried accessing the Website yesterday but could not make it i guess due to demand. Be that as it may it would be great to have a website that factors in our differently abled brothers and sisters. Would appreciate specific recommendations on the tools IEBC can use. The time is shortly but as Commissioner Wanderi said yesterday, time is never short for good ideas to be implemented. Listers, Keep the ideas coming. Best Regards On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 10:12 AM Moses Karanja via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Two observations:
1. *Dedicate more attention to the official website as the main communication channel. *There seems to be an assumption that Facebook and Twitter are public spaces. If you compare the information posted on IEBC's Facebook page and what is on their website, you will realize the idea of *public access* to information is compromised. Facebook does not allow unsigned-in individuals to access more than a sneak peak of pages, even the so called "public" ones, despite the claims they make. Facebook also breaks RSS feeds every so often to force people to sign up on those surveillance platforms. This is not a request to Facebook to make their surveillance platform more public-friendly, rather a request to IEBC to treat public information as truly public by investing in their official website.
2. *Publish standardized machine readable data.* The report IEBC published regarding 2013 election is different from what they published in 2017 and it is again different from the 2022 tables. Posting PDFs makes using that data harder and creates room for error as the conversion of such data to formats like csv increases entropy. This request has been made by so many people in the last decade+ you feel there is more to this refusal than plain technical limits.
- Njoroge wa Karanja On 2022-07-13 14:02, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet wrote:
Listers,
Earlier today, KICTANet held a consultative meeting with IEBC Commissioners led by Chairman Wafula Chebukati and the Secretariat represented by CEO Marjan Hussein and ICT Manager Mr. Michael Ouma. This follows KICTANets participation in the IEBC National Elections Conference yesterday. The need for greater engagement between KICTANets Stakeholders and IEBC featured prominently in the deliberations.
As part of the engagement process , KICTANet will be hosting a ''Talk to IEBC'' discussion which will culminate in a Webinar that will address Technology concerns in Kenya's electoral process.
We would like to invite listers to contribute to the online discussion that will serve as a precursor to webinar.
To contribute we would like to hear from you the following:
1. What issues do you have in so far as Tech and elections is concern in Kenya? 2. What recommendations do you have in so far as the use of Tech and elections is concerned in Kenya? The discussion will take place on Thursday 14th July 2022 and Friday 15th July 2022
Thank you
Best Regards
--
*Barrack Otieno * *Trustee* *Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTAnet)* *Skype:barrack.otieno* *+254721325277*
*https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/> * *www.kictanet.or.ke <http://www.kictanet.or.ke>*
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Listers, To give you further insights kindly refer <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/mdocs-posts/technology-deployment-in-kenyas-2017-general-election/> to previous reports on Tech and elections prepared by KICTANet. *The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) deployed a 25-person election observer mission for Kenya’s 2017 General Election that took place on August 8, 2017. Kenyans voted for six positions namely Presidential, Senate, Parliamentary, Women’s Representative, Governor, and Member of County Assembly. KICTANet’s observation focused specifically on the use of technology from a user perspective and accordingly released a preliminary report <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20170811/356bef8e/attachment.pdf> which was published on 11 August 2017.*Are there outstanding issues that need to be addressed? On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 12:05 PM Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Moses,
Many thanks for your observations. I totally agree with you. Would you support any form of tools that IEBC can use to avail some of this information easily. Accessibility is definately a key issue. I tried accessing the Website yesterday but could not make it i guess due to demand. Be that as it may it would be great to have a website that factors in our differently abled brothers and sisters. Would appreciate specific recommendations on the tools IEBC can use. The time is shortly but as Commissioner Wanderi said yesterday, time is never short for good ideas to be implemented. Listers, Keep the ideas coming.
Best Regards
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 10:12 AM Moses Karanja via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Two observations:
1. *Dedicate more attention to the official website as the main communication channel. *There seems to be an assumption that Facebook and Twitter are public spaces. If you compare the information posted on IEBC's Facebook page and what is on their website, you will realize the idea of *public access* to information is compromised. Facebook does not allow unsigned-in individuals to access more than a sneak peak of pages, even the so called "public" ones, despite the claims they make. Facebook also breaks RSS feeds every so often to force people to sign up on those surveillance platforms. This is not a request to Facebook to make their surveillance platform more public-friendly, rather a request to IEBC to treat public information as truly public by investing in their official website.
2. *Publish standardized machine readable data.* The report IEBC published regarding 2013 election is different from what they published in 2017 and it is again different from the 2022 tables. Posting PDFs makes using that data harder and creates room for error as the conversion of such data to formats like csv increases entropy. This request has been made by so many people in the last decade+ you feel there is more to this refusal than plain technical limits.
- Njoroge wa Karanja On 2022-07-13 14:02, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet wrote:
Listers,
Earlier today, KICTANet held a consultative meeting with IEBC Commissioners led by Chairman Wafula Chebukati and the Secretariat represented by CEO Marjan Hussein and ICT Manager Mr. Michael Ouma. This follows KICTANets participation in the IEBC National Elections Conference yesterday. The need for greater engagement between KICTANets Stakeholders and IEBC featured prominently in the deliberations.
As part of the engagement process , KICTANet will be hosting a ''Talk to IEBC'' discussion which will culminate in a Webinar that will address Technology concerns in Kenya's electoral process.
We would like to invite listers to contribute to the online discussion that will serve as a precursor to webinar.
To contribute we would like to hear from you the following:
1. What issues do you have in so far as Tech and elections is concern in Kenya? 2. What recommendations do you have in so far as the use of Tech and elections is concerned in Kenya? The discussion will take place on Thursday 14th July 2022 and Friday 15th July 2022
Thank you
Best Regards
--
*Barrack Otieno * *Trustee* *Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTAnet)* *Skype:barrack.otieno* *+254721325277*
*https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/> * *www.kictanet.or.ke <http://www.kictanet.or.ke>*
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Transmission of results can also be done by USSD not just by internet. A credible process cannot be ensured by ICT aspects alone, though ICT can increase efficiency. Observers should also be able to report results that are announced at polling stations. While there is a law on data protection, educational and technical aspects seem less well developed. This affects other areas, not just elections. Holistic planning is missing, many polling stations are schools, so purchasing infrastructure just for the election and not having a reuse plan may be a waste of resources. It may be worth comparing with information provided to voters and procedures followed in other African countries, for example South Africa and Ghana: https://www.elections.org.za/pw/Downloads/Documents-Voter-Education-Material https://ec.gov.gh/elections-instructions/ On 7/14/22 12:58, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet wrote:
Listers,
To give you further insights kindly refer <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/mdocs-posts/technology-deployment-in-kenyas-2017-general-election/> to previous reports on Tech and elections prepared by KICTANet. /The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) deployed a 25-person election observer mission for Kenya’s 2017 General Election that took place on August 8, 2017. Kenyans voted for six positions namely Presidential, Senate, Parliamentary, Women’s Representative, Governor, and Member of County Assembly. KICTANet’s observation focused specifically on the use of technology from a user perspective and accordingly released a preliminary report <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20170811/356bef8e/attachment.pdf> which was published on 11 August 2017./Are there outstanding issues that need to be addressed?
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 12:05 PM Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com <mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com>> wrote:
Dear Moses,
Many thanks for your observations. I totally agree with you. Would you support any form of tools that IEBC can use to avail some of this information easily. Accessibility is definately a key issue. I tried accessing the Website yesterday but could not make it i guess due to demand. Be that as it may it would be great to have a website that factors in our differently abled brothers and sisters. Would appreciate specific recommendations on the tools IEBC can use. The time is shortly but as Commissioner Wanderi said yesterday, time is never short for good ideas to be implemented. Listers, Keep the ideas coming.
Best Regards
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 10:12 AM Moses Karanja via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
Two observations:
1. *Dedicate more attention to the official website as the main communication channel. *There seems to be an assumption that Facebook and Twitter are public spaces. If you compare the information posted on IEBC's Facebook page and what is on their website, you will realize the idea of /public access/ to information is compromised. Facebook does not allow unsigned-in individuals to access more than a sneak peak of pages, even the so called "public" ones, despite the claims they make. Facebook also breaks RSS feeds every so often to force people to sign up on those surveillance platforms. This is not a request to Facebook to make their surveillance platform more public-friendly, rather a request to IEBC to treat public information as truly public by investing in their official website.
2. *Publish standardized machine readable data.* The report IEBC published regarding 2013 election is different from what they published in 2017 and it is again different from the 2022 tables. Posting PDFs makes using that data harder and creates room for error as the conversion of such data to formats like csv increases entropy. This request has been made by so many people in the last decade+ you feel there is more to this refusal than plain technical limits.
- Njoroge wa Karanja
On 2022-07-13 14:02, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet wrote:
Listers,
Earlier today, KICTANet held a consultative meeting with IEBC Commissioners led by Chairman Wafula Chebukati and the Secretariat represented by CEO Marjan Hussein and ICT Manager Mr. Michael Ouma. This follows KICTANets participation in the IEBC National Elections Conference yesterday. The need for greater engagement between KICTANets Stakeholders and IEBC featured prominently in the deliberations.
As part of the engagement process , KICTANet will be hosting a ''Talk to IEBC'' discussion which will culminate in a Webinar that will address Technology concerns in Kenya's electoral process.
We would like to invite listers to contribute to the online discussion that will serve as a precursor to webinar.
To contribute we would like to hear from you the following:
1. What issues do you have in so far as Tech and elections is concern in Kenya? 2. What recommendations do you have in so far as the use of Tech and elections is concerned in Kenya? The discussion will take place on Thursday 14th July 2022 and Friday 15th July 2022
Thank you
Best Regards
-- *Barrack Otieno * *Trustee* *Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTAnet)* *Skype:barrack.otieno* *+254721325277* *https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/> * *www.kictanet.or.ke <http://www.kictanet.or.ke>*
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Many thanks Benson, Moses and Mutheu for contributing to yesterday's discussion. Listers the floor is still open for you to contribute'i will share a summary of todays discussion. Thank you Best Regards On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 11:02 PM Benson Muite via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Transmission of results can also be done by USSD not just by internet. A credible process cannot be ensured by ICT aspects alone, though ICT can increase efficiency. Observers should also be able to report results that are announced at polling stations.
While there is a law on data protection, educational and technical aspects seem less well developed. This affects other areas, not just elections.
Holistic planning is missing, many polling stations are schools, so purchasing infrastructure just for the election and not having a reuse plan may be a waste of resources.
It may be worth comparing with information provided to voters and procedures followed in other African countries, for example South Africa and Ghana:
https://www.elections.org.za/pw/Downloads/Documents-Voter-Education-Material https://ec.gov.gh/elections-instructions/
On 7/14/22 12:58, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet wrote:
Listers,
To give you further insights kindly refer < https://www.kictanet.or.ke/mdocs-posts/technology-deployment-in-kenyas-2017-general-election/>
to previous reports on Tech and elections prepared by KICTANet. /The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) deployed a 25-person election observer mission for Kenya’s 2017 General Election that took place on August 8, 2017. Kenyans voted for six positions namely Presidential, Senate, Parliamentary, Women’s Representative, Governor, and Member of County Assembly. KICTANet’s observation focused specifically on the use of technology from a user perspective and accordingly released a preliminary report < https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20170811/356bef8e/attachment.pdf>
which was published on 11 August 2017./Are there outstanding issues that need to be addressed?
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 12:05 PM Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com <mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com>> wrote:
Dear Moses,
Many thanks for your observations. I totally agree with you. Would you support any form of tools that IEBC can use to avail some of this information easily. Accessibility is definately a key issue. I tried accessing the Website yesterday but could not make it i guess due to demand. Be that as it may it would be great to have a website that factors in our differently abled brothers and sisters. Would appreciate specific recommendations on the tools IEBC can use. The time is shortly but as Commissioner Wanderi said yesterday, time is never short for good ideas to be implemented. Listers, Keep the ideas coming.
Best Regards
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 10:12 AM Moses Karanja via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
Two observations:
1. *Dedicate more attention to the official website as the main communication channel. *There seems to be an assumption that Facebook and Twitter are public spaces. If you compare the information posted on IEBC's Facebook page and what is on their website, you will realize the idea of /public access/ to information is compromised. Facebook does not allow unsigned-in individuals to access more than a sneak peak of pages, even the so called "public" ones, despite the claims they make. Facebook also breaks RSS feeds every so often to force people to sign up on those surveillance platforms. This is not a request to Facebook to make their surveillance platform more public-friendly, rather a request to IEBC to treat public information as truly public by investing in their official website.
2. *Publish standardized machine readable data.* The report IEBC published regarding 2013 election is different from what they published in 2017 and it is again different from the 2022 tables. Posting PDFs makes using that data harder and creates room for error as the conversion of such data to formats like csv increases entropy. This request has been made by so many people in the last decade+ you feel there is more to this refusal than plain technical limits.
- Njoroge wa Karanja
On 2022-07-13 14:02, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet wrote:
Listers,
Earlier today, KICTANet held a consultative meeting with IEBC Commissioners led by Chairman Wafula Chebukati and the Secretariat represented by CEO Marjan Hussein and ICT Manager Mr. Michael Ouma. This follows KICTANets participation in the IEBC National Elections Conference yesterday. The need for greater engagement between KICTANets Stakeholders and IEBC featured prominently in the deliberations.
As part of the engagement process , KICTANet will be hosting a ''Talk to IEBC'' discussion which will culminate in a Webinar that will address Technology concerns in Kenya's electoral process.
We would like to invite listers to contribute to the online discussion that will serve as a precursor to webinar.
To contribute we would like to hear from you the following:
1. What issues do you have in so far as Tech and elections is concern in Kenya? 2. What recommendations do you have in so far as the use of Tech and elections is concerned in Kenya? The discussion will take place on Thursday 14th July 2022 and Friday 15th July 2022
Thank you
Best Regards
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For me the fact that IEBC will no longer BROADCAST the 'text' Presidential results the way they normally do at Bomas of KEnya big screen is a big drawback. Whereas I do understand the Supreme Court challenged them on whether that broadcastes text results is 'the result' or whether the image of Form34 is the results is not sufficient reason enough for them NOT to broadcast the text results. Not broadcasting the text results - in the random nature that they came - not only denies 'Wanjiku' the transparency to see how her Presidential candidate is progressing (or not), but it also creates a gap or opaqueness in terms of what could be happening - behind the scenes (even if nothing is happening). The fact that IEBC will still upload the image of FORM34 for Wanjiku to do her own tallies is not the answer since Wanjiku has no capacity, time or bandwidth to be tallying 45,000 or so FORMS as they get uploaded on the IEBC portal just to know which presidential candidate is ahead at a given particular time. Perhaps, IEBC could still consider the option of broadcasting the Presidential 'TEXT' results once they have cross-checked with their physical copies as they arrive at Bomas. walu. On Friday, July 15, 2022 at 01:22:00 PM GMT+3, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Many thanks Benson, Moses and Mutheu for contributing to yesterday's discussion. Listers the floor is still open for you to contribute'i will share a summary of todays discussion. Thank you Best Regards On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 11:02 PM Benson Muite via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Transmission of results can also be done by USSD not just by internet. A credible process cannot be ensured by ICT aspects alone, though ICT can increase efficiency. Observers should also be able to report results that are announced at polling stations. While there is a law on data protection, educational and technical aspects seem less well developed. This affects other areas, not just elections. Holistic planning is missing, many polling stations are schools, so purchasing infrastructure just for the election and not having a reuse plan may be a waste of resources. It may be worth comparing with information provided to voters and procedures followed in other African countries, for example South Africa and Ghana: https://www.elections.org.za/pw/Downloads/Documents-Voter-Education-Material https://ec.gov.gh/elections-instructions/ On 7/14/22 12:58, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet wrote:
Listers,
To give you further insights kindly refer <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/mdocs-posts/technology-deployment-in-kenyas-2017-general-election/> to previous reports on Tech and elections prepared by KICTANet. /The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) deployed a 25-person election observer mission for Kenya’s 2017 General Election that took place on August 8, 2017. Kenyans voted for six positions namely Presidential, Senate, Parliamentary, Women’s Representative, Governor, and Member of County Assembly. KICTANet’s observation focused specifically on the use of technology from a user perspective and accordingly released a preliminary report <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20170811/356bef8e/attachment.pdf> which was published on 11 August 2017./Are there outstanding issues that need to be addressed?
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 12:05 PM Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com <mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com>> wrote:
Dear Moses,
Many thanks for your observations. I totally agree with you. Would you support any form of tools that IEBC can use to avail some of this information easily. Accessibility is definately a key issue. I tried accessing the Website yesterday but could not make it i guess due to demand. Be that as it may it would be great to have a website that factors in our differently abled brothers and sisters. Would appreciate specific recommendations on the tools IEBC can use. The time is shortly but as Commissioner Wanderi said yesterday, time is never short for good ideas to be implemented. Listers, Keep the ideas coming.
Best Regards
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 10:12 AM Moses Karanja via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
Two observations:
1. *Dedicate more attention to the official website as the main communication channel. *There seems to be an assumption that Facebook and Twitter are public spaces. If you compare the information posted on IEBC's Facebook page and what is on their website, you will realize the idea of /public access/ to information is compromised. Facebook does not allow unsigned-in individuals to access more than a sneak peak of pages, even the so called "public" ones, despite the claims they make. Facebook also breaks RSS feeds every so often to force people to sign up on those surveillance platforms. This is not a request to Facebook to make their surveillance platform more public-friendly, rather a request to IEBC to treat public information as truly public by investing in their official website.
2. *Publish standardized machine readable data.* The report IEBC published regarding 2013 election is different from what they published in 2017 and it is again different from the 2022 tables. Posting PDFs makes using that data harder and creates room for error as the conversion of such data to formats like csv increases entropy. This request has been made by so many people in the last decade+ you feel there is more to this refusal than plain technical limits.
- Njoroge wa Karanja
On 2022-07-13 14:02, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet wrote:
Listers,
Earlier today, KICTANet held a consultative meeting with IEBC Commissioners led by Chairman Wafula Chebukati and the Secretariat represented by CEO Marjan Hussein and ICT Manager Mr. Michael Ouma. This follows KICTANets participation in the IEBC National Elections Conference yesterday. The need for greater engagement between KICTANets Stakeholders and IEBC featured prominently in the deliberations.
As part of the engagement process , KICTANet will be hosting a ''Talk to IEBC'' discussion which will culminate in a Webinar that will address Technology concerns in Kenya's electoral process.
We would like to invite listers to contribute to the online discussion that will serve as a precursor to webinar.
To contribute we would like to hear from you the following:
1. What issues do you have in so far as Tech and elections is concern in Kenya? 2. What recommendations do you have in so far as the use of Tech and elections is concerned in Kenya? The discussion will take place on Thursday 14th July 2022 and Friday 15th July 2022
Thank you
Best Regards
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Many thanks Walu. I suppose Wanjiku is just too confused with this analogue and digital issues. It is an area that needs to be addressed comprehensively post this election. I would like to here what our learned friends have to say about this issue taking into consideration the Judgement that was made. Best Regards On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 2:47 PM Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
For me the fact that IEBC will no longer BROADCAST the 'text' Presidential results the way they normally do at Bomas of KEnya big screen is a big drawback.
Whereas I do understand the Supreme Court challenged them on whether that broadcastes text results is 'the result' or whether the image of Form34 is the results is not sufficient reason enough for them NOT to broadcast the text results.
Not broadcasting the text results - in the random nature that they came - not only denies 'Wanjiku' the transparency to see how her Presidential candidate is progressing (or not), but it also creates a gap or opaqueness in terms of what could be happening - behind the scenes (even if nothing is happening).
The fact that IEBC will still upload the image of FORM34 for Wanjiku to do her own tallies is not the answer since Wanjiku has no capacity, time or bandwidth to be tallying 45,000 or so FORMS as they get uploaded on the IEBC portal just to know which presidential candidate is ahead at a given particular time.
Perhaps, IEBC could still consider the option of broadcasting the Presidential 'TEXT' results once they have cross-checked with their physical copies as they arrive at Bomas.
walu.
On Friday, July 15, 2022 at 01:22:00 PM GMT+3, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Many thanks Benson, Moses and Mutheu for contributing to yesterday's discussion. Listers the floor is still open for you to contribute'i will share a summary of todays discussion.
Thank you
Best Regards
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 11:02 PM Benson Muite via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Transmission of results can also be done by USSD not just by internet. A credible process cannot be ensured by ICT aspects alone, though ICT can increase efficiency. Observers should also be able to report results that are announced at polling stations.
While there is a law on data protection, educational and technical aspects seem less well developed. This affects other areas, not just elections.
Holistic planning is missing, many polling stations are schools, so purchasing infrastructure just for the election and not having a reuse plan may be a waste of resources.
It may be worth comparing with information provided to voters and procedures followed in other African countries, for example South Africa and Ghana:
https://www.elections.org.za/pw/Downloads/Documents-Voter-Education-Material https://ec.gov.gh/elections-instructions/
On 7/14/22 12:58, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet wrote:
Listers,
To give you further insights kindly refer < https://www.kictanet.or.ke/mdocs-posts/technology-deployment-in-kenyas-2017-general-election/>
to previous reports on Tech and elections prepared by KICTANet. /The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) deployed a 25-person election observer mission for Kenya’s 2017 General Election that took place on August 8, 2017. Kenyans voted for six positions namely Presidential, Senate, Parliamentary, Women’s Representative, Governor, and Member of County Assembly. KICTANet’s observation focused specifically on the use of technology from a user perspective and accordingly released a preliminary report < https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20170811/356bef8e/attachment.pdf>
which was published on 11 August 2017./Are there outstanding issues that need to be addressed?
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 12:05 PM Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com <mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com>> wrote:
Dear Moses,
Many thanks for your observations. I totally agree with you. Would you support any form of tools that IEBC can use to avail some of this information easily. Accessibility is definately a key issue. I tried accessing the Website yesterday but could not make it i guess due to demand. Be that as it may it would be great to have a website that factors in our differently abled brothers and sisters. Would appreciate specific recommendations on the tools IEBC can use. The time is shortly but as Commissioner Wanderi said yesterday, time is never short for good ideas to be implemented. Listers, Keep the ideas coming.
Best Regards
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 10:12 AM Moses Karanja via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
Two observations:
1. *Dedicate more attention to the official website as the main communication channel. *There seems to be an assumption that Facebook and Twitter are public spaces. If you compare the information posted on IEBC's Facebook page and what is on their website, you will realize the idea of /public access/ to information is compromised. Facebook does not allow unsigned-in individuals to access more than a sneak peak of pages, even the so called "public" ones, despite the claims they make. Facebook also breaks RSS feeds every so often to force people to sign up on those surveillance platforms. This is not a request to Facebook to make their surveillance platform more public-friendly, rather a request to IEBC to treat public information as truly public by investing in their official website.
2. *Publish standardized machine readable data.* The report IEBC published regarding 2013 election is different from what they published in 2017 and it is again different from the 2022 tables. Posting PDFs makes using that data harder and creates room for error as the conversion of such data to formats like csv increases entropy. This request has been made by so many people in the last decade+ you feel there is more to this refusal than plain technical limits.
- Njoroge wa Karanja
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Earlier today, KICTANet held a consultative meeting with IEBC Commissioners led by Chairman Wafula Chebukati and the Secretariat represented by CEO Marjan Hussein and ICT Manager Mr. Michael Ouma. This follows KICTANets participation in the IEBC National Elections Conference yesterday. The need for greater engagement between KICTANets Stakeholders and IEBC featured prominently in the deliberations.
As part of the engagement process , KICTANet will be hosting a ''Talk to IEBC'' discussion which will culminate in a Webinar that will address Technology concerns in Kenya's electoral process.
We would like to invite listers to contribute to the online discussion that will serve as a precursor to webinar.
To contribute we would like to hear from you the following:
1. What issues do you have in so far as Tech and elections is concern in Kenya? 2. What recommendations do you have in so far as the use of Tech and elections is concerned in Kenya? The discussion will take place on Thursday 14th July 2022 and Friday 15th July 2022
Thank you
Best Regards
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@Barrack Otieno <barrack@kictanet.or.ke> The IEBC should consider developing a voting app akin to the MPESA app. This would allow us to vote from wherever we are, and election day would not need to be a "holiday". We would also see less violence and voter movement, suspicions, long lines, etc. on D-Day. Tech really should be an enabler to simplify processes. And if we trust transacting using our phones, why would we not do it to vote? I know this will not be possible for this year, but IEBC will have another five years within which this app can be developed (security features, authentication, etc) and tested. Rgds GG On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 1:48 PM Walubengo J via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
For me the fact that IEBC will no longer BROADCAST the 'text' Presidential results the way they normally do at Bomas of KEnya big screen is a big drawback.
Whereas I do understand the Supreme Court challenged them on whether that broadcastes text results is 'the result' or whether the image of Form34 is the results is not sufficient reason enough for them NOT to broadcast the text results.
Not broadcasting the text results - in the random nature that they came - not only denies 'Wanjiku' the transparency to see how her Presidential candidate is progressing (or not), but it also creates a gap or opaqueness in terms of what could be happening - behind the scenes (even if nothing is happening).
The fact that IEBC will still upload the image of FORM34 for Wanjiku to do her own tallies is not the answer since Wanjiku has no capacity, time or bandwidth to be tallying 45,000 or so FORMS as they get uploaded on the IEBC portal just to know which presidential candidate is ahead at a given particular time.
Perhaps, IEBC could still consider the option of broadcasting the Presidential 'TEXT' results once they have cross-checked with their physical copies as they arrive at Bomas.
walu.
On Friday, July 15, 2022 at 01:22:00 PM GMT+3, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Many thanks Benson, Moses and Mutheu for contributing to yesterday's discussion. Listers the floor is still open for you to contribute'i will share a summary of todays discussion.
Thank you
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On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 11:02 PM Benson Muite via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Transmission of results can also be done by USSD not just by internet. A credible process cannot be ensured by ICT aspects alone, though ICT can increase efficiency. Observers should also be able to report results that are announced at polling stations.
While there is a law on data protection, educational and technical aspects seem less well developed. This affects other areas, not just elections.
Holistic planning is missing, many polling stations are schools, so purchasing infrastructure just for the election and not having a reuse plan may be a waste of resources.
It may be worth comparing with information provided to voters and procedures followed in other African countries, for example South Africa and Ghana:
https://www.elections.org.za/pw/Downloads/Documents-Voter-Education-Material https://ec.gov.gh/elections-instructions/
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To give you further insights kindly refer < https://www.kictanet.or.ke/mdocs-posts/technology-deployment-in-kenyas-2017-general-election/>
to previous reports on Tech and elections prepared by KICTANet. /The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) deployed a 25-person election observer mission for Kenya’s 2017 General Election that took place on August 8, 2017. Kenyans voted for six positions namely Presidential, Senate, Parliamentary, Women’s Representative, Governor, and Member of County Assembly. KICTANet’s observation focused specifically on the use of technology from a user perspective and accordingly released a preliminary report < https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20170811/356bef8e/attachment.pdf>
which was published on 11 August 2017./Are there outstanding issues that need to be addressed?
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 12:05 PM Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com <mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com>> wrote:
Dear Moses,
Many thanks for your observations. I totally agree with you. Would you support any form of tools that IEBC can use to avail some of this information easily. Accessibility is definately a key issue. I tried accessing the Website yesterday but could not make it i guess due to demand. Be that as it may it would be great to have a website that factors in our differently abled brothers and sisters. Would appreciate specific recommendations on the tools IEBC can use. The time is shortly but as Commissioner Wanderi said yesterday, time is never short for good ideas to be implemented. Listers, Keep the ideas coming.
Best Regards
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 10:12 AM Moses Karanja via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
Two observations:
1. *Dedicate more attention to the official website as the main communication channel. *There seems to be an assumption that Facebook and Twitter are public spaces. If you compare the information posted on IEBC's Facebook page and what is on their website, you will realize the idea of /public access/ to information is compromised. Facebook does not allow unsigned-in individuals to access more than a sneak peak of pages, even the so called "public" ones, despite the claims they make. Facebook also breaks RSS feeds every so often to force people to sign up on those surveillance platforms. This is not a request to Facebook to make their surveillance platform more public-friendly, rather a request to IEBC to treat public information as truly public by investing in their official website.
2. *Publish standardized machine readable data.* The report IEBC published regarding 2013 election is different from what they published in 2017 and it is again different from the 2022 tables. Posting PDFs makes using that data harder and creates room for error as the conversion of such data to formats like csv increases entropy. This request has been made by so many people in the last decade+ you feel there is more to this refusal than plain technical limits.
- Njoroge wa Karanja
On 2022-07-13 14:02, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet wrote:
Listers,
Earlier today, KICTANet held a consultative meeting with IEBC Commissioners led by Chairman Wafula Chebukati and the Secretariat represented by CEO Marjan Hussein and ICT Manager Mr. Michael Ouma. This follows KICTANets participation in the IEBC National Elections Conference yesterday. The need for greater engagement between KICTANets Stakeholders and IEBC featured prominently in the deliberations.
As part of the engagement process , KICTANet will be hosting a ''Talk to IEBC'' discussion which will culminate in a Webinar that will address Technology concerns in Kenya's electoral process.
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1. What issues do you have in so far as Tech and elections is concern in Kenya? 2. What recommendations do you have in so far as the use of Tech and elections is concerned in Kenya? The discussion will take place on Thursday 14th July 2022 and Friday 15th July 2022
Thank you
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@Barrack Otieno <mailto:barrack@kictanet.or.ke> The IEBC should consider developing a voting app akin to the MPESA app. This would allow us to vote from wherever we are, and election day would not need to be a "holiday". We would also see less violence and voter movement, suspicions, long lines, etc. on D-Day. Also minimize infectious disease transmission.
Tech really should be an enabler to simplify processes. And if we trust transacting using our phones, why would we not do it to vote? I know this will not be possible for this year, but IEBC will have another five years within which this app can be developed (security features, authentication, etc) and tested. There are still some concerns with an auditable system that allows for
On 7/17/22 18:24, Grace Githaiga via KICTANet wrote: private ballots, see for example https://people.csail.mit.edu/rivest/Rivest-ElectronicVoting.pdf Monetary transactions by phone can easily be audited, but do not have significant privacy.
Rgds GG
Hi Benson and listers, I find downloading a document with the full list of political candidates tedious. Open cities lab in collaboration with African Uncensored recently launched a website that enables you to identify the candidates in their respective area of contest/polling station starting from the president to the MCA position https://mycandidate-kenya.opencitieslab.org Regards, Tabitha.
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On 7/17/22 18:24, Grace Githaiga via KICTANet wrote: @Barrack Otieno <mailto:barrack@kictanet.or.ke> The IEBC should consider developing a voting app akin to the MPESA app. This would allow us to vote from wherever we are, and election day would not need to be a "holiday". We would also see less violence and voter movement, suspicions, long lines, etc. on D-Day. Also minimize infectious disease transmission. Tech really should be an enabler to simplify processes. And if we trust transacting using our phones, why would we not do it to vote? I know this will not be possible for this year, but IEBC will have another five years within which this app can be developed (security features, authentication, etc) and tested. There are still some concerns with an auditable system that allows for private ballots, see for example https://people.csail.mit.edu/rivest/Rivest-ElectronicVoting.pdf Monetary transactions by phone can easily be audited, but do not have significant privacy. Rgds GG
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Wangechi,
I find downloading a document with the full list of political candidates tedious.
Yes, pdf format is not so great for this. CSV is much friendlier for data mining and building applications, but also not as easy to digest directly when there are a lot of entries.
Open cities lab in collaboration with African Uncensored recently launched a website that enables you to identify the candidates in their respective area of contest/polling station starting from the president to the MCA position 👇🏾👇🏾https://mycandidate-kenya.opencitieslab.org This is nice. Data in an accessible format that can be imported into a database allows developers to create user friendly applications. Websites typically log ip address data, and if you are logged in to Google, and do a Google search based on the links available in the website above, this may also be logged in your search history. Choice in applications is also good.
Regards, Tabitha.
Thank you Benson! You really took time to deliver a perfect explanation! Regards, Tabitha.
On 19 Jul 2022, at 11:55 AM, Benson Muite via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Wangechi,
I find downloading a document with the full list of political candidates tedious. Yes, pdf format is not so great for this. CSV is much friendlier for data mining and building applications, but also not as easy to digest directly when there are a lot of entries. Open cities lab in collaboration with African Uncensored recently launched a website that enables you to identify the candidates in their respective area of contest/polling station starting from the president to the MCA position 👇🏾👇🏾https://mycandidate-kenya.opencitieslab.org This is nice. Data in an accessible format that can be imported into a database allows developers to create user friendly applications. Websites typically log ip address data, and if you are logged in to Google, and do a Google search based on the links available in the website above, this may also be logged in your search history. Choice in applications is also good. Regards, Tabitha.
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Hi Muthiru! muthiru wangechi via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> anaandika:
Hi Benson and listers,
I find downloading a document with the full list of political candidates tedious.
I agree.
Open cities lab in collaboration with African Uncensored recently launched a website that enables you to identify the candidates in their respective area of contest/polling station starting from the president to the MCA position https://mycandidate-kenya.opencitieslab.org
This is really dope and very useful. +1 for the initiative. As someone who finds it hard to follow politics, I've found some very useful information here - more importantly in a plain non-attention seeking way. That said, is this work open by any chance? [...] -- (Life is like a pencil that will surely run out, but will leave the beautiful writing of life.) (D4F09EB110177E03C28E2FE1F5BBAE1E0392253F (hkp://keys.gnupg.net))
Hi Tabitha,
I find downloading a document with the full list of political candidates tedious. This is useful feedback Open cities lab in collaboration with African Uncensored recently launched a website that enables you to identify the candidates in their respective area of contest/polling station starting from the president to the MCA position 👇🏾👇🏾https://mycandidate-kenya.opencitieslab.org <https://t.co/DFtlbdiupE> A free and open source option in development: https://chaguo.info.ke/index.html
Suggestions for improvement welcome. Self deployment is encouraged to allow for privacy control in access logs.
👇🏾👇🏾https://mycandidate-kenya.opencitieslab.org
This is a useful resource. Thanks for sharing On Wed, 3 Aug 2022 at 09:25, Benson Muite via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Hi Tabitha,
I find downloading a document with the full list of political candidates tedious. This is useful feedback Open cities lab in collaboration with African Uncensored recently launched a website that enables you to identify the candidates in their respective area of contest/polling station starting from the president to the MCA position 👇🏾👇🏾https://mycandidate-kenya.opencitieslab.org <https://t.co/DFtlbdiupE> A free and open source option in development: https://chaguo.info.ke/index.html
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Citizen website also has listings: https://elections.citizen.digital/ Some pictures included for those that vote based on attractivness! Hopefully MCA information will also be added. On 8/3/22 09:41, Liz wrote:
👇🏾👇🏾https://mycandidate-kenya.opencitieslab.org <https://mycandidate-kenya.opencitieslab.org/>
This is a useful resource. Thanks for sharing
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Hi Tabitha, > I find downloading a document with the full list of political candidates > tedious. This is useful feedback > Open cities lab in collaboration with African Uncensored recently > launched a website that enables you to identify the candidates in their > respective area of contest/polling station starting from the president > to the MCA position 👇🏾👇🏾https://mycandidate-kenya.opencitieslab.org <https://mycandidate-kenya.opencitieslab.org> > <https://t.co/DFtlbdiupE <https://t.co/DFtlbdiupE>> A free and open source option in development: https://chaguo.info.ke/index.html <https://chaguo.info.ke/index.html>
Suggestions for improvement welcome.
Self deployment is encouraged to allow for privacy control in access logs. > >
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The IEBC cannot be allowed to do that by the powers that be as it would be too transparent/accountable and next to impossible to tamper with... Which is not in their interest. Warm regards, Mutemi wa Kiama Team Captain, This Is Africa: https://thisisafrica.me Thoughts become things... choose the good ones! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Intellectual, Social Justice & Social Accountability Entrepreneur, Strategic Planning & Organizational Development Facilitator, Strategic Communications, Movement Building Coach, Human Rights Defender, #DevolutionIsRevolution Champion. The Wanjiku Agenda Kenya Foundation (WAKenya) Ordinary, fearless Kenyans. https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwin-mutemi-wa-kiama-1aa51615/ Sauti Ya Wanjiku Social Movement www.sautiyawanjiku.com https://www.facebook.com/wanjikurevolutionkenya https://twitter.com/WanjikuRevolt https://twitter.com/MutemiWaKiama http://www.scribd.com/wmkenya "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~Margaret Mead On Sun, Jul 17, 2022, 18:35 Grace Githaiga via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
@Barrack Otieno <barrack@kictanet.or.ke> The IEBC should consider developing a voting app akin to the MPESA app. This would allow us to vote from wherever we are, and election day would not need to be a "holiday". We would also see less violence and voter movement, suspicions, long lines, etc. on D-Day.
Tech really should be an enabler to simplify processes. And if we trust transacting using our phones, why would we not do it to vote? I know this will not be possible for this year, but IEBC will have another five years within which this app can be developed (security features, authentication, etc) and tested.
Rgds GG
On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 1:48 PM Walubengo J via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
For me the fact that IEBC will no longer BROADCAST the 'text' Presidential results the way they normally do at Bomas of KEnya big screen is a big drawback.
Whereas I do understand the Supreme Court challenged them on whether that broadcastes text results is 'the result' or whether the image of Form34 is the results is not sufficient reason enough for them NOT to broadcast the text results.
Not broadcasting the text results - in the random nature that they came - not only denies 'Wanjiku' the transparency to see how her Presidential candidate is progressing (or not), but it also creates a gap or opaqueness in terms of what could be happening - behind the scenes (even if nothing is happening).
The fact that IEBC will still upload the image of FORM34 for Wanjiku to do her own tallies is not the answer since Wanjiku has no capacity, time or bandwidth to be tallying 45,000 or so FORMS as they get uploaded on the IEBC portal just to know which presidential candidate is ahead at a given particular time.
Perhaps, IEBC could still consider the option of broadcasting the Presidential 'TEXT' results once they have cross-checked with their physical copies as they arrive at Bomas.
walu.
On Friday, July 15, 2022 at 01:22:00 PM GMT+3, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Many thanks Benson, Moses and Mutheu for contributing to yesterday's discussion. Listers the floor is still open for you to contribute'i will share a summary of todays discussion.
Thank you
Best Regards
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 11:02 PM Benson Muite via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Transmission of results can also be done by USSD not just by internet. A credible process cannot be ensured by ICT aspects alone, though ICT can increase efficiency. Observers should also be able to report results that are announced at polling stations.
While there is a law on data protection, educational and technical aspects seem less well developed. This affects other areas, not just elections.
Holistic planning is missing, many polling stations are schools, so purchasing infrastructure just for the election and not having a reuse plan may be a waste of resources.
It may be worth comparing with information provided to voters and procedures followed in other African countries, for example South Africa and Ghana:
https://www.elections.org.za/pw/Downloads/Documents-Voter-Education-Material https://ec.gov.gh/elections-instructions/
On 7/14/22 12:58, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet wrote:
Listers,
To give you further insights kindly refer < https://www.kictanet.or.ke/mdocs-posts/technology-deployment-in-kenyas-2017-general-election/>
to previous reports on Tech and elections prepared by KICTANet. /The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) deployed a 25-person election observer mission for Kenya’s 2017 General Election that took place on August 8, 2017. Kenyans voted for six positions namely Presidential, Senate, Parliamentary, Women’s Representative, Governor, and Member of County Assembly. KICTANet’s observation focused specifically on the use of technology from a user perspective and accordingly released a preliminary report < https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20170811/356bef8e/attachment.pdf>
which was published on 11 August 2017./Are there outstanding issues that need to be addressed?
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 12:05 PM Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com <mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com>> wrote:
Dear Moses,
Many thanks for your observations. I totally agree with you. Would you support any form of tools that IEBC can use to avail some of this information easily. Accessibility is definately a key issue. I tried accessing the Website yesterday but could not make it i guess due to demand. Be that as it may it would be great to have a website that factors in our differently abled brothers and sisters. Would appreciate specific recommendations on the tools IEBC can use. The time is shortly but as Commissioner Wanderi said yesterday, time is never short for good ideas to be implemented. Listers, Keep the ideas coming.
Best Regards
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 10:12 AM Moses Karanja via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
Two observations:
1. *Dedicate more attention to the official website as the main communication channel. *There seems to be an assumption that Facebook and Twitter are public spaces. If you compare the information posted on IEBC's Facebook page and what is on their website, you will realize the idea of /public access/ to information is compromised. Facebook does not allow unsigned-in individuals to access more than a sneak peak of pages, even the so called "public" ones, despite the claims they make. Facebook also breaks RSS feeds every so often to force people to sign up on those surveillance platforms. This is not a request to Facebook to make their surveillance platform more public-friendly, rather a request to IEBC to treat public information as truly public by investing in their official website.
2. *Publish standardized machine readable data.* The report IEBC published regarding 2013 election is different from what they published in 2017 and it is again different from the 2022 tables. Posting PDFs makes using that data harder and creates room for error as the conversion of such data to formats like csv increases entropy. This request has been made by so many people in the last decade+ you feel there is more to this refusal than plain technical limits.
- Njoroge wa Karanja
On 2022-07-13 14:02, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet wrote:
Listers,
Earlier today, KICTANet held a consultative meeting with IEBC Commissioners led by Chairman Wafula Chebukati and the Secretariat represented by CEO Marjan Hussein and ICT Manager Mr. Michael Ouma. This follows KICTANets participation in the IEBC National Elections Conference yesterday. The need for greater engagement between KICTANets Stakeholders and IEBC featured prominently in the deliberations.
As part of the engagement process , KICTANet will be hosting a ''Talk to IEBC'' discussion which will culminate in a Webinar that will address Technology concerns in Kenya's electoral process.
We would like to invite listers to contribute to the online discussion that will serve as a precursor to webinar.
To contribute we would like to hear from you the following:
1. What issues do you have in so far as Tech and elections is concern in Kenya? 2. What recommendations do you have in so far as the use of Tech and elections is concerned in Kenya? The discussion will take place on Thursday 14th July 2022 and Friday 15th July 2022
Thank you
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On 7/14/22 12:05, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet wrote:
Dear Moses,
Many thanks for your observations. I totally agree with you. Would you support any form of tools that IEBC can use to avail some of this information easily. Accessibility is definately a key issue. I tried accessing the Website yesterday but could not make it i guess due to demand. Be that as it may it would be great to have a website that factors in our differently abled brothers and sisters. Would appreciate specific recommendations on the tools IEBC can use. The time is shortly but as Commissioner Wanderi said yesterday, time is never short for good ideas to be implemented. Listers, Keep the ideas coming.
Best Regards
On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 10:12 AM Moses Karanja via KICTANet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
Two observations:
1. *Dedicate more attention to the official website as the main communication channel. *There seems to be an assumption that Facebook and Twitter are public spaces. If you compare the information posted on IEBC's Facebook page and what is on their website, you will realize the idea of /public access/ to information is compromised. Facebook does not allow unsigned-in individuals to access more than a sneak peak of pages, even the so called "public" ones, despite the claims they make. Facebook also breaks RSS feeds every so often to force people to sign up on those surveillance platforms. This is not a request to Facebook to make their surveillance platform more public-friendly, rather a request to IEBC to treat public information as truly public by investing in their official website.
2. *Publish standardized machine readable data.* The report IEBC published regarding 2013 election is different from what they published in 2017 and it is again different from the 2022 tables. Posting PDFs makes using that data harder and creates room for error as the conversion of such data to formats like csv increases entropy. This request has been made by so many people in the last decade+ you feel there is more to this refusal than plain technical limits. Conversion of presidential, gubernatorial, senate and national assembly candidate lists to CSV format https://gitlab.com/chaguoke2022/wateuliwa
- Njoroge wa Karanja
On 2022-07-13 14:02, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet wrote:
Dear Barrack & team, As regards IEBC, my first comment is an expression of disappointment at the lack of transparency and or openly sharing of important information with the public as regards the technological infrastructure they will utilize. More so as the last Presidential elections were nullified by our Supreme Court essentially due to technological issues, making Kenya the 3rd country in the world to have this happen, a position we should never return to especially as our nation can not afford the socio-economic repercussions of such a scenario. Additionally, technology is reliable if all the supporting factors are in place but in my opinion I have concerns about the technological preparedness of IEBC for the forthcoming General Elections (GE). My concerns I recognize may be due to lack of information, which loops back to my first comment about the IEBC granting the public access to information. Some of my concerns include: *INTEGRATION & SYSTEM TESTING*: In the last election both the software and hardware were from a similar provider but we still had issues which resulted in many votes not being counted. This time round there are two different providers i.e. the old one and a new one and such scenarios can raise challenges. Have they tested the effectiveness of the integration of the two systems? And if they did test how was this done as we voters are custodians of our biometrics, which would be required for said testing? If they did use voters to test the system for example, during the voter registration process then they should be transparent and gazette or share with the public particulars of where such testing was done and size of the test group. Or are they waiting to test the effectiveness at the GE which can be highly problematic with no room to resolve challenges in a timely manner. *VOTER DATA*: It has been alleged that the last "custodian" locked us out due to non payment of monies owed for services provided. If this is the case then how was the data migrated? Even if IEBC did have access to said data then the issue still remains that in accordance with our Data Protection Act, what is the status of the residual data held by the other party, as this raises data privacy & protection concerns as regards citizens data? *TECHNICAL AUDIT*: KPMG carried out an audit but unless they facilitated a technical audit that I am not privy to, then its imperative that a technical audit is done so that we are cognizant of the true nature of the technical preparedness of the IEBC systems before the elections. The results of such an audit should be made public to enhance public confidence in the transparency of our electoral system. This in turn denies politicians ammunition to "incite" the public as they are informed, and ensures public peace during our pre and post GE periods. *SERVERS*: Our servers are more than 3 years old and so would need an upgrade as a norm. Has such an upgrade been effected? The voter numbers have increased and so will the current servers have adequate capacity? If they lack capacity then at this eleventh hour when it is too late to order in others, then perhaps we need to look for other solutions as a matter of urgency for example, taking into account Data Protection considerations, IEBC can look into borrowing capacity from other major government servers that hold sensitive information as a norm, assuming they have extra capacity, like KRA or CBK? *KIEMS KITS & AUDITOR GENERALS REPORT*: Earlier this year the Auditor General's report indicated that nearly four thousand KIEMS kits, plus laptops, drives etc. were stolen from IEBC. What is the status of this? Have they been recovered? This raises major concerns especially as the KIEMS kits are not geo locked so if malicious actors have access to KEIMS kits and data they can manipulate the integrity of the GE in August. What steps has IEBC taken to address this concern? Additionally, albeit the SD cards and or flash drives are geo locked there is still potential for mischief as the KIEMS kits are not geo locked so a malicious player can insert another SD card. What is IEBC doing to curb potential mischief on this front? *POLLING STATIONS WITHOUT NETWORK COVERAGE*: There are approximately 1100 polling stations that allegedly still do not have access to 3G or 4G network coverage. The standard response from IEBC when this issue is raised is that they will utilize satellites. Have the said satellites been identified and or deployed and tested for effectiveness before the GE or will they be tested on election day? Why can't IEBC Gazette the said polling stations so that the public are aware of them and to enhance transparency and trust in the electoral process. *OCR (OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION) TECHNOLOGY*: As far as I am aware IEBC does not have OCR technology or do they? If they do not then for aggregation purposes this will have to be done manually and human error can arise (both accidental or intentional), as this is always a risk where the human factor is a component. If this is the status quo then what measures has IEBC put in place to secure this process? *BIOMETRIC RECOGNITION CHALLENGES*: As a norm the elderly have issues with their biometrics being recognized as do those who have suffered injuries after giving said biometrics etc. In the last election this was problematic and as such would like to know what steps has IEBC taken to address this issue. While it is arguable people can use their Identification Documents as an alternative however, due to the concern of the mischief that can arise from KIEMS kits that are not geo locked and the Auditors General's report concerns, discussed above, malicious actors can use as this as a work around to avoid presenting biometrics and relying only on their "identification documents". What steps has IEBC put in place to curb this? *CIVIC EDUCATION AND REGULAR UPDATES EVEN ON THE IEBC WEBSITES*: IEBC has not been aggressive in much needed civic education to sensitize and update the public on the GE and even their website can be better utilized. In all of this accessibility of information to the differently abled is an important factor and their democratic right. How has IEBC addressed this? Even on election day what steps have been put in place to protect the privacy of the differently abled but enable them to exercise their democratic right fairly? *CYBER HYGIENE AWARENESS TRAINING FOR IEBC STAFF*: 95% of cyber incidents are due to the human factor i.e. both malicious or accidental factors. As such, what cyber hygiene training have the IEBC staff been given, as for example, even charging devices at known polling stations by plugging them into the available power sockets can be vectors to upload malware pre installed by malicious actors. Perhaps KICTANet as you have recently been part of a project that developed a cyber hygiene curriculum can train the IEBC staff virtually and take them over the basics to secure the electoral systems in even a 2 hour session. People can only secure themselves and their systems from risks and dangers they are cognizant of. *BACKUP POWER*: What backup power does IEBC have at each polling station i.e. both generators and or solar? IEBC needs to realize that with great power like they have, comes great responsibility to uphold the democratic rights of Kenyans to fair and free elections, and not allow technological issues that are resolvable to curtail this right again. Stay happy, *Mutheu Khimulu* *LLM. Cybersecurity, Counter Terrorism & Crisis Management* *https://www.linkedin.com/in/mutheu-khimulu-law/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mutheu-khimulu-law/> * On Wed, Jul 13, 2022 at 9:03 PM Barrack Otieno via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers,
Earlier today, KICTANet held a consultative meeting with IEBC Commissioners led by Chairman Wafula Chebukati and the Secretariat represented by CEO Marjan Hussein and ICT Manager Mr. Michael Ouma. This follows KICTANets participation in the IEBC National Elections Conference yesterday. The need for greater engagement between KICTANets Stakeholders and IEBC featured prominently in the deliberations.
As part of the engagement process , KICTANet will be hosting a ''Talk to IEBC'' discussion which will culminate in a Webinar that will address Technology concerns in Kenya's electoral process.
We would like to invite listers to contribute to the online discussion that will serve as a precursor to webinar.
To contribute we would like to hear from you the following:
1. What issues do you have in so far as Tech and elections is concern in Kenya? 2. What recommendations do you have in so far as the use of Tech and elections is concerned in Kenya? The discussion will take place on Thursday 14th July 2022 and Friday 15th July 2022
Thank you
Best Regards
--
*Barrack Otieno* *Trustee* *Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTAnet)* *Skype:barrack.otieno* *+254721325277*
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Goodafternoon Mutheu, Many thanks for your detailed response. We will certainly share all this issues with IEBC ahead of the Webinar to elicit the necessary responses. We raised most of the issues during the engagement with the commissioners yesterday and it appears they have done a lot with respect to the issues you have raised but have not been communicating properly. We agreed to isolate the issues we can handle before the election and those that can be handled in between the election cycles. We will ensure that the issues you have raised are included in the memorandum that will be the basis of ''Talk to IEBC" Best Regards On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 1:24 PM A Mutheu <mutheu@khimulu.com> wrote:
Dear Barrack & team,
As regards IEBC, my first comment is an expression of disappointment at the lack of transparency and or openly sharing of important information with the public as regards the technological infrastructure they will utilize. More so as the last Presidential elections were nullified by our Supreme Court essentially due to technological issues, making Kenya the 3rd country in the world to have this happen, a position we should never return to especially as our nation can not afford the socio-economic repercussions of such a scenario. Additionally, technology is reliable if all the supporting factors are in place but in my opinion I have concerns about the technological preparedness of IEBC for the forthcoming General Elections (GE). My concerns I recognize may be due to lack of information, which loops back to my first comment about the IEBC granting the public access to information.
Some of my concerns include:
*INTEGRATION & SYSTEM TESTING*: In the last election both the software and hardware were from a similar provider but we still had issues which resulted in many votes not being counted. This time round there are two different providers i.e. the old one and a new one and such scenarios can raise challenges. Have they tested the effectiveness of the integration of the two systems? And if they did test how was this done as we voters are custodians of our biometrics, which would be required for said testing? If they did use voters to test the system for example, during the voter registration process then they should be transparent and gazette or share with the public particulars of where such testing was done and size of the test group. Or are they waiting to test the effectiveness at the GE which can be highly problematic with no room to resolve challenges in a timely manner.
*VOTER DATA*: It has been alleged that the last "custodian" locked us out due to non payment of monies owed for services provided. If this is the case then how was the data migrated? Even if IEBC did have access to said data then the issue still remains that in accordance with our Data Protection Act, what is the status of the residual data held by the other party, as this raises data privacy & protection concerns as regards citizens data?
*TECHNICAL AUDIT*: KPMG carried out an audit but unless they facilitated a technical audit that I am not privy to, then its imperative that a technical audit is done so that we are cognizant of the true nature of the technical preparedness of the IEBC systems before the elections. The results of such an audit should be made public to enhance public confidence in the transparency of our electoral system. This in turn denies politicians ammunition to "incite" the public as they are informed, and ensures public peace during our pre and post GE periods.
*SERVERS*: Our servers are more than 3 years old and so would need an upgrade as a norm. Has such an upgrade been effected? The voter numbers have increased and so will the current servers have adequate capacity? If they lack capacity then at this eleventh hour when it is too late to order in others, then perhaps we need to look for other solutions as a matter of urgency for example, taking into account Data Protection considerations, IEBC can look into borrowing capacity from other major government servers that hold sensitive information as a norm, assuming they have extra capacity, like KRA or CBK?
*KIEMS KITS & AUDITOR GENERALS REPORT*: Earlier this year the Auditor General's report indicated that nearly four thousand KIEMS kits, plus laptops, drives etc. were stolen from IEBC. What is the status of this? Have they been recovered? This raises major concerns especially as the KIEMS kits are not geo locked so if malicious actors have access to KEIMS kits and data they can manipulate the integrity of the GE in August. What steps has IEBC taken to address this concern? Additionally, albeit the SD cards and or flash drives are geo locked there is still potential for mischief as the KIEMS kits are not geo locked so a malicious player can insert another SD card. What is IEBC doing to curb potential mischief on this front?
*POLLING STATIONS WITHOUT NETWORK COVERAGE*: There are approximately 1100 polling stations that allegedly still do not have access to 3G or 4G network coverage. The standard response from IEBC when this issue is raised is that they will utilize satellites. Have the said satellites been identified and or deployed and tested for effectiveness before the GE or will they be tested on election day? Why can't IEBC Gazette the said polling stations so that the public are aware of them and to enhance transparency and trust in the electoral process.
*OCR (OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION) TECHNOLOGY*: As far as I am aware IEBC does not have OCR technology or do they? If they do not then for aggregation purposes this will have to be done manually and human error can arise (both accidental or intentional), as this is always a risk where the human factor is a component. If this is the status quo then what measures has IEBC put in place to secure this process?
*BIOMETRIC RECOGNITION CHALLENGES*: As a norm the elderly have issues with their biometrics being recognized as do those who have suffered injuries after giving said biometrics etc. In the last election this was problematic and as such would like to know what steps has IEBC taken to address this issue. While it is arguable people can use their Identification Documents as an alternative however, due to the concern of the mischief that can arise from KIEMS kits that are not geo locked and the Auditors General's report concerns, discussed above, malicious actors can use as this as a work around to avoid presenting biometrics and relying only on their "identification documents". What steps has IEBC put in place to curb this?
*CIVIC EDUCATION AND REGULAR UPDATES EVEN ON THE IEBC WEBSITES*: IEBC has not been aggressive in much needed civic education to sensitize and update the public on the GE and even their website can be better utilized. In all of this accessibility of information to the differently abled is an important factor and their democratic right. How has IEBC addressed this? Even on election day what steps have been put in place to protect the privacy of the differently abled but enable them to exercise their democratic right fairly?
*CYBER HYGIENE AWARENESS TRAINING FOR IEBC STAFF*: 95% of cyber incidents are due to the human factor i.e. both malicious or accidental factors. As such, what cyber hygiene training have the IEBC staff been given, as for example, even charging devices at known polling stations by plugging them into the available power sockets can be vectors to upload malware pre installed by malicious actors. Perhaps KICTANet as you have recently been part of a project that developed a cyber hygiene curriculum can train the IEBC staff virtually and take them over the basics to secure the electoral systems in even a 2 hour session. People can only secure themselves and their systems from risks and dangers they are cognizant of.
*BACKUP POWER*: What backup power does IEBC have at each polling station i.e. both generators and or solar?
IEBC needs to realize that with great power like they have, comes great responsibility to uphold the democratic rights of Kenyans to fair and free elections, and not allow technological issues that are resolvable to curtail this right again.
Stay happy,
*Mutheu Khimulu* *LLM. Cybersecurity, Counter Terrorism & Crisis Management* *https://www.linkedin.com/in/mutheu-khimulu-law/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mutheu-khimulu-law/> *
On Wed, Jul 13, 2022 at 9:03 PM Barrack Otieno via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers,
Earlier today, KICTANet held a consultative meeting with IEBC Commissioners led by Chairman Wafula Chebukati and the Secretariat represented by CEO Marjan Hussein and ICT Manager Mr. Michael Ouma. This follows KICTANets participation in the IEBC National Elections Conference yesterday. The need for greater engagement between KICTANets Stakeholders and IEBC featured prominently in the deliberations.
As part of the engagement process , KICTANet will be hosting a ''Talk to IEBC'' discussion which will culminate in a Webinar that will address Technology concerns in Kenya's electoral process.
We would like to invite listers to contribute to the online discussion that will serve as a precursor to webinar.
To contribute we would like to hear from you the following:
1. What issues do you have in so far as Tech and elections is concern in Kenya? 2. What recommendations do you have in so far as the use of Tech and elections is concerned in Kenya? The discussion will take place on Thursday 14th July 2022 and Friday 15th July 2022
Thank you
Best Regards
--
*Barrack Otieno* *Trustee* *Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTAnet)* *Skype:barrack.otieno* *+254721325277*
*https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/>* *www.kictanet.or.ke <http://www.kictanet.or.ke>* _______________________________________________ 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/
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On 7/14/22 13:30, A Mutheu via KICTANet wrote:
*SERVERS*: Our servers are more than 3 years old and so would need an upgrade as a norm. Has such an upgrade been effected? The voter numbers have increased and so will the current servers have adequate capacity? If they lack capacity then at this eleventh hour when it is too late to order in others, then perhaps we need to look for other solutions as a matter of urgency for example, taking into account Data Protection considerations, IEBC can look into borrowing capacity from other major government servers that hold sensitive information as a norm, assuming they have extra capacity, like KRA or CBK?
It appears that forms.iebc.or.ke is on Amazon S3. Making this data available increases transparency. The information on these forms seems to be public, though publishing a hash of the files to confirm integrity would be useful. Some of the forms have returning officer id numbers. My expectation would have been that the name, and possibly a telephone number for the returning officer would be publicly visible, but not the id number. My hope is that servers holding confidential information are not in the public cloud.
*OCR (OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION) TECHNOLOGY*: As far as I am aware IEBC does not have OCR technology or do they? If they do not then for aggregation purposes this will have to be done manually and human error can arise (both accidental or intentional), as this is always a risk where the human factor is a component. If this is the status quo then what measures has IEBC put in place to secure this process?
This is something that IEBC should invest in more. A paper audit trail is important, but OCR would allow speed up in tabulation. https://electionlab.mit.edu/research/voting-technology Tools such as: https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract can help in processing A forms, and non machine readable uploads of B forms. Those with technical skills and interest in the election process will have already automated the processing of 34A forms. Nevertheless, the dataset should prove useful for those interested in computer vision: http://cs230.stanford.edu/projects_spring_2020/reports/38792124.pdf
*CIVIC EDUCATION AND REGULAR UPDATES EVEN ON THE IEBC WEBSITES*: IEBC has not been aggressive in much needed civic education to sensitize and update the public on the GE and even their website can be better utilized. In all of this accessibility of information to the differently abled is an important factor and their democratic right. How has IEBC addressed this? Even on election day what steps have been put in place to protect the privacy of the differently abled but enable them to exercise their democratic right fairly?
The updates for forms other than 34 are slow/non-existent. Media coverage is incomplete. By making forms 34 available, this has allowed the general public to do their own tallying, with the understanding that verification is still needed. This seems to have increased confidence in the process. Hopefully, the numbers on the other forms will also be made available.
IEBC needs to realize that with great power like they have, comes great responsibility to uphold the democratic rights of Kenyans to fair and free elections, and not allow technological issues that are resolvable to curtail this right again.
Stay happy,
*Mutheu Khimulu* *LLM. Cybersecurity, Counter Terrorism & Crisis Management* *https://www.linkedin.com/in/mutheu-khimulu-law/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mutheu-khimulu-law/> *
Dear Benson, Your insights are noted with appreciation. Stay happy, *Mutheu Khimulu.* *LLM. Cybersecurity, Counter Terrorism & Crisis Management* *https://www.linkedin.com/in/mutheu-khimulu-law/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mutheu-khimulu-law/>* On Sun, Aug 14, 2022 at 10:19 PM Benson Muite via KICTANet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
On 7/14/22 13:30, A Mutheu via KICTANet wrote:
*SERVERS*: Our servers are more than 3 years old and so would need an upgrade as a norm. Has such an upgrade been effected? The voter numbers have increased and so will the current servers have adequate capacity? If they lack capacity then at this eleventh hour when it is too late to order in others, then perhaps we need to look for other solutions as a matter of urgency for example, taking into account Data Protection considerations, IEBC can look into borrowing capacity from other major government servers that hold sensitive information as a norm, assuming they have extra capacity, like KRA or CBK?
It appears that forms.iebc.or.ke is on Amazon S3. Making this data available increases transparency. The information on these forms seems to be public, though publishing a hash of the files to confirm integrity would be useful. Some of the forms have returning officer id numbers. My expectation would have been that the name, and possibly a telephone number for the returning officer would be publicly visible, but not the id number. My hope is that servers holding confidential information are not in the public cloud.
*OCR (OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION) TECHNOLOGY*: As far as I am aware IEBC does not have OCR technology or do they? If they do not then for aggregation purposes this will have to be done manually and human error can arise (both accidental or intentional), as this is always a risk where the human factor is a component. If this is the status quo then what measures has IEBC put in place to secure this process?
This is something that IEBC should invest in more. A paper audit trail is important, but OCR would allow speed up in tabulation. https://electionlab.mit.edu/research/voting-technology Tools such as: https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract can help in processing A forms, and non machine readable uploads of B forms. Those with technical skills and interest in the election process will have already automated the processing of 34A forms. Nevertheless, the dataset should prove useful for those interested in computer vision: http://cs230.stanford.edu/projects_spring_2020/reports/38792124.pdf
*CIVIC EDUCATION AND REGULAR UPDATES EVEN ON THE IEBC WEBSITES*: IEBC has not been aggressive in much needed civic education to sensitize and update the public on the GE and even their website can be better utilized. In all of this accessibility of information to the differently abled is an important factor and their democratic right. How has IEBC addressed this? Even on election day what steps have been put in place to protect the privacy of the differently abled but enable them to exercise their democratic right fairly?
The updates for forms other than 34 are slow/non-existent. Media coverage is incomplete. By making forms 34 available, this has allowed the general public to do their own tallying, with the understanding that verification is still needed. This seems to have increased confidence in the process. Hopefully, the numbers on the other forms will also be made available.
IEBC needs to realize that with great power like they have, comes great responsibility to uphold the democratic rights of Kenyans to fair and free elections, and not allow technological issues that are resolvable to curtail this right again.
Stay happy,
*Mutheu Khimulu* *LLM. Cybersecurity, Counter Terrorism & Crisis Management* *https://www.linkedin.com/in/mutheu-khimulu-law/ <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mutheu-khimulu-law/> *
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participants (11)
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A Mutheu -
Barrack Otieno -
Barrack Otieno -
Benson Muite -
Grace Githaiga -
Liz -
Moses Karanja -
Munyoki Kilyungi -
Mutemi wa Kiama -
muthiru wangechi -
Walubengo J