[kictanet] www.births.go.ke & SMS

Tue Mar 9 10:51:57 EAT 2010

@ Walu maybe the DG may want to define the EA CSTF  and what it actually
does :) however @Wainaina under your longterm actions possibly the
government could consider unifying all those "identities" into a single
reference. For example an typical Kenyan has an ID No, Passport No, Pin No,
Birth Cert No, DL No and when they Pass on  a Death Cert No.  If one number
is issued at birth and it covers all the things that require a number
tracing and tracking people will not only be easy but all you will need to
do is call up one number and it brings up all your details. This will not
only encourage registration but make it easier to manage.

SammyG

On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:

> @ Josiah,
> True that - Mozilla flags  www.births.go.ke as a reported attack site -
> meaning bad boys and girls are using it to launch cyberattacks...
>
> funny, just sitting at KICC (ICANN Meeting) listening to the Director
> General, CCK boasting of our East African Cyber Security Task Force. Maybe
> this force should start their work on addressing cybersecurity on
> government websites...
>
> walu.
>
> --- On *Mon, 3/8/10, Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] www.births.go.ke & SMS
> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Monday, March 8, 2010, 11:35 AM
>
>
> Incidentally www.births.go.ke is reported by my browser as hosting malware
> so be careful...
> --
> Josiah Mugambi
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 11:04 PM, Wainaina Mungai <wainaina at madeinkenya.org<http://mc/[email protected]>
> > wrote:
>
>> The daily queues outside Sheria House are a sign that it is time to
>> speed-up digitization of the birth registration process. To solve the
>> problem, I believe the Kenya ICT Board should lobby for immediate and
>> longterm action within government:
>>
>> *Immediate steps*
>> *1. Application forms: All aplication forms must be availed on
>> http://www.births.go.ke/ and the website made public asap.*
>>
>> 2.* Tracking*: Parents should be able to track applications via SMS and
>> via http://www.births.go.ke/ and via SMS. Models of this exist in
>> government and it's simply a matter of replicating the approach.
>>    - National ID card application status -
>> http://www.identity.go.ke/search.html
>>   - Passport application status -
>> http://www.immigration.go.ke/index.php?id=25
>>
>> 3. No identity cards (or even primary school admissions) should be issued
>> without the birth certificate. This will encourage registration of births.
>>
>>
>> *Longterm actions*
>> * Every maternity hospital must submit birth information on a daily basis
>> (electronically) and parents issued with a serial number for use in tracking
>> and collecting the birth certificates. Home births via midwives must also be
>> submitted via a registered midwife who must be attached to a local
>> government hospital.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Wainaina
>>
>>
>>
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