[kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed?

Thu Mar 7 21:53:04 EAT 2013

Wash,

Could the mobile handsets really have been communicating via a VPN? I don't
think that the features and specification of the handsets could support a
VPN client? Could it be that they were using a private/dedicated APN
configured by Safaricom?

Best regards,

Brian

On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 9:01 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com>wrote:

> @Edith,
>
> Safaricom cannot explain anything to do with IEBC Servers and laptops and
> even the Nokia phones IEBC used! I'll try to elaborate slightly:
>
> 1. Safaricom gives connectivity, much like a highway to drive on at a
> certain maximum speed. They ensured that IEBC got this and I must emphasize
> I was a witness to this, having sat with Bob Collymore and other
> Safaricom's top
>     Manager at the Safaricom Network Monitoring Centre (NMC) from 6.30pm
> on Monday to about 8am on Tuesday. During this time, myself and other
> representatives of political parties and representative from IEBC had
> unfettered
>     access to the NMC and the Engineers on duty to ensure there were no
> issues affecting the "highway". I don't remember seeing any failures on the
> highway, and besides there was enough redundancy in place to mitigate that.
>
> 2. Safaricom DID NOT have access to IEBC servers - which form the
> "backend" of the transmission system. Neither did Safaricom have access to
> the mobile phones that were used as "frontend". These two were communicating
>     via a VPN. The encryption within this VPN was IEBCs business. IEBC was
> responsible for configuring the frontend-backend communication. When IEBCs
> Server disk filled up (ran out of space) it was IEBCs business to fix, not
>     Safaricoms. I remember when results stopped trickling in, I did raise
> the question and CORD's representative at the NMC went to Bomas, where he
> got the information that there had been issues with HDD storage. I also
> recall
>     Safaricom's Nzioka Waita rushing to Bomas to get to establish what the
> real problem was. Of course it was beyond his mandate to manage IEBC's
> Server.
>
> This whole s*^t is IEBCs to answer for, NOT Safaricom. Look at the failure
> as being on the "Submission System" (frontend-backend) and not on the
> highway.
>
> I am not speaking on behalf of Safaricom, but as one person who has first
> hand information from Safaricom's NMC while representing a political
> coalition's interests. Oh, and Jubilee Coalition did not send a
> representative. I also don't recall seeing someone representing Amani
> coalition, but they all had invitation to attend.
>
>
>
>
> On 6 March 2013 20:10, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca> wrote:
>
>>  Despite Safaricom’s press release, they were involved in transmitting
>> the results. Can they explain why the transmission via their VPN failed?*
>> ***
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Edith****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=
>> idrc.ca at lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Erik Hersman
>> *Sent:* March 6, 2013 3:02 PM
>>
>> *To:* Edith Adera
>> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed?****
>>
>>  ** **
>>
>> Does anyone on the list have the contact information for Dismas Ongondi
>> at IEBC?****
>>
>> *Dismas Ongondi - Director of Information Communication Technology*****
>>
>> As head of the ICT department, he has been in charge of the technological
>> revolution at the commission. The implementation of the an electronic
>> results transmission technology and biometric voter registration has been
>> under his docket. He is the man Kenyans will be focusing on tomorrow when
>> Presidential results are relayed electronically. ****
>>
>> Erik Hersman****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> www.ushahidi.com | www.iHub.co.ke <http://www.ihub.co.ke/>****
>>
>> www.whiteafrican.com <http://www.afrigadget.com/> | @whiteafrican<http://twitter.com/whiteafrican>
>> ****
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>> On Mar 6, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni at gmail.com> wrote:***
>> *
>>
>>
>>
>> ****
>>
>> I would be curious to know when the selected vendor actually indeed
>> receive their contract for the work to begin. My experience with public
>> procurement (GoK, USAID, etc), once the bids are closed, it will usually
>> take more than 30 days to get everything finalized internal to the buying
>> organisation for a contract to be issued and hence works to begin.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Considering this was a software project for custom tool and several
>> integration requirements with several third party applications. The
>> problems were are seeing are really a manifestation of how the preparedness
>> process went.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
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>> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Erik Hersman <erik at zungu.com> wrote:****
>>
>> Agosta,****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> I think it's clear that we all understand that tech issues happen, on
>> this list we understand that better than most.  However, how are you
>> supposed to help if you don't know what's wrong?****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> That's really what's at issue here.  It's about understanding how it
>> works first, then who's involved, then what's wrong, then what (if
>> anything) we can do.  Do you find something wrong in that train of thought?
>> ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Erik Hersman****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> www.ushahidi.com | www.iHub.co.ke <http://www.ihub.co.ke/>****
>>
>> www.whiteafrican.com <http://www.afrigadget.com/> | @whiteafrican<http://twitter.com/whiteafrican>
>> ****
>>
>> ** **
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>> On Mar 6, 2013, at 1:01 PM, Agosta Liko <agostal at gmail.com> wrote:****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>>  Daudi
>>
>> My point is when people work on complex systems ... like the election
>> system, things fail and most times they recover.
>>
>> Lets not have a public hazing exercise -- Unless we say we know for a
>> fact what the problem is
>>
>> and in that case, first step would be to offer help to IEBC - or the
>> staff there. We know them !!
>>
>> There are too many of us who are now offering solutions on blogs,
>> websites etc etc
>>
>> Maybe this will bring in more grants .....
>>
>> Thanks****
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Daudi Were <daudi.were at gmail.com> wrote:
>> ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> On 6 March 2013 09:56, Agosta Liko <agostal at gmail.com> wrote:****
>>
>> about the RFP ...
>>
>> ----------------------------------------****
>>
>> THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) IS THE EXCLUSIVE, CONFIDENTIAL,
>> PROPRIETARY PROPERTY OF THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
>> (IFES). IT MAY NOT BE COPIED, TRANSMITTED, OR DISCLOSED BY ANY MEANS
>> WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT OF IFES . BY ACCEPTING A COPY HEREOF,
>> RECIPIENT AGREES TO (I) BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED
>> HEREIN (INCLUDING BUT NO T LIMITED TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY PROVISONS), (II)
>> USE THE RFP (AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTS) SOLE LY FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES AND
>> FOR RESPONDING TO THIS RFP, AND (III) RETURN OR DESTROY THE RFP (AND ANY
>> RELATED DOCUMENTS) UPON IFES REQUEST OR UPON YOUR DECISION NOT TO RESPOND
>> TO THIS RFP
>>
>> ----------------------------------------****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Liko,****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> The RFP maybe belong to IFES (and that can be disputed), the election and
>> the electoral process belongs to Kenyans. ****
>>
>> We not only have the right, we have the RESPONSIBILITY to question what
>> is going on with the ICT systems at Bomas. ****
>>
>> Since you keep telling us to expect things to fail and then expect them
>> to be fixed why don't you tell us WHAT failed and WHAT is being fixed.
>> Simple enough. If you don't want to tell us what is failing and what is
>> being fixed then tell us WHY you can not tell us. Is it that you don't
>> know, in which case you should join is trying to find out WHAT is going on.
>> ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> The integrity of our election is much more important that a warning IN
>> CAPS about which obscure company owns which document. ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> We ask these questions are patriots, as concerned citizens who want our
>> electoral commission to succeed. Obscure confidentially clauses or not. *
>> ***
>>
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>> D****
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