[kictanet] Cyber Cop

bitange at jambo.co.ke bitange at jambo.co.ke
Wed Mar 20 00:21:35 EAT 2013 

Meshack,
Kenya is a member of freedom on line.  This grouping is the one that was
opposed to any on-line censor at the just concluded Dubai conference on
ITRs. We cannot start to discuss on-line regulation as though it was
broadcasting.  Let the internet be free.

What we need is educating our people on some of this freedoms and counter
measures to reduce built up anger.  If you ask some people why they are so
angry with their countrymen, some will tell you it is because my brother
was angry at them.

The British colonized Americans for years and one of their strategies of
control were to scare the Americans through military band playing without
fear into their hide outs.  One day the Americans developed a strategy of
wearing jungle green military gear and killed the British as they played
their band into enemy territory.  This became a major military strategy
innovation that we use even today.  The import of this is a call to duty. 
If some people have chosen to scare us in the social media, let us find
our jungle green gear and destroy them.  We do not need to control
internet to manage this.  You do not always have to fight and just like
Kenny Rogers says; "You do not have to fight to be a man".

Ndemo.




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>
>
> I speak of control at this point how does regulation fit in?
> ------------------------------
> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 7:26 AM PDT Brian Munyao Longwe wrote:
>
>>True about Egypt, but that was to extend the Govts iron-grasp on the
>>populace. Is there any country in Africa with as much civil liberty as
>>Kenya? Let us not look the gift horse in the mouth...
>>
>>    cell: +254715964281
>>#*****TRON LIVES*****#
>>On Mar 19, 2013 4:44 PM, "meshack emakunat" <memakunat at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Just for thought Egypt shut down internet during the Arab uprising in
>>> 2011.
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 5:21 AM PDT Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) wrote:
>>>
>>> >Brian,
>>> >I agree with you that the insanity on social media has gone beyond
>>> >mere expression or opinion. The gloves are so off. There are too many
>>> >instances where people are commenting without regard for the rights
>>> >and reputations of others. It is as if the various camps have brought
>>> >out their best propaganda machinery...and it keeps getting nastier as
>>> >the election/ petition proceeds. And the intolerance! Why on earth do
>>> >we have to abuse someone for their opinion? Didn't our foreparents
>>> >fight so hard for plurality?
>>> >
>>> >On agenda four, maybe we missed the bus at the truth and
>>> >reconciliation stop. But all is not lost and it is just wrong for
>>> >people to keep stirring ethnic/sectarian emotions in the name of
>>> >communal anger. Haven't we always been angry? Why is the anger more
>>> >urgent now?
>>> >
>>> >Action should be taken towards those inciting others. I agree with
>>> >Macharia Gaitho, someone needs to stop this social media violence!
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >2013/3/19 Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com>:
>>> > Emmanuel,
>>> >
>>> > Thanks for setting me straight, this is clear evidence of the
>>> ignorance
>>> I
>>> > alluded to as I began my previous post :)
>>> >
>>> > On a more serious note and once again, thank you so much for bringing
>>> this
>>> > out, Agenda Four is a very critical part of our Nationhood. As you
>>> have
>>> > pointed out, the media might seem to have lost focus, forgotten or
>>> ignored
>>> > it's importance.
>>> >
>>> > But on issues of such grave importance as the Agenda Four - couldn't
>>> it
>>> also
>>> > be argued that all stakeholders have failed in their roles?
>>> >
>>> > The two principals
>>> > International Civil Society
>>> > Local Civil Society
>>> > Various relevant organs of Government
>>> > Legal Fraternity
>>> > Media Houses
>>> >
>>> > Best regards,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Brian
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Emmanuel Khisa <
>>> oloo.khisa at googlemail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Hi Brian,
>>> >
>>> > I did not refer to blackout on politicians.
>>> >
>>> > The media has been failing in their role as interrogators of the
>>> deeper
>>> > issues of Agenda four...Please note the following as regards the
>>> national
>>> > accord:
>>> >
>>> > The National Accord
>>> >
>>> > The two parties agreed to tackle four main agenda items to end the
>>> > political crisis and address its underlying causes.
>>> >
>>> > Agenda Item 1: Immediate Action to Stop Violence and Restore
>>> Fundamental
>>> > Rights.
>>> > Agenda Item 2: Addressing the Humanitarian Crisis, and Promoting
>>> Healing
>>> > and Reconciliation.
>>> > Agenda Item 3: How to Overcome the Political Crisis (power sharing).
>>> > Agenda Item 4: Tackling Long-term Issues.
>>> >
>>> > Agenda four addresses the long standing issues of Land, Equity and
>>> other
>>> > causative factors of ethnic violence ( PEV included). This does not
>>> screem
>>> > any politician's name, it simply means this so called Mantra of PEACE
>>> has
>>> > been used to cloud our collective psychie as a country. The problem
>>> with
>>> > this is that today you think Kenya is peaceful just because we are
>>> able
>>> to
>>> > drive around Nairobi and go for our nyama choma sessions in Naivasha
>>> or
>>> > Kajiado...what we forget is that so far we have no report on the Tana
>>> River
>>> > Violence, Baragoi Massacre, Garrisa and NE province violence,
>>> simmering
>>> > conflicts in Kwale and the entire coast...We are all glued to our TVs
>>> very
>>> > ready to embrace "PEACE" while conviniently avoiding the topics
>>> listed
>>> as
>>> > grievances...
>>> >
>>> > So Mr. Munyao, it is very critical that we begin to not use the
>>> > responsibility of Cyber use as a pannacea for all the ills facing the
>>> > country for ventilating we must late people ventilate..and the
>>> institutions
>>> > charged with these responsibilities must use the tones and trends of
>>> > discussion online to map out issues that need addressing...and The
>>> MEDIA
>>> > must be key here....The Agenda Four items will not address themselve
>>> and yet
>>> > it is these issues..longstanding that will slow down the currently
>>> raging
>>> > tribal sentiments on the internet.
>>> >
>>> > My thoughts,
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Brian Munyao Longwe <
>>> blongwe at gmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Please excuse my ignorance but in responding to Emmanuel's input I
>>> don't
>>> >> see the relationship between media's black out on politicians and
>>> the
>>> >> insanity on social media.
>>> >>
>>> >> Let's put this in context - the media blackout affects a select few
>>> -
>>> the
>>> >> political elite who are looking for a platform to push their own
>>> personal
>>> >> and political agendas. The blackout has to a certain extent
>>> protected
>>> >> Kenyans from their inflammatory statements.
>>> >>
>>> >> On the other hand, the social media activity involves hundreds, if
>>> not
>>> >> thousands of individuals who are expressing their personal opinions
>>> (as
>>> >> negative and unsavoury as those might be). I place emphasis here on
>>> >> *expressing their opinion*. The fact that they are using social
>>> media
>>> as one
>>> >> of the channels where their opinion gets aired is simply that, a
>>> matter of
>>> >> fact. I am sure that they express the same opinion in their homes,
>>> over
>>> >> their phones, in their hair salons, bars, classrooms, gyms
>>> etc...This
>>> is
>>> >> because the opinion belongs to them.
>>> >>
>>> >> Let us not be naive and try to separate the opinion from the
>>> individual
>>> >> behind it. That to me, is the more important issue. A tribal tirade
>>> on
>>> >> social media is indicative of a tribal opinion held by an individual
>>> with
>>> >> tribal beliefs. Solve the basic problem of promoting Kenyanness,
>>> unity
>>> and a
>>> >> non-tribal outlook and I believe that strides begin to be made
>>> towards
>>> >> solving the problem.
>>> >>
>>> >> My two cents,
>>> >>
>>> >> Brian
>>> >>
>>> >> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca>
>>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> John F. Kennedy - “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible
>>> will
>>> >> make violent revolution inevitable”
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> From: Emmanuel Khisa [mailto:oloo.khisa at googlemail.com]
>>> >> Sent: March 19, 2013 9:50 AM
>>> >> To: Edith Adera
>>> >> Cc: oloo.khisa at gmail.com; KICTAnet - Media Editors Forum; KICTAnet
>>> ICT
>>> >> Policy Discussions
>>> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Cyber Cop
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> +1,
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Indeed cyber responsiblilty is not a standalone initiative...cyber
>>> >> exists as a channel for expressing the societal views and does not
>>> therefore
>>> >> exist on its on...
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> The day we realise that gagging the traditional media does not work
>>> in
>>> >> the 21st century internet age we will start making steps to tackle
>>> the
>>> >> difficult issues the SOUL of the country is struggling with.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> We can make noise about responsible internet use but for as long as
>>> the
>>> >> media blacks out channels of communications, blogsphere will remain
>>> the only
>>> >> media of expression for the populace...
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> IMHO we are a country that is quick to bury its head in the sand and
>>> now
>>> >> we are left with a simmering problem on Agenda 4 which remain
>>> unattended to
>>> >> and which is awaiting an opportune time to explode..
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Regard
>>> >>
>>> >> On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Bwana Ndemo,
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> As I reflected on your unenviable job as a “cyber cop” (watching
>>> you on
>>> >> The Trend last Friday) and stumbled on this article by Gaitho
>>> entitled
>>> “The
>>> >> demented postings on social media must stop before blood flows”
>>> >> http://www.nation.co.ke/blogs/-/446672/1723754/-/ee6vonz/-/index.html
>>> it
>>> >> occurred to me that we probably need something deeper, while we must
>>> address
>>> >> the madness online.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> You’re on record here advocating for policy/decision-making based
>>> on
>>> >> empirical/research evidence. I recall your spirited campaign about
>>> the
>>> >> Cancer Bill that MPs excitedly passed without the benefit of
>>> scientific
>>> >> evidence as to “the actual cause of cancers in Kenya”. You
>>> argued that
>>> you
>>> >> wished they did not get excited about addressing the symptoms of the
>>> >> problem, but the root cause.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> As you crack down on cyber haters (to address the symptoms of the
>>> >> problem), could we also ask ourselves a couple of questions
>>> (listers,
>>> feel
>>> >> free to add more questions) to get to the ROOT CAUSE of this ANGER:
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> *why are people so angry?
>>> >>
>>> >> *is this anger only in cyberspace?
>>> >>
>>> >> *If not, to what extent is it a reflection of simmering
>>> (unexpressed)
>>> >> anger on the ground?
>>> >>
>>> >> *what are the implications of unexpressed anger?
>>> >>
>>> >> *why are people comfortable to express such deep anger online and
>>> not
>>> >> offline? What are they afraid of?
>>> >>
>>> >> *How can long-lasting co-existence be achieved, once and for all?
>>> >>
>>> >> * etc etc etc
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Someone has work to do as we try to address the short-term symptoms
>>> –
>>> is
>>> >> it the academic community? or pollsters can have a post-election job
>>> to do?
>>> >> I don’t know, but the RROT CAUSE, we must find including the
>>> solutions.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Reflective Edith
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
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>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >>
>>> >> "Service to Mankind is the greatest form of service"...
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Oloo Khisa
>>> >> P.O. Box 24324-00100
>>> >> Nairobi
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>>> >>
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>>> ICT
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> >
>>> > "Service to Mankind is the greatest form of service"...
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Oloo Khisa
>>> > P.O. Box 24324-00100
>>> > Nairobi
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>>> > http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa
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>>> >Kenya
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