[kictanet] Cyber Cop

[Bruce Madete]

Edith
Even as we talk about the failure of technology, we have to revisit the
issue of 'tribe' and it's implications to the national syc particularly as
it relates to the power to allocate resources. It is not far fetched to see
why those who wield political power will wield economic power. This has
happened in the last fifty years and barring any miracles (bishop Amadi)
and  if you take account the 'tyranny of numbers' it could happen in the
next one hundred years.
The solution in my view lies in the constitution. If we have faith in that
document, and indeed we have, it should be revisited again to see whether
safeguards can be included to ensure that any Kenyan can ' dream ' that one
day an El Molo can wield political power. That one day you could look at
an election as an event rather than a full time engagement. Is there a
young energetic, newly elected MP out there who can stand up to this
challenge, go to parliament and take up the gauntlet to revist the
costitution?  Maybe for starters a look at the Swiss system, American
system or  a hybrid  will be of help. After all our constitution is a
hybrid of sorts one more will not do any harm!
Coming back to technology, why is it that hackers are always ahead of cyber
cops???????. It will be interesting to see what the Supreme Court makes of
this mess!
Madete

On Tuesday, March 19, 2013, Edith Adera wrote:

>  Bwana Ndemo,****
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> 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.****
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> 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.****
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> 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:****
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> *why are people so angry? ****
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> *is this anger only in cyberspace? ****
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> *If not, to what extent is it a reflection of simmering (unexpressed)
> anger on the ground?****
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> *what are the implications of unexpressed anger?****
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> *why are people comfortable to express such deep anger online and not
> offline? What are they afraid of?****
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> *How can long-lasting co-existence be achieved, once and for all?****
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> * etc etc etc****
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> 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.***
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> Reflective Edith****
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