[kictanet] State to partner with Israeli firm to create online database of Kenyans

Fri Aug 22 16:56:09 EAT 2014

Civil society pushed a constitution that will be used to turn some counties
into theocracies.

We have already heard some Kenyans state their religion is above the
law/constitution, knowing well it is exempted from the bill of rights.
On Aug 22, 2014 4:18 PM, "Warigia Bowman via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Yes, I would rather have a database in civil society's hands. And further,
> there is no need to have the database be biometric, unless your goal is to
> track people, find out whether they are crossing borders and controlling
> their movements.
>
> Imagine if Moi had a biometric database of dissidents?
>
> Now, a basic database of citizens that was open is a different matter.
>
> Yours, Rigia
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 10:40 PM, mkawasi <mkawasi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Warigia,
>>
>> I agree. Citizen databases are a control tool for govt. That's why they
>> should not be in the hands of governments. In citizens' hands, they can be
>> a great empowering tool (mobilization & organization, brain-banking,
>> lobbying, etc). It would be the most powerful tool for diaspora. Mk
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From my Android phone on T-Mobile. The first nationwide 4G network.
>>
>> Warigia Bowman <warigia at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Mpendwa Ndugu Kariuki
>>
>> It is never too late in the day to fight for our freedom. You are very
>> correct that we need an appropriate legal and institutional framework to
>> deal with the matter, as well as a vigorous public debate about the pros
>> and cons of this policy.
>>
>> I think that my US passport is connected to a biometric database, but my
>> US drivers' license is not.
>>
>> I remain skeptical. I think that biometric databases are a form of
>> command and control of the population. Check out the book Seeing Like A
>> State by Scott.
>>
>> Sincerely, Warigia
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 1:10 PM, John Kariuki <
>> ngethe.kariuki2007 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> Warigia,
>>>
>>> I see where you are going and I ,with very good reasons, share your
>>> concerns. However,it is a bit late in the day to go that way because a
>>> substantial number of governments even  in democratic countries have
>>> already implemented biometric databases.
>>> What we lack in Kenya is the appropriate legal and institutional
>>> framework to deal with the matter.This include lack of any(let  alone
>>> adequate) legislation on personal data protection.When prepared this would
>>> require to be bechmarked with the best international practices,  including
>>> UNGA Guidelines for the Regulation of Computerised Personal Data
>>> Files,Resolution 45/95 of 14 December 1990,CoE Convention on Data
>>> Protection and EU Directive 95/46/EC on Data Protection.
>>>
>>> My 2 cents,
>>>
>>> John Kariuki.
>>>
>>>
>>>    On Monday, 18 August 2014, 22:35, Warigia Bowman via kictanet <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>  Dear colleagues,
>>>
>>> I think creating biometric databases of all citizens can reduce our
>>> civil liberties, but others may disagree.
>>>
>>> Thoughts?
>>>
>>> Rigia
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 2:54 AM, Ngigi Waithaka via kictanet <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>> This is interesting,  why?
>>> 1. PPPs should be guided by an open and transparent process where GoK
>>> advertises for those with intent to partner to apply.
>>> This didn't happen.
>>> 2. If there is no competition, how do we ensure we are getting value for
>>> money?
>>> 3. Whatever happened to building some of these solutions locally. Yet
>>> another 1000 software engineers jobs we have exported to Israel to help
>>> them build more bombs to break up Gaza!
>>> Waithaka Ngigi
>>> Alliance Technologies
>>> Nairobi, Kenya
>>> www.A1.io <http://www.a1.io/>
>>> On 17 Aug 2014 01:04, "S.M. Muraya via kictanet" <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>> Not sure why we need Israelis to build this database for Kenya. They
>>> could guide/train us but it is not for non Kenyans to lead its development
>>> and management.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Online-Database-Technology-Public-Servants-Profile/-/996/2421390/-/svf5fw/-/index.html
>>>
>>> Kenyan State to partner with Israeli firm to create online database of
>>> Kenyans
>>>
>>> Note comments made in 2009.....
>>>
>>> *Israel Poised To Pass National I.D. Database Law*
>>>
>>> By Nathan Jeffay
>>>
>>> Published August 12, 2009, issue of August 21, 2009.
>>>
>>> HAIFA, ISRAEL — Israel may become the only democratic country to take
>>> biometric information from all citizens and store it in a database.
>>>
>>> The plan, approved by a Knesset committee and set for a final vote in
>>> the fall, is expected to pass easily, as the largest opposition party and
>>> the government support the bill. But that apparently won’t prevent outraged
>>> human rights organizations, academics and grass-roots activists from
>>> spending the rest of the summer protesting the plan.
>>>
>>> Champions of the database say it is crucial for Israel’s security. “The
>>> danger to the state in the present situation, in which there is no database
>>> of biometric information, is critical,” according to Kadima lawmaker Meir
>>> Sheetrit, who drafted the bill.
>>>
>>> But opponents say that it actually will jeopardize security. “If such a
>>> database gets in the hands of a foreign country or terrorist organization,
>>> they will be able to identify any Israeli anywhere by their fingerprints or
>>> their picture,” claimed computer security expert Eli Biham, dean of
>>> computer science at Israel’s leading high-tech research institution, the
>>> Haifa-based Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
>>>
>>> Read more:
>>> http://forward.com/articles/112033/israel-poised-to-pass-national-id-database-law/#ixzz3AavDDUx5
>>>
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>> University of Arkansas
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> University of Arkansas
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