[kictanet] The Securities laws amendment bill 2014 and it's impact on ICT - a test of things to come?

Tue Dec 16 17:14:28 EAT 2014

What shocks me is the way this country is divided down the middle on the security bill issue. The last time this sort of sycophancy was evident (and I mean from both the opposition and ruling coalition side) was during the bad old days of KANU. 

Why can't we as Kenyans deal soberly with the security issue like patriots? 

Ali Hussein

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"I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein

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> On Dec 16, 2014, at 4:49 PM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Most Kenyans including the government are unaware that you can get a Twitter account suspended for sharing personal information such as phone numbers/emails. 
> 
> However, is sharing the president's office number "personal info"? (though what was shared here was his personal mobile number). 
> 
> Images and other media shared on Twitter can be pulled off either as personal information or as violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
> As I have previously pointed out, GoK is very vigilant and effective when it comes to the cybercrime of tweets that piss it off. More energy is directed here than at measures that would be of benefit to the economy. 
> 
>> On Tue Dec 16 2014 at 16:39:26 Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>> Robert Alai arrested allegedly for sharing phone numbers...
>> 
>> http://www.ghafla.co.ke/news/tv/item/27664-cabu-gah-diaries-robert-alai-has-been-arrested-for-what-for-publicly-sharing-uhuru-kenyatta-s-phone-number-oh-please-you-must-be-kidding-me
>> 
>> Ali Hussein
>> 
>> +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113
>> 
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>> Skype: abu-jomo
>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>> Blog: www.alyhussein.com
>> 
>> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On Dec 11, 2014, at 12:28 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via isoc <isoc at lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Kenya is in the process of implementing a new bill the "Security Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014." which is being fast-tracked by the executive. This law among other thing seeks to put in place punitive measures to ensure terrorists and those who promote terrorism are punished accordingly. We will seek to review the clauses in the law that affect the ICT industry, and ask you to give feedback on how best the laws should be implemented. Attached with this email is the security laws.
>>> 
>>>  Here are some of the contents of the laws
>>> 1. The bill makes it an offence to broadcast information which undermines investigations relating to terrorism without police consent. (page 55)
>>> 2. The National Security Organs may intercept communication for the purposes of detecting, deterring and disrupting terrorism in accordance with procedures to be prescribed by the Cabinet Secretary. (Page 57)
>>> 3. A person who publishes or causes to be published or distributed obscene, gory or offensive material which is likely to cause fear and alarm to the general public or disturb
>>> public peace is guilty of a felony (page 4)
>>> 4. It's illegal to post anything in social media that praise, advocate or incite acts of terrorism
>>> 5. It's illegal to adopt ideologies based on violence and which advance political, religious or social change in terms of radicalisation
>>> 6. In any legal proceedings, electronic messages and digital material shall be admissible as evidence. (Page 29)
>>> 7. The Bill intends to make it an offence to publish or broadcast photographs of victims of terror attacks without the consent of the police or the victim. (page 55)
>>> 
>>> The public consultation started and probably ended yesterday (why such a short notice), but your input can still go a long way in ensuring we pass laws that serve the Mwananchi fairly.
>>> 
>>> Internet Society Kenya Chapter and Kictanet seeks to engage in a series of online discussions covering various trending issues which will culminate in a public consultative forum with industry and policymakers to share the feedback from the community and see how best we can influence and shape the Internet landscape in Kenya.
>>> 
>>> Sincerely,
>>> ______________________
>>> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
>>> Secretary, Internet Society Kenya Chapter
>>> 
>>> "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson
>>> 
>>> <THE SECURITY LAWS AMENDMENT BILL 2014.pdf>
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