[kictanet] CCK & ISPs to Block of Websites?

Tue May 6 19:03:04 EAT 2014

I hope these new allegations are not true but I found some interesting
research posted in 2013 on University of Toronto's Citizenlab Project.
https://citizenlab.org/2013/01/appendix-a-summary-analysis-of-blue-coat-countries-of-interest/Appendix
A: Summary Analysis of Blue Coat “Countries of Interest”* January 15, 2013*
" *Kenya*- There were three PacketShaper installations found in Kenya
during research. All three were initially identified by Shodan in December
2012 and were verified as accessible. These were on netblocks associated
with Hughes Network Systems, which is a satellite-based Internet provider.
The hostnames of the IP addresses of these installations resolve to the
iWayAfrica domain, which is an African provider of broadband Internet
service. In 2012, it was reported that the Communications Commission of
Kenya was implementing a system to monitor incoming and outgoing traffic on
the country’s networks, including personal e-mails, in order to respond to
potential cyber threats. Mobile operators were instructed to cooperate in
the installation of Internet traffic monitoring equipment known as Network
Early Warning Systems." (Okuttah Mark, “CCK Sparks Row with Fresh Bid to
Spy on Internet Users,” Business Daily, March 20, 2012,
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/CCK-sparks-row-with-fresh-bid-to-spy-on-Internet-users-/-/539550/1370218/-/item/2/-/edcfmqz/-/index.html;
and Winfred Kagwe, “Kenya: CCK Defends Plan to Monitor Private Emails,” All
Africa, May 17, 2012, http://allafrica.com/stories/201205181170.html.)"

--

Best Regards,

*Ephraim Percy Kenyanito*

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> The lawyers have the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), the engineers have the
> Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) the doctors have the Kenya Medical
> Practitioners and Dentist Board, the media professionals have the Media
> Council of Kenya while the accountants have ICPAK.  But who speaks for the
> ICT professionals in Kenya?
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> From: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
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> Grace
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> Thanks for bringing this up.
>
> Walu, thanks for the thoughtful piece. Indeed its a major issue. I'm not
> sure whether we need regulation or a lobby group. Or both? There are
> various moribund associations that purport to represent ICT in the country.
> And some new ones that seem to be getting some traction.
>
> Maybe that's why the government doesn't listen to us? We are a Tower of
> Babel?
>
> Regards
>
> 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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> Sent from my iPad
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> > On May 6, 2014, at 12:04 PM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> > The lawyers have the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), the engineers have the
> Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) the doctors have the Kenya Medical
> Practitioners and Dentist Board, the media professionals have the Media
> Council of Kenya while the accountants have ICPAK.  But who speaks for the
> ICT professionals in Kenya?
> >
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> @Victor,
>
> Interesting.  I know blogger Alai once in a while gets to sniff the inside
> story.  I just hope this time he is wrong though :-)
>
> How will GoK manage to succeed where the US Gov failed when they tried to
> suppress WikiLleaks?  Also the move could be counterproductive in that
> whatever is "banned" tends to increase curiosity and thus create more
> followers that it would have otherwise had.  A vicious cycle that that
> defeats the original intention.
>
> walu.
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> On Mon, 5/5/14, Victor Kapiyo via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
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>  Subject: [kictanet] CCK & ISPs to Block of Websites?
>  To: jwalu at yahoo.com
>  Date: Monday, May 5, 2014, 9:23 PM
>
>  Dear listers,
>  I came across this tweet earlier today. I'm
>  not sure of the legitimacy of the claim, but could someone
>  from CCK, any ISP or lister respond to the allegations /
>  shed more light on this?
>
>  Tweet from Robert Alai (@RobertAlai)
>   Robert Alai (@RobertAlai) tweeted at 1:22 PM
>  on Mon, May 05, 2014:
>  Now the govt through CCK wants ISPs to block
>  some 15 websites and blogs critical of the government.
>  (https://twitter.com/RobertAlai/status/463262331695550464)
>  Victor
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> To: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
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> Its not so easy like lawyers or doctors as ict proffessionals dobt have a
> core trade. Is there a single set of skklls that an ICT proffessional
> requires that he can operate with without specialization?
> On May 6, 2014 4:29 PM, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> > Grace
> >
> > Thanks for bringing this up.
> >
> > Walu, thanks for the thoughtful piece. Indeed its a major issue. I'm not
> > sure whether we need regulation or a lobby group. Or both? There are
> > various moribund associations that purport to represent ICT in the
> country.
> > And some new ones that seem to be getting some traction.
> >
> > Maybe that's why the government doesn't listen to us? We are a Tower of
> > Babel?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > *Ali Hussein*
> >
> > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113
> >
> > Twitter: @AliHKassim
> >
> > Skype: abu-jomo
> >
> > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim<
> 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 May 6, 2014, at 12:04 PM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <
> > kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> >
> > The lawyers have the Law Society of Kenya <http://www.lsk.or.ke/> (LSK),
> > the engineers have the Engineers Board of Kenya <http://www.ebk.or.ke/>
> (EBK)
> > the doctors have the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board<
> http://medicalboard.co.ke/>,
> > the media professionals have the Media Council of Kenya<
> http://www.mediacouncil.or.ke/en/mck/> while
> > the accountants have ICPAK <http://www.icpak.com/>.  But who speaks for
> > the ICT professionals in Kenya?
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2305252/-/1208fkiz/-/index.html
> >
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> > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and
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> > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and
> development.
> >
> > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors
> > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and
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> > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do
> > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
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> > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and
> > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT
> > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and
> development.
> >
> > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors
> > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and
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> > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do
> > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
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