[kictanet] [isoc_ke] Telecoms regulator seeks powers to spy on consumers - Another case of Silly Season or should we be concerned?

Thu Nov 20 16:24:44 EAT 2014

@Mose,

I had already shared your link http://ca.go.ke/index.php/public-consultations

there are many regulations under "consultations". But I am unable to get the specific one that best relates to the authors(Okuttah) article. The closest one seem to be the one under Compliance and Enforcement Regulations where the regulator can post inspectors to operators/licensees site...but that still doesnt fit the story @

http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Telecoms-regulator-seeks-fresh-powers-to-spy-on-consumers-/-/539550/2520540/-/item/0/-/97lpmyz/-/index.htm

Maybe @Okuttah who is onlist should just email us the document if government side is unable so that the rest of us can be discussing something solid.

walu.
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On Thu, 11/20/14, Mose Karanja via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] Telecoms regulator seeks powers to spy on consumers - Another case of Silly Season or should we be concerned?
 To: jwalu at yahoo.com
 Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
 Date: Thursday, November 20, 2014, 3:26 PM

 There is
 high probability the author of the piece on Business Daily
 was referring to the proposed amendments here to
 align CAK with KICA (Amendment) 2013. 
 The public
 consultations are ongoing up to 15 Dec
 2015. 
 On 20 November 2014 14:23,
 Victor Kapiyo via isoc <isoc at lists.my.co.ke>
 wrote:
 Anyone with a copy of the proposals?
 Victor
 On 20 Nov 2014 13:10, "Ali
 Hussein via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
 wrote:
 @Walu
 That's why I asked whether its
 another case of Silly Season..:)
 On the issue of engagement on the
 list I don't think I need to add more. In fact I have on
 good authority that most of the stakeholders in government
 are on the list. What I can see is that maybe just may be
 the...the guys who do this sort of thing need to be
 empowered within certain parameters.

 Ali
 Hussein
 +254 770 906375 / 0713
 601113
 Twitter: @AliHKassimSkype: abu-jomoLinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassimBlog: 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 Nov 20, 2014, at
 8:53 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com>
 wrote:

 @Ali,

 Funny, I
 have not come across these proposed regulations - and I
 often consider myself to take more than a
 "pedestrian" interest in this sector.  I have
 also checked  the regulators site but dont see the specific
 proposals 

 @ http://www.ca.go.ke/index.php/public-consultations

 Anyone with
 a copy of the contentious proposals?

 KBy the
 way, KICTAnet has a list of about 750 ICT individuals of
 diverse interest groups(Academia, Media, Technical,
 Operator,  Consumer,etc). One begins to wonder if it is by
 design or otherwise, that the regulator, the ministry and
 other government agencies have in recent times conveniently
 chose to ignore sending (FREE) alerts on this forum.

 Put differently, there must be
 "other" ICT stakeholders government is engaging
 and we may need to be told so that we also
 "vuka"/go there accordingly :-).

 walu.

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 On Thu, 11/20/14, Ali Hussein via isoc
 <isoc at lists.my.co.ke>
 wrote:

  Subject: [isoc_ke] Telecoms regulator
 seeks powers to spy on consumers -    Another case of
 Silly Season or should we be concerned?
  To: "KICTAnet ICT Policy
 Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>,
 ISOC at lists.my.co.ke
  Date: Thursday, November 20, 2014, 4:00
 AM

  ListersApologies for
  cross-posting.Kenya’s
 telecommunication sector regulator is
  seeking fresh powers to spy on consumers
 that could see
  users of voice
 and data services lose their privacy to State
  and security agencies without their
 knowledge.Read on:-http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Telecoms-regulator-seeks-fresh-powers-to-spy-on-consumers-/-/539550/2520540/-/item/0/-/97lpmyz/-/index.htmlAli
 Hussein
  +254 770
  906375 / 0713 601113
  Twitter: @AliHKassimSkype:
 abu-jomoLinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassimBlog: 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
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