[kictanet] Gambia Shuts Down the Internet

[Grace Mutung'u]

​A commitment from government would go a long way in allaying our fears.
It would also be great to understand the position of service providers. Are
there conditions under which they would shut down the Internet?

Regards, ​

2016-12-02 4:52 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>:

> Grace
>
> Thanks for highlighting this.
>
> Going by the trend in Africa I'd rather we in Kenya prepare ourselves for
> such a possibility and specifically ask the Government to publicly commit
> to a free and open (and yes No Shut Down) Internet before, during and after
> the elections. Failure to get such an assurance will leave all of us in no
> doubt whatsoever that we will see Kenya following this infamous route.
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> On 2 Dec 2016, at 4:06 AM, Grace Mutung'u via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> Listers,
> Internet shutdowns are almost becoming a part of African elections and
> reports indicate that Gambia has taken this step ahead of elections
> tomorrow. With an added twist- calls also seem to be blocked.
>
> A few months ago we discussed the Ugandan shutdown where we went at length
> into the techniques employed, including electricity blackouts. With our own
> elections round the corner, a few questions:
>
> Is anyone concerned that Kenya may also have a shutdown come elections?
> In the (hopefully hypothetical) case that we had a shutdown, who would
> effect it? ISPs? MNOs? Kenya Power?
> And who would give the orders? The Government? The Regulator?
>
> Hoping that these are just hypothetical musings.
>
> Grace
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