[kictanet] Gambia Shuts Down the Internet

Sun Dec 4 22:00:21 EAT 2016

Speaking of declarations Grace Mutung'u,

The African School on Internet Governance (AFRISIG) class of 2016, in their
practicum came up with a statement on Internet shutdown. All stakeholder
groups, including Government, Civil Society, Academia, Business, and
Technical community agreed that the statement was balanced
http://afrisig.org/afrisig-2016/statement-on-an-
intentional-internet-shutdown/

It took 4 days to produce the statement through wider consultations and
consensus building. Probably this is a statement that can be expounded upon.

Regards

______________________
Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
twitter.com/lordmwesh

On 3 December 2016 at 21:39, Grace Mutung'u via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Poncelet,
> Thank you for sharing. I cannot imagine the effect of a 52 hour complete
> and deliberate shutdown. We are glad to have you back online. Welcome back!
> I agree with you that we must continue to promote the African Declaration,
> now more than ever. Incidentally, I have not come across any pronouncements
> by the African Union on this matter of Internet shutdowns. Have you?
> Regards,
>
> PS: The African Declaration is here: http://africaninternetrights.org/
>
> 2016-12-03 17:24 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>:
>
>> Poncelet
>>
>> Congratulations to all in The Gambia. And to the incumbent for accepting
>> the defeat even with the shut down he initiated.
>>
>> One other thing..We can actually calculate the cost of Internet
>> Shutdowns. Last year countries lost $2.4 billion. See link:-
>>
>> https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/intenet
>> -shutdowns-v-3.pdf
>>
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>> On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Poncelet Ileleji via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Grace,
>>>
>>> It was 52 Hours complete shutdown starting 8"08pm on election eve on the
>>> 30th of Nov and it was officially announced on TV that it was going to be
>>> down no secret about it,International Lines cut off too later  local SMS
>>> weas also cut off, we came back online 12:30pm yesterday coincidentally
>>> after the incumbent had conceded defeat to the Coalition flag bearer ending
>>> 22 years of his rule.
>>>
>>> We need to promote more and more  the African Declaration of Internet
>>> rights so our leaders know it matters in the true sense of the word  the
>>> economic loss alone, we cant quantify, the joy here in the Gambia  its
>>> basically the digital natives those born after  the outgoing leader came to
>>> power  1994 that basically voted him out,
>>>
>>> Well enjoy the weekend, have loads to say, but will talk later on this.
>>>
>>> Kind Regards
>>>
>>> Poncelet
>>>
>>> On 2 December 2016 at 01:06, 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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>>>> Nairobi Kenya
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