[kictanet] Gambia Shuts Down the Internet

Barrack Otieno otieno.barrack at gmail.com
Mon Dec 5 19:09:38 EAT 2016 

Hi Mose,

What about technically savvy governments, hardware and systems are
never an issue people are? whenever the US President is in town, it is
normal for signals to be jammed from a security stand point, for some
reason this has been legitimized yet it is equivalent to the
shutdowns, we should not wish away the immense authority governments
wield through relevant agencies. We should  devise ways of engaging
them in a language they understand otherwise this issue might be here
to stay. For there to be leadership in Kenya after 24 years the cock
swallowed the tractor forgetting the engine was running, the rest is
history, let us think out of the box on this matter.

Regards

On 12/5/16, Mose Karanja via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> With all due respect to declarations and statements, I think non-binding
> norms and principles are very limited in preventing technical decisions in
> domestic places.
> Much more needs to be done on the technical front to make Internet shutdowns
> as expensive as possible to governments. If a significant number of people
> are able to circumvent a partial shutdown, governments would reconsider
> their decisions since they lose economically with no political ends attained
> - in this case preventing people to assemble and organize online.
>
> Declarations help immensely to shape the long term debate but I don’t ever
> remember any government that failed to act on a shutdown directive because
> International law says so.
>
> ---
> Moses.
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>>   1. Re: Gambia Shuts Down the Internet (Joash Moitui)
>>
>> From: Joash Moitui <joash.moitui at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Gambia Shuts Down the Internet
>> Date: 5 December 2016 at 06:36:17 EAT
>> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> As part of the civil society practicum participants in the Afrisig 2016,
>> our first statement called for a complete denunciation of the internet
>> shutdowns. But as we progressed on the final statement, we realized that
>> hardline positions taken by every multi-stakeholder groups only meant that
>> discussions couldn't proceed further. Concessions had to be made to make
>> this joint statement a reality and this is the situation in actual 'real
>> life' situations and negotiations that involve multi-stakeholder groups,
>> be it in IG, climate change talks and even international trade
>> negotiations.
>>
>> Please see attached the civil society 'hardline' statement before
>> concessions were made.
>>
>> warm regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> ---
>>
>> Joash Ntenga Moitui
>> Research Fellow
>> Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies
>> Daphton Court, A2
>> Riverside Drive
>> P O Box 23748 00100
>> Nairobi
>> Office: +254.20.5270577
>> Cell: +254.728.688726
>> Email: jmoitui at chrips.or.ke <mailto:emayiera at chrips.or.ke>
>> Skype: joash.norman
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>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 5:09 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet
>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
>> wrote:
>> Hi Ali,
>>
>> Easy :-).
>>
>> It was a consensus document by students learning Internet Governance. And
>> the consensus was reached because participants were made to stay up until
>> 1am (It happens in real life anyway). So some gave up so that they can
>> catch up with their sleep. Just that you know, those who played the role
>> of government and put that clause allowing "some shutdowns" were actually
>> civil society practitioners in real life :)
>>
>> Have you ever noticed how people change when they get into government?
>> They literally wear a different cap. Like the reminders being sent on the
>> list requesting some information from government. It's like asking for
>> blood donation from a housefly.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> ______________________
>> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
>> twitter.com/lordmwesh <http://twitter.com/lordmwesh>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5 December 2016 at 05:44, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke
>> <mailto:ali at hussein.me.ke>> wrote:
>> Mwendwa
>>
>> Thanks for sharing this. I'm of the hardline stance. No Internet
>> Shutdowns. Period. Let me share some excerpts:-
>>
>>
>> We also recognize that there are cases when Internet shutdowns are a means
>> to ensuring the wellbeing of citizens, such as during cyber attacks from
>> outside the country, military attacks and terrorist activity.
>> We recommend that the independent national multistakeholder commissions on
>> Internet Shutdowns be guided by the following:
>> National security and public order
>> Transparency & accountability
>> Freedom of Expression and Access to Information
>> Necessity & proportionality
>>
>> We are just opening the door to a slippery slop of legitimizing such
>> actions. Can you imagine a Government in Africa calling
>> 'Mulit-Stakeholders' together to determine a shutdown?  You will just have
>> a bunch of rubber stumpers trooping to 'Government House' to lend their
>> hand.
>>
>> We stand a snowball's chance in hell before that happens. Having said that
>> I do appreciate the efforts that have gone into this and commend all the
>> players who were involved in drafting this. If nothing else it will
>> continue to highlight the risks we continue to face.
>>
>> Ali Hussein
>> Principal
>> Hussein & Associates
>> +254 0713 601113 <tel:+254%20713%20601113>
>>
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>> Skype: abu-jomo
>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
>>
>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking
>> what no one else has thought".  ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On 4 Dec 2016, at 10:00 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet
>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 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/
>>> <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 <http://twitter.com/lordmwesh>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3 December 2016 at 21:39, Grace Mutung'u via kictanet
>>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto: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/
>>> <http://africaninternetrights.org/>
>>>
>>> 2016-12-03 17:24 GMT+03:00 Ali Hussein via kictanet
>>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto: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
>>> <https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/intenet-shutdowns-v-3.pdf>
>>>
>>> Ali Hussein
>>> Principal
>>> Hussein & Associates
>>>
>>> Tel: +254 713 601113
>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>>> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
>>> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
>>>
>>> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing,
>>> Chiromo Road, Westlands,
>>> Nairobi, Kenya.
>>>
>>> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely
>>> mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the
>>> organizations that I work with.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Poncelet Ileleji via kictanet
>>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto: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 <mailto: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
>>>
>>> --
>>> Grace L.N. Mutung'u
>>> Nairobi Kenya
>>> Skype: gracebomu
>>> Twitter: @Bomu
>>>
>>> <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu
>>> <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu>>
>>>
>>> PGP ID : 0x33A3450F
>>>
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