[kictanet] Computer and Cyber crimes bill 2016 Day 1 of 5 Part 2 Offences

[Barrack Otieno]

Listers,

As you prepare your comments, we had an interesting case last week of
www.uhuru.co.ke. Apparently the owner of the domain was ready to part
with it for a tidy sum of money. There were counterarguments as to
whether the domain was a generic name or whether it was a trademark
:-)(you know what i mean), it also brought to fore the issue of
cybersquatting and whether it is an illegal activity on the dot Ke
space. There are those who felt that this is a genuine mode of
business akin to speculation in real estate. Was this an offence in
light of the Computer and Cybercrimes bill 2016?

Regards

On 7/25/16, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:
> Listers,
>
> As announced last week, online discussions on the Computer and
> Cybercrimes bill 2016 will start today.  The Computer and Cybercrimes
> bill can be accessed using the following link
> http://www.mygov.go.ke/?p=11234.
>
> Today we focus on part II of the bill which focuses on the offences:
>
> Questions
>
> 1. Does the section address computer and cyber crime related offenses
> in a comprehensive manner and according to International standards ?
> 2. If it does not can you point out areas that need to be incorporated
> into the bill?
> 3. Are there clauses in this section that will impede the growth of
> electronic commerce or affect online citizen participation as seen on
> Kenyans on Twitter (KOT) ? If that is the case , how should the same
> be phrased?
> 4. Do you have any other proposals that can be incorporated into part
> 2 to improve it?
>
> We welcome your feedback on the questions above,
>
> Thank you
>
>
> Kelvin and Barrack
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