[kictanet] Call for Public Input on Proposed Elections ICT Regulations - Reminder

[esther nyambura]

The timelines are too short to allow for any credible public participation.
IEBC needs to extend the time for public participation.



A quick perusal of the draft reveals that the commission has allowed for
self-auditing of the system with no external checks and no standards
pre-set to gauge the output.


The proposed members of the Elections Technology Advisory Committee (ETAC)
whose mandate is primarily to advise the Commission on “adoption and
implementation of election technology” are not ICT experts and clearly
don’t have the capacity to perform the functions. The mandate connotes a
technical angle which should squarely be; reporting on effectiveness of
ICTs currently in use, advising on areas of improvement and assisting in
the implementation of new ICT tools in the electoral process. The draft
attempts to remedy this by providing for powers to "appoint experts by the
Committee whose knowledge and skills are necessary for the function of the
Committee”. Why not appoint ICT experts as members of the committee and
what is the point of having the members proposed with no technical
knowledge to conduct their duties, is there any value addition  by having
the proposed members ???



Lastly, how is the Ministry of ICT not involved in the automation of the
electoral process yet one of the core functions is coordinating
informatization of all sectors of the economy?



Regards,


Kamande E.

On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 6:30 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Richard
>
> Thanks for this. I have a question for you:-
>
> Do you think two working days and a weekend is enough to comment and
> engage on such an important piece of legislation?
>
> Please dissuade me from thinking that this is just a way of ticking a
> certain box called 'Public Participation'.
>
> Let me elaborate. When the Ministry of ICT wanted public engagement  on
> the ICT Policy 2016 they engaged us and gave us ample time to discuss and
> give input.
>
> Can the IEBC look at increasing this time? I'm aware that the elections
> are around the corner but surely let's do this right..
>
> Ali Hussein
> Tel: +254 713 601113
>
> On 27 Oct 2016 1:11 p.m., "Eshuchi Richard via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> As stated in the introduction,
>>
>> ' The Elections Laws (Amendment) act 2016 came into force on 4th October
>> 2016. This legal amendment requires the Commission to develop a policy on
>> the progressive use of technology in the electoral process and also make
>> regulations for the adoption and implementation of technology in the
>> electoral process.
>>
>> The Act further establishes an integrated electronic electoral system
>> consisting of voter registration, voter identification and results
>> transmission that shall be used in the next general election. The
>> commission has already deployed several technologies that play significant
>> role in the delivery of the commissions mandate, vision and mission.
>>
>> A clear ICT policy framework that allows the commission to progressively
>> adopt ICTs in the electoral process has been drafted to govern the
>> deployment of technologies in the Electoral process. The Commission in line
>> with the amended Act has established an Elections Technical Advisory
>> Committee to oversee the adoption of technology.\
>>
>> The Committee is composed of technical industry players and other
>> stakeholders. Its first meeting was held on Wednesday 26 October 2016. In
>> line with the principle of public participation, the Commission is
>> welcoming contributions on the proposed draft regulations on or before 31st
>> October, 2106. '
>>
>> Comments can be sent on email to: ictregulations at iebc.or.ke
>>
>> Attached, are the proposed regulations FYI and input.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> *Eshuchi Richard*
>>
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