[kictanet] Tech and Elections Law

[Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)]

@Daudi and all
​Wasn't this part of the laws passed as part of the IEBC reform package? ​

Regards,

2016-09-23 15:08 GMT+03:00 Ronald Ojino via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>:

> Dear Daudi,
> Thanks for sharing the bill.
> I am a support of open source and I believe it can aid a lot in the
> implementation of the software. However it takes political goodwill from
> both sides of the divide for such a system to be a success.
> If I remember well, the previous system was been tested well and errors
> pointed out but I believe all these issues were ignored no wonder the
> failure of BVR kits etc.
> It is my hope that this time round when testing is done, errors will be
> corrected and a retest (as expected) will be done to ensure better fault
> tolerance , security and verifiability and among other desired
> characteristics
> of the system are inherent.
> Regards,
> R.Ojino
>
> On Sep 23, 2016, at 2:49 PM, Daudi Were via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> Listers,
>
> The Elections Law (Amendment) Bill, 2016
> <http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/bills/2016/ElectionsLaw_Amendment_Bill_2016.pdf> [pdf
> 606 KB] was tabled in Bunge on 26th August.
>
> Nine parts that jumped out at me.
>
>    - 2(e) defines "biometric" which includes "signatures"
>    - 4(2) IEBC has to a "public web portal" for inspection of the
>    register of members of the public.
>    - 44(2) IEBC to develop a policy on the progressive use of technology
>    in the electoral process.
>    - 44(7)(a) technology used for 2017 restricted to the process of voter
>    registration, identification of voters and results transmission; (No
>    electronic voting this time round)
>
> On the tech itself (open source only solutions?)
>
>    - 44 (3) technology should be simple, accurate, verifiable, secure,
>    accountable and transparent.
>    - 44 (5)(f) IEBC and others need "access to electoral system software
>    source codes"
>
> On timelines IEBC
>
>    - 8A. (1) at least six months before a general election, engage a
>    professional reputable firm to conduct an audit of the Register of Voters
>    - 44 (7)(b) tech has to be procured at least eight months before the
>    general election (Dec 2016 for an Aug 2017 election)
>    - 44 (7)(b) test, verify and deploy such technology at least sixty
>    days before a general election.
>
> I suspect some of the members here were instrumental in drafting section
> 44. I would be interested to hear their thoughts on the process.
> Particularly interested in
>
>    1. the push for open source software. (Disclosure, I am currently the
>    CEO of Ushahidi <https://www.ushahidi.com/> - we build and use open
>    source software)
>    2. whether we feel the timelines are realistic
>
>
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> Daudi Were | daudi at were.co.ke
> Technology + Strategy
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