[kictanet] Safaricom may face sanctions over network outage

Tue Apr 25 13:15:07 EAT 2017

There is a critical infrastructure bill...

On Apr 25, 2017 11:35, "Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> A Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill is clearly needed.  Safaricom
> should be one of communication infrastructure institution covered. They are
> this important over and above the dominance debate.
>
> No harm learning from others: - https://www.dhs.gov/
> critical-infrastructure-sectors
>
> In 2011, I wrote a proposal on this to the e-government directorate then.
> I hope we don't just talk about this outage incident but learn and take
> some actions.
>
> CS Mucheru and PS Victor can pick this up.  Hopefully, full time whistle
> does not go off before they can table.  All the same,  this needs to be
> done and must be done.
>
> On Apr 25, 2017 10:45 AM, "Ngigi Waithaka via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Ali,
>>
>> Do you now see the wisdom of declaring Safaricom dominant and at least
>> getting 2-3 other players with a sizeable market share to spread the risk?
>>
>> When Safcom goes down and it will inevitably will at times, the following
>> happens:
>> 1. 80% of the country citizens are without communication
>> 2. 80% of the country's citizens are without access to money & banking
>> services.
>> 3. 100% of the police security & communication system is offline.
>>
>> We put all our country's eggs in that one basket... and the basket is
>> bound to drop once in awhile....
>>
>> On 25 Apr 2017 9:35 a.m., "Admin CampusCiti via kictanet" <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> Listers
>>>
>>> This issue continues to have serious ramifications. Yesterday Bob, the
>>> CEO, made a very impassioned statement on the downtime. I liked the fact
>>> that he said there's no excuse for such a thing to happen and that they are
>>> working on restoring full services.
>>>
>>> However, I think Bob's statement simply didn't go far enough. We are
>>> seeing a different Safaricom - one that seems attuned to the customer and
>>> more open that's why I'm disappointed that Mpesa is still down today
>>> morning and we have had nothing from Safaricom. A simple use of SMS to
>>> update us on an hourly basis is not too much to ask.
>>>
>>> It's clear that Safaricom is now so embedded in our lives that total
>>> openness is not only a must it's a Business Continuity Conversation.
>>>
>>> *Ali Hussein*
>>> *Hussein & Associates*
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>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>> "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 24 Apr 2017, at 11:18 PM, Sidney Ochieng via kictanet <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>> Safaricom may face sanctions over network outage
>>>
>>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/Safaricom-may-face-s
>>> anctions-over-network-outage/539546-3902518-15d86gnz/index.html
>>>
>>> That one network has this much power over economy is frightening and
>>> must be addressed. Today has proven that it's not enough that Safaricom
>>> says they won't misuse their dominance, it's enough that if they fail the
>>> country slows to a crawl.
>>>
>>> Sent on the move, kindly excuse any typos.
>>>
>>> Sidney
>>>
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