[kictanet] PRE KIGF ONLINE DISCUSSION DAY 1 - INTERNET SHUTDOWNS

Tue Jun 27 16:08:17 EAT 2017

Looking at election shutdowns in Africa last year, governments (incumbents)
gave the rationale that it was to maintain public order/national security.
If you consider the problem from this point of view, there is a high
probability of a shutdown, at least a partial one in Kenya.
Is a shutdown the right way to maintain public order? No
I would hope that the government can come out and clearly allay these fears
about a looming shutdown.

2017-06-27 14:46 GMT+03:00 Victor Kapiyo via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>:

> Did I hear manual backup?
>
> On 27 Jun 2017 2:00 p.m., "Walubengo J via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> @Alex,
>>
>> I am tempted to para-phrase your question.
>>
>> Is the motive to compromise election results transmission systems
>> sufficient to occasion an internet shutdown?
>>
>> But then again, you can compromise the backend database servers (not
>> necessarily internet) and achieve the same results (no electronic results
>> transmission)
>>
>> I dont have the answers, but hey, we have only 40days to find out and we
>> can wait ;-)
>>
>> walu.
>>
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>> *From:* Watila Alex via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> *To:* jwalu at yahoo.com
>> *Cc:* Watila Alex <awatila at yahoo.co.uk>; rojino at cuck.ac.ke
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 27, 2017 1:38 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] PRE KIGF ONLINE DISCUSSION DAY 1 - INTERNET
>> SHUTDOWNS
>>
>> Good afternoon,
>> If there is a shutdown, will the transmission of election results be
>> affected?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+awatila=
>> yahoo.co.uk at lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Ronald Ojino via
>> kictanet
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 27, 2017 8:30 AM
>> *To:* awatila at yahoo.co.uk
>> *Cc:* Ronald Ojino <ronojinx at gmail.com>; rojino at cuck.ac.ke
>> *Subject:* [kictanet] PRE KIGF ONLINE DISCUSSION DAY 1 - INTERNET
>> SHUTDOWNS
>>
>> Greetings Listers,
>> Hope you are psyched up for today’s discussion on Internet Shutdowns
>> especially during the election period. With such shutdowns, mobile
>> communications, popular social networks among other forms of communication
>> can be halted effectively crippling information exchange across the nation.
>> It is our desire that you share your aspirations, expectations,
>> experience and suggestions with regard to Internet shutdowns:
>> a) Is there a real fear of this happening in Kenya?
>> b) Is there any legal basis if any (laws) that can legitimize such
>> shutdowns?
>> c) What are the implications on the electoral process?
>> d) What options do the public have to access the Internet if shutdown
>> happens?
>> Looking forward to your active participation.
>> Best regards,
>> Ronald Ojino
>>
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