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

Tue Jun 27 17:22:42 EAT 2017

I forgot to add three telecommunication companies will be used in
transmitting the results; Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom. The reason is to
de-congest the networks and ensure there is free flow of traffic on the day
to prevent delays in transmission.

Deborah

On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 5:08 PM, Deborah Wanjugu <deborah.wanjugu at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I attended the National Election Conference which was hosted by IEBC
> earlier this month. Dr. Wangusi was a panelist in one of the sessions and I
> asked him to assure Kenyans that there would be no censorship or
> interruption of communication on the day of elections. He stated that there
> would be no such interruption. He also stated that election results would
> be transmitted on a VPN which would see that they do not touch on the
> bandwidth we would use on the day.
>
> I hope this helps in the discussions.
>
> Deborah
>
> On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 4:08 PM, Grace Mutung'u via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> *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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