[kictanet] Cambridge Analytica and the Kenyan Elections

Thu May 11 15:36:57 EAT 2017

Kiama,

I take your point, and kindly lets leave it as that.

Regards,

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On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 11:40 AM, Mutemi wa Kiama via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Eric, some very reputable publications and big data gurus are telling us
> to be wary of CA. I find your offhand dismissal of all of them very
> interesting. Why, for example, would Jubilee pay so much for their
> services? Throwing away money?
>
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> On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 9:27 PM, Eric Mwangi via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> As I said the era of fake news is here and the position adopted here was
>>
>> Extract from CA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 10 May 2017, at 18:09, Ronald Ojino <ronojinx at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Interesting times ahead indeed....The founder of Cambridge Analytica,
>> Kosinski once stated that there is alot of data to mine and algorithms keep
>> getting better. It would be very interesting to see if it works this time
>> round...taking note that this is Kenya where our politics is not driven
>> majorly by issues but other deep rooted issues like 'our man syndrome'
>> etc...it may not play out as expected...lets wait and see... My worry in
>> this era remains the amount of digital footprint we leave online...not only
>> can these guys mine information about our political affiliation but much
>> more..this should really be worried.
>> Ronald Ojino
>>
>> On 10-May-2017 5:06 PM, "Erick Mwangi via kictanet" <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> Harry,
>>>
>>> Purely unfortunate approach adopted here. What is more effective in the
>>> two statements?
>>> 1 - This is a private beach, do not swim!
>>> 2 - Crocodiles present - do not swim!
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 2:32 PM, Harry Delano via kictanet <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well,
>>>>
>>>> For a moment there, I felt we were discussing pure data analytics, but
>>>> if Mutemi's earlier contribution is placed in the context of what we have
>>>> witnessed in the muddied waters of Brexit, U.S elections and recently
>>>> France, then a disturbing pattern in this trade that blurs the line on the
>>>> scientifics is now emerging rather fast, since everyone contestant wants a
>>>> win at all costs and the firms want to deliver, and earn big on the other
>>>> hand..! Add to this  other geo-political factors at play - it's muddied
>>>> indeed.
>>>>
>>>> It's a mercenary like approach, that employ psycho metric data-driven
>>>> warfare to a deadly effect as opposed to  traditional data-driven analytics
>>>> that should majorly factor in and be driven in part by the socio-economic
>>>> welfare of the audience. Instead this seems to have evolved quickly into
>>>> scare mongering tactics that leverage data mining(ethical and unethical) to
>>>> appeal to and incite the target audience's worst instincts. This should be
>>>> shunned ..
>>>>
>>>> Harry
>>>> *From: *Grace Mutung'u via kictanet
>>>> *Sent: *Wednesday, May 10, 2017 14:52
>>>> *To: *Harry Delano
>>>> *Reply To: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>>>> *Cc: *Grace Mutung'u; Treblex at predictiveanalytics.co.ke
>>>> *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] Cambridge Analytica and the Kenyan Elections
>>>>
>>>> @Douglas and all,
>>>> It will be interesting to understand what other factors (apart from
>>>> ethnicity) tip an election at national level in Kenya. Is the middle class
>>>> vote going to count? So keyboard warriors have a significant effect afterall
>>>> @Coach, I am reading comments about the upcoming presidential debates
>>>> and my conclusions is that people have already made their decisions and the
>>>> debates are for other purposes. Would data really help to pull voters
>>>> heartstrings?
>>>>
>>>> @John Nduvala,  please share your insights from your book. This is
>>>> interesting
>>>>
>>>> On 10 May 2017 7:34 a.m., "Timothy- Coach- Oriedo via kictanet" <
>>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It's fallacy to consider Big Data as a preserve for traditional data
>>>>> as most comments posit.
>>>>>
>>>>> On the contrary Big Data is for the chaff, it looks for meaning where
>>>>> you wouldn't find.  With the advent of social media there is more fodder
>>>>> for data scientists who have backgrounds in psychology, anthropology,
>>>>> sociology who work together with stasticians and computer scientiss to
>>>>> build algorithms and API  that run on Natural Language Processing to mine
>>>>> data and transform it into various dimensions.
>>>>>
>>>>> Having said that be aware the biggest use case for Cambridge
>>>>> Analytical solution is nuansing of communication campaigns to target
>>>>> behaviour change especially in swing vote areas and also for gerry
>>>>> mandering of legislative boundaries.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Watch the space.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Timothy Oriedo
>>>>>
>>>>> Co-founder
>>>>> Predictive Analytics
>>>>>
>>>>> www.predictiveanalytics.co.ke
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Timothy Oriedo
>>>>>
>>>>> about.me/Timoriedo
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10 May 2017 14:25, "Douglas Gichuki via kictanet" <
>>>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> A major question for CA to answer is the quantum of voter fluidity in
>>>>>> the Kenyan ecosystem. That is; what is the likelihood that there is an
>>>>>> actual swing vote in Kenya? Are these swing voters online and on social
>>>>>> media?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The two major political groupings draw their support from what seem
>>>>>> to be unmovable, unwavering and unquestioning bases. This is largely
>>>>>> because of the central organising question of our politics around ethnic
>>>>>> nationalism. As such, the exasperated voter in the middle is likely to be
>>>>>> voting for a fringe candidate, or not voting at all. In this climate, who
>>>>>> will CA be targeting with their psychometrics?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On May 10, 2017 1:07 PM, "John Ndavula via kictanet" <
>>>>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In my book *Social Media Adoption and Campaigns in Kenya**, *scheduled
>>>>>> for publication in June this year, I explore the relationship between
>>>>>> social media and politics, more precisely the political campaign. One of
>>>>>> the questions I address is: What power do social media exercise in the
>>>>>> political campaign process in Kenya? Although my empirical data is hinged
>>>>>> on the 2013 general elections, it is interesting to note that this question
>>>>>> continues to excite interest in the 2017 political campaigns.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John Ndavula
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 1:58 PM, Mutemi wa Kiama via kictanet <
>>>>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Which company are NASA using?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Edwin Kiama
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 10 May 2017 1:35 p.m., "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <
>>>>>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Grace and all
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is enough digital data in this country to tip an election.
>>>>>>> With over 6 million Facebook users (Maybe the FB team on this list can
>>>>>>> verify it), with our own version of fake news and negative websites going
>>>>>>> up both for and against the incumbents and the opposition, with Kenyans
>>>>>>> being one of the most digitally savvy in the continent the stage is set for
>>>>>>> interesting times.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> One thing is for sure - We have enough digital data in this country
>>>>>>> to tip an election.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We are now mainstream digitally. Fact.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Oh..And NASA also has the equivalent of CA on their side. :-) So
>>>>>>> this is evenly matched when it comes to digital arsenals. All I can tell
>>>>>>> you guys is this:-
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Buy popcorn, a coke, or your other favourite drink and enjoy the
>>>>>>> show. Just don't forget to vote for your favourite candidate!! Or Party! :-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 12:29 PM, Grace Mutung'u via kictanet <
>>>>>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jubilee has contracted the services of global data mining company
>>>>>>>> Cambridge Analytica in the run-up to the August presidential election.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/05/10/uhuru-hires-data-f
>>>>>>>> irm-behind-trump-brexit-victories_c1557720
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Do we really have that much data in Kenya for the kind of data
>>>>>>>> mining that Cambridge Analytica allegedly carries out?
>>>>>>>> Interesting times....
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