[kictanet] 1 billion to the DCI to fight cyber-crime

[Odhiambo Washington]

This 1B for the DCI for "complex" crimes directive is just the beginning!

With Wangusi OUT (blocked from resuming office despite a court order) and
the Fatcats now in control, I can see the whole of the USF account being
depleted in no time, and without any part of it going for infrastructure
improvement or anything that it was intended for.
I remember a recent media article where the Ministry of ICT had requested
CA to fund the presidential inauguration to the tune of KES 25m when there
was actually a budget for the inauguration, which the article cited as some
of the possible reasons Wangusi is being hounded out of office, because he
declined the request despite CA sitting on billions in USF!

Now that such a directive is out, and will possibly be executed with haste,
my question is:

1. Does the law allow the president to give directives to CA??
2. Does the law allow the president (or the Minister) to give directives on
where.how the USF should be used?
3. Whom does the law give the mandate to decide on the USF??

For starters, the independence of the CA is OVER!!!





On 2 February 2018 at 16:52, Sidney Ochieng via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> One billion shillings from Communications Authority universal service fund
> to be allocated to DCI, to boost fight against cyber-crime, 'and more
> complex crimes with which today Kenyans must contend.'. - Uhuru at IG
> Conference.
> Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilCu3Ch1mXk
> Is this legal? Is this what the fund is for?
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