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

Mon Feb 5 10:30:24 EAT 2018

+10 to Sidney.

Simple & clear.

On 5 February 2018 at 10:27, Sidney Ochieng via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Kevin,
> I don't disagree with what you've point out. There is a need for more
> security professionals. However that money needs to budgeted for by the
> people whose job it is to protect us, the police and army, not by
> 'roadside' declaration because apparently the agency that has that money is
> not using it. This is not how government is supposed to work and not how an
> agency that is supposed to be independent works.
>
> I believe the fund will have more impact if it is used for what was
> designed for.
>
> On 4 February 2018 at 23:33, Kevin Kamonye via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> There is an alarming shortage of Cyber Security professionals. Not just
>> in Kenya but globally. One of the reasons for this is that the monetary
>> gain in taking the path of an ethical hacker pales in comparison to that of
>> blackhat related activities.
>>
>> To address this, governments and top corporate are revising the
>> remuneration for such roles in a big way.
>>
>> Furthermore, we have the likes of Cisco who are developing new curriculum
>> to address this shortage. In fact they have granted a $10M scholarship
>> program <https://mkto.cisco.com/security-scholarship> to develop
>> security professionals. I am one of the beneficiaries.
>>
>> For those asking about what complex crimes need to be fought - let me
>> assure you that there is a very high chance that all of your connected
>> devices is currently compromised. If not all of them. Don't wait for a
>> skull and some text written in bold green to pop up on your screen to
>> notify you that you have been hacked. That is not the level at which it is
>> done nowadays. Your antivirus is also not going to help much - they work on
>> a reactionary basis meaning that you get an update once a "new"
>> vulnerability is discovered.
>>
>> I think that these funds are being drawn from the USF because the
>> government is currently running low on funds, it would at least be a good
>> thing for them to state this clearly if this is the case.
>>
>> What is important is that we need to recognise and applaud the importance
>> of this move by the President. It makes little sense to want to get more
>> and more people online without having a strong framework through which you
>> can protect them, or at least provide a means of helping them to
>> investigate and prosecute these people that are usually very keen to have a
>> fresh supply of cyber victims. I will be following this one keenly.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>> On 4 February 2018 at 00:30, Odhiambo Washington via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> I am of the opinion (sorry, there must be a better word, but the wine in
>>> my head has locked it out from access!) that the problem starts and ends
>>> with the USFAC - Universal Service Fund Advisory Council or whatever that
>>> moribund thing is called. It's been in office since Matiang'i was CS ICT
>>> till now. How many years are those?
>>> This forum has always called for the use of the USF for certain
>>> purposes. I remember Collins Areba once gave out very compelling reasons on
>>> where the USF should come into play. It's several years since and the USFAC
>>> have just been sitting on their laurels.
>>>
>>> It is time that AC is disbanded. I hope they don't draw any salaries or
>>> allowances for being in that AC, because if they do, they need to refund
>>> every single enny they've drawn for "doing nothing".
>>>
>>> And we must strongly come out and tell Uhuru Kenyatta that the USF is
>>> not subject to his directives. I must say that him having appointed some
>>> guy called Kinoti to be DCI, who owes allegiance to him, does not augur
>>> well with his DIRECTIVE. That is corruption and I am not willing to listen
>>> to "jameni, mnataka nifanye nini?" with my taxes!
>>>
>>> USF must be used for what it was conceived for, not for CID Forensics
>>> Lab, which is built by Administration after Administration.
>>>
>>> One wishes for the days of Bitange Ndemo's tenure at the ICT Ministry,
>>> because even a fly could raise an issue and Ndemo would engage.
>>>
>>> This error or Mucheru where opacity rules is chocking!
>>>
>>> The bottom line though is that presidential directives constitute an
>>> abuse of the USF when there is an Advisory Council.
>>>
>>> That moribund Advisory Council need to GO, a new one constituted and USF
>>> applied only on improving access to telecommunications for the citizens,
>>> not funding the DCI, which should have a budget, just like the military
>>> have a budget. The DCI have a budget for their operations and it's not
>>> supposed to be drawn from the USF. That is THEFT.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3 February 2018 at 16:41, Admin CampusCiti <info at campusciti.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Washington
>>>>
>>>> Nature abhors a vacuum. This list has time and again consistently
>>>> reminded the CA and the USF to spend the money as it was meant to. Swathes
>>>> of the country are still without connectivity and we still print out
>>>> quarterly fiction about connectivity statistics.
>>>>
>>>> On this the President is right. What he is basically saying is that if
>>>> you can’t find a way to spend the money I will show you how to!
>>>>
>>>> :-)
>>>>
>>>> Ili we funzo kwa the upcoming DG... :-)
>>>>
>>>> *Ali Hussein*
>>>> *Hussein & Associates*
>>>> +254 0713 601113
>>>>
>>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>>>
>>>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> Blog: www.alyhussein.com
>>>>
>>>> "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 3 Feb 2018, at 1:04 PM, Odhiambo Washington via kictanet <
>>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 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?
>>>>> --
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Sidney
>>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>
>>>
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>
> --
> Regards,
> Sidney
>
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-- 
Best regards,
Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
Nairobi,KE
+254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223
"Oh, the cruft."
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