[kictanet] Why are lots of .go.ke websites not https://?

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On Fri, Nov 19, 2021, 10:39 felista wangari via KICTANet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Hi Listers,
>
> I visit lots of Kenya government websites and I notice that a good number
> are http:// (not secure)  rather than https:// (secure). Especially sites
> where people are putting in their data for job applications and things like
> that (I had started tracking, but abandoned that project).
>
> This morning I'm getting lots of messages asking me if the Kazi Mtaani
> portal http://kms.go.ke being launched this afternoon is legit. Young
> Kenyans who want to apply are worried that it could be a malicious site
> since it is not https://.
>
> I'm explaining that yes, it is a legitimate government website (it has
> been shared by various government officials) but that it didn't attend to
> digital security, just like many other government agency sites.
>
>
> Should we be having government websites collecting people's details using
> http:// and not https:// in 2021?
>
> How is the security protocol not baked in during the building of the
> sites? - I wonder about this a lot.
>
>
> Regards,
> Felista Wangari
> Incurably curious
> Journalist/Editor (Health, gender, development, personal finance)
>
>
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