[kictanet] KICTANet Digest, Vol 170, Issue 17

Tue Apr 12 19:07:42 EAT 2022

Some subscribers are getting a secondary message from Safaricom apparently
on need to upgrade their Sim cards:
https://twitter.com/Safaricom_Care/status/1513856623734935556

Discussion on Twirra:
https://twitter.com/OliverMathenge/status/1513812903715082242?s=20&t=QO6g_4JucF4kYMq4tZkq4Q

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On Tue, Apr 12, 2022, 15:30 Adrian Teri via KICTANet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Seems like #Saf suffers from the same ailments like GOK in communicating
> effectively? Or were they taking advantage of the situation as citizens
> fear gov't? The Chief of Risk Management & Security at #Saf points to
> enhancing security but It's apparent even from MJ's interview with #KTNNews
> that m-pesa is seeking to transition to be a fully fledged bank.
>
>
> https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/videos/sim-card-registration-why-safaricom-is-taking-your-photos-3778858
>
> Regards,
> Adrian Teri
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Adrian Teri <adriateri at gmail.com>
>> To: "Kenya's premier ICT Policy engagement platform" <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Cc:
>> Bcc:
>> Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2022 13:07:04 +0300
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] KICTANet Digest, Vol 170, Issue 11
>> Good day all,
>>
>> There is something remiss and I see it unravelling rather quickly and
>> badly. The CA is a gov't commission, essentially a creature of GoK. What's
>> the purpose of Huduma namba while one still pays a facilitation fee of
>> 1,050/= for numerous services in ecitizen only for them to collect the same
>> data they did for the mass registration of huduma namba(fingerprints, photo
>> and I even think an e signature was part of it too)? A Déjà vu to the
>> Huduma Namba exercise where the gov't was simply unable to communicate that
>> were upgrading our IDs from biographic to biometrics?
>>
>> Why waste productive capacity and man hours to duplicate data multiple
>> times? Are your fingerprints & birth certificate changing? And even in
>> aspects that do like your area of residence, contact details, marital
>> status, assets etc. if there are 2 or more institutions requiring such info
>> will you continue to trudge across all of them to update your details?
>>
>> I do believe the CA has technical people and in IT we know you can design
>> an IDP or SSO-like system where you centralize(Just like the Huduma namba's
>> aka "single source of truth") storage and management of your user's digital
>> identities. In this analogy it would be a gov't institution/corp asserting
>> you are who you claim to be(authentication).
>>
>> Regards,
>> Adrian Teri
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>
>>> To: "Kenya's premier ICT Policy engagement platform" <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>> Cc:
>>> Bcc:
>>> Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2022 21:07:03 +0300
>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] SIM CARD REGISTRATION & DATA PROTECTION ACT, 2019
>>> On Fri, 8 Apr 2022, 19:20 Mutindi Muema via KICTANet, <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Gobsmaked in deed 💯
>>>>
>>>> The CA has finally stated today that kica SIM registration regs does
>>>> not require photo of subscriber to be taken
>>>>
>>>> Full interview on Youtube here https://youtu.be/-SpW2rFhYxQ
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Meaning then if you ever registered, you will not need to re-register.
>>> Because  photograph was the only missing link that was never taken in
>>> previous initial registration
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Kathy Mwai <kathymwai at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Kenya's premier ICT Policy engagement platform" <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>> Cc:
>>> Bcc:
>>> Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2022 21:47:46 +0300
>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] SIM CARD REGISTRATION & DATA PROTECTION ACT, 2019
>>> @Mwendwa, apparently there's an electronic signature as well. I called
>>> Safaricom earlier this is what they told me: They will scan the ID, take a
>>> passport photo, and electronic signature 🤔
>>>
>>> On Fri, 8 Apr 2022 at 21:08, Mwendwa Kivuva via KICTANet <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 8 Apr 2022, 19:20 Mutindi Muema via KICTANet, <
>>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Gobsmaked in deed 💯
>>>>>
>>>>> The CA has finally stated today that kica SIM registration regs does
>>>>> not require photo of subscriber to be taken
>>>>>
>>>>> Full interview on Youtube here https://youtu.be/-SpW2rFhYxQ
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Meaning then if you ever registered, you will not need to re-register.
>>>> Because  photograph was the only missing link that was never taken in
>>>> previous initial registration
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>>
>>
>> “The Communications Authority did not order the telecommunications
>>> companies to register all SIM card holders afresh,” Chiloba exclusively
>>> told *The Standard.*
>>>
>>>
>>> *Chiloba said the telecommunications companies that asked all Kenyans to
>>> re-register their lines, were “overzealous”, saying: “That’s not what we
>>> asked them to do.”*
>>>
>>>
>>> *The Director-General says the mobile service providers opted for a
>>> knee-jerk reaction after CA demanded that all the service providers must
>>> provide updated lists of all their registered customers by April 15, 2022.*
>>>
>>> On Sat, Apr 9, 2022 at 12:19 AM Gachungi, Lydia via KICTANet <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Good people, so what is the current position?. Asking from Addis and
>>>> wondering since my sim card was already registered and when I dial *106# it
>>>> verifies I am registered, do I need to re-register?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Lydia
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* KICTANet <kictanet-bounces+l.gachungi=
>>>> unesco.org at lists.kictanet.or.ke> *On Behalf Of *Mwendwa Kivuva via
>>>> KICTANet
>>>> *Sent:* 08 April 2022 21:07
>>>> *To:* Gachungi, Lydia <l.gachungi at unesco.org>
>>>> *Cc:* Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] SIM CARD REGISTRATION & DATA PROTECTION ACT,
>>>> 2019
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> CAUTION: This email is external from UNESCO. Please be vigilant on its
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>>>> Soyez vigilant sur son expéditeur et contenu.
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 8 Apr 2022, 19:20 Mutindi Muema via KICTANet, <
>>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Gobsmaked in deed 💯
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The CA has finally stated today that kica SIM registration regs does
>>>> not require photo of subscriber to be taken
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Full interview on Youtube here https://youtu.be/-SpW2rFhYxQ
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Meaning then if you ever registered, you will not need to re-register.
>>>> Because  photograph was the only missing link that was never taken in
>>>> previous initial registration
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