[kictanet] Unsolicited political messages

Twahir Hussein Kassim twahir at hussein.me.ke
Sun Aug 7 16:55:23 EAT 2022


Listers,

The issue seems like a pandemic right now. Receiving VOTE FOR.... at times
past midnight, and what is worrying is they have all your details, from
county through to ward and the polling centre.

>From the look of it, the details that these guys have is ONLY available
from IEBC; So the million dollar question is... Is IEBC sharing voters'
details with aspirants?

Throwing a BIG SPANNER into the gearbox... Dead people appear to have
*RESURRECTED!
*I checked details of a relative who has been dead for almost 10years but
they appear to be voters!

Regards
Twahir

On Sun, Aug 7, 2022, 15:24 Benson Muite via KICTANet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Additional useful information could include the advantages of a .ke
> domain name and local hosting options, in particular those that can
> comply with data protection regulations.
>
> On 8/7/22 09:41, Benson Muite via KICTANet wrote:
> > Possibly Kictanet could help with this in future.  A guidebook such as:
> > https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?mdocs-file=43772
> > would be useful for political aspirants to effectively use the internet,
> > and for voters to get useful information in a cost efective manner.
> > Effective use of the internet to convey information such as manifestos
> > would greatly improve campaign quality.  An SMS can typically only
> > provide a small amount of information.
> >
> > Some innovative use of Apps:
> >
> https://play.google.com/store/apps/datasafety?id=org.rootspartyofkenya.rootsapp
> >
> > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootsparty.wajackoya
> >
> > Though not open source and easy to audit, and thus like some lending and
> > social media applications, may make use of your contact list, it is an
> > example of positive use of technology.
> >
> > On 7/20/22 13:20, Potentash via KICTANet wrote:
> >> Hi.
> >>
> >> I think candidates are somehow buying or getting this data from
> >> somewhere. I was sent a message by Alai and a relative in the same
> >> house was also sent the same message at the same time. We vote in the
> >> same polling station which means the candidate has the information of
> >> people voting in Kileleshwa. It is a serious data breach.
> >>
> >>
> >> Rayhab Gachango,
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 12:56 PM Deborah Wanjugu via KICTANet
> >> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>     TBH I never leave accurate details with security officers. I also
> >>     try to use Safaricom shops for MPESA transactions, but I have also
> >>     noticed some no longer insist that I leave them with my personal
> >>     details in a book like they used to before. I usually wonder if
> >>     there is a databank somewhere that someone has created. Is this a
> >>     possibility?
> >>
> >>     On Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 11:54 AM Liz Orembo via KICTANet
> >>     <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> >>     <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>         I have always been very careful leaving my details in such
> >>         places. But somehow Muriuki Mireithi of Embakasi East caught up
> >>         with me and has been competing with Safaricom in sending spam
> >>         messages.
> >>
> >>         Imagine a politician addressing you with all your 3 names like
> >>         it's an Mpesa message...🤷🏿‍♀️
> >>
> >>         On Wed, Jul 20, 2022, 11:08 Keith Andere via KICTANet
> >>         <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> >>         <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
> >>
> >>             Grace,
> >>
> >>
> >>             You are not alone. I have also been a victim of these
> >> messages.
> >>
> >>
> >>             The funny thing is, while I live in area one, I am not a
> >>             voter in that area but the local MCA aspirant is one sending
> >>             me these messages. I keep wondering where on earth they
> >>             picked that I am a resident of that area and send me such
> >>             messages.
> >>
> >>
> >>             On what Liz brought out on the use of personal
> >>             identification document at buildings, what is the
> >>             implication of that in view of the data protection act?
> >>             Those handlers seem not to care as we still see them with
> >>             old filled books some with data collected over the years.
> >>
> >>
> >>             Regards
> >>             Keith
> >>
> >>             On Wed, 20 Jul 2022 at 09:54, Linda Wairure via KICTANet
> >>             <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> >>             <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
> >>
> >>                 I agree, I recently checked the Registrar of Political
> >>                 Parties portal on ecitizen and apparently I am a member
> >>                 of the Maendeleo Democratic Party, I don't know when or
> >>                 how I registered but they indicate the membership number
> >>                 as well. They have all the details, full names,
> >>                 constituency, ID, county and ward. How does this happen?
> >>
> >>                 On the security collection of names, ID and email at
> >>                 times.Many do that for security purposes just incase.
> >>                 However, with the Data Protection Act and regulations in
> >>                 place the company in charge is to register with the
> ODPC.
> >>
> >>                 On Wed, 20 Jul 2022, 10:37 Liz via KICTANet,
> >>                 <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> >>                 <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
> >>
> >>                     I also wonder where they get people's numbers.  I am
> >>                     reminded of the way political parties registered
> >>                     people who are not their members, perhaps using our
> >>                     IDs and phone numbers.  This is the reason I am
> >>                     against security guards at different premises
> >>                     collecting these details.
> >>
> >>                     On Wed, 20 Jul 2022 at 09:54, Grace Githaiga via
> >>                     KICTANet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
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> >>
> >>                         Good morning Listers,
> >>
> >>                         Have any of you received this (attached)
> >>                         unsolicited political text(s)? Where are these
> >>                         politicians getting people's phone numbers? And
> >>                         are they not aware that we now have a Data
> >>                         Protection Act?
> >>
> >>                         KICTANet did a brief on Personal Data and
> >>                         Elections 2022
> >>                         <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?mdocs-file=44723>
> >>                         that assesses, the effect of the Data Protection
> >>                         Act 2019 implementation on the impending Kenyan
> >>                         elections in 2022  The significance of the Act
> >>                         lies in the fact that, in contrast to past
> >>                         elections, the 2022 election is the first to be
> >>                         held under a data protection statute.
> >>
> >>                         Interested in hearing your views.
> >>                         Rgds
> >>                         Grace
> >>
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