[kictanet] Kenya Elections: Voters and Data Privacy, Which Party are You In?
Benson Muite
benson_muite at emailplus.org
Fri Feb 11 08:03:07 EAT 2022
Much as votes are meant to be private, this information should not be in
eCitizen. If entirely correct it is easily subject to misuse - for
example one could imagine vetting job applicants based on party
membership. A separate information system with strict data controls
should be used for this, if it is at all needed. Ideally, political
parties would keep lists of their own members for purposes of verifying
candidates and their own internal processes.
It is good that there is interest in correcting and verifying information.
On 2/11/22 6:37 AM, Eric Mugendi via KICTANet wrote:
> Interesting. I have two searches on record on eCitizen, one in June 2021
> that shows I was not registered to any party, and another that I did
> this morning showing that I was registered in May 2021 as a member of
> UDA. Either time travel is real or there are no real checks and balances
> on the system...
> Before I launch into a diatribe about bottom-up economics, I think this
> page should have a 'Report fraudulent registration' button, otherwise
> there's no visible means for me as a user to communicate to the
> Registrar of Political Parties.
> Or I could just launch a campaign on a UDA ticket. This may actually be
> easier.
>
>
> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 at 17:29, Mwendwa Kivuva via KICTANet
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>>
> wrote:
>
> Some conspiracies abound that if you login to e-citizen and click
> the COMPLETE button, you get enrolled into a party by those managing
> the platform. They sell your data to the highest bidder.
>
> ______________________
> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
> https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwendwa-kivuva
> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwendwa-kivuva>
>
>
> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 at 16:30, Kathy Mwai via KICTANet
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
>
> @Grace Githaiga <mailto:ggithaiga at kictanet.or.ke> looks like
> they finally caught up with you. I've been in this party
> apparently since July 7th 2017. Outta this world!
>
> @David Indeje <mailto:davidindeje at gmail.com> yes you're right I
> bet they'd take me through a litany of rules if I was to vie
> through this party. Let me inform my friends they could leave
> the various parties they've been inducted into as you indicated
> - without their knowledge!! Thanks for the heads up
>
> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 at 13:43, Grace Githaiga
> <ggithaiga at kictanet.or.ke <mailto:ggithaiga at kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
>
> Kathy
> I also did not know that I belonged to some party since May
> 5, 2020. I have never bothered to check. But this is wrong!
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 1:16 PM Kathy Mwai via KICTANet
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
>
> David, I had never checked which party I'm 'registered'
> under until now. I've always wondered what the flip side
> could be. Seeing as I have apparently been registered
> since July 2017 😂😂 if I wanted to run on that party, I
> could claim that as my membership right? As long as they
> don't ask me to pay for membership since 2017, then
> perhaps I could resign from this list to run for a
> position 😄. (It's wrong use of my information by
> eCitizen nevertheless even as I make light of it)
>
> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022 at 12:37, David Indeje via KICTANet
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
>
>
> image.png
> Kangema Parliamentary By-elections. September 17,
> 2012 PHOTO | IEBC
>
> Dear Listers.,
>
> With the 2022 Kenyan elections on the horizon, the
> electoral body has concluded the voter registration
> exercise and is currently set to audit the voter
> register.
>
> On the other hand, do you know which party you have
> been registered under? Kindly do check out yourself,
> here <https://orpp.ecitizen.go.ke/services/1/apply/1>.
>
> Are you mad you have been registered under the
> Azimio, UDA, TIP TIP, Jubilee or any other party and
> you would love to purge yourself from it? Worry not,
> you can self purge from that party here
> <https://orpp.ecitizen.go.ke/services/2/apply/2>.
> You will have a 7 days grace period for the request
> to be approved.
>
> On a lighter note, who is resigning from the Listers
> Group to seek an electoral position?
>
> As part of our commitment to educate the public on
> data protection and privacy, below are useful links
> you read and share with your circles.
>
> 1. Digital identification law in Kenya: The State
> of Play
> <https://www.kictanet.or.ke/mdocs-posts/digital-identification-law-in-kenya-the-state-of-play/>
>
> 2. Elections, Data, and Technology
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5l4dzTrSqI&ab_channel=KICTAnet> (Video)
>
> 3. Emerging regulation of content, data and
> consumer rights
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_UVQczmbfU&ab_channel=KICTAnet> (Video)
>
>
> *Kind Regards,*
>
> **
>
> *David Indeje
> *_____________________________________
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