[kictanet] Invitation to Participate in ' Talk to IEBC'
Mutemi wa Kiama
eddiekiama at gmail.com
Tue Jul 19 13:20:59 EAT 2022
The IEBC cannot be allowed to do that by the powers that be as it would be
too transparent/accountable and next to impossible to tamper with... Which
is not in their interest.
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On Sun, Jul 17, 2022, 18:35 Grace Githaiga via KICTANet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> @Barrack Otieno <barrack at kictanet.or.ke> The IEBC should consider
> developing a voting app akin to the MPESA app. This would allow us to vote
> from wherever we are, and election day would not need to be a "holiday". We
> would also see less violence and voter movement, suspicions, long lines,
> etc. on D-Day.
>
> Tech really should be an enabler to simplify processes. And if we trust
> transacting using our phones, why would we not do it to vote? I know this
> will not be possible for this year, but IEBC will have another five years
> within which this app can be developed (security features, authentication,
> etc) and tested.
>
> Rgds
> GG
>
> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022 at 1:48 PM Walubengo J via KICTANet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> For me the fact that IEBC will no longer BROADCAST the 'text'
>> Presidential results the way they normally do at Bomas of KEnya big screen
>> is a big drawback.
>>
>> Whereas I do understand the Supreme Court challenged them on whether that
>> broadcastes text results is 'the result' or whether the image of Form34 is
>> the results is not sufficient reason enough for them NOT to broadcast the
>> text results.
>>
>> Not broadcasting the text results - in the random nature that they came -
>> not only denies 'Wanjiku' the transparency to see how her Presidential
>> candidate is progressing (or not), but it also creates a gap or opaqueness
>> in terms of what could be happening - behind the scenes (even if nothing is
>> happening).
>>
>> The fact that IEBC will still upload the image of FORM34 for Wanjiku to
>> do her own tallies is not the answer since Wanjiku has no capacity, time or
>> bandwidth to be tallying 45,000 or so FORMS as they get uploaded on the
>> IEBC portal just to know which presidential candidate is ahead at a given
>> particular time.
>>
>> Perhaps, IEBC could still consider the option of broadcasting the
>> Presidential 'TEXT' results once they have cross-checked with their
>> physical copies as they arrive at Bomas.
>>
>> walu.
>>
>>
>> On Friday, July 15, 2022 at 01:22:00 PM GMT+3, Barrack Otieno via
>> KICTANet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Many thanks Benson, Moses and Mutheu for contributing to yesterday's
>> discussion. Listers the floor is still open for you to contribute'i will
>> share a summary of todays discussion.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 11:02 PM Benson Muite via KICTANet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>> Transmission of results can also be done by USSD not just by internet. A
>> credible process cannot be ensured by ICT aspects alone, though ICT can
>> increase efficiency. Observers should also be able to report results
>> that are announced at polling stations.
>>
>> While there is a law on data protection, educational and technical
>> aspects seem less well developed. This affects other areas, not just
>> elections.
>>
>> Holistic planning is missing, many polling stations are schools, so
>> purchasing infrastructure just for the election and not having a reuse
>> plan may be a waste of resources.
>>
>> It may be worth comparing with information provided to voters and
>> procedures followed in other African countries, for example South Africa
>> and Ghana:
>>
>> https://www.elections.org.za/pw/Downloads/Documents-Voter-Education-Material
>> https://ec.gov.gh/elections-instructions/
>>
>> On 7/14/22 12:58, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet wrote:
>> > Listers,
>> >
>> > To give you further insights kindly refer
>> > <
>> https://www.kictanet.or.ke/mdocs-posts/technology-deployment-in-kenyas-2017-general-election/>
>>
>> > to previous reports on Tech and elections prepared by KICTANet. /The
>> > Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) deployed a 25-person election
>> > observer mission for Kenya’s 2017 General Election that took place on
>> > August 8, 2017. Kenyans voted for six positions namely Presidential,
>> > Senate, Parliamentary, Women’s Representative, Governor, and Member of
>> > County Assembly. KICTANet’s observation focused specifically on the use
>> > of technology from a user perspective and accordingly released a
>> > preliminary report
>> > <
>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20170811/356bef8e/attachment.pdf>
>>
>> > which was published on 11 August 2017./Are there outstanding issues
>> that
>> > need to be addressed?
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 12:05 PM Barrack Otieno
>> > <otieno.barrack at gmail.com <mailto:otieno.barrack at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Dear Moses,
>> >
>> > Many thanks for your observations. I totally agree with you. Would
>> > you support any form of tools that IEBC can use to avail some of
>> > this information easily. Accessibility is definately a key issue. I
>> > tried accessing the Website yesterday but could not make it i guess
>> > due to demand. Be that as it may it would be great to have a website
>> > that factors in our differently abled brothers and sisters. Would
>> > appreciate specific recommendations on the tools IEBC can use. The
>> > time is shortly but as Commissioner Wanderi said yesterday, time is
>> > never short for good ideas to be implemented. Listers, Keep the
>> > ideas coming.
>> >
>> > Best Regards
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 10:12 AM Moses Karanja via KICTANet
>> > <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>> > <mailto:kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Two observations:
>> >
>> > 1. *Dedicate more attention to the official website as the main
>> > communication channel. *There seems to be an assumption that
>> > Facebook and Twitter are public spaces. If you compare the
>> > information posted on IEBC's Facebook page and what is on their
>> > website, you will realize the idea of /public access/ to
>> > information is compromised. Facebook does not allow unsigned-in
>> > individuals to access more than a sneak peak of pages, even the
>> > so called "public" ones, despite the claims they make. Facebook
>> > also breaks RSS feeds every so often to force people to sign up
>> > on those surveillance platforms. This is not a request to
>> > Facebook to make their surveillance platform more
>> > public-friendly, rather a request to IEBC to treat public
>> > information as truly public by investing in their official
>> website.
>> >
>> > 2. *Publish standardized machine readable data.* The report IEBC
>> > published regarding 2013 election is different from what they
>> > published in 2017 and it is again different from the 2022
>> > tables. Posting PDFs makes using that data harder and creates
>> > room for error as the conversion of such data to formats like
>> > csv increases entropy. This request has been made by so many
>> > people in the last decade+ you feel there is more to this
>> > refusal than plain technical limits.
>> >
>> > - Njoroge wa Karanja
>> >
>> > On 2022-07-13 14:02, Barrack Otieno via KICTANet wrote:
>> >> Listers,
>> >>
>> >> Earlier today, KICTANet held a consultative meeting with IEBC
>> >> Commissioners led by Chairman Wafula Chebukati and the
>> >> Secretariat represented by CEO Marjan Hussein and ICT Manager
>> >> Mr. Michael Ouma. This follows KICTANets participation in the
>> >> IEBC National Elections Conference yesterday. The need for
>> >> greater engagement between KICTANets Stakeholders and IEBC
>> >> featured prominently in the deliberations.
>> >>
>> >> As part of the engagement process , KICTANet will be hosting a
>> >> ''Talk to IEBC'' discussion which will culminate in a Webinar
>> >> that will address Technology concerns in Kenya's electoral
>> >> process.
>> >>
>> >> We would like to invite listers to contribute to the online
>> >> discussion that will serve as a precursor to webinar.
>> >>
>> >> To contribute we would like to hear from you the following:
>> >>
>> >> 1. What issues do you have in so far as Tech and elections is
>> >> concern in Kenya?
>> >> 2. What recommendations do you have in so far as the use of
>> >> Tech and elections is concerned in Kenya?
>> >> The discussion will take place on Thursday 14th July 2022 and
>> >> Friday 15th July 2022
>> >>
>> >> Thank you
>> >>
>> >> Best Regards
>> >>
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