[kictanet] Are Social Media Accounts owned by Public Servants Public or Private?

[Ali Hussein]

Egline

I beg to differ. It was an official account disguised as a
personal account. There was NOTHING personal about what was being posted
there.

I say that the Government needs an OFFICIAL POLICY on these issues. We have
so much to rectify. To date, we still have Cabinet Secretaries and Senior
Government Officials using Gmail and yahoo email addresses. This is a
bigger issue than just social media.

Regards

*Ali Hussein*

Fintech | Digital Transformation


Tel: +254 713 601113

Twitter: @AliHKassim

LinkedIn: Ali's Profile <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
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On Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 1:32 PM Egline Jeptoo via KICTANet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Hi Barrack,
>
> Interesting conversation. In this context the deleted account was a
> personal account and not the ministry's account. As much as in they were
> posting day to day activities, it was a personal account and the Ministry
> account with previous activities and information is till active.
>
> Next question arising from the comments on the Tweet would then be, with
> the Twitter accounts that are public property is it right to block citizens?
>
>
> On Thu, 15 Sep 2022, 13:23 Watoto Watch Network via KICTANet, <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Hi Barrack,
>> I feel we might be a bit petty because...Is it a requirement in the first
>> place to have a personal social media account if you are holding a
>> particular position in Govt?
>>
>> Lillian
>>
>> On Thu, 15 Sep 2022, 12:55 Barrack Otieno via KICTANet, <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> Listers,
>>>
>>> An interesting conversation is going on on Social Media following the
>>> decision by a Cabinet Secretariat to delete his Social Media Account. In
>>> fact a Senior Counsel has already weighed in on the issue
>>> <https://twitter.com/ahmednasirlaw/status/1570270811164151813?s=48&t=CanZRu7f1CrD5Bk23aQneQ>.
>>> Is there merit in the concerns being raised or are we being petty?
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>> Best Regards
>>>
>>>
>>>
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