<p class="MsoNormal">Good Morning, </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> I hope that we<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>all,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>had a restful weekend! unless you were @ the campaign trails :-)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To the FIFA world cup2010 winners,SPAIN, CONGRATULATIONS!!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To the rest, lets keep an eye on 2014…yet another chance to
better our skills <span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-ascii-font-family:
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Wingdings"><span style="mso-char-type:symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:Wingdings">J</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-ascii-font-family:
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<p class="MsoNormal">As we continue with our discussions, your comments and
contributions to the former threads are welcome, just respond to <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>the correct subject/title.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The next two days (Monday & Tuesday) we will be
discussing:</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> a) </span></span></span>e-crime-</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Definition:<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"> E-crime is where a computer or
other electronic communications device (eg mobile phone) is used to commit an
offence.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;color:black">Looking at this definition, the question on top of my head, <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>is how many transactions do we do through our
mobile phones, in Kenya.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;
color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>MPESA, ZAP- transfer of money</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">To my knowledge (I stand to be
corrected) MPESA /ZAP still rides under the umbrella of Telecommunication,
banking and IT.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">Lately, you can pay your
electricity bill, water bill etc…through this medium.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">Their usage has increased and we have
branded it innovation, creativity, but are we being oblivious of the
implications? </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">Where or who do you approach in
loss of your money? </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">KPLC or Safaricom/Zain?etc and many other services that we are paying for using MPESA/ZAP</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"> </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Arial;
color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> b) </span></span></span>E-voting</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">Definition: <span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">is
an election system that allows a voter to record his or her secure and secret
ballot electronically.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">Currently we have a pilot project
on e-voting that will first be tested, during the referendum on 4th August 2010.there are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 21px; ">at least 1.5 million new voters in the 18 EVR pilot constituencies.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 21px; ">more info: <a href="http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000007579&cid=4&ttl=Kenya%20enters%20era%20of%20electronic%20voting">http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000007579&cid=4&ttl=Kenya%20enters%20era%20of%20electronic%20voting</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the recent days, we have experienced instances of
‘computer error’ within the Ministry of Finance and Education, what happens when
the same happens with the IIEC?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What do we have in place as a country, to ensure that this
does not happen </p><p class="MsoNormal">and if it does, does IIEC have the technical know-how?</p><p class="MsoNormal">and as
Kenyans, are we assured that such a case will have ‘e-evidence’ on how and when
and where the ‘computer error’ took place?</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I hope that these two are bound to see our inboxes full as
it touches on each and every one of us.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Your thoughts, corrections, inputs, queries, reactions are
welcome!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kind Regards, </p><br>-- <br>“To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.” Kofi Annan<br>