<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted">Dear All<br>I met Marcela at the All Voices Count Meeting at ihub on Friday and I asked her to send the document below for your input. You can contact her<br><br>Jane<br> <br> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Monday, October 14, 2013 10:53 AM, Marcela Sinda <marcelasinda@gmail.com> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv6572027747"><div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br><div style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span
style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span>Dear Jane,<br></span></font></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;">
<span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span>The African Union has
prepared a final draft of an AU Convention on Cyber security (“the AUCC”). The
AUCC is scheduled for final passage at an AU meeting in January 2014. </span></font></span></div><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font>
</font></span><b><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font>
</font></span></b><div style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span>After extensive
discussions with various Kenyan stakeholders from industry, academia, and NGOs,
we (Strathmore - Centre for Intellectual Property) have identified numerous provisions in the AUCC that, if passed by the AU
and ratified by Kenya, will have substantial negative effects on the </span></font></span><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span>Kenyan
online economy and social culture. A few of the more problematic examples are:</span></font></span></div><b><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font>
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</font></span></b><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span><span>1.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;"> </span></span></span></font></span></b><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span><span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;">
</span></span></span><span>The AUCC significantly <u>restricts
freedom of expression</u> in violation of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 by
prohibiting individuals from expressing ideas and theories on religion
</span></font></span><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span>and ethnicity. </span></font></span><b><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span></span></font></span></b></div>
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</font></span></b><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span><span>2.<b><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;"> </span></b></span></span></font></span></b><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span><span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;">
</span></span></span><span>The AUCC requires
governments to have in place a mechanism for cyber forensic investigations into
online criminal activity. This includes appointment of investigative</span></font></span><b><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span> </span></font></span></b><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span>judges
with almost<u> unlimited power to require </u></span></font></span><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span><u>seizure and analysis of digital and
physical evidence</u>. Most African governments currently lack legislative and
technical capability to satisfy such a legal requirement, and the likelihood of
misuse is high.</span></font></span><b><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span></span></font></span></b></div><b><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font>
</font></span></b><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span><span>3.<b><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;">
</span></b></span></span><span>The AUCC criminalizes
all unsolicited </span></font></span></b><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span>electronic communications. No government or </span></font></span><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span>intergovernmental
treaty in the world has had success in doing this; it is completely impractical
and will draw wide criticism for selective enforcement or lack of enforcement. </span></font></span><b><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span></span></font></span></b></div><b><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font>
</font></span></b><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;"><b><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span><span>4.<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;"> </span></span></span></font></span></b><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span><span><span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal;">
</span></span></span><span>The AUCC requires that a
person or a corporate organization engaging in electronic financial
transactions (e.g., M-Pesa or OLX users) provide <u>full identity information</u>,
including PIN and address information. This requirement is costly and risky,
and it remains unclear how such data will be protected and how confidentiality
will be maintained.</span><span></span></font></span></div><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font>
</font></span><div><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span style="line-height:115%;">Finally,</span></font><font><span style="line-height:115%;">
preparation of the AUCC <u>involved little or no consultation with
non-government stakeholders</u>. Major industry stakeholders have expressed
serious misgivings to us about the scope and practicality of the AUCC. Most
industry stakeholders, however, remain completely unaware even of the existence
of the draft AUCC.</span></font></span></div><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace;"><font><span style="line-height:115%;">Oppose passage of the AUCC in its current form here<br><br><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/262/148/817/">http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/262/148/817/</a> <br>
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<br></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color:rgb(238,238,238);"><b>PS:</b> We would like to have organization endorse this movement by allowing us to use their logo. We have among others, Google, iHub, iLab Africa and CIPIT at Strathmore.<br>
</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color:rgb(238,238,238);"><br><br><br><br>Regards,</span><br></span></div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span style="font-family:times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color:rgb(204,204,204);">Marcela Sinda</span><br>
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