<div dir="ltr">Dear Phylis,<div><br></div><div>It is well noted, your response identifies a specific person @<a href="http://ict.go.ke">ict.go.ke</a> (with an e-mail address) for more queries.</div><div><br></div><div>On a South African Government site, the name (and e-mail) of the Web Master is noted at the bottom of the site.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/countries-exempt-from-sa-visas">http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/countries-exempt-from-sa-visas</a> </div><div><br></div><div>We need to hire people to keep Go.Ke sites up to date, with information, not just plugging security holes.</div><div><br></div><div>Government (including County) executives failing to fund transparency should be noted and challenged. </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Murigi / Stanley Muraya</div><div><br></div><div><span style="line-height:13px;color:rgb(0,19,32);font-family:Trebuchet,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;text-align:justify;background-color:rgb(253,254,255)"><span style="background-color:rgb(253,254,255)"><span style="line-height:20px"><font size="1"><b>"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city." Prov 16:32</b></font></span><span style="font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(253,254,255)"><br></span></span></span></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Phyllis Nyambura via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Listers,<br><br></div><div>Please note the below and attached release on the interruptions of service on Government websites.<br></div><div><br><br><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><b>Press Release: Service Interruption of GoK Websites<br></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><b>Thursday, 3rd September, 2014<br></b></span></div><div><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">The ICT Authority has developed comprehensive standards to
guide public web content, appearance, security and accessibility of
public websites.</span></p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">
</span><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">For the standards to be implemented, we conducted an audit of
Government websites. The audit revealed that in their present state,
many of the government websites do not conform to the standards and they
are not secure.</span></p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">
</span><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">It has therefore become necessary to upgrade the hosting environment,
reorient the websites to the approved standards, and train ICT officers
and Public Communication officer’s on best practices for developing and
maintaining websites.</span></p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">
</span><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">During this exercise we request the indulgence of users of Government
websites since there will be service interruption from 3rd Sept 2014 to
the 10th of Sept 2014.</span></p><br></div><b>For more information please contact Mary Ngaruma on <a href="mailto:mary.ngaruma@ict.go.ke" target="_blank">mary.ngaruma@ict.go.ke</a> or call us on <font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">254-020-2211960/62</font></b><div><br><br></div><div>You can also access more information on: <a href="http://www.icta.go.ke/draft-web-standards/" target="_blank">http://www.icta.go.ke/draft-web-standards/</a><br></div><div><br clear="all"><br></div><div>Kind Regards,<br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Phyllis Nyambura<br>Communication Writer<br>The ICT Authority<br><br>Telposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave<br>P.O. Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya<br>t: + 254-020-2211960/62 | m: + 254 (0) 789396433 | e: <a href="mailto:pnyambura@ict.go.ke" target="_blank">pnyambura@ict.go.ke</a></font><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Email: <a href="mailto:info@ict.go.ke" target="_blank">info@ict.go.ke</a> or <a href="mailto:communications@ict.go.ke" target="_blank">communications@ict.go.ke</a><br>
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