<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Alex </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">You are very right. I would add that not even in the private sector are we data driven. If we were would be in a much better place than we currently are.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Take for example any Telco in this country. You would think by now they have all the data points they need to customize my service to my individual habits. Yet, time and again you will get mass SMS messages that have zero to do with me. This is just a small example on how we can make use of data going forward.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Regards</div><img src="http://t.sidekickopen16.com/e1t/o/5/f18dQhb0S7ks8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9gXrN7sKj6v4LNdFMd_KMKRbM7xW4Wzv6P2zlZNzW26tGP91k1H6H0?si=6190904865718272&pi=c07ff077-caed-42f8-d389-499dd546d044" style="display:none!important" height="1" width="1"><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Ali
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 9:17 AM, Watila Alex 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 lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_8295506120971365609WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Good morning,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">I was thinking along similar lines. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Data Analytics only works for someone if they are data driven in their decision-making.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Unfortunately, (in my opinion) we have very little data driven decision making in the Kenyan public sector.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Alex<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> kictanet [mailto:<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bawatila" target="_blank">kictanet-bounces+<wbr>awatila</a>=<a href="mailto:yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">yahoo.co.uk@lists.<wbr>kictanet.or.ke</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ronald Ojino via kictanet<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 10, 2017 8:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">awatila@yahoo.co.uk</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Ronald Ojino <<a href="mailto:ronojinx@gmail.com" target="_blank">ronojinx@gmail.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:Treblex@predictiveanalytics.co.ke" target="_blank">Treblex@predictiveanalytics.<wbr>co.ke</a></span></p><div><div class="h5"><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Cambridge Analytica and the Kenyan Elections<u></u><u></u></div></div><p></p><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Interesting times ahead indeed....The founder of Cambridge Analytica, Kosinski once stated that there is alot of data to mine and algorithms keep getting better. It would be very interesting to see if it works this time round...taking note that this is Kenya where our politics is not driven majorly by issues but other deep rooted issues like 'our man syndrome' etc...it may not play out as expected...lets wait and see... My worry in this era remains the amount of digital footprint we leave online...not only can these guys mine information about our political affiliation but much more..this should really be worried.<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Ronald Ojino<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 10-May-2017 5:06 PM, "Erick Mwangi via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Harry,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Purely unfortunate approach adopted here. What is more effective in the two statements?<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">1 - This is a private beach, do not swim!<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">2 - Crocodiles present - do not swim!<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">E Njoroge Mwangi<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Technology| FINTECH | Big Data<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Cell <span style="color:#1155cc"><a href="tel:+44%207539%20372742" target="_blank">+44 7539372742</a></span><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Skype: Erick.mwangi<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 2:32 PM, Harry Delano via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Well,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">For a moment there, I felt we were discussing pure data analytics, but if Mutemi's earlier contribution is placed in the context of what we have witnessed in the muddied waters of Brexit, U.S elections and recently France, then a disturbing pattern in this trade that blurs the line on the scientifics is now emerging rather fast, since everyone contestant wants a win at all costs and the firms want to deliver, and earn big on the other hand..! Add to this other geo-political factors at play - it's muddied indeed.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">It's a mercenary like approach, that employ psycho metric data-driven warfare to a deadly effect as opposed to traditional data-driven analytics that should majorly factor in and be driven in part by the socio-economic welfare of the audience. Instead this seems to have evolved quickly into scare mongering tactics that leverage data mining(ethical and unethical) to appeal to and incite the target audience's worst instincts. This should be shunned ..<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Harry<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><table class="m_8295506120971365609MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;background:white;border-spacing:0px"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Grace Mutung'u via kictanet<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Sent: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Wednesday, May 10, 2017 14:52<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">To: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Harry Delano<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Reply To: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Cc: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Grace Mutung'u; <a href="mailto:Treblex@predictiveanalytics.co.ke" target="_blank">Treblex@predictiveanalytics.<wbr>co.ke</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Subject: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Re: [kictanet] Cambridge Analytica and the Kenyan Elections<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div id="m_8295506120971365609m_-631165160766010751m_8920998677043873657_originalContent"><p style="background:white">@Douglas and all, <br>It will be interesting to understand what other factors (apart from ethnicity) tip an election at national level in Kenya. Is the middle class vote going to count? So keyboard warriors have a significant effect afterall<br>@Coach, I am reading comments about the upcoming presidential debates and my conclusions is that people have already made their decisions and the debates are for other purposes. Would data really help to pull voters heartstrings? <u></u><u></u></p><p style="background:white">@John Nduvala, please share your insights from your book. This is interesting <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">On 10 May 2017 7:34 a.m., "Timothy- Coach- Oriedo via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><br>It's fallacy to consider Big Data as a preserve for traditional data as most comments posit.<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">On the contrary Big Data is for the chaff, it looks for meaning where you wouldn't find. With the advent of social media there is more fodder for data scientists who have backgrounds in psychology, anthropology, sociology who work together with stasticians and computer scientiss to build algorithms and API that run on Natural Language Processing to mine data and transform it into various dimensions. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Having said that be aware the biggest use case for Cambridge Analytical solution is nuansing of communication campaigns to target behaviour change especially in swing vote areas and also for gerry mandering of legislative boundaries. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Watch the space.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Regards <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Timothy Oriedo<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Co-founder<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Predictive Analytics <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><a href="http://www.predictiveanalytics.co.ke" target="_blank">www.predictiveanalytics.co.ke</a> <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"> <br><br> <br><br>Timothy Oriedo<br><br><a href="http://about.me/Timoriedo" target="_blank">about.me/Timoriedo</a><br><br> <u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">On 10 May 2017 14:25, "Douglas Gichuki via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">A major question for CA to answer is the quantum of voter fluidity in the Kenyan ecosystem. That is; what is the likelihood that there is an actual swing vote in Kenya? Are these swing voters online and on social media?<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">The two major political groupings draw their support from what seem to be unmovable, unwavering and unquestioning bases. This is largely because of the central organising question of our politics around ethnic nationalism. As such, the exasperated voter in the middle is likely to be voting for a fringe candidate, or not voting at all. In this climate, who will CA be targeting with their psychometrics?<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">On May 10, 2017 1:07 PM, "John Ndavula via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In my book <i>Social Media Adoption and Campaigns in Kenya</i><b>, </b>scheduled for publication in June this year, I explore the relationship between social media and politics, more precisely the political campaign. One of the questions I address is: What power do social media exercise in the political campaign process in Kenya? Although my empirical data is hinged on the 2013 general elections, it is interesting to note that this question continues to excite interest in the 2017 political campaigns.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">John Ndavula</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 1:58 PM, Mutemi wa Kiama via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white">Which company are NASA using?<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Edwin Kiama<br><br>Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!<br><br>------------------------------<wbr>------------------------------<wbr>------------------------------<wbr>-------------<br>Social Justice Entrepreneur, Human Rights Defender, <br><br>#DevolutionIsRevolution Champion<br><br>The Wanjiku Agenda Kenya Foundation (WAKenya)<br>Ordinary, fearless Kenyans.<br><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wanjikurevolutionkenya" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr>wanjikurevolutionkenya</a><br><br><a href="https://twitter.com/WanjikuRevolt" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/<wbr>WanjikuRevolt</a><br><br><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/1/+WanjikuMapinduzi/posts" target="_blank">https://plus.google.com/u/1/+<wbr>WanjikuMapinduzi/posts</a><br><br><a href="http://www.scribd.com/wmkenya" target="_blank">http://www.scribd.com/wmkenya</a><br><br><br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." ~Margaret Mead<br><br> <u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">On 10 May 2017 1:35 p.m., "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Grace and all<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">There is enough digital data in this country to tip an election. With over 6 million Facebook users (Maybe the FB team on this list can verify it), with our own version of fake news and negative websites going up both for and against the incumbents and the opposition, with Kenyans being one of the most digitally savvy in the continent the stage is set for interesting times.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">One thing is for sure - We have enough digital data in this country to tip an election.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">We are now mainstream digitally. Fact.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Oh..And NASA also has the equivalent of CA on their side. :-) So this is evenly matched when it comes to digital arsenals. All I can tell you guys is this:-<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Buy popcorn, a coke, or your other favourite drink and enjoy the show. Just don't forget to vote for your favourite candidate!! Or Party! :-)<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Regards <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><img border="0" width="1" height="1" style="width:.0104in;height:.0104in" id="m_8295506120971365609_x0000_i1025" src="http://t.sidekickopen16.com/e1t/o/5/f18dQhb0S7ks8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9gXrN7sKj6v4LNdFMd_KMKRbM7xW4Wzv6P2zlZNzW26tGP91k1H6H0?si=6190904865718272&pi=e831e152-eb5f-45b1-bb08-11817ce739fe"><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Ali Hussein</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Principal</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Hussein & Associates</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Tel: +254 713 601113</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Skype: abu-jomo</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/<wbr>alihkassim</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Chiromo Road, Westlands,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Nairobi, Kenya.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><br></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.</span> <u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 12:29 PM, Grace Mutung'u via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><p style="background:white">Jubilee has contracted the services of global data mining company Cambridge Analytica in the run-up to the August presidential election.<u></u><u></u></p><p style="background:white"><a href="http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/05/10/uhuru-hires-data-firm-behind-trump-brexit-victories_c1557720" target="_blank">http://www.the-star.co.ke/<wbr>news/2017/05/10/uhuru-hires-<wbr>data-firm-behind-trump-brexit-<wbr>victories_c1557720</a><u></u><u></u></p><p style="background:white">Do we really have that much data in Kenya for the kind of data mining that Cambridge Analytica allegedly carries out? 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