<div dir="ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div>I attended the National Election Conference which was hosted by IEBC earlier this month. Dr. Wangusi was a panelist in one of the sessions and I asked him to assure Kenyans that there would be no censorship or interruption of communication on the day of elections. He stated that there would be no such interruption. He also stated that election results would be transmitted on a VPN which would see that they do not touch on the bandwidth we would use on the day. </div><div><br></div><div>I hope this helps in the discussions. </div><div><br></div><div>Deborah</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 4:08 PM, Grace Mutung'u 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 class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Looking at election shutdowns in Africa last year, governments (incumbents) gave the rationale that it was to maintain public order/national security. If you consider the problem from this point of view, there is a high probability of a shutdown, at least a partial one in Kenya. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Is a shutdown the right way to maintain public order? No<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I would hope that the government can come out and clearly allay these fears about a looming shutdown. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">2017-06-27 14:46 GMT+03:00 Victor Kapiyo via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>></span>:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="auto">Did I hear manual backup?</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="m_4022730582478646048h5">On 27 Jun 2017 2:00 p.m., "Walubengo J via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<br type="attribution"></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="m_4022730582478646048h5"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82154"><span>@Alex,</span></div><div id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82155"><span><br></span></div><div id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82157"><span id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82156">I am tempted to para-phrase your question.</span></div><div id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82158"><span><br></span></div><div id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82159">Is the motive to compromise election results transmission systems sufficient to occasion an internet shutdown?</div><div id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82159"><br></div><div id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82159">But then again, you can compromise the backend database servers (not necessarily internet) and achieve the same results (no electronic results transmission)</div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808qtdSeparateBR" id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82206"><br></div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808qtdSeparateBR" id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82206">I dont have the answers, but hey, we have only 40days to find out and we can wait ;-)</div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808qtdSeparateBR" id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82206"><br></div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808qtdSeparateBR" id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82206">walu.<br><br></div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yahoo_quoted" id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82399" style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px" id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82398"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px" id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82397"> <div dir="ltr" id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82396"> <font id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82395" face="Arial" size="2"> <hr id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82536" size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Watila Alex via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a> <br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Watila Alex <<a href="mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">awatila@yahoo.co.uk</a>>; <a href="mailto:rojino@cuck.ac.ke" target="_blank">rojino@cuck.ac.ke</a><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, June 27, 2017 1:38 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] PRE KIGF ONLINE DISCUSSION DAY 1 - INTERNET SHUTDOWNS<br> </font> </div> <div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808y_msg_container" id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82400"><br><div id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218"><div id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82403"><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218WordSection1" id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82402"><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218MsoNormal" id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82401"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82537">Good afternoon,</span></div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218MsoNormal" id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82405"><span style="font-size:11.0pt" id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82404">If there is a shutdown, will the transmission of election results be affected?</span></div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218MsoNormal" id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82406"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218MsoNormal" id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82407"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Regards,</span></div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218MsoNormal" id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82408"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218yqt2604824650" id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218yqt18749"><div id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82410"><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in" id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82409"><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> kictanet [mailto:<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bawatila" target="_blank">kictanet-bounces+awati<wbr>la</a>=<a href="mailto:yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.<wbr>or.ke</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ronald Ojino via kictanet<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 27, 2017 8:30 AM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">awatila@yahoo.co.uk</a><br clear="none"><b>Cc:</b> Ronald Ojino <<a href="mailto:ronojinx@gmail.com" target="_blank">ronojinx@gmail.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:rojino@cuck.ac.ke" target="_blank">rojino@cuck.ac.ke</a><br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> [kictanet] PRE KIGF ONLINE DISCUSSION DAY 1 - INTERNET SHUTDOWNS</span></div></div></div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218MsoNormal"> </div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Greetings Listers,</span></div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Hope you are psyched up for today’s discussion on Internet Shutdowns especially during the election period. With such shutdowns, mobile communications, popular social networks among other forms of communication can be halted effectively crippling information exchange across the nation.</span></div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">It is our desire that you share your aspirations, expectations, experience and suggestions with regard to Internet shutdowns:</span></div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">a) Is there a real fear of this happening in Kenya?</span></div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">b) Is there any legal basis if any (laws) that can legitimize such shutdowns?</span></div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">c) What are the implications on the electoral process?</span></div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">d) What options do the public have to access the Internet if shutdown happens?</span></div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Looking forward to your active participation.</span></div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Best regards,</span></div><div class="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Ronald Ojino</span></div></div></div><div id="m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br clear="none">
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