<div dir="auto">Dear Alex,<div dir="auto">I believe that if there is a shutdown, real time transmission of results will be affected. This raises the question : is there a manual backup and in such a case would there arise a constitutional crisis of unending delays that may prompt anxiety?</div><div dir="auto">My 2 cents!</div><div dir="auto">Regards,</div><div dir="auto">R.Ojino</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 27-Jun-2017 1:25 PM, "Watila Alex" <<a href="mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk">awatila@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_-7618890225843591343WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Good afternoon,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">If there is a shutdown, will the transmission of election results be affected?<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><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><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> Tuesday, June 27, 2017 8:30 AM<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:rojino@cuck.ac.ke" target="_blank">rojino@cuck.ac.ke</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [kictanet] PRE KIGF ONLINE DISCUSSION DAY 1 - INTERNET SHUTDOWNS<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#180b3c">Greetings Listers,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">It is our desire that you share your aspirations, expectations, experience and suggestions with regard to Internet shutdowns:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">a) Is there a real fear of this happening in Kenya?</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">b) Is there any legal basis if any (laws) that can legitimize such shutdowns?</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">c) What are the implications on the electoral process?</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">d) What options do the public have to access the Internet if shutdown happens?</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Looking forward to your active participation.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best regards,</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ronald Ojino</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div id="m_-7618890225843591343DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br>
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