<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpe17c23ffyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: garamond, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div><div>Dear Listers,</div><div>The amendment to the Act seems to have ignored Article 31(c) of the Constitution. This being a constitutional issue, there is probably a need to subject it to constitutional interpretation on;</div><div> what was the intention of the article in providing that such information should not be unnecessarily required or revealed;</div><div> Whether such details being availed to persons registry clerks is defeating that intent; </div><div> and whether the circumstances demand the "unnecessarily" revealed bar to be lifted.</div><div> It is worthy to ponder the situation in terms of whether giving such information might not create inborn terror,</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Gertrude</div><div><br></div><div class="ydpe17c23ffsignature"><div style="font-family:garamond,;font-size:16px;"><br><font face="lucida console, sans-serif" size="1"><font style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#70aced">GERTRUDE MATATA </font><br><font color="#845aa7">HILLSIDE APARTMENTS<br>4TH FLOOR, Apartments 11 </font></font> <br><font color="#652191">RAGATI ROAD,Opposite N.H.I.F <br>NEAR CAPITOL HILL POLICE STATION<br>P.O. Box 517-00517 <br>Nairobi <br></font></font><div><font face="lucida console, sans-serif" size="1" color="#652191">Mobile:0722-374109/0772327265</font></div><div><font face="lucida console, sans-serif" size="1"> <br></font></div><div>Go to; <a href="https://themediatorkenya.wordpress.com/author/themediatorkenya/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://themediatorkenya.wordpress.com/author/themediatorkenya/</a></div><div><font face="lucida console, sans-serif" size="1"><b><br></b></font></div><div><font face="lucida console, sans-serif" size="1"><b>DISCLAIMER</b></font></div><font face="lucida console, sans-serif" size="1"><font color="#cd232c">This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of GERTRUDE MATATA.<br> If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone.<br> Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error.</font><br> <br> </font><font face="lucida console, sans-serif"> </font> <br><div style="display:none;" id="ydpa1056597skype_c2c_menu_container" class="ydpa1056597skype_c2c_menu_container ydpa1056597notranslate"><div class="ydpa1056597skype_c2c_menu_click2call"><a id="ydpa1056597skype_c2c_menu_click2call_action" class="ydpa1056597skype_c2c_menu_click2call_action">Call</a></div><div class="ydpa1056597skype_c2c_menu_click2sms"><a id="ydpa1056597skype_c2c_menu_click2sms_action" class="ydpa1056597skype_c2c_menu_click2sms_action">Send SMS</a></div><div class="ydpa1056597skype_c2c_menu_push_to_mobile"><a id="ydpa1056597skype_c2c_menu_push_to_mobile_action" class="ydpa1056597skype_c2c_menu_push_to_mobile_action">Call from mobile</a></div><div class="ydpa1056597skype_c2c_menu_add2skype"><a id="ydpa1056597skype_c2c_menu_add2skype_text" class="ydpa1056597skype_c2c_menu_add2skype_text">Add to Skype</a></div><div class="ydpa1056597skype_c2c_menu_toll_info"><span class="ydpa1056597skype_c2c_menu_toll_callcredit">You'll need Skype Credit</span><span class="ydpa1056597skype_c2c_menu_toll_free">Free via Skype</span></div></div></div></div></div>
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On Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 2:14:05 PM GMT+3, Karanja Marigu via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp14a415e3yiv8907845636"><div><div dir="ltr">This is a classical move that also was taken by USA after 911. What do we expect next? Marshal law?? <div><br clear="none"></div><div>Terrorism is not a justification to take away our privacy rights and collect data. What they will do with all that data, only God knows.</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div class="ydp14a415e3yiv8907845636gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243);">Best Regards,</span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243);"><br clear="none"></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243);">Karanja Marigu,</span></font></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>'Purpose fuels passion'</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="none"></div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydp14a415e3yiv8907845636gmail_quote"><div class="ydp14a415e3yiv8907845636gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Tue, 22 Jan 2019 at 09:10, Magdalene Kariuki via kictanet <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote class="ydp14a415e3yiv8907845636gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr">Dear fellow listers,<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Happy New Year (albeit late).</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Thank you Grace for sharing this information. </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Just a few concerns about privacy of persons and the protection and use of information. </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>While I appreciate and understand the need for Government to address issues relating to threats to security (assuming that this is where the need for such kind of information stems from), what kind of guarantees are there that ensure this information is not traded? What kind of data protection mechanisms are in place?</div><div>or have these concerns already been raised and addressed in the new legislation?</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Magdalene <br clear="none"></div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydp14a415e3yiv8907845636gmail_quote"><div class="ydp14a415e3yiv8907845636gmail-m_-4824797373238997618gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 12:16 PM Grace Bomu via kictanet <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote class="ydp14a415e3yiv8907845636gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="ydp14a415e3yiv8907845636gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">Full story here <a shape="rect" href="https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/economy/Uhuru-backs-law-change/3946234-4943254-s1fi2b/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/economy/Uhuru-backs-law-change/3946234-4943254-s1fi2b/index.html</a><br clear="none"></div></div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydp14a415e3yiv8907845636gmail_quote"><div class="ydp14a415e3yiv8907845636gmail-m_-4824797373238997618gmail-m_6881250228004315233gmail_attr" dir="ltr">Il giorno lun 21 gen 2019 alle ore 14:51 Grace Bomu <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:nmutungu@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nmutungu@gmail.com</a>> ha scritto:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote class="ydp14a415e3yiv8907845636gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr"><div class="ydp14a415e3yiv8907845636gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><div><p>Listers,<br clear="none"></p><p>The government is now free to collect data on Kenyans’ DNA and
physical location of their homes including satellite details during
registration of persons.</p></div><div><p>This follows President Uhuru
Kenyatta’s approval of amendments to the Registration of Persons Act
that has included the two to the list of requirements needed at the
national people’s registry.</p></div><div><p>Adults applying for
documents such as IDs will be required to provide additional information
about their location, including land reference number, plot number or
house number.</p></div><div><p>The ministry is also seeking to introduce
Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates in the registration of
persons, enabling the tracking of their location via satellite.</p><p><br clear="none"></p><p>More <a shape="rect">here </a><br clear="none"></p></div></div><br clear="none">-- <br clear="none"><div class="ydp14a415e3yiv8907845636gmail-m_-4824797373238997618gmail-m_6881250228004315233gmail-m_670674501496833639gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Grace Mutung'u <br clear="none">Skype: gracebomu<br clear="none">@Bomu<br clear="none"><span style="font-size:12.8px;">PGP ID : 0x33A3450F</span><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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