<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><h1 style="margin:0px"><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="2" face="verdana, sans-serif">Good Morning Listers, </font></span></h1><div><span style="font-weight:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-weight:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">As mentioned earlier by the KIGF- MAG Chair, we begin the online discussions today. </font></span></div><div><span style="font-weight:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><b><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Topic: Governing Data and Protecting Privacy </font></b></div><div><span style="font-weight:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="font-weight:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">The<a href="https://www.odpc.go.ke/dpa-act/"> Kenya Data Protection Act </a>was gazetted in 2019 ,</font></span></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">An Act of Parliament to give effect to Article 31(c) and (d) of the Constitution of Kenya , 2010 (Right to privacy); </span></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">- To establish the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner;</font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">- To make provision for the regulation of the processing of personal data; </font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">- To provide for the rights of data subjects and obligations of data controllers and processors; and for connected purposes</font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(58,57,58)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">To kick off these discussions, we ask; </span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">1. As a lister how safe do you feel about the safety of your personal data online?What do you think could be done better to improve the protection of data online?</span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">2. How safe are children and persons with disabilities </span>on their<span style="background-color:transparent;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> data privacy? </span></div><div><span style="font-weight:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal">We look forward to a vibrant discussion and once again do not forget to register to participate</span> in this year's main IGF events using this</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> link: <a href="https://bit.ly/39pXf9a" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/39pXf9a</a> .Our official hashtag is <b>#KeIGF2022</b></font></div><div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Kind Regards, </font></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 6:12 AM Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu via KICTANet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Good morning Listers, <div><br></div><div>Receive warm greetings from the Multi Advisory Group (MAG) that has been working to prepare this year's Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KIGF). Ahead of <font color="#000000">the KIGF week, there shall be a series of online discussions to set the pace for the discussions that shall be held during the KIGF. </font></div><div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000">The online discussion will run from the 22nd to the 24th of </font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">June and the following are the discussion topics.</span></div><div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000">Day 1. <b>Governing data and protecting privacy.</b></font></div><div><font color="#000000">Day 2. <b>ICT's and the upcoming elections.</b></font></div><div><font color="#000000">Day 3. <b>Connecting all people and promoting cyber hygiene and emerging issues including youth, online work, inclusion and regulation.</b></font></div><div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000">The discussion topics shall be posted by a moderator and we invite all of you to participate. </font><font color="#000000">Also do remember to register for your participation</font> in this year's main IGF events using this link: <a href="https://bit.ly/39pXf9a" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/39pXf9a</a> .Our official hashtag is <b>#KeIGF2022</b></div><div><div><br></div></div><div>Good day!</div><div><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu</div><div dir="ltr">KIGF 2022 MAG Chair <div>Advocate </div><div>Public Policy, Data Protection and Regulatory Affairs Specialist</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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