<div dir="ltr"><div>Listers,</div><div><br></div><div>Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the talk to IEBC online discussion. <br></div><div>
<em>On July 13, 2022, the Kenya ICT Action Network
(KICTANet) paid a courtesy call to Kenya’s elections management body,
the Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The aim of
this meeting was to discuss the role of technology in the upcoming
elections and beyond, and how KICTANet can collaborate with the IEBC in
line with its mandate of delivering free, fair, and credible elections.
In attendance were IEBC Chairperson, Mr. Wafula Chebukati, IEBC ICT
Committee Chair, Commissioner Justus Nyang’aya, IEBC Legal Affairs
Chair, Commissioner Irene Masit, Commissioner Francis Wanderi,
Commissioner Prof. Abdi Guliye, Commissioner Boya Molu, the Commission
Secretary and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Marjan Hussein Marjan and
IEBC's Director of Information Communication and Technology (ICT),
Michael Ouma.</em>
<br></div><div>As a follow up to the meeting KICTANet held an online discussion on 14th and 15th July to bring to the fore technology related concerns from members of the mailing list. The issues were summarised and forwarded to the IEBC Secretariat. The KICTANet Secretariat is waiting for feedback on the issues raised and will advise listers on the next steps as soon as feedback is received from IEBC. In the meantime the report can be accessed via this <a href="https://www.kictanet.or.ke/reports/">link</a><br></div><div>Best Regards<br></div><div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b>Barrack Otieno<br></b></div><div><b>Trustee</b></div><div><b>Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTAnet)</b><br></div><div><b>Skype:barrack.otieno</b></div><div><b>+254721325277</b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrack-otieno-2101262b/</a><br></b></div><div><b><a href="http://www.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">www.kictanet.or.ke</a></b><br></div></div></div></div></div>