Gov’t wants all cybercafés fitted with CCTV surveillance, users identified

On Thu, Jan 9, 2025, 11:56 AM Barrack Otieno via KICTANet <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Victor,
>
> If the License fees are zero then it will make sense otherwise regulation
> is becoming a business and it is very hard for small players who comprise
> 70 % of the economy to meet all this costs in addition to the fees being
> levied by the County Governments. Allow me to break the cost down for a
> simple Cyber Cafe:
>
> 1. Rentals 10,000 shillings Per month
> 2. County Council License 50,000 Per year
> 3. Connectivity : 10,000 per month
> 4. ccTV Installation 50,000
> 5. ccTV Maintenance (Provision) 5000
> 6. Staff 20,000 per month
> 7 Security 10,000 per month
> 8. Computers/Furniture and fittings 500,000
>
> This is an affront on the Digital Superhighway plan and will render it
> naught if not thought through well. Lets check the motives if the issue is
> surveillance we call it Surveillance and find proper ways of conducting the
> same. Our focus should be to create an enabling environment that will
> enable the presidents goal of connecting as many people realized.
>
> Best Regards
>
> On Thu, Jan 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM Victor Kapiyo via KICTANet <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> The government seeks to license all internet cafés in Kenya afresh and
>> introduce new controls in what it says are efforts to streamline regulation
>> and spur the growth of the local ICT sector.
>>
>> Read more:
>> www.citizen.digital/tech/govt-wants-all-cybercafes-fitted-with-cctv-surveillance-users-identified-n355552
>>
>> What do you think?
>>