Andrew Alston

@Safaricom_Care I am on Safaricom e-sim, the number was ported from airtel. Since the new mpesa app, despite requesting a verification code multiple times I am not getting the message. I have turned off wifi and the safcom eSIM is the only active sim on my phone

@gtconway3d someone needs to tell the Trump Admin that even if they start a nuclear war - people will climb out of the ashes as 7 legged mutants still demanding the Epstein files ;)

@always_on_hold @gtconway3d This says it all ;)

@gtconway3d This sounds familiar, but can't quite place from where.

I think we are going to have a Democratic-controlled Senate. And all we will need for the leadership of that Democratic Senate to do is hold actual, real, impeachment trials. As the Constitution requires. Not the bullshit fake trials like ...

@pmpaulmukiibi @JudiciaryUG @ug_lawsociety @UG_Parliament @IsaacSsemakadde @bkabumba @utamu_uni @nowaraga @SarahMillican75 It should be noted that this was more than just the recording of the call - they a.) recorded without permission b.) did not delete when asked c.) gave it to a third party to use - so its worth noting that they violated the law here in *many* aspects, not just one.

In Kenya, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner determined that a call recording containing a person’s voice constitutes personal data, and that processing such data without fulfilling the duty to notify, without a lawful basis, in violation of the principle of purpose limitation, and in disregard of the right to erasure amounts to unlawful processing under the Data Protection Act, 2019. In Andrew Alston v Liquid Telecommunications Kenya Ltd, ODPC Complaint No. 1125 of 2025, the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner considered a complaint that the Respondent recorded the Complainant’s personal data in the form of a call recording and processed it further in violation of the Data Protection Act, 2019. The Complainant stated that, during a consultation call with the Respondent’s HR representatives concerning his exit, he explicitly did not consent to the recording and asked for a commitment that the call would be deleted, which was not disputed. The recording was not deleted and was later processed further and used as evidence in arbitration proceedings by Liquid Mauritius, a sister company of the Respondent. The ODPC found that a call recording inherently contains the voice of the person speaking, which is a biometric and physiological identifier, and is therefore personal data within the meaning of Section 2 of the Act. It determined that the Respondent failed to fulfil the duty to notify the Complainant under Section 29 of the Act, as there was no evidence that the Complainant was informed of the purpose for which his personal data was being collected, the legal basis for processing, the third parties to whom his personal data had been or would be transferred, or the safeguards adopted. The ODPC further found that the Respondent did not inform the Complainant of the explicit or specified purposes for collecting and processing his personal data before or during the processing, that is, for purposes of evidence for future litigation. This is compounded by the fact that the call was recorded in the context of a conversation between the Complainant and the Respondent’s HR representatives regarding a consultation on his exit details. It was later further processed by a ‘sister company’, Liquid Mauritius, which was not part of the initial data collection, to be used as evidence in an arbitration proceeding. The ODPC found that the Complainant explicitly asked for deletion of the recording, and although the HR representative acknowledged that request, the recording was retained and further processed by the Respondent’s ‘sister company’, Liquid Mauritius, with the Respondent stating it was required for evidentiary purposes. Meanwhile, the Complainant had exercised his right to erasure under Section 40(1)(b) of the Data Protection Act, which requires deletion of personal data that is no longer authorised, irrelevant, excessive, or unlawfully obtained. Although Section 40(3) permits restriction of processing where data is needed for evidence, provided the data subject is informed within a reasonable time, no evidence of such compliance was adduced, and processing continued one year later without notice, which did not qualify as a reasonable time. This led the ODPC to find a violation of the Complainant’s right to be informed under Section 26(a) and his right to erasure under Section 40(1)(b). Having found that the Respondent processed the Complainant’s personal data without a lawful basis, failed to fulfil the duty to notify, processed the data contrary to the principle of purpose limitation, and violated the Complainant’s rights to be informed and to erasure, the ODPC determined that the Respondent unlawfully processed the Complainant’s personal data. The Respondent was ordered to compensate the Complainant KES 700,000 (UGX 19,270,435), and an Enforcement Notice was directed to issue against the Respondent. The full decision is available here: drive.google.com/file/d/1axd5La…

@TerryMoran Came across this song - and I think it says it all: youtube.com/watch?v=qqkkiA…. G.O.P = Guardians Of Pedophiles.

Megyn Kelly: Raping fourteen-year-old girls is not really ped0philia, so relax. Karoline Leavitt: They were neighbors, so it’s OK. Todd Blanche: You can party with Epstein no problem. At this point, MAGA—how much of your soul is left to sell?

@MacBelts I have to say this is rather incredible - some how a cable cut affects Uganda - but doesn't have any impact in Kenya. Does Kenya have magic smoke signals? Come on - people aren't that stupid. The countries are served by the same sub-sea cables.

The reason why there is no internet in Uganda is that a ship was passing by and it hit the internet cable into two. Why do these politicians lie with a straight face like this?

Just posted this article on LinkedIn amd would welcome comments (Though I understand I might gets a lot of hate for this!) linkedin.com/pulse/programm…. .

@ahmadsalims @niru_kenya Again as I have said - I’m not telling anyone not to participate - I am merely making people aware of what the terms and conditions say and what the potential risks are to their intellectual property. T&C’s are normal - but the clauses can differ significantly

You’re blowing this out of proportion. These T&Cs are the same across almost every serious platform. And with how Kenyan law works, the host has to be very clear even a small clip in a documentary can land you in court. This just protects everyone. And honestly, why do we fight everything? This is the first time we’ve seen an initiative of this scale done this well. The least we can do is encourage it. Lastly, there’s a TA for a reason. And it’s only fair to respect the process especially for those who might actually walk away with a massive win.

Before participating in #AIHackathon2025 hosted by @niru_kenya please be sure to read clause 10 of the terms and conditions at aihackathon.niru.ac.ke/terms - because you could be giving away your intellectual property!!!

@254Undiluted @niru_kenya I am not telling anyone not to participate - I am simply highlighting that people need to be aware of what they are signing up for and go into this knowing the terms and conditions - if people are willing to accept those, that’s entirely up to them

@Andrew_Tech_KE @niru_kenya I will participate either way. You stay with your idea you see where it will get you

Just as a note the terms and conditions in clause 10 also make reference to the transfer of moral rights. This, to my layman’s understanding, is a violation of article 6 of the Berne Convention, to which Kenya is a signatory

@AdamKinzinger came across this and I thought it was well worth sharing youtu.be/rSy821UsSlM?si… #NoKingsOct18

@gtconway3d came across this and I think it’s well worth sharing youtu.be/rSy821UsSlM?si… #NoKings

@TheDamageReport I’m kinda curious why there has been so little coverage of Brian Kilmeade and his sick suggestion that homeless people undergo “involuntary lethal injection” - surely this is something that should be plastered everywhere!

@MissBeck12 @GavinNewsom You really are pretty stupid aren’t you? Did you happen to forget that even if Obama did anything wrong (no evidence of that) - he has total immunity thanks to Trumps Supreme Court insanity.

When you’ve even lost Fox News…

If Americans or anyone else want to see just how badly damaged their reputation is becoming - it’s worth watching this from 1 hour 50 mins in youtube.com/live/0l_QTKtBN…

Figured I would just post and say a special thanks to @dianimarine for the amazing dive today. Clearest Ive ever seen the waters off diani and the wreck dive was spectacular!

So in order to showcase just how amazing the diving is up and down the East African coast (and the Seychelles) I created a facebook group at facebook.com/groups/1004537… so people could post their dive photos. So, if you're a diver and have pics please share!

@CMuguai17191 @honkabogo As I figured - no response because what was said has no basis in fact or reality and is just hyperbole from a disgruntled individual who refuses to accept that you can’t always be handed everything on a silver spoon

Interesting thread….

@CMuguai17191 @honkabogo As for “articulating your plight out of depression” - seriously - grow up - as someone who has suffered from clinical depression - I can tell you that it’s not necessary to act like a child throwing their toys out the cot to deal with it. That just makes you look childish