<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Dear Elections committee.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">My name is Alphonce Odhiambo , ISOC Kenya Chapter President and Chapter's ChAC Representative.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Kenya Chapter participated in the just concluded ChAC Steering Committee 2026 elections and based on the provisional results the following conflicting observations that requires clarification has been made as follows;-</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">1. The use of terms , <b>Appointed and Selected </b>as quoted below is in contrast to the expected terms like <b>Elected. </b>According to our observation this means that apart from Chapter participating in Elections, some backdoor exercises were done which include Appointing Selecting members in various positions without clear provisions.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">---Ref 1</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><i><font color="#0000ff">The polls for the 2026 Chapters Advisory Council Steering Committee (ChAC SC) elections closed on November 6, 2025. This <span>election</span> filled nine positions on the Steering Committee: one representative per region and three non-geographical representatives.</font></i></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><i><font color="#0000ff">To ensure diversity, the candidate with the most <span>votes</span> from each region has been appointed as the regional representative, while the three candidates with the next highest <span>vote</span> counts were selected as non-geographical representatives.</font></i></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><i><font color="#0000ff"><br></font></i></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><i><font color="#0000ff">--End ref 1</font></i></span></p></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">2. The elections committee has not tabled before the ChAC members the election outcome that gave birth to the given names. We lack numbers and statistics that can describe the final results; the questions we are asking as very simple; How many many Chapters participated ? How many reminders of ballots were sent? How many ballots were opened? How many Chapters voted? How many did not vote? What was the individual candidate score? At the start of the voting, how secure was the voting system (what can prove that it was transparent, verifiable and accountable and tamperproof) ? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">3. We noticed that emails sent to candidates informing them that they did not win had errors and individual candidates received emails that were not meant for them - for instance, I received regret emails sent to other candidates. Another email was also sent claiming that it was a system error or confusion.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">---Ref 2</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><font color="#0000ff">Hello,</font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><font color="#0000ff">I want to apologize for a technical error in the previous message: the name in the greeting (“Dear [Name],”) was populated incorrectly due to a technical error. I’m sorry for any confusion this may have caused.</font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><font color="#0000ff"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><font color="#0000ff">Please note that the content of the message is still accurate: the election results as communicated remain correct.</font></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><font color="#0000ff"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><font color="#0000ff">Thank you for your understanding,</font></div><div style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><font color="#0000ff">Rama</font></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">--- End Ref 2</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">----------------Ref 3: </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Dear Abdou,</span></div><div class="m_4820186503036259810WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px"><i><font color="#0000ff"><br>Thank you sincerely for your willingness to serve on the 2026 Chapters Advisory Council Steering Committee.<br><br>While we regret to inform you that you were not among the nine elected candidates this year, we deeply appreciate your commitment and interest in supporting the Council’s work. Your dedication to the community and to advancing our shared goals is valued, and we hope you’ll consider standing as a candidate in the future.<br><br>The official announcement of the election results will be shared with all chapter leaders by 11 November.</font></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px"><i><font color="#0000ff"> </font></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><font color="#0000ff"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px">With gratitude,<br><br></span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px">Agang K. Ditlhogo</span></font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><font color="#0000ff">Chair, Nominations and Elections</font></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><i><font color="#0000ff"> </font></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><font color="#0000ff">Rama Rejman</font></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><font color="#0000ff">Community Compliance and Governance Specialist, Community Engagement</font></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><font color="#0000ff">Internet Society</font></span></i></p></div><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><font color="#0000ff"><br clear="all" style="break-before:page"></font></i></span><div class="m_4820186503036259810WordSection2"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px"><i><font color="#0000ff">Dear Alphonce,<br><br>Thank you sincerely for your willingness to serve on the 2026 Chapters Advisory Council Steering Committee.<br><br>While we regret to inform you that you were not among the nine elected candidates this year, we deeply appreciate your commitment and interest in supporting the Council’s work. Your dedication to the community and to advancing our shared goals is valued, and we hope you’ll consider standing as a candidate in the future.<br><br>The official announcement of the election results will be shared with all chapter leaders by 11 November.</font></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px"><i><font color="#0000ff"> </font></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><font color="#0000ff"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px">With gratitude,<br><br></span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px">Agang K. Ditlhogo</span></font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><font color="#0000ff">Chair, Nominations and Elections</font></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><i><font color="#0000ff"> </font></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><font color="#0000ff">Rama Rejman</font></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><font color="#0000ff">Community Compliance and Governance Specialist, Community Engagement</font></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><font color="#0000ff">Internet Society</font></span></i></p></div><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:18.4px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i><font color="#0000ff"><br clear="all" style="break-before:page"></font></i></span><div class="m_4820186503036259810WordSection3"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px"><i><font color="#0000ff">Dear Ashirwad,<br><br>Thank you sincerely for your willingness to serve on the 2026 Chapters Advisory Council Steering Committee.<br><br>While we regret to inform you that you were not among the nine elected candidates this year, we deeply appreciate your commitment and interest in supporting the Council’s work. Your dedication to the community and to advancing our shared goals is valued, and we hope you’ll consider standing as a candidate in the future.<br><br>The official announcement of the election results will be shared with all chapter leaders by 11 November.</font></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px"><i><font color="#0000ff"> </font></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><font color="#0000ff"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:16.8667px">With gratitude,<br><br></span><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px">Agang K. Ditlhogo</span></font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><font color="#0000ff">Chair, Nominations and Elections</font></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><i><font color="#0000ff"> </font></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><font color="#0000ff">Rama Rejman</font></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><font color="#0000ff">Community Compliance and Governance Specialist, Community Engagement</font></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><font color="#0000ff">Internet Society</font></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:15.3333px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">---End Ref 3</span><br></span></i></p></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Generally we need to have ISOC which is transparent, inclusive and open with clear Standard Operation Standards especially at the higher levels (Regional and Global) so that local chapters can emulate best practices and standards set from the top levels. <br><br>How we expect our local Chapters to behave and act otherwise if they can clearly see, copy and paste some of these gaps.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">As Kenya Chapter and in my position as Candidate, I do not acknowledge the results until the above concerns are addressed with utmost clarity and honesty based on factual data.</div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Kind Regards,</div></div><div>------------------------------------</div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Eng. Alphonce Odhiambo.</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div>Founder,</div><div>GONLINE AFRICA</div><div><a href="https://www.gonline.africa" target="_blank">www.gonline.africa</a></div><div><br></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">President,</font><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Internet Society Kenya Chapter.</font></div><div><b><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><u>_____________________________________</u></font></b></div></div><div dir="ltr"><i><b><font color="#ff0000" face="times new roman, serif">---Confidentiality, Integrity, Accountability---</font></b></i><b><i><font color="#6aa84f" size="4" face="garamond, times new roman, serif"><br></font></i></b></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Money is a by-product of the value you add to the society</span></blockquote><div dir="ltr"><b><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">+254 740216370, +254 100 393 693</font></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-weight:bold"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/eng-alphonce" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> </span>| <a href="http://www.twitter.com/Eng_alphonce" style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank">Twitter</a><span style="font-weight:bold"> </span></div></div></div></div></div>
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