January 2011 - KICTANet

Internet prices in countries without submarine fiber
by Brian Munyao Longwe 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

Just in case some people might be complaining about their internet prices in Kenya! These are the prices in Burundi. 128k shared : 128 Usd 128k dedicated : 375 Usd 256k shared : 200 Usd 256k dedicated : 725 Usd Mblayo

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Re: [kictanet] Could this be the next revolution in Africa????
by Edwin Onchari 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

Again, what role does ICT play in bringing this change? In dictating how we are governed? In ensuring that our new constitution is followed to the letter? In getting the masses educated, so they do not get to elect sycophants to higher offices? Ed From: Dennis Kioko [mailto:dmbuvi@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 11:21 AM To: Edwin Onchari Cc: Dennis Kioko Mbuvi; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Could this be the next revolution in Africa???? We had our chance in 2007 but chose it to go at different tribes, that is farthest we could see our problems coming from. At the same time. politicians in Kenya, however how much the urban population may hate them, are dutifully elected and appointed to their positions. As voters, we may lack a basis to demonstrate against people we had a choice to vote for. What may be the solution is voter education.

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Could this be the next revolution in Africa????
by Edwin Onchari 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

I hope the waves that are sweeping Egypt; Tunisia and Algeria are headed south and that ICT has a role in it!!..it might be the solution that many of us in Kenya and indeed Africa have been looking for, for such a long time! "The people' taking back their lives! I hope we can do the same..desperately! E

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E-Gov services in Kilifi
by [Brainiac] 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

Hello listers, A while back i read somewhere that a number of centers had been deployed countrywide through the partnership of the ICT board and some service providers. Im in need of info on where the nearest one to kilifi town is located. It is a shame, that today i finally meet someone that lost an ID card go to the police station and get denied an abstract, actually asked to come back in november (obviously a ploy to solicit monies). (I can give the names and numbers of the officers to whomever can act on it but that is besides the point). My point is, 1: Can the abstract be printed from the net and taken there to be filled by those guys (of course with a pen and ink for the stamp just in case). 2: After that, is there a way of ensuring this process is more transparent? (I checked the http://www.identity.go.ke website but there seem to be bugs on the search box). Anyone with a suggestion on how to do this better to please assist... -- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”* ~ Alex Carey ~ Tel No: 0x2af23696

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Re: [kictanet] Internet prices in countries without submarine fiber
by toby＠law-democracy.org 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

These prices are not reasonable. In East Timor, which is a tiny very underdeveloped country a long way from major centres and supplied only by satellite you can get 512k from the official supplier for $200. But you can get it from 'informal' suppliers for $50. Toby > Just in case some people might be complaining about their internet prices > in > Kenya! These are the prices in Burundi. > > 128k shared : 128 Usd > 128k dedicated : 375 Usd > 256k shared : 200 Usd > 256k dedicated : 725 Usd > > > Mblayo > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: toby(a)law-democracy.org > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/toby%40law-democracy.o… > ___________________________________ Toby Mendel Centre for Law and Democracy toby(a)law-democracy.org Tel: +1 902 431-3688 Fax: +1 902 431-3689 www.law-democracy.org

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Re: [kictanet] Internet prices in countries without submarine fiber
by toby＠law-democracy.org 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

These prices are not reasonable. In East Timor, which is a tiny very underdeveloped country a long way from major centres and supplied only by satellite you can get 512k from the official supplier for $200. But you can get it from 'informal' suppliers for $50. Toby > Just in case some people might be complaining about their internet prices > in > Kenya! These are the prices in Burundi. > > 128k shared : 128 Usd > 128k dedicated : 375 Usd > 256k shared : 200 Usd > 256k dedicated : 725 Usd > > > Mblayo > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: toby(a)law-democracy.org > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/toby%40law-democracy.o… > ___________________________________ Toby Mendel Centre for Law and Democracy toby(a)law-democracy.org Tel: +1 902 431-3688 Fax: +1 902 431-3689 www.law-democracy.org

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Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Bonga Points Merchandise
by Linda Muka 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

Your feedback is noted and appreciated. Regards, Linda From: Joseph Mucheru [mailto:jmucheru@google.com] Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 5:56 AM To: Linda Muka Cc: mucheru(a)google.com; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Bonga Points Merchandise Since we are on this subject, Could you please include the 3G wireless gateway in your Bonga Points system. This is one item that adds huge convenience. -- Joe Mũcherũ Regional Lead, Sub-Saharan Africa On Jan 25, 2011, at 12:00 PM, Linda Muka <LMuka(a)safaricom.co.ke> wrote: Washington, we refer to your comments on the Safaricom Bonga Points loyalty Program. Thank you for your feedback and continued interest in the Safaricom Bonga Points loyalty program. We would like to take this opportunity to provide some clarity on the Bonga Points Loyalty program. We at Safaricom continuously strive to ensure that the matrix is up to date through quarterly reviews. This has been a conscious decision implemented to ensure that we retain and rekindle interest and excitement in the program. As such, we introduced a new reward dubbed ‚ÄúFree Airtime‚Äù last year, which enables customers to redeem their points for various airtime rewards from as little as 100 points. We have recently concluded and advertised the reviewed merchandise and redemption matrix for the first quarter of 2011, to include new devices and bundle rewards. We request that you dial *126*2# to get a full view of the complete list of available rewards. To make the program more inclusive, we have also reduced the redemption threshold from 100 points to 25 points. Customers can now redeem various Minutes, SMS, MMS and Data bundles from as low as 25 Bonga points. On your request that we include the new IDEOS phone into the matrix, we assure you that we shall take this into consideration as we make our review for the next quarter. We shall share the results of that review with the market. All this is actively done in keeping with our promise to give the best experience to our customers in all facets of our operations. Regards, Linda From: kictanet-bounces+lmuka=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+lmuka <mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Blmuka> =safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Odhiambo Washington Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 11:53 PM To: Linda Muka Cc: Skunkworks forum; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] Safaricom Bonga Points Merchandise Safaricom has done quite some revisions on their tariffs and data bundles but their Bonga points redemption matrix remains unchanged ever since. I have been hoping (and praying) that they can at least revise the merchandise, given that even some of those they list are not anymore in the market (I may be wrong!) but with prices always depreciating, is it not logical that Safaricom put some revision into this loyalty program?? Can Safaricom also make the point system a little bit realistic when compared to the merchandise?? I know they are not under any obligation but I sure can be motivated to "talk more" within "Niko Na.." with the hope that kupiga mdomo kwangu heunda ikanifaidisha vikubwa:-) Maybe they should include the Huawei IDEOS as one of the merchandise;) -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!! Note: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricomís Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.safaricom.co.ke/index.php?id=954> to read the policy. ________________________________ <http://www.safaricom.co.ke/fileadmin/resources/downloads/SafBanner.gif> _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: mucheru(a)google.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mucheru%40google.com ##################################################################################### NOTE: All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricom�s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here to read the policy. #####################################################################################

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Re: [kictanet] Media council Draft bill 2010 (Day Five--tenure of office of Council members )
by toby＠law-democracy.org 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

Hi all, I hope you will not mind if I make a few comments on yesterday's discussion before moving on to the topic of today. Sorry to be late again, but I'm sort of in transit (actually, I spent 12 hours in plane yesterday, only to return to my starting point because we could not land at the destination!). The Bill does provide for the appointment of the Chair (section 8(6 or really (7)), but I agree that it would be preferable for the group to appoint its own Chair and this is a common practice. A few comments on the debate about independence, on the one hand, and the role of the judiciary, on the other. I am very sensitive to Lydia's point about capture of these bodies by government and of course the Rwandan Council is a disaster on this point. But to be honest, that was one area where I felt this draft Bill was pretty good. Of course its independence rests heavily on the independence of the judicial bodies and individuals involved, but otherwise, it does have reasonably robust systems, including the ability of anyone, or any group, to nominate and then the shortlisting by the appointing Committee (although I would remove the representatives from the Ministry of Justice and State Law Office from this Committee and replace them with more independent people, probably not from the media, since the other three members are already media representatives). So I see the approach as a bit of a trade-off: perhaps excessive role for the judiciary v. relatively strong guarantees of independence. I note that the role of the JSC is simply to establish the appointing Committee. I'm not sure which other body could be trusted with this. So, my tweaks would be to change the composition of the appointing Committee (which is the most important decision-maker in this process), allow the body to elect its own chair and remove the requirement for the chair to be eligible for appointment as a High Court judge. On today's questions: 1) Grace is right to point out the duplication and to some extent contradiction between sections 7 and 10. Probably they should be integrated. 2) I have already commented on the Chair. I don't see a particular problem with the Chair being reappointed, but there should at least be another election. Best, Toby ___________________________________ Toby Mendel Centre for Law and Democracy toby(a)law-democracy.org Tel: +1 902 431-3688 Fax: +1 902 431-3689 www.law-democracy.org

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Re: [kictanet] Media council Draft bill 2010 (Day Five--tenure of office of Council members )
by Racheal Nakitare 30 Jan '11

30 Jan '11

Dear All, I support the merger of section 7 and 10 . They lead to the same thing. On tenure of office, the council members term should be limited to two. The chairmanship can also be limited to 2 especially if the council will be mandated to elect it's chair because they can vote him/ her out after the first term and it will provide good continuity since they will still be members of the council. The council should vote by secret ballot. Good weekend Racheal Sent from my iPhone On Jan 28, 2011, at 4:33 PM, ERICK ngaira <erickngaira(a)gmail.com> wrote: Dear All, I agree Section 7 and 10 are more or less a duplication, and should be merged for clarity. In regard to tenure of members , It should only be for a mximun of two terms and a new chair should be elected every term. Election should be by secret ballot by the Council Members. Regards. On 28 January 2011 16:00, Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu(a)gmail.com> wrote: Listers, There is a duplicate between Article 7 & Article 10 of the Bill. Article 7, provides for the qualification of Chair and other Members of the Council, while Article 10, in a way, provides for the requirements for appointment to the commission. They, as Toby has said, should perhaps be merged. On the question off tenure of the office of Council members, my opinion is they should only be allowed a re-appointment for one morer term to avoid domination and 'over-stays'. Further, the Bill does not provide for the procedures of the election of members apart from the chair. Will they be appointed by the JSC, CJ, KUJ etc? Will the election by proxy, acclamation or secret ballot? I think in line with democratic principles, they should be elected from among the membership sitting at the Council, like what LSK does. To another view, the government reserved a third of positions in public bodies to women. Therefore, does this mean out of the seven members appointed (Article 6), three should be women? If so, just wondering, will the other interested groups - the disabled, marginalized, youth etc - be considered? Nice weekend. On 28/01/2011, toby(a)law-democracy.org <toby(a)law-democracy.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > I hope you will not mind if I make a few comments on yesterday's > discussion before moving on to the topic of today. Sorry to be late again, > but I'm sort of in transit (actually, I spent 12 hours in plane yesterday, > only to return to my starting point because we could not land at the > destination!). > > The Bill does provide for the appointment of the Chair (section 8(6 or > really (7)), but I agree that it would be preferable for the group to > appoint its own Chair and this is a common practice. > > A few comments on the debate about independence, on the one hand, and the > role of the judiciary, on the other. I am very sensitive to Lydia's point > about capture of these bodies by government and of course the Rwandan > Council is a disaster on this point. But to be honest, that was one area > where I felt this draft Bill was pretty good. Of course its independence > rests heavily on the independence of the judicial bodies and individuals > involved, but otherwise, it does have reasonably robust systems, including > the ability of anyone, or any group, to nominate and then the shortlisting > by the appointing Committee (although I would remove the representatives > from the Ministry of Justice and State Law Office from this Committee and > replace them with more independent people, probably not from the media, > since the other three members are already media representatives). So I see > the approach as a bit of a trade-off: perhaps excessive role for the > judiciary v. relatively strong guarantees of independence. I note that the > role of the JSC is simply to establish the appointing Committee. I'm not > sure which other body could be trusted with this. > > So, my tweaks would be to change the composition of the appointing > Committee (which is the most important decision-maker in this process), > allow the body to elect its own chair and remove the requirement for the > chair to be eligible for appointment as a High Court judge. > > On today's questions: > > 1) Grace is right to point out the duplication and to some extent > contradiction between sections 7 and 10. Probably they should be > integrated. > > 2) I have already commented on the Chair. I don't see a particular problem > with the Chair being reappointed, but there should at least be another > election. > > Best, Toby > > > ___________________________________ > Toby Mendel > > Centre for Law and Democracy > toby(a)law-democracy.org > Tel: +1 902 431-3688 > Fax: +1 902 431-3689 > www.law-democracy.org > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: solo.mburu(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/solo.mburu%40gmail.com > -- Sent from my mobile device *Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau* ***************************************************** *Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill!* AND *It is better to die in dignity than in the ignominy of ambiguous generosity! * http://smiley2.wordpress.com http://mburu.sikika.co.ke _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: erickngaira(a)gmail.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/erickngaira%40gmail.com _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: rachealnakitare(a)yahoo.co.uk Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/rachealnakitare%40yaho…

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Fwd: [Skunkworks] Egypt leaves the Internet
by Barrack Otieno 28 Jan '11

28 Jan '11

Some food for thought as we prepare for the sixth Internet Governance Forum, i wonder why this is so yet Egypt has been a major player in the global Internet Governance Arena. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Christopher Kiagiri <ck(a)google.com> Date: Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 10:52 AM Subject: [Skunkworks] Egypt leaves the Internet To: "skunkworks(a)my.co.ke" <skunkworks(a)my.co.ke> May this never happen in .ke ... http://www.renesys.com/blog/2011/01/egypt-leaves-the-internet.shtml Cheers, - Chris _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke -- Barrack O. Otieno Afriregister Ltd (Kenya) www.afrire <http://www.afriregister.com>gister.bi, www.afriregister.com<http://www.afriergister.com> <http://www.afriregister.com>ICANN accredited registrar +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno

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