October 2012 - KICTANet

Fw: [Itu2012chapters] African Telecommunications Union (ATU) 25-26 September Meeting
by otieno.barrack＠gmail.com 09 Oct '12

09 Oct '12

Dear Listers, FYI The ATU held its third and final WCIT and WTSA regional preparatory = meeting 25-26 September in Accra Ghana. =20 Note that the ETNO proposal gained some traction at the ATU meeting but = that the final language for inclusion in Article 6 requires approval by = Ministers prior to becoming a full ATU WCIT regional position. =20 The two proposed new articles under final review are: =20 6.0.5 Member states shall ensure that their regulatory = frameworks drive the operating agencies to establish mutual commercial = agreements with providers of international communication applications = and services in alignment with principles of fair = competition, innovation, adequate quality of service and security. =20 6.0.6 The Member States shall take measures to ensure that = operating agencies have the right to charge providers of international = communication applications and services appropriate access charges based = on the agreed quality of service. Regulatory measures may be = imposed in case that this cannot be achieved through commercial = arrangements and to the extent that such measures do not hinder = competition. =20 The full meeting summary is located at: = https://fileshare.tools.isoc.org/wentworth/public/WCIT%20-%20Regional%20Me= etings/ATU_WCIT_%20Report_Sept2012%20.pdf =20 Karen Mulberry Policy Advisor Internet Society mulberry(a)isoc.org tel: +1.303.668.8855 www.isoc.org Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Karen Mulberry <mulberry(a)isoc.org> Sender: itu2012chapters-bounces(a)elists.isoc.org Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 09:02:31 To: ITU Chapter Delegate Lists<itu2012chapters(a)elists.isoc.org> Subject: [Itu2012chapters] African Telecommunications Union (ATU) 25-26 September Meeting _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.

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Re: [kictanet] New KenInvest Website
by Ali Hussein 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

Agreed. Ali Hussein +254 773/713 601113 Sent from my iPad On Oct 8, 2012, at 6:11 PM, "Terry" <terry(a)tealictafrica.com> wrote: > > Great one!!! I like the Kenya investment centralized idea.. > @Ali: there are some social site links persistent ones though maybe ‘misplaced’… probably they should be put in more prominent places e.g. on top of the search button or on the top left banner – a place where one does not have to search all day to find. The impact of social media should never be underestimated…. > > Regards; > _________________________________________________________ > Muthoni Njoroge > Teal ICT Africa > PO Box 70375 (00400) > Nairobi, Kenya > > Cell: +254724 866771 > Web: www.tealictafrica.com > <image003.png> > > From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+terry.muthoni=tealictafrica.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Ali Hussein > Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 4:03 PM > To: Terry > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: Re: [kictanet] New KenInvest Website > > Norman > > Nice. I would however plug in social media share buttons on each thematic area (page) to make it easier to share. > > Ali Hussein > > > +254 773/713 601113 > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 8, 2012, at 3:01 PM, Norman Boinett <nboinett(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all. We took some time to redesign/revamp our website in our effort to improve our services. visit us on www.investmentkenya.com > > Feedback is highly appreciated > > Rgds > > Norman > S > -- > “And one should bear in mind that there is nothing more difficult to execute, more dubious of success, nor more dangerous to administer than to introduce a new order of things; for he who > introduces it has all those who profit from the old order as his enemies,and he has only lukewarm allies in all those who might profit from the new. This lukewarmness partly stems from fear of their adversaries . . . and partly from the skepticism of men, who do not truly believe in new things unless they have actually had personal experience of them.” > > (From Chapter VI of Niccoló Machiavelli,The Prince. Peter Bondanella and Mark Musa,translators. Oxford University Press revised edition, > 1984, p. 21.) > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Friendly reminder: IGF 2012 Preparatory Call for ISOC Members tomorrow (9 Oct 2012)
by Barrack Otieno 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

FYI Dear Colleagues, This is a friendly reminder that two Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2012 preparatory calls will take place tomorrow, 9 October 2012, in order to accommodate different time zones: 1st call: 08:00 UTC 2nd call: 15:00 UTC Please feel free to join if you can. WebEx details and the proposed agenda can be found at http://www.internetsociety.org/internet-societys-engagement-2012-internet-g… Best regards, Christine --------------------------------------------------------------- Internet Society (ISOC) Christine Saegesser Baethge Sr. Manager, Chapter Development Website: www.InternetSociety.org ---------------------------------------------------------------

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IGF 2012 Remote Hubs
by Barrack Otieno 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

Listers, The Internet Society Kenya Chapter will be coordinating the local remote hubs, this is an appeal to our colleagues in Universities or any interested institutions who might be in a position to set up the hubs to pass the message to interested participants within their communities. Below please find some information about remote hubs that is available on http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/remote-participation/hubs-instructions Remote Hubs Instructions [image: PDF]<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/remote-participation/hubs-instructions?forma…> [image: Print]<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/remote-participation/hubs-instructions?tmpl=…> [image: E-mail]<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/mailto/?tmpl=component&link=0d6716…> Hubs are local meetings that take place in parallel with the IGF. People can watch the webcast together and send questions (via text or video) that will be answered by panelists in IGF. In addition, hub organizers can hold debates to discuss the themes introduced at the IGF from their local perspective. There are several advantages in creating a hub: - it helps to raise awareness about Internet Governance issues; - it fosters networking among participants and community building; - and it encourages follow-up activities. How to organize a hub? The requirements are very simple: - A room or auditorium. It can be held in a university classroom or any other convenient place; - A computer with a broadband Internet connection and a projector equipment, to enable the hub participants to watch the webcast ; - A hub moderator, who will plan the dynamics of the local discussions as well as transmit the hub participants’ questions or comments to the IGF through the remote participation channels; - A general call in lists, forums etc, to invite the interested local community. Stakeholders interested in organizing a remote hub are invited to register online with the following information: - Country / City - Institution where the hub will be based. - Possible area(s) of interest within the 6 main IGF themes. - Number of expected participants within the hub. - Planned pre-meeting activities. - Hub Coordinator. - Contact email. - Hub Technical coordinator (IT). - Technical coordinator contact email. Register your hub here <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/remote-participation/hub-registration-2012>(Please make sure you are logged in first). Please note that the local hub and technical coordinators have to be present at the hub site. Training for the remote hubs will soon be scheduled. Hub participants are also encouraged to send short pre-recorded video questions or statement (2-3 minutes), outlining key issues on the local discussion agenda. Hubs are also possibly allowed to join with real-time video message. Feel free to contact me should you require any further explanation. Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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DEMO Africa 2012
by Brian Munyao Longwe 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

FYI, apologies for cross-posting DEMO Africa 2012 is right around the corner and we want you to join us. Don't miss this opportunity to see over 40 of Africa's most innovative new products launch to the world in markets such as: Consumer, Mobile, Enterprise and Cloud technologies and Social Media. DEMO brings the tech ecosystem together and we're excited to announce the following tech pioneers and thought leaders who will share their perspectives on how social data and networking is transforming the way we do business, build, market and sell products and services. - Herman Bjorn, Founder & CEO, The Startup Genome - Dan'l Lewis, Corporate VP, Microsoft - Shiv Shivakumar, VP, India, Middle East and Africa, Nokia - Dr. Bitange Ndemo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information & Communication - Louis Otieno, General Manager, East & Southern Africa, Microsoft - Many others Keep an eye on the agenda at http://www.demo-africa.com/events/agenda/ for more conference updates. Registration to attend DEMO is $300 for delegates from Africa and $500 for delegates from outside the continent. DEMO is extending a special 20% discount on the delegate fee for you. To take advantage of this please register at http://www.demo-africa.com/events/delegates-registration/ and use promotional code "special_offer". We look forward to seeing you at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi, Kenya for DEMO Africa, 24-26 October 2012! The DEMO Africa Team

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KeBS to re-emburse fake phone owners
by robert yawe 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

Hi, We all wish the headline in tomorrows paper would be "KeBS to refund fake owners" as to the best of my knowledge they are mandated and funded by the tax payer to make sure that the items that come into the country meet certain required usage and safety standards. Evert time I import IT items I am charged a fee for KeBS certification what do they do with the money collected if millions of fake (no IMEI numbers) mobile phones, many of which where shipped in container loads, passed right under their nooses. As with most issues we have a tendency of barking up the wrong tree, suing CCK is dealing with a symptom instead of dealing with the core problem which is a standards body that does no work, its time we re-outsourced the function. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals to developing world
by Ali Hussein 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

John Asante sana. Will do. Regards Ali Hussein On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Omo, John <Omo(a)cck.go.ke> wrote: > Thanks a lot Ndugu Ali. Awaiting from substative comments. Feel free to > even drop by and discuss them before. Planned meeting. > Apologies to others for X but the foregoing invitation is also extended. > Rgds. > Omo, j > > ------------------------------ > *From*: Ali Hussein ** > *To*: Omo, John > *Cc*: Wambua, Christopher; World Conference on International > Telecommunications; ** **; info; isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke ** > *Sent*: Tue Sep 25 03:59:04 2012 > > *Subject*: Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals > to developing world > > Apologies for cross-listing > > John > > Thanks for your candid answer. Indeed we must find time to read the > proposals and give our input. > > Regards > > Ali Hussein > > +254 773/713 601113 > > Sent from my iPhone® > > On Sep 24, 2012, at 11:16 PM, "Omo, John" <Omo(a)cck.go.ke> wrote: > > Ali. > > Thanks to you and others who have come through on this subject and > uplouded the CCK initiative. > > Let me say that there cannot be a clear-cut answer to your querry. One has > to carefully study the Proposals and consider the merits behind every of > them. In general, however, the philosophy behind the AfCPs gravitate around > the 2nd and 3rd Schools/'Synopsis.' > > Let's please study the Proposals and offer substantive comments noting to > cf with Proposals from the other ITU Regions. Such will assist in > conducting a face-to-face national consultative process, enriching the > AfCPs and during Treaty negotiations in Dubai. > > Omo, john. > Chair, Nat. Prep. Com. > > ------------------------------ > *From*: Ali Hussein ** > *To*: Wambua, Christopher > *Cc*: World Conference on International Telecommunications; KICTAnet ICT > Policy Discussions **; info > *Sent*: Mon Sep 24 20:16:24 2012 > *Subject*: Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals > to developing world > **** > > Wambua > > That's a good synopsis of the 3 schools of thought. I haven't had a chance > of reading our position (Kenya & Africa) so would appreciate if you could > tell us in which of these 3 schools do we fall in? > > I will definitely find time to read the position. Thanks once again for > the work put it on this. > > > Ali Hussein > > +254 773/713 601113 > > Sent from my iPad > > On Sep 24, 2012, at 3:39 PM, "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> > wrote: > > Walu**** > > ** ** > > It is important to note that all the regions of the world have different > positions on the ITRs. There are those who are of the view that the ITRs > should remain as they are. Another school of thought argues that a review > is necessary but should be minimal, only addressing those provisions that > have been overtaken by technological and market developments. The third > school argues that review should be extensive as the global telecoms > industry has changed enormously since 1988. **** > > ** ** > > The outcome of WCIT-12 will be a product of negotiations/trade-off between > these three schools of thought. And that why all regions of the world are > developing regional positions so that they can have higher leverage in the > negotiations. What Kenya, or Africa for that matter, will take to Dubai > will therefore have to be subjected to this process. I believe the ITU > shall publish the final ITRs (Final Acts) after the conference. **** > > ** ** > > I hope this is helpful. **** > > ** ** > > Wambua**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* Walubengo J [mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>] > *Sent:* Monday, September 24, 2012 3:07 PM > *To:* Ali Hussein > *Cc:* World Conference on International Telecommunications; KICTAnet ICT > Policy Discussions; info > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals > to developing world**** > > ** ** > > Mich/Ali,**** > > ** ** > > I must also commend CCK on this process of vigorous engagement with > Stakeholders. I think it is either the new broom (read DG) sweeps better > syndrome or the new constitution in action - but perhaps a mixture of both > factors...**** > > ** ** > > walu.**** > > nb: I do hope eventually they share what they will present at WCIT. They > ofcourse are not compelled to take in everything from stakeholders but > stakeholders have a right to know what was picked/ignored from their input. > **** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > *To:* jwalu(a)yahoo.com > *Cc:* World Conference on International Telecommunications < > WCIT-12(a)cck.go.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; info <info(a)cck.go.ke> > *Sent:* Monday, September 24, 2012 11:05 AM > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Harm caused by ill-thought out WCIT proposals > to developing world**** > > ** ** > > Michuki > > I would have to agree with you on this. > > Ali Hussein**** > > On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Michuki Mwangi <michuki(a)swiftkenya.com> > wrote:**** > > Hi Everyone, > > > I have to say that am impressed with the process that the GoK and CCK > has taken on the WCIT-12 debate. IMHO this is a proudly Kenyan moment. > > Regards, > > Michuki.**** > > > On 9/24/12 7:55 AM, Wambua, Christopher wrote: > > TIM and Listers, > > > > The African Common Proposals (which Kenya through CCK has been involved > > in their development)are available on the CCK website at > > http://www.cck.go.ke/links/consultations/Public_Consultation.html > > > > CCK is inviting comments on the review to the ITRs to enrich the African > > Common Proposals (ACPs), and where necessary, to develop national > > positions ahead of the WCIT-12. > > > > The African region is meeting in Accra, Ghana, this week for third > > African region preparatory meeting for the World Telecommunications > > Standardization Assembly and the WCIT-12. > > > > The revised ACPs that will come out the Ghana meeting shall be uploaded > > on the CCK website to keep the local ICT community and stakeholders > > fully apprised on what is happening in this space. > > > > CCK is planning to convene a stakeholders meeting on WCIT-12 after the > > Ghana meeting (and after compiling comments on the African proposals to > > the review of ITRs) to discuss the final proposals that Kenya shall be > > taking to WCIT-12 in Dubai. > > > > I hope this sheds light on this matter. > > > > > > Christopher Wambua > > Manager/Communications > > Consumer and Public Affairs Division > > Communications Commission of Kenya > > P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800 > > KENYA > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: kictanet > > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+wambua=cck.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On > > Behalf O > > -- *Ali Hussein* Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 65, Issue 33
by Gideon 06 Oct '12

06 Oct '12

+1 Daktari, The modern days call for modern ways of disseminating, and indeed if we don't change, change does the changing. Its time the relevant authorities took a serious look at the current systems and how best to adapt to the fast changing systems, otherwise Kenya will keep producing redundant individuals, it will me an endless token ring. Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica. On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 8:06 PM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Education and Our Future (Mark Mwangi) > 2. Re: Education and Our Future (william janak) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 19:55:29 +0300 > From: Mark Mwangi <mwangy(a)gmail.com> > To: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Education and Our Future > Message-ID: > < > CAH5fjcg0TbsGbB1cgOzAecMZ-FzpevzNsNBLiKcRP7fmvVm5BQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > The perpetual merry-go-round has to be shorted for it to be fixed. The > double intake and the rearrangement of the university semester is a step in > the right direction I think. The two years wasted waiting to be admitted to > university after sitting for KCSE are the most wasteful period in a > students life. > > In my opinion J.A.B should also be abolished. The shotgun approach to > applying for university is wasteful and drops people int courses they had > no interest in pursuing. hence frustration, lethargy and the perpetual > struggle to get into 'management' and the few specialists who are actually > passionate get overworked. Let people apply personally to each department > for the particular course they want to pursue. > > The primary school kids I see at 5AM walking to school go through a special > kind of hell and only serves to teach suffering and perseverance in return > for a grade. No fun no value. Its a precursor to the drab work life devoid > of meaning, purpose and well being. Just walk in to most government offices > and see how miserable the workers look. > > On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > +1, x100 :-) > > > > Your points sounded very much like a practicing teacher - and I perhaps > > you still are. As a Mwalimu, I see the hunger Kenyans have for a > > Certificate rather than for Knowledge. If there was a supermarket > legally > > selling degrees, most of our Universities will be empty. At a lower > level > > (Primary School), I sympathise with my Std 6 son, who comes home everyday > > with a ton of homework that when compared to my days in school - is just > > too much and too deep for his level (in other words, they are like > cramming > > Std 7/8 work in order to perfect the same by the time they get there) > > > > And so my question has been, if our Kenyan kids have struggled through > > this crazy stuff, how comes we dont have so many Nobel Prize Winners? > (well > > apart from our beloved, the late Prof. M. Waangai). Further, if our > Kenyan > > kids have successfully emerged from this heavy academic load at Primary > and > > Secondary levels, how comes they are not innovating at the University > > levels as much as the Koreans, Indians, Chinese, etc? > > > > The answer ofcourse is rote-learning. In other words, our kids are > drilled > > to PASS but not to THINK. And it does not matter whether they are in > Public > > or Private schools. As long as they must face the same hurdle at the end > of > > the Primary and Secondary School, their target and mechanism to overcome > is > > the same. Drill, Drill, Drill and then pass. > > > > So whereas providing technology to speed up marking of exams maybe good, > > it would be better to recast the whole philosophy of our Education > System. > > Lets have a framework that allows learners to flow with their talent. We > > have contradictory examples like the Nameless and Wahu - great Kenyan > > Musicians who did (am avoiding to say "drilled") the "wrong" degrees. > > Nameless successfully did his BSc Arch and his wife BSc Mathematics. > Both > > of them then parked their Certificates with their parents and then > followed > > their dreams. If their talents had been identified and natured at the > > Primary level, we could be looking at many Kenyans who could be the next > MJ > > or Miriam Makebas. > > > > walu. > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* "bitange(a)jambo.co.ke" <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> > > *To:* jwalu(a)yahoo.com > > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > *Sent:* Friday, October 5, 2012 6:13 PM > > > > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Education and Our Future > > > > We must move away from offering exams once a year to two or three times a > > year. This will enable fast learners to finish, move on and leave space > for > > more learners. Further, examinations should never be a government core > > activity. This is why we have too many people with certificates but > cannot > > help themselves. > > > > Learning is supposed to be pleasurable such that we can identify talent > > and nurture it. We have for example doctors without passion or ability > but > > we continue to admit students to medical schools based on grades. > > > > We should never attempt to control education in any way. As Robinson > says, > > children are not goods with sale by date. Learning is a process. Whether > it > > takes you 12 years or 15 years to finish high school, it does not matter. > > What matters is whether you like what you are doing. > > > > Since we have IT availability throughout the country, we should start > > continuous assessment such that the final exam will constitute only 40%. > > This effectively will emasculate thousands of young girls who fall > through > > the cracks simply because they are able to afford sanitary towels and > stay > > in school. > > > > > > Ndemo. > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry? > > ------------------------------ > > *From: * Phares Kariuki <pkariuki(a)gmail.com> > > *Date: *Fri, 5 Oct 2012 17:41:38 +0300 > > *To: *<bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> > > *Cc: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] Education and Our Future > > > > I agree... Though what's really worrying at this point is the education > > bill, that's aiming to control private schools. > > > > On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 5:44 PM, <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: > > > > Ken Robinson says that schools have killed creativity. From the recent > > Kenya Union of Teachers? (KNUT) strike it was evident that we are lacking > > in creativity. Three weeks of strike threatened the effectiveness of the > > Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) like never before. Why is > KNEC > > linked to KNUT? > > > > In 2010 GCSE candidates took their exam towards the end June and the > > results were out by August. More than 700,000 students worldwide did > > mathematics and English while other subjects averaged more than 350,000 > > candidates. At the same time about 360,000 sat for the KCSE in the same > > year between October and November but the results came out at the end of > > February. In other words marking our exams took twice as much as it took > > the Pearson?s Group (a private entity) to mark GCSE. > > > > GCSE exams are marked by retired teachers as well as other qualified > > people. It is a contract for which you are paid 800 pounds for the three > > to four weeks exercise. They heavily use IT to process the exams and > some > > papers are marked by computers. > > > > The company offers a variety of qualifications, including A Levels > (GCEs), > > Edexel (which is one of England, Wales and Northern Ireland?s five main > > examination boards and the BTEC suit of examination qualifications. It > > also offers work-based learning qualifications ? including BTEC > > Apprenticeships through Pearson Work Based Learning, awarding over 1.5 > > million certificates to students around the world every year. > > Since we benchmark on everything, is it not time we started to benchmark > > on our education? > > > > Ndemo. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/pkariuki%40gmail.com > > > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and > development. > > > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and > bandwidth, > > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Warm Regards, > > > > Phares Kariuki > > > > | *T*: +254 720 406 093 | *E*: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | *Twitter*: kaboro > |*Skype > > *: kariukiphares | *B*: http://www.kaboro.com/ | > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com > > > > > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and > development. > > > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and > bandwidth, > > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mwangy%40gmail.com > > > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and > development. > > > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and > bandwidth, > > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Mark Mwangi > > markmwangi.me.ke >

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Invitation to AITEC's 25th Anniversary Dinner
by Sean Moroney 05 Oct '12

05 Oct '12

Dear Colleagues, On 23 October, we are celebrating our Silver Anniversary with a networking dinner for the ICT community at the Parklands Sports Club. It will be a fun gathering with good food, drink and music. Details are on the attached invitation. I hope you can join us in celebrating 25 years of achievement in the African ICT sector. The dinner will be followed by this year's East Africa ICT Summit over 24-25 October, where attendance is free for pre-registered delegates. For the full programme and to register log on to http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/81 Regards, Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com UK Tel: +44(0)1480-880774 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Mozambique Mobile: +258-826181618 Skype: seanmoroney seanm(a)aitecafrica.com<mailto:seanmoroneyseanm@aitecafrica.com> www.aitecafrica.com<http://www.aitecafrica.comfollow/> Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/aitecafrica Forthcoming Events AITEC East Africa ICT Summit<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/81> AfriHealth<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/94> AITEC Southern Africa ICT summit<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/85> Aitec Banking & Mobile Money West Africa Lagos<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/90> AITEC Banking & Mobile Money West Africa Accra<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/91> AITEC Broadcast,Film & Music Africa<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/93> AITEC Banking & Mobile Money COMESA<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/92> [cid:image001.jpg@01CCEB1D.80654080]

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Re: [kictanet] KeBS to re-emburse fake phone owners
by Odhiambo Washington 04 Oct '12

04 Oct '12

Steve, Personally, I think you are right in trying to exonerate KeBS from the equation. Why? Because I don't know at what stage CCK involves KeBS during the Type-Approval process for communications equipment. There are fellows from CCK on this list I suppose. Maybe they can tell us, or perhaps they are "not allowed to speak on behalf of CCK". On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Steve Muchai <smuchai(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > Bring this a little closer home, Steve. > > > > Where do you think KeBS was when all those substandard seatbelts were > being > > imported? > > Where do you think KeBS was when all those substandard speed governors > were > > being imported? > > You do have a point, but mine was trying to take out KeBS from the > equation. > > Regards, > Steve > -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler.

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