February 2012 - KICTANet

MEDIA COUNCIL AND CLASSIC105
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 10 Feb '12

10 Feb '12

NEWS Media Council furious at morning show SHARE BOOKMARK PRINT EMAIL RATING By AGGREY MUTAMBO amutambo@ ke.nationmedia. com Posted Wednesday, February 8 2012 at 18:22 The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has initiated disciplinary action against one of the country's top radio show for airing offensive material to an inappropriate audience. MCK chairman Levi Obonyo on Wednesday told reporters that the Council, the statutory regulator of media outlets in the country, would forward Classic 105 to its Complaints Commission for possible reprimand. Prof Obonyo said members of the public had complained about the content of a call-in programme on Tuesday morning. The programme's hosts had engaged their audience in a discussion on the use sex for material gain by women and probed the difference between commercial sex workers and married women. “The Media Council registers its strong objection to the broadcast carried by Classic FM on Tuesday and is forwarding the matter to the Complaints Commission for a hearing,” said Prof Obonyo. The MCK chairman said the station had gone against the code of ethics outlined in the Media Act in which offensive, vulgar or obscene language is prohibited. Prof Obonyo told the news conference that Classic FM erred by allowing callers to talk obscenities on air. According to MCK, the topic went against the “core of human moral values” and was abusive to the Kenyan public full story here: www.nation.co.ke/News/Media+Council+furore+over+racy+morning+show/-/1056/13… -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: GraceMutung'u (Bomu)

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On a lighter note
by robert yawe 10 Feb '12

10 Feb '12

This reminds me of an article I wrote explaining why my children are actually disadvantaged by being brought up in the city. For those who might want to get a glimpse of my other life read http://quadrantshift.co.ke/coaching/an-unfair-advantage Regards

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Kenya Blacklisted?- Paypal, Credit Cards
by Walubengo J 09 Feb '12

09 Feb '12

Liko, others, Might you be in the know on the above issues? Just got wind that that international players are no longer respecting e-Transactions completed in kenya via Credit Cards issued and used in Kenyan digital space? What may have triggered such an eventuality? walu.

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Outsourcing trends
by robert yawe 09 Feb '12

09 Feb '12

Hi, I have just finished going through an web presentation with a company in India, in the presentation this graph was displayed and my heart sunk. If infrastructure (data centres) is the growth area then our emphasis on BPO and the rest might be off the mark especially since in terms on infrastructure we remain one of the the most expensive worldwide. In all the presentations made about the Konza project I have seen no mention of how to reduce the cost of power or an emphasis on energy efficient environments. Are we embracing LEED and do we even have an idea what it is all about. We marvelled at the energy efficient data centre that was put up at the UNEP complex and then went back to our old habits. Google is floating data centres on barges others are setting them up in the north pole, how do we fit into this new dispensation? I saw the post by Mr. Kukubo about the software certification which he indicated was conceived 2 years ago, sorry sir but 2 years in the IT sector is like a decade in other areas. Konza was hatched over 5 years ago it needs a total rethink if we are to avoid putting up another white elephant. Regards

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Volunteers Sought to Help Evaluate Generic Top-Level Domain Applicants Seeking Financial Support
by alice＠apc.org 09 Feb '12

09 Feb '12

Volunteers Sought to Help Evaluate Generic Top-Level Domain Applicants Seeking Financial Support New Panel Will Help Expand Internet¹s Reach >http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-03feb12-en.htm > > > >Marina del Rey, CaliforniaŠ The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names >and >Numbers (ICANN) is seeking volunteers who will assist in the evaluation of >those organizations seeking financial support to apply for a new generic >Top-Level Domain (gTLD). > >³These volunteers will be key to ICANN¹s effort to assure that the >less-developed parts of the world are able to participate in the new >Domain >name program,² said Kurt Pritz, Senior Vice President. ³The panel members >will make a real impact in ensuring that the opportunities for innovation >and economic development created by the Internet are open to everyone.² > >The volunteers will be chosen for their background and experience in areas >such as running a small business, operating in developing economies, >analyzing business plans, serving in the public interest, managing a >domain >name registry service, or awarding grants. > >The financial assistance component of the Applicant Support Program >offers a >limited number of qualifying applicants the opportunity to pay a reduced >evaluation fee of $47,000 instead of the full evaluation fee of $185,000. > >The selected volunteers will assist in the evaluation of financial support >applicants in the context of established public interest, financial >capabilities and financial need criteria as outlined in the ³Financial >Assistance Handbook ><http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support/financial-assis >ta >nce-handbook-11jan12-en.pdf> .² > >Those who are interested in applying, should review the criteria, time >commitment and other expectations, which are detailed here: >http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support/sarp-eoi-request >-0 >3feb12-en.pdf > >### >* To learn more about the Applicant Support Program, go here: >http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support. >* To read the New gTLD Financial Assistance Handbook, go here: >http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support/financial-assist >an >ce-handbook-11jan12-en.pdf >* To learn more about the New gTLD program, go here: >http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/program/materials >

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Survey: 80% Linux-using enterprises will increase Linux use
by Evans Ikua 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

Almost 80% of enterprises that use Linux will be increasing their use of Linux over the next five years, and 84% of them increased their Linux use in the past year, despite the economic climate. More of these companies will be reducing the number of Windows servers they use (25.9%) than increasing them (21.7%) too. These figures are among the results from the Linux Foundation's <http://linuxfoundation.org/> Linux Adoption Trends 2012 Enterprise End User survey, which measured the responses of 1893 Linux users; the results of the survey focus on the 428 respondents from organisations with over 500 employees or sales greater than half a billion dollars. Please see this link to read more <http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Survey-80-Linux-using-enterprises-wi…> Apologies for cross-posting. Evans

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Weird Things ...
by Agosta Liko 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

Samsung launched its 2nd Engineering Academy with a local Educational Institution The ICT Board on the other hand is working with a Foreign Institution to launch a Kenyan software development certification :)

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Re: [kictanet] Weird Things ...Konza City?
by robert yawe 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

Hussein, Interesting that you bring up Buru Buru where I lived from the age of 5 years, when there where picket fences, kids swings, slides and nanny parks, until I left at the age of 18 when there were 7 foot stone fences with broken glass toppings, churches and bars in the places where I once swung, metal sheet granny houses and even entire houses demolished and replaced with beacon to beacon multi story structures. Living in Buru Buru & going to school in Eastleigh I commuted from 1st Avenue, through Juja Road and then down Outer Ring Road watching the landscape change. I watched as Huruma went from a lovely middle class development to what it is today, Dandora transformed from a well thought out cluster development to the multi story structures you see today and then Umoja which well there is nothing to explain it. All this happened right under the nose of a President, UNEP, Habitat, City Council of Nairobi, AAK, ISK, IEK, UON, Ministry of Housing, Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Public Works, Parliament, Kenya Airforce and many others who could have stopped the carnage. Go to the areas around Konza, or just read the classifieds in the dailies, and watch the subdivision of plots from the initial seven acre parcels to plots of as small as an eight of an acre (50 x 100). We are already replicating Nairobi only that now it is being done in reverse, beginning with the surrounding slums and hopefully end with the glassy skyscrapers. The road to Konza shall be literally lined with slums and shanties, then we shall have proposals to allow helipads, overpasses, windowless high speed trains and overhead cable cars to get the investors in and out of the technopolis without exposing them to the unsightly developments. Also lets not forget that we have been unable to handle national projects to date yet we had a central government, come sometime in August 2013 we shall have 47 little governments all with their specific interests and agendas, what is the likelihood that Konza will get the support required to make it work? Imagine Buru Buru happened to an estate that was fully developed, I saw it and you and many might be too young to have lived through the destruction of a brilliant project but I was, so maybe you can now better understand my skepticism when it comes to our ability as a nation to control the development of a 5,000 acre piece of empty piece land. I am not a pessimist I am a realist, let the dreamers prove me wrong when I have history backing my position. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 19:02 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Weird Things ...Konza City? Robert I would like to be more optimistic about Konza. What you are describing is a Buruburu type land grab and I'm sure that isn't what was intended for Konza. Have some faith my brother... In fact I think Robert there is room for speculation... Though I suspect not in the way we are used to... Think Speculation 3.0 with a dash of new tech... :) Ali Hussein Managing Partner Telemedia Africa Azania Technology Group +254 773/713 601113 "You generally hear that what a man doesn't know doesn't hurt him, but in business what a man doesn't know does hurt.". - E. St. Elmo Lewis, member, Advertising Hall of Fame On Feb 7, 2012, at 3:14 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: @Walu, > > >In short what the AG said was that government land cannot be assigned to an individual or entity but must be offered to the general public. The statement was initially targeted at the Airtel/Postal/IBM deal of the plot opposite Yaya Centre but it spoke volumes as it gave a precedent for the way forward as relates to government land. > > >Konza is government land and is and will be governed by the law of the land as relates to such resource, therefore if Microsoft wanted to put up a campus in Konza on a 20 acre plot the government would have to tender for its sell. > > >At which point Yawe and Co-speculators Inc. will tender and likely win as we shall play the nationalist, county and tribe card. We will then offer the same land to Microsoft at an inflated price who will reject the offer and opt to locate to the Lakeview Techno City next to RIAT with views from the largest fresh water lake offering water sports. > > >My group and I will then subdivide the 20 acres into broty of 50 x 100 and sell them to the public to recover our investment. Visit the area around Bamburi and London Distillers in Athi River/Mavoko area for a living and breathing example of what Konza will look like by the year 2020, it is even more pronounced from GoogleEarth. > > >That was the initial location of the EPZ before it was felt necessary to relocate the same 2 kilometres down the road into Rift Valley Province. The architect of that relocation is an aspiring presidential candidate, what stops him from relocating Konza if he wins the election? > > >Let us not blind ourselves to the reality and return to the Kenya we know, the EPZ continues to struggle many years later, JKIA remains with hundreds of empty plots still being held onto by prospective investors who where allocated the land over 30 years ago, Baba Dogo is turning into a large residential area and the KIE sheds in Industrial Area have become stores. > > >Runda Closeburn will definitely fly, Tatu will limp along for a while but Konza will be a still birth. > > > > >What is the strategy for Konza and can someone answer these questions for us? >will the land be sold to prospective investors better known as speculators or leased to investors? > >will the government allocate the land to prospective investors a.k.a Karurarists? >how long will it take to develop the infrastructure noting that Nairobi still cannot provide sufficient water, sewerage services and electricity to its residents 200 years down the road? >when the infrastructure is complete and the land allocated how long will it be before the first tenant moves in? >if the first tenant moves in sometime around 2030 will the concept still be viable? >is the rest of Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Maldives sleeping? >once Raila becomes President, after beating a joint force of Kalonzo, Uhuru & Ruto, what is the likelihood that he will allow that level of national resources to be spent in that region instead of relocate the same to for example Nyanza where there is already an International Airport, is closer to Southern Sudan, the residents speak fluent english plus has english like names to boot, it is a marginalized county (highest child mortality rate) and it gave him their vote as a block? > > >Until we get a comprehensive report from the various players i.e. treasury, ministry of information, ministry of lands, AG's Chambers, local government, county representatives and the President the project shall remain as dead as a dodo irrespective of how many flashy advertisements are run by a sub-entity of a sub-entity of a substantial participant in the project. > > >Walu, in your case which ever way it goes nothing affects your setting up a lab, but if I was the University I would look at putting up an entire self sufficient campus. > > >Regards > > >PS. China government is to build 1000 houses in Kisumu plus any other projects that they deem necessary to giving Kisumu the status becoming of a City. > >Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > > >________________________________ > From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> >To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Sent: Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 11:04 >Subject: Re: [kictanet] Weird Things ...Konza City? > > >@Yawe, > >u seem to b on the inside loop on this one. Konza City, scuttled? I had advised my boss to book a university lab there and now I might need guidance on what next? > >And thats me as a local stakeholder, what of the international stakeholders - what would they make of your statement? > >walu. > >--- On Mon, 2/6/12, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > >>From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Weird Things ... >>To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com >>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>Date: Monday, February 6, 2012, 5:25 PM >> >> >>Listers, >> >> >>Are we seriously having this discussion, please leave certification to institutes of education such as Universities who already issue degrees in computer science and the like. >> >> >>This is just another tax guzzling scheme like the Konza adverts being run on TV yet the AG has already scuttled the project, >> >> >>We are aware that all the great software applications developed over the past 3 decades have been done by enthusiasts or as Philip Ochieng recently clarified amateurs, a situation that is not about to change any time soon. >> >> >>KICT eat in peace. >> >> >>Regards >> >> >>PS. Liko lets go look for something more productive to do with our time, wachana na mambo ya certification na business plans. >> >>Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >> >> >>________________________________ >> From: Agosta Liko <agostal(a)gmail.com> >>To: robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk >>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>Sent: Sunday, 5 February 2012, 14:00 >>Subject: [kictanet] Weird Things ... >> >> >>Samsung launched its 2nd Engineering Academy with a local Educational Institution >> >>The ICT Board on the other hand is working with a Foreign Institution to launch a Kenyan software development certification >> >>:) >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>kictanet mailing list >>kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >>Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/robertyawe%40yahoo.co.… >> >>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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Re: [kictanet] why safaricom has no competition
by robert yawe 07 Feb '12

07 Feb '12

Hi Hussein, I fully agree with you on that point, it not that Safaricom is doing anything better just that the rest are mediocre, as is said "in the land of the blind the one eyed man will be king". Just to prove your point, I have been trying to get a comprehensive pricing from Safaricom of their cloud offering and all I have been getting is twitter type responses. Why can't they just have a kiosk type menu where one can pick what they need without having to send 100 emails to 20 different departments/people a.k.a silos over a period of 2 months. Selling cloud is not new Amazon has been at it for years (now offering 5 GB free cloud storage), the Indians are doing it www.esds.co.in but the Kenyans are trying to recreate the wheel. "Self deception is the easiest form of deception" Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> To: 'robert yawe' <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Friday, 3 February 2012, 10:58 Subject: RE: [kictanet] why safaricom has no competition Robert You have made my day… JThough I must say that it’s a really sad day when the choice is between ‘iffy’ service and bad service… We have become so ‘pavloved’ to bad service in the Telco sector that we now just roll over and play dead.. Have a wonderful day! Ali Hussein|Managing Partner Telemedia Africa Azania Technology Group Chaka Court, Argwings Kodhek Road P O Box 14556-00100 +254 773/713 601113 Nairobi, Kenya Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo From:kictanet-bounces+info=alyhussein.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+info=alyhussein.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of robert yawe Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 10:34 AM To: info(a)alyhussein.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] why safaricom has no competition Hi, We are always giving Safaricom flack on all issues including the lack of rain but today I have realised that they are still the better option. I read on the Airtel website, http://africa.airtel.com/kenya/choose-your-number-148, about a service that allows you to choose your own number directly from your phone. So I dashed to the nearest Airtel Shop to purchase a SIM card, I asked the attendants whether this service is available and they said I should go to one of the customer service centres. This already indicates that the information on the web site is obsolete, how much does it cost to update a website, I wonder. So off I went to Kimathi Street service centre and for a minute I thought it was a classroom as there where rows of chairs facing the front, of the class. Any customer service centre that has more chairs than a post Michuku Matatu definitely has serious problems. As I had 10 minutes to kill I decided to pick a ticket just to go through the menu and there was no option for SIM card services so it seems that stopped offering this service and since there where more than 14 people already seated in the queue I decided that this was an exercise in futility. I decided to humour myself by buying an Airtel SIM card and try following the instructions on the web site, alas to no avail. The instructions do not correspond to the menus on the phone, then after cycling through a few options I get the correct one just to get the message that I cannot change the number because i have a pending "Kopa Kredo" balance and that I need to clear it before proceeding. Note that this is a brand new SIM card so does it mean that on purchase the SIM card already has a debit balance? I then go to the "Kopa Kredo" menu option and receive the message "dear customer the kopa kreda system is currently unavailable". After spending 30 valuable minutes on this exercise I got a flash of brilliance and instantly went into a trans. I felt an inner force in me remove the SIM card from the phone, fit it on my thumb and flick it into the direction of the bin where it bounced off the edge and went straight in, what a feeling of relief. I then put back my old trusted Safaricom SIM card and continued with my day. Now I understand why Safaricom had no issues with number portability as they say in Harlem "Once you go "green" they is no going back". Enjoy a connected weekend Regards Disclaimer: This post reflects the feelings of the writer and has been done without any monetary or other kind of incentive from the mentioned organisations. The tests where done under an impartial and controlled environment, you are free to try the same at home. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Funding opportunity: UN-HABITAT Urban Youth Fund Program
by Alice Munyua 06 Feb '12

06 Feb '12

Dear all, An opportunity for up to USD25,000 grants for projects lead by youth piloting innovative approaches to good urban governance, employment etc. Best Alice ---------------------------------------------------- From: owner-accreditedngos(a)unep.org [mailto:owner-accreditedngos@unep.org] On Behalf Of UNEP Civil Society Sent: February-06-12 7:04 AM To: Eric.Luguya(a)unhabitat.org Cc: habitat.press(a)unhabitat.org Subject: UN-HABITAT Urban Youth Fund Program Dear Colleagues, Please find attached herewith a Press release on the United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT) Urban Youth Fund Program that is opening on February 15th and closing on April 15, as well as the Brochure on the fund. For more information, contact directly Eric Luguya (Eric.Luguya(a)unhabitat.org) or the UN-HABITAT Press& Media Relations Unit& Spokesperson ( habitat.press(a)unhabitat.org) The Major Groups and Stakeholders Branch United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) P.O. 30552 Nairobi, Kenya http://www.unep.org/civil_society/ If your organisation is engaged in the work of UNEP, please register its profile at http://www.unep.org/cso-sgb3/Register.aspx United Nations Human Settlements Programme UN-HABITAT, P.O. Box 30030, Nairobi 00100, KENYA Tel: +254-20 7623151, habitat.press(a)unhabitat.org, Website: www.unhabitat.org United Nations Human Settlements Programme UN-HABITAT, P.O. Box 30030, Nairobi 00100, KENYA Tel: +254-20 7623151, habitat.press(a)unhabitat.org, Website: www.unhabitat.org FOURTH CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO UN-HABITAT URBAN YOUTH FUND Nairobi, January 2012: The UN-HABITAT Urban Youth Fund will this year provide one million dollars to projects led by young people aged 15-32 years who are piloting innovative approaches to employment, good urban governance, shelter and secure tenure. Small development initiatives are eligible for grants up to $25,000. Of the one billion slum dwellers in the world today, it is estimated that more than 70% are under the age of 30. These young people have few resources available to improve their own living environments. There are many youth-led initiatives in slums and squatter settlements around the world that require support in their efforts to transform their communities. UN-HABITAT invites young people based in cities or towns from the developing world to apply for grants from the fund. The application opens on February 15th 2012 and closes on April 15th 2012. More information and details are available at www.unhabitat.org/youthfund. Background: This initiative sprang from the 21st session of the UN-HABITAT Governing Council in 2007 and has so far awarded grants to 172 projects led by young people from all over the world. Many of the project ideas have been aimed at alleviating poverty, improving employment opportunities, improving the environment and increasing youth participation in decision-making. The fund promotes the poverty-reduction aims of the Millennium Development Goals, and the Habitat Agenda for better, more sustainable and equitable towns and cities throughout the developing world. In his message for International Youth Day 2011, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stated that far too many of the worlds more than one billion young people lack the education, freedom and opportunities they deserve. Yet despite these constraints and in some cases because of them young people are mobilizing in growing numbers to build a better future. The international community must continue to work together to expand the horizons of opportunity for these young women and men and answer their legitimate demands for dignity, development and decent work. For further information, please contact: Head, Press& Media Relations Unit& Spokesperson, or Media Liaison, Press& Media Relations Unit, UN-HABITAT, Nairobi; Tel: (254 2) 7623065, 7625518, Fax (254 2) 7624060, Email: habitat.press(a)unhabitat.org, Website: www.unhabitat.org

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