January 2014 - KICTANet

Fw: An invitation from Idealist.org
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 15 Jan '14

15 Jan '14

Dear All You are invited to participate ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Ami Dar <ami.dar(a)idealist.org> To: nnfeischools(a)yahoo.com Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 9:57 AM Subject: An invitation from Idealist.org Hi Jane, My name is Ami Dar and I am the director of Idealist.org. I started Idealist in 1995 because ever since I was a boy growing up in Mexico I've believed that things don't have to be the way they are, and that together we should be able to do much more about all the problems we see around us. I still feel this way and I suspect you do as well. That's why I'm writing you now. On Tuesday, March 11, Idealist will launch a new network—online and on the ground, in cities, villages, schools and workplaces—that will help people everywhere connect and take action on any issue that concerns them, locally or globally, online and in person. The heart of this movement will consist of people all over the world who want to use every available tool—from social media to a bulletin board on a village tree—to inspire and catalyze action and collaboration in their own communities. . If this is you—if you like new ideas and you enjoy connecting dots and people, I hope you can join us. We'll start with a live online presentation, take your questions, and then start building this movement together. To accommodate people in every time zone, we'll do this twice, first on March 11 at 17:00 GMT/UTC, and then again a few hours later at 04:00 GMT/UTC on March 12th. For more details about this event, to sign up, and to see how other people are responding, please click on this link: http://www.idealist.org/March11 And for a bit more about why I think real change is possible, and why we need your voice in this conversation, please click here: http://www.idealist.org/invitation If you have any questions, feel free to reply to this email. And if you know other people in Kenya who should also be at this table, please invite them too. Thank you, and all the best to you and yours in 2014! Ami Dar Executive Director Idealist.org You received this email because at some point you signed up on Idealist, subscribed to our alerts, or supported us with a donation. Unsubscribe here. Idealist's headquarters is at 302 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USA. * Terms and Conditions * Privacy Policy * © 1995-2014, Action Without Borders

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Kenyanization and its affect on startups
by Adam Nelson 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

All, I was recently reading this form for a work permit for non-Kenyans: http://www.immigration.go.ke/images/downloads/form22.pdf I think this single form sums up why Kenyan companies thus far haven't been able to be pan-African, let alone global powerhouses. Aside from the glaring omission of anybody being non-European, non-African and non-Asian (i.e. everybody from North and South America), I noticed that the underlying thrust of the document is to make sure all companies located in Kenya are geared towards becoming more Kenyan (except of course, all the international non-governmental and diplomatic organizations which bypass this whole process). It seems like GoK (or most of it anyway) doesn't understand that every country has to choose indiginezation of its domestic industrial sector OR allowing its industrial base to compete at a global level. Indiginization can work in countries like Saudi Arabia where the focus is purely on resource extraction and not on building global companies - but it doesn't seem like Kenya is on that path. Kenya seems to me to be a place of commerce where it can really take advantage of trade with other countries much like Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, etc... have done in South East Asia. You'll notice that the largest Kenyan bank is KCB as the 59th largest bank in Africa. Who knows how small KCB is when compared to the global field. http://www.theafricareport.com/Top-200-Banks/top-200-banks-2013.html There is no natural reason for Kenyan banks to be so low on the list. Kenya is one of the major economies on the continent, it has an educated work force, it has a large domestic market with which to nurture companies - yet there is no way for a Kenyan company to scale because of the insularity of the immigration regime. Is there any impetus within the government to address this problem? I'm concerned about what my plan B is as a startup trying to be pan-African with a headquarters in Nairobi. When I first moved to Nairobi, I thought this was a global city like New York where I had worked with Indians, Swedes, Burmese, Brazilians, Americans. Here I'm friends with people from all over the world but they all work for the UN and their employers bypass the GoK which otherwise fights so hard to keep foreigners from working and building businesses here. Is there a solution or is it just going to get worse? People I've spoken to say 'come to Rwanda' or 'come to Mauritius' or even 'come to Ghana' .... can a company have a headquarters in Kenya and run a tech company with pan-African and global ambitions? I've posted this on my blog ( http://varud.com/kenyanization-and-its-affect-on-startups) but I thought I would solicit opinions here. -Adam -- Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> More Musings: varud.com About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson

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Fwd: [ISOC_KE] Licensing and Regulatory Framework For Dot KE Domain Name Registry Services
by Ali Hussein 14 Jan '14

14 Jan '14

Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: Davis Onsakia <mautidavis(a)yahoo.com> > Date: January 14, 2014 at 7:22:48 AM GMT+3 > To: "isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke> > Subject: [ISOC_KE] Licensing and Regulatory Framework For Dot KE Domain Name Registry Services > Reply-To: Davis Onsakia <mautidavis(a)yahoo.com> > > The Kenya Information and Communications Act CAP 411A together with the Electronic Certification and Domain Name Administration Regulations, 2010, provide a legal framework for the licensing of Dot KE country code top level domain registry services in the country. In this regard, CCK has developed a licensing framework for Dot KE country code top level domain registry services. > > CCK invites stakeholders and members of the public to submit their comments on the proposed licensing framework for the Dot KE country code top level domain administration. The comments submitted will be considered for incorporation in the final documents. > > More information on the link: http://www.cck.go.ke/links/consultations/current.html > > Regards and many thanks, > Davis M Onsakia > > 'The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.' - Maureen Dowd > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc

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Launch of the Dot Africa Government Reserved Names List (RNL) Policy
by Eric Ndungu 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

Dear KICTANet, Re: Launch of the Dot Africa Government Reserved Names List (RNL) Policy The Dot Africa project has now reached a stage where African Governments are being offered an opportunity to reserve domain names that are of National significance before the dot Africa Top Level Domain is opened to general domain name registrations. Respective Governments will be required to redeem the reserved names within the timelines set in the RNL policy using the prescribed systems and tools that have been developed to facilitate efficient submission and redemption of reserved names. The African Union (AU) through the Uniform SA (ZA Central Registry) which is the appointed registry for dot Africa has developed several policy documents, among them the Reserve Name List (RNL) policy that will be used to govern the process of reserving government names. The RNL policy, guidelines and portal are available at the following links (URLs): Reserve Name List Policy: www.africainonespace.org/rnlpolicy Reserve Name List Guidelines: http://africainonespace.org/rnlguide Reserve Name List Portal: http://africainonespace.org/rnl The RNL policy provides for reservation of the following categories: Geographic names - Maximum of 100 names Religious Cultural and Linguistic - Maximum of 100 names Economic and public Interest Names - Maximum of 100 names Offensive Names - Maximum 25 names Kenya’s representative to the Government Advisory Committee (GAC) of ICANN (CCK), Kenya’s Advisor to the Government Advisory Committee (GAC) of ICANN (Ministry of ICT) and KENIC have compiled the following list of government names for the Republic of Kenya and is inviting stakeholders for review and input before the list is submitted to the AU for implementation by end of January 2014. Comments should be sent by 17th January 2014. DOT AFRICA GOVERNMENT RESERVED NAMES LIST - KENYA CATEGORY 1: ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC INTEREST NAMES Governmentofkenya.africa Kenyangovernment.africa Parliamentofkenya.africa Presidentofkenya.africa Kenyapresident.africa Vpofkenya.africa Deputypresidentofkenya.africa Kenyapostalservices.africa Ministryoflabourkenya.africa cck.africa cak.africa posta.africa Countygovernmentkenya.africa Kenyapolice.africa Kenyaarmy.africa Kenyadefenceforce.africa Kenyadefence.africa Kenyaairways.africa Kenyamarineforce.africa Kenyaportsauthority.africa Kenyarevenueauthority.africa Kenyamilitaryforce.africa COTU.africa KICC.africa IHRM.africa Instituteofhumanresourcemanagement.africa nssf.africa nita.africa kenyainstituteofmanagement.africa kenyaschoolofgovernment.africa InstituteofCertifiedPublicAccountantofkenya.africa universityofnairobi.africa moiuniversitykenya.africa kenyattauniversity.africa jomekenyattauniversityofarchitectureandtechnology.africa Kenyattanationalhospital.africa Mamalucyhospital.africa nairobihospital.africa Kenyascouts.africa Thikasuperhighway.africa Waiyakiway.africa Ruralroadskenya.africa Urbanroadskenya.africa mombasaroadkenya.africa Thikaroad.africa Uhurugardens.africa Kasarani.africa Nyayostadium.africa Uhurupark.africa uchumi.africa centralbankofkenya.africa nationalbankofkenya.africa dailynation.africa taifaleo.africa kenyacommercialbank.africa CoatofarmsofKenya.africa FlagofKenya.africa KenyabroadcastingCorparation.africa kenyaflag.africa CATEGORY 2: GEOGRAPHIC NAMES rusingakenya.africa mavoko.africa maboko.africa mfangano.africa manda.africa pate.africa wasini.africa. ndere.africa mfanganokenya.africa wasini.africa lamu.africa funzi.africa kiwayu.africa Malindi.africa chale.africa Mombasa.africa Migingo.africa Mountkenya.africa Mtkenya.africa Mountelgon.africa Mtelgon.africa taitahills.africa mtlongonot.africa NgongHills.africa lamuhighlands.africa riftvalley.africa Nairobi.africa Mombasa.africa Kisumu.africa Kenya.africa Republicofkenya.africa Kenic.africa Nakuru.africa karuraforest.africa ngongforest.africa arberdaresforest.africa lakevictoria.africa laketurkana.africa lakenaivasha.africa lakenakuru.africa lakenaivashaflamingoes.africa fourteenthfalls.africa lakeelementaita.africa lakebaringo.africa tommboyamonument.africa Fortjesus.africa Narokmuseum.africa Rabaimuseum.africa Kapenguriamuseum.africa Kisumumusuem.africa Malindimuseum.africa tommboyastatue.africa dedankimathistatue.africa RuinsofGedi.africa TambachMuseum.africa AbasubaCommunityPeaceMuseum.africa GarissaMuseum.africa Kabarnet Museum.africa MeruMuseum.africa Nairobirailwaymuseum.africa Lamu Museum.afria Kitale Museum.africa BomasofKenya.africa Eldoret.africa maasaimara.africa Amboseli National Park.africa Arabuko Sokoke National Park.africa HellsGate,africa MountLongonotNationalParks.africa KoraNationalPark.africa LakeNakuruNational Park.africa MarsabitNationalPark.africa Meru National Park.africa Mount Kenya National Park.africa Mount Elgon National Park.africa Nairobi National Park.africa Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park.africa Ruma National Park.africa Saiwa Swamp National Park.africa Sibiloi National Park.africa Tsavo East National Park.africa Tsavo West National Park.africa Shellabeach.africa KenyaNationalTheatre.africa mombasabeach.africa masindemulirogardens.africa uhurupark.africa CATEGORY 3: RELIGIOUS CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC magicalkenya.africa westernkenyabullfighting.africa Mashujaa.africa Kenyawildlife.africa Ruralelectrificationkenya.africa maumaufighter.africa masaamaramigration.africa MaragoliCulturalFestival.africa kalenjinnitght.africa Nyamira.africa Bondo.africa Kogalo.africa Baringo.africa mijikenda.africa Bomet.africa bungoma.africa Busia.africa ElgeyoMarakwet.africa Embu.africa Garisa.africa Homabay.africa Isiolo.africa Kajiado.africa kakamega.africa Kericho.africa Kiambu.africa Kilifi.africa Kirinyaga.africa Kitui.africa Kwale.africa Laikipia.africa Machakoa.africa makueni.africa Mandera.africa marsabit.africa Migori.africa Muranga.africa Nandi.africa Narok.africa Nyandarwa.africa Taita.africa Tanariver.africa Tharaka Nithii.africa BomasofKenya.africa kenyaMuseums.africa Transnzoia.africa Turkana.africa uasingisgu.africa Vihiga.africa Wajir.africa Nanyuki.africa Maraa.africa kilgoris.africa Kikuyu.africa Kisii.africa abagusii.africa luo.africa luhya.africa kamba.africa maasai.africa meru.africa aembu.africa kalenjin.africa pokot.africa samburu.africa teso.africa Aweer.africa Bukusu.africa Dahalo.africa Embu.africa Maragoli.africa Marama.africa Mijikenda.africa Ogiek.africa Orma.africa Oromo.africa Pokomo.africa Rendille.africa Kore.africa Kuria.africa Samburu.africa Sengwer.africa Suba.africa Tachoni.africa Taveta.africa Watha.africa Yiaku.africa Bajuni.africa MadarakaDay.africa MashujaaDay.africa JamhuriDay.africa gormahia.africa kenyasevensteam.africa harambeestars.africa cricketkenya.africa kenyanrunners.africa kenyafederationoffootballassociation.kenya konza.africa konzacity.africa konzatechnologycity.africa konzatechnocity.africa CATEGORY 4: OFFENSIVE NAMES -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by KeNIC MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Kenya Network Information Center (KENIC)

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ICT Cofek Sector Unit Meeting on ICT Consumer Protection Guidelines - January 22, 2014
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

Dear All, The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK is Kenya's independent, self-funded, multi-sectoral, non-political and apex non-profit Federation committed to consumer protection, education, research, consultancy, litigation, anti-counterfeits campaign and business rating on consumerism and customer-care issues. Cofek works towards a fair, just and safe marketplace for all Kenyan and regional consumers. Cofek is a member of the Government-run Kenya Consumer Protection Advisory Committee (Kecopac). To support the Governing Council, the Cofek Sector Units (CSU's) exclusively comprising experts giving voluntarily of their time and expertise, meet to deliberate specific matters. In this regard, the ICT CSU meets on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 from 8.30 am to 1.00 pm at a Nairobi hotel. The CSU will be deliberating and summarizing salient aspects of protecting Kenya's ICT consumer. The same will later be compiled into consumer guidelines. Former Information and Communications Permanent Secretary Dr Bitange Ndemo will give a keynote speech on "ICT Do's and Don'ts: Stepping Stones for Empowering the Kenya Consumer". We are particularly delighted to be hosting Dr Ndemo, whose hands-on experiences in balancing between ICT policy, industry and consumer interests will be most illuminating. If you have special expertise and believe you can add value to the thematic focus of the meeting, please express interest to attend and include your CV. Your expression of interest to participate need to highlight your proposed value addition to safeguarding ICT consumer interest(s) best to you. Please send the said mail to hotline(a)cofek.co.ke with a CC: to japhet(a)ofek.co.ke Kind regards, Japhet Ogutu Program Officer Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) Meky Place, Block F-45 Ngong Road/Ring Rd Kilimani Junction P.O Box 28053-00200, City Square, NAIROBI, Kenya Tel. 254-20-2615496, 2300859 Fax. 254-20-3861719; Cell phones: 0715555550, 0770700007 E-mail: <mailto:hotline@cofek.co.ke> hotline(a)cofek.co.ke Website: <http://www.cofek.co.ke/> www.cofek.co.ke Facebook: "Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek)" Twitter: @ConsumersKenya YouTube: "ConsumersKenya" 13th December 2012 - President Kibaki assents to the Consumer Protection Act, 2012 Read it here: <http://www.cofek.co.ke/Consumers%20Protection%20Act%202012.pdf> http://www.cofek.co.ke/Consumers%20Protection%20Act%202012.pdf

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Fwd: IT Security Forensic Training
by Tirus Wanyoike 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

Hi Kictanet Team Happy New Year! @iLabAfrica's IT Security centre has organised a two-day IT Security Forensic Training and demonstration of Live Hacking from *16th-18th January 2014*. The Training will be conducted by Eng. Hans-Peter Merkel from Germany. Eng. Hans is a renowned IT Security expert and is the founder of Linux4Afrika. See the link for more information on his work( www.hpmerkel.de) On 16th the presenter will give a live demonstration on how hackers intrude computers or smartphones, steal personal information and point out suitable counter measures. *17th* and *18th* day is dedicated to hands-on-training on hacking and computer security. Kind find attached a flyer describing the event in more detail. Kind Regards, Tirus Wanyoike Business Development Manager - @iLabAfrica Strathmore University M:(+254) (0) 723 885 209 | T: (+254) (0) 703 034 000 | Skype: kamau.tirus Strathmore Student Centre Building (4th Floor), Keri Road, Madaraka Estate, Nairobi, Kenya, Website: www.iLabAfrica.ac.ke <http://www.ilabafrica.ac.ke/> / www.strathmore.edu -- Note: All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here<http://www.strathmore.edu/aboutus.php?id=184>to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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Matiang’i rules out Safaricom reprieve from licence terms
by Walubengo J 10 Jan '14

10 Jan '14

ICT secretary Fred Matiang’i has vowed to tie the renewal of Safaricom’s licence to the voice quality checks that show the mobile phone operator is non-compliant. Dr Matiang’i said the government and the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) will not negotiate on the voice quality standards. .... “I don’t understand why an operator would like to negotiate a licence condition. There are only two options here, either comply or step out of the business,” Dr Matiang’i told the Business Daily on the sidelines of the launch of the electronic filling of returns by insurers to the Insurance Regulatory Authority. Check more @ http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Safaricom-licence-terms/-… --- my comment? - Safaricom "ina weneyewe" translation for the international viewers "Safaricom has its owners" :-)

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The Network Effect
by Mbugua Njihia 10 Jan '14

10 Jan '14

The Symbiotic newsletter where we will share industry digests, insights and future thinking, celebrate our client s and share from the intersting projects that we have lined up - http://symbiotic.co.ke/networkeffect/

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Tender for the development and installation of Volunteer Management System (VMS) at St. John Ambulance Kenya
by Davis Onsakia 10 Jan '14

10 Jan '14

Dear all, St John Ambulance, a charity organization with over 20,000 volunteers offering emergency medical services in Kenya, invites interested software developers to submit technical and financial proposal for development and installation of a Volunteer Management System (VMS). For more information check the link: http://www.stjohnkenya.org/tenders.html The deadline is 29th January 2013. Please circulate widely. Best Regards, Davis M Onsakia "One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time."

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Agano Consulting Inc - 2014 Training Calendar
by Matunda Nyanchama 10 Jan '14

10 Jan '14

Friends Attached is our 2014 Training Calendar, focusing mainly on information security & risk management. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve! Call: +1-888-587-1150 (Canada) +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.com Licensed by Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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