December 2014 - KICTANet

ENJOY KENYAN MUSIC - ONLINE STREAMING
by Bernard Kioko 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

Hi, I hope this is not off topic - as it's a use of technology. Over the last few years we have been working on a project that would help Kenyan musicians get more exposure especially from the diaspora while at the same time creating a platform for listeners to find all Kenyan music in one place. Check out what Kenyan artists have to offer at www.mziki.net and let me have your thoughts and recommendations. If you prefer to listen to Gospel only go straight to http://www.mziki.net/music/gospel PS: Every time you listen to a song from this website, the artist will get paid through the license fee we pay to MCSK, KAMP and PRISK. Regards -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Re: Africa Domain Name System Forum to be held in Nairobi, Kenya July 6 - 8 2015
by Bob Omondi 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

Dear Listers, The Africa DNS Forum 2015 is coming to Kenya! Regards Bob. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Date: 2014-12-22 23:07 GMT+03:00 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Re: Africa Domain Name System Forum to be held in Nairobi, Kenya July 6 - 8 2015 To: "africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net> Listers, We are pleased to announce that the third edition of the Africa Domain Name System Forum will take place in Nairobi , Kenya as from July 6-8, 2015. The local host for the event will be the Kenya Network Information Centre www.kenic.or.ke . Participation is open to organizations and individuals interested in the domain name industry in Africa. More information on the event; such as the theme,agenda, list of speakers, accommodation options, venue, visas to enter Kenya will be provided as we move forward. For any inquiries about the forum, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected],[email protected],[email protected] We look forward to seeing you in Nairobi in July. Francais Bonjour à tous, Nous sommes heureux d'annoncer que la troisième édition du Forum Afrique du système de nom de domaine aura lieu à Nairobi, au Kenya à partir de Juillet 6-8, 2015. L'hôte local pour l'événement sera le Centre d'information www.kenic.or Kenya Réseau .ke. La participation est ouverte aux organisations et individus intéressés dans l'industrie des noms de domaine en Afrique. Plus d'informations sur l'événement; telles que le thème, l'ordre du jour, la liste des orateurs, options d'hébergement, le lieu, un visa pour entrer au Kenya seront fournis que nous avançons. Pour tout renseignement sur le forum, se il vous plaît ne hésitez pas à nous contacter à la caserne @ aftld.org, chege @ isoc.org, bob.ochieng @ icann.org Nous avons hâte de vous voir à Nairobi en Juillet. Thank you, Best Regards Barrack Otieno -- Administrative Manager Africa Top Level Domains Organization C/O Kenya Network Information Centre P.o.Box 1461 0606 Nairobi www.aftld.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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30 Top Managers Sue Communications Regulator over jobs
by GG 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/30-managers-sue-communication-regulator-…

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Should we worry over the impending Telkom Collapse
by Ali Hussein 23 Dec '14

23 Dec '14

Listers Happy Holidays. Interesting story in the Sunday Nation on the above. It's especially poignant for me as I sit in Lamu trying to send an email for the last two hours with no success. I have both Orange and Safaricom and both have failed me dismally. I'm left wondering:- What National Broadband Strategy if we can't get the key county headquarters connected even with decent reliable connectivity. Maybe it's because it's the season of Kaskazi which is interfering with connectivity. Anyway, back to the Telkom issue:- Clearly, the government is yet to think through a clear strategy on how to handle the impending exit of France Telecom from the shareholding of Telkom Kenya – even as the country’s third mobile operator in terms of subscribers sinks deeper into financial distress. The uncertainty around the fate of what was once one of the largest state corporations with a workforce of more than 23,000 employees is captured in a recent letter by Information and Communications Secretary, Dr Fred Matiang’i, to President Uhuru Kenyatta. Writing in October, Dr Matiang’i argued that the insolvency of Telkom Kenya was bound to affect negatively the government’s plans in the ICT sector. According to Dr Matiang’i, Telkom Kenya’s dwindling fortunes will put the success of the national broadband strategy, including the plans to roll out Huduma Centres at risk. Read on:- http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Why-State-should-worry-over-impending-… Question(s) 1. I hope Dr. Matiang'i was misquoted because for the life of me I can't see how the collapse of one company can put the whole country's Broadband Strategy at risk. Can someone please explain this to me? I doubt this is the case. Was the management contract for NOFBi so skewed to favour Orange Telkom that we are now unable to extricate ourselves? 2. Are we serious about connecting the country? By now we should expect at least the same level of connectivity as Nairobi. We now know that the myth of our country's GDP coming majorly from Nairobi is just that. A myth. Again, when are we going to get the Universal Access Fund working? At this rate we might as well call it a Phantom. 3. Why are we wasting so much energy on Telkom Kenya? I do commensurate with the current Government because they really were saddled with this albatross. But now it's time to put it out of its misery. This may sound callous but Orange is going nowhere. Even the staff know it. If we want to save Kenyan jobs then let's step in and revert it back to being a parastatal because clearly the French have funked it. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] SwahiliBox - Mombasa's Technology Hub is coming to life
by Ahmed Mohamed Maawy 22 Dec '14

22 Dec '14

Thank you Dr. Bitange. Although we have not decided on a final date for that, at the moment we are planning to have it somewhere within the 2nd quarter of the coming year (2015). However we do plan to have that communicated soon as we can. I will also make it a point to personally inform you as well as all on this list on that once we have all the plans finalized. Ahmed On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 6:20 PM, Bitange Ndemo <bndemo(a)bitangendemo.me> wrote: > Ahmed, > This is great. When is the launch date? > > Ndemo. > > On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 9:59 PM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Listers, >> >> We have already started the process of bringing up what will be Mombasa's >> Technology Hub, The SwahiliBox >> <http://cio.co.ke/blog/swahilibox-the-next-major-technology-hub-in-africa>, >> to life, and we have prepped up a team of volunteers to work with us in the >> process - so we are working together with the tech community here to shape >> up their next new and major home. It is going to be interesting to >> eventually see how the Nairobi and Mombasa Technology Communities can come >> and work together as a result of this. What would be more interesting would >> be to see the activities we can bring down to the space and create a more >> "regional" technology landscape. >> >> We shall be sharing the stories as we move along the way. But the next >> few weeks and months will be God willing very interesting. >> >> -- >> *Ahmed Maawy* >> Executive Director - M-Power (CBO) >> Shaper - Global Shapers >> Ambassador - Open Knowledge >> Director - Startup Grind Mombasa >> Software Developer - Volo Broadband >> (KE) +254 714 960 627 >> Skype: ultimateprogramer >> >> m-power.or.ke >> www.globalshapers.org <http://globalshapers.org/> >> www.okfn.org <http://okfn.org/> >> startupgrind.com >> www.volobroadband.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/bitange%40jambo.co.ke >> >> 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. >> > > -- *Ahmed Maawy* Executive Director - M-Power (CBO) Shaper - Global Shapers Ambassador - Open Knowledge Director - Startup Grind Mombasa Software Developer - Volo Broadband (KE) +254 714 960 627 Skype: ultimateprogramer m-power.or.ke www.globalshapers.org <http://globalshapers.org/> www.okfn.org <http://okfn.org/> startupgrind.com www.volobroadband.com

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New Dot KE Domain Pricing Structure
by Fiona Asonga 22 Dec '14

22 Dec '14

Hallo Listers, KENIC has announced new domain pricing can we support KENIC by taking up more .ke domain names. If you are on .com this is the opportunity to acquire to .ke Kudos KENIC for making the move. Fiona Asonga Chief Executive Officer Telecommunications Service Providers Association of Kenya/ Kenya Internet Exchange Point Member Strategic Committee of the Africa Computer Emergency Response Team NRO Number Council http://www.nro.net/about/number-council.html ASO Address Council http://aso.icann.org/ac/ 14 th Floor, Bruce House Standard Street Tel: +254 20 2245 036 Cell: +254 721 713 504 Website: www.tespok.or.ke ----- Original Message ----- From: "KeNIC Admin" To: registrar-announce(a)kenic.or.ke Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 2:28:40 PM Subject: [Kenic-announce] [KeNIC#0652384] New Dot KE Domain Pricing Structure Dear Registrars, Following deliberations at the registrar breakfast meeting held on Friday 31st October, 2014 we are pleased to inform you that we have adjusted our domain prices as follows; * Domain registrations: KES. 650/= * Domain renewal: KES. 580/= * Recommended Retail Price: KES. 1,000/= +VAT Kindly note that the new prices apply to all sub-domains and will be effective from 1st January, 2015. The current pricing structure and ongoing registrar offers will be withdrawn on 31st December, 2014. We appreciate your continued support and believe that the new pricing structure will promote the growth of dot KE. For additional information please email marketing[at]kenic.or.ke Your faithfully, Kenic Support -- Kenya Network Information Centre, CCK Centre, Opposite Kianda School, P.O Box 1461 - 00606, Nairobi - Kenya Airtel: 0733 79 00 73 Safaricom: 0715 275 483 Tel:020-445-0057/8 Fax: 020-445-0087 www: http://www.kenic.or.ke Talk to us on -- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by KeNIC MailScanner , and is believed to be clean. Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC). _______________________________________________ Registrar-announce mailing list Registrar-announce(a)kenic.or.ke http://lists.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/registrar-announce

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SwahiliBox - Mombasa's Technology Hub is coming to life
by Ahmed Mohamed Maawy 22 Dec '14

22 Dec '14

Listers, We have already started the process of bringing up what will be Mombasa's Technology Hub, The SwahiliBox <http://cio.co.ke/blog/swahilibox-the-next-major-technology-hub-in-africa>, to life, and we have prepped up a team of volunteers to work with us in the process - so we are working together with the tech community here to shape up their next new and major home. It is going to be interesting to eventually see how the Nairobi and Mombasa Technology Communities can come and work together as a result of this. What would be more interesting would be to see the activities we can bring down to the space and create a more "regional" technology landscape. We shall be sharing the stories as we move along the way. But the next few weeks and months will be God willing very interesting. -- *Ahmed Maawy* Executive Director - M-Power (CBO) Shaper - Global Shapers Ambassador - Open Knowledge Director - Startup Grind Mombasa Software Developer - Volo Broadband (KE) +254 714 960 627 Skype: ultimateprogramer m-power.or.ke www.globalshapers.org <http://globalshapers.org/> www.okfn.org <http://okfn.org/> startupgrind.com www.volobroadband.com

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FYI- ICYMI- Summary report of IGF Open Consultations and MAG Meeting and call for Participation by 31 December 2014
by Ephraim Percy Kenyanito 20 Dec '14

20 Dec '14

Apologies of you receive multiple copies of this email. The first Open Consultations and Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) Meeting in the IGF 2015 preparatory process took place on 1-3 December 2014, in Geneva, Switzerland. These consultations also took stock of the IGF 2014 meeting, looking at what worked well and what did not. The summary report of the meeting is available here: http://intgovforum.org/cms/documents/igf-meeting/igf-2015-joao-pessoa/422-d… . *Call for participation in defining the IGF 2015 overarching theme and sub-themes* During the December Open Consultations and MAG meeting, discussions were initiated on defining the IGF 2015 overarching theme and sub-themes. A number of proposals for both the overarching theme ( http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/documents/contributions/open-consultations/2…) and sub-themes ( http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/documents/contributions/open-consultations/2…) were made during the meeting and discussions now continue via a dedicated mailing list - igf2015_themes(a)intgovforum.org. Stakeholders are invited to join this mailing list (http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igf2015_themes_intgovforum.org) and to express their support for some of the already proposed themes, to suggest revisions to these themes or to propose new themes. The deadline for such contributions is 31 December 2014. *Call for stakeholders to Join Working Groups* Please find below a list of the Working groups and associated mailing lists. At the moment the default is public that anyone can join. Working Group *Mailing list name* *Mailing list sign up page* *Lead Facilitators* IGF 2015 themes igf2015_themes(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igf2015_themes_intgovforum.org Benedicto Fonseca Filho. Intercessional activities intersessional_2015(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/intersessional_2015_intgovforum.org Mourad Boukadoum,; Virat Bhatia; Avri Doria; Lynn St. Amour. Main Session guidelines ms_guidelines_2015(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/ms_guidelines_2015_intgovforum.org Flavio Wagner; Subi Chaturvedi; Virginia Paque. Outreach communication outreach_com_2015(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/outreach_com_2015_intgovforum.org Dominique Lazanski Remote participation rp_2015(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/rp_2015_intgovforum.org Ginger Paque. Self-assessment of IGF selfassesment_2015(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/selfassesment_2015_intgovforum.org Marilyn Cade. Workshop evaluation, selection criteria, and mechanisms ws_selection_2015(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/ws_selection_2015_intgovforum.org ** -- Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* Website: http://about.me/ekenyanito

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Program for Form Four Leavers and Undergraduate students
by Tracy Nyatoro Weru 19 Dec '14

19 Dec '14

Good Afternoon, We have the pleasure to inform you that at @iLabAfrica, Strathmore University is organising a 2 months *Certificate in Mobile Development for the Android platform*. I will run from Jan 19--March 19 2015. There will be a *Discount for registrations before 27th Dec 2014,* . The course targets *Form four Leavers and Undergraduate students* with a passion for Programming. The course will focus on helping the students to become android application developers and release high-quality applications to the marketplace. Learn about the various stages of development on the Android platform and study topics related to User Interface, application services, permissions and security, graphics and video resources, data persistence, mobile application marketing, application hosting and more. Upon completion of the Certificate program, students will have acquired: - The basic techniques required for developing apps for the Android OS platform that meet market needs - Communication skills that will enable them pitch their ideas to investors - Proposal writing skills for the applications that they are building and how to change their applications from a simple idea into a business. We would be honoured if you would refer students to attend this event. Please let me know at your convenience if you will be able to send any participants or if you can refer other interested students. Registration for the training can be done by following this link: Register Here <https://docs.google.com/a/strathmore.edu/forms/d/1VpbkgQF_rULhl_drM_3AjYtbo…> For further questions, comments and/or suggestions, please contact the event coordinators: Tracy Weru, Cell: (+254) 0724 239 020 email: tweru(a)strathmore.edu Peter Njoroge, Cell: (+254) 0725 567 229 email: pnyambura(a)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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Fwd: Call for Partnerships: Innovation/Technology Institutions
by Grace Githaiga 18 Dec '14

18 Dec '14

Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 14:30:26 +0300 From: lillian(a)cipesa.org To: Subject: [Apc.africa] Fwd: Call for Partnerships: Innovation/Technology Institutions Dear all, Ps. see below.. apologies for cross-posting. **** Afternoon All, The Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is seeking partnerships with local tech communities in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Ethiopia to generate an empirical understanding in an [East] African context, of online safety and security technologies for ICT/internet users in the region. Each tech institution will work with CIPESA to bring together various competencies and networks to address the various internet freedoms challenges faced in the region.The partnerships are in the context of the OpenNet Africa initiative (www.opennetafrica.org) which is aimed at promoting internet freedom in the region through digital security and safety skills development, creating awareness on the status of online freedoms, building a network of the region’s actors in this domain, and advocacy to engender more progressive digital rights regimes. Closing date for applications: Friday January 9, 2015.Further details on the scope, eligibility and how to apply are available at http://www.cipesa.org/?wpfb_dl=95 Regards,Ashnah -- Ashnah Kalemera Programmes Associate Mobile: +256 (0) 773 325 435|Office: +256 (0) 414 289 502 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) Plot 156-158 Mutesa II Road, Ntinda | Kampala, Uganda www.cipesa.org | @cipesaug | www.facebook.com/cipesaug www.cipesa.org | @cipesaug | www.facebook.com/cipesaug _______________________________________________ Apc.africa mailing list Info and options: http://lists.apc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/apc.africa To unsubscribe, email apc.africa-unsubscribe(a)lists.apc.org

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