August 2014 - KICTANet

Fwd:Defamatory Blog Publication by Moses Kuria & Demand For Apology
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 20 Apr '17

20 Apr '17

Dear all, the suit between Muite & Others versus Moses Kuria, which I understand is proceeding to court, should be a very interesting one to watch. Hopefully it shall give some insights on content control vs freedom of expression. See below. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ngunjiri <ngunjiri(a)kikuyusforchange.com> Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:05:07 +0300 Subject: {K4c} Defamatory Blog Publication by Moses Kuria & Demand For Apology To: KC4 <kikuyusforchange(a)googlegroups.com> This will most probably interest some of us, and help all of us be careful about what we write on our blogs. --- Ngunjiri [image: Issa & Co Advocates] Our Ref: M/058/001/L**** **** Tuesday, October 4, 2011**** **** Moses Kuria**** P. O. Box 1838-00200 ‘*Advance copy by email*’**** *NAIROBI***** **** Dear Sir,**** **** *RE: DEFAMATORY PUBLICATION ***** ------------------------------ We have been instructed by our clients, Wambugu Ngunjiri, Paul Muite, Ndung’u Wainaina, Maina Kiai and Hassan Omar.**** **** Our instructions are that you published in your widely read blog the following words of and concerning our clients.**** **** *‘I have said Ocampo has no case. All he has are fake witnesses coached by Hassan Omar, Wambugu Ngunjiri, Paul Muite, Ndungu Wainaina, Njonjo Mue and Maina Kiai.’***** **** Your insinuations are unfounded and baseless and our clients’ professional respective standings, characters and reputations have been severely tarnished by your publication.**** **** Our instructions are to demand a retraction, an apology and an admission of liability on your part for the publication of the defamatory words. This we hereby do. We shall address the issue of the damages payable to our clients upon receipt of your apology and admission.**** **** *NOTE* that if you do not publish an apology and retraction on your blog within the next *Seven (7) Days* of the receipt of this letter we shall proceed to the law for redress at your risk as to costs. **** **** Yours faithfully,**** *ISSA & COMPANY ADVOCATES***** **** **** *MANSUR M. ISSA***** **** cc. Clients**** **** *Issa & Co Advocates* <info(a)issadvocates.co.ke>**** ------------------------------ 5th Floor, City House, Wabera Street P.O. Box *24210 - 00100*, Nairobi, Kenya *ph*: *+ 254 20 340 150 · * *fx*: *+ 254 20 340 151* *em*: *info(a)issadvocates.co.ke · ***** ------------------------------ *CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:* This email and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law. Access by the intended recipient is authorized. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting, or any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediatelyand do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium.**** -- --- Fear makes men act even against their own interests- changing them from men of reason to blubbering fools. -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: GraceMutung'u (Bomu)

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Digital to Analog Conversion
by robert yawe 19 Jun '15

19 Jun '15

Hi, When the migration from analog to digital was initially raised fear was put into the public on how there would be no option but to throw away our analog TV sets and replace them with Digital. Now that digital transmission is finally here we need to look at how to make the migration as painless as possible while at the same time we do not disenfranchise any citizens. It has been mentioned that there are over 1 million TV sets in Kenya today, that means 1 million digital to analog converters will be required over the next 2-3 years. I believe this is a great opportunity for us to go into the electronic assembly business, I would like to propose that we 1st increase duty on converters from the current 35% to 250% so as to discourage the importation of the converters. Then exempt from duty and vat all assembly stations, test equipment and components for anyone who sets up a converter assembly plant, with a 3 year tax holiday. If you setup the plant more than 200 kilometers from Nairobi or Mombasa you receive an addition 2 years tax holiday. I believe this will sort out the issue of substandard converters and will also provide an opportunity for us to develop our electronic devices assembly skills. If you make a net profit of 1,000/- there is a clean 875,000,000/- to be made, close to what the government is spending on purchase of the Malili farm. This is assuming a standard device, there is still a market for those who want high end devices with recording, tuners, USB ports, etc which would mean that the returns could be much higher than projected above. So will we move away from juts being importers and retailers or do we have what it takes to do some value add? 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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Music Piracy in Kenya - Government can Help
by Bernard Kioko [Bernsoft Interactive Limited] 23 Mar '15

23 Mar '15

Bwana Daktari, The music industry in Kenya is unable to grow. Companies like mine and individuals are investing money in creating music but the same cannot be commercialized effectively. One of the main problems is organized piracy. Take for example the website WAPKID.COM, this website provides almost every Kenyan song FREE FOR DOWNLOAD. The website at the moment lists the following as popular tags - meaning these are the artists whose content is currently heavily being downloaded. I understand that this website is offering pirated content because Music works that is owned and copyright administered by myself is being offered for FREE here - the total investment I made for the songs on offer is Ksh. 5million over the last 2 years and now I have no way to recover my investment by sales since consumers can opt for free. John De Mathew - Nimwamenyire Muno Wangari Wa Kabera - Aciari Redsun - Shika Glasi Sam Kinuthia - Muiritu Wa Gikomba Onyi Papa Jey - Migingo Dhi Muigai Njoroge - Muti Utari Matunda Kamaru - Nairobi Iraguo Ki Kamande Wa Kioi - Kapusi Kakwa Salim - Kanyina Kanini Kamande Wa Kioi - Githukia Tombo It's possible that these artists and many more don't actually know that this exists BUT millions of Kenyans are downloading the music and who is benefiting? The Network Operators who charge money based on the data downloads. Infact, at one point, one of the mobile operators even sent SMS advertisements to their subscribers urging them to access content from WapKid.com As an industry, we are bleeding and desperately in need of government support to stop this organized piracy that is benefiting local and international organization at the expense of our content and therefore killing and local development of content. As we seek your assistance, we are also doing something on our part. We will be meeting next week Wednesday 3rd October 3pm at Panafric as a music industry (Record labels, Kenya Copyright Board and Music Copyright Society of Kenya) to discuss and work out strategies that can help us especially in creating a clear licensing framework. We will also be announcing an Anti-Piracy Campaign called "iCareforMusic" whose aim is to educate the consumer on the benefits of getting music from licensed partners. We believe that either the government or the courts can issue an order blocking WAPKID.COM, MP3RAID.COM and any other website offering local music from being accessed and this is fairly easy at the ISP level. Before we take to the court route, we wish to seek a diplomatic route first. If we can stop this organized piracy, investing in a song would be worth it for the Artist, the Record Label and/or the music publisher. And in overall, KRA would collect tax from all of us. Everybody wins! Who knows, it would be even worth having a music studio at Konza City. Bwana PS, how can you assist our music industry? Kind regards Bernard Kioko Chief Executive Officer, Bernsoft

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Nigeria govt, Mastercard partner to pilot electronic IDs with e-payment functionality
by S.M. Muraya 01 Sep '14

01 Sep '14

Even with corruption, did not think the most populous nation in Africa (which has even launched satellites) would demonstrate such a lack of local initiative/ethics ): Nigeria govt, Mastercard partner to pilot electronic IDs with e-payment functionality http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/nigeria-govt,-mastercard-partner-to-… http://www.zdnet.com/nigeria-launches-new-biometric-id-card-brought-to-you-… "Mastercard does not handle the biometric data," she said. "We are strictly confined to the payment technology on the chip." It is not clear if Mastercard has developed an actual payment/verification network in Nigeria, after registering a local firm/subsidiary in Nigeria. In another (long article, last few paragraphs) article, the largest US retailer is building their own payment network (a very expensive venture)... http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/02/20/mastercard-visa-…

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Fwd: [aisi-ig-l] Update and Call for ideas - IGF Best Practices
by Barrack Otieno 29 Aug '14

29 Aug '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Towela Nyirenda-Jere <towelan(a)nepad.org> Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:16:13 GMT Subject: [aisi-ig-l] Update and Call for ideas - IGF Best Practices To: Discussion List on African Internet Governance Forum <aisi-ig-l(a)dgroups.org> FYI The IGF Secretariat has launched a call for Comments<http://review.intgovforum.org/> on the draft IGF Best Practices<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/best-practice-forums>. All stakeholders are invited to provide input by 5 September 2014 on the following themes: 1. Developing meaningful multistakeholder participation mechanisms<http://review.intgovforum.org/igf2014/best-practices/developing-meaningful-…> 2. Regulation and mitigation of unwanted communications (e.g. "spam")<http://review.intgovforum.org/igf2014/best-practices/regulation-and-mitigat…> 3. Establishing and supporting Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) for Internet security<http://review.intgovforum.org/igf2014/best-practices/establishing-and-suppo…> 4. Creating an enabling environment for the development of local content<http://review.intgovforum.org/igf2014/best-practices/creating-an-enabling-e…> 5. Best practices for online child protection<http://review.intgovforum.org/igf2014/best-practices/best-practices-for-onl…> You can also explore resources for each issue (Lead experts, background documentation, mailing list, etc.), available on the IGF Best Practices homepage: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/best-practice-forums Please also share ideas of new Best Practices themes – to be launched in the continuation of IGF Istanbul: e.g. Best Practices for managing online identity, Best Practices for developing multistakeholder resolution mechanisms at the local level (e.g. local IGFs), etc. ? About the process: Over the past weeks, communities gathering experts from government, business, Civil Society, and the academic and technical communities, have been working through open mailing lists and online virtual meetings on IGF Best Practices. The discussion was documented by independent experts that will feed into five 90 minute Forums in Istanbul<http://igf2014.sched.org/type/best+practice+forum#.U_cJrUgb5aU> and that will in turn report into a Best Practices Main Session. A summary booklet on each Best Practices theme is the intended outcome. The drafts are open for comments until 5 September and will be published after the IGF 2014 meeting. __________ You are receiving this message because you're a member of the community Discussion List on African Internet Governance Forum. View this contribution on the web site https://dgroups.org/_/ma0hqp9g A reply to this message will be sent to all members of Discussion List on African Internet Governance Forum. To reply to sender, send a message to towelan(a)nepad.org. To unsubscribe, send an email to leave.aisi-ig-l(a)dgroups.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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FW: Thank you note: ICT Authority Bill Breakfast Meeting with the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of ICT
by Grace Githaiga 29 Aug '14

29 Aug '14

ListersOn Thursday last week, the CS meet with some members from the sector to appraise them on the ICT Authority Bill among many other issues. Please see a summary of what was discussed. RgdsGG Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 10:35:28 -0400 From: communications(a)ict.go.ke To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Subject: Thank you note: ICT Authority Bill Breakfast Meeting with the Cabinet Secretary,Ministry of ICT CC: Thank you for attending the ICT Authority Bill breakfast meeting with the Cabinet Secretary,Ministry of ICT. Dear Grace Thank you to those who attended the ICT Authority Bill breakfast meeting held on 21st August 2014 at Serena Hotel. For those who did not manage to attend,you can see below a summary of what was discussed. Sector capacity and Skills: The Ministry of ICT and ICT Authority will pursue a robust engagement with the Private sector. Stakeholders are invited to input to the PPP's framework to give the ICT perspective. Already, the Authority has developed policies, standards and guidelines on hosting government websites and trained a core team.ICT Authority bill: The Ministry is drafting the ICT Authority bill, which will be subjected to public participation. Stakeholders are invited to contribute to the legislation.Cyber Security: To address the current challenges the government has constituted an inter-agency collaboration team in addition to the newly launched Kenya Computer Emergency Response Center (KCERT). The Ministry is also collaborating with the Directorate of Public prosecutions on the issue.Bills in Parliament: The Information bill has already been tabled in parliament. The ICT Ministry is currently working on the Data Protection Act and Access to Information Bill. This should be ready by December 2014.Local Content Framework: The Ministry is drafting the local content Framework that will give affirmative action to local ICT business in Kenya and compel Multinationals to use local skills and plough back gains in the economy. This will be shared for stakeholders input.Roaming Charges: From 1st of September 2014 roaming charges will be abolished. A Gazette notice will be published on this.Wireless Broadband Spectrum Policy Inputs: Stakeholders are invited to input on the Spectrum policy which will be open for public participation in the next few weeks.Rwanda ICT Sector Conference: A team drawn from the private sector will be constituted by the ICT Authority to represent the Country at the conference and convey Kenya's Agenda.Innovation Conference: An innovation Conference will be held on 4th-5th December that will bring together venture capitalists and innovators. This will look into how to monetize innovations. ICT Infrastructure on LAPSSET Corridor Project: All Heads of States have agreed that ICT infrastructure will be input from the project inception.Government Digital Payments: A team is working to move more government services to the digital platform in the next six months.ICT Master Plan execution: Already embarked on the implementation of the 16 critical projects identified e.g e-procurement, e-citizen portal. Once more, thank you for your time and contributions. Yours sincerely Victor Kyalo Ag.Chief Executive Officer ICT Authority. Contact Us ICT Authority Telposta Towers 12th Floor Kenyatta Ave P.O. Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Visit:www.icta.go.ke This email was sent to ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com by communications(a)ict.go.ke | Update Profile/Email Address | Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. ICT Authority | Telposta Towers, 12th Floor | Kenyatta Ave | P.o. box 27150-00100 | Nairobi | Kenya

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The Expanding World of Poverty Capitalism
by ICT Researcher 28 Aug '14

28 Aug '14

In Orange County, Calif., the probation department’s “supervised electronic confinement program,” which monitors the movements of low-risk offenders, has been outsourced to a private company, Sentinel Offender Services. The company, by its own account, oversees case management, including breath alcohol and drug-testing services, “all at no cost to county taxpayers.” Sentinel makes its money by getting the offenders on probation to pay for the company’s services. Charges can range from $35 to $100 a month. The company boasts of having contracts with more than 200 government agencies, and it takes pride in the “development of offender funded programs where any of our services can be provided at no cost to the agency.” Sentinel is a part of the expanding universe of poverty capitalism. In this unique sector of the economy, costs of essential government services are shifted to the poor. In terms of food, housing and other essentials, the cost of being poor has always been exorbitant. Landlords, grocery stores and other commercial enterprises have all found ways to profit from those at the bottom of the ladder. The recent drive toward privatization of government functions has turned traditional public services into profit-making enterprises as well. In addition to probation, municipal court systems are also turning collections over to a national network of companies like Sentinel that profit from service charges imposed on the men and women who are under court order to pay fees and fines, including traffic tickets (with the fees being sums tacked on by the court to fund administrative services). When they cannot pay these assessed fees and fines – plus collection charges imposed by the private companies — offenders can be sent to jail. There are many documented cases in which courts have imprisoned those who failed to keep up with their combined fines, fees and service charges. “These companies are bill collectors, but they are given the authority to say to someone that if he doesn’t pay, he is going to jail,” John B. Long, a lawyer in Augusta, Ga. active in defending the poor, told Ethan Bronner of The Times.. Read more: http://nytimes.com/2014/08/27/opinion/thomas-edsall-the-expanding-world-of-…

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NetMundial Initiative Launch
by Barrack Otieno 28 Aug '14

28 Aug '14

Dear Colleagues, Please follow the live webcasts for the above mentioned meeting on http://www.weforum.org/issues/global-internet-governance. The hash tag is NetMundial. Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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FYI: Volo's First Customer Goes Live in Less Than 12 Weeks!
by Brian Munyao Longwe 28 Aug '14

28 Aug '14

Did 11 years connecting Africa's cities, now working on connecting Africa's villages! I'm proud to be associated with this particular success story. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Volo <info(a)volobroadband.com> Date: Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 10:14 AM Subject: Volo's First Customer Goes Live in Less Than 12 Weeks! To: Brian Munyao <blongwe(a)gmail.com> Volo's First Customer Launches Services in Less Than 12 Weeks! View this email in your browser <http://us3.campaign-archive2.com/?u=c173ad77964e83e9ed58c91d7&id=231d0925d1…> [image: Volo CTO and Zoom Wireless Engineer Installing Equipment in Gulu] Dear Brian Munyao, The Volo <http://volobroadband.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c173ad77964e83e9ed58…> team is excited to *announce that our first customer launched services* <http://volobroadband.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=c173ad77964e83e9ed5…> within weeks of partnering with us – delivering affordable, high-speed Internet access to businesses and residences in Northern Uganda. Backed by Volo’s software integration and expert network design, this new Internet Service Provider (ISP) – called *Zoom Wireless* <http://volobroadband.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=c173ad77964e83e9ed5…> – is up and running in less than 12 weeks and delivering the most affordable high-speed data service in Uganda. With Volo’s engagement, Zoom Wireless has designed and deployed a carrier-grade last mile WiFi network. This network is fiber-backed and integrated with the latest cloud-based management software, enabling Zoom Wireless to deploy it with 10 times less capital and equipment-related operating cost than traditional LTE networks. Building on the success of Zoom Wireless, Volo is now ready to make our cloud-based ISP automation platform available in limited release and work with providers across Africa to demonstrate the speed and profitability that can be achieved with our system and expertise. It’s been a busy two months since our last update and our momentum is building! You can read more about our updates below (as well as in TechLoy <http://volobroadband.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c173ad77964e83e9ed58…>, oAfrica <http://volobroadband.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c173ad77964e83e9ed58…> and TechMoran <http://volobroadband.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=c173ad77964e83e9ed5…>) and there’s much more to come. Please contact us <info(a)volobroadband.com?subject=RE%3A%20Volo's%20First%20Customer%20Goes%20Live> if you'd like to know more. Thank you for your support! *The Volo Team* [image: Sinfa Microworkers Powered By Zoom] *Improving Productivity* Zoom Wireless parent company SINFA Uganda LTD also operates a microwork division where employees perform digital business process outsourcing that is 100% reliant on Internet access to download and upload data. Connected to the Zoom Wireless network in July as an early customer trial, the amount of microwork completed in one month was double their typical output. This boom in productivity meant they were able to not only perform more work but also employ more workers, increasing both revenue and job opportunities in this formerly war-torn region. [image: Zoom Wireless Logo] *Meet Zoom Wireless* Powered by Volo, Zoom Wireless <http://volobroadband.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c173ad77964e83e9ed58…> offers a range of high-speed fixed wireless service plans for corporate and small business/residential customers. These services include unlimited usage and symmetrical upload/download speeds backed by reliable local customer service and technical support. Customer response has been immediate with hotels, Internet cafes, restaurants and large NGO operations signing up quickly as soon as services were available and many more businesses contacting the sales team to learn more as word spreads. [image: Inside the Zoom Wireless NOC] *Inside the NOC* The Volo-backed Zoom Wireless NOC (Network Operations Center) in Gulu is the nerve center of the newly installed network. From here, engineers monitor the health of the network, task field engineers with maintenance and customer installation tasks, and escalate issues to appropriate team members. The NOC is also equipped with automated monitoring and alerts to ensure network stability and quick response times from the skilled technical team. With our support, this new network is fast, reliable and designed to scale effectively. <http://volobroadband.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=c173ad77964e83e9ed5…> Share <http://volobroadband.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=c173ad77964e83e9ed5…> <http://volobroadband.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c173ad77964e83e9ed58…> Tweet <http://volobroadband.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c173ad77964e83e9ed58…> <http://us3.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=c173ad77964e83e9ed58c91d7&id=231…> Forward <http://us3.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=c173ad77964e83e9ed58c91d7&id=231…> *Copyright © 2014 Volo, All rights reserved.* We've added you to our launch list because our team has worked with you at Volo or in the recent past. *Our mailing address is:* Volo 972 Mission Street 5th Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 Add us to your address book <http://volobroadband.us3.list-manage1.com/vcard?u=c173ad77964e83e9ed58c91d7…> unsubscribe from this list <http://volobroadband.us3.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=c173ad77964e83e9ed58…> update subscription preferences <http://volobroadband.us3.list-manage2.com/profile?u=c173ad77964e83e9ed58c91…>

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Africa's participation at the 9th IGF Istanbul, Turkey 2 -5 September 2014
by Lillian Nalwoga 28 Aug '14

28 Aug '14

Dear all, The 9th Annual Internet Governance Forum Meeting will be held in Istanbul, Turkey on *2-5 September 2014* at the Lütfi Kirdar International Convention and Exhibition Center <http://www.icec.org/> (ICEC) under the theme : "*Connecting Continents for Enhanced Multistakeholder Internet Governance*" with the following subthemes <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/127-workshop-propo…> . Attached is a compilation of names and workshops where we have panelists from Africa. The idea is for you to participate both physically and remotely in these highlighted workshops. Remote participation details will be shared as soon as they are provided from the secretariat. Please also do not forget to provide feedback on the draft IGF Best Practices by 5 September 2014 by sending your comments through this platform - http://review.intgovforum.org <http://review.intgovforum.org/> Kind regards, Lillian Nalwoga

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