January 2015 - KICTANet

Re: [kictanet] Music Copyright Owners sue ISPs for allowing Kenyans to download content illegally
by Dennis Kioko 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

In fact, copyright owners are to blame themselves for piracy, you guys are familiar with, "This content is not available in your country." Netflix charges people for licensed content yet copyright holders are pushing Netflix to restrict content in countries outside the US. People who can afford content will mostly pay, if it's convenient and not via loops.

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Re: [kictanet] Music Copyright Owners sue ISPs for allowing Kenyans to download content illegally
by cdohnio 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

Benard, "So are we saying its ok to steal a goat from your neighbor who wont sell it to you and you don't have a goat yet you really need one?" Let's look at the example you given and compare it to pirating content. When I steal your goat, you no longer have a goat but I do. When I "steal" your content I have a copy and you have a copy. You've lost nothing. You still have your copy. Trying to draw parallel to physical objects is, sorry to use this again, disingenuous. As for the artists from rural Kenya, don't pretend this fight is for them, it's for your bottom lines. All the local services mentioned so far, despite being a pirate I've used them all, only have the "popular" artists from Kenya on them. Try find an artist like G'Zay from Nakuru, he's a great artist find him on soundcloud and listen to Hakuna Matata, and you come up empty. The rural artists you seem so concerned about make their money the way any selfrespecting artist does, through performances and merchandising. All the best, princelySid *Twitter:* @princelySid | *Website: *cdohnio.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] Music Copyright Owners sue ISPs for allowing Kenyans to download content illegally
by cdohnio 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

Benard, Did you just used Mpesa as an example that there may be a way to block websites?:D There are several ways, the problem is do you want to turn us into China and have our own great firewall and violate our rights up and down the spectrum? How do we trust anyone not to use such a system to block free speech or even their competition? All the best, princelySid *Twitter:* @princelySid | *Website: *cdohnio.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] Music Copyright Owners sue ISPs for allowing Kenyans to download content illegally
by cdohnio 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

The Waiguru decision was a wrong one, using it as an example is disingenuous. That case will have effects that will huant us down the road All the best, princelySid *Twitter:* @princelySid | *Website: *cdohnio.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] Music Copyright Owners sue ISPs for allowing Kenyans to download content illegally
by cdohnio 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

Benard, You would want to block me but really with me in particular you can't, I know too many ways round any block you might want to put ;) finding me would be doubly difficult:D All the best, princelySid *Twitter:* @princelySid | *Website: *cdohnio.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] Music Copyright Owners sue ISPs for allowing Kenyans to download content illegally
by cdohnio 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

Mwendwa, The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is one of the most abused acts at worst and completely ineffective at best. Studies have shown that it's services like iTunes, Netflix, Rdio and spotify that have lead to reduced piracy rates in the US and not the law. Which is why I keep come back to the business model problem All the best, princelySid *Twitter:* @princelySid | *Website: *cdohnio.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine Adeya quits
by Catherine Adeya 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

Yes Mwendwa, I am a founding member of Kictanet and will always be here though sometimes Ilurk in the background. To set the record straight. I did not quite, myContract in government has come to an end. I have been Acting for two years andtruth be told, I did not want to be handed the position on a silverplatter. They advertised, I did not apply. The rest is history so let me signoff with: How do geese know when to fly to thesun? Who tells them the seasons? How do we, humans know when it is time to moveon? As with the migrant birds, so surely with us, there is a voice within ifonly we would listen to it, that tells us certainly when to go forth into theunknown. – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Thank you, Catherine ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:09:19 +0300 From: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, "ISOC(a)lists.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine Adeya quits Message-ID: <CAEhPqwr=cQMMfGVOMz2wnaRX+kxK2i71n7k5BjC4pU6G1Kb2rA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Listers, we should note that Catherine Adeya was one of the few active CEOs on KICTANET. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Blow-as-acting-Konza-techno-city-boss-quit… A top official who has been at the helm of the Konza Techno City project has opted out amid claims of resource constraints and slow progress. Dr Catherine Adeya-Weya, who has been the acting chief executive officer of the Konza Technopolis Development Authority for two years, said she had decided to quit and let someone else come in and lead the project. It was, however, clear from her statements that bureaucratic tendering, resource constraints and the slow pace of takeoff had largely influenced her decision. "I just felt someone else needs to take over this project after acting for almost two years. I may have considered staying if confirmed, but I may not have wanted it. For a project of this magnitude, we require the right calibre of staff, and a proper and sufficient recurrent budget. ''What I was being paid as chief executive was less than what I used to earn in my former role in the private sector and so it is hard to attract the high calibre staff with that remuneration," Dr Adeya-Weya said at a joint press conference in Nairobi with board chairman, Mr John Ngumi, on Tuesday. *PERFORMED WELL* Mr Ngumi said Dr Adeya-We ya had performed well despite being in an acting capacity for the entire period. He, however, added that the authority was prepared to continue with the little available resources since insufficient funding was a normal challenge in all government projects. The chief executive's term was to end in February, with an option to apply when the position was announced in November last year. She, however, chose not to, sparking speculations around her withdrawal from the team she has led for months. Mr Ngumi said: "In my view, Catherine has had one of the toughest jobs. Anybody who has worked in the private sector knows how hard it is to start a startup. It is harder in the public sector where you have all manner of stakeholders, and you got to deal with constraints and criticism. "She is an example of what we should have in public service and we, as the board, would have loved her to apply. I have implored her to remain involved in Konza at advisory role to the project." ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 92, Issue 98
by Catherine Adeya 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

Muraya, Expound a little, what kind of paper on e-Procurement? Catherine ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 19:24:08 +0300 From: "S.M. Muraya" <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> To: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>, KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine Adeya quits Message-ID: <CAE3a0En5GSyVdvyUuWXbaS1-=v8wPKVDV3J6y9pPb2JtQ2Pt+A(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Would be very interested in reading a paper on (e) procurement from her perspective :) Regards Murigi / Stanley Muraya *"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city." Prov 16:32* On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 5:55 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > @Nyaki, > > How can you leave before giving me a plot at Konza? I am going to > mobilize politicians to ensure your replacement comes from our village :-) > > Nway, you were there from the beginning and your contribution will be > always be remembered. And on that note, someone needs to write the memoirs > on ICT evolution in Kenya - the key projects, players, their roles & > challenges. Particularly for the period before KANU left (1998-2002), > NARC period (2002-2007), Coalition period (2008-2013) through now. > > It doesn't hurt for the future generation to learn from what is now > becoming ICT history right before our eyes. > > walu. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Catherine Adeya via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > *To:* jwalu(a)yahoo.com > *Cc:* "elizaslider(a)yahoo.com" <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 28, 2015 3:35 PM > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine > Adeya quits > > Yes Mwendwa, > > I am a founding member of Kictanet and will always be here though > sometimes I lurk in the background. To set the record straight. I did not > quite, my Contract in government has come to an end. I have been Acting for > two years and truth be told, I did not want to be handed the position on a > silver platter. They advertised, I did not apply. The rest is history so > let me sign off with: > > *How do geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? How > do we, humans know when it is time to move on? As with the migrant birds, > so surely with us, there is a voice within if only we would listen to it, > that tells us certainly when to go forth into the unknown. ? Elisabeth > Kubler-Ross* > > Thank you, > Catherine > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:09:19 +0300 > From: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, > "ISOC(a)lists.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine > Adeya quits > Message-ID: > <CAEhPqwr=cQMMfGVOMz2wnaRX+kxK2i71n7k5BjC4pU6G1Kb2rA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Listers, we should note that Catherine Adeya was one of the few active CEOs > on KICTANET. > > > > http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Blow-as-acting-Konza-techno-city-boss-quit… > > A top official who has been at the helm of the Konza Techno City project > has opted out amid claims of resource constraints and slow progress. > > Dr Catherine Adeya-Weya, who has been the acting chief executive officer of > the Konza Technopolis Development Authority for two years, said she had > decided to quit and let someone else come in and lead the project. > > It was, however, clear from her statements that bureaucratic tendering, > resource constraints and the slow pace of takeoff had largely influenced > her decision. > > "I just felt someone else needs to take over this project after acting for > almost two years. I may have considered staying if confirmed, but I may not > have wanted it. For a project of this magnitude, we require the right > calibre of staff, and a proper and sufficient recurrent budget. > > ''What I was being paid as chief executive was less than what I used to > earn in my former role in the private sector and so it is hard to attract > the high calibre staff with that remuneration," Dr Adeya-Weya said at a > joint press conference in Nairobi with board chairman, Mr John Ngumi, on > Tuesday. > > *PERFORMED WELL* > > Mr Ngumi said Dr Adeya-We ya had performed well despite being in an acting > capacity for the entire period. > > He, however, added that the authority was prepared to continue with the > little available resources since insufficient funding was a normal > challenge in all government projects. > > The chief executive's term was to end in February, with an option to apply > when the position was announced in November last year. > > She, however, chose not to, sparking speculations around her withdrawal > from the team she has led for months. > > Mr Ngumi said: "In my view, Catherine has had one of the toughest jobs. > Anybody who has worked in the private sector knows how hard it is to start > a startup. It is harder in the public sector where you have all manner of > stakeholders, and you got to deal with constraints and criticism. > > "She is an example of what we should have in public service and we, as the > board, would have loved her to apply. I have implored her to remain > involved in Konza at advisory role to the project." > ______________________ > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > > "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on > higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson >

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Re: [kictanet] A Way Forward with Konza Project Discussion
by Catherine Adeya 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

First Brian, Can I be frank? I missed the ICT community and do not force me to explain myself. You remember how active I was pre-government. But I did learn a lot in government and I will encourage more of you to do a stint in public service. We need the ICT brains from within [and do not ask why didn't you stay, I did 3 years try it :-), it is a rewarding experience if you choose to look at the positive] but I can guarantee you I remained a stickler for perfection and detail. I learnt patience but I am still the same old Nyaki and you will see a lot of me going forward. Would be nice to organize a drink and this is my suggestion how. 1. I have spoken to the Master Developers of Konza (MDP2) about a possible moderated discussion on the Konza project, the vision, the progress, where we are and the role of the ICT community. 2. Based on this discussion after one week either moderated by our dear Walu or Prof Waema or GG or Muriuki Mureithi (not me to avoid conflict of interest issues) we can consolidate our views in a Report like we used to which we submit to the Authority etc. 3. The basis of this Report would then be a face to face discussion (the drinks and bitings we used to have at Landmark....hoping kina Joe Mucheru, Alice Munyua, Edith Adera, yourself, Walu, Tim Waema, Barrack Otieno, Muraya, Muriuki Mureithi etc will all turn up. This can be an opportunity for the Konza team to engage you all and then discuss your suggestions and their own. Doesn't that sound like a plan. They are busy now but I can guarantee you they will consider it. Best always, Nyaki ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 11:07:05 +0300 From: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> To: "S.M. Muraya" <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com>, KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine Adeya quits Message-ID: <CAHSdPfbRskovrXX_3zh2FTL4LapOsfno8z4Wer53VQ2xAWK9Vg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Dear Nyaki, I would like to go on record here in recognising and appreciating the contribution you have made to the ICT community in Kenya and especially the Konza project. I remember you lamenting a few month after coming back from "majuu" how you came back with so much psyche to be involved in developing the country but no one seems to be giving you an opportunity. I cheered madly when you were appointed as acting CEO at Konza because after working closely with you on a number of KICTANET projects (when we were much more externally active ;) I had come to know you as a no-nonsense, serious, focused, professional and very articulate person. I anticipated that you would encounter a lot of challenges working inside government because these kind of people generally tend to attract a lot of opposition, resentment and downright antagonism. But you have made it thus far. Kudos to you Catherine! I wish you well and encourage you to remain engaged in furthering this great nation's future. Very best regards, Mblayo On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 7:24 PM, S.M. Muraya via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Would be very interested in reading a paper on (e) procurement from her > perspective :) > > Regards > > Murigi / Stanley Muraya > > *"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one > who takes a city." Prov 16:32* > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 5:55 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> @Nyaki, >> >> How can you leave before giving me a plot at Konza? I am going to >> mobilize politicians to ensure your replacement comes from our village :-) >> >> Nway, you were there from the beginning and your contribution will be >> always be remembered. And on that note, someone needs to write the memoirs >> on ICT evolution in Kenya - the key projects, players, their roles & >> challenges. Particularly for the period before KANU left (1998-2002), >> NARC period (2002-2007), Coalition period (2008-2013) through now. >> >> It doesn't hurt for the future generation to learn from what is now >> becoming ICT history right before our eyes. >> >> walu. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Catherine Adeya via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> *To:* jwalu(a)yahoo.com >> *Cc:* "elizaslider(a)yahoo.com" <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 28, 2015 3:35 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss >> Catherine Adeya quits >> >> Yes Mwendwa, >> >> I am a founding member of Kictanet and will always be here though >> sometimes I lurk in the background. To set the record straight. I did not >> quite, my Contract in government has come to an end. I have been Acting for >> two years and truth be told, I did not want to be handed the position on a >> silver platter. They advertised, I did not apply. The rest is history so >> let me sign off with: >> >> *How do geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? >> How do we, humans know when it is time to move on? As with the migrant >> birds, so surely with us, there is a voice within if only we would listen >> to it, that tells us certainly when to go forth into the unknown. ? >> Elisabeth Kubler-Ross* >> >> Thank you, >> Catherine >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:09:19 +0300 >> From: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> >> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, >> "ISOC(a)lists.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> >> Subject: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine >> Adeya quits >> Message-ID: >> <CAEhPqwr=cQMMfGVOMz2wnaRX+kxK2i71n7k5BjC4pU6G1Kb2rA(a)mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> Listers, we should note that Catherine Adeya was one of the few active >> CEOs >> on KICTANET. >> >> >> >> http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Blow-as-acting-Konza-techno-city-boss-quit… >> >> A top official who has been at the helm of the Konza Techno City project >> has opted out amid claims of resource constraints and slow progress. >> >> Dr Catherine Adeya-Weya, who has been the acting chief executive officer >> of >> the Konza Technopolis Development Authority for two years, said she had >> decided to quit and let someone else come in and lead the project. >> >> It was, however, clear from her statements that bureaucratic tendering, >> resource constraints and the slow pace of takeoff had largely influenced >> her decision. >> >> "I just felt someone else needs to take over this project after acting for >> almost two years. I may have considered staying if confirmed, but I may >> not >> have wanted it. For a project of this magnitude, we require the right >> calibre of staff, and a proper and sufficient recurrent budget. >> >> ''What I was being paid as chief executive was less than what I used to >> earn in my former role in the private sector and so it is hard to attract >> the high calibre staff with that remuneration," Dr Adeya-Weya said at a >> joint press conference in Nairobi with board chairman, Mr John Ngumi, on >> Tuesday. >> >> *PERFORMED WELL* >> >> Mr Ngumi said Dr Adeya-We ya had performed well despite being in an acting >> capacity for the entire period. >> >> He, however, added that the authority was prepared to continue with the >> little available resources since insufficient funding was a normal >> challenge in all government projects. >> >> The chief executive's term was to end in February, with an option to apply >> when the position was announced in November last year. >> >> She, however, chose not to, sparking speculations around her withdrawal >> from the team she has led for months. >> >> Mr Ngumi said: "In my view, Catherine has had one of the toughest jobs. >> Anybody who has worked in the private sector knows how hard it is to start >> a startup. It is harder in the public sector where you have all manner of >> stakeholders, and you got to deal with constraints and criticism. >> >> "She is an example of what we should have in public service and we, as the >> board, would have loved her to apply. I have implored her to remain >> involved in Konza at advisory role to the project." >> ______________________ >> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya >> >> "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on >> higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson >>

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Fwd:[Internet Policy] ISOC and Civil Society WSIS Information sharing session, 2 March, Paris
by Barrack Otieno 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Constance Bommelaer" <bommelaer(a)isoc.org> Date: Jan 29, 2015 11:01 AM Subject: [Internet Policy] ISOC and Civil Society WSIS Information sharing session, 2 March, Paris To: "Internet Policy External" <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Dear Members, On Monday, *March 2, in Paris*, the Internet Society, in collaboration with a group of Civil Society organization - Global Partners Digital (GPD), Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Internet Democracy Project, and KICTANet - will be facilitating a *session focused on the WSIS+10 Overall Review*. Note that this session will be part of a larger Civil Society event. The purpose of the session will be to raise awareness of the WSIS Review process and to facilitate strategy development and coordination among the various stakeholder groups. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) will also be participating. The event will be held on the margins of UNESCO's CONNECTing the Dots <http://www.unesco.org/new/en/netconference2015> conference (3-4 March, Paris). Throughout the year and as we get closer to the WSIS Review, ISOC will continue to organize similar informal sessions where the community can exchange ideas on Internet governance topics.. *ASK*: To give us an idea of interest for this event among the ISOC community, please let us know if you would be interested in attending by *RSVP-ing to * *oluouch(a)isoc.org* <oluouch(a)isoc.org> A draft agenda, background material and relevant logistical details will be circulated closer to the date. Best regards, Constance Bommelaer Senior Director, Global Policy Partnerships The Internet Society www.isoc.org _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.

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