March 2015 - KICTANet

Re: [kictanet] Central Bank of Kenya and Electronic Payments
by Barrack Otieno 25 Mar '15

25 Mar '15

Listers, A local electronic payment (RTGs) was initiated in my favor yesterday at 9 am. Until now i haven't received the funds 24 hours later and the bank seems to lay the blame with the Central Bank of Kenya clearing unit. I wonder if this is healthy for our growing electronic commerce industry and most importantly as stakeholders what role can we play to make sure CBK is efficient if the claims are true, i also wonder if this is a switching issue or pure bureaucracy. Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Sub GHZ ISM Bands
by Patrick Karanja 24 Mar '15

24 Mar '15

Hi, Would anyone be in a position to comment on the above. Where are we as country? regards Patrick

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Fellowships for AIS'15 is Open
by Mwendwa Kivuva 24 Mar '15

24 Mar '15

FYI ______________________ 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 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> Date: 2015-03-24 10:57 GMT+03:00 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Fellowships for AIS'15 is Open To: africann(a)afrinic.net Dear Colleagues, The Call for Fellowships for the AIS'15 meeting, being held from 24 May to 5 June 2015 , in Tunis, Tunisia, is now open. The AFRINIC Fellowships are reserved for individuals representing organisations, universities, and media, who are actively involved in Internet operations, Internet development, or ICT policies in their countries. Selected candidates are expected to actively contribute to IP address management awareness in the AFRINIC service region. To qualify for a fellowship, you: * Must be a resident of an African nation * Don't need to be an AFRINIC member * Should have a technical (IT, Computer Science) background * Must not have benefited from previous AFRINIC fellowships * Are willing to report on how the Fellowship benefited you/your organisation/country within an agreed time frame Upon selection, candidates will be notified and will have seven (7) days to respond to the offer. A public announcement of the Fellowship awardees will be made after the acceptance of the selected candidates has been received. Please find below the schedule for the Fellowship process: * Call closes on: 12th April * Selected fellows contacted on: 20th April * Deadline for fellowship acceptance: 30th April * Fellows list announced on: 4th May The Fellowship includes: * Assistance with round-trip airfare to the meeting venue * Hotel accommodations for participation at the event during the plenary session days * Daily stipend If you think you meet the criteria above, please fill in the Fellowship application form upon registration ( http://internetsummitafrica.org/en/attend/register-log-in) and submit it with requested information before 13th April 2015. AFRINIC Team .............................................. Chers Collègues, Veuillez noter que l'appel à candidature pour le programme de bourse de l'AIS 2015, qui se tiendra du 24 mai au 5 juin 2015, à Tunis, Tunisie, est maintenant ouvert. Les bourses sont réservées en priorité aux individus provenant d'organisations, d'universités, ou médias, qui participent activement aux opérations et développement de l'internet ou des télécommunications dans leurs pays. Les bénéficiaires sont appelés à contribuer positivement aux programmes de sensibilisation de la gestion des ressources Internet dans notre région de service. Pour être éligible, le boursier : * doit être un résident d'un pays africain * doit avoir une formation technique (IT, informatique) * ne doit jamais avoir bénéficié d'une bourse AFRINIC * ne doit pas nécessairement être un membre d'AFRINIC. * devra aussi soumettre un rapport sur son expérience durant l'événement, détaillant comment sa participation bénéficiera à son organisation / pays. La bourse comprend : * une prise en charge partielle du billet aller-retour * la prise en charge total du séjour à l'hôtel pour l'événement (J-1 de la séance plénière jusqu'au dernier jour de l'événement) * une indemnité journalière Une annonce pour communiquer la liste des candidats sélectionnés sera diffusée. Veuillez consulter ci-dessous les dates clés du programme : * L'appel à candidature ferme le 12 avril * Prise de contact avec nos boursiers le 20 avril * Date limite pour accepter la bourse le 30 avril * Liste finale des boursiers annoncée le 4 mai Si vous pensez que vous remplissez les critères mentionnées, merci de remplir notre formulaire d'application en vous inscrivant à http://internetsummitafrica.org/en/attend/register-log-in et de le soumettre avec les informations requises avant le 13 avril. Nous vous souhaitons bonne chance et vous remercions pour votre participation ! L'Equipe d'AFRINIC _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Call for Expressions of Interest to Host ICANN Meetings in 2017 and 2018
by Barrack Otieno 24 Mar '15

24 Mar '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Dandjinou Pierre" <pdandjinou(a)gmail.com> Date: Mar 24, 2015 11:38 AM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Call for Expressions of Interest to Host ICANN Meetings in 2017 and 2018 To: "africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net> Cc: Fyi, Pierre ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN News Alert <communications(a)icann.org> Date: Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 2:06 AM Subject: ICANN News Alert -- Call for Expressions of Interest to Host ICANN Meetings in 2017 and 2018 To: Pdandjinou(a)gmail.com [image: ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-03-23-en ------------------------------ Call for Expressions of Interest to Host ICANN Meetings in 2017 and 2018 23 March 2015 ICANN is actively seeking hosts for its public meetings to be held in 2017 and 2018 in Europe, Africa, Asia/Australia/Pacific, North America, and Latin America/Caribbean. Those in the geographic regions are invited to submit expressions of interest for specific locations to hold the events. These recommended venues, along with others in the region that meet the selection criteria, will be considered. The final location for the ICANN Meetings will then be selected through the evaluation of both community-recommended and ICANN-identified locations. Meetings in 2017 and 2018 will follow the new ICANN Meeting Strategy <https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-11-17-en> approved by the Board last November. The new strategy includes a unique format for each meeting throughout the year defined as Meeting A, Meeting B, and Meeting C. Interested parties are encouraged to review the Meeting Selection Criteria <http://meetings.icann.org/host> and space requirements for Meeting A <http://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/meetings/icann-meeting-space-…> [PDF, 194 KB], Meeting B <http://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/meetings/icann-meeting-space-…> [PDF, 124 KB] and Meeting C <http://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/meetings/icann-meeting-space-…> [PDF, 204 KB], which will be used to guide the evaluation of both community-recommended and ICANN-identified meeting locations. Elements such as cost of the meeting for ICANN and the community, convenience to international airports, availability of sufficient hotel guest rooms in or near the venue, meeting facilities, network infrastructure, personal safety of meeting participants, and total level of financial support will be considered by ICANN in making its final selection of a meeting site. Those interested in hosting an ICANN Meeting in 2017 or 2018 are encouraged to submit proposals by *June 30th 2015* via the online form, Expression of Interest to Host an ICANN Meeting <https://icann.wufoo.com/forms/expression-of-interest-to-host-an-icann-meeti…> . Hosting Opportunities 2017-2018 Event Dates Geographic Region *Submission Deadline* ICANN58 12-17 March 2017 (Meeting A <http://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/meetings/icann-meeting-space-…> [PDF, 194 KB]) Europe *30 June 2015* ICANN59 26-29 June 2017 (Meeting B <http://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/meetings/icann-meeting-space-…> [PDF, 124 KB]) Africa ICANN60 28 Oct - 3 Nov 2017 (Meeting C <http://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/meetings/icann-meeting-space-…> [PDF, 204 KB]) Asia/Australia/Pacific ICANN61 11-16 March 2018 (Meeting A <http://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/meetings/icann-meeting-space-…> [PDF, 194 KB]) North America ICANN62 18-21 June 2018 (Meeting B <http://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/meetings/icann-meeting-space-…> [PDF, 124 KB]) Latin America/Caribbean ICANN63 20-26 October 2018 (Meeting C <http://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/meetings/icann-meeting-space-…> [PDF, 204 KB]) Europe This message was sent to Pdandjinou(a)gmail.com from: ICANN News Alert | communications(a)icann.org | ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by [image: iContact - Try It Free!] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=14146552&l=6333&s=CJA4&m=96…> -- Pierre Dandjinou Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610 Dakar 221 77 639 30 41 www.scg.bj skype : sagbo1953 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Fwd: BREAKING: FCC protects net neutrality!
by Ali Hussein 23 Mar '15

23 Mar '15

FYI 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 Begin forwarded message: > From: "Rashad Robinson, ColorOfChange.org" <info(a)colorofchange.org> > Date: February 27, 2015 at 1:20:26 AM EAT > To: "Ali Hussein" <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > Subject: BREAKING: FCC protects net neutrality! > Reply-To: "Rashad Robinson, ColorOfChange.org" <info(a)colorofchange.org> > > > The FCC just voted for strong net neutrality protections! > It's a huge civil rights victory, years in the making. > > And it wouldn't have happened without ColorOfChange members. > > Share the news and celebrate our victory: > > Share on Facebook. > Share on Twitter. > > Dear Ali, > > Big news: the FCC just voted to protect the open Internet by creating strong net neutrality protections! This is a major civil rights victory, and it wouldn’t have been possible without the voices of ColorOfChange members. > > Please take a moment to share the news and celebrate our victory: > > Share on Facebook. > Share on Twitter. > The open Internet is fueling a new civil rights movement. Without it, we might not have been able to spread the word about what happened to Mike Brown or Eric Garner. Our ability to be heard, counted, and visible in our democracy depends on net neutrality, because it allows voices and ideas to spread based on their quality — not the amount of money behind them. > > Because millions of people stood up to fight for net neutrality, the FCC is now putting in place strong rules to protect net neutrality. It’s hard to overstate how big this victory is. > > Net neutrality has always defined how the Internet works. Internet users and content providers pay to send and receive data at certain speeds — but in between, no one can interfere with how that information travels. It’s what makes the Internet so diverse, and so powerful. > > ColorOfChange.org wouldn’t have gotten off the ground without an open Internet. We began almost ten years ago with an email to a couple thousand friends and colleagues. Our membership grew as people signed our petitions and passed them on. Our message spread to the degree that it resonated. Now, we have more than a million members, and we’ve spearheaded or contributed to many important civil rights victories. > > For years, big Internet service providers like AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast have tried to destroy net neutrality, so they can make a killing by creating fast and slow lanes online. If they succeed, corporations would dominate the Internet by paying to prioritize their content online, and the voices of everyday people would be drowned out or blocked entirely. > > Just a year ago, very few people thought a victory this big was possible. The telecom industry was spending millions to influence the debate, and it looked like they were winning. Sadly, they succeeded in buying the support of civil rights organizations like the NAACP, Rainbow PUSH, and National Action Network, who echoed talking points from the telecom industry rooted in trickle down economics. Some Black members of Congress joined the ISPs, after taking big campaign contributions from the telecom industry. > > As we raised our voices to make it clear that net neutrality is essential for civil rights, some of those who were being paid to carry water for the telecoms told us that this wasn’t our issue, and that we couldn’t win. They said we didn't know how Washington worked; that it was a done deal; that the big telecom companies and the legacy civil rights groups with telecom money were too strong for us and our allies to face down. > > What they underestimated was the power of everyday people using our voices strategically, empowered by the open Internet. ColorOfChange members worked together with members of organizations like the Center for Media Justice, the National Hispanic Media Coalition, Presente.org, Free Press, Demand Progress, Fight for the Future, CREDO Action, and MoveOn.org. Together, we stood up to big money and refused to back down, and we defied the conventional wisdom in Washington that says that money always beats people power. > > With the grassroots at their back, Black members of Congress like Rep. John Lewis, Rep. Keith Ellison and Rep. Maxine Waters rallied their colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus to support net neutrality in greater numbers than ever before. President Obama spoke out forcefully — which would have been much harder for him to do if it looked like he was acting against the wishes of the civil rights community. The president’s action changed the political calculus in Washington, giving the FCC cover to push for stronger net neutrality rules. > > Now, the FCC is finally doing what supporters of net neutrality have been demanding for years. We’ll have to remain vigilant to make sure that the FCC enforces its rules aggressively, and that Congress doesn’t undermine net neutrality. > > But this is a massive victory, and it belongs to all of us. It means that future generations will have the ability to continue and expand our movements for justice and equality. > > Celebrate our victory by telling the story of how the voices of everyday people won against the big money of the telecom industry: > > Share on Facebook. > Share on Twitter. > Thanks and Peace, > > --Rashad, Arisha, Matt, Brandi, Dallas and the rest of the ColorOfChange team. > February 26, 2015 > > Help support our work. ColorOfChange.org is powered by YOU—your energy and dollars. We take no money from lobbyists or large corporations that don't share our values, and our tiny staff ensures your contributions go a long way. > > > > You can unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time.

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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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Fwd: Growing the L-Root Footprint in Africa
by Bob Omondi 20 Mar '15

20 Mar '15

FYI... Bob. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bob Omondi <omondibob(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 10:09 PM Subject: Growing the L-Root Footprint in Africa To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear friends, We are happy to inform you of the continued interest we keep receiving from various Stakeholders / organizations keen on hosting our L-Root server instances in Africa. During ICANN 51, Fadi Chehade in his opening address noted the importance of keeping our L-Root copies actively growing, especially in Africa. Over the last year, we received close to eight requests from interested potential hosts and we are happy to report that 3 more L-Root copies have since been fully commissioned in 3 countries in Africa (Seychelles, Tanzania and Mauritius), all in the last three months. This brings to 12 in total, the number of L-Root copies in Africa and we are hopeful that by ICANN 55 in Marrakesh, we should have added more! This will significantly reduce the response time to resolve queries to the DNS root zone, enhancing Internet experience for users and, of course, strengthening Internet's critical infrastructure in Africa while demonstrating ICANN’s strong commitment to enhancing the stability & resiliency of the Internet globally. Kind Regards Bob.

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Notes from the webinar on ICANN registrar accreditation process
by Bob Omondi 20 Mar '15

20 Mar '15

FYI... B. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> Date: Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 10:59 AM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Notes from the webinar on ICANN registrar accreditation process To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear listers, (FRANCAIS: Vous pouvez ecouter l'enregistrement du webinaire a l'adresse http://ftp.adigo.com/clients/icann/20150318_AfricanWebinar_FR.zip ) This was informed by the continued feedback received from the community on the need to understand the process better. The webinar attracted a total of 53 participants. This further underscores the importance of this topic. The participants were privileged to have David Olive (Vice President, Policy Development Support; General Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters –Istanbul) give introductory remarks during the session and truly appreciate the support of our the invited speakers who made the session quite a success. The substance of the session was Danielle’s presentation, which gave an overview of registrar accreditation process from benefits, considerations, application overview as well as fees required. Aysegul gave a summary of the RA Requirements of Registry Operators Pertaining to Registrars. As expected, the session generated pertinent questions that both current ICANN registrars as well as potential applicants in Africa have always asked, the question of the USD 500K CGL insurance requirement. Danielle clarified that while the insurance requirement has not changed as of now, it was the basis of the recently closed Public Comment Sought <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/raa-insurance-2015-01-15-en> on *Potential Change to Registrar Accreditation Insurance Requirement for underserved regions*.Other concerns were on the fluctuating dollar rates on fees especially in local currency. Overall, this webinar was critical in helping clarify questions and concerns from registrars directly by the GDD team. The community also got direct contacts of the relevant staff for further questions in future. It was recommended that we consider holding monthly webinars on such technical issues affecting registrars. The webinar recordings and presentation slides can be accessed here: http://ftp.adigo.com/clients/icann/20150318_AfricanWebinar_EN.zip http://ftp.adigo.com/clients/icann/20150318_AfricanWebinar_FR.zip The webinar agenda: 1. Opening - Pierre Dandjinou 2. Welcome introduction - David Olive 3. ICANN Registrar accreditation - Danielle Andela 4. Registry-Registrar relation - Aysegul Tekce 5. Q/A 6. Conclusion - Many thanks. - Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa ICANN – www.icann.org Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Africa Domain Name System Forum – 6th to 8th July 2015 , Nairobi, Kenya
by Barrack Otieno 19 Mar '15

19 Mar '15

Theme: “The future of Africa's Domain Name Industry; Opportunities and challenges” Africa Top Level Domains Organization the regional organization for African ccTLDs is pleased to announce the 3rd Africa Domain Name System Forum which will take place from the 6th to 8th July 2015, in Nairobi, Kenya at the Sarova Panafric Hotel. The event is being hosted by the Kenya Network Information Center (keNIC). The forum which is in its 3rd year following successful forums in Durban, South Africa (2013), and Abuja, Nigeria (2015), is organized in partnership with the Internet Society (ISOC) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The Africa Domain Name System Forum brings together ccTLD registries, registrars and resellers as well as stakeholders from Africa and around the world to share, learn, interact and discuss ways in which the African Domain Name Space can be improved. The theme for this year’s forum is “The future of Africa's Domain Name Industry; Opportunities and challenges”. Registration To register for the forum, go to www.aftld.org/afdnsforum2015. Registration closes on 1 June 2015. Registration can also be made by going directly to the following link that is available on the event page https://www.internetsociety.org/form/dns-forum-africa. Event Website The event page is hosted by Africa Top Level Domains Organization at this link - http://www.aftld.org/afdnsforum2015 Agenda Information on the Agenda will be made available in the coming weeks. Contacts For more information, please contact: barrack@aftld.org,chege@isoc.org or bob.ochieng(a)icann.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno

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Fwd: Recent terror attacks and planned AIS, Afrinic, Afnog Meetings in Tunisia
by Brian Munyao Longwe 19 Mar '15

19 Mar '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 11:40 AM Subject: Recent terror attacks and planned AIS, Afrinic, Afnog Meetings in Tunisia To: "Africann(a)afrinic.Net" <africann(a)afrinic.net> Cc: kictanet(a)lists.co.ke Dear all, I was shocked to hear the news this morning about yesterday's terrorist attack in Tunis in which 17 foreigners were killed. The attackers specifically targetted the foreigners. To what extent does this affect the upcoming planned meetings in Tunisia? These meetings usually bring together over 100 of Africa's leading Internet networking professionals over an extended period. This is a big risk, isn't it? Best regards, Brian

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