June 2015 - KICTANet

END OF AN ERROR- HIGH COURT DISBANDS ILLEGAL COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY BOARD
by Kamotho Njenga 17 Jun '15

17 Jun '15

>From the Corridors of Justice: The High court has today disbanded the Communications Authority of Kenya Board earlier gazetted by the Cabinet Secretary for Information Communication and Technology, Dr Fred Matiangi. In view of the voluminous nature of the judgement, I have only extracted the first two and last two pages of the 47 page judgement delivered this afternoon by the Hon Justice George Odunga. I will circulate the full judgement once I am supplied with the soft version. Kamotho

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Re: [kictanet] Analog TV Switch-Off deadline {Today, 17th June 2015}
by meshack emakunat 17 Jun '15

17 Jun '15

I have heard of the 'made in Kenya' before especially when the digital migration journey began. I will just quote a colleague 'instead of thinking out of the box we can just reinvent the box' - Ali . Btw hw did South Korea and Singapore surpase Kenya in growth and development that they are the world's top echelons. ------------------------------ On Tue, Jun 16, 2015 7:12 PM PDT DigitalTVAfrica via kictanet wrote: >The day is finally here with us - the Analog TV Switch-Off deadline by the >ITU. Kenya shares the podium with the very few other African countries that >made it to the finish line. The three - Rwanda, Tanzania and Kenya - have >adopted Digital TV and switched off analogue TV signals. A lot remains to >be done; but that is the scorecard for now. > >- How can we increase access to digital TV content in homes that had no TVs >in the analogue age? > >- With the Budget2015 incentives for 'Made in Kenya' manufactured products, >why not assemble the Digital TV decoders/STB locally? > > > >-- >Digital Television policy, regulation and technology in Africa on issues >relating to Consumers, Content and Coverage. Based on engagements as EACO >Assembly Chairmanship ><http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/east-africa-broadcasters-raise-conce…> >, National Signals Networks ><http://ppoa.go.ke/downloads/ARB%2520Decisions/2011%2520Decisions/DEC%2520CA…> >tender >bid and ADN BSD ><http://cio.co.ke/blog/digitalmigration-in-kenya-needs-more-boardroom-and-le…> >technical >planning.

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Re: [kictanet] Understanding the nuances of mobile value added services
by Mbugua Njihia 17 Jun '15

17 Jun '15

*Previous link threw a 404* Mobile technology has come a long way since the wide-eyed days when access to it was a preserve of the wealthy. In the present day with official stats putting the Kenyan market at 33.3 million mobile subscribers, every single business entity has a large percentage of its consumers active daily on mobile making the channel most attractive for marketing, demand generation and general communication ~ http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/understanding-the-nuances-of-mobile-va…

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Understanding the nuances of mobile value added services
by Mbugua Njihia 17 Jun '15

17 Jun '15

Mobile technology has come a long way since the wide-eyed days when access to it was a preserve of the wealthy. In the present day with official stats putting the Kenyan market at 33.3 million mobile subscribers, every single business entity has a large percentage of its consumers active daily on mobile making the channel most attractive for marketing, demand generation and general communication ~ http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/understanding-the-nuances-of-mobile-va…

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Of Hosting, Peering, Latency and keeping local content local
by Ali Hussein 16 Jun '15

16 Jun '15

Listers Good morning. I found this blog by the folks at Angani very intuitive and informative. The guys at government and private sector who are helping connect the region through the Northern Corridor Initiative will do well to read this. https://angani.co/blog/its-not-how-much-fibre-you-have-its-what-you-do-with… Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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FW: [Igfregionals] Resource Person Registration, IGF2015
by Grace Githaiga 15 Jun '15

15 Jun '15

FYI From: IGF(a)unog.ch Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2015 19:44:28 +0200 Subject: [Igfregionals] Resource Person Registration, IGF2015 Dear Sir or Madam, The IGF Secretariat is currently compiling a list of experts, or "Resource Persons", in preparation for the IGF 2015 event in Joao Pessoa, Brazil. The purpose of this list of experts is to create a more successful meeting by connecting appropriate experts to workshop proposers and other IGF sessions. The role of the Resource Person will be to contribute anything from subject expertise to advice and/or an underrepresented perspective. We cordially invite you to register as a Resource Person, and to circulate this opportunity to your respective communities to enhance the pool of resources. We strongly encourage your participation and look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Carl Gahnberg at cgahnberg(a)unog.ch Best regards, IGF Secretariat _______________________________________________ Igfregionals mailing list Igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals_intgovforum.org

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The Internet in Kenya According to David E. Weekly of Google
by Sam Gichuru 15 Jun '15

15 Jun '15

I found this article very information about our internet speeds... your thoughts... http://www.techsahara.com/the-internet-in-kenya-according-to-david-e-weekly… -- Asante (Thank you) ------------------------- Sam Gichuru *CEO / Nailab* twitter: @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> Website: | www.nailab.co.ke | twitter: @thenailab | Skype: *Sam.gichuru *

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ICYMI - It’s Not How Much Fibre You Have, It’s What You Do With It
by Josiah Mugambi 15 Jun '15

15 Jun '15

Worth reading this post <https://angani.co/blog/its-not-how-much-fibre-you-have-its-what-you-do-with…> by the folks at Angani, especially if you read the initial post by David Weekly <https://www.facebook.com/dweekly/posts/10101729307500703>. Something worth discussing leading up to to the Kenya IGF at the end of July. Josiah

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Airtel wants piece of Google, Facebook revenues
by cdohnio 13 Jun '15

13 Jun '15

It's was only a matter of time before this argument came to our borders. I'd like to hear wat people on the list think about our networks charging companies for access when we already pay them for data bundles which means they'll be effectively charging twice for the same data ---- *Airtel wants piece of Google, Facebook revenues* <http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Airtel-wants-piece-of-Goo…> // *Business Daily* <http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Airtel-wants-piece-of-Goo…> Airtel has revived the debate calling for big Internet companies such as Google and Facebook to share revenue with Internet service providers. ---- Shared via *my feedly reader* <http://feedly.com>

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Africa DNS Forum - July 6-8, Nairobi Kenya.
by Bob Omondi 12 Jun '15

12 Jun '15

Dear Folks, As the date draws closer, please mark your diaries and register online. Details here: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-06-08-en Regards Bob.

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