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Is KENIC's performance below standard?
by Grace Githaiga 01 Oct '13

01 Oct '13

Two weeks ago, Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC) held its Annual General Meeting in a relatively low key event in Nairobi.The few members were treated to documents that indicated that KENIC was doing well – or at least recovering from a previous year that saw it post losses. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/Is-KENIC-performing/-/1959700/20144…

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Fw: WG: PRESS RELEASE: NIGERIA WINS COUNTRY HOSTING RIGHT (CHR) FOR WORLD ELECTRONICS FORUM 2014
by Matunda Nyanchama 01 Oct '13

01 Oct '13

PRESS RELEASE ABUJA MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 NIGERIA WINS COUNTRY HOSTING RIGHT (CHR) FOR WORLD ELECTRONICS FORUM 2014 The Board of Directors of the World Electronics Forum (WEF), through Consumer Electronics and Technologies Industry Association (CETIA) of Africa, has granted the Country Hosting Right (CHR) for the 19th World Electronics Forum 2014 to Nigeria. WEF has also nominated Digital Africa Global Consult Limited, headed by Dr. Evans E. Woherem, as the event organizer. The 19th World Electronics Forum is therefore to be held alongside Digital Africa 2014 in Lagos, from May 20-22, 2014. President of WEF, Mr. Tony Smith, said that, “We look forward to bringing the decision makers of the world ICT and consumer electronics industry to Nigeria next year, and we believe that this is a tremendous opportunity for Nigeria and the rest of Africa”. According to Mr. Smith, “Nigeria has demonstrated its vast investment potentials by becoming the largest telecom market in Africa and the Middle East. The major goal of the 19th World Electronics Forum is therefore to engage the African telecommunications and IT markets, using Nigeria as the window”. Chairman of Digital Africa Global Consult Limited, Dr. Evans Woherem, said that, “We are very delighted to use our Digital Africa platform to bring the world’s leading technology stars not only to meet hundreds of credible business leaders and entrepreneurs drawn from Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Egypt, South Africa and the rest of the continent”. He reiterated that, “When it comes to the digital industry today, Africa is the last frontier and the toast of the rest of the world”. WEF is the forum of CEOs and Directors of the global electronics industry associations of the leading economies of the world: USA, China, Japan, Germany, Britain, India, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Australia, Russia, Brazil, Philippines, Vietnam, etc. The 18th edition was hosted by Vietnam in 2013, the 17th edition was held in Philippines in 2012, and the 16th edition has hosted by USA in 2011. Traditionally, the President or Prime Minister of the Host Country is the Special Guest of Honour at the Opening Ceremony Dinner of the four-day event, while the Governor or Premier of the Host State or Province is the Chief Host. The Host Country and the Host City therefore have the privilege to showcase their investment potentials and opportunities to the highest-level leadership of the global electronics industry, comprising the world leading manufacturers of computers, tablets, telecom equipment, mobile phone handsets and accessories, consumer electronics, automotive electronics, aviation electronics, etc. Digital Africa Global Consult is the promoter of the annual Digital Africa Conference & Exhibition, aimed at helping Africa to transit from being merely a consumer to become a major producer of ICT products, services and innovations. The Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, led a high-powered delegation of ICT regulatory agencies to represent the federal Government of Nigeria at the inaugural Digital Africa held April 23-25, 2013 in Abuja. The event was chaired by Mr. Oba Otudeko, the Chairman of Honeywell Group, First Bank Holdings Plc and Airtel Nigeria Limited, and a champion of inter-African trade. The conference attracted a list of distinguished speakers from Nigeria, USA, Germany, UK, Cameroon and Kenya. Mr. Frederick Apeji Director, Digital Africa Global Consult Limited Abuja MEDIA CONTACTS +234 803 063 5853, +234 807 249 0455 apejif(a)webnigeria.com.ng ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; http://www.aganoconsulting.com/; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve! 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Thank you. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Mayuri Odedra-Straub <odedrastraub(a)yahoo.de> To: Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com>; "apejif(a)webnigeria.com.ng" <apejif(a)webnigeria.com.ng>; "nneoma23(a)yahoo.com" <nneoma23(a)yahoo.com>; "eewoherem(a)yahoo.com" <eewoherem(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 3:05 PM Subject: WG: PRESS RELEASE: NIGERIA WINS COUNTRY HOSTING RIGHT (CHR) FOR WORLD ELECTRONICS FORUM 2014 Dear Matunda, Can you please also announce the attached in your African Executive / Diaspora circulars you regularly post? Many thanks, Mayuri Mayuri Odedra-Straub, Ph.D | ETOSE | Gartenstrasse 14, 72631 Aichtal-Aich, Germany | Fon: +49 (0)7127-975 9894, (0)176 7054 8819 | Web: http://www.etose-tourism.org/

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Fwd: Fw: Web Designer
by Michael Bullut 30 Sep '13

30 Sep '13

*Please circulate widely...* ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Steve Mutisya <s.muthonde(a)gmail.com> Date: 30 September 2013 16:23 Subject: Fwd: Fw: Web Designer To: mike kipsang <kipsangb(a)gmail.com>, Michael Bullut <main(a)kipsang.com> Hey Do you know anyone who meets these requirements? Pls circulate. Cheers ----- Forwarded Message ----- *From:* Frederic T. Kama-Kama <fkamakama(a)scout.org> *To:* Romano Francis <romanofrancis(a)gmail.com> *Sent:* Thursday, 26 September 2013, 15:26 *Subject:* Re: Web Designer Dear Romano, Thank you for your call and subsequent note. To be honest, I am no longer in touch with happenings at Shalom House. So, it is difficult for me to comment one way or the other. At least, I am going to circulate the word around and will update you accordingly. Best regards, Fred ------------------------------ *From: *"Romano Francis" <romanofrancis(a)gmail.com> *To: *fkamakama(a)scout.org *Sent: *Thursday, 26 September, 2013 3:04:08 PM *Subject: *Web Designer Dear Fred, Greetings, I had a request from the Jesuits to recommend someone as a web designer but with the skills as indicated in the attached document. I thought you might know someone in the Industry with a good grasp of French and an understanding of religious environment. Do they have such people at Shalom? Regards Romano

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Royal Mail's Ksh. 458 billion IPO oversubscribed
by Dennis Kioko 30 Sep '13

30 Sep '13

This will be of interest to Yawe and some members on Royal Mail's sale , compared to Posta http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-27/u-k-s-royal-mail-valued-at-5-3-…

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Lemek Primary Boarding School, Is this the picture of our rural schools?
by Ali Hussein 30 Sep '13

30 Sep '13

Listers Over the weekend I was in Narok County on some business. On our way back we gave a lift to a Mr. Michael Lemerian, the Deputy Head Teacher of Lemek Boarding. What he had to tell us was a sorry tale mixed with humor. What it was ultimately is a major indictment of the Education System in the country. First, a bit of background. Lemek village, Narok County is 200kms from Nairobi with a population of about 250. The school which is a mixed boarding and day school accommodates about 800 students. From our conversation with Michael, he told us a few things:- 1. None of the students and majority of the teachers (95%) have ever operated a computer 2. Asked about the Tablet/Computer/Laptop program - Michael told us that the first time they heard about the tablet they wondered whether the government was about to send them tablets (of the medicine kind). Seriously. 3. None of the teachers and the school have an email address. 4. Michael had a vague idea of what google is and wondered whether Facebook had something to do with the face.. 5. There is only one computer for typing exams 6. No inspectors from the ministry have visited the school for a whole year. The only time they visited was when teachers were on strike. 7. This year the government allocated 108k for books. 8. 1 bed for two kids (yes, kids share a bed) 9. According to Michael, the school has sent only one student through to university in the last 4 years. Is this the typical Rural Kenya School? How can we help the Education Ministry improve this lot? Otherwise we are facing a situation where the Global Competitiveness of the country is rapidly deteriorating. Any senior person from the Education Ministry on the list? Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] National Broadband Strategy
by Walubengo J 30 Sep '13

30 Sep '13

Bobby, Eng. Kariuki, I happen to know the team of bright chaps who facilitated the production of the Natinal Broadband Strategy - and I can assure it was not done in some isolated nad exclusive dark room :-) They tell me that in setting targets, on must be appreciate where we are today in order to project where you expect to b in nxt 5yrs. 5MB per USER by 2017 may look poor compared to the US but did you know that some of our newer Universities can only afford 10MB for their 3000+ students? You must also differentiate between capacity (of technology/bandwidth) vis a viz actual bandwidth projected to be USED. Right now in Kenya, our Operators have the technologies and capacities to deliver even 10MB per USER for each of the 16m Internet users in Kenya. But do they? The answer is big NO. The average Kenyan uses cannot afford a fiber or wireless link of 10MB per month. In the broadband strategy we need to work on the dynamics that would make this average Kenyan afford and USE at least 5MBs per month. Now u might be begin to see that even that 5MB per user per month by 2017 is not an easy target. walu. ------------------------------ On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 8:03 PM AST (Arabian) John Kariuki wrote: >Robert, Listers > >I would agree with Robert that 40 mbps in 5 years is a rather low target for urban areas and we should achieve higher speeds in the next 2 to 3 years. 5 years in ICT is a very very long time! > > >John Kariuki. > > >________________________________ > From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >To: ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk >Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Sent: Thursday, 19 September 2013, 15:12 >Subject: [kictanet] National Broadband Strategy > > > >Hi, > >I recently went through the National Broad Band Strategy documents where it was indicated that we intend to achieve a connectivity speed of 40 mbps in urban areas in the next 5 years. > >This might seem like quite an achievement but starting today some of the Internet users inChattanooga, Tennessee in the USA will be experiencing 1 Gbps speeds to their homes, it seems either we are aiming very low or the strategy is a cut and paste from an era long gone which is a clear indication of what happens when you sit in a dark room and write a strategy but with no organised group to turn to for assistance what was the other choice? > >http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/09/17/how-chattanoog…! > > >Regards > >About Chattanooga: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee > > >Robert Yawe >KAY System Technologies Ltd >Phoenix House, 6th Floor >P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >Kenya > > >Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >_______________________________________________ >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/ngethe.kariuki2007%40… > >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.

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Update for last week's African IGF Hosted by Kenya
by Gideon 30 Sep '13

30 Sep '13

DCA Registry Services Kenya Participates in 2nd African IGF - Updates its .africa Bid http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130928_dca_registry_services_kenya_african_… Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica

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(no subject)
by Lizette Kraft 29 Sep '13

29 Sep '13

Re: Terror Alert Kindly be advised that following the Westgate terror attack, there are imminent terrorist attacks in the country from the Al-Shabaab militia group. According to reports from the United States Embassy and the Kenya police, Suicide bombers have been dispatched to four unknown locations and have reached their respective targets and could stage attacks any time. Reports further indicate that main targets could be transport facilities (Airports and train services), Buses from and to Mombasa, major towns including Nyeri, Kisumu, Nakuru, Garissa and Thika. There main objective being to achieve economic and security paralysis in the country. We are therefore advising you to exercise vigilance when going about your activities, if possible avoid crowded areas, report any suspicious activities/ items and strictly follow your instincts. We are also advising that you strictly follow laid down security procedures i.e. challenging and reporting suspicious characters and visitors. JH

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It's the simple things, NDOCKenya
by Erik Hersman 27 Sep '13

27 Sep '13

I realized the other day that the Kenya National Disaster Operations Center (known to us as @NDOCKenya on Twitter) doesn't have even a simple website up. If they didn't have a Twitter handle, no one would even know how to reach them or get any updates from them at all. On their Twitter profile they list the following: The Kenya National Disaster Operation Centre manages and coordinates disaster response at a national level. Email info(a)ndockenya.org Call +254-020-2212386 Nairobi, Kenya · nationaldisaster.go.ke Now, you'll note three things: The website doesn't work. There is absolutely nothing, it's just a dead page. The email address goes to NDOCKenya.org - but if you go there, you'll find it's just being hosted at GoDaddy with nothing to show. This raises a bunch of questions, but perhaps the foremost being: Why do they use this as their email address when they own a go.ke domain? A way to reach the NATIONAL Disaster Ops Centre is a pretty important thing to have. It's unforgivable that they can't even put up a one-page information website, much less have a site that allows people to know the official places to go, things to do/not do, during a national emergency. It's the simple things. -- Erik Hersman Ushahidi | iHub | BRCK @WhiteAfrican

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New PesaPal site
by Agosta Liko 27 Sep '13

27 Sep '13

3 years in, we have a new website www.pesapal.com<http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pesapal.com&h=0AQG806LDAQH…> Sign up and buy something if you are a consumer Sign up and accept Visa, MasterCard, Mpesa etc if you ran a business

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