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Telecoms news
by Andrea Bohnstedt 16 Feb '11

16 Feb '11

Maybe interesting in the context of the mobile tariffs debate: Renaissance Capital currently consider the outlook for telecoms stocks in sub-Saharan Africa 'unexciting'. http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201102153841/General-Articles/Renaissance-Cap… And Balancing Act have published a new report on the use of renewable energies by mobile network operators, pointing towards rising fuel prices (and therefore higher operating costs, especially for remote locations): http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201102153843/Corporate-Press-Releases/Press-R… Regards, Andrea -- Andrea Bohnstedt <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt> Publisher +254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com Find/post East Africa careers<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/careers/index.php> Find/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/businessevents/index.php>

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FW: Day 2: The Establishment of IndependentCommuincations Commission of Kenya
by Wangusi, Francis 16 Feb '11

16 Feb '11

From: Wangusi, Francis Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 4:41 PM To: Catherine Adeya Subject: RE: [kictanet] Day 2: The Establishment of IndependentCommuincations Commission of Kenya Hi Dakatari, I have been out of touch from the net for a while and day one of the discussions passed without my knowledge. However, allow me to draw your attention to the title "Independent Communications Commission of Kenya". My point of reference is chapter 15 clause 248 (1&2) which establishes Commissions in this country. This proposed name does not appear to be among those listed. I have been pondering on whether or not this title can be in contravention to the Constitution and if another name like "Communications Regulatory Authority of Kenya" or something like that can be contemplated. I also wish to comment that independence of this body cannot be vested in the name but the powers conferred to by the law establishing it and that is why I discount the use of the word "Independent". Sorry for taking you back to the discussions of day one but I think this is worthy a consideration. wangusi From: kictanet-bounces+wangusi=cck.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Catherine Adeya Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 2:17 PM To: Wangusi, Francis Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 2: The Establishment of IndependentCommuincations Commission of Kenya Thanks Charles, On Day 4, 5 and 6 the discussion will come up about the appointment of the Commissioners and others. It would be nice to get your input in more detail then so that it can be consolidated in the feedback to the Ministry. Thank you for your contributions anyways. However, you comment on the need to change the word MINISTER to CABINET SECRETARY in line with the new constitution is well taken at this stage. Nyaki ________________________________ From: charles nduati <charlesnduati2002(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: elizaslider(a)yahoo.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Tue, February 15, 2011 12:33:22 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 2: The Establishment of Independent Commuincations Commission of Kenya hi listers, I have just read this short draft bill and it appears to me all its doing is change the terms of commissioners appointment and its like there are now going to be full time and not clear to me how independent they will be from what they are now. at the same time, it looks like the new Director general will be appointmented only by commissioners and doesn't say if it will be competitive and his/her security of tenure finaly the draft bill refers to a minister and I suppose it should now refer to a cabinet secretary as per new constitution those are my 3 cents charles nduati On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:23 EET Catherine Adeya wrote: > >Listers, >We are on Day 2 of our discussions. Thank you for your thoughts on Day 1. It is >evident that there are mixed reactions on the Object of the Bill. We will ensure >those responsible keep this in mind and find a suitable middle ground, if any. >Some feel that the Object is unnecessary and misleading. Others believe it is >okay but what will be critical is the implementation. > >So today flows from the issues on day one as Part II of the Bill begins with: > SECTION 3: THE 'ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OF >KENYA' (Commission or ICCK hereafter, my addition): > > >Key issues from this section are: > 4) The Commission is independent, subject only to the Constitution and the >law, and must be impartial and must perform its functions without fear, favour >or prejudice. > > Question: Does this communicate to you? > 5) The Commission must function without any political or commercial >interference > > Question: Again does this communicate effectively? Should the issue of politics >be separated from the commercial one?Or can we do away with 5 as the issue >should be well covered in 4? > > >I hope for a more vibrant discussion today as this bill is very critical. > >Enjoy, >Nyaki > > > > >_______________________________________________________________________ _____________ >No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go >with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. >http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail

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Challanges facing Mpesa Agents
by Preston Odera 16 Feb '11

16 Feb '11

Can Safaricom shed some light on this:- When money is sent erroneously to a wrong number it has been very very difficult to reach the customer care on time to report the incident resulting in loss of funds. It would be interesting to get some statistics by month on how much agents/customers are losing by not reaching the hotline in time. Information from agents indicates that it is near impossible to reach the hotline in time to safe the situation. The line is unavailable and could take from 30 to 60 minutes. Always the agents and their assistants have to suffer the loss. by this time money will have been withdrawn by the recipient. Preston ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097

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Internet to the Home
by Edith Adera 15 Feb '11

15 Feb '11

Listers, Just wanted to share an observation that despite the hype that fibre had arrived on the Kenyan coast, it seems to be taking long for Broadband to arrive in residential homes! I see cable installation everywhere, but I have not come across a provider aggressively advertising to Kenyans for broadband to the homes. Am I living in my own world? Anyone has an idea of a reliable provider with clean bandwidth to homes (not the "bamba" type connections) Edith

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Re: [kictanet] Day 2: The Establishment of Independent Commuincations Commission of Kenya
by charles nduati 15 Feb '11

15 Feb '11

hi listers, I have just read this short draft bill and it appears to me all its doing is change the terms of commissioners appointment and its like there are now going to be full time and not clear to me how independent they will be from what they are now. at the same time, it looks like the new Director general will be appointmented only by commissioners and doesn't say if it will be competitive and his/her security of tenure finaly the draft bill refers to a minister and I suppose it should now refer to a cabinet secretary as per new constitution those are my 3 cents charles nduati On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:23 EET Catherine Adeya wrote: > >Listers, >We are on Day 2 of our discussions. Thank you for your thoughts on Day 1. It is >evident that there are mixed reactions on the Object of the Bill. We will ensure >those responsible keep this in mind and find a suitable middle ground, if any. >Some feel that the Object is unnecessary and misleading. Others believe it is >okay but what will be critical is the implementation. > >So today flows from the issues on day one as Part II of the Bill begins with: > SECTION 3: THE 'ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OF >KENYA' (Commission or ICCK hereafter, my addition): > > >Key issues from this section are: > 4) The Commission is independent, subject only to the Constitution and the >law, and must be impartial and must perform its functions without fear, favour >or prejudice. > > Question: Does this communicate to you? > 5) The Commission must function without any political or commercial >interference > > Question: Again does this communicate effectively? Should the issue of politics >be separated from the commercial one?Or can we do away with 5 as the issue >should be well covered in 4? > > >I hope for a more vibrant discussion today as this bill is very critical. > >Enjoy, >Nyaki > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ >No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go >with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. >http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail

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KIXP issues
by robert yawe 15 Feb '11

15 Feb '11

Hi, We are experiencing major issues with traffic needing to pass through KIXP who do I complain to? Being a locally based content provider with an off-shore email address problems at KIXP greatly affect our business. 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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Fwd: Re: Day 1: Debate on the Independent Communications Commission of Kenya Bill 2010
by Wamuyu Gatheru 14 Feb '11

14 Feb '11

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Is the Egypt Crisis an Opening for Kenya’s Nascent Outsourcing Industry?
by Andrea Bohnstedt 14 Feb '11

14 Feb '11

Hey all, Someone raised this question recently and I thought I'd ask Bobby Varanasi, the outsourcing expert, and his thoughts are here: http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201102113838/Kenya/Is-the-Egypt-Crisis-an-Ope… Have a great week! Andrea -- Andrea Bohnstedt <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt> Publisher +254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com Find/post East Africa careers<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/careers/index.php> Find/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/businessevents/index.php>

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Re: [kictanet] Internet to the Home
by Gerhard May 14 Feb '11

14 Feb '11

That is a company somehow affiliated to KDN who installed the fibre in Runda and runs now the fibre network. Annoying is to pay KShs 29.000 to get the fibre into yr house and then the service doesnt work regards, Gerhard May On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com>wrote: > Hi Gerhard, > > That really cracked me up...Who is Teledesic again? I think the only lesson > we listers can learn from your experience is to work with slightly better > known names, not always a good way to evaluate service but hey I may be > wrong.. > > All the best with your search, try Access, Safaricom( I knowwww) or Zuku. > > Rgds, > > Emmanuel > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Gerhard May <gerhard.may(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> i have fibre to my home in Runda fr Icon Teledesic. The service >> availability is less then 20% in the last 8 weeks and speed got very slow. >> Predominantly less than 100kb/s. Need to look for an alternative solution. >> >> Gerhard May >> >> >> On Feb 14, 2011, at 9:01, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> >> Safaricom WiMax works beautifully for my home link, now considering taking >> them up in the office to replace the unreliable Orange DeadBox. >> >> Regards >> >> Robert Yawe >> KAY System Technologies Ltd >> Phoenix House, 6th Floor >> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >> Kenya >> >> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.or.ke> >> *To:* <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk>robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk >> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> *Sent:* Fri, 11 February, 2011 15:21:05 >> *Subject:* [kictanet] Internet to the Home >> >> Listers, >> >> >> >> Just wanted to share an observation that despite the hype that fibre had >> arrived on the Kenyan coast, it seems to be taking long for Broadband to >> arrive in residential homes! I see cable installation everywhere, but I have >> not come across a provider aggressively advertising to Kenyans for broadband >> to the homes. Am I living in my own world? >> >> >> >> Anyone has an idea of a reliable provider with clean bandwidth to homes >> (not the “bamba” type connections) >> >> >> >> Edith >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> This message was sent to: <gerhard.may(a)gmail.com>gerhard.may(a)gmail.com >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> <http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/gerhard.may%40gmail.com> >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/gerhard.may%40gmail.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> This message was sent to: oloo.khisa(a)gmail.com >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/oloo.khisa%40gmail.com >> >> > > > -- > *Oloo Khisa > P.O. Box 24324-00100 > Nairobi > 0721321086/0734321086 > http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa* > > -- Gerhard May

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Kenya Marketing Summit 14th-18th March 2011, Bellagio Italy.
by Paul Kukubo 14 Feb '11

14 Feb '11

Listers The Kenya ICT Board, the lead agency of the Government in promoting the country as an ICT hub, in partnership with Accenture and with support from Rockefeller Foundation, has planned a summit at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center in Italy, between 14th and 18th March 2011. www.doitinkenya.com The confirmed attendees include representatives from Gartner, Mckinsey Consulting, Avasant Group, Everest Group, The World Bank. By bringing together some major IT and BPO outsourcing decision makers from Europe Asia and the US, together with Venture Capitalists the Kenya ICT Board hopes to entrench already growing interest in Kenya as an ICT Investment destination within Africa. More details later. Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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