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Re: [kictanet] 3G My foot
by robert yawe 09 Mar '10

09 Mar '10

Hi, When there is no water in Ngumo do we tell those who live there that NWSC are over stretched or that they are lucky they do not have to go to the river to fetch the commodity? Yes we do, but this is not right water, electricity, 3G and sunshine are utilities and if you have been licensed to provide it you need to do it right. I do not buy the story of BTS power the same way I do buy the story of undersized pipes or low water dams. SafariCom is a monopoly, when they indicated that 3G is available through out Nairobi I took this to mean South C, Dandora and even Runda if not then this qualifies as misinformation and CCK needs to take action. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: Emmanuel Khisa <Emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke> To: robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Tue, 9 March, 2010 10:51:47 Subject: Re: [kictanet] 3G My foot Listers, Allow me to be the devil’s advocate. I suppose the problem here is not that 3G doesn’t work, rather its that Safaricom are a victim of their own success. South C seems to be a hot issue here similar to the experience those in Gitanga road/ James Gichuru areas used to experience a while back and I may be wrong but these are isolated cases. One of the challenges I understand they have had is getting a suitable location for their BTSs in some of these locations i.e area behind the Junction. I am sure they could do better though by deploying stronger radios from the nearest BTSs in these problem spots. Maybe boosters would help too but then again the owners of buildings in these areas must cooperate with Safaricom. I can say am one happy user and I am sure we aren’t few. Think about it, we have seen worse days than these. All the best though Mr. Yawe or is it (Yahweh).. J My two cents. EK From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sam Gatere Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 10:44 AM To: emmanuel.khisa(a)kadet.co.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] 3G My foot Brian, I echo your frustration on 3G at home... It's quite something (when it works) :( however the last time I made an attempt to contact customer support I was in a bind since i'm an Zain. Do they have a universal helpline for Data users who are not on Safaricom? the long and short of it is I had to get someone who works there to get someone else to get a techie to call me back and then I got some help. My big question is what about "Wanjiku and the Watus?" who do not know that someone who will tell someone to get you some support? SammyG On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 9:10 AM, Tony Wainaina <awainaina(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hi, Bob, How is the connectivity now. Please let me know if the connectivity problem was resolved..! i am almost signing a contract with safaricom for connectivity in south C. This is of great concern to me. Regards On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Brian Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >Bob, >> > >> >I'll send you the email privately of someone who can help, >sorry about your woes, but having provided Internet services for over 11yrs I >know that tweaking and optimization is a critical aspect for any service >provider, but customer service are not always effective in liaisong with the >engineers responsible, bear with them and give them a chance to do their job >(the engineers) >> > >> >:-) >> >> > >> >Mblayo > >>Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> > >>On Mar 8, 2010, at 4:39 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>Hi, >> >>>>I have talked to them and all we get are promises, I have raised this issue >>multiple times over the past 6 months with no progress. >> >>>>What is more annoying is that this problem is with all the providers, I wonder >>who monitors there network coverage especially when their advertisements >>indicate that nairobi is fully covered. At least you and I can call and >>explain the technical details to the techies are the providers but what about >>wanjiku? >> >>>>Regards >> >>>>PS. Kenya must be the easiest place to do business where the client >>actually analysis your problems and even provides solutions for free. >>>> >> >>Robert Yawe >>>>KAY System Technologies Ltd >>>>Phoenix House, 6th Floor >>>>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >>>>Kenya >>>> >>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> ________________________________ >> >>From:Brian Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> >>To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>Sent: Mon, 8 March, 2010 12:15:02 >>Subject: Re: [kictanet] 3G My foot >>>> >>Hi Robert, >>>> >> >>>> >>I sympathize with you. I have had similar problems with >>Safaricoms 3G service in my residential area, but when I engaged with >>Safaricoms tech personnel And reported the issues, I was amazed at the speedy >>response and quick turnaround in terms of optimizing the 3g in my area (it took >>less than 1hr to solve a problem that had been hounding myself and others in >>the same area for 4 days). >>>> >> >>>> >>I would suggest that you get in touch with their support, >>provide them with detailed information regarding the problem, eg latency >>between packets on a traceroute, GPS coordinates of your location etc... >>>> >> >>>> >>Best regards, >>>> >> >>>> >>Mblayo >> >>>>Sent from my iPhone >>>> >> >>>>On Mar 8, 2010, at 8:29 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>Hi, >>> >>>>>>I had another horrible experience trying to work from home again this weekend >>>after Safaricoms the 3G services was was unavailable in the South C and the >>>edge service is literally the edge of the service I could not even refresh a >>>yahoo mail page. >>> >>>>>>Just out of curiosity was don't the mobile companies outsource their network >>>optimization business to the level of having providers invest in the equipment >>>in exchange for a share of revenue from the traffic that they pass >>>through. >>> >>>>>>As consumers we are charged based on utilisation so the mobile companies don't >>>need to change their tariff structures to accommodate the booster and >>>repeater providers. Hopefully after they have tested this model in the >>>urban areas they can use the same model to better cover the rural areas. >>> >>>>>>On the other front is the excessive advertising spend my Telkom on the issue of >>>wired services, when are they likely to make this available outside the CBD as >>>their are no copper cables in the residential areas or does Orange think that >>>all our Nyumbas are in the CBD? >>> >>>>>>Have a bandwidth available week >>> >>>>>>Regards >>>>>> >>> >>>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 >>>http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>>>>>This message was sent to: blongwe(a)gmail.com >>>>>>Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/blongwe%40gmail.com >> > >>_______________________________________________ >>kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >This message was sent to: awainaina(a)gmail.com >>Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/awainaina%40gmail.com -- Regards Tony Wainaina _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: sam.gatere(a)gmail.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/sam.gatere%40gmail.com

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ISOC Community Grants Programme call for applications
by alice＠apc.org 09 Mar '10

09 Mar '10

Dear ISOC Membership: ISOC is now accepting applications for its Community Grants Programme. The application cycle will be open until 26 March 2010. To learn more about the programme, and to apply, please visit our website at http://www.isoc.org/isoc/chapters/projects/. Any questions may be sent to projects(a)isoc.org. Best, Connie J Kendig Sponsored Programs & Grants Manager Internet Society www.isoc.org Kendig(a)isoc.org Phone: +1 (703) 439-2136 _______________________________________________ Isoc-members-announce mailing list Isoc-members-announce(a)elists.isoc.org http://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/isoc-members-announc

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ISOC various calls for Applications
by alice＠apc.org 09 Mar '10

09 Mar '10

Dear Internet Society members: On 15 March 2010, the ISOC NGL will open up three calls for applications for the following components: the ISOC Fellowship to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the ISOC Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Ambassadors programme, and the new ISOC NGL eLearning programme. To learn more about the NGL, and each of the three components, please visit: www.isoc.org/leaders Please review each component separately, including the separate criteria, to help you decide which component(s) are appropriate for your professional background and future goals. The application cycles will be as follows: eLearning: 15 March: application cycle opens 5 April: application cycle closes Week of April 19: notifications sent 3 May: classes begin IGF Ambassadors: 15 March: application cycle opens 12 April: application cycle closes mid-May: notifications sent 14-17 September: Vilnius, Lithuania meeting ISOC Fellowship to the IETF: *please note there is no age criteria for this component* 15 March: application cycle opens 16 April: application cycle closes mid-May: notifications sent 25-30 July: Maastricht, Netherlands meeting 7-12 November: Beijing, China meeting We will send another email on 15 March officially announcing that applications are being accepted. Any questions may be sent to leaders(a)internetsociety.org Best, Connie J Kendig Sponsored Programs & Grants Manager Internet Society www.isoc.org <Kendig(a)isoc.org> Tel: +1 703 439-2136

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www.births.go.ke & SMS
by Wainaina Mungai 09 Mar '10

09 Mar '10

The daily queues outside Sheria House are a sign that it is time to speed-up digitization of the birth registration process. To solve the problem, I believe the Kenya ICT Board should lobby for immediate and longterm action within government: *Immediate steps* *1. Application forms: All aplication forms must be availed on http://www.births.go.ke/ and the website made public asap.* 2.* Tracking*: Parents should be able to track applications via SMS and via http://www.births.go.ke/ and via SMS. Models of this exist in government and it's simply a matter of replicating the approach. - National ID card application status - http://www.identity.go.ke/search.html - Passport application status - http://www.immigration.go.ke/index.php?id=25 3. No identity cards (or even primary school admissions) should be issued without the birth certificate. This will encourage registration of births. *Longterm actions* * Every maternity hospital must submit birth information on a daily basis (electronically) and parents issued with a serial number for use in tracking and collecting the birth certificates. Home births via midwives must also be submitted via a registered midwife who must be attached to a local government hospital. Regards, Wainaina

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ICANN At_Large meeting: Sunday 7th, 5:00-7:00pm
by Walubengo J 06 Mar '10

06 Mar '10

Press Release African At-Large Structures to Showcase their Activities at ICANN's 37th International Meeting in Nairobi on 7 March 2010 Speakers to include ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom and Dr. Nii Quaynor, winner of the 2007 Postel Award The Kenyan capital of Nairobi has been chosen to host ICANN’s 37th International Public Meeting from 7 to 12 March 2010. The meeting is scheduled to be held in Africa in accordance with ICANN’s practice of rotating its three annual international meetings through different regions of the world. More than 1,000 attendees from every corner of the globe are gathering to participate in wide ranging discussions that could help define the way we use the Internet. From an African perspective one of the focal points of the 37th ICANN meeting is the showcase of the African Regional At–Large Organization of ICANN (AFRALO) that will take place on Sunday, 7 March between 5:30 p.m and 7:00 p.m. in the Delegates Lounge of the KICC. read more from the attachment.

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Burundi carriers form Africa’s first national infrastructure consortium to develop fibre backbone
by Eric M.K Osiakwan 05 Mar '10

05 Mar '10

One of Africa’s smallest countries is pioneering the use of a carriers’ consortium to develop its national fibre backbone and international links with help from the World Bank. Burundi Backbone Systems will oversee the development of a 1,200 kms backbone and several new international fibre links connecting the country to its neighbours in the next 18 months. The consortium brings together as shareholders the four main fixed and mobile operators (incumbent Onatel; Leo, formerly U-Com, part of Telecel Globe; Africell, owned by V-Tel and Palestinian Paltel; and Econet) and an ISP (CBI Net). The two main mobile players are Onamob, the incumbent’s mobile subsidiary, with an estimated 600,000 subscribers and Leo with 400,000 subscribers. The D-Gs and CEOs of the shareholders make up the Board of the Consortium and will appoint the senior management team. David Easum, formerly of Telecel Globe, has been appointed as Interim CEO. The World Bank contibution to the capital project means that it will provide coverage throughout the country, laid alongside road routes, with 26 different nodes. It will be 18 months before the network is materially complete. However, before that date, the important international fibre link to the Rwandan border post will be completed. This has been the primary reason that the operators have got involved in the project. Currently all international traffic goes via satellite, with a small element via microwave to Rwanda. Currently operators paying between US$2,500-3,000 per mbps per month. The Consortium will not actually sell bandwidth as this will be done by the participating shareholders. The headline international price is likely to be between US$1,000-1,500 but some of the partners may get capacity at nearer to US$500. Two of the shareholders – Onatel and Leo – have shares in EASSy (through WIOCC) and also have shares in its inland vehicle, the East African Backbone System. These shareholdings will form part of the two companies’ equity in the consortium. National fibre prices will not be distance-based. There are potentially five international border crossing links. There will be two connections with Rwanda in the North and in the North West of the country one or two connections to DRC. Finally in the North-East, close to one of the Rwanda connections, is another connection to a fibre ring in Tanzania. Meanwhile on the other side of the continent, Maroc Telecom is filling in a crucial cross-border fibre link between Morocco and Mauritania. This move forms part of a broader two-stage project with the aim of linking Maroc Telecom's African operations together (Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso and Gabon) and to provide them with onwards international capacity (via the Mediterranean fibre cables). The first stage of the project (being rolled out) is to connect Mauritania to Morocco via a terrestrial fibre link. Maroc Telecom is currently rolling out a link from Laayoune in the south of Morocco to Nouakchott the capital of Mauritania. This link is 60% completed and will be ready for use by the end of this year. The length of this link is about 3,000km (over 2,000 km in Morocco and about 700 km in Mauritania). The second stage of the project is to extend this link to Burkina Faso via Mali. This is still at the feasibility study stage. This may all form part of Maroc Telecom’s broader strategy of making further acquisitions in Africa and will almost certainly give them cheaper capacity than is currently available via SAT3 in either Dakar or Abidjan. (Source - Balancing Act - www.balancingact-africa.com) NB: Sorry for crossposting Eric M.K Osiakwan Director Internet Research www.internetresearch.com.gh emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh 42 Ring Road Central, Accra-North Tel: +233.21.258800 ext 7031 Fax: +233.21.258811 Cell: +233.24.4386792

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Account Managers
by Samuel Gichuru 05 Mar '10

05 Mar '10

Position Requirements: 1. University degree or college diploma , Business Administration preferably or relevant business course. 2. Atleast 1 years experience in the service industry, IT an added advantage. 3. Driven to meeting Targets. 4. Skills in Customer Service, Prospecting Skills, Presentation Skills, Negotiation, Closing Skills, Client Relationships, Product Knowledge, Motivation for Sales and strong interpersonal skills. 5. Competent with various software programs, proposal writting, contract reviews and research into emerging techologies with a view to understand customer needs. 6. Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential and can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities. 7. Ability to read communication styles of team members and clients who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines. 8. Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments. 9. The ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial. 10. A basic understanding of IT i.e websites, softwares etc Work Conditions 1. Overtime may be required in meet customer deadlines. 2. Physically able to participate in presentations, and meetings. 3. Some travel may be required for the purpose of meeting with clients, stakeholders, or off-site personnel/management. *Email: gichuru(a)gmail.com * -- Warm Regards -------------------------------------- Sam Gichuru Web Design / E- Commerce Solutions Ideas Africa Limited - The Web Design and Hosting Company Tel : 020-2098985 Cell: 0722-730565 /0733730565 Web: www.ideasafrica.com

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BUSINESS PROGRAMME FOR CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS
by John Matogo 05 Mar '10

05 Mar '10

Dear colleagues, This may be relevant to software developers on the list. The British Council and Strathmore University have developed a training program on business management skills for entrepreneurs in the Creative Industry. The aim of this program is to improve the financial and management skills of entrepreneurs in all sub-sectors of the Creative Industry (Advertising, Architecture, Art and Antique markets, Broadcasting, Crafts, Design(Including Fashion),Film, Video and Photography, Software development, computer games and electronic publishing, Music & the Visual and Performing Arts (incl. Theatre) and Publishing). We have a few opportunities available for 90%-paid scholarships to some entrepreneurs. We invite you to apply for this training. To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must: * Be practicing entrepreneurs or about to start their own business * Work in the creative industry (see sub-sectors in the attached application form) * Complete the attached application form * Pay a fee of Kshs. 5,000 Kindly find attached the application form. Do feel free to contact me for more information. Regards, John Matogo Programme Manager Strathmore Enterprise Development Centre (SEDC) Strathmore University P.O. Box 59857-00200 Nairobi, KENYA Tel: 020 606155 ext 2280 Email: jmatogo(a)strathmore.edu<mailto:[email protected]> Web: <http://www.strathmore.edu> <http://www.strathmore.edu/sedc> www.strathmore.edu/sedc<http://www.strathmore.edu/sedc> ________________________________ Strathmore University provides all-round education in an atmosphere of freedom and responsibility. This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for use by the recipient(s) to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete this email and/or any files attached to it from your computer. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Strathmore University. The University accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damages incurred, or suffered, resulting, or arising, from the use of this email and/or its attachments. The University warrants neither the integrity of the e-mail nor its freedom from errors, viruses, interception or any other form of interference. …………………………………………………………………. Website: www.strathmore.edu

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UCT EXECUTIVE TRAINING- ICT Policy
by Cecilia Matanga 05 Mar '10

05 Mar '10

for your information

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tom sitati's email, phone contacts?
by michael Ouma 05 Mar '10

05 Mar '10

Hi all: could anyone please provide me with tom sitati's email and phone contacts please? i'll really appreciate. i need to get a comment from him. thanks. Michael Ouma Journalist Kenya Tel:+254-725-537823 "Do not go where the path may lead, but go instead where there is no path and leave a trail," - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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