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Fibre and Security
by Evans Kahuthu 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

Dear Listers, Now that we are finally wired to the rest of the world the perimeter for cybercrime has just increased thus living us more vulnerable than before. In the interest of mitigating security risks, ICT security awareness is paramount and thus I would like to invite all those tasked with protecting personal or confidential information in this rapidly changing technological environment to our Information Communication Technology & Netwotk Security Conference to be held at the Laico Regency Hotel on Sept 8-9, 2009. For more information regarding the conference Agenda, registration and Keynote Speakers profiles, please visit http://secureict.co.ke Regards, Evans Kahuthu

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Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live- wait for TEAMS
by Michael Joseph 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

I think the allegations and language used on this list really discourage real informative comment. For information the shareholders of the Teams cable, who are most of the telecom operators in Kenya, will own and manage the cable and will sell their capacity both wholesale and retail as they see fit. The GOK owns 20%. The Seacom cable is owned by a separate set of shareholders and this info is publically available. The Eassy cable will be owned by another group of shareholders including a number of African telecom operators. This info is also publically available. Not one shareholder will want to price themselves out of the market and, as another commentator mentioned earlier, the first to market with competitive prices will gain the most. I broke my silence on this subject a few days ago and I regret it now as mostly the comments have been somewhat impolite, to put it mildly. I will refrain in future. Regards Michael Joseph CEO Safaricom Limited BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom ----- Original Message ----- From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: Michael Joseph Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Sat Aug 01 19:16:51 2009 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live- wait for TEAMS Competition? 3 cables does NOT = competition. As Waudo mentioned elsewhere in his posts, the big boys and girls sitting on TEAMs board are the same ones on SEACOM, EASSy and most likely anything else likely to land in Mombasa in the near future. Basically you are looking at a conducive\cartel environment for fixing prices - think of our oil industry. Yes you have competition in the name of Agip, Total, Caltex, etc but has that brought down prices for gas? Probably am being paranoid but I am waiting for the case study where public good won over private profits...maybe it will happen in another 4 months as the PS said. And when it happens it should should not be the misleading by 1-5% price drops. Ideally for the TEAMs (tax-payers) cable you should be asking for the less than 100USD per MB prices that have been floated around over the recent years. And that should be per month rates NOT the punitive per byte of download rates. walu. --- On Sat, 8/1/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live- wait for TEAMS > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 12:54 PM > Competition!! Yes indeed is consumers > best friend. > > In fact, instead of staying out all night pinging, pinging, > and > pinging.. and nothing much changes...then burning ourselves > out > arguing on Seacom pricing, we should now strategise how to > fuel more > competition, confront next connectivity frontier-rural. > > Skunkworks are pleased to inform you that PS Ndemo will be > talking to > us about the one million laptops stimulus, technology > innovation and > entrepreneurship- On Tuesday next week (4th August). > > I intend to ask him "what would be the government's plans > regards > hooking Kenya up with http://www.o3bnetworks.com/?" > > See the attached image. > > Regards, > > Alex > > On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 3:41 AM, Joseph Mucheru<mucheru(a)google.com> > wrote: > > Walu, > > > > I personally think it is a bit simpler than that. Over > the many years we > > have lobbied for better services and/or prices in the > country, the one sure > > thing that always worked was competition. In the case > of the cables, I think > > the competitive pressures are much more for the > operators as the investment > > (stakes) are much higher. By various calculations both > Seacom and Teams have > > more than three times the current bandwidth demand. > That means the wiser > > operators will not only be the ones that are first to > market, but those that > > give the right price to attract the economies of scale > they need to ever get > > back their investment. Any operator that delays this > process will only have > > much more future cost to convincing consumers to get > onto their network. > > > > I am convinced right now it is a consumers market and > what will be > > interesting is which operators are able to see things > from a long-term > > perspective and win the market. The fact that some > operators have a much > > broader and wider local loop infrastructure only makes > this more interesting > > and does not give outright victory to one. > > > > In summary, investment in the cables is a sunk cost > and the game now is who > > can get the user numbers on their network. Any > short-term gains by an > > operator through higer prices will cost them > significantly more in the > > long-run. > > > > my 2cts worth > > > > Joe Mucheru > > > > On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Waudo, > >> > >> Difference -at least on paper- is that TEAMS was > put up with Tax payers > >> money by close to 40% (i think). So you and me > have a 40% say or demand > >> that they sell the bandwidth commodity at cost. > But you and me (tax payers) > >> have 0% (zero%) shares in SEACOM. > >> > >> SEACOM was put up with 100% private money - only > the individual > >> shareholders can decide on pricing (remember the > famous SAT3 cable on the > >> west-african cost that had little impact on > pricing? the individual > >> shareholders decided to keep the prices just 1-5% > below satellite in order > >> to recoup investment with the shortest timeframes. > 15 years later, the > >> prcing was still the same at 1-5% satellite costs. > That is called Business- > >> increasing shareholders value and yes nobody > should apologies for that) > >> > >> In short, SEACOM can go the SAT3 way and you and > CCK can shout as much as > >> they want and they have every right not to care. > BUT with TEAMS you and i > >> do have a say - however small it is or it maybe. > >> > >> And its pretty grey area how say like Safcom with > shares on both cables > >> can be compelled to reduce prices because if push > comes to shove Safcom can > >> say their data is strictly running on the > (private) SEACOM cable which is > >> exempt from all the regulatory pressures. 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Seacom goes live?
by Walubengo J 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/ Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting for our very own TEAMS? Tunajivunia? walu.

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Looking for a Savvy Web Project Manager.
by Moses Kemibaro 02 Aug '09

02 Aug '09

The Web Project Manager will lead all phases of projects including requirements analysis, planning, design, web development, quality assurance, and deployment of revenue supporting products and services: · Manage the timeline and project plan for all content, programming, design, and web development · Collaborate closely with the Technical Team for managing system dependencies · Collaborate closely with the Business Development and Production Team to ensure requirements are sufficiently outlined and executed · Engage with cross-functional teams to help identify and execute the company's strategic vision and business objectives related to the co-brand · Communicate ongoing status for projects · Escalate and lead the resolution of issues impacting an on-time, successful launch · Manage appropriate dependencies with partners and other third- parties to ensure timely completion · Manage and raise appropriate awareness to risks impacting the timeline or the quality of deliverables · Lead the creation of and adherence to the production workflows for the maintenance of products · Oversee and lead the planning for the implementation of all phases of products · Facilitate appropriate ongoing product and functionality updates Key Measurements: · On-time delivery of projects · Alignment of products at launch with PRDs · Number of website with quality assurance issues past and present discovered after launch · Escalation and coordination of issues and key decisions when appropriate · Effective utilization of resources Skills: · Ability to excel in a constantly evolving environment · Ability to quickly grasp the objectives and direction of the products · Ability to operate in a product management capacity when needed · Interest in creating, supporting and executing the operational guidelines necessary for ensuring the utmost efficiency of all resources · Ability to develop and implement processes and procedures · Capable of multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment · Ability to collaborate with executive management and help execute the company's strategic vision · Ability to be responsible, accountable and result driven · Excellent communication skills · Excellent organization and documentation skills · Strong people skills with a relationship-building, problem- solving approach Experience: · At least 5 years of related work experience · International Project Management experience a plus · Strong familiarity with the Web and comfort level working in the technical medium · Experience working in a fast-paced Web environment · At least a basic understanding of Internet technical protocols such as HTML, Javascript, XML, web publishing, and database structure NOTE: Applicants must have a proven track record in delivering projects from the requirements analysis phase through the implementation cycle and be able to provide performance measures of success Education: 4-year Bachelors degree in a related field Where you will work: We have a great office in one of Nairobi's quieter suburbs near the city centre with lots of windows and a very open floor plan. We dress down most of the time, but are always at our best in front of clients. We are professional and the management team is very hands on and engaged with the work that is done. We try very hard not to require more hours that are required of anyone and we strive to work 8.30 to 5.00 pm every day with a one hour lunch break. That said, we're flexible and recognize that we all have lives outside of the office - and we also know that sometimes, especially when deadlines demand it, normal working hours just won't get the job done. When it doesn't, we act accordingly - and we show our appreciation when people step-up. We use our leave days and so will you, for your sanity and ours. If think that your that special talent we may be looking for, kindly send us your CV on jobs(a)dotsavvyafrica.com by the 10th August 2009. ---

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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] RE: Seacom goes live?
by Gakuru Alex 02 Aug '09

02 Aug '09

--forwarded message-- On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Mwaura S. N.<MwauraSN(a)centralbank.go.ke> wrote: > Hi, > > > > We should be excited whenever infrastructure is put in place since it > expands the horizon for doing business.. Before we forget let us commend > those including Dr. Ndemo who have worked tirelessly to get the > infrastructure in place. If there are gaps that need to be filled we hope > that this is done fast to avoid a situation where the product is available > via media but in reality it is nowhere. > > > > I guess the common man will begin to celebrate once efficiency is obtained. > This efficiency should translate to lower transaction costs that are felt by > users. > > Increased volumes should enable investors to improve on ROIs. > > > > Bravo to those who have facilitated implementation. > > > > Stephen Mwaura Nduati > > > > From: ke-internetusers-bounces(a)bdix.net

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Fibre vs 4G
by S.Murigi Muraya 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

Orange has been laying fibre in some parts of Nairobi. If like Celtel, Orange (France Telecom) is not generous enough to win market share now .... not good! An interesting read: http://www.francetelecom.com/fr_FR/finance/investisseurs/reu-thematiques-co… Safaricom 'data services' pricing has not been bad compared to other parts of the World which do not rely on expensive satellite connectivity. It in fact almost matched their pricing in some cases. Who are 'others' - those using (non Wimax) mobile internet technologies ... GSM was originally designed to carry voice not data. Engineers have been adding (expensive) layers to GSM to enable it to carry data such as EDGE and UMTS (3G). Telecom network engineers can explain if 4G / LTE will solve the 'expense' problem.

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Shock threat to shut Skype
by alice munyua 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

Shock threat to shut Skype by Asher Moses July 31, 2009 - 1:38PM eBay says it may have to shut down Skype due to a licensing dispute with the founders of the internet telephony service.The surprise admission puts a cloud over the 40 million active daily users around the world who use Skype for business or to keep in touch with friends and far-flung relatives.A recent study by market researcher TeleGeography found Skype carried about 8 per cent of all international voice traffic, making it the world�s largest provider of cross-border voice communications.The online auction powerhouse bought Skype from entrepreneurs Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis for $US2.6 billion in 2005, but this did not include a core piece of peer-to-peer communications technology that powers the software. <..> http://www.smh.com.au/technology/biz-tech/shock-threat-to-shut-skype-200907… --

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Skunkworks Meeting; Tuesday 4th August 2009
by Phares Kariuki 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

Hi, There will be a Skunkworks Meeting, this Tuesday, 4th August at Teleposta Towers, 4th Floor, MMU. The we are honored to have the Information and Communication PS, Bitange Ndemo, giving the talk. The talk will cover the following topics: - ICT Entrepreneurship in Kenya - Fibre; What it can do for Kenya - The one million laptop's project. Meeting starts at 6pm. Refreshments will be served. Thanks -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
by Michael Joseph 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

At some risk let me say that I did not say that we first have to recover our investment but said we must take that into account. Let's not make rash assumptions about cost. I hear figures of costs that I have yet to see. Prices will come down for sure but I do not have a figure. We would be pretty stupid to invest nearly US$45 million in the fiber cables and price it so that no one uses it. Regards Michael Joseph CEO Safaricom Limited BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom ----- Original Message ----- From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: Michael Joseph Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Fri Jul 31 15:48:28 2009 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? Waudo It was more saddening to hear it from Michael Joseph. I wonder what PS Ndemo will say on this. We are not calling for price regulation. We are calling for transfer of benefits to users. We beg if thats what we must do to be heard OH > -----Original Message----- > From: emailsignet(a)mailcan.com > Sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:26:05 +0300 > To: onyango(a)inbox.com > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? > > I agree with Hatari. After all the hullabaloo preeding this fibre > landings it is deflating to start hearing stories that the benefits to > consumers will be minimised as investments are recouped (after the > investments are re-couped will the services be free?). > > And Brian, Government licenses the corporates to serve Wananchi. Both > these players must show accountability to Wananchi. > > Well done Hatari. > > Waudo > > On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:41 -0800, "Onyango Hatari" <onyango(a)inbox.com> > wrote: >> Brian >> >> Is there anywhere I mentione "everything"? Can you address me on issues >> I >> raised and we should not start engaging in flame mail and sideshows. >> Address my issues. >> >> OH >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: blongwe(a)gmail.com >>> Sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:24:27 +0300 >>> To: onyango(a)inbox.com >>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? >>> >>> hmm, so government and large corporates are to blame for everything... >>> isn't that an overly simple approach towards addressing solutions to >>> aid our development? >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Onyango Hatari<onyango(a)inbox.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Guys >>>> >>>> Its disgusting listening and watching Michael Joseph claim how the >>>> investors >>>> must re-coup their investment. How much must they continue to exploit >>>> their >>>> clients to "re-coup their investments"? The price of brea was 100 and >>>> now >>>> has gone to 10 and the retailer is still charging 100 just to "re-coup >>>> their >>>> investment"? >>>> >>>> Is this the same MJ who said that the cost of doing business in Kenya >>>> is >>>> expensive. Thats an investor must invest in a 4WD, security and such? >>>> Then I >>>> wondered why we must have investors who cant even afford a 4WD? >>>> >>>> We would rather have the kadogo economy than big ones who continue to >>>> exploit Kenyans even when they hinted how much costs will go down. The >>>> big >>>> mistake is that now PS Ndemo who is representing the government is >>>> quiet. >>>> >>>> Michael, please can we see the transfer of savings to the common man. >>>> Thats >>>> when Kenyans will appreciate you. We must not see atleas the cost of >>>> 300 >>>> MB >>>> coming from 1,000 to Ksh 500. That way you will still be making big >>>> profits >>>> but we will understand you. >>>> >>>> We need a government which cares for its citizens >>>> >>>> OH >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: warigia(a)gmail.com >>>> Sent: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:19:19 +0300 >>>> To: onyango(a)inbox.com >>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? >>>> >>>> Dear Brian and Michael >>>> So, what is the best way for the common mwananchi to take advantage of >>>> these >>>> higher speeds? Will we experience them if we have the small dial up >>>> through >>>> safaricom or do we need new equipment. >>>> Sincerely, Warigia >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe >>>> <blongwe(a)gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute (connected on >>>> Onecom/Safaricom) >>>> >>>> As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London >>>> which belongs to Tata. >>>> >>>> Brian >>>> >>>> BryoNet:~ macbook$ traceroute www.yahoo.com >>>> traceroute to www.wa1.b.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15), 64 hops max, 40 byte >>>> packets >>>> 1 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 1.302 ms 0.689 ms 0.677 ms >>>> 2 41-203-221-209.onecom.co.ke (41.203.221.209) 15.363 ms 4.641 ms >>>> 4.172 >>>> ms >>>> 3 41-203-216-12.onecom.co.ke (41.203.216.12) 20.489 ms 6.503 ms >>>> 3.367 >>>> ms >>>> 4 41-203-220-17.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.17) 5.089 ms 16.715 ms >>>> 5.910 >>>> ms >>>> 5 41-203-220-2.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.2) 5.636 ms 4.041 ms >>>> 4.873 >>>> ms >>>> 6 196.201.222.17 (196.201.222.17) 12.243 ms 4.722 ms 4.986 ms >>>> 7 if-12-1-3.mcore3.ldn-london.as6453.net (195.219.195.189) 238.321 >>>> ms 183.554 ms 187.807 ms >>>> 8 if-5-0-0-903.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (195.219.195.154) >>>> 272.541 ms 274.972 ms 279.118 ms >>>> 9 ix-3-0-9.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (216.6.51.30) 287.170 ms >>>> 281.733 ms 277.584 ms >>>> 10 ae2-p140.msr1.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.57) 272.322 ms >>>> ae1-p150.msr2.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.21) 276.266 ms 269.433 ms >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Michael >>>> Joseph<MJoseph(a)safaricom.co.ke> >>>> wrote: >>>>> I think they are using Tata from Mumbai but I may be wrong. Also >>>>> comprehensive tests are not complete but nevertheless it gave us an >>>>> opportunity to experience much faster speeds which can only get >>>>> better. >>>>> >>>>> Michael >>>>> >>>>> CEO >>>>> Safaricom Limited >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>> On >>>>> Behalf Of Maliti, Tom >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:46 AM >>>>> To: Michael Joseph >>>>> Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? >>>>> >>>>> Asante sana Brian. >>>>> >>>>> I also pinged while connected to a 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week >>>>> in >>>>> Mombasa and got similar numbers to what you got. >>>>> >>>>> The point is this: we have fiber in Kenya but our service providers >>>>> are >>>>> not taking it up, even if it is backup. There have been discussions >>>>> on >>>>> this >>>>> list and other fora about the urgency of fiber for a slew of big and >>>>> small >>>>> companies as well just you and I to be able to stream video without >>>>> interruption or spend less time on email (made possible by high speed >>>>> connections). Somehow our service providers, with the exception of >>>>> one, >>>>> do >>>>> not get that. >>>>> >>>>> Unless of course there are others who already have. >>>>> >>>>> Tom Maliti >>>>> Correspondent >>>>> East Africa Bureau >>>>> >>>>> Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 >>>>> Office line: +254 20 285 9000 >>>>> +254 734 555 252 >>>>> Fax: +254 20 2724726 >>>>> Mobile +254 733 641 984 >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Brian Munyao Longwe [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>> Sent: 29 July 2009 11:24 >>>>> To: Maliti, Tom >>>>> Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? >>>>> >>>>> Hi Tom, >>>>> >>>>> SEACOM indeed started providing services last week, however the >>>>> service >>>>> being provided is not the *complete* SEACOM project. >>>>> >>>>> I understand that what they lit up is the portion that connects SAT-3 >>>>> in >>>>> South Africa upto Mombasa - therefore the international link is going >>>>> via >>>>> SAT-3. The *complete* system as per their technical drawings connects >>>>> from >>>>> Mumbai, India into Djibouti and thence across the EA seaboard. What >>>>> we >>>>> have >>>>> now is more of capacity on their "backup" >>>>> system. A traceroute or 'ping' across their present link reveals a >>>>> round-trip-time (RTT) of about 140ms-240ms - this is due to the >>>>> congestion >>>>> on SAT-3. A real "end-to-end" fiber system should yield RTT of >>>>> between >>>>> 7-30ms.... they, nevertheless called it a "launch" >>>>> >>>>> Needless to say, this is much better performance than the satellite >>>>> that >>>>> we are used to, thus the excitement is definitely worth it's while - >>>>> but it >>>>> will be much more exciting once the true end-to-end services of >>>>> either >>>>> SEACOM, TEAMS or others lights up. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Brian >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti(a)ap.org> wrote: >>>>>> Dear Walu, >>>>>> >>>>>> It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem >>>>>> to >>>>>> be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions >>>>>> that >>>>>> have been dedicated to broadband on this list. >>>>>> >>>>>> Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it >>>>>> possible our varied service providers were not prepared, >>>>>> irrespective >>>>>> of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider >>>>>> was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since Saturday >>>>>> and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high >>>>>> speeds that have been talked about for years. >>>>>> >>>>>> Does anyone know of any others? >>>>>> >>>>>> Tom Maliti >>>>>> Correspondent >>>>>> East Africa Bureau >>>>>> >>>>>> Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 >>>>>> Office line: +254 20 285 9000 >>>>>> +254 734 555 252 >>>>>> Fax: +254 20 2724726 >>>>>> Mobile +254 733 641 984 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ________________________________ >>>>>> From: kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>>>> Behalf Of Walubengo J >>>>>> Sent: 23 July 2009 17:18 >>>>>> To: Maliti, Tom >>>>>> Cc: skunk; ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>>> Subject: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? >>>>>> >>>>>> http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. 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FW: Re: Seacom goes live?
by Onyango Hatari 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

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Fw: Telecompaper Headlines, Friday July 31, 2009
by Sam Aguyo 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

FYI Sam ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Telecompaper <info(a)telecompaper.com> To: sam aguyo <saguyo(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 10:57:48 AM Subject: Telecompaper Headlines, Friday July 31, 2009 Telecompaper Headlines The Most Reliable Source for Telecoms Information Telecom Headlines Friday, 31 July 2009 Every workday at 10:00 CET, the most important telecoms news. More at www.telecompaper.com Mobile / Wireless China Unicom to expand 3G trials by 168 cities China | Mobile China Unicom will expand trials of its WCDMA netwwork to 168 more cities in August. The company has continuing trials in 100 cities at present, the South China Morning Post reports. The newly added cities are in eighteen provinces, including Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Hunan, ... | More Motorola handset revenues down 45% in Q2 World | Mobile Motorola reported a continued slide in results in Q2, with revenues tumbling to USD 5.5 billion from USD 8.1 billion a year earlier. Operating profit edged up to USD 10 million from USD 5 million, and net profit improved to USD 26 million from USD 4 million, helped by investment gains and a legal ... | More Turkcell launches 3G services Turkey | Mobile Turkcell has launched 3G products and services in all of Turkey's 81 provinces. Speaking at a press conference on the 3G launch, Assistant General Manager Lale Saral Develioglu said Turkcell received 1 million preliminary applications for its 3G services. The operator's 3G technology already covers ... | More Global mobile phone sales down 8% in Q2 World | Mobile Global handset shipments reached 273 million units worldwide in the second quarter, down 8 percent from 297 million units a year earlier, according to Strategy Analytics. The rate of decline was slower than the previous quarter, as the market showed tentative signs of stabilisation, the market ... | More NTT Docomo sees profits, revenues fall in Q1 Japan | Mobile NTT Docomo saw its revenues and profits drop in the first quarter ended 30 June. Revenues fell 7.3 percent to JPY 1.08 trillion from JPY 1.17 trillion in the year-ago period. Mobile services revenues plunged 5.8 percent to JPY 881.9 billion. Net income fell by 15.1 percent to JPY 147.4 billion from ... | More Angola govt sells 80% of Movicel Angola | Mobile The Angolan government approved the sale of 80 percent of Angola's second-largest operator Movicel to several companies, Reuters reports. The price paid and location of the purchasing firms was not disclosed in government statement, which was approved at a cabinet meeting late on 29 July. The ... | More Indian govt may allow Telenor to hike Unitech stake - report India | Mobile India's home ministry is set to give security clearance to Indian mobile operator Unitech Wireless' proposal to hike its foreign shareholding by Norwegian telecommunication group Telenor to up to 74 percent, writes the Economic Times. But clearance will be given on the condition that none of the ... | More Alcatel builds 3G mobile network for Globalive in Canada Canada | Mobile Alcatel-Lucent has been awarded a multi-million dollar, three-year contract to help build Canadian 3G licence holder Globalive Wireless Management's nationwide 3G mobile network in Canada. Alcatel-Lucent is providing an end-to-end service and network integration support to ensure the rapid rollout ... | More Broadband West Africa internet access hit by undersea cable damage Africa | Fixed Serious damage has been caused to the 15,000-km undersea SAT-3 cable, which has resulted in major disruption to West African internet access and services, the BBC reports. Several countries, including Benin, Togo, Niger and Nigeria, have all been hit hard. The cable itself runs between Europe ... | More Other Sky to launch 3D channel for Sky+ HD customers in 2010 United Kingdom | Broadcast British Sky Broadcasting has announced plans to launch the UK's first 3D channel in 2010 following strong Sky+ HD growth. It added 291,000 Sky+ HD subscribers in the three months to end-June to reach 1.31 million. The 3D channel will offer programming including films, entertainment and sports. The ... | More Latest Research * Reasons for changing internet subscriptions * The future of cable broadband in the Netherlands * Dutch operators charge the highest for mobile broadband * KPN: preview Q2 2009 (July 23) * German Mobile Operators Q1 2009 * West European broadband prices are falling * Influence of parents' contribution to youngsters' monthly mobile phone bills Copyright Notice © 2000-2009 All rights reserved. Reproduction or redistribution in any form without prior written permission from Telecompaper is prohibited. Telecompaper | P.O. Box 356 | 3990 GD Houten | The Netherlands | Tel. +31 30 6349600 | Fax. +31 30 6349699 | http://www.telecompaper.com/ | info(a)telecompaper.com. You are receiving this e-mail news service as a subscriber of Telecompaper. To subscribe/unsubscribe please visit the registration page on our website.

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CCK DG interview on 10 yr celebrations
by Rebecca Wanjiku 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

Thought you might be interested http://tr.im/uy36 Tel. 254 720 318 925 blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/

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One Week to go- E.A Local Content Innovation Workshop: 7 & 8th August '09, Windsor Hotel.
by Macharia Celestine 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

Dear Colleagues, East Africa's enterprises and innovators have a unique opportunity on their doorsteps to learn new techniques in web content development at the East African Local Content Innovation Summit to be held in a week's time over 7-8 August at the Windsor Hotel. The Summit is being hosted by Ignite Consulting and AITEC Africa in response to the urgent need for development of locally relevant content that is responsive to the interests and needs within the region about to link to the world via undersea fibre cables that will deliver much faster and cheaper Internet connections. The Summit is unlike a standard conference because the facilitators have designed a highly interactive process and will use specialized techniques to leverage the combined knowledge, experience and ideas that all the participants will bring to the event. The objective is to develop actionable ideas, and through collaboration over two days to serve local content ideas - as well as design plans and strategies for real world implementation. The Summit is co-facilitated by Njeri Rionge, founder of Ignite and one of Kenya's leading ICT pioneers. Registration is still open for those who are yet to submit their registration forms, to confirm participation kindly email back the attached form duly filled to the undersigned. Kind regards, Celestine Macharia AITEC East Africa H4, Showbe Plaza P.O Box: 13891-00800, Nairobi ( Office + 254 20 2121028 ( Cell +254 722 284328 *celestinem(a)aitecafrica.com www.aitecafrica.com UPCOMING AITEC Africa EVENTS: lEast African Local Content Innovaton Workshop, 7&8th August 2009 l Pan-African Media Research Organisation, Nairobi, 24-26 August 2009 l AITEC Mozambique National ICT Convention, Maputo, 17-18 September 2009 l East African Fibre Summit, Nairobi, 22-23 September 2009 l Customer Service & Contact Centre, Lagos, 14-15 October 2009 l ComBIT, Lagos, 9-10 November 2009 l Outsourcing & Contact Centre East Africa, Nairobi, 11-12 November 2009

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on Local Content
by Samuel Gichuru 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

I guess its good to see that something is being done about local content... by small companies http://www.dukawala.com - A hardware online shop using opensource There is allot more improvements that can be done in www.dukawala.com, i.e more description of products and reviews , a blog and discussion forum, etc What are your comments on this and other website geared towards developing local content... share a link if you know of a similar website.. -- Warm Regards -------------------------------------- Sam Gichuru CEO Ideas Africa Limited

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Re: [kictanet] KICTANet online
by Walubengo J 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Whao! Someone called "Afraha" seems to be aggregating the conversations on KICTAnet (and several othe african lists). Interesting/copyright/copyleft issues can arise. Indeed if someone is "broadcasting" my converstation, the least they should do is at least ask/inform the Listers accordingly. I will have to found out... walu. --- On Mon, 7/27/09, Wainaina Mungai <wainaina.mungai(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: Wainaina Mungai <wainaina.mungai(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [kictanet] KICTANet online > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Monday, July 27, 2009, 12:56 AM > Hi, > I wonder how 'proper' it is to have > kictanet conversations posted here - http://www.afraha.com/2009/07/23/yes-we-should-celebrate-cck/comment-page-1/ > > Well, that's > considering KICTANet is a 'closed' membership > group. > WM > > ---------- Forwarded message > ---------- > From: Google Alerts <googlealerts-noreply(a)google.com> > > Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 11:34 PM > Subject: Google Alert - wainaina mungai > > > > Google Web Alert for: wainaina > mungai > > > Yes we should celebrate CCK? – Afraha ! The Next Big > Thing! > > Wainaina Mungai at 21:30 on 23 July > 2009. ;-) am refering to a different time in > history…before Michuki took over :-) if that's the > second incident.Â ... > > > This once a day Google Alert is brought to you by Google. > > Remove > this alert. > > Create > another alert. > > Manage > your alerts. > > > > > -- > --- > http://www.bungesms.com > > http://www.madeinkenya.org > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com >

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Vacancy: KENIC Administrative Manager
by Vincent Ngundi 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

[with attachment] Dear Colleagues, Attached please find an advert for the above vacancy. The advertisement also appears on today¹s Daily Nation (Monday, 27th July 2009) and on the KENIC website, www.kenic.or.ke. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!² -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy: KENIC Administrative Manager
by Vincent Ngundi 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Dear Colleagues, Attached please find an advert for the above vacancy. The advertisement also appears on today¹s Daily Nation (Monday, 27th July 2009) and on the KENIC website, www.kenic.or.ke. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!² -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy: KENIC Administrative Manager
by Vincent Ngundi 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Dear Registrars, Attached please find an advert for the above vacancy. The advertisement also appears on today¹s Daily Nation (Monday, 27th July 2009) and on the KENIC website, www.kenic.or.ke. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!² -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Facebook can use your pictures for ads, no permission required
by Gakuru Alex 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

A warning is bouncing through cyberspace today, landing on the Facebook statuses of many of the social networking site's users. The message: 'Facebook has agreed to let third party advertisers use your posted pictures without your permission.' It continues with a prescription of how you can protect your photos. The attention-grabbing incident in this furor involved a married woman, whose photo appeared in an ad for a dating service that was presented to her husband to view. Fortunately, both husband and wife had a sense of humor about it. <http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/07/25/1842203/Facebook-Lets-Advertisers-Us…> <http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2009/07/facebook-can-use-your-pictures…>

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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Yes we should celebrate CCK?
by Walubengo J 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

eh Wainaina, I know CCK may have its blunders, but I want to believe the day they shutdown Citizen- that was NOT one of them. Citizen was actually bullying the competition - with impunity. CCK had to clamp down on them. At least until when Citizen pulled its weight from elsewhere... walu. --- On Thu, 7/23/09, Wainaina Mungai <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> wrote: From: Wainaina Mungai <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Yes we should celebrate CCK? To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 11:01 AM I recall the day CCK shut down Citizen Radio and TV. There were protests online and offline. CCK has come a long way, and for that, I dance a little. Although we may have CCK cocktail hangovers ;-) we shouldn't confuse improvement with perfection. The party is now over - but the journey is far from over. It's time to get back to work. Wainaina On 7/22/09, joseph james <jjngatia(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Alex and Friends, > > Yes we should celebrate CCK? But we should request for, and get more... > > I toured most (if not all) of the stands, its Kama kawaida...Good stuff. > There are lots solutions for display, some logical and others > out-of-this-world... I wont mention any, you better go, see and judge. > > I must say that I was most impressed by digital age institute stand and new > Zain zap features (send money across all other networks...including), but on > visiting the YU stand, the cute ladies could not comprehend anything like > that... I was telling them of whats new with Zap.. so poor communication on > those people there. > > At Safaricom, I blast the guys there, this attendant next to a merc could > answer my question straight... she had to look for some brochure behind > somewhere...what should I do to surf at Kshs.2.50 per MB... > > Why? I dont know... I will dig for more later > 1. Do you know that you must top up Kshs.2500 so that you can browse at > Kshs.2.50 per MB... otherwise you if you mistakenly use Kshs. 100 to top up > you will surf at Kshs.12.00. This has been on hidden print and never is > never communicated well like the rest of the stuff... Safaricom is able to > show all how... how go online (repeatedly) they do this on a daily basis, > and in full page ads.. but shy to tell you the real costs. I hope they > change this > > Let me not spoil your fun, but take yourself there... you will be proud of > what we have on display by kenyans... like the sega silcon valley, > electronic/engineering student display... and much more.... hey also pay a > visit to KDN (ushago idea is ver inviting) and Seacom stands... > > Although I did not know WHAT AND WHY KBC was displaying... they have some > priorities wrong, they should luanch online radio first instead of online > TV.. What do you think? > > *Personal though of the day > *I think that we are now headed for mergers, consolidation and synergistic > operations for internet and CCK's operators. What do you think about the 78 > or more Licensed operators by CCK? > > > > Kind regards, > > James J Ngatia > -- Sent from my mobile device --- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com

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Fwd: [ke-internetusers] your opportunity own a laptop, , interest-free government facilitated loan
by Gakuru Alex 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:26 AM Subject: [ke-internetusers] your opportunity own a laptop, , interest-free government facilitated loan To: ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Folks, I was at this meeting- a very good initiative. Proposed loan maximum 50,000/=. I requested that they be supplied unbundled - i.e. without Operating System or other software. Microsoft Windows costs 10,000/= Microsoft Office 17,000/= total cost 27,000/= (more than half the loan amount!!). That would mean that you would have to buy a low-spec laptop to accommodate proprietary software costs within 50K limit. Costs that would be done away with thus enable owners get highest specs laptops, if choose FOSS operating systems (such as www.ubuntu.com, www.pcbsd.org (Ken Kasina developed installer!!), www.fedoraproject.org, en.opensuse.org, www.redhat.com, etc). that all come with free OpenOffice. Give local IT youths installation contracts for these and MORE FOSS applicatications, at, say, 7,000/= per laptop. 1 million x 7,000 =????? :) talk about national software cost savings, youth empowerment, promoting local innovation, and taxes retentions... Obviously, not to exclude them, Microsoft are entitle to pitch sales too,, we see which makes business and national sense? Companies, organisations, associations can also get the interest-free the laptops loans for their employees, staff, members. Will keep you updated as events unfold. Enjoy, Alex ----- [Business Daily] State to guarantee loans for laptops By Okuttah Mark Thursday, July 23 2009 Organisations or individuals seeking to take advantage of this year’s budget stimulus package on laptops are free to negotiate with any banking institution, computer vendors or the telecommunication companies. This follows the announcement by the government through the Permanent Secretary for Information, Dr Bitange Ndemo. that the government will only facilitate the process but the negotiations will be done by interested parties on their own. The incentive was offered by Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta during this year’s budget and aims at accelerating computer access in the country. In the one million computer campaign, the government will guarantee money borrowed either by individuals or organisations to buy the laptop between now and June, next year. The government will also pay the interest on the loan. ... http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/628254/-/u8x… _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers

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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Yes we should celebrate CCK?
by Wainaina Mungai 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

I recall the day CCK shut down Citizen Radio and TV. There were protests online and offline. CCK has come a long way, and for that, I dance a little. Although we may have CCK cocktail hangovers ;-) we shouldn't confuse improvement with perfection. The party is now over - but the journey is far from over. It's time to get back to work. Wainaina On 7/22/09, joseph james <jjngatia(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Alex and Friends, > > Yes we should celebrate CCK? But we should request for, and get more... > > I toured most (if not all) of the stands, its Kama kawaida...Good stuff. > There are lots solutions for display, some logical and others > out-of-this-world... I wont mention any, you better go, see and judge. > > I must say that I was most impressed by digital age institute stand and new > Zain zap features (send money across all other networks...including), but on > visiting the YU stand, the cute ladies could not comprehend anything like > that... I was telling them of whats new with Zap.. so poor communication on > those people there. > > At Safaricom, I blast the guys there, this attendant next to a merc could > answer my question straight... she had to look for some brochure behind > somewhere...what should I do to surf at Kshs.2.50 per MB... > > Why? I dont know... I will dig for more later > 1. Do you know that you must top up Kshs.2500 so that you can browse at > Kshs.2.50 per MB... otherwise you if you mistakenly use Kshs. 100 to top up > you will surf at Kshs.12.00. This has been on hidden print and never is > never communicated well like the rest of the stuff... Safaricom is able to > show all how... how go online (repeatedly) they do this on a daily basis, > and in full page ads.. but shy to tell you the real costs. I hope they > change this > > Let me not spoil your fun, but take yourself there... you will be proud of > what we have on display by kenyans... like the sega silcon valley, > electronic/engineering student display... and much more.... hey also pay a > visit to KDN (ushago idea is ver inviting) and Seacom stands... > > Although I did not know WHAT AND WHY KBC was displaying... they have some > priorities wrong, they should luanch online radio first instead of online > TV.. What do you think? > > *Personal though of the day > *I think that we are now headed for mergers, consolidation and synergistic > operations for internet and CCK's operators. What do you think about the 78 > or more Licensed operators by CCK? > > > > Kind regards, > > James J Ngatia > -- Sent from my mobile device --- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org

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Radical Islamists Slip Easily Into Kenya: By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, Published: July 21, 2009
by alice 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/world/africa/22shabab.html?_r=2&hp Is this really true? or the usual Western propaganda? Alice <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/jeffrey_gettle…> Published: July 21, 2009 HULUGHO, Kenya <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/ke…> — A thin, dusty line is about the only thing separating Kenya, one of the Western world’s closest allies in Africa, from the Shabab <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/s/al-shab…>, a radical Islamist militia that has taken over much of southern Somalia <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/so…>, beheading detractors, stoning adulterers and threatening to kill any Americans or Europeans who get in their way. <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/world/africa/22shabab.html?_r=2&hp#second…> <http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/07/22/world/20090722SHABAB_index.html> A sandstorm in a refugee camp in Kenya, near the Somali border. The Shabab have penetrated such camps, according to elders, luring away dozens of young men with promises of paradise — and $300 each. More Photos » <http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/07/22/world/20090722SHABAB_index.html> The New York Times Beyond the village of Hulugho lies Shabab country. More Photos > <http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/07/22/world/20090722SHABAB_index.html> Enlarge This Image <javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2009/07/22/world/22shabab_CA2.inlineB.rea…', '22shabab_CA2_inlineB_ready', 'width=720,height=600,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')> <javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2009/07/22/world/22shabab_CA2.inlineB.rea…', '22shabab_CA2_inlineB_ready', 'width=720,height=600,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')> Dominic Nahr for The New York Times A Kenyan police officer stood along the Somali border. Some fear the Shabab might infiltrate Kenya and attack Westerners. More Photos > <http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/07/22/world/20090722SHABAB_index.html> In most places this line, the official international border, is not even marked, let alone protected. In the village of Hulugho, there is simply a tattered Kenyan flag and a cinderblock schoolhouse with chicken-wire windows. Then a meadow of thorn trees and donkey dung. Then Shabab country. Kenya is widely seen as a frontline state against the Islamist extremism smoldering across the Horn of Africa. Few expect the Shabab to make good on its threats to march en masse across the border. But the creeping fear, the one that keeps the security staffs at Western embassies awake at night, is that the Shabab or its foreign jihadist allies will infiltrate Kenya and attack some of the tens of thousands of Westerners living in the country, possibly in a major strike like Al Qaeda <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/a/al_qaed…> did in 1998. Last month, Western counterterrorism experts in Kenya sent out text messages <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/t/text_messagi…> warning expatriates to stay away from malls in Nairobi, Kenya’s usually laid-back capital, because of possible suicide attacks by the Shabab. A few weeks later, the group threatened to destroy Nairobi’s “tall, glass buildings.” The Shabab has already penetrated refugee camps inside Kenya, according to camp elders, luring away dozens of young men with promises of paradise — and $300 each. It has carried out cross-border attacks, kidnapping an outspoken cleric in May from a refugee camp 50 miles inside Kenya. Last Wednesday, in one of its boldest cross-border moves yet, a squad of uniformed, heavily armed Shabab fighters stormed into a Kenyan school in a remote town, rounding up all the children and telling them to quit their classes and join the jihad. “If these guys can come in with their guns and uniforms in broad daylight,” said one of the teachers at the school, “they must be among us.” Then on Saturday it happened again: Somali gunmen, widely believed to be with the Shabab, stormed the offices of an aid organization and kidnapped three aid workers from a Kenyan border town before melting back into Somalia. American and British advisers are working closely with Kenyan counterterrorism teams, but the area along the Somali border is known to be a gaping hole. “The Kenyans don’t have the skills to close the border, even if they wanted to,” said one Western diplomat, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing diplomatic protocol. “People are very concerned. But on some level, we can’t defend Kenya’s border for them.” When asked to assess the level of security at the Somali border, the diplomat flatly stated, “There is no security.” The raging war in the country next door, between Somalia’s weak transitional government and the Shabab, is rapidly becoming a proxy war — with Western arms and money keeping the transitional government alive, while Arab and Pakistani jihadists with links to Al Qaeda fight for the Shabab. Late last month, American officials acknowledged that they had shipped 40 tons of weapons to Somalia’s transitional government, a disclosure that has only sharpened the Shabab’s anti-American sentiments. Kenyan security forces are now flooding into their borderlands, marching along the shimmering roads and across the unforgiving landscape, their assault rifles slung over their shoulders. But the 400-mile border is inevitably porous, and Somali-speaking nomads from both countries flow seamlessly back and forth in diaphanous shawls and worn-out wooden carts. And the biggest proverbial holes may be in the police officers’ pockets. Just this month, Transparency International listed Kenya <http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases_nc/2009/20…> as the most corrupt nation in East Africa. The region’s most corrupt public institution? The Kenyan police. Even though the border is officially closed, Hassan Mohamed, a refugee who used to build houses in Somalia but got driven out by war, explained how thousands of Somali refugees find their way into Kenya each month. “It’s easy,” he said, rubbing his thumb and index finger together in the universal sign of a bribe. “If you pay, you can come in.” The cracked wooden shelves in the border-town markets are heaped with the telltale signs of a flourishing smuggling business: sacks of Pakistani sugar, foreign brands of sodas and soaps, cigarettes with Somali labels — all illegal imports from Somalia that somehow made it past the dozen police checkpoints on the Kenyan side. Abdi Dimbil Alan, an elder who lives in Alin Jugul, a town near the Somali border, says that nearly every night he witnesses the same Somali businessmen paying off the Kenyan police to allow consumer goods and even assault rifles to slip through the border. “These guys are so corrupt,” Mr. Abdi said, referring to the border police, “that if 100 Shabab pulled up with a truckload of weapons and said they were coming to Kenya to kill the president, the police would let them through — for the right price.” Erick Kipkorir, a district officer in Alin Jugul, said Kenyan forces were hard-working and honest. “We can’t say that nothing is coming in because, as you see, the border is very expansive,” he said. “But as for bribes, that has never happened.” Ever since Al Qaeda blew up the American Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, killing more than 200 people and wounding thousands, American counterterrorism officials have been watching East Africa warily. But in the areas along the Kenya-Somalia border, it seems that anti-Americanism is still spreading, despite the millions of dollars the American government has spent on a hearts-and-minds campaign. Take an American-built well in the village of Raya. No one is using it, though Raya is desperately poor and dry. “The Americans wanted to finish us,” said one villager, Ibrahim Alin, convinced that the American water engineers who built the well had poisoned it to sterilize him. The Somali-speaking areas of Kenya have always been an uneasy fit, and Kenya has often responded brutally. This area tried to secede in the 1960s and join Somalia, leading to a guerrilla war. In 1984, Kenyan security forces imprisoned and then killed thousands of ethnic Somali men at a remote airstrip, according to Kenyan human rights groups. In recent weeks, Human Rights Watch <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/h/human_r…> accused <http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/06/29/kenya-bring-prosecutions-torture-nort…> Kenyan security services of raping women and smashing the testicles of men during a crackdown in northeastern Kenya in October.

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Policy Reponses to Copyright Infringment via Internet
by Leonard Aloo 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Dear Listers, “ISOC Public Policy Working Group on policy responses to copyright infringement via the internet” (i) Seeks to Ascertain what specific policy responses to copyright infringement via the Internet have been implemented, adopted or proposed in various counties and identify relevant source documents; (ii) Some examples of policy responses are: cutting off internet access, filtering, setting monthly download limits, taxes etc A sub committee covers Africa and the Middle East. It is however difficult to obtain information regarding Africa. Please share any personal knowledge you have on any of these responses on the continent. If the moderators allow it could begin a debate on what policy position Kenya should take. Regards, Leonard Obura Aloo-Advocate Mwaura & Wachira Advocates Apt. 3, Furaha Apartments FKE Lane, Off Argwings Kodhek Road P.O. Box 51667-00200 Nairobi-Kenya

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May be of interest: IT-destination Africa
by Victor Gathara 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

Dear colleague, Many Dutch companies are currently investigating the advantages of offshore sourcing of IT-related projects. Although most of the work will be done in India or in Eastern Europe, there is also a growing interest for Africa. South-Africa, Kenya, Egypt, Uganda, Ghana and Nigeria are upcoming outsourcing destinations. The attached article: "The Next India" deals with this topic. A longer version of the article has just been placed on the website of The Broker: http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/articles/The-next-India <http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/articles/The-next-India> (and where comments can be added as well; a debate on IT and developing countries is being welcomed). The IT-promotion of Africa Most African nations are not yet well-known offshore destinations, and many promotional activities will be needed. Organizing business missions to Africa is an effective way to generate publicity. We are planning to organize an IT- and BPO-studytour to South-Africa (14 - 21 November 2009). The focus will be on software development, administrative and financial services and call centers. During this visit, we will also take part at an international outsourcing conference, organized by ITC (United Nations) and with delegations from various African countries. Information about these topics has been attached as well. It will be the first time for us to organize a public IT- and BPO-studytour to South-Africa, and we are inviting partners and sponsors to join us, in order to make this unique mission a successful event. With best regards, Paul Tjia (sr. consultant 'offshore sourcing') GPI Consultancy, P.O. Box 26151, 3002 ED Rotterdam, The Netherlands E-mail: paul(a)gpic.nl tel: +31-10-4254172 fax: +31-10-4254317 Website: www.gpic.nl N.B. Information about various topics, including the Dutch offshore market, can be found in my book: "Offshoring Information Technology - Sourcing and Outsourcing to a Global Workforce" (Cambridge University Press). The third print is now available: http://www.gpic.nl/bookTOC.pdf Our activities include: -the promotion of 'offshore IT sourcing' (through seminars, videofilms, publications and study tours) -consultancy (e.g. offshore strategy, feasibility study, country and partner selection, offshore transition) -intercultural training (e.g. 'how to deal with the Dutch business culture', 'how to deal with the Indian business culture') Please reply this message with the text 'Cancel' if you do not want to receive our E-mails DFID, the Department for International Development: leading the British Government's fight against world poverty. Find out more about the major global poverty challenges and get the facts on what DFID is doing to fight them: http://www.dfid.gov.uk ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Peapod. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.peapod.co.uk/cleanmail

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