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I&M suspends online card transactions
by Mark Kipyegon 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

Is it a viable solution to suspend the service to paying customers? The risk cited in the article is not a new thing in that particular industry. -- keybase.io/kipyegonmark On 7 Oct 2015, at 09:41, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: > > > Listers > > Interesting story about the pitfalls of ECommerce payments. > > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/I-M-Bank-suspends-online-… > > As one of the few acquirers (The others are Barclays and KCB, soon to be followed by Chase Bank) this doesn't auger well for online card payments in the country. > > Fortunately for us we have other payment gateways we can use. > > I'm curious to know what impact this will have on eCommerce in the country. Anyone can share insights? > >>

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Airtel’s Sh2.1bn licence renewal fee splits CA board
by Mwendwa Kivuva 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Airtel-Sh2-1bn-licence-re… Matters came to a head during the CA’s board meetings held on Monday and Tuesday last week after the Treasury and a number of non-executive board members insisted that Airtel must pay the Sh2.1 billion fee for the licence. Telecommunications firm Airtel’s quest to get its frequency licence renewed without paying the required Sh2.1 billion fee has split the Communication Authority Kenya (CA) board, adding a new dimension to the seven months battle to get Kenya’s second-largest operator on a firm footing in the market. Francis Wangusi, the CA director-general, sparked the controversy with a letter he wrote to the authority’s board advising withdrawal of a demand notice the authority had sent to Airtel asking for payment of the Sh2.1 billion fee. The advisory marked an about-turn by Mr Wangusi, who had previously insisted that Airtel pays Sh2.1 billion for a 10-year frequency spectrum licence following the expiry in February of the one it was awarded in 2000. Airtel paid a $55 million (Sh4.7 billion) fee for its initial 15-year licence. Matters came to a head during the CA’s board meetings held on Monday and Tuesday last week after the Treasury and a number of non-executive board members insisted that Airtel must pay the Sh2.1 billion fee for the licence. Mr Wangusi’s position is supported by CA chairman Ben Gituku and Joseph Tiampati, the principal secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communication. Mr Wangusi reckons that the authority’s pursuit of the frequency spectrum fee from Airtel may expose the agency to court battles it stands a high chance of losing. This, he says, is because the authority did not include the settling of initial frequency spectrum licence fees in the conditions it set for Airtel when the telecoms operator was acquiring Essar Telecom’s properties. “Management is of the view that considering the events that have taken place thus so far based on the legal analysis, it would be more prudent to withdraw the demand for $20,025,000 from Airtel,” Mr Wangusi said in his note to the board. If adopted, Mr Wangusi’s advisory would deny the Treasury the Sh2.1 billion it was expecting from the deal at a time when the government is in dire need of cash to meet the ever rising expenditure demands. Safaricom <http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/stocks/-/1322440/1394278/-/shkse6/-/inde…> last year paid Sh2.3 billion to have its licence renewed — an amount that was pegged on the Sh2.3 billion yuMobile paid in 2003 to enter Kenya as the fourth mobile operator.

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I&M suspends online card transactions
by Ali Hussein 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

Listers Interesting story about the pitfalls of ECommerce payments. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/I-M-Bank-suspends-online-… As one of the few acquirers (The others are Barclays and KCB, soon to be followed by Chase Bank) this doesn't auger well for online card payments in the country. Fortunately for us we have other payment gateways we can use. I'm curious to know what impact this will have on eCommerce in the country. Anyone can share insights? Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] I&M suspends online card transactions
by Mark Kipyegon 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

Fair enough we really can't tell what is going on without access to more information. However as a client, this would not be a vote of confidence in my service provider. -- keybase.io/kipyegonmark > > On 7 Oct 2015, at 10:44, "Bernard Kioko" <bkioko(a)bernsoft.com> wrote: > >> Mark, >> >> Although I am not defending the position I am going to try reason.... >> >> Imagine is you have a service that genates say KES5m a month....over 3 >> months that's 15m... but then on month 4 you are hit by fraud worth 20m..... >> Just as an example. I don't actually know the details around the suspension. >> >> The risk might just be too high....which is a really sad thing for Kenya's >> ecommerce space. >> >> Regards >> >> Bernard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: kictanet >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Mark Kipyegon via kictanet >> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2015 10:38 AM >> To: bkioko(a)bernsoft.com >> Cc: Mark Kipyegon >> Subject: [kictanet] I&M suspends online card transactions >> >> Is it a viable solution to suspend the service to paying customers? The risk >> cited in the article is not a new thing in that particular industry. >> >> -- >> keybase.io/kipyegonmark >> >> On 7 Oct 2015, at 09:41, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Listers >>> >>> Interesting story about the pitfalls of ECommerce payments. >>> >>> >> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/I-M-Bank-suspends-online-c >> ard-payments/-/539550/2901814/-/k38ilvz/-/index.html >>> >>> As one of the few acquirers (The others are Barclays and KCB, soon to be >> followed by Chase Bank) this doesn't auger well for online card payments in >> the country. >>> >>> Fortunately for us we have other payment gateways we can use. >>> >>> I'm curious to know what impact this will have on eCommerce in the >> country. Anyone can share insights? >>> >>>>

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Public Interest Registry Appoints Dorcas Muthoni to Enset's Board of Directors
by Grace Githaiga 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

Public Interest Registry — the not-for-profit manager of .org, .ngo and .ong — today announced the appointment of Dorcas Muthoni to the board of directors of nonprofit domain registrar Enset, a subsidiary organization. Muthoni, a member of the Internet Hall of Fame and CEO and founder of OPENWORLD LTD, will begin a two-year term as director this month.Muthoni is an accomplished entrepreneur and computer scientist whose leadership and technology advocacy has been recognized by groups including the Anita Borg Institute for Women, Women's Forum and the World Economic Forum. In addition to serving as an Internet Society Fellow to the Internet Engineering Task Force and World Bank infoDev Global Forum, Muthoni is the founder of AfChix, a mentorship and capacity building initiative for women in computing across Africa. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/public-interest-registry-appoints-d…

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Globe-trotting CA executives pocket Sh307m in one year
by Watila Alex 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

Senior managers went on a travelling spree in pursuit of allowances, the report says, culminating to some officials staying out of their workplace for a total of seven months. Globe-trotting CA executives pocket Sh307m in one year | | | | | | | | | | | Globe-trotting CA executives pocket Sh307m in one yearSenior executives pocketed Sh307.2 million in tax-free travelling allowances in the year ended June 2015, underlining continued wastage of public funds. | | | | View on www.businessdailyafri... | Preview by Yahoo | | | | |

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Volunteers for Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team
by Barrack Otieno 06 Oct '15

06 Oct '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bob Omondi <omondibob(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2015 18:33:21 +0300 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Volunteers for Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear listers, ICANN has published a call for volunteers for community members to apply to serve on the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice (CCT) Review Team. Representatives of the various supporting organizations and advisory committees, as well as independent experts are invited to apply Please read the Call for Volunteers and Apply Now here: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-10-01-en Regards Bob. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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2015 Internet Governance Forum Ambassadors - Congratulations Kivuva and Bomu
by Barrack Otieno 05 Oct '15

05 Oct '15

Listers, Join me in congratulating Mwendwa Kivuva and Grace Bomu for being nominated as the 2015 Internet Society IGF Ambassadors. http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/education-and-leadership-programm…, seems like a month of good tidings. Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Remote Hubs "Host" Terms and Conditions,
by Bob Omondi 05 Oct '15

05 Oct '15

FYI... Bob. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Franck DOSSOU <fdossou(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Oct 5, 2015 at 6:47 PM Subject: Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Remote Hubs "Host" Terms and Conditions, To: AfrICANN Community List <africann(a)afrinic.net> Bien reçu Franck 2015-10-03 8:23 GMT+01:00 Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org>: > Dear all / Bonjour a tous > > ENGLISH: Please visit https://meetings.icann.org/en/remote-hub-host-terms > if you are interested to host a remote HUB for ICANN 54. The > application form will close on October 14th, 2015 > FRANCAIS: Priere visiter > https://meetings.icann.org/en/remote-hub-host-terms si vous souhaiter > abriter un HUB distant pour la reunion publique ICANN 54. Les conditions > sont disponibles en Francais a travers un un lien sur > https://meetings.icann.org/en/remote-hub-host-terms. La cloture des > demandes est pour le 14 Octobre 2015 > > > Merci > > - > Yaovi Atohoun > Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa > ICANN – www.icann.org > Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 > > *Interested in the IANA Stewardship Transition? * > LEARN MORE <https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability>. STAY > UPDATED <https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability#status>. FOLLOW > <https://twitter.com/icann>. ENGAGE > <https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability#involved>. > > > > _______________________________________________ > AfrICANN mailing list > AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann > > _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for participation: Workshop on Internationalized Domains Names (IDNs) and african languages
by Mwendwa Kivuva 05 Oct '15

05 Oct '15

FYI ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> Date: 5 October 2015 at 16:14 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for participation: Workshop on Internationalized Domains Names (IDNs) and african languages To: AfrICANN Community List <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear all, In the implementation of the Africa Strategy and with the support of the Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN) IDN program, a workshop on IDNs specifically in the context of African languages and script will take place on *November 26-27, 2015* in Pointe-Noire (Congo) prior to the AFRINIC-23 meeting. The main expected result from this workshop is to organize participation of the African community to contribute in the relevant script based work currently being undertaken to further promote Internationalized Domain Names in indigenous African scripts (e.g. Ethiopic) and through the use of Latin script for African languages. The workshop will introduce the IDN Program at ICANN and the work undergoing through the script based Generation Panels. The participants are expected to actively contribute to the discussions during the workshop and are also expected to volunteer for script based Generation Panels for Latin and additional set up to support scripts from Africa. Language experts, ccTLD managers, computer specialist and other interested community members interested in lDNs are welcome to attend. People interested to participate and contribute are requested to send an email to yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org (with cc to pierre.dandjinou(a)icann.org) no later than October 15, 2015. Candidates should indicate if they are able to fund their participation. There is limited logistic support available for participation from ICANN. The support will be based on the following criteria: · Relevant qualifications and experience, · Confirmation that you will volunteer for a script based Panel (specify Latin or other script), · Extent of support needed (travel or accommodation logistics, or both; candidates with at least partial support will be given preference). Thanks - Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa ICANN – www.icann.org Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 *Interested in the IANA Stewardship Transition? * LEARN MORE <https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability>. STAY UPDATED <https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability#status>. FOLLOW <https://twitter.com/icann>. ENGAGE <https://www.icann.org/stewardship-accountability#involved>. _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann

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Airtel removes M-Pesa branding from agent shops
by Ali Hussein 05 Oct '15

05 Oct '15

Listers Apologies for cross posting. Interesting developments in the mobile money. Safaricom moves to court to compel Airtel to remove M-Pesa branding from its agents shops. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Airtel-removes-M-Pesa-bra… I'm curious. 1. Does Airtel own these agent shops? Or are they exclusive Airtel shops? If they are independent shops why sue Airtel? 2. Is Safaricom acting anti-competitively? Compelling mobile money agents who deal with competitor products to stop dealing with them? In other words is exclusivity something that passes muster in our commercial laws? 3. Whilst I have absolutely no problem with Safaricom protecting its brands I'm curious how this helps them in the long term except to continue perpetuating their 'Green Monster' badge in the face of the public. Us Kenyans have a love-hate relationship with Safaricom. We love Safaricom and hate it at the same time. This is an interesting conundrum for any brand. How to harness the negative and positive energies from customers to grow their brand equity. I hope someone at Safaricom is listening. On a related matter on the issue of dominance and abuse of market position:- Why do we need a consultant to tell us what is already obvious in the Telco sector? I think the regulator is throwing too much bureaucracy at an issue which can be resolved over a cup of tea with the various protagonists in the industry. Just saying.. Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Excel as a Bi Tool:Data Visualization (Dashboard Reporting) in Excel
by brian musila 05 Oct '15

05 Oct '15

We have the pleasure to inform you that @iLabAfrica in partnership with Sunesis Ltd is organising a 3-day training course on Excel as a Business Intelligence Tool (DashboardReporting). The program will take place @iLabAfrica on 28th -30th October 2015 at 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. I would like to invite you to visit our website (http://goo.gl/8Ey61Q) in order to obtain additional/detailed information, including payment details and a brochure about the Program. The 3-day training aims at providing business personnel with skills to transform data into decisions using a cost effective tool. The training course is open to all personnel inbusiness related fields who want to leverage on the power of Excel as a Business Intelligence tool. For your convenience we have attached a description and agenda of the training contents.Kindly ensure to register here to reserve your space. We would be honored to have you participate in this training. If you have further queries, please do not hesitate to contact the event coordinator on tweru(a)strathmore.edu or brianmusila(a)yahoo.com Kind Regards Brian M. Musila Tel: +254 711 804 539

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Kenya to rival Nigeria in local content production
by Mwendwa Kivuva 02 Oct '15

02 Oct '15

Bwana Walubengo has written a good piece on local content and it's regulation in his popular Op-ed pasted below. For avoidance of doubt Walu, I've included here the definition of Local content as laid out in statute. Its very clear from the regulator's perspective on WHAT local content is. Another issue you raise is the quality of local content. Well, my answer would be, let us try and try and try until we get it right. Nollywood grew from not giving up. KENYA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS (BROADCASTING) REGULATIONS, 2009 “local content” means the total of all television or radio programmes which fulfil any five of the following conditions— (a) the production is made in either Kenya’s native languages or official languages of Kenya; (b) production was done in Kenya; (c) the content deals with issues that are unique and relevant to Kenyan audiences; (d) at least twenty per centum of the share of the production company are owned by Kenyans; (e) a majority of the artistes are Kenyans; (f) the location of shooting, in case of audiovisual programmes or performance was in Kenya; (g) the author thereof must be a Kenyan national and in case of co-authorship or multi-authorship fifty per centum or more of the authors must be Kenyan; (h) the production is made under Kenyan creative and technical control, but does not include news and commentaries; 35. Local content (1) The Commission may require a licensee to commit the minimum amount of time, as maybe specified in the licence, to broadcast of local content or as may be prescribed from time to time by the Commission by notice in the Gazette: Provided that where a broadcaster is, unable to comply with the foregoing, the Commission shall require such broadcaster to pay such an amount of money, as may be prescribed by the Commission into the Fund. (2) The Commission shall from time to time prescribe a minimum local content quota for foreign broadcasting stations that broadcast in Kenya. Kenya Information and Communications Act, 1998 “Kenyan programme” means sounds or vision or a combination of both whose content comply with the classification of local content as may be required by the Commission from time to time. 46K. Regulations on broadcasting The Minister may, in consultation with the Commission, make regulations generally with respect to all broadcasting services and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, with respect to— (a) the facilitation, promotion and maintenance of diversity and plurality of views for a competitive marketplace of ideas; (b) financing and broadcast of local content; (c) mandating the carriage of content, in keeping with public interest obligations, across licensed broadcasting services; (d) prescribing anything that may be prescribed under this Part. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2890270/-/y4ede… Recently the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) announced that broadcasters would be required to allocate 40 per cent <http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/CA-demands-60pc-local-TV-…> of their programming to local content. This is just the beginning. Within four years, the broadcasters are expected to scale this up to 60 per cent. What this means, essentially, is that local radio and television stations must find local content to fill up the space, currently dominated by Mexican soap operas on TV and foreign music on radio, across their 24-hour programming. There are two views regarding whether this is a good or bad idea. >From a government perspective, the push for regulation is meant to force media owners to invest in local production, rather than opt for the easier, cheaper option of buying third-rate soap operas from Mexico. In order to meet the 40 per cent local content quota, there must be significant production of local movies, documentaries, music and interviews among others, yet the ecosystem to support local production is not as cheap as most people would imagine. *HEAVY INVESTMENTS* For example, producing a movie requires heavy investments in both equipment and technical expertise, ranging from scriptwriters, actors and stage designers to editors, producers and distributors, among others. Furthermore, a 30-minute production may actually take three weeks to put together. Now think about producing such a series, once per week, four times per month and forty-eight times per year, and you will realise why most local stations may avoid sustaining local productions. It’s obviously cheaper to buy Mexican soap operas and fill up our airwaves rather than invest in local production. What the government is saying here is that cheap is eventually expensive, in terms of lost opportunities to fruitfully engage the youth within the creative industry. The alternative view to the local content policy is that current productions are of such poor quality that they would not merit any airtime. Furthermore, forcing stations to broadcast 60 per cent local content contravenes the liberal nature of our broadcast industry. Broadcasters want the liberty to choose what content to serve their consumers. *WHAT'S LOCAL CONTENT?* If consumers prefer Mexican soaps, so be it — after all it's their taste, their choice. No one should therefore purport to dictate what is good for the consumer by subjecting them to the so-called local content quotas. Besides, what exactly is local content? Would a film such as *The Lion King*, with its African theme, or *Out of Africa,* with its Kenyan theme constitute local content? What of the movie *12 Years A Slave*, in which our very own Lupita Nyong’o played a leading role? What about those documentaries on Kenyan wildlife that dominate NatGeo Wild on satellite TV? Do all these films qualify as local content despite their overwhelmingly foreign production? How are we going to determine what is local content, in other words? Will the decision be based on the theme, the script, the cast, the location, the production crew or mixture of all of the above? *MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS* Whatever the case, how will we stop Kenyans from simply switching channels — away from the local broadcasters whose content maybe deemed too local — and subsequently continuing to watch their preferred foreign content on other channels? This might effectively mean local stations will lose "eyeballs" and the associated advertisement revenue to the foreign competition, which in turn may mean we are losing rather than creating local jobs within the creative industry. Clearly, there are more questions than answers in the local content debate. However, one must remember that you can come up with local content without necessarily creating local jobs. The government and regulators must therefore think through the local content policy in order to ensure the job creation intended is actually achieved rather than frustrated. *Mr Walubengo is a lecturer at the Multimedia University of Kenya's Faculty of Computing and IT. Twitter:@jwalu <http://196.6.203.2:8010/studio/#> email: jwalubengo(a)mmu.ac.ke <http://196.6.203.2:8010/studio/#>* ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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The Curious Case of Republicans and the Internet
by Mose Karanja 01 Oct '15

01 Oct '15

Handing over control of the Internet is unconstitutional, Republicans say https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/09/29/handing-over-c… -- Mose Karanja +254 724 162536 | @Mose_Karanja <https://twitter.com/Mose_Karanja> PGP: 0x1529552F <https://twitter.com/Mose_Karanja>

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Re: [kictanet] Fate of NOFBI - Investors attracted by Telkom Kenya’s Sh13bn real estate
by Barrack Otieno 01 Oct '15

01 Oct '15

I was tempted to make that proposal ,but we might overstretch ICTA, if we have Kenya Pipeline, KETRACO, Kengen and Kenya Power why not KENOFBI :-) ? Regards On 10/1/15, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > How about expanding the ICTA mandate? Those boys and girls are doing some > serious stuff without much fanfare. > > I say pull a surprise and get on with it. How about that? > > Thanks & Regards > > Ali Hussein > ali(a)hussein.me.ke > > +254 713 601113 > Twitter: @AliHKassim > Skype: Abu-Jomo > LinkedIn: http//ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > >> On Oct 1, 2015, at 2:15 PM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> or better still we could have it as a Parastatal /Authority with clear >> performance parameters. >> >> Best Regards >> >> On 10/1/15, Mwendwa Kivuva <lordmwesh(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> Ali, Barrack, can't we just give this NOFBI to Safaricom, Zuku or >>> Equitel >>> to manage? I'm certain one if these entities can do a great job in >>> proper >>> utilisation of the resource. I'm sure Kenyans want better service, >>> affordable broadband without any care who is implementing. Last mile has >>> been a challenge and the government has only concentrated on district >>> headquarters. >>> >>> And the USF... We have made our case again and again on it's under >>> utilisation or even non implementation. Probably we need to sue the USF >>> board for shortchanging the under-served. Apart from two paragraphs they >>> include on the annual CA reports, the USF board stand accused of poor >>> public engagement. >>> >>> Regards. >>> >>> NB: Equitel is an MVNO but it's likely they can manage NOFBI better than >>> the moribund tax fleecing leech that is Telkom. >>> >>> On Sep 29, 2015 8:12 PM, "Barrack Otieno via kictanet" < >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>> >>>> Very valid question @ Kivuva. The role of NOFBI in facilitating last >>>> mile connectivity cannot be understated.Governors are right when they >>>> say e-procurement and e-government cannot work in areas without >>>> connectivity, this are misnomers that have to be dealt with urgently. >>>> It is good to note the gains we have made and awards received in ICT >>>> but remain alive to the fact that Nairobi is not Kenya and Kenya is >>>> not Nairobi, every part of this country deserves to be connected >>>> through the National Backbone and the same should be treated as >>>> Critical Infrastructure.Whats the point of developing the Critical >>>> Infrastructure Bill when we have little or not control over the same ? >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> On 9/29/15, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>> wrote: >>>>> Mwendwa >>>>> >>>>> During the EAIGF I boldly declared (Brian Longwe’s words, not mine! >>>>> :-) >>> ) >>>>> that the Universal Access Fund in all East African countries are at >>>>> best >>>>> Moribund. I’m yet to be proven wrong. >>>>> >>>>> This is a great opportunity to revive them.. The NOFBI project will >>>>> otherwise be a white elephant. More’s the pity.. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks & Regards >>>>> >>>>> Ali Hussein >>>>> ali(a)hussein.me.ke >>>>> >>>>> +254 713 601113 >>>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim >>>>> Skype: Abu-Jomo >>>>> LinkedIn: http//ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >>>>> Blog: www.alyhussein.com >>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 29, 2015, at 11:22 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet >>>>>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> As Telkom Kenya through Orange auction off public resources, can we >>> have >>>>>> NOFBI moved from the control of this dinosaur? A lot of taxpayers >>>>>> money >>>>>> has gone into roll-out of NOFBI in the recent past. NOFBI has also >>>>>> been >>>>>> identified as a driver for Vision 2030 in the ICT masterplan. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Investors-attracted-by-Te… >>>>>> < >>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Investors-attracted-by-Te… >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Local and foreign firms fighting to take over French firm Orange’s >>> stake >>>>>> in Telkom Kenya are mainly eyeing the company’s Sh13 billion real >>> estate >>>>>> assets, a valuation report shows. >>>>>> >>>>>> Private equity firm Helios and UK’s British Telecom make the list of >>>>>> investors who have recently expressed interest >>>>>> < >>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Helios-offers-to-buy-Fren… >>>> >>>>>> in buying Orange’s 70 per cent stake in the Kenyan telecoms >>> operator.The >>>>>> report, which Orange prepared ahead of failed negotiations to sell >>>>>> the >>>>>> stake to Nigerian investors, shows that land, together with frequency >>>>>> spectrums and a vast fibre optic cables network, top the list of >>>>>> assets >>>>>> that the French firm is using to entice suitors as it prepares to >>>>>> exit >>> the >>>>>> Kenyan market. >>>>>> >>>>>> The Treasury, which owns a minority 30 per cent of Telkom on behalf >>>>>> of >>> the >>>>>> public and will be co-owner with the new shareholders, has been >>> actively >>>>>> involved in the negotiations. >>>>>> >>>>>> Telkom’s vast real estate wealth has never been made public and the >>>>>> valuation, which was done nearly two years ago, shows that the firm >>>>>> has >>>>>> 335 properties priced at Sh9.4 billion. >>>>>> >>>>>> The majority of the pieces of land have buildings that host telephone >>>>>> switches, repeaters or microwaves. >>>>>> >>>>>> The Investors Information report separately lists Telkom as owning >>>>>> 39.1 >>>>>> hectares of land and real estate properties along Nairobi’s Ngong >>>>>> Road >>>>>> with 11 residential buildings, a sports club and offices all valued >>>>>> at >>>>>> approximately Sh4 billion. >>>>>> >>>>>> Telkom owns 23 per cent stake in TEAMs, a 5,000-kilometre undersea >>> fibre >>>>>> optic cable that links Kenya to the global internet superhighway >>> through >>>>>> Fujairah in the UAE. >>>>>> >>>>>> The company, which was sold to French firm Orange in 2007 at Sh27 >>> billion, >>>>>> also has a 10 per cent stake in another undersea optic cable, LION2, >>>>>> a >>>>>> 2,700-kilometre cable that connects Kenya to the global network >>>>>> through >>>>>> Mayotte in Mauritius, and an eight per cent stake in the East Africa >>>>>> Submarine System cable. >>>>>> >>>>>> Telkom operates 3G, CDMA, GSM and Wimax frequencies that are critical >>> to >>>>>> the rollout of the increasingly important data services as the voice >>>>>> market continues to shrink. >>>>>> >>>>>> People familiar with the ongoing buyout talks said that while real >>> estate >>>>>> properties and the frequencies have become key selling points for >>> Telkom, >>>>>> potential buyers have been going deeper and scrutinising how much of >>> the >>>>>> assets are not tied to the company’s heavy debt load. There has also >>> been >>>>>> interest in the technology Telkom is running. >>>>>> >>>>>> “Telkom Kenya has a rich mix of frequency spectrums and assets >>> portfolio >>>>>> that would attract any potential investor but sound investment >>>>>> decision >>>>>> goes beyond these,” our source said, adding that potential investors >>> are >>>>>> looking at things such as the number of active sites the company has, >>>>>> revenue streams, and control of revenue leakages such as fraud on >>>>>> fixed >>>>>> lines. >>>>>> >>>>>> Curiously, the investor report does not include Telkom’s debt but >>>>>> other >>>>>> reports have shown that by August 31, 2014, its debt to equity ratio >>> stood >>>>>> at 16 – a figure that is way above the statutory limits. >>>>>> >>>>>> To compound matters, the two shareholders are yet to agree on how to >>>>>> handle a Sh1.2 billion award that the High Court gave former >>>>>> employees >>> who >>>>>> were retrenched in 2006. >>>>>> >>>>>> Telkom also manages the National Optic Fibre Backbone (Nofbi), an >>> inland >>>>>> fibre optic cable network that runs across the district/county on >>> behalf >>>>>> of the government. >>>>>> >>>>>> ______________________ >>>>>> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya >>>>>> >>>>>> "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk >>>>>> on >>>>>> higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> kictanet mailing list >>>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>>>> >>>>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>>>>> >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com >>>>>> >>>>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder >>>>>> platform >>>>>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>>>>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the >>>>>> ICT >>>>>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >>>>>> development. >>>>>> >>>>>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable >>>>>> behaviors >>>>>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >>> bandwidth, >>>>>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect >>>>>> privacy, >>> do >>>>>> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Barrack O. Otieno >>>> +254721325277 >>>> +254-20-2498789 >>>> Skype: barrack.otieno >>>> http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kivuva%40transworldaf… >>>> >>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >>> development. >>>> >>>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >>> bandwidth, >>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, >>> do >>> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >>> >> >> >> -- >> Barrack O. Otieno >> +254721325277 >> +254-20-2498789 >> Skype: barrack.otieno >> http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >> development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] Fate of NOFBI - Investors attracted by Telkom Kenya’s Sh13bn real estate
by Barrack Otieno 01 Oct '15

01 Oct '15

or better still we could have it as a Parastatal /Authority with clear performance parameters. Best Regards On 10/1/15, Mwendwa Kivuva <lordmwesh(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Ali, Barrack, can't we just give this NOFBI to Safaricom, Zuku or Equitel > to manage? I'm certain one if these entities can do a great job in proper > utilisation of the resource. I'm sure Kenyans want better service, > affordable broadband without any care who is implementing. Last mile has > been a challenge and the government has only concentrated on district > headquarters. > > And the USF... We have made our case again and again on it's under > utilisation or even non implementation. Probably we need to sue the USF > board for shortchanging the under-served. Apart from two paragraphs they > include on the annual CA reports, the USF board stand accused of poor > public engagement. > > Regards. > > NB: Equitel is an MVNO but it's likely they can manage NOFBI better than > the moribund tax fleecing leech that is Telkom. > > On Sep 29, 2015 8:12 PM, "Barrack Otieno via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> Very valid question @ Kivuva. The role of NOFBI in facilitating last >> mile connectivity cannot be understated.Governors are right when they >> say e-procurement and e-government cannot work in areas without >> connectivity, this are misnomers that have to be dealt with urgently. >> It is good to note the gains we have made and awards received in ICT >> but remain alive to the fact that Nairobi is not Kenya and Kenya is >> not Nairobi, every part of this country deserves to be connected >> through the National Backbone and the same should be treated as >> Critical Infrastructure.Whats the point of developing the Critical >> Infrastructure Bill when we have little or not control over the same ? >> >> Regards >> >> On 9/29/15, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > wrote: >> > Mwendwa >> > >> > During the EAIGF I boldly declared (Brian Longwe’s words, not mine! :-) > ) >> > that the Universal Access Fund in all East African countries are at >> > best >> > Moribund. I’m yet to be proven wrong. >> > >> > This is a great opportunity to revive them.. The NOFBI project will >> > otherwise be a white elephant. More’s the pity.. >> > >> > Thanks & Regards >> > >> > Ali Hussein >> > ali(a)hussein.me.ke >> > >> > +254 713 601113 >> > Twitter: @AliHKassim >> > Skype: Abu-Jomo >> > LinkedIn: http//ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> > Blog: www.alyhussein.com >> > >> >> On Sep 29, 2015, at 11:22 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet >> >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> >> >> As Telkom Kenya through Orange auction off public resources, can we > have >> >> NOFBI moved from the control of this dinosaur? A lot of taxpayers >> >> money >> >> has gone into roll-out of NOFBI in the recent past. NOFBI has also >> >> been >> >> identified as a driver for Vision 2030 in the ICT masterplan. >> >> >> >> > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Investors-attracted-by-Te… >> >> < > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Investors-attracted-by-Te… >> >> >> >> >> Local and foreign firms fighting to take over French firm Orange’s > stake >> >> in Telkom Kenya are mainly eyeing the company’s Sh13 billion real > estate >> >> assets, a valuation report shows. >> >> >> >> Private equity firm Helios and UK’s British Telecom make the list of >> >> investors who have recently expressed interest >> >> < > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Helios-offers-to-buy-Fren… >> >> >> in buying Orange’s 70 per cent stake in the Kenyan telecoms > operator.The >> >> report, which Orange prepared ahead of failed negotiations to sell the >> >> stake to Nigerian investors, shows that land, together with frequency >> >> spectrums and a vast fibre optic cables network, top the list of >> >> assets >> >> that the French firm is using to entice suitors as it prepares to exit > the >> >> Kenyan market. >> >> >> >> The Treasury, which owns a minority 30 per cent of Telkom on behalf of > the >> >> public and will be co-owner with the new shareholders, has been > actively >> >> involved in the negotiations. >> >> >> >> Telkom’s vast real estate wealth has never been made public and the >> >> valuation, which was done nearly two years ago, shows that the firm >> >> has >> >> 335 properties priced at Sh9.4 billion. >> >> >> >> The majority of the pieces of land have buildings that host telephone >> >> switches, repeaters or microwaves. >> >> >> >> The Investors Information report separately lists Telkom as owning >> >> 39.1 >> >> hectares of land and real estate properties along Nairobi’s Ngong Road >> >> with 11 residential buildings, a sports club and offices all valued at >> >> approximately Sh4 billion. >> >> >> >> Telkom owns 23 per cent stake in TEAMs, a 5,000-kilometre undersea > fibre >> >> optic cable that links Kenya to the global internet superhighway > through >> >> Fujairah in the UAE. >> >> >> >> The company, which was sold to French firm Orange in 2007 at Sh27 > billion, >> >> also has a 10 per cent stake in another undersea optic cable, LION2, a >> >> 2,700-kilometre cable that connects Kenya to the global network >> >> through >> >> Mayotte in Mauritius, and an eight per cent stake in the East Africa >> >> Submarine System cable. >> >> >> >> Telkom operates 3G, CDMA, GSM and Wimax frequencies that are critical > to >> >> the rollout of the increasingly important data services as the voice >> >> market continues to shrink. >> >> >> >> People familiar with the ongoing buyout talks said that while real > estate >> >> properties and the frequencies have become key selling points for > Telkom, >> >> potential buyers have been going deeper and scrutinising how much of > the >> >> assets are not tied to the company’s heavy debt load. There has also > been >> >> interest in the technology Telkom is running. >> >> >> >> “Telkom Kenya has a rich mix of frequency spectrums and assets > portfolio >> >> that would attract any potential investor but sound investment >> >> decision >> >> goes beyond these,” our source said, adding that potential investors > are >> >> looking at things such as the number of active sites the company has, >> >> revenue streams, and control of revenue leakages such as fraud on >> >> fixed >> >> lines. >> >> >> >> Curiously, the investor report does not include Telkom’s debt but >> >> other >> >> reports have shown that by August 31, 2014, its debt to equity ratio > stood >> >> at 16 – a figure that is way above the statutory limits. >> >> >> >> To compound matters, the two shareholders are yet to agree on how to >> >> handle a Sh1.2 billion award that the High Court gave former employees > who >> >> were retrenched in 2006. >> >> >> >> Telkom also manages the National Optic Fibre Backbone (Nofbi), an > inland >> >> fibre optic cable network that runs across the district/county on > behalf >> >> of the government. >> >> >> >> ______________________ >> >> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya >> >> >> >> "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk >> >> on >> >> higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> kictanet mailing list >> >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> >> > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com >> >> >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder >> >> platform >> >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the >> >> ICT >> >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >> >> development. >> >> >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and > bandwidth, >> >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, > do >> >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> Barrack O. Otieno >> +254721325277 >> +254-20-2498789 >> Skype: barrack.otieno >> http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kivuva%40transworldaf… >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and > development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: Re: [IANA-issues] REMINDER Meeting Invitation / IANA Issues & ICANN Accountability working group
by Barrack Otieno 01 Oct '15

01 Oct '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Loris Taylor" <loristaylor1(a)icloud.com> Date: Sep 30, 2015 9:38 PM Subject: Re: [IANA-issues] REMINDER Meeting Invitation / IANA Issues & ICANN Accountability working group To: "ICANN At-Large Staff" <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Cc: "iana-issues(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" < iana-issues(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> In the news today. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/09/29/handing-over-c… *Best Regards,* *Loris Taylor* *President & CEO* *Native Public Media* *(928) 853-2430 * *loristaylor1(a)icloud.com <loristaylor1(a)icloud.com>* *Co-Chair NCAI Economic, Finance & Community Development* *Co-Chair NCAI Technology and Telecommunications Subcommittee* On Sep 30, 2015, at 8:32 AM, ICANN At-Large Staff <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> wrote: If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org with your preferred number.Please remember that it is now possible to connect your audio via the AC room, without using your telephone. You need a stable internet connection. If you would like a reminder of how to connect please let staff know. (ES) Si necesita una llamada a su telefono, por favor póngase en contacto con el personal de At-Large en staff(a)atlarge.icann.org con su número preferido. Por favor, recuerde que es posible conectar el audio a través de la Adobe Connect , sin necesidad de utilizar su teléfono. Se necesita una conexión a Internet estable . Si desea un recordatorio de cómo conectar por favor que el personal sepa . Dear All, Further to the Doodle poll, the next call of the At-Large Ad-hoc WG on IANA Transition & ICANN Accountability is scheduled on *Thursday, 01 October 2015 at 13:00 UTC for 90 minutes.* For other times: http://tinyurl.com/pnztcge The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/qppYAw Conference Bridge: 1638 English 1738 Spanish Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll free numbers: http://adigo.com/icann/ Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/iana-issues/ Main Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/OYThAg If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org <[email protected]%3cmailto:[email protected]> Thank you. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann.atlarge Twitter: @ICANN_AtLarge <https://twitter.com/ICANN_AtLarge> Dear All, Please complete the attached Doodle poll to schedule the IANA issues WG call next week. http://doodle.com/poll/riidiufgdemih3bq Thank you. Kind regards, Gisella _______________________________________________ Iana-issues mailing list Iana-issues(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/iana-issues _______________________________________________ Iana-issues mailing list Iana-issues(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/iana-issues

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Invitation: The Importance of Internet Freedom in the Emerging and Developing World
by Grace Githaiga 01 Oct '15

01 Oct '15

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-importance-of-internet-freedom-in-the-emer…

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] ISOC's WSIS+10 Matrix now available documenting countries' positions on WSIS+10
by Barrack Otieno 01 Oct '15

01 Oct '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Dan York" <york(a)isoc.org> Date: Sep 30, 2015 4:54 PM Subject: [Internet Policy] ISOC's WSIS+10 Matrix now available documenting countries' positions on WSIS+10 To: "Internet Policy External" <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Cc: Internet-policy members, Continuing our efforts to help make the process around the 10-year Review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+10) more understandable, today we've published our WSIS+10 Matrix outlining the positions of world governments as we currently understand them: https://www.internetsociety.org/wsis/matrix This effort is led by Constance Bommelaer and Nicolas Seidler who will be continually updating the matrix during the months ahead. On a periodic basic we will be updating that link with a new PDF version of the matrix. The matrix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license and so you are welcome to share the matrix widely and use it in whatever form you wish (provided that the source is credited as the Internet Society). Constance wrote about this today on our blog: https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2015/09/decoding-wsis-me… and that post has been shared out on social media at: https://twitter.com/internetsociety/status/649213401214808065 https://twitter.com/ISOCPolicy/status/649213401843929088 https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/posts/10152927786668239 https://plus.google.com/+InternetSociety/posts/54P9Gqjstg7 https://www.reddit.com/r/internetgovernance/comments/3myp3h/decoding_the_ws… Please do help spread the word - and if you are aware of any updates please do send them to Constance and Nicolas. We hope that this matrix will be a useful tool for you all as the discussions continue leading up to the December WSIS+10 meetings. Regards, Dan -- Dan York Senior Content Strategist, Internet Society york(a)isoc.org +1-802-735-1624 Jabber: york(a)jabber.isoc.org Skype: danyork http://twitter.com/danyork http://www.internetsociety.org/ <http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/> _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.

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Re: [kictanet] Kenya to rival Nigeria in local content production
by Marcus Cicero 30 Sep '15

30 Sep '15

I don't think consumers (not just Kenyans) make their purchases based solely on its point of origin. I still don't understand why we allow Mtumba clothes, Chinese furniture and more relevantly foreign software to dominate our market.

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Fate of NOFBI - Investors attracted by Telkom Kenya’s Sh13bn real estate
by Mwendwa Kivuva 29 Sep '15

29 Sep '15

As Telkom Kenya through Orange auction off public resources, can we have NOFBI moved from the control of this dinosaur? A lot of taxpayers money has gone into roll-out of NOFBI in the recent past. NOFBI has also been identified as a driver for Vision 2030 in the ICT masterplan. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Investors-attracted-by-Te… Local and foreign firms fighting to take over French firm Orange’s stake in Telkom Kenya are mainly eyeing the company’s Sh13 billion real estate assets, a valuation report shows. Private equity firm Helios and UK’s British Telecom make the list of investors who have recently expressed interest <http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Helios-offers-to-buy-Fren…> in buying Orange’s 70 per cent stake in the Kenyan telecoms operator.The report, which Orange prepared ahead of failed negotiations to sell the stake to Nigerian investors, shows that land, together with frequency spectrums and a vast fibre optic cables network, top the list of assets that the French firm is using to entice suitors as it prepares to exit the Kenyan market. The Treasury, which owns a minority 30 per cent of Telkom on behalf of the public and will be co-owner with the new shareholders, has been actively involved in the negotiations. Telkom’s vast real estate wealth has never been made public and the valuation, which was done nearly two years ago, shows that the firm has 335 properties priced at Sh9.4 billion. The majority of the pieces of land have buildings that host telephone switches, repeaters or microwaves. The Investors Information report separately lists Telkom as owning 39.1 hectares of land and real estate properties along Nairobi’s Ngong Road with 11 residential buildings, a sports club and offices all valued at approximately Sh4 billion. Telkom owns 23 per cent stake in TEAMs, a 5,000-kilometre undersea fibre optic cable that links Kenya to the global internet superhighway through Fujairah in the UAE. The company, which was sold to French firm Orange in 2007 at Sh27 billion, also has a 10 per cent stake in another undersea optic cable, LION2, a 2,700-kilometre cable that connects Kenya to the global network through Mayotte in Mauritius, and an eight per cent stake in the East Africa Submarine System cable. Telkom operates 3G, CDMA, GSM and Wimax frequencies that are critical to the rollout of the increasingly important data services as the voice market continues to shrink. People familiar with the ongoing buyout talks said that while real estate properties and the frequencies have become key selling points for Telkom, potential buyers have been going deeper and scrutinising how much of the assets are not tied to the company’s heavy debt load. There has also been interest in the technology Telkom is running. “Telkom Kenya has a rich mix of frequency spectrums and assets portfolio that would attract any potential investor but sound investment decision goes beyond these,” our source said, adding that potential investors are looking at things such as the number of active sites the company has, revenue streams, and control of revenue leakages such as fraud on fixed lines. Curiously, the investor report does not include Telkom’s debt but other reports have shown that by August 31, 2014, its debt to equity ratio stood at 16 – a figure that is way above the statutory limits. To compound matters, the two shareholders are yet to agree on how to handle a Sh1.2 billion award that the High Court gave former employees who were retrenched in 2006. Telkom also manages the National Optic Fibre Backbone (Nofbi), an inland fibre optic cable network that runs across the district/county on behalf of the government. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Fwd: [Igfregionals] Recommendations of the African Regional IGF
by Barrack Otieno 29 Sep '15

29 Sep '15

Listers, This is for your information. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Makane Faye <faymakane(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 17:04:49 +0300 Subject: [Igfregionals] Recommendations of the African Regional IGF To: Igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org Cc: "mfaye(a)uneca.org" <mfaye(a)uneca.org>, GIRMA <gdessalegn(a)uneca.org> Dear Colleagues, Attached please find the outcome of the African IGF, held from 6 to 8 September 2015 in Addis Ababa. All presentations and reports are available at: www.afigf.org Best regards, ---------------- Makane Faye (Mr.) President, Federation of the United Nations Staff Unions and Associations (FUNSA) Chief, Knowledge Services Section --- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) --- Limpopo Building --- P.O. Box 3001 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia --- Tel: +251 11 5443563; Ext. 33563 // Fax: +251 11 5514416 / +251 11 54411458 --- Email: mfaye(a)uneca.org; faymakane(a)gmail.com --- http://facebook.com/makane.faye.eca // twitter: @makaneeca // Skype: makaneaddis -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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CA defends hefty pay to board members
by Grace Githaiga 29 Sep '15

29 Sep '15

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has attributed hefty sitting allowances paid out to board members to regulatory changes in the industry that necessitated numerous sittings for the directors.http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/CA-defends-heft…

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Facebook and Free Basics
by Barrack Otieno 29 Sep '15

29 Sep '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Richard Hill <rhill(a)hill-a.ch> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 07:36:57 +0200 Subject: [Internet Policy] Facebook and Free Basics To: "internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org" <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Here is an article by Eben Moglen and Mishi Choudhary on Facebook and India: http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/fictional-internet-policy-is-bad-fo… In case people don't know, Eben is one of the influential people in the free and open software movement, see: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eben_Moglen Best, Richard _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] ITREALMS: IPv4 depletion hits America - ARIN
by Marcus Cicero 28 Sep '15

28 Sep '15

Is this really an issue when we have IPv6 as a ready to deploy solution? -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] ITREALMS: IPv4 depletion hits America - ARIN Time (UTC): September 28 2015 9:56 am From: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To: marcus.cicero(a)protonmail.ch CC: [email protected],[email protected] I have read several articles that indicate that there was a lot of wastage of public ips in North America. Devices that really don't need to be directly connected to the internet were given public ip's Hopefully it will lead to the reallocation of some of the wasted ip's.

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