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Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
by Kipkemoi arap Kirui via LinkedIn 14 May '11

14 May '11

LinkedIn ------------Kipkemoi arap Kirui requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn: ------------------------------------------ Benjamin, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Kipkemoi Accept invitation from Kipkemoi arap Kirui http://www.linkedin.com/e/u7xxdc-gnol0m47-6t/4_n5t6X_WQjXh2Z5g_n5tTYK1bLMph… View invitation from Kipkemoi arap Kirui http://www.linkedin.com/e/u7xxdc-gnol0m47-6t/4_n5t6X_WQjXh2Z5g_n5tTYK1bLMph… ------------------------------------------ Why might connecting with Kipkemoi arap Kirui be a good idea? People Kipkemoi arap Kirui knows can discover your profile: Connecting to Kipkemoi arap Kirui will attract the attention of LinkedIn users. See who's been viewing your profile: http://www.linkedin.com/e/u7xxdc-gnol0m47-6t/wvp/inv18_wvmp/ -- (c) 2011, LinkedIn Corporation

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African Union latest on .africa
by McTim 14 May '11

14 May '11

http://www.au.int/en/content/africa-union-commission-clarification-dot-afri… The deadline for submission of applications for the EoI is set for June 3rd 2011. -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel

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Arusha to host continental conference on cyber crime
by Matunda Nyanchama 14 May '11

14 May '11

Arusha to host continental conference on cyber crime By Lusekelo Philemon 9th May 2011 Arusha is set to host the second Africa forensic conference to be held from May 24 to 26 this year with a special focus on efforts being made to curb the problem in the East African region. Organisers of the forum have said that the meeting would address cyber-related crimes by providing forensic accounting skills to corporate officials, anti-corruption watchdogs, police auditors, accountants and high-ranked officials. Briefing reporters here on Saturday, International Coordinator and Representative for Africa of the Forensic Certified Public Accountants Sosthenes Bichanga said the forum would be convened in response to increasing on-line crimes in the continent. He said that in recent years, Africa experienced unprecedented growth of science and technology; as a result unscrupulous people apply new technology in stealing money from public or private institutions. He explained that cases of fraud and cyber-crime had been costing East African countries billions of dollars, but the rackets remain shrouded in secrecy because the affected companies prefer to suffer in silence, 'safeguarding' their reputations. “With improving security measures, racketeers no longer use weapons or other physical means to conduct their transgressions. The trend now is shifting from this form of tangible crime to brain-driven or virtual ones,” he said. According to the expert, Nigeria is a leading country for initiating cyber-crime schemes that had been causing huge monetary losses from local companies, corporate institutions, banks and individuals in especially the East African region. “Our recent research estimates that over 6 per cent of the total annual income and revenue collection by an organisation which does not take the fight against fraud, cyber-crime or corruption is lost. Some of these institutions make billions of money,” he said, adding that the combined loss suffered by the East African member states may add up to 30 per cent of their total losses which spells economic disaster for the region. The related virtual crimes include online schemes as carried out mostly by Nigerians, dubious accounting computer and internet anchored cyber-crime through automatic teller machines (ATM). Bichanga further disclosed that in Kenya alone it has been discovered that a single bank would lose Ksh 25 million (about 350 million/-) per year, just through ATM fraudsters. The expert added that a similar case applies to other financial institutions around East Africa, but they all keep mum trying to safeguard their reputations. “Every day there seems to be another major headline about fraudulent schemes, scandals, corruption schemes, civil litigation, disputes in divorce and corporate turmoil. As a result, there’s never been a bigger demand for forensic accounting skills,” said James Anyoka, coordinator of the forthcoming forum. He said the conference is designed to prepare delegates with cutting-edge training and networking resources to effectively handle cyber crimes.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Dirty IPs
by robert yawe 13 May '11

13 May '11

Hi, This post has nothing to do with the sewer laid fibre cable but IPs that are treated as being sources of spam. My ISP has issues with their IP ranges more because of having a wide open smtp server, what recourse do I have with them when they do not resolve the issue? Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Fwd: Voice charges to fall further with revised rates
by Eng. Wainaina Mungai 13 May '11

13 May '11

Something for the *real* "consumer" to celebrate ;-) .... --------------- By MARK OKUTTAH 27 April, 2011 Safaricom and Telkom Kenya have lost their bid to stop the reduction of mobile telephony interconnection charges in June, setting the stage for a further fall in calling rates. Interconnection charge —which operators pay rival networks for handling their calls—is set to drop from Sh2.21 per minute to Sh1.44 in July and Sh1.25 in July 2012, giving the operators room to further reduce their per minute voice charges. In February, Telkom Kenya and Safaricom asked the government to put on hold for two years the annual reduction of interconnection charges that started in 2006, arguing that it would intensify the ongoing price war and hurt the operators’ profits, jeopardise job security and slow new investments in the local telecom arena. This prompted the Prime Minister’s office to form a task force that will determine whether to hold off revising the charges or let the revisal run as earlier set by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK). The taskforce returned a verdict that charges should run their course. “*Nothing has changed and mobile termination rates were done through consultation and they shall remain as such,*” said Charles Njoroge, Director-General, CCK. He added that the downward fall in the connection charges does imply that calling rates will fall adding that tariffs are mainly influenced by market forces. The government’s verdict is a blow to Telkom Kenya—the operators of the Orange network—and Safaricom who, unlike their rivals Airtel and Essar, have criticised the free fall in airtime prices, made possible by the fall in interconnection charges. The charges dropped to Sh2.21 in July from Sh4.42 in July 2009, giving Airtel room to set off a vicious price war in Kenya’s voice market that has seen tariffs fall by more than 50 per cent since August, cutting subscribers’ monthly budget for airtime by half. The interconnection charge has come down from Sh6.28 in July 2007 to Sh2.21 last July and was set to drop to Sh1.44 this year and Sh0.99 in 2013. The reduction of the interconnection fee was informed by the need to reduce the cost of calls across networks, which had remained as high as Sh25 in 2007, compared to Sh12 for calls within the same network. This made it difficult for the small operators to gain market share from Safaricom, whose stake was about 83 per cent and who effectively used the high cross-network charges to win subscribers and discourage subscribers from switching networks. ..... http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Voice+charges+to+fall+fur…

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Kenya ICT Board Tandaa Talk live stream
by Paul Kukubo 12 May '11

12 May '11

Listers for those who are interested, the 7th Tandaa Tech Talk taking place today at the Ihub, Nairobi and can be streamed live. Subject "Social Media beyond Facebook". Follow tandaa tech talk sponsored by @CapitalfmKenya<http://twitter.com/CapitalfmKenya>through live stream on the following link http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/tv/tandaa #Tandaa<http://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23Tandaa> Follow on twitter @tandaaKENYA and #tandaa or #tandaakenya Tandaa is the Kenya ICT Board initiative on the promotion of local digital content. www.tandaa.co.ke Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Kenya ICT Board hands over Pasha cheque
by Paul Kukubo ICT Board 12 May '11

12 May '11

Listers Kenya Information & Communications Technology Board Teleposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave P.O.Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, KENYA Tel: +254 20 2089061/2211960 | Fax: 254-20-2211962 Email: info(a)ict.go.ke | web: www.ict.go.ke Press Release: Successful Loan Applicants Selected Date: Wednesday 11th May 2011 Kenya ICT Board is today giving Family Bank a cheque of USD 1.3 Million to start the first round of lending out the revolving fund. A total of 37 applicants have been approved. For this first round, the 37 applicants represent 37 constituencies and 24 counties across Kenya. Family Bank received 689 applications out of a total of 800 inquiries made. The 37 approved applicants have demonstrated various business ideas within their proposed Pasha centres ranging from; youth training, e-library services, website development, government services facilitation, teacher training, KCPE and KCSE online registrations, software development to name a few. The revolving fund will be disbursed as a loan by Family Bank, repayable over a three (3) year periodwith a 3 months grace period, but will have a flexible repayment period and below-market rate of interest – to a maximum of 10.5%. The loan applicant will be required to finance at least 10% of the business while the revolving fund will finance a maximum of 90% of the investment. The breakdown of the successful applicants is as follows: •Less than Kshs 1 M, 13 applicants •Between Kshs 1 and less than 2M, 16 applicants •From Kshs 2M – 3 M 8 applicants The objective of these loans is to enable prospective entrepreneurs to obtain access to credit which might not be available to them via existing micro–credit systems. The Pasha project falls under the Kenya ICT Board’s digital inclusion pillar which aims to increase access to ICTs by citizens across Kenya. It complements the other Kenya ICT Board agenda to stimulate job and wealth creation in ICT through entrepreneurship and is in line with Kenya’s Vision 2030. The List below shows the 37 successful applicants who will start off the Pasha centres in different constituencies. Note that the Kenya ICT Board plans to open 210 pasha centres countrywide; one per constituency. APPLICANT NAME COUNTY CONSTITUENCY Zacheaus Adukeyi Kubasu BUSIA Butula Edwin Odembo BUSIA Funyula Symphrose Ouma SIAYA Alego Alice Bosibori Onsarigo/Jude Chrispo Kikuyu/John Kieti Makila MAKUENI Makueni Alex Mwiti Kungutia/Enos Opati Ongute/Lawerence Wambugu Kemoche MERU Igembe Charles Gicira Warukira EMBU Manyatta Ayub Samba VIHIGA Vihiga Lucy Wanjiku Kinyanjui KIAMBU Kabete Benard Muriuki Mucheke/Jane Wanja Ndwiga NAIROBI Makadara Samuel Karanja Ngugi Muranga Kigumo Qassim Mukoya Kupuoni KAKAMEGA Matungu Nzambu Nasson Mwathe/Immaculate Nthambi Mutuku KAJIADO Kajiado Wilbert Cheruiyot / Eric Chirchir of San Systems Technologies BOMET Bomet Jared Odoyo Kwaga/Christine Akinyi Ochola MIGORI Migori David Kipkemboi Tuikong NANDI Emgwen Cuthbert Mcharo Idawo TAITA TAVETA Wundanyi Kipkorir Aly Azad Rana/Mohammed Halim Rana KISUMU Kisumu Town West Directors of NGO KISUMU Nyando Millicent Achieng Agoro Otieno Nyakach Elijah Kitati Mwaniki GARISSA Ijara jeremiah wando mbugua/geoffrey thuo gaitheru KIAMBU Limuru Philip Kimeu Mulovi/John Musau Kimeu MACHAKOS Mbooni Abel Koome Gitura MERU Central Imenti Douglas Kabii Munyua MERU North Imenti Paul Onyango Owino KILIFI Kaloleni Walad Ahmed Walad/Salma Said Mohamed KILIFI Malindi Eric Wesonga Simiyu MOMBASA Likoni Philip Muguro Ngugi MURANG'A Maragua Joseph Kirite NYANDARUA Kinangop Oscar Gwehona Gidei/Reuben Kipchirchir Sirma BARINGO Baringo Central Nelson Kiprono Siongok KERICHO Belgut Geoffrey Gitau Kamau/Veronica Muringi Gitau KIAMBU Juja Kinoti Marete George MERU Nithi Peter Gichohi Gitau LAIKIPIA Laikipia West Pharis Migwi Baaru NYANDARUA Ol Kalou Paul Karanja Kamami KIAMBU Gatundu North Robert Okoth Okwany/Frank Otieno Owiti HOMA BAY Rangwe For more information contact Email digitalvillages(a)ict.go.ke www.ict.go.ke The Kenya ICT Board is a State Corporation under the State Corporations Act 446 Sent from my iPad Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo

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Re: [kictanet] Vodafone Group Owns Yu
by Mark Mwangi 12 May '11

12 May '11

Ok I understand now. Thanks for clearing that up. On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Michael Joseph <JMichael(a)safaricom.co.ke>wrote: > The information is not correct. Vodafone Essar is owned jointly by Vodafone > and Essar. Essar on it's own is the owner of Essar Kenya > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 11 May 2011, at 10:15, "Mark Mwangi" <mwangy(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > At Michael and the rest please have a look at > <http://www.yu.co.ke/company-profile>http://www.yu.co.ke/company-profileand > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodafone_Essar> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodafone_Essar to me it is clear that > Vodafone now owns the Indian Essar operation which is the parent company of > Yu Kenya. Local shareholding information is scanty. > > On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Dennis Kioko < <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> > dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Yu is owned by Essar . Essar had a partnership with Vodafone in India >> which I don't think extended to other countries. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> <http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet> >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> <http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mwangy%40gmail.com> >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mwangy%40gmail.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. >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Mark Mwangi > > <http://mwangy.posterous.com>http://mwangy.posterous.com > > Skype : mark.mwangy > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > <http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mjoseph%40safaricom.co…> > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mjoseph%40safaricom.co… > > > 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. > > ------------------------------ > *Note:* > All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricom’s Email > Terms & Conditions. Please click here<http://www.safaricom.co.ke/Emailtermsandconditions>to read the policy. > ------------------------------ > * * > -- Regards, Mark Mwangi http://mwangy.posterous.com Skype : mark.mwangy

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Re: [kictanet] www.KIE.go.ke
by S.Murigi Muraya 12 May '11

12 May '11

Early learning & primary education syllabus / curriculum. -----Original Message----- From: Cleophas Barmasai <cbarmasai(a)gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, 12 May 2011 08:44 To: S.Murigi Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] www.KIE.go.ke Were you looking for www.kie.ac.ke? On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 6:25 PM, S.Murigi Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> wrote: Need some information @ www.KIE.go.ke but it seems to be down. Does anyone know when can it be expected back up? . _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/cbarmasai%40gmail.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. -- Sincerely, Cleophas Barmasai "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, a [The entire original message is not included]

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www.KIE.go.ke
by S.Murigi Muraya 12 May '11

12 May '11

Need some information @ www.KIE.go.ke but it seems to be down. Does anyone know when can it be expected back up? .

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Re: [kictanet] Attachment for 06.05.2011 Press release
by Alice Munyua 11 May '11

11 May '11

Thank you Ken. David this can go to the website as well, after we have corrected the contact details at the bottom of the release. Alice > Hi, > > Please find attached the very first Press Release sent out on the 6^th > May 2011, after a Press Briefing on the IGF Forum. > > Regards, > > Khweza Consulting Ltd. >

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AfricaConnect project signed
by Tiwonge Bandar 11 May '11

11 May '11

*Africa-Europe research collaboration to be transformed by EC-funded research infrastructure* *Boost for African research as European Commission injects €14.75M into regional research and education connectivity* * * *Gaborone, Botswana, and Cambridge, UK, 11 May 2011:* DANTE, the international research network operator, and the European Commission’s EuropeAid Cooperation Office today announce the signature of a €14.75M contract for support to a sub-Saharan African intra-regional research networking infrastructure which is already interconnected to the pan-European research network, GÉANT. Eighty percent of the project’s funding will come from the European Commission’s EuropeAid Co-operation Office, and the remainder will be contributed by the African partners in the project. The contract represents a significant injection of capital to develop research networking infrastructure across sub-Saharan Africa and with Europe. The initiative will dramatically accelerate the development of the Information Society in Africa, providing advanced data communications infrastructure and enabling African researchers to collaborate more easily in advanced international research projects. Within the framework of the Africa Caribbean Pacific Islands (ACP) programme, the AfricaConnect project will establish a high-capacity Internet network for research and education in Southern and Eastern Africa to provide the region with a gateway to global research collaboration, the objective of which is to overcome the current limitations of international research collaboration within sub-Saharan Africa and towards Europe, and to foster research and education collaboration and advancement within and between these regions. The project will be strongly collaborative, so whilst DANTE will coordinate AfricaConnect, they will be partnered by DANTE’s regional counterpart organisations in Africa – UbuntuNet Alliance covering Eastern and Southern Africa, and WACREN covering Western and Central Africa – as well as the Association of African Universities; existing National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in Africa (DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia); and several European NRENs (Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and the UK). All will work to ensure that the project benefits all of sub-Saharan Africa. “We are delighted to see this project underway,” said Cathrin Stöver, DANTE’s International Relations Manager. “DANTE has a strong history of supporting regional connectivity including actions in South America and Asia, and we will build on this experience to support African research and education networks as together they transform the research environment in Africa. DANTE always puts the emphasis on partnership in this kind of activity, and we are therefore excited to be working with such a strong group of partners on a project of this importance.” Eng. Dr Francis Tusubira, CEO of the UbuntuNet Alliance agrees: “For the Alliance, this support is invaluable, since our challenges run from the macro-challenge of establishing regional connectivity in a geographical area that could contain the whole of Europe several times over, to the comparative micro-challenge of ensuring that each NREN has the human capacity to set up and operate their national network. Achievement of the impossible is our mantra, and we appreciate the support of the European Commission in this respect - their funding makes the achievement of the impossible a whole lot easier!” DANTE will soon announce an international tender for the connectivity and equipment required for the AfricaConnect project. The infrastructure is expected to be operational by early 2012. The AfricaConnect project is expected to last for four years, after which time the African Project Partners of AfricaConnect will ensure the sustainability of the intra-regional African research network and its direct connection to GÉANT. *About DANTE* DANTE is a non-profit organisation, coordinator of large-scale projects co-funded by the European Commission, and working in partnership with European National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) to plan, build and operate advanced networks for research and education. Established in 1993, DANTE has been fundamental to the success of pan-European research and education networking. DANTE has built and operates GÉANT, which provides the data communications infrastructure essential to the success of many research projects in Europe. DANTE is involved in worldwide initiatives to interconnect countries in the other regions to one another and to GÉANT. DANTE currently manages projects focussed on the Mediterranean, Asia-Pacific and central Asia regions through the EUMEDCONNECT, TEIN and CAREN projects respectively. For more information, visit www.dante.net. *About the UbuntuNet Alliance* UbuntuNet Alliance is, at both the conceptual and implementation levels, a commitment and movement by member NRENs to unlocking Africa’s intellectual potential by ensuring that African Researchers and Educators achieve equity with the rest of the world in terms of ease and cost of access to the global information Infrastructure as well as opportunities for research collaboration . The UbuntuNet Alliance was established in 2005 and registered in 2006 as a not-for-profit regional association of NRENs in Eastern and Southern Africa and currently has 13 members. In January 2009, UbuntuNet Alliance established a 1Gb/s IP interconnection with the GEANT network in London. This connection has recently been upgraded as fibre has become available, prices drop and demands from NRENs increase, The upgrade includes a 10Gb/s IP connection to GEANT and a new 10-Gbps link for dedicated point-to-point connectivity, making Sub-Saharan Africa the first world region outside North America to gain dedicated circuit capacity with Europe. Therefore, the AfricaConnect project builds on a proven relationship between Europe and sub Sahara Africa. For more information visit www.ubuntunet.net -- Tiwonge Msulira Banda, Mobile: +26 59 99 34 07 40 Alt Email: tiwonge(a)banda.name Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. Habakkuk 3:17-18 (KJV) -- Tiwonge Msulira Banda, Mobile: +26 59 99 34 07 40 Alt Email: tiwonge(a)banda.name Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. Habakkuk 3:17-18 (KJV)

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Vodafone Group Owns Yu
by Mark Mwangi 11 May '11

11 May '11

What is the wisdom in allowing one global conglomerate to control<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodafone_Essar>two supposedly independent telecom companies. Let us not kid ourselves by saying they are competing independently. they both serve the interests of their master. What is the CCk's position on this? -- Regards, Mark Mwangi http://mwangy.posterous.com

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International Interest in IGF
by warigia bowman 11 May '11

11 May '11

Dear Colleagues I gave a very fun talk on Friday in Washington DC. It was at Giganet. http://giga-net.org/ They are very interested in the IGF proceedings, in IANA, and ICANN. They are also interested in connecting with east african IGF people. In addition, the FCC is interested in me mapping the digital villages for them. Hope we can work on that when I am there in July. Yours, Warigia

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the first net neutrality violation in Kenya??
by McTim 10 May '11

10 May '11

Listers, I've been breaking in my new Safcom IDEOS phone and just found that I can't download/install Skype on it, due to Safcom blocking it! I understand they don't want to lose voice revenue to Skype (now Microsoft apparently), but won't they make money on the data charges if I am passing VOIP packets across their network? Anyway, I think it rude that they sell me "Internet access", but then don't give me access to the full internet!! Has anybody gotten around this restriction by using another providers SIM? Any other workaround to share? -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel

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KIM ICT WORKSHOP -INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONVERGENCE: IMPACT AND IMPLICATION ON BUSINESS AGILITY
by Miriam Chege 10 May '11

10 May '11

Dear all Enterprises of the 21st century will thrive on the engine and wheels of Information Communication Technology. Those who do not embrace ICT must remain with the gone age. Conversely, those who embrace the best in ICT must ride ahead of the rest. Innovative technologies are simply obligatory for cutting-edge outcomes. To remain relevant, organizations must now embrace convergence system technologies, such as cloud computing, enterprise performance management and the concept of virtualization. In view of the above, The Kenya Institute of Management has organized an ICT workshop which is targeted at CEOs, CIOs, CFOs and business Analysts and ICT professionals. The theme of the workshop is Information systems convergence: Impact and implication on business agility. The workshop will run half day on Wednesday May 18, 2011 at Intercontinental Hotel between 7am to 1pm. We invite you to nominate participants in your organization for the same. See the brochure and registration form attached for more details. Warm regards Miriam Mukami Chege | CHIEF MANAGER, MEMBERSHIP & MEDIA SERVICES DIVISION| The Kenya Institute of Management |Luther Plaza, 2nd floor, Nyerere Road *: 43706 00100 GPO, Nairobi, Kenya| Tel: 020 2445600, 020 2424555 |Personal Mobile 0721332952 |mchege(a)kim.ac.ke<mailto:%[email protected]> | www.kim.ac.ke<http://www.kim.ac.ke/> P Before printing this mail make sure it is completely necessary. Always print double sided. THE ENVIRONMENT IS EVERYONE'S BUSINESS -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
by James Ratemo via LinkedIn 10 May '11

10 May '11

LinkedIn ------------James Ratemo requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn: ------------------------------------------ Benjamin, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - James Accept invitation from James Ratemo http://www.linkedin.com/e/u7xxdc-gnij4w4a-71/4_n5t6X_WQjXh2Z5g_n5tTYK1bLMph… View invitation from James Ratemo http://www.linkedin.com/e/u7xxdc-gnij4w4a-71/4_n5t6X_WQjXh2Z5g_n5tTYK1bLMph… -- (c) 2011, LinkedIn Corporation

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Fwd: Access Data on Development Free
by Alice Munyua 09 May '11

09 May '11

This may be of interest to some best Alice -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Access Data on Development Free Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 17:56:21 +0300 From: kmuthembwa(a)worldbank.org Dear Colleague, In April 2010, The World Bank took an unprecedented step in the global open data movement. The Bank opened up one of the world's most reliable and comprehensive databases on developing economies. It includes more than 2,000 indicators from countries around the world, including hundreds that go back 50 years. The _website_ <http://data.worldbank.org/>(_http://data.worldbank.org/_) provides free, open, and easy access to development data in French, Spanish, Arabic, and English. We would like to encourage you to visit this site Best regards ------------------------------------------------------ Keziah Muthembwa Africa Region Strategic Communications--AFRSC World Bank, Kenya Country Office Upper Hill Plaza, Upper Hill Rd, P.O Box 30577 00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 20 3226484 */Learn more about our:/* <http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0,,contentMDK:…> */Join the conversation:/*_ _<http://www.facebook.com/WorldBankAfrica?ref=ts><http://twitter.com/WorldBankAfrica><http://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/><http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldbank/sets/72157601463732327/><http://www.youtube.com/user/WorldBank> The World Bank in Kenya: *www.worldbank.org/ke*

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Nailab Incubator Preview on 12th May
by Samuel Gichuru 09 May '11

09 May '11

Hi, If you are a startup or wanted to start one with a strong component in ICT, then you need to visit the Nailab on Thursday this week, at 5:30 - The Nailab is having its soft launch that is only a sneak preview. The NaiLab program is designed to be a fertile soil for aspiring entrepreneurs we intend to provide the physical and knowledge space where business minded teams grow intelligent companies. You get a chance to create, co-create, learn, experiment and grow and hence support your freedom to do what you are destined to do. NaiLab is the incubator , where ICT meets the rest of the economy and society. You are welcome, only limited tickets 80, so you need to grab one on here - http://bit.ly/l6CONu - follow us on twitter @thenailab to get updates, we will live-stream the event for those not available or if you miss a ticket and provide a harshtag on the given day. For more information Contact: Sam Gichuru Warm Regards, ------------------------ Samuel Gichuru twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> Skype: Sam.gichuru Cellphone: | 0722-730565 020 2696530/0724 366993 Website: www.nailab.co.ke

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Download PC Tech's May 2011 Issue
by Albert Mucunguzi 09 May '11

09 May '11

Dear All, See below, a link to download PC Tech Magazine's May 2011 Issue. http://www.pctechmagazine.com/downloads/cat_view/47-magazine-issues/72-volu… Lighter version available on request.___ EDITORIAL NOTES If you asked me about it back in February, I’m sure I wouldn’t have preferred to read either of the words, Facebook or Twitter in our cover story – let alone on the cover. In that magazine, we discussed issues of Internet Freedom, with our key focus on what some writers called the “digital revolution” of Egypt. As predicted, that revolution would have far more lasting implications on, not just Egypt, but the whole continent: and as it appears, even on PC Tech Magazine! The subsequent growth of social networking within Egypt and Africa as a whole made it necessary for us to take another look at the subject, albeit from another point of view: what we’ve referred to as "artificial conversations". With a major contribution to one Indian blogger, Nilofar Ansher, who is also an online producer for G3ICT (Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs), the story assesses the technical convenience of the Facebook and Twitter, as well as their role in Uganda’s walk-to-work protests.If you attended, or read about the Africa Internet Entrepreneurs’ Conference of March 18, 2011, then the name, Michael Niyitegeka rings a bell. He is a lecturer; and a consultant trainer in a wide-range of areas in the both business and IT but is also passionate about digital/cyberspace branding and visibility, IT Strategy and Management and IT optimization. In our Interview section, you’ll see him provide answers to some of the big questions. As the Mac vs. PC debate goes on, we’ve taken an initiative to help you understand the benefits and shortfalls of each, with hope that the information published in this section will help you make a more informed choice when wondering which one is best for you. For now, we’ve extensively studied the physical (hardware) aspects of each. In future editions, we’ll compare the software elements (operating system and performance with regard to specific tasks, as well as security). We also asked some of the users for their opinions on the subject. In the last 3 issues, we’ve been featuring a series on FOSS, thanks to Dr. Richard Boateng and Silvia Aimasso of PearlRichards Foundation. In this concluding session, we’re pleased to bring to you the last of the four-episode series, in which we use a real-world case study to explore how we can select FOSS applications and localize them for developing countries. You’ll also find interesting coverage in the regular sections of News, What’s New, Learn, Reviews and Gaming, all of which make for an interesting read—from my point of view anyway. I hope you agree with me.For developers out there, look out for Google’s Android developer challenge. You could win something. Message body -- Albert Mucunguzi Executive DirectorPC Tech Communications Plot 14 Martyrs' Lane, Ntinda P. O. Box 32180, Kampala, Uganda Company URL:pctech.co.ug, pctechmagazine.comPersonal Web:albertmucunguzi.comBlog:albertmucunguzi.com/blogTwitter:@albertmucFaceb…

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How 3 Companies Took Content Marketing to the Next Level
by Paul Kukubo ICT Board 07 May '11

07 May '11

Listers In this age of content, this makes interesting reading. http://mashable.com/2011/05/01/content-marketing-tips/?utm_source=iphoneapp… Sent from my iPad Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo

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PIVOT25 Finalists
by John Kieti 06 May '11

06 May '11

Hello People, Many of you are convinced about the potential of East Africa to become a leading global hub for mobile innovation. Allow me to draw your attention to the list of 25 finalist for the Pivot25 competition. Link below - http://www.ihub.co.ke/blog/2011/05/25-first-round-winners-of-pivot25-compet… They were the top 25 out of a field of over 100 competition entries. I think the 25 and others are very promising for East Africa's socio-economic development through mobile technology. Your thoughts? -- My Blog - www.gmeltdown.com ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' The ordinary just won't do

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Website - I GAVE A BRIBE
by Eric Aligula 06 May '11

06 May '11

Colleagues Just a thought. As we operationalise county governments, what is the possibility of setting up a website that would allow those who have or are forced to or are aware of situations where bribes have been given and/or asked to anonymously tell their stories? Can I hear from the community? Kind regards EMA The Lord bless thee and keep thee ........

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Congress to ICANN: No You Can’t
by Alice Munyua 05 May '11

05 May '11

Congress to ICANN: No You Can’t <http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&winname=addthis&pub=ra-4d95fcbc4c…> By David Hatch <http://www.nationaljournal.com/reporters/bio/33> May 4, 2011 | 7:58 p.m. Updated: May 4, 2011 | 10:03 p.m. An effort to dramatically expand the number of Internet suffixes beyond those already in use—such as .com, .net, and .org—met with bipartisan resistance on Wednesday in a House Judiciary subcommittee. During a hearing before Judiciary’s Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet Subcommittee, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (better known as ICANN) said its proposal would pave the way for hundreds or even thousands of additional suffixes, resulting in more choices and innovation. But critics suggest that ICANN, a non-profit based in California, would reap a financial windfall at the expense of companies and non-profits that would be forced to “defensively” register their websites with the new suffixes to protect their trademarks. “I would ask that we balance the costs and benefits of this proposal before a final decision is made to go forward,” said Subcommittee Chairman *Bob Goodlatte*, R-Va., who joined members from both parties in urging ICANN to delay final implementation until concerns about trademark infringement, identity theft, and increased business sector costs can be adequately resolved. While he doesn’t oppose a limited expansion of Internet suffixes, the specifics of ICANN’s approach are troubling to him, he said.** With Goodlatte and other hearing participants projecting that ICANN could earn tens of millions of dollars in additional fees, Rep. *Maxine Waters*, D-Calif., asked: “Where will all this new money end up?*”* Kurt Pritz, senior VP of stakeholder relations at ICANN, said strong safeguards would be in place to protect trademarks, including the ability of parties to object to the adoption of new suffixes. He said ICANN would constantly evolve its plan in an effort to respond to concerns that might arise. But Goodlatte challenged him on those points, noting that ICANN has not taken any preemptive steps to ensure that “legitimate businesses” and non-profits such as the Red Cross and the U.S. Olympic Committee would not be victimized as a result of the changes. Trademark holders are worried about a flood of knock-off sites designed to confuse consumers. For example, Coca Cola could have headaches if someone were to register “Coca-Cola,” with the suffix .soda, to create a new address, www.Coca-Cola.soda <http://www.coca-cola.soda/>, not affiliated with the company. Echoing Goodlatte’s concerns was ranking member *John Conyers*, D-Mich., who said: “I’m worried that the benefits will not outweigh the concerns raised by stakeholders." Conyers recommended a follow-up hearing on the matter and called for ICANN’s proposal to be “held up.” “This has such enormity—the scale of it, the magnitude of the change, the implications for the public, that it behooves everybody to take the time necessary to make sure that we do our best to get it right,” agreed Mei-Lan Stark, senior VP for Fox Entertainment Group, who testified on behalf of the International Trademark Association. --

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Re: [kictanet] Website - I GAVE A BRIBE
by Francis.Hook＠gmail.com 05 May '11

05 May '11

@Andrea, in a sense it would be "nice to know" - nice to know to avoid Ngong Road at 6pm because of errant cops....nice to know that I just need abt half a mil to get a murder charge dropped :-) No but seriously....even if there is no action...at least there will be growing indications of how big the problem is....and if Kenyans can be sensitised about this...then the action can start with them...to avoid the pitfalls, to start taking pictures and recordings knowing that there IS a place to take this - even if KACC or the police do nothing, it puts to shame those doing it. @Norman - that site, yes, based on Ushahidi - but the premise I think was wrong and its mainly traffic and road related. And most of the info it collects is overt (except the police bribes) - the rest of the issues we either know about or are not really measurably relevant (eg reckless driving can be on a short stretch of Mpaka Road (electric avenue) at 3am...or it can be from Kangemi all the way to Westlands by a bus... - how does knowing that help? With corruption, its an unseen evil and most times fixed to certain places. My two zlotys On , Norman Boinett <nboinett(a)gmail.com> wrote: > A solution had been developed and publicized in this list a few months > ago. visit www.overlap.co.ke and revert. > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Francis Hook francis.hook(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > How about one modeled on Ushahidi with some few common categories > (traffic police, regular police, immigration, city council, judiciary, > public service, etc). Then perhaps we can see patterns emerging and if > KACC are watching, then they can better monitor certain geographic > regions/localities/offices by type of graft. > Also interesting information that can be gathered - esp when it comes to > our awareness of our rights, whether such posts can contain details of > why a bribe was eventually paid - most times we are (or suspect we are) > on the right side of the law but get frustrated for nothing (rather > frustrated to offer a bribe) - eg a non-traffic policeman keeping you at > the roadside assking abt fire extinguishers, safety triangles, etc....). > Or a school head delaying with admission of a qualified child, or a > customs agent delaying processing of documents, etc. > Another feature, and assuming people are really honest and not malicious > - if such data could be collated to size up how much we fork out every > day/week/month and what for...now THAT would be interesting. > On 5 May 2011 15:26, Eric Aligula jairah(a)kippra.or.ke> wrote: > Colleagues > Just a thought. As we operationalise county governments, what is the > possibility of setting up a website that would allow those who have or > are forced to or are aware of situations where bribes have been given > and/or asked to anonymously tell their stories? > Can I hear from the community? > Kind regards > EMA > The Lord bless thee and keep thee ........ > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/francis.hook%40gmail.c… > 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. > -- > Francis Hook > +254 733 504561 > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/nboinett%40gmail.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.

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