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Government cancels laptop project tenders
by Grace Githaiga 18 Oct '13

18 Oct '13

http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Government-cancels-tenders-for-laptop-project/…

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Safaricom protests CCK Ratings on quality of service
by Ali Hussein 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Safaricom is headed for a clash with the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) over quality checks that will determine the renewal of its licence next year. The mobile telecoms firm reckons that the regulator’s quality checks — which have labelled Safaricom non-compliant — are erroneous and that an independent assessment has given it a clean bill of health. The telcos are expected to deliver overall performance of at least 80 per cent on eight indicators to be compliant, but Safaricom had the worst score of 50 per cent in the year to June while Airtel was rated at 62.5 per cent. Telkom and Essar both achieved 87.5 per cent. On Wednesday, Safaricom said an independent assessor had given it a score of 87.5 per cent, a rating that is expected to spark a fresh row with the CCK. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Safaricom-fights-CCK-over… Who do you believe? Safaricom or CCK? From a personal level my take is that CCK is on the right track and need to tighten the screws on QoS across all services in the Telco and ISP space. We have become too comfortable with mediocre service and this is just not on. As an example for the last one year my company has been paying service charges to Orange for several lines which do not work. I have even written to the CEO's office with Zero action. I have written to the CCK complaint hotline with Zero action. The only reason I'm forced to pay every month is because some of those lines are tied to a Pilot line and hence Orange is 'unable' to detach them...surely.. Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb Sent from my iPad

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PayPal in exchange for MPesa...
by Michael Bullut 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Greetings Listers, Anybody with $20 in their PayPal account they're willing to exchange for Kenya Shillings? *Feel free to contact me directly... * Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114. **Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* ***Twitter:** @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/> * *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/* *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com* * * *---*

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Fwd: Vacancy for position of Chief Executive Officer of UbuntuNet Alliance
by UbuntuNet Alliance 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Dear Colleagues, A job opportunity at UbuntuNet Alliance as advertised below. The same is available at www.ubuntunet.net. Best wishes, Tiwonge ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: UbuntuNet Alliance <info(a)ubuntunet.net> Date: Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 5:06 PM Subject: Vacancy for position of Chief Executive Officer of UbuntuNet Alliance To: nuance(a)lists.ubuntunet.net *VACANCY* *POSITION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER* Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the demanding position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking, which becomes vacant in July 2014. The Alliance, whose Head Office is based in Lilongwe, Malawi, is a regional not-for-profit organization covering Eastern and Southern Africa. Its core functions are to develop and provide affordable high speed connectivity among its member National Research and Education Networks (NRENs – currently 14) and with the rest of the world; to develop and share the knowledge and skills of NREN ICT practitioners; and to lead in research aimed at improving networking infrastructure. The Alliance is governed through the Council of Members and an independent Board selected by the NRENs. It is managed by the Chief Executive Officer who is also a member of, and secretary to, the Board. * Minimum requirements* The ideal candidate will have the following attributes: - Minimum of 5 years high level experience as a manager with discretionary operations and expenditure powers in areas that have very strong relevance to both the technology and business side of research and education networking; - A balanced combination of technical knowledge related to ICT in the research and education environment as well as research and education networking on the one hand, and business and management skills on the other hand; - Experience at regional and international level, including working in multi-cultural, multi-national environments; - A self-motivated and output-oriented person with good leadership and inter-personal skills; - Excellent communication and report writing skills; very good command of the English language, with French and Portuguese as desirable additional languages *Duties and Responsibilities* The duties and responsibilities of the CEO include the following: - Developing and implementing UbuntuNet Alliance’s strategy; - Supporting UbuntuNet Allinace governance processes; - Managing operations; - Planning and implementing staff and general capacity development; - Developing and managing relations with member NRENs; - Developing and sustaining relations with the Research & Education Networks community worldwide; - Developing and sustaining relations with development partners; - Developing and sustaining relations with suppliers. *Terms of employment* This is a full-time contract position for an initial term of 3 to 5 years, renewable by mutual agreement, tenable at the Head Office although the successful applicant may raise the possibility of an alternative work location. The Alliance provides an attractive negotiable salary and benefits to the CEO in accordance with its emoluments structure. * Method of application* Applicants should provide details of all their qualifications, including university degrees as well as management and industry certifications. Shortlisted candidates will be informed about their status by mid-December 2013 with a view to arranging for their interviews between 24th and 31st January 2014. The new CEO will be engaged by 1st July 2014 to allow for an induction and transition period before the expiration of the current CEO’s contract. Applications, including detailed curriculum vitae and three traceable referees, should be submitted in electronic form as pdf files *not later than 20th November 2013* to: The Chairman, CEO Search and Selection Committee UbuntuNet Alliance Secretariat P. O. Box 2550, Lilongwe, Malawi. E-mail: cssc.chair(a)ubuntunet.net with a copy to ceo(a)ubuntunet.net and info(a)ubuntunet.net _______________________________________________ NUANCE mailing list NUANCE(a)lists.ubuntunet.net http://lists.ubuntunet.net/listinfo/nuance -- Tiwonge Msulira Banda, Mobile: +26 58 88 94 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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Re: [kictanet] State cancels the Laptop Project tender process?
by Matunda Nyanchama 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Govt should use this to get back to the drawing board and plan this thing systematically, otherwise we may end up with another Anglo Leasing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve! Call: +1-888-587-1150 (Canada) +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.com Licensed by Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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News Flush: National government to relocate to Konza (pun intended)
by robert yawe 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Hi, Disclaimer: I reserve the right to keep my sources secret It has become clear that we have multiple unresolved issues that have arisen from the devolution of governance of this the most critical has been that of the seat of the national government. For the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church to receive the relevant recognition he had to govern a piece of earth, called the Vatican State, if Washington DC was a state with a governor, who was a Republican, Obama would today find himself homeless. The former situation is what affects the current national government, they are at the mercy of a Governor who could go rogue and shut them down or hold them hostage. This situation makes Dr. Kidero a super Governor as he can attend all National Government and Presidential functions, whether invited or not, that take place in Nairobi. He could also decide to punish any governor who does not toe his line by denying him access to the city and by extension the National Government. Devolution created 47 physical states and one virtual state (National Government) and based on the teachings from "hekaya za abunuwasi" we know what can happen to the owner of the flat that does not have access to the ground. From my sources, who as indicated above shall remain unnamed, the National Government has found a solution to this impasse, relocate to Konza. The process is in high gear and it is said to have been an issue of discussion with the Chinese Government during the presidents recent visit. Konza is to be hived off from 3 different counties and placed under a specially created authority that will oversee all activities that normally would be the responsibility of a county thus creating the 48th county and giving the National Government a physical anchor, with a title deed. It will also mean that parliament and the senate will need to be relocated thus leaving Dr. Kidero and the county parliament with a new home. Statehouse will be treated any of the others spread around the country, even though Dr. Kidero has been eying it as a possible residents. Therefore what this means is that we shall need to wait a little longer for the techno-polis but options abound with Dr. Mutua in Machakos, Kabogo in Kiambu and Ranguma in Kisumu who are also planning to develop technocities. Regards Useful links http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/africa/120128/new-chinese-b… http://techmoran.com/uhuru-kenyatta-asks-china-to-invest-in-kenyas-10-billi… http://mobile.nation.co.ke/business/Sh8bn-dam-to-supply-Konza-city-water/-/… - Konza to be self sufficient in water and power (military strategy) http://vimeo.com/58618218 - This shows the development of a new city to rival Nairobi http://buildesign.co.ke/illegal-structures-mushrooming-around-konza-city/ - 1 10 kilometer security buffer zone http://www.lands.go.ke/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=228&I… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HITEC_City - Who is Konza competing against All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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is MCK too ambition trying to regulate bloggers ...
by Sam Gichuru 17 Oct '13

17 Oct '13

Do our Bloggers need to be regulated or is MCK uninformed and ignorant? Article by Lucy Wachira with opinions from bloggers and bake below. http://140friday.com/bloggers-to-mck-we-are-here-to-stay-start-adapting/ -- Warm Regards, ------------------------ Sam Gichuru twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> Skype: Sam.gichuru Cellphone: | +254-722-730565 Co-founder/ Director /Nailab Incubation Location: | Nairobi Website: | www.nailab.co.ke twitter: | @thenailab

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Masters Degree Program: Is It Worth It?
by Michael Bullut 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

Greetings Listers, I've been wrestling with a quagmire for sometimes now about pursuing a Masters Degree Program. As an Information Technology professional, would it more pertinent to seek vendor certifications as they instruct on what technologies the industry is using? In my humble observation, professionals of all fields pursue a Masters either because it is fashionable or they have no other choice but to do so. My question to my brethren: *What would your advice be in such a situation?* *Did you pursue a Masters because it was a means to an end or it enhanced your knowledge and passion in the field? * *Help a wandering young man out?* Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114. **Skype Name:* *Michael Bullut.* ***Twitter:** @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/> * *Blog: http://www.kipsang.com/* *E-mail:* *main(a)kipsang.com* * * *---*

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Kibati leaves Vision 2030 as five-year term expires
by Walubengo J 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

Am not quite sure who is advising the President - but I keep getting the feeling that the new administration is keen on "deleting" folks who added value in the last regime while retaining those whose contribution may exist but is not disclosed to the public...(think folks in security sector for example :-) I never quite worked closely with Mugo Kibati but I could still feel his passion and effort to put ICTs at the center of the Vision 2030. I wish him well in his future endeavors...and hope his replacement continues in the same spirit. walu. ~~~ Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat director-general Mugo Kibati has exited the state agency after government declined to renew his contract. Mr Kibati, who has been at the helm of the secretariat for five years said he will be returning to the private sector from where he was picked in 2008 to head the agency. “I am making an exit from VDS proud of the gains we have made and the numerous challenges we have also managed to overcome in the gruelling effort to firmly establish Vision 2030 as the national development strategy,” Mr Kibati noted in a statement sent to newsrooms. His contract expired in June. More @ http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Kibati-leaves-Vision-2030-as-five-year-ter…

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ICANN Announces Strategy Panel Members - Two Kenyans on the list
by Kivuva 16 Oct '13

16 Oct '13

ICANN has released the members of the strategic panels formed in ICANN47 Durban. and two Kenyans are members of the panels. ICANN Multistakeholder Innovation Hon. Bitange Ndemo, member — Former Permanent Secretary, Kenyan Ministry of Information and Communication ICANN's Role in the Internet Governance Ecosystem Alice Munyua , Member— Chair of the Kenya Internet Governance Steering Committee. Congrats to our own who continue to represent us in the international landscape. Regards ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva twitter.com/lordmwesh google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> Date: 16 October 2013 20:16 Subject: Re: [AfrICANN-discuss] ICANN Announces Strategy Panel Members To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> Congrats to the Many members of AfrICANN on the ICANN Strategy panels. Ndemo, Nii, Munyua, Adiel. We look forward to you to do a superb job. Regards ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva twitter.com/lordmwesh google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh On 16 October 2013 01:26, Glen de Saint Géry <Glen(a)icann.org> wrote: > http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14oct13-en.htm > ICANN Announces Strategy Panel Members**** > > 14 October 2013**** > > ICANN welcomes over 40 diverse practitioners, subject matter experts, and > thought leaders as members of the ICANN Strategy Panels<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-15jul13-en.htm>to support development of ICANN's strategic and operational plans. > **** > > ICANN Strategy Panels will serve as an integral part of a framework for > cross-community dialogue on strategic matters. Designed to conduct work in > critical strategic areas identified by the community, Board, and staff<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/conversation-in…>[PDF, 209 KB], the work of these panels will build on public input being > generated to inform a new, overarching vision and five-year strategic plan. > As illustrated<http://www.icann.org/sites/default/files/strategy-panels-timeline-1400x667-…>, > there will be extensive information sharing and community engagement with > the Panels. Panel output will be posted for public comments and community > discussion online and at ICANN meetings, before being factored into ICANN's > strategic and/or operating plans<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement>, > as appropriate.**** > > A video interview with Theresa Swinehart, Senior Advisor to the President > on Strategy, is available here<http://www.icann.org/en/news/press/kits/video-swinehart-strategy-14oct13-en…> > .**** > Identifier Technology Innovation<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-tech…> > **** *Chair***** > > Paul Mockapetris<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#paul-mocka…>— Inventor, Domain Name System > **** > *Members***** > > Jari Arkko<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-tech…>— Chair, Internet Engineering Task Force > Anne-Marie Eklund-Löwinder<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-tech…>— Security Manager, The Internet Infrastructure Foundation > Geoff Huston<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-tech…>— Chief Scientist, Asia-Pacific Network Information Center > James Seng<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-tech…>— CEO, Zodiac Holdings > Paul Vixie<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-tech…>— CEO, Farsight Security > Lixia Zhang<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/identifier-tech…>— Postel Chair of Computer Science, University of California Los Angeles > **** > > This panel is dedicated to strategizing engagement with the ICANN > community and public on technology matters. Its objectives include > developing a technology roadmap for DNS and other identifiers, and > providing a technology roadmap for ICANN technical and security operations, > including best practice recommendations and reference objects.**** > ICANN Multistakeholder Innovation<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholde…> > **** *Chair***** > > Beth Simone Noveck<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#beth-simon…>— Founder and Director, The Governance Lab > **** > *Members***** > > Alison Gillwald<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholde…>— Executive Director, Research ICT Africa > Joi Ito<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholde…>— Director, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab > Karim Lakhani<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholde…>— Lumry Family Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard > University > Guo Liang<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholde…>— Director, China Internet Project > Geoff Mulgan<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholde…>— Chief Executive, National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts > Hon. Bitange Ndemo<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/multistakeholde…>— Permanent Secretary, Kenyan Ministry of Information and Communication > **** > > This panel is tasked with examining how Internet policy related to unique > identifiers might be best managed. It will propose new models for broad, > inclusive engagement, consensus-based policymaking, and institutional > structures to support such enhanced functions. In addition, it will design > processes, tools and platforms to enable the global ICANN community to > engage in these new forms of participatory decision-making.**** > Public Responsibility Framework<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsi…> > **** *Chair***** > > Nii Quaynor<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#nii-quaynor>— Founding Chairman, AfriNIC > **** > *Members***** > > Tim Berners-Lee<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsi…>— Director, World Wide Web Consortium > Soumitra Dutta<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsi…>— Dean of Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University > Bob Hinden<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsi…>— Check Point Fellow, Check Point Software Technologies > Blake Irving<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsi…>— CEO, Go Daddy > Nevine Tewfik<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsi…>— Director, Cyber Peace Initiative > Raúl Zambrano<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/public-responsi…>— Team Leader, Inclusive Participation and Global Policy Adviser in the ICT > for Development and e-governance team, United Nations Development Program* > *** > > This panel will propose ICANN's role and five-year strategic objectives > and milestones in promoting the global public interest. It will examine > ways of building out ICANN's base of internationally diverse, knowledgeable > and engaged stakeholders, especially within the developing world. It will > also propose a framework for achieving those objectives and milestones as > well providing advice on specific programs and initiatives.**** > ICANN's Role in the Internet Governance Ecosystem<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…> > **** *Chair***** > > Vinton Cerf<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/bios#vinton-cerf>— VP and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google > **** > *Members***** > > Adiel Akplogan<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— CEO, AfriNIC Ltd > Michael Barrett<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— President, The FIDO Alliance > Hartmut Glaser<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Executive Secretary, Brazilian Internet Steering Committee/CGI.br > Erik Huizer<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Chief Technology Officer, SURFnet > Hagen Hultzsch<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…> — > Zimory Chairman of the Board > Janis Karklins<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Assistant Director General of Communication and Information, United > Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization > Wolfgang Kleinwächter<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Professor of International Communication Policy and Regulation, > University of Aarhus > Luis Magalhães<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Professor at > * *Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon > Debbie Monahan<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Domain Names Commissioner, Domain Name Commission Ltd, part of the > InternetNZ Group > Alice Munyua<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Chair of the Kenya Internet Governance Steering Committee > P.J. Narayanan<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Director, Hyderabad International Institute of Information Technology > Alejandro Pisanty<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Director General, Academic Computing Service of the National University > of Mexico > Carlton Samuels<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Former Secretariat, Latin America and Caribbean Regional At-Large > Advisory Organization > Ismail Serageldin<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Director, Library of Alexandria > Pindar Wong<http://www.icann.org/en/about/planning/strategic-engagement/governance-ecos…>— Chairman, Asia and Pacific Internet Association > **** > > The previously announced<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-15jul13-en.htm>"Strategy Panel on ICANN's Role in the Internet Organizations' Ecosystem" > and the "Strategy Panel on the Role of ICANN in the Future of Internet > Governance" have been integrated given the topics, and are now covered > under this Strategy Panel on "ICANN's Role in the Internet Governance > Ecosystem." This panel will review the assumptions, linkages and frameworks > that dictate ICANN's responsibilities in the current Internet ecosystem. It > will seek insights into ways to maintain and enhance ICANN's stewardship of > the evolving ecosystem while cultivating thought leadership on ways in > which ICANN can serve a complex set of Internet constituencies.**** > > The 5th panel originally identified will be refocused and is expected to > be forthcoming later this year**** > > ** ** > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > *gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org* > *http://gnso.icann.org***** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > AfrICANN mailing list > AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann > >

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