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This week in your outstanding Public Service Career
by FRED MATIANGI 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Dear Dr. Ndemo, I take this early opportunity to wish you all the best in your interview for the position of Principal Secretary coming up later this week. I very sincerely hope the Lord will guide you, bless you indeed and see you continue to succeed. Your service to our nation has been outstanding. Your performance at the Ministry of Information speaks for itself. I thank you in my private capacity as a Kenyan citizen and wish you well as a friend and former colleague at the University of Nairobi. I am hesitant to address any issues presumptively at this stage as I deliberately remain below the radar as expected and patiently await to go before the vetting committee in Parliament. I am sure that there will be plenty of opportunities to compare notes and share experiences. I look forward to learning more from you and others in the this sector and that together we can make our humble contribution in this part of the journey of life. Fred Matiangi

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Re: [kictanet] Have we failed the nation yet again? - the inzi issue
by Bitange Ndemo 04 Oct '13

04 Oct '13

Military does invest in R&D through Universities. Great ideas are incubated, supported financially and intellectually. Academics mill around good ideas and help advance them. That is why Zukerberg moved from Harvard to Silicon Valley where he was supported by the Universities around there, the Government through Small Business Administration financed the incubation. Now the Government is reaping the benefits of taxes from thousands of employees working there. Why do then debate so much on the merits and demerits of Konza. India is building a Konza in every state. Ushahidi was a great idea that we lost a chance to incubate and support its R&D plus financing its growth. Unfortunately, not many Kenyans know this great idea. Universities that teach computer science hardly know new research areas to support the vibrant ICT activities in the country. How do we build an effective triple helix? How do we get the universities to do research that have a meaning to its people? Ndemo. > Daktari, > > Problem is, technology generally moves along for both military and > civilian > use. Modern day terrorists and organised criminals are more than a match > for full sovereign states electronic firepower. The only way military/law > enforcement can ensure 'monopoly' of technology is by investing lots in > R&D, which I don't think we as a country do! > > Waithaka Ngigi > > > On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Bitange Ndemo <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: > >> Robert, >> Nano technologies are here already. Just like the Japanese miniaturized >> everything, we should nononize some products. I will work with one that >> is a bit smaller. Just imagine if we had one like that with night >> vision. >> We could not have destroyed the entire parking. >> >> Ndemo. >> >> >> >> >> > Daktari, >> > >> > Is this what you where referring to when you mentioned an inzi? >> > >> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5TdbMu8xc4 >> > >> > Regards >> > >> > PS. Encouraging gaming could be what saves us next time there is a >> > terrorist hostage situation >> > >> > >> > >> > Robert Yawe >> > KAY System Technologies Ltd >> > Phoenix House, 6th Floor >> > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >> > Kenya >> > >> > >> > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >> > >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > From: Bitange Ndemo <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> >> > To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >> > Cc: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >> > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> > Sent: Monday, 23 September 2013, 16:07 >> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Have we failed the nation yet again? >> > >> > >> > Robert, >> > There is absolutely nothing anybody will have done with ICTs after the >> > terrorists stormed the Mall. All IT gadgets worked properly. CCTV >> > footage is there and was aired on TV yesterday. The screening askaris >> had >> > no chance since the assailants forced their way in. >> > >> > Perhaps what we need is more research to mount a camera on a fly >> (inzi) >> > with night vision to fly carefully within the terrorist hideout and >> > establish strategically on how to respond. Some flies could be loaded >> > with sleeping gas to put assailants to sleep. Drones do scan the >> horizon >> > giving military advance knowledge of the terrain. >> > >> > Right now we should spend a few minutes to praise our uniformed >> forces. >> > They did a commendable job. In bitterness I am still proud to be >> Kenyan. >> > >> > >> > Ndemo. >> > >> > >> > >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> As we console all those who where affected by the happenings at the >> >> Westgate Mall over the weekend do we remain blameless as an industry? >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Robert Yawe >> >> KAY System Technologies Ltd >> >> Phoenix House, 6th Floor >> >> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >> >> Kenya >> >> >> >> >> >> Tel: +254722511225, >> >> +254202010696_______________________________________________ >> >> kictanet mailing list >> >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> >> >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke >> >> >> >> 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. >> > >> > >> > University of Nairobi >> > Business School, Lower Kabete Campus >> >> >> University of Nairobi >> Business School, Lower Kabete Campus >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ngigiwaithaka%40gmail… >> >> 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,* > > *Wait**haka Ngigi* > Chief Executive Officer | Alliance Technologies | MCK Nairobi Synod > Building > T + 254 (0) 20 2333 471 |Office Mobile: +254 786 28 28 28 | M + 254 737 > 811 > 000 > www.at.co.ke > University of Nairobi Business School, Lower Kabete Campus

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Incompetence gallore
by Gideon 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

+1 Mr. James Mbugua. May the souls of those who lost their lives in the Westgate attack RIP and may we find humanity in our daily living. I appreciate all the efforts that were made to aid during the sad time by everyone directly or indirectly. God BLess Kenya. > Nairobi Homicides per 100,000 people = 4 > > Memphis, Tennessee No.10 most dangerous US City Murders per 100,000 = 24.5 > > Top 3 are Flint, Michigan (64.9 murders per 100,000 people), Detroit > 54.6/1000 and New Orleans, Louisiana 53.5. > > With 4 per 100,00, I would say Nairobi, although has work that needs to be > done, should be judged first and foremost on the nature of its society and > hence these comparative figures...Lack of the 911, police equipment or > vehicles, may not be the problem but the accomodating nature of this > society...After all, American cities with more than enough emergency lines > operators, vehicles and so on are suffering crime rates beyond the realm of > Nairobians' imagination (More than 10 times). > > We are not equipped for terrorist attacks that we have learnt just like NYC > learn with 9/11 where many firemen and policemen died rushing into the > towers to aid, the important thing is what lessons to draw from here. > > Otherwise, for someone from say the US or UK which are highly > individualistic societies may find the lack of sufficient patrol cars a > problem but in a society where informal social support systems pervade > every level of society like Kenya's calling the neighbour to help is > usually enough. > > James > > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Joe Murithi Njeru <joe.njeru(a)zilojo.com > >wrote: > > > Hello Adam, > > > > I agree with you on all the points below. > > > > The level of professionalism in certain parts of public sector is > > diabolical. > > > > When I was in Kigali some time back, a kid told his father - who had just > > littered the street with a paper - that if he did not pick it up he would > > report him to the police... > > > > At iHub, I always pay City Council and ensure I get a receipt. Which I > > promptly claim as a business expense. > > > > That helps reduce the tax I pay Ceaser each year. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 09/25/2013 11:03 AM, Adam Nelson wrote: > > > > I drove by a dead body this morning on the bypass between Wayaki way and > > Grevillea Grove. He was clearly beaten to death and been there for some > > time. We called an emergency line and ostensibly the police will come. > On > > Ngong Rd across from Brew Bistro 2 weeks ago a boy was killed by a truck > > and his body lay on the side of the street for 2 hours (Ngong Rd, one of > > the busiest in town) before anybody official arrived at the scene. > > > > How can it be expected that the Nairobi police handle one of the most > > complex hostage crises of the decade when they can't even respond to a > dead > > body on the side of a major thoroughfare within 2 hours? > > > > I visited Kigali 3 weeks ago and what it made me realize is that it's > > not an 'African thing' or a 'Developing World thing' that Nairobi is a > > disaster. It's a total lack of excellence at every level of government. > > Kigali is better run in every respect than Nairobi and for the most > part, > > it just comes down to better management. > > > > I'm not one for recriminations and at a time like this am mostly just > > sad. In the end, I'm an American and can't effect change here - it's up > to > > Nairobians and Kenyans to say enough is enough and to demand that the > > public safety system be reformed. > > > > 1. A 911 (or 999) emergency call center > > 2. All police wearing ID numbers and equipped with a ticket book so they > > can write tickets > > 3. A new type of police with a different uniform that receive double pay > > but will be fired if found guilty of corruption > > 4. All police equipped with a mode of transportation (even just a > mountain > > bike) > > 5. All police equipped with a radio > > > > Is this too much to ask of a city that bills itself as the capital of > > anything? > > > > -Adam > > > > -- > > Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io > > Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> > > About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> A Standard article explains how disorderly and dangerous the operation > >> was, Kenyans troops killed each other, and endangered the lives of > hostages > >> in a haphazard operation. > >> > >> The familiar shoot to kill order was given out http://t.co/M5tJ67KcPk > >> > >> Sent from my Windows Phone > >> ------------------------------ > >> From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> > >> Sent: 25/09/2013 08:29 > >> To: Dennis Kioko Mbuvi <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> > >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >> Subject: [kictanet] > Incompetence gallore > >> > >> Editorial from a Saudi Paper > >> > >> - Something wrong in Kenya > >> > >> There can be no denying the extraordinary challenges facing the > >> Kenyan government. Yet as the last terrorists were being rooted out > of > >> Nairobi?s Westgate shopping mall at the end of a slaughter spree > that has > >> killed some 70 people and injured hundreds more, the Kenyan > authorities > >> need to be asking themselves some hard questions. > >> > >> This is a country which because it is actively involved in combating > >> Al-Shabab terrorists in Somalia is supposed to be on the very > highest state > >> of alert. Kenya did not choose this confrontation. In 1998 it was an > >> amiably corrupt and easygoing country with merely a nasty record of > armed > >> robberies, mostly of rich Western tourists. > >> > >> Then Al-Qaeda launched one of its very first international attacks, a > >> deadly assault on the US embassy in the Kenyan capital which left 224 > >> people dead the great majority of them Kenyans. Thereafter, there > was a > >> succession of small attacks by the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabab which > >> culminated in raids on Kenyan coastal tourist resorts and a Somali > refugee > >> camp, targeting and kidnapping foreigners. > >> > >> It was the final straw. Nairobi sent troops into Somali striking > >> Al-Shabab fighters in the rear as they were pressed from the north by > >> African Union forces. Thereafter, the terrorists resorted to > low-level > >> violence, mostly hit and run grenade attacks across the Somali > border, > >> until the attack by some 15 heavily armed men on the supposedly > >> well-guarded up-market Westgate shopping center. The attackers > managed to > >> negotiate their way with all their weaponry through the capital?s > >> roadblocks. They contrived to organize their deadly assault without > the > >> Kenyan intelligence services picking up the slightest inkling of > what was > >> about to happen. > >> > >> Something has got to be wrong somewhere. And the closer one looks at > >> the way the tragic events unfolded, the more difficult questions it > seems > >> that the Kenyan authorities have to answer. Why for instance did it > take > >> almost half an hour for the first properly armed and equipped teams > to > >> arrive at the shopping mall? Why was there no proper building > evacuation > >> scheme nor any obvious plan to respond to a terrorist outrage within > the > >> complex? > >> > >> Acts of bravery by shopping center staff, individual police officers > >> and ordinary members of the public cannot mask what appears to have > been a > >> series of bungles by all those who should have been responsible for > the > >> safety of the complex and its visitors. Journalists noted that when > >> heavily-armed special forces arrived, some seemed nervous and > confused, > >> perhaps as a result of the shouting that could be heard from senior > >> officers who themselves seemed poorly briefed and unprepared and as a > >> result unsure of how best to proceed. The inevitable report into this > >> horrific event may find that by delaying a rapid and firm response > to the > >> attack, the authorities permitted the terrorists to continue their > killing > >> spree and also allowed them to consolidate their position within the > mall. > >> > >> Perhaps a clue to what went so disastrously wrong at the Westgate > >> mall can be found in the devastating fire at Nairobi?s Jomo Kenyatta > >> International Airport last month. Though the blaze broke out in the > early > >> morning, meaning no one was killed, the extent of the fire and the > >> extraordinary delays in getting fire appliances to the scene raised > major > >> questions about the competence of the Kenyan authorities. The > Westgate > >> tragedy must compound these serious concerns. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/adam%40varud.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. > >> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing [email protected]:// > lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/joe.njeru%40zilojo.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, > > Joe Murithi Njeru - Chief Executive Officer m: +254 722 787725 > > e: joe.njeru(a)zilojo.com <joe.njeru(a)zilojo.com?Subject=Hello> > > w: www.zilojo.com > > o: +254 20 2190873 > > Map: http://goo.gl/maps/9IVjt > > > > *Suite B21, Ground Floor, Block B, > > Silverpool Office Suites, Jabavu Lane, Hurlingham > > Nairobi, Kenya.* > > <http://www.zilojo.com> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/jgmbugua%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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Re: [kictanet] Have we failed the nation yet again? - the
by Matunda Nyanchama 03 Oct '13

03 Oct '13

Brian Yours is an apt summary of the Westgate response fiasco: "IMHO using KDF was the proverbial hammer to kill a fly....". Reports of looting, drinking, etc., and blowing up the place suggests there may be other motive other than saving the situation. By the way, how come we haven't heard from the CS for Defence? Her forces were on the ground even when this was really a police issue. Baadaye. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; http://www.aganoconsulting.com/; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve! 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Thank you. ________________________________ From: "kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2013 6:38 PM Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 77, Issue 13 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke You can reach the person managing the list at kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Have we failed the nation yet again? - the inzi issue (Brian Munyao Longwe) 2. Re: Have we failed the nation yet again? - the inzi issue (robert yawe) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 17:03:24 +0300 From: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> To: Lawrence Njogu <lnjogu(a)hotmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Have we failed the nation yet again? - the inzi issue Message-ID: <CAHSdPfbenm10dg6s-Dte82sWvxEfR9Kfz4UnTjzwGGpz3eF_Rw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" IMHO using KDF was the proverbial hammer to kill a fly.... I am all for equipping, training and providing better tactical and ops support to our police and specialized units. Mblayo On Wednesday, October 2, 2013, Lawrence Njogu wrote: > Ndemo, > I agree 100%!! I expected KDF to use such inexpensive and intelligent > technologies during the siege. > > > Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 16:00:27 +0300 > > From: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'bitange(a)jambo.co.ke');> > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Have we failed the nation yet again? - the inzi > issue > > CC: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke');> > > To: lnjogu(a)hotmail.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'lnjogu(a)hotmail.com');> > > > > Robert, > > Nano technologies are here already. Just like the Japanese miniaturized > > everything, we should nononize some products. I will work with one that > > is a bit smaller. Just imagine if we had one like that with night vision. > > We could not have destroyed the entire parking. > > > > Ndemo. > > > > > > > > > > > Daktari, > > > > > > Is this what you where referring to when you mentioned an inzi? > > > > > > Army test next generation nano drone - the Black Hornet<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5TdbMu8xc4> > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > PS. Encouraging gaming could be what saves us next time there is a > > > terrorist hostage situation > > > > > > > > > > > > Robert Yawe > > > KAY System Technologies Ltd > > > Phoenix House, 6th Floor > > > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > > > Kenya > > > > > > > > > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Bitange Ndemo <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'bitange(a)jambo.co.ke');>> > > > To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk');>> > > > Cc: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'bitange(a)jambo.co.ke');>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > > > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke');>> > > > Sent: Monday, 23 September 2013, 16:07 > > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Have we failed the nation yet again? > > > > > > > > > Robert, > > > There is absolutely nothing anybody will have done with ICTs after the > > > terrorists stormed the Mall. All IT gadgets worked properly. CCTV > > > footage is there and was aired on TV yesterday. The screening askaris > had > > > no chance since the assailants forced their way in. > > > > > > Perhaps what we need is more research to mount a camera on a fly (inzi) > > > with night vision to fly carefully within the terrorist hideout and > > > establish strategically on how to respond. Some flies could be loaded > > > with sleeping gas to put assailants to sleep. Drones do scan the > horizon > > > giving military advance knowledge of the terrain. > > > > > > Right now we should spend a few minutes to praise our uniformed forces. > > > They did a commendable job. In bitterness I am still proud to be > Kenyan. > > > > > > > > > Ndemo. > > > > > > > > > > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> As we console all those who where affected by the happenings at the > > >> Westgate Mall over the weekend do we remain blameless as an industry? > > >> > > >> Regards > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Robert Yawe > > >> KAY System Technologies Ltd > > >> Phoenix House, 6th Floor > > >> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > > >> Kenya > > >> > > >> > > >> Tel: +254722511225, > > >> +254202010696_______________________________________________ > > >> kictanet mailing list > > >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '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/bitange%40jambo.co.ke > > >> > > >> 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. > > > > > > > > > University of Nairobi > > > Business School, Lower Kabete Campus > > > > > > University of Nairobi > > Business School, Lower Kabete Campus > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '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/lnjogu%40hotmail.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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LA tablet program
by Agosta Liko 02 Oct '13

02 Oct '13

Only in America ? .... http://news.yahoo.com/epic-fail-los-angeles-high-schools-now-confiscate-170… -- Sent from Gmail Mobile

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Have we failed the nation yet again?
by robert yawe 02 Oct '13

02 Oct '13

Hi, As we console all those who where affected by the happenings at the Westgate Mall over the weekend do we remain blameless as an industry? 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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Technophobia haina tiba, na haitafutwi
by robert yawe 02 Oct '13

02 Oct '13

Listers, The photo above is of one of the ten pages taken up by the Parliamentary Service Communication in the 3 leading dailies inviting job applicants for interviews. I rest my case. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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HELB server crashes
by robert yawe 02 Oct '13

02 Oct '13

Am I the only one who read about crashing of the HELB servers? Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Call for Presentations - AITEC East Africa ICT Summit, Oshwal Centre, Nairobi, 20-21 November
by Sean Moroney 01 Oct '13

01 Oct '13

Dear Listers, At our ICT Summit this year we are holding a range of specialised Forums to provide in-depth coverage of key subject areas for the region's ICT community: Ø The East African Internet Forum Ø eGov EA Ø EA Open Source Forum Ø Cloud Computing Forum Ø ICT Education Forum Ø Mobile Apps EA Forum Ø eWaste EA Forum Ø EA Outsourcing Forum Ø e&mAgric Forum Ø EA Innovator Accelerator Ø Game Developer Forum In addition, we are co-locating the following two conferences with the Summit: Ø AfriHealth in partnership with the International Society for Telemedicine & Healthcare Ø Information Security East Africa (ISEA) in partnership with IEEE I'd like to invite presentation proposals for all of these conference streams. Details are in the attached brochure. We look forward to hosting the region's ICT community for a bench-mark gathering that will stimulate further innovation, excellence and service delivery to achieve the Summit's aim of developing an improved quality of life across the region. Yours sincerely, Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com UK Tel: +44(0)1480-880774 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 Ghana Mobile: +233(0)57-0445059 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Nigeria Mobile: +234(0)701-196-1413 Mozambique Mobile: +258-820880583 Skype: seanmoroney seanm(a)aitecafrica.com<mailto:[email protected]> www.aitecafrica.com<http://aitecafrica.com/> [cid:[email protected]]<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/95> [twitter]<https://twitter.com/aitecafrica> [facebook (2)] <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aitec-Africa/143207745706922?ref=ts&fref=ts> NEXT EVENT [AITEC-EA-ICT-Summit-2013]<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/95> Our Events: Broadcast, Film and Music Africa<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/112> Africa Media Business Exchange<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/113> ATEC Banking and Mobile Money West Africa, Lagos<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/105> AITEC Banking and Mobile Money West Africa, Accra<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/114> AITEC Banking and Mobile Money COMESA<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/92> AITEC Southern Africa ICT Summit<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/115> AITEC East Africa ICT Summit<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/95> AfriHealth<http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/94> AITEC Africa is the trading name of AITEC Conferences Limited registered in England and Wales.Company registration number: 4698475

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Is KENIC's performance below standard?
by Grace Githaiga 01 Oct '13

01 Oct '13

Two weeks ago, Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC) held its Annual General Meeting in a relatively low key event in Nairobi.The few members were treated to documents that indicated that KENIC was doing well – or at least recovering from a previous year that saw it post losses. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/Is-KENIC-performing/-/1959700/20144…

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