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Press Release (Senior U.S. Diplomat Helps Open New Joint Venture in Kakamega) US Embassy]
by bitange＠jambo.co.ke 20 Jan '07

20 Jan '07

Attached please find the US Ambassador's speach at Masinde Muliro University at the officiallaunch of the a new joint venture between G7 Systems of Tampa, Florida and the Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology in Kakamega. This innovative new business, called G7 Systems Kenya Ltd., has hired 30 Kenyan engineers to provide Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services to G7's global clients, which include a number of Fortune 500 corporations in the United States. G7 Kenya's engineers will provide customized computer programming services to customers over the internet using a satellite uplink in the University's Science and Technology Park. If the company succeeds and expands, it could eventually employ up to 800 Kenyan staff, providing a major boost to the local economy in Kakamega. As Ms. Slutz pointed out in her remarks, delivered on behalf of U.S. Ambassador Michael E. Ranneberger, the venture also proves that Kenya can use the advantages of its well-educated, English-speaking citizenry to compete and prosper in the global economy. "Far from fearing globalization, Kenya can and should embrace it...by tapping into the vast potential of its educated workforce and by linking that talent to the rest of the world through digital technologies." She praised Kenyan Government plans to improve the infrastructure and the regulatory environment in the information and communications sectors. These efforts, she said, are pivotal to the success of companies like G7 Systems and to catalyzing economic development and reducing poverty in Kenya. ---------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------- "easy access to the world"

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APC at the World Social Forum
by alice＠apc.org 19 Jan '07

19 Jan '07

The most impressive gathering of civil society and social movements is roaring. It starts tomorrow in Nairobi, Kenya and as many of you know, it's called the World Social Forum. Follow the event, read the interviews, articles and to-the-minute updates direct from East Africa. APC members Alternatives (Canada), Arid Lands Information Network (Kenya), Enda Tiers Monde (Senegal), Instituto del Tercer Mundo (Uruguay), Japan Computer Access and VOICE (Bangladesh) are attending. Expect the news straight from the horse's mouth, as our pool of writers is set at the starting line. They will report on technology for social change, fair trade and progressive communications as well as on the general flavour of this year's WSF. Check: http://www.apc.org AND http://blog.apc.org World Social Forum (WSF) Nairobi, Kenya Jan 20-25, 2007 http://wsf2007.org/

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Introducing Becky Wanjiku
by alice＠apc.org 18 Jan '07

18 Jan '07

Dear All Becky Wanjiku, a journalist with Highway Africa, will be working with the KICTAnet to produce our monthly E-bulletins as well as working on other communication and events related tasks. These projects are supported by the Open Society Institute Eastern Africa (OSIEA), Wananchi online, KENET and the Embassy of Finland in Kenya. Thank you and best regards alice

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Invitation and Registration Form -RCIP
by Judy kimiti 18 Jan '07

18 Jan '07

Dear Member, Aplologies for cross posting. ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Judy kimiti <jkimiti01(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke Sent: Thursday, 18 January, 2007 4:05:31 PM Subject: Fw: [Kictanet] Monday forum please attend - Invitation and Registration Form Dear Member, Please find attached the Invite Letter, Agenda and Registration Form for the Regional Communications Infrastructure Program Workshop. Interested members are requested to return the completed registration form to rcip(a)worldbank.org or faxed on 315147 by Friday, 19 January 2007. Please submit one registration form for each person attending. Thank you. Yours Faithfully, Judy Kimiti KICTANet ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Rebecca Wanjiku rebeccawanjiku(a)yahoo.com To: jkimiti01@yah oo.co.uk Sent: Thursday, 18 January, 2007 1:59:00 PM Subject: [Kictanet] Monday forum please attend PROPOSED REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM (RCIP) STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION WORKSHOP Hope you are planning to attend the stakeholder workshop on the proposed regional Communication Infrastructure Program (RCIP) on Monday. The consultation workshop organized jointly by the ministry of Information and Communication and the World Bank. The forum will address issues relating to connectivity, lowering costs and the environmental implications of the infrastructure. The World Bank claims that Economic development in Eastern and Southern Africa (E&SA) is held back by prohibitive telecommunications and ICT costs due to incomplete liberalization and lack of infrastructure. The proposed Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (RCIP) is a joint World Bank Group effort to leverage private sector participation along side efforts by eight other development partners (AfDB, AFD, DBSA, DFID, EIB, EU, KfW and SIDA). It will be a chance for you to interrogate the project and find out what it will cost the country in terms of WB demands. The minister, the PS and other senior WB officials will be present to answer any questions regarding the project. It will also be a forum where stakeholders in the ICT industry can find out more about the position of the ICT bill and whether the priority should be making the process transparent or putting in place an Act that can safeguard against any excesses by procuring entities. The PS has forwarded the registration and background documents but if you require any assistance, just email me. alice(a)apc.org wrote: Dear All Becky Wanjiku, a journalist with Highway Africa, will be working with the KICTAnet to produce our monthly E-bulletins as well as working on other communication and events related tasks. These projects are supported by the Open Society Institute Eastern Africa (OSIEA), Wananchi online, KENET and the Embassy of Finland in Kenya. Thank you and best regards alice _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/rebeccawanjiku%40yahoo.com Rebecca Wanjiku, journalist, p.o box 33515, Nairobi.00600 Kenya. Tel. 254 720 318 925 blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jkimiti01%40yahoo.co.uk What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the Yahoo! Mail Championship. ___________________________________________________________ What kind of emailer are you? Find out today - get a free analysis of your email personality. Take the quiz at the Yahoo! Mail Championship. http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://mail.yahoo.net/uk

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Fw: Monday forum please attend - Invitation and Registration Form
by Judy kimiti 18 Jan '07

18 Jan '07

Dear Member, Please find attached the Invite Letter, Agenda and Registration Form for the Regional Communications Infrastructure Program Workshop. Interested members are requested to return the completed registration form to rcip(a)worldbank.org or faxed on 315147 by Friday, 19 January 2007. Please submit one registration form for each person attending. Thank you. Yours Faithfully, Judy Kimiti KICTANet ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Rebecca Wanjiku rebeccawanjiku(a)yahoo.com To: jkimiti01@yah oo.co.uk Sent: Thursday, 18 January, 2007 1:59:00 PM Subject: [Kictanet] Monday forum please attend PROPOSED REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM (RCIP) STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION WORKSHOP Hope you are planning to attend the stakeholder workshop on the proposed regional Communication Infrastructure Program (RCIP) on Monday. The consultation workshop organized jointly by the ministry of Information and Communication and the World Bank. The forum will address issues relating to connectivity, lowering costs and the environmental implications of the infrastructure. The World Bank claims that Economic development in Eastern and Southern Africa (E&SA) is held back by prohibitive telecommunications and ICT costs due to incomplete liberalization and lack of infrastructure. The proposed Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (RCIP) is a joint World Bank Group effort to leverage private sector participation along side efforts by eight other development partners (AfDB, AFD, DBSA, DFID, EIB, EU, KfW and SIDA). It will be a chance for you to interrogate the project and find out what it will cost the country in terms of WB demands. The minister, the PS and other senior WB officials will be present to answer any questions regarding the project. It will also be a forum where stakeholders in the ICT industry can find out more about the position of the ICT bill and whether the priority should be making the process transparent or putting in place an Act that can safeguard against any excesses by procuring entities. The PS has forwarded the registration and background documents but if you require any assistance, just email me. alice(a)apc.org wrote: Dear All Becky Wanjiku, a journalist with Highway Africa, will be working with the KICTAnet to produce our monthly E-bulletins as well as working on other communication and events related tasks. These projects are supported by the Open Society Institute Eastern Africa (OSIEA), Wananchi online, KENET and the Embassy of Finland in Kenya. Thank you and best regards alice _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/rebeccawanjiku%40yahoo.com Rebecca Wanjiku, journalist, p.o box 33515, Nairobi.00600 Kenya. Tel. 254 720 318 925 blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jkimiti01%40yahoo.co.uk ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com

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PROPOSED REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM (RCIP) STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION WORKSHOP
by alice＠apc.org 18 Jan '07

18 Jan '07

Dear all For those who did not recive docs for the Ministry InfoCom and World Bank meeting, pelase find them attached. best alice ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROPOSED REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM (RCIP) STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION WORKSHOP Hope you are planning to attend the stakeholder workshop on the proposed regional Communication Infrastructure Program (RCIP) on Monday. The consultation workshop organized jointly by the ministry of Information and Communication and the World Bank. The forum will address issues relating to connectivity, lowering costs and the environmental implications of the infrastructure. The World Bank claims that Economic development in Eastern and Southern Africa (E&SA) is held back by prohibitive telecommunications and ICT costs due to incomplete liberalization and lack of infrastructure. The proposed Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (RCIP) is a joint World Bank Group effort to leverage private sector participation along side efforts by eight other development partners (AfDB, AFD, DBSA, DFID, EIB, EU, KfW and SIDA). It will be a chance for you to interrogate the project and find out what it will cost the country in terms of WB demands. The minister, the PS and other senior WB officials will be present to answer any questions regarding the project. It will also be a forum where stakeholders in the ICT industry can find out more about the position of the ICT bill and whether the priority should be making the process transparent or putting in place an Act that can safeguard against any excesses by procuring entities. The PS has forwarded the registration and background documents but if you require any assistance, just email me. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Rebecca Wanjiku, journalist, p.o box 33515, Nairobi.00600 Kenya. Tel. 254 720 318 925 ----- Original Message ----- From: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 2:19 PM Subject: [Kictanet] World Bank/MOIC > > > > > > > Dear All, > Attached please find an invitation to a consultative breakfast meeting to > be held at the Jacaranda Hotel, Westlands. The meeting is to explore how > World Bank-financed Regional Communication Infrastructure Program > (RCIP)would fit into our existing programs. In a nut shell, they are > considering providing bandwidth subsidy to public institutions. We need > your participation. > > The Stakeholder consultation is open to civil society organizations, > private sector, academia, parliamentarians, Government and Local > Authorities. Registration Details can be found in the attached documents. > > > Regards > > > Bitange Ndemo. > ---------------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > --------------------------------------------- > "easy access to the world" > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alice%40apc.org

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Econet fails to stop new rival
by alice＠apc.org 18 Jan '07

18 Jan '07

Econet fails to stop new rival By Judy Ogutu ECONET Wireless Kenya Limited has lost an attempt to block Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) from issuing Vtel Consortium with a Second National Operator licence. The company had gone to court last December, asking for an injunction restraining CCK from issuing the licence to Vtel that won the SNO bid last October. Vtel won the bid at $169 million (about Sh11.8 billion). On Wednesday, High Court Judge, Justice Alnashir Visram said granting "would cause considerable harm to CCK, the Kenyan economy, consumer and people of Kenya." He added: "We would possibly lose $169m in immediate revenue from Vtel, we would send a dangerous signal to future investors that we do not believe in market economy and the freedom to make investment decisions without being stunted and stifled, and we would deny the Kenyan consumer the opportunity to benefit from competition in a free market economy." Econet had rushed to court saying CCK's intended to issue Vtel with the license this month. In its application, Econet argued that despite being licensed by CCK as the third mobile phone operator in October 2003, it had not been provided with frequencies to enable it roll out its network. Through lawyer Mr Paul Ogunde, Econet accused CCK of preventing it from entering the market. Ogunde told Justice Visram that it was unjust to have Vtel licensed. The company said it would continue to suffer huge losses because of CCK's unwillingness to provide it the means to enter the market, while at the same time issuing a license to another operator to do the same business. But CCK's lawyer, Prof Githu Muigai defended the commission, saying Econet had been unable to meet requirements for the award of the licence to operate as the third mobile service provider. Muigai argued Econet had not participated in the tender for the issue of the SNO licence and, therefore, had no locus standi. The judge ruled Econet's argument was not tenable in law. "Econet did not even bid for that licence. It is a total stranger to it, and whether it has the locus or ability to attack another person's successful bid is a huge question mark." The Judge said it was not fair for the company to ask CCK not to deal with any other party instead of demanding specific performance of its contract.

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Re: [Kictanet] Monday forum please attend
by joseph kihanya 18 Jan '07

18 Jan '07

Dear Rebecca, I am yet to receive the documents in question. At what location and time is the meeting? J. Kihanya ----- Original Message ---- From: Rebecca Wanjiku <rebeccawanjiku(a)yahoo.com> To: kihanyajn(a)yahoo.com Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 1:59:00 PM Subject: [Kictanet] Monday forum please attend PROPOSED REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM (RCIP) STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION WORKSHOP Hope you are planning to attend the stakeholder workshop on the proposed regional Communication Infrastructure Program (RCIP) on Monday. The consultation workshop organized jointly by the ministry of Information and Communication and the World Bank. The forum will address issues relating to connectivity, lowering costs and the environmental implications of the infrastructure. The World Bank claims that Economic development in Eastern and Southern Africa (E&SA) is held back by prohibitive telecommunications and ICT costs due to incomplete liberalization and lack of infrastructure. The proposed Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (RCIP) is a joint World Bank Group effort to leverage private sector participation along side efforts by eight other development partners (AfDB, AFD, DBSA, DFID, EIB, EU, KfW and SIDA). It will be a chance for you to interrogate the project and find out what it will cost the country in terms of WB demands. The minister, the PS and other senior WB officials will be present to answer any questions regarding the project. It will also be a forum where stakeholders in the ICT industry can find out more about the position of the ICT bill and whether the priority should be making the process transparent or putting in place an Act that can safeguard against any excesses by procuring entities. The PS has forwarded the registration and background documents but if you require any assistance, just email me. alice(a)apc.org wrote: Dear All Becky Wanjiku, a journalist with Highway Africa, will be working with the KICTAnet to produce our monthly E-bulletins as well as working on other communication and events related tasks. These projects are supported by the Open Society Institute Eastern Africa (OSIEA), Wananchi online, KENET and the Embassy of Finland in Kenya. Thank you and best regards alice _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/rebeccawanjiku%40yahoo.com Rebecca Wanjiku, journalist, p.o box 33515, Nairobi.00600 Kenya. Tel. 254 720 318 925 blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kihanyajn%40yahoo.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/

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Safaricom must improve or lose to a better option
by Judy kimiti 16 Jan '07

16 Jan '07

Safaricom must improve or lose to a better option By Andrew Odete Dear Mr Michael Joseph, I tried calling you for a chat, but the network was down, so I fell back to the old ink and pen. It never lets you down, which is more than I can say for the postal service. That is why I have taken the liberty to write to you through the media, for which I beg your understanding and forgiveness. It is not because I am a cheapskate. Greetings from many readers who have asked me to relay their heartfelt congratulations to you for dragging Safaricom, biting and kicking, into the Sh12 billion-profit mark. The readers are also your subscribers and they have exhorted me to relay their concerns relating on your service to your doorstep. You are top in business First, your customers appreciate that achieving such an unprecedented subscription as you have in the proverbial blink of an eye is worthy of accolades. Many say, and rightly so, that you have come top of the business stakes in the region for listening to and understanding your customers. What is more impressive is that you achieved this in the hitherto unexplored terrain of mobile telephony in Kenya. However, your customers hope that this year, the company will outdo itself and improve on last year's performance. Oh yes, sir, they seem to believe that there is room for improvement on your part. Some even reckon that it is pretty easy to be the "Better Option" in a field where there are not too many service providers to challenge you on the quality of the product. Cheap but clogged While they appreciate that you have increased coverage in the country, they wish you could also increase the quality of telephone service. Clarity of phone calls and reliability of the service is all they want. For instance, when you so very kindly offered cheap calling rates during the festive season, the relentless crush of callers ensured that nobody could get through the network at various times of the day. Your network crashed, as happened increasingly often in the course of last year. Moreover, sir, you know we have such diverse accents and dialects that it helps to have a clear line; otherwise, we could as well be insulting one another over the phone. That would be uncivilised and, if I may say so, unChristmas! When Kananu calls from Imenti, Muli from Masinga or Jaoko from Mbita next to the lake, I want to hear the phonetic innocence of their respective dialects and interpret them accordingly. No reason to toast And when Akinyi jets back to Kenya, and tries out her full-on Texan- cum-Siaya drawl on my ears, it would help to, at least, hear some of her words. This year, Safaricom may need to ratchet it up a notch higher if your subscribers are to see the sense of continuing to top up so that you, in turn, may continue to top the profit league. I am sure you have the savoir-faire to remain the toast of East Africa. Already, your subscribers cannot stop thanking you for the reduced call charges. But I fear that unless you give your customers a new year present in the way of better quality services, an even better option might come along and make toast of you. And now that I cannot get through to you on the phone, sir, I take this opportunity to wish you a happy New Year and to request that you please call me back when the network is back to normal. Thank you. odeteac(a)yahoo.com http://www.eastandard.net/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143963704 ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com

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Interesting trend with African-led ICT investments
by Brian Longwe 15 Jan '07

15 Jan '07

I am extremely impressed and encouraged to see Wananchi online's bid to takeover African Lakes and all their holdings which include all of Africa Online's branches as well as a number of infrastructure and internet licenses across the continent. Could this be the emergence of a truly African Mega-ISP? Considering the attrition that the ISP industry is facing continent- wide, which was very aptly commented on by Russell Southwood in his article "The African ISP is dead - Long live the African ISP" where he spoke of the encroachment of the mobile operators into internet services and the threat that this posed to the ISP as we know it today. In this article he clearly indicated some of the survival strategies that ISPs would have to consider, including consolidation, divestiture into other revenue generating areas e.g. content production and regional expansion. It is interesting to note that Wananchi seem to have taken the prescription wholesale and are aiming to act on almost all of these areas. For me on a personal basis I am very happy to see an indigenous African-led transaction of such magnitude in the ICT sector - which has in the past been dominated by "foreigners" who didn't really understand african markets. I can't wait to see what else Wananchi have up their sleeves! Regards, Brian Begin forwarded message: > From: Joseph Mucheru <mucheru(a)wananchi.com> > Date: January 15, 2007 9:23:47 AM GMT+03:00 > To: "brian(a)inhand.co.ke" <brian(a)inhand.co.ke> > Subject: FW: Press Announcement > > From: Wananchi Online Ltd <announcements(a)wananchi.com> > Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:42:06 +0300 > To: <All_Wananchi_Online_Ltd_Customers(a)wananchi.com> > Subject: Press Announcement > > > Wananchi Online creates a new Group Structure > > On 28th December 2006, Wananchi Online together with a group of > Kenyan, > British and American investors announced its intention to acquire the > entire issued and to be issued share capital of the African Lakes > Corporation (TALC). TALC is the holding company of Africa Online > Limited > and UUNET Africa. The success of the acquisition will see the creation > of Africa's largest consumer broadband company and goes a long way in > achieving Wananchi's vision of being "Africa's leading Internet > Communications Provider". The bid is being made through a special > purpose vehicle registered for this purpose in the UK, The African > Telecoms Company Limited. > > The full text of the announcement can be found at this url: > > Short Url: > http://urlx.org/londonstockexchange.co.uk/fd1e5 > > Long URL: > http://www.londonstockexchange.co.uk/LSECWS/IFSPages/ > MarketNewsPopup.aspx?id > =1372930&source=RNS > > The conclusion of the transaction will see the creation of a group > holding company of which I shall become Chairman and Joseph Mucheru > will become Deputy CEO. We will be joined on the board by amongst > others Mark Schneider, a seasoned American Media Entrepreneur who will > become Vice Chairman and Richard Bell, a seasoned East African ICT > Entrepreneur who will become Chief Executive Officer. Going forward > the company will implement a strategy to create the largest wireless > ADSL broadband network in Africa delivering consumer broadband > services > to Wananchi across the continent. > > As part of this process and in order to allow Joseph to focus on this > ambitious project, we are restructuring elements of the existing > Wananchi > Online operations to align them with this strategy. To this end I am > pleased to announce that with immediate effect Sandeep Mangat will be > taking over the day to day operations of Wananchi Online and Hamish > Govani > will be assisting him as Chief Financial Officer. > > I am also pleased to inform you that Richard Bell has been > appointed to > the board of Wananchi Online to assist in making sure that the > companies > strategies are aligned with the bigger picture which I have already > outlined. Richard is a former director of TALC, founder of Swift > Global > Kenya and Uganda, founder of Kenya Data Networks, founding Chairman of > TESPOK, KIXP and KENIC. He is currently the Managing Partner of > East Africa > Capital Partners a private equity firm which specializes in > Technology, > Media and Telecoms investments. He became a Sloan Fellow of the London > Business School in 2005. > > We are please to tell you that limited broadband coverage is already > available in parts of Nairobi and Mombassa and we will be providing > special > offers and a limited amount of free equipment to existing customers > when > the full rollout begins. So I do encourage you to renew your dial- > up and/or > email subscriptions now so that you can take advantage of these > offers when > the time comes. Those whose subscriptions have lapsed or who fail to > become WOL customers in time will be time barred from these special > customer > loyalty offers. > > We will continue to keep you informed as our plans develop. For > further > information you can contact Sandeep Mangat on 020 329 2000 or email > sunny.mangat(a)wananchi.com > > -- > > James Gachui, > Chairman > Wananchi Online Limited > >

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