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Re: [kictanet] Media Bill
by Wainaina Mungai 18 May '07

18 May '07

I stand with Dorcas on the media issue. What the media is saying is like Paul Wolfowitz insisting that he should from now on be allowed to "self-regulate" ;-) so that he can effectively police corruption in developing countries (as he had promised when he was appointed). Laws/rules should not scare our fellow Kenyans in the media unless they know they will soon cross a line they should not. We saw it with the 'matatu' industry that was a law unto themselves ("self-regulating") until order was forced on them by the government. Our media has already failed to play the role of a conscience for our society. When our conscience is dead, the law has to be put to effect to guide us. --- Wainaina Mungai > -------Original Message------- > From: Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Media Bill > Sent: 18 May '07 18:06 > > Nice, But the media is far from self regulation. Or at least, we have not > seen enough of that. The govt definitely has a role. > > Mis-information is really a great role the media is recently playing. > > The public has to be guarded against irresponsible journalism and govt is > definitely one of those key stakeholders in ensuring this. A supplier/s > cannot be solely trusted on this. > > > On 5/18/07, KANJA WARURU <[LINK: mailto:kanjawaruru@yahoo.com] > kanjawaruru(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Alice, > In brief, the Bill seeks to establish > a Media Council of Kenya and a Media Advisory Board to > regulate journalist, enforce a code of conduct and > manage a complaints committee. > > The Media Owners Association has been campaigning > against establishment of statutory media regulation to > replace the existing self-regulation mechanism. > > On Thursday 17th May the MOA issued a press statement > to make their two points clear to the govt.. > > 1, MOA rejects the Media Bill 2007. > > 2, We have our own Bill which we would be happy to > replace with the govt Bill. > > Will keep you posted on that. > Kanja > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > The fish are biting. > Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. > [LINK: http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php] > http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > [LINK: mailto:kictanet@kictanet.or.ke] kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > [LINK: http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet] > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at [LINK: > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmuthoni%40gmail.com] > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmuthoni%40gmail.com > > > -------------------- > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > [LINK: compose.php?to=kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke] kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > [LINK: http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet] > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at [LINK: > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/wainaina%40madeinkenya.org] > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/wainaina%40madeinkenya.org

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Fwd: Re: Holding our Leaders Accountable
by Alex Gakuru 18 May '07

18 May '07

Bill, You may be just right and in the process, we stand higher chances of getting the ICT laws passed to send these "hackers" to jail. Alex Bill Kagai <mediacorp.research(a)mediacorp.co.ke> wrote: Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 17:14:05 +0300 From: "Bill Kagai" <mediacorp.research(a)mediacorp.co.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable To: Alex Gakuru <alex.gakuru(a)yahoo.com> William Ruto website was working fine..when I bumped into it this morning..now it has been re-directed to the KACC website... No wonder these guys are avoiding ICT foras. Any slightly distorted media can cost them jobs... I see a dialogue entry point..by collectively working together with the August house members to sort out this persistent website beef they have had to keep with....from Kalonzo Musyoka and now to Ruto.. I would not touch ICTs with ten yard pole if I were a politician...I can say... Bill On 5/18/07, Alex Gakuru <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: Thanks Bill, I found websites for hon. Julia Ojiambo, hon. William Ruto, hon. Kalonzo Musyoka, hon. Raila Odinga, hon. Najib Balala, hon. Uhuru Kenyatta but did not succeed for hon. Musalia Mudavadi, hon. Joseph Nyaga, and Nazlin Umar. I deliberataly avoided looking for hon. Mutahi Kagwe's website. Noticeably, Uhuru Kenyatta is ".ke" and registered his domain in May 2005. The others have dot coms and dot net. The oldest was created in June and two were registered two days apart in September last year. <http://www.kenic.or.ke/cgi-bin/kenic/whois> domain: UHURUKENYATTA.CO.KE created: 2006/05/05 changed: 2007/05/10 expiry: 2008/05/05 from <http://www.whois.net/> Domain Name: RAILA2007.COM Updated Date: 15-nov-2006 Creation Date: 12-jun-2006 Expiration Date: 12-jun-2008 Domain Name: WILLIAMRUTTO.COM Updated Date: 20-nov-2006 Creation Date: 01-sep-2006 Expiration Date: 01-sep-2007 Domain Name: KALONZOMUSYOKAFORPRESIDENT.COM Updated Date: 16-feb-2007 Creation Date: 03-sep-2006 Expiration Date: 03-sep-2007 Domain Name: ELECTJULIA.COM Updated Date: 14-feb-2007 Creation Date: 01-feb-2007 Expiration Date: 01-feb-2009 Domain Name: NAJIBBALALA.NET Updated Date: 14-mar-2007 Creation Date: 14-mar-2007 Expiration Date: 14-mar-2008 It was quite interesting, thanks. Alex On 5/18/07, Bill Kagai <mediacorp.research(a)mediacorp.co.ke> wrote: Interesting debate..but I beg to disagree with Muriuki and others who toe this thought process.....a quick google drill shows that the joke is on us. I checked randomly on some of your anticipated guests...and... 1. Ruto William Samoei Education BSc. Hons (UON) Born 1966 Email - info(a)williamrutto.com URL. www.williamrutto.com Verdict Cannot be ICT illiterate 2. Eng. Raila Odinga Eduction - M.Sc (Mechanical Engineering), University of Magdeburg Born 1945 Email. railaodinga(a)yahoo.com URL. http://www.raila2007.com/ Verdict Also not ICT illiterate..actually used a laptop launching his vision.. 3. Najib Balala Born 1967 Education - Business Administration Leadership, Harvard University Urban Management, University of Toronto Email najib(a)mombasa.co.ke URL www.najibbalala.net Verdict Also not ICT illiterate. For those doing work/research..Why don't you check... - is ICT community possibly alienating itself from the rest?? -what were these chaps avoiding by evading the dabate?? -and other questions... Then you will realise that these chaps are much cleverer than we think... Bill -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+research= mediacorp.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+research=mediacorp.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke ] On Behalf Of Muriuki Mureithi Sent: 18 May 2007 11:55 To: Bill Kagai Subject: Re: [kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable Many thanks for the comments that have come through the list . it shows the dynamism of the ICT fraternity . The absence of the presidential aspirants talks loudly that either they are not familiar with issues , or if they are familiar they do not them consider significant at national level or they do not care. Either way we in the ICT world are proactive people and instead of castigating them let us roll our sleeves and work with them and make sure they understand the issues, the significance and why they matter. This is an on-going programme and as indicated in the debate and we shall have another session in July and hopefully the political scenario on the presidential aspirants will be clearer . For now, to determine who to invite was based on government of national unity versus the opposition as broadly perceived in the national political arena. After the party elections we shall have clarity on who to invite in the next round . The overall objective of the project is to ensure that we place the ICT agenda as campaign issue and we need to show the presidential aspirants that ICT is an national issue Muriuki Mureithi Team leader ICT mainstreaming in the Political Arena project KICTANET -- -- With Kind Regards, Bildad Kagai MD - MediaCorp Limited Suite B2, Tetu Apartments StateHouse Avenue P. O. Box 20311-00200 Tel. 254 20 272 8332 URL. www.mediacorp.co.ke -- _______________________________________________ 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/alexgakuru.lists%40gmail.com _______________________________________________ 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/mediacorp.research%40mediaco… _______________________________________________ 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/alex.gakuru%40yahoo.com --------------------------------- Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with theYahoo! 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Media Bill
by alice 18 May '07

18 May '07

Hi All Has anyone got a copy of the media bill that is hotly contested by media sector? I thought that they (the media) had worked jointly with the government to draft this bill, so it would be interesting to find out what the points of contention are. Is it the issue of cross ownership? best alice

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Re: [kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable
by Bill Kagai 18 May '07

18 May '07

Interesting debate..but I beg to disagree with Muriuki and others who toe this thought process.....a quick google drill shows that the joke is on us. I checked randomly on some of your anticipated guests...and... 1. Ruto William Samoei Education – BSc. Hons (UON) Born – 1966 Email - info(a)williamrutto.com URL. www.williamrutto.com Verdict – Cannot be ICT illiterate 2. Eng. Raila Odinga Eduction - M.Sc (Mechanical Engineering), University of Magdeburg Born – 1945 Email. railaodinga(a)yahoo.com URL. http://www.raila2007.com/ Verdict – Also not ICT illiterate..actually used a laptop launching his vision.. 3. Najib Balala Born – 1967 Education - Business Administration Leadership, Harvard University Urban Management, University of Toronto Email – najib(a)mombasa.co.ke URL – www.najibbalala.net Verdict – Also not ICT illiterate. For those doing work/research..Why don't you check... - is ICT community possibly alienating itself from the rest?? -what were these chaps avoiding by evading the dabate?? -and other questions... Then you will realise that these chaps are much cleverer than we think... Bill -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+research=mediacorp.co.ke(a)kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+research=mediacorp.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Muriuki Mureithi Sent: 18 May 2007 11:55 To: Bill Kagai Subject: Re: [kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable Many thanks for the comments that have come through the list . it shows the dynamism of the ICT fraternity . The absence of the presidential aspirants talks loudly that either they are not familiar with issues , or if they are familiar they do not them consider significant at national level or they do not care. Either way we in the ICT world are proactive people and instead of castigating them let us roll our sleeves and work with them and make sure they understand the issues, the significance and why they matter. This is an on-going programme and as indicated in the debate and we shall have another session in July and hopefully the political scenario on the presidential aspirants will be clearer . For now, to determine who to invite was based on government of national unity versus the opposition as broadly perceived in the national political arena. After the party elections we shall have clarity on who to invite in the next round . The overall objective of the project is to ensure that we place the ICT agenda as campaign issue and we need to show the presidential aspirants that ICT is an national issue Muriuki Mureithi Team leader ICT mainstreaming in the Political Arena project KICTANET -- -- With Kind Regards, Bildad Kagai MD - MediaCorp Limited Suite B2, Tetu Apartments StateHouse Avenue P. O. Box 20311-00200 Tel. 254 20 272 8332 URL. www.mediacorp.co.ke --

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Re: [kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable
by bitange＠jambo.co.ke 18 May '07

18 May '07

Dear All, The Kenya Communications (Amendment) Bill 2007 is contained in the Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 51 (Bills No. 22)of today May 18, 2007. We are hoping that it will go for its first reading next week. 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"

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APC Press release: Global Information Society Watch -- First report looks at ICT policy's impact]
by alice 18 May '07

18 May '07

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW REPORT MONITORS POLITICAL WILL TO MAKE THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION REALITY FOR ALL MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY, Thursday May 17 -- A new watchdog report monitoring promises made by governments and the United Nations to ensure that information technology is used to benefit millions of people, will be launched in Geneva on May 22. The fruits of the information technology 'revolution' are unevenly distributed between countries and within societies. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo it is claimed that as little as 2.5% of the population owns a telephone, whereas neighbouring Nigeria has one of the fastest growing IT markets in Africa. In India, a burgeoning technology industry has failed to provide phones or internet to vast rural areas. The gap is not only “digital” The reasons for the inequalities are complex but, claim the editors of the report - the Association for Progressive Communications and the Third World Institute - “experience shows that the status quo prevails unless citizens actively demand change from their governments. A ‘Global Information Society Watch’ is needed to make governments and international organisations accountable.” Launch of first Global Information Society Watch report The Global Information Society Watch 2007 report - the first in a series of annual reports - looks at the state of the field of information and communication technology (ICT) policy at local and global levels and particularly how policy impacts on the lives of people living in developing countries. Studies of the ICT policy situation in twenty-two countries from four regions are featured: Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda); Asia (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and the Philippines); Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru); and Eastern Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania), with one report from a Western European country (Spain). The report concludes that when it comes to ICTs for development, there are some conspicuous similarities between countries. Excluding Spain, the other twenty-one countries each show obvious evidence of the “digital divide” which impacts on the majority of people negatively. According to Brazilian authors RITS, the absence of a people-orientated policy framework in Brazil runs the risk of condemning the vast majority of people to “eternal disconnection”. The report also includes provocative, analytical essays on five international institutions (including the ITU, ICANN and the World Intellectual Property Organisation) questioning the extent to which they allow all stakeholders to participate in their processes. There is a special section on how to measure progress. “This report is an important effort at a critical time,” says Markus Kummer, executive coordinator of the Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). “It is of utmost importance to know the extent to which the people affected have a voice in the policy-making organisations. Participation of all stakeholders in policy processes is a key element of good global governance. In this sense, the report will also be good input to the IGF in its continuing work on a development agenda for internet governance and the special emphasis being placed on capacity building for all stakeholders. More so, while so much attention is being put on the effort to overcome the inequities in global information access it is important to make sure that the people who need this access are actually served by those efforts.” "There is a lack of ICT-oriented indexes which focus on inclusion and exclusion in ICT policy decisions. Global Information Society Watch is a serious attempt to bridge this gap," says Rikke Frank Jørgensen, senior adviser at the Danish Institute for Human Rights. Connecting the dots to form the big ICT policy picture Alice Wanjira Munyua is part of KICTANet, a citizen-coalition that has worked critically with the Kenyan government to ensure issues of universal access and consumer rights are being addressed in Kenya’s first national ICT policy. “Rather than just publishing statistics,” she comments, “this new report provides an opportunity to share examples of the road travelled in policy-making, which will hopefully reduce the risk of following inappropriate paths.” “While international organisations and research institutions regularly churn out reports packed with data about the diffusion of ICTs and offer mainstream assessments of policy trends, they generally devote little attention to what all this means for the global public interest. Global Information Society Watch [...] connects the dots between national and global-level trends and gives readers a ‘big picture’ understanding of where we are heading and the risks and opportunities that entails,” explains Dr William J. Drake, director of the “Information Revolution and Global Governance” project, Graduate Institute for International Studies (Switzerland). More citizen involvement in policy-making is key “Increase in access to ICTs will not reduce poverty,” state APC and ITeM in their introduction to the 2007 report. “But there is a real danger that lack of access to ICTs can deepen existing social exclusion and create new forms of exclusion. In this context we believe it is essential for civil society networks to participate in and watch over ICT policy processes at the global, regional and national levels.” OBTAIN THE REPORT Download or read online: http://www.GlobalISWatch.org ABOUT THE EDITORS In compiling this publication, the APC and ITeM are following up on their long-term interest in the impact of civil society on governance processes and their efforts to enhance public participation in national and international forums. The APC network has been involved in global, regional and national ICT policy processes since 2000, with a focus on human rights and social inclusion in the information society and on promoting “digital inclusion”. Association for Progressive Communications (APC): http://www.apc.org ITeM has been active in researching and promoting the use of ICTs to strengthen citizen involvement in decision-making processes. It hosts international civil society advocacy initiatives such as “Social Watch”, which monitors social development and gender policies, and “IFIwatchnet”, which monitors the activities of the international financial institutions. Third World Institute (known by its Spanish acronym, ITeM): http://www.item.org.uy FOR MORE INFORMATION Pablo Accuosto Third World Institute Paullier 977 Montevideo 11200 URUGUAY Tel: + 598 2 412 4224 ext. 110 Email: accuosto(a)item.org.uy Karen Banks Association for Progressive Communications c/o GreenNet, Development House 56-64 Leonard Street London EC2A 4JX UK Tel: +44 (0) 20 7065 0935 Email: karenb(a)gn.apc.org

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Location of Third ICANN Meeting for 2007
by alice 18 May '07

18 May '07

http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-17may07.htm *Location of Third ICANN Meeting for 2007* 17 May 2007 ICANN advises that the public meeting scheduled to be held from 29 October through 2 November 2007 will take place in Los Angeles, California, USA. ICANN holds three public meetings each year. The location of these meetings are rotated through the five ICANN regions and selected on the basis of proposals received from various local groups interested in hosting the meeting. The announced region for the location of the October 2007 meeting was Asia Pacific. A review of proposals from two potential hosts determined that it was not possible to proceed at this time due to various logistical issues. ICANN examined a number of non-hosted locations in the Asia Pacific in attempt to adhere to the Asia Pacific rotation. Again, for reasons of logistics, cost and seasonal demand, it proved extremely difficult to find a location. Given this situation it has been decided to locate this meeting in Los Angeles. Without a host this maximizes the capacity of staff to resource the event in an efficient and economical way. The location is also a major travel hub and the quantity of hotel accommodation means that this should prove to be a less expensive meeting than some other options. ICANN recognizes that, following the upcoming meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this means two meetings in a row held in the United States. As a result, ICANN today is posting a request for proposal to host ICANN meetings in 2008, as well as the dates and rotations for meetings to be held in 2009 and 2010. As part of this posting, ICANN has modified the rotation to designate the region for the first meeting in 2008 as Asia Pacific. The next scheduled North American meeting has been removed from the rotation. Due to the increased participation at the ICANN meetings, significant changes have been made to the requirements to host an ICANN meeting, with ICANN assuming more responsibility for planning and finances. Proposals to host the three 2008 meetings will be accepted through 15 June 2007. The 2008 – 2010 meeting rotation schedule can be found at http://www.icann.org/meetings/ and the request for proposal to host ICANN meetings in 2008 can be found at http://www.icann.org/meetings/rfp/rfp-2007.htm. Questions regarding hosting a meeting should be addressed to the ICANN meeting staff at meeting(a)icann.org <mailto:meeting@icann.org>. -- Regards, Nick Ashton-Hart Director, At-Large ICANN PO Box 32160 London N4 2XY United Kingdom Main Tel: +44 (20) 8800-1011] USA Tel: +1 (202) 657-5460 Fax: +44 (20) 7681-3135 mobile: +44 (7774) 932798 email: nick.ashton-hart(a)icann.org <mailto:nick.ashton-hart@icann.org> Win IM: ashtonhart(a)hotmail.com <mailto:ashtonhart@hotmail.com> / AIM/iSight: nashtonhart(a)mac.com <mailto:nashtonhart@mac.com> / Skype: nashtonhart Online Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhart _______________________________________________ ALAC mailing list ALAC(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac_atlarge-lists.icann.org At-Large Official Site: http://www.alac.icann.org ALAC Independent: http://www.icannalac.org

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Re: [kictanet] Dr.Shem Ochuodho Snags KCA Award for Excellence
by John Walubengo 18 May '07

18 May '07

Congrats Shem, I must confess that I first 'met' internet through Shem way back in 1994. At that time I was a young IT lecturer at the then Strathmore College. Shem had been invited to 'show' internet to the students and I must admit, Shem's demo was my first exposure to internet....(bu ofcourse the students didn't know!) 16years later, I can see Dr. Shem continues to break new grounds for the rest of us. Keep it up... walu. >>> <godera(a)skyweb.co.ke> 05/17/07 05:44pm >>> Hi Shem, How are you? Yes a big congratulations to you. You are quiet,what's up? Gilda Quoting Shem Ochuodho <shem.ochuodho(a)rita.rw>: > Ndugu Namuye, Dougi, Rev, Lut, Patricia and other > colleagues, thanks for the words of "congrats" and > encouragement. Without the support and partnership with you > guys, the award would never have been possible. Actually my > personal role in all this (both in Kenya, Rwanda and > elsewhere) has been very minimal. This is why I felt most > humbled and honoured to receive the award. But even more > importantly, that for the first time ICT is also beginning > to register in the radder of Kenyan Diaspora (and I believe > others too - if not already, then soon) is comforting. But > much more works remains to be done by all of us. > > Warmest regards, > Shem > KCA 2006/07 Excellence Award Winner > > Shem J. Ochuodho, MSc (EE), PhD, LLD (Hon) > ICT Advisor to Minister of State in charge of Energy and > Communications, Kigali, Rwanda > Cell: +250-0830-4492 > > On Tue, 15 May 2007 11:21:19 +0300 > "Sylvester A. Namuye" <snamuye(a)usiu.ac.ke> wrote: > > Congratulations Shem. You have made us proud of you, > > remember when you > > got us together, Kenyans leaving abroad, to support your > > efforts in > > introducing ICT in Kenya (read public-wide email). Keep > > it up. > > > > S Namuye. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: bounce-kiplist-cl-114543(a)lyris.idrc.ca > > [mailto:bounce-kiplist-cl-114543@lyris.idrc.ca] On Behalf > > Of Matunga > > Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 10:02 AM > > To: KIPlist > > Subject: Dr.Shem Ochuodho Snags KCA Award for Excellence > > > > Shem Ochuodho Snags Kenya Community Abroad Award for > > Excellence > > > > Julia N. Opoti , Assistant Editor > > Published 05/03/2007 - 11:59 a.m. > > Email:jopoti@mshale.com > > > > Dr. Shem Ochuodho is this year's winner of the > > prestigious Kenya > > Community > > Abroad (KCA) Award for Excellence. Ochuodho has been > > honored for his > > exemplary efforts in the Information, Communication and > > Technology > > industry (ICT). His work as an IT professional was > > significant in > > ushering > > in the current wave of information technology in Kenya. > > Kenya Community > > Abroad is a group that represents, as the name implies, > > Kenyans residing > > > > overseas. It was a leading voice among those who called > > for the opening > > up > > of the political space in Kenya under then president > > Daniel Arap Moi. > > KCA > > president, Mkawasi Mcharo, made the announcemnt in a > > press release on > > Tuesday from Washington, DC where she is based. > > > > He has also made outstanding contributions in Rwanda > > where his work has > > brought that country to international limelight with > > regard to its > > advances in ICT. He is currently the ICT Advisor to > > Rwanda's Minister of > > > > State in charge of Energy and Communications and past CEO > > of the Rwanda > > Information Technology Authority (RITA). Ochuodho will be > > presented with > > > > his award at KCA's tenth anniversary celebrations which > > will be held in > > Delaware, July 6th to 8th 2007. > > > > The KCA statement said "The award-wining candidate is > > elected from a > > list > > of esteemed persons nominated and campaigned for by KCA > > members. The > > process elicits informative discourse on worthy > > leadership and brings to > > > > the fore the trimmings of exemplary citizenship that > > inspire and > > transform. It culminates in the election of one whose > > extraordinary > > efforts have contributed to significant development in > > our society. The > > nominees are picked from any profession or social > > engagement." > > > > This year, the list of nominees included Hon. Njoki > > Ndung'u, for her > > outstanding effort in introducing the historic Sexual > > Offences Bill and > > > > ensuring its signing into law; Hon. Raila Odinga for his > > persistent > > fight > > for democratic space; Bitange Ndemo and Hon. Mutahi Kagwe > > for their > > efforts in setting down enabling government policy that > > now ushers in > > competent information technology infrastructure; and H.E. > > President Mwai > > > > Kibaki, for leadership that has brought on the revival > > and continued > > rise > > of Kenya's economy. > > > > KCA celebrates its tenth anniversary during its annual > > conference in > > Delaware in July 6-8 of this year. It is at this > > conference that the > > award to Dr. Ochuodho will be presented. Past awardees > > include: > > > > 1997 - Vitalis Musebe and Isaiah Kabira for their high > > standards of > > professionalism and sacrifice in covering the SABA SABA > > brutalities of > > 1997 while working for the Kenyan Television Network > > (KTN). > > > > 1998 - Police Inspector, Joel Kipkemboi Sang the > > Jogoo-Road based > > traffic > > policeman for his impartial and fearless enforcement of > > the rule of > > law, > > amidst reckless disregard of the same within the police > > force and > > across > > the entire spectrum of the Kenyan leadership. > > > > 1999 - Mr. James Orengo for his consistency in > > championing the rule of > > law and promoting democracy while Kenya struggled through > > the > > transition > > to multiparty politics. > > > > 2000 - Professor Kivutha Kibwana, for his efforts and > > clarity in > > informing and entrenching the structure for > > constitutional reforms in > > Kenya. > > > > 2001 - Professor Wangari Maathai, for her dedication to > > Kenyan people > > in > > the struggle for justice, equity, fair play and > > protection of the > > environment. > > > > 2002 - Hon. Charity Ngilu, for her exemplary role in the > > transformation process that brought about the peaceful > > change of power > > in > > the 2002 elections. > > > > 2003 - Ms. Asunta Wagura, Executive Director Kenya > > Network of Women > > with > > AIDS (KENWA), for her heartfelt and open fight to restore > > dignity to > > HIV- > > AIDS infected persons. > > > > 2004 - Mr. Hezekiah Nyaranga for his selfless work in > > feeding, > > schooling > > and providing emotional support to orphaned children in ith > > regard to its > > a > > Kisumu through > > the Reachout Centre. > > > > 2005 - Mr. John Githongo, for his whistleblowing efforts > > that exposed > > high-level corruption in Kenya and in the process > > catapulting the fight > > > > for economic justice and political accountability. > > > > "It is with deepest pride that KCA adds Dr. Shem Ochuodho > > to the above > > list," Ms. Mcharo said in her statement. > > --- > Submitted by: Dr. Shem Ochuodho - CEO - RITA -RWANDA <shem.ochuodho(a)rita.rw> > 2007-05-17 02:52:23 EDT4 > (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) > --- > You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [godera(a)skyweb.co.ke] > To unsubscribe, forward this message to > %%email.unsub%% > ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ --- Submitted by: Gilda Odera - MD - Skyweb Technolgies <godera(a)skyweb.co.ke> 2007-05-17 10:50:02 EDT4 (Please reply to original submitter for private communication) --- You are currently subscribed to kiplist-cl as: [jwalubengo(a)kcct.ac.ke] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-kiplist-cl-102682Q(a)lyris.idrc.ca

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live stream
by Rebecca Wanjiku 18 May '07

18 May '07

just to let you know that today there will be a live debate stream on http://idhaa.kenic.or.ke:8001/ its kenya's quest to create content, www.kenic.or.ke the adminstrators of the .co.ke Country Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) teamed up with Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) and Kenya Data Networks to make this possible, we will also be using my blog- beckyit.blogspot.com so be on the loop am sure this can make good news wherever you are in case of further interest, please feel free to contact me Rebecca Wanjiku, journalist, p.o box 33515, Nairobi.00600 Kenya. Tel. 254 720 318 925 blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/ ____________________________________________________________________________________Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/

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debate of the year
by Rebecca Wanjiku 18 May '07

18 May '07

THE DEBATE OF THE YEAR It was going to be the debate of the year, it was eagerly waited for, and at last Kenyan politicians were expected to address issues. “I was going to be extremely impressed if they turned up. It would have been the debate of the year,” said Michuki Mwangi. Probably Michuki’s argument epitomizes the feeling of over 80 people who gathered for the debate. It was going to be a good day. It has been argued that some of the expected guests may not have been aware of the ICT issues expected to be discussed. Whilst this may be true, the leaders- Balala, Raila, Ruto, Kalonzo, Mudavadi, Nyagah, and Umar were sent a background note outlining the state of ICT in the country. There was every indication that they would turn up, Ruto and Mudavadi even claimed to be on the way. At the end of it, the wait was too long and we had to proceed with the program. The function was facilitated by Eng. James Rege and Muriuki Mureithi and all networks within KICTANet were represented. Joseph Mucheru, Kanja Waruru, Edith Adera and Brian Logwe took turns leading the debate and the participation was equally good. Though the live stream was hampered by poor PA system, people managed to tune in. it was a first step towards creating local content. Next time KDN and Intersat Africa will provide video streaming. afew journalists were expected to help with the blogging but when the program did not go as organised, somehow we got disorganised. apologies for lack of updates on the blog. A full report will be availed to the mailing list. ____________________________________________________________________________________Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting

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