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Innovation: Kenya punching above its weight - Daily Nation
by Ali Hussein 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

Listers Ever heard of the Kenya National Innovation Agency? I guess we learn new things everyday. I for one am hearing about it for the first time. Looking at the infographic in the story (see the link below) and contrary to the headline there’s really little to celebrate. We cannot be patting ourselves in the back as if ‘doing well’ in our region is worth celebrating. We are competing with the rest of the world and it’s high time we fired on all cylinders. Private Sector and Government must work seamlessly like a well oiled machine. See below excerpt to the story in the Nation Online. Prof Reuben Marwanga, the chairman of the Kenya National Innovation Agency (KENIA), believes that Kenya’s performance is proof that the country is on the right path to becoming an economy driven by innovation. “This is a clear manifestation of the Kenyan spirit. It implies that Kenyans are able to convert whatever little that has been provided into meaningful knowledge and creative products, thus performing above its economic peers.” Read on. https://www.nation.co.ke/newsplex/innovationleaders/2718262-4280194-12e0s8m… Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] Fraud at KENIC?
by ceo 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

Dear Sidney, I have read your email. I am preparing a detailed response to the allegations you have raised. As Barrack has stated, it seems you have been misinformed on how the process conducted. Thank you. Regards, Abdalla On Jan 24, 2018 2:03 PM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Hi Sidney, > > There is a lot of misinformation and disinformation regarding this issue. I have been involved in such processes locally and across the border and most often this is the outcome of domain auction processes especially where premium domains are concerned. As is the case in the domain name industry, software is used to conduct auctions once the necessary policies have been put in place. Auctions such as these ellicit global interest including mischievous characters who are a handfull to deal with from a policy and technical perspective. Even the most advanced and technically equipped companies around the world are caught flatfooted from time to time. > > I would suggest that we debate the issue based on facts and not insinuations. Let us also be wary of sour grapes. > > Best Regards > > On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 1:27 PM, Sidney Ochieng (princelySid) via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> Listers, >> So remember when the domain name system went down? Allegedly there was something untoward happening... KENIC has a lot to answer for >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmai… >> >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254733206359 > Skype: barrack.otieno > PGP ID: 0x2611D86A > > > >

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Data Protection Guide for Lawmakers: Do’s and Don’ts (lessons from the EU GDPR)
by Nanjira Sambuli 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

A useful read. https://www.accessnow.org/cms/assets/uploads/2018/01/Data-Protection-Guilde… Regards, Nanjira. Sent on the move.

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World's biggest ever digital currency 'theft'
by Victor Kapiyo 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

Dear Listers, One of Japan's largest digital currency exchanges says it has lost some $534m (£380m) worth of virtual money in a hacking attack on its network. Coincheck suspended deposits and withdrawals for all crypto-currencies except Bitcoin as it assessed its losses in NEM, a lesser-known coin. If the theft is confirmed, it will be the largest involving digital currency. Another Tokyo exchange, MtGox, collapsed in 2014 after admitting that $400m had been stolen from its network. Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42845505# What lessons can we learn from this? Regards, *Victor Kapiyo* Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP* Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, Commissioner for Oaths & Notary Public *Suite No. 8, Centro House, Westlands, Nairobi | **Web: www.lawmark.co.ke <http://www.lawmark.co.ke> * ==================================================== *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar*

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For those who think Safaricom is dominant think again..and think regional :)
by Ali Hussein 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

Listers I’ve always advocated for Kenyan Companies looking beyond the country to Africa at least. Here’s an interesting story of Sonatel, the Senegalese Telco that seems to be making waves in the investment circles. A snippet of the story below:- For Sonatel, there is an integrated regulatory and economic environment as well as a regional presence and availability of other Orange Group subsidiaries with which to have direct partnerships for purposes of remittances in SSA. It also notes Safaricom is increasingly doing more transactions on M-Pesa that relate to businesses as opposed to withdrawals by individuals. “We expect revenues to suffer as business transactions gain traction at a lower transaction charge than the declining withdrawals,” said Exotix. Read on:- https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/markets/marketnews/Exotix-tips-foreigne… Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] For those who think Safaricom is dominant think again..and think regional :)
by Ali Hussein 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

@Mwendwa I believe Vodafone has a 'One Africa Strategy' with Safaricom at the epicentre of that Strategy. Seems like they have seen it more than we have. As we continue to bash Safaricom they are placing it at the frontlines of its assault on Africa. :-) Vodafone's South African arm Vodacom takes over $2.6 bln stake in Kenya's Safaricom <https://af.reuters.com/article/africaTech/idAFKCN18B0LV-OZABS> Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 12:16 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Kevin, because the Sonatel region has a smaller demographic and smaller > GDP than that of Safaricom, Safaricom should not venture to other regions? > Or rather, because Safaricom has a bigger market share that Sonatel, they > should sit pretty? > > Ali, I think Safaricom's regional footprint has been frustrated by her > largest shareholder, Vodafone Group PLC, who too have an interest in the > region, and they want to eat their cake alone. Remember Vodafone has taken > the mpesa brand all over the world (India, South Africa, Tanzania) without > the involvement of Safaricom. > > > > On Jan 29, 2018 11:34 AM, "Kevin Kamonye via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > I am usually very wary of some of these talking head analysts and their > opinions. > > Safaricom is leagues ahead of Sonatel due to the underlying economic > factors that differentiate Kenya and Senegal combined together with Guinea, > Mali, Sierra Leone and Bissau). > > *Country / 2016 GDP / 2016 Growth Rate* > > *Kenya* 70.53 Billion USD ; 4.4% > > *Senegal* 14.77 Billion USD; 6.6% > *Guinea* 6.299 Billion USD ; 5.2% > *Mali* 14.05 Billion USD ; 4.8% > *Sierra Leone* 3.669 Billion USD ; 6.1% > *Bissau* 1.13 Billion USD ; 5.5% > > *Sonatel host countries total stats* > Total GDP 40 Billion USD > Total Population 52M > Average Growth 5.7% > > When we look at market penetration and market share, Sonatel already has > some very high numbers - as per their 2016 reports. > http://www.sonatel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Sonatel_20 > 16_financial_results_EN.pdf > > As for the reports that indicate that Safaricom will suffer losses due to > more and MPESA transactions being to business numbers - rubbish. > > The biggest growth potential of African economies is in moving the > informal sector into the scope of the tax administration. By enabling this, > Safaricom is laying down the foundation for its own strong future growth. > > Regards, > > Kevin > > On 29 January 2018 at 08:39, Ali Hussein via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Listers >> >> I’ve always advocated for Kenyan Companies looking beyond the country to >> Africa at least. Here’s an interesting story of Sonatel, the Senegalese >> Telco that seems to be making waves in the investment circles. A snippet of >> the story below:- >> >> For Sonatel, there is an integrated regulatory and economic environment >> as well as a regional presence and availability of other Orange Group >> subsidiaries with which to have direct partnerships for purposes of >> remittances in SSA. >> >> It also notes Safaricom is increasingly doing more transactions on M-Pesa >> that relate to businesses as opposed to withdrawals by individuals. >> >> “We expect revenues to suffer as business transactions gain traction at a >> lower transaction charge than the declining withdrawals,” said Exotix. >> >> Read on:- >> >> >> https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/markets/marketnews/Exoti >> x-tips-foreigners-to-favour-firm-over-Safaricom/3815534-4282 >> 002-f8gnyuz/index.html?utm_source=traqli&utm_medium=email >> &utm_campaign=bdafrica_newsletter >> >> >> *Ali Hussein* >> *Principal* >> *Hussein & Associates* >> +254 0713 601113 >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> >> Skype: abu-jomo >> >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> >> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a >> habit." ~ Aristotle >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >> ailman/options/kictanet/kevin.kamonye%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. >> >> > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> > <#m_-114210513971069349_m_4962987444419362115_m_-7001717157639605151_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > > Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m > ailman/options/kictanet/kivuva%40transworldafrica.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. 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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] For those who think Safaricom is dominant think again..and think regional :)
by Ali Hussein 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

@Kevin Great insight. I agree with you. The thing you left out is that Sonatel is part of Orange and Orange is strong in West Africa. The Analysts could have done a better job in talking about that potential. To my point:- Let's stop as a country beating down Safaricom on dominance and instead focus on how we as a country can help them become the Africa Champion and not defend foreign based operators crying foul about dominance when some of them were at some point ahead of Safaricom in market share. Let's instead focus on improving our champion by keeping them 'honest' in say the following areas:- 1. Improved Customer Service 2. Contribution to the Tech Ecosystem of which they are a part of 3. A Platform Agnostic M-Pesa that assists the regional payments ecosystem and improves on it 4. Positive criticism of MASOKO (which by the way is nowhere near what it should be) and ensuring that it lives upto it's promises of becoming the Alibaba of Africa Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 11:34 AM, Kevin Kamonye <kevin.kamonye(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I am usually very wary of some of these talking head analysts and their > opinions. > > Safaricom is leagues ahead of Sonatel due to the underlying economic > factors that differentiate Kenya and Senegal combined together with Guinea, > Mali, Sierra Leone and Bissau). > > *Country / 2016 GDP / 2016 Growth Rate* > > *Kenya* 70.53 Billion USD ; 4.4% > > *Senegal* 14.77 Billion USD; 6.6% > *Guinea* 6.299 Billion USD ; 5.2% > *Mali* 14.05 Billion USD ; 4.8% > *Sierra Leone* 3.669 Billion USD ; 6.1% > *Bissau* 1.13 Billion USD ; 5.5% > > *Sonatel host countries total stats* > Total GDP 40 Billion USD > Total Population 52M > Average Growth 5.7% > > When we look at market penetration and market share, Sonatel already has > some very high numbers - as per their 2016 reports. > http://www.sonatel.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Sonatel_2016_financial_ > results_EN.pdf > > As for the reports that indicate that Safaricom will suffer losses due to > more and MPESA transactions being to business numbers - rubbish. > > The biggest growth potential of African economies is in moving the > informal sector into the scope of the tax administration. By enabling this, > Safaricom is laying down the foundation for its own strong future growth. > > Regards, > > Kevin > > On 29 January 2018 at 08:39, Ali Hussein via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Listers >> >> I’ve always advocated for Kenyan Companies looking beyond the country to >> Africa at least. Here’s an interesting story of Sonatel, the Senegalese >> Telco that seems to be making waves in the investment circles. A snippet of >> the story below:- >> >> For Sonatel, there is an integrated regulatory and economic environment >> as well as a regional presence and availability of other Orange Group >> subsidiaries with which to have direct partnerships for purposes of >> remittances in SSA. >> >> It also notes Safaricom is increasingly doing more transactions on M-Pesa >> that relate to businesses as opposed to withdrawals by individuals. >> >> “We expect revenues to suffer as business transactions gain traction at a >> lower transaction charge than the declining withdrawals,” said Exotix. >> >> Read on:- >> >> >> https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/markets/marketnews/ >> Exotix-tips-foreigners-to-favour-firm-over-Safaricom/ >> 3815534-4282002-f8gnyuz/index.html?utm_source=traqli&utm_ >> medium=email&utm_campaign=bdafrica_newsletter >> >> >> *Ali Hussein* >> *Principal* >> *Hussein & Associates* >> +254 0713 601113 >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> >> Skype: abu-jomo >> >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> >> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a >> habit." ~ Aristotle >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m >> ailman/options/kictanet/kevin.kamonye%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. >> >> > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. > www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> > <#m_6706571061027497290_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >

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Re: [kictanet] The Follower Factory - The New York Times
by Ali Hussein 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

@Mildred Otherwise known as 'the Influencer Economy'. It's not far off that Brands will start realising that they are being taken for a ride. Authenticity online simply cannot be bought. Sooner or later the dirt will start surfacing.. Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *Hussein & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 8:46 AM, Mildred Achoch <mildandred(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Very interesting! This particularly caught my attention. The role of > parents... > > According to a recent profile > <https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/5030582/aspiring-child-youtubers-callum-r…> in > the British tabloid The Sun, two young siblings, Arabella and Jaadin Daho, > earn a combined $100,000 a year as influencers, working with brands such as > Amazon, Disney, Louis Vuitton and Nintendo. Arabella, who is 14, tweets > under the name Amazing Arabella. > > But her Twitter account — and her brother’s — are boosted by thousands of > retweets purchased by their mother and manager, Shadia Daho, according to > Devumi records. Ms. Daho did not respond to repeated attempts to reach her > by email and through a public relations firm. > > Regards, > > Mildred Achoch. > > On Monday, January 29, 2018, Ali Hussein via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Listers >> >> To what extent are those followers on twitter for your favorite >> socialite, politician or celebrity real people or Bots? >> >> Here’s an interesting expose from the New York Times. >> >> #GoFigure >> >> THE REAL JESSICA RYCHLY is a Minnesota teenager with a broad smile and >> wavy hair. She likes reading and the rapper Post Malone. When she goes on >> Facebook or Twitter, she sometimes muses about being bored or trades jokes >> with friends. Occasionally, like many teenagers, she posts a duck-face >> selfie. >> >> Read on:- >> >> https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/27/technology/ >> social-media-bots.html >> >> >> *Ali Hussein* >> *Principal* >> *Hussein & Associates* >> +254 0713 601113 >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> >> Skype: abu-jomo >> >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> >> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a >> habit." ~ Aristotle >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> > > > -- > Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! > http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com > > > >

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The Follower Factory - The New York Times
by Ali Hussein 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

Listers To what extent are those followers on twitter for your favorite socialite, politician or celebrity real people or Bots? Here’s an interesting expose from the New York Times. #GoFigure THE REAL JESSICA RYCHLY is a Minnesota teenager with a broad smile and wavy hair. She likes reading and the rapper Post Malone. When she goes on Facebook or Twitter, she sometimes muses about being bored or trades jokes with friends. Occasionally, like many teenagers, she posts a duck-face selfie. Read on:- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/27/technology/social-media-bots… Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

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UN Working Group on BigData
by Bernard Kioko 27 Jan '18

27 Jan '18

I wonder why Kenya is not a member. I notice Tanzania is. Brief: The UN Statistical Commission agreed at its 45th session to create the Global Working Group (GWG) on Big Data for Official Statistics to further investigate the benefits and challenges of Big Data, including the potential for monitoring and reporting on the sustainable development goals. In this context, the GWG and the greater official statistical community recognize the need to adequately address issues pertaining to methodology, quality, technology, data access, legislation, privacy, management and finance, and provide adequate cost-benefit analyses on the use of Big Data. https://unstats.un.org/bigdata/

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