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Re: [kictanet] Governance debates Online - Using ICT to fight graft
by Edith Adera 03 May '11

03 May '11

Alice/Bwana Ndemo, I can't agree with you more that ICTs can make a difference in addressing poor governance. Alice you raise a critical issue about digital disparity while Bwana Ndemo points to convergence of all ICT medium to allow all to participate including via sms which can help reduce this disparity. The greatest challenge is to converge all media and also incorporate multilingual capability...people must be able to express themselves in the langauge they are comfortable in. With AgendaYetu platform we attempted this - I must say it's not easy! So I join Bwana Ndemo in challenging the techies to come up with a fully converged mulitlingual platform that will mobilize ALL Kenyans to fight graft! and demand for governance reforms and monitor implementation of Agenda 4. See attached some interesting research findings of work IDRC funded on how Kenyans are using ICTs in the governance field (within the context of Agenda 4). It includes what their thoughts are on how ICTs can be used to fight corruption. This research was done after the post - election violence and just before the promulgation of the constitution in 2010. Read the section on "what did we find" after you've quickly perused the background of the study. So, I believe it's possible to mobilize Kenyans around a platform to fight corruption. which agency is ready to take the lead? Edith ________________ Edith Ofwona Adera Senior Program Specialist ICT4D Program and Climate Change & Water Program International Development Research Centre | Centre de recherches pour le développement international Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa Tel: +254202713160 | Fax/Téléc: +254202711063 | Skype: edithadera eadera(a)idrc.or.ke<mailto:eadera@idrc.or.ke> | www.idrc.ca<http://www.idrc.ca/> | www.crdi.ca<http://www.crdi.ca/> ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Alice Munyua [alice(a)apc.org] Sent: 02 May 2011 21:26 To: Edith Adera Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Governance debates Online - Using ICT to fight graft Agree a great idea. As social media enables participation access, collaboration and even transparency and has great potential to enhance governance processes by way of facilitating participation from broad based stakeholders/constituencies. Some of the features can be used/applied to many aspects of governance, including feedback on anti corruption initiatives, maintaining participation, direct involvement in policy processes, deliberations, etc. However, there are some fundamental limitations we must keep in mind and deal with. To begin with, the disparity in internet access with social media services still reflects an education and/or class bias. Additionally, folks tend to join most networks as a means to an end, for example joining some lists knowing that they are more likely to get the ear of the service provider and/or government and this over reliance would in the long run ends up undermining efforts that require commitment and follow through, for those who have been members of this list will bear witness to this particularly when it comes to policy processes. So are social networks the magic bullet to participation? I also tend to think that social media sites have not really been developed for governance in the way we may be thinking, for example face book has a person cap, further, most of these sites were designed in ways to encourage participation to serve advertising revenue so perhaps we would need our very talented developers/skunks etc to begin to think about developing Social media platforms suited to our governance, anti corruption etc needs. A good example remains ushaidi. Best Alice This is actually a brilliant idea. Especially aggregating information on Social Media platforms. We already have some companies (e.g. www.gotissuez.com<http://www.gotissuez.com>) who report on such matters (corruption, poor service etc). We additionally have social media monitoring platforms that would be able to get random information on twitter about certain topics (e.g. you can monitor what people say about brand X or brand Y), many companies are already this sort of thing in place as it offers feedback on both the negative and positive aspects (many times, what is being done right is ignored). Additionally, consistent feedback that there is a problem in a particular area will point the anti corruption agencies in the right direction. Many companies use this information to monitor brand equity and customer complaints. It's just an issue of doing the same thing for the government... On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 8:05 PM, <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke<mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke>> wrote: Lusters, I spent most of the day at KIA with other colleagues, civil society, religious groups and KEPSA to discuss strategies for fighting corruption. It was evident that as we get closer to election, the level of corruption goes up (read sugar). There was a sense of frustration that we are not making much progress. There was a dim of hope in the sense that where we have automated, revenues are up and less corruption. It was also clear that we (civil service) had sufficient delegated authority to significantly change the future of our nation. In areas where social media has been put to use, up to 60% of graft can be detected even before it is concluded. If we scale up the use of social media, a senior KACC official tells me that they would gladly embrace it. In this list we have many smart people. I need suggestions how we can integrate SMS, Twitter, Facebook and any other tool to assist in the fight against this scourge. In my considered view, the anwser lies in technology. However, One of the presenters said that the western method of fighting corruption through courts could be the problem. If you recall in 2008 at the height of the post election crisis in Mombasa, one businessman did not have to go to court to recover his goods opting to see a witch doctor. Any views would be highly appreciated. Regards Ndemo. > FYI > > ----- Forwarded Message ---- > From: Agenda Yetu <admin(a)agendayetu.org<mailto:admin@agendayetu.org>> > To: eadera(a)idrc.or.ke<mailto:eadera@idrc.or.ke> > Sent: Wed, April 27, 2011 1:05:41 PM > Subject: High Cost of Living in Kenya > > Is the government doing enough to deal with the spiraling cost of living > in Kenya? > > Visit www.agendayetu.org<http://www.agendayetu.org><http://www.agendayetu.org> to take part in the > discussion; and opinion poll; on â€œThe spiraling cost of living in > Kenyaâ€ . > > Change Kenya â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦. Be the Voice > > Join the AgendaYetu Facebook page: > http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Agenda-Yetu/149981608349201<http://www.facebook.com/home.php#%21/pages/Agenda-Yetu/149981608349201> > > Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/agendayetu<http://twitter.com/#%21/agendayetu> > > Agendayetu Blog: http://www.agendayetu.org/blog/ > > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > 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)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://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. ---------------------------------------------- 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)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/pkariuki%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. -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 720 406 093 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com<mailto:pkariuki@gmail.com> | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares | B: http://www.kaboro.com/ | _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alice%40apc.org 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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PRESS STATEMENT BY SAFARICOM ON MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY
by Michael Ouma 03 May '11

03 May '11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETUESDAY MAY 3RD 2011 PRESS STATEMENT BY SAFARICOM ON MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY It has been about one month since the Kenyan mobile telephony market started implementing Mobile Number Portability (MNP) and as we embark on the second month of implementing this important process, we as telecom industry leaders wish to make a number of pertinent observations. 1. We wish to thank industry regulator Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) for its patience and professionalism in handling the implementation of MNP thus far. Even where there have been teething problems, as was widely expected, the CCK has shown leadership through its consultative approach to seeking solutions. A good example of this is the regular troubleshooting meetings held between the CCK, industry players and Porting Access who are the administrators of the process. In addition and following publicized complaints about the technical hitches affecting the uptake of MNP, the CCK initiated an audit process between Safaricom, Bharti-Airtel and Porting Access to establish the cause of SMS failures to the Porting Access data base. We appeal to the CCK to resist all attempts by some operators to derail the on-going audit process by engaging in media side-shows and to complete this crucial exercise and to make its findings public. 2. We remind the public that MNP was implemented in Kenya after a single week of technical testing. This is against a global benchmark of at least 6 to 8 weeks of testing time necessary to guarantee the robustness of all inter-linking systems and dependencies. Naturally, the numerous teething problems we are seeing now were to be expected. As late as this morning, we have received communication from Porting Access BV that they were having technical challenges based on what they cite to be unstable connectivity from their end, which challenges are affecting the ability of ALL operators in the Kenyan space to successfully implement some of the day to day actions related to the MNP process. 3. We are disturbed by a certain emerging trend in the implementation of MNP in Kenya so far, which we feel constrained to bring to the public attention. While it was always understood that the successful implementation of MNP greatly hinges upon the goodwill and mutual co-operation of all operators, the regulator and Porting Access, it is emerging that the actual experience is quite different. Safaricom is inclined to believe, based on available evidence, that Porting Access, which acts as the custodian of the porting database, has abdicated its role as a neutral clearing house for the MNP process in Kenya by actively batting from the corner of a single operator: Bharti-Airtel completely against the letter and spirit of the multi-lateral contract signed between the operators. We strongly object to the impression created, by Bharti-Airtel and indeed by some commission-hunters, that the single measure of the success or otherwise of MNP in Kenya, ishow many subscribers port from other operators to Bharti-Airtel. Anecdotal evidence, which we have gathered and shared with CCK, points to an active collaboration between Bharti-Airtel and Porting Access on the timing and intensity of their attacks against Safaricom. The content and tonality of their messaging since this process began shares more than coincidental similarity. As recently as last week, we are privy to information that on Thursday 28th April both entities used a single venue for separate press conferences within minutes of each other while only one of the parties paid in full for the venue. 4. Safaricom takes great exception to the content of the message which has consistently been published by Porting Access and a certain Mr. Patrick Musimba, who has been speaking on its behalf. Mr. Musimba has taken to making a slew of unsubstantiated allegations against Safaricom and its officials regarding the implementation of MNP, and in the process upending and circumventing the audit process that was agreed to on 26th April 2011 by CCK, Safaricom, Bharti-Airtel and Porting Access. 5. Contrary to the impression that Porting Access are trying to create Safaricom is a Kenyan company, supporting a huge local stakeholder base and social economic ecosystem that includes over 740,000 individual Kenyan shareholders and the Government of Kenya (by extension all Kenyans), it employs over 3,000 direct employees, thousands of dealers and M-PESA agents. We shall do all in our power to protect their interests and the overall reputation of Safaricom which has been painstakingly built over the years. Consequently, Safaricom has today instructed its lawyers to institute legal proceedings against Porting Access and the person of Mr. Musimba for what we believe are acts of defamation and the tort of economic sabotage against Safaricom Limited, this legal action will be vigorously pursued to its logical end. We have also appealed to the CCK to urgently review the role of Porting XS BV of Netherlands and specifically its local partner Porting Access in the administration of MNP as we believe they have lost the moral and legal legitimacy to position themselves as an honest and impartial broker of the porting process. Signed: NZIOKA WAITA Director-Corporate Affairs SAFARICOM LIMITED Michael Ouma Journalist Kenya Tel:+254-725-537823 "Do not go where the path may lead, but go instead where there is no path and leave a trail," - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Extortion sms
by Peter K. Kenduiywo 03 May '11

03 May '11

I wonder if there will soon be a law requiring all phone users to be registered. I have just received this sms on my phone. "I 've been hired to get rid of ur life,4 the reason I dn't know ,4 more information mpesa 10,000 if wish go and report but take care, thanks" How's one supposed to react knowing this is most likely an unregistered number? I'm only praying this a random extortionist!

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IGF 2011 Host website request for comments and vote
by Alice Munyua 03 May '11

03 May '11

(apologies for cross posting) Dear Colleagues and friends, The Kenya Internet Governance Steering committee is putting final touches on the 2011 IGF host website. We would like to get your comments on the site as well as your vote on the logo. Please visit: http://igf.or.ke/ We expect to close the period for comments and vote on 26th May 2011. Thank you very much for your support Alice Munyua

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Governance debates Online - High Cost of Living in Kenya
by Edith Adera 02 May '11

02 May '11

FYI ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Agenda Yetu <admin(a)agendayetu.org> To: eadera(a)idrc.or.ke Sent: Wed, April 27, 2011 1:05:41 PM Subject: High Cost of Living in Kenya Is the government doing enough to deal with the spiraling cost of living in Kenya? Visit www.agendayetu.org<http://www.agendayetu.org> to take part in the discussion; and opinion poll; on “The spiraling cost of living in Kenya”. Change Kenya …………. Be the Voice Join the AgendaYetu Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Agenda-Yetu/149981608349201 Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/agendayetu Agendayetu Blog: http://www.agendayetu.org/blog/

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Fwd: [ISOC] Accepting Applications: Internet Society IGF Ambassadors
by Alice Munyua 02 May '11

02 May '11

(Apologies for cross posting) -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ISOC] Accepting Applications: Internet Society IGF Ambassadors Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 11:46:48 -0400 From: Connie Kendig <kendig(a)isoc.org> To: isoc-members-announce(a)elists.isoc.org Dear Internet Society members; IGF 2011 Ambassadors Programme – Call for Applications The Internet Society is pleased to announce a call for applications to participate in the Internet Society (ISOC) Ambassador programme to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting in Nairobi, Kenya in September 2011. As part of the Internet Society’s Next Generation Leaders programme <http://www.isoc.org/leaders>, the IGF Ambassador programme is designed to involve members in ISOC’s global engagement activities while providing valuable expertise and know-how to the IGF meeting in Nairobi. The Internet Society supports participation of first time Ambassadors as well as returning Ambassadors from Internet Governance Forums in Rio (2007), Hyderabad (2008), Sharm El Sheik (2009), and Vilnius (2010). "Since the Internet Society started the IGF Ambassadors programme in Rio in 2007,” notes Toral Cowieson, Internet Society Senior Director of Internet Leadership Programmes, “the issues have become more complex and the stakes higher. ISOC is committed to fostering rising and future decision-makers at the intersection of policy, technology, and business and our renewal of this programme recognizes that these multi-disciplinary leaders are at the core of the discussion of an open and robust Internet." The IGF 2011 meeting will take place Tuesday 27 through Friday 30 September 2011. Interested individuals should be available to arrive no later than Saturday 24 September. The deadline for applications is Friday, 27 May 2011. The Next Generation Leaders programme, under the patronage of the European Commission for Information Society and Media, blends course work and practical experience to help prepare young professionals (aged from 20 to 40) from around the world to become the next generation of Internet technology, policy, and business leaders. Further details on the Internet Society’s IGF 2011 Ambassador program are available here <http://www.isoc.org/pubpolpillar/igfambassadors/>. For more information, see: • Next Generation Leaders programme <http://www.isoc.org/leaders> • Internet Governance Forum <http://www.intgovforum.org> The Internet Society’s Next Generation Leaders programme is sponsored by Nominet Trust <http://www.nominettrust.org.uk/> and AFNIC <http://www.afnic.fr>. For more information on how to become a Next Generation Leader programme partner, visit http://www.isoc.org/leaders or e-mail leader-sponsor[at]isoc.org. Connie J Kendig Sponsored Programs & Grants Manager Internet Society www.InternetSociety.org <http://www.InternetSociety.org> What will the Internet look like in 10 years? Watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OInTXcZ4HZM For more information: www.internetsociety.org/scenarios <http://www.internetsociety.org/scenarios>

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Fwd: Pre-IGF event Kenya and ITU
by Alice Munyua 02 May '11

02 May '11

Dear Colleagues, *__*(apologies for cross posting) The Government of Kenya (GOK) will hold a High level Ministerial forum on 26th September 2011. This forum Co-organized with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) will providea platform where Ministerial level participants and other stakeholders will discuss issues of mutual interest around the opportunities and challenges to developing countries presented by information and communications technologies. The main agenda topics will be drawn from the following themes: ·Broadband: Access, challenges and opportunities ·Uptake of wireless devices as key elements in providing a conduit to a new and dynamic socio-economic future for the region, including new mobile services (e.g. E-government, mobile banking, access to Internet, among others) ·Cloud computing and; ·Cyber security and Privacy. The outcomes of the Ministerial forum will be shared with the main IGF scheduled from 27^th - 30^th September 2011. More details will be made available soon. Best regards Alice Munyua --

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Re: [kictanet] UCC attempts to block social networks
by S.Murigi Muraya 30 Apr '11

30 Apr '11

Think HIV is more of a danger to us than churches in Kenya are. Serious churches (and very many do) require HIV tests before marrying people. This started in the 90's when Church Leaders found their members were getting together with others who did not disclose they were HIV infected. In less corrupt churches, HIV Tests became one of the conditions to be fulfilled before performing wedding ceremonies. So it is hard to see how an institution that helps check the spread of HIV can be a danger to Kenyan society. It is easier to hound Sheep instead of Political Wolves who steal Billions from the Kenyan public to finance their election campaigns and to support their close associates/mistresses. Am sure most Churches would cooperate with the Central and County Govts in building databases that would help check a major cause of turmoil in Kenya. Am not aware of any law that requires Kenyans to disclose their HIV status but it would help if we knew whether we are being conned or not. huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/05/china-marriage-database-p_n_804686.html -----Original Message----- From: Agosta Liko <agostal(a)gmail.com> Sent: Friday, 29 April 2011 08:28 To: murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] UCC attempts to block social networks Daktari I agree about the preachers.... Can your Ministry or in this case CCK do something ? Or Cofek .... Kenyans need protection from these churches more than from telcos Thanks Sent from my iPhone 5 Trial Device On Apr 27, 2011, at 8:55 AM, bitange(a)jambo.co.ke wrote: > You sound like a pessimist. This administration has created more freedom > reforms than the entire East Africa combined including the past two > administrations in Kenya. And if it realy wanted to curtail such freedom, > the New Costitution would not have passed. > > We are aware that Kenyans are using social media to propagate hate > messages. This is a moral issue and I know the basis of it. Here is the > summary: > > Over the Easter, I decided to record and listen to all the sermons from at > least five TV stations. My conclusion. We are a drift (lost in the > wilderness). some of the preachers should not preach to human beings. > Here you find extortionists, liers and peddlers of deception. Our > theology is misplaced from what it is supposed to be. They promise a > heaven yet we know we are supposed to make heaven here on earth. > > We need a religious regulator in Kenya and demand for some reforms in this > sector. We know Jesus went through Biblical Studies before he started to > preach but what I saw was unqualified individuals pretending to preach. > In the 16th century Europe, they were in our current state of deception, > corruption, begging etc. It was the Protestant Ethic that shaped their > destiny and led to the current idiologies in the West. Read the work of > Martin Luther, John Calvin and the Puritans of England. This is what > shaped the future of Europe. > > We must now embrace the values in our new constitution and hopefully > reform our religions to the extent that they can lead a moral revolution. > Without this, no one individual can govern this country effectively. We > must blame ourselves for the weaknesses we have. Honesty, intergrity, > humility et [The entire original message is not included]

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Re: [kictanet] Governance debates Online - Using ICT to fight graft
by eonchari＠lynxbits.com 29 Apr '11

29 Apr '11

The government can borrow from what the commercial sector has been doing for decades now, namely mining data (and subsequently generating the same to useful info) that is generated at points of touch for their customers and lately social media has increasingly become a major point of touch. Edwin ----- Original Message ----- From: pkariuki(a)gmail.com To: eonchari(a)lynxbits.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: 4/29/11 1:19 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Governance debates Online - Using ICT to fight graft > This is actually a brilliant idea. Especially aggregating information on > Social Media platforms. We already have some companies (e.g. > www.gotissuez.com) who report on such matters (corruption, poor service > etc). We additionally have social media monitoring platforms that would be > able to get random information on twitter about certain topics (e.g. you can > monitor what people say about brand X or brand Y), many companies are > already this sort of thing in place as it offers feedback on both the > negative and positive aspects (many times, what is being done right is > ignored). Additionally, consistent feedback that there is a problem in a > particular area will point the anti corruption agencies in the right > direction. > > Many companies use this information to monitor brand equity and customer > complaints. It's just an issue of doing the same thing for the government.... > > > On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 8:05 PM, wrote: > > > Lusters, > > I spent most of the day at KIA with other colleagues, civil society, > > religious groups and KEPSA to discuss strategies for fighting corruption. > > It was evident that as we get closer to election, the level of corruption > > goes up (read sugar). There was a sense of frustration that we are not > > making much progress. There was a dim of hope in the sense that where we > > have automated, revenues are up and less corruption. It was also clear > > that we (civil service) had sufficient delegated authority to > > significantly change the future of our nation. In areas where social > > media has been put to use, up to 60% of graft can be detected even before > > it is concluded. > > > > If we scale up the use of social media, a senior KACC official tells me > > that they would gladly embrace it. In this list we have many smart > > people. I need suggestions how we can integrate SMS, Twitter, Facebook > > and any other tool to assist in the fight against this scourge. In my > > considered view, the anwser lies in technology. > > > > However, One of the presenters said that the western method of fighting > > corruption through courts could be the problem. If you recall in 2008 at > > the height of the post election crisis in Mombasa, one businessman did not > > have to go to court to recover his goods opting to see a witch doctor. > > > > Any views would be highly appreciated. > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Ndemo. > > > > > > > > > > > > > FYI > > > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ---- > > > From: Agenda Yetu > > > To: eadera(a)idrc.or.ke > > > Sent: Wed, April 27, 2011 1:05:41 PM > > > Subject: High Cost of Living in Kenya > > > > > > Is the government doing enough to deal with the spiraling cost of living > > > in Kenya? > > > > > > Visit www.agendayetu.org to take part in the > > > discussion; and opinion poll; on âThe spiraling cost of living in > > > Kenyaâ . > > > > > > Change Kenya â¦â¦â¦â¦. Be the Voice > > > > > > Join the AgendaYetu Facebook page: > > > http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Agenda-Yetu/149981608349201 > > > > > > Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/agendayetu > > > > > > Agendayetu Blog: http://www.agendayetu.org/blog/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > > > 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)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > > > > http://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. > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------- > > 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)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/pkariuki%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. > > > > > > -- > With Regards, > > Phares Kariuki > > | T: +254 720 406 093 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: > kariukiphares | B: http://www.kaboro.com/ | > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/eonchari%40lynxbits.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] Defacement of another government site
by Dennis Kioko 29 Apr '11

29 Apr '11

I agree, on my way to Connected Kenya, i saw some mabati structures next to the NYS post. lets hope they are "surveyors" and not permanet settlers

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Defacement of another government site
by Dennis Kioko 29 Apr '11

29 Apr '11

see http://www.nationaldisaster.go.ke/: With the planned Cyber Emergency Response Team (CERT)<http://www.cio.co.ke/Main-Stories/connected-kenya-citizens-to-enjoy-better-…>should help the government deal with such repeat violators of our cyber space. eGovernment and ICT Board should also help government and its agencies come up with platforms that are secure and regularly updated. As we digitize our systems, we do not want other countries snooping on our data without our knowledge. -- with Regards: <https://twitter.com/#%21/denniskioko> <http://blog.denniskioko.com> www.denniskioko.com

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Fw: Analysis: Deadly policing
by william janak 29 Apr '11

29 Apr '11

From: IRIN <no-reply(a)IRINnews.org> Subject: Analysis: Deadly policing To: "William Oloo" <williamjanak(a)yahoo.com> Date: Friday, April 29, 2011, 10:48 AM Analysis: Deadly policing JOHANNESBURG, 29 April 2011 (IRIN) - On 13 April millions of South Africans saw news footage showing a group of police beating an unarmed protester with batons in Meqheleng, a township outside Ficksburg in South Africa's Free State Province. Andries Tatane, a community activist and father of two children, was then seen looking down at an apparent rubber bullet wound on his bare chest before collapsing to the ground. He died shortly afterwards. The incident has sparked widespread public outrage and a national debate about the level of force being used by the South African Police Service (SAPS), particularly in the wake of another fatal shooting of an unarmed woman by an officer outside a Johannesburg police station on 26 April. A spokesperson for National Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele told a local radio station that the cases should be treated as "isolated incidents", but many commentators point out that the use of lethal force by the police has risen dramatically in recent years. Figures from the Independent Complaints Directorate (ICD), which is charged with investigating all deaths resulting from police action, show that 568 people were shot dead by the police in 2008/09, more than double the number just three years earlier, and the highest number since the ICD was established in 1997. "The only thing that was an aberration [in Tatane's killing] was that it was captured on national television," said Gareth Newham, head of the Crime and Justice Programme at the Institute for Security Studies, a South Africa-based think-tank. Lack of training In the apartheid era police routinely used violence to quell protests, but with the transition to democracy in 1994, and the incorporation of various human rights in the constitution, police heavy handedness was discouraged. Most demonstrations post-1994 were peaceful and many units specializing in public order policing were closed down, with a resultant loss of skills in dealing with protests, Newham said. In recent years, mounting frustration among the high numbers of black South Africans who continue to live in relative poverty has often erupted in the form of service delivery protests like the one in Meqheleng. Newham noted that police handling of such protests tended to escalate conflict rather than neutralize it. "They think their job is to squash protest, and anyone taking part is seen as the enemy," he told IRIN. "Often they fire tear gas and rubber bullets before there's any real reason to." Sam Motseare, chairperson of Meqheleng Concerned Citizens group, of which Tatane was also a member, was among those who witnessed how quickly relations between protesters and police can disintegrate. "On that fateful day there was lots of police - we were shocked there were so many," he said. The protesters, whose main complaint was that parts of the township had been without running water for several years, had obtained permission to march and proceeded to the municipal offices without incident. "Somebody started throwing stones from the roof of the offices - that's when things starting getting out of control," said Motseare, who said the police did not seem to have appropriate training to deal with the situation. He told IRIN that he heard the police officer in charge give the order to shoot Tatane. "It has broken our trust in the police," he said. "We're afraid to call for another march." Damaging rhetoric Newham and others argue that the escalation in the use of force by the SAPS goes beyond the issue of training. Statements by political and SAPS leaders in recent years urging police to make use of their weapons to deal with criminals have been heard by the ranks. "The subliminal message that has been conveyed to members of the police service... seemed to encourage a gloves-off approach," said David Bruce, a senior researcher at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation. "A lot of police management... believe that excessive force is necessary in order to get the job done, which often means turning a blind eye to how force is used." South Africa's high rates of violent crime also mean that many people welcome a tougher stance by the police. Norman Mampane, spokesman of the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU), criticized a decision in April 2010 to introduce military-style ranks to the SAPS, describing it as "the re-militarization of the police service". "Communities have a right to march and demonstrate," he told IRIN. "The police shouldn't be used to crush the views of protesters and strikers." ICD not part of the solution Within two weeks of Tatane's death eight police officers were arrested on charges of murder and assault, but Newham said it was more common for the police to evade responsibility. The alleged shooting and subsequent death of South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) member Petros Msiza by police during clashes with striking bus workers in Pretoria in March was not captured by cameras and so far no one has been arrested. SAMWU spokesperson Tahir Sema said it was far from the first time union members had experienced violent treatment by police. "We've put together evidence over a number of years," he told IRIN. "We've been calling for some time now for a judicial inquiry, but until we get those in government accepting that levels of police brutality are unacceptable, we won't be able to ensure that police don't clamp down on protesters." Newham supports SAMWU's call for an independent judicial inquiry to investigate the patterns and causes of police using excessive force and make policy recommendations, but doubts it will happen. "It's often seen as politically dangerous to expose findings about the police service to the public, especially in the run-up to elections," he said, referring to municipal elections set for 18 May. Politicians tend to believe it is the ICD's responsibility to deal with police brutality, but the institution lacks either the capacity or the legal clout to do much more than investigate allegations of misconduct, Newham said. Recommendations for disciplinary action were usually ignored. Bruce agreed that the ICD had little power to solve the problem. "Their [the ICD] rate of convictions is almost irrelevant," he told IRIN. "The use of force by police needs to be controlled, and that needs to come from enlightened police leaders." ks/he [END] This report online: http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportID=92619 Côte d'Ivoire crisis: http://www.irinnews.org/Country.aspx?Country=CI © IRIN. All rights reserved. More humanitarian news and analysis: http://www.irinnews.org [This item comes to you via IRIN, the humanitarian news and analysis service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations or its Member States. Reposting or reproduction, with attribution, for non-commercial purposes is permitted. Terms and conditions: http://www.irinnews.org/copyright.aspx IRIN partners: UAE, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, UNEP and the IHC. 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Fwd: Google and Kenya ICT Board organize G-funze for teachers
by Paul Kukubo ICT Board 29 Apr '11

29 Apr '11

G-Funze by Google for Teachers > Google and the Kenya ICT Board want to bring the skill of search and sort to Kenyan teachers. Through a one-day event named G-Funze, Google and the Kenya ICT Boardwill show teachers how they can use Google to bring interactivity and knowledge to the classroom. The event will be offered free of charge, open to 500 ICT- literate teachers from Nairobi and its environs. > > Objectives and Benefits > > G-Funze hopes to benefit teachers by giving them skills that would make them not only more confident to use ICT in the classroom, but expose them to knowledge and information that can be passed on to their students. The objectives of G-Funze are to: > > a) Expose teachers to Google tools – Google Search, Google Apps and Google Earth > > b) Increase efficiency in internet search including search for web-pages, articles, photos, news, books > > c) Enhance communication and collaboration between teachers and their classrooms through Google Apps > > d) Demonstrate the value of Google Earth to bring any topic with a geographical context to life > > Structure > > Date: Friday April 29, 2011 > Venue: KICC > Time: 7:00 am – 5:00 pm > Entrance fee: FREE – workshops, refreshments, lunch and take-away materials sponsored by Google > Guest of Honor: PS Ministry of Education, PS Ministry of Information and Communications > > The day long event will be opened by the PS Ministry of Education and the PS of Ministry of Information and Communications. The opening will be followed by a key-note address by a Google education specialist visiting from San Francisco. This keynote will address the value that technology can bring to teaching and will feature specific local case studies. > > Participants will then split into three working streams and spend the rest of the morning and afternoon in focused, intensive workshops. The workshops streams are: > > 1. Google search: how to find quality information online > > 2. Google Earth, Maps and YouTube: Bringing subjects alive through visual tools > > 3. Google Apps: increasing productivity through Google’s communication and collaboration tools > > The interactive and information-rich day will end in plenary with a final session to discuss lessons learnt. > > Participants > > The organizers invite Kenyan high school teachers to participate in the event. Teachers should have access to computers and the Internet at their school and be ICT and internet literate (i.e. experience and understanding of using the internet) > > Partners > > In organizing G-Funze, Google and the Kenya ICT Board are honored to partner with the Teacher Service Commission (TSC) and Association of Head Teachers who will support the event by organizing and managing the invitation of teachers. > > A request has also been made to the Kenya Institute for Education (KIE) to work with Google to ensure the content is localized and relevant for Kenyan teachers. > > In addition, the event is supported by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Information and Communications. > > Budget > > Google Kenya will cover all costs for hosting the event including meals, conference package and giveaways > >> Background >> > Kenya’s vision 2030 aims to build Kenya into a knowledge society. At the core of a vibrant knowledge society is universal access to information—and currently the most powerful tool for information dissemination is the Internet. The internet is often described as the most democratic technology offering information to anyone with access. In Kenya, access to the internet has increased tremendously since the first fiber optic under sea cable landed in Mombasa in 2009. At the end of 2010, the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK)reported that 8.6 million Kenyans now have access to the internet. > > Among those with greater access to the internet are teachers and students. For teachers, the internet offers a variety of opportunities to support self-development and teaching in the classroom through access to information. Once universal access to information is achieved, what will separate the good from the great is the ability to efficiently search, sort and analyze the vast amounts of information made available. Being proficient in searching and sorting information is a key skill for Internet users. > > Contact > > For more information on G-Funze contact: > > Farzana Khubchandani > Country Marketing Manager, Google Kenya > email: farzanak(a)google.com > Mobile: 0732 629 393 | office: 020 360 1100 > > KaburoKobia > Project Manager Local Digital Content, Kenya ICT Board > email: kkobia(a)ict.go.ke > mobile: 0729466260 | office: 0202211961 > > > kenya ICT Board > Teleposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave > P.O. Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya > t: + 254-020-2093040 | m: + 254 (0)729466260 | e: kkobia(a)ict.go.ke > > Visit: www.ict.go.ke > Become a fan: www.facebook.com/tandaakenya > Follow us on twitter: @tandaakenya > --------------------- > Our Vision: Kenya becomes a top 10 ICT hub > Our Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment > > > >

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Re: [kictanet] UCC attempts to block social networks
by bitange＠jambo.co.ke 29 Apr '11

29 Apr '11

Use of Kenyan Sim Cards may be the only option here. Bitange > Reporters Without Borders urges the Ugandan authorities to respect freedom > of expression and not obstruct online social networks and news media on > the eve of new opposition demonstrations. > It would be dangerous for the government to make unjustified use of > protection of national security as grounds for controlling information. > > The role of that Facebook and Twitter are playing in providing the public > with information about current developments is all the more important > given the restrictions that have been placed on journalists trying to > cover the demonstrations. > > Reporters Without Borders urges the Ugandan authorities to respect freedom > of expression and not obstruct online social networks and news media on > the eve of new opposition demonstrations. > It would be dangerous for the government to make unjustified use of > protection of national security as grounds for controlling information. > > The role of that Facebook and Twitter are playing in providing the public > with information about current developments is all the more important > given the restrictions that have been placed on journalists trying to > cover the demonstrations. > > The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) tried to block access to social > networks on 14 April, when "Walk to Work" demonstrations were held in > several cities in protest against food and gasoline price hikes. In a > letter (copy attached) signed by Quinto Ojok (standing in for the > executive director), the UCC ordered 10 telecom companies "to block the > use of Facebook and Tweeter for 24 hours as of now, that is 14th April > 2011 at 3.30 pm." > > The grounds given for the order was "a request from the security agencies > that there is need to minimize the use of the media that may escalate > violence to the public in respect of the ongoing situation due to the > demonstration relating to 'Walk to Work'." > > UCC executive director Godfrey Mutabazi told Reuters yesterday that he was > ready to give fresh orders to block Facebook and Twitter locally if they > were used "to fan unrest." The day before, thousands of people took to the > streets to protest against the arrests of opposition leader Kizza Besigye > and other demonstrators, who were accused of inciting violence. > > Reached by telephone, Mutabazi told Reporters Without Borders he would cut > off access to Facebook and Twitter only if it had to be done to protect > the public. He said his statements should be seen as an appeal to Ugandans > to be take care not to use social networks to issue calls for hatred or > violence. "The freedom to live is more important than the freedom to > express oneself," he added. > > As a regulator, the UCC cannot block websites without help from Internet > services providers. The 14 April letter was sent to Broadband (U), Foris > Telecom Uganda and Infocom, with copies to Orange Uganda, Uganda Telecom, > MTN Uganda, Warid Telecom, Airtel Uganda, Africaonline Uganda and ZAfsat > Communications. Reporters Without Borders has told some of these companies > that it opposes social networks being disconnected in a unilateral and > abusive manner. > > The blocking that the UCC ordered on 14 April was not implemented by all > the companies concerned. Some requested clarification. Some said they got > the letter too late. And some simply refused to comply. MTN Uganda, one of > the leading ISPs, announced on Twitter on 15 April that it would not carry > out the order: "@MTNUGANDACARE: @StoneAtwine Our stand is clear. We are > not closing down FB or Twitter. Thanks." > > Some users nonetheless experienced disruptions for several hours. > Different information has been circulating about the ISPs involved. > > Local NGOs have accused the security forces of using excessive violence to > disperse demonstrators - charges rejected by the government. > > The Eastern Africa Journalists Association (EAJA) has condemned the > restrictions imposed by the government on journalists, who have been > denied access to hospitals and certain places linked to the > demonstrations. Around 10 journalists have been injured and have had > equipment damaged while covering the protests, which began on 11 April. An > armed forces spokesman apologized publicly. > > Several sources have separately said that a UCC directive has also banned > TV and radio stations from providing live coverage of the "Walk to Work" > protests. > > Reporters Without Borders is very worried about the restrictions that the > Ugandan government is imposing on freedom of expression. > > "The authorities must not confuse the event itself with coverage of the > event," Reporters Without Borders said. "When media cover demonstrations, > they are not taking part in them; they are simply doing their job of > reporting the news. The media must not be prevented from working and > journalists must not be obstructed." > > source Reporters sans Frontières > > A > on 14 April, when "Walk to Work" demonstrations were held in several > cities in protest against food and gasoline price hikes. In a letter (copy > attached) signed by Quinto Ojok (standing in for the executive director), > the UCC ordered 10 telecom companies "to block the use of Facebook and > Tweeter for 24 hours as of now, that is 14th April 2011 at 3.30 pm." > > The grounds given for the order was "a request from the security agencies > that there is need to minimize the use of the media that may escalate > violence to the public in respect of the ongoing situation due to the > demonstration relating to 'Walk to Work'." > > UCC executive director Godfrey Mutabazi told Reuters yesterday that he was > ready to give fresh orders to block Facebook and Twitter locally if they > were used "to fan unrest." The day before, thousands of people took to the > streets to protest against the arrests of opposition leader Kizza Besigye > and other demonstrators, who were accused of inciting violence. > > Reached by telephone, Mutabazi told Reporters Without Borders he would cut > off access to Facebook and Twitter only if it had to be done to protect > the public. He said his statements should be seen as an appeal to Ugandans > to be take care not to use social networks to issue calls for hatred or > violence. "The freedom to live is more important than the freedom to > express oneself," he added. > > As a regulator, the UCC cannot block websites without help from Internet > services providers. The 14 April letter was sent to Broadband (U), Foris > Telecom Uganda and Infocom, with copies to Orange Uganda, Uganda Telecom, > MTN Uganda, Warid Telecom, Airtel Uganda, Africaonline Uganda and ZAfsat > Communications. Reporters Without Borders has told some of these companies > that it opposes social networks being disconnected in a unilateral and > abusive manner. > > The blocking that the UCC ordered on 14 April was not implemented by all > the companies concerned. Some requested clarification. Some said they got > the letter too late. And some simply refused to comply. MTN Uganda, one of > the leading ISPs, announced on Twitter on 15 April that it would not carry > out the order: "@MTNUGANDACARE: @StoneAtwine Our stand is clear. We are > not closing down FB or Twitter. Thanks." > > Some users nonetheless experienced disruptions for several hours. > Different information has been circulating about the ISPs involved. > > Local NGOs have accused the security forces of using excessive violence to > disperse demonstrators - charges rejected by the government. > > The Eastern Africa Journalists Association (EAJA) has condemned the > restrictions imposed by the government on journalists, who have been > denied access to hospitals and certain places linked to the > demonstrations. Around 10 journalists have been injured and have had > equipment damaged while covering the protests, which began on 11 April. An > armed forces spokesman apologized publicly. > > Several sources have separately said that a UCC directive has also banned > TV and radio stations from providing live coverage of the "Walk to Work" > protests. > > Reporters Without Borders is very worried about the restrictions that the > Ugandan government is imposing on freedom of expression. > > "The authorities must not confuse the event itself with coverage of the > event," Reporters Without Borders said. "When media cover demonstrations, > they are not taking part in them; they are simply doing their job of > reporting the news. The media must not be prevented from working and > journalists must not be obstructed." > > source Reporters sans Frontières > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://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. > > ---------------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > --------------------------------------------- > "easy access to the world" > > ---------------------------------------------- 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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Mobile Money: MJ (aka Michael Joseph) appointed first World Bank Fellow
by Chris Kiagiri 28 Apr '11

28 Apr '11

Kudos to the World Bank on its choice for its first Fellow to champion mobile money ... Source: http://blogs.worldbank.org/psd/bringing-mobile-money-to-the-world?cid=EXT_T… > Bringing mobile money to the world SUBMITTED BY MICHAEL JOSEPH<http://blogs.worldbank.org/psd/team/michael-joseph>ON MON, 2011-04-25 17:15 > > - [View]<http://blogs.worldbank.org/psd/bringing-mobile-money-to-the-world> > > > Editor's Note: Michael Joseph is the World Bank Group's first fellow and > was previously the CEO of Safaricom. > > Mobile money has gone viral. In Kenya there are now more than 15 million > mobile money users, which is equivalent to three in four adults<http://www.worldbank.org/kenya/keu>. > The company I was heading until last November, Safaricom<http://www.safariocom.co.ke/>has developed the world’s largest mobile money platform M-Pesa, which is > being used by more than 14 million Kenyans. Over the last three years the > growth of mobile money has been exponential. In December we reached a new > threshold when the equivalent of US$ 1 billion was transferred. This is more > than Western Union has transferred in all of 2010 globally! This has changed > the lives of Kenyans—it created new jobs, new businesses and new > opportunities for millions of people. > > Surely this can and must be replicated in other similar countries, many of > which have better starting conditions than we had in Kenya. We have a great > opportunity as the world is becoming more focused on financial inclusion > with even the G20 group of countries embracing this concept as one of its > objectives for this year. The World Bank has a unique and powerful position > in the financial community to achieve this goal. The Bank has the stature > and the relationship at senior government levels to influence the actions of > financial regulatory bodies so that suitable regulations may be drafted or > amended to allow for the introduction of mobile money. > > As the World Bank’s first Fellow<http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:22838723~pagePK…>, > my mission and personal goal is to prove that Safaricom’s M-Pesa is not a > one-off and that it can and must be replicated elsewhere so that the > benefits it has brought to the Kenyan population can be enjoyed and > experienced by other nations as well. > > In order to be successful, the World Bank Group and other development > partners need to be better organized. There is great fragmentation with a > long list of players (World Bank, IFC, CGAP, Gates, DFID, USAID to name a > few), all of which have the same or similar objectives, but with different > messages and agendas when talking to Governments, Bank Regulators, Operators > and Banks. Unless we change this approach, the realization of mobile money > will take much longer and therefore the benefits will not be felt by the > people we are targeting. > > Innovation and success only happens if there is a strong management > structure with clear and timely decision making. While in Washington two > weeks ago we made good progress. We decided on a common strategy to focus on > a selected group of core countries and established a “mobile money core > team” headed by Wolfgang Fengler<http://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/blogs/wolfgang-fengler>, > the Lead Economist in Nairobi who has been working with me closely already > for several months. > > As a first step we will review the mobile money potential of a suggested > list of 16 countries (Indonesia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Malaysia, Pakistan, > Philippines, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Morocco, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, > Rwanda, South Sudan and Senegal as entry point to WAEMU). The analysis will > look at key factors for the implementation of mobile money such as bank and > mobile penetration, population disbursement and density, geographic size and > physical difficulty, population size, Government subsidies and/or social > payments, relationship with the respective Governments by the interested > parties, etc. In mid-May we’ll then make a decision on the top five or six > countries to be selected for immediate action and these countries would be > our initial targets starting July. In the meantime, it would be great to > hear from readers in the comments section about which of the 16 countries > have the best potential for a large-scale system of mobile money. > > The World Bank’s mission is to fight poverty. Mobile money can be a game > changer for the poor. I am excited to be part of this agenda and look > forward to working with the World Bank to help bring the benefits of mobile > money to many parts of the world. >

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Kiswahili rocks in GameVille
by robert yawe 28 Apr '11

28 Apr '11

Hi Listers, Over the Easter weekend I had the opportunity to watch my sons playing a number of video games and also got in some movie viewing. In the game x-men origins wolverine there is an entire level where the attackers are speaking in Kiswahili and the statements where accurate and related to the actions, I also watched a preview for a new movie "1 am number 4" and there was a number of times where Kenya was mentioned. I believe this is an area we can capitalise on, ball to you PS Ndemo and Kukubo. 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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Re: [kictanet] Who is government - for laffs
by Nnenna Nwakanma 27 Apr '11

27 Apr '11

This is just a relief for you day: In the last few months in Côte d'Ivoire, we have had 1. The government 2. The State. The government were the one moving around in the country, controlling the army and the young patriots. Simply put, Gbagbo was the government. Alassane Ouattara, on the other hand, was the state. He speaks with the international community, orders international institutions and receives official correspondences that were marked "the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire". So he was the State. Folks called it "the Republic of Golf hotel" So workers wanted to know who was going to pay salaries! The State told us not pay taxes as yet, and the government said it needed the tax monies urgently. The government paid for December and half of February.. and ran out cash! Then things changed: the State took over power, and the government went into what was referred to as the "republic of Bunkerkistan". Thankfully, we now have the state and the government in one place. Salaries have gone through and by tomorrow, we will queue up for pay! Have a good day! > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:40:31 +0300 > From: "Eng. Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina.mungai(a)gmail.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Who is government? > Message-ID: <BANLkTinuRFZ8Zeji6=QwCP+mYjCs2N_Xqg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > Thanks for the timely reminder but?.I am referring to the part of government > that *collects tax *and spends it (in)/appropriately to address some > taxpayer's concerns such as roads, etc subsidies in times of hardship etc. > > > We are all government in an extrapolated sense...but let us focus on the *net > tax collector* rather than the net taxpayer. > > > > > -- Nnenna Nwakanma | Founder and CEO, NNENNA.ORG | Consultants Information | Communications | Technology and Events | for Development Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (+225)| Tel: 225 27144 | Fax 224 26471 |Mob. 07416820 Accra, Ghana (+233) Tel: 0249561345 | http://www.nnenna.org | nnenna(a)nnenna.org Twitter - @nnenna | Skype - nnenna75 | nnennaorg.blogspot.com Your multi-lingual development and event partners across Africa.

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Fwd: [Afpif] African Peering and Interconnection Forum to be held 8 – 9 August in Accra, Ghana
by Michuki Mwangi 27 Apr '11

27 Apr '11

<Apologies for cross posting> Regional Interconnection to be Key Focus for Second Annual AfPIF Conference African Peering and Interconnection Forum to be held 8 – 9 August in Accra, Ghana GENEVA, SWITZERLAND and RESTON, VIRGINIA, USA – 21 April 2011 – The Internet Society, the world’s trusted source of Internet leadership, today announced details of the second African Peering and Interconnection Forum which will take place in Accra, Ghana on 8th and 9th August 2011. The Ghanaian National Information Technolgy Agency (NITA) will host the event. Commenting on the event, Michuki Mwangi Senior Manager for Access and Development at the Internet Society said: “Currently only 30 percent of West African countries have national Internet Exchange Points, a low percentage compared to East and Southern Africa. We hope that this event will serve as a platform to examine the related issues and to identify strategies to remove the barriers to implementation.” This event will address the key Interconnection opportunities and challenges in the Africa and provide participants with insights into maximising regional opportunities. Its theme: “Regional Interconnection: Outlining the business case”, aims to foster a robust discussion on cross-border interconnection approaches, economics and challenges. As a multi-stakeholder forum, the event will bring together a range key players such as; infrastructure providers, Service Providers, IXPs and regulators and will aim to build on the success of the inaugural AfPIF event held in Nairobi, Kenya in August 2010. This second AfPIF Conference is conceived as a non-profit event. The Internet Society welcomes additional international and regional sponsorship and support to help convene the AfPIF-2 event. For more information on sponsorship opportunities please contact the Internet Society at sponsorship(a)isoc.org. For more information about the event or to register, please visit: http://www.afpif.org About the Internet Society The Internet Society, the world’s trusted source of Internet leadership, is a non-profit organization founded in 1992 to provide leadership in Internet related standards, education, and policy. With offices in Washington, D.C., and Geneva, Switzerland, it is dedicated to ensuring the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of people throughout the world. More information is available at: http://www.isoc.org About NITA NITA is a public service institution established in 2008 as the Information Communication Technology (ICT) policy implementing arm of the Ministry of Communications and the agencies responsible for implementing Ghana’s IT policies. It also ensures the sustainable growth of ICT via research and development planning and technology acquisition strategies to facilitate Ghana’s prospect of becoming a technology-driven, knowledge-and value-based economy. More information is available at: http://www.nita.gov.gh _______________________________________________ Afpif mailing list Afpif(a)afpif.org http://lists.afpif.org/mailman/listinfo/afpif

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Re: [kictanet] UCC attempts to block social networks
by bitange＠jambo.co.ke 27 Apr '11

27 Apr '11

Stephen, We are a developing country. This means that we have not achieved the full efficiencies you see in the West. The Government has done more to the poor than you admit. When you Exaggerate your numbers you weaken your arguments and you make feel as if you do not know what you are talking about. There is no average income of Ksh. 5 million in Kenya. We are going through a very difficult time in the world today. Inflation did not inform the Government that it was on the way. Non of us would have expected the crisis in the middle east. The Government has acted and still working on more mitigation measures. You have to understand that the Government is going through inspite of the many problems. There is the implementation of the New Constitution, the drought, the IDPs etc. Our moral failure greatly contributes to corruption. We must fight the vice as a people. It has penetrated every aspect of our lifes including our religious establishment. Every Monday the combined Church offering banked in the country is in excess of Ksh. 5 billion which ends up in individual pockets. Does this not affect the poor? Let us find well reasoned ways of taking our country forward. Political reforms that are going on have far greater implications on all our social evils than any period before. Have a great day. Ndemo. > Thanks Andrea. You are so apt. Perhaps Dr. Ndemo needs to find time to > have a lesson or two from your argument. There is a clear difference > between the reaction of "real consumers" as Eng. Wainaina and other > minority middle to higher class Kenyans will argue - after affording 3 > seven-course meals daily - and millions of low income earners who survive > on a poor single meal a day would respond! When we argue from the comfort > of our Nairobi offices, we need to take a moment and ask for instance why > our domestic workers should pay for a loaf of bread as we do when we pay > them Sh5K and we we have an average income of Sh5M. Lets us not be > insensitive! You cant talk of ICT innovation on an empty stomach! Yes, > times are hard for governments people dont have to get to the streets - > but on inefficiencies, wastages and corruption that drive costs of living > - is there any (innovation) of a lamguage that govt understands better? > Would Mubarak and Gbagbo have left power through "innovations"? Anyway, > there must be a balance between consumer demands and governments > mitigation. Govts need to invest in serious commitments and communicate. > They should not spring surprises on poor masses as they live large and > expect poor people not to protest - in whatever best way that catches > their action! > > Good morning! > Sent from my BlackBerry® > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrea Bohnstedt <andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com> > Sender: kictanet-bounces+stephen=cofek.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:21:59 > To: <stephen(a)cofek.co.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] UCC attempts to block social networks > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/stephen%40cofek.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. 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Research Report: Empowering regulators to protect consumer rights in the ICT sector
by Edith Adera 27 Apr '11

27 Apr '11

Listers This may be of interest for those with major concerns for consumers in the telecommunication sector. For the full report see link below Good way to gauge the performance of regulators. Edith PS: The published book and policy brief will be out soon ============ The final research report from the project 'Empowering regulators to protect consumer rights in the ICT sector', is now available for download from this link http://link.wits.ac.za/projects/crrea.html for more details. This study was undertaken with the support of the International Development Research Centre of Canada (IDRC). Between 2009 - 2011, the LINK Centre at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and Balancing Act, London, undertook qualitative research into regulation to protect and empower consumers in the ICT sector. This project covered five countries - Ethiopia, Mauritius, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia - all members of the Association of Regulators of Information and Communication for Eastern and Southern Africa (ARICEA). Research team members in each of the target countries summarised the current position in respect of ICT consumer protection regulation, conducted workshops and reported on the in-country research they undertook, and drafted regulatory action plans for agreement with the national regulatory authority. In addition, a summary of international best practice in ICT consumer protection regulation was produced. The following recommendations emerged from the final overall project research report. 1 STRENGTHEN CONSUMER PROTECTION IN THE LAW Governments should strengthen the provisions in the law that empower the regulator to protect consumer rights in the ICT sector. Regulators can also issue regulations that serve the same purpose and insist that operators publish consumer charters. 2 SURVEY CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS AND ISSUES Regulators should regularly survey consumer perceptions regarding the various service providers, and should publish the survey results on their websites and elsewhere. The results of these surveys should be one of the strongest grounds for regulatory intervention on behalf of consumers. 3 REGULATORY INTERVENTION Regulators should intervene more strongly to protect consumers by encouraging operators to improve their services, by requiring greater network coverage, and by intervening in respect of pricing and quality of service. 4 PRIORITISE KEY COMPLAINTS ISSUES Regulators need to identify, prioritise and respond to the key areas of complaints from ICT consumers in each of their countries, including such common problems as: lack of network coverage in certain (mainly rural) areas, frequent dropped calls, poor quality of service and excessive pricing. 5 PUBLICISE CHANNELS OF COMPLAINT Regulators need to undertake awareness campaigns to ensure that consumers know how to complain, and over what issues complaints are justified. The service provider should always be the first port of call, with the regulator acting as the complaints channel of last resort. The campaign could be carried by SMS messages from service providers, together with point-of-sale information provided on starter packs and recharge vouchers. 6 PUBLISH COMPARATIVE PRICING INFORMATION Regulators need to address confusion in respect of the pricing of the various packages and services offered. The publication of certain comparable benchmark data in a single location would greatly assist consumers to compare prices and empower them to choose the ICT services best suited to their needs at the most affordable price. 7 FOCUS ON MOBILE CUSTOMERS Regulators should give greater attention to the mobile sector, which makes up the overwhelming majority of ICT consumers in Africa. Regulators should exploit mobile as a channel of communications between regulators and service providers and their customers. 8 PRIORITISE RURAL CONSUMERS Regulators should give more attention to rural consumers, despite the challenges and additional costs of doing so, because they have less consumer awareness and customer empowerment, and because certain consumer issues such as poor network coverage and dropped calls disproportionately affect rural consumers. 9 INCREASE THE PROFILE OF THE REGULATOR Regulators need to increase their profile among ICT consumers, who have limited awareness of them and the importance of their work, using a variety of channels (including radio, television, community media, SMS, their websites, and the provision of point-of-sale information). Regulators should clarify their role and responsibilities, and claim greater credit for their achievements in defence of consumer rights. 10 UNDERTAKE GENERAL CONSUMER EDUCATION Regulators need to undertake general consumer education is required to increase understanding of how the ICT sector works, how consumers are affected, what the specific consumer issues are, and what their rights and expectations as ICT customers should be. The development of customer service charters, along with a means of ensuring their widespread dissemination, is a useful start. 11 INVESTIGATE SIM-SWAPPING Regulators should investigate exactly how widespread SIM-swapping and the use of multiple-SIM phones is, along with what incentivises consumers to engage in this (eg problems relating to network coverage or pricing differentials between on-net and off-net calls). Multiple SIM usage may undermine the ability of the market to punish operators with poor quality of service. Regulatory interventions to extend network coverage or to reduce mobile termination rates may be required. 12 REMAIN AWARE OF FUTURE TRENDS Regulators need to remain abreast of market developments and shifts in customer preferences and consumer patterns. As the ICT sector continues to evolve, so too should consumer protection regulation look ahead and be proactive. 13 SUPPORT CONSUMER GROUPS Regulators need to support the establishment of at least one consumer association which will defend the rights of ICT consumers, identify and publicise their issues, advance the cause of ICT consumers and interact effectively with the regulator. 14 SUPPORT FURTHER CONSUMER RESEARCH Regulators need ensure that effective regulatory and policymaking intervention is supported and underpinned by appropriate research into consumer protection and empowerment issues, both nationally and more generally. 15 STRENGTHEN REGULATORY AUTONOMY Regulators need to have greater independence, greater authority and autonomy for the separate regulatory functions (including that of consumer protection), supported by greater capacity building, to strengthen intervention and increase responsiveness in support of the protection of ICT consumers.

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.: EVENT :. CUSTOMER INTIMACY – WHAT BIG BRANDS DO THAT SMALL ONES IGNORE
by Eng. Wainaina Mungai 27 Apr '11

27 Apr '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Caroline Kimutai <mhariricarole(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 8:21 AM Subject: CUSTOMER INTIMACY – WHAT BIG BRANDS DO THAT SMALL ONES IGNORE To: "Eng. Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> Dear Listers, I trust you are well. In the mood of customer service, the Kenya Institute of Management has organised an interactive forum tomorrow *Thursday 28th April* at the *Laico Regency *from 5pm on customer service in Kenya. Entrance is *FREE*. We have invited three panelists and the discussion will be on the following: 1. Tenets of good customer intimacy – secrets from successful brands globally 2. Killer front offices – losing business before you even get it 3. One brand many faces – the challenge of unpredictable brands 4. Telling it like it is – introducing the new customer with high expectations 5. Brands in trouble - social media the double edged sword The discussions will be led by a panel of three key speakers comprising of: *1. **Dr. Peter N. Kiriri * Dr. Kiriri is an Associate Professor of Marketing at United States International University (USIU) and a consultant with Aspect Consulting and Training (ACT) on management issues locally and regionally. *2. **Dr. Havi Murungi* Dr Havi Murungi is a director of Havis, a design, research, and training firm. He has a BA in Design from the University of Nairobi, Kenya, MA in Graphic & Information Design, and PhD in Visual Communication both from De Montfort University, England. He has taught Design Management, Branding Strategy, and Information Design at the universities of Nairobi, Kenya, Brunel, England, and Pretoria, South Africa, respectively. He was the research director at Consumer Insight, a market research agency, between 2006 and 2010. 3. *Aaron* *Jones* Mr. Jones is the Founder and CEO of Jones Consulting, whose business is to improve the management skills of corporations and SME's throughout Kenya and eventually Africa. He holds a bachelors degree from Springfield College and a Masters from Anna Maria College in Massachusetts. He specializes in quality management, world class customer service and world class sales enhancement training. He has been Executive with Fortune 100 companies making revenues of between US$ 22 to 92 billion. He has travelled in the US, as well as North America, teaching service recovery as a Senior Business Analyst for International Profits Associates (IPA) out of Chicago. He has also experience in conducting business analysis for consulting firms, in North America. See you there! CK On 27 April 2011 00:13, Eng. Wainaina Mungai <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org>wrote: > 5 out of 12 posts have raised complaints about Uchumi. This is not a matter > confined to a Store Manager. I do not shop there but I would just want to > have the option.... > > Stale bread/milk & incorrect pricing > > ---------------------------------------------- > > 1. JME > > 2. Sharon > > 3. Patrick K > > 4. Josephine > > 5. JME's friend (loyalty points) > > > > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 11:32 PM, Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Charles, >> >> I really think it would be a great if the list got a response from Uchumi? >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Patrick K Kariuki <pkkariuki(a)gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Josephine, >>> You have given a good point; in any case, there is a branch manager who >>> is always ready to take complaints and compliments. >>> I have been a loyal Uchumi Ngong Hyper since it was opened and I have >>> only had one incident of stale food item. I raised the complaint with the >>> manager and it was resolved with a lot of apologies. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 8:40 AM, JOSEPHINE NDIKWE <njokindikwe(a)yahoo.com >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> I have been a loyal customer to Uchumi and my only Issue is lack of >>>> proper price labels on products on the shelf's hence this leads to different >>>> prices at the Till. >>>> On the bread issue i think the easiest and quickest way to resolve this >>>> was to go back to the store and lodge the complaint and probably return the >>>> stale bread with the receipt. The particular shop manager would have >>>> resolved this and ensured his staff keep checking the freshness of the >>>> products on the shelf's. >>>> >>>> --- On *Sun, 4/24/11, gakuru(a)mwenyeji.com <gakuru(a)mwenyeji.com>* wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> From: gakuru(a)mwenyeji.com <gakuru(a)mwenyeji.com> >>>> >>>> Subject: Re: [ke-internetusers] Uchumi is shamelessly cheating consumers >>>> To: "JME Simekha" <simekhajme(a)gmail.com>, pmutiso(a)gmail.com >>>> Cc: "jciano" <jciano(a)uchumi.com>, "Internet Users List" < >>>> ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> >>>> Date: Sunday, April 24, 2011, 12:55 AM >>>> >>>> >>>> Mine just to urge Mr. Ciano to react to the claims. We have several >>>> hundreds of individual email adresses subscribed on this list. Multiply the >>>> number makes takes the message to thousands, whom forward to colleagues, >>>> friends and family and the thousands multiply. >>>> >>>> Whereas many corporates and politicians over-invest their trust on media >>>> blitz to counter adverse publicity, let us not forget the impersonal nature >>>> of media advertisements compared with the trust individuals place on an >>>> email message from someone that they trust and know they would not lie to >>>> them. >>>> >>>> It would, therefore, be unwise to ignore this complaint raised by ICAK >>>> Vice Chair. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Alex >>>> Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Airtel Kenya >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: JME Simekha <simekhajme(a)gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=simekhajme@gmail.com> >>>> > >>>> Sender: ke-internetusers-bounces(a)bdix.net<http://mc/compose?to=ke-internetusers-bounces@bdix.net> >>>> Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 07:20:22 >>>> To: <pmutiso(a)gmail.com <http://mc/compose?to=pmutiso@gmail.com>> >>>> Cc: Internet Users List<ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net<http://mc/compose?to=ke-internetusers@bdix.net>>; >>>> jciano<jciano(a)uchumi.com <http://mc/compose?to=jciano@uchumi.com>>; < >>>> ke-internetusers-bounces(a)bdix.net<http://mc/compose?to=ke-internetusers-bounces@bdix.net> >>>> > >>>> Subject: Re: [ke-internetusers] Uchumi is shamelessly cheating consumers >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> ke-internetusers mailing list >>>> ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net<http://mc/compose?to=ke-internetusers@bdix.net> >>>> http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> ke-internetusers mailing list >>>> ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net<http://mc/compose?to=ke-internetusers@bdix.net> >>>> http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> ke-internetusers mailing list >>>> ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net >>>> http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *************************************** >>> Patrick Kingori Kariuki >>> ICT Consultant >>> >>> >>> "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If >>> you think about that, you'll do things differently." -- Warren Buffett >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> ke-internetusers mailing list >>> ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net >>> http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> ke-internetusers mailing list >> ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net >> http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers >> >> > > > -- > "What other people think of me, is none of my business" > > > _______________________________________________ > ke-internetusers mailing list > ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net > http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers > >

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Fwd: Winners Announced: V2030 ICT Innovation Awards
by Paul Kukubo ICT Board 26 Apr '11

26 Apr '11

Listers > > > Press release for immediate release > April 21, 2011 > Winners Announced: v2030 ICT Innovation Awards > > Eleven companies received a V2030 ICT Innovation Award at a ceremony held in Diani as part of the Kenya ICT Board's Connected Kenya Summit. The Kenya ICT Board and the Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat invited companies that have developed solutions that drive economic growth and social development as outlined in Kenya's Vision 2030 to participate in the inaugural Vision 2030 ICT Innovation Awards. The Award is proudly co-sponsored by Accenture Development Partnerships (ADP). > > Over 170 companies participated in the online process. All applications were received on an online platform set up by the Kenya ICT Board that allowed applicants to create an account and fill out their application over time. Of the companies that participated in the Call for Applications, 82 successfully completed the process. > > The Kenya ICT Board convened a team of seven independent judges representing the ICT private sector, academia, public sector and civil society. The judges began their work on April 13 and reviewed each complete proposal against the criteria outlined in the call for applications. To ensure integrity in the process, Deloitte Consulting are auditing the review process. > > The winners are: > uzanunua.com > Sector: Wholesale and Retail Trade > Uzanunua.com enables Kenyans to buy and sell goods online. Payments to uzanunua are facilitated by local systems such as m-pesa, zap, yu cash. Online auction and classifieds website, uzanunua.com has since acquired 13,000 members and growing at 200% per annum. The platform is based on ebay and is easy to use and has 3,000 unique visitors per day and growing. Kenyans now have their online auction and classifieds site where they can shop from their place of comfort. > Mbetsa Innovations Ltd > Sector: Manufacturing > Morris Mbetsa, a young Kenyan invented an anti-theft device that uses SMS technology to both block and track car theft. The system brings the whole concept of vehicle security into one's hand thanks to the mobile phone; it enables car-owners to monitor their vehicle from a distance and even be able to completely stop the vehicle. Morris Mbetsa had just graduated from high school when he came up with this security device. The innovation is an entirely Kenyan designed GPRS tracking device.. > AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NAIROBI > Sector: Health Care Delivery > The Aga Khan University Hospital have used ICT to improve their services. They have used a combination of health management information systems (HMIS)and mobile phone technology to improve health care service delivery. With a central database accessible to their entire countrywide network branches, patients are served and monitored using the same file number whenever they visit any of Aga Khan Hospital branch. Electronic capturing of patient diagnosis has simplified reporting on the numbers encountered on particular diseases for a given period. > Websimba Ltd > Sector: Tourism > Websimba's Eat Out website and Eat Out Mobile site allows consumers to search for restaurants based on various criteria such as area location, type of cuisine and/or budget. Users are provided with the most comprehensive restaurant information including opening hours, photos, videos, customer reviews, menus, maps and details of any offers or special events. The end-user can reserve tables using the online booking engine or by calling our customer services advisors. For restaurants, the site provides a low cost online presence and allows better preparation as customers are pre-booking rather than walking in. > Ushahidi > Social Equity > Ushahidi is a non-profit technology company that specializes in developing free and open source software for crowdsourcing, visualization, and interactive mapping. Ushahidi started as an ad hoc group of technologists and bloggers hammering out software in a couple days, trying to figure out a way to gather more and better information about the post-election violence in Kenya in January 2008. It has since been used around the world for mapping instances of violence and disaster relief. > Horizon Contact Centers Ltd > Sector: Business Process Outsourcing/Offshoring > Horizon's HK_V2 Platform is a locally developed web based solution similar to a CRM which allows for integration with a soft phone to make outbound calls and update data real-time. Horizon designed and deployed the solution with a dynamic front end that can be customized to meet data requirements, ability to integrate it to a soft phone in order to initiate calls on preview mode from an existing database of contacts or manually inputted and a dynamic back end database. > MOBIKASH AFRIKA LIMITED > Secotr: Financial Services > MobiKash offers an all-in one independent mobile commerce and banking solution, which allows users to perform a wide range of financial transactions using their mobile phone. It works across all networks and a user can link up to fifteen bank accounts on a real time basis. It gives a user total control of their money anytime anywhere. > International Livestock Research Institute Sector: Agriculture > Index-based livestock insurance (IBLI) is a promising and exciting innovation in insurance design that allows the risk-management benefits of insurance to be made available to poor and remote clients. The IBLI product being piloted in Marsabit District aims to provide compensation to insured pastoralists in the event of livestock losses due to severe forage scarcity. Incorporating remotely-sensed vegetation data in its design, delivered via mobile ICT-based transactions platforms, and with experimental extension methods used to educate the remote pastoral herders, the IBLI product boasts many firsts in product development. > Space Kenya Networks LTD > Sector: Gender, Youth and Vulnerable Groups > Whive.com is a Social Media Tools Aggregator that offers a platform for SMS, Facebook, Twitter and Mobile Applications that are built for local use in Kenyan and African settings. Whive offers a variety of services. Whive differs from other platforms because they are localizing mobile applications to all Kenyan communities by making them available in local languages. Starting with Swahili, Sheng and English Whive is seeking to initially target the Kenyan youth with its classifieds application. These applications will also form a basis of lingual translation services of key Kenyan languages > Virtual Essence Ltd > Education and Training > MsingiPACK 2011 E-learning/E-revision Solution is a comprehensive digital supplement for upper primary classes under the New 8-4-4 Syllabus, based 100% on Local Content. The content has been generated originally by an Academic Task Force comprising of over 100 teachers, Education Consultants and Curriculum specialists. The tutorials are well structured and sequenced to form a Guided Learning Path while adequately covering everything that the K.I.E syllabus stipulates, including the newly revised Social Studies syllabus that is now based on the New Constitution of Kenya. The KCPE past papers in the programme have been digitized and fully automated under the copyright authority of Kenya National Examinations Council. With the MsingiPACK now available via Mobile Phones, there is value addition to this gadget. > ANNIVERSARY LAB > Housing and Urbanisation > Robert Mburu incorporates home-made gadgets like the touch switches among other bridge detectors to displays number of intruders on a digital display and repulses them with a discharge 10000 volts. The system is linked to a camera that takes over all electrical gadgets in the house including your TV set and records intrusion at instances, it comes with an 8hrs power back up,. The alert system is connected to the GSM Texts owner and if an SMS goes unread, it calls the owner of premise and if not available calls two other sets of numbers. The system can also take up commands and execute them when texted eg 'switch on lights'. > > For more information please contact: > Kaburo Kobia > Kenya ICT Board > Project Manager, Local Digital Content > e: kkobia(a)ict.go.ke > m: 0729466260 > About Kenya ICT Board > > The Kenya ICT Board was established by HE President Mwai Kibaki, as a state corporation under the State Corporations Act Cap. 446 on 19th February 2007. > > The Kenya ICT Board's mission is to champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment. > > Its vision is that Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub by 2030. > > The Kenya ICT Board mandate is to: > Market: Positioning and promoting Kenya as an ICT destination (locally and internationally), especially promoting Business process Outsourcing (BPO) and Offshoring. > Advise: Advise the government on all relevant matters pertaining to the development and promotion of ICT industries in the country > Build Capacity: Providing government and other stakeholders with skills, capacity and funding for anchor implementation of ICT projects for development. > Manage Projects: Coordinating, directing and implementing anchor ICT projects in development. > > Contact > For more information or to book interviews please contact: > Kaburo Kobia > 0729466260 > > > Sincerely, > > > Kaburo Kobia > Project Manager, Local Digital Content > Kenya ICT Board > > This email was sent to pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke by kkobia(a)ict.go.ke | > Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. > Kenya ICT Board | Telposta Towers, 12th Floor | Kenyatta Ave | P.o. box 27150-00100 | Nairobi | Kenya

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DNSSEC WORKSHOP
by David Wambua 26 Apr '11

26 Apr '11

Dear Listers, In collaboration with Network Startup Resource Centre (NSRC), Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC) will be holding a public awareness workshop on DNSSEC on Monday, 3rd May 2011.The main objective of the workshop will be to build capacity for the local Internet community on Domain Name System issues. DNS experts from NSRC, USA, will facilitate the workshop. In this regard, KENIC would like to invite you to attend the workshop. Time: 08.00 am – 12.00 noon Venue: AFRALTI (ICT Centre along Waiyaki Way, Opposite Kianda School) Charges: FREE You are kindly requested to confirm your participation by sending an email to training(a)kenic.or.ke. We look forward to your participation and valuable contribution during the workshop. Regards, ............................. David I. Wambua Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC), Box 1461 - 00606, Nairobi [E] david(a)kenic.or.ke [M] +254 733790073 [T] +254 20 2324686, 4450057/8 [F] 4450087 [W] www.kenic.or.ke dot KE for Every Name in Kenya! -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by KeNIC MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Kenya Network Information Center (KENIC)

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Minutes of the Face to Face Meeting with Dr. Ndemo on the Digital Villages Initiative.
by Barrack Otieno 26 Apr '11

26 Apr '11

Listers, Attached please find the above mentioned document. Thank you -- Barrack O. Otieno Afriregister Ltd (Kenya) www.afrire <http://www.afriregister.com>gister.bi, www.afriregister.com<http://www.afriergister.com> <http://www.afriregister.com>ICANN accredited registrar +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno

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UCC attempts to block social networks
by alice＠apc.org 26 Apr '11

26 Apr '11

Reporters Without Borders urges the Ugandan authorities to respect freedom of expression and not obstruct online social networks and news media on the eve of new opposition demonstrations. It would be dangerous for the government to make unjustified use of protection of national security as grounds for controlling information. The role of that Facebook and Twitter are playing in providing the public with information about current developments is all the more important given the restrictions that have been placed on journalists trying to cover the demonstrations. Reporters Without Borders urges the Ugandan authorities to respect freedom of expression and not obstruct online social networks and news media on the eve of new opposition demonstrations. It would be dangerous for the government to make unjustified use of protection of national security as grounds for controlling information. The role of that Facebook and Twitter are playing in providing the public with information about current developments is all the more important given the restrictions that have been placed on journalists trying to cover the demonstrations. The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) tried to block access to social networks on 14 April, when "Walk to Work" demonstrations were held in several cities in protest against food and gasoline price hikes. In a letter (copy attached) signed by Quinto Ojok (standing in for the executive director), the UCC ordered 10 telecom companies "to block the use of Facebook and Tweeter for 24 hours as of now, that is 14th April 2011 at 3.30 pm." The grounds given for the order was "a request from the security agencies that there is need to minimize the use of the media that may escalate violence to the public in respect of the ongoing situation due to the demonstration relating to 'Walk to Work'." UCC executive director Godfrey Mutabazi told Reuters yesterday that he was ready to give fresh orders to block Facebook and Twitter locally if they were used "to fan unrest." The day before, thousands of people took to the streets to protest against the arrests of opposition leader Kizza Besigye and other demonstrators, who were accused of inciting violence. Reached by telephone, Mutabazi told Reporters Without Borders he would cut off access to Facebook and Twitter only if it had to be done to protect the public. He said his statements should be seen as an appeal to Ugandans to be take care not to use social networks to issue calls for hatred or violence. "The freedom to live is more important than the freedom to express oneself," he added. As a regulator, the UCC cannot block websites without help from Internet services providers. The 14 April letter was sent to Broadband (U), Foris Telecom Uganda and Infocom, with copies to Orange Uganda, Uganda Telecom, MTN Uganda, Warid Telecom, Airtel Uganda, Africaonline Uganda and ZAfsat Communications. Reporters Without Borders has told some of these companies that it opposes social networks being disconnected in a unilateral and abusive manner. The blocking that the UCC ordered on 14 April was not implemented by all the companies concerned. Some requested clarification. Some said they got the letter too late. And some simply refused to comply. MTN Uganda, one of the leading ISPs, announced on Twitter on 15 April that it would not carry out the order: "@MTNUGANDACARE: @StoneAtwine Our stand is clear. We are not closing down FB or Twitter. Thanks." Some users nonetheless experienced disruptions for several hours. Different information has been circulating about the ISPs involved. Local NGOs have accused the security forces of using excessive violence to disperse demonstrators - charges rejected by the government. The Eastern Africa Journalists Association (EAJA) has condemned the restrictions imposed by the government on journalists, who have been denied access to hospitals and certain places linked to the demonstrations. Around 10 journalists have been injured and have had equipment damaged while covering the protests, which began on 11 April. An armed forces spokesman apologized publicly. Several sources have separately said that a UCC directive has also banned TV and radio stations from providing live coverage of the "Walk to Work" protests. Reporters Without Borders is very worried about the restrictions that the Ugandan government is imposing on freedom of expression. "The authorities must not confuse the event itself with coverage of the event," Reporters Without Borders said. "When media cover demonstrations, they are not taking part in them; they are simply doing their job of reporting the news. The media must not be prevented from working and journalists must not be obstructed." source Reporters sans Frontières A on 14 April, when "Walk to Work" demonstrations were held in several cities in protest against food and gasoline price hikes. In a letter (copy attached) signed by Quinto Ojok (standing in for the executive director), the UCC ordered 10 telecom companies "to block the use of Facebook and Tweeter for 24 hours as of now, that is 14th April 2011 at 3.30 pm." The grounds given for the order was "a request from the security agencies that there is need to minimize the use of the media that may escalate violence to the public in respect of the ongoing situation due to the demonstration relating to 'Walk to Work'." UCC executive director Godfrey Mutabazi told Reuters yesterday that he was ready to give fresh orders to block Facebook and Twitter locally if they were used "to fan unrest." The day before, thousands of people took to the streets to protest against the arrests of opposition leader Kizza Besigye and other demonstrators, who were accused of inciting violence. Reached by telephone, Mutabazi told Reporters Without Borders he would cut off access to Facebook and Twitter only if it had to be done to protect the public. He said his statements should be seen as an appeal to Ugandans to be take care not to use social networks to issue calls for hatred or violence. "The freedom to live is more important than the freedom to express oneself," he added. As a regulator, the UCC cannot block websites without help from Internet services providers. The 14 April letter was sent to Broadband (U), Foris Telecom Uganda and Infocom, with copies to Orange Uganda, Uganda Telecom, MTN Uganda, Warid Telecom, Airtel Uganda, Africaonline Uganda and ZAfsat Communications. Reporters Without Borders has told some of these companies that it opposes social networks being disconnected in a unilateral and abusive manner. The blocking that the UCC ordered on 14 April was not implemented by all the companies concerned. Some requested clarification. Some said they got the letter too late. And some simply refused to comply. MTN Uganda, one of the leading ISPs, announced on Twitter on 15 April that it would not carry out the order: "@MTNUGANDACARE: @StoneAtwine Our stand is clear. We are not closing down FB or Twitter. Thanks." Some users nonetheless experienced disruptions for several hours. Different information has been circulating about the ISPs involved. Local NGOs have accused the security forces of using excessive violence to disperse demonstrators - charges rejected by the government. The Eastern Africa Journalists Association (EAJA) has condemned the restrictions imposed by the government on journalists, who have been denied access to hospitals and certain places linked to the demonstrations. Around 10 journalists have been injured and have had equipment damaged while covering the protests, which began on 11 April. An armed forces spokesman apologized publicly. Several sources have separately said that a UCC directive has also banned TV and radio stations from providing live coverage of the "Walk to Work" protests. Reporters Without Borders is very worried about the restrictions that the Ugandan government is imposing on freedom of expression. "The authorities must not confuse the event itself with coverage of the event," Reporters Without Borders said. "When media cover demonstrations, they are not taking part in them; they are simply doing their job of reporting the news. The media must not be prevented from working and journalists must not be obstructed." source Reporters sans Frontières

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Shuttleworth foundation fellowships
by Alice Munyua 21 Apr '11

21 Apr '11

This may be of interest http://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/funding/fellowship-programme/ best Alice

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Media Round Tables - Invitation
by George Nyabuga 21 Apr '11

21 Apr '11

Dear friends, The School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Nairobi, the Media Focus on Africa Foundation, the Media Institute, and the Kenya Editors Guild are pleased to invite you to participate in a Media Round Table to be held on 26 April 2011, between 12 and 2pm, at the Alliance Francaise to discuss media experience in the coverage of the Ocampo Six. We are particularly interested in understanding what informs media coverage of the Ocampo Six, and journalists experiences in handling the story. Some of the panellists will be Alex Chamwada of Citizen who has extensively covered the issue, and John Mwendwa, an editor at K24. The event will be open to members of the public to enhance public understanding of the role of the media in the Kenyan society. Former newspaper editor, regular media commentator and consultant Kwamchetsi Makokha will moderate the discussions. This is part of a series of monthly round table meetings held the last Tuesday of every month. The remit of the Monthly Media Round Tables is to deeply examine, in conversations with various organisations and people like academics/scholars, media practitioners/journalists, civil society organisations, policy makers, media stakeholders, politicians, and ordinary Kenyans, the role of media. It is hoped that such conversations will promote an understanding of the station and role of the media in Kenya. Entry is FREE. We look forward to your participation. Dr George Nyabuga Associate Director School of Journalism & Mass Communication University of Nairobi Education Building Harry Thuku Road PO Box 30197 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254(0)20 318262 Fax: +254(0)20 2229168 Mobile: +254 (0)72151 6573 Email: gnyabuga(a)uonbi.ac.ke, gnyabuga(a)yahoo.co.uk www.uonbi.ac.ke ----------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI IS ISO CERTIFIED The University of Nairobi is committed to providing quality services to all its clients. The University will monitor and review its quality performance from time to time through an effective implementation of the Quality Management System based on ISO 9001:2008 standard. University of Nairobi Website: http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 47, Issue 70 - Africa IGF
by Nnenna Nwakanma 21 Apr '11

21 Apr '11

Hi people I agree that the most important participation needed is at national level. In Côte d'Ivoire where I live, we have a formal and functioning IG initiative with even an elected President. The man had been to Kenya also to understudy the Kenya IGF. The IGICI, the Ivorian one, is entirely sponsored by national stakeholders. In West Africa, OSIWA has given a 1 year support for the WAIGF, which hitherto had been supported partly by AfriNic and partners. The framework of WAIGF (which is being managed by FOSSFA) was to have a resource person in a country and support that individual to do an initial mobilisation, so that once an initial national IGF was organised, national stakeholders will take it from there. Here are the issues: 1. The WAIGF does not cover all the countries. So 1 year support to 8 out of 15 countries is not sustainable. At this time, the countries that may be able to carry on without continued support in West Africa may be Senegal, Gambia, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. 2. Central Africa is far more shaky than West Africa. Schombe Baudoin can update on that. 3. ECA has been lending support to EAIGF, (according to Makane) but there was not any national IG initiative in Ethiopia until last two weeks after we finished the Diplo training in Addis and the ET participants agreed to begin something. 4. The SAIGF idea is only about a few months old. I know Anriette of APC has started work on this, but so far, there are not much national IGF in the region. 5. North Africa, I am not aware of (I may be wrong) On AFIGF, what we have so far is ECA and AU saying "it is a good idea and we will go for it". And NEPAD saying, 'it is a good idea and we will support it", and Diplo that is willing to engage. Nonetheless, there are questions on how best an AFIGF can best serve the needs of ongoing and yet-to-start initiatives, outside of a once-a-year meeting. The other important issue also is that there are key stakeholders who are not necessarily linked to a sub-region, like ADB, ATU, MTN who need to engage. As well as sub-regional economic commissions. In west Africa, ECOWAS has not been very active, despite a willingness. When I heard that ECA had accepted to hold the IG workshop, I contacted the people involved in the ongoing initiatives and sent a draft for the AFIGF that I wanted to go and present at Addis. So what we have now is a kind of evolving document on : What will an African initiative look like and what should it accomplish? Hopefully, an open forum will happen in Nairobi so that stakeholder present can evaluate and decide what direction is best. It is true that for some countries where with an active IGF, it might seem like a waste of energy, but for some other countries, they are hoping to ride on the back of AFIGF to either begin or strengthen their national IGF. All the best Nnenna Nnenna Nwakanma | Founder and CEO, NNENNA.ORG | Consultants Information | Communications | Technology and Events | for Development Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (+225)| Tel: 225 27144 | Fax 224 26471 |Mob. 07416820 Accra, Ghana (+233) Tel: 0249561345 | http://www.nnenna.org | nnenna(a)nnenna.org Twitter - @nnenna | Skype - nnenna75 | nnennaorg.blogspot.com Your multi-lingual development and event partners across Africa.

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Africa IGF
by McTim 21 Apr '11

21 Apr '11

Listers, We have a version for EA, and one for WA, so do we really need a Pan-African IGF? -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Anne-Rachel Inné <annerachel(a)gmail.com> Date: 2011/4/21 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Africa IGF To: africann(a)afrinic.net Cc: Nnenna <nne75(a)yahoo.com> FYI, please copy any remarks to Nnenna. best https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Yq7ww5X6jZ9X4yu3SGiJs9SdmpKxTbqpgeUlc15… -- Anne-Rachel Inne _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Re: [kictanet] Poghisio Flouting The Law in The CCK Tussle-by DMakali
by Barrack Otieno 21 Apr '11

21 Apr '11

@ Leonard, my reasons for using names is that there are times when we need leadership, I mentioned the Chair and the minister because they have what it takes to resolve the current challenge, we all know that there is the spirit and the letter of the law, good leadership espouses both, I fully agree with Gitau but what is the use of the law if we don't relate well as stakeholders? On 4/20/11, dmakali(a)yahoo.com <dmakali(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > We need the rule of law, not behind-the-scenes political comprises. That's > not a sustainable basis for accountable governance in the 21st century. > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry® > > -----Original Message----- > From: Francis.Hook(a)gmail.com > Sender: kictanet-bounces+dmakali=yahoo.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:45:16 > To: <dmakali(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Poghisio Flouting The Law in The CCK Tussle-by > DMakali > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmakali%40yahoo.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 list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%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. > -- Sent from my mobile device Barrack O. Otieno Afriregister Ltd (Kenya) www.afrire <http://www.afriregister.com>gister.bi, www.afriregister.com<http://www.afriergister.com> <http://www.afriregister.com>ICANN accredited registrar +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno

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Fwd: ICT4D Masters Bursary from University of Manchester
by Alice Munyua 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

The University of Manchester's one-year MSc ICTs for Development degree aims to create "ICT4D champions" who combine technical competencies in information systems and project management with an understanding of development context and practice: http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/courses/06237/?code=062… <http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/courses/06237/?code=062…> The 2011 Development Leaders Bursary - worth £6,150 - is available for developing country applicants to the MSc ICT4D programme, with a May 27th deadline. Application and eligibility details can be found at: http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/idpm/postgraduate/taught/funding/ This page also contains details on other funding sources and on part-time employment opportunities while studying in Manchester. Richard Heeks Director Centre for Development Informatics University of Manchester, UK http://www.manchester.ac.uk/cdi

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Re: [kictanet] [!! SPAM] Poghisio Flouting The Law in The CCK Tussle-byDMakali
by arap Kirui 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

I think the other very important thing we refuse to touch is ethnicity. I am not sure that the wider national figures released by Kibunjia do not inform this debate and the simmering sentiment, the law and all else aside. arap Kirui Sent from my Nokia phone -----Original Message----- From: Jane Thuo Sent: 20/04/2011 17:57:41 To: arapkirui(a)gmail.com Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' Subject: Re: [kictanet] [!! SPAM] Re: Poghisio Flouting The Law in The CCK Tussle-byDMakali I must add my voice in this debate! A critical thing that is playing out irrespective of who is acting legally or not is the lack of professionalism in the way the boards and management relate to each other. This leads to a kind of a context that plays out in the public and which helps no one in particular but affects the industry. It is apparent there are sour grapes and each party is using different strategies and legal provisions/gaps to settle scores. I agree with one of the contributors that upholding good faith in all dealings is crucial. If involved parties feel that there are differences that need intervention by other stakeholders to resolve them, then let them involve them if the source of dispute has to do with real issues and not personal. Otherwise, then nothing will ever work so long as personality clashes take centre stage and not even the laws or the constitution will resolve. We must embrace the spirit of constitutionalism because even the law is an "ass" and legal interpretations will not always solve issues BUT, the law/legal provisions are important to offer guidance. Human beings us included will always try to wriggle and find those provisions that favour them. So in this particular case, whether the board or the minister is right is subject to who is interpreting what and their world view and at the end of the day, there is a stalemate. Jane -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+jthuo=amwik.org(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+jthuo=amwik.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Barrack Otieno Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 4:44 PM To: jthuo(a)amwik.org Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [!! SPAM] Re: [kictanet] Poghisio Flouting The Law in The CCK Tussle-byDMakali While at this subject, its a pity we are playing safe, leaders at key state organisations should come out boldly and state the challenges they are facing if any, it does us no good to be gossiping or listening to grapevine, I wonder why we don't invoke the law during the numerous cocktails we have, let's uphold good faith in all our dealings and stop playing cards under the table as the late Hon. Wamalwa challenged the leaders. On 4/20/11, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> wrote: > @ Leonard, my reasons for using names is that there are times when we > need leadership, I mentioned the Chair and the minister because they > have what it takes to resolve the current challenge, we all know that > there is the spirit and the letter of the law, good leadership > espouses both, I fully agree with Gitau but what is the use of the law > if we don't relate well as stakeholders? > > On 4/20/11, dmakali(a)yahoo.com <dmakali(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> We need the rule of law, not behind-the-scenes political comprises. >> That's >> not a sustainable basis for accountable governance in the 21st century. >> >> >> >> Sent from my BlackBerryR >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Francis.Hook(a)gmail.com >> Sender: kictanet-bounces+dmakali=yahoo.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:45:16 >> To: <dmakali(a)yahoo.com> >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Poghisio Flouting The Law in The CCK Tussle-by >> DMakali >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmakali%40yahoo.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 list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%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. >> > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Barrack O. Otieno > Afriregister Ltd (Kenya) > www.afrire <http://www.afriregister.com>gister.bi, > www.afriregister.com<http://www.afriergister.com> > <http://www.afriregister.com>ICANN accredited registrar > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > -- Sent from my mobile device Barrack O. Otieno Afriregister Ltd (Kenya) www.afrire <http://www.afriregister.com>gister.bi, www.afriregister.com<http://www.afriergister.com> <http://www.afriregister.com>ICANN accredited registrar +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jthuo%40amwik.org 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 list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/arapkirui%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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Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
by Sylvester Muoki, MBA, CISA, ITILv3F via LinkedIn 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

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Re: [kictanet] Poghisio Flouting The Law in The CCK Tussle-by DMakali
by Francis Hook 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

Mr Githo - first my obeisances. My issue is lies not in the law but whether, inherent in the (extant) law are flaws. I too eek the truth of the matter, In an earlier post I asked what merits the change of guard... On 20/04/2011, Macharia Gaitho <mgaitho(a)ke.nationmedia.com> wrote: > Many of us are missing the point. The issue is not the performance or rating > of the DG, but whether any minister has the legal right to ignore or > overrule a board on appointments and other decisions. > There have also been suggestions that in this case the Board was wrong or it > was influences by external forces. I wish the evidence could be brought > forth. > > > > From: kictanet-bounces+mgaitho=nation.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mgaitho=nation.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On > Behalf Of Francis.Hook(a)gmail.com > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 2:45 PM > To: Macharia Gaitho > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Poghisio Flouting The Law in The CCK Tussle-by > DMakali > > Thank you. Thank you for seeing the forest for the trees, > > On , Jotham Kilimo Mwale <jokilimo(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> Francis, you are spot on. Whereas we are all busy trying to see if the >> Minister has breached the law (which is on order), we are not >> interrogating the actions of the Board, thus giving the impression the >> minister is wrong and the Board is right. Was the Board's decision >> influenced externally? Was it a one-time appraisal or has there been >> continuous (annual?) appraisals and what were the scores? >> >> Regards, >> Jotham >> >> --- On Tue, 4/19/11, Francis Hook francis.hook(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> From: Francis Hook francis.hook(a)gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Poghisio Flouting The Law in The CCK Tussle-by >> DMakali >> To: jokilimo(a)yahoo.com >> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Date: >> Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 10:40 PM >> >> Thanks MM. In many senses your email and the link in reference to an >> objective view of the issue, open up space for fresh discussions about >> which media can really lay claim to being part of the fourth estate. I >> feel BD has legitimate claim to that for their objectivity and >> independence. >> >> >> And I really hope such deliberations can feed into discussions that try to >> define what "independent" really means - such that "independent" excludes >> the ability to pander to certain interests and not any licence that >> amounts to impartial treatment of issues. >> >> >> >> On 20 April 2011 08:23, muriuki mureithi mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke> >> wrote: >> >> >> Walu >> It's actually resurrected and is now turning up for constitutional >> interpretation at the supreme court >> >> Read on --- >> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/CCK+director+appointment+… >> >> >> this will be precedent setting not just for CCK but for all boards . it >> will remove doubt on the construct of the Independent CCK that is coming >> up --- >> >> cheers >> >> Muriuki Mureithi >> >> Consultant Member >> Society of Telecommunications Consultants >> >> >> what chance gathers , she easily scatters !! Johann Wolfgang von Goethe >> >> >> From: >> kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] >> On Behalf Of Walubengo J >> >> Sent: 20 April 2011 08:01 >> To: mureithi(a)summitstrategies.co.ke >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Poghisio Flouting The Law in The CCK Tussle-by >> DMakali >> >> >> >> It seems this saga refuses to die... >> >> ~~~ >> The Star >> Tuesday, 19 April 2011 00:04 BY DAVID MAKALI >> >> >> A little over a week ago, Information and Communications minister Samuel >> Poghisio called a press conference to announce that he had revoked the >> suspension of the director general of the Communications Commission of >> Kenya."For the avoidance of doubt, I wish to state that Charles Njoroge >> remains in office and that as the appointing authority I will proceed to >> renew his contract in line with the law," he stated. >> >> >> The minister's intervention may have seemed timely and proper. Given the >> infighting that had become the order of the day at the CCK between the >> board of directors (or some) and the director-general, some form of >> external intervention was necessary to establish order. >> >> However, questions still linger over what exactly the minister did, if it >> was legal, and if it is in the interest of the general telecommunications >> sector and the public in general. At the time of this writing, his >> re-appointment or otherwise had not been gazetted. >> >> >> more @ >> http://tinyurl.com/3cddk4h >> >> walu. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> kictanet mailing list >> >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/francis.hook%40gmail.c… >> >> >> >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Francis Hook >> +254 733 504561 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Inline Attachment Follows----- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jokilimo%40yahoo.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. >> > > DISCLAIMER: The information contained in or accompanying this e-mail is > intended for the use of the stated recipient only. It may contain > confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. No > confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If > you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all > copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it and notify the > sender. 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Leaving DFID
by Victor Gathara 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

Hi, You may be aware that I will shortly be leaving my position in DFID to set up my own business, including an IT consultancy. I have enjoyed working in DFID and am thankful for the opportunities DFID has given me. Especially am I grateful to have contributed to DFID's support of the ICT sector in East Africa. I will now be looking to use my knowledge and experience to pursue opportunities in ICT4D and desire to continue our working relationship in this sector. Please find my contacts below. Kind regards, Victor Gathara| Email: vgathara(a)gmail.com <mailto:vgathara@gmail.com> | Mobile: +254 733 414846 UK aid: Changing lives, delivering results. Find out more at: www.dfid.gov.uk/aidreviews

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Connected Kenya Live
by Dennis Kioko 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

You can get live updates on CIO East Africa Twitter Feed: http://twitter.com/CIOEastAfrica Articles are also available on the CIO East Africa website: http://www.cio.co.ke/ <http://www.cio.co.ke/>Presentations available at Connected Kenya website: http://www.connected.go.ke/2011/04/presentations/ -- with Regards: <https://twitter.com/#%21/denniskioko> <http://blog.denniskioko.com> www.denniskioko.com

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Re: [kictanet] Poghisio Flouting The Law in The CCK Tussle-by DMakali
by Gitau Andrew 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

I agree with Makali on this one. The minister really has no legal basis to hire/ fire a CEO, he can only approve from three names given to him by the board after due process or fire on recommendation from the board, again after due process. And due process must have been followed, because we are told the board in its entirety marked him 60 over 100 percent and not over 70 percent as the minister mentioned. Regarding the DG's performance the board would know and have intimate details on his performance over the last three years, that the rest of us do not have access to, since we have not been sitting on the board and working with him. Some listers also seem to be insinuating that the Board and DG have presented different goals. I will again differ. Performance contracts are contracts between the board and the government. The board then cascades the responsibility of implementing the contract to the DG and his management team. Further, the Board sets the strategic direction for the commission and again the DG is expected to implement the vision/plan/performance contract and operationalize it following the Board's instruction. So it does not make sense to keep claiming that the DG is pro consumer and the board is not and oh by the way the DG is also a member of the board. So rather than have the rather emotional opinions that are being expressed on this list, please note that as far as the statutes go, on this matter, : The powers and responsibilities of the Board of Directors are clearly outlined in Section 4(2) of the State Corporations (Performance Contracting ) Regulations 2004,subject of course to the State Corporations Act and any other statutes and they include inter alia, the power to: “…(b) recruit staff including the chief executive of the state corporation; (c) develop and negotiate with the parent Ministry performance targets for the state corporation for a specified financial year; (f) enter into and implement performance contracts with the chief executive of the state corporation; (h) perform any other duties that may be deemed necessary or expedient for the implementation of the performance contracts.” Although, as Walu rightly mentions there is no specific power granted to the Board to dismiss/not renew contracts of CEO’s either in the State Corporations Act or in the Kenya Information and Communications Act, there is a rule of interpretation of statutes that says that grant of a specific power necessarily implies that it also has the power to do the converse and therefore it is implied that the power of the Board to hire includes the power to fire.’ So therefore the general principle is that it is not within the power of the Minister to reinstate, recruit of dismiss the DG. Gitau --

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Re: [kictanet] Poghisio Flouting The Law in The CCK Tussle-by DMakali
by Gitau Andrew 20 Apr '11

20 Apr '11

On 4/20/11 8:30 AM, Francis Hook wrote: Sorry Walu....but I beg to differ. Let me quote some parts of the article... > > >"snip > >Sorry...but I think this is the wrong judgement call. It takes away attention >from what the board's interests are and what national issues are at stake (and >which have been served as per the mandate of CCK). > Pray what are the boards interest if not to set strategic direction for the commission according to the law? states corporation boards are responsible for performance contracts as well as setting the strategic direction of the organization. While, the DG is responsible for implementing board decisions, plans and vision and not the other way round. Please see the communications act, states corporations act, good governance principles etc. Gitau

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Announcement: 4th East Africa Internet Governance forum
by Alice Munyua 19 Apr '11

19 Apr '11

(Apologies for cross posting) The fourth EA-IGF will take place on 21 and 22nd July 2011 in Kigali, Rwanda, hosted by the Government of Rwanda, coordinated by the Rwanda Information and communication Technology Association (RICTA). The forum will bring together participants from government, industry, technical community, civil society among others to discuss internet governance issues that are unique to the East Africa region. The forum aims at creating a community of practice that will become a sustaining foundation for meaningful participation of East African stakeholders in internet public policy processes at the national, regional and global levels. RICTA invites all East African internet stakeholders to attend. Details on venue and programme will be shared later. For more information about the EA-IGF please visit: www.eaigf.or.ke --

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Software testing - internships anyone?
by Andrea Bohnstedt 19 Apr '11

19 Apr '11

Hey all, Roland Omoresemi and Tezza Solutions have quietly been doing some very interesting work for Kenya's ICT industry and its outsourcing potential - have a look here: http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201104193912/Kenya/In-Brief-Building-Human-Re… Roland is now looking for some more corporates who would be willing to take on an intern (or three, I guess) for one to two months. Any takers? You'll get some quality services out of it. If you're interested, get in touch with Roland directly: roland(a)tezzasolutions.com Regards, Andrea -- Andrea Bohnstedt <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt> Publisher +254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com Find/post East Africa careers<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/careers/index.php> Find/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/businessevents/index.php>

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Re: [kictanet] Airtel (non) response to customers
by Victor Bwire 18 Apr '11

18 Apr '11

I read about how Airtel responds to customer issues and thought someone from the company gave an answer-which I seem not to remember I had a very simple request to Airtel- changing from number from a post paid to prepaid and since November, 2010 today, whenever I call or visit them, they ask me to write to the below email- which as you can see has some automated responses- the nothing happens- but they continue charging me for the post paid rates, though I stopped using the number last year. Could anybody advice me what to do Regards Victor ________________________________ From: customercare(a)ke.airtel.com [customercare(a)ke.airtel.com] Sent: 13 April 2011 07:38 To: Victor Bwire Subject: Your Query to Airtel Kenya Customer Care Division Dear Customer We are pleased to inform you that your query has been logged for resolution and you will be contacted in less than 24 hours. In the event that you have not been contacted after 24 hours please call the Customer Service Operations Team Leader on 0733560000. Yours sincerely Airtel Kenya Customer Services Parkside Towers, Mombasa Rd P.O Box 42964 00100 Nairobi Tel 0733100710/700/720; Fax (020) 6911104 Visit our website at: http://africa.airtel.com/kenya/ ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+victor=article19.org(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [kictanet-bounces+victor=article19.org(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] on behalf of Alice Munyua [alice(a)apc.org] Sent: 18 April 2011 09:26 To: Victor Bwire Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] new gTLDs: New Applicant Guidebook Discussion Draft published GAC Scorecard Response and New Applicant Guidebook Discussion Draft Following the direction set by ICANN Board to advance the new gTLD Program towards launch, ICANN posted the New gTLD Applicant Guidebook – April 2011 Discussion Draft<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-6-en.htm> and ICANN's reply to the GAC Comments<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/board-notes-gac-scorecard-clean-15…>[PDF, 275 KB] (regarding the GAC's Scorecard of new gTLD issues<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-scorecard-23feb11-en.pdf> [PDF, 332 KB]). In addition, six Explanatory Memoranda<http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-6-en.htm> related to the GAC-Board discussion points were published to explain rationale for several current positions. These publications meet the current Board timeline for new gTLDs set during the recent ICANN Silicon Valley meeting but more importantly, they describe many substantive changes in the Guidebook intended to address GAC concerns with the new gTLD Program. This recent set of substantive consultations between ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee and the ICANN Board of Directors lays the groundwork for improving the effectiveness of governments' role in future ICANN policy discussions. The Board's draft timeline<http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/draft-timeline-new-gtlds-18mar11-en.pdf> [PDF, 117 KB] shows the key milestones to be met on that path. Keeping with the draft timeline, ICANN plans to post a final version of the Guidebook by 30 May 2011, in time for consideration of the New gTLD implementation program at an extraordinary meeting of the ICANN Board to be held on Monday, 20 June 2011, at the ICANN meetings inSingapore<http://singapore41.icann.org/>. The comment period will remain open until 15 May 2011. GAC Comments on the Board Response to the GAC Scorecard following San Francisco meeting<http://gac.icann.org/system/files/20110412_GAC_comments_on_the_Board_respon…>

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new gTLDs: New Applicant Guidebook Discussion Draft published
by Alice Munyua 18 Apr '11

18 Apr '11

/GAC Scorecard Response and New Applicant Guidebook Discussion Draft/ Following the direction set by ICANN Board to advance the new gTLD Program towards launch, ICANN posted theNew gTLD Applicant Guidebook -- April 2011 Discussion Draft <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-6-en.htm>andICANN's reply to the GAC Comments <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/board-notes-gac-scorecard-clean-15…>[PDF, 275 KB] (regarding theGAC's Scorecard of new gTLD issues <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gac-scorecard-23feb11-en.pdf>[PDF, 332 KB]). In addition,six Explanatory Memoranda <http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/comments-6-en.htm>related to the GAC-Board discussion points were published to explain rationale for several current positions. These publications meet the current Board timeline for new gTLDs set during the recent ICANN Silicon Valley meeting but more importantly, they describe many substantive changes in the Guidebook intended to address GAC concerns with the new gTLD Program. This recent set of substantive consultations between ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee and the ICANN Board of Directors lays the groundwork for improving the effectiveness of governments' role in future ICANN policy discussions. The Board's drafttimeline <http://www.icann.org/en/minutes/draft-timeline-new-gtlds-18mar11-en.pdf>[PDF, 117 KB] shows the key milestones to be met on that path. Keeping with the draft timeline, ICANN plans to post a final version of the Guidebook by 30 May 2011, in time for consideration of the New gTLD implementation program at an extraordinary meeting of the ICANN Board to be held on Monday, 20 June 2011, at the ICANN meetings inSingapore <http://singapore41.icann.org/>. The comment period will remain open until 15 May 2011. GAC Comments on the Board Response to the GAC Scorecard following San Francisco meeting <http://gac.icann.org/system/files/20110412_GAC_comments_on_the_Board_respon…>

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e-ProMIS solution
by robert yawe 15 Apr '11

15 Apr '11

Hi, Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending a demonstration of the governments e-ProMIS system and to say the list I was totally blown away. However much we bash GOK as relates to application of technology its all based on a lack of information and if only we had a platform to regularly interact with the government the energy we dissipate on such activities would be better utilised working to improve on the initiatives. Even as the various committees and task forces burn expensive fuel, the units within government are burning the fuel adjusted power to develop solutions that will make devolution seamless and reduce corruption to a road site activity. For those who us planning to become governors we need to make sure that our objective is to serve and not blunder. After the demonstration I spoke to the officer in-charge of the application development and he is willing and able to give a comprehensive demonstration of the system to those who are interested and invitation I would like to extend to all listers. Would those who are interested send me an email message with the subject "e-promis" based on the responses I will then plan for an appropriate time and location. As is my mantra we need to meet half way so be prepared to cough up to cover any costs that might arise. 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 project write-ups in ICTs and Climate Change
by Edith Adera 15 Apr '11

15 Apr '11

Listers, Please find attached a call for "project write-ups" on ICTs and Climate change. Please could I ask you all to circulate to your appropriate lists or contacts. Many thanks Edith

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Publication of Piece on protecting the Internet from Dictators
by warigia bowman 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Dear Friends I just want to thank you for your assistance in helping me with the piece on the Egyptian Internet Shutdown. I got a lot of press interest from it. It is going to be published in the Cairo Review here: http://cairoreview.aucegypt.edu/BowmanTF.html They have misspelled my name, but they are working on fixing it. The piece fully cited with attribution is available on my blog. www.democratizingegypt.blogspot.com Yours, Rigia On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Francis Hook <francis.hook(a)gmail.com>wrote: > In today's Business Daily is the story about the looming exit of Charles > Njoroge from CCK. > > > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Change+of+guard+looms+at+… > > Looking at CCK's Mandate (http://www.cck.go.ke/about/what_we_do.html) and > thinking of some aspects of that story (e.g. his appraisal score) and also > looking at recent positive developments (anti-competition, lower tariffs, > MNP, converged licences, etc), when reviewing Mr Njoroge's tenure vis a vis > that mandate, what is the rationale behind his proposed removal? I > understand we cannot all be privy to the details of his appraisal but > perhaps it merits some open discussion, more so when looking ahead and > trying to read the tea leaves in terms of possible revisions/amendment of > various sector regulations. > > --- > Francis Hook > +254 733 504561 > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: warigia(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/warigia%40gmail.com > >

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Extension of the deadline for IGF workshop proposal submissions
by Alice Munyua 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Dear all, Please note deadline for submission of workshop proposals for the IGF taking place in September 27-30 in Nairobi has been extended to April 22nd. best Alice ---------------------- The Sixth Annual IGF Meeting will be held in Nairobi on 27-30 September 2011 at the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) Gigiri. The proposed main theme of the meeting is: '*Internet as a catalyst for change: access, development, freedoms and innovation*'. The call for workshop proposals deadline has now been extended to 22nd April 2011 Steps to submitting proposals see here: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/w2011 and below Thank you and looking forward to those proposals. p.s no payment required to propose and organize a workshop during the IGF Best Alice ------------------ *Steps to submitting proposals* * Log in to the IGF Website with your username and password * If you do not have a username and password you can register here: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/user/register * Once you have logged in click the menu item: Workshops ---> New Proposal. * Once your proposal is submitted you can edit your proposal by going to the "Manage your proposals" menu item under the Workshops menu The template for submitting can be viewed below. Proposals should respect the organizational principles and criteria for the selection of workshops. The Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) will assess the proposals. The final schedule will be determined in light of the number of proposals submitted. *Organizational Principles* * The guiding organizational principle for holding workshops is the multi-stakeholder approach. Geographical diversity is an equally relevant factor. * All proposals fulfilling the selection criteria and using the template will be posted on the IGF Web site. * Proposals should preferably be submitted in English. *15 April 2011* is set as the final deadline for submitting proposals. * Interested parties are encouraged to submit their proposals as early as possible, as the selection process will take place on an ongoing basis. An early decision will facilitate the planning of workshops. * The rooms reserved for workshops and all equipment, including a screen and a PC or laptop for projections and a projector (XGA/SVGA Data), will be available free of charge. Details related to the logistics will be made available in due course. No Secretariat funding is available for the organization of workshops. * Workshops should have a plan of incorporating remote participation into their sessions and organizers should identify a remote moderator. The workshops will be Web cast and have live transcription. * There will be no interpretation provided for workshops. If interpretation is desired the workshop organizers are free to make their own arrangements in coordination with the IGF Secretariat. The organizers will be responsible for all associated costs. *Selection criteria* * Relevance to the main themes and sub-themes. Priority will be given to proposals related to the main themes and relation to the theme questions. * Demonstratively proposed or organized following the multi-stakeholder principle (e.g. at least three relevant stakeholder groups being represented in the organization of the workshop). * Capacity to improve understanding of the IGF themes and topics. * Proven experience, expertise and capacity to manage the staging of the workshop, including the raising of funds necessary to do so. * Timeliness, completeness and adherence to deadlines. * The provision of background papers. * Developing country support * Gender balance * Balance of speakers to participant discussion in the design of the workshop; that is, the degree of interaction planned * Youth participation * Suitability for remote participation, for example linkages to a hub event. * A name of a remote moderator is also required for each workshop. *Content and format* * They are two general workshop types: *- Feeder workshops:* which will focus on the specific issues relevant to the Nairobi meeting themes and will act as leaders to the relevant main sessions. These workshops should also address themselves in part to one or some of the questions of its main session. As was done in previous years in the relevant main sessions, the moderators of these sessions will call on the feeder workshop rapporteurs to relate the viewpoints expressed in the workshops. Each feeder workshop will be asked to assign a rapporteur whose role will include attending the relevant main session, giving a brief overview of the session's discussions and take part in a one hour round table session that will immediately proceed the main session on that topic. They should also be available to act as a resource to the moderators of the relevant main session. To the extent possible participants from the feeder workshops are also encouraged to attend the main sessions related to the feeder workshops in order to broaden the discussions on the sub-themes of the sessions. * - Other workshops:* Workshops on other topics of relevance to Internet Governance. (More details to both these types of workshops are available in the draft programme paper <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2011/programmepapers/ProgrammePaper.24.02.11…>.) * Workshops dealing with topics that are addressed in the main meeting will not be scheduled at the same time as the main meeting. * Workshops should explore a theme from different angles and different stakeholders' perspectives. Pure advocacy workshops will not be considered. * All workshops will be Webcast and have realtime transcription. * Workshops should respect the general format of meetings and should be structured to be interactive, allowing a large portion of their time for open discussion and interaction with meeting attendees, such as a Q&A session. They could include keynote presentations, moderated panels and discussions both from the floor and from remote participants. Workshops should be designed with the format that is most appropriate to the particular topic under discussion. * Template for submitting proposals * An online form will be made available shortly for the submission of workshop proposals containing the following questions: *Question 1:* Title of proposed workshop. *Question 2*: Please provide a concise description of the proposed workshop. *Question 3:* Which of the five broad IGF Themes <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/104-general/788-th…> or the Cross-Cutting Priorities does your workshop fall under? *Question 4a:* Have you, or any of your co-organizers, organized an IGF workshop before? *Question 4b:* If so, please provide the link(s) to the report(s): *Question 5:* Provide the names and affiliations of the panellists you are planning to invite. *Question 5b:* Name of Remote Moderator. *Question 6*: Provide the name of the organizer(s) of the workshop and their affiliation to various stakeholder groups. (Please note that workshops are expected to adhere to the multistakeholder principle, including geographical and gender diversity and to provide different perspectives on the issues under discussion.) Proposals should not exceed *1000 words*. Workshop organizers are encouraged to read the draft programme paper <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2011/programmepapers/ProgrammePaper.21.03.11…> before submitting their workshops. *Additional information* * **Contact Person: Contact person's phone number: Contact Person's E-mail Address:* *Reporting*

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Business Daily - Corporate News Three directors join CCK to ease tension
by muriuki mureithi 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Hi listers Follow the link http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Three+directors+join+CCK+t o+ease+tension/-/539550/1144090/-/yd2g7jz/-/index.html cheers Muriuki Mureithi what chance gathers , she easily scatters !! Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Re: [kictanet] BELATED HACKBATTLE 2010 (Question that have come up)
by Gichuki John Chuksjonia 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Hi Kictanet members, Skunkworks, and Security members, as always, kindly when replying, do not reply to all, but to your respective mailist, unless your are registered to all. Several questions have come up, and its good that i answer them here so that everyone gets a clear picture of the contest. Are there going to be prizes? Yes there will be, but it will mostly depend on the sponsorship we get. We are currently to struggling to get it. Will there be vulnerabilities that can be exploited? We are currently setting up the infrastructure the way Kenyan Banks do. If you have been involved with most of them like i have, you will see they favor obscurity over real security. So the answer is several vulnerabilities will be there, but it will be hard to find them. So you will have to sweat harder. How do i hack the network? Kindly use the same methodology you use when doing any security pentest except DOS since that will get you banned. How come you don't want to release the IPs to the public? I would love to, but we want maintained order during the contest and also maintain the load since the servers cant handle 60 hackers at the same time messing up kernels etc. What do i do if get to a typo during the test? Here i will just ask you a question. Instead of typing w.x.y.z, and type mod.go.ke, how long will it last before a black van shows at your door? We will not defend you if you attack other networks instead of the contest infrastructure Can i do the tests from ihub floor? Yes, you can, i believe the internet there is pretty fast. Can a Ugandan company sponsor? Yes, the contest is meant for EAC, which means East African Community which Uganda is a part of. For more questions, dont be afraid to ask, publically or privately, i will still answer them. With regards, ./Chucks . -- Gichuki John Ndirangu, C.E.H , C.P.T.P, O.S.C.P I.T Security Analyst and Penetration Tester jgichuki at inbox d0t com {FORUM}http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/security/ http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/

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Fwd: V2030 Awards update: Education and training most popular sector for ICT companies in V2030 Award competition
by Paul Kukubo ICT Board 14 Apr '11

14 Apr '11

Listers > Education and training most popular sector for ICT companies in V2030 Award competition > > The Call for Applications for the V2030 Awards closed on April 11. Over 170 companies participated in the online process. All applications were received on an online platform set up by the Kenya ICT Board that allowed applicants to create an account and fill out their application over time. > > Of the companies that participated in the Call for Applications, 82 successfully completed the process. If applicants responded to all the questions, attached supporting documents and clicked on the final ‘submit’ button — their proposal is considered complete. > > The Kenya ICT Board has convened a team of seven independent judges representing the ICT private sector, academia, public sector and civil society. The judges began their work on April 13 and will review each complete proposal against the criteria outlined in the call for applications. To ensure integrity in the process, Deloitte Consulting are auditing the review process. > > > The winners of the V2030 ICT Innovation Award will be announced on April 20 at the Connected Kenya Summit in Diani, www.connected.go.ke. > > Each winner will receive USD 1000 courtesy of Accenture Consulting who are the award prize sponsors. > > Some stats > > Of the companies that participated in the applications process, 47% responded to the Education and Training sector. Water and Sanitation received no applicants, while Tourism received only three. Considering the important role tourism plays in the Kenyan economy, the results from the award competition shows that the opportunities in tourism are yet to be tapped. > > See more stats and graphics online>> > > > > For more info contact Kaburo Kobia > Project Manager, Local Digital Content > Kenya ICT Board > > Telposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave > P.O. Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya > t: + 254-020-2093040 | m: + 254 (0)729466260 | e: kkobia(a)ict.go.ke > > Visit: www.ict.go.ke > Become a fan: www.facebook.com/tandaakenya > Follow us on twitter: @tandaakenya > --------------------- > Our Vision: Kenya becomes a top 10 global ICT hub > Our Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment > > > Paul Kukubo CEO

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FW: Press Release on update on Mobile Number Portability
by Walubengo J 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

fyi. --- On Wed, 4/13/11, Wambua, Christopher <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> wrote: From: Wambua, Christopher <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> Subject: FW: Press Release on update on Mobile Number Portability To: "Alex Gakuru" <gakuru(a)gmail.com>, "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Cc: "CPR team" <CPRteam(a)cck.go.ke> Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 3:34 PM Please share this listers P R E S S R E L E A S E Resolution of Mobile Number Portability hitches The Commission yesterday 12th April 2011 convened a meeting of the Technical, Process and Legal Working Groups of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) to review the progress of the exercise that begun about two weeks ago. The meeting also came in the wake of receipt of complaints from some porting subscribers who had failed to switch over to their preferred network smoothly. The main objective of the meeting was to resolve the disputes with a view to ensuring that mobile subscribers enjoy seamless service as they exercise their right of choice. All mobile operators including M/s Porting Access Kenya (i.e. the Porting Service Provider) attended the meeting. The following are the main issues discussed and agreed on in yesterday’s meeting: 1. Technical hitches: It was reported that some networks have been experiencing some technical glitches in implementing Mobile Number Portability (MNP), leading to overshooting of the agreed porting timelines and unsatisfactory customer experience. As a result of the technical challenges, some ported numbers were not accessible in the recipient networks, resulting in non-seamless customer experience. Assurances were given that the causes of the glitches had been identified and to a large extent resolved, and that the pending ones would be sorted out by the end of today (13th April 2011). 2. Inadequate knowledge on the part of operators’ customer care representatives: It was acknowledged that some customer care representatives of the mobile operators are not fully conversant with the porting procedures. This has resulted in misinformation of porting subscribers at the mobile operator customer outlets, which in some instances has in turn led to abortion of porting requests. Operators reported that they had already put in place measures to address this problem. It was agreed that mobile operators would ensure that their customer care representatives were well versed with the porting procedures. 3. Creation of a single point of contact: It was noted that the prevailing multiple points of contact of the technical teams in the various mobile networks was hampering speedy resolution of technical challenges, leading to frustrating delays and fuelling distrust. To address this concern, the four mobile operators exchanged names of the first point of contact in their respective technical teams. 4. Need for good faith and mutual trust: The importance of acting in good faith and maintaining mutual trust was acknowledged and underscored. The mobile operators resolved to avoid unnecessary suspicion and misunderstanding, and agreed to cooperate to ensure that Mobile Number Portability is implemented to the letter. 5. Strict adherence to the MNP implementation framework The meeting resolved on the need to strictly follow the implementation framework, both regulatory and contractual, of MNP in order to avoid unethical practices and blatant violation of MNP guidelines and licence conditions. In this regard, it was resolved that all mobile service providers would observe provisions relating to: · Prohibition of attempts to win back customers at the point of porting or to prevent them from porting out · Full disclosure of the terms and conditions as well as implications of porting to the customer · Strict adherence to timelines provided for in the MNP implementation framework · Consumer information on the step by step porting procedures. On account of the success realized during the meeting, the Commission has deferred the CEOs’ meeting scheduled to be held this afternoon to provide industry players with time to implement the resolutions agreed upon in yesterday’s meeting. When convened, the CEOs’ meeting shall review the progress made in implementing MNP in the context of resolutions agreed on in yesterday’s meeting. Furthermore, I wish to confirm that there has not been any sabotage among operators in the implementation of MNP as has been reported in sections of the media. I would like to assure Kenyans that most of the technical glitches are now under control and we shall continue monitoring progress to ensure that deadlines are met. As at this morning, the existing backlog of porting requests had been cleared. I also wish to correct the wrong perception that the success of MNP is only seen in the number of subscribers crossing between networks. The real success of MNP is the freedom of choice and flexibility that it offers to subscribers in being able to change service providers without any inhibition of any nature. Since inception of the service, more than 8,000 subscribers have made porting requests (this figure covers up to today morning). Charles J.K. Njoroge, EBS Director-General

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Fwd: UNESCO debate on mobile phones and development:
by Alice Munyua 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

"Do mobile phones contribute more to social impact than to economic impact in developing countries?" -------- Original Message -------- Two new interviews have been added to the debate which UNESCO has launched on the WSIS Platform of Communities website on the question "Do mobile phones contribute more to social impact than to economic impact in developing countries?" The interviews are with: ·Jenny Aker, whose research into the impact of mobile phones in Africa has been highly influential ·Ken Banks, who developed the innovative and widely-used grassroots FrontlineSMS platform. You can find the interviews - and participate in the debate - by emailing wsiscommunity-invitation(a)unesco.org and asking to register to the Platform. The Platform of Communities website is at http://www.wsis-community.org/. Your contributions to the debate will help develop thinking about mobile phones and development in the run-up to this year's WSIS Forum. Sent by: David Souter 145 Lower Camden, Chislehurst, BR7 5JD, United Kingdom Landline: +44 (0)20 8467 1148 Cellphone: +44 (0)7764 819974 Email: david.souter(a)runbox.com Managing Director, ict Development Associates Visiting Professor in Communications Management, Business School, University of Strathclyde Visiting Senior Fellow, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics Associate of the International Institute for Sustainable Development

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BELATED HACKBATTLE 2010
by Gichuki John Chuksjonia 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Hi Kictanet members, Skunkworks, and Security members, kindly when replying, do not reply to all, but to your respective mailist, unless your are registered to all. Now, the dates for the belated Hackbattle2010 have been set, as from 25th to 29th of April and 30th will be the presentation dates. We will have hackbattle 2011 at the end of the year. The scenario will be two servers Natted to an FW on public IPs, and two workstations behind the DMZ. The registered guys will have to hack their way into the network, and collected files, they will be asked with the right MD5 checksums. The first collector of all checksums, from both servers and one workstation, will be the winner of the contest. To register, send email to hackbattle.ke(a)gmail.com, with your name, the hacker handle that you will want to use. and the IP range. The contest is hosted by ihub, so all sponsors will be needed to contact Bernard Owuor Adongo <bernard at mlab d0t co d0t ke>, and also me with jgichuki at inbox d0t com. For those who had already asked about the sponsorship, i will be sending you the information later in the day. Rules: 1. Any techi involved with the infrastructure set up will be disqualified for the contest 2. Every registered techi will be needed to have a full report of his actions 3. Any changes of the file to mess up with the checksum, will be considered as a disqualification. 4. Any tyme of DOS will have your IPs blocked 5. Teamwork is allowed, but remember you will have to share the prizes 6. Winners will have to show how they hacked on 30th, in ihub just before the Ubuntu party. 7. The registration will only be allowed from EAC members. 8. Trying to social engineer moderators will be considered as a cool 9. How to win, hack the infrastructure the fastest Yours, ./Chucks -- -- Gichuki John Ndirangu, C.E.H , C.P.T.P, O.S.C.P I.T Security Analyst and Penetration Tester jgichuki at inbox d0t com {FORUM}http://lists.my.co.ke/pipermail/security/ http://chuksjonia.blogspot.com/

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Cyber Schooling
by robert yawe 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Hi, Have a new truly broadband link courtesy of Safaricom Business which allows me to watch streaming video with minimal stoppages, if this can be achieved with the stream travelling thousands of kilometres imagine the performance if the content was local. That was an aside, the post is on the growth of cyber schooling in the US today, the reasons for this might be peculiar but as Kenyans we should be able to adopt the concept to meet our unique situation. This can solve the issue of over crowding in our public schools as class rooms can be setup anywhere such as DVs, post offices, CDF offices and governors mansions. The issue of shortage in teaching personnel can also be resolved with this application of technology by having student teachers and university students participate as tutorial assistants without having to leave campus. Dr. Ndemo, I believe this is a killer project for the 4G network that you are about to roll out, can we hack it? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/42535801#42535801 Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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2011 IGF Call for workshop proposals
by Alice Munyua 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

(Apologies for cross posting) Dear all, The Sixth Annual IGF Meeting will be held in Nairobi on 27-30 September 2011 at the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) Gigiri. The proposed main theme of the meeting is: '*Internet as a catalyst for change: access, development, freedoms and innovation*'. The call for workshop proposals deadline is on Friday 15th April and it would be great if we could get a few Kenyan proposed workshops, along the following key themes: 1. IG4D / Internet governance for development (IG4D) 2. Emerging Issues 3. Managing critical Internet resources 4. Security, openness and privacy 5. Access and diversity 6. Taking stock and the way forward Steps to submitting proposals see here: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/w2011 and below Thank you and looking forward to those proposals. p.s no payment required to propose and organise a workshop during the IGF Best Alice ------------------- Steps to submitting proposals see here: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/w2011 ad below -------------------------------------- *Steps to submitting proposals* * Log in to the IGF Website with your username and password * If you do not have a username and password you can register here: http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/user/register * Once you have logged in click the menu item: Workshops ---> New Proposal. * Once your proposal is submitted you can edit your proposal by going to the "Manage your proposals" menu item under the Workshops menu The template for submitting can be viewed below. Proposals should respect the organizational principles and criteria for the selection of workshops. The Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) will assess the proposals. The final schedule will be determined in light of the number of proposals submitted. *Organizational Principles* * The guiding organizational principle for holding workshops is the multi-stakeholder approach. Geographical diversity is an equally relevant factor. * All proposals fulfilling the selection criteria and using the template will be posted on the IGF Web site. * Proposals should preferably be submitted in English. *15 April 2011* is set as the final deadline for submitting proposals. * Interested parties are encouraged to submit their proposals as early as possible, as the selection process will take place on an ongoing basis. An early decision will facilitate the planning of workshops. * The rooms reserved for workshops and all equipment, including a screen and a PC or laptop for projections and a projector (XGA/SVGA Data), will be available free of charge. Details related to the logistics will be made available in due course. No Secretariat funding is available for the organization of workshops. * Workshops should have a plan of incorporating remote participation into their sessions and organizers should identify a remote moderator. The workshops will be Web cast and have live transcription. * There will be no interpretation provided for workshops. If interpretation is desired the workshop organizers are free to make their own arrangements in coordination with the IGF Secretariat. The organizers will be responsible for all associated costs. *Selection criteria* * Relevance to the main themes and sub-themes. Priority will be given to proposals related to the main themes and relation to the theme questions. * Demonstratively proposed or organized following the multi-stakeholder principle (e.g. at least three relevant stakeholder groups being represented in the organization of the workshop). * Capacity to improve understanding of the IGF themes and topics. * Proven experience, expertise and capacity to manage the staging of the workshop, including the raising of funds necessary to do so. * Timeliness, completeness and adherence to deadlines. * The provision of background papers. * Developing country support * Gender balance * Balance of speakers to participant discussion in the design of the workshop; that is, the degree of interaction planned * Youth participation * Suitability for remote participation, for example linkages to a hub event. * A name of a remote moderator is also required for each workshop. *Content and format* * They are two general workshop types: *- Feeder workshops:* which will focus on the specific issues relevant to the Nairobi meeting themes and will act as leaders to the relevant main sessions. These workshops should also address themselves in part to one or some of the questions of its main session. As was done in previous years in the relevant main sessions, the moderators of these sessions will call on the feeder workshop rapporteurs to relate the viewpoints expressed in the workshops. Each feeder workshop will be asked to assign a rapporteur whose role will include attending the relevant main session, giving a brief overview of the session's discussions and take part in a one hour round table session that will immediately proceed the main session on that topic. They should also be available to act as a resource to the moderators of the relevant main session. To the extent possible participants from the feeder workshops are also encouraged to attend the main sessions related to the feeder workshops in order to broaden the discussions on the sub-themes of the sessions. * - Other workshops:* Workshops on other topics of relevance to Internet Governance. (More details to both these types of workshops are available in the draft programme paper <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2011/programmepapers/ProgrammePaper.24.02.11…>.) * Workshops dealing with topics that are addressed in the main meeting will not be scheduled at the same time as the main meeting. * Workshops should explore a theme from different angles and different stakeholders' perspectives. Pure advocacy workshops will not be considered. * All workshops will be Webcast and have realtime transcription. * Workshops should respect the general format of meetings and should be structured to be interactive, allowing a large portion of their time for open discussion and interaction with meeting attendees, such as a Q&A session. They could include keynote presentations, moderated panels and discussions both from the floor and from remote participants. Workshops should be designed with the format that is most appropriate to the particular topic under discussion. * Template for submitting proposals * An online form will be made available shortly for the submission of workshop proposals containing the following questions: *Question 1:* Title of proposed workshop. *Question 2*: Please provide a concise description of the proposed workshop. *Question 3:* Which of the five broad IGF Themes <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/104-general/788-th…> or the Cross-Cutting Priorities does your workshop fall under? *Question 4a:* Have you, or any of your co-organizers, organized an IGF workshop before? *Question 4b:* If so, please provide the link(s) to the report(s): *Question 5:* Provide the names and affiliations of the panellists you are planning to invite. *Question 5b:* Name of Remote Moderator. *Question 6*: Provide the name of the organizer(s) of the workshop and their affiliation to various stakeholder groups. (Please note that workshops are expected to adhere to the multistakeholder principle, including geographical and gender diversity and to provide different perspectives on the issues under discussion.) Proposals should not exceed *1000 words*. Workshop organizers are encouraged to read the draft programme paper <http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2011/programmepapers/ProgrammePaper.21.03.11…> before submitting their workshops. *Additional information* * **Contact Person: Contact person's phone number: Contact Person's E-mail Address:* *Reporting*

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FW: Introducing Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) on Kictanet:
by Stephen Mutoro 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

From: Stephen Mutoro [mailto:stephen@cofek.co.ke] Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 9:13 AM To: 'kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke' Subject: Introducong Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) on Kictanet: Importance: High Sensitivity: Confidential Dear Alice & Others: Greetings from Cofek and I. We are very grateful to have been invited on this forum. Clearly, we have a lot to learn from you as we offer our counter views and lessons. Please allow us to make our maiden submission here. Indeed, we must hasten to mention that at Cofek we are keen to discuss issues and not personalities. We hope this forum will live to this expectation. As a credible and umbrella federation of consumer organizations, we are equally realistic - we are well aware that sustainable consumer benefits are best reaped when the market is fair, just, competitive and predictably stable. Bottom line, we hope we can agree to disagree on certain matters without being personal! >From the foregoing, we are friends of all service providers. This is because without any of them, the consumer is in serious trouble. On telecommunications sector for instance, the Cofek Sector Unit responsible is a "friend" of all MSPs (Yu, Orange, Airtel and Safaricom and any other). We had the first meeting with MSPs on 25th January and hope to host another one before end of April. We will, therefore, be disappointed if the arguments posted on this forum appear to suggest that perhaps one or other MSP is better than the other without credible supporting evidence. Remember, they are all in business to make money. They wil apply different formula and strategy to this end. Cofek has no problem with their reasonable profits. Without regret, however, we are ever ready and willing to take drastic action, including seeking legal redress, should any of them go against Article 46 of the Constitution as well as Kenya Information and Communications Act (2009). It is for this reason that Cofek's first point of entry into the sector is with the quality and performance of regulatory regimes, in this case the CCK. We are interested to be assured that the CCK board of directors and management does not only comply with the law but is one that can be relied upon to deliver against world benchmarks. On occasions, we will be keen to discuss various issues - such as the tariff structure and promotions, innovations, consumer IEC, possibility of a 5th operator and why not?, MNP among others. In so doing, we work closely with media houses for instance Cofek will be on KTN Business Live discussing MNP at 2.00 pm today. In a nutshell, we are pleased to be on this forum and wish each of you a great week ahead! Kind regards, Stephen Mutoro Secretary General, COFEK www.cofek.co.ke ------Original Message------ From: alice@apc. org To: stephen(a)cofek.co.ke ReplyTo: alice@apc. org Subject: Kenya ICT Action Network. Sent: 2 Apr 2011 1:55 PM I read your opinion article featured on standard newspaper April 1st and welcome your views and analysis. I would like to invite you to join a multi-stakeholder forum called KICTANet that discusses ICT policy and regulatory issues. Thank you Alice

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GAC written comments on new gTLDs following San Francisco meetings
by Alice Munyua 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Dear all, For those who are following ICANN's introduction of new gTLDs process, attached GAC's written comments on new gTLDs, which builds on the boards written response to the GAC score card, meeting in San Francisco and consultations with the ICANN community. best Alice

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Airtel accuses Safaricom of sabotaging Mobile Number Portability
by Stephen Mutoro 13 Apr '11

13 Apr '11

Hi. Interesting development this must be. We would be happy to have your views on this article below appearing on "Airtel Kenya" Facebook page (which we are unsure if it is the company's official page). Kind regards, Stephen Stephen Mutoro Secretary General Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) Natu Court, Block F-45 Ngong Road/Ring Rd Kilimani Junction P.O Box 2733-00200, City Square, NAIROBI, Kenya Tel. 254-20-3861718, 3861719, 2300859 Fax. 254-20-3861719 Cellphones: 0715555550, 0736965590, 0770700007 E-mail: <mailto:hotline@cofek.co.ke> hotline(a)cofek.co.ke Website: <http://www.cofek.co.ke/> www.cofek.co.ke ************************* Restoring Consumer Pride and Confidence! airtel accuses Safaricom of sabotaging Mobile Number Portability by Airtel Kenya <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Airtel-Kenya/122273904502736> on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 3:46pm April 12, 2011. The success of the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in Kenya is at risk with reports indicating that some operators may be employing under hand tactics to sabotage the MNP process, barely a week after its launch. While lauding the Communications Communication of Kenya for making MNP a reality at an event to welcome the very first customers moving to airtel from other networks today, Managing Director Rene Meza raised a red flag saying several anti-competition tactics were being used to block customers seeking to move to its network. He said that whereas initial technical hiccups in the implementation process had been deemed to be normal and expected, it is now emerging that some operators are reluctant to address the bottlenecks expeditiously, going against the spirit of MNP project of giving the customer freedom to own their number and move to the network of their choice within the stipulated terms. "How do you explain several complaints received from customers who have opted to move their number to airtel from Safaricom being unable to receive calls from Safaricom numbers for several days, while they are able to communicate on all platforms on the airtel network with the same number?" posed Mr. Meza. He said contrary to the regulations issued by the Communications Commission of Kenya, some operators, especially Safaricom, were still trying to woo back customers who had already ported out of their network. "It is amazing that after completing the 48 hour porting process, some players had deliberately declined to de-activate the old sim cards from their network. In essence, what this means is that the customer has not completely moved to his network of choice but is still held captive by Safaricom, an act that is anti patriotic and gross abuse of dominance by Safaricom clearly designed to beat efforts of the Government to fully liberalize the sector" he said. Prior to the implementation of MNP, all operators had expressed commitment to ensure the service was implemented smoothly, a move that was seen as another milestone in Kenya's telecommunication sector. Largely seen as the next frontier in the battle for subscribers, the successful implementation of MNP is a test-case for CCK's commitment to overseeing reforms in Kenya's telecommunication sector. Mr. Meza added: "We have referred the matter to CCK since we feel that if the anti-competition tendencies are not weeded out at the onset, customers may not get a chance to enjoy real freedom and benefits of MNP. - END -

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Safaricom Points to Porting Anomalies, Seeks Quick Resolution by Regulator
by muriuki mureithi 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

@SafaricomLtd: Safaricom Points to Porting Anomalies, Seeks Quick Resolution by Regulator: http://bit.ly/iejzoq Shared via Tweetcaster Muriuki Mureithi Consultant member. Society of telecommunications consultants Summit Strategies ltd Www.summitstrategies.co.ke Sent from my Samsung Mobile

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Re: [kictanet] EMS Services - The Lethargy (Final Update)
by Odhiambo Washington 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 13:47, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com>wrote: > I hope EMS Kenya <http://www.emskenya.co.ke/> is not part of the Postal > Services Corporation for which Bobby Yawe is pushing to be appointed as > Director General (or is it Postmaster General) because if it is, then > surely, Maj. General (Rtd) should really be deployed elsewhere and let Bobby > take over the running of that corporation. > > Sample this: > > I have this gift I'd like to send to my friend in Oz (Australia). It weighs > only 900g (0.9kg). > I have made several inquiries and found that EMS Kenya have very > competitive rates, so I decided I'd like to use them to deliver this > package. Never mind that my informers tell me the parcels take at least a > month to arrive! > [cut the long story short] As I promised to update, I have just received the magic call from the EMS Operations Centre. The gentleman has informed me that he was unable to locate 2Kg Bumba Box from any of their branches. I wish these guys could do two things: 1. Realize that efficiency in service delivery will make us get out of the "third world" classification into the 2nd or 1st 2. That it's only us (read the service delivery agents) who can make (1) happen. We keep talking about efficient services in the West, yet we see why ours are sluggish and do nothing about it, like this Head of marketing! The gift cost me (so far) KES 10k. DHL will charge me KES 10,511 for 1kg while UPS will charge me KES 8,157. I wouldn't mind EMS charging me KES 4,900+VAT even if the package arrives after 1 month, for it's not medicine, but there you go! DHL and UPS are all non-Kenyan companies. Now you can see why we require International Aid to develop ourselves!! My next stop in this route is to call the Postmaster General to tell me why things are like this, since he's being paid to deliver a service to Kenyans. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!

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EMS Services - The Lethargy
by Odhiambo Washington 12 Apr '11

12 Apr '11

I hope EMS Kenya <http://www.emskenya.co.ke/> is not part of the Postal Services Corporation for which Bobby Yawe is pushing to be appointed as Director General (or is it Postmaster General) because if it is, then surely, Maj. General (Rtd) should really be deployed elsewhere and let Bobby take over the running of that corporation. Sample this: I have this gift I'd like to send to my friend in Oz (Australia). It weighs only 900g (0.9kg). I have made several inquiries and found that EMS Kenya have very competitive rates, so I decided I'd like to use them to deliver this package. Never mind that my informers tell me the parcels take at least a month to arrive! Now, my process started by wanting to know why EMS Kenya, on their Bumba Box Rates<http://www.emskenya.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Item…>service, does not have options for 500g and 1000g like other courier services do. For starters, it was not easy to find the phone contacts for their Nairobi "office" on their website. It's not listed. So I called one of the listed offices (KSM) and was given the contact number for Nairobi branch. I called and sought to know why they don't have the 0.5kg and 1kg boxes and I was referred to the office of the Head of Marketing. She told me that it's just that the Bumba Box Rates were designed like that! She did not appear to take seriously my suggestion that having those two added to the package might lead to more uptake of the service. He suggestion was that I can use their "normal security envelope". If you have looked at the Bumba Box Rates<http://www.emskenya.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Item…>, you'll see that my package falls within the 2kg category. This costs KES 4,900+VAT to send to Oz. On the other hand, their "normal security envelop" charges KES 4,015+VAT for 1kg to the same destination. I therefore find it cost effective to find more money to buy additional gifts, so that my package weight can come upto 2kg or thereabouts, and send it using the Bumba Box. However, as it stands now (and as it has been for some time now, based on what the Head of Marketing told me) they DO NOT have the Bumba Boxes at the moment!!!! Reason? The supplier has been promising to deliver the boxes for quite sometime now, but hasn't. When I suggested to her to just tell this supplier to F*** off (sorry for the vulgar language) and get a different one, she informed me that it's only their Procurement Department who can do that. I then remembered the bureaucracy and the accompanying lethargy in the once KPT&C. Kumbe haiishi!!! She (very honestly) knows that they have not had these Bumba Boxes for some time now, and could not give me any time frames (even a week) within which these boxes could arrive. Now, I just wonder, what is she "Head of Marketing" for if she has no power to "push" the Procurement Depart to "deliver". Does she not take the Procurement Department as contributing to her failure?? How could it be acceptable to hire and maintain staff to run a service that has no legs?? EMS Kenya not having the Bumba Boxes is a lame service to me, even though they have the audacity to tell me that I can use their "normal security envelops". At this point in time, I was given the contacts of some staff at the EMS Centre whom I could talk to in order to get "help". Yes, I will still pay the KES 4,900+VAT, but I have to impress upon this fellow to see if he can retrieve some 2Kg Bumba Box that could be lying somewhere within their network (maybe in Kisumu, Mt. Kenya, Coast, Eastern), for I am sure there must be one still remaining somewhere. If the fellow does me this "favor", I am sure to ultimately send my 2Kgs to Oz. I have my fingers crossed for now, hoping he will manage to "mop up" (as he calls it) one such box and then give me a call so that I can head to their EMS Centre and dispatch my package. I promise to send an update on this. Their logo has this caption: "*Going beyond the extra mile*":) I am sure all of us have seen so many meaningless (since the organizations don't even have a semblance of the same) *Mission statements* and *Vision statements*. They're simply fashionable to have, hanging conspicuously at the reception/lobby area. One more vote for Robert Yawe to take over the running of this sleeping giant. I hope Dr. Ndemo is reading this, and listening too... -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!

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FW: [DigAfrica] Rwanda revokes Rwandatel licence, seeks third mobile phone operator
by Edith Adera 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

FYI ________________ Edith Ofwona Adera Senior Program Specialist ICT4D Program and Climate Change & Water Program International Development Research Centre | Centre de recherches pour le développement international Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa Tel: +254202713160 | Fax/Téléc: +254202711063 | Skype: edithadera eadera(a)idrc.or.ke<mailto:eadera@idrc.or.ke> | www.idrc.ca<http://www.idrc.ca/> | www.crdi.ca<http://www.crdi.ca/> ________________________________ From: DigAfrica(a)yahoogroups.com [DigAfrica(a)yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of chifu_wa_malindi [chifu2222(a)gmail.com] Sent: 11 April 2011 21:41 To: DigAfrica(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: [DigAfrica] Rwanda revokes Rwandatel licence, seeks third mobile phone operator Rwanda revokes Rwandatel licence, seeks third mobile phone operator By BERNA NAMATA Posted Monday, April 11 2011 at 00:00 Rwanda will issue a new mobile phone operator licence to fill the gap left by Rwandatel whose mobile license was revoked over failure to implement its licence requirements last week. This will be the third time the company is changing ownership since 2005 after Terracom, the American firm that initially took over from the state, also failed to meet its licence obligations. Until last week, the Rwandan telecom industry had three mobile operators — MTN Rwanda, a subsidiary of South African MTN Group; Rwandatel, majority-owned by Libyan consortium LAP Green; and Tigo Rwanda, owned by Millicom International Cellular. Industry analysts say Rwandatel's operations were crippled by mismanagement and the financial difficulties faced by its parent company LAP Green. While LAP committed itself to invest $87 million in the first year, and another $177 million over five years from 2007, industry regulator Rwanda Utilities and Regulatory Agency (Rura) said approximately 40 per cent of this amount was invested in four years. Rwandatel has also been sued by MTN Rwanda over an accumulated interconnection fee estimated at $3 million. Rwandatel's commitments included upgrading the network, but this has not been done for the data and mobile segments, according to Rura. Attempts to reach Rwandatel for a comment were fruitless as the company is neither picking calls nor responding to emails. However, in a recent interview, Rwandatel's communications manager Cleophas Kabasiita told The EastAfrican that the company would appeal against the regulator's notice. "It is a decision the management did not agree with as we felt it was unwarranted and unjust, especially at a time when the quality of our network has improved," she said. But RURA says the decision to revoke Rwandatel's license is final. Though Rwandatel's fixed telephony and Internet services will remain operational, since they are covered by a separate licence, Rura said the tender process for a new mobile operator will begin soon to sustain growth in the industry. "We feel three mobile operators are enough to cover the market but now that we have two, we will have to speed up the process. It should be this year, after consultations with policy makers," Regis Gatarayiha, acting Director General of Rura told The EastAfrican last week. While the country was gearing up for a fourth mobile operator this year, Rura said it has suspended the decision until there is stability in the performance of the market. The country has 32 per cent mobile penetration, the second lowest in the East African Community region after Burundi. Rura said the current mobile phone subscribers is about 3.62 million, out of a population of approximately 9 million people, which is too small to allow the fourth operator. "We think there are things that need to be fixed in this market before we can achieve good penetration rate; we have realised that some companies are not really competing and if competition is not perfect, definitely they are not going to look for the unconnected," Mr Gatarayiha said, adding that the existing telephone companies are fighting over the same market segment in the urban areas. While Rwandatel's exit is expected to have a negative impact on the country's targets of achieving 60 per cent penetration by 2012, Mr Gatarayiha noted that with aggressive competition in the industry, the target can still be achieved. As at September 2010, statistics from Rura showed that Rwandatel had 535,710 subscribers, putting it third behind MTN Rwanda with 2.3 million and Tigo Rwanda, the new market entrant, with 685,000 users. To allow operators to lower prices and deepen mobile penetration, Rura has commissioned a study of the telecommunications industry to propose new interconnection fees. Done by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the study, financed by the World Bank, is expected to be complete in May. "We see the cost of interconnection as a barrier for operators to be able to price off net tariffs that are affordable to the Rwandan population. Today operators are paying each Rwf40 (less than a dollar) a minute for inter-connection, a figure not based on the actual cost that operators incur," Mr Gatarayiha said. Rura is also considering a framework that will allow operators to share infrastructure in a bid to lower costs. "We think if new entrants were able to access the infrastructures already deployed around the country at a cost, the rollout would move quicker." 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Fwd: [Vacancies] Bi-lingual (French-English) webmaster, journalist, operations manager in Accra
by warigia bowman 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

Job people might want. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Africa ICT & Telecom Network <mail(a)ictafrica.ning.com> Date: Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 6:08 PM Subject: [Vacancies] Bi-lingual (French-English) webmaster, journalist, operations manager in Accra To: "warigia(a)gmail.com" <warigia(a)gmail.com> Africa ICT & Telecom Network <http://ictafrica.ning.com/> An Africa Business Community - www.africabusinesscommunities.com A message to all members of Africa ICT & Telecom Network Africa Business Communities is looking for bi-lingual (French-English): *- webmaster* *- online journalist* *- online operations manager* for the Accra office (Asylum down) Please note that we are looking for people who are *perfect in French* in both *speech* and *writing*. That means that we in fact are looking for: Professionals from Cote d'Ivoire, Benin, Togo, Mali, Senegal or Guinee living in Accra. Applicants must have internet experience. Are you interested? Please send your letter and CV to Isaac Twumasi Quantus - * twumasitq(a)yahoo.com* - CC to *bas(a)africabusinesscommunities.com* *www.africabusinesscommunities.com* Visit Africa ICT & Telecom Network at: http://ictafrica.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network To control which emails you receive on Africa ICT & Telecom Network, click here<http://ictafrica.ning.com/profiles/profile/emailSettings?xg_source=msg_mes_…>

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Is there an sms blockade by safaricom to Telkom?
by amugambi＠jambo.co.ke 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

Hello listers, >From last Friday, at around 4.pm, i have noticed that sms from Safaricom to telkom 020XXX XXXX are not being delivered, (But being charged for of course!!). However the reverse (from 020XXX XXXX are being delivered, and very promptly) All attempts to get an explanation by calling Safaricom Helpline 100 have been futile. Before making a formal complaint the Regulator, is there anyone on this list who can shed light as to what is happening? Regards, Anthony ---------------------------------------------- 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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Fw: [i-network] RE: Kenya Oyeeeeeeee- Number Portability
by Walubengo J 11 Apr '11

11 Apr '11

apologies for cross-posting -FYI. walu. --- On Mon, 4/11/11, John Walubengo <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: John Walubengo <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [i-network] RE: Kenya Oyeeeeeeee- Number Portability To: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Date: Monday, April 11, 2011, 11:56 AM Interesting perspective...that low uptake of the number portability shouldnt be a concern since it's just an optional service and should be taken anytime at the customer convenience. However for the Kenyan case, where the lead mobile provider Safaricom has enjoyed close to 80% market share for the last 6-7years, number portability was supposed/designed to break this de-facto 'monopoly'. (Un)fortunately this may not come to pass and so the number portability as a regulatory intervention to market imbalances may therefore be considered a failure. If it had been introduced earlier before consumers were deeply rooted into the incumbent leader (through various services options), maybe the impact would have been better. walu. --- On Sun, 4/10/11, Eddie Kibuuka <ekibuuka(a)hotmail.com> wrote: From: Eddie Kibuuka <ekibuuka(a)hotmail.com> Subject: [i-network] RE: Kenya Oyeeeeeeee- Number Portability To: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Date: Sunday, April 10, 2011, 12:58 PM @ Walu, why is it unfortunate that the uptake has been low, maybe not that many people see the need to migrate just on a whim as number portability is available... secondly number portability doesn't need to have a right time for implementation, it's just a service which enables subscribers to now move from one operator to another without losing their number, call it a convenience service... you'll never have to needing to send out a change number message to all your contacts. So simply put number portability is like any other service a benefit to only those that require it! From: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Subject: [i-network] Kenya Oyeeeeeeee- Number Portability To: i-network(a)dgroups.org CC: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 18:08:00 +0200 @ Wire, yes, Kenya made the move to number portability on 1st april 2011 (fools day?). Unfortunately the uptake has been poor (only about 400 users have ported accross to other networks todate - 6days later). I had argued earlier in Kenyan lists that Number portability was needed 5yrs ago - when mobile providers only had more or else a single service -voice service on their networks. Today moving away from say Safcom means leaving behind multiple services - most notably MPESA. Ofcourse every provider has their MPESA equivalent but it just is not as widely available (limited agents across the country) and they lack the '1st mover' advantages enjoyed by the bigger player. So in short, number portably is good - But ONLY when you effect it at the right time. Which for Kenya this was about 5yrs ago - before mobile operators became what they are today - a mixture of a bank, an ISP, a payment geteway amongst others things. walu. --- On Wed, 4/6/11, Gwoke Joachim <jowor2002(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Gwoke Joachim <jowor2002(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [i-network] Kenya Oyeeeeeeee- Number Portability To: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 10:00 AM --- On Tue, 4/5/11, James Wire <lunghabo(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: James Wire <lunghabo(a)gmail.com> Subject: [i-network] Kenya Oyeeeeeeee- Number Portability To: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 1:16 AM Kenya has the led the way and they deserve a pat on the back. That sets the bar or our local telecoms industry too and I am certain that it is just a matter of time before we follow suit in .ug. As the saying goes ' If you dont change, change will change you'. Wire There is always a way to convince the powers that be about the 'security' angle of number portability. Isn't it easier to peg an individual to a number when there is number portability? regards Joachim ________________________ Visit the I-Network website - www.i-network.or.ug Follow I-Network on Twitter: http://twitter.com/inetwork The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit [web site]( http://d2.dgroups.org/iicd/i-network/ ) Click [here]( mailto:leave.i-network@dgroups.org ) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message. 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Pasha Loans Selection Round 1 Completed
by Paul Kukubo 08 Apr '11

08 Apr '11

Listers The Kenya ICT Board PASHA Project has now completed the selection stage for the first phase during which have finalised selection of 37 candidates for issuance of loans. Family Bank will now proceed to notify and negotiate final terms with successful loan applicants. The Board is optimistic that the first successful loan applicant will be issued a cheque just after Easter. For this first round, the 37 successful loan applicants represent 37 constituencies and 24 counties across Kenya. The Loan applicants will be receiving an average of Kshs 1.8m each towards setting up or improving their centres. The money will be disbursed as a loan by Family Bank on the basis of agreed milestones which were set out in the loanees application. Interest rate charged will be 10.5% per annum repayable in 36 months with a 3 months grace period. Between 24th January 2011 when the call for applications was made and 25thFebruary 2011 at the close, Family Bank received 689 applications out of a total of 800 inquiries made. The successfull applicants have demonstrated various business ideas within their proposed Pasha centres ranging from youth training, e-library services, website development, government services facilitation, teacher training, KCPE and KCSE online registrations software development to name a few. Number of successful applicants is breakdown as as follows: - Less than Kshs 1 M, 13 successful loan applicants - Between Kshs 1 and less than 2M, 16 successful loan applicants - From Kshs 2M – 3 M 8 successful loan applicants The Kenya ICT Board is working with all network operators to ensure all centres have access to reliable internet connectivity and have the ability to offer citizens a suite of relevant and compelling services. This is only the first phase of the Pasha Loan scheme; we eventually want to create a Pasha centre in every constituency, likely by end 2011. The Pasha project falls under the Kenya ICT Board’s digital inclusion pillar which aims to increase access to ICTs by citizens across Kenya. It complements the other Kenya ICT Board agenda to stimulate job and wealth creation in ICT through entrepreneurship and is in line with Kenya’s Vision 2030. Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Data Protection Act
by Thomas Kamire 08 Apr '11

08 Apr '11

Dear All, Why is the Mobile Providers letting their staff be used to get access to client's information namely call logs, MPESA transactions, etc. I have a friend who got wind that his transactions got known by a third party without his consent. Do these people know that they are breaking the law? Kenyans need to know that this is a crime and can cost them their jobs. I thought these people sign some sort of non-disclosure agreements? -- Thomas Kamire Cell: +254 (722) 483 253, +250 78330 2285 All growth is a leap in the dark, a spontaneous, unpremeditated act without benefit of experience

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Stand & be counted
by robert yawe 08 Apr '11

08 Apr '11

Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: Kictanet Mail list <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Fri, 8 April, 2011 14:37:38 Subject: Stand & be counted Hi Listers, The issue of the CCK DG is as a result of the players in the industry being partisan and on the other extreme dead as door knobs. Safaricom and Orange are partly government owned therefore CCKs activities will be based on the interests on this organisations. Did you notice the the launch of the number portability service happened on the 1st of April also known as Fools Day? I do not believe this was accidental, it was intentional which would explain the 400 ports so far. CCK can only be independent when those who sit on the board are independent both in mind and function but which of us is willing to put themselves forward for appointment? NONE. 2 weeks ago my nomination for Governor of the ICT sector board at the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) was thwarted because my sponsoring organisation, CSK, has been unable to meet its subscription obligations. I know some of you have issues with the current leadership at CSK but they will not be resolved by not paying your dues, with freedom comes responsibilities so we either step up or shut-up. To explain to all of you out there what this means is that our industry cannot participate in making sure that organisations like CCK become independent. The government needs organised groups to deal with which might explain why Dr. Ndemo posts using a none GOK email address. KEPSA through its lobbying and other fora is working to be included in vetting appointments to boards and committees of government agencies and organisations. With a weak or at times lacking sector representations positions like CCK DG, Potal PMG, KICT Board, appointments to parliamentary organisations and legislative discussions will be done in our absence and all we shall be left with is to bemoan the issues online where we have freedom but no responsibility. As of this writing there is an opening for a position on the Executive Board of KEPSA to represent the ICT fraternity and if CCK or any other entity does not recommend someone then we shall remain under-represented and soon unrepresented in shaping the direction of this country. There are 2 posts available for the ICT sector and at this rate both will go to the operators who will then be free to guide the direction of government legislation and the consumer out here will continue to scream in the wilderness where we shall have exiled ourselves. On what platform are we when we raise issues on Kictanet, echoing the PS's sentiments we are nothing more than activists. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Stand & be counted
by robert yawe 08 Apr '11

08 Apr '11

Hi Listers, The issue of the CCK DG is as a result of the players in the industry being partisan and on the other extreme dead as door knobs. Safaricom and Orange are partly government owned therefore CCKs activities will be based on the interests on this organisations. Did you notice the the launch of the number portability service happened on the 1st of April also known as Fools Day? I do not believe this was accidental, it was intentional which would explain the 400 ports so far. CCK can only be independent when those who sit on the board are independent both in mind and function but which of us is willing to put themselves forward for appointment? NONE. 2 weeks ago my nomination for Governor of the ICT sector board at the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) was thwarted because my sponsoring organisation, CSK, has been unable to meet its subscription obligations. I know some of you have issues with the current leadership at CSK but they will not be resolved by not paying your dues, with freedom comes responsibilities so we either step up or shut-up. To explain to all of you out there what this means is that our industry cannot participate in making sure that organisations like CCK become independent. The government needs organised groups to deal with which might explain why Dr. Ndemo posts using a none GOK email address. KEPSA through its lobbying and other fora is working to be included in vetting appointments to boards and committees of government agencies and organisations. With a weak or at times lacking sector representations positions like CCK DG, Potal PMG, KICT Board, appointments to parliamentary organisations and legislative discussions will be done in our absence and all we shall be left with is to bemoan the issues online where we have freedom but no responsibility. As of this writing there is an opening for a position on the Executive Board of KEPSA to represent the ICT fraternity and if CCK or any other entity does not recommend someone then we shall remain under-represented and soon unrepresented in shaping the direction of this country. There are 2 posts available for the ICT sector and at this rate both will go to the operators who will then be free to guide the direction of government legislation and the consumer out here will continue to scream in the wilderness where we shall have exiled ourselves. On what platform are we when we raise issues on Kictanet, echoing the PS's sentiments we are nothing more than activists. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Where is the fibre
by robert yawe 08 Apr '11

08 Apr '11

Hi, I keep hearing and reading stories about the number of kilometres of fibre optic cable that has been laid in the ground by the various providers, yet every time a look up at the roofs and new and old office blocks all I can see is wireless antennae. From the direction they face 90% point to the same base station which suggests that they are from the same provider. When shall we learn to optimise on our resources as a means of increasing revenue without having to increase charges to our end clients. http://quadrantshift.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/wireless-antennaes.jpg Regards PS. Please, no responses mentioning the cutting of fibre by road contractors and vandals Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Re: CCK boss sent on leave as row rages
by Walubengo J 08 Apr '11

08 Apr '11

my comments... 1. It's unfortunate this incident (conflict at ministerial, board and management @ CCK) is happening when Kenya is set to host the Global IGF event (with the Regulator really as the leading convenor). If we can clean our house before this impacts negatively on the IGF the better for everyone. 2. The roles of the Minister, the Board and Mngt are clearly spelt out in the Communication Act 1998, 2009. Yes, the Minister appoints and can renew the mandate of the Director General. But this is "expected" to be from the Advice of the Board, whose Chairman is appointed by the President. So in terms of Governance structures there is some sense of cross-checking of each others powers. 3. Though not explicit in the two communication Acts of 1998 and 2009, the current practice in most Kenyan State corporations assume that the Board will shortlist 3candidates and ask the Minister to chose one qualifying candidate for appointment. Indeed this is how the current and the previous DGs of CCK have been hired (maybe guided by another law e.g. State Corporation Act? Some legal mind could confirm). 4. Can the Minister appoint a DG without the Boards input - legally, due to the non-explicit statement in the act on the same, it looks like yes he can. But then it begs the question, why then has the Board been interviewing candidates for the Job? Why then have performance evaluations. 5. Finally, but without the benefit of the board proceedings, I would imagine the ruling by the Board not to renew the DGs contract as being quite exceptional rather than the norm. We all know many "under performing" public officers still enjoying their offices...from purely an observers view, am not quite convinced the DGs performance really warrants the sack. And neither am I convinced that the Minister's intervention does solve the problem and we shall therefore all live happily there after. walu. --- On Thu, 4/7/11, Eng. Wainaina Mungai <wainaina.mungai(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Eng. Wainaina Mungai <wainaina.mungai(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Re: CCK boss sent on leave as row rages To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Thursday, April 7, 2011, 7:25 PM The rain started beating us at *Performance Appraisal* so..... Was the appraisal fairly done or was the Board biased all-along? re; "Reports have been rife that Mr Poghisio had threatened to dissolve the board should a review from SCAC show that due process was not followed in evaluating the Director General’s performance and hence the hasty move by the Okundi-led team." Eng. Wainaina On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 6:56 PM, James Muendo <timrick(a)gmail.com> wrote: > A Segment on the captial FM news site > > On 7 April 2011 18:36, McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) >> <nmutungu(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > I agree there should be independence. At the moment, one always wonders >> > how >> > the board was constituted? how they came to their decision? how they >> > decision can be defended? who protects public interest in the Board? if >> > consumers (or anyone for that matter) is unhappy with the board >> > decision, >> > who can they turn to? Is that why there was Ministerial >> > intervention?.....It >> > would help if there was clarity on these matters. > > Alice seats on the board.Maybe some light on how the board is formed? > > >> >> Indeed, not sure we will get that though! >> >> I find it ironic that when I read the Nation, there is an >> advertising supplement in it, touting CCKs new Charter, ISO >> certification and all the fabulous things it did in 2010, then I sit >> down at my PC and find that the DG of the CCK has either: >> >> A: gone on leave >> B: gone for good >> C: will be keeping his job > > "I am informed that following an altercation that occurred during a > technical committee meeting of the board this week pitting the DG and of the > board members, the chairman of the board unilaterally and without > consultation with my office decided to order Mr Njoroge to proceed on > leave," explained the minister and declared the decision null and void. > >> >> depending on whom one chooses to believe. I suggest we let the dust >> settle so we can see clearly before we make any judgements. >> >> One thing is clear however, independence and greater transparency >> (i.e. publicly available transcripts of Board meetings) would be a >> start. >> >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> >> McTim >> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A >> route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/timrick%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. 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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Re: CCK boss sent on leave as row rages
by Eng. Wainaina Mungai 07 Apr '11

07 Apr '11

Hi, It may be obvious to you by now that this is one of the issues that seems to create a "great rift valley" between the ICT Consumers Association on one hand and the "Consumers Federation of Kenya" (CofeK) - re; http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000032337&cid=15 . It may explain why the two cannot to working together in the "interest of the consumer" assuming they have the same "ICT consumer?" in mind. That said, are the Minister's actions in tandem with the law? Our PS, Bitange Ndemo sits on the Board that made a recommendation which the Minister is said to have squashed. Maybe Dr. Bitange Ndemo can tell us both sides of the story. Is it true (as some have insinuated elsewhere) that members of the CCK Board may have been induced by an unhappy ICT service provider who was unhappy with the DG's pro-consumer efforts? The CCK Board Members in question would be 1. Philip Okundi (Chairman), 2. PS Joseph Kinyua (Finance), 3. PS Bitange Ndemo (Information), 4. PS Francis Kimemia (Internal Security), 5. Alice Munyua, 6. Eunice Ombati, 7. Joe Kamau, 8. Kiriithi Njogu, 9. Matei Ndeti, 10. John Omo (CCK legal officer) and Mr Charles Njoroge (CCK Director-General). From the composition of the Board, it would be interesting to see how far such an argument would go. ***Apologies for cross-posting BUT the topic has the two sides (CofeK & ICT Consumers) giving opposing views on the two lists….NOTE: Both groups speak for "the consumer". Something is clearly amiss here. On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Tom, > > If you cam organise with whoever else may be interested, then we can > have, say, a 2 hour face-to-face discussion where I can list and fully > elaborate my basis of my grounds and every statement that I have made. > But the organising must be up to you. > > But in regard to "sharing the others' views" I am sorry I do not know > what they are nor would I wish to (later) be accused of misreprensting > anyone. You have to ask whomever "others" that you mean their view. > Would this not be appropriate? > > regards, > > Alex > > On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Tom Kwanya <tkwanya(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Alex, > > > > Thanks for this but please, help me understand why I should celebrate. Is it > > because the minister has overturned the decision of the board or is it that > > Mr Njoroge's contract has been renewed? You seem to be sharing with us only > > your own views about the whole issue. Why are you not sharing with us the > > other views as well so that we can make our own decisions? By the way, if it > > is true, is what the minister is reported to have done in order? > > > > Regards. > > > > Tom Kwanya > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> > > To: ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> > > Sent: Thu, April 7, 2011 1:41:27 PM > > Subject: [ke-internetusers] Re: CCK boss sent on leave as row rages > > > > Great News to consumers! > > > > News just in indicate that the Minister for Information has directed > > that the Director General is in office and has gone ahead and renewed > > his contract! > > > > Asante sana waziri - consumers rejoice:-) > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> [Capital FM] > >> BY EVELYN NJOROGE > >> > >> NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 7 - The rift between the Communications Commission > >> of Kenya (CCK) board and the management continues to widen with > >> reports that the Director General Charles Njoroge has been sent on > >> compulsory leave two months to the expiry of his contract. > >> > >> The board’s chairman Philip Okundi however said the action taken was > >> not personal but part of the responsibility of the board. > >> > >> But as they let go of Mr Njoroge, there seems to be division even > >> within the board itself after the representative of the Broadcasting > >> Content Advisory Council Alex Gakuru said they were not consulted on > >> the issue to either renew or reject the DG’s contract. > >> > >> Mr Gakuru added that his views were not sought when the board > >> conducted an appraisal of Mr Njoroge who was said to have performed > >> below par despite previous reviews stating the contrary. > >> > >> Speaking to Capital Business, he questioned why the board was quick to > >> fire the DG while Information Minister Samuel Poghisio had referred > >> the matter to the State Corporation Advisory Committee (SCAC) for > >> direction. > >> > >> “Why are they behaving like a rebel board that does not follow what > >> the minister says? He (the minister) is the appointing authority and > >> has the final word and as the Broadcasting Content Advisory Council, > >> we will wait for him to give the direction on this matter,” Mr Gakuru > >> said. > >> > >> Reports have been rife that Mr Poghisio had threatened to dissolve the > >> board should a review from SCAC show that due process was not followed > >> in evaluating the Director General’s performance and hence the hasty > >> move by the Okundi-led team. > >> ... > >> > >> http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/Kenyabusiness/CCK-boss-sent-on-leave-as… > >> > >

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The Unfortunate Drama at CCK over DG's Fate: Your Take?
by Stephen Mutoro 07 Apr '11

07 Apr '11

Dear all, Good afternoon. May I seek your kind indulgence to divert your attention from the very nice exchanges on this forum so far. I am sure most of you subscribed to 411 and 6667 have by now received this SMS message "Government overturns decision by Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) Chairman Philip Okundi to sack Director General Charles Njoroge. Minister Samuel Poghisio says his contract to be renewed". The issue of governance at any institution especially CCK is critical. Let us not gloss and keep mum over it. Of course our position is public knowledge. We have always long sided with the Board decision before they even firmed up the same. The Minister has disregarded his Board's advice, however biased they may have been. He cannot fire the Chairman as he is appointed by the Chairman. By the way, I must insist that this is not anything personal with my good friend Eng. Njoroge but we feel it is time he gracefully left the CCK renewal of contract notwithstanding. Kindly be polite even if you sharply disagree with our position. Thank you. Kind regards, Stephen Stephen Mutoro Secretary General Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) Natu Court, Block F-45 Ngong Road/Ring Rd Kilimani Junction P.O Box 2733-00200, City Square, NAIROBI, Kenya Tel. 254-20-3861718, 3861719, 2300859 Fax. 254-20-3861719 Cellphones: 0715555550, 0736965590, 0770700007 E-mail: <mailto:hotline@cofek.co.ke> hotline(a)cofek.co.ke Website: <http://www.cofek.co.ke/> www.cofek.co.ke ************************* Restoring Consumer Pride and Confidence!

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Poll - Whose DNS Server do you use?
by Michuki Mwangi 07 Apr '11

07 Apr '11

Hi Lister, <Apologies for cross posting.> Am interested to see whose DNS Servers (caching resolvers) most users in Kenya use. If you have a spare minute (dont have to give your full names/etc) i would like to do this poll and results will be posted here for further discussions. Please poll here. http://www.doodle.com/bhths656kvkanfwk Note: you can only give one Answer its less likely that one uses both at the same time. If you do, list the primary one. Thanks and regards, Michuki.

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Georgian woman cuts off web access to whole of Armenia
by Michuki Mwangi 07 Apr '11

07 Apr '11

Not only in Kenya ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/06/georgian-woman-cuts-web-access Regards, Michuki.

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Re: [kictanet] [i-network] Kenya Oyeeeeeeee- Number Portability
by Walubengo J 07 Apr '11

07 Apr '11

@ Wire, yes, Kenya made the move to number portability on 1st april 2011 (fools day?). Unfortunately the uptake has been poor (only about 400 users have ported accross to other networks todate - 6days later). I had argued earlier in Kenyan lists that Number portability was needed 5yrs ago - when mobile providers only had more or else a single service -voice service on their networks. Today moving away from say Safcom means leaving behind multiple services - most notably MPESA. Ofcourse every provider has their MPESA equivalent but it just is not as widely available (limited agents across the country) and they lack the '1st mover' advantages enjoyed by the bigger player. So in short, number portably is good - But ONLY when you effect it at the right time. Which for Kenya this was about 5yrs ago - before mobile operators became what they are today - a mixture of a bank, an ISP, a payment geteway amongst others things. walu. --- On Wed, 4/6/11, Gwoke Joachim <jowor2002(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Gwoke Joachim <jowor2002(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [i-network] Kenya Oyeeeeeeee- Number Portability To: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 10:00 AM --- On Tue, 4/5/11, James Wire <lunghabo(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: James Wire <lunghabo(a)gmail.com> Subject: [i-network] Kenya Oyeeeeeeee- Number Portability To: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 1:16 AM Kenya has the led the way and they deserve a pat on the back. That sets the bar or our local telecoms industry too and I am certain that it is just a matter of time before we follow suit in .ug. As the saying goes ' If you dont change, change will change you'. Wire There is always a way to convince the powers that be about the 'security' angle of number portability. Isn't it easier to peg an individual to a number when there is number portability? regards Joachim ________________________ Visit the I-Network website - www.i-network.or.ug Follow I-Network on Twitter: http://twitter.com/inetwork The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit [web site]( http://d2.dgroups.org/iicd/i-network/ ) Click [here]( mailto:leave.i-network@dgroups.org ) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message.

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Re: [kictanet] Safaricom Business Support - Frustrations
by Odhiambo Washington 07 Apr '11

07 Apr '11

@Terry, Someone from Safaricom has called me to inform me that they are having problems with Fiber links from JTL ... like all of them. I wonder what that has to do with calls to 2222 not being answered, and are directed to their IVR - telling me about data access using my phone, when I have problems with WiMAX. Safaricom know how to send me Invoices for my WiMAX links via e-mail, and even to call me regarding the same, but cannot notify me by mail/sms about outages. Then they go ahead to direct support calls to IVR! It's a shame for a company that boasts the largest profits in this country of a few millionaires and millions of beggars. On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 09:42, <terry(a)tealictafrica.com> wrote: > > Second this. (VENT!!!!) > > Frustration!!! not even their landlines are being answered... been trying > since Tuesday they've all gone unanswered. > > > > > > On Thu, 7 Apr 2011 09:15:48 +0300, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> This company called Safaricom - I wonder where it is headed. >> >> More often than not, calling Safaricom Business Support number - 0722 >> 002222 - ends up on the Safaricom IVR, which plays to you one message >> over and over, like it is doing now! >> >> More often than not, M-Pesa service always experiences delays. >> >> Who will save us from the claws of this tiger? >> >> Maybe I should record all this and send it to CCK. >> > > -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!

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Safaricom Business Support - Frustrations
by Odhiambo Washington 07 Apr '11

07 Apr '11

<Vent> This company called Safaricom - I wonder where it is headed. More often than not, calling Safaricom Business Support number - 0722 002222 - ends up on the Safaricom IVR, which plays to you one message over and over, like it is doing now! More often than not, M-Pesa service always experiences delays. Who will save us from the claws of this tiger? Maybe I should record all this and send it to CCK. </Vent> -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!

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Local hosting - Universities
by robert yawe 07 Apr '11

07 Apr '11

Hi, For some strange reason yesterday I decided to check where the web site for University of Nairobi was was being hosted and shock off all shocks I traced its home to somewhere in the State of Columbia in the US of A. (http://whatismyipaddress.com/ip/207.58.152.134) Our institutions of higher learning such as the universities especially when they are offering advanced degrees in ICTs should at the least be able to host their websites. This is a very concerning issue as it now becomes clear why we are producing graduates who are out of touch with the real world. My beer my Country, my website not in my country. Regards C:\>tracert uonbi.ac.ke Tracing route to uonbi.ac.ke [207.58.152.134] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 * * * Request timed out. 2 * * * Request timed out. 3 290 ms 91 ms 725 ms 10.1.5.1 4 886 ms 185 ms 544 ms ge-3-3-0-core-as12455.orange.co.ke [62.24.98.201 ] 5 560 ms 53 ms 31 ms g-3-3-0-core-as12455.telkom.co.ke [62.24.96.22] 6 112 ms 159 ms 211 ms g-3-3-0-core-as12455.telkom.co.ke [62.24.96.17] 7 642 ms 1079 ms 241 ms 81.52.179.53 8 1207 ms 1520 ms 595 ms tengige1-0-0-1.pastr1.Paris.opentransit.net [193 .251.132.122] 9 1007 ms 570 ms 202 ms te3-3.parse1.Paris.opentransit.net [193.251.128. 78] 10 1364 ms 1651 ms 1704 ms ge-11-2-3.mpr1.cdg11.fr.above.net [64.125.12.201 ] 11 288 ms 235 ms 363 ms xe-3-1-0.mpr1.lhr2.uk.above.net [64.125.24.1] 12 365 ms 287 ms 285 ms so-0-1-0.mpr1.dca2.us.above.net [64.125.27.57] 13 287 ms 287 ms 286 ms xe-1-3-0.cr1.dca2.us.above.net [64.125.29.21] 14 363 ms 386 ms 373 ms xe-0-0-0.cr2.dca2.us.above.net [64.125.28.242] 15 355 ms 355 ms 352 ms xe-1-1-0.er2.dca2.us.above.net [64.125.26.178] 16 357 ms 358 ms 352 ms 64.125.195.222.t00883-02.above.net [64.125.195.2 22] 17 297 ms 296 ms 295 ms sc-smv2950.servint.net [216.22.28.30] 18 295 ms 296 ms 293 ms vps.bongoafrika.com [207.58.152.134] Trace complete. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] Digital Villages - F2F with Ndemo
by eonchari＠lynxbits.com 06 Apr '11

06 Apr '11

Hi Yawe, I needed clarifications on the following:. How sustainable is this project? Are there plans for government to outsource some work to the DVs, and how is this going to work? is there a continuous training program for the DVs to keep abreast with technology changes? Edwin ----- Original Message ----- From: robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.ukTo: eonchari(a)lynxbits.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: 3/31/11 8:29 AM Subject: [kictanet] Digital Villages - F2F with Ndemo Hi All, Know that the heat has cooled down on the issue of who will be attending the session on the 6th of April with the PS Dr. Ndemo we need to move forward. To make sure that we have a fruitful interaction I would to request all those who confirmed their attendance and any other listers to send me a list of issues they would like discussed with the PS. The main agenda for the meeting will be to get a presentation by the PS on the digital village project and then to come up with a strategy on how we can provide our input to the project. We shall also need to have a volunteer for repertoire to capture the discussions and produce a report that can be shared with the larger membership. 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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Africa banking on mobile to be first post-PC continent
by alice＠apc.org 06 Apr '11

06 Apr '11

Africa banking on mobile to be first post-PC continent Projects driving online penetration are focused more on mobile devices than on PCs Rebecca Wanjiku 06 April, 2011 02:13 A convergence of historical circumstance and an increase in innovative mobile applications may make Africa the first post-PC continent. Low investment in wired telecommunication infrastructure has driven increased mobile penetration, creating a user base that supports a rise in mobile innovation and increased interest in content development, according to observers. Meanwhile, as global tech giants such as Intel, Nokia, Samsung, Google and Microsoft work on projects that aim to bring more people online, their focus is more on mobile devices and less on PC-based access to the Internet. Poor telecoms infrastructure to homes and rural areas has meant that many people access PCs in their offices and use mobile handsets at home. Improved battery power has also allowed people to access resources that they would normally access on PC. "Most African countries are haunted by poor network infrastructure, which makes fixed line communication extremely unreliable (in the few places where it's actually available); this gave rise to vast and rapid adoption of mobile handsets on the continent," said Pieter Kok, Research Manager for Software and IT Services at IDC South Africa. IDC projects that the number of PC shipment to the region will rise, but not as quickly as smartphones and tablets, which are expected to experience steady growth. IDC estimates that in South Africa, 800,000 PCs were shipped in 2010 and the number is expected to decline by about four percent annually to reach 650,000 by 2015. Meanwhile, 1.3 million handsets were shipped in 2010 and that rate is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nine percent to reach 2 million annually by 2015. In the rest of Africa, prospects are brighter for PCs. IDC estimates that 3.7 million PCs were shipped in 2010 and annual shipments will rise to 6.9 million 2015 -- a 13 percent CAGR. Still, the number of smartphones shipped is expected to rise at a higher rate. In Nigeria, IDC projections show that 1.5 million smartphones and 17.2 million feature phones will be shipped in 2011. By 2015, both markets are expected to grow, reaching, respectively, 3.2 million and 21.3 million units shipped. For smartphones, that's a CAGR of 21.7 percent. Nigeria is Africa's largest mobile market, after recently overtaking South Africa. Considering the lack of legacy infrastructure, more companies are now demanding innovation around mobile phones, because they are considered more accessible by consumers in the mass market. Businesses are now starting to take advantage of mobile growth, while the informal sector is also growing and providing services enabled by mobile technology. "In a region where micro-entrepreneurship is a massive phenomenon, covering 90 percent of the employment base and 65 percent of the continental GDP, increased use of the mobile phone and services is fast becoming critical for development of African economies. Research indicates that in a typical sub-Saharan African country, a 10 percent increase in mobile penetration results to a corresponding 0.8 percent GDP growth," said Woon Peng, Nokia Head of Services in Middle East and Africa, speaking at the Innovation Africa Digital Summit in Mombasa two weeks ago. Nokia is already working with developers in several African countries and Peng feels that Nokia's next big growth opportunity is to go beyond bringing affordable voice and SMS to delivering affordable web and applications. "Rural populations live their lives largely outside of the reach of high quality services; through solutions like Nokia Data Gathering, we are already supporting field workers to collect, send and receive information quickly and securely via a mobile phone helping circumvent infrastructural challenges and speed up data collections needs in sectors such as health, agriculture, environmental conservation, population census and emergency services," added Peng, in a press release sent after her speech. According to a study released last week by TNS RMS research, a higher percentage of residents in East Africa use mobile handsets than PCs to access the Internet, listen to music, play games, download content and engage with social networks. "In Kenya, 64 percent of users listen to digital music via mobile phones while 24 percent access via PCs, 45 percent prefer to chat via mobile and 25 percent use PCs; in Uganda, 48 percent listen to music via mobile while 26 percent use PCs and 40 percent chat via mobile compared to 23 percent who prefer PC," said Melissa Baker, CEO of TNS RMS East Africa. While the cost of mobile handsets has fallen over the years, the cost of tablets is still considered high, even though manufacturers such as Samsung are partnering with governments to provide educational content via tablets. "The secondary school curriculum digitalization process is about 70 percent complete; Form 1 and 2 curricula and part of form 3, are already done and available to teachers on DVD for the 11 subjects taught," said Patricia King'ori, Samsung East Africa General Manager. Teachers and students are expected to use Samsung tablets, which retail for $570 but are likely to be subsidized for the education sector. The project is part of Samsung's research and development efforts. While tablets are considered attractive because of the bigger screen and high battery capability, they are still considered too expensive for most users. http://www.techworld.com.au/article/382234/africa_banking_mobile_first_post…

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FW: Article airing concerns over content aired by FM Radio stations
by Edith Adera 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Listers, This article - see attached - was sent my way and I thought I should share it in this forum as it touches on Content regulation. CCK is challenged in the article - not sure if anything by CCK or the media council is being done. What happened with Content regulation? I heard Dr Ndemo being mentioned on radio over content regulation this weekend, but note sure how far implementation has gone. Edith

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Re: [kictanet] Number Portability - Baptism of fire
by eonchari＠lynxbits.com 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

..or it could be that Kenyans are just smart ----- Original Message ----- From: robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.ukTo: eonchari(a)lynxbits.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: 4/4/11 1:30 AM Subject: [kictanet] Number Portability - Baptism of fire On the 1st of April when number portability became active I expected to see long lines at various providers customer service centres but shockingly there where none, at least not in the Nairobi CBD. We expected that there would be huge full and double page advertisements in the newspapers and scantily dressed girls and over dressed boys shoving fliers down our throats, so why hasn't it happened? Some of the offers made no sense and others might have had a negative effect, for example, Orange had a half page advertisement on a postpay offer yet when I called the listed number it went unanswered I then send an email to the address shown, it is 3 days later and I have had no response. The mistake Orange keep making is assuming that they are competing with the rest, they need to acknowledge that they are the underdog and behave accordingly. Safaricom can have a policy not to sell dual SIM phones but Orange do not have the luxury, they objective should be cannibalism. On Sunday I passed by Orange's new customer service centre at the Sarit Centre and was received with the usual cold reception, after spending a minutes working round the very small shop I walked over to talk to a staff member who was seated at a desk "texting" away on a phone oblivious to her surrounding to ask about the new postpay advert that was in the paper. As expected she had absolutely no clue of the advert or even the offer. So why is it that organisations have e-mail and intranets if information from the ivory tower is sent to the branches and floors below using Postal Mail (postive for PMG)? That is the problem with Orange and we do not really expect much better from them, but Safaricom needs to find its footing afresh as their product offerings and customer service is quickly becoming wanting. There reaction to the number portability issue seems to have missed the mark, they are concentrating on attracting new subscribers instead of trying to retain the existing ones. An associate of mine saw the N8 on offer and dragged me along as he applied for the new service, he is an existing postpay customer but because the offer is not available to existing postpay customers he had to cancel his existing contract to take up a new one so as to enjoy the phone offer.. I hope the exception report will be tabled at their Monday management meeting so that they can rethink the strategy. I was tempted to do the same but realised it was actually easier to just apply afresh which will resulting in Safaricom making the mistake of thinking that the offer had brought in a new subscriber yet it the the existing ones who are taking additional lines. Safcom will realise this when my bill next month for my main line drops by 90% and the difference in usage moves to the new number. Well as is confirmed yet again, Kenyans are peculiar. 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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The Mobile apps ship has sailed
by robert yawe 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Over the past year I have delved deep into the world of social media which has been enlightening, the goal posts have moved and in some areas the match has actually moved to a different pitch. Many of our initiatives remain on the empty pitch with moved goal posts, when shall we realise these has happened? The IT field changes much faster than the common cold virus but unfortunately most of our initiatives change slower than the dinosaur. This revelation comes from looking around at the applications being developed to make social media sites more productive. Here is an example of a few applets that make twitter more functional, shouldn't this be some of the we as developers need to be looking into? http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/5-new-twitter-tools-worth-exploring/#mor… Regards PS. I am sure many of you will wish that this list had an application with the features of Proxlet. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] [!! SPAM] Re: Introducong Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) on Kictanet:
by Eng. Wainaina Mungai 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

It is not clear from your answer if Cofek is *actually willing* to work with ICT Consumers Association formed earlier. On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Stephen Mutoro <stephen(a)cofek.co.ke> wrote: > Very good question. There are many ways of doing so if both sides are > interested. Too many issues to handle even for the two organizations. We are > open to suggestions. I wish you copied your question to the ICT Consumer > Association of Kenya. > > > > *From:* kictanet-bounces+stephen=cofek.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto: > kictanet-bounces+stephen=cofek.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Eng. > Wainaina Mungai > *Sent:* Monday, April 04, 2011 3:15 PM > *To:* stephen(a)cofek.co.ke > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* [!! SPAM] Re: [kictanet] Introducong Consumers Federation of > Kenya (Cofek) on Kictanet: > > > > Exactly. How does CoFeK plan to interact with the ICT Consumer Association > of Kenya? > > > > On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Conrad Akunga <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > There was also ICT Consumer Association of Kenya that seems also to be > doing some work in this sector. > > > > Can we harmonize all these initiatives? > > On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Francis Hook <francis.hook(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > Curious to know which bodies come under this federation and, while its not > explicitly stated, does Cofek exclude/include ISPs/Data Providers? I > believe over and above MNOs provision of data services, there have been > concerns with fixed providers. > > > > > > On 4 April 2011 09:12, Stephen Mutoro <stephen(a)cofek.co.ke> wrote: > > Dear Alice & Others: > > > > Greetings from Cofek and I. We are very grateful to have been invited on > this forum. Clearly, we have a lot to learn from you as we offer our counter > views and lessons. Please allow us to make our maiden submission here. > Indeed, we must hasten to mention that at Cofek we are keen to discuss * > issues* and not personalities. We hope this forum will live to this > expectation. As a credible and umbrella federation of consumer > organizations, we are equally realistic – we are well aware that sustainable > consumer benefits are best reaped when the market is fair, just, competitive > and predictably stable. Bottom line, we hope we can agree to disagree on > certain matters without being personal! > > > > From the foregoing, we are friends of all service providers. This is > because without any of them, the consumer is in serious trouble. On > telecommunications sector for instance, the Cofek Sector Unit responsible is > a “friend” of all MSPs (Yu, Orange, Airtel and Safaricom and any other). We > had the first meeting with MSPs on 25th January and hope to host another > one before end of April. We will, therefore, be disappointed if the > arguments posted on this forum appear to suggest that perhaps one or other > MSP is better than the other without credible supporting evidence. Remember, > they are all in business to make money. They wil apply different formula and > strategy to this end. Cofek has no problem with their reasonable profits. > Without regret, however, we are ever ready and willing to take drastic > action, including seeking legal redress, should any of them go against > Article 46 of the Constitution as well as Kenya Information and > Communications Act (2009). > > > > It is for this reason that Cofek’s first point of entry into the sector is > with the quality and performance of regulatory regimes, in this case the > CCK. We are interested to be assured that the CCK board of directors and > management does not only comply with the law but is one that can be relied > upon to deliver against world benchmarks. On occasions, we will be keen to > discuss various issues – such as the tariff structure and promotions, > innovations, consumer IEC, possibility of a 5th operator and why not?, MNP > among others. In so doing, we work closely with media houses for instance > Cofek will be on KTN Business Live discussing MNP at 2.00 pm today. In a > nutshell, we are pleased to be on this forum and wish each of you a great > week ahead! > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Stephen Mutoro > > Secretary General, COFEK > > *www.cofek.co.ke * > > > > > > ------Original Message------ > > From: alice@apc. org > > To: stephen(a)cofek.co.ke > > ReplyTo: alice@apc. org > > Subject: Kenya ICT Action Network. > > Sent: 2 Apr 2011 1:55 PM > > > > I read your opinion article featured on standard newspaper April 1st and > welcome your views and analysis. > > I would like to invite you to join a multi-stakeholder forum called > KICTANet that discusses ICT policy and regulatory issues. > > Thank you > > Alice > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/francis.hook%40gmail.c… > > 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. > > > > > -- > Francis Hook > +254 733 504561 > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/conradakunga%40gmail.c… > > 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 list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/wainaina.mungai%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. > > >

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www.ratio-magazine.com back up - and links to mobile number portability article
by Andrea Bohnstedt 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Read it quickly before the web host takes another nosedive! :) On 4 April 2011 09:25, Andrea Bohnstedt <andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com > wrote: > Hey all, > > I wrote a quick commentary on why MNP probably won't lead to mass > migrations of customers: > > http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201104013891/Kenya/In-Brief-Kenya-Introduces-… > > I also think that, looking at experiences in other emerging markets, there > is usually no stampede on the first days, but the number of ported numbers > picks up gradually. > > Here's a short summary from market research company TNS that includes some > interesting info on industrialised markets: > > http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201104013889/Corporate-Press-Releases/Kenya-P… > > Have a great week, > Andrea > > -- > Andrea Bohnstedt <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt> > Publisher > +254 720 960 322 > > www.ratio-magazine.com > Find/post East Africa careers<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/careers/index.php> > Find/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/businessevents/index.php> > > > > > -- Andrea Bohnstedt <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt> Publisher +254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com Find/post East Africa careers<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/careers/index.php> Find/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/businessevents/index.php>

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Mobile Number Portability
by Andrea Bohnstedt 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Hey all, I wrote a quick commentary on why MNP probably won't lead to mass migrations of customers: http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201104013891/Kenya/In-Brief-Kenya-Introduces-… I also think that, looking at experiences in other emerging markets, there is usually no stampede on the first days, but the number of ported numbers picks up gradually. Here's a short summary from market research company TNS that includes some interesting info on industrialised markets: http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201104013889/Corporate-Press-Releases/Kenya-P… Have a great week, Andrea -- Andrea Bohnstedt <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt> Publisher +254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com Find/post East Africa careers<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/careers/index.php> Find/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/businessevents/index.php>

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Introducong Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) on Kictanet:
by Stephen Mutoro 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Dear Alice & Others: Greetings from Cofek and I. We are very grateful to have been invited on this forum. Clearly, we have a lot to learn from you as we offer our counter views and lessons. Please allow us to make our maiden submission here. Indeed, we must hasten to mention that at Cofek we are keen to discuss issues and not personalities. We hope this forum will live to this expectation. As a credible and umbrella federation of consumer organizations, we are equally realistic - we are well aware that sustainable consumer benefits are best reaped when the market is fair, just, competitive and predictably stable. Bottom line, we hope we can agree to disagree on certain matters without being personal! >From the foregoing, we are friends of all service providers. This is because without any of them, the consumer is in serious trouble. On telecommunications sector for instance, the Cofek Sector Unit responsible is a "friend" of all MSPs (Yu, Orange, Airtel and Safaricom and any other). We had the first meeting with MSPs on 25th January and hope to host another one before end of April. We will, therefore, be disappointed if the arguments posted on this forum appear to suggest that perhaps one or other MSP is better than the other without credible supporting evidence. Remember, they are all in business to make money. They wil apply different formula and strategy to this end. Cofek has no problem with their reasonable profits. Without regret, however, we are ever ready and willing to take drastic action, including seeking legal redress, should any of them go against Article 46 of the Constitution as well as Kenya Information and Communications Act (2009). It is for this reason that Cofek's first point of entry into the sector is with the quality and performance of regulatory regimes, in this case the CCK. We are interested to be assured that the CCK board of directors and management does not only comply with the law but is one that can be relied upon to deliver against world benchmarks. On occasions, we will be keen to discuss various issues - such as the tariff structure and promotions, innovations, consumer IEC, possibility of a 5th operator and why not?, MNP among others. In so doing, we work closely with media houses for instance Cofek will be on KTN Business Live discussing MNP at 2.00 pm today. In a nutshell, we are pleased to be on this forum and wish each of you a great week ahead! Kind regards, Stephen Mutoro Secretary General, COFEK www.cofek.co.ke ------Original Message------ From: alice@apc. org To: stephen(a)cofek.co.ke ReplyTo: alice@apc. org Subject: Kenya ICT Action Network. Sent: 2 Apr 2011 1:55 PM I read your opinion article featured on standard newspaper April 1st and welcome your views and analysis. I would like to invite you to join a multi-stakeholder forum called KICTANet that discusses ICT policy and regulatory issues. Thank you Alice

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Number Portability - Baptism of fire
by robert yawe 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

On the 1st of April when number portability became active I expected to see long lines at various providers customer service centres but shockingly there where none, at least not in the Nairobi CBD. We expected that there would be huge full and double page advertisements in the newspapers and scantily dressed girls and over dressed boys shoving fliers down our throats, so why hasn't it happened? Some of the offers made no sense and others might have had a negative effect, for example, Orange had a half page advertisement on a postpay offer yet when I called the listed number it went unanswered I then send an email to the address shown, it is 3 days later and I have had no response. The mistake Orange keep making is assuming that they are competing with the rest, they need to acknowledge that they are the underdog and behave accordingly. Safaricom can have a policy not to sell dual SIM phones but Orange do not have the luxury, they objective should be cannibalism. On Sunday I passed by Orange's new customer service centre at the Sarit Centre and was received with the usual cold reception, after spending a minutes working round the very small shop I walked over to talk to a staff member who was seated at a desk "texting" away on a phone oblivious to her surrounding to ask about the new postpay advert that was in the paper. As expected she had absolutely no clue of the advert or even the offer. So why is it that organisations have e-mail and intranets if information from the ivory tower is sent to the branches and floors below using Postal Mail (postive for PMG)? That is the problem with Orange and we do not really expect much better from them, but Safaricom needs to find its footing afresh as their product offerings and customer service is quickly becoming wanting. There reaction to the number portability issue seems to have missed the mark, they are concentrating on attracting new subscribers instead of trying to retain the existing ones. An associate of mine saw the N8 on offer and dragged me along as he applied for the new service, he is an existing postpay customer but because the offer is not available to existing postpay customers he had to cancel his existing contract to take up a new one so as to enjoy the phone offer. I hope the exception report will be tabled at their Monday management meeting so that they can rethink the strategy. I was tempted to do the same but realised it was actually easier to just apply afresh which will resulting in Safaricom making the mistake of thinking that the offer had brought in a new subscriber yet it the the existing ones who are taking additional lines. Safcom will realise this when my bill next month for my main line drops by 90% and the difference in usage moves to the new number. Well as is confirmed yet again, Kenyans are peculiar. 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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Introducing Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) on KICTANet
by Odhiambo Washington 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Sent on Behalf of *Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek)* Dear Alice & Others: Greetings from Cofek and I. We are very grateful to have been invited on this forum. Clearly, we have a lot to learn from you as we offer our counter views and lessons. Please allow us to make our maiden submission here. Indeed, we must hasten to mention that at Cofek we are keen to discuss * issues* and not personalities. We hope this forum will live to this expectation. As a credible and umbrella federation of consumer organizations, we are equally realistic – we are well aware that sustainable consumer benefits are best reaped when the market is fair, just, competitive and predictably stable. Bottom line, we hope we can agree to disagree on certain matters without being personal! >From the foregoing, we are friends of all service providers. This is because without any of them, the consumer is in serious trouble. On telecommunications sector for instance, the Cofek Sector Unit responsible is a “friend” of all MSPs (Yu, Orange, Airtel and Safaricom and any other). We had the first meeting with MSPs on 25th January and hope to host another one before end of April. We will, therefore, be disappointed if the arguments posted on this forum appear to suggest that perhaps one or other MSP is better than the other without credible supporting evidence. Remember, they are all in business to make money. They wil apply different formula and strategy to this end. Cofek has no problem with their reasonable profits. Without regret, however, we are ever ready and willing to take drastic action, including seeking legal redress, should any of them go against Article 46 of the Constitution as well as Kenya Information and Communications Act (2009). It is for this reason that Cofek’s first point of entry into the sector is with the quality and performance of regulatory regimes, in this case the CCK. We are interested to be assured that the CCK board of directors and management does not only comply with the law but is one that can be relied upon to deliver against world benchmarks. On occasions, we will be keen to discuss various issues – such as the tariff structure and promotions, innovations, consumer IEC, possibility of a 5th operator and why not?, MNP among others. In so doing, we work closely with media houses for instance Cofek will be on KTN Business Live discussing MNP at 2.00 pm today. In a nutshell, we are pleased to be on this forum and wish each of you a great week ahead! Kind regards, Stephen Mutoro (stephen(a)cofek.co.ke) Secretary General, COFEK *www.cofek.co.ke*

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Introducong Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) on Kictanet
by alice＠apc.org 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

From: Stephen Mutoro [mailto:stephen@cofek.co.ke]Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 9:13 AMTo: 'kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke'Subject: Introducong Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) on Kictanet: Dear Alice & Others: Greetings from Cofek and I. We are very grateful to have been invited on this forum. Clearly, we have a lot to learn from you as we offer our counter views and lessons. Please allow us to make our maiden submission here. Indeed, we must hasten to mention that at Cofek we are keen to discuss issues and not personalities. We hope this forum will live to this expectation. As a credible and umbrella federation of consumer organizations, we are equally realistic – we are well aware that sustainable consumer benefits are best reaped when the market is fair, just, competitive and predictably stable. Bottom line, we hope we can agree to disagree on certain matters without being personal! From the foregoing, we are friends of all service providers. This is because without any of them, the consumer is in serious trouble. On telecommunications sector for instance, the Cofek Sector Unit responsible is a “friend” of all MSPs (Yu, Orange, Airtel and Safaricom and any other). We had the first meeting with MSPs on 25th January and hope to host another one before end of April. We will, therefore, be disappointed if the arguments posted on this forum appear to suggest that perhaps one or other MSP is better than the other without credible supporting evidence. Remember, they are all in business to make money. They wil apply different formula and strategy to this end. Cofek has no problem with their reasonable profits. Without regret, however, we are ever ready and willing to take drastic action, including seeking legal redress, should any of them go against Article 46 of the Constitution as well as Kenya Information and Communications Act (2009). It is for this reason that Cofek’s first point of entry into the sector is with the quality and performance of regulatory regimes, in this case the CCK. We are interested to be assured that the CCK board of directors and management does not only comply with the law but is one that can be relied upon to deliver against world benchmarks. On occasions, we will be keen to discuss various issues – such as the tariff structure and promotions, innovations, consumer IEC, possibility of a 5 th operator and why not?, MNP among others. In so doing, we work closely with media houses for instance Cofek will be on KTN Business Live discussing MNP at 2.00 pm today. In a nutshell, we are pleased to be on this forum and wish each of you a great week ahead! Kind regards, Stephen Mutoro Secretary General, COFEK www.cofek.co.ke

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by alice＠apc.org 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

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Re: [kictanet] Statistics on Kenya Road Accidents
by S.Murigi Muraya 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Attn: Serikali Help us help you by telling us how we can help you. Please respond to these threads. We know how to develop the tech skills you need... -----Original Message----- From: Henry Okatch <hokatch(a)gmail.com> Sent: Friday, 1 April 2011 10:17 To: murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Statistics on Kenya Road Accidents It is very unfortunate that in this day and age, government agencies still cannot take advantage of ICT to relay some relevant information (And here am talking about statistics of whatever nature) Even if it is a subscription service, it would still be helpful. I have for the past few months been following keenly and trying to gather information about recent road accident statistics and the only statistics available are as of 2002! And this was based on a research done by UON and KU professers Am sure there are government officials from various ministries on this platform, following silently, Can somebody kindly have the hardcopy of those reports/research/statics et al, being put on soft and made available online! It sometimes become very frustrating being thrown from one dept to another when all you wanted was just information. Rgds Henry On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Andrea Bohnstedt <andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com> wrote: At least, good people, the Kenya Police website isn't currently hacked into :) Have a lovely Friday, Andrea On 1 April 2011 09:38, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> wrote: On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 23:02, Henry Okatch < [The entire original message is not included]

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The real entrepreneur
by robert yawe 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Hi, I wonder if the KICTBoard have ever interacted with this fellows or is their mandate restricted to those in "stone & mortar" premises? http://quadrantshift.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/cyber-photo.jpg http://quadrantshift.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/cyber-services-list.j… The fellow who runs this cyber cafe most likely never even saw the various adverts yet he does more to bridge the digital divide than many of us ever will. My call is for organisations like SIFE and AISEC to reach out to some of these entrepreneurs to work with them to achieve there full potential by helping them prepare those complex proposals needed for funding, this are some of the issues we really need to be looking at to bridge the digital divide. 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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Re: [kictanet] Statistics on Kenya Road Accidents
by eonchari＠lynxbits.com 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Does the board's mandate include overseeing of all GOK ICT projects, or just advise? If it is, then they should publish such info with relative ease. ----- Original Message ----- From: francis.hook(a)gmail.comTo: eonchari(a)lynxbits.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: 4/4/11 1:51 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Statistics on Kenya Road Accidents If the ICT Board were to delve into this, then there's no saying what statistics they should NOT publish - cost of agri inputs, rainfall, tourist arrivals, migration patterns of birds? hmm? I think its enough that the board has part of its mandate to computerise different ministries/departments/etc and then at their level such issues can be taken up (min of tourism, KTB, Kenya Police, min of agric. etc etc). That aside, perhaps AKI might be a good resource for such statistics since MVs invariably have to be the cause of or be involved in an accident (pedestrian, cyclist, motorist...building, etc)... On 1 April 2011 11:11, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: In the best interests of Kenyans, I think the ICT board should pick this up and oversee frequent publication of such statistics of accidents, where they happened and if possible probable causes and companies involved. On 1 April 2011 10:47, <eonchari(a)lynxbits.com> wrote: The force is ill equipped (technology & skill wise) to gather such data, but I still think there is hope. Why not create a framework (with income as an incentive) for "Gen Y" crowd etc to create such content? I beg to differ. I remember a time listening to KBC Kiswahili Service and someone from the Police Traffic department came every Friday and broke down previous weeks accidents by province including casualties and fatalities, and i do not think he was making this up _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or..ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/francis.hook%40gmail.c… 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. -- Francis Hook +254 733 504561

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Statistics on Kenya Road Accidents
by Henry Okatch 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

Hello Anyone knows where I can get recent statistics on road accidents in Kenya especially regarding PSV's Personal Vehicles et al. The current statistics are based on articles written by different individuals with conflicting statistics Ohh by the way the Kenya Police website does not have the statistics on traffic accidents online but they have one on Crime (Which is a good thing) Anybody who knows where I can get this info especially from government agencies. PS the Ministry of Roads website is not working -- Warm Regards Henry Cell +254721899572 _______________________________________________________________________________ *Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up, it knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a gazelle or a lion. When the sun comes up, you better start running. - In "The World is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman*

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Re: [kictanet] Statistics on Kenya Road Accidents
by eonchari＠lynxbits.com 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

The force is ill equipped (technology & skill wise) to gather such data, but I still think there is hope. Why not create a framework (with income as an incentive) for "Gen Y" crowd etc to create such content? ----- Original Message ----- From: hokatch(a)gmail.comTo: eonchari(a)lynxbits.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: 4/1/11 3:19 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Statistics on Kenya Road Accidents It is very unfortunate that in this day and age, government agencies still cannot take advantage of ICT to relay some relevant information (And here am talking about statistics of whatever nature) Even if it is a subscription service, it would still be helpful. I have for the past few months been following keenly and trying to gather information about recent road accident statistics and the only statistics available are as of 2002!And this was based on a research done by UON and KU professers Am sure there are government officials from various ministries on this platform, following silently, Can somebody kindly have the hardcopy of those reports/research/statics et al, being put on soft and made available online! It sometimes become very frustrating being thrown from one dept to another when all you wanted was just information. RgdsHenry On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Andrea Bohnstedt <andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com> wrote: At least, good people, the Kenya Police website isn't currently hacked into :) Have a lovely Friday, Andrea On 1 April 2011 09:38, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> wrote: On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 23:02, Henry Okatch <hokatch(a)gmail.com> wrote: Its Interesting that you mentioned the dead websites. Still no luck with the statistics and the Police traffic dept which ideally should have this info does not have it on soft. You want to hassle the MoT for the data, or Traffic Police HQs. In both cases, you are likely to encounter some very useless questions and time-wasting before you get the data. Better walk to the office you've opted for. Phone calls will not help. And just if you did not know - there are not any computers in the Police offices. The last time I checked, computers were prestigious additions gracing the furniture inside senior officers' offices - mostly for posing with during photo shoots. There is no active use of computers for daily work within the Police. I could be wrong, but trust me - I was there. Everything is done on paper and follows a specific channel (with no thinking involved). Police reforms have a long way to go. Something like Vision 3020! All you have to do is look at the Police website and take time to read the sketchy data in order to convince yourself on how far they are from the Information Age. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!! _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/andrea.bohnstedt%40rat… -- Andrea Bohnstedt Publisher+254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com Find/post East Africa careersFind/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or..ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/hokatch%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. -- Warm Regards Henry Cell +254721899572 _______________________________________________________________________________ Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up, it knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a gazelle or a lion. When the sun comes up, you better start running.- In "The World is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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And for April Fools they had to touch a sore wound...
by Collins Areba 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, who have been in the country for a week, on Thursday approved Kenya’s application for its first nuclear power station. The 35,000MW facility is to be built at a cost of Sh950 billion on a 200-acre plot in the Athi Plains, about 50km from Nairobi, and is expected to satisfy all of Kenya’s energy needs until 2040. http://www.nation.co.ke/News/UN+clears+Kenya+nuclear+energy+project+/-/1056… -- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”* ~ Alex Carey ~ Tel No: 0x2af23696

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International remittances straight to your M-PESA account
by Andrea Bohnstedt 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

Hey all, Safaricom have entered a co-operation with Western Union so that remittances can be sent straight to M-PESA accounts. I haven't seen the fee structure yet (probably the usual Western Union fees), but still - great to see that Safaricom seem to have cracked the international transfers. Another global first for Kenya, I think. Here's the press release: http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201103313887/Corporate-Press-Releases/Kenya-P… -- Andrea Bohnstedt <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt> Publisher +254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com Find/post East Africa careers<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/careers/index.php> Find/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/businessevents/index.php>

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Digital Africa
by Andrea Bohnstedt 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

Quite Kenya-focused, but that's not surprising since the author, Economist correspondent Jonathan Ledgard, lives in Nairobi. Beautifully written sweeping look at (mostly) mobile Africa: http://moreintelligentlife.com/content/ideas/jm-ledgard/digital-africa?page… Enjoy! Andrea -- Andrea Bohnstedt <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt> Publisher +254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com Find/post East Africa careers<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/careers/index.php> Find/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/businessevents/index.php>

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Re: [kictanet] Local hosting - reiterated
by robert yawe 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

Hi, Lets keep this response as a final digression from the main issue, we do no have iron ore neither aluminium therefore we shall need to import the basic raw material for making cabinets we would rather concentrate on developing microchips and have them fabricated else where. The Chinese produce millions of units a year which allows them to enjoy economies of scale, therefore before we can achieve such production capacity the casing business will have been overtaken. So we need to concentrate on the intellectual element of technology and leave the hardware business to those already entrenched. Now can we please revert back to the issue at hand, how can we provide cost effective hosting for the myriad of developers out here? Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: Collins Areba <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Sent: Thu, 31 March, 2011 10:25:31 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Local hosting - reiterated There is no way we can deliver a casing in nairobi for less than the Chinese fellow. interesting conclusion... why not? @robert, let me prepare an appropriate response for this... but i believe you are grossly in error on this. Other sectors could actually be more pivotal than IT. Food for instance, imagine if we were the best brains yet could not produce food, Inflation would hit the roof and our intellectual products would amount to null. On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 10:18 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hi Collins, > > >As much as you disagree with me you need to appreciate that with cloud computing >and smart phones we would be moving backwards if we tried to go into casing >manufacture and PCB boards as the incumbents have got the process done to a >science. There is no way we can deliver a casing in nairobi for less than the >Chinese fellow. > > >My issue is that we have graduates out there who cannot get to their full >potential because of a lack of a technological infrastructure. What I am >requesting the government it to think out of the box, we are better placed to >provide the world with intellectual products and should work in that direction. > > >On the issue of power to me it it neither her nor there we have a sank cost in >as far as the generating capacity is concerned so unless we can immediately get >a cheaper source that will enable us to continue meeting the loan repayments for >the existing capacity and still offer a lower cost to the consumer then we can >turn off the dams and geothermal stations but until then we need to live with >what we have. > > Still on the issue of cost of power can you give me an example of a manufacturing company that actually closed shop as a result of this? Cost of production, biggest component. looking up the list of companies that actually relocated to Misri and even Ethiopia... > >I do not understand the production of sufurias or jikos but I do understand >technology and from where I am sitting unless we develop the technology >infrastructure we shall never even come close to meeting the vision 2030 >objectives. > > > > Robert Yawe >KAY System Technologies Ltd >Phoenix House, 6th Floor >P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >Kenya > > >Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > > > > > ________________________________ >From: Collins Areba <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> >To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >Sent: Wed, 30 March, 2011 8:40:26 > >Subject: Re: [kictanet] Local hosting - reiterated > > >@robert, with all respect, you seem to look at every other industry as inferior >compared to information technology. I beg to differ: > > Here are my reasons: > >The Industry is reliant on electronic gadgets imported from China and south >Korea, these components will increasingly become a significant expenditure not >only by Kenya but also by the other nations in the region. > > >Thanks to technology, CNC (Computer numerical control machining) and CAD / CAM, >the technology gap between Kenya and China is easily narrowed. This means that >technically if we wanted to start manufacturing PCBs, all we would need are the >equipment, standard layout designs and raw materials. Then we can innovate and >improve on existing ones. > > >This would fly in the face of your thinkin but actually, after roads GOK should >be looking at Energy. (If you ask me it should have looked at energy first). Why >Kenyan electricity is 5 times more expensive than china's is a matter for >another discussion but Kenya should aspire to have the cheapest electricity in >the continent. (Green or not green notwithstanding, cheap first, then maybe >green). > > >On the Jua kali sheds, what GOK needs is to have extension officers to now work >on getting those boyt and girls hammering 220L barrels into pans and jikos into >better fabrication technologies to improve productivity. I believe that granted, >these willbe the centers that will start manufacturing components. a shed in >Nairobi could be doing computer cases, another in coast could be doing monitors, >another could be doing power supplies...e..t.c. > > > > > >On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 7:54 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >This says a lot about the governments lip service on vision 2030, the setting up >of special economic zones and jua kali sheds is so industrial revolution >thinking. >> >> >>With technology the entire country becomes an special economic zone whose only >>infrastructure requirements are data centres and high speed broadband (wired or >>otherwise) all of which are much cheaper to install than 4 lane highways and >>11,000 kilo volt power sub-stations, or could it be the issue of 10%. >> >> >>Kazi kwa vijani needs to look beyond the standard 8 drop out to the university >>graduate who already has the skills and is only looking for an enabling >>environment. >> >> >>Dr. Ndemo, I propose you call your counterpart in the Ministry of >>Industrialisation and which ever other ministry is involved in the jua kali shed >>project and insist to be given 1 shed in every constituency then take the cash >>equivalent and set-up a hosting and collocation centre. >> >> >>All it requires is 1000 square feet of space in your offices (digitise your >>files and move the physical ones to Kabartonjo). From your offices get at least >>a 1 gigabit link to KIXP and as you are next to Oranges Telephone House which >>sits on a node of the Secom marine cable you can tap in for the international >>bandwidth. >> >> >>The other link you require is to KeNET (http://www.kenet.or.ke) the education >>network hub, which I believe is currently asleep so that the location can be >>accessed across all universities. This is critical as we know what happened >>when the developers of google and facebook went through when trying to host >>within their campuses. >> >> >>If you leave the issue of hosting and collocation to market forces and private >>enterprise then our young developers and doomed to languish in poverty like our >>great artists. This is the 1968 of technology time to setup an ICDC and KNTC >>type entities for the technology industry which you can then float like >>safaricom and kenya power after the market has matured. >> >> >>>From where I sit not even Safaricom or Airtel have the resources or willpower to >>salvage this situation. >> Robert Yawe >>KAY System Technologies Ltd >>Phoenix House, 6th Floor >>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >>Kenya >> >> >>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ From: Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> >>To: robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk >>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>Sent: Tue, 29 March, 2011 17:57:58 >>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Local hosting - reiterated >> >> >>Developers and Local Hosting providers have for long been involved in the >>"chicken before the egg" situation where hosting firms say that demand has to >>increase for prices to come down, they have to justify investment. Developers >>meanwhile want prices to come down before they host locally, with some of them >>barely having budgets. >> >> >> >>At the same time, local hosting firms have to learn to offer world class cutting >>edge platforms and interfaces to their users if they are going to adopt them. >> >> >>At the same time, it aids when those providing this services go into technical >>details, like the type of databases offered, supported scripting languages >>rather than just tell us 2 databases, developers need that information. >> >> >>Rememeber there is tough competition from the likes of Amazon who have a robust >>cloud infrastructure which is free for low usage >>(http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/) >> >> >>As a case study, a local developer has done a popular application , AroundMe >>(Nokia Ovi store - http://store.ovi.com/content/103911#/content/103911/reviews) >>which has been downloaded more than 10,000 times and with 30,000 searches. The >>app uses the Google App Engine (https://appengine.google.com/) cloud platform, >>also free to a certain usage . To now the app is still operating on the free >>limit (http://aroundmenow.appspot.com/) >> >>_______________________________________________ >>kictanet mailing list >>kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >>This message was sent to: arebacollins(a)gmail.com >>Unsubscribe or change your options at >>http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/arebacollins%40gmail.c… >> >> > > >-- > >“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of >great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of >corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting >corporate power against democracy” > >~ Alex Carey ~ >Tel No: 0x2af23696 > > -- “The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy” ~ Alex Carey ~ Tel No: 0x2af23696

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