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Safaricom changes to Karibu post-pay tariff plans revealed
by Victor Kapiyo 01 May '15

01 May '15

Dear listers I'd be interested to know CA's position on this issue and the steps being taken to protect consumers. *Safaricom changes to Karibu post-pay tariff plans revealed* Safaricom subscribers on the Karibu post-pay tariff will lose all unused airtime, SMS credits and data from their old plans on May 26 this year. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Safaricom-changes-Karibu-… *Safaricom's bid to limit users meets opposition* Telecoms operator Safaricom's attempt to have its post-paid tariff users use up their accumulated airtime, SMS credits and data in one month on Thursday met stiff opposition from consumers who complained that the move amounted to a breach of contract. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Safaricom-bid-to-limit-us… Victor Kapiyo ==================================================== *"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude" Zig Ziglar*

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Standard Digital News - President Uhuru Kenyatta goes for tablets to cure laptop headache
by Mouz 01 May '15

01 May '15

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/?articleID=2000160640&story_title=pre… ./mouz

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Re: [kictanet] Alice Munyua elected to the ISOC board : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections
by muriuki mureithi 30 Apr '15

30 Apr '15

Congratulations to the Alice thanks for flying the flag high Kind regards Muriuki Mureithi Sent from Samsung tablet -------- Original message -------- From: Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date:27/04/2015 10:27 (GMT+03:00) To: muriukimureithi9(a)gmail.com Cc: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> Subject: [kictanet] Alice Munyua elected to the ISOC board : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections FYI,, It is now official, Alice Munyua has been elected to the ISOC board by Organizational Members. Congratulations. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gihan Dias via Internet Society <Mail(a)connectedcommunity.org> Date: 25 April 2015 at 06:50 Subject: Open Forum : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections To: kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com == Please, reply ABOVE THIS LINE == Open Forum Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections Apr 24, 2015 11:50 PM Gihan Dias The Elections Committee is pleased to announce the final results of the 2015 selections to the ISoc Board of Trustees, following the rejection by the ISoc Board of the challenge to Alice Munyua's candidacy. Accordingly, Alice Munyua has been elected to the board by Organizational Members, Walid Al-Saqaf has been elected to the board by the Chapter delegates, and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) has selected, and the IETF confirmed, Gonzalo Camarillo and John Levine to serve as ISoc trustees, following the process documented in RFC 3677. The term of office for all of the new Trustees will be three years, commencing with ISoc's Annual General Meeting in July 2015. The Elections Committee congratulates the new Trustees. It also extends its thanks, once more, to all the candidates and to everyone who participated in the elections process. Respectfully submitted, Gihan Dias Chairman, Elections Committee Reply All via Email Login to Contact Sender View Thread Flag as Inappropriate Post to Group via Email You are subscribed to "Open Forum" as kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com. To change your subscriptions, go to My Subscriptions. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to Unsubscribe.

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Chief Digital Officer, Longhorn Publishers
by Ali Hussein 30 Apr '15

30 Apr '15

Listers Greetings. The above refers. The position is self-explanatory. If interested and feel you have the right fit please inbox me privately with your profile. Regards Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Fwd: [Skunkworks] C# Developers required Urgently - Interview tomorrow!
by Barrack Otieno 30 Apr '15

30 Apr '15

Fyi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Paul Roy via skunkworks <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 16:26:32 +0300 Subject: [Skunkworks] C# Developers required Urgently - Interview tomorrow! To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> I have a friend from Seychelles who is in the country looking at hiring developers urgently for for a project in their country. Requirement: Finished college, available to start immediately, be good in developing software using C# and dotnet framework. The salary range is given around 3,000 USD for successful candidates and they will offer flights and accommodation. You have an opportunity to make it if you can be at Stanley Sarova tomorrow (Thursday 30th) latest 3 pm. Interview will start from 13:00 - 15:00 I am not related to them in anyway and all CVs should be emailed to Lanka Dorby dgit(a)ict.gov.sc and confirm your interview attendance for tomorrow. Her mobile number is +2482723252 Do not email CVs to me please and I will NOT help facilitate your hiring if you fail the interview. Roy. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: [CCWG-ACCT] FW: Remarks of Assistant Secretary Strickling at Internet2 Global Summit
by Barrack Otieno 30 Apr '15

30 Apr '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Paul Rosenzweig <paul.rosenzweig(a)redbranchconsulting.com> Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 09:31:45 -0400 Subject: [CCWG-ACCT] FW: Remarks of Assistant Secretary Strickling at Internet2 Global Summit To: accountability-cross-community(a)icann.org These may be of interest to the community Paul Paul Rosenzweig <mailto:paul.rosenzweigesq@redbranchconsulting.com> paul.rosenzweig(a)redbranchconsulting.com O: +1 (202) 547-0660 M: +1 (202) 329-9650 VOIP: +1 (202) 738-1739 Skype: paul.rosenzweig1066 <http://www.redbranchconsulting.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=articl e&id=19&Itemid=9> Link to my PGP Key From: Joelle Tessler [mailto:JTessler@ntia.doc.gov] Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 5:07 PM To: Joelle Tessler Subject: Remarks of Assistant Secretary Strickling at Internet2 Global Summit Remarks of Assistant Secretary Strickling at Internet2 Global Summit Remarks of Lawrence E. Strickling Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information Internet2 Global Summit Washington, D.C. April 28, 2015 http://www.ntia.doc.gov/speechtestimony/2015/remarks-assistant-secretary-str ickling-internet2-global-summit --As Prepared for Delivery-- I am honored to be here to speak at Internet 2's Global Summit. Internet2 has been a strong partner with NTIA as a recipient of a $62 million Recovery Act broadband grant. With this grant, Internet2 has lit or upgraded over 18,000 miles of a national fiber backbone network. This 100 gigabit per second backbone is accessible to more than 93,000 community anchor institutions through Internet 2's partnership with regional research and education networks. Several of these networks also received NTIA grants so we know that in Michigan, North Carolina and numerous other states, the good work of Internet 2 and the research and education community is driving higher speeds and lower cost broadband for schools and other institutions of learning. However, I did not come here today to talk about broadband. My topic today is Internet governance. This is an important and timely issue for everyone who relies on the Internet but particularly for the members of Internet2. As your website states, "the commercial Internet we know today was shaped by the vision and work of the people and organizations in the Internet2 community." Indeed, we only enjoy the Internet today due to the engagement of the academic community decades ago. The first four nodes on ARPANET, the experimental network from which the Internet evolved, were universities: UCLA, Stanford, the University of California at Santa Barbara and the University of Utah. The first message ever sent was between UCLA and Stanford. We know from history that this first attempt to login crashed the system but the problem was quickly fixed and the rest is history. New challenges to the Internet emerge every day, whether they are related to cybersecurity, privacy, or the free flow of information across borders. As we confront these challenges, we continue to debate a key question that has dominated international discussions over the last decade or so, specifically who should govern the Internet? Who should make the decisions that determine what the Internet of tomorrow will look like? How can we ensure that the decisions made today will enable the Internet to continue to thrive as the amazing engine of economic growth and innovation we enjoy today? The debate has focused on two very different choices. One choice is that governments alone should make the key decisions on the governance of the Internet. This is the choice favored by authoritarian governments that want to restrict the information available to their citizens. The other choice is to rely on all stakeholders to make these decisions through what is known as the multistakeholder model of Internet governance. What do we mean by the multistakeholder model? One expert defines the multistakeholder model as different interest groups coming together on an equal footing to "identify problems, define solutions, and agree on roles and responsibilities for policy development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/print/speechtestimony/2015/remarks-assistant-secret ary-strickling-internet2-global-summit#_ftn1> [1]" >From that description, there are two key attributes to emphasize: participation and consensus decision-making. Let me start with participation. Internet policy issues draw a much larger range of stakeholders than traditional telecommunications issues. One key benefit of multistakeholder processes is that they can include and engage all interested parties. Such parties can include industry, civil society, government, technical and academic experts and even the general public. The Internet is a diverse, multi-layered system that thrives only through the cooperation of many different parties. Solving, or even meaningfully discussing, policy issues in this space, requires engaging these different parties. Indeed, by encouraging the participation of all interested parties, multistakeholder processes can encourage broader and more creative problem solving. The second key attribute is consensus decision-making. It is important that stakeholders come together on an equal footing. The best way to ensure that all parties are treated equally is to make decisions on a consensus basis. Final decisions need to reflect the views of all stakeholders as opposed to just the views of only one of the stakeholder communities involved. Multistakeholder organizations such as the Internet Engineering Task Force and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) have played a major role in the design and operation of the Internet and are directly responsible for its success. Within the Obama Administration, we believe that maintaining and extending this model is important to ensure the continued growth and innovation of the Internet. There is bipartisan support for the multistakeholder model of Internet governance. Both Republican and Democratic administrations have consistently emphasized that the multistakeholder process is the best mechanism for making decisions about how the Internet should be managed. Congress agrees. Earlier this spring, the Senate unanimously passed Senate Resolution 71, which states that the "United States remains committed to the multistakeholder model of Internet governance in which the private sector works in collaboration with civil society, governments, and technical experts in a consensus fashion." Today, the Internet is at a critical juncture. We are continuing to oppose efforts by authoritarian regimes to replace multistakeholder decision making with a process limited only to governments. This debate came to a head in 2012 at the International Telecommunication Union's World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai. At this meeting, governments split over whether the ITU, a United Nations organization in which only nations have a vote, should have more control over the Internet. A majority of countries there supported greater governmental control. However, since that conference, we have seen a growing acceptance of the multistakeholder model around the world, but particularly in developing countries. Democracies in the developed world have long supported the multistakeholder model of Internet policymaking. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) adopted a set of principles for Internet policymaking in 2011 that strongly endorse multistakeholder cooperation. The OECD principles state, "multistakeholder processes have been shown to provide the flexibility and global scalability required to address Internet policy challenges." What is now emerging is greater acceptance of the model in developing countries. A year ago, Brazil hosted the successful NetMundial conference, which brought together a wide range of stakeholders including technical experts, civil society groups, industry representatives and government officials, all on an equal footing with each other. At this meeting not only did participants agree that Internet governance should be built on democratic multistakeholder processes, the entire meeting was a demonstration of the open, participative, and consensus-driven governance that has allowed the Internet to develop as an unparalleled engine of economic growth and innovation. Most recently, at the ITU's 2014 Plenipotentiary conference in Busan, Korea late last year, we saw the fruits of all our work to preserve multistakeholder Internet governance. The United States achieved all of its objectives in Busan, including keeping the ITU's work focused on its current mandate and not expanding its role into Internet and cybersecurity issues. This validation of the multistakeholder model comes at a critical time. Last year, NTIA announced its intention to complete the privatization of the Internet Domain Name System (DNS). Key to the operation of the DNS is the performance of important technical functions known as the IANA functions, the most well known of which is the maintenance of the authoritative root zone file, the telephone book for the Internet that supports the routing of all traffic to websites. The process of privatization of the DNS began in 1998, when NTIA entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ICANN to transition technical DNS coordination and management functions to the private sector. A year ago in March, NTIA asked ICANN to convene a multistakeholder process to develop a proposal to take the final step to complete the transition of the U.S. stewardship over the IANA functions to the international community. We did this to ensure that the multistakeholder model for DNS coordination continues. Some governments have long bristled at the historical role the U.S. government has played in the DNS and have used our continued stewardship of the DNS as an excuse to argue for greater government control over how the Internet is governed. When we announced this transition, we outlined some specific conditions that must be addressed before this transition takes place. First, the proposal must support and enhance the multistakeholder model of Internet governance, in that it should be developed by the multistakeholder community and have broad community support. More specifically, we will not accept a transition proposal that replaces the NTIA role with a government-led or intergovernmental organization solution. Second, the proposal must maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the domain name system. Third, it must meet the needs and expectations of the global customers and partners of the IANA services. And finally, it must maintain the openness of the Internet. We are pleased that the community has responded enthusiastically to our call to develop a transition plan that will ensure the stability, security and openness of the Internet. The community is in the process of developing proposals related to the specific IANA functions as well as examining how to ensure ICANN remains accountable to the global Internet community. I am confident that engaging the global Internet community to work out these important issues will strengthen the multistakeholder process and will result in ICANN's becoming even more directly accountable to the customers of the IANA functions and to the broader Internet community. Some of you here today are likely participating in the stakeholder discussions to design the transition plan. Others of you are no doubt wondering why you should care about this transition and what is at stake for you. The members of Internet2, such as universities and research institutions, depend on the free flow of information. Completing the privatization of the Domain Name System is an important step to ensure that the Internet remains a global platform for the free exchange of ideas, commerce and social progress. Failing to complete the transition, as we promised 17 years ago, risks breaking trust in the United States and in the underlying system that has enabled the Internet to work seamlessly for consumers and businesses. Introducing this uncertainty could have a significant impact on American companies that depend on the Internet to do business if other countries respond by erecting barriers to the free flow of information or worst case, abandoning the long-held belief in the power of a single Internet root. The transition plan is being developed by the Internet's stakeholders and must be a proposal that generates consensus support from the multistakeholder community. All of you can play a role to ensure a good outcome. First, I encourage you to participate in the transition planning process. You are an important constituency and those crafting this plan must hear from you as this transition progresses. Second, stay informed on the progress of the transition. When the community completes its consensus plan, let your voice be heard in support of completing the transition. We all have a stake in this transition and in ensuring the Internet remains an open, dynamic platform for economic and social progress. Decades ago, the academic community played a central role in the development of the Internet; now we need you to play an active role in its future. Thank you for listening. Joelle Tessler Manager of Stakeholder Relations and Outreach National Telecommunications and Information Administration U.S. Department of Commerce jtessler(a)ntia.doc.gov <mailto:jtessler@ntia.doc.gov> -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Safaricom gets crucial support in battle with CA
by Grace Githaiga 30 Apr '15

30 Apr '15

Telecoms operator Safaricom has received crucial support in its war with the Francis Wangusi-led Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) which wants to automatically declare it a dominant player in the market.The support came from the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK), the consumer markets referee, which has poked holes into Mr Wangusi’s draft regulations that will from mid-June declare Safaricom a dominant player on grounds that it controls more than 50 per cent of the telecoms market. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Safaricom-gets-crucial-su…

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Internet Governance in May - Some background information
by Barrack Otieno 30 Apr '15

30 Apr '15

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Constance Bommelaer <bommelaer(a)isoc.org> Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 15:07:13 +0000 Subject: [Internet Policy] Internet Governance in May - Some background information To: Internet Policy External <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Dear all, May has traditionally been a busy month for Internet governance discussions in Geneva. This year is no different, but the stakes are higher for those who care about the Internet and its future. 2015 is the year where we celebrate the 10 years of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). For the past 10 years, governments, the private sector, civil society, academia and the Internet technical community have worked together at the local and the global levels to make the Internet a useful tool for development. We now have more than 3 billion people online, with growth mostly in developing countries. We have more work to do to reach the vision of an "Internet for Everyone"; but much has been achieved and we should celebrate success. May will be populated with a series of WSIS-related meetings taking place in Geneva. Here is some background information to help you navigate and engage in these discussions: * CSTD<http://unctad.org/en/Pages/MeetingDetails.aspx?meetingid=606> (4-8 May): This is the last phase of the WSIS review process before the UN General Assembly process begins in June. A report on "Implementing WSIS outcomes: A ten-year review" will be discussed, and a Resolution on WSIS will be negotiated, which will provide important guidance for the events to happen in New York in December. Raul Echeberria, VP Global Engagement (ISOC), has been invited to deliver a high-level statement at this occasion. * IGF MAG and Open Consultations<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/> (20-22 May): The Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) will continue preparations for the 2015 Internet Governance Forum, to be held 10-13 November 2015 in Brazil. Much efforts are spent on intersessional work and ongoing progress with Best Practice Forums<http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/best-practice-forums>, a format that focuses on sharing lessons learned from dealing with tangible issues such as spam. A new track on developing "Policy menus for Connecting the Next Billion" has also been launched. We will be sending a separate note on how to concretely engage in this work next week. * ITU Council 2015<http://www.itu.int/en/council/Pages/default.aspx> (12-22 May): ITU Council meetings are open to all ITU Member States as well as ITU sector members and are available as webcasts to Member States and sector members. It is expected that the Council will discuss the role of the ITU in the WSIS process. * ITU WSIS Forum<http://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2015/> (25-29 May): WSIS Forums provide an annual avenue to take stock of progress on WSIS Action Lines. The Internet Society is organizing a set of sessions (collaborative security, local content) and will have high-level representatives delivering policy statements. The theme of this year's forum is "Innovating Together: Enabling ICTs for Sustainable Development". More to follow as we get closer to the event. The original WSIS process took place soon after international agreement on the creation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Similarly, this year's final WSIS+10 review takes place shortly after the follow-up to the MDGs, the so called Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to be adopted in New York, 25 - 27 September 2015. It is already quite apparent that the SDG process is going to influence the direction of the WSIS beyond 2015 towards the contribution of ICTs for development. As you can see, 2015 is a busy year for Internet Governance and the Internet Society will continue to be on the front and facilitate the participation of the Internet community. For an outlook and key global and local IG tracks this year, visit our Internet governance timeline: http://www.internetsociety.org/igtimeline Additional information will be circulated w.r. to each of these events. In the meantime, if you plan to participate or have any questions, please let us know! Best regards, Constance Bommelaer Senior Director, Global Internet Policy The Internet Society http://www.isoc.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Women in tech - Mpesa Migration Story
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 29 Apr '15

29 Apr '15

It was said to be one of the biggest and most complex projects the company had ever embarked on and the information technology specialist, who led the team of 320 people in the Herculean task of moving M-Pesa servers from Germany to Kenya -- a process that lasted between 11 p.m. on Friday April 17 and 11.30 a.m. on April 19 after years of meticulous planning -- received special mention from the CEO. http://mobile.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/-/1950774/2696774/-/format/xhtml/-/618… -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u Nairobi Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu>

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Reminder: Invitation to IANA stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability consultative forum for Kenya
by Mwendwa Kivuva 29 Apr '15

29 Apr '15

Dear all, The Kenyan Internet community will hold a consultative forum at the Nairobi Safari Club (Lillian Towers), University Way, on Thursday 30th April 2015 from 2PM on the IANA Functions Stewardship Transition from NTIA to the global multistakeholder community, and Enhancing ICANN Accountability. Date: Thursday, 30th April 2015. Time: 2.00PM Venue: Nairobi Safari Club, University This email is to invite you to the event, and also solicit comments and feedback from the Kenya community from those who cannot attend the face to face meeting on the transition of the IANA functions stewardship role from the US Government. Please give feedback using this short survey here, and also share it with your networks: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NXSQ7FG For those attending the meeting, Please RSVP for logistics purposes. NB: Parking can be accessed at the Nairobi Safari club parking opposite Uchumi Supermarket (former Kengeles Grounds). AGENDA ---------------- 1400hrs: IANA transition and ICANN Accountability, - 1ne and a half hours. 1530hrs: African DNS Forum brief, and Leadership opportunities within ICANN for Africa - 30 minutes BACKGROUND On 14th March 2014, the U.S. Government announced its intent to transition its stewardship of the IANA functions to the global multistakeholder community: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition… . Following this announcement, ICANN, was tasked with facilitating the development of a global, and representative proposal based on the following principles: 1. Support and enhance the multistakeholder model; 2. Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS; 3. Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and partners of the IANA services; 4. Maintain the openness of the Internet. 5. The proposal must not replace the NTIA role with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution. The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) was formed in July 2014 (https://www.icann.org/en/stewardship) and tasked with assembling and delivering a proposal to NTIA through the ICANN Board. The ICG constituted three special interest groups representing the Domain Names community (NRO members), Numbering Resources community (CWG), and the Protocol Parameters community (IETF), ICG shall compile the proposals from the three communities into a single proposal which the ICG shall submit to the board for review, and the board shall forward the final proposal to NTIA. The three communities affected by IANA functions, IETF (handling protocol parameters), Numbering community - CRISP Team (under the umbrella of NRO), and Domain Names community (Cross Community Working Group) have released proposals on how the IANA transition should be handles. Number resource process and proposal can be found here: https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight/consolidated… IETF process and proposal can be found here: https://www.ietf.org/iana-transition.html Domain names community process and proposal can be found here: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IAN… -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Digital Piracy - Nigeria Copyright Proposed Bill in Parliament
by Bernard Kioko 28 Apr '15

28 Apr '15

A number of you took issue with my going to court to petition for ISPs to block piracy websites - by saying it would amount to restricting internet freedom. Well Nigeria seems be ahead on the same. http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/04/ncc-proposes-bill-on-digital-piracy-t o-impose-two-percent-levy-on-dvds-others/ Regards Bernard -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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The Future of CyberSpace in Kenya
by Nanjira Sambuli 28 Apr '15

28 Apr '15

Hi Listers, I penned this after attending the Global Conference on Cyberspace at the Hague (16-17 April). As always, Kenya government was quick to signing docs, not heard on the various discussions. To me, a shame from the ‘home of the Silicon Savannah’. (NG and SA were also missing). https://medium.com/@ninanjira/the-future-of-cyberspace-the-kenyan-position-… <https://medium.com/@ninanjira/the-future-of-cyberspace-the-kenyan-position-…> Regards, Nanjira. About.Me <http://about.me/ninanjira>| Twitter <http://nanjira.com/> | Google+ <https://plus.google.com/107895438010445454247> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/nanjira>

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Re: [kictanet] Alice Munyua elected to the ISOC board : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections
by GG 27 Apr '15

27 Apr '15

+1 --- Original Message --- From: "muriuki mureithi via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: 27 April 2015 12:24 To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Cc: "muriuki mureithi" <muriukimureithi9(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Alice Munyua elected to the ISOC board : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections Congratulations to the Alice thanks for flying the flag high Kind regards Muriuki Mureithi Sent from Samsung tablet -------- Original message -------- From: Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date:27/04/2015 10:27 (GMT+03:00) To: muriukimureithi9(a)gmail.com Cc: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> Subject: [kictanet] Alice Munyua elected to the ISOC board : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections FYI,, It is now official, Alice Munyua has been elected to the ISOC board by Organizational Members. Congratulations. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gihan Dias via Internet Society <Mail(a)connectedcommunity.org> Date: 25 April 2015 at 06:50 Subject: Open Forum : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections To: kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com == Please, reply ABOVE THIS LINE == Open Forum Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections Apr 24, 2015 11:50 PM Gihan Dias The Elections Committee is pleased to announce the final results of the 2015 selections to the ISoc Board of Trustees, following the rejection by the ISoc Board of the challenge to Alice Munyua's candidacy. Accordingly, Alice Munyua has been elected to the board by Organizational Members, Walid Al-Saqaf has been elected to the board by the Chapter delegates, and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) has selected, and the IETF confirmed, Gonzalo Camarillo and John Levine to serve as ISoc trustees, following the process documented in RFC 3677. The term of office for all of the new Trustees will be three years, commencing with ISoc's Annual General Meeting in July 2015. The Elections Committee congratulates the new Trustees. It also extends its thanks, once more, to all the candidates and to everyone who participated in the elections process. Respectfully submitted, Gihan Dias Chairman, Elections Committee Reply All via Email Login to Contact Sender View Thread Flag as Inappropriate Post to Group via Email You are subscribed to "Open Forum" as kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com. To change your subscriptions, go to My Subscriptions. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to Unsubscribe. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ggithaiga%40hotmail.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.

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Alice Munyua elected to the ISOC board : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections
by Mwendwa Kivuva 27 Apr '15

27 Apr '15

FYI,, It is now official, Alice Munyua has been elected to the ISOC board by Organizational Members. Congratulations. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gihan Dias via Internet Society <Mail(a)connectedcommunity.org> Date: 25 April 2015 at 06:50 Subject: Open Forum : Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections To: kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com == Please, reply ABOVE THIS LINE == ------------------------------ Open Forum <http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/…> Final results of the 2015 ISoc Board of Trustee elections <http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/…> [image: Gihan Dias] <http://connect.internetsociety.org/network/members/profile/?UserKey=81cf51a…> Apr 24, 2015 11:50 PM Gihan Dias <http://connect.internetsociety.org/network/members/profile/?UserKey=81cf51a…> The Elections Committee is pleased to announce the final results of the 2015 selections to the ISoc Board of Trustees, following the rejection by the ISoc Board of the challenge to Alice Munyua's candidacy. Accordingly, Alice Munyua <https://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/other/alice-munyua> has been elected to the board by Organizational Members, Walid Al-Saqaf <http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/other/walid-al-saqaf> has been elected to the board by the Chapter delegates, and the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) has selected, and the IETF confirmed, Gonzalo Camarillo <https://www.linkedin.com/pub/gonzalo-camarillo/1/475/925> and John Levine <http://johnlevine.com/> to serve as ISoc trustees, following the process documented in RFC 3677. The term of office for all of the new Trustees will be three years, commencing with ISoc's Annual General Meeting in July 2015. The Elections Committee congratulates the new Trustees. It also extends its thanks, once more, to all the candidates and to everyone who participated in the elections process. Respectfully submitted, Gihan Dias Chairman, Elections Committee *Reply All via Email <INTERNETSOCIETY_openforum_a89d1efe-c130-4331-b441-93eb5424c022@ConnectedCommunity.org?subject=Re:+Final+results+of+the+2015+ISoc+Board+of+Trustee+elections>* *Login to Contact Sender <http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/all-discussions/postreply/?G…>* *View Thread <http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/…>* *Flag as Inappropriate <http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer/…>* *Post to Group via Email <INTERNETSOCIETY-openforum(a)ConnectedCommunity.org>* You are subscribed to "Open Forum" as kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com. To change your subscriptions, go to My Subscriptions <http://connect.internetsociety.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions>. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to Unsubscribe <http://connect.internetsociety.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?Use…> . [image: Internet Society] <http://connect.internetsociety.org/internetsociety>

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 95, Issue 39
by Delano Kiilu 24 Apr '15

24 Apr '15

1. A WorldClass University Interesting views but the facts remain that the University will be a massive business investment driven by an entirely different business model and will likely not flow with the existing rationale. My view is that what is even more important is the DNA that will infuse this endeavor and create the lifeblood that will fuel the growth of the city around this important core. That said there are a number of current models being looked into which break the mold entirely on anything that we've seen previously. I'd like to challenge the group to dream again. For example we might end up with an advanced institution that also focuses on future-tech athletics and sports that drives business through the Konza Stadium. Its all possible as with the below example of a non-traditional model: http://iovine-young.usc.edu/ Lets think out of the box. Regards Delano Kiilu Longwe On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 11:34 AM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: A Worldclass University is all Konza Technocity Needs: > The rest will follow (John Kieti) > 2. AfricaHackon Conference - Call for Papers (christian kisutsa) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:42:05 +0300 > From: John Kieti <jkieti(a)gmail.com> > To: James Kulubi <jkulubi(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] A Worldclass University is all Konza > Technocity Needs: The rest will follow > Message-ID: > < > CAOZidXoxbxGXq0dq5QDnk5Ci0VxfLVnWhH_wPMJj82WK2VtcFg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Prof. Kulubi, > > That Moi University would be the best parallel to the proposed first > university in Konza is not convincing. This is more so as regards the > aspects (i) a world class university (ii) focusing on innovation and > entrepreneurship. Your point about inflexibility and inherent bureaucracy > of the world's top universities is well noted. Your point about following > the MSC Malaysia model is noted. I stand corrected but I would think the > MSC Malaysia model is a lot more about a special economic zone with tax > breaks which is OK but does not directly address our specific dream of home > grown scalable IT enterprises tapping into home grown world-class talent. > > That said this is a good discourse that may not have absolutes. > > ps. is being academic a bad thing? > > best > > On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 10:12 PM, James Kulubi <jkulubi(a)yahoo.co.uk> > wrote: > > > John, > > You may be easily accused of being academic. Careful examination of your > > statement "For instance we have seen thriving new University towns in > > Kenya. From Egerton, to Maseno, to Daystar and other universities, we see > > independently thriving ecosystems." shows that you are trying to select > > cases that fit your imaginations. > > The best example of a Kenyan university that fits Konza is Moi University > > - not Egerton, Maseno or Daystar. Moi started as a government sponsored > > science and technology university but quickly degenerated into something > > else. You can confirm with the report of the second university in Kenya. > > Moi University's location with respect to Eldoret is similar to Konza's > > with respect to Nairobi. It is 35 kms from Eldoret. Moi's impact the > local > > town - Kesses - is well know. After 30 years of existence, Kesses is not > a > > leading innovation centre. Neither has any leading international company > > found it appropriate to set base at Kesses. > > But the best of the Kenyan KCSE graduates still go to Moi University and > > the best of the Kenyan lecturers teach at Moi. Why are the leading > > innovation companies not going to Kesses? Must you hand over the > > institution to them so that they come? Most leading universities have > very > > restrictive policies on setting up constituent colleges and more so in > > foreign countries. > > If you reflect on these questions deeply, then you will see that the > > focus should not be on setting up a university campus. It should be to > set > > up an ICT city modeled along the lines of the Multimedia Super corridor > in > > Malaysia or other inovation centres elsewhere. Institutions (schools, > > universities, hospitals, etc) will follow when you get the city concept > > right. > > Regards > > Prof. James Kulubi > > > > > > > > On Thursday, 23 April 2015, 21:06, John Kieti via kictanet < > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > > > > Dear Listers and Pundits, > > > > Hear is my long overdue article on what expedited establishment of a > > University focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship at Konza > Technocity > > would mean. > > > > > http://www.gmeltdown.com/2015/04/a-worldclass-university-is-all-konza.html > > > > Am advised that there's similar thinking already at KoTDA. What do > pundits > > here think? > > > > Best regards > > > > -- > > > > John Kieti > > Phone: +254-735-764242 // +254-722-764242 > > Twitter: @johnKieti // Skype: jkieti > > Blog: gmeltdown.com <http://www.gmeltdown.com/> // LinkedIn: > > https://ke.linkedin.com/in/*kieti* <https://ke.linkedin.com/in/kieti> > > > > The ordinary just won't do > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jkulubi%40yahoo.co.uk > > > > 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. > > > > > > > -- > > John Kieti > Phone: +254-735-764242 // +254-722-764242 > Twitter: @johnKieti // Skype: jkieti > Blog: gmeltdown.com <http://www.gmeltdown.com> // LinkedIn: > https://ke.linkedin.com/in/*kieti* <https://ke.linkedin.com/in/kieti> > > The ordinary just won't do >

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A Worldclass University is all Konza Technocity Needs: The rest will follow
by John Kieti 24 Apr '15

24 Apr '15

Dear Listers and Pundits, Hear is my long overdue article on what expedited establishment of a University focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship at Konza Technocity would mean. http://www.gmeltdown.com/2015/04/a-worldclass-university-is-all-konza.html Am advised that there's similar thinking already at KoTDA. What do pundits here think? Best regards -- John Kieti Phone: +254-735-764242 // +254-722-764242 Twitter: @johnKieti // Skype: jkieti Blog: gmeltdown.com <http://www.gmeltdown.com> // LinkedIn: https://ke.linkedin.com/in/*kieti* <https://ke.linkedin.com/in/kieti> The ordinary just won't do

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FW: Deveint is Hiring - Circulate in Your Circles
by Norman Boinett 24 Apr '15

24 Apr '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Anthony Nandaa <profnandaa(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 7:16 PM Subject: Deveint is Hiring - Circulate in Your Circles To: "Devs@Deveint" <devs(a)deveint.com> Cc: Norman Boinett <nboinett(a)gmail.com> We are welcoming direct referrals for these roles, from the internals. Send me the emails of the referrals and I will be on it. These are the roles: - 1 .NET developer – senior developer, at least 2 years of experience developing on .NET - 1 .NET developer Intern – junior developer, at least 1 year experience developing on .NET - 1 Android Developer Intern - at least 1 year experience developing Android apps - 1 PHP fullstack developer Intern – experience with PHP frameworks (CodeIgniter, Zend or Yii) - 1 Designer – 2+ years experience with AI and Ps; HTML/CSS will be an added advantage. For more details and how to apply: - http://blog.kaziplus.com/2015/04/deveint-is-hiring-1/ Rgds, Nandaa -- *Nandaa Anthony,* *Software Architect, Serial Founder & Mentor.**Twitter/Github: *@profnandaa <http://twitter.com/profnandaa> *Blog: *www.nandaa.com <http://nandaa.com/> *Quick Links:* labs.beyon.de | www.deveint.com | www.gdgnairobi.info -- *“And one should bear in mind that there is nothing more difficult to execute, more dubious of success, nor more dangerous to administer than to introduce a new order of things; for he whointroduces it has all those who profit from the old order as his enemies,and he has only lukewarm allies in all those who might profit from the new. This lukewarmness partly stems from fear of their adversaries . . . and partly from the skepticism of men, who do not truly believe in new things unless they have actually had personal experience of them.”* (From Chapter VI of Niccoló Machiavelli,The Prince. Peter Bondanella and Mark Musa,translators. Oxford University Press revised edition, 1984, p. 21.)

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AfricaHackon Conference - Call for Papers
by christian kisutsa 24 Apr '15

24 Apr '15

Greetings all, We are pleased to invite you to submit your papers for the AfricaHackon Conference on 31st July, 2015. All submissions will be reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity. Kind Regards, Christian Kisutsa

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for applications: African School on Internet Governance 2015
by Mwendwa Kivuva 23 Apr '15

23 Apr '15

______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Emilar Vushe - Gandhi <emilar(a)apc.org> Date: 23 April 2015 at 11:43 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for applications: African School on Internet Governance 2015 To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear all, Please share with your networks. The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA) are pleased to announce the call for applications for the third African School on Internet Governance. The call is available here: https://www.apc.org/en/news/call-applications-third-african-school-internet… Deadline: 15 May 2015 For more information contact Dr Towela Nyirenda-Jere at towelan(a)nepad.org and Yolanda Mlonzi at afrisig(a)apc.org Regards, -- Emilar E. Gandhi Africa Policy Coordinator Communications and Information Policy Programme (CIPP) Association for Progressive Communications www.apc.org skype/twitter: emilarvushe --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Re: [kictanet] Invittaion to IANA stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability meeting
by Mwendwa Kivuva 22 Apr '15

22 Apr '15

Greetings All, >From the feedback we have received, the IANA stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability Forum has been rescheduled as follows Date: Thursday, 30th April 2015. Time: 2.00PM Venue: Nairobi Safari Club, University Way. Please continue giving feedback using this short survey here, and also share it with your networks: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NXSQ7FG Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson On 22 April 2015 at 12:29, Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> wrote: > Dear all, > > > > The Kenyan Internet community will hold a consultative forum at the > Nairobi Safari Club (Lillian Towers), University Way, on Friday 24th > April 2015 from 2PM on the IANA Functions Stewardship Transition from NTIA > to the global multistakeholder community, and Enhancing ICANN > Accountability. > > > > This email is to invite you to the event, and also solicit comments and > feedback from the Kenya community from those who cannot attend the face to > face meeting on the transition of the IANA functions stewardship role from > the US Government. > > > > Please give feedback using this short survey here, and also share it with > your networks: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NXSQ7FG > > > > For those attending the meeting, Please RSVP for logistics purposes. > > > > NB: Parking can be accessed at the Nairobi Safari club parking opposite > Uchumi Supermarket (former Kengeles Grounds) > > > > BACKGROUND > > On 14th March 2014, the U.S. Government announced its intent to transition > its stewardship of the IANA functions to the global multistakeholder > community: > http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition… > . > > Following this announcement, ICANN, was tasked with facilitating the > development of a global, and representative proposal based on the following > principles: > > > > 1. Support and enhance the multistakeholder model; > > 2. Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet > DNS; > > 3. Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and > partners of the IANA services; > > 4. Maintain the openness of the Internet. > > 5. The proposal must not replace the NTIA role with a > government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution. > > > > The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) was formed in > July 2014 (https://www.icann.org/en/stewardship) and tasked with > assembling and delivering a proposal to NTIA through the ICANN Board. The > ICG constituted three special interest groups representing the Domain Names > community (NRO members), Numbering Resources community (CWG), and the > Protocol Parameters community (IETF), > > > > ICG shall compile the proposals from the three communities into a single > proposal which the ICG shall submit to the board for review, and the board > shall forward the final proposal to NTIA. > > > > The three communities affected by IANA functions, IETF (handling protocol > parameters), Numbering community - CRISP Team (under the umbrella of NRO), > and Domain Names community (Cross Community Working Group) have released > proposals on how the IANA transition should be handles. > > Number resource process and proposal can be found here: > https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight/consolidated… > > IETF process and proposal can be found here: > https://www.ietf.org/iana-transition.html > > Domain names community process and proposal can be found here: > https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IAN… > > > > > Sincerely, > > > Mwendwa Kivuva > Consolidated Regional Internet Registries IANA Stewardship Proposal > (CRISP) Team member - Representing AFRINIC region. >

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Invittaion to IANA stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability meeting
by Mwendwa Kivuva 22 Apr '15

22 Apr '15

Dear all, The Kenyan Internet community will hold a consultative forum at the Nairobi Safari Club (Lillian Towers), University Way, on Friday 24th April 2015 from 2PM on the IANA Functions Stewardship Transition from NTIA to the global multistakeholder community, and Enhancing ICANN Accountability. This email is to invite you to the event, and also solicit comments and feedback from the Kenya community from those who cannot attend the face to face meeting on the transition of the IANA functions stewardship role from the US Government. Please give feedback using this short survey here, and also share it with your networks: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NXSQ7FG For those attending the meeting, Please RSVP for logistics purposes. NB: Parking can be accessed at the Nairobi Safari club parking opposite Uchumi Supermarket (former Kengeles Grounds) BACKGROUND On 14th March 2014, the U.S. Government announced its intent to transition its stewardship of the IANA functions to the global multistakeholder community: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition… . Following this announcement, ICANN, was tasked with facilitating the development of a global, and representative proposal based on the following principles: 1. Support and enhance the multistakeholder model; 2. Maintain the security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS; 3. Meet the needs and expectation of the global customers and partners of the IANA services; 4. Maintain the openness of the Internet. 5. The proposal must not replace the NTIA role with a government-led or an inter-governmental organization solution. The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) was formed in July 2014 (https://www.icann.org/en/stewardship) and tasked with assembling and delivering a proposal to NTIA through the ICANN Board. The ICG constituted three special interest groups representing the Domain Names community (NRO members), Numbering Resources community (CWG), and the Protocol Parameters community (IETF), ICG shall compile the proposals from the three communities into a single proposal which the ICG shall submit to the board for review, and the board shall forward the final proposal to NTIA. The three communities affected by IANA functions, IETF (handling protocol parameters), Numbering community - CRISP Team (under the umbrella of NRO), and Domain Names community (Cross Community Working Group) have released proposals on how the IANA transition should be handles. Number resource process and proposal can be found here: https://www.nro.net/nro-and-internet-governance/iana-oversight/consolidated… IETF process and proposal can be found here: https://www.ietf.org/iana-transition.html Domain names community process and proposal can be found here: https://community.icann.org/display/gnsocwgdtstwrdshp/CWG+to+Develop+an+IAN… Sincerely, Mwendwa Kivuva Consolidated Regional Internet Registries IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) Team member - Representing AFRINIC region.

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Re: [kictanet] Mpesa Migration
by Ali Hussein 22 Apr '15

22 Apr '15

Emmanuel There really isn't a right or wrong view on this. Success is defined differently by different constituents. For Safaricom that may well be that Mpesa has been successful beyond their wildest dreams. Locally (this includes East Africa). In my humble opinion though even locally the game isn't over yet. Not by a long shot. The payments space game is just warming up. There iis no dominant player in this space yet. Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad > On Apr 21, 2015, at 7:34 PM, Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > > Ali, > > I beg to differ. > > Statistics show a different story. > > Tanzania: Mpesa is the largest provider of Mmoney services with a market share of 65%...about 8m users. > Afghanistan and Fiji : For the longest part Mpaisa has been a great service > Egypt and South Africa haven't been so great ( But one can also argue that in South Africa Vodafone attempted to let go of control and gave their platform to Nedbank and this didnt work out so well). > > I general Mobile Money requires a certain kind of gravitas in distribution that telcos do so well and most other sectors fail in so badly. > > In the end Ali, the question is "what does success really look like within the Mmoney context" > > My a quarter > >> On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 3:09 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> Dennis >> >> Safaricom needs to outsource cloud to Angani (disclosure: I'm a fan) :) >> >> Seriously though, for as long as Mpesa is under the control of Safaricom/Vodafone it will nor grow beyond Kenya. Safaricom uses Mpesa as a big stick against its competitors and I'm not sure that's the way to grow a brand. >> >> Ali Hussein >> Hussein & Associates >> +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> Skype: abu-jomo >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> Blog: www.alyhussein.com >> >> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Apr 21, 2015, at 2:39 PM, Dennis Kioko via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>> >>> By having a separate M-Pesa server and control over the same, allows Safaricom to vastly improve what M-Pesa can do, and also experiment a lot with the local market. >>> >>> Kenya is more mature than other countries in M-Pesa products - Safaricom is able to specifically create new services for Kenya. >>> >>> Secondly, Safaricom's running of M-Pesa servers enables the firm to build its cloud skills, and also to bring down the cost of cloud solutions to some extent, in my opinion. After all, skills and capacity can be shared with M-Pesa, with fixed costs coming down due to M-Pesa's uptake. >>> >>>> On Tue, 21 Apr 2015 at 13:57 Phares Kariuki via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>> Safaricom does not really care about QoS for users in India or Latvia for that matter. It's the KE users. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Phares >>>> >>>>> On Apr 21, 2015, at 1:48 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 21 April 2015 at 09:47, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >>>>>> True that. Majority of users are in Kenya. For now. Would really be interesting to see how this affects the plans to go global especially if they want to tap into the remittances business and Vodafone has global ambitions for Mpesa... >>>>> >>>>> Ali, MPESA has gone global but not as a Safaricom product since the IP is owned by Vodafone. MPESA is in India, South Africa, Tanzania, Afghanistan, e.t.c. I am not an IP expert, but forget Safaricom ever getting anything out of it from the global market. Vodafone has that in their pockets. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ______________________ >>>>> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya >>>>> >>>>> "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson >>>>> >>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> kictanet mailing list >>>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>>> >>>> >>>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/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. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmbuvi%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. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.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 >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/oloo.khisa%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. > > > > -- > ‎"Service to Mankind is the greatest form of service"... > > > > > Oloo Khisa > P.O. Box 24324-00100 > Nairobi > 0721321086/0731849128 > http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa

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KICTANet's Input into the proposed Critical Infrastructure Bill
by Grace Githaiga 21 Apr '15

21 Apr '15

The Secretariat, Director Programmes & Standards, ICT Authority Telposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Avenue, P. O Box 27150-00100 Nairobi. critical(a)ict.go.ke Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet)’s input into the proposed Critical Infrastructure Bill Acknowledge ICT is a tool that is critical for operations and hence requires specialized attention: availability, integrity and confidentiality. Starting point: Have criteria for defining what critical ICT infrastructure is. Distinguish between critical ICT infrastructure (Registry, content delivery networks) and traditional critical infrastructure. Question if there is need to put transport and energy infrastructure on Internet and if so, how is it protected? Anything put on the internet is vulnerable. Acknowledge that business models of ICT companies are different from the traditional models of non-ICT critical infrastructures such as energy utilities and industrial control systems. They require more maintenance and upgrades that translate into much more investments. How do we ensure we have scalable and resilient critical infrastructure? In the past we have seen government institutions invest in white elephants, sending them back to the procurement room before the system goes live. Consider the need for expertise to deal with and protect the infrastructure (developers focusing on software security and information security professionals specializing in critical infrastructure). Consider cybersecurity but avoid raising fear, uncertainty and doubt. Avoid any type of strategy that hacks back. Hacking back will not fix broken infrastructure, and the attribution problem makes it very hard and sometimes impossible to find the real source of attacks. Focus on defense and resilience. Need to have websites running latest versions of software including security updates otherwise we will continue to experience this: https://www.google.com/#q=%22hacked+by%22+site:go.ke. There should be a big focus on identifying XP use and migrating away from XP usage in government and critical infrastructures. Management questions 10. Who manages critical infrastructures? 11. Should the government own/manage/handle infrastructures like the NOFBi? 12. Which infrastructure can the government outsource? Which infrastructure is a security threat to outsource? Who are trusted partners for outsourcing? 15. What is the value of investment in NOFBI while there is no last mile connectivity? Should the NOFBI operator be able to go the long haul and provide last mile services to all intended recipient(s) of the service? 16. What levels of approvals are there (change management) for any change to happen in a critical internet resource? (Just last month, a misguided change at KENIC affecting DNSSEC affected the entire .ke domains for a whole day. No domain was accessible). 17. How is the security and integrity of PKI maintained? 18. How are the counties managing ICT county specific infrastructure and what capacities exist at that level? Roll out/ Rapid Response questions 19. How fast can we rollout, upgrade, and repaired our fibre optic infrastructure? (There has been a deliberate systematic plot to ensure there are no ducts on wayleaf to pull fibre optic cable within minimum time, and cost effectively). 20. Can we vet the software that runs on and support critical infrastructure? We have had cases of defective and compromised firmware, and compromised software that has payloads executed at certain times by malicious actors. Which software and hardware do we trust? Can we audit this software? 21. What is the role of standards? ( ISO 27000 series Standards on Information Security and the ISO 20,000 series on Service Management). Regulation vs Legislation and questions regarding scope 22. Is it necessary to have an Act on critical infrastructure considering the dynamism and complexity of ICT? Would a few amendments under the KICA 2013 not suffice?23. Would it perhaps not be useful to have separate acts or regulations for critical internet infrastructure on the one hand, and critical infrastructures like (power and transport) connected to the internet on the other hand? The two types of critical infrastructure are related but require different and specialized approaches.24. The development of a critical infrastructure policy framework should precede the bill to contextualize the Critical Infrastructure bill. The policy framework should also have an implementation framework, a result of which could be the development of a law. Before the development of the policy it may be necessary to conduct a study and expert consultation on the matter that includes a review of global best practices.25. The protection of critical infrastructure may be better managed under regulations rather than Bills/Acts. This is because in the fast changing world of IT, what is critical today may not be tomorrow and vice versa. Who would have known five years ago that M-PESA would move beyond just sending money, to becoming a lifestyle for millions of Kenyans aka a critical infrastructure? You don’t manage such issues through hard-wired Acts, but through Regulation. Recommendations on Policy and law The said policy and law should clearly outline: - Definition of what constitutes critical infrastructure. - Distinguish between critical internet/ICT infrastructures and critical infrastructures connected to the internet. - Criteria for identification of CI. - Threat analysis to various CI in Kenya. - Risk management framework for the CI. - Requirement of mandatory minimum protection of critical infrastructure as well as demonstrated assurance through compliance. - Coordination framework (including PPP arrangements, lead coordinating org and perhaps the need for a single body?). - Investigate frameworks for threat intelligence and information sharing between all concerned stakeholders. - Incident reporting mechanisms and investigations of possible requirements for breach disclosure to all affected stakeholders. - Research and development strategies. - Capacity assessment and development. - Funding mechanisms. - Implementation plan. Note: It will be important for institutions (private and public) to meet the law and associated regulatory requirements (Consistent with with the 2010 constitution). In addition, Institutions must integrate their plans with agencies/bodies (e.g. fire, security, emergency, hospitals, etc.) that are critical to effective response. Submitted on behalf of KICTANet by Grace Githaiga, Victor Kapiyo, Barrack Otieno, Mwendwa Kivuva, John Walubengo, Matunda Nyanchama, Alex Comninos and Ali Hussein

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Seeking your opinion on dotAfrica
by nmutungu＠gmail.com via surveymonkey.com 21 Apr '15

21 Apr '15

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Mpesa Migration
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 21 Apr '15

21 Apr '15

Dear Listers, Other than the emotional value, what is in it for Kenyans with Mpesa "coming home"? -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u Nairobi Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu>

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Kenya among top data collectors, reveals research
by Gideon 20 Apr '15

20 Apr '15

Dear Listers, Interesting read on Big Data Kenya is among the most advanced countries in collecting and managing data in Africa, a global development think tank has revealed. http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Kenya-among-top-data-collectors-reveals-resear… Regards Gideon Rop

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XENOPHOBIA AND SA MULTINATIONALS
by James Mbugua 20 Apr '15

20 Apr '15

Listers, It seems like some South African companies are having to scale back operations especially in the SADC region in the wake of xenophobic attacks affecting citizens of countries in the region. Multichoice has actually ran two ads in the Nation and Standard condemning the xenophobic attacks and promoting pan-Africanism. Question is, how much responsibility should multinationals take for events taking place in their mother countries. IT linked companies like MTN, UUnet, Internet Solutions, Jumia and so on operate across the continent. What should be their response to likely backlash from events they have no control over? Regards, James

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Kenya among top data collectors, reveals research
by Grace Githaiga 20 Apr '15

20 Apr '15

Kenya is among the most advanced countries in collecting and managing data in Africa, a global development think tank has revealed.Some technology and development experts have even described the country as the “Silicon Savannah” of Africa, says a report published by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Kenya-among-top-data-collectors-reveals-resear…

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Proposal to Setup an IT Lab and Train 15 Students
by Jude Kikuyu 20 Apr '15

20 Apr '15

Dear all, In case you are interested in participating in this proposal. Details can be found on their website. An excerpt is given below Jitegemee, a nonprofit organization working with street children in Machakos Kenya, is currently accepting proposals to develop a computer lab by June of 2015 and launch a pilot class focused on web development skills for at least 15 students that will run daily for at least three months. For more information on how to submit a proposal, please visit: http://www.jitegemee.org/?p=2820

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Indians fight for Net Neutrality
by Mose Karanja 16 Apr '15

16 Apr '15

Listers, Facebook led internet.org has been met with vibrant opposition from netizens seeking a fair play for all. Kenyans, brace yourselves. It's creeping in slowly where you see 'xxx is using Facebook for free'. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32334181?ocid=socialflow_facebook

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FW: Invitation to the Formulation of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill Consultative Forum, Tue, 21st, April, 2015
by GG 16 Apr '15

16 Apr '15

FYI. Pls register if you are interested in attending. -----Original Message----- From: "ICT Authority" <communications(a)ict.go.ke> Sent: 16 April 2015 15:18 To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Subject: Invitation to the Formulation of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill Consultative Forum, Tue, 21st, April, 2015 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Grace ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Invitation to the Formulation of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill Forum ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Ministry of Information Communications and Technology through the ICT Authority is pleased to invite you to a consultative forum for the formulation of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill. At the forum, participants will give contributions on how the planning, design,deployment,maintenance and protection of critical infrastructure can be enhanced. The forum will take place as per the below details: Date: Tuesday, 21st April 2015 Venue: Bomas of Kenya, Lang'ata Road REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001jXYUaEN-jTujPd_pX4V7qXqe4S8ltzq6cv3APuH9XpRf…] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ About the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Information Communications and Technology in fulfillment of its mandate to the people of Kenya, has been undertaking key infrastructure projects across the country considered critical in nature. This infrastructure includes roads, Power lines, Pipelines ,ICT infrastructure and water reticulation systems among others. Currently, the deployment, maintenance and protection of Critical Infrastructure is done in an independent and uncoordinated manner leading to disruption of essential services and losses due to accidental damage. Due to this,there is need to protect them. In this regard, the Cabinet Secretaries of the Ministries of Transport and Infrastructure, Energy and Petroleum and that of Information, Communications and Technology formed a Taskforce to draft a policy and legislative framework for the protection of critical infrastructure in the Country. In addition, the taskforce invites proposals and/or submissions for the Critical Infrastructure Protection Draft Bill in the form of written memoranda so as to reach them on or before the 21st April 2015. View the matrix [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001jXYUaEN-jTujPd_pX4V7qXqe4S8ltzq6cv3APuH9XpRf…] to guide you in formulating your presentations to the task force. The proposals may be submitted to critical(a)ict.go.ke or the address below: The Secretariat, Director Programmes & Standards, ICT Authority Telposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Avenue, P. O Box 27150-00100 Nairobi. Sincerely Victor Kyalo Chief Executive Officer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copyright © 2015. All Rights Reserved. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forward this email http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?llr=s7ex7gdab&m=1102964298642&ea=… This email was sent to ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com by communications(a)ict.go.ke. Update Profile/Email Address http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=oo&m=001mFz_c9JBoXlpZNlJITPO0w%3D%3… Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe(TM) http://visitor.constantcontact.com/do?p=un&m=001mFz_c9JBoXlpZNlJITPO0w%3D%3… Privacy Policy: http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp Online Marketing by Constant Contact(R) www.constantcontact.com ICT Authority | Telposta Towers, 12th Floor | Kenyatta Ave | P.O. Box 27150-00100 | Nairobi | Kenya

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Global Net Neutrality Coalition Hague Meetup
by Ephraim Percy Kenyanito 16 Apr '15

16 Apr '15

Hi Everyone, We'd like to gather folks from the Global Net Neutrality Coalition <https://www.thisisnetneutrality.org/> to catch up at GCCS, provide updates, and talk about whatever else suits people's fancy. *Time: 14:00- 14.45hours on Thursday, 4/16 (today)Place: Bilateral room 10 (Everest 2)* -(This room is on the second floor. On the app you can see the map of the location). Can you make it? We've created an Etherpad here for people to follow along: https://pad.riseup.net/p/gnn-hague-meeting P.S- Please feel free to join us if you are interested to join the coalition or learn more about the Coalition. -- Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* Website: http://about.me/ekenyanito Twitter: @ekenyanito PGP: E6BA8DC1

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] FW: Blogpost: Why I'm Giving Up on the Digital Divide
by Barrack Otieno 16 Apr '15

16 Apr '15

Interesting read ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Michael Gurstein <gurstein(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 20:40:20 -0700 Subject: [Internet Policy] FW: Blogpost: Why I'm Giving Up on the Digital Divide To: internetpolicy <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Folks might find this of interest (and comments are of course welcome. https://gurstein.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/why-im-giving-up-on-the-digital-di vide/ M -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Are Regulators punishing 'Dominant Positions' or rewarding mediocrity? Or is this regulatory thinking outdated?
by Ali Hussein 15 Apr '15

15 Apr '15

Listers Google is on the crosshairs of the European Regulator for behavior unbecoming of a Dominant Position. Reminds us of companies that were dominant and punished by Regulators the world over:- Remember Microsoft? Intel? Palm? IBM? AT&T? Standard Oil? http://adage.com/article/digital/google-face-eu-charges-antitrust-violation… What Regulators couldn't do the Market took care of. I have no problem with Regulation per se. What I have a problem with is this Old-School interpretation of Dominance when the world around us is shifting every second. Let's reconfigure our thinking on how we define and execute regulation lest we kill the goose that laid the golden egg. Take our local Telco space. If we consider Safaricom playing in one space - data and mobile money then we can easily say Yes! It is dominant. But consider this:- 1. Zuku dominates the Triple Play space. No actually, just the two play space. - Paid TV (debatable that they are dominant here with the proliferation of digital TV) and Internet at home. Strong contenders are entering the market led by Jamii and Safaricom. For some reason Zuku has decided to ignore the phone they give you with every installation. 2. Payments space. Lipa Na Mpesa, Equitel, Visa, MasterCard, PesaPal, white label products from Cellulant, Craft Silicon, Jambopay and other players scrambling to claim a share of the billions in the Payments space. So who is dominant? 3. Remittances:- this is a global $550 billion market with corridors across the world - from source markets in the GCC countries to the U.S. into India, Africa etc. Safaricom does about a billion in remittances, partnering with the likes of Western Union and every bank willing to jump onto the bandwagon. This is not a business that can be geo regulated in Kenya alone but needs a global mindset. Regulators (and yes this includes CA, because in my humble opinion we should be the benchmark the world looks up to since it's now not a doubt that we are Ground Zero on innovation in mobile payments) need to balance the need to nurture innovation and protect consumers and trust the market will take care of the rest. So instead of every regulator the world over scrambling to be the first to punish 'Dominant Positions' let them instead broadly define and ensure adherence to concepts like Net Neutrality, work with consumer protection agencies/organizations and embrace (really embrace) multi-stakeholderism. Let them do this and I have a sneaky suspicion that Wanjiku (and her equivalents) the world over will take care of the rest. Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Fw: [COMOSA] OER Workshop
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 14 Apr '15

14 Apr '15

On Monday, April 6, 2015 10:56 PM, Frances Ferreira <notifications(a)colkm.basecamphq.com> wrote: #yiv2222609550 ol, #yiv2222609550 ul {padding:0;}#yiv2222609550 li {margin-left:30px;line-height:1.425em;padding:0;}#yiv2222609550 ul li {list-style-type:square;} | Reply ABOVE THIS LINE to add a comment to this message | | | Project: | COMOSA | | Company: | Open Schooling | | | | | | Frances Ferreira posted a new message: OER Workshop Dear All, Kindly make sure your staff members register for this course.Thanks Frances.Why Open Education? What does open mean? Does it mean free? Does it mean without restriction? Why is open important? How does open relate to you?April 13 to April 24 join an open online course exploring open educational resources, open policy, open research, open practice and everything related to working towards and advocating for open education. A certificate will be awarded to those who complete the course requirements.>Click here to register for the online course, Open Education and OERVisit OpenSchoolingConnect at: http://openschoolingconnect.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network | | | | This message was sent to 'Ana Hau'alofa'ia Koloto, Alex Souffe, Ali Asghar Chishti, Angaraj Mohan, Antonio Franque, B. R. Verma, Bellanage Sanath Pujitha, Beverly Faber, Carol Walker, Cynthia Thompson, Daniel Tau, David Manuel, Dean Dundas, Diwan Chand, Edwig Karipi, Eleanor Liddy, Fancy L Amey, Fidelice M.S. Mafumiko, Frances Ferreira, Glenden Ilaisa, Guilherme Vaz, Henry Gwede, Heroldt Murangi, Irene Anigafutu, Jagadguru Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji, Jane Muthiga, Jeane Schocroft, Joshua C. Mallet, K. A. Hashim, Kuldeep Agarwal, Lesego Pelotona, Lorna McKay, Luis Uamusse, Lystra Sampson-Ovid, M. A. Mannan, Maxine McKay, Mike Hollings, Mohsin Ali, Monique Brewer, N.K. Agrawal, Pedro João Baptista, Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya, Prasanta Mahapatra, Puja Minni, R. Elangovan, R. R. Varsani, Rhoda Mweetwa, Sadia Afroze Sultana, Salanieta Bakalevu, Sanjay Singh, Sh. J. Alam, Shanmugam Kannappan, Sheikh Bashir Ahmad, Sophia Esterhuizen, Surina Rajan, Tanzila Nabeel, Tejinder Kaur, Tereeao Teingiia, Terry Neal, Veenu Gupta, Vincent Sechaba Seutloali, and W. M. Abeyrathna Ban. | | Stop receiving emails when comments are posted to this message. Prefer plain text emails? | | | Delivered by Basecamp |

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How China Deployed a DDoS against GreatFire
by Moses Karanja 14 Apr '15

14 Apr '15

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 (Xposting) Listers, A report released by Citizen Lab on Friday shows how the Chinese (or their affiliates) hijacked millions of IPs globally to pull a DDoS on GreatFire - a circumvention, countersurveillance tool - that helps access blocked pages in China. Dubbed the Great Cannon, the tool has been used to bombard two anti-censorship Git pages with junk traffic, but it just as easily could be used to wage stealthy attacks that silently install malware on the computers of unwitting end users. The report compare it to the secret Internet backbone nodes known as Quantum that the National Security Agency and its British counterpart use to conduct targeted surveillance and who knows who else. Main recommmendation: Use of HTTPS and end-to-end could help a great deal to neutralize the man-in-the-middle. Read the full report here: https://citizenlab.org/2015/04/chinas-great-cannon/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: GPGTools - https://gpgtools.org iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJVLL52AAoJEP0V0h0VKVUvXjUP/06QBHIcBWJHn0bdKWzIcc8U WId1ER+Er4TqhcPVKmxUltOPQAkQTUKdeRRQLQfsVAl1fJTRWePLJCnO/ZZKaulL oxTebMd6lENAyTbQ5v0Hm7YtJiMn1UQiF7SOAW+35PkEpdrs7gX5aaXnyQncK5eu i1y/vZejr/XuO4zxEXuSHnx1kEnhoLWiPwOhbTlIJb8KFv7LeooIKQuBgPeT8xez 9PIpmk1xOeSDDB2wMLNn1Ug+MTvjKncSW2Fodab2NYQBF0dygbfxEgoqEOgLyrAN tqxR0gUAKNQfnu9QOsMw5lzDVfsbq2/yVW5D55Y/Ty7CO6bAl6ZeqnRyKpM2Yz/N 6nq4rpgld/mA3RHo9kbXyToEoq0fWIn/Iba/rS58TQXKenaC+KRlXscHzNT7tQQX tgthaBHSzzG6VAN4aSr/YHgCM2ZE/Ab0NbiGzs+UPaleyDSs0xbsCm9oq0Jht1ib VWLnUZyfdsqlsLhjtVEPc8DW2793VieJmYqhmHBEbExy/OgjweExIZdU2KTC2PFJ UsNWQpaw50RJBXL6Vc/ErpFA9N+NwOVmF0OOI+E5vFybARKRX2EWXb9W/BEPgeOa iZa1bt594RFo6xqywE8XxBVwNehnYErhvrwylZud1rzLpTR6LxT8KuXvht8DY7bG CMcAp73/w0N/D1EXUMIA =Pe2L -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of TrusteesElection Results
by Dourice Ofisi 13 Apr '15

13 Apr '15

Congrats Alice Best luck lead us, we shall follow your footsteps. Regards Doris "When you empower a woman, you empower the whole world". On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 2:04 PM, Network of non- formal Educational institutions via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > [image: Boxbe] <https://www.boxbe.com/overview> Network of non- formal > Educational institutions (nnfeischools(a)yahoo.com) is not on your Guest > List > <https://www.boxbe.com/approved-list?tc_serial=21007805802&tc_rand=667346280…> > | Approve sender > <https://www.boxbe.com/anno?tc_serial=21007805802&tc_rand=667346280&utm_sour…> > | Approve domain > <https://www.boxbe.com/anno?tc_serial=21007805802&tc_rand=667346280&utm_sour…> > > Very Nice. Congurats Alice > > Jane > > > > On Friday, April 10, 2015 6:21 PM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > > Congratulations Alice. > Regards > On Apr 10, 2015 12:30 PM, "Liz Orembo via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Congrats Alice! > Keep going. > On Apr 10, 2015 12:28 PM, "alice koech via kictanet" < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Alice, Congratulations! > > *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+a.koech= > atu-uat.org(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Grace Githaiga via > kictanet > *Sent:* Friday, April 10, 2015 10:52 AM > *To:* a.koech(a)atu-uat.org > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees > Election Results > > Well done Alice. You keep going! > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 17:36:27 +0300 > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees > Election Results > From: > To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > Great, We will now have our own as a member of the ISOC Board of > Trustees. http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/board-trustees > > Congratulations to Alice Munyua. > > ______________________ > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > > "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on > higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson > > > On 9 April 2015 at 17:17, Ali Hussein via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Congrats to Alice for getting the most votes in the organization > membership category. > > Well done Alice! > > Well deserved. > *Ali Hussein* > > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > Skype: abu-jomo > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking > what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi > > Sent from my iPad > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Gihan Dias <gihan(a)uom.lk> > *Date:* April 9, 2015 at 4:32:06 PM EAT > *To:* ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> > *Subject:* *[Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees Election Results* > > Dear Chapter Delegates, > > On behalf of the Internet Society’s Elections Committee, I wish to > extend our appreciation and thanks to all of the nominees and candidates > for the Board of Trustees Election 2015. We are honoured that such > well-qualified individuals offered to serve on the Internet Society Board. > > The election concluded on 6th April and the results have been certified > by the Elections Committee. > > CHAPTERS > > In the chapters election we had four candidates for the open Trustee > seat. Walid Al-Saqaf > <https://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/other/walid-al-saqaf> > received 34 votes out of the 88 votes cast Each of the other candidates > (and abstentions) received less than this number of votes. A list of all > Chapters eligible to vote in the election, indicating which Chapters > exercised their voting privilege, is available here > <http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/librarydocume…> > . > > ORGANISATIONS > > In the Organisation membership election there were three candidates for > one Trustee seat. Alice Munyua > <https://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/other/alice-munyua> received > 92 weighted votes out of 232 weighted votes cast. Each of the other > candidates (and abstentions) received less than this number of votes. In > this election, the vote of each organisational member has a weight of > between 1 and 6 based on the membership category. > > It may be of further interest that in the 2015 Election, 88 out of 105 > Chapters (84%), and 74 out of 119 Organisation Members (62%) voted. > > We now move into the challenge period. Challenges can be lodged between > now and 21:00 UTC on 17th April 2015, by email to the President of the > Internet Society, Kathy Brown <brown(a)isoc.org> with a recital of the > reasons for the challenge. The President, after consultation with the > Chairs of the Nominations and Elections Committees and the members of the > Board of Trustees, shall advise the author of the challenge of the Board's > decision within 4 days following the end of the challenge period. > > The Challenge Response Period ends on Tuesday, 21 April 2015, the date > on which the results will be finalized and officially announced. > > > > Gihan Dias > > Chairman, Elections Committee > > _______________________________________________ > As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed > to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society > Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kivuva%40transworldaf… > > 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 > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or > change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ggithaiga%40hotmail.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 > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/lizorembo%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. > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmai… > > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/nnfeischools%40yahoo.… > > 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 > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dorisofisi%40gmail.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > >

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Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees Election Results
by Liz Orembo 13 Apr '15

13 Apr '15

Congrats Alice! Keep going. On Apr 10, 2015 12:28 PM, "alice koech via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Alice, Congratulations! > > > > *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+a.koech= > atu-uat.org(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Grace Githaiga via > kictanet > *Sent:* Friday, April 10, 2015 10:52 AM > *To:* a.koech(a)atu-uat.org > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees > Election Results > > > > Well done Alice. You keep going! > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 17:36:27 +0300 > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees > Election Results > From: > To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > > Great, We will now have our own as a member of the ISOC Board of Trustees. > http://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/board-trustees > > > > Congratulations to Alice Munyua. > > > ______________________ > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > > "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on > higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson > > > > > > On 9 April 2015 at 17:17, Ali Hussein via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > Congrats to Alice for getting the most votes in the organization > membership category. > > > > Well done Alice! > > > > Well deserved. > > *Ali Hussein* > > > > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 > > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > > > "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking > what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Gihan Dias <gihan(a)uom.lk> > *Date:* April 9, 2015 at 4:32:06 PM EAT > *To:* ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> > *Subject:* *[Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees Election Results* > > Dear Chapter Delegates, > > On behalf of the Internet Society's Elections Committee, I wish to > extend our appreciation and thanks to all of the nominees and candidates > for the Board of Trustees Election 2015. We are honoured that such > well-qualified individuals offered to serve on the Internet Society Board. > > The election concluded on 6th April and the results have been certified > by the Elections Committee. > > CHAPTERS > > In the chapters election we had four candidates for the open Trustee > seat. Walid Al-Saqaf > <https://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/other/walid-al-saqaf> > received 34 votes out of the 88 votes cast Each of the other candidates > (and abstentions) received less than this number of votes. A list of all > Chapters eligible to vote in the election, indicating which Chapters > exercised their voting privilege, is available here > <http://connect.internetsociety.org/communities/community-home/librarydocume…> > . > > ORGANISATIONS > > In the Organisation membership election there were three candidates for > one Trustee seat. Alice Munyua > <https://www.internetsociety.org/who-we-are/other/alice-munyua> received > 92 weighted votes out of 232 weighted votes cast. Each of the other > candidates (and abstentions) received less than this number of votes. In > this election, the vote of each organisational member has a weight of > between 1 and 6 based on the membership category. > > It may be of further interest that in the 2015 Election, 88 out of 105 > Chapters (84%), and 74 out of 119 Organisation Members (62%) voted. > > We now move into the challenge period. Challenges can be lodged between > now and 21:00 UTC on 17th April 2015, by email to the President of the > Internet Society, Kathy Brown <brown(a)isoc.org> with a recital of the > reasons for the challenge. The President, after consultation with the > Chairs of the Nominations and Elections Committees and the members of the > Board of Trustees, shall advise the author of the challenge of the Board's > decision within 4 days following the end of the challenge period. > > The Challenge Response Period ends on Tuesday, 21 April 2015, the date > on which the results will be finalized and officially announced. > > > > Gihan Dias > > Chairman, Elections Committee > > _______________________________________________ > As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed > to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society > Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kivuva%40transworldaf… > > 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 > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or > change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ggithaiga%40hotmail.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 > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/lizorembo%40gmail.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >

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Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees Election Results
by muriuki mureithi 11 Apr '15

11 Apr '15

Well deserved Alice -- Congratulations - keep the flag high up Kind regards Muriuki Mureithi Sent from Samsung tablet -------- Original message -------- From: Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date:09/04/2015 17:17 (GMT+03:00) To: muriukimureithi9(a)gmail.com Subject: [kictanet] Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees Election Results Congrats to Alice for getting the most votes in the organization membership category. Well done Alice! Well deserved. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: Gihan Dias <gihan(a)uom.lk> Date: April 9, 2015 at 4:32:06 PM EAT To: ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees Election Results Dear Chapter Delegates, On behalf of the Internet Society’s Elections Committee, I wish to extend our appreciation and thanks to all of the nominees and candidates for the Board of Trustees Election 2015. We are honoured that such well-qualified individuals offered to serve on the Internet Society Board. The election concluded on 6th April and the results have been certified by the Elections Committee. CHAPTERS In the chapters election we had four candidates for the open Trustee seat. Walid Al-Saqaf received 34 votes out of the 88 votes cast Each of the other candidates (and abstentions) received less than this number of votes. A list of all Chapters eligible to vote in the election, indicating which Chapters exercised their voting privilege, is available here. ORGANISATIONS In the Organisation membership election there were three candidates for one Trustee seat. Alice Munyua received 92 weighted votes out of 232 weighted votes cast. Each of the other candidates (and abstentions) received less than this number of votes. In this election, the vote of each organisational member has a weight of between 1 and 6 based on the membership category. It may be of further interest that in the 2015 Election, 88 out of 105 Chapters (84%), and 74 out of 119 Organisation Members (62%) voted. We now move into the challenge period. Challenges can be lodged between now and 21:00 UTC on 17th April 2015, by email to the President of the Internet Society, Kathy Brown <brown(a)isoc.org> with a recital of the reasons for the challenge. The President, after consultation with the Chairs of the Nominations and Elections Committees and the members of the Board of Trustees, shall advise the author of the challenge of the Board's decision within 4 days following the end of the challenge period. The Challenge Response Period ends on Tuesday, 21 April 2015, the date on which the results will be finalized and officially announced. Gihan Dias Chairman, Elections Committee _______________________________________________ As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org

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Meet the man police link to Safaricom, NIC Bank frauds
by Grace Githaiga 10 Apr '15

10 Apr '15

Like someone asks, is this misplaced brilliance? http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/The-man-police-have-linke…

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Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees Election Results
by Ali Hussein 10 Apr '15

10 Apr '15

Congrats to Alice for getting the most votes in the organization membership category. Well done Alice! Well deserved. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: Gihan Dias <gihan(a)uom.lk> > Date: April 9, 2015 at 4:32:06 PM EAT > To: ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> > Subject: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Board of Trustees Election Results > > Dear Chapter Delegates, > On behalf of the Internet Society’s Elections Committee, I wish to extend our appreciation and thanks to all of the nominees and candidates for the Board of Trustees Election 2015. We are honoured that such well-qualified individuals offered to serve on the Internet Society Board. > The election concluded on 6th April and the results have been certified by the Elections Committee. > CHAPTERS > In the chapters election we had four candidates for the open Trustee seat. Walid Al-Saqaf received 34 votes out of the 88 votes cast Each of the other candidates (and abstentions) received less than this number of votes. A list of all Chapters eligible to vote in the election, indicating which Chapters exercised their voting privilege, is available here. > ORGANISATIONS > In the Organisation membership election there were three candidates for one Trustee seat. Alice Munyua received 92 weighted votes out of 232 weighted votes cast. Each of the other candidates (and abstentions) received less than this number of votes. In this election, the vote of each organisational member has a weight of between 1 and 6 based on the membership category. > It may be of further interest that in the 2015 Election, 88 out of 105 Chapters (84%), and 74 out of 119 Organisation Members (62%) voted. > We now move into the challenge period. Challenges can be lodged between now and 21:00 UTC on 17th April 2015, by email to the President of the Internet Society, Kathy Brown <brown(a)isoc.org> with a recital of the reasons for the challenge. The President, after consultation with the Chairs of the Nominations and Elections Committees and the members of the Board of Trustees, shall advise the author of the challenge of the Board's decision within 4 days following the end of the challenge period. > The Challenge Response Period ends on Tuesday, 21 April 2015, the date on which the results will be finalized and officially announced. > > > Gihan Dias > Chairman, Elections Committee > _______________________________________________ > As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed > to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society > Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org

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regulations
by Edna shiko 10 Apr '15

10 Apr '15

All, Does this need updating or is this still correct: The basis for ICT legislation in Kenya is the amended Kenya Communications Act 1998 (KCA 1998), which was updated by the Kenya Communications (Amendment[MV1] <https://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=ebd7f23mr1pvd#14c9e69852821e…> ) Act 2009 which provides a section on electronic transactions (e-transactions). A national ICT policy dates of March 2006. Undersea cables – Seacom and The East African Marine System (TEAMS) landed in 2009 and the Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy) is landed in 2010[MV2] <https://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=ebd7f23mr1pvd#14c9e69852821e…> . The landing of the cables brought a lot of consumer expectations in terms of quality (whch has been realized) and costs (which has remained elusive). The Kenyan Government has also invested in building a national fibre backbone, referred to as the National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI), which is under progress.[MV3] <https://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=ebd7f23mr1pvd#14c9e69852821e…> The new Constitution includes in the Bill of Rights provisions on fundamental rights and freedoms relevant to infrastructure and content content transmitted and the governance thereof. ------------------------------ [MV1] <https://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=ebd7f23mr1pvd#14c9e69852821e…>This KCA establishes a also established a Universal Service Fund under the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), but this is yet to be implemented. There is also the Freedom of Information Bill, which is still pending. This Bill proposes a Commission be established to enforce data privacy and security together with other stakeholders. Have these been established? [MV2] <https://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=ebd7f23mr1pvd#14c9e69852821e…>Is this correct? [MV3] <https://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=ebd7f23mr1pvd#14c9e69852821e…>Is this finalised?

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Internet Governance for newbie - Where to learn and get funding for events
by Mwendwa Kivuva 09 Apr '15

09 Apr '15

*FYI: IG 4 Newbie prepared by *"João Carlos R. Caribé" <joao.caribe(a)me.com> *ABOUT/ INSTRUCTIONS* - the purpose of research, is to list the major opportunities for newcomers to IG. - These opportunities fall into courses, financial assistance for participation in IG events and programs for youth participation in IG events. - Our focus are the newcomer that has a few or none relation to IG - Please prefer write a link to program / course instead describe then here. *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *1) IG Schools, courses and resources * *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *Classroom courses* - EGI - CGI.br - https://egi.nic.br/ - Brazil - Euro SSGI - http://www.euro-ssig.eu/ - Europe and the region - South School on Internet Governance - http://www.gobernanzainternet.org/en/ - LAC region - African School on Internet Governance (APC) - http://african-ig-school.events.apc.org/ - Africa region *Online courses* - ICANN Learn (online - free) - http://learn.icann.org/ - Diplo Foundation (online - scholarship available) - http://www.diplomacy.edu/courses/IGCBP - Blended learning - Online with a with a week or so initial onsite course in University of Malta - Scholarships available of 20-40% and priority given to small island states - ISOC (online - free) - http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/inforum-learn-online *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *2) Youth Programs / Next Generation Programs* *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* - NetMission Ambassadors (Asia) - Youth Program - ICANN and IGF meetings http://www.lacnic.net/en/web/lacnic/programa-de-becas - Youth IGF (Childnet) (Europe) - Youth Program - IGF meetings http://www.youthigfproject.com/ - ISOC - Next Generation Leaders Programme http://www.internetsociety.org/what-we-do/leadership-programmes/next-genera… - ICANN - NextGen conducted by NetMission staff - http://ngi.asia/ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *3) IG meeting scholarship/fellowship* *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *NOTE: Integral support = airfare, acomodation and stipend; Travel support = airfare and acomodation, Partial Suport = describe)* *ICANN meetings* - ICANN Fellowship Program - https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/fellowships-2012-02-25-en *IGF meeting* - CGI.Br (Integral support) - http://cgi.br/ - Diplo - based on the performance on the courses - APC (just for members) - https://www.apc.org/en/projects/member-exchange-and-travel-fund-metf *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *3.1) Regional IGF meetings* *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *LACIGF - Latin America and Caribe * - CGI.Br (integral support) -http://cgi.br/ - LACNIC (Partial: airfare or hotel) http://www.lacnic.net/en/web/lacnic/programa-de-becas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.2) By Country IGF meetings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Forum da Internet (Brazil) * - CGI.Br (Integral Support) *IGF Paraguay (Paraguay)* Check it http://igfpak.org/?p <http://igfpak.org/?p=450> <http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=450>=450 <http://igfpak.org/?p=450> http://igfpak.org/?p <http://igfpak.org/?p=452> <http://piratepad.net/ep/search?query=452>=452 <http://igfpak.org/?p=452> -- João Carlos R. Caribé Consultor Skype joaocaribe (021) 4042 7727 (021) 9 8761 1967 ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Is Kenya Putting the Chill on Internet Freedoms?
by Lillian Nalwoga 08 Apr '15

08 Apr '15

Dear listers, Greetings from Kampala! I wanted to share with you our our recent briefing on recent developments on Kenya in regard to Internet freedoms. See: http://www.cipesa.org/2015/03/is-kenya-putting-the-chill-on-internet-freedo… We hope to see some positive developments in the coming months. Regards, Lillian

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State-owned fibre optic cable not viable, says auditor-general
by Grace Githaiga 08 Apr '15

08 Apr '15

Just in case you missed this... The Auditor–General has questioned the economic viability of a government-owned terrestrial fibre cable.An audit revealed that by last year, more than Sh12.5 billion had been used to finance the National Optic Fibre Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI) project. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/State-owned-fibre-optic-cable-not-viable/-…

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Fellowship Applications - AIS'15 Tunis - FOUR (4) DAYS LEFT
by Barrack Otieno 08 Apr '15

08 Apr '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2015 09:00:59 +0400 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Fellowship Applications - AIS'15 Tunis - FOUR (4) DAYS LEFT To: AfrICANN list <AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net> Dear Colleagues, Only four days left to apply for Fellowships for the AIS'15 meeting, being held from 24 May to 5 June 2015 , in Tunis, Tunisia. The AFRINIC Fellowships are reserved for individuals representing organisations, universities, and media, who are actively involved in Internet operations, Internet development, or ICT policies in their countries. Selected candidates are expected to actively contribute to IP address management awareness in the AFRINIC service region. To qualify for a fellowship, you: • Must be a resident of an African nation • Don't need to be an AFRINIC member • Should have a technical (IT, Computer Science) background • Must not have benefited from previous AFRINIC fellowships • Are willing to report on how the Fellowship benefited you/your organisation/country within an agreed time frame Upon selection, candidates will be notified and will have seven (7) days to respond to the offer. A public announcement of the Fellowship awardees will be made after the acceptance of the selected candidates has been received. Please find below the schedule for the Fellowship process: • Call closes on: 12th April • Selected fellows contacted on: 20th April • Deadline for fellowship acceptance: 30th April • Fellows list announced on: 4th May The Fellowship includes: • Assistance with round-trip airfare to the meeting venue • Hotel accommodations for participation at the event during the plenary session days • Daily stipend If you think you meet the criteria above, please fill in the Fellowship application form upon registration (http://internetsummitafrica.org/en/attend/register-log-in) and submit it with requested information before 13th April 2015. AFRINIC Team ………………………………………. Chers Collègues, Il ne reste que quatre (4) jours pour s'inscrire au programme de bourse de l'AIS 2015, qui se tiendra du 24 mai au 5 juin 2015, à Tunis, Tunisie. Les bourses sont réservées en priorité aux individus provenant d’organisations, d’universités, ou médias, qui participent activement aux opérations et développement de l'internet ou des télécommunications dans leurs pays. Les bénéficiaires sont appelés à contribuer positivement aux programmes de sensibilisation de la gestion des ressources Internet dans notre région de service. Pour être éligible, le boursier : • doit être un résident d’un pays africain • doit avoir une formation technique (IT, informatique) • ne doit jamais avoir bénéficié d’une bourse AFRINIC • ne doit pas nécessairement être un membre d’AFRINIC. • devra aussi soumettre un rapport sur son expérience durant l’événement, détaillant comment sa participation bénéficiera à son organisation / pays. La bourse comprend : • une prise en charge partielle du billet aller-retour • la prise en charge total du séjour à l’hôtel pour l'événement (J-1 de la séance plénière jusqu’au dernier jour de l'événement) • une indemnité journalière Une annonce pour communiquer la liste des candidats sélectionnés sera diffusée. Veuillez consulter ci-dessous les dates clés du programme : • L'appel à candidature ferme le 12 avril • Prise de contact avec nos boursiers le 20 avril • Date limite pour accepter la bourse le 30 avril • Liste finale des boursiers annoncée le 4 mai Si vous pensez que vous remplissez les critères mentionnées, merci de remplir notre formulaire d’application en vous inscrivant àhttp://internetsummitafrica.org/en/attend/register-log-in et de le soumettre avec les informations requises avant le 13 avril. Nous vous souhaitons bonne chance et vous remercions pour votre participation ! L’Equipe d'AFRINIC _______________________ Join us for AIS’15 in Tunisia 24 May - 5 June, 2015 Register to attend at http://internetsummitafrica.org/en/ Regards, __________ Gaëlle Anta Fall (Ms) Head of Communications & PR, AFRINIC Ltd. t: +230 403 51 00 | f: +230 466 6758 | tt: @afrinic | w: www.afrinic.net facebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | youtube.com/afrinicmedia _______________________ Join us for AIS’15 in Tunisia 24 May - 5 June, 2015 Register to attend at http://internetsummitafrica.org/en/ _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: [discuss] Net Neutrality @ India
by Ali Hussein 07 Apr '15

07 Apr '15

Listers I thought this worth sharing. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: Ashly A K <ashlyak(a)gmail.com> > Date: April 7, 2015 at 1:49:25 PM EAT > To: discuss(a)1net.org > Subject: [discuss] Net Neutrality @ India > > fyi : > > Indian Govt published this doc for the pubic discussion on net neutrality, and they would take inputs from public before drafting the law. > > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kNXtANR9UV6fSjV2DNrkcIMAJVVN4CJfHHiq_0k… > > > > -- > Ashly A K > _______________________________________________ > discuss mailing list > discuss(a)1net.org > http://1net-mail.1net.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

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Always leading: - Singapore Launches New Cybersecurity Agency
by Matunda Nyanchama 07 Apr '15

07 Apr '15

| | | | | | | | | | | Singapore Launches New Cybersecurity AgencyThe latest sign of growing global concerns over cybersecurity: Singapore has established a new ministry to combat bad guys lurking in the Internet's shadows. | | | | View on blogs.wsj.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | Singapore Launches New Cybersecurity Agency ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve!Call: +1-888-587-1150 (Canada) +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.comLicensed by Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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ICANN 54 Fellowship Application Launched Today
by Grace Githaiga 04 Apr '15

04 Apr '15

Hi The fellowship application round for the October meeting in Dublin is now open. From: Janice Douma Lange <janice.lange(a)icann.org>Subject: ICANN 54 Fellowship Application Launched Today Date: April 4, 2015 at 1:43:29 AM GMT+2 Please use your networks and mailing lists to alert everyone that the ICANN 54 Fellowship Application round launched today and will be open for 6 weeks…closing on May 15th. All announcement information included here along with translations: https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-04-03-en As always, will appreciate your support and outreach to engage as many eligible candidates as possible to submit their online application.

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] AFRINIC Board Appoints a new CEO
by Mwendwa Kivuva 02 Apr '15

02 Apr '15

FYI ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sunday Folayan <sfolayan(a)gmail.com> Date: 27 March 2015 at 17:35 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] AFRINIC Board Appoints a new CEO To: AfriNIC Discuss <members-discuss(a)afrinic.net>, AfriNIC Resource Policy < rpd(a)afrinic.net>, AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dear Members, I am pleased to inform you that the board has completed the process for the recruitment of the Chief Executive Officer of AFRINIC. Mr Alan Barrett will assume the role of CEO of AFRINIC with effect from 20th April 2015 for a term of 3 years in the first instance. He replaces Mr Adiel Akplogan, who served as the Pioneer CEO, until January 2015. Alan Barrett's involvement with the Internet began in 1989, when he was a lecturer in the Electronic Engineering department at the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. During 1990 and 1991, he played a key part in the transformation of the South African universities network to the TCP/IP protocols and in its connection to the global Internet. He operated the primary name server for .ZA at that time. He was a co-founder of South Africa's first commercial Internet service provider, in 1993. In 1997, he was one of the four authors of the proposal to form AFRINIC, and he served on the AFRINIC Board from its inception until 2009. He has been a member of the ASO Address Council since 2005. He is currently a member of the CRISP Team, which drafted the number resource community's response to the ICG's request for proposals. He is also a member of the ICG, which is preparing a proposal for the transition of the IANA functions away from oversight by the US government's NTIA. He was also one of the founding members of the South African chapter of the Internet Society, and one of the founding members of Namespace ZA, an organisation that was intended to oversee the .ZA ccTLD before that role was taken over by legislation. Join me in congratulating Alan, and wishing him the best in his new position. Yours Sincerely, Sunday Folayan Chair, AFRINIC Board -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJVFWqmAAoJEH6UvSz6fA25mJsH/Am6cuv8RW8+VzoAubV1+4fF xJbWLgg/pEuUD0OnVSEPcBnhrSGVRgkqVmTDjOrGckFBz9K6cnVgp6ooCdsknJR0 hjtezSMv9ynMA+Cya/VPT+8zSfUxMIYFHnSix/H2FJ5hzcEcWMpettYIXnViR4YP /lIu76XkCLCvDrZp4AK48Z7IMhJPe+FSV219rUtlkqeB7vmjd7fxlllhjagthG7Z Cyd+Sc8ddA0M1ipbMkQbGlVt9z1QtqVaFK7QaHTrMJ0b/vyE6nsWsV49lHvOnM0B y71g2sv84moURBGLud54EImuycjIBcLLA/VmhaXSxan7eZDx8mh2JLRS1xAcAQY= =XgeH -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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ITU Young Innovators Competition
by Grace Githaiga 30 Mar '15

30 Mar '15

The ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition Entrepreneurship Challenge is open for applications! Until 7 May 2015, we will be looking for the best young social entrepreneurs with startups or ideas for startups that use technology to help other entrepreneurs thrive. These efforts can encourage entrepreneurs in any field, through incubation, skill building, mentorship, sharing resources and collaboration between small businesses. The winners, as always, will join us for ITU Telecom World 2015 in Budapest, Hungary, October 12-15, 2015 to network, showcase and pitch their ideas, participate in workshops, win seed funding, and benefit from a year of ongoing mentorship. Within the ITU and throughout the UN, entrepreneurship has been singled out as a priority. This year, ITU Telecom World will be focused on small businesses and startups, and we are excited to have the chance to bring young people with businesses in this area to the event. Many have all highlighted the role that entrepreneurship plays not only in creating the economies of the future, but in reshaping the lives of the individual entrepreneurs and those around them. This is how we bring new products to market. This is how we help communities to develop. This is how individuals turn their ideas into reality. For more information, check out http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=http://ideas.itu.int, and follow us on Facebook. Apply today, and maybe we’ll see you in Budapest.

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Battle for African Internet Users Sparks fears
by Ali Hussein 28 Mar '15

28 Mar '15

Listers Interesting discussion going on about zero rating certain services within a walled Facebook/Google garden. I think some telcos are running campaigns where after your internet bundles are exhausted you can still use Facebook or Google Apps. For more:- http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/24/us-africa-internet-idUSKBN0MK10F2… It's easy to applaud search measures to offer 'free' connectivity. However some markets have already outlawed such practices as anti-competitive and designed to lure users to certain services at the detriment of others who don't have the deep pockets of the Multi-Nationals. It's all about eyeballs. which drive advertising. What's the CA's position on this practice? *Ali Hussein* Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.

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Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss]vvbvvvvvvv AfrICANNvbbb CEOcvbcvbvvvcvb CEOc a new CEOcvbcbcbjbvbovbo CEOcvbcbcbjvvc
by William Warero 27 Mar '15

27 Mar '15

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Intellectual Property Owners Association
by Bernard Kioko 25 Mar '15

25 Mar '15

Listers, I would like to introduce Intellectual Property Owners Association. This being an ICT related list, I believe this organisation is relevant to many. Intellectual Property Owners Association of Kenya (IPOKENYA) is a trade association for owners of patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. IPOKENYA serves all intellectual property owners in all industries and all fields of technology. IPOKENYA advocates for effective and affordable IP ownership rights and provides a wide array of services to members, including: supporting member interests relating to legislative and international issues; analyzing current IP issues; information and educational services; and disseminating information to the general public on the importance of intellectual property rights. Our Vision As owners of intellectual property we believe that intellectual property rights accelerate the innovation, creativity, and investment necessary to address major global challenges and improve lives. We strive to maximize innovation across all industries and improve lives throughout the world by fostering high quality rights and effective, harmonized systems to obtain and enforce them, on behalf of all our members. Our Principles 1. We represent the interests of IP owners. 2. We believe IP rights drive innovation, which creates economic prosperity. 3. We believe that valid and enforceable IP rights are fundamental to both developed and emerging economies. 4. We believe that advancing IP owners' interests requires global dialogue and cooperation. 5. We seek to transparently address the needs of all members, foster relationships among members and facilitate the ongoing exchange of information. 6. We ensure that IP systems apply without advantage or discrimination to all industries and all technologies. 7. We believe in a sustained education focus for experts, professionals, and the public to understand and appreciate the benefits of developed IP systems. 8. We strive to promote improvements and eliminate abuses in IP systems. 9. We seek to maintain ongoing, constructive engagement with governmental IP offices, regulators and IP policy legislators globally. 10. We choose to lead IP initiatives or influence IP policy when there is sufficient Board support to justify IPOKENYA involvement. For those interested in membership, we will be providing membership information details soon. Regards -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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April 2015 Holiday Boot Camp
by Tracy Nyatoro Weru 25 Mar '15

25 Mar '15

We have the pleasure to inform you that at @iLabAfrica, Strathmore University is organizing a 9-day Holiday Boot Camp for Primary and High School Students. The program will take place at @iLabAfrica from 7th April 2015 to 17th April 2015 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The Holiday Boot Camp is designed to motivate and inspire the students to bring their creative ideas to life. Students will create their own games, animated stories, projects, and publish their applications to the web. The Holiday Boot Camp will provide a comprehensive learning experience that is amazingly fun, highly interactive and extremely effective. @iLabAfrica, Strathmore University, blends technology learning with a Holiday Boot Camp targeted for Primary and High School Students.The Holiday Boot Camp is designed to motivate and inspire the students to bring their creative ideas to life. We cover a range of multimedia subjects including web design, video game programming, 3-D animation, Designed for children of all abilities, we start with the basics and then progress students in a systematic way that is both fun & educational. Students will create their own games, animated stories, projects, and publish their applications to the web. The Holiday Boot Camp will provide a comprehensive learning experience that is amazingly fun, highly interactive and extremely effective. The Students will pursue their tech interests with hands-on, project-based learning experiences at our state of the art computer Laboratories. The Boot Camp will offer fun personalized instruction from industry experts, meals, certificates and so much more. The Holiday Boot Camp is tailored for children of all abilities, we start with the basics and then progress students in a systematic way that is both fun & educational. This are just a few of the things the students will be taught: - Create 3D animation - Design a website - Learn to code - Make apps - Design video game - Get Motivational talks from Speakers in blue chip IT firms - And so much more For your convenience, we have attached a description and agenda of the training contents. We would be honoured if you would refer students to attend this event. Please let us know at your convenience if you will be able to send any participants or if you can refer other interested students. Registration for the training can be done by following this link: http://goo.gl/Jj6myo. For further questions, comments and/or suggestions, please contact @iLabAfrica on 0724 239 020 or eMail: tweru(a)strathmore.edu. -- *Kind Regards, * *Tracy Weru * *Business Development Analyst - @iLabAfrica * *Strathmore University* *M:(+254) (0) 724 239020 | T: (+254) (0) 703 034452|Ext 2452* *Strathmore Student Centre Building (4th Floor),* *Keri Road, Madaraka Estate, Nairobi, Kenya,* Website: www.iLabAfrica.ac.ke <http://www.ilabafrica.ac.ke/> / www.strathmore.edu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sckSxqM1k_g&feature=youtu.be -- Note: All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore’s Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here <http://www.strathmore.edu/aboutus.php?id=184> to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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Tools to demystify learning
by Sam Aguyo 25 Mar '15

25 Mar '15

Good people, interested in understanding electronic tools to demystify learning of science particularly, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Mathematics for the young minds in high school. Also of interest is teaching of English as a language. Regards Sam P O Box 61453 00200 NAIROBI tel. 254 722881427

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Re: [kictanet] Central Bank of Kenya and Electronic Payments
by Barrack Otieno 25 Mar '15

25 Mar '15

Listers, A local electronic payment (RTGs) was initiated in my favor yesterday at 9 am. Until now i haven't received the funds 24 hours later and the bank seems to lay the blame with the Central Bank of Kenya clearing unit. I wonder if this is healthy for our growing electronic commerce industry and most importantly as stakeholders what role can we play to make sure CBK is efficient if the claims are true, i also wonder if this is a switching issue or pure bureaucracy. Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Sub GHZ ISM Bands
by Patrick Karanja 24 Mar '15

24 Mar '15

Hi, Would anyone be in a position to comment on the above. Where are we as country? regards Patrick

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Fellowships for AIS'15 is Open
by Mwendwa Kivuva 24 Mar '15

24 Mar '15

FYI ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> Date: 2015-03-24 10:57 GMT+03:00 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Fellowships for AIS'15 is Open To: africann(a)afrinic.net Dear Colleagues, The Call for Fellowships for the AIS'15 meeting, being held from 24 May to 5 June 2015 , in Tunis, Tunisia, is now open. The AFRINIC Fellowships are reserved for individuals representing organisations, universities, and media, who are actively involved in Internet operations, Internet development, or ICT policies in their countries. Selected candidates are expected to actively contribute to IP address management awareness in the AFRINIC service region. To qualify for a fellowship, you: * Must be a resident of an African nation * Don't need to be an AFRINIC member * Should have a technical (IT, Computer Science) background * Must not have benefited from previous AFRINIC fellowships * Are willing to report on how the Fellowship benefited you/your organisation/country within an agreed time frame Upon selection, candidates will be notified and will have seven (7) days to respond to the offer. A public announcement of the Fellowship awardees will be made after the acceptance of the selected candidates has been received. Please find below the schedule for the Fellowship process: * Call closes on: 12th April * Selected fellows contacted on: 20th April * Deadline for fellowship acceptance: 30th April * Fellows list announced on: 4th May The Fellowship includes: * Assistance with round-trip airfare to the meeting venue * Hotel accommodations for participation at the event during the plenary session days * Daily stipend If you think you meet the criteria above, please fill in the Fellowship application form upon registration ( http://internetsummitafrica.org/en/attend/register-log-in) and submit it with requested information before 13th April 2015. AFRINIC Team .............................................. Chers Collègues, Veuillez noter que l'appel à candidature pour le programme de bourse de l'AIS 2015, qui se tiendra du 24 mai au 5 juin 2015, à Tunis, Tunisie, est maintenant ouvert. Les bourses sont réservées en priorité aux individus provenant d'organisations, d'universités, ou médias, qui participent activement aux opérations et développement de l'internet ou des télécommunications dans leurs pays. Les bénéficiaires sont appelés à contribuer positivement aux programmes de sensibilisation de la gestion des ressources Internet dans notre région de service. Pour être éligible, le boursier : * doit être un résident d'un pays africain * doit avoir une formation technique (IT, informatique) * ne doit jamais avoir bénéficié d'une bourse AFRINIC * ne doit pas nécessairement être un membre d'AFRINIC. * devra aussi soumettre un rapport sur son expérience durant l'événement, détaillant comment sa participation bénéficiera à son organisation / pays. La bourse comprend : * une prise en charge partielle du billet aller-retour * la prise en charge total du séjour à l'hôtel pour l'événement (J-1 de la séance plénière jusqu'au dernier jour de l'événement) * une indemnité journalière Une annonce pour communiquer la liste des candidats sélectionnés sera diffusée. Veuillez consulter ci-dessous les dates clés du programme : * L'appel à candidature ferme le 12 avril * Prise de contact avec nos boursiers le 20 avril * Date limite pour accepter la bourse le 30 avril * Liste finale des boursiers annoncée le 4 mai Si vous pensez que vous remplissez les critères mentionnées, merci de remplir notre formulaire d'application en vous inscrivant à http://internetsummitafrica.org/en/attend/register-log-in et de le soumettre avec les informations requises avant le 13 avril. Nous vous souhaitons bonne chance et vous remercions pour votre participation ! L'Equipe d'AFRINIC _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Call for Expressions of Interest to Host ICANN Meetings in 2017 and 2018
by Barrack Otieno 24 Mar '15

24 Mar '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Dandjinou Pierre" <pdandjinou(a)gmail.com> Date: Mar 24, 2015 11:38 AM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Fwd: ICANN News Alert -- Call for Expressions of Interest to Host ICANN Meetings in 2017 and 2018 To: "africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net> Cc: Fyi, Pierre ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ICANN News Alert <communications(a)icann.org> Date: Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 2:06 AM Subject: ICANN News Alert -- Call for Expressions of Interest to Host ICANN Meetings in 2017 and 2018 To: Pdandjinou(a)gmail.com [image: ICANN] <http://www.icann.org/> News Alert https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-03-23-en ------------------------------ Call for Expressions of Interest to Host ICANN Meetings in 2017 and 2018 23 March 2015 ICANN is actively seeking hosts for its public meetings to be held in 2017 and 2018 in Europe, Africa, Asia/Australia/Pacific, North America, and Latin America/Caribbean. Those in the geographic regions are invited to submit expressions of interest for specific locations to hold the events. These recommended venues, along with others in the region that meet the selection criteria, will be considered. The final location for the ICANN Meetings will then be selected through the evaluation of both community-recommended and ICANN-identified locations. Meetings in 2017 and 2018 will follow the new ICANN Meeting Strategy <https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-11-17-en> approved by the Board last November. The new strategy includes a unique format for each meeting throughout the year defined as Meeting A, Meeting B, and Meeting C. Interested parties are encouraged to review the Meeting Selection Criteria <http://meetings.icann.org/host> and space requirements for Meeting A <http://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/meetings/icann-meeting-space-…> [PDF, 194 KB], Meeting B <http://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/meetings/icann-meeting-space-…> [PDF, 124 KB] and Meeting C <http://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/meetings/icann-meeting-space-…> [PDF, 204 KB], which will be used to guide the evaluation of both community-recommended and ICANN-identified meeting locations. Elements such as cost of the meeting for ICANN and the community, convenience to international airports, availability of sufficient hotel guest rooms in or near the venue, meeting facilities, network infrastructure, personal safety of meeting participants, and total level of financial support will be considered by ICANN in making its final selection of a meeting site. Those interested in hosting an ICANN Meeting in 2017 or 2018 are encouraged to submit proposals by *June 30th 2015* via the online form, Expression of Interest to Host an ICANN Meeting <https://icann.wufoo.com/forms/expression-of-interest-to-host-an-icann-meeti…> . Hosting Opportunities 2017-2018 Event Dates Geographic Region *Submission Deadline* ICANN58 12-17 March 2017 (Meeting A <http://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/meetings/icann-meeting-space-…> [PDF, 194 KB]) Europe *30 June 2015* ICANN59 26-29 June 2017 (Meeting B <http://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/meetings/icann-meeting-space-…> [PDF, 124 KB]) Africa ICANN60 28 Oct - 3 Nov 2017 (Meeting C <http://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/meetings/icann-meeting-space-…> [PDF, 204 KB]) Asia/Australia/Pacific ICANN61 11-16 March 2018 (Meeting A <http://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/meetings/icann-meeting-space-…> [PDF, 194 KB]) North America ICANN62 18-21 June 2018 (Meeting B <http://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/meetings/icann-meeting-space-…> [PDF, 124 KB]) Latin America/Caribbean ICANN63 20-26 October 2018 (Meeting C <http://meetings.icann.org/sites/default/files/meetings/icann-meeting-space-…> [PDF, 204 KB]) Europe This message was sent to Pdandjinou(a)gmail.com from: ICANN News Alert | communications(a)icann.org | ICANN | 12025 Waterfront Drive Suite 300 | Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 Email Marketing by [image: iContact - Try It Free!] <http://www.icontact.com/a.pl/144186> Manage Your Subscription <http://app.icontact.com/icp/mmail-mprofile.pl?r=14146552&l=6333&s=CJA4&m=96…> -- Pierre Dandjinou Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610 Dakar 221 77 639 30 41 www.scg.bj skype : sagbo1953 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Fwd: BREAKING: FCC protects net neutrality!
by Ali Hussein 23 Mar '15

23 Mar '15

FYI Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: "Rashad Robinson, ColorOfChange.org" <info(a)colorofchange.org> > Date: February 27, 2015 at 1:20:26 AM EAT > To: "Ali Hussein" <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > Subject: BREAKING: FCC protects net neutrality! > Reply-To: "Rashad Robinson, ColorOfChange.org" <info(a)colorofchange.org> > > > The FCC just voted for strong net neutrality protections! > It's a huge civil rights victory, years in the making. > > And it wouldn't have happened without ColorOfChange members. > > Share the news and celebrate our victory: > > Share on Facebook. > Share on Twitter. > > Dear Ali, > > Big news: the FCC just voted to protect the open Internet by creating strong net neutrality protections! This is a major civil rights victory, and it wouldn’t have been possible without the voices of ColorOfChange members. > > Please take a moment to share the news and celebrate our victory: > > Share on Facebook. > Share on Twitter. > The open Internet is fueling a new civil rights movement. Without it, we might not have been able to spread the word about what happened to Mike Brown or Eric Garner. Our ability to be heard, counted, and visible in our democracy depends on net neutrality, because it allows voices and ideas to spread based on their quality — not the amount of money behind them. > > Because millions of people stood up to fight for net neutrality, the FCC is now putting in place strong rules to protect net neutrality. It’s hard to overstate how big this victory is. > > Net neutrality has always defined how the Internet works. Internet users and content providers pay to send and receive data at certain speeds — but in between, no one can interfere with how that information travels. It’s what makes the Internet so diverse, and so powerful. > > ColorOfChange.org wouldn’t have gotten off the ground without an open Internet. We began almost ten years ago with an email to a couple thousand friends and colleagues. Our membership grew as people signed our petitions and passed them on. Our message spread to the degree that it resonated. Now, we have more than a million members, and we’ve spearheaded or contributed to many important civil rights victories. > > For years, big Internet service providers like AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast have tried to destroy net neutrality, so they can make a killing by creating fast and slow lanes online. If they succeed, corporations would dominate the Internet by paying to prioritize their content online, and the voices of everyday people would be drowned out or blocked entirely. > > Just a year ago, very few people thought a victory this big was possible. The telecom industry was spending millions to influence the debate, and it looked like they were winning. Sadly, they succeeded in buying the support of civil rights organizations like the NAACP, Rainbow PUSH, and National Action Network, who echoed talking points from the telecom industry rooted in trickle down economics. Some Black members of Congress joined the ISPs, after taking big campaign contributions from the telecom industry. > > As we raised our voices to make it clear that net neutrality is essential for civil rights, some of those who were being paid to carry water for the telecoms told us that this wasn’t our issue, and that we couldn’t win. They said we didn't know how Washington worked; that it was a done deal; that the big telecom companies and the legacy civil rights groups with telecom money were too strong for us and our allies to face down. > > What they underestimated was the power of everyday people using our voices strategically, empowered by the open Internet. ColorOfChange members worked together with members of organizations like the Center for Media Justice, the National Hispanic Media Coalition, Presente.org, Free Press, Demand Progress, Fight for the Future, CREDO Action, and MoveOn.org. Together, we stood up to big money and refused to back down, and we defied the conventional wisdom in Washington that says that money always beats people power. > > With the grassroots at their back, Black members of Congress like Rep. John Lewis, Rep. Keith Ellison and Rep. Maxine Waters rallied their colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus to support net neutrality in greater numbers than ever before. President Obama spoke out forcefully — which would have been much harder for him to do if it looked like he was acting against the wishes of the civil rights community. The president’s action changed the political calculus in Washington, giving the FCC cover to push for stronger net neutrality rules. > > Now, the FCC is finally doing what supporters of net neutrality have been demanding for years. We’ll have to remain vigilant to make sure that the FCC enforces its rules aggressively, and that Congress doesn’t undermine net neutrality. > > But this is a massive victory, and it belongs to all of us. It means that future generations will have the ability to continue and expand our movements for justice and equality. > > Celebrate our victory by telling the story of how the voices of everyday people won against the big money of the telecom industry: > > Share on Facebook. > Share on Twitter. > Thanks and Peace, > > --Rashad, Arisha, Matt, Brandi, Dallas and the rest of the ColorOfChange team. > February 26, 2015 > > Help support our work. ColorOfChange.org is powered by YOU—your energy and dollars. We take no money from lobbyists or large corporations that don't share our values, and our tiny staff ensures your contributions go a long way. > > > > You can unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time.

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Music Piracy in Kenya - Government can Help
by Bernard Kioko [Bernsoft Interactive Limited] 23 Mar '15

23 Mar '15

Bwana Daktari, The music industry in Kenya is unable to grow. Companies like mine and individuals are investing money in creating music but the same cannot be commercialized effectively. One of the main problems is organized piracy. Take for example the website WAPKID.COM, this website provides almost every Kenyan song FREE FOR DOWNLOAD. The website at the moment lists the following as popular tags - meaning these are the artists whose content is currently heavily being downloaded. I understand that this website is offering pirated content because Music works that is owned and copyright administered by myself is being offered for FREE here - the total investment I made for the songs on offer is Ksh. 5million over the last 2 years and now I have no way to recover my investment by sales since consumers can opt for free. John De Mathew - Nimwamenyire Muno Wangari Wa Kabera - Aciari Redsun - Shika Glasi Sam Kinuthia - Muiritu Wa Gikomba Onyi Papa Jey - Migingo Dhi Muigai Njoroge - Muti Utari Matunda Kamaru - Nairobi Iraguo Ki Kamande Wa Kioi - Kapusi Kakwa Salim - Kanyina Kanini Kamande Wa Kioi - Githukia Tombo It's possible that these artists and many more don't actually know that this exists BUT millions of Kenyans are downloading the music and who is benefiting? The Network Operators who charge money based on the data downloads. Infact, at one point, one of the mobile operators even sent SMS advertisements to their subscribers urging them to access content from WapKid.com As an industry, we are bleeding and desperately in need of government support to stop this organized piracy that is benefiting local and international organization at the expense of our content and therefore killing and local development of content. As we seek your assistance, we are also doing something on our part. We will be meeting next week Wednesday 3rd October 3pm at Panafric as a music industry (Record labels, Kenya Copyright Board and Music Copyright Society of Kenya) to discuss and work out strategies that can help us especially in creating a clear licensing framework. We will also be announcing an Anti-Piracy Campaign called "iCareforMusic" whose aim is to educate the consumer on the benefits of getting music from licensed partners. We believe that either the government or the courts can issue an order blocking WAPKID.COM, MP3RAID.COM and any other website offering local music from being accessed and this is fairly easy at the ISP level. Before we take to the court route, we wish to seek a diplomatic route first. If we can stop this organized piracy, investing in a song would be worth it for the Artist, the Record Label and/or the music publisher. And in overall, KRA would collect tax from all of us. Everybody wins! Who knows, it would be even worth having a music studio at Konza City. Bwana PS, how can you assist our music industry? Kind regards Bernard Kioko Chief Executive Officer, Bernsoft

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Fwd: Growing the L-Root Footprint in Africa
by Bob Omondi 20 Mar '15

20 Mar '15

FYI... Bob. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bob Omondi <omondibob(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 10:09 PM Subject: Growing the L-Root Footprint in Africa To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear friends, We are happy to inform you of the continued interest we keep receiving from various Stakeholders / organizations keen on hosting our L-Root server instances in Africa. During ICANN 51, Fadi Chehade in his opening address noted the importance of keeping our L-Root copies actively growing, especially in Africa. Over the last year, we received close to eight requests from interested potential hosts and we are happy to report that 3 more L-Root copies have since been fully commissioned in 3 countries in Africa (Seychelles, Tanzania and Mauritius), all in the last three months. This brings to 12 in total, the number of L-Root copies in Africa and we are hopeful that by ICANN 55 in Marrakesh, we should have added more! This will significantly reduce the response time to resolve queries to the DNS root zone, enhancing Internet experience for users and, of course, strengthening Internet's critical infrastructure in Africa while demonstrating ICANN’s strong commitment to enhancing the stability & resiliency of the Internet globally. Kind Regards Bob.

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Notes from the webinar on ICANN registrar accreditation process
by Bob Omondi 20 Mar '15

20 Mar '15

FYI... B. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> Date: Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 10:59 AM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Notes from the webinar on ICANN registrar accreditation process To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear listers, (FRANCAIS: Vous pouvez ecouter l'enregistrement du webinaire a l'adresse http://ftp.adigo.com/clients/icann/20150318_AfricanWebinar_FR.zip ) This was informed by the continued feedback received from the community on the need to understand the process better. The webinar attracted a total of 53 participants. This further underscores the importance of this topic. The participants were privileged to have David Olive (Vice President, Policy Development Support; General Manager, ICANN Regional Headquarters –Istanbul) give introductory remarks during the session and truly appreciate the support of our the invited speakers who made the session quite a success. The substance of the session was Danielle’s presentation, which gave an overview of registrar accreditation process from benefits, considerations, application overview as well as fees required. Aysegul gave a summary of the RA Requirements of Registry Operators Pertaining to Registrars. As expected, the session generated pertinent questions that both current ICANN registrars as well as potential applicants in Africa have always asked, the question of the USD 500K CGL insurance requirement. Danielle clarified that while the insurance requirement has not changed as of now, it was the basis of the recently closed Public Comment Sought <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/raa-insurance-2015-01-15-en> on *Potential Change to Registrar Accreditation Insurance Requirement for underserved regions*.Other concerns were on the fluctuating dollar rates on fees especially in local currency. Overall, this webinar was critical in helping clarify questions and concerns from registrars directly by the GDD team. The community also got direct contacts of the relevant staff for further questions in future. It was recommended that we consider holding monthly webinars on such technical issues affecting registrars. The webinar recordings and presentation slides can be accessed here: http://ftp.adigo.com/clients/icann/20150318_AfricanWebinar_EN.zip http://ftp.adigo.com/clients/icann/20150318_AfricanWebinar_FR.zip The webinar agenda: 1. Opening - Pierre Dandjinou 2. Welcome introduction - David Olive 3. ICANN Registrar accreditation - Danielle Andela 4. Registry-Registrar relation - Aysegul Tekce 5. Q/A 6. Conclusion - Many thanks. - Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa ICANN – www.icann.org Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Africa Domain Name System Forum – 6th to 8th July 2015 , Nairobi, Kenya
by Barrack Otieno 19 Mar '15

19 Mar '15

Theme: “The future of Africa's Domain Name Industry; Opportunities and challenges” Africa Top Level Domains Organization the regional organization for African ccTLDs is pleased to announce the 3rd Africa Domain Name System Forum which will take place from the 6th to 8th July 2015, in Nairobi, Kenya at the Sarova Panafric Hotel. The event is being hosted by the Kenya Network Information Center (keNIC). The forum which is in its 3rd year following successful forums in Durban, South Africa (2013), and Abuja, Nigeria (2015), is organized in partnership with the Internet Society (ISOC) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The Africa Domain Name System Forum brings together ccTLD registries, registrars and resellers as well as stakeholders from Africa and around the world to share, learn, interact and discuss ways in which the African Domain Name Space can be improved. The theme for this year’s forum is “The future of Africa's Domain Name Industry; Opportunities and challenges”. Registration To register for the forum, go to www.aftld.org/afdnsforum2015. Registration closes on 1 June 2015. Registration can also be made by going directly to the following link that is available on the event page https://www.internetsociety.org/form/dns-forum-africa. Event Website The event page is hosted by Africa Top Level Domains Organization at this link - http://www.aftld.org/afdnsforum2015 Agenda Information on the Agenda will be made available in the coming weeks. Contacts For more information, please contact: barrack@aftld.org,chege@isoc.org or bob.ochieng(a)icann.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno

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Fwd: Recent terror attacks and planned AIS, Afrinic, Afnog Meetings in Tunisia
by Brian Munyao Longwe 19 Mar '15

19 Mar '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 11:40 AM Subject: Recent terror attacks and planned AIS, Afrinic, Afnog Meetings in Tunisia To: "Africann(a)afrinic.Net" <africann(a)afrinic.net> Cc: kictanet(a)lists.co.ke Dear all, I was shocked to hear the news this morning about yesterday's terrorist attack in Tunis in which 17 foreigners were killed. The attackers specifically targetted the foreigners. To what extent does this affect the upcoming planned meetings in Tunisia? These meetings usually bring together over 100 of Africa's leading Internet networking professionals over an extended period. This is a big risk, isn't it? Best regards, Brian

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Re: [kictanet] [AfrICANN-discuss] Recent terror attacks and planned AIS, Afrinic, Afnog Meetings in Tunisia
by Brian Munyao Longwe 19 Mar '15

19 Mar '15

what is nonsense about this? http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/mar/18/terror-attack-tunisia-bar… Tunisia terror attack: 19 dead after gunmen storm museum - Death toll at Bardo museum in Tunis includes 17 European tourists - A Tunisian security officer and cleaning woman were also shot dead - Two gunmen were killed but are believed to have had at least two accomplices - A further 24 were injured, including 22 tourists On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 11:53 AM, Dr Eberhard Lisse <el(a)lisse.na> wrote: > Nonsense. > > Unless you area 'murican. > > el > > On 2015-03-19 10:40, Brian Munyao Longwe wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > I was shocked to hear the news this morning about yesterday's terrorist > > attack in Tunis in which 17 foreigners were killed. The attackers > > specifically targetted the foreigners. > > > > To what extent does this affect the upcoming planned meetings in > > Tunisia? These meetings usually bring together over 100 of Africa's > > leading Internet networking professionals over an extended period. This > > is a big risk, isn't it? > > > > Best regards, > > > > Brian > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AfrICANN mailing list > > AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net > > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann > > > > -- > Dr. Eberhard W. Lisse \ / Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (Saar) > el(a)lisse.NA / * | Telephone: +264 81 124 6733 (cell) > PO Box 8421 \ / > Bachbrecht, Namibia ;____/ > _______________________________________________ > AfrICANN mailing list > AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann >

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Fw: [rpd] Fwd: Fwd: Call for Nominations for Board Candidates - Nominations de Candidats pour le CA
by Walubengo J 19 Mar '15

19 Mar '15

Apologies for cross-posting, Afrinic - the organisation in charge of Internet Numbers (IPs) is seeking for Board members to represent the East Africa Region as well as the Southern African region. If interested in managing internet resources & shaping Internet Policies at a global level, please feel free to apply. rgds walu. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Ernest <ernest(a)afrinic.net> To: contact(a)afrinic.net; AfriNIC Resource Policy Discussion List <rpd(a)afrinic.net>; announce(a)afrinic.net; africann(a)afrinic.net Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 6:10 PM Subject: [rpd] Fwd: Fwd: Call for Nominations for Board Candidates - Nominations de Candidats pour le CA [VERSION FRANCAISE PLUS BAS] Dear All, We are pleased to inform you that nominantion process for the AfriNIC Board Seat 5 (Southern Africa) and Board Seat 6 (Eastern Africa) is now open. The deadline for nominations is 15 April 2015 at 20:00 UTC. Please see details at: https://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1331-call-for-nominations-for-board-can…. For NomCom 2015 Boubakar Barry, Chair --- Chers Tous, Nous avons le plaisir de vous informer que le processus de nomination pour le Siege 5 (Afrique Australe) et le Siege 6 (Afrique de l'Est) du Conseil d'Administration d'AfriNIC a demarre. La date limite pour les nominations est le 15 avril 2015 a 20:00 TU. Merci de voir les details a: https://afrinic.net/en/library/news/1331-call-for-nominations-for-board-can…. Pour NomCom 2015 Boubakar Barry, President _______________________________________________ rpd mailing list rpd(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/rpd

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Reminder/Rappel: March 18, 04:00 pm UTC: Webinar on ICANN Registrars Accreditation Process
by Bobs 18 Mar '15

18 Mar '15

Fyi... Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> > Date: March 18, 2015 at 11:10:26 AM GMT+3 > To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> > Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Reminder/Rappel: March 18, 04:00 pm UTC: Webinar on ICANN Registrars Accreditation Process > Reply-To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> > > Dear listers: this is a just a reminder (see full announcement below) > Bonjour: C'est juste un rappel (annonce complete ci-dessous). > - > Yaovi Atohoun > Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa > ICANN – www.icann.org > Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 > > > > From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> > Date: Thursday, March 12, 2015 7:28 PM > To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> > Subject: March 18, 04:00 pm UTC: Webinar on ICANN Registrars Accreditation Process > > Dear all > (FRANCAIS plus bas) > > We would like to invite you to join a Webinar on the ICANN Registrars Accreditation Process on Wednesday 18 March 2015 from 16:00 to 17:00 UTC. English-French interpretation will be provided. > > Please use https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gseemea/ to join this webinar. > If you are unable to join via AdobeConnect, please dial in with the Adigo numbers (www.adigo.com/icann) and Adigo conference bridge. There are two bridges, one for English (21912) and one for French (21857). > Should you need a dial out from the Adigo operator, please inform either Yaovi Atohoun (Yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org) or Renate De Wulf (renate.dewulf(a)icann.org) by Tuesday March 17th latest. > > The agenda is a follows: > Opening by Pierre Dandjinou (2 minutes) > Welcome introduction by David Olive (3 minutes) > Presentation by Danielle Andela on ICANN Registrar accreditation (20 minutes) > Presentation by Aysegul Tekce on Registry-Registrar relation (10 minutes) > Q/A (25 minutes) > Conclusion > > Thanks > ------------------------- > > FRANCAIS > > Vous êtes cordialement invités au webinaire sur le processus d'accréditation des registraires par l'ICANN qui aura lieu le mercredi 18 mars 2015 de 16h à 17h UTC. Il y a aura une interpretation simultanée Anglais-Français > Prière utiliser https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gseemea/ pour suivre les présentations. > Si vous n'êtes pas en mesure de vous connecter avec AdobeConnect, prière appeler le numéro approprié (www.adigo.com/icann) et le bridge ADIGO. Le canal Anglais est le 21912 et le canal Français sur le 21875. > Un opérateur peut aussi appeler votre numéro de téléphone pour vous connecter au webinar si vous le souhaitez. Dans ce cas, prière envoyer votre numéro de téléphone à aYaovi Atohoun (Yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org) ou Renate De Wulf (renate.dewulf(a)icann.org) au plus tard le mardi 17 mars 2015. > Nous voudrions vous rappeler que l’audio sur Adobe Connect est uniquement en anglais. Prière donc de désactiver l'audio lorsque vous vous connectez à Adobe Connect. Pour le son en français, veuillez composer l'un des numéros (voir liste numéros à l'adresse www.adigo.com/icann) introduisez 21857 comme conférence ID lorsque cela est demandé et vous recevrez l’audio en français. Si vous préférez qu'un opérateur vous appelle, veuillez nous communiquer votre numéro de téléphone (y compris votre choix de langue) au plus tard le 17 mars comme indiqué dans l'annonce initiale . > > Agenda > Ouverture par Pierre Dandjinou (2mn) > Mot de bienvenue par David Olive (3mn) > Présentation par Danielle Andela sur l'accréditation des Registraires (20mn) > Présentation par Aysegul Tekce: RelationsRegistres et registraires (10 mn) > Questions/Reponses (25 mn) > Conclusion > Merci > - > Yaovi Atohoun > Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa > ICANN – www.icann.org > Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 > > > _______________________________________________ > AfrICANN mailing list > AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net > https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Fw: Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Presentations for the Africa Internet Summit 2015 - One Week Left To Submit Your Presentation Proposal
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 17 Mar '15

17 Mar '15

On Tuesday, March 17, 2015 1:09 PM, Patricia Senghor <patricia(a)afrinic.net> wrote: Hi everyone, Please find below as a gentle reminder. If you wish to present during the Africa Internet Summit (AIS), please submit your proposal before 24 March 2015. Best, Patricia -------- Forwarded Message -------- | Subject: | [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Presentations for the Africa Internet Summit 2015 - One Week Left To Submit Your Presentation Proposal | | Date: | Tue, 17 Mar 2015 10:11:45 +0400 | | From: | AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> | | Reply-To: | AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> | | To: | africann(a)afrinic.net | Dear Colleagues, The Call for Presentations for the Africa Internet Summit, AIS15, is still open. We invite all individuals wishing to present during the meeting, which will be held from 24 May - 5 June 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia to submit their presentation abstract. To enrich the discussions and share knowledge with the technical community at AIS15, we are seeking presentations of a wide range of issues, broadly related to access and development of the Internet in Africa. We are specifically interested in presentations focusing on: Internet Governance E-governance Core Internet Infrastructure Access, Utility and Development The Internet and Economic Development Business Practices and Technology Higher Education in the Age of Technology Cyber Security Technology and Business Cloud Computing Open Data/Big Data Technology and Content Production Relations between Mobile Operators and the Internet Community Mobile Applications IPv6 Peering and Interconnection DNS RPKI IXPs Your contribution can be in the form of a presentation during a session, a tutorial, or a live technical demonstration. Kindly read all information carefully before submitting your proposal. Speakers Guidelines Presentations should be 15 -30 minutes in length, with approximately 10-15 minutes for Q&A at the end of each presentation. The maximum time allotted per presentation will not exceed 45 minutes. We shall send you a URL of our online submission system to upload your final presentation slides. The presenter(s) will be required to upload their final presentation in PDF format, no later than three (3) days prior to the presentation date. Presenters are responsible for producing any handouts should they require them. There are usually approximately 200 delegates in each session. Tutorials can range from 90 minutes to half a day in length. Presentations with marketing and/or commercial content are not allowed. How to submit: Please send submissions to: aiscfp[at]afrinic.net. Your proposal should contain the following information: Full Name Email Address Affiliation Title of Presentation A detailed abstract or outline describing the presentation Draft slides for the presentation (if ready/available) Length of talk (minutes) Short biography Important dates to note Deadline for submitting an application 24 March 2015 Notification of acceptance of application 31 March 2015 Final submission of draft presentation 30 April 2015 Submission of final presentation - 24 May 2015 If you are interested in presenting at AIS'15, please send us an abstract of 300 words or less outlining the key ideas of your presentation, tutorial, or demonstration at: aiscfp[(a)]afrinic.net. We look forward to reading your proposals. AIS Team

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Communications regulator raises Sh2.5 billion, surpasses fund's target - See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/article/communications-regulator-raises-sh25-billion-surpasses-funds-target#sthash.9MiUPHuh.dpuf
by Grace Githaiga 17 Mar '15

17 Mar '15

THE Universal Service Fund kitty now stands at Sh2.5 billion, the Communication Authority of Kenya has said. The director general Francis Wangusi said CA exceeded the collection targets by an estimated Sh900 million in the 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 financial years. http://www.the-star.co.ke/article/communications-regulator-raises-sh25-bill…

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FW: Scholarships for ICT4D Masters at Manchester
by GG 13 Mar '15

13 Mar '15

-----Original Message----- From: "Karel Novotný" <karel(a)apc.org> Sent: 12 March 2015 14:17 To: "APC Members list" <apc.members(a)lists.apc.org> Subject: [apc.members] Scholarships for ICT4D Masters at Manchester Dear members, Some of you might be interested in this study opportunity. best regards karel -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Scholarships for ICT4D Masters at Manchester Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:25:10 +0000 From: Richard Heeks <richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk> To: Richard Heeks <richard.heeks(a)manchester.ac.uk> If you know someone interested in studying ICT4D at MSc level, could you please let them know about this? The University of Manchester's _one-year MSc ICTs for Development degree_ <http://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/subjects/idpm/postgraduatetaught/courselis…> aims to create "ICT4D champions" who combine technical competencies in information systems and project management with an understanding of development context and practice. The 2015 Development Leadership Scholarships - worth £16,000 - are available for developing country applicants to the MSc ICT4D programme. Applicants should apply for the MSc by April and for the scholarship by end May. Application and eligibility details can be found at: _http://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/fees/postgraduate-taught-funding/idpm/_ Potential applicants are welcome to contact me with questions. They can find details of this year’s overseas fieldwork trip (included in the programme) at: _https://twitter.com/hashtag/DIG2015_SA_ With thanks Richard Heeks Director _Centre for Development Informatics_ <http://www.cdi.manchester.ac.uk/> University of Manchester, UK _______________________________________________ APC.members mailing list Info and options: http://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/apc.members -------------------------------------- Temporary access to APC Member Meeting page: http://meeting.apc.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=APCcm2014-December user: apc-member pswd: apc2014! -------------------------------------- All conversations that take place on this list are considered confidential. As a member of the APC network, you are expected to respect this confidentiality. If you wish to circulate or quote a post from the APC.members list in any other space or forum, you MUST receive permission from the person who made the quote first on the APC.members listserv.

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] March 18, 04:00 pm UTC: Webinar on ICANN Registrars Accreditation Process
by Bob Omondi 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

Dear Listers, Let me share with you the below message for those who would like to become ICANN accredited Registrars. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org> Date: 2015-03-12 21:28 GMT+03:00 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] March 18, 04:00 pm UTC: Webinar on ICANN Registrars Accreditation Process To: AfrICANN list <africann(a)afrinic.net> Dear all (FRANCAIS plus bas) We would like to invite you to join a Webinar on the ICANN Registrars Accreditation Process on Wednesday 18 March 2015 from 16:00 to 17:00 UTC. English-French interpretation will be provided. Please use https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gseemea/ to join this webinar. If you are unable to join via AdobeConnect, please dial in with the Adigo numbers (www.adigo.com/icann) and Adigo conference bridge. There are two bridges, one for English (21912) and one for French (21857). Should you need a dial out from the Adigo operator, please inform either Yaovi Atohoun (Yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org) or Renate De Wulf ( renate.dewulf(a)icann.org) *by Tuesday March 17th latest*. The draft agenda is a follows: 1. Opening by Pierre Dandjinou (2mn ) 2. Welcome introduction by David Olive (3mn) 3. Presentation by Danielle Andela on ICANN Registrar accreditation (10mn) 4. Presentation by Mert Saka: Registrars and Registries (10mn) 5. Q/A (20mn) 6. Conclusion Thanks ------------------------- FRANCAIS Vous êtes cordialement invités au webinaire sur le processus d'accréditation des registraires par l'ICANN qui aura lieu le mercredi 18 mars 2015 de 16h à 17h UTC. Il y a aura une interpretation simultanée Anglais-Français Prière utiliser https://icann.adobeconnect.com/gseemea/ pour suivre les présentations. Si vous n'êtes pas en mesure de vous connecter avec AdobeConnect, prière appeler le numéro approprié (www.adigo.com/icann) et le bridge ADIGO. Le canal Anglais est le 21912 et le canal Français sur le 21875. Un opérateur peut aussi appeler votre numéro de téléphone pour vous connecter au webinar si vous le souhaitez. Dans ce cas, prière envoyer votre numéro de téléphone à aYaovi Atohoun (Yaovi.atohoun(a)icann.org) ou Renate De Wulf (renate.dewulf(a)icann.org) au plus tard le mardi 17 mars 2015. Agennda provisoire 1. Ouverture par Pierre Dandjinou (2mn) 2. Mot de bienvenue par David Olive (3mn) 3. Présentation par Danielle Andela sur l'accréditation des Registraires (10 mn) 4. Présentation par Mert Saka: Registres et registraires (10 mn) 5. Questions/Reponses (20 mn) 6. Conclusion Merci - Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa ICANN – www.icann.org Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Re: [kictanet] DIGITAL MIGRATION - SEASON 2 (Now KBC directed to hand over Signet)
by GG 12 Mar '15

12 Mar '15

It would be interesting to get a response from the relevant authorities. And the more I think about it, the more I think that maybe the big three had a case in kicking their tantrum. --- Original Message --- From: "Ali Hussein" <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> Sent: 12 March 2015 13:02 To: "GG" <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] DIGITAL MIGRATION - SEASON 2 (Now KBC directed to hand over Signet) Yup... *Ali Hussein* Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 3:46 PM, GG <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > @Ali, interesting. > > At what point will Signet revert to the public? Will the public be allowed > to buy shares into it? Is there a model in place or are there private > individuals/companies already waiting on the sidelines and who will be > prioritised to be 'true owners?' > > This reeks of corruption! > > --- Original Message --- > > From: "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: 11 March 2015 08:41 > To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > Subject: [kictanet] DIGITAL MIGRATION - SEASON 2 (Now KBC directed to > hand over Signet) > > Listers > > I found this article in the Nation quite curious. I hope somebody has > gotten their story mixed up. > > > > http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Now-KBC-directed-to-hand-over-Signet/-/1056/26… > > > The other issue is how we as Kenyans hand over digital signals to a > Foreign Company without ANY local shareholding. What are we smoking? > > See story. > > > *Ali Hussein* > > > > > > Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > > Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely > mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the > organizations that I work with. >

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Integrated data system to make e-government a reality
by S.M. Muraya 11 Mar '15

11 Mar '15

Interesting news here http://www.president.go.ke/integrated-data-system-to-make-e-government-a-re… The site of a Ukranian consortium notes their work in Kenya since 2008. These are comments made in 2012... http://www.edaps.com/en/news/n1961 Trust when we are replacing/upgrading the system in 2030 we will have a document like this for public consumption. http://www.ssb.no/a/english/publikasjoner/pdf/doc_201232_en/doc_201232_en.p… We must always factor knowledge transfer otherwise in in 2030 we will still rely on foreigners for this kind of work already being done by locals/Kenyans working in telcos and banks.

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DIGITAL MIGRATION - SEASON 2 (Now KBC directed to hand over Signet)
by Ali Hussein 11 Mar '15

11 Mar '15

Listers I found this article in the Nation quite curious. I hope somebody has gotten their story mixed up. http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Now-KBC-directed-to-hand-over-Signet/-/1056/26… The other issue is how we as Kenyans hand over digital signals to a Foreign Company without ANY local shareholding. What are we smoking? See story. *Ali Hussein* Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.

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Pilot Project - E-Mail Services
by S.M. Muraya 10 Mar '15

10 Mar '15

Heard (a rumor not fact) that local firms are likely to be locked out of an e-mail services tender if they have not deployed a system with 15,000 or more users. Pilot Projects (using local firms) are the best way to begin these initiatives. For example, in 2013, www.uci.edu had over 9000 staff and over 28,000 students. Their pilot project involved less than 2% of the end users :) http://www.oit.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/MicrosoftOffice365ExchangePilotPr… The pilot involved 117 users across 8 departments with an additional 345 users moved to Office365 Exchange as part of Paul Merage School of Business mass-adoption for their student and staff population. In total, UCI’s Office365 Exchange environment hosted 461 users at the end of the pilot testing. The students and staff within the Paul Merage School of Business have been excluded from the totals represented in this summary. http://www.federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=851&sid=3737066 *Navy is moving its email to the cloud - only questions are how and when* Thursday - 11/6/2014, 1:25pm ET Jared Serbu @jserbuWFED Navy officials say it's a foregone conclusion that they will eventually migrate their email services to the cloud. The big questions are how, when and what type of cloud services they'll use. A pilot project the Navy launched in October using Microsoft Office 365 will attempt to offer some answers, and if all goes according to plan, it also will close a longstanding gap in the Navy's existing IT capabilities. The target population involves 45,000 Navy reservists who are held to roughly the same training requirements as the active duty force. But the reservists can't access the Navy's networks unless they're physically present at a Navy facility, and 65 percent of those sailors live more than two hours away from the closest one. If officials succeed in integrating Office 365, the cloud version of the ubiquitous office suite, the pilot users should be able to access their email and other portions of the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) from just about any computer by September of next year.

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INVITATION TO ATTEND A PUBLIC CONSULTATIVE FORUM ON REVIEW OF SECTOR REGULATIONS
by Ali Hussein 09 Mar '15

09 Mar '15

Listers In case you missed this ad/invitation from CA please see attached. I don't recall seeing this in the dailies or on Kictanet. For those interested in continuing the engagement with policy makers please make a point of attending. Venue: Ole Sereni Day & Time: 10th March (From 9.00 am) - I think its a full day event Agenda: Would be nice for CA to post the Agenda on the list to enable stakeholders to prepare. Confirm attendance: regulationsreview(a)ca.go.ke Regards *Ali Hussein* Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com >

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Why would you regard Konza Technocity as a white elephant?
by John Kieti 09 Mar '15

09 Mar '15

Dear Listers, Am a big believer in the validity of the Konza Technocity dream. Last week I went through online arguments opposing the project and am beginning to conclude that they are about two issues :- (1) *What sectoral interventions are urgent and which are important?* *(2) Whether real estate and physical infrastructure are valid interventions in the ICT sector.* I penned down my counter arguments in an article "why would you call Konza Technocity a white elephant? <http://www.gmeltdown.com/2015/03/is-konza-technocity-white-elephant.html> ". Am curious to hear from pundits here what the current popular position on these sticky issues is.. Best regards -- John Kieti Phone: +254-735-764242 // +254-722-764242 Twitter: @johnKieti // Skype: jkieti Blog: gmeltdown.com <http://www.gmeltdown.com> // LinkedIn: https://ke.linkedin.com/in/*kieti* <https://ke.linkedin.com/in/kieti> The ordinary just won't do

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archives.go.ke
by S.M. Muraya 08 Mar '15

08 Mar '15

Not sure if archives.go.ke is functional... http://archives.go.ke/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi? US Archives.gov.. seems to favor working solutions, not large international tenders favoring foreign firms :) http://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/policy/pilot-guidance.html *Recommended Practice: Developing and Implementing an Enterprise-wide Electronic **Records Management (ERM) Proof of Concept Pilot* A proof of concept pilot project is an opportunity to demonstrate the capabilities of Electronic Records Management (ERM) software on a small area and in a controlled manner. A pilot project is an excellent risk mitigation strategy for an agency planning to implement a ERM system. It can also serve to inform or resolve an alternatives analysis for an agency during the investment planning phase. The pilot helps determine whether the software is appropriate for use by the agency and how easily it can be configured, providing hands-on experience for records managers, information technology (IT) personnel, and users.

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] Trojan horses in the Safaricom stable
by Mark Mwangi 08 Mar '15

08 Mar '15

John just posted malware. Do not click on that link. On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 6:03 PM, John K. Njoroge via skunkworks < skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Check out http://youthdollar.com/?cashlink=13732 > > > > > > On Friday, March 6, 2015, Mbugua Njihia via skunkworks < > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > >> With the transport play, the drive for government payments and the dash >> for B2B payments painting the bigger picture, you cannot blame smart people >> for making smart strategic moves - >> http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/trojan-horses-safaricom-stable.html >> >> ᐧ >> > > > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > ------------ > > Skunkworks Rules > http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 > ------------ > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > -- Regards, Mark Mwangi markmwangi.me.ke

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Fwd: [IGFSA] Call for nomination
by Mwendwa Kivuva 07 Mar '15

07 Mar '15

FYI ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Raul Echeberria <echeberria(a)isoc.org> Date: Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 5:51 PM Subject: [IGFSA] Call for nomination To: "IGFSA(a)elists.isoc.org" <IGFSA(a)elists.isoc.org> Dear all, I would like to bring to your attention that Ms. Alice Munyua has asked us to be relieved of her function as a member of the Executive Committee, due to work overload. We have accepted her resignation with regrets and thank Alice for serving as a member of the Executive Committee since IGFSA's inception. She will be greatly missed. While the members of the Executive Committee are elected by the General Assemble, the IGFSA Articles of Association provide for a mechanism to replace an Executive Committee member before completing his or her term, according to Article 11 of the Article of Association ("In the event an Executive Committee member is unable to complete his or her term, the Executive Committee may appoint a replacement to serve until the end of the term."). The IGFSA Executive Committee decided therefore to issue an open call for nominations of suitable candidates to replace Alice. The criteria for membership apply to an even greater degree to members of the Executive Committee. Candidates are expected, through their commitment or actions, to have proved their attachment to the aims of the Association, that is to promote and support the global IGF as well as the national and regional IGF initiatives. The members of the Executive Committee serve as volunteers. The function of the Executive Committee is set forth in the Articles of Association: "The Executive Committee is the executive decision-making body of the Association. It manages the affairs of the Association in accordance with the provisions of these Articles. In so doing, it seeks to represent the interests of the Association Members as a whole." Candidates interested in the position need to be willing to: · take part in regular monthly calls · support fundraising and outreach activities. Please send your nomination or self-nomination with a short Statement of Interest by 30IGFSA(a)elists.isoc.org March 2015 to the following email address: igfsa(a)isoc.org Priority will be given to nominees from developing countries. Many thanks for your interest Best regards Raúl Echeberría _______________________________________________ IGFSA mailing list IGFSA(a)elists.isoc.org https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/igfsa

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iHub Turns 5
by Phares Kariuki 07 Mar '15

07 Mar '15

We penned some thoughts as the iHub turns 5 https://angani.co/blog/ihub-turns-5/ The local tech community has come a long way http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com/ -- Warm Regards, Phares Kariuki *E*: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | *Twitter*: kaboro | *B*: http://www.angani.co | Angani Limited

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FW: [Igfregionals] Invitation to participate in IGF2015 preparatory process
by Grace Githaiga 06 Mar '15

06 Mar '15

Might of interest to some of you. RgdsGG From: cmasango(a)unog.ch Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 12:09:43 +0100 To: igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org Subject: [Igfregionals] Invitation to participate in IGF2015 preparatory process Dear Regional and National IGF initiatives, As you are aware, preparations for the 2015 meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) are already in process. This year there is a particular emphasis on inter-sessional work. The Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) has recommended in its virtual meeting of 3 March that National and Regional IGF initiatives be approached and invited to participate more closely in the preparation process. It is hoped that such participation will serve to strengthen the synergies and connections that exist between National and Regional initiatives and the IGF, thereby enriching the discourse. The “Evolution of Internet Governance: Empowering Sustainable Development” has been chosen for as the main overarching theme of IGF 2015. With eight sub-themes that are as follows: · Cybersecurity and trust; · The Internet economy; · Inclusiveness and diversity; · Openness; · Enhancing multistakeholder cooperation; · The Internet and human rights; · Critical Internet resources; and · Emerging issues. The MAG has recommended that a formal invitation be extended to all national and regional initiatives both to contribute to the horizontal global inter-sessional theme for this year: "Policy Menus for Connecting the Next Billion", and to develop messages and/ or conclusions that will support the global IGF inter-sessional work. The MAG also recommended that regional and national IGFs be invited to participate in the Best Practice Forums (BPFs). The mailing lists for the associated themes for this year’s BPFs are as follows: · Regulation and mitigation of unwanted communications (http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_spam_intgovforum.org);· Establishing and supporting Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) for Internet security (http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_certs_intgovforum.org);· Developing meaningful multistakeholder participation mechanisms (http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_multistakeholder_intgovforu… Practices to countering abuse against women online (http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_counteringabuse_intgovforum… IPv6 (http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_ipv6_intgovforum.org) and· IXPs (http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/bp_ixps_intgovforum.org) For these reasons, the IGF Secretariat kindly invites National and Regional IGF initiatives to: Introduce the theme and sub-themes of the upcoming IGF to the discussions held during 2015 whenever possible;Provide suggestions relating to ideas on the basic pillars that will help operationalize and advance inter-sessional work during 2015;Contribute to the discussions regarding the development of “Policy Menus for Connecting the Next Billion”; Distribute this message widely amongst multistakeholder participants involved with your respective IGFs; and Make any suggestions and/or inputs on how we can maximise, facilitate and strengthen your engagement with BPF and inter-sessional work. We look forward to continuing and strengthening the collaboration that already exists between National and Regional IGF initiatives and the IGF.For further queries please kindly contact igf(a)unog.chBest regards,Chengetai ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chengetai MasangoProgramme and Technology ManagerSecretariat of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)Dependance La PelousePalais des NationsCH - 1211 Genève 10e-mail: cmasango(a)unog.chTel : +41(0)22 917 57 68Fax : +41(0)22 917 00 92 _______________________________________________ Igfregionals mailing list Igfregionals(a)intgovforum.org http://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igfregionals_intgovforum.org

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Trojan horses in the Safaricom stable
by Mbugua Njihia 06 Mar '15

06 Mar '15

With the transport play, the drive for government payments and the dash for B2B payments painting the bigger picture, you cannot blame smart people for making smart strategic moves - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/trojan-horses-safaricom-stable.html ᐧ

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Rwanda tops affordable internet index
by Ali Hussein 06 Mar '15

06 Mar '15

Listers Interesting read. East African nation Rwanda was ranked the top nation among developing countries with affordable internet by the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI). Question:- How is this possible? See more at:- http://www.itwebafrica.com/ict-and-governance/389-rwanda/234265-rwanda-tops… Regards Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Safaricom halves its internet bundles pricing
by Ali Hussein 05 Mar '15

05 Mar '15

Listers Safaricom has basically halved the price of its internet bundles. http://safaricom.com/bundles/ Predatory Pricing or meeting a market demand? Who benefits and who looses? These are the questions that we must ask. From where I'm sitting I can tell you one thing for sure - I'm not complaining about these new prices. I'm even willing to forgive them for capping my bundles to one month... Although it does raise pertinent issues on Net Neutrality. Let's look at it this way:- I used to buy 1k worth of bundles which got me 1.5GB plus a 750MB bonus exclusively for night use (between 10.00pm - 10.00am) Now for the same 1k I get:- 2GB plus 2GB bonus for night use. Predatory pricing or consumer based pricing? The answer depends on whether you are a consumer or Competitor. :) One thing is for sure. These prices can come down further. (We Kenyans are never satisfied, right?) :) Weekly Internet Bundle (Please Select One) 4MB + 4MB (Ksh 5) 10MB + 10 MB (Ksh 10) 30MB + 30 MB (Ksh 25) 65MB + 65 MB (Ksh 50) Monthly Internet Bundle: (Please Select One) 100MB + 100MB (Ksh.100) 300MB + 300MB (Ksh.250) 650MB + 650MB (Ksh.500) 2GB + 2GB (Ksh 1000) 5GB + 5GB (Ksh 2000) 10GB +10GB (Ksh 3000) 25GB + 25GB (Ksh 5750) 50GB + 50GB (Ksh 6750) Activate Internet At 2/= a Minute Subscribe Unsubscribe Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Hillary Clinton Comments for First Time on Email Controversy | TheBlaze.com
by S.M. Muraya 05 Mar '15

05 Mar '15

Lesson for Kenya.. Transparency forces Leaders perform.. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/03/05/hillary-clinton-comments-for-fir… Hillary Clinton Comments for First Time on Email Controversy Mar. 5, 2015 12:02am Oliver Darcy Hillary Clinton said in a tweet Wednesday night that she has asked the State Department to release all of her email. “I want the public to see my email,” she tweeted. “I asked State to review them. They said they will review them for release as soon as possible.” On Monday, the New York Times reported that Clinton may have violated federal rules by exclusively using a personal email address to conduct all official government business while serving as secretary of state. According to the Times, she never had an official government email address. —Follow Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy)

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Re: [kictanet] PayPal Workshop
by Bernard Kioko 05 Mar '15

05 Mar '15

Tomorrow. Apologies. On Mar 4, 2015 3:58 PM, "Emmanuel Khisa" <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > Hi Ben, > > Which date! > > On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Bernard Kioko via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Further to the earlier email I did send. Members of this list have been >> invited to attend the PayPal Workshop for free. >> >> Venue: Sarova Panafric >> Time: 8.30am to 1pm >> >> Kind regards >> >> Bernard >> >> * ------------------------------ * >> >> >> >> This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is >> confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for >> the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or >> disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or >> otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting >> on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are >> not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the >> sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use >> it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst >> our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message >> or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is >> incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept >> liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems >> that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact >> us at the address indicated below. >> >> >> Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 >> 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/oloo.khisa%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. >> > > > > -- > ‎"Service to Mankind is the greatest form of service"... > > > > > > *Oloo KhisaP.O. Box > 24324-00100Nairobi0721321086/0731849128http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa>* > -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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State firms to place adverts on digital outlets
by GG 05 Mar '15

05 Mar '15

http://www.nation.co.ke/business/State-firms-to-place-all-their-adverts-on-…

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PayPal Workshop
by Bernard Kioko 04 Mar '15

04 Mar '15

Further to the earlier email I did send. Members of this list have been invited to attend the PayPal Workshop for free. Venue: Sarova Panafric Time: 8.30am to 1pm Kind regards Bernard -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email Account at State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules
by S.M. Muraya 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

The Kenya ICT Authority has an tender for E-Mail Management Services (for all Ministries). It does not seem limited to firms owned and controlled by Kenyans, factoring the sensitivity involved in handling e-mail records (archives). Electronic (e-mail, video, audio) records might be factored in the National Archives and Documentation Service Act (Revised 2012) by these words ... “records” includes not only written records, but records conveying information by any means whatsoever; ... http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/us/politics/hillary-clintons-use-of-priva… *Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email Account at State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules* By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDTMARCH 2, 2015 WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton exclusively used a personal email account to conduct government business as secretary of state, State Department officials said, and may have violated federal requirements that officials’ correspondence be retained as part of the agency’s record. Mrs. Clinton did not have a government email address during her four-year tenure at the State Department. Her aides took no actions to have her personal emails preserved on department servers at the time, as required by the Federal Records Act. It was only two months ago, in response to a new State Department effort to comply with federal record-keeping practices, that Mrs. Clinton’s advisers reviewed tens of thousands of pages of her personal emails and decided which ones to turn over to the State Department. All told, 55,000 pages of emails were given to the department. Mrs. Clinton stepped down from the secretary’s post in early 2013. Her expansive use of the private account was alarming to current and former National Archives and Records Administration officials and government watchdogs, who called it a serious breach. “It is very difficult to conceive of a scenario — short of nuclear winter — where an agency would be justified in allowing its cabinet-level head officer to solely use a private email communications channel for the conduct of government business,” said Jason R. Baron, a lawyer at Drinker Biddle & Reath who is a former director of litigation at the National Archives and Records Administration. A spokesman for Mrs. Clinton, Nick Merrill, defended her use of the personal email account and said she has been complying with the “letter and spirit of the rules.” Under federal law, however, letters and emails written and received by federal officials, such as the secretary of state, are considered government records and are supposed to be retained so that congressional committees, historians and members of the news media can find them. There are exceptions to the law for certain classified and sensitive materials. Mrs. Clinton is not the first government official — or first secretary of state — to use a personal email account on which to conduct official business. But her exclusive use of her private email, for all of her work, appears unusual, Mr. Baron said. The use of private email accounts is supposed to be limited to emergencies, experts said, such as when an agency’s computer server is not working. “I can recall no instance in my time at the National Archives when a high-ranking official at an executive branch agency solely used a personal email account for the transaction of government business,” said Mr. Baron, who worked at the agency from 2000 to 2013. Regulations from the National Archives and Records Administration at the time required that any emails sent or received from personal accounts be preserved as part of the agency’s records. But Mrs. Clinton and her aides failed to do so. How many emails were in Mrs. Clinton’s account is not clear, and neither is the process her advisers used to determine which ones related to her work at the State Department before turning them over. “It’s a shame it didn’t take place automatically when she was secretary of state as it should have,” said Thomas S. Blanton, the director of the National Security Archive, a group based at George Washington University that advocates government transparency. “Someone in the State Department deserves credit for taking the initiative to ask for the records back. Most of the time it takes the threat of litigation and embarrassment.” Mr. Blanton said high-level officials should operate as President Obama does, emailing from a secure government account, with every record preserved for historical purposes. “Personal emails are not secure,” he said. “Senior officials should not be using them.” Penalties for not complying with federal record-keeping requirements are rare, because the National Archives has few enforcement abilities. Mr. Merrill, the spokesman for Mrs. Clinton, declined to detail why she had chosen to conduct State Department business from her personal account. He said that because Mrs. Clinton had been sending emails to other State Department officials at their government accounts, she had “every expectation they would be retained.” He did not address emails that Mrs. Clinton may have sent to foreign leaders, people in the private sector or government officials outside the State Department. The revelation about the private email account echoes longstanding criticisms directed at both the former secretary and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, for a lack of transparency and inclination toward secrecy. And others who, like Mrs. Clinton, are eyeing a candidacy for the White House are stressing a very different approach. Jeb Bush, who is seeking the Republican nomination for president, released a trove of emails in December from his eight years as governor of Florida. It is not clear whether Mrs. Clinton’s private email account included encryption or other security measures, given the sensitivity of her diplomatic activity. Mrs. Clinton’s successor, Secretary of State John Kerry, has used a government email account since taking over the role, and his correspondence is being preserved contemporaneously as part of State Department records, according to his aides. Before the current regulations went into effect, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, who served from 2001 to 2005, used personal email to communicate with American officials and ambassadors and foreign leaders. Last October, the State Department, as part of the effort to improve its record keeping, asked all previous secretaries of state dating back to Madeleine K. Albright to provide it with any records, like emails, from their time in office for preservation. “These steps include regularly archiving all of Secretary Kerry’s emails to ensure that we are capturing all federal records,” said a department spokeswoman, Jen Psaki. The existence of Mrs. Clinton’s personal email account was discovered by a House committee investigating the attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi as it sought correspondence between Mrs. Clinton and her aides about the attack. Two weeks ago, the State Department, after reviewing Mrs. Clinton’s emails, provided the committee with about 300 emails — amounting to roughly 900 pages — about the Benghazi attacks. Mrs. Clinton and the committee declined to comment on the contents of the emails or whether they will be made public. The State Department, Ms. Psaki said, “has been proactively and consistently engaged in responding to the committee’s many requests in a timely manner, providing more than 40,000 pages of documents, scheduling more than 20 transcribed interviews and participating in several briefings and each of the committee’s hearings.” A version of this article appears in print on March 3, 2015, on page A1 of the New York edition with the headline: Clinton Used Personal Email at State Dept.. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe

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Analogue 3 go digital, ADN got it's license
by cdohnio 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

Broadcasters to come back on air as standoff ends: http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Broadcasters-to-come-back-on-air-as-stan… All the best, princelySid *Twitter:* @princelySid | *Website: *cdohnio.blogspot.com

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MEDIA COUNCIL AND PROPAGANDA EDITORS?
by James Mbugua 03 Mar '15

03 Mar '15

Listers, As the Media Owners and CAK battle over the migration issue, it is disconcerting to see the number of senior editors and columnists at these media houses using their pen to deliberately misrepresent to readers the digital migration story. Some of the more irking statements include, "When CAK forcibly shut us down...." They were not forcibly shut down, they took themselves of air why should they be airing such lies? Some of the senior editors keep talking about the number of frequencies disproportionately given to PANG. But frequencies are given according to the number of sites you have erected and these guys know this. As it is they have only 11 sites countrywide and they have been sitting on the analogue frequencies which they need to free up for allocation. That government is favouring foreigners....These editors are yet to acknowledge that their media houses took part in a tender and their bid lost. They went to PPOA and lost. They are busy splashing Anglo Leasing stories on the front pages, how would it have looked if they, with their shoddy bid, won the tender? Why can't they say they are asking to be corruptly allocated a national asset contrary to Public Procurement Law? THe Media Council instead of going after small journalists should take on these Editors and hold them to account on the accuracy of their stories. Regards, JG

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Goodyear to pay Sh1 billion for bribery in Kenya and Angola - News - nation.co.ke
by S.M. Muraya 01 Mar '15

01 Mar '15

How can we increase transparency & reduce bribery (manual transactions) in our society? #InnovKe http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Goodyear-Sh1-billion-fine-bribery-Kenya-Angola…

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Safaricom enforces a 20MB cap on Data Bundles Sambaza
by Odhiambo Washington 01 Mar '15

01 Mar '15

[Sorry for cross-posting] I think Safaricom should consult her customers and know what they want. I also think Safaricom shouldn't bully it's customers. I have just realized that Sambaza Bundle has been capped to 20MB per day, and you can only sambaza 10MB in a single transaction - do that twice and the day is closed! Now, I have close to 1GB on my modem and I wanted to sambaza about 200MB to my phone. Three attempts and I am getting this strange error, only to call Safaricom CC and be shocked with the news. Here is the big question: If I go into a supermarket and buy 10Kgs of Sugar and pay for it, what business does the supermarket have in deciding what I can do with the Sugar? Once I buy 1,5GiB data bundle from Safaricom, what business does it still have in deciding whether I can use it on that SIM card or Sambaza it to others? Well, looks like Sambaza was a privilege that Safaricom could withdraw at any time? I did not read the T&Cs, but it doesn't seem right, even if people have been doing business with data bundles. Once you've paid for the bundles, you should be left alone, no? -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 "I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler."

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Safaricom cancels Sh1bn-plus tender in staff bribery claim
by S.M. Muraya 01 Mar '15

01 Mar '15

An "International" audit firm favored by bureaucrats in go.ke and NSE listed firms lost (due to internal fraud) about 40M in 2013 in one small incident. What struck me most is when one of the fixers noted even data storage (backup records) were missing. This is an "International" firm consulted (favored over our niche firms stuck in Kenya and therefore more patriotic) about ICT Policy in Kenya. Finance professionals have told me more than once, crooks (even in international organizations) favor one big firm, one big deal, to solicit bribes from one party - not from 3 or 4 specialist/niche firms - increasing their demands (risks) for kickbacks from different quarters ): http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Safaricom-cancels-Sh1bn-tender-in-staff-… Safaricom cancels Sh1bn-plus tender in staff bribery claim[image: Kenya’s top telecommunications firm Safaricom is locked in a legal dispute with the Lebanese company Mobinets over the cancellation of a Sh1 billion tender. PHOTO | FILE] Kenya’s top telecommunications firm Safaricom is locked in a legal dispute with the Lebanese company Mobinets over the cancellation of a Sh1 billion tender. PHOTO | FILE IN SUMMARY - Safaricom says in papers filed at the Milimani Law Courts that Mobinets colluded with its employees to ensure the tender went to the Lebanese firm. - The firm had in June last year contracted Mobinets to supply, instal and maintain a system to manage network planning, configuration tools, inventory and work flow but the telecoms operator cancelled the deal on September 1, sparking a court battle. Telecoms operator Safaricom <http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/stocks/-/1322440/1394278/-/shkse6/-/inde…> cancelled a multi-million dollar tender it had awarded to Mobinets SAL Limited after it found out that the Lebanese firm bribed its employees to secure the lucrative contract, a Nairobi court has been told. Safaricom says in papers filed at the Milimani Law Courts that Mobinets colluded with its employees to ensure the tender went to the Lebanese firm. Safaricom had in June last year contracted Mobinets to supply, instal and maintain a system to manage network planning, configuration tools, inventory and work flow but the telecoms operator cancelled the deal on September 1, sparking a court battle. Mobinets went to court seeking orders compelling Safaricom to seek arbitration on the matter as provided for in the contract documents. Safaricom has, however, maintained that the agreement it signed with Mobinets in June last year provided for immediate termination of the deal in the event that either party was found to have engaged in any acts of corruption. “Safaricom was under obligation to terminate the agreement with immediate effect upon determination at any time that Mobinets representatives engaged in corrupt practices during the procurement or execution of the agreement,” said James Maitai, Safaricom’s head of quality and service assurance. Mobinets claims Safaricom has refused to provide it with the names of staff who were bribed, times, dates and places and full details of the alleged collusion. READ: Lebanese firm sues to stop Safaricom cancelling deal <http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Lebanese-firm-sues-to-sto…> The Lebanese firm also insists that the matter should be tabled before an independent arbitrator to salvage the Sh1 billion it has invested in the project. The Tripoli-based firm has denied engaging in any act of corruption with any of Safaricom’s employees. Safaricom has not indicated how many employees were involved in the alleged bribery scam or whether they have been sent packing. The telecoms operator has, however, sacked 159 employees over their involvement in unethical activities in the past three years, according to fraud statistics the firm releases at the end of its financial year. READ: Safaricom fires 56 employees in graft related cases <http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Safaricom-fires-56-employ…> The telecoms operator is expected to release its fraud statistics for the year ending March 2015 in the next few weeks as part of a campaign against corruption. Safaricom reckons that the provision on arbitration only applied to resolving disputes that have taken more than 30 days without an amicable settlement. Safaricom faults Mobinets for filing the suit, as it claims the two parties were in the process of concluding talks over a possible settlement where it was to offer the details the Lebanese firm was asking for. “Safaricom and Mobinets commenced the process of amicably settling the matter. The parties had agreed on the protocols and individuals responsible for ensuring the process of disclosure but Mobinets filed this suit before that process was concluded,” Mr Maitai adds. Justice Farah Amin on Tuesday directed the two parties to file their respective responses to claims made in the suit so far, and to appear before her on March 18. The Lebanese firm claims to have completed the functional specifications of the software system to Safaricom’s preference, which it says required equipment worth $6.2 million (Sh558 million). It also claims to have sealed deals with other hardware and software firms worth $5 million for the completion of its contractual obligations as per the agreement with Safaricom. Mobinets therefore argues that termination of the deal will interrupt its other businesses around the world that will be associated with Safaricom’s claim of corruption. “The allegations of corrupt practices by Safaricom pose a grave reputational risk to Mobinets. For instance, Vodafone Limited has on the basis of the allegations terminated all future business with Mobinets,” said Labib Shalak, Mobinets’ CEO. But Safaricom argues that the contract has already been terminated, and that quashing the decision amount to changing terms of an agreement that has already outlived its purpose. The telecoms giant argues that quashing the cancellation would also violate its rights, as it had the green light from the agreement to pull the plug on the deal in the event it discovered corrupt practices in its award. “Grant of the orders sought by Mobinets would amount to re-writing the agreement in denying Safaricom its right, as freely negotiated between the parties to terminate the deal with immediate effect in the circumstances envisaged,” Safaricom says. The Lebanese firm says it was forced to move to court over fears that Safaricom would offer another firm the contract while the dispute was pending between the two firms. Safaricom insists that calls for arbitration are futile as the agreement was terminated with immediate effect. Besides, Safaricom argues it is for the Arbitration Tribunal and not the High Court to determine whether a dispute is ripe for arbitration in any event. “There is no subject matter of the arbitration under threat to warrant issuance of an interim measure of protection by this court. Mobinets has failed to show evidence or threat whatsoever to the subject matter of the arbitration,” Safaricom adds. The suit comes just months after Kenya’s private sector was listed as one of the most corrupt in the world in a report by international audit firm Ernst & Young last November. Another report published by PriceWaterhouseCoopers found that tender fraud is the number one economic crime in Kenya. Back to Business Daily: Safaricom cancels Sh1bn-plus tender in staff bribery claim

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Kenya finally signs WCIT12 ITRs
by Ali Hussein 27 Feb '15

27 Feb '15

Listers So finally Kenya Government signs the 2012 ITRs which the former government didn't sign. It would really be good to know the process taken to rescind the earlier decision; who was engaged locally and why weren't the stakeholders at least given the courtesy of being formally informed. http://www.itu.int/online/mm/scripts/mm.final-acts.list?_languageid=1&_agrm… Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Kenya finally signs WCIT12 ITRs
by Ali Hussein 27 Feb '15

27 Feb '15

Listers So finally Kenya Government signs the 2012 ITRs which the former government didn't sign. It would really be good to know the process taken to rescind the earlier decision; who was engaged locally and why weren't the stakeholders at least given the courtesy of being formally informed. http://www.itu.int/online/mm/scripts/mm.final-acts.list?_languageid=1&_agrm… Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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The challenge of value realization for indigenous technology firms - The mind of Mbugua Njihia
by Mbugua Njihia 27 Feb '15

27 Feb '15

http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/challenge-value-realization-indigenous…

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Fwd: Thank the FCC
by Bernard Kioko 27 Feb '15

27 Feb '15

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ADN OWNERSHIP - DOES SK MACHARIA'S SON & A COLLEAGUE OWN CONSORTIUM?
by James Mbugua 26 Feb '15

26 Feb '15

Listers, Things never cease to get interesting in this country. So, now, it turns out, according to a document circulating, that the African Digital Network (NTV, CTV, KTN & QTV) that the consortium could be owned by two individuals: The names John Macharia Maina and Timothy Charo-Odhiambo are named as the two shareholders of ADN with 500 shares each of the issued 1000 shares. The share capital is listed as Sh100000 and the address of the directors is given as 669 00516 Nairobi. The only anomaly appears to be the date given for registration which is listed as January 1, 1900. The Director General of CAK Francis Wangusi had wondered at a recent show on TV whether the ADN consortium was even registered. The document purporting ownership of ADN is shown to be issued by the Assistant Registrar of Companies on February 23, 2015 and addressed to The Star newspaper. So, exactly what is the participation of each of the three media houses in the said consortium? Regards, James

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Re: [kictanet] Kenya's Silicon Savannah & the Need to do more
by Matunda Nyanchama 26 Feb '15

26 Feb '15

Paul Korir and James Kulubi I stand educated on some of the provisions of the Science Technology and Innovation Act of 2012. I think this is debate worth engaging in to have some of the offending sections struck out. It is possible the "voices" needed to forestall the inclusion of the said sections weren't loud (or powerful) enough to be felt by the drafters of the Act. My 2 cents observation is that the lobbying potential of the Science, Technology and Innovation "sector" is very weak; unlike sectors like manufacturers (with KAM) and the larger private sector (with KEPSA) the myriad of organizations in the sector (e.g. in ICT) present a weak front to mount any meaningful lobby. But I also see the large number of universities as a blessing of some sorts; now suppose they work with the regulator CHE (if the law allows) they can be a formidable force to occasion change in the act. Research (basic or applied) and the entire science and technology sector are too important a cog in the wheels of development to be constrained by sections in the laws such as this. My reading: we need to do more. Cheers! Matunda Nyanchama Message: 2 Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 06:20:00 +0000 From: James Kulubi <jkulubi(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: Paul Korir <polariseke(a)gmail.com>, KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya's Silicon Savannah & the Need to do more Message-ID: <1424931600.16271.YahooMailBasic(a)web172102.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Paul, you hit the nail on the head. The problems facing research and innovation commenced in the late 70s when some experts thought that research and innovation could only be carried out by institutions created by a Science and Technology law. Upon enactment, the law created the KEMRIs, KIRDIs, KEFRIS, KARIs and allowed the government to create additional research institutes when necessary. With the government diverting research funds to these institutions, the University of Nairobi (only university in the 1970s) started experiencing both human and capital problems as active researchers drifted to these institutes and the government cut the university research budget. This served well the political system of the day since they wanted to tame political radicalism at the university by diverting the much needed funds to these ill conceived institutions. The political elite overlooked the fact that the university can conduct research at very low cost since students are not paid to carry out research (instead they pay the institution through fees, research grants, etc) and by design students are always graduating from the institution thus avoiding problems associated with ageing researchers. Proponents of modern university would tell you that the Science and Technology Act killed the ?triple helix?, i.e the interplay between the university, industry and government and reduced the universities to lecturing, evaluating and degree granting institutions. Lastly, although licensing of researchers may be necessary in certain fields such as medicine on ethical basis, it should not apply to all fields. The drafters of the STIA 2013 needed to be more specific in this regard or specify that regulations will be developed covering the fields to be licensing and that the regulations will be reviewed from time to time. James A. Kulubi -------------------------------------------- On Thu, 26/2/15, Paul Korir via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Subject: [kictanet] Kenya's Silicon Savannah & the Need to do more To: jkulubi(a)yahoo.co.uk Date: Thursday, 26 February, 2015, 3:21 Listers,? I recall reading the Science Technology and Innovation Act of 2013 (STIA 2013) and being sorely disappointed at some of the articles in that piece of law. I?m not convinced that that is the kind of law that will advance Kenya. If anything, it has taken us back (pre-1976 when the previous legislation was signed into law). For example, article 12 criminalises scientific research except with with a license, which is clearly in contravention of article 33 (c) of the constitution (academic and scientific freedom). The penalty of this contravention is a fine of up to five million or a sentence of four years.? Unless I?m missing something could someone please explain how this is progress? The previous law was in harmony with international laws (to the best of my understanding) in support of scientific research but these were thrown out because NACOSTI (previously NSTI, if I recall) had been operating ?illegally? (i.e. demanding licenses without any legal basis). 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Kenya's Silicon Savannah & the Need to do more
by Paul Korir 26 Feb '15

26 Feb '15

Listers, I recall reading the Science Technology and Innovation Act of 2013 (STIA 2013) and being sorely disappointed at some of the articles in that piece of law. I’m not convinced that that is the kind of law that will advance Kenya. If anything, it has taken us back (pre-1976 when the previous legislation was signed into law). For example, article 12 criminalises scientific research except with with a license, which is clearly in contravention of article 33 (c) of the constitution (academic and scientific freedom). The penalty of this contravention is a fine of up to five million or a sentence of four years. Unless I’m missing something could someone please explain how this is progress? The previous law was in harmony with international laws (to the best of my understanding) in support of scientific research but these were thrown out because NACOSTI (previously NSTI, if I recall) had been operating ‘illegally’ (i.e. demanding licenses without any legal basis). Now STIA 2013 makes it legal and given NACOSTI the teeth it needs to enforce its agenda. In fact, private companies are required to pay the highest research license fees. These are things which only happen in developing countries and stifle creative innovation for short-term gain. Paul Korir, PhD +353 86 224 1966 +254 72 400 4767 > On 25 Feb 2015, at 15:29, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: > > Kenya's Silicon Savannah & the Need to do more

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Kenya's Silicon Savannah & the Need to do more
by Matunda Nyanchama 26 Feb '15

26 Feb '15

Friends, The MoICT and ICT Authority are planning a 2-Day ICT Innovation Forum on the 2nd and 3rd of March, 2015. See details on the ICT Authority website) I offered (and the Technical Committee organizing the Forum agreed) that I do 2 Op-ed pieces on the subject as a lead up to the Forum. Business News » Kenya as Silicon Savannah – The need to do more!; I will be posting the second piece in the next day or so. | | | | | | | | | Business News » Kenya as Silicon Savannah – The need to do more!Business News - Reading is FunDamental | | | | View on www.aganoconsulting.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | Kenya as Silicon Savannah – The need todo more!by Matunda Nyanchama*February 22, 2015 The National ICT Innovation Forum, convened by the Ministry ofInformation Communications and Technology and ICT Authority, is slated for March2rd and 3rd, at the Kenyatta International ConferenceCentre (KICC). Its theme is SiliconSavannah! Mind the Gap! Close the Gap! Participants are expected totackle challenges pertaining to ICT innovation in the country and the wayforward to ensure ICT innovation thrives in Kenya. Industry stakeholders areagreed: our ICT sector has reached a tipping point: no longer just a sexy idea,but an industry that is creating lasting change and impact. One may ask why the theme: Silicon Savannah! Mind the Gap! Close theGap!? The media coinage, Silicon Savannah, has become near-synonymouswith Kenya’s technology sector. The words carry a subliminal play with America’sSilicon Valley, home of many global technology giants such as Apple, Google,Oracle and many others. As a country, we offer a series ofadvantages to claim the Silicon Savannah brand. These include boasting a largenumber of academic institutions offering ICT programmes; taught in English, theglobal business language, steering our next generation of leaders; our laws andregulations, favouring free market economics and more. This is in addition toKenya being the region’s economic powerhouse despite lacking in resources (oil,minerals, etc.) that have been the curse of many African nations. The Silicon Savannah label didn’tcome by accident. A lot of time and effort has been invested in promoting thecountry as a technology destination. Under a triumvirate of the Ministry ofInformation of Communications and Technology, the ICT Authority and BrandKenya, the nation’s image as a leader in the technology sector has continued torise. And the proof of the pudding isin the eating. Kenya’s image, as a leader in innovations, is well-known. Onecase in point is M-Pesa that stands out to become a global brand in electronicmoney transfer. The Konza Technology City plans, if well-executed, wouldfurther buttress the Silicon Savannah brand. In addition, there is a lot morein the works with the vibrant activities happening in incubation hubs,university ICT departments, government, and the private sector. The future isbright; the future is IT. With Government and the privatesector working in tandem, the Silicon Savannah brand value can only grow. Otherswould claim that we have a huge gap between that brand promise and where weare. In spite of the achievements to date, serious work needs to be done tofully realize the benefits of that gilded metaphor. There is a need to accelerate thepace of the sector’s growth via deliberate efforts, plans, actions andperformance monitoring. These efforts must tap into the amount of energydevoted to innovation in order to harness its full potential. The approachshould result in a well-oiled innovation ecosystem that would deliver thepromise. A thriving innovation ecosystem needskey components synergistically working towards a common goal: exponential ICT growththat has wide-ranging, knock-on benefits. Key among these are the laws,regulations and policies; access to knowledge and expertise; access to capital;ongoing research and development; deliberate promotion of the sector’s productsand services; and a vibrant network of incubation hubs with clear tentacles tothe market, academia and financiers. Laws, Regulations and Policies & Promotion of Kenya ICT Products& Services The public sector, includingnational and county governments, public agencies and state corporations, aremajor consumers of ICT products and services. The national ICT spending acrossthe public sector could be in the range of hundreds of billions of Shillings. Now,suppose Government regulations and policies required that we give priority tothe local ICT sector, driving innovation at home. This would assure a readymarket for Kenyan ICT products and services; the resultant process would createjobs, build local ICT capacity and provide a springboard towards regional andinternational growth for the sector. There is more. With the recognition of thesignificance of the ICT sector, Government could make deliberate effort topromote the sector abroad. It is key to include ICT sector representation ininternational trade fairs and promotions the country participates in. In part,it would help the sector’s targeted contribution of 8% GDP and 180,000 jobs by2017. Knowledge and Expertise In recent years, Kenya has seen asubstantial growth of institutions: universities are expanding both in studentpopulation and in programmes offered. This is the good news. The bad news is that higherlearning in Kenya appears to be more of the business of education than thequality of the programmes and relevance to the market. There is a disconnectbetween what we are teaching and the needs of local industry, such that universitiesstand accused of a failure to proactively tune their programmes to marketneeds. The term “yellow notes” has been mentioned in relation to use of thesame material from year to year by some lecturers and professors, caring lessfor the dynamic nature of knowledge. ICT education and knowledge is afast-paced affair. Knowledge and its packaging evolves rapidly, as do the deliverymodes. Academic institutions must keep up with these changes if their graduates,especially in ICT – a key pillar to the President’s Digital Promise - have tofind relevance in the market. There is more. There are fewinstitutions with focus on bridging gaps between what is learnt in universitiesand what the market needs. Further, as a relatively young (e.g. compared withengineering) discipline the sector does not have a clearly defined professionalpath for growth. Nonetheless, the need forprogrammes that bridge gaps between academic qualifications and practicalindustry needs has never been greater. There are yawning gaps in this space.Indeed, it is this realization that resulted in the establishment the recentlylaunched Presidential Digital Talent Programme to address government ICT needs. Sadly, there is still more badnews. As we celebrate the mushroomingof universities we appear to have forgotten the key role played by tertiary andvocational training institution. Our universities appear to have grown at theexpense of polytechnics and, in the process, left a gap in human capital development. Finally, considering that ICT isexpected to play a key role in economic growth, there is a need to ensure thatICT graduates come out of university equipped with even basic businessknowledge, such as knowledge of intellectual property and how to secure it; andhow to turn the intellectual property into a business venture, how to raisemoney and how to run an enterprise. Access to Capital According to recent privateequity surveys, Kenya is missing out to its African neighbours, Nigeria, andSouth Africa. The challenges in Kenya include lack of innovator awareness ofthe varied range of sources of capital and the required preparedness to obtainrisk capital. This has also been blamed on lack of viable business plans for early-stagebusinesses. On the other hand, most investorsstake their money in tried and tested ventures such as in real estate; and theyhave poor understanding of the technology sector. Clearly, there is a need toaddress the gap via (say) a venture capital fund that would help start-ups gothrough the early stages of development while raising awareness on thepotential for growth that the sector presents. Research and Development Innovation pertains toimprovements (product, service, process) that addresses a key need. Ofteninnovation takes ideas from different disciplines, combines these to realizesomething new. A good example is M-Pesa that significantly improved themovement of money using mobile phone and messaging. It was an innovation that has transformedlives. In order to experiment with andtest ideas, there is a need to have ongoing research and development. The needfor collaboration and cooperation between the ICT sector and academicinstitutions, has never been greater. In addition, companies - public and private- need to set up research and development departments that would be chargedwith continual innovation. Often significant value can berealized through incremental changes via co-innovation, e.g. throughcustomization and incremental change to an existing product, service orprocess. Research and development activitycan be substantially enhanced through government incentive programmes. The Innovation Hubs A number of these exist in thecountry. They are run as independent businesses, components of businesses oracademic institutions. There is no doubt that a lot takes place in these hubs,with respect to testing and incubating ideas with a view to commercialization. The need for stakeholder collaborationhas never been greater. There is a need for greater awareness of their role andstructure and value they add to the innovation value chain. … The need for focus in ICTinnovation has never been greater. Deliberate action is needed in order tocreate a well-oiled innovation ecosystem with a friendly policy and regulatoryenvironment, aided by a supportive incubation ecosystem, supplied with relevantskills, fed by ongoing research and development, served with risk capital, and activelypromoted nationally and globally by all. Dr. Matunda Nyanchama is a Director and Managing Consultant at AganoConsulting Inc., and a Technical Advisor in the Ministry of Communications andTechnology and can be reached at mnyacnhama(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve!Call: +1-888-587-1150 (Canada) +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.comLicensed by Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Re: [kictanet] Kenya's Silicon Savannah & the Need to do more (Evans Ikua)
by Matunda Nyanchama 25 Feb '15

25 Feb '15

Evans, You are right on the money. A colleague has recently remarked that the process for introducing new courses or changing existing ones at many of our universities is very arduous and discouraging. Some just choose to give us. As well, we should seriously consider how we deliver university education in the country. Many colleagues I meet hardly have time for research while largely focused on lectures and marking. The large class sizes don't help. .... UASU has in the past raised this and asked for more tutorial/assistantship support so that lecturers focus more on course design/changes, course material & testing preparation, course quality assurance (design, testing/grading/etc.) and research while tutorial fellows/assistants would help with the grunt work: tutorials in small groups and marking. And how about the "missing middle"? Mid-level colleges (polytechnics, etc.) that deal with deep hands on training! (Of course not the Nairobi Aviation types). Baadaye. From: Evans Ikua <ikua.evans(a)gmail.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Cc: Security List <security(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya's Silicon Savannah & the Need to do more Message-ID: <CAJ5wL0_V2FyFPs-GMKKWw8hMzH1yikVB9aqm3PiCktgoSfybMw(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" "The bad news is that higher learning in Kenya appears to be more of the business of education than the quality of the programmes and relevance to the market. There is a disconnect between what we are teaching and the needs of local industry, such that universities stand accused of a failure to proactively tune their programmes to market needs. The term ?yellow notes? has been mentioned in relation to use of the same material from year to year by some lecturers and professors, caring less for the dynamic nature of knowledge. ICT education and knowledge is a fast-paced affair. Knowledge and its packaging evolves rapidly, as do the delivery modes. Academic institutions must keep up with these changes if their graduates, especially in ICT ? a key pillar to the President?s Digital Promise - have to find relevance in the market." I totally agree with you there. The way it works in our Universities is that if teaching word processing pays and is easy to do, then that's what they teach. They are under financial pressure but that is no excuse. If they were to invest more in research, then they would come up with more interesting things to teach, and these topics would then match with the Industry demands. Otherwise we will never hear the last of the half-baked graduate story. This is not easy to do, but it pays in the long run. But how far can we see? What we need to ask ourselves is this; what do the best Universities in the world do that we don't? Why is everybody dying to go to MIT and Harvard? When you look at the fees that these Universities charge, it shows that they have enough money to invest in research, and the people who pay that money can see the value that they get. For us, it's a vicious cycle of mediocrity. If we continue teaching word processing in our Universities, we will never produce the next Google or Facebook. The greatest IT companies today came out University halls. What have our Universities produced lately? From what I see, we are producing people who are very skilled in implementing and supporting other people's technologies, and we are even struggling with that! Evans ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve!Call: +1-888-587-1150 (Canada) +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.comLicensed by Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Digital Migration - The new Circus trending in Town..!
by Harry Delano 25 Feb '15

25 Feb '15

Blah, blah, blah ...! Meanwhile the unfolding circus that is the digital migration, continues to draw mixed reactions and court new controversy day in day out with each principal actor in the competing casts spinning out a bagful of tricks and manoeuvres in an effort to outdo each other. Clearly, the audience remains kept on the edge of their seats, askance and just can't wait any longer to find out the grand finale to this spectacular drama unfolding right before their eyes...! Of course it remains to be seen what this amazing state of affairs portents. Keep tuned, to find out shortly..! Reporting live, from the theatre of the digital drama, or is it..? Blah, blah, blah..!

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Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] WEBCAST TODAY: Senate hearing on IANA transition
by Ali Hussein 25 Feb '15

25 Feb '15

Listers For those of you following the above. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: Joly MacFie <joly(a)punkcast.com> > Date: February 25, 2015 at 6:05:54 PM EAT > To: ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> > Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] WEBCAST TODAY: Senate hearing on IANA transition > Reply-To: joly(a)punkcast.com > > Correction: the webcast is on http://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id… > > > >> On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 9:57 AM, Joly MacFie <joly(a)punkcast.com> wrote: >> JUST ABOUT TO BEGIN >> Today Wednesday February 25 2015 the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will convene a hearing – Preserving the Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance – in Washington DC. As the U.S. government considers relinquishing control over certain aspects of Internet governance to the private sector, concerns remain that the loss of U.S. involvement over the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) could empower foreign powers – acting through intergovernmental institutions or other surrogates – to gain increased control over critical Internet functions. Featuring testimony from the U.S. government official assessing the threat to the Internet and the CEO of ICANN, the hearing will examine the potential benefits and preparedness of non-governmental actors to protect Internet governance functions from attempted interference by foreign governments. Witnesses: Fadi Chehadé, CEO, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); Ambassador David Gross, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP, and former U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State; and Lawrence Strickling, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce. >> >> What: Preserving the Multistakeholder Model of Internet Governance >> Where: Washington DC >> When: Wednesday February 25 2015 10am-11:30am EST | 15:00-16:30 UTC >> Webcast: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hclive01 >> Twitter: #iana + #senate | #netgov >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast >> WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com >> http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com >> VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> - >> > > > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast > WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com > http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com > VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org > -------------------------------------------------------------- > - > _______________________________________________ > As an Internet Society Chapter Officer you are automatically subscribed > to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society > Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org

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Kenya as Silicon Savannah – PART II – Actualizing the Dream!
by Matunda Nyanchama 25 Feb '15

25 Feb '15

Business News » Kenya as Silicon Savannah – PART II – Actualizing the Dream! | | | | | | | | | Business News » Kenya as Silicon Savannah – PART II – Actualizing the Dream!Business News - Reading is FunDamental | | | | View on www.aganoconsulting.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | In the previous article we identified a number of key gaps in the promise of Kenya as Silicon Savannah and the reality on the ground. We need a structured approach to close these gaps. Indeed, as the old adage holds, ukiona vyalea vimeundwa. The National Innovation Forum, scheduled for 2nd and 3rd of March 2015 is expected to focus on how to close the gaps between promise and reality. It is also anticipated that the Forum would become an annual event focused on the ICT innovation space. Done well, it could become a “book of record” of and track progress with respect to ICT innovation in the country. The economic targets set for the ICT sector include an 8% contribution to the GDP and creation of 180,000 jobs by 2017. This task is too urgent to wait for sectorial reforms that encompass the entire economy. It is important that focus on the sector not be lost and that which can be accomplished be done as a matter of urgency. These targets are achievable numbers with collaboration between the private and public sectors with respect to planning and execution. There is a need to understanding the common goals and clear roles and responsibilities for both sectors. This would lead to the creation of a conducive environment that can nurture innovation. We need policies and regulations that promote Kenyan ICT products and services, especially with respect to public procurement; “support Kenyan ICT to, promote Kenya” should be the mantra! Our academic institutions must (of necessity) produce talent that is in tune with market needs, while collaborating with industry in research and development initiatives. Indeed, our academic institutions need to be forward-looking in a manner that is responsive to market skills demand. Capital and funding for initiatives need to be readily available, and streamlined in favour of innovation. We need mechanisms that can encourage more risk capital and ready access to ICT innovators. Further, we need to actively promote Kenyan ICT products and services regionally and internationally. One can envision a case where national trade delegations routinely incorporate ICT sector representation. Results can only be realized through orchestrated efforts, complete with plans, targets, performance measures and accountability. The approach should be based on collaboration between the public and private sectors. Moreover, the initiative should be supported from the highest offices in the nation. Key to these are the President and Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Information Communication and Technology. In planning the future of ICT innovation and its potential contribution to the economy, we need to look at the promise of the Science, Technology and Innovation Act of 2012. The Act, which was formally assented to by President Mwai Kibaki in January 2013, providing a good foundation for national innovation in general. It creates the National Commission for Science Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI), Kenya National Innovation Agency (KENIA) and the National Research Fund (NRF). NACOSTI’s mandate centres on regulation and quality assurance in the Science, Technology and Innovation. On the other hand, KENIA’s main objective is to develop and manage the Kenya National Innovation System, while NRF’s charged with mobilizing finance the advancement of science, technology and innovation in the country. The foregoing notwithstanding, we can also learn from the experience of others where the ICT sector has thrived. In Ireland for instance,Enterprise Ireland drives the entire ICT innovation value chain, from idea to testing to funding and maturity. It has components of support for marketing and skills development. A similar entity (call it Enterprise Kenya) in Kenya would identify, nurture and facilitate the ICT innovation value chain. It would coordinate initiatives for competition, information sharing, and access to capital and marketing the products. It would work closely with governments (both national and county) to promote the support of Kenyan ICT products and services. It would, on an ongoing basis, spark conversations on the talent landscape. The entity would also explore opportunities for commercialization, be these from the public, private sectors or academia. As an example, one could consider commercializing the Huduma Centres concept: the designs, software and accompanying services. This would entail securing associated intellectual property (products, processes and services) and packing these for offer to other countries that may be in need. The country needs an ICT-focused Equity Fund as means of providing access to capital for ICT innovations. Unlike the National Research Fund envisioned in the Science, Technology and Innovation Act of 2012 the Equity Fund would focus mainly on commercialization of ICT products. The Equity Fund would be an arms-length quasi-public entity that would invest in targeted promising innovations. For capitalization, the government, working with the private sector, could provide initial funding and hence help jumpstart the Fund’s activity. With success of funded innovations, the government stands to reap returns in terms of growth in equity of financed enterprises while enhancing economic growth. Over time, and once the sector is steady, the government could divest from the Fund. It is important that the Presidency and the Ministry of ICT continually engage with players in the sector to ensure that the processes established work and that there is meaningful progress with respect to ICT initiatives. One can envision a Presidential Task Force on ICT Innovation (perhaps combining with the recently launched Presidential Digital Talent Programme) domiciled at the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology and working very closely with the ict.go.ke ICT Authority. The Task Force would continually work with the ICT sector to ensure government support in the innovation value chain. It would regularly report on the state of ICT innovation in the country, capturing associated achievements, challenges and means to overcome those challenges. There will also be an advocacy role for the Task Force, including popularizing ICT innovation in schools, tertiary training institutions as well as universities. Working with other entities (such as the proposed Enterprise Kenya) in the innovation space, the Task Force would create an innovation index, track on the index and identify direct achievements realized through ICT innovation. Further, we need to make ICT innovation as part of the parliamentary agenda. Both houses of parliament need to be involved, both from awareness and reporting perspectives. In doing so, they should make ICT innovation part of their agenda and require status updates on the date on a regular basis. There is more. There are many lessons that can be learnt from past, ongoing and future projects such as Huduma, the eCitizen, National Payment Gateway, IFMIS, etc. Procurement policy should not only require a minimum percentage of local participation but also provide for knowledge transfer to help build local capacity. In the end, we can generate substantial intellectual property from such projects while also (potentially) supporting co-innovation as a result of joint ventures and participation. Finally, we need to institutionalize the National Innovation Forum as an annual event with focus on issues of ICT innovation and as a show case for innovators. At the Forum, we would demonstrate successes, share challenges, solutions to those challenges and lessons learnt. It is possible that the Forum could be a culmination of nation-wide county activities of similar kind starting at the grassroots in the counties. Now that would be an ICT reawakening and a drive towards the promise of Kenya as a Silicon Savannah! Dr. Matunda Nyanchama is a Director and Managing Consultant at Agano Consulting Inc., and a Technical Advisor in the Ministry of Communications and Technology. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve!Call: +1-888-587-1150 (Canada) +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.comLicensed by Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Kenya's Silicon Savannah & the Need to do more
by Matunda Nyanchama 25 Feb '15

25 Feb '15

Bwana Kieti I have lately learnt of the term "co-innovation", really fancy terminology for incremental innovation. We can learnt from the automobile industry where parts manufacturers eventually become car manufacturers. Often, we can piggyback on established applications/processes as a means of growth. A good example is MLedger (again something I have learnt of recently) that wouldn't have been without MPesa. In that respect, one doesn't need a pot of money for R&D. There is also the Science, Technology and Innovation Act of 2012 that envisions (among other things) the creation of a Kenya National Innovation Agency and a National Research Fund. If we designated a % of our annual budget for R&D and disbursed this well through the NRF, we can be miles ahead. Further, we could consider incentives (e.g. tax writeoffs, etc.) for companies' spending on R&D so as to encourage R&D. On your taxonomy, I agree. I believe the local ICT sector has a similar taxonomy for classification of enterprises in the innovation value chain. Business News » Kenya as Silicon Savannah – PART II – Actualizing the Dream! | | | | | | | | | Business News » Kenya as Silicon Savannah – PART II – Actualizing the Dream!Business News - Reading is FunDamental | | | | View on www.aganoconsulting.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | Hi Dr. Nyanchama, The article helps in assembling a set of keyconsiderations moving forward for the sector. On *Research and Development*(R&D), since we don't have many large native IT corporations that wouldafford the requisite R&D budgets, would you recommend that we treatinnovation and entrepreneurship among thousands of startups as a democratizedR&D division for the sector? Also, does it help to classify enterprises in the sectorso as to develop targeted interventions? See my proposed taxonomy <http://www.slideshare.net/JohnKieti/taxonomy-of-it-enterprises-in-kenya-and…> and abstraction of undeveloped interventions shared lastweek at AITEC. Best regards ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve!Call: +1-888-587-1150 (Canada) +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.comLicensed by Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] For those who think Safaricom is Dominant - Think Again..
by Ali Hussein 25 Feb '15

25 Feb '15

Kelvin Not sure I see the link between this sorry and the dominance issue.. It is however an interesting read. Thanks for sharing. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad > On Feb 23, 2015, at 11:46 PM, Kelvin Githira <kelvin(a)skysys.co.ke> wrote: > > is this the reason for the push to declare safaricom dominant ? > > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/VeriFone-seeks-managers-f… > > > well its just a matter of time before an LTD is registered in the British virgin island by nameless Kenyans > >> On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 12:42 AM, Ali Hussein via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: >> Listers >> >> Isn't it time to reboot our thinking on Policy and Regulation to fit the current global situation? >> >> This story in Forbes just made me realize one fundamental flow in our thinking regarding the regulatory environment we live in today. Should we not totally re-invent the environment to suit the circumstances? Why should we let the FCC trail-blaze in Regulation? What do they know about mobile innovation and regulation? Why are we abdicating our global responsibility from a regulatory perspective when we lead the world in mobile innovation? >> >> http://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2015/02/19/somali-entrepreneur-r… >> >> The world remittance market is $550b. What market share does Mpesa have? Let's not wallow in the hype and really make it happen. Today one in every three humans who use mobile money is a Kenyan. How does this translate to market share in this global stage. How many Indians/Chinese/Nigerians use Mpesa to remit money back home? That's the playground we must play in. After all isn't Kenya ground zero for all things mobile innovation? >> >> http://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/how-kenya-became-a-world-leader-for-mo… >> >> Instead of trying to stifle local based companies let's give them the boost they require to become truly global. >> >> Here's what I think should happen. (Forgive me for being presumptive) but The Govt should cultivate BFF Status (my daughter tells me BFF means Best Friends Forever) with the likes of Mpesa, Mode, Cellulant, Pesapal, Jambo Pay, CopyCat, Seven Seas etc and present them as African Champions at every possible regional and Global event. Our very Economic Diplomacy should be anchored in this thinking. If my history serves me right that's how the Japanese Global Giants were borne. Through a truly PPP & Multi-Stakeholder Model (yes that word again..) Japanese industry became the world beaters they are today. For more on this it would be instructive to read the history of MITI. >> >> http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_International_Trade_and_Industry >> >> Our folly is in thinking that private sector and government are mutually exclusive and that an adversarial stance is best to protect consumers. Let's expand the pie. There is no reason that Mpesa cannot become the de-facto mobile money system across Africa. For this to happen it would require not thinking out of the box - but reinventing the box. Literally. >> >> As Bob Collymore aptly put it - Being dominant is not a crime. >> >> Ali Hussein >> >> +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> Skype: abu-jomo >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> Blog: www.alyhussein.com >> >> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> _______________________________________________ >> isoc mailing list >> isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc >

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Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] For those who think Safaricom is Dominant - Think Again..
by Mwendwa Kivuva 24 Feb '15

24 Feb '15

Meanwhile, Orange "says it has lost control of Telkom Kenya" due to minority shareholder interference. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/French-firm-loses-control… On Feb 24, 2015 5:57 PM, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: :) *Ali Hussein* +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad On Feb 24, 2015, at 5:05 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: *From:* Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote @Walu, I agree with your assertions and you seem to straddling the fence :) not sure what should be done..:) --- @Ali, I actually know what needs to be done. I just did not want to say it because we pay the DG and the CS good money to figure it out :-) walu. ------------------------------ *From:* Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> *To:* jwalu(a)yahoo.com *Cc:* ISOC Kenya Chapter <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 24, 2015 3:54 PM *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] For those who think Safaricom is Dominant - Think Again.. @Mwendwa My point is that Mpesa represents the whole innovation landscape in Kenya. There are other products/services that have global appeal. Kenyan made or at least Kenyan bred. The principle is that we MUST develop strong champions that can be global players - Free Markets be damned.. @Walu I agree with your assertions and you seem to straddling the fence :) not sure what should be done..:) Actually by default Mpesa has already been spinned off Safaricom. So that's a Fait Accompli. *Ali Hussein* +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad On Feb 24, 2015, at 3:45 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> wrote: On 24 February 2015 at 15:03, Ali Hussein via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: My other point is that the regulatory environment needs to take into consideration the global environment. Mpesa must be allowed space to grow beyond Kenya. Mpesa here means any Kenyan product. We must emulate Japan & other Asian Giants. Policy and regulation must as a matter of course favor local companies. I make no apologies for this last point - Free markets are a dream perpetuated by foreign interests with the end game of dominance. Ali, the tragedy is Vodafone pulled the rug from under our feet. They saw the value of MPESA long ago and patented it, thus licensing it to Sub Saharan Africa and Southern Asian countries. Thus it's not possible for Safaricom to grow the MPESA brand beyond our borders. That is what Vodafone has been doing all along. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%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 https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kivuva%40transworldaf… 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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For those who think Safaricom is Dominant - Think Again..
by Ali Hussein 24 Feb '15

24 Feb '15

Listers Isn't it time to reboot our thinking on Policy and Regulation to fit the current global situation? This story in Forbes just made me realize one fundamental flow in our thinking regarding the regulatory environment we live in today. Should we not totally re-invent the environment to suit the circumstances? Why should we let the FCC trail-blaze in Regulation? What do they know about mobile innovation and regulation? Why are we abdicating our global responsibility from a regulatory perspective when we lead the world in mobile innovation? http://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2015/02/19/somali-entrepreneur-r… The world remittance market is $550b. What market share does Mpesa have? Let's not wallow in the hype and really make it happen. Today one in every three humans who use mobile money is a Kenyan. How does this translate to market share in this global stage. How many Indians/Chinese/Nigerians use Mpesa to remit money back home? That's the playground we must play in. After all isn't Kenya ground zero for all things mobile innovation? http://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/how-kenya-became-a-world-leader-for-mo… Instead of trying to stifle local based companies let's give them the boost they require to become truly global. Here's what I think should happen. (Forgive me for being presumptive) but The Govt should cultivate BFF Status (my daughter tells me BFF means Best Friends Forever) with the likes of Mpesa, Mode, Cellulant, Pesapal, Jambo Pay, CopyCat, Seven Seas etc and present them as African Champions at every possible regional and Global event. Our very Economic Diplomacy should be anchored in this thinking. If my history serves me right that's how the Japanese Global Giants were borne. Through a truly PPP & Multi-Stakeholder Model (yes that word again..) Japanese industry became the world beaters they are today. For more on this it would be instructive to read the history of MITI. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_International_Trade_and_Industry Our folly is in thinking that private sector and government are mutually exclusive and that an adversarial stance is best to protect consumers. Let's expand the pie. There is no reason that Mpesa cannot become the de-facto mobile money system across Africa. For this to happen it would require not thinking out of the box - but reinventing the box. Literally. As Bob Collymore aptly put it - Being dominant is not a crime. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Digital Migration - Set Top Box Ownership - Time to move the debate forward!
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) 23 Feb '15

23 Feb '15

Dear All, At Cofek, we find as (regrettably) misplaced the fact that people are re-opening the same old debate on digital migration merely because of the 3 media houses’ objections. Regardless of their somewhat valid grievances, we are on record saying they are fighting a lost battle. The Supreme Court has pronounced itself. It is end of debate on analogue switch-off. We need to move on – beyond the exchanges between CA/MOICT and the media houses. We need to listen to “Wanjiku”. We need to exploit the opportunities which migration brings with them. On set-top boxes, and if you thought South Africa is better on Digital Migration, then Kenya has no problems at all. A minister in South Africa has said no to STB’s with encryption! Read on: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/14-news/957-if-you-thought-there-are-more-… Kind regards David Kedode www.cofek.co.ke

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Exactly how free is FTA?
by Collins Areba 23 Feb '15

23 Feb '15

I have a question thats been bugging my head to the extent of considering reading on firmware of most of the upcoming "providers" for "educational purposes". What exactly constitutes Free to Air? a) Signal distributed free of charge, and viewable on any FTA receiver. b) Signal Distributed Free of charge, but provider can encode to "lock" users to only using their decoder. c) Signal Distributed Free of charge by persons licensed to distribute FTA exclusively. d) What about Commercial Pay TV licensees that choose to distribute their signal free of charge... Would the service constitute FTA service? Regards, Collins Areba, P.O Box 44441, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: +254 707 750 788 / 720 516 758 Twitter: @arebacollins. Skype: arebacollins

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Fwd: Ipsos poll on TV Switch Off
by Ali Hussein 23 Feb '15

23 Feb '15

Listers This may be of interest. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: Rehema Muniu <Rehema.Muniu(a)ipsos.com> > Date: February 23, 2015 at 4:44:06 PM EAT > Cc: Tom Mzungu <Tom.Mzungu(a)ipsos.com>, Kui Kariuki <Kui.Kariuki(a)ipsos.com> > Subject: Ipsos poll on TV Switch Off > > Good day, > > I trust that you had a great weekend. > > Kindly find attached findings of a Poll conducted by Ipsos between 17th and 18th February 2015. This survey highlights : > > 1. Awareness levels of the Television Switch off > 2. New/Alternative Source(s) of information > 3. Who is responsible for the switch off > 4. Purchase of Set Top Boxes (STB) > > For any further clarification and/or information, please get in touch with Tom Mzungu - tom.mzungu(a)ipsos.com or kui.kariuki(a)ipsos.com > > Have a great week ahead! > > > Kind regards, > > Rehema >

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Dominance issue in the Telco sector
by Ali Hussein 22 Feb '15

22 Feb '15

Listers An analysis on the dominance issue with case studies across the world. 1 The Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Act 2013 The Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Act 2013 (the Act) states In Section 84W (3) that Communications Authority of Kenya (the Authority) may, by notice in the Gazette, declare a person or institution to be a “dominant telecommunications service provider” for the purposes of this Act. Section 84W (4) goes further to clarify what the Authority should consider in declaring an operator or institution dominant in subsection (4) as follow: - (a) the market share of the telecommunications service provider being at least fifty percentum of the relevant gross market segment; (b) the level of control over the communications infrastructure; (c) the level of technological advancement of the telecommunications service provider; (d) the scale of operations of the telecommunications service The Authority further developed Supplementary Legislation cited as the Kenya Information and Communications (Fair Competition and Equality of Treatment) Regulations, 2010 “the Regulations”. The Regulations indicate in section 7(1) that the Authority shall from time to time develop and publish, in the Kenya Gazette, guidelines to be followed when determining whether a licensee in a dominant market position in a specific communications market but this is not a precondition to determining an Institution as being dominant and therefore the Authority is mandated to declare an operator dominant under the current available Primary and secondary legislation. In regards to Dominance, the Regulations in Section 7 (2) and (3) further mentions additional criteria for deciding on dominance which include among others— (a) the degree of market concentration or the market share of the licensee, determined by reference to revenues, numbers of subscribers or volumes of sales; (b) the degree to which a licensee’s prices vary over time; (c) the ability of the licensee to maintain or erect barriers to entry to the market, including, by means of control of essential facilities, access to superior technology, privileged access to resources or capital markets or superior buying or negotiating position, amongst others; (d) the ability of the licensee to earn supernormal profits; (e) the global technology and commercial trends affecting market power; (f) the licensee’s power to make independent rate setting decisions; (g) the degree of product or service differentiation and sales promotion in the market; and (h) any other matters which the Commission may consider relevant. Section 7 (3) A licensee shall be in a dominant market position if; (a) it has the ability to materially raise prices without suffering a commensurate loss in service demand to other licensees; (b) it has the ability to erect or benefit from barriers to market entry; (c) the Commission has so determined a dominant market power report, after considering the circumstances and criteria set in these Regulations. In reference to the legal instruments cited above, the Authority has the mandate to declare an Institution dominant and our submission is dependent on these cited instruments to make a case for determining Safaricom as a being dominant in the Mobile Retail Voice, Data, SMS market and also in the Mobile Money Transfer markets. 2 The Relevant Market Segment In line with best practice worldwide and also based on previous market study done by PWC in 2010 for the Authority (then CCK) it is clear and evident that the Retail Mobile Voice, Retail Mobile Data, Retail SMS and Mobile Money Transfer are relevant market segments. Our focus will therefore be on the Mobile Retail Voice, Data, SMS and Mobile Money Transfer market segments. 3 Market Dominance definition in Kenya Market Dominance in Kenya can be determined based on the Act and the Regulations as identified above in item 2 above. Whereas globally there are other considerations known, we will use what is within the regulatory instruments available in Kenya. However for completeness, the Competition Act Chapter 504 Part C section 23. Also defines as dominance as follows: - Sections 23 (1) “dominant undertaking” means an undertaking which: (a) produces, supplies, distributes or otherwise controls not less than one-half of the total goods of any description which are produced, supplied or distributed in Kenya or any substantial part thereof; or (b) provides or otherwise controls not less than one-half of the services which are rendered This definition by the Competition Act is in harmony with the definition in the Act as it refers to half of total good s which aligns to the 50% market share specified in the Act. Our submission will therefore concentrate on the criteria in the Act and Regulations (which are yet to be amended in line with the Act) together with the Competition Act. 4 A case for Declaring Safaricom Dominant 4.1 Degree of Market Concentration or Market Share The Commission through its consultation paper on the intention to declare regulated services, found that there was high market shares, concentration ratios and Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) 5,230 on Subscriber base and 6,758 on revenues against best practice of 1,800 which was a clear demonstration of lack of effective Competition in the mobile voice termination market and hence the need for regulatory intervention to correct market failure. While we appreciate that the market shares, concentration ratios and HH index might have changed since the consultation was done, we strongly feel that the mobile voice market is not effectively competitive and hence the need for regulatory intervention by the Commission. The current HHI based on number of subscribers remains well over 4000 which is still double the threshold for a concentrated market. The HHI thresholds in US and EU are defined as follows: - HHI below 1000 – a competitive market. There are no dominant competitors in this market. HHI between 1000 and 1800 – a moderately concentrated market HHI above 1800 – a concentrated market. There are one or more dominant competitors in this market. This HHI though not reflected as a requirement to determine dominance in the Kenya goes to reinforce our submission that Safaricom is dominant. Safaricom’s market share has remained over 63% on the basis of mobile subscribers as can be seen from Table 2 and 78 % in traffic volumes for the period of January to March 2014. In terms of revenues it is about 80%. These figures are above the threshold that would lead to a rebuttable presumption of dominance. In established competition cases and also in line with the Competition Act chapter 504 in Kenya, sustained market shares of over 50% gives rise to a rebuttable presumption of dominance, while market shares of over 40% are suggestive of possibility of dominance. On the basis of market share alone, Safaricom holds a position of Dominance in retail voice, Retail Data, SMS and Mobile Money market and should be declared dominant. As per data provided below and also slide 30 in SFC H1 ’15 presentation, SFC holds: 68%, 78%, 97% and 72% market shares in subscribers, voice minutes, SMS traffic and data users. Moreover, they control 88% of total revenues of the market. (See extracts below) In summary, Safaricom has retained highest market shares as follows: - Market share by Subscription (voice) 80% in 2010 to 68% in 2014 Market share by Subscription (Data) 99% in 2010 to 71% in 2014 Market Share by Voice Minutes (Voice) 80% in 2012 to 79% in 2014 Market Share by number of SMS (SMS) 84% in 2012 to 96% in 2014 Market Share by Revenues (Voice) 86% in 2012 to 88% in 2014 well over 80% market share in each Mobile voice, SMS and Mobile Data 4.1.1 Market Shares by Subscriptions Number Mobile Subscriptions per Operator in Millions Month Safaricom Ltd Airtel Networks Kenya Ltd Telkom Kenya Ltd Essar Telecom (K) Ltd Totals 2009/10 16.24 1.83 0.55 1.49 20.12 2010/11 17.35 3.61 2.73 1.58 25.28 2011/12 19.01 4.91 3.12 2.66 29.70 2012/13 20.15 5.22 2.13 3.05 30.55 2013/14 21.93 5.07 2.69 2.56 32.25 Table 1: Number of mobile subscriptions since 2010 to Jun 2014 Source: Extracted from CCK/CA published reports Market Share by Subscriptions since 2010 Month Safaricom Ltd Airtel Networks Kenya Ltd Telkom Kenya Ltd Essar Telecom (K) Ltd Totals 2009/10 80.7% 9.1% 2.7% 7.4% 100% 2010/11 68.6% 14.3% 10.8% 6.3% 100% 2011/12 64.0% 16.5% 10.5% 9.0% 100% 2012/13 65.9% 17.1% 7.0% 10.0% 100% 2013/14 68.0% 15.7% 8.3% 8.0% 100% Table 2: Market Share by mobile subscriptions since 2010 Source: Extracted from CCK/CA published reports Source: Derived from Table 1 above. Chart 2: Market Share by Number of Subscriptions Mobile Data Subscriptions by Operator Operator 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Safaricom Ltd 2,959,906 3,584,283 5,262,307 9,332,995 9,974,377 Airtel Networks Kenya Ltd 10,000 496,509 1,074,764 1,597,481 1,880,644 Telkom Kenya Ltd - 108,926 674,255 795,513 1,574,168 Essar Telecom (K) Ltd - - 644,250 614,016 501,505 Totals 2,969,906 4,189,718 7,655,576 12,340,005 13,930,694 Source: Compiled from CCK/CA published reports Mobile Data Market Shares by Operator by Number of Subscriptions Operator 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Safaricom Ltd 99.7% 85.5% 68.7% 75.6% 71.6% Airtel Networks Kenya Ltd 0.3% 11.9% 14.0% 12.9% 13.5% Telkom Kenya Ltd 0.0% 2.6% 8.8% 6.4% 11.3% Essar Telecom (K) Ltd 0.0% 0.0% 8.4% 5.0% 3.6% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Mobile Data Market Share by Subscription Source: CA Reports Extracts Source: Safaricom Half-Year Results Presentation 2014/2015 4.1.2 Market Shares by Traffic or Transactions Mobile Traffic Volumes by Operator since 2012 in Billion Minutes Operator Year 2011/12 Year 2012/13 Year 2013/14 Safaricom Ltd 21.75 22.61 23.88 Airtel Networks Kenya Ltd 2.93 3.38 3.06 Telkom Kenya Ltd 0.21 0.38 0.92 Essar Telecom (K) Ltd 2.07 2.43 2.38 Totals 26.96 28.80 30.24 Source: Compiled from CCK/CA published reports Mobile Voice Minutes Market Share by Operator over a three year Period Operator Year 2011/12 Year 2012/13 Year 2013/14 Safaricom Ltd 80.7% 78.5% 79.0% Airtel Networks Kenya Ltd 10.9% 11.7% 10.1% Telkom Kenya Ltd 0.8% 1.3% 3.0% Essar Telecom (K) Ltd 7.7% 8.5% 7.9% Totals 100% 100% 100% Chart 3: Market Share by Traffic Volumes in Minutes (2013/14) The above numbers clearly supports our submission to declare Safaricom as dominant in the Retail Voice, Data and SMS market. Mobile SMS Traffic by Mobile Operator in Millions SMS’s Operator Year 2011/12 Year 2012/13 Year 2013/14 Safaricom Ltd 3,626.14 12,386.16 23,502.51 Airtel Networks Kenya Ltd 494.01 632.10 731.61 Telkom Kenya Ltd 75.02 74.25 92.35 Essar Telecom (K) Ltd 100.21 140.58 117.55 Totals 4,295 13,233 24,444 Source: Compiled from CCK/CA published reports SMS Market Shares by Operator by number of SMS’s Operator Year 2011/12 Year 2012/13 Year 2013/14 Safaricom Ltd 84% 94% 96% Airtel Networks Kenya Ltd 12% 5% 3% Telkom Kenya Ltd 2% 1% 0% Essar Telecom (K) Ltd 2% 1% 0% Totals 100% 100% 100% 5 Benchmarking – Case Studies 5.1 Dominance Declarations in African Countries Recently the Nigeria Communications Commission declared MTN Nigeria and Globacom dominant following a study conducted by KPMG Professional Services. MTN was declared dominant in two market segment-Mobile Voice Market and Wholesale leased lines and transmission capacity whereas Globacom (Nigeria’s second National Operator) was declared the leader in wholesale leased lines and transmission capacity market. In its determination, Nigeria Communications Commission found that the mobile voice market was not effectively competitive and therefore ordered MTN (which has 44% of the mobile voice market) to charge same amount for on-net and off-net calls. We further wish to share with the Authority a list of countries in Africa which have declared some mobile operators dominant. Country in Africa Name of Dominant Operator in country Market Share of Dominant Operator Year Operator declared Dominant Nigeria MTN 44% April 28, 2013 Congo B MTN Airtel 40% 38% March 2013 Niger Airtel 61.4% 2013 chad Airtel 53% 2013 Rwanda MTN 57% 2013 Burkina Faso Airtel Telmob 39.24% 38.36% 2012 Senegal Orange 62.06 % 2012 Gabon Airtel 45% 2013 We wish to highlight to the Authority that Safaricom has more market shares than most of the operators declared dominant as per the table above. We therefore request the Authority to proceed with speed to declare Safaricom dominant just like the other regulators have done in their jurisdictions. 5.2 IFT (Federal Telecommunication Institute) Mexico In early 2014 America Movil and its operating subsidiaries- Telecel (Mexico’s wireless market leader) and Telemex (the dominant fixed line player) were declared by the IFC as a dominant economic interest group in the telecommunications market. Telecel’s market share at the time stood at 69 % and Telemex’s market share stood at around 85%. The market concentration stood at 6382 points on the HHI with Mobile Market standing at 5334 point and the fixed telephony market stood at 4761 points on the HHI. According to the IFT a HHI score of more than 2000 points can affect competition. As the Authority will note the HHI scores are very much in line with the market concentration levels in Kenya. The regulator subjected them to the following regulations on the wholesale level: · Asymmetric interconnection rates · Access to passive infrastructure · Local loop unbundling · Mandatory National roaming Access The regulator subjected them to the following regulations on the retail level: · End to SIM locking of handsets · All services sold in bundles were required to be sold separately · Certain retail prices were to be reviewed. 5.3 Summary of obligations Imposed on Dominant Operators in other countries The following is a summary of Dominance Remedies implemented in various countries. It is important to note that Asymmetric Interconnection is one of the remedies, Account separation, infrastructure sharing and on-net/off-net equalization. Country Obligations Ghana • Accounting Separation • Collapse of On‐net and Off‐net Retail Tariffs. The tariff for on‐net and off-net will be the same, and subject to periodic review. • Submission of Required Details: The Commission may require the dominant operator to submit details on specific aspects of its operations from time to time as the need arises. • Asymmetric interconnect termination rate regime applies to new entrants as well as Operators with less than 5% of subscriber market share Gabon • Interconnection • Obligations of the quality of service, Obligation of non-discrimination transparency; • Publication of the catalog of infrastructure sharing; • Accounting separation obligation and duty on the cost accounting of all benefits Nigeria • Collapsed of on-net and off-net retail tariffs to discourage calling club effect; • Accounts Separation; Mexico • Asymmetric interconnection rates • Access to passive infrastructure • Local loop unbundling • Mandatory National roaming Access • End to SIM locking of handsets • All services sold in bundles were required to be sold separately • Certain retail prices were to be reviewed. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Visualizing Procurement & CRM Performance
by S.M. Muraya 22 Feb '15

22 Feb '15

Dear Listers, Does anyone have a study or report of Kenyan public institutions with a 3 year track record of decently funding Intranet (Business Intelligence) portals. This includes end user training. This is to increase visibility and automation of Procurement and CRM processes. We have local talent who have for years developed these kinds of solutions for international organizations. Teams interested in meeting this kind of talent for one day seminars can email training(a)saltech.co.ke for more details. Noted in the news media, for legal/local processes including "arguments" IEBC currently owes over KES 600M. Does this have anything to do with it? http://www.cw-uk.org/trial-monitoring/ Their defence said they were just doing things “the African way”, and that they are guilty only of “being generous”.

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Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] Should Safaricom be broken up as 'recommended' by Airtel?
by Mwendwa Kivuva 21 Feb '15

21 Feb '15

On 18 February 2015 at 15:22, WANGARI KABIRU via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > *"The Kenya Information and Communications Act section 84W gives the > Communications Authority of Kenya powers to declare a service provider to > be dominant if their market share is at least 50 per cent of the relevant > gross market segment," Mr Matiang'i noted. * > Wangare, you have murdered the law, and read it out of context. "The current regulation on competition, published by the ICT ministry in 2010, equates dominance to abuse of the market. The regulator says this makes it difficult to declare a licensee dominant considering that the threshold of proof of abuse is very high." ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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FW: Call for Proposals: Quantified Society
by Grace Githaiga 21 Feb '15

21 Feb '15

fyi Subject: Call for Proposals: Quantified Society From: info(a)mediademocracyfund.org To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 16:33:22 +0000 Call for Proposals: Quantified Society Examining the Consequences of Algorithmic Decision Making for Open Societies View this email in your browser Media Democracy Fund, Ford Foundation and Open Society Foundations are pleased to announce an inceptive study of Big Data and the practices around large scale data collection, analysis and use: “Quantified Society: Examining the Consequences of Algorithmic Decision Making for Open Societies”. This international Call for Proposals invites submissions from researchers, academicians, journalists, human rights defenders, civil society organizations, and professionals. Successful proposals will help synthesize an understanding of how technologies and policies around Big Data collection, analysis and use are driving changes in innovation, human rights, and relevant regulations. We have followed your work in the field of human rights and technology with great interest and believe you can further the debate and clarify concerns and opportunities around Big Data. We are pleased to invite a proposal from you and encourage you to circulate this Call for Proposals to others in your network who may be interested. The details of this Call for Proposals, including application instructions and timeline, may be downloaded here. Concept notes must be received by 27 March 2015. Full proposals from semi-finalists will be due 22 May 2015. Research awards will range from $10,000-25,000. ------- You are receiving this email because the Media Democracy Fund, Ford Foundation, and/or Open Society Foundations believe you may be interested in applying for funding to conduct research on the use of big data. Our mailing address is: Media Democracy Fund1201 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 300Washington, DC 20036 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences

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Safaricom to reduce Investment IF Kenya moves on Dominance
by Walubengo J 20 Feb '15

20 Feb '15

@Ali, Mwendwa et al. Just spotted this and it confirms what I meant Safcom will chew them up faster than the broadcasters are attempting to do. Read on: Safaricom Will Reduce Investment If Kenya Moves on Dominance | | | | | | | | | Safaricom Will Reduce Investment If Kenya Moves on Dominance(Bloomberg) -- Safaricom Ltd. will cut its planned $400million investment in East Africa’s biggest economy this year ifKenyan regulators impose penalties on the wireless carrier tolimit its market dominance, its chief executive officer said. | | | | View on www.bloomberg.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | walu.

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Re: [kictanet] Dominance issue in the Telco sector
by Dennis Kioko 20 Feb '15

20 Feb '15

And hasn't the market in Kenya achieved most of these obligations? I urge the regulator to try out a different remedy in the form of declaring Safaricom's competitors non-competitive. In this light, they should then be urged to cede the resources they occupy to a more competitive operator who will capture the hearts and pockets of Kenyans. As someone said, it is important to understand the market rather than rely on "market studies". On Fri, 20 Feb 2015 18:18 Ali Hussein via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Listers An analysis on the dominance issue with case studies across the > world. > 1 The Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Act 2013 > > The Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Act 2013 (the Act) > states In Section 84W (3) that Communications Authority of Kenya (the > Authority) may, by notice in the Gazette, declare a person or institution > to be a "dominant telecommunications service provider" for the purposes of > this Act. > > > > Section 84W (4) goes further to clarify what the Authority should consider > in declaring an operator or institution dominant in subsection (4) as > follow: - > > (a) the market share of the telecommunications service provider being at > least fifty percentum of the relevant gross market segment; > > (b) the level of control over the communications infrastructure; > > (c) the level of technological advancement of the telecommunications > service provider; > > (d) the scale of operations of the telecommunications service > > > > The Authority further developed Supplementary Legislation cited as the > Kenya Information and Communications (Fair Competition and Equality of > Treatment) Regulations, 2010 "the Regulations". The Regulations indicate in > section 7(1) that the Authority shall from time to time develop and > publish, in the Kenya Gazette, guidelines to be followed when determining > whether a licensee in a dominant market position in a specific > communications market but this is not a precondition to determining an > Institution as being dominant and therefore the Authority is mandated to > declare an operator dominant under the current available Primary and > secondary legislation. > > > > In regards to Dominance, the Regulations in Section 7 (2) and (3) further > mentions additional criteria for deciding on dominance which include among > others-- > > (a) the degree of market concentration or the market share of the > licensee, determined by reference to revenues, numbers of subscribers or > volumes of sales; > > (b) the degree to which a licensee's prices vary over time; > > (c) the ability of the licensee to maintain or erect barriers to entry to > the market, including, by means of control of essential facilities, access > to superior technology, privileged access to resources or capital markets > or superior buying or negotiating position, amongst others; > > (d) the ability of the licensee to earn supernormal profits; > > (e) the global technology and commercial trends affecting market power; > > (f) the licensee's power to make independent rate setting decisions; > > (g) the degree of product or service differentiation and sales promotion > in the market; and > > (h) any other matters which the Commission may consider relevant. > > > > Section 7 (3) A licensee shall be in a dominant market position if; > > (a) it has the ability to materially raise prices without suffering a > commensurate loss in service demand to other licensees; > > (b) it has the ability to erect or benefit from barriers to market entry; > > (c) the Commission has so determined a dominant market power report, after > considering the circumstances and criteria set in these Regulations. > > > > In reference to the legal instruments cited above, the Authority has the > mandate to declare an Institution dominant and our submission is dependent > on these cited instruments to make a case for determining Safaricom as a > being dominant in the Mobile Retail Voice, Data, SMS market and also in > the Mobile Money Transfer markets. > > > 2 The Relevant Market Segment > > > > In line with best practice worldwide and also based on previous market > study done by PWC in 2010 for the Authority (then CCK) it is clear and > evident that the Retail Mobile Voice, Retail Mobile Data, Retail SMS and > Mobile Money Transfer are relevant market segments. > > Our focus will therefore be on the Mobile Retail Voice, Data, SMS and > Mobile Money Transfer market segments. > > > 3 Market Dominance definition in Kenya > > > > Market Dominance in Kenya can be determined based on the Act and the > Regulations as identified above in item 2 above. Whereas globally there are > other considerations known, we will use what is within the regulatory > instruments available in Kenya. > > > > However for completeness, the Competition Act Chapter 504 Part C section > 23. Also defines as dominance as follows: - > > > > Sections 23 (1) "dominant undertaking" means an undertaking which: > > (a) produces, supplies, distributes or otherwise controls not less than > one-half of the total goods of any description which are produced, supplied > or distributed in Kenya or any substantial part thereof; or > > > > (b) provides or otherwise controls not less than one-half of the services > which are rendered > > > > This definition by the Competition Act is in harmony with the definition > in the Act as it refers to half of total good s which aligns to the 50% > market share specified in the Act. > > > > Our submission will therefore concentrate on the criteria in the Act and > Regulations (which are yet to be amended in line with the Act) together > with the Competition Act. > 4 A case for Declaring Safaricom Dominant4.1 Degree of > Market Concentration or Market Share > > The Commission through its consultation paper on the intention to declare > regulated services, found that there was high market shares, concentration > ratios and Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) 5,230 on Subscriber base and > 6,758 on revenues against best practice of 1,800 which was a clear > demonstration of lack of effective Competition in the mobile voice > termination market and hence the need for regulatory intervention to > correct market failure. While we appreciate that the market shares, > concentration ratios and HH index might have changed since the consultation > was done, we strongly feel that the mobile voice market is not effectively > competitive and hence the need for regulatory intervention by the > Commission. The current HHI based on number of subscribers remains well > over 4000 which is still double the threshold for a concentrated market. > > > > The HHI thresholds in US and EU are defined as follows: - > > - HHI below 1000 - a competitive market. There are no > dominant competitors in this market. > - HHI between 1000 and 1800 - a moderately concentrated market > - HHI above 1800 - a concentrated market. There are one or more > dominant competitors in this market. > > > > This HHI though not reflected as a requirement to determine dominance in > the Kenya goes to reinforce our submission that Safaricom is dominant. > > > > Safaricom's market share has remained over 63% on the basis of mobile > subscribers as can be seen from Table 2 and 78 % in traffic volumes for the > period of January to March 2014. In terms of revenues it is about 80%. > These figures are above the threshold that would lead to a rebuttable > presumption of dominance. In established competition cases and also in line > with the Competition Act chapter 504 in Kenya, sustained market shares of > over 50% gives rise to a rebuttable presumption of dominance, while market > shares of over 40% are suggestive of possibility of dominance. On the basis > of market share alone, Safaricom holds a position of Dominance in retail > voice, Retail Data, SMS and Mobile Money market and should be declared > dominant. As per data provided below and also slide 30 in SFC H1 '15 > presentation, SFC holds: 68%, 78%, 97% and 72% market shares in > subscribers, voice minutes, SMS traffic and data users. Moreover, they > control 88% of total revenues of the market. (See extracts below) > > > > In summary, Safaricom has retained highest market shares as follows: - > > - Market share by Subscription (voice) 80% in 2010 to 68% in 2014 > - Market share by Subscription (Data) 99% in 2010 to 71% in 2014 > - Market Share by Voice Minutes (Voice) 80% in 2012 to 79% in 2014 > - Market Share by number of SMS (SMS) 84% in 2012 to 96% in 2014 > - Market Share by Revenues (Voice) 86% in 2012 to 88% in 2014 well > over 80% market share in each Mobile voice, SMS and Mobile Data > > > 4.1.1 Market Shares by Subscriptions > > *Number Mobile Subscriptions per Operator in Millions* > > *Month* > > *Safaricom Ltd* > > *Airtel Networks Kenya Ltd* > > *Telkom Kenya Ltd* > > *Essar Telecom (K) Ltd* > > *Totals* > > *2009/10* > > 16.24 > > 1.83 > > 0.55 > > 1.49 > > 20.12 > > *2010/11* > > 17.35 > > 3.61 > > 2.73 > > 1.58 > > 25.28 > > *2011/12* > > 19.01 > > 4.91 > > 3.12 > > 2.66 > > 29.70 > > *2012/13* > > 20.15 > > 5.22 > > 2.13 > > 3.05 > > 30.55 > > *2013/14* > > 21.93 > > 5.07 > > 2.69 > > 2.56 > > 32.25 > > Table 1: Number of mobile subscriptions since 2010 to Jun 2014 > > *Source: Extracted from CCK/CA published reports* > > > > Market Share by Subscriptions since 2010 > > *Month* > > *Safaricom Ltd* > > *Airtel Networks Kenya Ltd* > > *Telkom Kenya Ltd* > > *Essar Telecom (K) Ltd* > > *Totals* > > *2009/10* > > 80.7% > > 9.1% > > 2.7% > > 7.4% > > 100% > > *2010/11* > > 68.6% > > 14.3% > > 10.8% > > 6.3% > > 100% > > *2011/12* > > 64.0% > > 16.5% > > 10.5% > > 9.0% > > 100% > > *2012/13* > > 65.9% > > 17.1% > > 7.0% > > 10.0% > > 100% > > *2013/14* > > 68.0% > > 15.7% > > 8.3% > > 8.0% > > 100% > > Table 2: Market Share by mobile subscriptions since 2010 > > *Source: Extracted from CCK/CA published reports* > > > > *Source: Derived from Table 1 above.* > > Chart 2: Market Share by Number of Subscriptions > > > > Mobile Data Subscriptions by Operator > > *Operator* > > *2009/10* > > *2010/11* > > *2011/12* > > *2012/13* > > *2013/14* > > *Safaricom Ltd* > > 2,959,906 > > 3,584,283 > > 5,262,307 > > 9,332,995 > > 9,974,377 > > *Airtel Networks Kenya Ltd* > > 10,000 > > 496,509 > > 1,074,764 > > 1,597,481 > > 1,880,644 > > *Telkom Kenya Ltd* > > - > > 108,926 > > 674,255 > > 795,513 > > 1,574,168 > > *Essar Telecom (K) Ltd* > > - > > - > > 644,250 > > 614,016 > > 501,505 > > *Totals* > > 2,969,906 > > 4,189,718 > > 7,655,576 > > 12,340,005 > > 13,930,694 > > *Source: Compiled from CCK/CA published reports* > > > > Mobile Data Market Shares by Operator by Number of Subscriptions > > *Operator* > > *2009/10* > > *2010/11* > > *2011/12* > > *2012/13* > > *2013/14* > > *Safaricom Ltd* > > 99.7% > > 85.5% > > 68.7% > > 75.6% > > 71.6% > > *Airtel Networks Kenya Ltd* > > 0.3% > > 11.9% > > 14.0% > > 12.9% > > 13.5% > > *Telkom Kenya Ltd* > > 0.0% > > 2.6% > > 8.8% > > 6.4% > > 11.3% > > *Essar Telecom (K) Ltd* > > 0.0% > > 0.0% > > 8.4% > > 5.0% > > 3.6% > > *Totals* > > 100% > > 100% > > 100% > > 100% > > 100% > > > > Mobile Data Market Share by Subscription > > Source: CA Reports Extracts > > > > Source: Safaricom Half-Year Results Presentation 2014/2015 > > > 4.1.2 Market Shares by Traffic or Transactions > > > > Mobile Traffic Volumes by Operator since 2012 in Billion Minutes > > *Operator* > > *Year 2011/12 * > > *Year 2012/13* > > *Year 2013/14* > > *Safaricom Ltd* > > 21.75 > > 22.61 > > 23.88 > > *Airtel Networks Kenya Ltd* > > 2.93 > > 3.38 > > 3.06 > > *Telkom Kenya Ltd* > > 0.21 > > 0.38 > > 0.92 > > *Essar Telecom (K) Ltd* > > 2.07 > > 2.43 > > 2.38 > > *Totals* > > 26.96 > > 28.80 > > 30.24 > > *Source: Compiled from CCK/CA published reports* > > > > Mobile Voice Minutes Market Share by Operator over a three year Period > > *Operator* > > *Year 2011/12* > > *Year 2012/13* > > *Year 2013/14* >

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Should Safaricom be broken up as 'recommended' by Airtel?
by Ali Hussein 20 Feb '15

20 Feb '15

Listers Safaricom seems to be riding the Network Effect gravy train. Is this enough to break it up ala AT&T? Where do market forces stop and regulation begin? Read on:- http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Matiangi-backs-Airtel-push-to-break-up-S… Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Invitation to Attend and Exhibit at the Kenya ICT Innovation Forum 2nd and 3rd March 2015, KICC
by Phyllis Nyambura 20 Feb '15

20 Feb '15

Dear listers, The ICT Authority will be holding the Kenya ICT Innovation Forum and Expo on the *2nd and 3rd of March at KICC, Nairobi.* We are inviting you to attend and express your interest to exhibit during the days. To exhibit register at http://innovation.icta.go.ke/exhibit/ To attend register on: http://innovation.icta.go.ke/ <http://innovation.icta.go.ke/exhibit/> This event is designed to give you an opportunity to interrogate the ICT Innovation ecosystem opportunity in Kenya by engaging with public sector, corporates, potential investors, academia and mentors. The objective is to get your input towards catalyzing the ICT innovation ecosystem. The following Six (6) key areas have been identified for incisive examination at the forum. Topic 1. Strategic Procurement 2. Sustainable Talent and Workforce Development 3. Unlocking Capital 4. Co-Innovation, Research and Development 5. ITeS Exports 6. National Incubation Hubs and Accelerators Key discussion points in each one of the identified areas are expected to yield specific actionable items by the respective government agencies and stakeholders. For additional queries contact Lucy Mbuvi e:*lmbuvi@ict.go.ke <lmbuvi(a)ict.go.ke>* Kind Regards, Phyllis Nyambura Communication Writer The ICT Authority Telposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave P.O. Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya t: + 254-020-2211960/62 | m: + 254 (0) 789396433 | e: pnyambura(a)ict.go.ke Email: info(a)ict.go.ke or communications(a)ict.go.ke Visit: www.icta.go.ke <http://www.ict.go.ke/> Become a fan: www.facebook.com/ICTAuthorityKE <http://www.facebook.com/kenyaictboard> Follow us on twitter: @ICTAuthorityKE --------------------- -- ICT Authority Telposta Towers 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi Kenya Tel: +254 20 2089061 www.icta.go.ke

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 93, Issue 67
by James Kimani 20 Feb '15

20 Feb '15

On Thursday, February 19, 2015, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <javascript:;> > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <javascript:;> > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <javascript:;> > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Secret shareholder in digital migration company revealed > (S.M. Muraya) > 2. Re: D. Migration - CAK Needs to Educate the Average Kenyan! > (Edith Adera) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:07:24 +0300 > From: "S.M. Muraya" <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com <javascript:;>> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > <javascript:;>> > Subject: [kictanet] Secret shareholder in digital migration company > revealed > Message-ID: > < > CAE3a0Enyue3z6Cc0zz-aJQH5ZsaCtrTwFGpuHee6GMLV0+eu2A(a)mail.gmail.com > <javascript:;>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > There was a law in works to allow NSE list firms to be 100% foreign owned. > Not sure which developed nation allows firms primarily owned by foreigners > to control their critical infrastructure. Building a road is one thing, > controlling information flow is another. If we fail to develop local > talent, to create local wealth, we must plan to stash funds overseas ): > > > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/CMA-wants-foreign-investors-allowed-full… > > Apparently some Kenyans own less than 7% of PANG. > > > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Secret-shareholder-in-digital-migration-… > > *Secret shareholder in digital migration company revealed* > > IN SUMMARY > > *Excel Magic International Ltd owns 6.7 per cent of the Pan Africa Network > Group?s (PANG?s) issued shares. > *The company, whose shareholders are Kenyan, is registered in the British > Virgin Islands, a tax secrecy jurisdiction. > > The Daily Nation has unearthed evidence of a secret Kenyan shareholder in > the Chinese firm at the heart of the country?s digital migration row. > > Registry records show that a company called Excel Magic International Ltd > owns 6.7 per cent of the Pan Africa Network Group?s (PANG?s) issued shares. > > The company is registered in the British Virgin Islands, a popular tax > secrecy jurisdiction, allowing its true owners to legally remain anonymous. > > According to company registry records, however, Excel Magic International?s > shareholding is described as ?Kenyan?. It owns 2,500 of the 37,500 shares > (a 6.7 per cent stake) in PANG, which was registered in Kenya on March 4, > 2011. > > The development has introduced a new twist to the controversy surrounding > digital migration because, until recently, the Communications Authority of > Kenya has been publicly stating PANG Kenya was a wholly-owned Chinese firm. > > Observers will be quick to draw parallels with Mobitelea Ventures Ltd, the > shadowy firm that was exposed in 2006 as a secret shareholder in Safaricom. > > It emerged that, as Kenya was going through a transition similar to digital > migration ? opening up telecommunications by introducing mobile telephones > ? individuals in then President Daniel arap Moi?s regime had negotiated > with Vodafone Plc to acquire shares in Safaricom Ltd ahead of its public > listing. > > Vodafone Kenya Ltd itself was owned through nominee companies ?owned? by a > firm of lawyers. The secret shareholding arrangements were seen as possible > evidence of an indirect kickback to unidentified individuals. > > To date, the true identities of the local owners of Mobitelea Ventures, who > earned billions before eventually giving up their stake, are not known. > > Excel Magic International gives its address as OMC Chambers, Wickhams, Road > Town, Tortola. The Carribean island of Tortola is the largest and most > populated of the British Virgin Islands, while Road Town is its largest > town. > > Records obtained by the Daily Nation show PANG was registered with a > nominal capital of Sh4.1 million, with 500,000 authorised shares valued at > Sh82 each. > > PANG?s directors are named as Mr Xinxing Pang and Mr Shang Junqi. > > The company was the second to be awarded a Broadcast Signal Distributor > licence by the communications regulator in October 2011, a few months after > registration. Earlier, the government had given a licence to Signet Kenya, > a company it jointly owns with state broadcaster KBC. > > CLICK HERE to read the original story on the Daily Nation website > < > http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Pang-British-Virgin-Islands-Digital-Migration/… > > > . >

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 93, Issue 67
by James Kimani 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

On Thursday, February 19, 2015, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <javascript:;> > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <javascript:;> > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <javascript:;> > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Secret shareholder in digital migration company revealed > (S.M. Muraya) > 2. Re: D. Migration - CAK Needs to Educate the Average Kenyan! > (Edith Adera) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:07:24 +0300 > From: "S.M. Muraya" <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com <javascript:;>> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > <javascript:;>> > Subject: [kictanet] Secret shareholder in digital migration company > revealed > Message-ID: > < > CAE3a0Enyue3z6Cc0zz-aJQH5ZsaCtrTwFGpuHee6GMLV0+eu2A(a)mail.gmail.com > <javascript:;>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > There was a law in works to allow NSE list firms to be 100% foreign owned. > Not sure which developed nation allows firms primarily owned by foreigners > to control their critical infrastructure. Building a road is one thing, > controlling information flow is another. If we fail to develop local > talent, to create local wealth, we must plan to stash funds overseas ): > > > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/CMA-wants-foreign-investors-allowed-full… > > Apparently some Kenyans own less than 7% of PANG. > > > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Secret-shareholder-in-digital-migration-… > > *Secret shareholder in digital migration company revealed* > > IN SUMMARY > > *Excel Magic International Ltd owns 6.7 per cent of the Pan Africa Network > Group?s (PANG?s) issued shares. > *The company, whose shareholders are Kenyan, is registered in the British > Virgin Islands, a tax secrecy jurisdiction. > > The Daily Nation has unearthed evidence of a secret Kenyan shareholder in > the Chinese firm at the heart of the country?s digital migration row. > > Registry records show that a company called Excel Magic International Ltd > owns 6.7 per cent of the Pan Africa Network Group?s (PANG?s) issued shares. > > The company is registered in the British Virgin Islands, a popular tax > secrecy jurisdiction, allowing its true owners to legally remain anonymous. > > According to company registry records, however, Excel Magic International?s > shareholding is described as ?Kenyan?. It owns 2,500 of the 37,500 shares > (a 6.7 per cent stake) in PANG, which was registered in Kenya on March 4, > 2011. > > The development has introduced a new twist to the controversy surrounding > digital migration because, until recently, the Communications Authority of > Kenya has been publicly stating PANG Kenya was a wholly-owned Chinese firm. > > Observers will be quick to draw parallels with Mobitelea Ventures Ltd, the > shadowy firm that was exposed in 2006 as a secret shareholder in Safaricom. > > It emerged that, as Kenya was going through a transition similar to digital > migration ? opening up telecommunications by introducing mobile telephones > ? individuals in then President Daniel arap Moi?s regime had negotiated > with Vodafone Plc to acquire shares in Safaricom Ltd ahead of its public > listing. > > Vodafone Kenya Ltd itself was owned through nominee companies ?owned? by a > firm of lawyers. The secret shareholding arrangements were seen as possible > evidence of an indirect kickback to unidentified individuals. > > To date, the true identities of the local owners of Mobitelea Ventures, who > earned billions before eventually giving up their stake, are not known. > > Excel Magic International gives its address as OMC Chambers, Wickhams, Road > Town, Tortola. The Carribean island of Tortola is the largest and most > populated of the British Virgin Islands, while Road Town is its largest > town. > > Records obtained by the Daily Nation show PANG was registered with a > nominal capital of Sh4.1 million, with 500,000 authorised shares valued at > Sh82 each. > > PANG?s directors are named as Mr Xinxing Pang and Mr Shang Junqi. > > The company was the second to be awarded a Broadcast Signal Distributor > licence by the communications regulator in October 2011, a few months after > registration. Earlier, the government had given a licence to Signet Kenya, > a company it jointly owns with state broadcaster KBC. > > CLICK HERE to read the original story on the Daily Nation website > < > http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Pang-British-Virgin-Islands-Digital-Migration/… > > > . >

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D. Migration - CAK Needs to Educate the Average Kenyan!
by Edith Adera 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

Thanks Rachel for sharing this. While this is great to share, the average Kenyan has NO clue what we're talking about, why they need to move, what they need to get in terms of STB, where, prices etc. The list you've sent is very technical, how can you simplify it for the common person and even for those alittle more techy, how do I know which model is better etc. The specs don't make sense to the common person. What is CAK doing to educate the average Kenyan (whom as we know is a "peculiar" consumer)? I'm very concerned that we are just watching the theatrics, but not many are moving in the direction of migration, in reality! We can talk off line Edith _______________ Edith Ofwona Senior Program Specialist Agriculture and Environment International Development Research Centre|Centre de recherches pour le développement international Regional Office for Sub-Saharan Africa | Bureau Régional de l'Afrique Subsaharienne Physical Address: 3rd Floor, Eaton Place, United Nations Crescent, Gigiri +254-20-2713161/0 | Fax: +254-20-2711063|Ext: 3406 eofwona(a)idrc.ca<mailto:eofwona@idrc.ca> |eofwona(a)crdi.ca<mailto:%7Ceofwona@crdi.ca> |www.idrc.ca |www.crdi.ca @IDRC_CRDI<https://twitter.com/IDRC_CRDI> [cid:image007.png@01D04C2A.E8B2E540] <https://twitter.com/idrc_crdi> [cid:image008.png@01D04C2A.E8B2E540] <https://www.facebook.com/IDRC.CRDI> [cid:image009.png@01D04C2A.E8B2E540] <https://www.youtube.com/user/IDRCCRDI> Subscribe | Abonnement IDRC Bulletin<http://www.idrc.ca/Subscribe> Bulletin du CRDI<http://www.crdi.ca/Abonner> From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Alwala, Rachel via kictanet Sent: February-18-15 6:17 PM To: Edith Adera Subject: Re: [kictanet] Which set top box are you using? Dear Listers, Sorry I have been off the list for a while for technical reasons but good to see this debate on digital migration. I thought I would share some facts about digital migration together with a list of boxes type-approved by the Authority with respective contacts. Regards, Rachel Alwala CA From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+alwala=ca.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet Sent: 18 February 2015 17:34 To: Alwala, Rachel Subject: [kictanet] Which set top box are you using? Listers, I would be interested to know, for those who have bought set top boxes, which one are you using, where did you get it from, at how much and what is your experience? Regards, -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u Nairobi Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu

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Secret shareholder in digital migration company revealed
by S.M. Muraya 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

There was a law in works to allow NSE list firms to be 100% foreign owned. Not sure which developed nation allows firms primarily owned by foreigners to control their critical infrastructure. Building a road is one thing, controlling information flow is another. If we fail to develop local talent, to create local wealth, we must plan to stash funds overseas ): http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/CMA-wants-foreign-investors-allowed-full… Apparently some Kenyans own less than 7% of PANG. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Secret-shareholder-in-digital-migration-… *Secret shareholder in digital migration company revealed* IN SUMMARY *Excel Magic International Ltd owns 6.7 per cent of the Pan Africa Network Group’s (PANG’s) issued shares. *The company, whose shareholders are Kenyan, is registered in the British Virgin Islands, a tax secrecy jurisdiction. The Daily Nation has unearthed evidence of a secret Kenyan shareholder in the Chinese firm at the heart of the country’s digital migration row. Registry records show that a company called Excel Magic International Ltd owns 6.7 per cent of the Pan Africa Network Group’s (PANG’s) issued shares. The company is registered in the British Virgin Islands, a popular tax secrecy jurisdiction, allowing its true owners to legally remain anonymous. According to company registry records, however, Excel Magic International’s shareholding is described as “Kenyan”. It owns 2,500 of the 37,500 shares (a 6.7 per cent stake) in PANG, which was registered in Kenya on March 4, 2011. The development has introduced a new twist to the controversy surrounding digital migration because, until recently, the Communications Authority of Kenya has been publicly stating PANG Kenya was a wholly-owned Chinese firm. Observers will be quick to draw parallels with Mobitelea Ventures Ltd, the shadowy firm that was exposed in 2006 as a secret shareholder in Safaricom. It emerged that, as Kenya was going through a transition similar to digital migration — opening up telecommunications by introducing mobile telephones — individuals in then President Daniel arap Moi’s regime had negotiated with Vodafone Plc to acquire shares in Safaricom Ltd ahead of its public listing. Vodafone Kenya Ltd itself was owned through nominee companies ‘owned’ by a firm of lawyers. The secret shareholding arrangements were seen as possible evidence of an indirect kickback to unidentified individuals. To date, the true identities of the local owners of Mobitelea Ventures, who earned billions before eventually giving up their stake, are not known. Excel Magic International gives its address as OMC Chambers, Wickhams, Road Town, Tortola. The Carribean island of Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, while Road Town is its largest town. Records obtained by the Daily Nation show PANG was registered with a nominal capital of Sh4.1 million, with 500,000 authorised shares valued at Sh82 each. PANG’s directors are named as Mr Xinxing Pang and Mr Shang Junqi. The company was the second to be awarded a Broadcast Signal Distributor licence by the communications regulator in October 2011, a few months after registration. Earlier, the government had given a licence to Signet Kenya, a company it jointly owns with state broadcaster KBC. CLICK HERE to read the original story on the Daily Nation website <http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Pang-British-Virgin-Islands-Digital-Migration/…> .

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Which set top box are you using?
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

Listers, I would be interested to know, for those who have bought set top boxes, which one are you using, where did you get it from, at how much and what is your experience? Regards, -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u Nairobi Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu>

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Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] Should Safaricom be broken up as 'recommended' by Airtel?
by Odhiambo Washington 19 Feb '15

19 Feb '15

I am hoping Airtel was not prevented by anyone from innovating. Someone tell them to read this one - http://goo.gl/pfXIwF - they can pass that to CA as more evidence of the dominance. On 18 February 2015 at 07:42, Ali Hussein via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Barrack > > Anyone who thinks about breaking up a progressive company unfortunately is > living in the past. > > 1. AT&T was broken up but bounced back. > 2. Microsoft was threatened with break up but market forces did what the > regulators couldn't do. > 3. Google is threatened with dominance but we know that there are strong > competitors out there. > 4. Facebook as strong as it is now facing a teenage backlash who are > leaving it in droves because they are reluctant to share the same space > with their fathers and grannies. > > Even Safaricom needs to watch out - and I don't think they should spend > too much time worrying about the regulator (who in my humble opinion is > proving quite level headed despite the pressures they may be under) Instead > they should worry about Kenyans' Peculiar Habits. > > > *Ali Hussein* > > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> > > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will > have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein > > Sent from my iPad > > On Feb 18, 2015, at 7:27 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > Goodmorning Ali, > > In my humble opinion, even if Safaricom were to be broken up,it is > still a brand that resonates with the people and is in tune with the > Kenyan pulse (the spirit of Safaricom- in laymans terms), this is what > the competitors would have to break up, i am sure the strategists are > already thinking ahead and it will not be a walk in the park for the > competitors. > > Best Regards > > On 2/18/15, Ali Hussein via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > > Listers > > > Safaricom seems to be riding the Network Effect gravy train. Is this enough > > to break it up ala AT&T? Where do market forces stop and regulation begin? > > > Read on:- > > > > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Matiangi-backs-Airtel-push-to-break-up-S… > > > Ali Hussein > > > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 > > > Twitter: @AliHKassim > > Skype: abu-jomo > > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > > Blog: www.alyhussein.com > > > "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will > > have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/odhiambo%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. > -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 "I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler."

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Fwd: TV & Radio Incidence Post Switch Off
by Ali Hussein 18 Feb '15

18 Feb '15

Listers Interesting stats on viewership. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: Rehema Muniu <Rehema.Muniu(a)ipsos.com> > Date: February 18, 2015 at 6:07:30 PM EAT > Cc: Tom Mzungu <Tom.Mzungu(a)ipsos.com>, Kui Kariuki <Kui.Kariuki(a)ipsos.com> > Subject: TV & Radio Incidence Post Switch Off > > Hello, > > Attached are findings on radio and television reach for the period Friday 13th – Monday 16th February post switch off. > > Please let us know if you require any clarifications. > > Best regards, > > Rehema Muniu > Director > Ipsos MediaCT > > Acorn House, 97 James Gichuru Road, Lavington > P.O. Box 68230 – 00200 City Square, Nairobi > Tel: +254 20 3862721-33 I Mobile: +254 722 340 593 > rehema.muniu(a)ipsos.com > http://www.ipsos.com | http://www.ipsos.co.ke. > The Home of Researchers > > >

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Software ownership dispute
by gisho 18 Feb '15

18 Feb '15

Dear listers, (Sorry for cross posting) I have an ongoing case against me on regards to a software i developed for a client called Ceven ltd on year 2013. After I resigned from employment at March 2013, I stated doing my own projects and thats when the then general manager of Ceven pointed out to me that they were in need of a better and more efficient system for vending prepaid electricity tokens. Working at home, i worked for a month and a half and presented my demo on April 2013. The demo was received well and they gave me the go ahead to finalize the bits that were still rough. The demo included interfaces for vendor management, virtual float management, billing and a J2ME app for Nokia phones that would dispense a receipt via a bluetooth printer. On April 15th 2013 I installed the application to their hardware for a live test. After a thorough test we decided to host the server at Access Kenya data center at Baclys Plaza on mid May 2013 and continued to push live transactions via the app. I used a publicly available Ipay API that was then available here: https://gforge.bizswitch.net/docman/view.php/9/34/Ipay-prepaidElecTransacti… the API is no longer available form that site but can still be found by just googling for it. The API enabled me to create a client to connect to KPLC prepaid systems. <https://gforge.bizswitch.net/docman/view.php/9/34/Ipay-prepaidElecTransacti…> We discussed on payments that i was to take 20% of the net revenue share less all technological related expenses which includes the hosting charges for the server. I got my first pay on September 2013 after settling all expenses that were to be billed on me over that time. All this time I was still upgrading the app to accommodate new requests from the client and the vendors. On June 2014, the client sent me the attached draft contract with a 2013 date and claimed that Ceven ltd owned my application.As at this time the business had grown big and was known far and wide. The contract was contrary to what i expected and I began to seek legal help and thats when I registered a company and also obtained a copyright certificate from Kenya Copyright Board. I did not sign the contract as I felt it was unfair on my side. On August 2014 I moved my application from the client's hardware to a cloud server and then to my server on October 2014 which was co-located at the same place - Access Kenya data center at Baclays plaza. On October 2014 the client indicated that they were interested in acquiring the application and we started negotiations for the same. We all agreed that we were to find a party that would do a fair market valuation of the software application independently. Attached was our draft MOU that would see us through the process of this sale. >From August 2014 the client started failing to pay the agreed amounts up to November 2014 and whenever I would demand for payments they would urge me to sign the contract. On start of December 2014, my lawyer went ahead and wrote a negotiation agreement that required them to pay the arrears and payment terms for the negotiation period which they never signed. At all this time I would pay for the service expenses with my money and it was inevitable that if the client did not pay for the service i would shutdown the server. On December 16th 2014, the client was issued a court order that barred me from accesing my server or the clients server at Access Kenya either physically or remotely. It also said that I should surrender administrative passwords to them. They went ahead and shutdown my server where the application was running and that was it... business closed! Later on the faithful monit would send me emails of attempted power cycles on the server. I still don't know what was happening at the server during those times but thats a story for another day. I was out of Nairobi on December 2014 and I came back on January 2015 when I was served with the court order. I declined to give out any passwords as that would get my software copied. Upon reading the court application document, the client now says that they fully owns the software despite them not providing any prove of ownership. They also claim that I acquired my copyright certificate fraudulently. The software was running under brand "Pata Pawa" which is owned by the client. We are now in court and hearing is on February 11 2015 (which is today) at High Court of Kenya Nairobi - Commercial and Admiralty Division. In this case, who legally owns the software? In case of any clarifications feel free to contact me. If I win this case, I will release the code under GPL or MIT license. Maybe someone will learn something from it. If I don't, I'll likely rot in Jail for contempt of court which the judge said might be higher for me. Regards, Erastus +254716165716

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Fwd: Digital Migration - Set Top Box Ownership
by Ali Hussein 18 Feb '15

18 Feb '15

Listers This just came through. Regards Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: Rehema Muniu <Rehema.Muniu(a)ipsos.com> > Date: February 18, 2015 at 3:17:03 PM EAT > Cc: Tom Mzungu <Tom.Mzungu(a)ipsos.com>, Kui Kariuki <Kui.Kariuki(a)ipsos.com> > Subject: Digital Migration - Set Top Box Ownership > > Good day, > > Attached are findings on set top box ownership generated from the Ipsos Day After Recall data collected from 2nd to 16th February. > > These findings are based on TV owners interviewed across the country using Computer Aided Telephonic Interviews. > > We will keep you updated on the implications of digital migration. > > Best regards, > > Rehema Muniu > Director > Ipsos MediaCT > > Acorn House, 97 James Gichuru Road, Lavington > P.O. Box 68230 – 00200 City Square, Nairobi > Tel: +254 20 3862721-33 I Mobile: +254 722 340 593 > rehema.muniu(a)ipsos.com > http://www.ipsos.com | http://www.ipsos.co.ke. > The Home of Researchers > > >

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The Elephant in the Digital Migration Room?
by Ali Hussein 18 Feb '15

18 Feb '15

Listers Interesting article by Jaindi Kisero. Titled 'Digital migration across Africa is all about dubious deals with Chinese' The gist of the article is that:- 1. StarTimes has basically dominated digital migration contracts in a number of African Countries. (Is this the new Lonrho?) 2. That there are dubious and opaque deals being cut (tell me something new in Africa!) 3. That Africans are giving away their national broadcasting Crown Jewels to the Chinese (More like replacing Western Interests with Chinese ones!) 4. That we shouldn't allow foreign companies to build networks for us. He goes on to quote an American security official:- "I liked the way a senior American security official, Mr Michael Chertoff defended the action against Huawei. He said: “If you allow a foreign company to build for you the network on which all data flows, the company will be in a perfect position to populate it with backdoors and vulnerabilities that only the foreign company knows about. And, each time the foreign company upgrades it, that will be an opportunity to install new spyware” . For once, let’s think about national interest." Question: When did we ever build our own ICT Infrastructure? If it's not Huawei its Ericcson, IBM or Cisco. The truth of the matter is that both sides in this Soap Opera of Digital Migration have erred. They have let egos and vested interests mar a process that should be beneficial to this country. Not sure where this country goes from here... http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/-/440808/2627116/-/3rcbqgz/-/index.html Meanwhile, tune in to second part of Season I http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Minister-quizzed-on-digital-migration-row/-/10… My take is that we really don't have the interests of this country at heart. Private Sector does a shoddy job of lobbying government for the right policies, government turns a blind eye to 'national interest' and the people look on helplessly like a deer caught in the headlights of a speeding road train. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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CIA invests in the AWS cloud despite security concerns
by S.M. Muraya 17 Feb '15

17 Feb '15

Outside South Africa and below North Africa, imagine if, at a Global Summit, African Presidents were asked to name homegrown IT firms their governments rely on for data storage & security services. http://searchaws.techtarget.com/opinion/CIA-invests-in-the-AWS-cloud-despit…

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SHOLLEI TELLS KTN STAFF NOT TO "MIGRATE" TO RIVAL STATIONS
by James Mbugua 17 Feb '15

17 Feb '15

Listers, It is emerging that striking media houses do not know when they will be back on air. "It could be one day, it could be two days, it could be a week, a month..." Sam Shollei, CEO of Standard Group told his KTN staff on Monday. Anxiety has been high at the TV station in wake of the abrupt switch off from analogue transmission. KTN along with NTV and Citizen TV made the decision to pull their content off all platforms including those they had commercial agreements with like DStv. Staff have been left in limbo wondering if their jobs are done. In particular, commercial division sales staff who depend on selling TV slots for their commissions are in panic. Shollei sought to reassure the staff that everything was being done to remedy the situation............ http://nairobitech.blogspot.com/2015/02/digital-migrationktn-ceo-asks-tv-st…

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Kenya Union of ICT Practitioners
by Odhiambo Washington 17 Feb '15

17 Feb '15

KUIP - will it/does it exist?:) What is their stand on the current Digital Migration stand-off? -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 "I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler."

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Is any of us safe from espionage?
by Ngigi Waithaka 17 Feb '15

17 Feb '15

If anyone of us here has a hard drive from Seagate, Western Digital, Samsung, IBM and any of the rest of the top hard drive manufacturers, then the NSA has already hacked you. http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0LK1QV20150216?irpc=932 Do we move back to paper for sensitive Government operations? Waithaka Ngigi Alliance Technologies Nairobi, Kenya www.A1.io

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Google Threatens to Air Microsoft and Apple's Dirty Code - Bloomberg Business
by S.M. Muraya 15 Feb '15

15 Feb '15

Very interesting and relevant read... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-11/google-riles-silicon-vall…

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MIDNIGHT DEADLINE FOR MEDIA HOUSES TO SWITCH OFF OR CAK SWITCHES THEM OFF
by James Mbugua 13 Feb '15

13 Feb '15

TV Media Houses have until midnight tonight to switch off analogue transmission and migrate to digital platform with immediate effect, the Communications Authority has said. A tough talking Director General Francis Wangusi said following a ruling by a full bench of the Supreme Court that migration deadlines remain as set by the regulator that CA will forcibly switch off any media house that fails to comply with the directive. In Nairobi and major towns, the media houses will have to switch off immediately since the deadlines to migrate had been set for 31 December 2014 and February 2, 2015. The third phase of the migration will be on 30 March when outlying towns like Garissa, Kapenguria, Kabarnet, Migori, Voi and Namanga will be finally switched off analogue. Three media houses, Nation (NTV), Royal Media (Citizen TV) and Standard Group (KTN) have been transmitting analogue signals after obtaining temporary orders from the Supreme Court to continue doing so until their case was determined. Sitting in Nairobi, the Supreme Court issued the ruling that: (i) That the analogue switch-off timelines remain as scheduled by the Authority (ii) That the Supreme Court has withdrawn orders earlier issued to allow the three broadcasters to continue broadcasting on the analogue platform (iii) That the Authority restores the self-provisioning authorization and the requisite frequencies issued to the three media houses READ MORE DOWN HERE... http://nairobitech.blogspot.com/2015/02/cak-to-three-media-houses-switch-of…

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AITEC East Africa ICT Summit 2015 - Turning ICT Visions into Reality
by Sean Moroney 13 Feb '15

13 Feb '15

Dear Colleagues, Once again, we are pleased to offer Kictanet members free delegate spaces at AITEC East Africa. The programme is attached. We have a great line-up of speakers and topics. And as usual the Summit provides a unique networking opportunity for the ICT community. Please use the attached VIP registration form to register in advance. We look forward to hosting you at the Summit. Regards, Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com|Skype: seanmoroney UK Mobile: +44(0)7973499224|Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721845674 www.aitecafrica.com

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Fwd: [aisi-ig-l] FYI - IGF 2015 Call for workshop proposals
by Barrack Otieno 13 Feb '15

13 Feb '15

Listers, Fyi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Towela Nyirenda-Jere <towelan(a)nepad.org> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:28:45 GMT Subject: [aisi-ig-l] FYI - IGF 2015 Call for workshop proposals To: Discussion List on African Internet Governance Forum <aisi-ig-l(a)dgroups.org> The IGF Secretariat has published the 2015 call for workshop proposals http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/workshop-proposals with the submission deadline being 30 March 2015. __________ You are receiving this message because you're a member of the community Discussion List on African Internet Governance Forum. View this contribution on the web site https://dgroups.org/_/wfs4n7k0 A reply to this message will be sent to all members of Discussion List on African Internet Governance Forum. To reply to sender, send a message to towelan(a)nepad.org. To unsubscribe, send an email to leave.aisi-ig-l(a)dgroups.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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The battle for control of Kenyan Digital airspace
by Mwendwa Kivuva 12 Feb '15

12 Feb '15

Some madness is brewing in the battle to control the Kenyan digital airspace. The following advert has been running after every 30 minutes in all the 4 TV stations: "Viewers do not be duped into purchasing GOTv and StarTimes pay TV set-top boxes as a means to access and watch Citizen TV, NTV, QTV, and KTN ... We are finding ways to stop this infringement of copyright, we are soon launching our own set-top boxes to distribute our free to air channels". My questions are these: 1. Do we need multiple set top boxes to watch content from the three different consortium? 2. Is it illegal to watch Citizen TV, NTV, and KTN using non-branded top boxes, or even GOTv and Startimes? 3. Is it that the 3 media houses have seen there is no way they will be able to sell the one million set top boxes they have purchased thus they want to offload electric waste to innocent Kenyan viewers? 4. Is there any Kenya willing to buy a set-top box with only 4 stations? 5. What is the stand of CA on this? Does it matter if I watch the TV using LG, Samsung, Sanyo, Greatwall, Panasonic, Sony ... because the Set-top box technology is just an extension of the TV, and anybody with a build in DVBT2 TV set will be able to watch this content without a set-top box anyway. Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Paypal Workshop
by Bernard Kioko 12 Feb '15

12 Feb '15

Hi Listers Do you conduct your business online: bloggers, online marketers, online stores. PayPal will have a workshop in early March. Drop me your email on paypal(a)bernsoft.com so that you can get your invite. Please share with relevant persons. Regards -- * ------------------------------ * This e-mail and any attachments may contain information that is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law and is intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s). Any unauthorized review, use, or disclosure or distribution is prohibited. Any liability (in negligence or otherwise) arising from any third party acting, or refraining from acting on any information contained in this email is hereby excluded. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the contents and notify the sender immediately; do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose or store or copy the information in any medium. Whilst our e-mails are checked for viruses, we cannot guarantee that this message or any attachment is virus free, does not contain malicious code or is incompatible with your electronic system and the Company does not accept liability in respect of viruses, malicious code or any related problems that you might experience. For further information about us, please contact us at the address indicated below. Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com

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EU votes to extend Renewal of IGF Mandate
by Bob Omondi 12 Feb '15

12 Feb '15

Just sharing: http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/02/11/european-parliament-calls-for-renewal-of… Regards Bob.

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Volunteers for the NomCom 2015 - Five Days Left
by Bob Omondi 12 Feb '15

12 Feb '15

FYI... Regards Bob. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> Date: Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 4:50 PM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Call for Volunteers for the NomCom 2015 - Five Days Left To: africann(a)afrinic.net Dear Colleagues, During 2015, we will hold several elections in our community as follows: - 04 June 2015: • AFRINIC Board (two seats - Southern and Eastern) • Policy Development Working Group: one co-Chair. - November 2015: NRO-NC/ICANN ASO AC (one Representative) According to Section 9 of the AFRINIC by-laws, a Nominations Committee (NomCom) appointed by the Board must work to ensure that appropriate candidates are nominated to contest for open seats and that all elections are successfully conducted according to current procedures. The NomCom shall be composed of four members as follows: • One member selected from within the AFRINIC Board • Three members selected by the AFRINIC Board from the community. We are now looking for volunteers from the community to fill the three open positions on the 2015 NomCom. For fairness, volunteers are expected to not be from a region where a Board seat is up for renewal. Responsibilities of the NomCom are defined in section 9 of the AFRINIC bylaws and comprise of the following. • Call for candidates for all open elections (above). • Describe all criteria and qualifications for eligibility to stand for election. • Where necessary, interview candidates prior to final candidate slate. • Communicate the final list of candidates for any election. AFRINIC staff will provide logistical support to the NomCom throughout their mandate. Such support includes publication of the list of nominees, compilation of comments, mailing list moderation, website update, communication with nominees and other duties pertaining to the roles and responsibilities of the NomCom. NomCom members are expected to: • Be neutral: Have no interest in the results of the elections. • Be trusted members of the AFRINIC community. • Have good knowledge of the AFRINIC business environment. • Do their best to fulfill their responsibilities without financial remuneration. If you are interested to serve on the 2015 NomCom, please send your expression of interest, including a short biography, by email to legal(a)afrinic.net before Monday16th February 2015 at 20:00 UTC. Regards, AFRINIC Team _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Re: [kictanet] Fwd: Software ownership dispute
by Paul Korir 12 Feb '15

12 Feb '15

Hi Erastus, Is it OK to comment on this matter as it’s currently in court? Best wishes to you, anyway. Paul Korir, PhD +353 86 224 1966 +254 72 400 4767 > On 10 Feb 2015, at 21:36, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote: > > Fwd: Software ownership dispute

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Building civic tech components with Africa, for the world - Invite to Poplus.org
by Steven Clift 11 Feb '15

11 Feb '15

I wanted to pass this invitation along and ask for your help to share with software developers, open government advocates, and more across Africa. We'd love to see more folks and organizations from Africa build on our list of 62 nations on our online group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/poplus Thanks - Steven Clift For the links in the doc, see: https://www.mysociety.org/2015/02/11/get-involved-with-poplus/ Hello, you are invited to get involved with Poplus.org. Here are two timely opportunities: - Poplus live online Hangout - Watch via Google Hangouts-on-Air on Wednesday, February 18 and/or ... - Poplus online group - Join in the 350+ member, 60+ nation collaboration [image: poplusgroup.jpg] <poplusoutreach(a)e-democracy.org> Poplus is a global federation for the next generation of civic tech. We share knowledge and technology to help our organisations help citizens. We do this through collaborative civic coding. We share reusable open source civic technology components. We leverage open government data or make our own across many countries. This online video-based event specially invites those new to Poplus. Everyone is welcome. RSVP here to watch live (13:00 UTC, see your local time) on Feb 18. The presentation includes Tom Steinberg with mySociety and a few project participants from around the world on the Hangout-on-Air “stage.” Questions will be taken via comments on the Hangout event page. The video stream is one-way, commenting two-way. About Poplus Founded by CiudadnoInteligente.org based in Chile and mySociety.org based in the UK, the international civic tech federation was launched at the first PoplusCon in April 2014. Watch this short video to see civic tech collaboration in action! Visit Poplus.org (en español) for full details. How to get involved? - Share this event by forwarding this email or by sharing this hangout here. - - Join our friendly online group with 350+ members from over 60 nations and representing 200+ organisations. Read the awesome participant introductions to see the amazing talent coming together. Add your introduction. Be part of what’s next with civic tech sharing. - - Check out the Poplus components - test them - explore the code on GitHub - deploy them - enhance them - and learn about turning your open source code into a new Poplus Component for global sharing and impact. - - Follow the blog - Lightly follow this initiative and stay tuned for future events with occasional email updates. - For questions about Poplus, post to our friendly online group or contact our engagement team. Thank you, Steven Clift Engagement Lead, Poplus.org Executive Director, E-Democracy.org P.S. This is a special message and not a mailing list for repeated reuse. However, if you definitely do not want another direct message like this, let us know: poplusoutreach(a)e-democracy.org

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Fw: [COMOSA] Exploring Open Education and OER
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 11 Feb '15

11 Feb '15

On Tuesday, February 10, 2015 4:33 PM, Lorna McKay <notifications(a)colkm.basecamphq.com> wrote: #yiv9875188001 ol, #yiv9875188001 ul {padding:0;}#yiv9875188001 li {margin-left:30px;line-height:1.425em;padding:0;}#yiv9875188001 ul li {list-style-type:square;} | Reply ABOVE THIS LINE to add a comment to this message | | | Project: | COMOSA | | Company: | Open Schooling | | | | | | Lorna McKay commented on the message: Exploring Open Education and OER Thanks will share. | | | | This comment was sent to 'Ana Hau'alofa'ia Koloto, Alex Souffe, Ali Asghar Chishti, Antonio Franque, B. R. Verma, Bellanage Sanath Pujitha, Beverly Faber, Carol Walker, Cynthia Thompson, Daniel Tau, David Manuel, Dean Dundas, Diwan Chand, Edwig Karipi, Eleanor Liddy, Fancy L Amey, Fidelice M.S. Mafumiko, Frances Ferreira, Glenden Ilaisa, Guilherme Vaz, Henry Gwede, Heroldt Murangi, Irene Anigafutu, Jagadguru Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji, Jane Muthiga, Jeane Schocroft, Joshua C. Mallet, K. A. Hashim, Kuldeep Agarwal, Lesego Pelotona, Lorna McKay, Luis Uamusse, Lystra Sampson-Ovid, M. A. Mannan, Maxine McKay, Mike Hollings, Mohsin Ali, Monique Brewer, N.K. Agrawal, Pedro João Baptista, Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya, Prasanta Mahapatra, Puja Minni, R. Elangovan, R. R. Varsani, Rhoda Mweetwa, Sadia Afroze Sultana, Salanieta Bakalevu, Sanjay Singh, Sh. J. Alam, Shanmugam Kannappan, Sheikh Bashir Ahmad, Sophia Esterhuizen, Surina Rajan, Tanzila Nabeel, Tejinder Kaur, Tereeao Teingiia, Terry Neal, Veenu Gupta, Vincent Sechaba Seutloali, and W. M. Abeyrathna Ban. | | Stop receiving emails when comments are posted to this message. Prefer plain text emails? | | | Delivered by Basecamp |

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Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] Here I go again on Net Neutrality
by Mwendwa Kivuva 11 Feb '15

11 Feb '15

It is sad that Kenya considers itself a leader on ICT, yet we have lagged way behind on two Key policy issues 1. Net Neutrality and 2. Intermediary liabilities. I shared the South African ICT policy framework sometimes back on this list that had a definite policy direction in Net Neutrality. Did we drop the ball by not championing this issues on the ICT Master plan? I support Ali's thinking to have a cross community round table and develop a paper ... then lobby for it to be adopted as a standard framework. Challenge is bringing all the relevant stakeholders on the table. Regards ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson On 9 February 2015 at 10:52, Joly MacFie via isoc <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > > > In some ways we are all talked out on NN in the US, and are just waiting > for it to get done already so we can move on! And it has indeed become > something of a political football. But through the chaff there appear > occasional pearls - such as > this regulatory analysis (posted > <http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/2015/02/sort/time_rev/page/1/entr…> > to By Dr Jonathan S. Shapiro to Dave Farber's IP list yesterday): > > The internet *does* need regulation, but not the kind of protectionist > regulation that has historically been associated with Title II. The > regulation that we need falls in several areas: > > 1. *Prohibiting* local monopolies on cable and internet services. As new > delivery technologies emerge, new providers should not be hampered by > incumbents, nor by the need to negotiate with every state, county, city, > house, and outhouse to establish a right to offer service. A common > national standard would go a long way. > > 2. Defining pricing schemas and requiring liberal interconnection at > internet exchange points. Comcast should not be forced to lease its > facilities, but it *should* be forced to interconnect its networks with > those of others and carry their traffic, subject only to a uniform pricing > policy. > > 3. Enforcing a clear layer boundary between the "internet as a transport" > and the 'internet as a carrier of services" concept. There are valid and > necessary reasons at the transport layer for operators to engage in network > traffic management for *operational* reasons. But at that level there is > also an obligation to send the end user's packets where they are supposed > to go, without favoring one over another inappropriately. It is reasonable > to define service classes providing distinct "shapes" of packet service > guarantee, but the billing structure and operational treatment of packets > within a class must be uniform. > > 4. A regulatory guarantee must be made that customer traffic will not be > modified or tampered with beyond the requirements of implementing the > standard and accepted protocol definitions. Verizon's "super cookie" should > properly be framed as a violation of wiretap statutes or something like > them. The principal here is that a carrier does *not* have a right to > modify, examine, or record the traffic of its customers in the absence of > customer consent or the lawful order of a judge, issued through an openly > accountable process in compliance with the constitution and the law. Some > adaptation of that principal is required to deal with network-based attacks > and legitimate operational issues. > > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast > WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com > http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com > VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org > -------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc >

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What makes Nairobi Africa's 'most intelligent' city
by Grace Githaiga 10 Feb '15

10 Feb '15

According to the Intelligent Community Forum, "intelligent communities" are those that have taken "conscious steps" to create an economy that can prosper in the "broadband economy." http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/10/africa/nairobi-africa-intelligent-city/in…

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Government of Kenya websites propagating Islamic State Propaganda
by Mwendwa Kivuva 10 Feb '15

10 Feb '15

Check http://www.kerra.go.ke/ We though this issues had been addressed when many government websites were hacked. Regards ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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CALL - Fellowship at ITS in Rio de Janeiro
by Grace Githaiga 09 Feb '15

09 Feb '15

http://www.itsrio.org/2015/02/04/its-global-policy-fellowship-program-2015/ ITS Global Policy Fellowship Program 2015 Program overview:The Institute of Technology and Society (ITSrio.org) invites researchers, graduate students as well as professionals working with technology policy, to apply to its Global Policy Fellowship Program and spend four weeks* in Brazil at ITS. Last year, we welcomed six fellows from all over the world, who contributed immensely for the success of the Fellowship Program. (See the list of our 2014 fellows here, and what they have to say about their experiences here).Our Global Fellows will have the opportunity to work with the team who created and developed the landmark “Marco Civil” legislation, a bill protecting fundamental rights, including privacy, net neutrality and freedom of expression, approved as law in Brazil in April 2014. ITS will offer the opportunity to work with research in the five broad areas, namely:Law, democracy and technology (dealing with topics such civic engagement, online participation, and others);Access to technology, justice and human rights (dealing with topics such as connectivity, accesibility, digital divide and others)Internet regulation and Internet governance;Privacy and data protection (dealing with topics such as big data, anti-survailance, data protection and mass surveilance);Rethinking culture, media and education (working with topics such as intelectual property, digital entrepreneurship, art & technology, online teaching, and others).The ITS Fellowship Program will offer the opportunity for those interested in internet and technology policy to deepen their knowledge about the Brazilian technology context. We have prepared an intensive 4-week* program for our fellows, which include visits to the biggest technology national and international companies operating in Brazil, the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br) and visits to São Paulo and Brasília, including meetings with representatives of the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Culture, and Congress members who are advocating for policies related to internet and technology.During their stay, selected fellows will be expected to:Present at least one public seminar, organized in partnership with ITS. Suggested topics can include: broadband and access policy, content regulation, copyright and creativity, consumer privacy, open government, government surveillance, data security, data innovation, freedom of expression, democracy and technology and human rights.To publish at least one article or webpost about their experience as a fellow in Brazil.To collaborate with the ITS team and its projects.Who should apply?We are looking for students, researchers, and professionals who are following the debates in the public policy field, and who want to spend part of their summer/winter in Brazil, learning about Internet policy. People from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. For the selection processes, please send us:Your complete academic and professional resume, including your LinkedIn profile and other online references you want us to consider;A 1-page personal statement about your motivations to work in Brazil;A brief work description of your experience with technology policy;Proposal for a public presentation of your work;Indication of one of the five main areas ITS which you would like to work on;One project or idea you would be interested in developing while at ITS.Portuguese skills are not required (but English is mandatory). All documents must be sent in one single e-mail message to itsrio(a)itsrio.org, with the subject “Global Fellows Application :: YOUR NAME”.Our Fellowship Package includes:Intensive 4-week* program for the fellows;Air tickets to São Paulo and Brasília;Accommodation in São Paulo and Brasília during the days of our visit;Shared office space at our headquarters for four weeks*;A visit to a “samba” music club will also be organized, but is not mandatory;Our Fellowship Package does not include:International Traveling to and from Brazil;Accommodation for the four weeks* in Rio de Janeiro, where our program takes place;Other costs related to your stay in Brazil other than those mentioned above.Necessary visa to entry the country.Our team will provide tips and information about how to find accommodation in the city during that time.Relevant Dates:Applications deadline: March 20th, 2015; Announcement of fellows by e-mail: March 31st, 2015; Fellowship Program will start: June 29th, and will finish in July 27th, 2015*;* Fellows are expected to stay in Rio from 29/June/2015 to 27/Jul/2015. After this date, fellows can coordinate with ITS the possibility of staying for a longer term if they wish. Visa and costs for additional stays are to be provided by the fellows. - ____________________________________________________________

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Apply for a 2015 FIRE Award
by Bob Omondi 09 Feb '15

09 Feb '15

FYI.. Regards Bob. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: AFRINIC Communication <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> Date: 2015-02-09 22:14 GMT+08:00 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Apply for a 2015 FIRE Award To: africann(a)afrinic.net [French Version Below] Dear Colleagues, The African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) announces the call for applications for the 2015 FIRE Awards. The Fund for Internet Research and Education (FIRE) aims at encouraging ICT development innovations that contribute to sustainable development in Africa. The FIRE Programme Awards are granted to initiatives already completed or in their final implementation phase, aligned with the three funding categories. The FIRE Programme invites African organisations, entrepreneurs and innovators to propose projects under one of these three categories. - Innovation on Access provision: fostering ICT growth in Africa by ensuring that the delivery mechanism is available, reliable and scalable - E-development: the development, deployment and enhancement of content, applications and solutions - Freedom of Expression: initiatives related to freedom of expression, freedom of association, privacy, security, consumer's rights, new forms of intellectual property in the digital environment, and a wider range of issues related to Internet and human rights. Selected winners will receive a project prize of USD 3,000 We strongly encourage applications from post conflict regions and marginalized groups. The registration deadline for the 2015 Awards has been set for 30 April 2015,00:00 UTC. For detailed information about competition categories, conditions of entry, and submission procedures, please visit www.fireafrica.org or send us an email at: fireprogram(a)afrinic.net. AFRINIC Team ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Chers Collègues, L’African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) lance un appel à projets pour son programme de Prix FIRE (Fund for Internet Research and Education) pour l’année 2015. Le programme FIRE a pour but d’encourager l’innovation à travers les développements des TIC qui soutiennent le développent durable en Afrique. Des Prix seront accordés par le programme FIRE à des projets implémentés ou se trouvant dans leur phase ultime de mise en œuvre, en ligne avec les catégories de financement et les critères d’éligibilité. Le programme FIRE invite les organisations africaines, les entrepreneurs et les innovateurs à soumettre leurs projets sous une des trois catégories suivantes : - Innovation en fourniture d’accès : Encourager les innovations et le développement des TIC en s’assurant que les mécanismes d’accès sont disponibles, fiables et évolutifs. - e-Développement : Supporter le développement, le déploiement et l’amélioration des contenus, des applications et des solutions. - La liberté d’expression : Promouvoir les initiatives liées à la liberté d’expression et d’association, à la protection de la vie privée, à la sécurité, aux droits des consommateurs, aux nouvelles formes de propriété intellectuelle dans l’environnement numérique ainsi qu’à un plus large éventail de questions liées à Internet et aux droits de l’homme. Les Prix seront d’un montant maximal de 3 000 USD. Nous encourageons les candidatures de porteurs de projets originaires de communautés situées dans des régions marginalisées ou ayant traversé un conflit armé. Pour faire acte de candidature, soumettez votre projet avant le 30 Avril 2015, 00 :00 UTC. Pour de plus amples informations sur les différentes catégories en liste, les critères de sélection ainsi que les procédures à suivre pour soumettre votre projet, merci de visiter www.fireafrica.org ou nous envoyer un courriel à fireprogram(a)afrinic.net. L’Equipe d'AFRINIC _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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CALL - Fellowship at ITS in Rio de Janeiro
by Mwendwa Kivuva 09 Feb '15

09 Feb '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Carolina Rossini" <carolina.rossini(a)gmail.com> Date: Feb 6, 2015 9:15 PM Subject: [bestbits] CALL - Fellowship at ITS in Rio de Janeiro To: Cc: http://www.itsrio.org/2015/02/04/its-global-policy-fellowship-program-2015/ ITS Global Policy Fellowship Program 2015 *Program overview:* The Institute of Technology and Society (ITSrio.org) invites researchers, graduate students as well as professionals working with technology policy, to apply to its Global Policy Fellowship Program and spend four weeks* in Brazil at ITS. Last year, we welcomed six fellows from all over the world, who contributed immensely for the success of the Fellowship Program. (See the list of our 2014 fellows here <http://www.itsrio.org/sobre-o-its/fellows/>, and what they have to say about their experiences here <http://www.itsrio.org/2015/02/04/its-fellows-2014-and-what-they-said-about-…> ). Our Global Fellows will have the opportunity to work with the team who created and developed the landmark "Marco Civil" legislation, a bill protecting fundamental rights, including privacy, net neutrality and freedom of expression, approved as law in Brazil in April 2014. ITS will offer the opportunity to work with research in the five broad areas, namely: - Law, democracy and technology (dealing with topics such civic engagement, online participation, and others); - Access to technology, justice and human rights (dealing with topics such as connectivity, accesibility, digital divide and others) - Internet regulation and Internet governance; - Privacy and data protection (dealing with topics such as big data, anti-survailance, data protection and mass surveilance); - Rethinking culture, media and education (working with topics such as intelectual property, digital entrepreneurship, art & technology, online teaching, and others). The ITS Fellowship Program will offer the opportunity for those interested in internet and technology policy to deepen their knowledge about the Brazilian technology context. We have prepared an intensive 4-week* program for our fellows, which include visits to the biggest technology national and international companies operating in Brazil, the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br) and visits to São Paulo and Brasília, including meetings with representatives of the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Culture, and Congress members who are advocating for policies related to internet and technology. During their stay, selected fellows will be expected to: - Present at least one public seminar, organized in partnership with ITS. Suggested topics can include: broadband and access policy, content regulation, copyright and creativity, consumer privacy, open government, government surveillance, data security, data innovation, freedom of expression, democracy and technology and human rights. - To publish at least one article or webpost about their experience as a fellow in Brazil. - To collaborate with the ITS team and its projects. *Who should apply?* We are looking for students, researchers, and professionals who are following the debates in the public policy field, and who want to spend part of their summer/winter in Brazil, learning about Internet policy. People from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. For the selection processes, please send us: - Your complete academic and professional resume, including your LinkedIn profile and other online references you want us to consider; - A 1-page personal statement about your motivations to work in Brazil; - A brief work description of your experience with technology policy; - Proposal for a public presentation of your work; - Indication of one of the five main areas ITS which you would like to work on; - One project or idea you would be interested in developing while at ITS. Portuguese skills are not required (but English is mandatory). All documents must be sent in one single e-mail message to itsrio(a)itsrio.org, with the subject "Global Fellows Application :: YOUR NAME". *Our Fellowship Package includes:* - Intensive 4-week* program for the fellows; - Air tickets to São Paulo and Brasília; - Accommodation in São Paulo and Brasília during the days of our visit; - Shared office space at our headquarters for four weeks*; - A visit to a "samba" music club will also be organized, but is not mandatory; *Our Fellowship Package does not include:* - International Traveling to and from Brazil; - Accommodation for the four weeks* in Rio de Janeiro, where our program takes place; - Other costs related to your stay in Brazil other than those mentioned above. - Necessary visa to entry the country. Our team will provide tips and information about how to find accommodation in the city during that time. *Relevant Dates:* Applications deadline: March 20th, 2015; Announcement of fellows by e-mail: March 31st, 2015; Fellowship Program will start: June 29th, and will finish in July 27th, 2015 *; ** Fellows are expected to stay in Rio from 29/June/2015 to 27/Jul/2015. After this date, fellows can coordinate with ITS the possibility of staying for a longer term if they wish. Visa and costs for additional stays are to be provided by the fellows.* -- -- *Carolina Rossini * *Vice President, International Policy* *Public Knowledge* *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ <http://www.publicknowledge.org/>* + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: bestbits(a)lists.bestbits.net. To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits

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Lobbying: a necessity not a choice + it is not institutionalized corruption.
by Mbugua Njihia 09 Feb '15

09 Feb '15

It is a hard task running an organization representative of industry, especially when those represented are reluctant to support the same and would much rather lament on social media, become armchair critics or worse still suffer in silence. The downside to this state of things is that it feeds the corruption and broker culture that builds an impermeable wall between the larger industry, making access to legislation, or other positive industry action impossible. Such is our condition in the silicon Savannah. More here - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/lobbying-necessity-not-choice.html <http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/lobbying-necessity-not-choice.html> ᐧ

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Liability of Internet Intermediaries
by Bernard Kioko 09 Feb '15

09 Feb '15

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Here I go again on Net Neutrality
by Ali Hussein 09 Feb '15

09 Feb '15

Listers This statement by the Chairman of the Federal Communication Commission of the U.S. is worth repeating here:- After more than a decade of debate and a record-setting proceeding that attracted nearly 4 million public comments, the time to settle the Net Neutrality question has arrived. This week, I will circulate to the members of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed new rules to preserve the internet as an open platform for innovation and free expression. This proposal is rooted in long-standing regulatory principles, marketplace experience, and public input received over the last several months. Read more:- http://www.wired.com/2015/02/fcc-chairman-wheeler-net-neutrality/ This list has been consistent in advocating for a clear policy statement from our own ICT Ministry. It's time to bring it to the mainstream. Let us not be lulled by the innovations that have happened in this country through an ambiguous policy on ICT to think that we can continue like this without at least some clear rules of engagement. Let us not forget that a former minister of finance once tried to kill Safaricom's Mpesa because a strong finance industry lobby felt threatened. Today we can't imagine life without Mpesa. Let us not take this for granted. I would like to propose a forum of different stakeholders:- 1. TESPOK 2. ISOC - Ke 3. Media owners association 4. Government (Ministry, ICTA, CA, KENET) 5. Drake 6. KEPSA 7. Computer Society of Kenya and other ICT Associations 8. COFEK 9. And other interested parties. It is incumbent on us as leaders in various fora to stand up and be counted on this. We can start this discussion in ernest by reviewing where we really are as a country on this important subject matter. For example the freedoms we enjoy in the context of Net Neutrality that we have taken for granted. I'm gratified to note that the Government is taking a firm stand towards certain aspects of Net Neutrality but I contend that we need to solidify and institutionalize the gains made so far. Your thoughts? Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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TOUGH RULES FOR NTV/CTV/KTN TRIO TO GET LICENSE BACK
by James Mbugua 06 Feb '15

06 Feb '15

A tough talking Communications Authority of Kenya laid down 4 conditions three media houses will have to meet if they are to get their self-provisioning digital broadcast license back within 7 days. As first time offenders, they will each pay a fine of Sh500,000 for the irresponsible adverts they ran regarding competitors.... http://nairobitech.blogspot.com/2015/02/tough-rules-for-ntvctvktn-trio-to-g…

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Has anyone tried the digital passport application?
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 06 Feb '15

06 Feb '15

Would be very interested to hear citizen experiences of the online passport application. See attached advert Regards, -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u Nairobi Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: @Bomu <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu>

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Of clueless governors (and their aides) – technology, service delivery and politics [Archive]
by Mbugua Njihia 06 Feb '15

06 Feb '15

I struggle to understand the political bug and the effects it has on many who decide to wallow in it for one simple reason; logic seems to evaporate as soon as the swearing in is done. This is most evident at the junction of what should be a winning trifecta of technology, service delivery and politics. Before I get crucified for a blanket application of “cluelessness”, I do agree that there are some outliers who are getting elements of the big picture right. - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/technology-service-delivery-politics.h…

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no-plans-for-3rd-bsd-licence-communications-authority
by Baiju Shah 05 Feb '15

05 Feb '15

http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2015/02/no-plans-for-3rd-bsd-licence-co… This is going to be an interesting time as this offers a number of opportunities for new players to be able to launch new content and programming easily as they will have more advertisement backed revenues. With the 3 main broadcaster now having to plan to review their video presence and the type of services they will deploy and avail to the market. Change is good and this sort of stance should make the current Broadcasters innovate and see what will be the best commercial framework to deliver the content they have been delivering over the baiju last years. In our view, there will be more opportunities to deliver online video via portals or applications on smart TV etc. There are possibilities of delivering as a part of a channel lineup. The opportunity that is missing here in Kenya is to be able to access accurate programming information and really a good content aggregator in the market who can help prepare the content for all the different TV and Radio programming or channel line ups. These areas are not well developed here. Thanks I am happy to discuss the matter further if a person within any of the stakeholder communities would like to have a round table discussions. Thank you Best Regards, Baiju Shah +254701691570

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Why isn’t there a glut of good software engineers?
by S.M. Muraya 04 Feb '15

04 Feb '15

This may help local and central government offices in Kenya get working CRMs... (including messaging systems) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2013/05/01/why-isnt-there-a-glut-of-good… *Why isn’t there a glut of good software engineers?* philg - May 1, 2013 @ 11:07 am · Filed under Uncategorized As Google hires all of the world’s good software engineers and my friends with startup companies fight over the scraps I am left to wonder how everyone could have been so wrong in predicting that the world would be glutted with good programmers and sysadmins by now. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2013/05/01/why-isnt-there-a-glut-of-good…

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ICT POLICY
by Joseph McDonald 04 Feb '15

04 Feb '15

Good Day To all who responded I have sent the TOR to your emails. Look at it and quote. Thanks

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Fwd: [isoc-ny] VIDEO: Tech policy 2015: The year ahead @AEITech
by Adam Nelson 03 Feb '15

03 Feb '15

I just wanted to send this over to Kictanet. The conversation around the IANA transition is heating up and now that we're all looking at real movement on Internet governance at a global level, some predictable politics are stepping in. I have no idea what the future holds, but these are definitely interesting times. Cheers, Adam -- Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> More Musings: varud.com About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ISOC-NY announcements <announce(a)lists.isoc-ny.org> Date: Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 5:17 AM Subject: [isoc-ny] VIDEO: Tech policy 2015: The year ahead @AEITech To: announce_list <announce(a)isoc-ny.org> The AEI is a Washington DC thijnk tank established in 1938. While nominally non-partisan, they are known for harboring right wing viewpoints. As the Republican-controlled 114th Congress gets under way there is refreshed vigor in tackling tech issues. Much of this is summed up in Senator Thune's talk here, which lays out a comprehensive agenda. We've already seen the House and Senate launch their own Open Internet scheme. The FCC panelists seemed all to be resigned to a Title II reclassication, and predicted it would turn out messy. The policy panel considered that technical issues had become over politicized. Effort has to be made by both sides to find compromise solutions. The CommActUpdate will take time. The third 'governance' panel was spiced up by the presence of David Post and Ambassador David Gross. In his remarks the Senator had mentioned that Congress intends a hands on approach to the IANA transition. He promised a hearing. Another topic was the announcement the day before by the President of France that social media could be penalized for harboring hate speech, with Andrea Glorioso from the audience invoking the specter of global resistance to "US First Amendment imperialism" which was responded to by another audience member who criticized European privacy exceptionalism. There was back and forth over who has the real power, states or the private sector. I've broken the 4 hour live webcast into segments. Remember that you can set YouTube to run at up to 2x speed to skim. joly posted: "On Wednesday January 28 2015 the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) hosted Tech policy 2015: The year ahead. The event comprised 3 panels which examined the FCC, Congress, and international regulatory processes respectively. Senator John Thune, chair of " [image: AEI] <http://www.aei.org/>On *Wednesday January 28 2015* the *American Enterprise Institute <http://www.aei.org/>* (AEI) hosted *Tech policy 2015: The year ahead <http://www.aei.org/events/tech-policy-2015-year-ahead/>*. The event comprised 3 panels which examined the FCC, Congress, and international regulatory processes respectively. *Senator John Thune*, chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee delivered a lunchtime keynote. Video is below. *Twitter*: #ThuneatAEI <https://twitter.com/hashtag/thuneataei?f=realtime> === *PANEL: Regulatory activism at the FCC: Looking ahead to a busy year* <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV-NvM5SLfY?rel=0&start=388&end=4066&w=600&…> *View on YouTube*: http://youtu.be/qV-NvM5SLfY?t=06m28s *Speakers*: Richard Bennett, AEI; Matthew Berry, FCC;Babette Boliek, AEI;Gus Hurwitz, AEI; Daniel Lyons, AEI. *Moderator*: Mark Jamison, PURC, University of Florida === *KEYNOTE: John Thune, US Senate (R-SD)* <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV-NvM5SLfY?rel=0&start=4143&end=5863&w=600…> *View on YouTube*: http://youtu.be/qV-NvM5SLfY?t=1h09m20s *Prepared statement*: http://www.aei.org/publication/tech-policy-2015-year-ahead-thune-remarks/ === *PANEL: Can Congress fix communications policy? Prospects for statutory reform* <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV-NvM5SLfY?rel=0&start=6770&end=10563&w=60…> *View on YouTube*: http://youtu.be/qV-NvM5SLfY?t=1h52m50s *Speakers*: Ray Baum, House Committee on Energy and Commerce; Peter Davidson, Verizon; Mark Jamison, PURC, University of Florida; Roslyn Layton, AEI; Bret Swanson, AEI. *Moderator*: Richard Bennett, AEI === *PANEL: Cyberspace vs. nation states: Is the Internet (still) ungovernable?* <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV-NvM5SLfY?rel=0&start=11204&w=600&h=338> *View on YouTube*: http://youtu.be/qV-NvM5SLfY?t=3h6m43s *Speakers*: David Gross, Wiley Rein LLP; David Post, New America Foundation; Ariel Rabkin, AEI; Tom Sydnor, AEI; Shane Tews, AEI; *Moderator*: Jeffrey Eisenach, AEI Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7435#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7435#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7435 ____ Internet Society - NYC Metropolitan Area Chapter http://isoc-ny.org 'The Internet is for Everyone." ___________________________________________ Announce mailing list Announce(a)lists.isoc-ny.org http://lists.isoc-ny.org/listinfo.cgi/announce-isoc-ny.org

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Overview of Africa sessions during ICANN 52 meeting in Singapore
by Barrack Otieno 03 Feb '15

03 Feb '15

Listers, For your information. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 13:31:14 +0300 Subject: Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Overview of Africa sessions during ICANN 52 meeting in Singapore To: afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Dear Members, You are encouraged to participate in this meetings remotely if you will not make it to Singapore. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovito(a)yahoo.fr> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 10:12:12 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Overview of Africa sessions during ICANN 52 meeting in Singapore To: "africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net> Hi all, ICANN's 52nd PublicMeeting is taking place in Singapore from 8 -12 February at the Raffles CityConvention Centre, Strategicallylocated in the heart of Singapore. This meeting comes at a critical timeespecially considering the recent developments since the historic NTIA announcement to transition stewardship of the IANAfunctions to the multistakeholder community way back on March 4, 2014. Asusual, the ICANN Africa team will also be hosting not one, but two criticalmeetings during ICANN 52 namely: 1) Africa Strategy 2016 – 2020As you mayrecall, in November 2014, and as a response to requests fromthe African community to further review and evolve the Africa Strategy and makeit more responsive to Africa while aligning it to the new ICANN 2016 – 2020Strategic Plan, The ICANN African team convened a special consultative sessionwith the community during AFRINIC 21 in Mauritius. This meeting was attended by representativesfrom SO / AC leaders, AFNOG, AFRINIC, AFTLD, GAC, AFRALO, AFICTA, NEPAD andAfrican Registrars associations who came up with a reviewed draft0 of the Africa Strategic Plan ver 2.0 (2016 - 2020). This draft iscurrently under public comments and the session scheduled for Tue,10 February 2015 - 11:15 to 12:45 SGT will be used to present the newplan for final inputs before approval and adoption by the community. 2) Enhanced Engagement With AfricaOne of theoutstanding challenges observed by the community is the limited meaningful andconsistent participation of the African community in most SupportingOrganizations and Advisory Committees in ICANN and the wider IG ecosystemespecially by governments. Africa’s is yet to make her voice and influenceheard in the global policy making processes on issues affecting the Internetand there is need to proactively and progressively change this scenario. In thisregard, the Africa Strategy Review team again sitting alongside AFRINIC 21meeting deliberated and came up with a list of four projects expected toenhance ICANN’s Engagement in Africa leading to ICANN 55 meeting in MarrakechMorocco. These special projects focusing on reaching out mainly to African governmentsand regulators include: a) Activeparticipation in African regional and continental ICT ministerial meetingsb) ICANNHigh Level Governmental Meeting (HLGM), During ICANN 55c) NewGenProgram during ICANN 55d) Workshopfor Africa Telecom regulators during ICANN 55 The ICANNAfrica team has organized a briefing session scheduled for Wed, 11 February 2015 - 10:30 to 11:45 SGT to share withyou details of these projects and seek your further input. We take thisopportunity to welcome you, our community, to these 2 Africa sessions as weendeavor to deliver collectively on the Africa Strategy. We shall also provideremote participation details for both sessions as well as share recordingsafter the meeting. Thanks Yaovi -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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by Jude Kikuyu 03 Feb '15

03 Feb '15

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Breaking: Kenya’s M-Kopa Solar Closes $12.45 million Fourth Funding Round (What fluff?)
by cdohnio 03 Feb '15

03 Feb '15

http://techmoran.com/m-kopa-solar-closes-fourth-funding-round/ There's a lot of talk of fluff in the Kenyan startup scene but I think hearing news like this puts all that nonsense to shame. This was a 1.1 billion round they just raised after a third round where they raised almost 2 billion last year. If this doesn't speak for the startup scene I don't know what will. All the best, princelySid *Twitter:* @princelySid | *Website: *cdohnio.blogspot.com

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Africa - home of the next Einstein? An IDRC-AIMS Google Hangout
by Edith Adera 02 Feb '15

02 Feb '15

[IDRC fulltext_Canada_wordmark vertical 300dpi][AIMS-Ghana] (Le français suit) Africa - home of the next Einstein? An IDRC-AIMS Google Hangout Ever wanted to chat with world leaders in international development? Here’s your chance! In honour of International Development Week (Feb 1st-7th), Canada’s IDRC will be hosting its first LIVE Google Hangout. Everyone is invited to join the discussion. IDRC President, Jean Lebel, will host Thierry Zomahoun, President and CEO of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS). They will discuss how the Next Einstein Initiative (NEI) is unlocking and nurturing scientific and technical talent across Africa. At the end of the discussion, they will be taking your questions. Don’t miss this unique opportunity! Submit your questions before the event via Twitter with the hashtag #IDRCHangout or submit them during the Hangout. How to join in: On February 5th at 1:30pm/EST, login to any Google account (Gmail, YouTube) and click on this link.<https://plus.google.com/events/cpjuf2ivg18sn0decic0j0our4k#events/cpjuf2ivg…> Date: February 5, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. EST (half-hour duration) Please note that the discussion will be in English. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Le prochain Einstein sera-t-il Africain? Une discussion avec le CRDI et AIMS Avez-vous déjà eu envie de discuter avec des chefs de file du développement international ? Et bien, vous allez en avoir l’occasion ! Pour souligner la Semaine du développement international (qui aura lieu du 1er au 7 février) le CRDI organisera son premier « Google Hangout ». Vous êtes tous invités à participer à la discussion. Le président du CRDI, Jean Lebel, invitera Thierry Zomahoun, président-directeur général de l’Institut africain des sciences mathématiques (AIMS). Ils discuteront comment l’initiative À la recherche du prochain Einstein (NEI) permet de révéler et de stimuler des talents techniques et scientifiques dans l’ensemble du continent africain. À la fin de la discussion, ils répondront à vos questions. Ne manquez pas cette occasion unique ! Soumettez vos questions sur Twitter avant l’événement en vous servant du mot-clic #IDRCHangout ou présentez-les pendant le Hangout. Pour participer : Le 5 février, à 13 h 30 HNE, connectez-vous sur n’importe quel compte Google (Gmail, YouTube) et cliquez sur ce lien.<https://plus.google.com/events/cpjuf2ivg18sn0decic0j0our4k#events/cpjuf2ivg…> Date : Le 5 février 2015, à 13 h 30 HNE (durée : 30 min.) Veuillez noter que la discussion se déroulera en anglais. If you no longer want to receive emails from IDRC Events please click the link below. Opt-Out<http://www.cvent.com/d/r57tpKy10Emk8AXvlbPCVA/v7rj/E1/8D> Si vous désirez ne plus recevoir de courriels de la part de IDRC Events, veuillez cliquer sur le lien ci-dessous. Opt-Out<http://www.cvent.com/d/r57tpKy10Emk8AXvlbPCVA/v7rj/E1/8D> ________________________________ [Cvent - Web-based Software Solutions]<HTTP://www.cvent.com>

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Re: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss
by Catherine Adeya 01 Feb '15

01 Feb '15

Bernard, Great innovators started with wild ideas and yours is a wild as they get but yet loaded with substance. Would you mind discussing it further offline and I put you in the direction of the person dealing with anchor investments in Konza. It is a brilliant idea. There are 3 main fibre cables near Konza and there is plan to pull one of this in...a last mile issue in a sense. I know the Board of Konza are keen on some sort of hub like the one you are talking about, where you can put some people together to work on something. Seriously one should read the stories of Silicon Valley (and not we are not replicating this) but there is so much learning that shows your idea is not far-fetched. We need to explore it. The only challenge is the accomodation but Governor Mutua did promise that he would ensure he is building 'dormitories' for Konza so while the housing is being sorted out this is great start. Imagine you put these people there, then put a research lab near it, a university nearby.....what will happen. you are on to something. Catherine ............................................................................................................... Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:12:21 +0300 From: "Bernard Kioko" <bkioko(a)bernsoft.com> To: "'Barrack Otieno'" <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com>, "'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine Adeya quits Message-ID: <007401d03b0c$d29104b0$77b30e10$(a)bernsoft.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sometimes I wonder...to kickstart Konza...why not take 100 software developers/it specialists and give them "space" to work from and have 1 big internet pipe servicing the area.....for free for first 1yr...then for a fee from year 2....ok maybe my idea is unreasonable but we aren?t dealing with reasonable circumstances in this country/continent. Maybe young technology entusiasts would work anywhere if they had internet and not have to pay rent at their initial start. Plus from year two, you would convert those people to "partners" of the Konza City. Let me get back to punching code..... -----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+bkioko=bernsoft.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Barrack Otieno via kictanet Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 5:16 PM To: bkioko(a)bernsoft.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine Adeya quits Well done Catherine i bet it has not been easy, we do hope Konza City will become a reality some day just like Free Primary Education, having attended the groundbreaking before former President Kibaki left office,i am hopeful that the optimism he had is still there. Best Regards On 1/28/15, Catherine Adeya via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Bernard, > Wacha siasa :-) > Catherine > > On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 3:49 PM, Bernard Kioko > <bkioko(a)bernsoft.com> wrote: > > > #yiv5031434463 #yiv5031434463 -- _filtered #yiv5031434463 > {font-family:Helvetica;panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;} _filtered > #yiv5031434463 {font-family:Helvetica;panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;} > _filtered #yiv5031434463 {font-family:Cambria;panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 > 2 4;} _filtered #yiv5031434463 {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 > 2 2 4 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv5031434463 {font-family:Tahoma;panose-1:2 > 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 > 4;}#yiv5031434463 #yiv5031434463 p.yiv5031434463MsoNormal, > #yiv5031434463 li.yiv5031434463MsoNormal, #yiv5031434463 > div.yiv5031434463MsoNormal > {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;}#yiv5031434463 > a:link, > #yiv5031434463 span.yiv5031434463MsoHyperlink > {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv5031434463 a:visited, > #yiv5031434463 span.yiv5031434463MsoHyperlinkFollowed > {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv5031434463 > span.yiv5031434463EmailStyle17 {color:#1F497D;}#yiv5031434463 > .yiv5031434463MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} _filtered > #yiv5031434463 {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}#yiv5031434463 > div.yiv5031434463WordSection1 {}#yiv5031434463 Hehehe? I like how your > sign-off contains the entire story! From: kictanet > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+bkioko=bernsoft.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On > Behalf Of Catherine Adeya via kictanet > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 3:35 PM > To: bkioko(a)bernsoft.com > Cc: elizaslider(a)yahoo.com > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss > Catherine Adeya quits Yes Mwendwa, I am a founding member of Kictanet > and will always be here though sometimes I lurk in the background. To > set the record straight. I did not quite, my Contract in government > has come to an end. I have been Acting for two years and truth be > told, I did not want to be handed the position on a silver platter. > They advertised, I did not apply. The rest is history so let me sign > off with: How do geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the > seasons? How do we, humans know when it is time to move on? As with > the migrant birds, so surely with us, there is a voice within if only > we would listen to it, that tells us certainly when to go forth into > the unknown. ? Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Thank you,Catherine > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:09:19 +0300 > From: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, > "ISOC(a)lists.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine > Adeya quits > Message-ID: > > <CAEhPqwr=cQMMfGVOMz2wnaRX+kxK2i71n7k5BjC4pU6G1Kb2rA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Listers, we should note that Catherine Adeya was one of the few active > CEOs on KICTANET. > > > http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Blow-as-acting-Konza-techno-city-boss > -quits/-/996/2604390/-/en3nyyz/-/index.html > > A top official who has been at the helm of the Konza Techno City > project has opted out amid claims of resource constraints and slow progress. > > Dr Catherine Adeya-Weya, who has been the acting chief executive > officer of the Konza Technopolis Development Authority for two years, > said she had decided to quit and let someone else come in and lead the project. > > It was, however, clear from her statements that bureaucratic > tendering, resource constraints and the slow pace of takeoff had > largely influenced her decision. > > "I just felt someone else needs to take over this project after acting > for almost two years. I may have considered staying if confirmed, but > I may not have wanted it. For a project of this magnitude, we require > the right calibre of staff, and a proper and sufficient recurrent budget. > > ''What I was being paid as chief executive was less than what I used > to earn in my former role in the private sector and so it is hard to > attract the high calibre staff with that remuneration," Dr Adeya-Weya > said at a joint press conference in Nairobi with board chairman, Mr > John Ngumi, on Tuesday. > > *PERFORMED WELL* > > Mr Ngumi said Dr Adeya-We ya had performed well despite being in an > acting capacity for the entire period. > > He, however, added that the authority was prepared to continue with > the little available resources since insufficient funding was a normal > challenge in all government projects. > > The chief executive's term was to end in February, with an option to > apply when the position was announced in November last year. > > She, however, chose not to, sparking speculations around her > withdrawal from the team she has led for months. > > Mr Ngumi said: "In my view, Catherine has had one of the toughest jobs. > Anybody who has worked in the private sector knows how hard it is to > start a startup. It is harder in the public sector where you have all > manner of stakeholders, and you got to deal with constraints and criticism. > > "She is an example of what we should have in public service and we, as > the board, would have loved her to apply. I have implored her to > remain involved in Konza at advisory role to the project." > ______________________ > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > > "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk > on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was > scrubbed... > URL: > <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20150128/ > 873c8580/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > ------------------------------ > > End of kictanet Digest, Vol 92, Issue 92 > **************************************** > > > > > This e-mail andany attachments may contain information that is > confidential, legallyprivileged and protected by law and is intended > for the sole use of the namedrecipient(s). 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Bernsoft Interactive Limited - P O Box 15177-00100 Nairobi - Tel: +254 722 929192 Email: admin(a)bernsoft.com Web: www.bernsoft.com ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:15:11 +0300 From: "Bernard Kioko" <bkioko(a)bernsoft.com> To: "'Walubengo J'" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>, "'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine Adeya quits Message-ID: <007501d03b0d$372c2d00$a5848700$(a)bernsoft.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Can these memoirs start slightly back ?. Atleast 1985?.I think experiences from/by people such as Shem Ochuodho, Ayisi Makatiani, 3mice team?. etc? would be very helpful and insightful From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+bkioko=bernsoft.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Walubengo J via kictanet Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 5:56 PM To: bkioko(a)bernsoft.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine Adeya quits @Nyaki, How can you leave before giving me a plot at Konza? I am going to mobilize politicians to ensure your replacement comes from our village :-) Nway, you were there from the beginning and your contribution will be always be remembered. And on that note, someone needs to write the memoirs on ICT evolution in Kenya - the key projects, players, their roles & challenges. Particularly for the period before KANU left (1998-2002), NARC period (2002-2007), Coalition period (2008-2013) through now. It doesn't hurt for the future generation to learn from what is now becoming ICT history right before our eyes. walu. _____ From: Catherine Adeya via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "elizaslider(a)yahoo.com" <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 3:35 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine Adeya quits Yes Mwendwa, I am a founding member of Kictanet and will always be here though sometimes I lurk in the background. To set the record straight. I did not quite, my Contract in government has come to an end. I have been Acting for two years and truth be told, I did not want to be handed the position on a silver platter. They advertised, I did not apply. The rest is history so let me sign off with: How do geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? How do we, humans know when it is time to move on? As with the migrant birds, so surely with us, there is a voice within if only we would listen to it, that tells us certainly when to go forth into the unknown. ? Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Thank you, Catherine ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:09:19 +0300 From: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, "ISOC(a)lists.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine Adeya quits Message-ID: <CAEhPqwr=cQMMfGVOMz2wnaRX+kxK2i71n7k5BjC4pU6G1Kb2rA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Listers, we should note that Catherine Adeya was one of the few active CEOs on KICTANET. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Blow-as-acting-Konza-techno-city-boss-quit… A top official who has been at the helm of the Konza Techno City project has opted out amid claims of resource constraints and slow progress. Dr Catherine Adeya-Weya, who has been the acting chief executive officer of the Konza Technopolis Development Authority for two years, said she had decided to quit and let someone else come in and lead the project. It was, however, clear from her statements that bureaucratic tendering, resource constraints and the slow pace of takeoff had largely influenced her decision. "I just felt someone else needs to take over this project after acting for almost two years. I may have considered staying if confirmed, but I may not have wanted it. For a project of this magnitude, we require the right calibre of staff, and a proper and sufficient recurrent budget. ''What I was being paid as chief executive was less than what I used to earn in my former role in the private sector and so it is hard to attract the high calibre staff with that remuneration," Dr Adeya-Weya said at a joint press conference in Nairobi with board chairman, Mr John Ngumi, on Tuesday. *PERFORMED WELL* Mr Ngumi said Dr Adeya-We ya had performed well despite being in an acting capacity for the entire period. He, however, added that the authority was prepared to continue with the little available resources since insufficient funding was a normal challenge in all government projects. The chief executive's term was to end in February, with an option to apply when the position was announced in November last year. She, however, chose not to, sparking speculations around her withdrawal from the team she has led for months. Mr Ngumi said: "In my view, Catherine has had one of the toughest jobs. Anybody who has worked in the private sector knows how hard it is to start a startup. It is harder in the public sector where you have all manner of stakeholders, and you got to deal with constraints and criticism. "She is an example of what we should have in public service and we, as the board, would have loved her to apply. I have implored her to remain involved in Konza at advisory role to the project." ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Music Copyright Owners sue ISPs for allowing Kenyans to download content illegally
by Dennis Kioko 30 Jan '15

30 Jan '15

Interesting case, though I wonder how ISPs allow people to allow content illegally. Any one with some insight? http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Music-copyright-owners-il…

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Re: [kictanet] Music Copyright Owners sue ISPs for allowing Kenyans to download content illegall
by cdohnio 30 Jan '15

30 Jan '15

I've tried to find this petition and failed, anyone have a link to it or a copy?

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Deadline TODAY for civil society to submit interest expression of interest
by Grace Githaiga 30 Jan '15

30 Jan '15

GlobalConferenceonCyberSpace2015https://www.gccs2015.com/civil-society-part…

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ICT POLICY
by Joseph McDonald 30 Jan '15

30 Jan '15

Looking for quotes to develop an ICT POLICY for a Ministry. If you have competence in this area. Get in touch Thanks

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Re: [kictanet] Music Copyright Owners sue ISPs for allowing Kenyans to download content illegally
by cdohnio 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

I'm sorry but this seems a rather desparate move from copyright holders. If someone can give me one example anywhere around the world, anywhere, that litigation has worked to reduce priracy I will give them 1000 bob. This here is a failure of business model than anything else. Even if they won this case how do they expect ISPs to stop it if not by using means that violate my privacy like deep packet inspection? All the best, princelySid *Twitter:* @princelySid | *Website: *cdohnio.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] Music Copyright Owners sue ISPs for allowing Kenyans to download content illegally
by Dennis Kioko 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

In fact, copyright owners are to blame themselves for piracy, you guys are familiar with, "This content is not available in your country." Netflix charges people for licensed content yet copyright holders are pushing Netflix to restrict content in countries outside the US. People who can afford content will mostly pay, if it's convenient and not via loops.

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Re: [kictanet] Music Copyright Owners sue ISPs for allowing Kenyans to download content illegally
by cdohnio 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

Benard, "So are we saying its ok to steal a goat from your neighbor who wont sell it to you and you don't have a goat yet you really need one?" Let's look at the example you given and compare it to pirating content. When I steal your goat, you no longer have a goat but I do. When I "steal" your content I have a copy and you have a copy. You've lost nothing. You still have your copy. Trying to draw parallel to physical objects is, sorry to use this again, disingenuous. As for the artists from rural Kenya, don't pretend this fight is for them, it's for your bottom lines. All the local services mentioned so far, despite being a pirate I've used them all, only have the "popular" artists from Kenya on them. Try find an artist like G'Zay from Nakuru, he's a great artist find him on soundcloud and listen to Hakuna Matata, and you come up empty. The rural artists you seem so concerned about make their money the way any selfrespecting artist does, through performances and merchandising. All the best, princelySid *Twitter:* @princelySid | *Website: *cdohnio.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] Music Copyright Owners sue ISPs for allowing Kenyans to download content illegally
by cdohnio 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

Benard, Did you just used Mpesa as an example that there may be a way to block websites?:D There are several ways, the problem is do you want to turn us into China and have our own great firewall and violate our rights up and down the spectrum? How do we trust anyone not to use such a system to block free speech or even their competition? All the best, princelySid *Twitter:* @princelySid | *Website: *cdohnio.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] Music Copyright Owners sue ISPs for allowing Kenyans to download content illegally
by cdohnio 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

The Waiguru decision was a wrong one, using it as an example is disingenuous. That case will have effects that will huant us down the road All the best, princelySid *Twitter:* @princelySid | *Website: *cdohnio.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] Music Copyright Owners sue ISPs for allowing Kenyans to download content illegally
by cdohnio 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

Benard, You would want to block me but really with me in particular you can't, I know too many ways round any block you might want to put ;) finding me would be doubly difficult:D All the best, princelySid *Twitter:* @princelySid | *Website: *cdohnio.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] Music Copyright Owners sue ISPs for allowing Kenyans to download content illegally
by cdohnio 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

Mwendwa, The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is one of the most abused acts at worst and completely ineffective at best. Studies have shown that it's services like iTunes, Netflix, Rdio and spotify that have lead to reduced piracy rates in the US and not the law. Which is why I keep come back to the business model problem All the best, princelySid *Twitter:* @princelySid | *Website: *cdohnio.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine Adeya quits
by Catherine Adeya 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

Yes Mwendwa, I am a founding member of Kictanet and will always be here though sometimes Ilurk in the background. To set the record straight. I did not quite, myContract in government has come to an end. I have been Acting for two years andtruth be told, I did not want to be handed the position on a silverplatter. They advertised, I did not apply. The rest is history so let me signoff with: How do geese know when to fly to thesun? Who tells them the seasons? How do we, humans know when it is time to moveon? As with the migrant birds, so surely with us, there is a voice within ifonly we would listen to it, that tells us certainly when to go forth into theunknown. – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Thank you, Catherine ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:09:19 +0300 From: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, "ISOC(a)lists.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine Adeya quits Message-ID: <CAEhPqwr=cQMMfGVOMz2wnaRX+kxK2i71n7k5BjC4pU6G1Kb2rA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Listers, we should note that Catherine Adeya was one of the few active CEOs on KICTANET. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Blow-as-acting-Konza-techno-city-boss-quit… A top official who has been at the helm of the Konza Techno City project has opted out amid claims of resource constraints and slow progress. Dr Catherine Adeya-Weya, who has been the acting chief executive officer of the Konza Technopolis Development Authority for two years, said she had decided to quit and let someone else come in and lead the project. It was, however, clear from her statements that bureaucratic tendering, resource constraints and the slow pace of takeoff had largely influenced her decision. "I just felt someone else needs to take over this project after acting for almost two years. I may have considered staying if confirmed, but I may not have wanted it. For a project of this magnitude, we require the right calibre of staff, and a proper and sufficient recurrent budget. ''What I was being paid as chief executive was less than what I used to earn in my former role in the private sector and so it is hard to attract the high calibre staff with that remuneration," Dr Adeya-Weya said at a joint press conference in Nairobi with board chairman, Mr John Ngumi, on Tuesday. *PERFORMED WELL* Mr Ngumi said Dr Adeya-We ya had performed well despite being in an acting capacity for the entire period. He, however, added that the authority was prepared to continue with the little available resources since insufficient funding was a normal challenge in all government projects. The chief executive's term was to end in February, with an option to apply when the position was announced in November last year. She, however, chose not to, sparking speculations around her withdrawal from the team she has led for months. Mr Ngumi said: "In my view, Catherine has had one of the toughest jobs. Anybody who has worked in the private sector knows how hard it is to start a startup. It is harder in the public sector where you have all manner of stakeholders, and you got to deal with constraints and criticism. "She is an example of what we should have in public service and we, as the board, would have loved her to apply. I have implored her to remain involved in Konza at advisory role to the project." ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 92, Issue 98
by Catherine Adeya 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

Muraya, Expound a little, what kind of paper on e-Procurement? Catherine ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 19:24:08 +0300 From: "S.M. Muraya" <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> To: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>, KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine Adeya quits Message-ID: <CAE3a0En5GSyVdvyUuWXbaS1-=v8wPKVDV3J6y9pPb2JtQ2Pt+A(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Would be very interested in reading a paper on (e) procurement from her perspective :) Regards Murigi / Stanley Muraya *"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city." Prov 16:32* On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 5:55 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > @Nyaki, > > How can you leave before giving me a plot at Konza? I am going to > mobilize politicians to ensure your replacement comes from our village :-) > > Nway, you were there from the beginning and your contribution will be > always be remembered. And on that note, someone needs to write the memoirs > on ICT evolution in Kenya - the key projects, players, their roles & > challenges. Particularly for the period before KANU left (1998-2002), > NARC period (2002-2007), Coalition period (2008-2013) through now. > > It doesn't hurt for the future generation to learn from what is now > becoming ICT history right before our eyes. > > walu. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Catherine Adeya via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > *To:* jwalu(a)yahoo.com > *Cc:* "elizaslider(a)yahoo.com" <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 28, 2015 3:35 PM > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine > Adeya quits > > Yes Mwendwa, > > I am a founding member of Kictanet and will always be here though > sometimes I lurk in the background. To set the record straight. I did not > quite, my Contract in government has come to an end. I have been Acting for > two years and truth be told, I did not want to be handed the position on a > silver platter. They advertised, I did not apply. The rest is history so > let me sign off with: > > *How do geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? How > do we, humans know when it is time to move on? As with the migrant birds, > so surely with us, there is a voice within if only we would listen to it, > that tells us certainly when to go forth into the unknown. ? Elisabeth > Kubler-Ross* > > Thank you, > Catherine > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:09:19 +0300 > From: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, > "ISOC(a)lists.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine > Adeya quits > Message-ID: > <CAEhPqwr=cQMMfGVOMz2wnaRX+kxK2i71n7k5BjC4pU6G1Kb2rA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Listers, we should note that Catherine Adeya was one of the few active CEOs > on KICTANET. > > > > http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Blow-as-acting-Konza-techno-city-boss-quit… > > A top official who has been at the helm of the Konza Techno City project > has opted out amid claims of resource constraints and slow progress. > > Dr Catherine Adeya-Weya, who has been the acting chief executive officer of > the Konza Technopolis Development Authority for two years, said she had > decided to quit and let someone else come in and lead the project. > > It was, however, clear from her statements that bureaucratic tendering, > resource constraints and the slow pace of takeoff had largely influenced > her decision. > > "I just felt someone else needs to take over this project after acting for > almost two years. I may have considered staying if confirmed, but I may not > have wanted it. For a project of this magnitude, we require the right > calibre of staff, and a proper and sufficient recurrent budget. > > ''What I was being paid as chief executive was less than what I used to > earn in my former role in the private sector and so it is hard to attract > the high calibre staff with that remuneration," Dr Adeya-Weya said at a > joint press conference in Nairobi with board chairman, Mr John Ngumi, on > Tuesday. > > *PERFORMED WELL* > > Mr Ngumi said Dr Adeya-We ya had performed well despite being in an acting > capacity for the entire period. > > He, however, added that the authority was prepared to continue with the > little available resources since insufficient funding was a normal > challenge in all government projects. > > The chief executive's term was to end in February, with an option to apply > when the position was announced in November last year. > > She, however, chose not to, sparking speculations around her withdrawal > from the team she has led for months. > > Mr Ngumi said: "In my view, Catherine has had one of the toughest jobs. > Anybody who has worked in the private sector knows how hard it is to start > a startup. It is harder in the public sector where you have all manner of > stakeholders, and you got to deal with constraints and criticism. > > "She is an example of what we should have in public service and we, as the > board, would have loved her to apply. I have implored her to remain > involved in Konza at advisory role to the project." > ______________________ > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > > "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on > higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson >

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Re: [kictanet] A Way Forward with Konza Project Discussion
by Catherine Adeya 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

First Brian, Can I be frank? I missed the ICT community and do not force me to explain myself. You remember how active I was pre-government. But I did learn a lot in government and I will encourage more of you to do a stint in public service. We need the ICT brains from within [and do not ask why didn't you stay, I did 3 years try it :-), it is a rewarding experience if you choose to look at the positive] but I can guarantee you I remained a stickler for perfection and detail. I learnt patience but I am still the same old Nyaki and you will see a lot of me going forward. Would be nice to organize a drink and this is my suggestion how. 1. I have spoken to the Master Developers of Konza (MDP2) about a possible moderated discussion on the Konza project, the vision, the progress, where we are and the role of the ICT community. 2. Based on this discussion after one week either moderated by our dear Walu or Prof Waema or GG or Muriuki Mureithi (not me to avoid conflict of interest issues) we can consolidate our views in a Report like we used to which we submit to the Authority etc. 3. The basis of this Report would then be a face to face discussion (the drinks and bitings we used to have at Landmark....hoping kina Joe Mucheru, Alice Munyua, Edith Adera, yourself, Walu, Tim Waema, Barrack Otieno, Muraya, Muriuki Mureithi etc will all turn up. This can be an opportunity for the Konza team to engage you all and then discuss your suggestions and their own. Doesn't that sound like a plan. They are busy now but I can guarantee you they will consider it. Best always, Nyaki ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 11:07:05 +0300 From: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> To: "S.M. Muraya" <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com>, KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine Adeya quits Message-ID: <CAHSdPfbRskovrXX_3zh2FTL4LapOsfno8z4Wer53VQ2xAWK9Vg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Dear Nyaki, I would like to go on record here in recognising and appreciating the contribution you have made to the ICT community in Kenya and especially the Konza project. I remember you lamenting a few month after coming back from "majuu" how you came back with so much psyche to be involved in developing the country but no one seems to be giving you an opportunity. I cheered madly when you were appointed as acting CEO at Konza because after working closely with you on a number of KICTANET projects (when we were much more externally active ;) I had come to know you as a no-nonsense, serious, focused, professional and very articulate person. I anticipated that you would encounter a lot of challenges working inside government because these kind of people generally tend to attract a lot of opposition, resentment and downright antagonism. But you have made it thus far. Kudos to you Catherine! I wish you well and encourage you to remain engaged in furthering this great nation's future. Very best regards, Mblayo On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 7:24 PM, S.M. Muraya via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Would be very interested in reading a paper on (e) procurement from her > perspective :) > > Regards > > Murigi / Stanley Muraya > > *"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one > who takes a city." Prov 16:32* > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 5:55 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> @Nyaki, >> >> How can you leave before giving me a plot at Konza? I am going to >> mobilize politicians to ensure your replacement comes from our village :-) >> >> Nway, you were there from the beginning and your contribution will be >> always be remembered. And on that note, someone needs to write the memoirs >> on ICT evolution in Kenya - the key projects, players, their roles & >> challenges. Particularly for the period before KANU left (1998-2002), >> NARC period (2002-2007), Coalition period (2008-2013) through now. >> >> It doesn't hurt for the future generation to learn from what is now >> becoming ICT history right before our eyes. >> >> walu. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Catherine Adeya via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> *To:* jwalu(a)yahoo.com >> *Cc:* "elizaslider(a)yahoo.com" <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 28, 2015 3:35 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss >> Catherine Adeya quits >> >> Yes Mwendwa, >> >> I am a founding member of Kictanet and will always be here though >> sometimes I lurk in the background. To set the record straight. I did not >> quite, my Contract in government has come to an end. I have been Acting for >> two years and truth be told, I did not want to be handed the position on a >> silver platter. They advertised, I did not apply. The rest is history so >> let me sign off with: >> >> *How do geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? >> How do we, humans know when it is time to move on? As with the migrant >> birds, so surely with us, there is a voice within if only we would listen >> to it, that tells us certainly when to go forth into the unknown. ? >> Elisabeth Kubler-Ross* >> >> Thank you, >> Catherine >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:09:19 +0300 >> From: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> >> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, >> "ISOC(a)lists.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> >> Subject: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine >> Adeya quits >> Message-ID: >> <CAEhPqwr=cQMMfGVOMz2wnaRX+kxK2i71n7k5BjC4pU6G1Kb2rA(a)mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> Listers, we should note that Catherine Adeya was one of the few active >> CEOs >> on KICTANET. >> >> >> >> http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Blow-as-acting-Konza-techno-city-boss-quit… >> >> A top official who has been at the helm of the Konza Techno City project >> has opted out amid claims of resource constraints and slow progress. >> >> Dr Catherine Adeya-Weya, who has been the acting chief executive officer >> of >> the Konza Technopolis Development Authority for two years, said she had >> decided to quit and let someone else come in and lead the project. >> >> It was, however, clear from her statements that bureaucratic tendering, >> resource constraints and the slow pace of takeoff had largely influenced >> her decision. >> >> "I just felt someone else needs to take over this project after acting for >> almost two years. I may have considered staying if confirmed, but I may >> not >> have wanted it. For a project of this magnitude, we require the right >> calibre of staff, and a proper and sufficient recurrent budget. >> >> ''What I was being paid as chief executive was less than what I used to >> earn in my former role in the private sector and so it is hard to attract >> the high calibre staff with that remuneration," Dr Adeya-Weya said at a >> joint press conference in Nairobi with board chairman, Mr John Ngumi, on >> Tuesday. >> >> *PERFORMED WELL* >> >> Mr Ngumi said Dr Adeya-We ya had performed well despite being in an acting >> capacity for the entire period. >> >> He, however, added that the authority was prepared to continue with the >> little available resources since insufficient funding was a normal >> challenge in all government projects. >> >> The chief executive's term was to end in February, with an option to apply >> when the position was announced in November last year. >> >> She, however, chose not to, sparking speculations around her withdrawal >> from the team she has led for months. >> >> Mr Ngumi said: "In my view, Catherine has had one of the toughest jobs. >> Anybody who has worked in the private sector knows how hard it is to start >> a startup. It is harder in the public sector where you have all manner of >> stakeholders, and you got to deal with constraints and criticism. >> >> "She is an example of what we should have in public service and we, as the >> board, would have loved her to apply. I have implored her to remain >> involved in Konza at advisory role to the project." >> ______________________ >> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya >> >> "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on >> higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson >>

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Fwd:[Internet Policy] ISOC and Civil Society WSIS Information sharing session, 2 March, Paris
by Barrack Otieno 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Constance Bommelaer" <bommelaer(a)isoc.org> Date: Jan 29, 2015 11:01 AM Subject: [Internet Policy] ISOC and Civil Society WSIS Information sharing session, 2 March, Paris To: "Internet Policy External" <InternetPolicy(a)elists.isoc.org> Dear Members, On Monday, *March 2, in Paris*, the Internet Society, in collaboration with a group of Civil Society organization - Global Partners Digital (GPD), Association for Progressive Communications (APC), Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Internet Democracy Project, and KICTANet - will be facilitating a *session focused on the WSIS+10 Overall Review*. Note that this session will be part of a larger Civil Society event. The purpose of the session will be to raise awareness of the WSIS Review process and to facilitate strategy development and coordination among the various stakeholder groups. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) will also be participating. The event will be held on the margins of UNESCO's CONNECTing the Dots <http://www.unesco.org/new/en/netconference2015> conference (3-4 March, Paris). Throughout the year and as we get closer to the WSIS Review, ISOC will continue to organize similar informal sessions where the community can exchange ideas on Internet governance topics.. *ASK*: To give us an idea of interest for this event among the ISOC community, please let us know if you would be interested in attending by *RSVP-ing to * *oluouch(a)isoc.org* <oluouch(a)isoc.org> A draft agenda, background material and relevant logistical details will be circulated closer to the date. Best regards, Constance Bommelaer Senior Director, Global Policy Partnerships The Internet Society www.isoc.org _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu.

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Re: [kictanet] Fw: [isoc_ke] The battle for control of Kenyan Digital airspace
by cdohnio 29 Jan '15

29 Jan '15

I know for a fact that the broadcastors were given a chance to form their own distribution network in 2009/10 and they couldn't agree on ownership and shareholding. That they are doing everything in their power to frustrate our migration effort because they couldn't get along strikes me as profoundly unfair. The airwaves belong to the public and are held in trust by the government on our behalf. Are we saying that KTN, Ciitizen and NTV are the only stations with good content? Radio Africa has proven that there are people willing to distribut their content for free to reach us the public. Let the stations take themselves of the air, see how long before some other channels come in to fill the void. All the best, princelySid *Twitter:* @princelySid | *Website: *cdohnio.blogspot.com

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Positions at Communications Authority
by Grace Githaiga 28 Jan '15

28 Jan '15

ListersThis was posted/edited on CA's fb wall yesterday. Thought they were cancelled? Or did staff loose the case? Those interested have up to February 9. http://www.ca.go.ke/images/careers/CA%20Job%20Vacancies%20Ad.pdf

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Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine Adeya quits
by Mwendwa Kivuva 28 Jan '15

28 Jan '15

Listers, we should note that Catherine Adeya was one of the few active CEOs on KICTANET. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Blow-as-acting-Konza-techno-city-boss-quit… A top official who has been at the helm of the Konza Techno City project has opted out amid claims of resource constraints and slow progress. Dr Catherine Adeya-Weya, who has been the acting chief executive officer of the Konza Technopolis Development Authority for two years, said she had decided to quit and let someone else come in and lead the project. It was, however, clear from her statements that bureaucratic tendering, resource constraints and the slow pace of takeoff had largely influenced her decision. "I just felt someone else needs to take over this project after acting for almost two years. I may have considered staying if confirmed, but I may not have wanted it. For a project of this magnitude, we require the right calibre of staff, and a proper and sufficient recurrent budget. ''What I was being paid as chief executive was less than what I used to earn in my former role in the private sector and so it is hard to attract the high calibre staff with that remuneration," Dr Adeya-Weya said at a joint press conference in Nairobi with board chairman, Mr John Ngumi, on Tuesday. *PERFORMED WELL* Mr Ngumi said Dr Adeya-We ya had performed well despite being in an acting capacity for the entire period. He, however, added that the authority was prepared to continue with the little available resources since insufficient funding was a normal challenge in all government projects. The chief executive's term was to end in February, with an option to apply when the position was announced in November last year. She, however, chose not to, sparking speculations around her withdrawal from the team she has led for months. Mr Ngumi said: "In my view, Catherine has had one of the toughest jobs. Anybody who has worked in the private sector knows how hard it is to start a startup. It is harder in the public sector where you have all manner of stakeholders, and you got to deal with constraints and criticism. "She is an example of what we should have in public service and we, as the board, would have loved her to apply. I have implored her to remain involved in Konza at advisory role to the project." ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Safaricom caps Internet Bundles sharing
by Ali Hussein 28 Jan '15

28 Jan '15

Listers I found this article extremely interesting for two key reasons:- 1. Are Safaricom customers (resellers) out-innovating the giant? Some savvy Kenyans have found a way to sell data cheaper than Safaricom. How about that? 2. Would you categorize Safaricom's behavior as Anti-Competitive or justified to ensure certain levels of 'service'? http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Safaricom-targets-data-re… Judge for yourself. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Are such Money earning websites real?
by Brian Ombati 27 Jan '15

27 Jan '15

http://earn4youth.com/?ref=50131 -- Regards, Brian Ombati,

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Blog Post: African DNS Exchange and Mentorship Programme.
by Bob Omondi 26 Jan '15

26 Jan '15

Dear listers, Just sharing in case you haven't seen this, Please read a blog post by ICANN's Africa team about the DNS Exchange and Mentor-ship Programme here: https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-africa-dns-business-exchange-and-mentor… Regards Bob.

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Software Engineers - Wanted!
by Ngigi Waithaka 26 Jan '15

26 Jan '15

Listers, We are looking to hire a couple of trainee software engineers. Requirements: 1. Very good understanding of Enterprise Java. Show proof of code written for whatever prior project done. 2. Very high IQ. Figure out a way to prove it. 3. Education. We take from whichever background as long as 1&2 above are met Send your proofs (code/projects done) and CVs to ngigi(a)at.co.ke -- *Regards,* *Wait**haka Ngigi* Chief Executive Officer | Alliance Technologies | MCK Nairobi Synod Building T + 254 (0) 20 2333 471 |Office Mobile: +254 786 28 28 28 | M + 254 737 811 000 www.at.co.ke

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Airtel writes to regulators over Safaricom's market share
by Ali Hussein 24 Jan '15

24 Jan '15

Listers This is interesting. Airtel Kenya has written to Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) and Competitions Authority of Kenya (CAK) asking that Safaricom be declared a dominant player in the market. Airtel Kenya, which is targeting a bigger share of the country’s voice, SMS, data and mobile-money transfer business, claims Safaricom has been using its dominance to prevent others from growing their business. It is asking the two regulators to intervene and stop the telecommunications sector’s slide into a monopoly where the market leader, allegedly has freedom to do whatever it wishes. Read more at: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000148531/airtel-writes-to… I'm curious as to what remedies there are in the act to reverse safaricom's dominance. *Ali Hussein* Tel: +254 770 906375/ 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> Blog: www.alyhussein.com Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.

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BLOW AS AUTHORITY WITHDRAWS MEDIA OWNERS LICENSE, FREQUENCIES REPOSSESSED, DECODERS BANNED
by James Mbugua 22 Jan '15

22 Jan '15

Fed up with three media houses that have delayed the digital migration process and abused their outlets to slander rivals GOtv and Startimes, the Communications Authority has cracked the whip; withdrawn the license of the three media houses to transmit digitally, halted the issuance of a digital signal distribution license to them and asked KRA to prohibit any importation of set top boxes by the three media houses....read more here http://nairobitech.blogspot.com/2015/01/authority-repossesses-ntvctvktn.html Below is the full statement issued by CAK director-general Francis Wangusi PRESS STATEMENT BY MR. FRANCIS WANGUSI, DIRECTOR GENERAL, COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY OF KENYA (CA), ON THE ADVERTISEMENT BY NATION MEDIA GROUP, STANDARD GROUP AND ROYAL MEDIA SERVICES, RELATING TO MEDIA TRANSMISSION SERVICES 21ST JANUARY 2015 It has come to the attention of the Authority that three media houses, namely Nation Media Group Limited, Standard Group Limited and Royal Media Group Limited have jointly been running a misleading advertisement on Television and Radio since Friday 16th January 2015. The said advertisement purports that Startimes and GOtv are illegally carrying their content thereby infringing on copyright and neighbouring rights. The advertisement goes farther to instruct consumers not to purchase Startimes and GOtv pay-tv set-top boxes to watch CITIZEN Television, NTV, KTN and QTV. In addition, the advertisement allege that the three media houses are the exclusive vendors of Free-To-Air set-top-boxes that can enable the public to view their channels The Authority is gravely concerned by the misleading content in the advertisement and wishes to advise the industry and the general public as follows: 1. The advertisement by the three media houses is misleading to the public, is offensive to the market. It is equally in gross violation of the legal and regulatory framework governing the sector; 2. The tone of the advertisement, its content and timing is intended to cause confusion and disrupt the digital migration programme; 3. The digital migration framework allows for the distribution of the ‘Free-to-Air’ signals on the digital platform under the “must-carry principle” . This was supported by the ruling of the Supreme Court of Kenya in September 2014 . It allowed for the availability of Free-to-Air channels to the public through all set-top-boxes (FTA and Pay TV). The advertisement dissuading consumers from purchasing set-top-boxes from other suppliers approved by the Authority is therefore misleading to the public and portrays anti-competitive conduct by the three media houses. Consumers need not be constrained to purchase a specific set top box to view the content of the three broadcasters whose content is Free-to Air; 4. The Authority has type-approved more than 65 set top boxes which are available in the market today. GOTV and Startimes set top boxes are duly type-approved by the Authority and are therefore authentic decoders in the local market authorized to carry the Free-to-Air Channels of the three media houses under the auspices of the “Must Carry Principle; 5. The sale of set top boxes in Kenya is a free market. Consumers can purchase type approved set top boxes from any vendor registered by the Authority. The full list of approved set top boxes and registered vendors can be freely accessed on the Authority’s website; 6. The Authority has neither received any application nor granted any type-approval of any set top box model from the three broadcasters, individually or collectively, for sale in Kenya. It is therefore illegal to purport to advertise set-top-boxes that have not been type-approved by the Authority; 7. The Authority has also received a formal complaint from Gotv and Startimes that the three media houses have refused to Air their digital-migration related advertisements which is potentially an anti-competitive conduct prohibited by law. While this complaint has not been investigated, the Authority notes with concern that it has itself been a victim of such refusal to carry advertisements both in the electronic and print media owned by the three media houses, yet the advertisements are aimed at educating the public on digital migration. In view of these gross violations by the three media houses as enumerated above, the Authority has decided to take the following administrative actions: 1. Withdraw the temporary authorization granted to the consortium by the three media houses (under the consortium identified as Africa Digital Network). Subsequently the Authority shall reposes the frequency spectrum resources allocated with immediate effect; 2. Decline to continue with the process of issuance of a Network Facilities Provider Tier 2 License for self-provisioning to the three media houses, pursuant to Gazette Notice Number 9088 dated 19th December 2014. This is on account of the above violations of the legal and regulatory framework. The process shall therefore await the ruling and determination of the Competition Authority of Kenya and the Board of the Communications Authority of Kenya on the violations by the three media houses. 3. Liaise with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Kenya Bureau of Standards (KeBS) to bar the importation of set top boxes by the three media houses considering the purported set top boxes are not type-approved by the Authority; and 4. Invite the Competition Authority of Kenya to investigate the cartel-like behavior and anti-competitive conduct and take appropriate regulatory remedies. We further wish to inform the public that registered vendors have in stock different models of approved Free-to-air and Pay-TV set top boxes that are readily available locally for purchase. More than 1.2 million set top boxes have been purchased since migration in Kenya began. At the moment, the market has more than 1.5 million set top boxes in stock. As we progress into the second phase of the analogue switch-off in the country, consumers are encouraged to purchase set top boxes of their choice ahead of switch-off in order to enjoy digital television. The withdrawal of the temporary self-provisioning authorization granted to the consortium and the repossession of the the allocated resources does not in any way prejudice the availability of the services of the three broadcasters. The broadcasters are at liberty to avail their content on the digital platform through the existing licensed Broadcast Signal Distributors. Let me reiterate that the Authority does not condone contraventions of the Act by any of its licencees. The Authority will continue to execute its regulatory mandate with a view to ensure successful migration of Kenyans from the analogue to the digital platforms and ultimately for the growth of the ICT sector in Kenya. Issued on 21st January 2015

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IGFSA Fellowship to support work of the IGF Secretariat
by Grace Githaiga 22 Jan '15

22 Jan '15

Might be of interest to some of you. https://www.igfsa.org/igfsa-fellowship-to-support-work-of-the-igf-secretari…

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Re: [kictanet] Catch Up Games: The battle for control of Kenyan Digita airspace
by Mwendwa Kivuva 21 Jan '15

21 Jan '15

Thanks Wangari, My comments inline. On 21 January 2015 at 09:55, WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Happy Ladies Day! > > The main description of the actions by the players is - Laggards, which is > very sad since it would have been expected that the big players would have > been the industry trend setter on this global move. I take that their > technocrats should understand it much better than the rest of us and even > have been part of the global drivers leave alone even locally in Kenya. > They seem to be playing catch-up when the industry has already moved on. > > I would expect them to act more as awareness,enlightening us the public on > this migration and possibly how best it should be carried out. In the > meantime their Boardrooms should have been busy with their specific > stations game plan or a joint industry one. > > Sadly it seems this is another case of the dominant player now playing > catch up and using reputation tactics to try and stall a development that > is already on course. > > Aside from that, in making business sense I would expect that there is > earning sharing formulaes between the TV stations and the "decorder owners" > which may range from; air my TV Station content for free and reach as many > people as possible then advertisers will pay as I have dominant reach or as > a TV Station and content owner, then pay me so as to air my content through > your decorder. > So where is such business formulae not working thus resulting in the need > to air the Adverts on breach of rights et al? > I tend to disagree. Aerial providers don't need to pay any license or get into any agreement to beam free content. I as a consumer should be able to buy a Free-To-Air digital setbox on my way from Dubai and fix it in my TV and I'm ready to go. If I am an investor, I should be able to buy 1000 pieces of the boxes from China and retail them in the local market with no worries whatsoever. I only need to get type approval form CA. > Moreover, to view all the TV Stations and even more there are other routes > without the need for the said decorders - via the internet (even > newspapers!). Which means that the more the internet reach grows, the more > creative the Boardrooms require to be as this shakes up the traditional > model of their business. > Great point on Internet TV, but it may take a while before this becomes a reality in Kenya. And freeing up of the airwaves may speed this because we are waiting to see what innovations will com through TV whitespaces. > > In the meantime, I and many more continue to enjoy the TV stations that do > not require use of decorders, as we await for the supplier who will give > them for free (why invest in a gadget) thus they may reach out to > advertisers and blow their trumpet on their mass reach! > Your days are numbered :). The 4 stations will close analog TV very soon. > > I believe this is an opportunity for exciting times for their Boardroom > teams, consumers are good at uptake - only if they can get into "new > business model mode" and faster faster. > I would wish my Top-Box to be internet enabled. Zuku anyone? ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Call for civil society expression of interest
by Grace Githaiga 19 Jan '15

19 Jan '15

Dear Friends, [Apologies for possible duplications] We would like to bring to your attention the civil society call for expressions of interest to participate in the Global Conference on Cyberspace 2015 (GCCS 2015) and a civil society pre-event, hosted by the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and taking place in The Hague on 16 and 17 April 2015. Following on from the London (2011), Budapest (2012), and Seoul (2013) Conferences, the 2015 event in The Hague will provide an opportunity for strategic level discussion of key cyberspace issues. The Conference aims to examine core issues related to the cyber domain, structured around the three main themes of Freedom, Security and Growth. Focus will be placed on exchange of knowledge and ideas on these issues and the development of concrete solutions. The Conference will encourage multi-stakeholder participation from the worlds of business, academia as well as civil society. A day and a half civil society pre-event will take place in the run-up to the Conference (14-15 April) to facilitate civil society coordination and input into the main Conference. An in-depth training on cyber security issues will be offered as part of this pre-event. In addition, an online training curriculum will be made available to the wider public. The Conference organisers are interested in a balanced and diverse participation and in supporting those who will find a practical use for the training and attendance offered. The Expression of Interest Form, in addition to logging interest in attending the Conference and the civil society pre-event, will also serve as a platform to capture requests for financial support. Limited financial support is available for a number of civil society participants. In order to be considered as a Conference/pre-event participant and/or a candidate for financial support, please fill in the Expression of Interest Form via the following link by January 30:https://www.gccs2015.com/civil-society-participation-form Expressions of interest and requests for funding received will be evaluated by an ad hoc Advisory Board set up to assist the organizers of the Conference in selecting civil society participants to receive funding and to attend the GCCS2015 and the civil society pre-event, to help ensure that the Conference is as inclusive and representative as possible. Criteria for financial support are designed to ensure a diverse spread of applicants is achieved, focussing on global south applicants and aimed at securing a balance of gender, regional diversity and level of experience in cyber security issues. Please feel free to share this information with your networks. Best wishes, On behalf of:Andrew Puddephatt, Evelien Wijkstra, Tim MaurerAdvisory Board Co-chairs-- Aditi Gupta Project Assistant | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITALDevelopment House, 56–64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LTT: +44 (0)20 7549 0337 | M: +44 (0)7876688351 | gp-digital.org

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Uhuru not happy with graft war pace - News - nation.co.ke
by S.M. Muraya 18 Jan '15

18 Jan '15

To avoid failure here, we need to work with local firms/teams which build up confidence and efficiency in Kenya. CRMs (must include working email, Intranet & extranet portals) are required to assist public officials serve us (citizens). Note, CRMs are also used to provide feedback (analytics) on customer/citizen service. Unlike CRMs, ERPs are used/favored for revenue collection, not to serve us Kenyans. http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Uhuru-not-happy-with-graft-war-pace/-/1056/258…

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Important call for public comment - Insurance requirement for Registrar Accreditation
by Bob Omondi 16 Jan '15

16 Jan '15

FYI, Cheers. Bob. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yaovi Atohoun <yaovito(a)yahoo.fr> Date: 2015-01-16 12:32 GMT+03:00 Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Important call for public comment - Insurance requirement for Registrar Accreditation To: "africann(a)afrinic.net" <africann(a)afrinic.net> ENGLISH (Francais plus bas) As part of its Underserved Regions initiative, ICANN has been exploring potential changes to the insurance requirements for registrar accreditation. ICANN seeks your input to determine how best to address potential changes to or elimination of these requirements. Comment Period: 15 Jan 2015 23:59 UTC - 13 Mar 2015 23:59 UTC Please read detail at https://www.icann.org/public-comments/raa-insurance-2015-01-15-en Thanks ==== FRANCAIS Dans le cadre de l'initiative des régions mal desservies, l'ICANN a étudié les changements potentiels aux exigences d'accréditation en matière d'assurance des bureaux d'enregistrement. L'ICANN vous demande de présenter vos commentaires pour déterminer la meilleure façon d'aborder les changements potentiels ou l'élimination de ces exigences. Periode de commentaire : 15 Jan 2015 23:59 UTC - 13 Mar 2015 23:59 UTC Plus de details à https://www.icann.org/public-comments/raa-insurance-2015-01-15-fr Merci - Yaovi Atohoun Stakeholder Engagement and Operations Manager – Africa ICANN – www.icann.org Mobile : +229 66015649 / 97891228 _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/africann

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Another unfounded prominent story by Daily Nation on #DigitalMigration
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) 15 Jan '15

15 Jan '15

Dear Listers, We hereby share the prominent page 3 "Daily Nation" story on digital migration >> http://www.nation.co.ke/news/digital-migration-Kenya-poll/-/1056/2589266/-/n o0q5v/-/index.html which we find either skewed and or inconsistent with the study by GeoPoll (whose methodology, sampling and conclusions raise more questions than answers) >> http://blog.geopoll.com/kenyas-analogue-to-digital-switch?utm_content=111501 29 <http://blog.geopoll.com/kenyas-analogue-to-digital-switch?utm_content=11150 129&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter> &utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter It remains inconceivable to us as towhy a national survey was taken when part digital migration (NTV, KTN and Citizen are still on simulcast) happened in Nairobi. Again, why a more reliable local firm would not be relied upon, it is equally baffling. A random (non-targeted) and non-scientific lean sample of 400, reportedly of over 35 years, spread across Kenya for such conclusions? No one knows the education level of respondents. Lastly, why would "Daily Nation" mention "ignorance" on digital migration when they, among other media houses, could not accept running CA and other digital migration campaigns last year? But we could be wrong, too. We invite your incisive opinions on this matter. We have requested Daily Nation public editor (congratulations Mr Peter Mwaura) to check this article and whether some interests are not being declared by this respected media house. Kind regards, David Kedode Program Officer www.cofek.co.ke

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