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lecture by Randal Bryant, Dean, Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science
by Paul Kukubo 02 Feb '12

02 Feb '12

[image: Chipuka Lecture Series 01.2012] *An exclusive lecture by Randal Bryant, Dean, Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science at Strathmore University 5th Floor Student Centre Friday Feb 3rd from 5-7pm. * ** *Register here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2873142647/efblike* For the first time in Africa, software engineer Professor Randal Bryant will give a lecture on computer systems. Bryant will go over the underlying principles by which programs are executed on a computer with broad coverage of processor operation, compilers, operating systems, and networking. Whereas most lectures on computer systems focus on material from the perspective of one who designs or implements part of the system, Bryant will presents the view of a system visible to application programmers. *Participants will learn how, by understanding aspects of the underlying system, they can make their programs faster and more reliable. *This approach provides immediate benefits for all computer science and engineering students and also prepares them for more advanced systems courses. - This lecture is based on the Carnegie Mellon University course '*Introduction to Computer Systems*', which has been taught every semester since Fall, 1998 with enthusiastic responses by the students, the instructors, and the instructors of subsequent systems courses. ------------------------------ *About Randal Bryan * Randal Bryant is an Americancomputer scientist and academic noted for his research on formally verifying digital hardware, and more recently some forms of software. More recently, he has become interested in the opportunities and challenges presented by computer systems working with very large data sets. He is also Dean of Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science, where he has taught since 1984. *About Carnegie Mellon University* Carnegie Mellon (www.cmu.edu) is a private, internationally ranked research university with programs in areas ranging from science, technology and business, to public policy, the humanities and the arts. More than 11,000 students in the university’s seven schools and colleges benefit from a small student-to-faculty ratio and an education characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real problems, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. *About Software in Excellence Lecture Series* This lecture series is hosted by the Kenya ICT Board's softwrare certification initiative that seeks to establish an authentic software developer certification for Kenya. The Certification Project dubbed 'Chipuka', which stands for "to emerge", is being designed in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University.The certification will help employers to easily identify software developers that have the skills necessary to carry out IT jobs to a professional and world class standard. Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Crops growable per region
by Dennis Kioko 02 Feb '12

02 Feb '12

I remember there's a time that Dr. Ndemo said that there was a way we could tell what crops were viable in an area by looking up the place's geo co-ordinates. I was in Ukambani recently, where farmers keep planting crops and checking if they would grow and are watered from a borehole containing salty water. Is the data on crops that are viable in such areas openly available, as this would be quite helpful in assisting the farmers decide on what to grow. -- with Regards: blog.denniskioko.com <http://www.denniskioko.com/>

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Fw: Grants for open applications development
by Bitange Ndemo 02 Feb '12

02 Feb '12

Listers, I attended an Open Data conference in Abu Dhabi on 8th of this month. There are opportunities emerging out of that conference that I want to bring to your attention. I will give a brief of the conference but in the meantime we need our application developers to check this. Please read e-mail below and the attachments. Ndemo. Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Duncan Edwards <D.Edwards(a)ids.ac.uk> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:12:29 To: bitange(a)jambo.co.ke<bitange(a)jambo.co.ke>; ps(a)information.go.ke<ps(a)information.go.ke> Subject: Grants for open applications development Dear Bitange, It was really good to meet you at the Linked Open Data workshop organized by REEEP in Abu Dhabi. I wanted to follow up with you in relation to the conversation we had regarding supporting better links between research and policy. At the Institute of Development Studies (UK) we have been involved in the provision of services, such as www.eldis.org<http://www.eldis.org> and www.bridge.ids.ac.uk<http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk>, to support evidence based decision-making through making the findings of research more accessible to policymakers and practitioners. As I explained when we met in Abu Dhabi, we have developed an Open API to allow other organizations make use of the datasets of development research we host. We are running a call for proposals for the development of applications to make use of this content (see below), and I wondered whether you might be able to forward this to any contacts of yours who you might feel would be interested in the call? The deadline for this call for proposals is quite tight but we will be running more of these later in the year. In addition to this I wonder whether there might be other ways in which IDS Knowledge Services might be able to support your work in strengthening the links between research and policymaking? Would it be worth having a follow up phone call to discuss further? Best wishes, Duncan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duncan Edwards Information Systems Innovation Manager Institute of Development Studies, Brighton BN1 9RE, UK Charitable Company No. 877338 email: d.edwards(a)ids.ac.uk<mailto:d.edwards@ids.ac.uk> tel: +44 (0)1273 915797 fax: +44 (0)1273 621202 Skype: duncan_ed1 Twitter: duncan_ids<http://twitter.com/duncan_ids> Eldis Community: http://community.eldis.org/duncan Knowledge Services at IDS:http://www.ids.ac.uk/go/knowledge-services ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDS Knowledge Services have some technical grants available to create applications that make use of their datasets on academic research on development issues. These grants are available to application developers in developing countries wishing to use information and communication technologies to repurpose, and contextualise research on development issues and so inform evidence based policy making. Please see the call for proposals below and documents attached and contact api(a)ids.ac.uk<mailto:api@ids.ac.uk> if you are interested. And please do forward to technical staff within your organisations if relevant. Call for Proposals The IDS Knowledge Services Open Application Programming Interface (API) provides easy programmatic access to tens of thousands of thematically organised resources, primarily academic research, on development issues that are freely available online. IDS Knowledge Services invites your organisation to apply for a small technical grant. These grants are available to application developers in developing countries wishing to use information and communication technologies to repurpose, and contextualise research on development issues and so inform evidence based policy making. Individual grant maximum: GBP £3000 Implementation period: 5 weeks Application deadline: 13 February 2012 We are currently offering two types of grant: 1) Plug in grants These grants are allocated to design and build plug-ins/modules/add ons to existing content management systems and web platforms. The plug-ins will import or display a user defined selection of data from the KS data sets. There are two grants currently available, for developing a Wordpress plug-in and an HTML embeddable "widget". 2) Innovation grants These grants are allocated to design and build applications or services that use innovative ways of combining data and information from different sources, to create new tools, applications and systems which are useful, meaningful and relevant for informing development policy and practice. Preference will be given to proposals that focus on the programme's key thematic or technological areas, as follows: THEMES * Climate Change * Food and Agriculture * Health * Governance * Gender TECHNOLOGY * Mobile * Mapping * Applications supporting people in areas of limited connectivity Full details can be found in the attached documents, or online http://api.ids.ac.uk/about/grants.shtml Simon Colmer Information Projects Officer Knowledge Service Department Institute of Development Studies University of Sussex Brighton BN1 9RE, UK +44 (0) 1273 915771 http://api.ids.ac.uk<http://www.ids.ac.uk> api(a)ids.ac.uk<mailto:api@ids.ac.uk> | Twitter: ids_api This message is for the addressee only and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of IDS. Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RE Tel: +44 (0)1273 606261; Fax: +44 (0)1273 621202 IDS, a charitable company limited by guarantee: Registered Charity No. 306371; Registered in England 877338; VAT No. GB 350 899914

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Grants for open applications: call for proposals
by alice＠apc.org 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

*Grants for open applications developmentfrom ** IDS Knowledge Services* *Call for Proposals* The IDS Knowledge Services Open Application Programming Interface (API) provides easy programmatic access to tens of thousands of thematically organised resources, primarily academic research, on development issues that are freely available online. IDS Knowledge Services invites your organisation to apply for a small technical grant. These grants are available to application developers in developing countries wishing to use information and communication technologies to repurpose, and contextualise research on development issues and so inform evidence based policy making. *Individual grant maximum*: GBP £3000 *Implementation period*: 5 weeks *Application deadline*: 13 February 2012 We are currently offering two types of grant: *1) Plug in grants* These grants are allocated to design and build plug-ins/modules/add ons to existing content management systems and web platforms. The plug-ins will import or display a user defined selection of data from the KS data sets. There are two grants currently available, for developing a Wordpress plug-in and an HTML embeddable "widget". *2) Innovation grants * These grants are allocated to design and build applications or services that use innovative ways of combining data and information from different sources, to create new tools, applications and systems which are useful, meaningful and relevant for informing development policy and practice. Preference will be given to proposals that focus on the programme’s key thematic or technological areas, as follows: *THEMES* • Climate Change • Food and Agriculture • Health • Governance • Gender *TECHNOLOGY* • Mobile • Mapping • Applications supporting people in areas of limited connectivity Full details can be found in the attached documents, or online http://api.ids.ac.uk/about/grants.shtml development from ** IDS Knowledge Services* *Call for Proposals* The IDS Knowledge Services Open Application Programming Interface (API) provides easy programmatic access to tens of thousands of thematically organised resources, primarily academic research, on development issues that are freely available online. IDS Knowledge Services invites your organisation to apply for a small technical grant. These grants are available to application developers in developing countries wishing to use information and communication technologies to repurpose, and contextualise research on development issues and so inform evidence based policy making. *Individual grant maximum*: GBP £3000 *Implementation period*: 5 weeks *Application deadline*: 13 February 2012 We are currently offering two types of grant: *1) Plug in grants* These grants are allocated to design and build plug-ins/modules/add ons to existing content management systems and web platforms. The plug-ins will import or display a user defined selection of data from the KS data sets. There are two grants currently available, for developing a Wordpress plug-in and an HTML embeddable "widget". *2) Innovation grants * These grants are allocated to design and build applications or services that use innovative ways of combining data and information from different sources, to create new tools, applications and systems which are useful, meaningful and relevant for informing development policy and practice. Preference will be given to proposals that focus on the programme’s key thematic or technological areas, as follows: *THEMES* • Climate Change • Food and Agriculture • Health • Governance • Gender *TECHNOLOGY* • Mobile • Mapping • Applications supporting people in areas of limited connectivity Full details can be found in the attached documents, or online http://api.ids.ac.uk/about/grants.shtml

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Technology or food
by robert yawe 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

Hi, I was searching for information about the wheat and rice production in Kenya and came across the following information which is very worrying about our food security. http://www.indexmundi.com/agriculture/?country=ke&commodity=milled-rice&gra… http://www.indexmundi.com/agriculture/?country=ke&commodity=wheat&graph=pro… We are producing less and less of our staple food yet the population is growing. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Caution on Twitter urged as tourists barred from US
by Grace Githaiga 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

31 January 2012 Last updated at 12:51 GMT Caution on Twitter urged as tourists barred from US Post-9/11 USA is highly cautious of any perceived threat, Abta said Holidaymakers have been warned to watch their words after two friends were refused entry to the US on security grounds after a tweet. Before his trip, Leigh Van Bryan wrote that he was going to "destroy America". He insisted he was referring to simply having a good time - but was sent home. Trade association Abta told the BBC that the case highlighted that holidaymakers should never do anything to raise "concern or suspicion in any way". The US Department for Homeland Security picked up Mr Bryan's messages ahead of his holiday in Los Angeles. The 26-year-old bar manager wrote a message to a friend on the micro-blogging service, saying: "Free this week, for quick gossip/prep before I go and destroy America." The Irish national told the Sun newspaper that he and his friend Emily Bunting were apprehended on arrival at Los Angeles International Airport before being sent home. "The Homeland Security agents were treating me like some kind of terrorist," Mr Bryan said. "I kept saying they had got the wrong meaning from my tweet." No joke Abta, which represents travel companies in the UK, said holidaymakers need to learn to be ultra-cautious when it comes to talking about forthcoming trips, particularly after 9/11. Continue reading the main story “Start Quote Airport security staff do not have a sense of humour when it comes to potential risk” Abta "Posting statements in a public forum which could be construed as threatening - in this case saying they are going to "destroy" somewhere - will not be viewed sympathetically by US authorities," it told the BBC. "In the past we have seen holidaymakers stopped at airport security for 'joking' that they have a bomb in their bag, thoroughly questioned and ending up missing their flights, demonstrating that airport security staff do not have a sense of humour when it comes to potential risk." In another tweet, Mr Bryan made reference to comedy show Family Guy saying that he would be in LA in three weeks, annoying people "and diggin' Marilyn Monroe up". Mr Bryan told the newspaper that he was questioned for five hours about his Twitter messages. 'Tweeter account' After the interview, Homeland Security's reported: "Mr Bryan confirmed that he had posted on his Tweeter website account that he was coming to the United States to dig up the grave of Marilyn Monroe. "Also on his tweeter account Mr Bryan posted he was coming to destroy America." Paul Chambers was fined after posting a message about Robin Hood Airport The US Customs and Border Protection agency said in a statement that it tried to maintain a balance between "securing our borders while facilitating the high volume of legitimate trade and travel that crosses our borders every day". It added: "We strive to achieve that balance and show the world that the United States is a welcoming nation." Mr Bryan is not the only person to suffer from a misjudged tweet. In January 2010, Paul Chambers tweeted that he would blow snow-affected Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster "sky high!" if it was not reopened in time for him to see his girlfriend. He was fined £385 plus £2,600 in costs - a sum which actor Stephen Fry offered to pay on Mr Chambers' behalf.

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2063: Kenya @ 100 Short Story & Essay Contest - New Deadline - March 31st, 2012‏
by Matunda Nyanchama 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

This an FYI for those that asked for more time on the above. I is interesting that we have received few technology-related stories. Some interesting ones talk about rural society, the national stage and attempts to place vision 2030 in "its place". Baadaye. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Death or Birth of the CIO
by robert yawe 01 Feb '12

01 Feb '12

Hi, During the CIO 2011 Symposium a tea break discussion erupted of how many true CIOs there are in the country today, it was shocking that we could only name 3. Hope this article link helps in getting this discussion on the way. http://www.silicon.com/management/cio-insights/2012/01/27/time-to-shut-up-a… Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Caution on Twitter urged as tourists barred from US
by alice＠apc.org 31 Jan '12

31 Jan '12

31 January 2012 Last updated at 12:51 GMT Caution on Twitter urged as tourists barred from US Post-9/11 USA is highly cautious of any perceived threat, Abta saidHolidaymakers have been warned to watch their words after two friends were refused entry to the US on security grounds after a tweet. Before his trip, Leigh Van Bryan wrote that he was going to "destroy America". He insisted he was referring to simply having a good time - but was sent home. Trade association Abta told the BBC that the case highlighted that holidaymakers should never do anything to raise "concern or suspicion in any way". The US Department for Homeland Security picked up Mr Bryan's messages ahead of his holiday in Los Angeles. The 26-year-old bar manager wrote a message to a friend on the micro-blogging service, saying: "Free this week, for quick gossip/prep before I go and destroy America." The Irish national told the Sun newspaper that he and his friend Emily Bunting were apprehended on arrival at Los Angeles International Airport before being sent home. "The Homeland Security agents were treating me like some kind of terrorist," Mr Bryan said. "I kept saying they had got the wrong meaning from my tweet." No jokeAbta, which represents travel companies in the UK, said holidaymakers need to learn to be ultra-cautious when it comes to talking about forthcoming trips, particularly after 9/11. Continue reading the main story“ Start QuoteAirport security staff do not have a sense of humour when it comes to potential risk” Abta"Posting statements in a public forum which could be construed as threatening - in this case saying they are going to "destroy" somewhere - will not be viewed sympathetically by US authorities," it told the BBC. "In the past we have seen holidaymakers stopped at airport security for 'joking' that they have a bomb in their bag, thoroughly questioned and ending up missing their flights, demonstrating that airport security staff do not have a sense of humour when it comes to potential risk." In another tweet, Mr Bryan made reference to comedy show Family Guy saying that he would be in LA in three weeks, annoying people "and diggin' Marilyn Monroe up". Mr Bryan told the newspaper that he was questioned for five hours about his Twitter messages. 'Tweeter account'After the interview, Homeland Security's reported: "Mr Bryan confirmed that he had posted on his Tweeter website account that he was coming to the United States to dig up the grave of Marilyn Monroe. "Also on his tweeter account Mr Bryan posted he was coming to destroy America." Paul Chambers was fined after posting a message about Robin Hood AirportThe US Customs and Border Protection agency said in a statement that it tried to maintain a balance between "securing our borders while facilitating the high volume of legitimate trade and travel that crosses our borders every day". It added: "We strive to achieve that balance and show the world that the United States is a welcoming nation." Mr Bryan is not the only person to suffer from a misjudged tweet. In January 2010, Paul Chambers tweeted that he would blow snow-affected Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster "sky high!" if it was not reopened in time for him to see his girlfriend. He was fined £385 plus £2,600 in costs - a sum which actor Stephen Fry offered to pay on Mr Chambers' behalf

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Re: [kictanet] TCO & Cloud
by robert yawe 31 Jan '12

31 Jan '12

Hi, It is encouraging that you decided to post your thoughts on my post unlike many others if opted to call me directly to air their disquiet. I would like to belief that the systems our banks are using are centralised with all branches online to the data centre, until recently when a few providers implemented MPLS, the connectivity to those branches was point to point. With the point to point connectivity there was a minimum of 2 hops to get to the data centre, if those links delivered then imagine is the data centre is at, for example, Safaricom then you have an minimum hop of 1. The Kenstream & KenSat services when run by Telkom provided us with 95% uptime and that was without any redundant links. The GSM providers need to keep their links up 99% of the time if only for the voice service and since the data is carried over the same fibre, microwave and satellite links. Taking that into consideration I believe we have no reason not to embrace cloud and shared services, yesterday. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com> To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Cc: oloo.khisa(a)gmail.com; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Friday, 27 January 2012, 17:45 Subject: Re: [kictanet] TCO & Cloud Hi Bobby, I am impressed with your understanding of the financial sector ( Not many IT people in Financial sector have such a deep insight of IT Ops). I would like to differ though on the issue of cloud. One of the greatest issues raised against cloud and which is partly true is the connectivity (and reliability of the same). Let's say you head IT in a bank and have to manage the downtimes in places like Meru, Bungoma, Wajir etc, running off a Safaricom cloud may be abit of a longshot. Safaricom has done a great deal to bring us connectivity especially the last mile, I however think something is still amiss with the reliability of connection. Every executive committee will raise (and validly so) the issue of Connectivity and letting go of customer data to counter that cloud argument. That needs to be addressed and the only company in Kenya today that can take us into the cloud is Safaricom, I hope they listen and fortify this data segment like they did voice. On a lighter note, having used Temenos, I can take my money to the bank that finacle would beat it hands down. I don't care how many big financial orgs are using it, I have baby sat it and the truth of the matter is that it is like a Kluger (no offence to owners of this) very overrated and big in size but has the performance of a saloon car... Temenos are good at marketing but the real value is elsewhere. On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 1:09 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Francis, > > >Most of the issues you mention on customer service are only applicable with a certain level of account holder who we would refer to as your corporates who make up less than 1% of the accounts. > > >The other 99% are mainly salary account holders who receive a single inflow once a month and spend the rest of the time drawing down the amount. > > >With the proliferation of ATMs, mobile and agency banking this kind of account holder is already being served through a cloud solution. > > >Outages within most organisations are today much more frequent than those involving external providers, most ATMs are down not because of the connectivity but more for lack of cash. With services such as bank account to mobile money transfer and cash back the ATM is slowly becoming obsolete, at least in the Kenyan scenario. Most ATM cards are now debit cards meaning that they are usable at various point of sale locations. > > >As customers use less and less physical cash the easier it is to mine trends than before making it easier to extend credit to establishments since you have a better view of their cash flows. > > >In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king until a two eyed man/woman arrives in the village, if we use the global definitions of SMB all businesses in Kenya, except mpesa, that we refer to a enterprises actually fall under this category and those we call small are actually micro. Therefore from your take on the same then all businesses in Kenya should be embracing cloud solutions. > > >MPesa is run as a cloud service no applications are installed locally right from Safaricom head office to the till in Gabatula, it has 34,000 plus branches, employs over 50,000 people, transacted over 600 billion last year, at peak times handles 200 transactions per second (Temenos can handle 3,000), has over 15 million accounts and made a profit last year of over 1 billion. > > >If MPesa was to be listed in the NSE it would be the most profitable organisation once you remove the burden of its parent. > > >If this organisation can survive on a cloud solution even Kenya Breweries can move their systems onto the Safaricom Cloud (for lack of any other examples) especially since they are implementing a model similar to Safaricoms. > > >Francis, lets accept it that we have no leg to stand on in as far as not using the cloud is concerned. > > >Why have I not released my applications to the cloud? Because the only provider has been unable to provide me with a easy self service model. http://www.esds.co.in/cloud-servers-hosting.php > > >Regards > >Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > > >________________________________ > From: Francis Hook <francis.hook(a)gmail.com> >To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Sent: Friday, 27 January 2012, 11:28 > >Subject: Re: [kictanet] TCO & Cloud > > >Hi Robert >I agree WRT TCO...perhaps what I overlooked to mention is ROI - >increased visibility of accounts and account holders, Business >intelligence (tracking bad debts, defaulters, speedy loan approvals >for HNW and customers that pay their loans on time, etc), reduced >queuing time thanks to having proper systems in place that enable a >teller access requisite data needed to decide (ergo bringing a lot of >decision making to front office = better customer service, customer >retention, etc). > >By and large yes, the TCO argument should be weighed against the ROI >(whether tangible is shs and cts, or intangible via better customer >service, increased staff efficiency, better GRC practices (esp this >point as banks are increasingly under scrutiny), etc. And yes, there >is more gravitation towards OPEX from CAPEX (but at the core there >might be some inherently irrefutable justification to take either path >and this will vary from vertical to vertical) > >Back to the cloud issue - and I'm now playing the devil's advocate >:-> - thinking of instances that have been shared on this very forum, >where the systems of an operator/provider/host etc go down (internet >services, mobile money, voice services, govt websites etc) - from an >institutional perspective, perhaps that is something to eschew? If >something goes wrong (at a connectivity, security level for example), >and even with a back up site, then it more or less cripples the sector >(and the economy). > >The cloud however, would be best positioned to SMBs who, owing to >their size, needs and budgets, want to totally do away with CAPEX of >this nature and instead have a pay as you go system (like you >suggested where an operator hosts an app and charges end users on a >pay as you go basis and then shares revenues with the app vendor). >This would make sense for smaller banks (or SACCOs and MFIs). Also >other SMBs that need some CRM/Payroll/HR, etc functionality but do not >want to buy the whole bus since they have no where to park it or no >one to drive it. > > > >On 27 January 2012 11:03, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> Hi Francis, >> >> I will disagree with you in the issue of security as we all know that its >> not about where the data sits but how secure it is. >> >> Many a times a go to an ATM just to find a mini-statement sticking out of >> the printer slot which tells you that the issue is not really account >> visibility but how difficult it is to manipulate. >> >> Still looking at the security issue, who is likely to offer better security, >> some small fly by night operation like the one that developed the web sites >> for the recently hacked government web sites or a muli-billion telco? >> >> For micro institutions, less than 250 employees, like we have in Kenya >> getting on the cloud does not require those text book approaches as most of >> the so called core applications are not mission critical which is why some >> of our large banks can continue to operate even with this so called core >> banking application offline. Many of the organisations do not even have an >> online backup site. >> >> I consulted for a bank some years back who switched their core banking >> application over a weekend with almost no disruption to their services. >> Once the data conversion process had been perfected all that was needed was >> 6 hours to upload onto the new system. >> >> There is a very clear reason why I had TCO (Total Cot of Ownership) in the >> subject of my post, many organisations do the calculation you just did to >> justify capital expenditure (CAPEX) and forget that there is an operating >> expense (OPEX) such as insurance, maintenance, power production/consumption >> and none core staff to that CAPEX. >> >> If those funds where lent out to the members/customers at 12% pa the >> organisation would receive and additional US$ 6.24 Million per annum while >> saving on certain OpEx such as 12% on comprehensive maintenance (6 M), 4% >> on insurance (2.1M), office space (1,000 sq. feet @ 80/- = 0.8 M), none core >> IT staff (4 M) and power (4 M - KPLC & generator) which adds up to about >> Kes. 17 million per annum. >> >> With the same provided as a service at a charge of 5/- per transaction with >> 200,000 accounts of which 30% are active each with 2 transactions per month >> adds up to 7.2 Million per year which is covered by the interest on the >> money that has been used to acquire Temenos. >> >> The Kes. 17 million saving from the OPEX will bring in an additional 2 >> million in interest. >> >> All this just by using my form 2 accounting knowledge, imagine what I could >> come up with if I applied my advanced finance skills and was actually being >> paid to do it? >> >> Regards >> >> Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box >> 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >> ________________________________ >> From: Francis Hook <francis.hook(a)gmail.com> >> To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Sent: Friday, 27 January 2012, 9:59 >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] TCO & Cloud >> >> Hi Robert, >> Approaches to the cloud have to be rather cautious...especially in the >> financial sector and other sectors that handle personal info. Some >> organisations will opt to have a hybrid crowd where they have their >> private cloud (with Temenos, HR systems, etc - sensitive stuff) and >> perhaps farm out to a public cloud apps like CRM, Sales processing, >> customer feedback interfaces, etc >> >> On the issue of K-rep - if they have 200,000 accts and the system cost >> Kshs 52 million - this works out to Kshs 260 per account holder - >> something that can be somehow "loaded" onto ledger fees over say three >> months without too much furore - but in the long term the customer >> benefits from more innovation in products, greater responsiveness to >> their needs by the bank, timely and accurate info, etc etc. For the >> banker's sacco...hmmm....I think then we have to ask how small is >> "small" - at that level it works out to abt 2,600 - looks like a big >> number but I suppose the account holders are all bankers :-) with good >> deposits (vis a vis Krep's who might largely be low/middle income). >> But I agree for a single branch it might be like buying a Leyland bus >> to take my three kids to school... >> >> My two cents (...with 12% interest) >> >> >> On 27 January 2012 09:18, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >>> Hi Listers, >>> >>> I came across a news item about how KREP Bank is to "invest" US 600,000/- >>> (Kes 52,000,000 aka 52 Million) for a new banking software. >>> >>> The system, Temenos T24, is a monster of an application also being under >>> used by Kenya Commercial Bank in addition the Kenya Bankers SACCO barely >>> uses it in a single site. >>> >>> We keep bragging about how we are a technology savvy nation and developing >>> a >>> knowledge economy yet we are the most under-utilisers of technology. >>> >>> Which is a clear explanation why Vodafone cannot understand our obsession >>> with wanting the MPesa servers installed in Kenya yet I am sure we >>> currently >>> utilise less than 1% of the capacity of the servers in Germany and 5% for >>> 2 >>> days in a month. >>> >>> Temenos can handle over 3,000 transactions per second and handle over 25 >>> million accounts across 2,000 branches >>> >>> http://sqlcat.com/sqlcat/b/technicalnotes/archive/2011/04/26/lessons-learne…. >>> >>> Temenos can handle the needs of all the banks in Kenya (approximately 6 >>> million unique accounts) and still not break a sweat while consuming less >>> energy and resources than a mobile base station. >>> >>> Please let no one raise the issue of lost IT jobs because last time I >>> checked a server was not a charcoal "jiko" that needs fanning. >>> >>> KREP has less than 200,000 accounts & 35 >>> branches http://www.k-repbank.com/branches.html, with Temenos they can run >>> a >>> transaction for each one of their clients every 58 seconds so what does >>> the >>> application do the rest of the time? Kenya Bankers SACCO is an even more >>> telling story with 1 branch and less than 20,000 members also uses Temenos >>> that is internally installed. >>> >>> If Equity was to use the same software it will take 21 minutes to run a >>> transaction for each of its 4.3 million clients so why do we complain when >>> MPesa takes 5 minutes (over 14 million accounts) to handle a transaction >>> on >>> the 15th and 30th of the month? >>> >>> I am sure many of you in the banking sector are wreathing in anger because >>> I >>> am refusing to acknowledge that the data needs to be kept secure that is >>> why >>> you must look the servers in your individual server rooms. So why doesnt >>> the same arise when you open up your applications to KenSwitch for shared >>> ATMs, to the mobile providers for mobile banking and to the ISPs for >>> online >>> banking.a >>> >>> Here is my solution, Safaricom (I am using them as an example as they are >>> less likely to sue me) buys off all the licenses of Temenos that all those >>> small banks, DTMFIs, MFIs and SACCOs have bought and then install Temenos >>> in >>> their 2 billion cloud. >>> >>> Buy all those Sun and HP servers that have been running those core banking >>> systems and donate them to universities around the country, they can >>> recover >>> the costs by writing them off next year as obsolete therefore passing on >>> the >>> cost to the taxman. >>> >>> Then they can offer a complete package to the banks for using the cloud >>> services without a nimbus and stratus pricing structure. Safaricom, being >>> experts at per second billing, can offer a similar solution to the >>> financial >>> institutions for use of the system. To the financial institutions the use >>> of the cloud will be treated as an expense therefore reducing their tax >>> obligations. >>> >>> What about the staff you say, the only ones who are likely to loose are >>> service providers like myself who have actually become over glorified >>> cleaners more because we charge more than really the service we render. >>> >>> We have all been throwing profanities at the Walter of the Lazy African >>> article fame yet we continue to prove him right every single day, yes, >>> you, >>> him, her and I. >>> >>> Have a lazy day. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box >>> 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>> >>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/francis.hook%40gmail.c… >>> >>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >>> for >>> people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >>> regulation. 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The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > >KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > -- "One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within three years. Within five years you'll be a national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do."Earl Nightingale1921-1989 Oloo Khisa P.O. Box 24324-00100 Nairobi 0721321086/0734321086 http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa

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Access to the internet and human rights
by Grace Githaiga 30 Jan '12

30 Jan '12

Listers APC's response to Vint Cerf's article on internet and human rights. http://www.apc.org/en/news/access-internet-and-human-rights-thanks-vint RgdsGG ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World!

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Google-Mocality: All's well that ends well?
by James Richu 30 Jan '12

30 Jan '12

As promised, Google has acted on the Mocality fiasco, with Nelson Mattos, Google's Vice-President for Product and Engineering, Europe and Emerging Markets issuing the following statement on Friday evening: "We've concluded our investigation into the serious allegations about our use of data from Mocality's website in Kenya. We're very sorry this happened. We've taken appropriate action with the people involved and made changes in our operations to ensure this doesn't occur again." Vague as the above statement might be, Nairobitech blog reports that Google has fired Olga-Arara Kimani, its country Director for Kenya<http://nairobitech.blogspot.com/2012/01/olga-arara-out-in-google-mocality-s…> . Meanwhile, *CIO East Africa* has requested and is still waiting for as statement from Mocality CEO, Stefan Magdalinski on the matter. * * * ------------------------ Jim Comptech Systems. Tel: 254 20 2503637, 254 716 852202, 254 735 195969 Occidental Plaza, 4th Flr., Muthithi Rd. Westlands. P.O.Box 73639 - 00200, Nairobi, Kenya.** http://www.jimcomptech.com* * * * * On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 12:00 PM, <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 > http://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: E-Voting | Information Security (Edwin Onchari) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:31:44 +0300 > From: "Edwin Onchari" <eonchari(a)lynxbits.com> > To: "'Walubengo J'" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] E-Voting | Information Security > Message-ID: <000901ccddfb$dcc639d0$9652ad70$@com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Walu, > > > > I concur??.Spread the risk?have a backing up and an air-tight verification > process for the transmitted data/info. A rigorous authentication > protocol?just like a commander in chief in a first world would when > authorizing a ?nuclear warhead? deployment?because the ramifications of > doing it with error are indeed grave to say the least > > > > Edwin > > From: kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On > Behalf Of Walubengo J > Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 7:42 PM > To: Edwin > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: Re: [kictanet] E-Voting | Information Security > > > > > Waudo, > > yes, we dont want hackers topping up candidate votes - whether > electronically or physically. So I hope the Election Commission will be > quite keen on this. It might be comforting that the IT Director at the > commission is an ISACA member with the CISM/CISA credentials and this means > he perhaps knows a thing or two about security.;-) > > Muraya. > Yes, there is never anything like 100% security. One simply has to work on > minimising the risk. > > walu. > > --- On Sat, 1/28/12, S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [kictanet] E-Voting | Information Security > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012, 12:39 PM > > Loopholes are never fully sealed... thus continual software patches / > upgrades. > > http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/symantec-source-code-hack/ > > We need to follow audit trails enabled in network | storage systems, > involving the OS (file & identification systems), application severs, > clients (packages)... > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 6:31 PM, waudo siganga <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> > wrote: > > Hi Walu - I hope the loopholes that led to the Govt site hackings will have > been resolved else I would not like to imagine the servers of the electoral > commission being hacked as the results are being tallied. No more riots > please! > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 27, 2012, at 07:15 AM, Walubengo J wrote: > > > Now that Kenya might go e-Voting this year (http://tinyurl.com/7dbctnl) > why > not support the researcher below as she figures out it it will work or not. > > walu. > > --- On Fri, 1/27/12, Maina Olembo <maina.olembo(a)cased.de> wrote: > > > From: Maina Olembo <maina.olembo(a)cased.de> > Subject: RE: Survey on Internet Voting and Polling Station Voting in Kenya > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Date: Friday, January 27, 2012, 3:04 PM > > Hallo, > > I would like to ask for a few minutes of your time. > > I am carrying out a study as part of doctoral research on Internet voting > and polling station voting in Kenya. The goal of this study is to gain > insight on perceptions of polling station voting and Internet voting. > > If you would like to participate, please click on the link below: > > > Fill out questionnaire > < > https://www.soscisurvey.de/InternetVoting/index.php?q=SurveyIVotingKE&l=eng > > > > > > The password is internet. > > Thank you in advance for your time and interest. > > Your input is invaluable. > > -- > Maina M. 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Re: [kictanet] E-Voting | Information Security
by Matunda Nyanchama 30 Jan '12

30 Jan '12

Friends Very good comments on the above subject. There is substantially reliable (none is foolproof) technology for e-voting, provided there is integrity in the registration process and maintenance of the voter register. Affordable authentication methods exist for assuring that the person claiming to vote is indeed the voter. With the recent court ruling on the next election date, the commission should have sufficient time to put such technology solution in place. And this need not just be for those in the Diaspora but in the end can be extended to all Kenyans. I can see a future where one doesn't have to rush "home" to go and vote but could do so from the comfort of their home, holiday, office or some other such place. Technology, as much as it presents risks of its own, can address issues of integrity in the voting process. Just see how it has reduced the chance for rigging as demonstrated in recent by elections. It is interesting that the disgraced Kivuitu EC had the technology but failed to implement it the way it is done today. A simple tweaking that allows polling stations to send results simultaneously to the national tallying and media centres has substantially cut the potential for tampering that happened at the counting halls whose purpose now is to collate results and confirm what has come from polling stations. Baadaye. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Dead in the water
by robert yawe 29 Jan '12

29 Jan '12

Hi, A reason why we shall keep trading water unless we get off our tush http://vimeo.com/27543096. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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E-Voting | Information Security
by S.M. Muraya 28 Jan '12

28 Jan '12

Loopholes are never fully sealed... thus continual software patches / upgrades. http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/symantec-source-code-hack/ We need to follow audit trails enabled in network | storage systems, involving the OS (file & identification systems), application severs, clients (packages)... On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 6:31 PM, waudo siganga <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com>wrote: > Hi Walu - I hope the loopholes that led to the Govt site hackings will > have been resolved else I would not like to imagine the servers of the > electoral commission being hacked as the results are being tallied. No more > riots please! > > > On Fri, Jan 27, 2012, at 07:15 AM, Walubengo J wrote: > > Now that Kenya might go e-Voting this year (http://tinyurl.com/7dbctnl) > why not support the researcher below as she figures out it it will work or > not. > > walu. > > --- On Fri, 1/27/12, Maina Olembo <maina.olembo(a)cased.de> wrote: > > > From: Maina Olembo <maina.olembo(a)cased.de> > Subject: RE: Survey on Internet Voting and Polling Station Voting in Kenya > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Date: Friday, January 27, 2012, 3:04 PM > > Hallo, > > I would like to ask for a few minutes of your time. > > I am carrying out a study as part of doctoral research on Internet voting > and polling station voting in Kenya. The goal of this study is to gain > insight on perceptions of polling station voting and Internet voting. > > If you would like to participate, please click on the link below: > > Fill out questionnaire<https://www.soscisurvey.de/InternetVoting/index.php?q=SurveyIVotingKE&l=eng> > The password is internet. > > Thank you in advance for your time and interest. > > Your input is invaluable. > > -- > Maina M. Olembo > Doctoral Researcher > SecUSo - IT Security, Usability and Society > > Center for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt > TU Darmstadt > Department of Computer Science > Building S2|02 > Hochschulstraße 10 > D-64289 Darmstadt > > Phone: +49(0) 6151 16 64292 > Fax: +49(0) 6151 16 4825 > Email: maina.olembo(a)cased.de > Web: www.secuso.cased.de > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing listkictanet@lists.kictanet.or.kehttp://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/emailsignet%40mailcan.… > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/murigi.muraya%40gmail.… > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >

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Re: [kictanet] Interesting Piece ...
by Matunda Nyanchama 28 Jan '12

28 Jan '12

Friends Here are my off the cuff remarks on the provocative piece. My suggestion: let's not be too defensive; truth can be bitter. On innovation: take the example of the automobile and semiconductor industries. A lot of countries started with fabricating parts; soon they did sub-assemblies as their precision engineering developed and soon they were making whole cars/computers/etc/. The Nyayo Car project was on the right cause if only it has realized capacity in the fabrication of parts and needed engineering and manufacturing processes. I recently saw news of a mechanic that used to service shock absorbers but now fabricates them; and people find these last longer that original ones not suited to our rough roads! He is on the right path and should, in fact, be encouraged with incentives and (possibly) injection of capital. In the west, investors would be hovering around to offer the person either a buyout or equity investment in order to expand the business which has huge regional potential as few people are in the business. Where is old money when it is needed here?? Regards. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Fw: RE: Survey on Internet Voting and Polling Station Voting in Kenya
by Walubengo J 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

Now that Kenya might go e-Voting this year (http://tinyurl.com/7dbctnl) why not support the researcher below as she figures out it it will work or not. walu. --- On Fri, 1/27/12, Maina Olembo <maina.olembo(a)cased.de> wrote: From: Maina Olembo <maina.olembo(a)cased.de> Subject: RE: Survey on Internet Voting and Polling Station Voting in Kenya To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Date: Friday, January 27, 2012, 3:04 PM Hallo, I would like to ask for a few minutes of your time. I am carrying out a study as part of doctoral research on Internet voting and polling station voting in Kenya. The goal of this study is to gain insight on perceptions of polling station voting and Internet voting. If you would like to participate, please click on the link below: Fill out questionnaire The password is internet. Thank you in advance for your time and interest. Your input is invaluable. -- Maina M. Olembo Doctoral Researcher SecUSo - IT Security, Usability and Society Center for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt TU Darmstadt Department of Computer Science Building S2|02 Hochschulstraße 10 D-64289 Darmstadt Phone: +49(0) 6151 16 64292 Fax: +49(0) 6151 16 4825 Email: maina.olembo(a)cased.de Web: www.secuso.cased.de

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TCO & Cloud
by robert yawe 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

Hi Listers, I came across a news item about how KREP Bank is to "invest" US 600,000/- (Kes 52,000,000 aka 52 Million) for a new banking software. The system, Temenos T24, is a monster of an application also being under used by Kenya Commercial Bank in addition the Kenya Bankers SACCO barely uses it in a single site. We keep bragging about how we are a technology savvy nation and developing a knowledge economy yet we are the most under-utilisers of technology. Which is a clear explanation why Vodafone cannot understand our obsession with wanting the MPesa servers installed in Kenya yet I am sure we currently utilise less than 1% of the capacity of the servers in Germany and 5% for 2 days in a month. Temenos can handle over 3,000 transactions per second and handle over 25 million accounts across 2,000 branches http://sqlcat.com/sqlcat/b/technicalnotes/archive/2011/04/26/lessons-learne…. Temenos can handle the needs of all the banks in Kenya (approximately 6 million unique accounts) and still not break a sweat while consuming less energy and resources than a mobile base station. Please let no one raise the issue of lost IT jobs because last time I checked a server was not a charcoal "jiko" that needs fanning. KREP has less than 200,000 accounts & 35 branches http://www.k-repbank.com/branches.html, with Temenos they can run a transaction for each one of their clients every 58 seconds so what does the application do the rest of the time? Kenya Bankers SACCO is an even more telling story with 1 branch and less than 20,000 members also uses Temenos that is internally installed. If Equity was to use the same software it will take 21 minutes to run a transaction for each of its 4.3 million clients so why do we complain when MPesa takes 5 minutes (over 14 million accounts) to handle a transaction on the 15th and 30th of the month? I am sure many of you in the banking sector are wreathing in anger because I am refusing to acknowledge that the data needs to be kept secure that is why you must look the servers in your individual server rooms. So why doesnt the same arise when you open up your applications to KenSwitch for shared ATMs, to the mobile providers for mobile banking and to the ISPs for online banking.a Here is my solution, Safaricom (I am using them as an example as they are less likely to sue me) buys off all the licenses of Temenos that all those small banks, DTMFIs, MFIs and SACCOs have bought and then install Temenos in their 2 billion cloud. Buy all those Sun and HP servers that have been running those core banking systems and donate them to universities around the country, they can recover the costs by writing them off next year as obsolete therefore passing on the cost to the taxman. Then they can offer a complete package to the banks for using the cloud services without a nimbus and stratus pricing structure. Safaricom, being experts at per second billing, can offer a similar solution to the financial institutions for use of the system. To the financial institutions the use of the cloud will be treated as an expense therefore reducing their tax obligations. What about the staff you say, the only ones who are likely to loose are service providers like myself who have actually become over glorified cleaners more because we charge more than really the service we render. We have all been throwing profanities at the Walter of the Lazy African article fame yet we continue to prove him right every single day, yes, you, him, her and I. Have a lazy day. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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joseph chacha nyamohanga invites you to use Boxbe
by joseph chacha nyamohanga 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

I'm inviting you to join Boxbe. Here's the link: https://www.boxbe.com/register?tc=10548296082_99399748 -joseph This message was sent at the request of jn.chacha(a)gmail.com. If you want to opt-out of invitations from Boxbe members, use this link: https://www.boxbe.com/unsubscribe?email=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke&tc=10… Boxbe, Inc. | 2390 Chestnut Street #201 | San Francisco, CA 94123

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Interesting Piece ...
by Agosta Liko 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

http://mindofmalaka.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/you-lazy-intellectual-african-…

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JOB OPPORTUNITY: APC seeks African ICT policy for advocacy coordinator
by Alice Munyua 26 Jan '12

26 Jan '12

Greetings everyone, please disseminate among your networks. JOB OPPORTUNITY: APC seeks African ICT policy for advocacy coordinator APC is looking for someone with extensive experience in the ICT policy field in Africa, strong networking and outreach skills and experience and expertise in advocacy, research, capacity building and strategic communications. Read more about the position and the qualifications we are looking for: http://www.apc.org/en/node/13704/. Bonjour à tous, Veuillez circuler: OFFRE D'EMPLOI: Coordinateur/trice de plaidoyer des politiques des TIC en Afrique APC cherche quelqu'un avec beaucoup d'expérience dans les politiques des TIC en Afrique, qui sait réseauter et qui a de l'expérience en plaidoyer, recherche, renforcement des capacités et les communications stratégiques. Pour plus de détails sur le poste et les qualifications nécessaires, veuillez visiter http://www.apc.org/fr/node/13705/. Thank you, Merci, Lisa Cyr Communications, Media and Promotions Associate Adjointe aux communications, médias et promotions Equipo de comunicación Skype/yahoo: lisac_apc www.apc.org _____________________________ www.facebook.com/APCNews, @APC_News www.facebook.com/APCNoticias, @APCNoticias www.facebook.com/APCNouvelles, @APCNouvelles

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ICT publications
by Francis Hook 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

http://cio-inverted.blogspot.com/2012/01/walk-talk.html An interesting point of view on ICT publishing, esp when aimed at C-levels (and I have oft wondered about this also esp in view of some local publications). If I may pull a quote out of this piece: "Take any IT publication (physical or electronic), irrespective of the target audience (CIO, IT Managers, channel partners, broad-based audience), the editorial or one of the cover stories is always about what the CIO should be doing to stay relevant to the business. The underlying theme is always about business before IT. But after the preaching is done, back to business as usual, do you know about the new 64 core server or the next crossover device with zillion pixel screen ?" :-) I'm sure that quote resonates with many local IT managers/directors/CIOs.... Its sad to note that most publications are cluttered with what seem like news stories or features, but are really advertorial type of material or hastily re-worded and inserted press releases where publishers failed to secure adverts...tut tut! Quite frankly there is no reason why we cannot have content like ITWeb (www.itweb.co.za) or TechCentral, where issues are examined broadly and independently, without pandering to the whims of ICT advertisers. Having said that, I should admit there are a few Kenya blogs that provide pretty good content - Francis Hook +254 733 504561

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Start-ups graduating from Nailab
by Sam Gichuru 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

Hi, Its been 256 days since we did our soft launch at the Nailab, in the next 30 days we will graduate our first batch of start-ups (5) , this companies come to the nailab with idea/s and today they are generating revenue from their products, received seed funding and are creating job opportunities, we could not have done this without your support. This are 3 of the 7 companies incubated currently at the Nailab. *Ghafla* (http://www.ghafla.co.ke/news) - Formally Kenyan Lyrics is an entertainment portal, Mr Majani is a very convincing founder and he had promises to make that he has kept since he received incubation from nailab, in the last 6 months he has struggled with branding, business model, co-founder challenges but has come out fighting and today Ghafla has employed 3 people in the last 5 months and secured a couple of millions in seed funding. *My Order *(http://wezatele.com/)- A simple concept turn into a distribution system by Hilda and Kitonyi, Myorder was the funky sexy product that we used at the Nailab to Order for beverages from Petes Coffee, very simple and work liked magic, today MyOrder has Angel Funding enabling the team to work full time on the product, My-order has secured contracts and is in negotiations with 2 Major local companies and 2 Multinationals for an enterprise distribution platforms. *Vive Visuals *(http://vivevisuals.com/) - When they first come in, they wanted to start a 3D animation training studio, we convinced them they could do what we today call "motion graphics" and might make a living out of it, if you attended the launch you will remember the video recorded at the nailab balcony was their first attempt - today they have contracts worth over $35000, and they still do 3D animation training on Saturdays at the nailab - see their videos here http://vimeo.com/user8730246/videos As the first accelerator (Incubator) in Kenya, Nailab is also a start-up and is very grateful to all the mentors and friends who provide advice, guidance and moral support, thank you once again and looking forward to a greater 2012. Warm Regards, ------------------------ Sam Gichuru twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com Facebook: | Sam.g <http://sam.g/>ichuru<http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> Co-founder/ Director /Nailab Incubation -------------------- On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Samuel Gichuru <gichuru(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > If you are a startup or wanted to start one with a strong component in > ICT, then you need to visit the Nailab on Thursday this week, at 5:30 - The > Nailab is having its soft launch that is only a sneak preview. The NaiLab > program is designed to be a fertile soil for aspiring entrepreneurs we > intend to provide the physical and knowledge space where business minded > teams grow intelligent companies. You get a chance to create, co-create, > learn, experiment and grow and hence support your freedom to do what you > are destined to do. > > NaiLab is the incubator , where ICT meets the rest of the economy and > society. > > You are welcome, only limited tickets 80, so you need to grab one on here > - http://bit.ly/l6CONu - follow us on twitter @thenailab to get updates, > we will live-stream the event for those not available or if you miss a > ticket and provide a harshtag on the given day. > > For more information Contact: > > Sam Gichuru > > > Warm Regards, > ------------------------ > Samuel Gichuru > > twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> > Blog: | www.samgichuru.com > Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> > Skype: Sam.gichuru > Cellphone: | 0722-730565 > > 020 2696530/0724 366993 > Website: www.nailab.co.ke > > > > > -- Warm Regards, ------------------------ Sam Gichuru twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> Skype: Sam.gichuru Cellphone: | +254-722-730565 Co-founder/ Director /Nailab Incubation Location: | Nairobi Website: | www.nailab.co.ke twitter: | @thenailab

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Kenya ICT Board kicks off business plan training at Strathmore
by Paul Kukubo 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

*Kenya ICT Board kicks off business plan training at Strathmore *** Business strategy training for the Tandaa Digital Content Grant shortlisted applicants is underway at Strathmore University. The training, which runs in batches from January 23 - February 3, 2012, seeks to impart business knowledge to shortlisted candidates from last year's Tandaa Digital Content Grant Call for Proposals. Understanding how to write a business plan, price products and develop a market penetration plan are some of the important business strategies that all entrepreneurs must understand. But for many founders of start-up companies in Kenya, opportunities to take courses to learn business strategy are few and far between. Time constraints for busy business owners and the high cost of quality business courses hinder many new entrepreneurs from taking such classes. But the value is undeniable, as participants at the Business Plan training sponsored by the Kenya ICT Board discovered. "I've learnt a lot," says Graham Muhunga of SMSVoices, "Having a good idea doesn't mean you'll make money. I'm learning to think differently about our business." Muhunga, who represents one of the companies that was shortlisted for the Tandaa Digital Content Grant, finds that one of the valuable things he has learnt is the importance of research and correctly identifying the industry their business is actually in. "Our courses are designed to be interactive and hands-on," says Dr Monica Kerrett, Program Director for the project at Strathmore. "Participants are encouraged to talk about their business idea as a core part of the curriculum. It has been refreshing to hear the participants share challenges and give each other tips and feedback." The Kenya ICT Board announced the top 150 applicants to the Tandaa Digital Content Grant Call for Proposals in September 2011. This is the second round of granting the Kenya ICT Board is offering to fund development of digital content and services in Kenya. The Call for Proposals for the second round of the Digital Content Grant focused on ideas for solutions that use web and mobile technology. After selecting the top ideas, the Kenya ICT Board is now exposing the entrepreneurs to essential business strategies to help them design their business plans. After submitting complete business plans, a maximum of 40 finalists will be selected to receive grants of up to $50,000 each to develop their digital content products. "In the first round of the Tandaa Grant we received many good ideas from passionate entrepreneurs," explains Kaburo Kobia, Project Manager for Local Digital Content at the Kenya ICT Board, "But for many, the business side of the proposals were not as strong." In response to the challenges applicants had with developing business plans, the Kenya ICT Board introduced the training component to the Grant Call for Proposal process. The Kenya ICT Board hopes that the training will not only increase the quality of proposals received but have a lasting impact on the applicants and equip them with skills they need to successfully grow their business. ends Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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One-Day Introductory BCP/DRP
by Matunda Nyanchama 25 Jan '12

25 Jan '12

Friends, You may be interested in the attached that was circulated within the financial services sector. Kenya Institute of Bankers tell me the course is open to all who enroll. See you there. -------------------------- RE: BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT {INTRODUCTORY LEVEL} COURSE: 10TH FEBRUARY, 2012 AT THE NAIROBI SAFARI CLUB Business disruptions can occur either permanently or temporarily at any time due to unpredictable disasters. Such disasters could strike in form of natural disaster (e.g. fire, flood, earthquake, etc) or man-made disaster (e.g. war, strike, riot, civil commotion etc.). Every Bank Management should be prepared by having in place business resumption plans against such occurrences, to ensure continued business operations in the face of disruption. Only businesses that are prepared to face disasters of any kind, in times of crises, are likely to survive. This one day introductory level Business Continuity Management course will expose participants to existing and emerging practices in BCM for purposes of raising resiliency. Participants will learn how to identify and define problems, plan, respond and recover when disasters happen. This course will therefore be of immeasurable benefits to executives and managers responsible for: * Enterprise Risk Management, * Technology Planning Deployment & Management, * Human Resource Management, * Facilities Planning & Management. * ICT Operations Personnel responsible for BCP and DRP. * Officials concerned with Business Continuity & Crisis Management. * Project Managers, * Public Relations * Corporate Communications Managers. Please note that the Kenya Institute of Bankers is registered with the D.I.T. as an approved provider of training services, and Banks/Financial Institutions should submit their applications in reasonable time for the training. Please submit your nominations on the attached forms, so as to reach us by 3rd February, 2012. Yours Sincerely, S.N. Anjichi Executive Director, Kenya Institute of Bankers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] Start-ups graduating from Nailab
by Sam Gichuru 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

Thank you Nyatichi, wezatele is a very dynamic startup, the founders are smart and have what it takes, we joke about myorder being concieved at Strathore, innovated at the ihub and finally incubated at the Nailab - goes to show how powerful the ecosystem is within Nairobi for a startup to florish and also what it takes to replicate this in another part of the country. I am sure they will be happy to have you as a customer. On Jan 24, 2012 2:47 PM, <tnyasani(a)kulahappy.com> wrote:

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Misdirected Email
by Njeri Rionge 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

We sincerely apologize for the email that you have received which was sent by error. We will resolve internally this issues and ask that you please delete the email. With thanks, -- Njeri Rionge (Ms) Founder & Executive Director http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/njeri-rionge/5/966/760 * 2009 Inductee ICT Hall of Fame Computer Society of Kenya 2009 World Technology Forum Nominee 2011 Featured on Forbes.com* __________________________________ Skype ID: nrionge Personal Website: www.njeri-rionge.com Tel: +254 20 253 2144, 253 2142 (Orange Fixed Plus) Tel: +254 722 522136 (Safaricom Mobile) Tel: +254 773 495022 (Orange Mobile) URL: www.igniteconsulting.co.ke P. O. Box 15568 Nairobi 00100, Kenya ======================================= Related Brands: www.njeri-rionge.com www.insite.co.ke www.ignitelifestyle.com www.businesslounge.co.ke www.dukalangu.com ==========================================

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You Lazy (Intellectual) African Scum!
by Dorcas Muthoni 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

A different perspective to poverty.....* * * * *You Lazy (Intellectual) African Scum! > * * * Some excerpts .......* * * * They call the Third World the lazy man’s purview; the sluggishly slothful and languorous prefecture. In this realm people are sleepy, dreamy, torpid, lethargic, and therefore indigent—totally penniless, needy, destitute, poverty-stricken, disfavored, and impoverished.* * .......... “You my friend flying with me and all your kind are lazy,” he said. “When you rest your head on the pillow you don’t dream big. You and other so-called African intellectuals are damn lazy, each one of you. It is you, and not those poor starving people, who is the reason Africa is in such a deplorable state.” .......... “Oh yes it is and I will say it again, you are lazy. Poor and uneducated Africans are the most hardworking people on earth. I saw them in the Lusaka markets and on the street selling merchandise. I saw them in villages toiling away. I saw women on Kafue Road crushing stones for sell and I wept. I said to myself where are the Zambian intellectuals? Are the Zambian engineers so imperceptive they cannot invent a simple stone crusher, or a simple water filter to purify well water for those poor villagers? Are you telling me that after thirty-seven years of independence your university school of engineering has not produced a scientist or an engineer who can make simple small machines for mass use? What is the school there for?” * * ..........* * * * “Wake up you all!” he exclaimed, attracting the attention of nearby passengers. “You should be busy lifting ideas, formulae, recipes, and diagrams from American manufacturing factories and sending them to your own factories. All those research findings and dissertation papers you compile should be your country’s treasure. Why do you think the Asians are a force to reckon with? They stole our ideas and turned them into their own. Look at Japan, China, India, just look at them.”* * *See the full story here : * http://mindofmalaka.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/you-lazy-intellectual-african-… -- Muthoni My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/ -------------------------------------------- Mahatma Gandhi once said:- First they ignore you, Then they laugh at you, Then they fight you, AND THEN YOU WIN!!!

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Kenyan TV Stations Online
by Edith Adera 23 Jan '12

23 Jan '12

Listers, For those not in country at this critical time of Kenya's history, does anyone on the list know of any live TV link for any of the local TV stations (that works!!...most are offline)? Pls send me the link if you know. Edith ________________ Edith Ofwona Adera Senior Program Specialist Climate Change & Water Program International Development Research Centre | Centre de recherches pour le développement international Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa Tel: +254202713160 | Fax/Téléc: +254202711063 | Skype: edithadera eadera(a)idrc.or.ke<mailto:eadera@idrc.or.ke> | www.idrc.ca<http://www.idrc.ca/> | www.crdi.ca<http://www.crdi.ca/>

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Re: [kictanet] An amendment to the Kenya Information and Communications Act 1998
by Dennis Kioko 23 Jan '12

23 Jan '12

I see np problem with this amendment as the info is only available if you called the person requesting the information. It will reduce nuisance callers hiding their identity. Sent from my Windows Phone ------------------------------ From: Grace Githaiga Sent: 23/01/2012 17:50 To: Dennis Kioko Mbuvi Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] An amendment to the Kenya Information and Communications Act 1998 Listers Just in case you missed this article, Mututho is pushing for an end to caller privacy. Read on. In an amendment to the Kenya Information and Communications Act 1998, Mr Mututho wants to make caller identity information accessible to anyone who seeks such details from a mobile operator. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Kenyan+MP+pushes+for+end+to+caller+pr… ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World!

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Verisign to Award New Infrastructure Research Grants
by Alice Munyua 23 Jan '12

23 Jan '12

Dear all This will be of interest. Best Alice http://verisigninc.com/en_US/news-events/press-room/articles/index.xhtml?ar… Verisign to Award New Infrastructure Research Grants /New Program Expands on Success of 2011 Grants, Focuses on Strengthening Infrastructure for Global Access and the Developing World/ (Marketwire) - RESTON, VA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 01/17/2012 -- VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of infrastructure for the networked world, today announced the expansion of a grant program designed to promote cutting-edge research into strengthening and improving the Internet's global infrastructure. This year's program will focus specifically on fostering infrastructure improvements that support safe and secure Internet access for users around the globe, especially in the developing world. In July 2012 Verisign will award two $200,000 grants to the researchers who submit the most compelling proposals focused on the infrastructural and access challenges facing developers, service providers and most importantly, users in the developing world and elsewhere. The 2012 grants represent a continuation and expansion of a successful grants program that concluded in October 2011. Full details of the grant program, including details on how to apply, are available at www.verisigninc.com/grants <http://www.verisigninc.com/grants>. "The continuing success of the Internet's global expansion will hinge on the existence of robust, secure and constantly improving core infrastructure," said Dr. Burt Kaliski, Jr., senior vice president and chief technology officer of Verisign. "Verisign has always been committed to upholding the stability and security of the Internet and is proud to support the research that will keep the infrastructure strong for the next billion Internet users in the developing world." Verisign launched the Infrastructure Grant Program in 2010 to coincide with a yearlong celebration of the 25th Anniversary of .Com. In the inaugural program, Verisign awarded four $75,000 grants (for a total of $300,000) to university researchers to support compelling infrastructure research projects. That program concluded in October 2011, when the four winning researchers presented their findings at a grant symposium at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Building off of the success of the inaugural program, Verisign has both increased the size and narrowed the focus of the grants in 2012, soliciting research that focuses on the infrastructural and access challenges faced by users in the developing world and elsewhere. To judge the grant submissions, and determine the final grant awardees, Verisign is assembling a blue ribbon panel of experts who have played leading roles in developing the policies and technology that have supported the Internet's growth. The full list of judges will be posted in the coming weeks. Verisign will announce the winners of the 2012 Infrastructure grants in summer 2012. About Verisign VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) is the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world. Billions of times each day, Verisign helps companies and consumers all over the world connect between the dots. Additional news and information about the company is available at www.verisigninc.com <http://www.verisigninc.com>. Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause Verisign's actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the uncertainty of future revenue and profitability and potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results due to such factors as increasing competition, pricing pressure from competing services offered at prices below our prices and changes in marketing practices including those of third-party registrars; challenging global economic conditions; challenges to ongoing privatization of Internet administration; the outcome of legal or other challenges resulting from our activities or the activities of registrars or registrants; new or existing governmental laws and regulations; changes in customer behavior, Internet platforms and web-browsing patterns; the inability of Verisign to successfully develop and market new services; the uncertainty of whether our new services will achieve market acceptance or result in any revenues; system interruptions; security breaches; attacks on the Internet by hackers, viruses, or intentional acts of vandalism; the uncertainty of the expense and duration of transition services and requests for indemnification relating to completed divestitures; the uncertainty of whether Project Apollo will achieve its stated objectives; the impact of the introduction of new gTLDs; the uncertainty of whether the .com Registry Agreement renewal will occur by December 1, 2012, if at all; and when a Chief Financial Officer will be named. More information about potential factors that could affect the company's business and financial results is included in Verisign's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Verisign undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this announcement. ©2012 VeriSign, Inc. All rights reserved. VERISIGN, the VERISIGN logo, and other trademarks, service marks, and designs are registered or unregistered trademarks of VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the United States and in foreign countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Contact Us *Contact Us* For media inquiries, please contact us at +1-703-948-4179 or at pr(a)verisign.com <mailto:pr@verisign.com>

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An amendment to the Kenya Information and Communications Act 1998
by Grace Githaiga 23 Jan '12

23 Jan '12

Listers Just in case you missed this article, Mututho is pushing for an end to caller privacy. Read on. In an amendment to the Kenya Information and Communications Act 1998, Mr Mututho wants to make caller identity information accessible to anyone who seeks such details from a mobile operator. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Kenyan+MP+pushes+for+end+to+caller+pr… ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World!

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David Hornik: Nice guys finish first. Eventually.
by Agosta Liko 23 Jan '12

23 Jan '12

http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2012/02/ideas-bank/nice-guys

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Application Window for New Top-Level Domain Names Successfully Passes One-Week Mark
by alice＠apc.org 20 Jan '12

20 Jan '12

January 19, 2012 Application Window for New Top-Level Domain Names Successfully Passes One-Week Mark Application System Functioning Smoothly Marina del Rey, California… One week after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) began accepting applications for new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs), the application system is functioning without a hitch.“I can state firmly that one week into the process, the application system for the new domain names is functioning just as it should,” said Rod Beckstrom, ICANN’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “This is a reflection of the careful planning, hard work and long hours our staff spent preparing for last week’s launch.” At one minute past midnight (UTC) on Thursday, 12 January, ICANN began accepting applications for new generic Top-Level Domains, beginning one of the biggest changes in the Internet’s evolution. The new program will greatly expand the current 22 Top-Level Domains (such as .com, .gov and .net) to include almost any word or name. It also allows, for the first time, non-Latin language scripts such as Arabic, Chinese and Cyrillic to be used in a gTLD. “I couldn’t be more pleased,” said Michael Salazar, Director of the New gTLD program. “ICANN spent six years working to ensure it got this program right and we worked particularly hard to make certain the application portion of the program went smoothly.” As of today (January 19), there are 25 successful registrants in the online TLD Application System. However, this number does not necessarily represent the total number of applications since each registrant can apply for up to 50 new generic Top-Level Domains. The deadline to register in the TLD Application System is 29 March. If applicants are not registered in the system by that date, they will be unable to apply. In early May, approximately two weeks after the new gTLD application window closes, ICANN will publish a list of the applications and who has applied for which domain name. Until then, ICANN will not comment publicly about any specific application, the total number of applications received, or who has submitted applications. Initial processing of the applications is expected to be completed in mid-November 2012 and the first new generic Top-Level Domains are expected to be online sometime in early 2013. ## FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE NEW gTLD PROGRAM: • Frequently Asked Questions: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/customer-service/faqs/faqs-en• Program overview: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/gtld-facts-31jul11-en.pdf• Information for rights holders: http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/rights-holders-with-insert-02sep11… MEDIA CONTACTS: Brad White Director of Global Media Affairs Washington, D.C. Tel. +1 (202) 570 7118brad.white(a)icann.org Andrew Robertson Edelman Public Relations London, U.K. Tel. + 44 (7811) 341 945 andrew.Robertson(a)edelman.com About ICANN: ICANN’s mission is to ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN coordinates these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet. ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet’s unique identifiers. ICANN doesn’t control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn’t deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet’s naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet. For more information please visit: www.icann.org.

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103 Government of Kenya websites hacked overnight
by James Richu 20 Jan '12

20 Jan '12

Dear Dr Ndemo, Can you kindly explain this......... An Indonesion hacker known as *direxer* has taken down 103 government of Kenya websites overnight. The hacker is part of an online Indonesian security forum known as *Forum Code Security* and says he took down the websites following tutorials from the forum. Such tutorials usually exploit programming errors in code, known as bugs, which have not been fixed. The hacker appears to have a website at http://www.direxer.com/ though this has not been updated to reflect the hacking. In a message in the forum, the hacker says *show off by me...* *thanks for tutorial in www.code-security.com all...* *i have exploit from cs web, and i attacking to server Goverment Kenya,,,, and then,,, success full... this is deface in this night...* The government has moved fast to take the affected websites offline through a Cyber Incidence Response Team(CIRT) based at the Communications Commission of Kenya. The CIRT was formed to handle such situations and ensures Kenya's security in cyber space. Vincent Ngundi who heads CIRT has responded with the following comment "*We're on it. Thanks for the heads-up and comments*" in Kenya's *Security Forum* where the news first broke. The government normally hosts several websites in one server at The Treasury thus compromising the server may expose several websites to a hacker. The Administration Police website has been hacked several times in the recent past. At the same time, most of the websites hacked appear to have been running the Joomla Content Management system, 1. http://www.administrationpolice.go.ke/index.html 2. http://www.aideffectiveness.go.ke/index.html 3. http://www.bungomacounty.go.ke/index.html 4. http://www.businesslicense.go.ke/index.html 5. http://www.cak.go.ke/index.html 6. http://www.commstaskforce.go.ke/index.html 7. http://www.cooperative.go.ke/index.html 8. http://www.crd.go.ke/index.html 9. http://www.crisisrcentre.go.ke/index.html 10. http://www.ditkenya.go.ke/index.html 11. http://www.doshs.go.ke/index.html 12. http://www.economicstimulus.go.ke/index.html 13. http://www.eldoretmunicipal.go.ke/index.html 14. http://www.emu.go.ke/index.html 15. http://www.education.go.ke/index.html 16. http://www.environment.go.ke/index.html 17. http://www.filmservices.go.ke/index.html 18. http://www.fisheries.go.ke/index.html 19. http://www.forestryandwildlife.go.ke/index.html 20. http://www.gender.go.ke/index.html 21. http://www.governmentpress.go.ke/index.html 22. http://www.greenenergy.go.ke/index.html 23. http://www.housing.go.ke/index.html 24. http://www.ifmis.go.ke/index.html 25. http://www.immigration.go.ke/index.html 26. http://www.industrialization.go.ke/index.html 27. http://www.isc.go.ke/index.html 28. http://www.iprs.go.ke/index.html 29. http://www.itentambachtowncouncil.go.ke/index.html 30. http://www.itmis.go.ke/index.html 31. http://www.kenao.go.ke/index.html 32. http://www.kapsabetmunicipal.go.ke/index.html 33. http://www.kenyayearbook.go.ke/index.html 34. http://www.kerugoyakutusmunicipal.go.ke/index.html 35. http://www.kesi.go.ke/index.html 36. http://www.kipi.go.ke/index.html 37. http://www.kisumucountycouncil.go.ke/index.html 38. http://www.kirinyagacountycouncil.go.ke/index.html 39. http://www.kitalemunicipal.go.ke/index.html 40. http://www.kituimunicipal.go.ke/index.html 41. http://www.kkv.go.ke/index.html 42. http://www.knfparms.go.ke/index.html 43. http://www.knsdi.go.ke/index.html 44. http://www.kntc.go.ke/index.html 45. http://www.laikipiacountycouncil.go.ke/index.html 46. http://www.lands.go.ke/index.html 47. http://www.leatherdevelopmentcouncil.go.ke/index.html 48. http://www.limurumunicipal.go.ke/index.html 49. http://www.livestock.go.ke/index.html 50. http://www.lodwarmunicipal.go.ke/index.html 51. http://www.maraguacountycouncil.go.ke/index.html 52. http://www.mariakanitown.go.ke/index.html 53. http://www.maurestoration.go.ke/index.html 54. http://www.migoricountycouncil.go.ke/index.html 55. http://www.minesgeology.go.ke/index.html 56. http://www.mirp.go.ke/index.html 57. http://www.monitoring.go.ke/index.html 58. http://www.moyalecountycouncil.go.ke/index.html 59. http://www.murangacounty.go.ke/index.html 60. http://www.murangamunicipal.go.ke/index.html 61. http://www.nairobicity.go.ke/index.html 62. http://www.naivashamunicipal.go.ke/index.html 63. http://www.nakurucounty.go.ke/index.html 64. http://www.nationaldisaster.go.ke/index.html 65. http://www.nationalheritage.go.ke/index.html 66. http://www.nccs.go.ke/index.html 67. http://www.nec.go.ke/index.html 68. http://www.northernkenya.go.ke/index.html 69. http://www.nyandaruacountycouncil.go.ke/index.html 70. http://www.othayatowncouncil.go.ke/index.html 71. http://www.pec.go.ke/index.html 72. http://www.pfmr.go.ke/index.html 73. http://www.pghnyeri.go.ke/index.html 74. http://www.pharmacy.go.ke/index.html 75. http://www.prisons.go.ke/index.html 76. http://www.psrpc.go.ke/index.html 77. http://www.publichealth.go.ke/index.html 78. http://www.publicservice.go.ke/index.html 79. http://www.publicworks.go.ke/index.html 80. http://www.reformskenya.go.ke/index.html 81. http://www.refugees.go.ke/index.html 82. http://www.regional-dev.go.ke/index.html 83. http://www.roads.go.ke/index.html 84. http://www.rprlgsp.go.ke/index.html 85. http://www.scat.go.ke/index.html 86. http://www.scienceandtechnology.go.ke/index.html 87. http://www.singlewindow.go.ke/index.html 88. http://www.sprogrammes.go.ke/index.html 89. http://www.tabakatown.go.ke/index.html 90. http://www.tanathi.go.ke/index.html 91. http://www.tfdg.go.ke/index.html 92. http://www.technologycentre.ac.ke/index.html 93. http://www.theenergytribunal.go.ke/index.html 94. http://www.thekenyawewant.go.ke/index.html 95. http://www.thikamunicipal.go.ke/index.html 96. http://www.transformingkenya.go.ke/index.html 97. http://www.treasury.go.ke/index.html 98. http://www.ugunjatown.go.ke/index.html 99. http://www.ukwalatown.go.ke/index.html 100. http://www.westernkenya.go.ke/index.html 101. http://www.vihigamunicipal.go.ke/index.html 102. http://www.works.go.ke/index.html 103. http://www.youthaffairs.go.ke/index.html On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 12:00 PM, <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 > 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The Google fiasco - A must watch
by robert yawe 20 Jan '12

20 Jan '12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxPfgUvfPHA&feature=youtu.be

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US Govt Websites hacked
by Brian Munyao Longwe 20 Jan '12

20 Jan '12

Not that it's any consolation but FBI sites have been hacked. "Anonymous retaliates against feds - takes down multiple sites" http://gizmo.do/xLc4Aa On Wednesday, January 18, 2012, John Gitau <jgitau(a)gmail.com> wrote: > This goes beyond government: > eg its not unheard of for a company/govt to spend money on a data center or other infrastructure, then outsource the very services that should be in that DC to some US/foreign company for quick bucks, or because it makes 'sense'. > - Our users take up a service, the log files are shipped to the 'cloud', we read about Kenyan statistics from some foreigner just because no one analyses it here, oh and you have no access to it. Today facebook can tell you all manner of things about our habits, ditto google. We then go buy trend reports. I've spent countless hrs trying to convince someone at work that 'raw data and log files' are a raw material of immense value. > - a trend thats seeing alot of foreign funding for technology startups will probably see more 'profits' flying away while a couple of Kenyans with money can't/don't want to/don't know how to take advantage of the said opportunities. > - Regionally quite a number of people look up to us to show the way forward. > > However in all these problems, Im seeing a trend where things keep improving - slowly. And yes cyber security is going to be a challenge but we can get through it if the affected people talk to the right people. Im also happy with that. And to be fair I've not done much to improve things so far. > > Gitau > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 5:55 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> @ Wash, >> >> true - not so critical data maybe on these site. HOWEVER, I join Mblayo in taking the shame because it is matter of time before critical data seats on these platforms/cloud. And if we can protect our entry level websites, then who knows who will protect our serious data in the near future... >> >> It is one thing to be brought down - it happens even to US DoD (military). It quite another to stay down - 12hrs and still counting? >> >> Vincent and Company @ CCK, arent we paying you public chums to run the National CSIRT protect our cyberspace? Or maybe we should get NSIS to blame? Either way I want my refund ;-) >> >> walu. >> >> >> --- On Tue, 1/17/12, McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> From: McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Government website Hacking incident a crying shame >> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com >> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 5:37 PM >> >> http://code-security.net/archives/114 >> >> >> go.ke Websites in Kenya brought down. >> >> Whole list below. >> >> http://www.administrationpolice.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.aideffectiveness.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.bungomacounty.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.businesslicense.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.cak.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.commstaskforce.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.cooperative.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.crd.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.crisisrcentre.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.ditkenya.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.doshs.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.economicstimulus.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.eldoretmunicipal.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.emu.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.education.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.environment.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.filmservices.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.fisheries.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.forestryandwildlife.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.gender.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.governmentpress.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.greenenergy.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.housing.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.ifmis.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.immigration.go.ke/index.html >> >> http://www.industrialization.go.ke/index.html >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jgitau%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. > > > > -- > **Gitau > -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: +254715964281 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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CLD Releases Analysis of Draft Kenyan Freedom of Information Bill
by Grace Githaiga 19 Jan '12

19 Jan '12

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World! Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:12:32 -0400 Subject: CLD Releases Analysis of Draft Kenyan Freedom of Information Bill From: press(a)law-democracy.org To: toby(a)law-democracy.org 19 January 2012: For immediate release Analysis of Draft Kenyan Freedom of Information Bill The Centre for Law and Democracy today published its analysis of the draft Kenyan Freedom of Information Bill. The draft Bill was prepared following a wide stakeholder consultation in November 2011, and it represents a harmonised version of earlier government and civil society drafts. It is hoped that the current process will finally bring to fruition the long-standing campaign for right to information legislation in Kenya. “The draft Bill is an impressive document which scored very highly on our RTI Rating”, said Toby Mendel, Executive Director of the Centre for Law and Democracy. “At the same time, we are recommending a number of further improvements to help ensure full implementation of the right to information.” The draft Bill has a number of strengths, including its wide scope, the narrow regime of exceptions and the establishment of an independent and powerful oversight body. A number of CLD’s recommendations are fairly technical in nature, and should be relatively uncontroversial to implement. Some of our key recommendations are: The rules on access to information held by private bodies should be better integrated into the law. The right of access should apply to everyone, not just citizens. The scope of the proactive publication obligations should be extended. Some of the exceptions should be further limited. It should be clear that public authorities bear the burden of proof in appeals against their decisions. The rules on punishment for obstruction of access should be extended. A full system for improving record management standards should be put in place. The full Commentary is available at: http://www.law-democracy.org/?p=1600 The RTI Rating, developed by CLD and Access Info Europe, is available at: www.RTI-rating.org. For further information, please contact: Toby Mendel Executive Director Centre for Law and Democracy email: toby(a)law-democracy.org tel: +1 902 431-3688 www.law-democracy.org

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On Recent GoK We Hacks
by Matunda Nyanchama 19 Jan '12

19 Jan '12

Friends, I am sure that the authorities are addressing this matter to the best of their knowledge and efforts. And I am sure that this issue presents the GoK and the Kenyan private sector a chance to learn for, as they say, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Thinking aloud, here is how to gain the strength/resilience - Information protection be declared and understood to be a strategic imperative; one cannot run an effective knowledge economy without proper information protection framework and practices. Each ministry, department, private sector, etc needs to understand this and act in concert. - Design, clarify and communicate an information governance, risk and compliance framework; complete with a thorough no fault compliance regime. - Establish an information protection leadership with commensurate powers needed to realize the strategic imperative of information; this leadership must not be subservient to IT but be independent in a similar manner that audit is. Leadership in turn will develop an information protection organization with needed skills, organization and processes. - Develop and implement an ongoing information protection awareness regime for the nation; this would be segmented to ensure that appropriate knowledge is communicated to target audiences. (Did you know that one can actually collect business-related information (proposals, strategic plans, presentations, etc.) of a number of businesses at Internet cafes? All one needs is recover much of these from the temp folders; one can also harvest a lot fo personal information (ID card-related, etc.) from the same cafes ... implication for identity theft are humongous.) - Invest heavily in information protections skills development: require/coax academic institutions to make information risk management training a priority ... Baadaye. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Obama spikes SOPA
by Alice Munyua 19 Jan '12

19 Jan '12

Obama Says So Long SOPA, Killing Controversial Internet Piracy Legislation The growing anti-SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) support that has swept through the gaming and Internet community found a very big ally today. With websites like Reddit and Wikipedia and gaming organizations like Major League Gaming <http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2012/01/17/major-league-gaming-ceo…> prepared for a blackout on January 18^th the same day that the House Judiciary Committee hearing on HR 3261was scheduled in Washington <http://www.forbes.com/places/dc/washington/>, DC President Barack Obama <http://www.forbes.com/profile/barack-obama/> has stepped in and said he would not support the bill. SOPA has been delayed, for now. The House has agreed to revisit the issue next month, but they now know the White House will veto any bill thats not more narrowly focused. READ MORE: http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2012/01/16/obama-says-so-long-sopa… -- _________________________ Mobile Number in Namibia +264 81 445 1308 Número de Telemóvel na Namíbia +264 81 445 1308 I am away from Johannesburg - you cannot contact me on my South African numbers Estou fora de Joanesburgo - não poderá entrar em contacto comigo através dos meus números sul-africanos Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Consultant Angola Liaison Consultant _______________

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Government Websites Hacked :- What next?
by Barrack Otieno 19 Jan '12

19 Jan '12

Dear Roy et al, I am miffed at all the hullabaloo caused by the hacking of the 100 websites. Late last year CCK hosted a workshop at the Nairobi Safari club which was widely publicised that brought together stakeholders to discuss this issues in fact the immediate former Chair of ISACA Kenya Chapter made a very elaborate presentation. In the first place the workshop was not a news item despite the efforts made by the organisers to bring in Cyber Security experts from George Mason University and the creme de la creme in the local Cyber Security community. To me this is a non issue because we are aware but somebody somewhere is aware of what needs to be done and should be held accountable, if you don't lock the door to your house at night and thieves come in , do you blame the police? We must shun mediocrity. Best Regards On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > --- On *Wed, 1/18/12, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>* wrote: > > > From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: [kictanet] Government Websites Hacked :- What next? > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 12:07 PM > > > > *Government Websites Hacked :- What next?* > > > It has been all over the social network. Most government websites hosted > on the .*go.ke* domain were hacked by some Indonesian cyber-security > student. Apparently after several hours of teaching, the lecturer > encouraged the students to test their skills on selected government sites > and what better target than Kenya? After all Kenya is reputed to be the hub > for ICT technologies in East and Central Africa. Better still, with the > recently implemented multiple undersea fiber cables, Kenya present high > quality internet speeds that are necessary for launching sophisticated > attacks from within and the outside world. > > > With that hindsight or profiling, the hacker must have made a good > choice of a target - a target that has its technological development way > ahead of its cyber security advancement. Within hours over one hundreds of > governments sites including the not so lucky http://www.treasury.go.ke/, > http//www.lands.go.ke and www.roads.go.ke just to select a few. By the > time of going to press, twelve long hours after the attack, most of these > sites continue to be down. > > > Think about it, if Vision 2030 is to be believed, most Kenyans will be > engaging governments e-services through these sites. Think of what would > happen if this type of attack is repeated 5years from today. Ever seen the > hue and cry when MPESA is down for 10minutes? Think of that and then think > disaster when Ministry of Lands, Roads (electric trains?) and Treasury get > shut down in future - by a local university student doing her security > practicals on government sites. > > > The Social network is abuzz with chants of whom to blame. Is it > eGovernment Directorate, is it the Converged Regulator who runs the > National CSIRT (Cyber Security Incidence Response Team) or should it be the > security agent, NSIS - with its mega-billion funds to invest in security? > For ISACA-Kenya, we think it is a wakeup call for everyone, to realize that > Cyber Security is not a one-man or woman show. Just like the ongoing > "Linda-Nchi" initiative in Somali where we are all affected - each and > everyone must contribute to the overall safety of the other. Security is > indeed not entirely the Chief of General Staff's problem, but rather a > collective problem requiring a collective approach. > > > > > So in conclusion, a safer digital environment is going to take a lot > more and deliberate exercise to involve and educate each stakeholder. Most > notably ofcourse the Telecommunication Operators, Hosting and Content > Managers, Regulators, Law Enforcement, Judiciary, the ICT professionals and > Users. The cyber-security of our country is going to be as good as the > weakest link in these and possibly a wider group of stakeholders. This is a > wakeup call for a concerted and holistic look at how such an National > Cyber-Security program could be achieved. > > > Signed > > Roy Akalah > > *President* > > *ISACA-Kenya Chapter* > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<http://mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/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. > > > _______________________________________________ > ke-internetusers mailing list > ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net > http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers > > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno

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Cyber Attacks on GoK - Rough Road towards Knowledge Economy
by Matunda Nyanchama 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

Rough Road towards Knowledge Economy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge
by Victor Kapiyo 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

Hey Listers, Wikipedia has blacked out its English Website as part of a campaign to stop the US House of Representatives and Senate from passing legislation (SOPA and PROTECT IT respectively) which may harm the free and open Internet and inhibit people's access to information online. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page It is interesting to note that while the US has been at the forefront of opposing Chinese censorship of the internet, it is now considering legislation that makes it not so different from the Chinese. -- Victor Kapiyo, LL.B ==================================================== *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar *

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National & Private School Crisis
by robert yawe 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

Hi, The following reminded me of the posturing going on between the GOK and the private primary school owners association (note that the private secondary schools are silent as they are competitors with the national schools) concerning the quarter system for National school places. http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/10/world/africa/south-africa-stampede/index.… Last year when this same issue came up I asked a friend (whose children are in private primary school) if national schools do well because of the physical location i.e. specific latitude and longitude, if it was then I fully support the argument but if it is not then private schools have no leg to stand on. Griffin left & Starehe faltered, Khaemba left and Alliance faltered which means that the issue is not the teachers but the administration. If the government with its wanting pay grades can produce excellent school administrators shouldn't better pay in private schools do even better? The government therefore came up with an interesting strategy, thanks to a former herds boy, where they have increased the number of national schools spread across all counties, private primary school parents are already complaining. On the stampede in South Africa what the universities did to resolve similar gerrymandering was to operate the selection process like a pre-Michuki matatu where the students rush in to claim their places, survival for the fittest, maybe the ministry of education should use the same procedure for admittance to national schools then lets see how many parents with children in private schools will participate. Regards Naomba seri kali inisaidie, haki yetu, Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya

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(Govt website) Hacker thanks CIO East African writer for exposing his blog to traffic
by Francis Hook 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

http://www.techweez.com/2012/01/18/hacker-thanks-cio-east-african-writer-fo…

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Government Websites Hacked :- What next?
by Walubengo J 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }a:link { } Government Websites Hacked :- What next? It has been all over the social network. Most government websites hosted on the .go.ke domain were hacked by some Indonesian cyber-security student. Apparently after several hours of teaching, the lecturer encouraged the students to test their skills on selected government sites and what better target than Kenya? After all Kenya is reputed to be the hub for ICT technologies in East and Central Africa. Better still, with the recently implemented multiple undersea fiber cables, Kenya present high quality internet speeds that are necessary for launching sophisticated attacks from within and the outside world. With that hindsight or profiling, the hacker must have made a good choice of a target - a target that has its technological development way ahead of its cyber security advancement. Within hours over one hundreds of governments sites including the not so lucky http://www.treasury.go.ke/, http//www.lands.go.ke and www.roads.go.ke just to select a few. By the time of going to press, twelve long hours after the attack, most of these sites continue to be down. Think about it, if Vision 2030 is to be believed, most Kenyans will be engaging governments e-services through these sites. Think of what would happen if this type of attack is repeated 5years from today. Ever seen the hue and cry when MPESA is down for 10minutes? Think of that and then think disaster when Ministry of Lands, Roads (electric trains?) and Treasury get shut down in future - by a local university student doing her security practicals on government sites. The Social network is abuzz with chants of whom to blame. Is it eGovernment Directorate, is it the Converged Regulator who runs the National CSIRT (Cyber Security Incidence Response Team) or should it be the security agent, NSIS - with its mega-billion funds to invest in security? For ISACA-Kenya, we think it is a wakeup call for everyone, to realize that Cyber Security is not a one-man or woman show. Just like the ongoing "Linda-Nchi" initiative in Somali where we are all affected - each and everyone must contribute to the overall safety of the other. Security is indeed not entirely the Chief of General Staff's problem, but rather a collective problem requiring a collective approach. So in conclusion, a safer digital environment is going to take a lot more and deliberate exercise to involve and educate each stakeholder. Most notably ofcourse the Telecommunication Operators, Hosting and Content Managers, Regulators, Law Enforcement, Judiciary, the ICT professionals and Users. The cyber-security of our country is going to be as good as the weakest link in these and possibly a wider group of stakeholders. This is a wakeup call for a concerted and holistic look at how such an National Cyber-Security program could be achieved. Signed Roy Akalah President ISACA-Kenya Chapter

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Government website Hacking incident a crying shame
by Brian Munyao Longwe 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

The fact that a student on a hacking/computer security course could hack into and deface more than 100 Government of Kenya websites* in one night(!)*is a crying shame. In addition to that, the fact that it seems all or most of these sites were hosted on a single server is a travesty of best practice. Is it so difficult for GoK to invite (readily available) information security experts to design and implement a suitable online information framework for public government websites? Shaking my head, Brian -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: +254715964281 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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Google's Antics on Mocality
by Matunda Nyanchama 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

I am wondering what Google's aswer is to this clear case of dirty tricks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] 103 Government of Kenya websites hacked overnigh
by Matunda Nyanchama 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

Friends This should be of great concern to all of us. In the past we have reached out to offer help (at the very least) from an awareness, strategy and governance perspective for this is our expertise domain. We haven't succeeded. Government needs to have a clear information protection framework that is overarching and one that addresses all aspects of information protection: people, process and technology. As we have found out, often technology is acquired and deployed without the requisite knowledge/skills, protection framework and ongoing caring/feeding necessary to maintain security. Our doors remain open. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Fw: The African Executive Issue 352
by Matunda Nyanchama 18 Jan '12

18 Jan '12

FYI. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: The Editor <editor(a)africanexecutive.com> To: mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 10:34 PM Subject: The African Executive Issue 352 18 - 25 January 2012 Articles in this Issue Write to the Editor Subscribe Now! Unsubscribe Our Contacts - ADVERTISEMENTS - ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE Global Energy Security: Africa’s Strategic Importance Observers indicate that rivalry is slowly leading to militarization of policies by energy importers towards the continent. Libya became the first casualty of this rivalry in 2011. [Read More] Nigeria: The Fuel Subsidy Dilemma No matter what happens, Goodluck Jonathan will be the biggest loser at the end of the day. [Read More] Vibrant Economy: Is Africa on Track? Lack of clear stipulated employment and investment policies in Africa has made many foreign investors to repatriate a big percentage of profits back to their home countries [Read More] Gabon: Aman Resorts Invests in Green Tourism By 2020, Gabon aims to attract 100,000 tourists per year from the mid-range and high-end sectors. [Read More] Leadership: Why Can't Kenya's Middle Class Deliver? Kenya, with confronted with global challenges, has no choice but to produce a leader who will defend her national interests. [Read More] Uganda LRA: Who is Fooling Who? For Museveni, the Northern Uganda conflict is but an extravaganza bonanza. [Read More] Ghana:Sekondi Industrial Estate May Endanger CDB Loan An alert on serious matters that come up on the China Development (CDB) loan facility in Ghana. [Read More] African Farmers Must Dump Organic Farming With 60% of the World’s untilled arable land, low uptake in farming technology gives wealthy nations the excuse to grab land on the continent.... [Read More] About Eastern Africa Sister Cities Mission: To promote peace and economic prosperity in Africa through mutual respect, understanding, cooperation and city twinning. [Read More] Significance of China's Construction of the African Union Headquarters China will report lengths and breadths of its infrastructural projects and exchange programs among others. Will an African report simply have a "thank you" note? [Read More] ICTs and Environmental Safety Human wildlife conflict in Amboseli National park has been reduced drastically by the use of information and communication technology [Read More] Risk Governance in Banking Risk management has a direct impact on performance. A bank needs to be both profitable and well risk-managed. Its level of profitability matters as much to the public as its profile of risk management. [Read More] WRITE TO THE EDITOR We are always glad to hear from you and our team takes the contents of the letters we receive seriously in order to ensure that the magazine is beneficial to you. Do not hesitate to write to us and make our services better. You can do this through editor(a)africanexecutive.com. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Subscribe to The African Executive magazine now to start your business relationship with us by CLICKING HERE UNSUBSCRIBE We use your feedback to improve our magazine so that it is beneficial to you. However, should you still want to unsubscribe, please CLICK HERE OUR CONTACTS The African Executive - P.O. Box 135-00100 G.P.O Nairobi KENYA Phone: 254202731497 - Cel: 254733823062 - Fax: 254202723258 - Email: editor(a)africanexecutive.com

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Hitler is "mortified" by the fact that Google was caught stealing Mocality Data .... :)
by Agosta Liko 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

http://youtu.be/HxPfgUvfPHA

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Orange Launches Unlimited Data Bundles for mobile and Internet Everywhere 3G modem users
by Angela Nganga- Mumo 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Hello, Please share with Listers, Orange launches unlimited internet bundles . Targets prepaid Mobile and Internet Everywhere 3G modem users . Access to unlimited daily, weekly and monthly bundles . The offer is the most affordable proposition in the data market Nairobi, January 18, 2011. Integrated telecommunications services provider Orange has launched unlimited internet bundles for its mobile and 3G broadband customers. The newly launched bundles will see Orange mobile customers enjoy unlimited internet for as low as Ksh 39 daily, Ksh 249 weekly and KSh 990 monthly while the Orange Internet Everywhere 3G modem customers will access unlimited internet for Ksh 990 and Ksh 2990 on a weekly and monthly basis respectively. The new mobile unlimited internet bundles can be purchased by dialing #123# while the broadband bundles can be purchased from the Orange portal and are subject to a fair user policy. The launch comes in the wake of Orange's intent to increase its customer acquisition and retention by offering relevant and cost effective data services in a bid to further strengthen its position as the leading provider of data services in the country. In a press statement issued from their offices, Telkom Kenya Chief Corporate Communication Officer Angela Nganga-Mumo said," We are confident that with our reliable internet connectivity and now affordable bundles, we will have greatly improved the value proposition to our customers. Moreover, this fast and convenient access of data comes at a time when Kenyans are appreciating the use of ICT in the transaction of business, rather than just for social communication." According to the latest CCK report, the data market recorded a 14 % increase in the number of internet users to 14.3 million. This growth was accelerated by increased mobile subscriptions and the ease of accessing the service based on customer requirement and usage. Orange Internet Everywhere 3G modems are available at all Orange shops and partner outlets countrywide and currently retail at Kshs 1790/-. Regards, Angela Ng'ang'a - Mumo Chief Corporate Communications Officer Landline : 020 - 4952503 Orange Mobile : 0772 548 066 Email : anganga(a)orange-tkl.co.ke -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+anganga=orange-tkl.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+anganga=orange-tkl.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 5:52 PM To: Angela Nganga- Mumo Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 56, Issue 55 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://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: Government website Hacking incident a crying shame (lordmwesh) 2. 103 Government of Kenya websites hacked overnight (James Richu) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:43:39 +0300 From: lordmwesh <lordmwesh(a)gmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Government website Hacking incident a crying shame Message-ID: <CAEhPqwrSC-SM1SB7XaGe28ne5SYj20Tmz9w=YoD4YXpS_uRTgA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Do the people charged with maintaining these websites diligent enough to upgrade the JOOMLA code when new security updates are released? Can we have a government paper on which FLOSS CMS can be used on government websites, and how often they are upgraded? IF 50% of these government institutions are ISO certified, and they pledge to maintaining managable Quality Systems, are we saying that the ISO certification is a sharm, and KEBS, SGS et-al are doing a bogus job? Just unthinking loud -- ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva For Business Development Transworld Computer Channels Cel: 0722402248 twitter.com/lordmwesh transworldAfrica.com | Fluent in computing kenya.or.ke | The Kenya we know

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Bitange for President? Reality-on Media
by Alice Munyua 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Dear P.S Ndemo, I would like to take you back to the question on media. The role played by media, mobile phone sms's, internet, (e-mail, blogs, websites, etc) during both the pre and post-election period in 2007-2008 is well documented, with media picking up and printing/broadcasting uncensored statements by politicians and sometimes government that amounted to hate speech, which helped to create the right kind of environment that exploded into our bloody violence, but also promoting good civic behavior, peace and human rights campaigns. Government has so far responded with various media related policies and the new constitution is set to radically change the environment within which media operates. But taking into consideration the ever changing nature of new technology and how it affects media policy and regulation, how would you ensure that policy and regulation keep up? -What has been the impact, has there been any additional policy/regulatory processes? -How would you/your government address this challenge (hate speech etc) if it were to occur again? Best Alice

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Internet Access Is Not a Human Right By VINTON G. CERF
by alice＠apc.org 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

January 4, 2012 Internet Access Is Not a Human Right By VINTON G. CERF FROM the streets of Tunis to Tahrir Square and beyond, protests around the world last year were built on the Internet and the many devices that interact with it. Though the demonstrations thrived because thousands of people turned out to participate, they could never have happened as they did without the ability that the Internet offers to communicate, organize and publicize everywhere, instantaneously. It is no surprise, then, that the protests have raised questions about whether Internet access is or should be a civil or human right. The issue is particularly acute in countries whose governments clamped down on Internet access in an attempt to quell the protesters. In June, citing the uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, a report by the United Nations’ special rapporteur went so far as to declare that the Internet had “become an indispensable tool for realizing a range of human rights.” Over the past few years, courts and parliaments in countries like France and Estonia have pronounced Internet access a human right. But that argument, however well meaning, misses a larger point: technology is an enabler of rights, not a right itself. There is a high bar for something to be considered a human right. Loosely put, it must be among the things we as humans need in order to lead healthy, meaningful lives, like freedom from torture or freedom of conscience. It is a mistake to place any particular technology in this exalted category, since over time we will end up valuing the wrong things. For example, at one time if you didn’t have a horse it was hard to make a living. But the important right in that case was the right to make a living, not the right to a horse. Today, if I were granted a right to have a horse, I’m not sure where I would put it. The best way to characterize human rights is to identify the outcomes that we are trying to ensure. These include critical freedoms like freedom of speech and freedom of access to information — and those are not necessarily bound to any particular technology at any particular time. Indeed, even the United Nations report, which was widely hailed as declaring Internet access a human right, acknowledged that the Internet was valuable as a means to an end, not as an end in itself. What about the claim that Internet access is or should be a civil right? The same reasoning above can be applied here — Internet access is always just a tool for obtaining something else more important — though the argument that it is a civil right is, I concede, a stronger one than that it is a human right. Civil rights, after all, are different from human rights because they are conferred upon us by law, not intrinsic to us as human beings. While the United States has never decreed that everyone has a “right” to a telephone, we have come close to this with the notion of “universal service” — the idea that telephone service (and electricity, and now broadband Internet) must be available even in the most remote regions of the country. When we accept this idea, we are edging into the idea of Internet access as a civil right, because ensuring access is a policy made by the government. Yet all these philosophical arguments overlook a more fundamental issue: the responsibility of technology creators themselves to support human and civil rights. The Internet has introduced an enormously accessible and egalitarian platform for creating, sharing and obtaining information on a global scale. As a result, we have new ways to allow people to exercise their human and civil rights. In this context, engineers have not only a tremendous obligation to empower users, but also an obligation to ensure the safety of users online. That means, for example, protecting users from specific harms like viruses and worms that silently invade their computers. Technologists should work toward this end. It is engineers — and our professional associations and standards-setting bodies like the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers — that create and maintain these new capabilities. As we seek to advance the state of the art in technology and its use in society, we must be conscious of our civil responsibilities in addition to our engineering expertise. Improving the Internet is just one means, albeit an important one, by which to improve the human condition. It must be done with an appreciation for the civil and human rights that deserve protection — without pretending that access itself is such a right. > Vinton G. Cerf, a fellow at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is a vice president and chief Internet evangelist for Google.

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Information/Data Sovereignty
by James Richu 17 Jan '12

17 Jan '12

Jambo Matunda Nyanchama, You have raised a very important question on information/Data Sovereignty. the question I would beg to ask is how secure are our phone numbers/names/ID numbers/signatures in those MPESA books we sign? some political party officials are harvesting possible party member details from mobile money agents. Regards On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 9:32 PM, <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 > http://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. Information/Data Sovereignty (Matunda Nyanchama) > 2. Re: Google's Antics on Mocality (lordmwesh) > 3. Re: Google's Antics on Mocality (Francis Hook) > 4. Re: Google's Antics on Mocality (McTim) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:14:17 -0800 (PST) > From: Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com> > To: Kenya ICT Policy-Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Information/Data Sovereignty > Message-ID: > <1326734057.95649.YahooMailNeo(a)web2817.biz.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Friends > > This is not to distract from mainstream focus on Vision 2030 discussions > and Google antics on Mocality. > > However, the above subject came up recently in a conversation we were > having at a conference here in Canada. Government here, fearing the US > Patriot Act requires that private citizen information (e.g. patient > records, financial data and the like) be domiciled within Canadian > jurisdiction. And they have a point. > > Data will be King in the future and who owns that data would have power. > > I am wondering how this concept is playing in Kenya. > > What controls (policy, technical and otherwise) have we in place to assure > that we don't (as a country) end up paying dearly to access our own data to > generate information we need for informed decisions. > > Regards. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com > Agano Consulting Inc.;? www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter:?nmatunda;? > Skype: okiambe > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they > happen! > Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com > > ?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train > stops. On my desk I have a workstation?" - Anonymous > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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] Google's Antics on Mocality
by Francis Hook 16 Jan '12

16 Jan '12

Hi Sammy, Yes indeed. I agree. If I may distill what I meant: 1 - Google have right of reply - and indications are that this is forthcoming and should be allowed to happen. If there are errant agents involved, this should be admitted by Google themselves. 2 - Any aggrieved party can state their grievance and be entitled to pursue the matter. Only the aggrieved parties should be in the fray. 3 - Those not working for Google, Kenic or Mocality (or other parties if any) should have solid ground to enjoin themselves in the issue - otherwise subjective and speculative commentary needlessly inflames passions, foments polarity among different sides and makes murky the waters. That's all I meant. And also with due respect to all parties and those that have participated in this discussion. Thanks On 16/01/2012, Sammy Buruchara <Buruchara(a)me.com> wrote: > Francis, > > I beg to differ. Kenic which is holds the .ke registry is also an > aggrieved party as there is currently no partnership agreement between > Kenic and Google yet its name has been mentioned adversely if not > tarnished by Google's activities. Expect a press statement shortly in this > regard. > So Kenya is indeed in the mix of this. > > Sammy > > On 1/16/12 9:16 PM, "Francis Hook" <francis.hook(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>Oh dear - this has taken quite a tangential course! >> >>What I meant is that the buck must stop somewhere - and the statement >>by Google is implicit that it has stopped somewhere high up and we >>should await details and not preclude action on their part. If we >>start blamestorming and offering up Google agents and supposed 'agent >>provocatuer's on the list into the mix, then we'll lose sight of the >>shore. The aggrieved party is Mocality (and somewhere at the periphery >>Kenya). Let them receive a response. >> >>On 16/01/2012, lordmwesh <lordmwesh(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> Probably some listers are on the payroll of big brother. Google has >>> tentatively admitted error, and even apologized as they "investigate" >>> >>> On 16/01/2012, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> So I'm still trying to understand how, after Googles admission, listers >>>> here are somehow still trying to exonerate.... #puzzled >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 6:27 PM, Francis Hook >>>> <francis.hook(a)gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Should we then infer that Google, just like Mocality, can make similar >>>>> allegations that their name was dropped alongside Mocality's by this >>>>> unknown party? Even after a Google VP has acknowledged impropriety on >>>>> Google's part? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 16/01/2012, S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> > Some weeks / months ago was called by a person claiming to be from >>>>> > Google >>>>> > about setting up a free web site. >>>>> > >>>>> > Could tell from the presentation this could not be a Google >>>>>employee so >>>>> > I >>>>> > asked questions including whether she was working for a Google >>>>>Partner >>>>> > / >>>>> > Agent. >>>>> > >>>>> > She affirmed herself to be working for a Google Partner. At one >>>>>point >>>>> > in >>>>> my >>>>> > drilling, she had to revert to someone else and call me back with >>>>> answers. >>>>> > >>>>> > Have no doubt this debacle was out of Google' s control. >>>>> > On Jan 16, 2012 4:28 PM, "McTim" <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> >> On 1/16/12, lordmwesh <lordmwesh(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >> >> > I am wondering what Google's aswer is to this clear case of >>>>>dirty >>>>> >> >> > tricks. >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> Their initial reaction was : >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> 'We were mortified to learn that a team of people working on a >>>>> >> >> Google >>>>> >> >> project improperly used Mocality¹s data and misrepresented our >>>>> >> >> relationship with Mocality to encourage customers to create new >>>>> >> >> websites. We¹ve already unreservedly apologised to Mocality. >>>>>We¹re >>>>> >> >> still investigating exactly how this happened, and as soon as we >>>>> >> >> have >>>>> >> >> all the facts, we¹ll be taking the appropriate action with the >>>>> >> >> people >>>>> >> >> involved.' >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> Am sure we will hear more soon. >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> -- >>>>> >> >> Cheers, >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > Google PR team are misjudging our intelligence with such a flimsy >>>>> >> > statement. Even a kid can read in between the lines. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> It was from nelson mattos, who I think is VP for EMEA, not from PR. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Not being a child, I can't read in between any of these lines, >>>>>maybe >>>>> >> you can fill us in on what you infer? >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Knowing what I know about google, the folks in charge of Google KE >>>>> >> (and the region), I am quite confident that none of these >>>>>shenanigans >>>>> >> were approved by them. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> I think that James was right when he suggested it was a >>>>>sub-contractor >>>>> >> who was responsible and not Google folks themselves. Still, Google >>>>> >> needs to make this right, as they (and their partners) are all >>>>> >> tarnished by this misbehavior. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> -- >>>>> >> Cheers, >>>>> >> >>>>> >> McTim >>>>> >> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A >>>>> >> route indicates how we get there." 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Information/Data Sovereignty
by Matunda Nyanchama 16 Jan '12

16 Jan '12

Friends This is not to distract from mainstream focus on Vision 2030 discussions and Google antics on Mocality. However, the above subject came up recently in a conversation we were having at a conference here in Canada. Government here, fearing the US Patriot Act requires that private citizen information (e.g. patient records, financial data and the like) be domiciled within Canadian jurisdiction. And they have a point. Data will be King in the future and who owns that data would have power. I am wondering how this concept is playing in Kenya. What controls (policy, technical and otherwise) have we in place to assure that we don't (as a country) end up paying dearly to access our own data to generate information we need for informed decisions. Regards. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Fw: [afnog] Af -16 Call for Proposal is now open!
by Walubengo J 16 Jan '12

16 Jan '12

Apologies for cross-posting. Good opportunity for telcos, academia, content managers to share their experiences...a while back we had an excellent presentation from Safaricom by one Gitau...maybe others would follow. Unfortuntately very little from Academia - i wonder what East African ICT Faculties research on :-( walu. --- On Mon, 1/16/12, Babusha Radhakissoon <babusha(a)afrinic.net> wrote: From: Babusha Radhakissoon <babusha(a)afrinic.net> Subject: [afnog] Af -16 Call for Proposal is now open! To: afnog(a)afnog.org Date: Monday, January 16, 2012, 2:33 PM Dear Colleagues, The AfriNIC-16 and AfNOG-13 event will take place in Serrekunda, The Gambia from 6 to 18 May 2012.This is your call to present at AfriNIC-16 Public Policy meeting (16 to 18 May 2012) and join other presenters to deliver tools, knowledge and know-how or policy ideas related to Internet Number Resource Management or IP networking operations to participants. The AfriNIC/ AfNOG event in 2011 in Dar es Salaam attracted over 200 international participants with 44 % being engineers from the ICT industry. Should you have an interest for presenting at our meeting, lease send us your proposals to discuss relevant topics to this specific audience.Your contribution can be in the form of a presentation, a tutorial or a live technical demonstration. Find below the submission instructions. How to submit: Your proposal should contain the following information: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Full Name * Email Address * Affiliation * Short biography * Title of Presentation * A detailed abstract or outline describing the presentation * Draft slides for the presentation (if ready/available) * Length of talk (minutes/hours/days) * Need (or not) for sponsorship or assistance to attend the meeting (travel and/or accommodation, etc) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please review all information provided before submitting your proposal to: meeting(a)afrinic.net<mailto:meeting@afrinic.net> Important Dates: * Deadline for submissions – 15 February 2012 * Meeting Registration opens – 20 February 2012 * Notification of Acceptance – 2 March 2012 * AfriNIC-16 Meeting – 12 to 18 May 2012 Guidelines: Presentation topics can range from but are not exclusive to: - IPv6 deployment - Cyber Security - Internet Peering and Routing - Mobile IP - IXP - DNSSEC - RPKI * Presentations will be fifteen (15) to thirty (30) minutes in length, with approximately 10-15 minutes for Q&A at the end of each presentation. The maximum time allotted per presentation is 45 minutes. The presenter(s) will be required to submit their presentation in PowerPoint two (2) weeks prior to the event date. * Tutorials can range from 90 minutes to half a day in length. A full course outline is required. * Demonstration facilities will need to be agreed based on available resources on-site. * AfriNIC will provide the space, tea/lunch breaks and projector equipment. * Presenters will be responsible for any handouts. There are typically approximately 100-150 delegates. * All presentations will be delivered with the highest professionalism to maximize the value obtained by the attendee. * The Meeting Coordination team and the program Committee will make the selection decisions. * Selected presenters will be contacted by the Event Coordinator and Presenter Liaison to coordinate logistics and details regarding your presentation. * The audience at AfriNIC meetings is mainly composed of technical network operators and engineers with a wide range of experience levels from beginners to seasoned professionals. * Presentations that contain any sort of marketing and commercial content are usually not encouraged at such meetings. *Exhibition opportunities for our sponsors * We are currently seeking sponsors for our event. Use this opportunity to maximize your brand exposure. For further details regarding the different sponsorship packages, please contact Diane on sponsorship(a)afrinic.net<mailto:sponsorship@afrinic.net> We look forward to your proposal. Kind regards, The AfriNIC Meeting team _______________________________________________ afnog mailing list http://afnog.org/mailman/listinfo/afnog

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Dr. Ndemo's views on Open Data
by Dennis Kioko 16 Jan '12

16 Jan '12

Dr. Ndemo says that more information needs to be generated off Government Open Data, now that the government has released the data and made sure that infrastructure is widespread through the country. More at http://www.cio.co.ke/view-all-main-stories/4776-kenya-inching-closer-to-a-k… -- with Regards: blog.denniskioko.com <http://www.denniskioko.com/>

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Re: [kictanet] ICT Professional Bodies in Kenya
by Edna shiko 16 Jan '12

16 Jan '12

Thanks walu point noted about the thread:-) Edna On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > We did an audit here 5yr ago on this and they were sooo many. But of my > head, Beyond CSK, there is also . > ISACA-Kenya , www.isaca.or.ke and > another one ICT Professionals of Kenya? Kamotho speak up and be counted. > > walu. > nb: Meanwhile Edna, plse change the subject lines to match the content. I > almost thought you are contributing to the opens source thread. > > --- On *Fri, 1/13/12, Edna shiko <ednawanjiku(a)gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Edna shiko <ednawanjiku(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Opensource Procurement Toolkit > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Friday, January 13, 2012, 2:14 PM > > Hey Listers > Is there a professional Body for ICT practitioners in Kenya apart from the > computer society in Kenya > Regards > Edna > > On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=otieno.barrack@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > FYI > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Evans Ikua* <ikua.evans(a)gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=ikua.evans@gmail.com> > > > Date: Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:47 AM > Subject: [ke-internetusers] Fwd: [Skunkworks] Opensource Procurement > Toolkit > To: ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net<http://mc/compose?to=ke-internetusers@bdix.net> > > > > > Just in case you all missed on this link posted on skunkworks some time > back. Might be of interest to those in Government to see what is happening > elsewhere: > > > http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/open-source-procurement-to… > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke <http://mc/compose?to=Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> > ------------ > List info, subscribe/unsubscribe > http://orion.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 > > > _______________________________________________ > ke-internetusers mailing list > ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net <http://mc/compose?to=ke-internetusers@bdix.net> > http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers > > > > > -- > Barrack O. Otieno > +254721325277 > +254-20-2498789 > Skype: barrack.otieno > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<http://mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ednawanjiku%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. > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<http://mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/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. > >

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 56, Issue 40
by Titus Ngeno 15 Jan '12

15 Jan '12

Sorry to get out of Subject here! But truth be told ,getting a hold of precious investment capital is a key challenge for any developing country and Kenya is not exceptional. Of all the kinds of capital which flows into developing countries, many economists believe that foreign direct investment (FDI) is the best - because it is the most advantageous to the host country So what does moving election to 2013 does to Potential Investors to Kenya? This is the question that our politicians ought to answer. Rwanda, Could it be that one small African country provides the most powerful example for how to end the destructive practice of conducting politics as a game that must end with a winner and a loser? -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+titus.ngeno=ebix.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+titus.ngeno=ebix.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:03 AM To: Titus Ngeno Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 56, Issue 40 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://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. Fw: [i-network] Google Kenya - What were you thinking (Walubengo J) 2. Re: Local ICT orgs (Walubengo J) 3. Google's Antics on Mocality (Matunda Nyanchama) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:42:14 -0800 (PST) From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> To: KICTAnet KICTAnet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Fw: [i-network] Google Kenya - What were you thinking Message-ID: <1326606134.90221.YahooMailClassic(a)web161705.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" This was "trending" on the .UG? list and i had not seen it here in .KE! Its about a local content company in Kenya http://www.mocality.co.ke/ vs The global content company google.com. Read and enjoy the battle @ http://bit.ly/zhm6Rb walu. --- On Fri, 1/13/12, Esther Nakkazi <nakkazie(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Esther Nakkazi <nakkazie(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [i-network] Google Kenya - What were you thinking To: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Date: Friday, January 13, 2012, 7:56 PM Stephen it is an interesting read! But that raises a lot of questions around doing business with google and about privacy. Let us hang on for google's response, the matter definitely requires legal action, that is not the way google should build local content. I wish Stefan victory if he engages them legally. Esta?Esther Nakkazi | Freelance science Reporter, Researcher & Trainer Uganda-East Africa | Mobile+256772491950 nakkazie(a)yahoo.com | estanakkazi(a)gmail.com Blog; estanakkazi.blogspot.com | twitter: @Nakkazi |skype; estanakkazi From: Joseph Owino <joseph(a)owinosolutions.com> To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Sent: Friday, 13 January 2012, 8:29 Subject: [i-network] Google Kenya - What were you thinking I'm reading this and am fascinated! Looking forward to the google side of the story. In the meantime, i'm Ordering for more popcorn! Quoting "Stephen S. 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Fw: [i-network] Google Kenya - What were you thinking
by Walubengo J 15 Jan '12

15 Jan '12

This was "trending" on the .UG list and i had not seen it here in .KE! Its about a local content company in Kenya http://www.mocality.co.ke/ vs The global content company google.com. Read and enjoy the battle @ http://bit.ly/zhm6Rb walu. --- On Fri, 1/13/12, Esther Nakkazi <nakkazie(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Esther Nakkazi <nakkazie(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [i-network] Google Kenya - What were you thinking To: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Date: Friday, January 13, 2012, 7:56 PM Stephen it is an interesting read! But that raises a lot of questions around doing business with google and about privacy. Let us hang on for google's response, the matter definitely requires legal action, that is not the way google should build local content. I wish Stefan victory if he engages them legally. Esta Esther Nakkazi | Freelance science Reporter, Researcher & Trainer Uganda-East Africa | Mobile+256772491950 nakkazie(a)yahoo.com | estanakkazi(a)gmail.com Blog; estanakkazi.blogspot.com | twitter: @Nakkazi |skype; estanakkazi From: Joseph Owino <joseph(a)owinosolutions.com> To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Sent: Friday, 13 January 2012, 8:29 Subject: [i-network] Google Kenya - What were you thinking I'm reading this and am fascinated! Looking forward to the google side of the story. In the meantime, i'm Ordering for more popcorn! Quoting "Stephen S. Musoke" <smusoke(a)infoma.com>: > I-Netters, > > Any confirmation on the validity of this story? > > http://bit.ly/zhm6Rb > > Stephen > > __________ > You are receiving this message because you're a member of the community > I-Network Uganda. > > A reply to this message will be sent to all members of I-Network Uganda. > To reply to sender, send a message to smusoke(a)infoma.com. > To unsubscribe, send an email to leave.i-network(a)dgroups.org > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph G. Owino, Founder/CEO, Owino Solutions LLC 18, Bukoto Street, Kamwokya, Kampala. Twitter: @JosephOwino | Skype: joseph.owino # 28331, Kampala. |Mobile: +256782021459, +256714021459 | Office: +256414597599 Web: http://www.owinosolutions.com | http://sms.owinosolutions.com Sports News at your fingertips! - http://www.kawowo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail is subject to Owino Solutions Ltd disclaimer available at http://www.owinosolutions.com/email-disclaimer.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Website Design & Maintenance| Web hosting| Domains| BULK SMS| Networking| __________ You are receiving this message because you're a member of the community I-Network Uganda. A reply to this message will be sent to all members of I-Network Uganda. To reply to sender, send a message to joseph(a)owinosolutions.com. To unsubscribe, send an email to leave.i-network(a)dgroups.org You are receiving this message because you are a member of the community I-Network Uganda. A reply to this message will be sent to all members of I-Network Uganda. Reply to sender | Unsubscribe

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Re: [kictanet] Opensource Procurement Toolkit
by Barrack Otieno 14 Jan '12

14 Jan '12

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Evans Ikua <ikua.evans(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:47 AM Subject: [ke-internetusers] Fwd: [Skunkworks] Opensource Procurement Toolkit To: ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Just in case you all missed on this link posted on skunkworks some time back. Might be of interest to those in Government to see what is happening elsewhere: http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/open-source-procurement-to… _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://orion.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 _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno

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New gTLD Applicant Support Program
by alice＠apc.org 14 Jan '12

14 Jan '12

http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support ICANN seeks to increase global diversity and representation across regions within the new gTLD Program. The new gTLD Program has the potential to increase competition and choice in the domain name market, and it is important to ICANN community members to ensure that efforts are made to minimize any competitive disadvantage for those in developing economies. The Applicant Support Program is an initiative developed in addition to the New gTLD Program and it seeks to serve the global public interest by ensuring worldwide accessibility to, and competition within, the new gTLD Program. The Applicant Support Program assists potential new gTLD applicants seeking both financial and non-financial support. There are three ways to participate in this program. Access to pro bono services for startup gTLD registries: The Applicant Support Directory is an online work space providing access to community pro bono services. The directory was created to connect potential applicants who wish to establish a new public interest gTLD registry in their community with organizations who wish to offer either financial or non-financial assistance. Learn more Apply for financial assistance: Qualified applicants may receive reduced evaluation fees. Refer to the Financial Assistance Handbook for guidelines and criteria on how to apply for reduced fees. Learn more Important Notice: Financial Assistance is dedicated to truly deserving new gTLD applicants. Those applications from entities that apply for financial assistance and do not meet the threshold criteria will be disqualified from the new gTLD program and may not be eligible for a refund. Donate to the Applicant Support Program. The ICANN Board has set aside US$2,000,000 as seed funding to assist needy applicants. Other organizations will be able to donate to this fund. Learn More For more information about the Applicant Support Program, please see our FAQs. Access to pro bono services for startup registries Operating a gTLD is a technology-based service comprised of many requirements and expenses, such as acquiring equipment, establishing operations, hiring and training staff and providing customer service. New gTLD applicants, including those from developing economies, in need of technical or financial information or assistance may be able to find pro bono services, in-kind support or grants from members of the ICANN community through the Applicant Support Directory. The Applicant Support Directory is an online work space created to connect potential applicants who wish to establish a new public interest gTLD registry in their community with organizations who wish to offer either financial or non-financial assistance. The directory can be found here. Enroll now as one of the following: Applicant seeking pro bono assistance Provider of pro bono assistance Examples of the types of support organizations can provide include: New gTLD Program application writing and application process Logistical assistance Technical help Legal and filing support Registry back-end services Infrastructure for providing IPv6 compatibility; IPV6 compatible hardware/networks DNS services IDN implementation support DNSSEC consulting Translations Training – in areas like building a sustainability plan, marketing, and operations. Organizations offering to provide assistance should be as specific as possible about their services in order to aid applicants in finding the appropriate type of help. Organizations participating in this space are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date. Requests for updates or removal from the directory should be sent via e-mail to candidate-support(a)icann.org. See FAQ for more details. Important: This page is not intended to market third-party consulting services nor future new gTLD applicants or extensions. The lists of participants are composed through a self-electing process and are not validated nor endorsed by ICANN. ICANN provides no warranties and takes no responsibility for the quality, legitimacy, or connection between the parties. The Applicant Support Site is provided as a courtesy by ICANN for informational purposes only. The Applicant Support Directory is a free community service facilitated by ICANN. ICANN does not control the content or third party site links in any listing and does not endorse or support any organization listed. Listing information may not be current or up to date. Please read and be aware of the Terms of Use that apply to any access or use of the Applicant Support Site. ICANN encourages all users to exercise care when dealing with any listed organization. Please check the FAQ for more details about the directory. You may report any suspicious listing or behavior to candidate-support(a)icann.org. Apply for financial assistance The Internet is a global resource, and the diversity, competition and innovation made possible by the new gTLD Program should provide an inclusive opportunity for all to participate. This part of the Applicant Support Program will allow a limited number of qualifying applicants the opportunity to pay a reduced evaluation fee of US $47,000 instead of the full evaluation fee of US $185,000. In order to qualify for the fee reduction, applicants must demonstrate financial need, provide a public interest benefit, and possess the necessary management and financial capabilities. If you are seeking fee reduction and have questions about the financial assistance available, please contact newgTLD(a)icann.org. Reference materials for financial assistance New gTLD Financial Assistance Handbook New gTLD Financial Assistance Handbook Redline Confidential Component for Financial Assistance Application Public Component for Financial Assistance Application The confidential and public components for financial assistance applications are the same documents available for download in TAS. Archived material Draft Applicant Support Criteria Draft Applicant Support Process Draft Applicant Support Program Timeline Important Notice: Financial Assistance is dedicated to truly deserving new gTLD applicants. Those applications from entities that apply for financial assistance and do not meet the threshold criteria will be disqualified from the new gTLD program and may not be eligible for a refund. Donate to the program The financial assistance element of the Applicant Support program is made possible due to a USD$2,000,000 fund set aside by ICANN's Board. This initial budget is considered seed funding. ICANN will work with the community to create a process for other parties to contribute to the fund. Details about the fundraising activities will be made available in 2012. Check back often as details will be posted soon. If you would like to donate to the program now or want more information, please write to candidate-support(a)icann.org.

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Re: [kictanet] Google, What Happened?
by Brian Munyao Longwe 13 Jan '12

13 Jan '12

A preliminary statement from one of Google's spokesmen: "We were mortified to learn that a team of people working on a Google project improperly used Mocality’s data......" https://plus.google.com/u/0/115264064268941645500/posts/WfALKwfmCGJ On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 5:23 PM, James Muendo <timrick(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Google have a lot of explaining to do. > > http://blog.mocality.co.ke/2012/01/13/google-what-were-you-thinking/ > > Regards, > > -- > James M. Muendo > > P.O Box 28016 - 00200, > Nairobi. > Mobile: +254725567508 > Skype:tim.rick | Twitter: @Sprint_media | gtalk: timrick | Web: > www.sprint-interactive.com <http://muendoshead.blogspot.com/> > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/blongwe%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. > -- Brian Munyao Longwe e-mail: blongwe(a)gmail.com cell: +254715964281 blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com

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Re: [kictanet] Opensource Procurement Toolkit
by Esther Muchiri 13 Jan '12

13 Jan '12

This is indeed calls for some explaining.looking forward to hearing from Google. From: kictanet-bounces+emuchiri=andestbites.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+emuchiri=andestbites.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of peter wakaba Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 3:25 PM To: emuchiri(a)andestbites.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Opensource Procurement Toolkit follow the link......... http://blog.mocality.co.ke/2012/01/13/google-what-were-you-thinking/. most likely you have all read this by now, but is CCK or even the ministry of information empowered to do with this. MIH ought to lodge a complaint first with cck for Kenya but what to do about India and the California angle? On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 7:14 PM, Edna shiko <ednawanjiku(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hey Listers Is there a professional Body for ICT practitioners in Kenya apart from the computer society in Kenya Regards Edna On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> wrote: FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Evans Ikua <ikua.evans(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:47 AM Subject: [ke-internetusers] Fwd: [Skunkworks] Opensource Procurement Toolkit To: ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Just in case you all missed on this link posted on skunkworks some time back. Might be of interest to those in Government to see what is happening elsewhere: http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/open-source-procurement-too lkit _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24 <http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94> &t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ednawanjiku%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 http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/peterwakaba%40gmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. -- Warm Regards, PETER WAKABA. Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up, it knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a gazelle or a lion. When the sun comes up, you better start running. - In "The World is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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PhD/DBA candidates wanted for ICT & development scholarships
by Alice Munyua 12 Jan '12

12 Jan '12

This could be of interest Best Alice Begin forwarded message: > * > * > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *P M* <pmoore26(a)yahoo.com <mailto:pmoore26@yahoo.com>> > Date: 11 January 2012 10:25 > Subject: [leadersalumni] PhD/DBA candidates wanted for ICT & > development scholarships > To: Alumni Interns <leadersalumni(a)lists.iisd.ca > <mailto:leadersalumni@lists.iisd.ca>> > > > The Centre for Development Informatics at the University of Manchester > is seeking high-quality PhD and DBA candidates to research topics on > ICTs/information systems and socio-economic development. Some > scholarships are available for those starting in September 2012; > deadline dates vary but many require application before end January 2012. > Only very high-quality candidates will be considered. We are > typically looking for those with a distinction-level Masters degree > from an internationally-recognised university in an appropriate topic > (which includes but is not limited to information systems, management, > or development); good English skills; and a relevant topic for study > backed by a proposal that demonstrates an ability to work with > academic theory. > Candidates may choose to study a PhD, for which they will typically be > based in Manchester during much of their study, other than a period of > fieldwork in a developing country. Those already in employment may > choose the DBA route, taken over a four-or-five-year period and > requiring roughly two two-week periods of intensive study/supervision > per year in Manchester. (Scholarships are not available for DBA study.) > Selected candidates will join the Centre for Development Informatics, > the largest academic group working on issues of ICTs in developing > countries (http://www.cdi.manchester.ac.uk > <http://www.cdi.manchester.ac.uk/>). CDI will consider any topic > related to development informatics although we have particular > priorities at present for work on: m-finance; ICTs and > small/micro-enterprise; gender implications of ICTs; IS methodologies > in developing countries; e-government; ICTs and civil society > organisations; ICT policy; ICT-based offshoring; ICT4D innovation; and > "development 2.0". > Further details about application and scholarships can be found at: > http://www.cdi.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/ > Richard Heeks & Brian Nicholson > Directors > Centre for Development Informatics > University of Manchester, UK > http://www.cdi.manchester.ac.uk <http://www.cdi.manchester.ac.uk/> > --- > You are currently subscribed to Alumni Interns > > > > -- > "Wherever you go, there you are" - Confucius >

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Vision 2030: ICT and Other Sectors Converged (Day 3)
by Eric M.K Osiakwan 12 Jan '12

12 Jan '12

> Dr. Ndemo, if you may some commentary under your submission.....also from my iPhone so please pardon any errors. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 30, 2011, at 6:12, bitange(a)jambo.co.ke wrote: > >> From the Blackberry (forgive unintended mistakes). >> >> Grace, >> Allow me to wish everybody a prosperous 2012. > I join myself to this wish and extend it beyond the wish that in 2012 we would rise up and DO the things we have been discussing and planning in this forum. > >> My year did not end well having lost a dear friend and mentor, Prof. Donald Woods. > You have my condolences and let Prof. Woods rest in the assurance that those of us they have handed the baton to would build on their works and do greater works. > >> I have followed the debate but I must say here that I was rather disappointed. > Me too but at least there is discussion and hope that we can move in the cause towards DOING. > >> >> Mugo is one of the most accomplished Kenyan having risen to the pinnacle of both Private and Public sectors in Kenya. I got the feeling that we treated him with kid gloves. I did not see any question with respect to our expectation of the public in achieving the vision. Let me elaborate what has happened in developed countries' guiding policies. >> >> Adam Smith thought that politics and the economics are two different activities. That economic activity happens whether you like it or not. That is how he came up with his "invincible hand" (you cannot quite see what guides business in a capitalist society) these thoughts guided especially the Western world between 1776 and 1920. There were many variants of this thinking. That is how Marx thought it cannot survive. And indeed it formented bad things such as slavery and extreme poverty. >> >> The separation of economics and politics ended with British economist, Kynes introduction of new thinking leaning more to social democracy arguing that the role of government was to manage the economy. That is how government intervention in business activity was introduced. Mainly the role of government here was to make laws of market economics and let the citizen do their thing. This thinking thrived for 40 years and led to great success when new thinking close to Adam Smith's emerged. >> >> Milton Friedman assisted by politicians Thatcher and Reagan. Instead of treating economics as a branch of politics they went the opposite and treated politics as a branch of economics. Deregulation set in and massive unemployment crept in. Enterprises made money and greed of couse set in. > Unfortunately this is where I would have to stop you.....Greed has been around for the longest time, even before Adam Smith and has been responsible for the failure of all the economic theories you have outlined above. Am not saying there is anything wrong with greed but when greed is not "regulated" it makes a mockery of the best systems ever invented, please help me in studying global and economic history and before long it would clear. > >> That is how the whole thing came crashing in 2009 and the rise of civil society's demand to occupy Wall Street. > Same way it crushed before, again and again so as a member of the human race, my advise is, let's watch this guy called greed and "contain" it. Otherwise the European crisis would soon get out of hand which would trigger situations in Asia. As a matter of fact in Paul Krugman's last piece in the NY Times, he firmly argues that China would have no choice than to break soon and if you pay close attention to the submission, you would see greed all over it.... >> >> These two competing ideologies have have shaped Western Politics. > Ideologies yes but our human endeavors can undo all ideological underpinning so personally I have moved to the middle with Obama. I think our world would only be sustainable in the 21st century if we avoid "extremism" and find moderation as the key so for example we need to find moderation between "ideologies" and "pragmatism". > >> We have for many years blindly followed the West and assumed our people understand this. > My good old friend Prof. George Ayittey would buy you a beer for making this point which am not ashamed to say he spent his entire life making. George argues and I have spent time to read greatly on this and am convinced that he is saying something that need serious attention, before the colonial master Africa had her own governance and political system that was based on consultation and consensus etc. He then argues that colonialism did a lot of damage but we cannot continue to blame colonialism and then insist on their imported system which in his own words "our African elites do not understand". In Africa Unchained, he confronts Prof. Ali Mazuri's externalist approach and homes in on our need to be internalist. Am a big fan of Ali as I am of George so my verdict is that both are right in presenting the extreme views but WE have to find the middle ground (moderation) to chat our cause for Africa's re-emergence. Let me be quick to add that in some cases we are doing that but need to be more forthright and speedy in implementation because trust me, great ideas are not enough. > >> Capitalism is not bad at all. It is the most adaptive ideology but yet the most misunderstood. > Am still learning and experiencing it and am open to more of such, actually am a student of knowing my experience but that does not mean I don't read.....moderation as always is the key. > >> Take The case of China and Russia. Both are under the assumption that they are opening up their economies to free market economy. China has been successful with a regulated capitalism whereas Russia's approach only led to creation of oligarchs and millions of the poor. > You know am very careful when I speak about these two establishments and I won't for a second pretend I know anything about them because I don't, am still in the process of spending time there, reading and trying to understand what is going on but there is one thing I would stand up to, "only fools doubt results" - so long as China is poised to over take the US in the 21st century, I have no problem reducing myself to learning what they are DOING right. The US's number complaint is China in every form, currency manipulation, you name it. Am not saying it is not true but to my point one needs to strike a balance even between complaining and doing. If China is a "fraud", time would take care of it but for now we in Africa need to ask ourselves, how can we do and do better than them.....:-) > >> >> Clearly in Kenya we need to define what we want. What we expect of the government. What we expect of the people. The private sector is not capable of exploiting the opportunities we have. > You have laid out the foundation of a united Africa but am not sure I entirely agree with your wording of the last sentence. For what it is worth, I would expand. Africa has had steady GDP growth of 5% average over the last decade and the mobile magic also happened over the same period and we have empirical data to support the correlation between GDP growth and fix line, mobile, internet and broadband penetration so something has to give. However we don't yet have basis for coxiality, also if you take the UNDP HDI over the same period, you see a decline which tells me that something is wrong. Now to my point that the growth we have experienced has being purely private sector lead so I disagree with you to extend that you "entirely" dismiss the private sector's ingenuity but I know that not what you meant. I agreed with you that there is more room for improvement. Haven said that let me tell you the Eric Osiakwan foundation of the problem and I think we have debated this before but if members would pardon me. Empirical data tells us that between 35 to 65% of African economies are OWNed by non-Africans, this means that there is massive capital flight so the 5% growth that we are seeing is not reinvested in Africa and you know better than me the economics of capital circulation and for those who do not, George Soros did the best rendition of this in his book "Soros on Globalization". Anyway so my submission is we need to craft a strategic approach towards owning Africa ourselves, otherwise trust me we would be going in circles for much longer, if you don't believe me ask God. > >> If they were they could have invested in Energy. > Energy is a problem because government is "standing" in the way of private sector instead of assuming a posture of how do we (all stakeholders) work together to generate a win-win situation. The mobile magic is a perfect example, it could not have being done by the private sector alone, all had to collaborate so again it is all about striking a balance even between the stakeholders. Just ten years ago, there were more landlines in Manhattan than all of Africa but now Africa has more cellphones than the whole of the US and we lead the world -- the economist cannot help but change it's headline from hopeless to hopeful: folks, something has happened in the last decade wether you like it or not. Mo Ibrahim has become a billionaire from that, I only wish he was living fulltime and reinvesting all that money in Africa. Mark Shuttleworth, MTN etc are all examples whic begs the question why is it that we make billionaires and millionaires on the continent only for them to relocate? These are the issues I expect the African Union to be discussing (not debating...:-) to come out with a plan to change that in from 2012.... > >> If they were they could have put their money in the fledgling ICT sector. > I may be wrong but if you pay attention to the investments in various sectors over the decade, the private sector has done much more for the ict sector than government (this is not to pitch them against each other) and the Ict sector has had more impact on lives than other sectors. Let's take the mining sector, am afraid that it has only made the rich richer from the natural resources in the poor man's backyard and in some cases destroyed farmlands that use to sustain peasant farmers. The mobile magic to the contrary is liberating, empowering and democratizing - my mother calls me and tells me, "Eric I hear Ecobank is selling shares, am going to buy some so why don't you also", before she use to rely on me telling her what's going down - something has changed. >> >> Back to Mugo. > Yes, back to basics... > >> Given the underlying ideological theories and the fact that our peoiple are unaware, > They are becoming aware, i like to recognize little efforts or success as a basis not to be complacent but to do more and better. > >> what do we expect from the people of Kenya in achieving Vision 2030? > The answer is "let's DO - get everyone doing something". Africa is soo good on paper sometimes I wish we could just be in the paper. In 2012, let's start focusing on implementing vision 2030 even if it is not the best. We can be refining it as we implement because we have being planning this for way to long and if we are not careful 2030 would arrive with us still discussing and planning it. > >> >> Ndemo. > Eric here > >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my BlackBerry® >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> >> Sender: kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.keDate: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:33:52 >> To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> >> Cc: <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Vision 2030: ICT and Other Sectors Converged (Day 3) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/emko%40internetresearc… >> >> 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. Eric M.K Osiakwan Director Internet Research www.internetresearch.com.gh 42 Ring Road Central Accra-North, Accra +233244386792

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Re: [kictanet] Equity Bank's ATMs a big let down
by Zachary Ochieng 12 Jan '12

12 Jan '12

Hi Edna, It is true that even some of the few ATMs you find without the "I am being serviced" message do not dispense cash, forcing one to move from one ATM to the next. Still, others have introduced their own daily limits apart from the standard limit allowed by the bank. For instance, some ATMs would not allow you to withdraw more than Sh 5,000 if your daily limit is SAh 20,000. Surely, Equity must do something. Otherwise those numerous awards are not worth the citations emblazoned on them. Zachary. Be the change you want to see in the world Zachary Ochieng Editor/Journalist Cell: +254 726 473 388 Blog: http://ochiengzach.blogspot.com Twitter: @OchiengZach --- On Thu, 12/1/12, Edna shiko <ednawanjiku(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Edna shiko <ednawanjiku(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Equity Bank's ATMs a big let down To: "Zachary Ochieng" <zzachmbir(a)yahoo.com> Date: Thursday, 12 January, 2012, 20:02 Hey Zachary I concur even with a failed withdrawal one has to keep visiting the branch to ensure they reverse the transaction ,i mean for a bank making huge profits they should invest in a good infrastructure. On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Zachary Ochieng <zzachmbir(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Fellow listers, Compliments of the New Year. I believe some of you are “members” of Equity Bank and must have undergone frustrations accessing your money from their ATMS. Most of the Equity ATMS are obsolete while the seemingly new ones are poorly maintained and rarely function. Upon visiting these ATMs, the message likely to greet you is “I am being serviced” or “I am out of service”, resulting into long and winding queues in the ATM lobbies. Often times, one is then forced to saunter into one of their banking halls, which are equally crowded. Although initially the breakdowns were experienced during month ends when customers troop to the ATMs in droves to withdraw money, it has now become a common phenomenon even in the middle of January when most people have no business to transact at the ATMS. For a bank that boasts a robust IT platform, this is unacceptable especially in this age of technological revolution. The Equity CIO is sleeping on the job. I am contemplating withdrawing my “membership”. Regards, Zach Be the change you want to see in the world Zachary Ochieng Editor/Journalist Cell: +254 726 473 388 Blog: http://ochiengzach.blogspot.com Twitter: @OchiengZach _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ednawanjiku%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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Technology & the 2012/3 elections
by robert yawe 12 Jan '12

12 Jan '12

Hi, I received a very interesting email from one of the 2012 presidential candidates Hon. Peter Kenneth and the concept is brilliant with technology being applied in a very professional manner. I would have liked to post the link but due to the fear of contravening the rules of this forum I have restrained my self even though doing so would have propelled me to the top of the leader board, but instead I will try to explain the features. The concept is to take a message viral using social media and mobile, on offer (yes me is donkey) is a free meal and an opportunity to have a meeting with the candidate together with 10 ones 10 friends but as usual there is a catch. To be able to qualify for the one on ten meeting you must be one of the 5 top recruiters onto the campaign, the site even has a ranking board to show you how you are doing. It integrates seamlessly with facebook and twitter for easy spreading of the message. The site is simple and uncluttered which allows you to better take in the available options, the flow of the requests require more thought as you move down the page until they finally ask for your address list. I again repeat that this is a brilliant application of technology and with 17 million mobile users & 14 million internet users Peter Kenneth's campaign team might just be able to pull off an Obama on the other candidates. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Equity Bank's ATMs a big let down
by Zachary Ochieng 12 Jan '12

12 Jan '12

Fellow listers, Compliments of the New Year. I believe some of you are “members” of Equity Bank and must have undergone frustrations accessing your money from their ATMS. Most of the Equity ATMS are obsolete while the seemingly new ones are poorly maintained and rarely function. Upon visiting these ATMs, the message likely to greet you is “I am being serviced” or “I am out of service”, resulting into long and winding queues in the ATM lobbies. Often times, one is then forced to saunter into one of their banking halls, which are equally crowded. Although initially the breakdowns were experienced during month ends when customers troop to the ATMs in droves to withdraw money, it has now become a common phenomenon even in the middle of January when most people have no business to transact at the ATMS. For a bank that boasts a robust IT platform, this is unacceptable especially in this age of technological revolution. The Equity CIO is sleeping on the job. I am contemplating withdrawing my “membership”. Regards, Zach Be the change you want to see in the world Zachary Ochieng Editor/Journalist Cell: +254 726 473 388 Blog: http://ochiengzach.blogspot.com Twitter: @OchiengZach

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Vision 2030: The Gikomba Experience
by robert yawe 11 Jan '12

11 Jan '12

Hi Listers, At the beginning of the year and visited Gikomba to see if I could get a basket ball backboard fabricated and task that was executed within an hour. Apart from the efficiency and flexibility with which is was done my experience re-affirms by believe that the Vision 2030 and no more a shelf document than the Sessional Paper number 3 I believe of 1968 was. I ask Mr. Kibati and his team to visit Gikomba and also Grogan (where a car is reconditioned in 8 hours flat), spend at least 2 hours after which you will be in a position to give sight to Vision 2030. Gikomba and Grogan epitomise what the vision was of the Kenya Industrial Estates workshops in Industrial Areas where supposed to be and also the later Nyayo Jua Kali Sheds but with the missing ingredient, the peculiar Kenyan. This is a picture of the average stalls in Gikomba, I visited 3 speciality workshops before the backboard was finally completed, each stall measures no more than 3 x 5 meters. The picture above is of a stall with a wood planner, circular saw and router. Each of the stalls usually accommodates a number of independent contractors with the usual broker offering the logistics and coordination function As the demand for space increases the stalls have now been extended to two levels and a few new constructions have risen to 3 and 4 storeys. The two locations apply all the rules of Just I Time and as an engineer you will appreciate the clustering of various activities in the form of a conveyor belt system. To me what I visualised was the Airbus manufacturing model where components are assembled in disparate locations. Let as be weary of picking a foreign model on industrialisation without localising it and taking into account the fact that Kenya is a different country and 2013 is not 1967 so the Asian Tiger models or the MIT models will fail here, we must incorporate our local peculiarities if we are to succeed. Regards

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Fwd: Fw: Invitation to NARC Book (DAWN OF A RAINBOW) Launch Thursday, January 12, 5.30PM, Nairobi Serena Hotel
by Wycliff Ochieng 11 Jan '12

11 Jan '12

FYI. Rgs, Cliff --- On *Wed, 11/1/12, Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho(a)yahoo.com>* wrote: From: Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Fw: Invitation to NARC Book (DAWN OF A RAINBOW) Launch Thursday, January 12, 5.30PM, Nairobi Serena Hotel Cc: "Grace Asimba" <g_asimba(a)yahoo.com>, "Roz Kahumbu" <rozkah2005(a)yahoo.com>, "Esther Ochuodho" <estaochuodho(a)yahoo.com> Date: Wednesday, 11 January, 2012, 6:15 Friends, Please accept our warm invitation to the Dawn of a Rainbow book launch tomorrow at the Serena, 5.30pm. The book chronicles the Narc (r)evolution and its intrigues, the role of ICTs in the 2002/07 general elections, the performance of NARC/the Kibaki Administration, the Kibaki/Raila Administration/Grand Coalition, pits a case for the Third Force, and much more .... It includes a Foreword by Hon. Noah Wekesa (Forestry Minister), then Chair of the NARC Council. Venue: Nairobi Serena aka 'Peace Hotel' Date & Time: Thursday, 12th January, 5.30pm Book/Cover Price: KSh 1,500 Of course one NEED NOT buy a book to attend. But space is limited, so you need to book early with Dada Grace or Dada Roz (both above cc:ed). Attached is an e-Invitation Card. Best regards, Shem

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The next big thing
by robert yawe 10 Jan '12

10 Jan '12

Thought this would be good food for thought as for go into the new year http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&articleID=5561851477300883462&ids=3… Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Innovation & Agriculture in Africa by Calestous Juma
by Matunda Nyanchama 10 Jan '12

10 Jan '12

New Harvest by Calestous Juma ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Apply Now for ICANN Leadership Positions
by waudo siganga 09 Jan '12

09 Jan '12

Dear Colleagues, Over the past holiday period the ICANN Nominating Committee has posted the announcement for available leadership positions this year. This may interest you or someone you know. The announcement is at: [1]https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-23dec11-en .htm References 1. https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-23dec11-en.htm

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Nairobi traffic congestion -what is the role of technology
by Titus Ngeno 09 Jan '12

09 Jan '12

Listers, Nairobi is a great regional hub/city but its transport system by the twenty-first century is obviously lagging behind the needs of its economy and its citizens. The population of Nairobi is growing daily and little being done on sustain ability initiative. Can we use technology for traffic management? Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ________________________________ The information contained in this message may be CONFIDENTIAL and is for the intended addressee only. Any unauthorized use, dissemination of the information, or copying of this message is prohibited. If you are not the intended addressee, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message.

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Robert Yawe for PMG Integrity test
by Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau 09 Jan '12

09 Jan '12

Listers, Disclaimer: This is not to disregard Yawe's candidature. I have been silently following the 'self-campaign' by one Robert Yawe in his quest of becoming the Post Master General, at Postal Corporation of Kenya. I have also noticed the passionate he has of reviving this important agency back to where it was in yesteryears. This passion, I can state, comes as a result of mass wastage the organization does; not changing with times, has more workers but less output, corruption and perhaps political interference. Now, as long as PCK remains a state-run corporation, the PMG, must be someone who is bound by various laws, notably Public Officers Ethics Act etc. In line with this, Bw. Yawe, how does your qualification (Academic & non-academic) relate well with Chapter 6 of the Constitution? PS: Remember our MPs the other day turned down some nominees because they considered them 'impassionate' yet qualified. Thanks Regards, Solomon

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16th Round of the ICANN Fellowship Program Open
by alice＠apc.org 07 Jan '12

07 Jan '12

ICANN has opened the online application for ICANN 44 meeting taking place in Prague, Czech Republic in June. 2012. Please visit: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-06jan12-en.htm Best Alice

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The seven habits of spectacularly unsuccessful executives
by Alice Munyua 06 Jan '12

06 Jan '12

old but still quite relevant http://www.jacksonleadership.com/pdfs/7Habits_IveyBusinessJournal.pdf Happy new year Best Alice

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Vision 2030: ICT and Other Sectors Converged (Day 2)
by Grace Githaiga 05 Jan '12

05 Jan '12

Thanks Bwana Kibati for your well articulated responses. As you can see, your responses have raised further queries on energy from Brainiac and we look forward to your responses. A great point you raise on the fact that changing our value systems must be a national collective effort if we are going to have social transformation. We can have all the infrastructure but if we do not have values, then there might not be much meaning to Kenyans. Barrack, Solomon and Harry, you now have it from Mr. Kibati. Harry, I do hope that you will take on the challenge to present the Vision 2030 secretariat with a concept on energy distribution. This will be a great outcome of this debate and I am sure Brainiac and other listers may want to join you. Barrack, i think this is your opportunity to influence. Is it possible to suggest how Vision 2030 can influence national values using ICTs? Tusingojee serikali...:) As we reflect on the responses, we also move on to Day 2. The focus is on the three pillars of Vision 2030. The vision is grounded on three piilars and we will look at the first one which is the economic pillar. The Economic pillar seeks to improve the prosperity of all regions of the country and all Kenyans by achieving Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate by 2012. http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/pillars The Medium Term Plan (2008-2012 identifies six targetted priority sectors namely tourism, agriculture, wholesale and retail trade, manufacturing, IT enabled services and financial services. Over to you listers. Please feel free to still raise concerns on the vision or on Mr. Kibati's responses too. Sasa basi wakilisheni!. Rgds Grace ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World!

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Security Challenges for Cloud Computing
by Thomas Bbosa , CISSP 04 Jan '12

04 Jan '12

Dear all; I hope you find this useful. Security <http://ezinearticles.com/?Security-Challenges-for-Cloud-Computing---How-Pre pared-Are-You?&id=6782893> Challenges for Cloud Computing You could also download <http://www.bitworkconsult.com/component/docman/doc_download/21-security-cha llenges-for-cloud-computing> a copy of the article. Apologies for cross-posting. Regards; Thomas Thomas Bbosa , CISSP Managing Partner BitWork Consult Ltd Plot 135, UMA show Grounds Lugogo P.O.BOX 851, Kampala, Uganda Tel: +256-414-579099 Cell: +256-782- 480878 /+256-704-556089 /+256-782-048913 Fax: +256-414-289218 Website: http://www.bitworkconsult.com <http://www.bitworkconsult.com/> _____ The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is solely for use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Les informations contenues dans cet e-mail est confidentiel et peut être protégé par la loi. Il appartient au seul usage de la personne ou l'entité à qui elle est adressée et autres personnes autorisées à les recevoir. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire prévu, vous êtes avisé que toute divulgation, copie, distribution ou toute action prise en se fondant sur le contenu de ces informations est strictement interdite et peut être illégale.

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Re: [kictanet] Kictanet: Vision 2030: ICT and other sectors converged
by Mugo Kibati 04 Jan '12

04 Jan '12

> Happy New Year listers, > > I am just emerging from my new year break with family to find all your various comments ignited by the irrepressible Dr. Ndemo. Many diverse and cogent points have been made which would require several pages to respond to credibly. Rather than jump straight into it and take one position or the other on the various strains of debate, I would like to address the framing issue - the organising principles upon which the various positions are taken. > Taking the age-old debate about more or less government which is where the PS started us off, perhaps that is where we need to head and move away from a system of politics whose > organizing principle is mere ethnicity. > > I would recommend for those who have not watched the documentary or read > the book, “Commanding Heights” which is compelling narration of the manner > in which the global agenda was set throughout the 20th century. The great > protagonists being John Maynard Keynes (for government intervention and > spending to create jobs) and Frederick Hayek (for government getting out > of the way and merely facilitating private business). Indeed Ronald Reagan > and Margaret Thatcher were “students” of Hayek whose theories were > consigned to the political wilderness from 1945 to 1978 by Keynes. With > Thatcher coming to power in 1979 and Reagan in 1981 ably aided by Milton > Freedman’s Chicago school on free markets, it was (and has largely > remained) the Hayek era! Now with the global financial crises of the last > four years (the housing market collapse in the US and the Euro crisis), > Hayek is now back-pedalling. > > I firmly agree with Dr. Ndemo that we must agree on what political and > economic system we would like to espouse in Kenya and be deliberate about > it. As we move into the new constitutional dispensation, it will be > critical that we develop organizing political and economic principles of > governance that must rise above and overcome ethnicity or greed for its > own sake. Devolution under the right governance system will likely propel > Kenya to the next level but if callously implemented also has the capacity > to balkanize the nation. In voting for the new constitution, Kenyans chose > two equally vital political and socio-economic organizing principles – the > one to decentralize and devolve implementation and execution and the other > to unify under one nation and centralize policy making and standards (and > in the case of the especially crucial areas of security and education to > centralize even the implementation). > > A constitution does not exist for its own sake, rather it is a means to an > end. “Wanjiku” struggled to see the constitution put in place not for > political ends but in order that her life would improve. Indeed the > constitution spells out the promise of the constitution for “Wanjiku” in > several articles and chapters but especially in chapter 4 – The Bill of > Rights! It is the fulfillment of that promise that Vision 2030 seeks to > ensure. If the very bold and ambitious promises made in the constitution > are to be met, then a very robust and equally ambitious national > development plan must be mooted and executed. This is what Vision 2030 is > all about and this is also why I feel that the time has come to take > Vision 2030 to the people through their representatives – parliament! > > What I am intimating is that Vision 2030 must be owned by the people and > the necessary processes of ensuring that via their representatives are > under way. However that is just process, there must be life breathed into > the process of ownership. Educated and enlightened people such as those on > Kictanet must take the lead in that ownership by engaging in every facet > of the nation’s national development strategy. This engagement must be > real – i.e. both as citizens holding their leadership to account as well > as practitioners (e.g. private sector actors seeking to excel in their > respective fields and therefore proactively working to ensure the > necessary enabling conditions are in place). > > Going back to my contention about the need for a set of organizing > principles for our politics and economics to overcome crass ethnicity and > greed run amock, I hearken back to Hayek versus Keynes (the debate on more > or less government and the role of the private sector) and add to it > Hamilton versus Jefferson. At the beginning of the American experiment, > the US chose a federal constitution (much stronger than our devolution – > even the court and internal security systems are decentralized in the US > and the principle of subsidiarity to the states applies contrasted to our > system of subsidiarity to the national government). And yet Alexander > Hamilton (first Treasury Secretary) advocated for a strong central > authority while Thomas Jefferson (author of the declaration of > independence and later third president of the US) advocated for more power > to the states. Hamilton created the Federal Reserve (or Central Bank which > thrives to this day) and both created factions to engage in robust > political discourse that resulted in the strong political parties we have > today in the US which roughly continue the debate. Along the way (in > addition to the strong centre versus strong states debate) came the debate > on more or less government. The former is what I refer to as Hamilton vs > Jefferson and the latter Keynes vs Hayek. America is a better place > because politics has been focused around debating these different sets of > organizing political and economic principles, with the pendulum swinging > one way or the other and in the process, strong institutions of governance > and economic management and growth becoming entrenched. > > Is it feasible as we go into the new political dispensation that we could > have our own Hamilton vs Jefferson and Keynes vs Hayek debate around the > most efficient strategy by which to achieve Vision 2030 in a devolved > system and eschew destructive ethnicity? Once we are agreed on a set of > organizing principles, then it is easier to go into the nitty gritty of > particular debates about more or less government, etc without the many > philosophical inconsistencies I see articulated in adhoc debates on > different issues. > Regards, > Mugo Regards > >

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KenyaStudiesAssociation · Kenya Scholars and Studies Association
by Matunda Nyanchama 02 Jan '12

02 Jan '12

Friends For those that would like to engage Kenyan scholars, most of them in the Diaspora, there is a mailing list for that. Dakitari Ndemo, you will be in good company there given scope of discussions and groups focus. Warigia can testify to this. Here are joining instructions: Post message: KenyaStudiesAssociation(a)yahoogroups.com Subscribe: KenyaStudiesAssociation-subscribe(a)yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: KenyaStudiesAssociation-unsubscribe(a)yahoogroups.com List owner: KenyaStudiesAssociation-owner(a)yahoogroups.com Happy New 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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On the Diaspora
by Matunda Nyanchama 02 Jan '12

02 Jan '12

Allow me to share the attached papers: (a) a concept paper on tapping into the potential of the African Diaspora. It is a world bank note that has substantial likeness to work we did a while back under the Kenyan Community Abroad (KCA). (b) a second paper that focuses on why the Chinese have succeeded more than any other country. Please look at the annex on "best practices" section; ditto for the section a proposal for a formal framework for engaging the Diaspora. Below is are short excerpts from the vest practices section, which one can compare with what we have done in Kenya (NB: Dakitari Ndemo, I agree with you on the point that remittances aren't a sustainable way for development; indeed, some studies indicate that these fall sharply after the first immigrant generation. They have their own problems, such as escalating prices to make things unaffordable local populations but that is a discussion for another day. However, many countries do depend on these for forex earnings.) .... 2. China: Chinese nationals have succeeded in establishing an autonomous structure and have received a high level of both material and symbolic recognition from Chinese authorities. They have: • With the aim of better profiting from the potential offered by the Diaspora, the Chinese authorities have modified the legal context (multiple-entry visas and job contract), improved economic conditions (tax exemptions, higher expatriate salaries that are sometimes four times higher than for a Chinese colleague, bonuses, etc.) and created a special status for expatriates who wish to work in collaboration with China (honorary posts, national prizes, etc.) • For their part, Chinese Diasporas can count on efficient logistical support (such as technology parks) at several different levels of government, including county level; • Chinese Diaspora can also count on administrative support in form of information processing to facilitate communication among themselves and gain easy access to the information, which are important points for the internal dynamics of such a big group. • The autonomy they enjoy with respect to the Chinese government allows Diaspora organizations a certain flexibility in their negotiations and spares them the vagaries of Chinese domestic politics. Summarized from: Young, N., and J. Shih (2003). The Chinese Diaspora and Philanthropy Harvard University's Global Equity Initiative <http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~acgei/PDFs/PhilanthropyPDFs/Phil_Chinese_Diaspo…> Below is a section relevant to technology that, I believe would interest participants on this list. 11. A number of ‘science and technology parks’ have been established in the most economically developed provinces, with highly preferential investment terms designed to attract Western-trained ‘overseas Chinese scholars.’ o Overseas Chinese scholars with registered capital of no more than USD 10,000 can enjoy rent-free office space for the first year, followed by rental for an unspecified period at 50% of the market price (or an option to buy at 80% of the market price); start-up companies enjoy a three year tax holiday, followed by a 50% tax rebate for two years anda 20% rebate for a further year. o An ‘Incubator Park for Returned Scholars’ in Shanghai similarly offers eight supporting treatments: e.g., the use of a 10,000 m3 workshop for two years rent-free or for sale at a‘preferential’ price, 50% tax rebates, low interest loans from a development fund, and an undertaking that the park will cover all costs ‘including transport, communication, accommodation and meals . . . [during] . . . the process of project negotiation’ o Beijing has established similar facilities and aims to attract ‘6,000 or more returned scholars’. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Happy New Year - ref: Re: Vision 2030: ICT and Other Sectors Converged (Day 3)
by Matunda Nyanchama 01 Jan '12

01 Jan '12

Friends This is to wish you the very best of 2012. Kictanet has been a good source of information, ideas and exchange of those ideas in 2011. I hope that will be the case. I hope that we can make the best of those ideas in the interest of the nation, Kenya and the businesses associated with participants. Dr Ndemo raised an issue on Diaspora academics and professionals. Some of his observations are right: it is easy to cheer or jeer from a distance. We see it in soccer matches where some (as someone put it) some of the best players are on the spectator benches. That said, though, this matter cannot be generalized. We have many, many accomplished academics and professionals that choose to make the Diaspora their home; some do it by choice others by circumstance. I once listened to professor Mazrui on how he ended up on the United States, recognized as an authority in his space (globally) and yet no institution in Kenya wanted to welcome him. By the time Kibaki came along in 2002, he had been too long gone and entrenched in his space to be simply transplanted. We have many Kenyans in the Diaspora like those: they moved out when times were bad, are well-established and cannot simply come back. There are other examples that make people stay away from Kenya. A friend I know came home but could not even be short listed for an interview, despite his PhD and a number of published works. His luck came through a friend he met at a pub, someone who knew one of the VCs; an appointment with the VC then led to an interview and a job. He later told me that the department was dominated by some ethnic group and the reason he was kept out for such a long time. Another one I know supervised grad students meticulous only to become a target of his colleagues, eti he was making them look bad: completing paper reviews in timely manner, and having students get their degrees in reasonable time. His recourse: join a research outfit and leave out the politics of academia! I was recently in the UoN Senior Common Room with a friend; and it is amazing how our ivory tower reflects the ethnic cleavages in the country. Since I wasn't in the company of fellow Kisiis to the place, I ended at a table that appeared colourless with sober conversation and none of the ethnic passionate obsessions. For people that have established positions where they are in the Diaspora, it would be hard to adapt to such an environment. I once visited a friend at his post at the UoN and talked about his routine, much of which was composed of driving across campuses, offering the same course across different institutions for no one job paid enough; the man literary lived on the road! He used the same notes from year to year; and research? What language is that again? He kept talking about his former position back in the USA and how progressive the institution was, requiring ranking in teaching and research; and having time to attend conferences/seminars and the like plus supervise graduate students with interesting study topics. Yet here he was in a system of persistent struggle, spinning wheels to meet basic needs. Yet quacks that had connections with corruption rings were the limelight and mwananchi and authorities seemed to love it. There is more. GoK and other companies can pay experts as much as $3K/day; so called experts then staff work with junior consultants (to cut costs and make a profit) ending with dubious deliverables! If a Kenyan (whether in the Diaspora or in Kenya) asked for even $1K a day, which in some cases is less than what they are qualified to get, some people think it is charity! And the cost of doing business in Kenya? Speak not. I personally have a lot of respect for those that choose to settle back home; I salute their patriotism and commitment. I would NOT besmirch those that choose to leave for quiet peace somewhere else, where they can achieve their life goals. I just think that patriotism alone would not make people come home. Lack of patriotism is NOT the recluse of those that leave; we have a lot of people doing very unpatriotic things in Kenya like stealing from public coffers, taking short cuts in public services (pot holes anyone?), committing crime, selling drugs to our youth, doing inhuman demolitions, etc. But Diasporans can also bring different perspectives if we engage them appropriately; and in my view, we should be working towards collaborative models to allows for knowledge exchange and sharing of experiences. And this can be done both in the private and public sector. And there are many academic institutions keen on such collaboration; we just need to nurture these. If we truly want to develop Kenya we need to create an environment where ideas "germinate", get "watered" and result in true harvest in terms of products and service and hence economic development. An environment in which Kenyans can prosper on merit and fair play; an environment of ethics and values. Back in the 80s/90s GoK was a major bottleneck for people wanting to go overseas, what with the frustrating clearance process for those in public service and trying process in the issuance of passports. Today, we celebrate Diaspora remittances! What if, in hindsight, Moi and co had left the floodgates open for people to disperse across the world? We could probably be reaping several times more in remittances than we are doing presently. In a nutshell, we are better off with our people dispersed across the globe; they link us to networks in places they live and allow for knowledge flow and exchange that can benefit our country. The role of Indian and Chinese Diasporas in those countries’ economic development is well known; it is the reason I would like more of our people across the world. The Indian government has a special ID for people of Indian origin across the world; the ID, while not conferring citizenship, acts like a permanent visa for into India for holders. As the Indian ambassador to the US said at our recent Kenyan Diaspora conference in the USA, this card has spurred Indian tourism to a degree they hadn't imagined before. Happy New Year. Matunda Nyanchama ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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SA must grab BPO opportunity | ITWeb
by Sean Moroney 01 Jan '12

01 Jan '12

Dear Listers, Best wishes for health and prosperity in 2012. I wanted to pass on the article below as the issues discussed have some relevance for Kenya's outsourcing industry. Regards, Sean Moroney http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content <http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50214:s a-must-grab-bpo-opportunity&catid=44&itwebafrica=t> &view=article&id=50214:sa-must-grab-bpo-opportunity&catid=44&itwebafrica=t

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Re: [kictanet] Vision 2030: ICT and Other Sectors Converged (Day 3)
by Emmanuel K. Nzai 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

Solomon, Thank you. The Vision 2030 "Wakilisha" campaign launched recently is a call for every Kenyan to own Vision 2030, the Constitution and the Country. This is the charge that Dr. Ndemo and all of us at the Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat are putting forward. I cannot agree more for a 2012 resolution logo.jpg Emmanuel K. Nzai Executive Officer Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat KUSSCO CENTRE, 2nd Floor, Upper Hill, P.O. Box 52301-00200 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: 254 (20) 2220300/2224232300 Mobile: 254-0717005288 Email: <mailto:enzai@vision2030.go.ke> enzai(a)vision2030.go.ke <http://www.vision2030.go.ke> www.vision2030.go.ke -----Original Message----- From: Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau [mailto:solo.mburu@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 12:32 PM To: Emmanuel K. Nzai Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Vision 2030: ICT and Other Sectors Converged (Day 3) Emmanuel, I must have read Dr. Ndemo's comment hastily that I couldn't point out the paragraph you've quoted. Much apologies to Dr. Ndemo on my misunderstanding. As we get into the year 2012, let us look for a way to engage ourselves in making the vision a reality. Good evening. Solomon On 31/12/2011, Emmanuel K. Nzai <enzai(a)vision2030.go.ke> wrote: > Solomon, > A very quick response to CORRECT you. Please read Dr. Ndemo's comment on > Mugo's moderation and listers' engagement below: > > ....." Mugo is one of the most accomplished Kenyan having risen to the > pinnacle of both Private and Public sectors in Kenya. I got the feeling > that we treated him with kid gloves. I did not see any question with > respect to our expectation of the public in achieving the vision".... > > With all due respect, you either read too fast or completely misunderstood > the English language. Simply, Dr. Ndemo is challenging the listers like you > to up your game in engaging Mugo and Vision 2030 - Not the other way round. > > Pls. Your perspective on Energy and Vision 2030 is right on point. Let up > it! > > Emmanuel Nzai > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau [mailto:solo.mburu@gmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 7:50 AM > To: enzai(a)vision2030.go.ke > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Vision 2030: ICT and Other Sectors Converged (Day 3) > > Dr. Ndemo, > With due respect, I find your comment on listers' popints to Mr. Mugo > not satisfying (to your expectations). However, in the foregoing, I > understand that most of us were not privy to the conception of the > Vision 2030, and perhaps, we were raisin issues per what we see > happening, for example on energy. Kenya Power as a monopoly enjoys > 100% benefit in the power sector, yet in the ccompetitive and > liberalized world, competition thrives when the market is not capped > on one firm. Kenya Power, while being good in blackouts, stills enjoys > support from the government, yet as we speak about achieving the > Vision, energy is the most important aspect driving us towards the > realization of the flashship projects pointed out. > Generally, without education, there is nothing like achieving > development in it's full scale. > > In my view, I think the contributors interrogating Mr. Mugo did their > level best to make the Vision clear in a layman language, more > sepcifically, Mr. Mugo himself. > > Regards, > > Solomon > > > On 31/12/2011, bitange(a)jambo.co.ke <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> wrote: >> Eric, >> I am not done with your questions yet. On Government blocking investment >> in >> energy. This is what we are trying to address: The role of government in >> enterprise. If you go deeper into Schumpeter's theory, you will find that >> no government can block an idea or innovation whose time has come. >> >> When Graham Bell invented the telephone, the British Post dismissed the >> idea >> saying there were enough messengers around. With the invention of mobile >> telephony, the land line is undergoing the same fate it brought to >> communication early in the 20th century. This is what is called "creative >> destruction". >> >> We must understand this theory if indeed we want to survive in the days to >> come. In my recent visit to China, I saw what the future would be like. >> A >> city the size of Nairobi is using both solar and wind energy to light up >> street lights. This innovation even in Kenya does not require government >> approval. Further we have enriched the Arab world far too long when we >> use >> parrafin to power our rudimentally oil lamps. Instead we should by now >> have >> provided a simple battery, a solar panel and a micro wind vane to every >> household for energy supply. This will save us billions of dollars that >> we >> can invest in preventive medical care. >> >> Your problem is that you want to replicate what you have seen in advanced >> economies. Your approach would fail. You must first create the market >> through simple understandable solutions. The demands for energy will then >> be incremental such that even if you were to build 10,000 MW you have a >> ready market. >> >> On colonialism; This is non sense in my view. Those who colonized us are >> dead and most of those who were colonized are dead too. We must not >> forget >> that this happened but our focus should be to build confidence in >> ourselves >> to face the world. Take China for example, Japan dominated them but they >> have not spent their lives grumbling about the past. They have faced up >> to >> Japan and today they compete on an equal footing. >> >> Although parts of Africa are still under the French colony, you must be >> grateful that the British colonized us. The British were only interested >> in >> domination and material wealth. The French's integration approach still >> has >> implications on their colonies. Indeed as I write there are Africans in >> Africa who consider themselves French. There are African states that >> still >> pay French tax. Mineral resources on African continent still belong to >> France. >> >> I have nothing against the French. If our Francophone brothers feel >> comfortable this way, let it be. The best we can do is to face up to our >> colonial power, leverage on the Common Wealth >> Association to build a new alliance that benefits all of us. Together we >> have more voting power and ability to lead the agenda. >> >> >> Regards. >> >> Ndemo. >> >> Sent from my BlackBerry® >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "Eric M.K Osiakwan" <emko(a)internetresearch.com.gh> >> Sender: kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.keDate: >> Fri, >> 30 Dec 2011 15:51:57 >> To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Subject: [kictanet] Vision 2030: ICT and Other Sectors Converged (Day 3) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for >> people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >> development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/solo.mburu%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 > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/enzai%40vision2030.go.… > > 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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Happy New Year - 2012
by Matunda Nyanchama 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

Friends This is to wish you the very best of 2012. Kictanet has been a good source of information, ideas and exchange of those ideas in 2011. I hope that will be the case, and that we can make the best of those ideas in the interest of the nation, Kenya and the businesses associated with participants. OurInformation Security Management Course Schedule is up; please contact us and see how we can work together. Our publishing business is running a contest: 2063: Kenya @ 100 Years; please participate. I am attaching the flyer and audio commercial we are running. If you would like to be a sponsor, please let's know via (kenya2063(a)nsemia.com) (NB: I was asked why 2063: a century is a good place to do a reality check; and we are asking writers to project what is happening today and paint a picture of the future through extrapolation. Recall fiction preceded invention in many societies and I bet that of (say) 1000 essays a few will get the future right, as individuals or collectives.) Finally, we are differently endowed as God's creatures; let those diverse differences be the basis of our strength. Happy New 2012 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 sets aside $ 2 million to support internet domain applicants
by Michael Ouma 31 Dec '11

31 Dec '11

Hi Listers: I tho't this' worth noting: http://aptantech.com/2011/12/icann-board-sets-aside-2-million-to-support-in… Happy and prosperous 2012 to you all. Michael Ouma Journalist Kenya Tel:+254-725-537823 "Do not go where the path may lead, but go instead where there is no path and leave a trail," - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 55, Issue 108
by Titus Ngeno 30 Dec '11

30 Dec '11

These Technologies Are Changing Education. Are You Familiar With Them? What does our ministry of Education or vision 2030 folks doing with Educational reforms in Kenya? I hope the Recent Terms Duration changes by Prof Ongeri is not part of it. Happy new year! http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/09/10-internet-technologies-educators-sh… 1. Video and Podcasting Resources - One of the most widely adopted internet technologies for use in instructional settings is video streaming. In addition to the ubiquitous YouTube, there are several education-specific video hosting sites, including TeacherTube, EduTube, and SchoolTube. There is an abundance of lectures, how-to videos, and similar materials available on the web. The Khan Academy is one such resource that has garnered a lot of press, but it's just one of many web-based free lecture and tutoring resources available today. Check out "A Dozen Great Free Online Video Lecture Sites" for a wide selection of lecture content, and our Tutoring Category for more tutoring resources. Podcasting has also been used to provide similar offerings of audio materials through popular sites like iTunes U (learn more about Podcasting here). 2. Digital Presentation Tools - There are dozens of tools on the Internet that can be used to create and share presentations. This summer's post, "8 Great Free Digital Presentation Tools For Teachers To Try This Summer" provides a good starter set of tools to try if you wish to learn more about these fun applications. These tools can be used to support classroom teaching or distance learning, and provide engaging ways for students to create and deliver reports and presentations. 3. Collaboration & Brainstorming Tools - This is another wide ranging category, including thought-organizing tools like mindmap and bubbl.us, and collaborative tools like web based interactive whiteboards and Google Documents. There are many collaborative environments on the web, and this category can even include tools like wikis and virtual worlds. Click through to the C & B category to learn even more. 4. Blogs & Blogging - Despite the ongoing growth and popularity of blogging, many educators are still not very familiar with the "blogosphere" and all it has to offer. In addition to the ever expanding body of education focused blog content available for free, educators should also be aware of sites like Blogger and WordPress, where users can quickly and easily create their own blogs for free. To learn more about the many ways in which teachers, students, administrators, and technologists are using blogs, check out last year's series of posts, "Blogging in Education Today". 5. Social Networking Tools - The article "7 Reasons To Leverage Social Networking Tools in the Classroom" makes the case for the many benefits that can come from using social networking tools in a social learning context. Posts about the use of mass media tools like Facebook and Twitter generate a lot of traffic, indicating a high level of interest in these tools. There are also many education-specific social networking tools available today that enable teachers to explore this avenue without having to worry about exposing students to inappropriate content. 6. Lecture Capture - This technology has tremendous potential. One of ways in which lecture capture can change the nature of teaching is by enabling teachers to "flip the classroom". Students can consume lecture content outside of the classroom and use valuable in-class time to reinforce the material covered in the lecture and make sure students are understanding the new content. For more on this topic, read the article, "Learning about Lecture Capture Technology". 7. Student Response Systems & Poll/Survey Tools - Student Response Systems, or "clicker" technology is gaining a lot of traction in educational institutions. One winner of last year's EmergingEdTech contest focused on uses of technology in the classroom demonstrated clear learning outcome improvements while engaging students with this interactive education technology. One the most common uses for clickers is poll taking, which can also be done using a computer or smart phone, utilizing any of the dozens of tools out on the web that do this, like Doodle or Polldaddy. 8. Educational Gaming - The "gamification" of education is another tech trend that is gradually taking hold in educational practices in academic institutions across the world. The 2011 Horizon Report, which provides insights into education technology trends, claims that game-based learning is only 2-3 years from mainstream adoption. While waiting for this technology to mature, there are many educational games available today in the form of online sites like these. 9. Open Educational Resources - OER is a transformational idea that can play an important role in changing the nature, and availability, of educational materials, content, and tools. Click over to "Learning about OER - Open Educational Resources" to discover more about this topic and access a host of resources on the subject. How wonderful would it be if Open Education Resources evolved into the predominant way in which educational resources were delivered? 10. The iPad and other tablet devices - Since the launch of the iPad2, this Apple technology has really taken education by storm. Posts here like, "10 Excellent iPad Applications for Teachers" generate a huge amount of traffic, confirming the tremendous interest level in this platform. We've been learning more about this phenomenon through articles like, "iPads In Education - How's It Going So Far?" and "Using The iPad As A Digital Whiteboard (Plus 4 Cool Free Apps To Try It Out)". Schools across the world are considering uses for the iPad and similar tablet devices, and the market for tablets is really heating up. Another important education technology trend is the exploding use of mobile devices. While this has not been included as it's own category here, it is implicit in several of the technologies above. For example, smart phones and other mobile devices go hand-in-hand with social networking and consumption of video and podcasting resources and lecture capture content. I mention this here specifically because tablet devices seem to have risen to the fore of the mobile device category this year. ________________________________ The information contained in this message may be CONFIDENTIAL and is for the intended addressee only. 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Re: [kictanet] Vision 2030: ICT and Other Sectors Converged (Day 3)
by Lucy Kimani 30 Dec '11

30 Dec '11

Bw. Mugo, Thanks for taking the time to address the issues raised so far. I would like add my pesa nane on the Vision 2030 Social Pillar which closely ties in with the Millenium Development Goals. From the MTP Report attached for listers, I was shocked to read that the Goal 5 "Improve Maternal Health" is one that is unachievable and actually increased from 414 in 2003 to 488 in 2009? Yet this is one that should be easier to address through education via social media through vehicles such as the digital villages to disseminate information on the importance of maternal health. Programs enlisting churches as partners in spreading the word and most importantly a concerted effort by the GOK in funding clinics that focus on providing healthy supplemental foods and nutrition counseling for pregnant women, new mothers, infants and children especially in rural areas. Numerous studies have shown that pregnant women who participate in similar programs have longer pregnancies leading to fewer premature births; have fewer low birth weight babies; experience fewer fetal and infant deaths since they seek prenatal care earlier in pregnancy and consume more of such key nutrients as iron, protein, calcium and Vitamin C. I found the report to be defeatist in the assessment of this particular goal and would hope for a re-evaluation and better planning in attaining the goal in a Vision 2030 kind of way:-) Lucy --- On Wed, 12/14/11, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> wrote: From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Vision 2030: ICT and Other Sectors Converged (Day 3) To: lkimani(a)yahoo.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 5:46 PM Bwana Kibati No problem at all and thanks informing us of when we are likely to hear from you. We understand that some days can just be too hectic. Please do respond to the various questions in whichever order you feel comfortable. After all, they are all interlinked, and I bet will still generate further debate. We will therefore continue with the discussion as we wait. Aguyo, critical question you raise. How will Vision 2030 use ICTs to inform the public on the status of flagship projects and their linkage to open data? Matunda the point you make that ICTs can be used by government for real time financial management to reduce leakage (kickbacks and price inflation) is interesting. We move on to Day 3 of this debate. We move onto the second pillar which is the Social Pillar. http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/pillars/index/social The objective of the Social Pillar is to invest in the people of Kenya in order to improve the quality of life for all Kenyans by targeting a cross-section of human and social welfare projects and programmes, specifically: Education and training, Health, Environment, Housing and urbanisation, Gender, children and social development, Youth and sports. Listers, tuendelee kuwakilisha. You can still raise your concerns on the vision, the foundations and the economic pillar (Day 1 and 2). Rgds Grace ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World! CC: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke From: mugo(a)vision2030.go.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Vision 2030: ICT and Other Sectors Converged (Day 2) Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:19:14 +0300 To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Hi all, I just got home after a rather hectic day. I have seen your numerous questions and hope you will indulge my responding to the various questions and comments over the next 48 in no particular order. Regards, Mugo Sent from my iPad . -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/lkimani%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.

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 55, Issue 106
by Titus Ngeno 28 Dec '11

28 Dec '11

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/about/ http://www.ntsb.gov/ -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+titus.ngeno=ebix.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+titus.ngeno=ebix.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 3:00 AM To: Titus Ngeno Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 55, Issue 106 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://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: Nairobi traffic congestion -what is the role of technology (Dennis Kioko) 2. Re: Nairobi traffic congestion -what is the role of technology (rsohan(a)gmail.com) 3. Re: Nairobi traffic congestion -what is the role of technology (ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:00:51 +0300 From: Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> To: "rsohan(a)gmail.com" <rsohan(a)gmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Nairobi traffic congestion -what is the role of technology Message-ID: <CADfbAQR6i-1ncKa_xA5Cxk0eBx6Q9kN7dqR_dhmQM8531wzFzg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" You can release the concept and implementation as Open Source, maybe to the guys over at iHub/Ushahidi. They can adapt and find a way to better utilise the solution . On 27 December 2011 16:49, rsohan(a)gmail.com <rsohan(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Why not deploy it commercially if it works, given there is a problem > case >> > > 1. I have more relevant (in my field) work than I am possibly able to > cope with, this would just be but a distraction. > 2. I don't have the time and finances to support the project further > for free. > 3. I'm not sure it's an economically feasible project (specifically, > how would it be monetized)? > 4. In its current form, it's of limited value. > > > -- with Regards: blog.denniskioko.com <http://www.denniskioko.com/>

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On Technology and effective use of Govt Finances
by Matunda Nyanchama 27 Dec '11

27 Dec '11

Mugo Kibati Welcome to the forum. I want to make one point on ICT and government financial management. And I make this from our informal assessment of how well CDF funds are utilized; my suspicion is that the same practices are pervasive through government. My view is that if we effectively reduced leakage (say to 10%) we can substantially improve delivery. Our estimate (see this article I wrote for one paper) is that, in some places, as much as 70% of CDF money could be leaking, through kickbacks, price inflation, etc. And that by the time audits come around, it is rather late; and, as we all know in Kenya, you can use the same money you stole to subvert justice. ICT can be used for real-time financial management, monitoring approvals, spending and allowing citizens to raise (even anonymously) concerns with spending and corruption. The system would also generate real-time management reports, track trends, determine the ossification of the spending and established priorities; and thus, perhaps, fend off inappropriate, unapproved spending. Indeed, from such information one can even detect fraud patterns and work towards establishing controls to forestall undue losses. Baadaye, time permitting, on the subject of technology and education. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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PesaPal - A brilliant product
by robert yawe 27 Dec '11

27 Dec '11

Hi, I believe in giving credit where it is due, PesaPal with its sister product TicketSasa are a sign of the capacity this country has in terms of application development expertise. Safaricom might have invented but PesaPal is innovating, I used the ticketsasa service to handle registrations for a seminar and the flawless nature with which it has been handled is refreshing. Safaricom might want to use the service to handle their domain renewal service. So can developers out there stop lamenting about mpesa not having an API and just implement pesapal, the 3% charge per transaction is lower than the 4% that credit card companies charge establishments. Keep it up. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] Merry Christmas and happy 2012
by meshack emakunat 25 Dec '11

25 Dec '11

Its Christmas everyone, I wish you a Merry Christmas and happy holiday to all ------------------------------On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 9:35 AM PST Barrack Otieno wrote:>Many thanks Walu, Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2012 listers!>>On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 8:32 PM, Lucy Kimani <lkimani(a)yahoo.com> wrote:>>> *Walu & Listers;*>>>> *I wish you and your families all the joys of Christmas and the holiday>> season, and health and happiness in the New Year.*>>>> **>>>> *Lucy*>>>> [image: http://ak.imgag.com/imgag/product/postcards/3288075/graphic1.jpg]>>>> --- On *Sat, 12/24/11, Walubengo J <jw

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ST NICK WAS A SMART BUSINESS MAN AS WELL
by Titus Ngeno 24 Dec '11

24 Dec '11

Father Christmas, Saint Nick, or - as he is better known - Santa Claus, is a symbol of the global economy. After all, he is an exporter - he delivers goods (toys) to consumers (children who are good) across the world. For those of you who don't believe it, look more closely at Santa Claus' operation. You will find that Santa's business operation, structure and delivery system follow all the best practices of thriving export businesses. First of all, Santa Claus is a born globalist. He realized long ago that the North Pole has a limited domestic market for toys. He therefore decided to run his business on an international basis. This is an important lesson for many companies in small countries. If you have a limited domestic market, you should think about exporting. Second, like most successful global businesses, Santa Claus is a well-known brand and has built a sustainable export business around this brand while keeping his corporate headquarters in the North Pole. In this way, he maintains a worldwide brand while maintaining the company's roots and strong local identity (which is part of his brand's strength and reputation). This is a good lesson for potential exporters. Third, Santa Claus has maintained a high standard of human resource management. He has a stable, loyal workforce and good industrial relations. In fact, there's never been a strike or lockout at the North Pole. Santa's Little Helpers have been with the company all their careers and have hence built up strong networks and knowledge about the company and its operations. Research shows that long-serving employees are the best knowledge workers, as their experience and social networks make them far more effective to the company than younger workers. Furthermore, good wages and conditions help too. Research also demonstrates that exporting companies on average pay higher wages and provide better conditions and job security than do non-exporters. This helps the company too in terms of skill development and productivity. Fourth, Santa overcomes logistical problems by using intermediaries. He cannot gain all the market knowledge he needs, so he uses proxies (such as parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles) to ascertain the ultimate needs of consumers. He then franchises to reliable local parties to ensure that he goes the "last quarter mile" in satisfying the customer (and therefore avoids the pitfalls that have beset many dotcom companies). Fifth, Santa, like all successful exporters, visits the market on a regular basis and undertakes market research in the lead up to Christmas. He seeks advice about the market (where required) through strategic positioning at shopping centers and by making selective appearances at Christmas parties. This has enabled him to adapt his product to different cultures in countries all over the world. On the big night itself, he uses simple market entry strategies - via the chimney - and responds well to clear market signals (such as Christmas stockings hung over mantlepieces). Finally, like all successful exporters, Santa Claus is flexible and innovative. Like all good exporters, he leads the market in terms of consumer tastes and trends. For instance, Santa knew when wooden toys were making way for plastics and electrical goods. He's always up on all the latest technology. Furthermore, research shows that exporters are very innovative in terms of production methods and business practices. Santa is no exception. When faced with an unusual natural resource (such as a red-nosed reindeer named Rudolph), Santa demonstrated his ability to think outside the box and had Rudolph lead the other reindeers in pulling the sleigh in bad weather. So there you have it: Santa is a long-term, sustainable exporter operating a global business in many different markets. He knows his customer (through direct and indirect mechanisms), knows the importance of his brand and treats his workers and his reindeer well. So Merry Christmas, and let's hope Santa delivers for you too. -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+titus.ngeno=ebix.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+titus.ngeno=ebix.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2011 11:30 AM To: Titus Ngeno Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 55, Issue 100 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://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: Merry Christmas and happy 2012 (Walubengo J) 2. Merry Christmas and happy 2012 (Lucy Kimani) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:31:14 -0800 (PST) From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> To: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Merry Christmas and happy 2012 Message-ID: <1324719074.36676.YahooMailClassic(a)web161703.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hey, I know some Listers had proposed we keep religion out of the list but I cannot help but wish you all a Merry Christmas and pray for a prosperous new year! regards. walu.

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Fw: ICANN is looking for a new CEO
by Walubengo J 21 Dec '11

21 Dec '11

Yawe, Here's a post that is at least advertised (unlike the PMG one ;-) walu. all are welcome to apply. --- On Wed, 12/21/11, Anne-Rachel Inné <annerachel(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Anne-Rachel Inné <annerachel(a)gmail.com> Subject: [afgwg-discuss] ICANN is looking for a new CEO To: africann(a)afrinic.net, "African Governments Working group" <afgwg-discuss(a)afrinic.net>, "African Information Society Initiative - Discussion Forum" <aisi-l(a)lyris.bellanet.org>, "Discussion List for African Private Sector and ICT4D" <aisi-ps-l(a)dgroups.org> Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 7:18 PM Please distribute widely on lists and encourage people to apply.http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-20dec11-en.htm Further Progress by the CEO Search Committee 20 December 2011 The CEO Search Committee has now completed a job description for the position of CEO (reference [PDF, 145 KB]) and a CEO candidate profile (reference [PDF, 576 KB]). It has contracted with a search firm, Odgers Berndtson of Brussels, to assist us in the search process. The Search Committee strongly encourages qualified candidates to express their interest in the position, and encourages members of the community to encourage others who they believe are qualified to do so also. All suggestions, recommendations, and expressions of interest should be sent directly to: ceo-search(a)odgersberndtson.be -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ afgwg-discuss mailing list afgwg-discuss(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/afgwg-discuss

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Cornell Wins Bid for New York City Tech Campus
by Paul Kukubo 21 Dec '11

21 Dec '11

Interesting story and note the role of benefactors and potentially interesting lessons as we progress Konza City. "Cornell University has been chosen by New York City to build a technology campus on Roosevelt Island with a grant of city-owned land and $100 million. The campus Cornell proposed will occupy 2.1 million square feet, accommodate up to 2,500 students and cost more than $2 billion to build. A $350 million gift from an anonymous donor, the largest in Cornell’s history, will help foot the bill. Other schools that expressed interest in New York City’s tech campus offer include Columbia University, Carnegie Mellon, and a consortium led by New York University and Stanford, which dropped its bid Friday. But Cornell, an anonymous source told The New York Times, has been the school of choice for a while. And it might not be the last. “This is the first selection announcement for the Applied Sciences NYC initiative,” says a statement released by the city. “Productive discussions are ongoing with other respondents…and the possibility of additional science and engineering partnerships in the City is still open.” Cornell plans to open an off-site location of the campus by 2012, with the first phase of permanent Roosevelt Island opening by 2017. The university will lease the land from the city for 100 years, after which it will have the opportunity to purchase it for $1. SEE ALSO: NYC Startup Scene Celebrated in 2012 Calendar [PHOTOS] It’s potentially a mutually beneficial plan. Plotting a tech branch in New York City is an opportunity for Cornell to become the Stanford of the East Coast — an incubator for new businesses (and their patents). Attracting prestigious technology-education institutions is another step in New York City’s relentless efforts to become the Silicon Valley of the East Coast. “This is a momentous day catapulting New York City into the forefront of the 21st century economy and burnishing its place as the high-tech center of the East,” U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer said in a release." More About: Cornell, new york city, New York city Tech Campus For more Business coverage: Follow Mashable Business on Twitter Become a Fan on Facebook Subscribe to the Business channel Download our free apps for Android, Mac, iPhone and iPad -- Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 55, Issue 86
by Titus Ngeno 21 Dec '11

21 Dec '11

Konza city should be made free trade zone (FTZ) Immediately to get politics out of it. Can someone talk to peter kiguta east african community ? _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/robertyawe%40yahoo.co.… 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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PesaPal Bill Payments ...
by Agosta Liko 21 Dec '11

21 Dec '11

Hi All PesaPal BillPay goes into Public Beta .... https://www.pesapal.com/billpayments ... Please give us feedback ...... and yes, we are adding more billers ... Enjoy

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Vision 2030: ICT and Other Sectors Converged (Day 1)
by Sam Aguyo 21 Dec '11

21 Dec '11

Mr Kibati, Thanks for being in the discussion list. I take note of the open data deployment as a way of relaying public information to citizens. Also considering that that Vision 2030 flagship projects are quite a number spread out across the nation, how would you use ICT to inform the public on the status of these projects which i would closely link to the open data. Regards Sam Aguyo

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CCK extends deadline for switch off mobile handsets
by Wambua, Christopher 21 Dec '11

21 Dec '11

PRESS RELEASE Listers 21st December 2011 RE: CCK EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR SWITCH OFF OF COUNTERFEIT HANDSETS The deadline for mobile operators to switch off subscribers using counterfeit phones in the country was today extended for a four-month period, effectively giving the affected subscribers reprieve to replace their handsets before they are disconnected. ICT sector regulator, the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), today announced the extension of the disconnection deadline from the end of this month to April 30 next year. Acting CCK Director-General Mr. Francis Wangusi said the extension was necessitated by the need to first undertake a consumer awareness campaign and also for the industry to establish a mechanism through which consumers could confirm the status of their mobile devices. The extension will also allow mobile operators to undertake the requisite technical preparations in readiness for disconnecting counterfeit handsets. The extension will provide the affected mobile subscribers with more time to replace their mobile handsets in view of the prevailing hard economic realities in the country. Mr. Wangusi said the industry was exploring the possibility of putting in place a system through which subscribers would be able to interrogate a central database via SMS to verify whether their devices are genuine or not. Regulatory concern over counterfeit handsets stems from the fact that counterfeit devices deny manufacturers of revenue through counterfeit production of their products. In addition, use of counterfeit handsets may expose consumers to safety and health risks as the phones may not meet the approved radiation standards. Further, counterfeit devices typically enter markets via unofficial channels thus denying the government of revenue. According to industry statistics, close to 2.4 million mobile phones in the market are counterfeit, representing 9.39 % of the active mobile devices in the country. The ongoing initiative to rid Kenya of counterfeit mobile phones is driven by CCK in conjunction with industry players, handset manufacturers, and other relevant government agencies including KeBS, Office of the President, Anti-Counterfeit Agency, and the Kenya Revenue Authority. Issued by: Francis W. Wangusi Ag. Director General

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Konza; alight at the end of he tunnel
by robert yawe 21 Dec '11

21 Dec '11

It was with excitement that I read in the Tuesday Nation (20th Dec 2011) about the intention to invest in the Konza technology city by DVK Group. What was more enlightening was the fact that the Hon. Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka was instrumental in inviting the group to consider investing locally. After the hullabaloo by the leaders of the county where Konza falls at the inception of the project it is positive to notice that they have finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel of which I would like to assure them is not an oncoming train. Regards "Only a fool never changes his mind" Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] Vision 2030: ICT and Other Sectors Converged (Day 1)
by Harry Delano 20 Dec '11

20 Dec '11

Dear Listers - Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning, and herein lies an opportunity to take part in shaping what should be a very important vision for this nation. I personally trust that opinion and important suggestions here are of huge value, and that it is not late for the Vision 2030 Team to incorporate some in their blue print, and also that this blue print has inbuilt flexibility to make adjustments as much as it is desirable as we move forward to implement. Dear Mr. Mugo Kibati, Welcome on board, and as a vision for this country, we congratulate the team for being bold. I believe the forum here will focus heavily on the ICT Sub-sector. But, just as the Vision 2030 correctly correlates interdependence between different projects on the map, we will not hesitate to point out that ICT needs the rest as enablers, just as the rest needs it. My first question is, what are the clear bench marks to achieve the stated vision for the country, looking at the project pillars listed? How do we measure and audit achievements to date to ascertain whether this ship is on course..? We have been on the website checking out the Key pillars and the enablers; I note that, under the Macro Enablers section, the project in which we have had keen interest falls under the heading " <http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/projects/details/Macro_enablers/2> Energy Generation of 2300MW and distributed at competitive prices" While the endeavor towards generation of enough power, for adequate, quality, reliable and affordable energy is laudable and ongoing, we urgently need to address the question of "distribution" of the same to go lock-in-step with these valiant efforts. I believe Energy distribution should be listed as a "Macro-Enabler", then this way we can now address the question of the monopolized aspect of it that currently is almost crippling and reducing the project to naught, at the expense of progress in other project areas. No doubt ICT sub-sector will be a huge victim. Left unchecked, a monopolized energy distribution network on which everything else hinges as we go forward, could as well be equated to a "national security disaster-in-awaiting". Can the team review the objectives in this area to focus heavily on this aspect also, and propose, pursue and lobby unrelentingly towards a de-monopolized energy distribution design. Let this nation have the benefit of redundancy in this area. Short of this, we are left at the mercy of the current national distributor. At the very best, it might remain a cog in the wheel of this Vision2030. I would wish to draw the team Vision2030 to the tremendous success that we've all witnessed in the Telecommunication subsector, since liberalization was introduced from around 2002/3 and competitiveness brought about the huge dividends that we now reap. We herald this as one of the greatest turning points in this industry. Let's go that route in the energy subsector. Harry

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FW: Vision 2030: (2-3 days more)
by Grace Githaiga 19 Dec '11

19 Dec '11

Bwana MugoFYI. Rose (see message below) only replied to my address but the message is meant for the list. RgdsGrace ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World! > Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:19:39 -1200 > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Vision 2030: (2-3 days more) > From: mburuw(a)gmail.com > To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > > Hi i find that vision so vague (i stand corrected) but what is the > role of ordinary citizens like me running mpesa kiosks,my fellow mama > mbogas, hawkers, students etc. no one has told me how my mpesa will > bring economic growth of 10%, or my contributn is not want'd/worth it. > > Rose > > On 12/18/11, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Dear Mugo > > > > We welcome your request for an extra two or three days to allow you to > > respond to concerns raised. Thanks for all the information you have provided > > to us. It is enlightening and so far it has been great learning. It is our > > hope that you will continue to be on the list even after we conclude the > > Vision 2030 discussion. > > > > You have the extension. > > > > Thanks also to Harry, Joseph and Muraya for keeping this debate live! > > > > A great week to all of you. > > > > Rgds > > Grace > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is > > all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth > > and rule the World! > > > > > > > > > > > > From: mugo(a)vision2030.go.ke > > To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > > CC: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > Subject: RE: [kictanet] Vision 2030: Political Pillar (Day 4) > > Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:13:59 +0300 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Grace, > > > > I know that this was to end today but I have not yet been able to respond to > > all comments and suggestions and would like to do so over the next 2 or 3 > > days if I would be allowed to do so. > > > > Regards, > > Mugo > > > > > > > > > > Mugo Kibati > > Director General > > Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat > > KUSCCO Centre, 2nd Floor - Upper Hill > > PO Box 52301 - 00200, Nairobi > > Email: mugo(a)vision2030.go.ke > > www.vision2030.go.ke > > > > > > > > From: kictanet-bounces+mugo=vision2030.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mugo=vision2030.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On > > Behalf Of Grace Githaiga > > Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 2:23 AM > > To: Mugo Kibati > > Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Vision 2030: Political Pillar (Day 4) > > > > > > > > Thank you Lucy for raising the concern on Goal 5 that touches on maternal > > health. I agree that we need to capitalize on social media to disseminate > > information on this important matter. I am sure you will get a response from > > Mr. Mugo. > > > > We now move to the last day of our discussion. > > > > Our focus shifts to the third pillar namely the political pillar (rule of > > law, electoral and political processes, transparency and accountability > > etc). http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/pillars/index/political > > > > The objective of the pillar is stated as...'moving to the future as one > > nation and envisions a democratic system that is issue based, people > > centred, results oriented and is accountable to the public'. > > > > Listers, please continue to raise your concerns in any of the areas > > discussed so far. > > > > Have a great day. > > > > Rgds > > Grace > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is > > all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth > > and rule the World! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:59:14 -0800 > > From: lkimani(a)yahoo.com > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Vision 2030: ICT and Other Sectors Converged (Day 3) > > To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > > CC: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > > > > > > > > > > > Bw. Mugo, > > > > > > > > Thanks for taking the time to address the issues raised so far. I would > > like add my pesa nane on the Vision 2030 Social Pillar which closely ties in > > with the Millenium Development Goals. From the MTP Report attached for > > listers, I was shocked to read that the Goal 5 "Improve Maternal Health" is > > one that is unachievable and actually increased from 414 in 2003 to 488 in > > 2009? Yet this is one that should be easier to address through education > > via social media through vehicles such as the digital villages to > > disseminate information on the importance of maternal health. Programs > > enlisting churches as partners in spreading the word and most importantly a > > concerted effort by the GOK in funding clinics that focus on providing > > healthy supplemental foods and nutrition counseling for pregnant women, new > > mothers, infants and children especially in rural areas. Numerous studies > > have shown that pregnant women who participate in similar programs have > > longer pregnancies leading to fewer premature births; have fewer low birth > > weight babies; experience fewer fetal and infant deaths since they seek > > prenatal care earlier in pregnancy and consume more of such key nutrients as > > iron, protein, calcium and Vitamin C. > > > > > > > > I found the report to be defeatist in the assessment of this particular goal > > and would hope for a re-evaluation and better planning in attaining the goal > > in a Vision 2030 kind of way:-) > > > > > > > > Lucy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in > a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. > > Nelson Mandela

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Postal Corporation - A Disconnect
by robert yawe 19 Dec '11

19 Dec '11

It was with shock that I read about yet another strike/go slow by Postal Corp. staff but even more shocking was the list of employees, 4,000, still on the payroll of the organisation. Postal Corporation has between 400 and 600 outlets, depending on who is providing the statistic, which means that there should be an average of 6 employees per location excluding the 1,000 staff stationed in Nairobi, Mombasa, Eldoret and Kisumu General Post Offices. Unfortunately when you visit the various post offices around the country and even in Nairobi most of the countered are empty with thick layers of dirt indicating that they have not be used in a long time. When I visited the Post Office in Nanyuki there where only 4 employees yet this is a major station. It is clear that the corporation is carrying a large number of ghost workers and it is time Mr, Atuoli directed his energies at rescuing organisations from such none existent workers who will soon enough cause the demise of the organisation and have genuine workers laid off. With the lack of funds at the corporation to send home the retirees (after the cancelling of the sale of the plot to Airtel), the increase in the retirement age from 55 to 60 and a management that refused to move into the 21st Century the organisation seems doomed. I still strongly believe that with the right team at the top, from the board to the senior management, PCK has the potential to become the pivotal player in the field of agency banking and for those on this list the missing link in ecommerce. I keep trotting towards that evasive post of PMG. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Vision 2030 The Role of Home Grown Solution
by Joseph McDonald 17 Dec '11

17 Dec '11

Dear Mr.Mugo Thanks for your time and engaging with us and for your very informative answers.I have a question not only for Mr.Mugo but any body else who might offer suggestions When of the tenants of the Vision 2030 especially the Social pillar is to have a just & cohesive society enjoying equitable social development in a clean & secure environment and the country intends to build a strong sustainable framework for peace and security and to ensure that all internal conflicts and difference are resolved within the confines of the law. access to justice for the rural folks is still not easy.What role can African Customary law play on the social economical development in Kenya and how can we use home grown solutions to solve local problems.e.g Rwanda used both local and the Arusha tribunal to solve to get justice for the genocide victims.In Kenya we are only using the ICC process. Any ideas will be appreciated Thanks

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Kenyan Ambassador in South Sudan Roots for Patriotism, Commends Diaspora Investment Club
by Shem Ochuodho 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

Over the weekend, the Ambassador of Kenya in the new nation of South Sudan, H.E. Amb. Cleveland LESHORE rooted for patriotism, commended Diaspora diplomacy, investment, remittances and knowledge and skills transfer. This he did while presiding over the NVK Investment Club's End Year 'Mbuzi Choma' Get Together at the Nile Beach Hotel (Kenyan-owned) in South Sudan's Capital, Juba. For more details, see the attached:- - H.E. Ambassador's Talking Points - Letter from the Investment Club's Leadership that summarizes its achievements from incorporation 6 months ago - Brochure of both New Vision Kenya (NVK) and its Invesment Club (NVIC) The Investment Club continues to enjoy the patronage and support of several Kenyan corporates, including:- The Embassy, Equity Bank, UAP Insurance, KCB, Jetlink, Power Technics, Metearia, Dial-a-Cab, Tricomp, GNCC, Globefontel, Nikktech, Charleston Travels, Nile Construction/Consulting, Mountain View, Tangaza, SmartCamp, Regional Trading & Investment, Hass Petroleum, CfCLife, WOI University, Jupiter, Woodlands Court, Juba Errands, Karibu Choma, Everrest Properties, CEE Express, Media (EAStandard, Nation, Advertiser, Citizen, Star), among others. We look forward to an even brighter New Year, 2012. Happy Jamhuri Day, and Warm regards, Shem NVK Co-Convenor Shem J. Ochuodho, MSc (Eng), PhD, LLD (Hon) Senior Advisor Ministry of Telecom & Postal Services Republic of South Sudan (RSS), Juba Commonwealth Telecom Organization (CTO/RSS) 2010 African Internaut Award Recipient Kenya Community Abroad (KCA) 2007 Excellence Award Winner AfricaOnline 2005 Industry Pioneer Award Recipient Father of Internet in Kenya (Computer Society of Kenya - CSK 2000) Cell: +211-977-232025/+249-955-021-040/+254-725-016679 Skype: shem.ochuodho.

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AfTLD ROC workshop Burkina Faso 9 -13 January 2012 Press Release
by Barrack Otieno 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

Listers, Attached please find a press release for the forthcoming ROC Workshop in Ougadougou (Burkina Faso). Thank you Best Regards AfTLD Secretariat. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno

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Mailing List
by Jane Ngima Muriuki 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

Include me on the mailing list Jane Muriuki ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

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Safaricom Product
by robert yawe 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

Hi, Many of you might be wondering what is this device that I need so much to buy data bundles for remotely, I have decided to show it to you. This is a 3G wireless serial to Ethernet converter that we use for monitoring equipment that do not have those nice web browser interfaces such as weather monitoring and vehicle tracking systems. Many of such equipment are situated in remote locations and previously we need to send someone with a laptop to download the data. Safaricom's 3G/GPRS service has sorted out a lot of our issues I am sure they have no idea that there services are used for such a solution. I hope this will make them understand reasons for some of our outbursts when they terminate a service without fully appreciating the effects of such decisions. So long as Safaricom continues to provide such leading edge products I will have less and less need to spend my weekends climbing masts across the country and instead spend that time developing new solutions to run on their network. I noted last week that my issue is being addressed when I bought a new Safaricom dongle and after installation a web page was automatically launched with a new portal, similar to that of Orange/Telkom, http://www.safaricom.com/bundles/ from which one will be able to monitor the bundle details such as as balance as well as to load credit and purchase bundles. The system had a few flaws which I brought to their attention and I note that the issue is being rectified. Once that portal is fully operational I am sure there will be fewer chances of someone arbitrarily turning off the service. Regards

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Quotations for Smart Phones...
by Michael Bullut 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

Greetings fellow listers, Currently, I am looking for a quotation for smart phones, preferably android-based ones that can sync with Microsoft Exchange. If you of a place or someone who sells the aforementioned, don't hesitate to drop me a line. Thank you in advance! Warm regards, Michael Bullut. --- *Cell:* *+254 723 393 114.* *Google Talk: michael.bullut **Twitter:** @Kipsang <http://twitter.com/Kipsang/> * *Blog: http://kipsang.wordpress.com/* *E-mail:* *michael.bullut(a)gmail.com* * * *---*

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Vision 2030: ICT and Other Sectors Converged (Day 1)
by Grace Githaiga 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

Dear Listers, Dear Mr. Mugo Kibati I hope you all had a great Jamhuri weekend. Today, we begin our four days debate on the Vision 2030: ICT and other sectors Converged with our guest Mr. Mugo Kibati, the CEO of Vision 2030. We will focus on the Vision and the Foundations. The Vision: A national long-term development blue-print to create a globally competitive and prosperous nation with a high quality of life by 2030, that aims to transform Kenya into a newly industrializing, middle-income country providing a high quality of life to all its citizens by 2030 in a clean and secure environment. http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/vision One of the dreams of the Vision 2030 is '…a Kenya that is advanced in technology where other countries look up to us for technology solutions'. For the Foundations of vision 2030 please refer to: http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/pillars/index/macro_enablers I hope as many on this list will actively participate. This is an opportunity for us to reflect and I guess be part of the future. Karibu Bwana Kibati. It is our hope as Kictanet family, that you will also benefit from the comments and observations that will emerge out of this interraction. Over to you listers. Rgds Grace ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World!

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Guido Sohne Fellowship Applications Open
by Brian Munyao Longwe 12 Dec '11

12 Dec '11

Are you a software developer under the age of 35? You may qualify for a Guido Sohne Fellowship, more information at: http://www.idlelo.net/node/3 Best regards, Brian

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Commencement of the Vision 2030 Discussion - ICT & Other sectors with Mr. Mugo Kibati
by Grace Githaiga 09 Dec '11

09 Dec '11

Dear Listers Further to our earlier announcement about the Vision 2030 discussion, we can now confirm that Mr. Mugo Kibati will be available to field questions for four days starting Tuesday December 13 to Friday 16 December, 2011. Considering that vision 2030 talks very little about ICTs, we will title the debate Vision 2030 Discussion - ICT & Other sectors (thanks to Harry Delano). The debate will be structured along the following themes: Day 1 Tuesday December 13, 2011 We will focus on the Vision and the Foundations of the vision 2030. Vision: http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/vision Foundations of vision 2030: http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/pillars/index/macro_enablers Day 2 Wednesday December 14, 2011 We will start looking at the the three pillars that underpin the vision. The first one will be the Economic pillar (tourism, agriculture, trade, Informed technology enabled services etc.) http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/pillars Day 3 Thursday December 15, 2011 Social pillar (education, health, gender and youth, social development etc. http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/pillars/index/social Day 4 Friday December 15, 2011 Political pillar (rule of law, electoral and political processes, transparency and accountability etc). http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/pillars/index/political Listers, there is also a special request to you that for the four days, we dedicate this list to the debate of Vision 2030. We could then resume/continue with other issues thereafter. E-see you on Tuesday next week. Enjoy Jamhuri weekend and have your questions ready on the vision and the foundations :) RgdsGG ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World!

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Maasai Mara Cisco Knowledge Centre
by Dennis Kioko 09 Dec '11

09 Dec '11

This has been shared on Twitter, Very impressive, you would think is within Nairobi CBD http://yfrog.com/mgpvvfj -- with Regards: blog.denniskioko.com <http://www.denniskioko.com/>

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Congratulations to KENET
by John Matogo 09 Dec '11

09 Dec '11

Dear all, Join me in congratulating the KENET team for topping the CIO 100 list. (See http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/-/539550/1282462/-/item/0… ) Their efforts have truly transformed our higher educational institutions. I was fortunate to participate in an e-readiness survey of our universities in 2006 and again in 2008, I can confirm that the change witnessed between the period was phenomenal. This initiative ignited a demand for better ICT facilities by students and staff at universities. I believe universities communities are the largest Internet bandwidth consumers in the country now. Kudos too go to all the other institutions that have been recognized. Best -- Regards, JM

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The Word for Your Soul
by Lizette Kraft 09 Dec '11

09 Dec '11

Here is the word of God for today that I felt was so appropriate to the way many of us who feel so strongly about what's going on in our country. Let us pray with one voice, for our God is still and always will be in Control. He gave us hope and we must believe that all things are possible in Him. It is for us to do what is right in His sight that will lift us up in our situations. The word of God is power in itself. *Verse: Luke 21:28* *Look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption (deliverance) is drawing near.* *- Sometimes things can get us down. - Perhaps we think that things will never change. - The issue is that things do change. - We must look up and expect it to happen.* *PRAYER: Lord, I look to You. You are my deliverer and You will make a way for me. I will not be discouraged but I will lift up my head and trust You. Amen. *-- Be blessed. Lizette Lizette Kraft P.O. Box 18488, 00500 Nairobi, Kenya Cell: 0722-800362

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WARNING: Dangerous Bypass
by Odhiambo Washington 09 Dec '11

09 Dec '11

There was a story about robberies along the Southern Bypass recently. Some alleged that it was a copy/paste story. Today I have seen the attached story in the press. It would be nice for people to contend with jams than take this bypass in its current state. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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Re: [kictanet] Why It’s Wrong For Kenya To Try Pacifying Angry Bashir
by Cleophas Barmasai 09 Dec '11

09 Dec '11

Jane, I concur on a number of issues you raise. It almost feels like those bashing a number of other African leaders are dancing to some Western tune. Why should Kenya media be the ones at the at the forefront of this? We know fighting our own neighbours will affect us directly. Cleophas On 12/6/11, Info <info(a)amwik.org> wrote: > My two cent contribution to this discussion is that one, we should be open > minded and receive divergent issues without resulting to making demeaning > statements about the contributors. Everybody is entitled to their points of > view as articulated in our constitution. No body’s arguments is the winning > one and this forum is supposed to be a “market of ideas” which we can all > contribute to with decorum. > > > > The other thing and this is my perspective is that Africa must start to > define what democracy is all about without looking to the west because as > Winston Churchill observed, democracy was seen as a good option just because > other forms of leadership had been tested and weaknesses emerged while the > concept of democracy was largely new and untested during his times > (historians can correct me on this). I have a very strong reservation to > what the west want to prescribe to all and sundry with little respect that > other contexts and structures had been in existence and working. Just > because they may have had inherent weakness do not however subjugate them. > In fact, the reasons why our leaders are in problems is because they have > tried to ape western leadership principles without a thorough understanding > of them and their contexts, and of course there is the pressure to conform. > My take is that unless we change our strategies, we will continue to fail > miserably. > > > > When western powers invade other countries that is viewed as acceptable yet > when African states try to assist their fellow “continent” mates like what > Kenya and the other African troops is doing in Somali, it is demonized. I > strongly believe that circumstances presented Kenya with an opportunity to > assist the Somali govt and not purely because our tourists were attacked. > Whether the operation will be successful or not, only time will time but at > least what’s critical is that efforts have been made whether belatedly or > otherwise. > > > > What also troubles me is the way the West will push in their cronies to > power in Africa just to ensure that their strategic interests are taken care > off with no respect of what the citizens really want. Yet we applause for > being democratic! For those have lived abroad, truth be told that there is > just a pretext of respect for human rights especially for minorities and > other marginalized communities. Even the citizenry struggle to make ends > meet as life is so expensive. > > > > Coming to the media, a lot is expected and the media should be balanced in > presenting the different narratives, being critical of what’s happening > locally but also what is happening abroad. Its unfortunate that the western > media see nothing good from Africa and when I look at our local media, it > appears to most of the time be giving credence to that. Of course our > training is western oriented but am challenging ourselves to stretch > ourselves a little more and be contextual and relevant in our approach. > > > > As a I have mentioned earlier, let’s keep this discussion healthy and lively > and maybe from some of the ideas shared here, it could actually > inform/influence our thinking and work positively. > > > > Jane > > > > From: kictanet-bounces+info=amwik.org(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+info=amwik.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of > David Makali > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 3:11 PM > To: info(a)amwik.org > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Why It’s Wrong For Kenya To Try Pac ifying Angry > Bashir > > > > why is it presumed that when africans think alike with the westerners, or > publish views similar to western media, then we are aping them or we have > read and been influenced by them? isn't that self demeaning? and how did > you, ndemo, know of the Banyamulenge atrocities you allude to except > through the same media which you shamefully quote as gospel truth? And isn't > Jean Pierre Mbemba charged at the ICC for the atrocities in eastern Congo? > > > > Even more, the conclusions you extrapolate from the Financial Times on why > Tshisekedi has no foreign backing is a reversal of the writer's argument: > the fact that western powers want to back leaders who can first turn around > their countries to be peaceful and economically prosperous, but also > manipulable to enable them exploit their potential. But to say they do not > back Tshisekedi merely because he is his own man, even though it is apparent > he is not that popular, is a little overstretched. > > > > my arguments against appeasing Sudan are basic but founded on very clear > facts. What you are advocating in your winded argument is that the rule of > law should be suspended to mollify a dictator in the interest of trade. > Well, a lot can be said about that, and history is rich with examples of > people who sit pretty and enjoy the oppression of others as long as it > benefits them or does not affect their comfort. > > > > by the same twisted logic, we should not be in somalia? why? we followed the > cue of the international community and stood by as the the country > degenerated into a banana republic. now we have rushed in because some > tourists were kidnapped. the dividends of this adventure will become > apparent in March when a supplementary budget is tabled in the House but was > it worth going into Somalia if we are spending over Sh200m a week to keep > 3000 troops there? I would love to have you pronounce your opinion on that. > > > > the fundamental issue at hand with Sudan should not be lost with futile > rationalisation. a court was confronted with a case seeking the arrest of > Bashir if he ever sets foot in Kenya. the facts of the law were laid before > him. what was he expected to do? according to the wise men in govt, ndemo > included, he should have ruled otherwise or somehow found a reason to avoid > the verdict he made. so why are we wasting time talking about an independent > judiciary? yuck! > > > > if that is what machuhi calls "partisan" and "populist emotions" of > journalists then he is welcome to propagate his views. but i doubt they will > be more than the usual conformist and self preservation arguments - "bend > and let it pass" - that never changed the world. > > > > repeat: am totally ashamed at the humiliation we as a country are being > subjected to by sudan's ultimatums. > > david > > > > _______________ > > "If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, > I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster." > — Isaac Asimo, Columbian Author and Scientist > _______________ > > > > PO Box 3234 > 00200 Nairobi, Kenya > cell: +254 722 517 540 > > _____ > > From: samuel ochanji <sochanji(a)yahoo.com> > To: dmakali(a)yahoo.com > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 11:21 AM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Why It’s Wrong For Kenya To Try Pac ifying Angry > Bashir > > Daktari, I completely agree with you on this. Our media does not set the > agenda on global events/issues and give a Kenyan or an African perspective > on these issues. Instead it simply regurgitates whatever the global media > provides us with.Anything from CNN or New York Times is the default position > of the Kenyan media. > > > > _____ > > From: "bitange(a)jambo.co.ke" <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> > To: sochanji(a)yahoo.com > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 6:48 AM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Why It’s Wrong For Kenya To Try Pac ifying Angry > Bashir > > Grace, > Our media too needs to set the agenda right. Much of what David wrote was > heavily influenced from what he read in foreign media. Earlier I made a > comparison between what happened in Daffur and in Congo. In 2003 some 5 > million people died in the Congo. You may recall the Banyamulenge > atrocities inside Congo but in spite the fact that there were indictable > people by ICC, the issue was brushed under the carpet. > > Congo is a mineral rich country with a government that hadly know what is > going on in their country. Some people want it that way. Below see a quote > from the Financial Times and see why I made that conclusion. > > "Given the muted response to the evolving fiasco in Congo, there is > much less international appetite for outrage, or even for an accurate > count. Western countries are less enchanted with Mr Kabila than they > were in 2006, when he won a UN-supervised election, promising to bring > peace and economic recovery. He has done neither. > > But unlike Mr Ouattara in Ivory Coast, Mr Tshisekedi does not enjoy > significant backing from anyone outside the Congo. > > He is his own man. That is one reason a large number of Congolese > persist in believing that he might turn things round. At 78, he is > representative of a generation of opposition leaders who dedicated > decades to the fight against dictatorship. Most, including Mr Gbagbo > have proved disastrous in government." > > > You cannot be your own man in Africa if you need the support of Western > countries. This is a worrying statement and confirms that our media has > largely failed in setting the African agenda and begin to influence the rest > of the world. > > Virtually all mineral rich African countries are at war from the west to > central and eastern Africa. Is is a coincident? > > > Ndemo. > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry® > > -----Original Message----- > From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> > Sender: kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.keDate: Mon, > 5 Dec 2011 17:30:12 > To: <bitange(a)jambo.co.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Why It’s Wrong For Kenya To Try Pac > ifying Angry Bashir > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bitange%40jambo.co.ke > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for > people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/sochanji%40yahoo.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for > people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmakali%40yahoo.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for > people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > -- Sent from my mobile device Sincerely, Cleophas Barmasai "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age..." (Titus 2:11,12, NKJV)

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Why It’s Wrong For Kenya To Try Pacifying Angry Bashir
by Grace Githaiga 09 Dec '11

09 Dec '11

Hey Listers This article may have nothing to do with ICTs but it dovetails into all concerns raised on the list today namely the need for: A value system Change of attitude, Divine intervention. Ndio hakuna maji, wala stima, wala gas, wala daktari. Pia swala la Bashir should concern us. Rgds Grace http://www.the-star.co.ke/opinions/david-makali/52460-why-it-is-wrong-to-pa… Why It’s Wrong For Kenya To Try Pacifying Angry Bashir Monday, 05 December 2011 00:06 BY DAVID MAKALI Sudanese President and genocide suspect Gen Omar al Bashir has scored a major diplomatic coup over Kenya. His threats of retaliation against the High Court’s arrest order that made Kenya’s executive arm squirm and whimper may go down as Kenya’s biggest diplomatic fiasco. Gen Bashir has been walking around with an arrest warrant on his head for the past five years. He has defied international law and tried to rope the continent’s fading club of dictators to his rebellion against the international criminal justice system. The hapless African Union has been browbeaten into accusing the ICC of being a racist, partisan and quasi-judicial process targeting the continent for humiliation. But those arguments fall flat for lack of alternatives and because their proponents are not credible. Its most vocal advocates have such appalling human rights records at home that nobody will listen to them. To avoid the prospect of the sad ending that his peers in the north have met, Gen Bashir has promptly promised not to seek re-election when his term expires in three years. But with every passing day and peers being routed by popular revolutions, his continued stewardship of the Sudan is even more shaky and untenable. Thanks to regional geopolitical considerations, the world continues to soft-pedal on Gen Bashir. But soon as the fragile Comprehensive Peace Agreement with the newly independent South Sudan is sewn up, he will have little room to rant and terrify pacifist neighbours like Kenya. Mr Bashir needs to ask Mr Laurent Gbagbo, now at The Hague, what happened to him. That Kenya’s ministers of Defence and Foreign Affairs could fly to Khartoum to appease the Sudanese President was a bizarre display of our impotence as a sovereign state. Who between Kenya and Sudan stood to lose the most from a fall-out? Is Kenya the underdog or why is the Kenya government so beholden to Bashir when in fact the world is on Kenya’s side? Bashir could as well go ahead and bar all aircraft from Kenya from landing in Khartoum, expel the Kenyan members of the UN peacekeeping mission in Sudan and all Kenyans studying or working in Sudan. He can withdraw all Sudanese investments and sever all trade ties. Costly as these actions may be, Kenya’s rush to pacify Bashir was astonishing. It had the option of sitting back to let Bashir further isolate himself and provide the impetus required to further push him to account for the dead and suffering thousands of Sudanese. Instead Kenya squandered an opportunity to provide exemplary African leadership in the quest for global justice by recapitulating and thinking small. The government has no business appealing the decision of the court on behalf of Bashir. Kenyan taxpayers money should not be expended to advance injustice or to frustrate the rule of law. President Kibaki and all his ministers are bound by the national values and principles of governance enunciated in Section 10 of our constitution, to wit, all their actions must advance the rule of law and democracy. Kenya need not fret and cower from Bashir’s tantrums because it is not the first time such a diplomatic row has occurred between countries. In February 2009, Uganda’s Red Pepper published a series of articles claiming that President Muammar Gaddafi had exhibited an unusual fondness of Best Kamigisha, then 42-year-old widowed queen of Toro, one of Uganda’s five traditional kingdoms. The paper alleged that the two were romantically involved and the pretty queen had been holidaying in Tripoli, and accompanying Gaddafi on foreign trips as he paid reciprocal visit to Uganda. The tabloid persisted in its love allegations but the government initially left it to the Libyan authorities to act and the ambassador in Kampala sued the rabid tabloid for defamation, demanding $1 billion (Sh89.8 billion) in damages. The government however jumped into the fray after Gaddafi complained to Museveni. The prosecutor moved to charge the editors with criminal defamation of a foreign dignitary with intent to disturb peace and friendship between Uganda and Libya. That intervention was unnecessary in a purely civil matter but Kenya’s actions show it would be inclined to borrow a leaf from Kampala. In another similar incident, a French court indicted nine (military) aides of President Paul Kagame for the 1994 Genocide in November 2006. Kagame characteristically leaped at the French government, cutting off diplomatic ties and recalling his envoy but a deal was soon struck that restored full diplomatic ties with President Sarkozy visiting Rwanda and Kagame reciprocating the gesture last year. That did not deter German Interpol from arresting one of the indicted aides, Rose Kabuye, then Rwanda’s protocol chief against whom warrants had been issued for actions that allegedly triggered the genocide. German police handed her to the French court for trial but she was released after France dropped the charges and undertook to initiate fresh investigations. These incidents only demonstrate that in a democracy, institutions such as courts and the media must be left to perform their function. They must not be interpreted to represent the executive, nor should they mirror the thinking of the political leadership of the day. But that logic is alien to tyrants who believe courts are an extension of the political state and must convey the will of the government of the day. That’s is the case in Sudan where judges, like Kenya of yore, must always second-guess the executive. In that context, one can see the foundation of Bashir’s baseless fury. Baseless because it betrays his lack of understanding of more functional democratic societies like ours. The Kenya constitution clearly stipulates that “the general rules of international law shall form part of the law of Kenya” and further, that “any treaty or convention ratified by Kenya (such as the Rome Statute) shall form part of the law of Kenya law (2)”. The same Constitution also mandates every citizen to defend it (sect 3) and grants any Kenyan, singly or organized as a group, company, civil society or community based organization, the right to institute measures to enforce the constitution in the public interest (Chapter 17). Seeing how the constitution and international law which we have domesticated was being violated, law-abiding citizens organized as the International Commission of Jurists took the initiative of ensuring justice is done for the citizens of Sudan by seeking the arrest of one Omar al Bashir, who happens to be the President of the great African republic of Sudan. High Court Judge Nicholas Ombija obliged. As long as the Court’s order, which according to Wetangula is incapable of obedience, stands, any good intentioned Kenyan can carry out a citizen arrest of Mr Bashir. The government’s paranoid response also raises fundamental questions about our foreign policy. Ideally, diplomatic relations are forged between countries represented by leaders who come and go as Bashir surely will. It is assumed that such leaders are popular (elected) which is not always the case. And as the Libyan example has recently shown, it is the people who are sovereign: the fatal rout of Gaddafi has not deterred Kenya and other African countries from relating with the Libyan people. Bashir’s tyrannical posture only lends credence to the obvious need to democratize the Sudan. Kenya’s rightful policy should be support to the people of Sudan, not necessarily its contested leadership, which Mr Wetangula and the Kenya government have elected to suck up to. It is not the business of the Kenya government to protect suspects wanted for genocide and crimes against humanity. Government officials who took an oath to protect the constitution cannot abdicate that responsibility without inviting sanctions from Kenyans. If the Attorney General and the Minister for Internal Security cannot execute the court order when Gen Bashir ever steps on Kenyan soil, they will be liable for contempt of court proceedings and other measures to remove them from office. It is unfortunate that the government should be speaking out of turn with our new Supreme Law and the reality of the new Kenya. It should tone down its panicky diplomatic rhetoric and refer the matter to the Attorney General to pen a polite notes verbates to el Bashir regretting that there is nothing that can be done about the court order and advice him to turn up at The Hague to clear his name or avoid visiting us. The new Kenyan Constitution is no respecter of persons, even foreign presidents. And that should be our rightful foreign policy — to promote human rights and rule of law globally. Bashir’s warrant of arrest is a standing testimony of the international community’s determination to ensure the rule of law and justice for all. Bashir seized power in a military coup and progressively morphed into a civilian President but he is still a runaway despot. Claims of brutal suppression of the fundamental freedoms of Darfurians and other western Sudanese require due legal process. That is not to say he should be convicted without trial or hanged unfairly. But he must accede to one simple request — appear before the ICC and confront those charges. His streak of defiance and hostility is the stuff of a man scared of justice. Kenya should not acquiesce to his threats and intimidation or bend its laws to shield him from justice. Until the warrants are lifted, Kenya is obligated to arrest and hand him over to the ICC. It cannot hide behind the resolution of the African Union not to cooperate with the ICC because that does not supercede our constitution. Nor should considerations such as the delicate Sudan peace process and our own appointment with the ICC interfere with the rule of law. The government’s cowardly actions are demeaning of our statehood and injurious to our pride as an aspiring democracy and champion of rule of law on the continent. I am very ashamed of my government. Makali is a journalist media consultant. --

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eGovernment Coordination in Counties.
by Muchiri Nyaggah 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

Listers. With the country set to move into a county government model, I'm wondering whether there's a framework in place (or in development) to ensure that the use of ICT in those governments is harmonized and that e-Government remains coordinated. My concerns are mostly about: 1. The level of autonomy county governments will have in regard to choice of platforms for e-Government. For instance, will they be allowed to choose their own health information system to manage healthcare delivery or disparate systems for the collection and management of local taxes? 2. The likelihood that different county governments may adopt varying standards for data formats, operating systems etc making inter-operability at the Government-to-Government (G2G) level difficult. 3. How the transition will affect human resource capacity to support existing systems such as those electronic medical records systems running in some hospitals and whether there's a way of mitigating the risk of systems with no local (county) support. Kind regards, *Muchiri* Nyaggah Principal Partner @muchiri +254 722 506400 Semacraft.com

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ONLINE PERSONAL BRANDING THIS FESTIVE SEASON
by David Wambua 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

PERSONAL BRANDING ONLINE   Brand yourself with a .me.ke domain name this festive season Dear Listers, Did you know that the use of .me.ke domain name can provide a unique identity for you on the Internet space, hence giving you personal branding advantage and by extension a competitive edge in the market compared to generic names ? Are you also aware that the use of .me.ke domain name has the effect of improving your personal image and creates greater opportunities for business, provides distinct and fast access on the Internet due to the .KE identity , uniqueness and above all protecting your name space on the internet When people go to search for you, what comes up? If you don't have a .me.ke domain name or haven’t built a website for yourself, then other people will control your brand. You need to create a website under your full name (e.g paul(a)kamau.me.ke) so that you know what people will find when they search for you and you will be proud of it. You would be surprised by how many people will search for your name as a way to learn more about your business or vocation. This is therefore an opportunity to give people multiple ways to learn about you. Your personal website should promote and link back to your business website and should have links to your social network profiles, a professional headshot, press links, articles you’ve written, a bio and depict you as an expert in your field. This way, your online presence will have all the assets your customers or peers need.   Key Benefits DISTINCT: You will get a domain name that is distinct UNIQUE: You will get a customized email address PERSONAL website  This offer runs from 9th December to 31st December 2011 all at a discounted price of Kshs. 999/-.VAT Incl. Please contact our Marketing and Communications Manager Mr. Dick Waswa for more information on how to brand yourself this festive season on admin(a)kenic.or.ke. Regards, ............................. David I. Wambua [W] www.kenic.or.ke dot KE for Every Name in Kenya! -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by KeNIC MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Kenya Network Information Center (KENIC)

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A chip off the old block!
by robert yawe 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

I would like to be clear that I have no malice or ill intentions towards Safaricom, just that they set very high standards initially and therefore changed the expectations of their clients. All that I am is a creation of Safaricom and when my existence is threatened I have no option other than to scream, yell and kick. With the move of my last remaining domains to Safaricom I have all my eggs in one basket which makes me very edgy when someone threatens to drop the basket. A month ago I gave up on Telkom/Orange/Jambo in as far as their domain and mail hosting services are concerned and decided to move over to Safaricom. The migration was a nightmare, in this case the source of the problem was Safaricom and not the other fellows as would usually be the case. I finally had the migration done after 2 or so weeks and escalating e-mails short of my namesake. A month ago I got a notification for renewal of my domain from KENIC and I proceeded to request Safaricom to send me the procedure, I finally received that today after my domain has been suspended for 1 an entire week. The interesting part being that the person who responded was actually referring to an email I sent 2 months ago concerning the transfer of the domain. The most interesting issue that has go me raving is the following message (classic Telkom/Orange)' ______________ Dear Robert, Please make Transfer payment equivalent to the domain renewal fee in addition to the renewal fee Kindly send us a scanned copy of the receipt for this to be effected. Payment is made at A Safaricom Retail outlet against the respective item codes below, There are various types of domains as below with different costs as indicated. _______________ Please see highlighted text, for a company that has been feted as a leading implementer of technology this message speaks volumes. Such instructions are standard with Telkom/Orange and also KPLC (pay then report upstairs to notify reconnection department) but I did not think I would actually see day that Safaricom would get to that level and only hope into will not permeate to the voice service This is a sign of disintegration at a time when integration is called for, Safaricom has a major task ahead as it tries to breakdown the silos that are developing before they become fully entrenched and become a culture. Many times we blame individuals for situations when the main problem is with the systems in force. Is this a case of one step forward, two steps back? "You are better having me on the inside pissing out than on the outside pissing inwards" - Anonymous Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Safaricom & Product Control
by robert yawe 08 Dec '11

08 Dec '11

Want to know where I will be during the Jamhuri Day celebrations? http://quadrantshift.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/mast-climber.jpg This is not for the fun or thrill of being 100 feet off the ground on a swaying pool but to buy data bundles for monitoring devices mounted at the top various masts. Around the same time last year, or was it the year before, I raised an issue on this list about how Safaricom keeps launching and killing features without notification to those using the service, the bone of contention then was the ability to buy bundles from the credit on one phone to another. The feature was reactivated and worked brilliantly until sometime 3 months ago when I noticed that it was down and I had to use the out of bundle rates for my remote monitoring equipment. It took Safaricom 2 months to actually realise that the service was not working and this only after making me jump through hops with instructions like remove SIM card then stand on one foot as you slide it back in, remove modem then reboot the computer (the device is 100 feet of the ground on a mast), reinstall software (my devices run linux & other proprietary operating systems but I would never mention that to customer service and more recently that my post paid service limit had been exhausted. Over the years we complained about Telkom's (17,000 staff at one point) inefficiency and also the government (500,000 employees) but from the deteriorating service levels from Safaricom (3,500 employees) I believe our problem as members of the "nyele ngumu" race is being incapable of scaling, Safaricom was lean and mean now with its increasing size and staff count as it tries to scale the cracks are starting to show. My advice to Safaricom, please improve on your level of documentation as relates to features and functionalities you decide to bring to market. Your business analysts need a better helicopter (no relation to a certain church) view if you are to reduce the number of half baked products you keep spewing out. Back to the issue at hand, should I expect this feature to be reactivated or not, I need this information by the end of the week so that I know if I am leaving the Safaricom SIM cards plugged in up on the various masts I will be climbing over this long weekend or should I just drop them off? Have a wonderful Jamhuri Day Celebration on solid ground and remember the Alcoblow should be out this weekend. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Preventing Land Ownership Fraud by "Crowd-Sourcing" information
by Thomas Kibui 07 Dec '11

07 Dec '11

Dear Listers, I am not sure if this has been discussed here or better still if it has been implemented somewhere but I will go ahead and talk abt it.... We have a constitution and land laws that are being flouted by corrupt officials entrusted with enforcing them for material gain. For instance if you do a search for a piece of registered land, and you get a search results duly signed and stamped by the registrar of lands at that office then the information there is in binding and should also BIND the government who is the final authority in land governance because the buyer commits his/her funds to a purchase based on the information given at the registry. We have very MANUAL registries where documents are stored in files in a library like setup and the core of those registries is a binder that holds the so called "green cards". One could liken the green card to the primary key in a DB. Due to the physical / manual methods used to change information on these paper documents and the fact that they have to be "physically" accessed, removed, edited and returned, they create a loop-hole for unscrupulous lands officials to change the content thus destroying the written history associated with a parcel of land and consequently depriving the real owners of their property / inheritance. A simple solution would be to digitize the registry .. but as you can imagine there would be a lot of resistance from the Lands officials because that completely takes away their source of corrupt funds. I know it will eventually be digitized BUT what can we do in the interim ... between now and the time that the registries will eventually be digitized ... ? Land does not move... its is people who do the moving... One can never fail to get the history of a piece of land from the surrounding neighbourhood and this is one of the "social" searches that one is advised to do when considering the purchase of a parcel somewhere. So why can't we tap into this free source of information as a way of counter checking the already tampered information which exists in local land registries I was thinking that using the technology available today we could create a free online database or use one of the existing social media sites to create an online "Land Search" resource where everyday ordinary Kenyans can check the "social" status and history of a parcel , correlate it with the information from the registry before making a decision to purchase.. The information from this DB or Social Media site will not be "legally" binding BUT it will raise red flags prevent the fraud considerably given that most land fraud cartels use deception and mis-information of "Government held information" to convince their victims. To populate it, I am thinking in the lines of "crowd-sourcing" this information and if possible tie it in on Google maps just like in www.ushahidi.com. This way , the database can show a piece of land as Red, Amber or Green depending its social history eg, - who initially owned it, - was it inherited properly, - was there a dispute, - are there wives or children who were dis-inherited who might come out of the wood-work after the purchase . Mapping it directly on google maps will alow the would be buyer to do a GPS search of sorts when he or she is "viewing" physically on the ground . This will also prevent the other form of fraud where the victim is shown a parcel which is not the one on the purported papers. There are other uses for such a database .. If YOU owns a piece of land somewhere, you can also flag it as RED to prevent fraudsters selling it with out your knowledge and fleecing an innocent victim out there. Look at it like putting a legal Caution of Caveat Emptor on a registered property etc etc This idea has its CONS .. Malicious relatives, mpango was kando husbands/wives, neighbours etc can stop you from selling or getting a bank loan from your genuine land by flagging it red or mis-informing the public about it. etc Now I am basically a Network / Security guy and I have never written a line of code so I can't tell you how this can be implemented "technically" otherwise it would be online as we speak .... But having seen the destruction peoples dreams and hard earned money in the demolition of structures in Syokimau and Eastleigh .. I can't just sympathize with the victims and stop there ... They were conned yet some were holding "genuine" papers from the government they trusted as the most trusted land ownership authority. I believe that there is something that can be done to prevent it and I am throwing this to the listers to build on and if possible .. IMPLEMENT it.. I am open to contribute wherever I can. PS: Since the framework for Ushahidi.com. already exists, maybe Ory and his team could assist .. karibu ...

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Local Kenyan Content on the Internet
by Brian Munyao Longwe 07 Dec '11

07 Dec '11

I must say that I have been truly amazed at finding the "Kulahappy" series of videos on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/kulahappy . This is great local content, taking a humorous look at rural and urban life, and also in local languages too. They seem to have a pretty regular release schedule for the various episodes. The Kamba versions "Mukamba Kivindyo" have really cracked me up - very authentic and typical village scenarios. Brian

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2063 - Kenya @ 100 Essay and Short Story Contest
by Matunda Nyanchama 07 Dec '11

07 Dec '11

Friends See press release from our sister business; it is almost a coincidence that we have my friend Mugo Kibati joining the discussions here. 4 ways you can participate - sponsor, contestant, judge/reviewer or advertiser: send your inquiry to kenya2063(a)nsemia.com. Kindly cascade this including the attached flyer. ---------------------------------------------------------- Nsemia Inc. Publishers announces 2063: Kenya @ 100 Short Story and Essay Contest that will run in the months of December 2011 and January 2012. The contest intends to task writers’ imagination and thought to paint a picture of the country at 100 years of age. Predicting the future has its dangers, but writers are encouraged to take creative license and imagine the journey to the 100th birthday of the country: its socio-economics, politics/freedoms, urban/rural society, pastoral/farming/working life, the family, relationships, marriage, divorce, births, deaths, child/ health care,, education system, science/research/technology/inventions; the young/old, name it! Think of how Kenya would have changed and the society that it would become. Writers are free to choose their style of presentation (persuasive, comparative, descriptive, narrative or otherwise) dictated by scenes, events, places, personalities, conditions and the like. Writers’ aim is to tell an interesting, logical story that grips readers’ attention. Preference will be given to short stories and essays that are believable with high creative elements, readable, and able to hold the interest of the reader; stories that paint a comprehensive picture the state of life of the time. The awards for the winning five essays are $1000, $750, $500, $250 and $100, respectively. In addition the top five winners will be offered publishing contracts for book length versions of their essays and short stories. The next 20 essays will be published an anthology 2063: Kenya at 100 Perspectives. We are actively seeking sponsors to broaden the award categories as such more awards will be announced as we get respective sponsors. The contest report will be published as a book of between 100 and 150 pages, featuring the top 25 contestant profiles and abstracts of their short stories and essays. Other report content will include a historical background of Kenya and developments to date, highlighting major milestones in the making of the Kenyan nation. Further, the report will have short history the Kenyan literary scene and ongoing trends; and opinions on the future of Kenyan literature in the face of globalization. A few chosen works from the Kenyan literary scene and (where relevant) from outside the country will be featured. There is limited advertising space for entities wishing to advertise in the contest report. Opportunities for participation include being a sponsor, a contestant or a judge/reviewer. Proposed categories for sponsorship include Top Female Contestant; Top Contestant Under 18 ; Top Urban Contestant; Top Urban Contestant Over 18 ; Top Contestant from rural Kenya; Top Contestant from the Diaspora ; Top Contestant from the Diaspora under 18; Top Male Contestant over 65 years and Top Female Contestant Over 65 years; Top Contestant on the subject of the girl child Interested parties can get further information, including contest rules, sponsorship information, advertising and entry form from kenya2063(a)nsemia.com. The contest closes on January 31st, 2012. - 30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Internet "Kadonye" charges
by robert yawe 07 Dec '11

07 Dec '11

Hi, I am one of the those very fortunate people who rarely buy Internet access by the bandwidth or minute as I enjoy a flat rate unlimited access whether at home or in the office. Today morning I needed to use one of the dongle devices as I needed to work off-site at one of my few clients who do not have dedicated internet access. I loaded airtime on the device and proceeded to purchase a bundle, within 3 minutes of launching my browser (all 12 tabs) I noticed that I had already utilised 1.2 MB @ a rate of Kes. 0.83/- per MB. Note that I was yet to do any useful work as I waited for my desktop to settle. As you might have guessed, by the time I was ready to do some serious income generating work the bundle was over. It is now clear to me why so many of our youth who should be making productive use of the Internet are stuck to using only facebook because the costs for access are either subsidised or free which reduces an entire generation to a single web site. The kadonye economy definitely transcends to technology products at which rate the technology divide is not narrowing any time soon. I assume that the cost of bandwidth is mainly related to the international leg therefore is it possible to have a bundle that allows you unlimited access to local sites. Such a model would encourage the development and hosting of content locally. KENET could set-up peering with educational sites across the world whose access would be treated as local and our students would be able to benefit from the Internet. Please accommodate this rant from an occasional dongle user. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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LTE & the frequencies debate
by John Gitau 07 Dec '11

07 Dec '11

Over at the EANOG <http://www.thirdworldnetworkers.com/2011/11/east-african-network-operators-…> (http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/eanog) we had an uninformed debate on LTE and its frequency allocation. I believe most of the issues that came up can be better answered on this list. 1: How will the LTE spectrum be allocated? The media had alot to say some time back. What's valid, whats not? http://allafrica.com/stories/201109060017.html http://www.intomobile.com/2010/11/23/kenya-lte/ (just a few examples I picked out) 2: Is the millitary still using/holding onto the 2.6GHz? 3: Apart from mobile operators, who else is or should be interested in LTE and why? 4: Would someone with this information be open to a seating with us at the IHUB at our next meeting for an open Q&A. 5: How far into the process of freeing up the necessary frequencies are we? I'm sure more questions will come up but for now I believe we are more curious about no:1 because it raises questions like: if a consortium will be formed, how will maintenance and general network management be done? Gitau

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] <OT> : No Electricity, No Fuel, No Cooking gas! I need my hot coffee or need some answers.....
by alice＠apc.org 06 Dec '11

06 Dec '11

Very frustrating frequent blackouts, rain or no rain. Bumper sticker doing rounds 'kenya hakuna matata, hakuna maji, hakuna stima, hakuna gas' Best Alice -----Original Message----- From: aki <aki275(a)gmail.com> Sender: skunkworks-bounces(a)lists.my.co.ke Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 08:17:12 To: Skunkworks forum<skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Reply-To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Subject: [Skunkworks] <OT> : No Electricity, No Fuel, No Cooking gas! I need my hot coffee or need some answers..... _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://orion.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

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] <OT> : No Electricity, No Fuel, No Cooking gas! I need my hot coffee or need some answers..
by Matunda Nyanchama 06 Dec '11

06 Dec '11

On these problems, one young man of 20 years of age, Justus Siage, wrote a long letter of complaints and "advice" to the Prime Minister. We published it as a book duly termed"Letter to the Prime Minister" by Justus Siage; check it in bookshops in Nairobi. Even our own young generation knows the solution to our problems; we just need leadership to make it happen. Back to my quiet corner as we await topics on ICT. Kind regards. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ________________________________ From: "kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 6:47 AM Subject: kictanet Digest, Vol 55, Issue 24 Send kictanet mailing list submissions to kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://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: [Skunkworks] <OT> : No Electricity, No Fuel, No Cooking gas! I need my hot coffee or need some answers..... (Dennis Kioko) 2. Re: Why It's Wrong For Kenya To Try Pac ifying Angry Bashir (Andrea Bohnstedt) 3. Re: Why It?s Wrong For Kenya To Try Pac ifying Angry Bashir (Andrea Bohnstedt) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 14:02:21 +0300 From: Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> To: "S.M. Muraya" <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] <OT> : No Electricity, No Fuel, No Cooking gas! I need my hot coffee or need some answers..... Message-ID: <CADfbAQS3SqwzyesRujXAwsDU_PCx6=ebYxNUq4Q0T-vSD++vRQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" In Africa we want change, but few understand the cost of change and are willing to pay for it. Change demands more, the same way freedom demands more responsibility. As for Kenya Power, isn't it weird that we all complain, but it is only the island of Jersey that is concerned with how a Kenyan Parastatal was managed in the past ?

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Open Data: United States and India to build an open government platform, the U.S. team has deposited open source code
by Flavio Zeni 06 Dec '11

06 Dec '11

If you have not read it already United States and India to build an open government platform<http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/12/05/datagov-goes-global#.Tt5EeXfxRPA.…>, the U.S. team has deposited open source code<http://www.data.gov/opengovplatform>

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Re: [kictanet] Why It’s Wrong For Kenya To Try Pacifying Angry Bashir
by Dennis Kioko 06 Dec '11

06 Dec '11

Also note that Eritrea recently escaped sanctions as Western firms exploiting minerals in the country would be affected -- with Regards: blog.denniskioko.com <http://www.denniskioko.com/>

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Re: [kictanet] We certainly need divine intervention
by Barrack Otieno 05 Dec '11

05 Dec '11

Listers, I have refrained from complaining despite the inflation and heavy rainfall that has caused havoc despite being a blessing when looked from another perspective. This afternoon i drive into a basement parking in one of the cities shopping malls, clearly the guys at the entrance seem to be aware that there is no space but alas i am allowed to drive in and drive around, on realising there is no space i choose to drive out and behold, i am asked to pay? pay for what i enquire?, the attendant calmly tells me that it is is the way the system is configured even though she agrees that since i didn't find a slot i am not supposed to pay, this is the second time i am having issues with www.kaps.co.ke and i hope the two Consumer watchdogs are taking note, this is plain dishonesty why should a consumer pay for a service not rendered even hawkers will tell you kuangalia ni bure (seeing is free), worse still where is this form of injustice configured in your systems? I wonder how much Kenyans could be losing through what i have observed today anyway Justice be our shield and defender. Have a great week! -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno

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DiploFoundation IGCBP 2012 Call for applications
by Grace Githaiga 05 Dec '11

05 Dec '11

Listers Kindly circulate to your networks. Rgds Grace ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World! From: gpaque(a)gmail.com Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 10:08:12 -0430 To: governance(a)lists.cpsr.org Subject: [governance] DiploFoundation IGCBP 2012 Call for applications Hi everyone, Please pass this information on to any interested colleagues or groups. Gracias, Ginger Call for applications: Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme 2012 Who owns the cloud? Is my data secure there? Who manages Internet domains and addresses, and how? What is network neutrality? How can states provide for Internet security without breaching our basic human rights - or can they? Can we have an Internet that is both safe and open? Diplo's Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme 2012 will give you a solid base from which to discuss these and other questions, and to work towards policy solutions for users, organisations, and governments. This online programme is designed to improve Internet policy and governance-related knowledge and skills for participants from both developed and developing countries, and to enhance their participation in the global decision-shaping debates on Internet governance. The call for applications for the 2012 Introduction to Internet Governance course is now open. Please visit the call for applications for more information and to apply (deadline: 1 February 2012). Ginger Ginger (Virginia) Paque Diplo Foundation www.diplomacy.edu/ig VirginiaP(a)diplomacy.edu Join the Diplo community IG discussions: www.diplointernetgovernance.org

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] <OT> : No Electricity, No Fuel, No Cooking gas! I need my hot coffee or need some answers.....
by Dennis Kioko 05 Dec '11

05 Dec '11

The biggest tragedy in Kenya is not the government, but we as the people. We support systems that do not work, and reward the same. A pal of mine says that she cannot purchase or rent a Penthouse suite in Nairobi - they always seem to leak and have rat infestations. In the US, she could cause such a purchase came with a warranty - point here is that even private sector will do sub standard work - seems to be more of the rule than an exception. As for Kenya Power, I don't know about mots areas, but where I live, a few months back we were guaranteed of a blackout if any form of precipitation happened to take place. Kenya Power did maintenance a few months ago and even in the recent strong rains in Nairobi, we have had power all through. I think blackouts nowadays are mostly maintenance and vandalism in our area. Had also talked to Kenya some people from Kenya Power HQ who informed me that the firm is on schedule to stabilise power supply through various methods including use of underground cables/insulated conductors. This though looks like will take several years to be rolled out within Nairobi. In areas under rural electification in Ukambani, I have seen them use the insulated conductors rather than the familiar bare conductors. Road construction is mostly a sham, with most roads lacking drainage, or having the drainage blocked by construction. Water logging weakens tarmac. On the same point, I am quite suspicious of the quality of Lot 3 of Thika road, by Shengli, someone should check this before its completed and results in a similar situation as the Milimani courts. Back to where I started. In the morning, I saw a matatu at the Tom Mboya Walk (joins Tom Mboya Street to Moi Avenue at the statue). The matatu was picking passengers next to a large City Council sign that read "No picking or dropping of Passengers here". People were boarding the matatu as normal. That is where Kenya's largest problem lies.

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Local Content
by Dennis Kioko 05 Dec '11

05 Dec '11

This animation was shared today, some hard work gone into it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8LcybdCNdA&feature=player_detailpage -- with Regards: blog.denniskioko.com <http://www.denniskioko.com/>

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Why is KRA (Customs) Application is Hard-Wired Microsoft?
by Walubengo J 04 Dec '11

04 Dec '11

I was at JKIA cargo this morning trying to get in some cargo. Ofcourse it is still a nightmare operation but eventually I got some Agent to help out and we sat down at his office to key the data into the Kenya Revenue (Simba System). For some reason, his Microsoft-Explorer was giving him some trouble so I told him to just try the Firefox instead. Believe it or not- the KRA system screamed at him and said "YOU CAN ONLY USE MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER ver 6 AND ABOVE!!!!". What?? Folks, if this is not intimidation, tell me what is. Who in the 21st Century writes software ONLY for one platform? Software today should be read from your Windows/Linux/Android/Mac/etc/ Platforms. It should be accessible from your laptop, smart-phone, dump-phone,tv/etc. Now how comes a critical public system is ONLY accessible through Microsoft platform? I am not against Microsoft - I still use alot of it at a corporate level; HOWEVER, we cannot allow a Publicly Procured system to be tied to a single platform.(review procurement rules). I recall one Lister raising this issue 3years ago and I thought it had been addressed! Either the PS Ndemo + eGovt Sec, Dr. Getao helps us out or we task Steve Mutoro to open a file on this issue. Forcing clearing agents to BUY Microsoft products (when they can use a free one) to clear goods for customers is not a proper way of developing a country. walu.

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Invite: Leveraging Information for Prosperity
by Marie-Ann Kinyanjui 02 Dec '11

02 Dec '11

Dear Listers, It gives me great pleasure to announce that our very own Bitange Ndemo has been chosen to feature in a global Smarter Government briefing to talking about Kenya's experiences in using open data and information to deliver targeted services to citizens. If you would like to attend this event, please feel free to register here: http://events.unisfair.com/rt/ibm~opengov?code=salese (Embedded image moved to file: pic51175.gif) (Embedded image moved to file: pic10536.jpg) Fiscal and economic uncertainty is growing. Even as governments scramble to cut costs, they are seeking new recipes to kick-start new economic growth. They may already have one. (Embedded image moved to file: pic62518.gif) A new report on this issue by the IBM Institute for Business Value says that if we think about it differently, "opening up" to leverage information and intelligence might just give governments the opportunity to drive outcomes like innovation, jobs, new economic growth with citizens, while avoiding costs. But "open" can mean something different to each government around the world, and at each level of government. It's time to reset the perspective and "open" for outcomes. Join us on December 14, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. EST, in a webcast where you will hear the highlights from one of the authors. You also will hear from innovative leaders as they share the steps they took to "open up", the results they achieved and lessons they have learned and what they think needs to happen next. Their experiences will enrich the discussion and, we hope, stimulate your own creative actions. (Embedded image moved to file: pic29410.jpg) Please check the registration page for agenda and speaker updates. (Embedded image moved to file: pic08685.gif) Copyright IBM Corporation 2011. All rights reserved. IBM, the IBM logo, ibm.com and the Smarter Planet icon are trademarks of International Business Machines Corp., registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. Other product and service names might be trademarks of IBM or other companies. A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the Web at "Copyright and trademark information" at ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml. Other company, product, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.© Copyright IBM Corporation 2011. All Rights Reserved. Kind Regards, Marie-Anne (Kui) Kinyanjui External Relations Specialist IBM Growth Markets Unit, STG Mid-Markets Phone: +254 721 676543 (Embedded image moved to file: E-mail: MARIEKIN(a)ke.ibm.com pic57091.gif)IBM Find me on: (Embedded image moved to file: pic56534.jpg)LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/mkinyanjui (Embedded image moved to file: pic03229.jpg)Twitter: http://twitter.com/KuiKinyanjui

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Resolved: e-commerce; a matter of trust
by robert yawe 02 Dec '11

02 Dec '11

Hi, The issue was resolved promptly, I would like to than George Ikua for his inspiring presentation at the CIO100 Symposium on how social media is changing how business do business. "He who leaves by social media dies by social media" Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: Joshua Mwaniki -MiH IA <Joshua(a)mocality.com> To: "robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk" <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Sent: Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 11:56 Subject: FW: [kictanet] e-commerce; a matter of trust Hi Robert I refer to the mail below. I'd like to apologize for the inconvenience. This is actually the first I am hearing of this. I did some basic follow up, and I am told there was a problem with the invoicing. If this was the situation, then I hope you understand that from out Finance departments point of view, they cannot release any payments without receiving any invoice. We have had situations previously that brought up some questions with auditing. If you were not appraised of this in good time, then kindly let me know, so that I can follow up with the responsible people. However, if there is anything else that you think came into play that I may not be aware about, kindly let me know. We strive to ensure that we build a business based on 'good relationships' and this situation is obviously not an example of this. Looking forward to hearing from you. -- Regards, Joshua Mwaniki Country Manager – Kenya |Mocality.com Block C (8), Saachi Plaza| Argwings KodheK Road. (Opp. Radar Security) |Kilimani,Nairobi. +254 733 55 44 88 | +254 701 114 119 Twitter: Mwaniki Skype: Mwaniki 10 From: Muchiri Nyaggah <muchiri(a)semacraft.com> Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:20:40 +0300 To: <joshua(a)mocality.com> Subject: Fwd: [kictanet] e-commerce; a matter of trust Fyi. Sent from my Android device ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "robert yawe" <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Date: Nov 30, 2011 9:07 AM Subject: [kictanet] e-commerce; a matter of trust To: <muchiri(a)semacraft.com> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Hi, I think many of those promoting e-commerce and related solutions are doing the initiative a disservice by by being transparent and trustworthy actions that we keep us aware from fully exploiting the opportunities that keep presenting themselves. I recently interacted with a site called Mocallity both as a vendor and consumer of the their deals (a product similar to groupon) unfortunately the experiences have left me with a sour taste in my mouth. If anyone our there knows how to get in touch with the managers/owners of Mocality please forward this on to them before the issue blows out of proportion and rubbishes the gains we have made so far in e-commerce. Vendor - I used the service to promote a seminar I was ran about 2 months ago, the response was impressive as I got 11 registrations, unfortunately I am yet to receive the payments from Mocality even though they received payment from the participants on registration for the seminar. Things have gotten so scary now that they are not even responding to my emails Consumer issue 1 - I participated in one of the deals and bought tickets for ice skating, they send me confirmation by SMS but when I arrived at Panari to redeem the coupons they insisted that I bring printouts of the coupons. I wonder why send me the coupons details by SMS then still expect me to carry physical coupons. It would be like safaricom sending you a SMS confirming receipt of funds then sending you a cheque to bank by post. We need to either embrace technology wholly as Mama Mboga has or not at all. Consumer issue 2 - More recently I again participated in a deal by Mocality, I must be the sucker for pain, where I bought some glass storage bowls. After the deal closed it took them 3 days to finally deliver them to me but only after 5 phone calls, 10 emails and a post on their website otherwise it would have taken longer. Let us get it clear that e-commerce is commerce and in both cases you need a reliable supply chain system even if what you are supplying is a service. In addition you cannot maintain the brick on mortar mentality when dealing with an online business, in Mocalities case the customer service works from 8:30-4:30 Monday to Friday for both voice and email requests. I am generally an advocate of an industries self regulation but when it fails I will not hesitate to pull out the "sirikali tusaidie" trump card. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/muchiri%40semacraft.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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International Open Data Day
by Phares Kariuki 01 Dec '11

01 Dec '11

Come join us for a discussion on Open Data at the Business Lounge on the international open data day, this Saturday, 3rd December, from 9 am to 1 pm. Kenya is the first Country in sub-Saharan Africa and only the second in Africa to launch an open data portal. The opportunity for citizen engagement, government efficiency and for the developer community is huge. How can we take advantage of this opportunity? Come and: - Learn more about open data. - Find out how your local and national government could do more to release open data. - Engage local non-profits and companies in the uses of open data for the products and missions - Meet & network with tons of cool people in Nairobi - Voice your opinion & share your ideas with the people and media attending. - Find out about apps being created, and get to play around with them as well. - Help out with parts of the conceptualization, creation, design, advertisement and testing of apps. - Conduct an open tutorial sessions around using open data,like learning how to customize google maps to show the data you want to show. - Have lots and lots of fun. Thanks! -- Warm Regards, Phares Kaboro Kariuki

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"Nokia boss quits as regional office moves to Jo’Burg"
by Chris Foster 01 Dec '11

01 Dec '11

"Nokia boss quits as regional office moves to Jo’Burg" http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Nokia+boss+quits+as+regio… Seems a shame if this is confirmed to be true. From what I've seen, some of the sucess of Nokia can be connected to it being closely integrated in the region, not only as a sales force, but in pushing locally for appropriate products, marketing, policy and distribution. This seems particularly important in the mobile sector, given the need to be responsive to increasingly strong competition in the region, particularly from emerging Chinese firms. Nokia never had a huge workforce in Kenya, so I'm guessing this is not related to cost cutting, and as the article says, it seems to grow against the grain of other multinationals who are looking to become more connected locally into the Kenyan and regional market. Thanks Chris -- Christopher Foster PhD Researcher, Centre for Development Informatics (CDI) University of Manchester, UK Skype: cgfoster

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Fw: The African Executive Issue 345
by Matunda Nyanchama 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

FYI ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: The Editor <editor(a)africanexecutive.com> To: mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 10:28 PM Subject: The African Executive Issue 345 30 - 07 December 2011 Articles in this Issue Write to the Editor Subscribe Now! Unsubscribe Our Contacts - ADVERTISEMENTS - ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE Zambia Constitutional Review: A Reflection President Sata needs to be supported by all Zambians, especially when it comes to the fight against poverty. When he succeeds, we all benefit. When he fails, it is our children who will bear the ills. [Read More] Rusesabagina: Hero or Villain? It is sad to note that someone is given the prize for Human Rights and Justice but those that he “saved and did justice” are ignored. [Read More] Libya: The Tough, Slippery Road Ahead Libyans have a fighting chance to create a new, prosperous and united country. The ball is now in the court of Libyans of all walks of life to make a difference in the transformation of their country. [Read More] Kenya: Why MPs Must be Shown the Door It would be a great idea to begin focusing and helping reform minded Kenyans build credible campaign strategies. [Read More] Ernestina Naadu and Africa’s Expectant Women African cultural superstitions impinge on pregnancy so much so that, “It is believed that witches and evil spirits are capable of stealing the pregnancy or interfering with it. [Read More] Climate Change: Address Neglected Foods Conservation of genetic material good for food security [Read More] Invitation to Political Theory Seminar at Daystar The poor state of theoretical thinking in Kenya has bothered many people. To address this, a seminar will be held at Daystar University in January to April 2012 on African political thought. [Read More] Africa May Not Play China Against the West To escape the recurring episodes of global systems working against Africans; it’s urgent that analysts focus on systems and their impact on local challenges. [Read More] Kenya County Representatives Brainstorm on City Twinning The forum emphasized the need to use twinning for economic benefit rather than ceremonial agreements. [Read More] Domestic Tourism in Mombasa It is ironic that while domestic tourism ought to improve living standards of people in respective tourist circuits, this has not happened in Mombasa. [Read More] Climate Change Debate: Will Developing Nations Lose Out? The Climate change debate should include use of knowledge driven economy as a benchmark to sustainability. [Read More] Zimbabwe 2012 Budget Statement: A Review The finalisation of the securitised lease for A2 farmers will make it easier for farmers to secure lines of credit. [Read More] WRITE TO THE EDITOR We are always glad to hear from you and our team takes the contents of the letters we receive seriously in order to ensure that the magazine is beneficial to you. Do not hesitate to write to us and make our services better. You can do this through editor(a)africanexecutive.com. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Subscribe to The African Executive magazine now to start your business relationship with us by CLICKING HERE UNSUBSCRIBE We use your feedback to improve our magazine so that it is beneficial to you. However, should you still want to unsubscribe, please CLICK HERE OUR CONTACTS The African Executive - P.O. Box 135-00100 G.P.O Nairobi KENYA Phone: 254202731497 - Cel: 254733823062 - Fax: 254202723258 - Email: editor(a)africanexecutive.com

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Business Daily Article on Konza City
by Matunda Nyanchama 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

Kenya Courts Silicon Valley As It Aims to Become Continent's High-Tech Centre Enjoy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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e-commerce; a matter of trust
by robert yawe 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

Hi, I think many of those promoting e-commerce and related solutions are doing the initiative a disservice by by being transparent and trustworthy actions that we keep us aware from fully exploiting the opportunities that keep presenting themselves. I recently interacted with a site called Mocallity both as a vendor and consumer of the their deals (a product similar to groupon) unfortunately the experiences have left me with a sour taste in my mouth. If anyone our there knows how to get in touch with the managers/owners of Mocality please forward this on to them before the issue blows out of proportion and rubbishes the gains we have made so far in e-commerce. Vendor - I used the service to promote a seminar I was ran about 2 months ago, the response was impressive as I got 11 registrations, unfortunately I am yet to receive the payments from Mocality even though they received payment from the participants on registration for the seminar. Things have gotten so scary now that they are not even responding to my emails Consumer issue 1 - I participated in one of the deals and bought tickets for ice skating, they send me confirmation by SMS but when I arrived at Panari to redeem the coupons they insisted that I bring printouts of the coupons. I wonder why send me the coupons details by SMS then still expect me to carry physical coupons. It would be like safaricom sending you a SMS confirming receipt of funds then sending you a cheque to bank by post. We need to either embrace technology wholly as Mama Mboga has or not at all. Consumer issue 2 - More recently I again participated in a deal by Mocality, I must be the sucker for pain, where I bought some glass storage bowls. After the deal closed it took them 3 days to finally deliver them to me but only after 5 phone calls, 10 emails and a post on their website otherwise it would have taken longer. Let us get it clear that e-commerce is commerce and in both cases you need a reliable supply chain system even if what you are supplying is a service. In addition you cannot maintain the brick on mortar mentality when dealing with an online business, in Mocalities case the customer service works from 8:30-4:30 Monday to Friday for both voice and email requests. I am generally an advocate of an industries self regulation but when it fails I will not hesitate to pull out the "sirikali tusaidie" trump card. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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The 2012 World Conference On International Telecommunications: Another Brewing Storm Over Potential UN Regulation Of The Internet
by Alice Munyua 29 Nov '11

29 Nov '11

Dear all, Something for us to consider. The International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) forms a binding international treaty under the International Telecommunications Unions (ITU)and go back to the early days of the ITU when there were two separate treaties, dealing with telegraph and telephone. The ITRs were adopted, as a single treaty, at the World Administrative Telegraphy and Telephone Conference held in Melbourne, 1988 (WATTC-88). The ITRs can be amended through a World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), and the next amendment is scheduled for 2012. Before then a process of review of the ITRs, which began in 1998 continues. The ITR comprise 10 articles, which deal with definition of international telecommunication services, cooperation between countries and national administrations, safety of life and priority of telecommunications and charging and accounting principles. The adoption of the ITRs since 1988 is often taken as the start of the wider liberalisation process in international telecommuniactions and so a very important process for the ICT sector. The ITU plenipotentiary approved aWorld Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) and the Council constituted an expert group (council Resolution 1312) to pursue PP Resolution 146 (Antalya 2006) among others. While its quite a complex legal/political process, (well at least to me) our liberalisation process has led to one of the fastest growing ICT markets and wee therefore need to engage in this process. Below is an interesting article from a legal perspective. Best Alice http://www.whoswholegal.com/news/features/article/29378/the-2012-world-conf… The 2012 World Conference On International Telecommunications: Another Brewing Storm Over Potential UN Regulation Of The Internet Ambassador David A Gross and Ethan Lucarelli of Wiley Rein LLP consider the possible effects of the renegotiated UN International Telecommunication Regulations. Ambassador David A Gross and Ethan Lucarelli, Wiley Rein LLP Ambassador David A Gross and Ethan Lucarelli, Wiley Rein LLP Once again, many companies in the telecoms and information and communications technology (ICT) sector are facing the spectre of a United Nations agency (in this case the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)) regulating critically important aspects of the internet as well as substantially expanding its jurisdiction over the telecoms and ICT industries. It is important that telecoms, technology, and ICT lawyers, consultants, and advisers -- both in-house and outside -- carefully monitor the domestic and international preparations by governments leading up to this major international treaty conference as it will potentially have a material impact on companies throughout the entire sector. Specifically, in December 2012, the ITU will be holding a major treaty-writing conference in Dubai that many countries would like to use to significantly expand the jurisdiction and legal authority of the ITU, even potentially giving this United Nations agency greater influence over internet governance as well as major telecoms issues such as accounting rates and termination charges for next-generation networks, data privacy, cybersecurity, international mobile roaming, and equipment specifications. For more than two decades, the story of global economic policy has been one of promoting competition and increasing liberalisation across various industries, especially the telecoms and internet sectors. Today, however, significant government and civil society support is developing for a different policy outlook. Driven largely by the global financial troubles of recent years together with persistent concerns about the implications of the growth of the internet for national economies, social structures and cultures, some governments and others are now actively reconsidering the continuing viability of liberalisation and competition-based policies. The ITU's World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) could signal a shift in the regulatory paradigm on both the international and national levels. At the conference, a major 1988 treaty known as the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) will be renegotiated. Some within the ITU and among its 193 member states would like to see major changes to the treaty, particularly with respect to the internet as well as wireless, IP-based, and next-generation networks, which have historically been mostly free of intrusive economic and other regulation. Stating his belief that a substantial expansion of the scope of treaty is necessary, ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré recently asserted that "[w]e need updated ITRs because without them we risk the collapse of the ICT networks which underpin all communications technologies, including the internet." Other countries, however -- notably, the United States -- believe instead that the WCIT should adopt only minor changes to the ITRs as necessary to modernise the existing provisions of the treaty, and that new provisions and authorities are unnecessary. Because of the ITU's international visibility, decisions made at the conference could signal to both domestic regulators and other international intergovernmental organisations that a move toward more intrusive economic and other regulation is appropriate. It seems fair to say that the decisions made by governments at WCIT will help define the international regulatory environment for the internet and telecoms in the 21st century. THE ITU AND THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATIONS The ITU, established more than 100 years ago, is a specialised agency within the United Nations that focuses on telecommunications and ICT. The ITU allocates global radio spectrum and satellite orbits, develops technical standards to promote interconnection and technical interoperability, and works to improve telecommunications access for underserved communities. The ITU has historically disclaimed any authority to regulate domestic telecommunications, clearly recognising in the ITU Constitution the "sovereign right of each state to regulate its telecommunication." While the ITU has a limited scope of regulatory authority over international radio-communication issues, it also adopts recommendations on a wide range of topics and facilitates the adoption of international treaties. ITU recommendations do not have the force of law, but rather set forth suggested regulations and requirements for national regulatory authorities. These recommendations address standardisation, economic and technical issues. By distinction, international treaties are generally binding law for all nations that are signatories to the treaty. The ITRs are a binding 1988 treaty that established important general principles relating to international telecommunications services and transport, interconnection and interoperability of telecommunications facilities, and accounting and settlement of international voice traffic between administrations. While the ITRs provide a general framework for mutual agreements between countries regarding the exchange of telecommunications traffic, the ITRs also allow for private agreements between non-governmental organisations (e.g., telecommunications carriers). This is the typical method for most agreements for the exchange of international traffic today. THE WORLD CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS Since the ITRs were adopted in 1988, the international telecommunications marketplace has experienced rapid technological change, the development of competitive and liberalised markets, and the privatisation of national telecommunication service providers. As a result, in December 2012, the ITU will host the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai to revise and modernise the treaty for the first time since its adoption. So far, there is no international consensus about the scope of appropriate modifications to the treaty. For some governments, the WCIT presents an opportunity to significantly expand the jurisdiction and role of the ITU into previously unregulated, lightly regulated or domestically regulated aspects of the emerging digital economy. Some of the proposed changes to the ITRs could position the ITU as a supra-national regulator and require signatory nations to enact conforming domestic laws. ITU Secretary-General Touré has asserted that the recent problems in the financial and banking sectors were caused by "inadequate regulation and regulatory supervision" and he has called for the international community to agree to "a framework that will avoid any catastrophe" in the telecoms sector. Participation will be limited to representatives of national governments. However, private sector entities generally have opportunities to help inform the policymaking in advance of the conference, such as through meetings with individual governments, participation in working groups or preparatory meetings, and appearances before international or regional organisations. Many governments allow members of the private sector to be on their national delegations to ITU conferences. PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE ITRS Typically, international telecommunications issues such as international mobile roaming, internet peering, and internet governance are handled today through a combination of negotiated agreements between private parties, bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, and non-governmental technical or civil society organisations. Some countries, however -- particularly within the developing world -- object to the current situation on the grounds that the system does not pay sufficient regard to their economic and other needs, that it disproportionately favours major international telecom and technology companies, and that the United States government has too much direct influence in decision-making. To address these perceived inequities, several new provisions and modifications for the ITRs have been proposed: /Internet management/ Several countries have proposed to move oversight or "control" of aspects of the internet and internet development from the non-governmental multi-stakeholder mechanisms such as ICANN and replace them with the ITU. /Internet charges/ Some governments would also like the ITU to play a greater role in regulating peering, termination charges for data traffic, and other internet-related rate issues to, among other things, potentially lower certain internet backbone costs and to capture for domestic coffers some of the value of international VoIP services entering their countries. /Mandated application of ITU recommendations/ The ITU has issued non-binding recommendations on topics ranging from accounting rates and tariff issues to the construction, installation and protection of telecommunications cables, to the power flux density of wireless transmitters. While these recommendations are only advisory at the moment, some proposals could transform some or all of these recommendations into mandatory treaty provisions with the force of law. /International regulation of roaming/ The ITU currently does not have legal authority to directly regulate either retail or wholesale international mobile roaming rates, but WCIT could expand the ITU's authority over international roaming, especially regarding wholesale rates. /Cybersecurity/ Some countries are seeking to include cybersecurity and cybercrime provisions into this treaty so that the ITU can impose new regulations and establish itself as the organisational home for international cybersecurity policymaking. Included within this could be broad new data privacy, spam, and child protection regulations. /Developing country issues/ Some developing world countries suggest that the ITRs be modified to allow them to charge carriers from the developed world higher rates. In addition, some countries also would like to modify the ITRs to lower the costs for developing world countries when they bargain with commercial carriers for international telecoms and internet services, as well as to ensure "transparency" for retail and wholesale prices and quality of service. These and the other changes proposed in the WCIT preparatory process could greatly expand the scope of the ITRs and grant the ITU substantial new regulatory powers, thereby radically changing the regulatory landscape. The effects of these revisions could affect the fundamental economic structure of the entire ICT sector. For example, making the ITU Recommendations mandatory would effectively supersede established industry practice and domestic regulations with respect to core aspects of equipment design and network operations. Similarly, proposals related to how companies can collect and use customer data, cybersecurity, or child protection would interject an international intergovernmental organisation into the relationship between service providers and their customers. Additionally, the combined effect of the proposals would be to bring under ITU authority the core functions of many established and effective international non-governmental organisations such as IEEE, ISOC, ICANN, and W3C, particularly with respect to the design of systems and infrastructure, the development of protocols, and the management of domain and numbering resources. /Other Proposals for Increased International Regulation of the Internet/ Perhaps even more significant than the specific reform proposals being considered in the run up to the WCIT is what these proposals represent in terms of the broader regulatory paradigm. The outcome of the 2012 WCIT may signal to regulators on both the international and national levels what the appropriate role of government should be in the 21st century regarding the internet and telecoms generally. Governments, particularly in the developing world, could interpret the introduction of new interventionist regulations through the ITRs as signalling that increased regulation of the ICT sectors is appropriate, which could ultimately hinder investment and competition in these markets. Indeed, discussions regarding international internet policymaking are already gaining momentum within the UN and various other international forums. Some of these proposals are more specific than others, and they each have different likelihoods of producing real results, but taken together, they demonstrate the widespread attention these issues are receiving by governments around the world. To illustrate: /India's proposal for a new UN agency/ In late October 2011, India submitted to the UN a proposal for the establishment of a new mechanism for internet-related public policy activities to be called the United Nations Committee for Internet-Related Policies (CIRP). As proposed, the CIRP would oversee the bodies responsible for operational functioning of the internet and global standard setting, as well as crisis management and international public policy matters. /International Convention on Cybercrime/ Russia has long sought UN action regarding cybersecurity and internet-transmitted information. In September 2011, Russia, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan submitted to the UN General Assembly a proposal for the adoption of an International Code of Conduct for Information Security. Among other things, this Code would commit signatories to cooperating in "curbing the dissemination of information that incites terrorism, secessionism or extremism or that undermines other countries' political, economic and social stability." /World Technology Policy Forum/ In 2013, the ITU will convene the 5th World Telecommunication/Information and Communication Technology Policy Forum to discuss internet issues related to the ITU's involvement in internet-related public policy. Unlike the WCIT, this Policy Forum will not create binding international treaty documents, and therefore it may be a more comfortable forum for some of these discussions. /London Conference/ In early November 2011, the United Kingdom hosted an international Conference on Cyberspace in London, which emphasised the development of uniform international norms for private and governmental behaviour online. This conference is expected to become an annual forum for policy discussions among high-level ministers and other governmental representatives, with meetings already being planned for the next two years. Despite the broad and dramatic scope of various governmental proposals -- which could affect core aspects of running an ICT, telecoms, or internet-based business -- the WCIT preparatory process is not receiving sufficient attention from most businesses and others. The WCIT could lead to new regulations governing how these businesses are run and how such businesses may interact with their customers, partners, and vendors, as well as how they can innovate and provide new and improved services. Moreover, because of the implicit attacks on established mechanisms of internet governance, the WCIT has the potential to destabilise and politicise standardisation processes and the management of the internet architecture in a way that could also hinder innovation and efficiency. Many national delegations are interested in hearing the concerns of industry and others. Interested companies and other groups should take steps to monitor the conference preparatory processes and should be on the lookout for opportunities to inform and influence the debate. --

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[AfriNIC-announce] Alice Munyua Winner of the NI&I Service Award!!
by Alice Munyua 29 Nov '11

29 Nov '11

Dear Colleagues and friends, Sincere thanks for the congratulation messages and good wishes. It is an honor to have been selected for this award and I thank you for the support. Best regards Alice Munyua

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Konza City in 48 months
by robert yawe 29 Nov '11

29 Nov '11

Hi, Here is why with the help of the Chinese we can have the Konza Technology City operational in 48 months http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=FynWETakS9U Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Crowdsourcing: future of investigative journalism
by Grace Githaiga 29 Nov '11

29 Nov '11

Listers, i found this interesting. Have a look if you have the time cause it is 16 mins long. Rgds GG When every cellphone can record video and take pictures, everyone is a potential news source. Reporter Paul Lewis tells two stories that show us the future of investigative journalism. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/paul_lewis_crowdsourcing_the_news.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World!

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Mechanic using technology
by robert yawe 29 Nov '11

29 Nov '11

Hi, First a disclaimer, I have no monetary interest in this business, Watch this interesting clip http://youtu.be/DXGMhJDOg90 I received an email from an organisation called Vibro Damper who replace and repair shock absorbers which made we realise that we might be spending too much energy and resources celebrating the technology innovators while ignoring other areas. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Examples of success story of women who utilized ICT in their careers
by Suraj Shah 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Hello Listers At Intel we need a success story of women who utilized ICT (PC/Internet) during their university studies and then established a successful business. A selected story will be highlighted at the Women Summit in Morocco in December. In particular, we would want information in the following format: About the program Why did you join? What did you want to accomplish? What did you learn in the program? How has the program helped you improve your accomplishments? Describe your relationship with the facilitator / volunteers About the future What do you take from the program to accompany you in your future personal life? What are your aspirations and future plans? Will the program help you choose a profession? Change your current occupation? What would you like to work in? Please direct any success story to me. Thanks Suraj Shah

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Illegal Titles, Demolitions and the Land Registry & ICT
by Matunda Nyanchama 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Friends. I am wondering what is happening at the Land Registry. With ICT we could have a record of all allocated land titles, make the registry publicly searchable (perhaps at a small fee) so that we can avoid cartels bilking innocent, hard working Kenyans of their life-time investments. Anyone know what is happening at the Ministry of Lands? And couldn't these demolitions be done in a more humane manner? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Monthly Media Roundtables
by George Nyabuga 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Dear friends, The School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Nairobi, the Media Focus on Africa Foundation, the Media Institute, and the Kenya Editors Guild are pleased to invite you to participate in a Media Round Table to be held tomorrow, 29th November 2011, between 12 and 2pm, at the Alliance Francaise. The topic will be: Media Reporting of Human Rights. We will look at how such reporting impacts society, and democracy. The panelists will be Millie Lwanga, Commissioner, National Cohesion and Integration Commission, Hassan Omar, Commissioner, Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, Al-Amin Kimathi, a human rights activist, and Amos Kareithi of The Standard Media Group. The event is open to members of the public to enhance public participation and understanding of the role of the media in the Kenyan society. Former newspaper editor, regular media commentator and consultant Kwamchetsi Makokha will moderate the discussions. This is part of a series of monthly round table meetings held on the last Tuesday of every month. The remit of the Monthly Media Round Tables is to deeply examine, in conversations with various organisations and people like academics/scholars, media practitioners/journalists, civil society, policy makers, media stakeholders, politicians, and ordinary Kenyans, the role of the media in Kenya. The event will be open to members of the public. Entry is FREE. Apologies for the late notice but we look forward to your participation. Dr George Nyabuga Associate Director School of Journalism & Mass Communication University of Nairobi Education Building Harry Thuku Road PO Box 30197 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254(0)20 318262 Fax: +254(0)20 2229168 Mobile: +254 (0)72151 6573 Email: gnyabuga(a)uonbi.ac.ke, gnyabuga(a)yahoo.co.uk www.uonbi.ac.ke ----------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI IS ISO CERTIFIED The University of Nairobi is committed to providing quality services to all its clients. The University will monitor and review its quality performance from time to time through an effective implementation of the Quality Management System based on ISO 9001:2008 standard. University of Nairobi Website: http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Re: [kictanet] Daylight Robbery along Southern Bypass - Nairobi
by Harry Delano 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Hey Dennis, I think what we can all agree in principle is that we need to do something about this and fast enough. As we all know, it is happening all around us. We have just heard another account of a similar ordeal on this very list. How many go unreported.? And I also suppose the account from Kago below seems miles apart from Adar's, or is it just me? I really think we can get into the business of finding a point of convergence for the various tools we have at our disposal as the ICT fraternity together with other service providers and make a meaningful difference around our Streets, corridors, Roads, Highways, Estates etc by installing these security systems. If all else fails, then please if we know these areas are to be avoided we should announce on big billboards, before anyone else drives/walks up those roads. But this is really defeatist in my view. In fact if you could ask me, I would propose each Camera surveillance sector should be publicly accessible on a web portal, where one can possibly carry out a quick scan around just in case, before driving up that road, possibly also to avoid road snarl ups, trouble spot areas, or any other queer looking activity. Not to mention, security organs will be on the watch and this will act as a deterrence to a lot things. I'm still hoping we can get a comment from the PS, on just how possible it is to bring various stakeholders with Govt. providing leadership to thrash out this issue, and come up with some kind of way forward or action plan.. Let's beef up our community policing effort and build a safer society. Harry

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seeking Senior Mobile Money Design and Architecture Expert (MMDAE)
by Badru Ntege 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Hi All One of my clients is seeking to hire a Senior Mobile Money Design and Architecture Expert (MMDAE) to assist in the integration of MM platforms to various financial institutions. He/she will lead the design, specification and development teams. The job is located in Uganda with a requirement for occasional travel. Interested individuals can contact me offline or visit our website for more details at www.nftconsult.com Badru

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RFP - Asterisk Consultant
by Edwin Kaduki 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Hi guys, Please distribute to your networks and/ or respond to the attached RFP. Cheers, Edwin

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Important Case, RIPE-NCC seeks legal clarity on how it responds to foreign court orders
by alice＠apc.org 27 Nov '11

27 Nov '11

http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2011/11/23/4944811.htmlIn Important Case, RIPE-NCC seeks legal clarity on how it responds to foreign court orders by M. Mueller, M. van Eeten, & B. Kuerbis on Wed 23 Nov 2011 10:57 AM EST An international law enforcement action against a large botnet will set an important legal precedent regarding regional Internet IP Address registries. At issue is the extent to which an IP address registries can be used as tools of transnational law enforcement.DNSChanger was a piece of malware that altered the Domain Name System (DNS) settings of computers so that all web page requests coming from those computers would be redirected to nameservers operated by criminals. The illicit DNS nameservers redirected some of their traffic to domains that would generate click-based payments to the perpetrators. DNSChanger is said to have infected about 4 million computers worldwide, and to have generated $14 million in illicit revenues. The Estonia-based group running the scam provoked a complex international, multi-agency investigation, dubbed Operation Ghostclick. The operation culminated in their arrest by Estonian police in early November.Ghostclick was a truly multi-stakeholder, transnational effort in networked governance, involving the U.S. FBI, the U.S. NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board, the National High Tech Crime Unit of the Dutch National Police Agency, Georgia Tech University, Internet Systems Consortium, Mandiant, National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance, Neustar, Spamhaus, Team Cymru, Trend Micro, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and members of an ad hoc group of experts known as the DNSChanger Working Group (DCWG).Once the scam had been uncovered and the perps arrested, however, the Ghostclick operation could not simply shut down the nameservers used by the botnet to generate the clickfraud. To do so would have incapacitated millions of innocent users, whose Internet access would cease to function due to a sudden, unexplained inability to resolve domain names. This would have also resulted in a flood of service calls to many hapless ISPs. So the FBI enlisted the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) to run clean "replacement" nameservers that behaved properly, took over the address blocks used by the botnet's nameservers, and then assigned those address blocks to ISC's nameservers. In order to preserve this arrangement, the FBI needed to require the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), the institutions who allocate and register Internet Protocol address holdings, to put a hold on the address blocks for several months. To effectuate this hold, as well as other actions, it obtained a Protective Order from a U.S. District Court. Judge William Pauly, who issued the Order, made it very clear that it applied to any and every RIR worldwide.ARIN, the RIR for the North American continent based in Virginia, seems to have cooperated with this U.S.-initiated order without any questions asked, as one might expect from an organization in U.S. jurisdiction. But the European RIR, RIPE-NCC, which is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, has now sued the two Dutch police units and the Dutch public prosecutor's office over the ruling. RIPE wants a judge to decide whether they had sufficient legal ground to order the "lock" of the registration information. The order was based on a very generic legal provision from the Dutch Police Law that describes the mandate of the police, something like "defend the rule of law and assist those who need it."It has surprised legal experts that the order was based on this generic provision. There seem to be more applicable and specific provisions in the Law on Criminal Procedure. The Dutch Supreme Court has repeatedly struck down orders based on that generic provision in other areas of law enforcement. Only orders that merely implied "a marginal encroachment" on individuals' rights, have been upheld in court. The police will, of course, argue that the "lock" of the registration of the address blocks is indeed only a marginal encroachment of the rights of the defendants and RIPE-NCC.The Dutch order simply states that RIPE-NCC is to comply with the U.S. court order. The latter treats the address blocks as "forfeitable property." So not only did the Order come from a foreign jurisdiction but, ironically, RIPE-NCC, which is run by people who insist that IP addresses are not property, was served with a legal order that seems to classify addresses as property. RIPE-NCC's news release says, "The RIPE NCC is receiving independent legal advice and is in discussion with the appropriate authorities. It is the intention of the RIPE NCC to pursue this matter further in Dutch court to establish a precedent so that it is certain of its rights regarding such orders. In the interest of transparency, the RIPE NCC is working on full disclosure of the background documents. The RIPE NCC will update the community if and when any other publishable materials become available. The RIPE NCC is committed to acting in the best interest of its membership and will continue to inform the Internet community on this matter as it progresses. The RIPE NCC has not withdrawn, removed or reclaimed the address blocks in question; it has temporarily locked a registration of address blocks."Understandably, RIPE-NCC is concerned about the implications of embroiling its address registration functions in policy and governance issues. As IGP warned in a 2008 paper, it is inevitable that RIRs would become the target of those seeking to regulate the Internet, and thus the legal rights concerning forfeitures of address registrations and other types of law enforcement actions must be handled carefully, and with an eye toward due process protections and concern for human rights.The case is especially noteworthy given that it is occurring in the context of the ongoing attempt to add security to routing (i.e., RPKI and S-BGP). In rolling out this security improvement, a major sticking point for RIPE members has been whether the IP address registry issuing the address block certificates could rescind operators' routing rights by revoking the certificate, perhaps at the request of a law enforcement agency in some distant jurisdiction. In other words, the RPKI debate is exactly about the possibility of linking address registries to routing activity. In a future world, where every address allocation had a resource certificate and secure BGP was widely deployed, law enforcement agencies could, in theory, simply go to the RIR, have the certificate revoked so that the routes associated with that resource would no longer validate, and ISPs would not announce or accept them. The decision in the RIPE-NCC litigation may have some bearing on that possibility. Links to relevant documents: The IndictmentThe Post Indictment Protective Order issued by USDC-SDNY CourtUS Code supporting the Protective OrderThe RIPE noticeThe Dutch Police OrderA description of Operation Ghostclick Victim Notification Order (FBI will notify and provide IP addresses to approximately 32,000 network operators believed to have infected hosts, ISC will collect IP addresses of infected computers querying the replacement DNS servers)

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Re: [kictanet] CCK's workshop on the Kenya Computer Incident Emergency response Team
by Barrack Otieno 26 Nov '11

26 Nov '11

Listers, As i read (http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Kenyans+lose+millions+in+Japan+car+racket+/-/1…) i recalled various presentations that were made during the just concluded workshop hosted by the Communications Commision of Kenya in collaboration with George Mason University at Nairobi Safari club. Indeed this was a move in the right direction and there is need for sector specific Computer Incidence Response Teams to deal with emerging challenges such as the one listed which threaten to erode the gains we have achieved as a country in so far as e-commerce is concerned. I look forwad to the next workshop and i hope the local Interpol boss will be present to tap the knowledge of other stakeholders as was the case on Monday and Tuesday, Interpol alone cannot solve this issue , it will take concerted efforts from all stakeholders as was agreed during the just concluded regional workshop 'On Thursday, local Interpol boss Mary Kaol said that vehicle importation cartels in the business of defrauding innocent people were mushrooming.' “In fact, we are planning to involve the media in educating people on the tricks the conmen are using to steal from the public,” Ms Kaol said.' -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno

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When Leaders follow the followers
by Matunda Nyanchama 26 Nov '11

26 Nov '11

Interesting story. On an aside I miss the good old days when funerals were funerals and NOT political rallies. Today, even we forget the solemness of occasions of mourning and start doing political wrestling. If there were curses to come from the dead, it is time they did. I also miss the good old days of a good political rally, where we listened to rousing inspiring speeches of building a future on the defeat of colonialism. Add the bubbling optimism of a people set on nation building (education for kids, farming to increase produce, buying Kenyan to build Kenya, health care for all, ...) we loved it. Anyone know when funerals turn into political arenas? Have a good weekend. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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AfNOG-13 and AfriNIC-16: Meetings 6 – 18 May, 2012
by Badru Ntege 25 Nov '11

25 Nov '11

Hi All, Please find below Announcement for AfNOG 2012. Deadline for receipt of Applications is 20 January, 2012. The African Network Operators' Group (AfNOG) and the African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC) are pleased to announce that the 12th AfNOG Workshop & Meeting and the AfriNIC-14 Meeting would be held in Serekunda, Gambia from 6th – 18th May 2012. Every year, hundreds of Network Engineers from across the IT industry in the Africa Continent world attend the Annual AfNOG Event.“While AfNOG fuels the rapid growth of Internet in Africa with trained technical capacity, our content has been determined by the needs of the community. In so doing AfNOG’s output training capacity has multiplied in the past decade and the community flourished” About the Entire Event AfNOG and AfriNIC are jointly organizing a two-week event that includes the AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology (offering advanced training in a week-long hands-on workshop), several full-day Advanced Tutorials, a one-day AfNOG Meeting, and a two-day AfriNIC Meeting. In addition, several side meetings and workshops will be hosted in collaboration with other organizations. Who Should Attend Network engineers in the Africa region who wish to acquire the necessary skill in IT must can attend this Workshop. Local Host The Local Host for AfNOG 2012 is QCell) Time Table Unix Boot Camp - 6 May 2012 (Sunday) AfNOG Workshop - 7 - 11 May 2012 (Monday - Friday CERT Training (AAF/AfREN) - 7 - 12 May 2012 (Monday - Saturday) AfriNIC RIM (LIR) - 12 May 2012 (Saturday) ISOC Standards Day - 12 May 2012 (Saturday) AfriNIC IPv6 - 12 - 13 May 2012 (Saturday – Sunday) AfricaCERTCybersecurity Day - 13 May 2012 (Sunday) AfNOG Tutorials - 13 - 14 May 2012 (Sunday - Monday) AfREN Meeting / AAF - 14 May 2012 (Monday) AfNOG -13 Meeting - 15 May 2012 (Tuesday) AfriNIC-15 Meeting - 16 - 18 May 2012 (Wednesday to Friday) AfPIF - 18 May 2012 (Friday) AfGWG - 18 May 2012 (Friday) Venue & Hotel Venue & hotel for the event will be announced shortly. About AfNOG AfNOG (See <http://www.afnog.org/>) is a forum for cooperation and the exchange of technical information between operators of Internet-connected networks in Africa. AfNOG has organized an event like this one every year since 2000. About AfriNIC AfriNIC (See <http://www.afrinic.net/>) is a Regional Internet Registry (RIR), responsible for Internet Number resources Management in the Africa region. AfriNIC organizes two Public Policy meetings every year (see <http://www.afrinic.net/meeting/>). AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology The AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology aims to offer advanced training to people who are in the process of developing and enhancing an Internet-connected network with regional and international connectivity. The target audience includes senior and mid-level technical staff of commercial Internet service providers (ISPs), academic networks, government networks, or NGO networks. This workshop builds on the experience of previous AfNOG workshops held annually from 2000 to 2010 in eleven different African countries, and also the Internet Society's INET workshops, held annually from 1993 to 2000 at eight locations around the world. The workshop's instructors are an international team with many years of experience operating large networks and teaching about network operations. The workshop is divided into Six parallel tracks: SS-E - Scalable Internet Services (in English), focused on the design and operation of email, web, and other Internet services, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of end users. SI-E - Scalable Network Infrastructure (in English), focused on the design and operation of networks using routers and switches, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of interconnected sites. NM – Network Monitoring & Management (English) AR - Advanced Routing Techniques (English) CT - CERT Training (English) SI-F - Network Monitoring & Management (en francais), similar to track NM-E, but given in French. Workshop application information is at : http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.php http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_fr.php **Workshop Deadline – 20th January, 2012 AfREN / Africa Asia Forum The Africa Research and Education Networking (AfREN) and Africa Asia Forum community (AAF) will be holding a one day meeting on 14 May 2012. The meeting will discuss issues of interest to the NREN community such as coordination on activites in the region, advocacy, bandwidth consortia, regional RENs etc. Additional information on AfREN /AAF 2012 will be provided shortly. AfNOG Tutorials AfNOG will offer 1 to 2 full-day(s) tutorials on advanced topics. Tutorials take place in a classroom-style environment, and may include a hands-on practical component. Tutorials are non-commercial in nature, and most are technically oriented. They are intended to offer advanced training on technology already deployed or soon to be deployed on networking and related services provisioning for ISP operations. Additional information about AfNOG 2012 Tutorials will be available here shortly: <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2012/tutorial/> 13th AfNOG Meeting The 13th AfNOG meeting will be held in Serekunda, Gambia 15 May 2012. AfNOG conferences provide a forum for the coordination and dissemination of technical information related to backbone/enterprise networking technologies and operational practices. The meetings are informal, with an emphasis on relevance to current and future African backbone engineering practices. The AfNOG 2011 conference in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania drew over 203 participants, mainly consisting of network engineering staff from national service providers, and members of the research and education community. Additional information and the Conference schedule will be available here shortly: <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2012conference/> AfriNIC-16 Meeting The AfriNIC-16 meeting will be held in Serekunda, Gambia for three days from 16 – 18 May, 2012. AfriNIC Meetings are open to everyone and provide an excellent opportunity to take part in Internet policy discussions. These policies, which describe how Internet Number Resources should be managed and distributed, are developed by the community. The meeting will include tutorials, presentations, update on the various working groups and the AfriNIC Public Policy Meeting. The two day meeting will be preceeded by a two-day IPv6 training. The meeting will focus on the IPv6 protocol and its deployment, especially in Africa and the issue of the exhaustion of the IPv4 pool of address space. There will be an opportunity to discuss the challenges which our region will be facing with IPv4 address space exhaustion. Further information will be available at <http://www.afrinic.net/meeting/>. ISOC DAY and AfPIF Conference The Internet Society will be organizing an ISOC DAY on 12thMay and African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) on 18th May 2012 in conjunction with the AfNOG 14and AfriNIC 16 meetings in Serrekunda, Gambia. The conference will discuss the situation of Internet Interconnection in Africa, the challenges as well as the solutions, including Internet Exchange Points. The meeting agenda will be available in due course. Visa Requirements Citizens of certain countries require a visa to enter Gambia. Please check with the Gambia Embassy or Consulate in your country Badru Ntege CEO NFT Consult Ltd Www.Nftconsult.com “Vision without execution is hallucination.” ― Thomas A. Edison

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Fwd: [AfriNIC-announce] NI&I Service Award
by McTim 25 Nov '11

25 Nov '11

Congratulations to Alice Munyua for bagging this award last night! Many well deserved kudos for her hard work over the last several years in the Internet Governance field. Rgds, McTim ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Babusha Radhakissoon" <babusha(a)afrinic.net> Date: Oct 25, 2011 2:52 PM Subject: [AfriNIC-announce] NI&I Service Award: Call for Nominations To: <announce(a)afrinic.net> ** Dear Colleagues, The Network Information & Infrastructure (NI&I) Service Award has been set up to reward individuals and organisations for providing Internetworking services and Infrastructure in Africa. The NI&I Service Award pays tribute to the actors of this sector in Africa and the Indian Ocean and sets the foundation to reward the next generation of heroes and models from the African Internet technical community for their achievements. In 2011, the third NI&I Service Award Ceremony will be held during the AfriNIC-15 public policy meeting in Yaounde, Cameroon. The call for nominations is now open for the following Award categories: 1. NI&I Award 2. NI&I Young Professional Award If you know someone or an organisation you believe deserves the award through their dedication towards the development of Internetworking services and Infrastructure in Africa, please send us your recommendations by filling the form at : http://www.niiserviceaward.org/index.php/nominations/2011. Regards, The AfriNIC Meeting Team AfriNIC | 11th Floor ABC | Raffles Tower | Cybercity | Mauritius Tel: +230 403 5100 |Fax: +230 466 6758 ********************** Join us at AfriNIC-15 Cameroon, 19-25 November 2011 ********************** _______________________________________________ announce mailing list announce(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/announce

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 54, Issue 112
by joseph chacha nyamohanga 25 Nov '11

25 Nov '11

The lands Ministry should come out clearly to ask for the experts to assist in implimenting the e-registry that will be automate all operations/applications to avoid manual things that prone to manipulations On 11/24/11, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <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 > http://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: Illegal Titles, Demolitions and the Land Registry & ICT > (Matunda Nyanchama) > 2. Re: Illegal Titles, Demolitions and the Land Registry & ICT > (Mwangi James Wamae) > 3. Re: Daylight Robbery along Southern Bypass - Nairobi (Judy Njogu) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:47:47 -0800 (PST) > From: Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com> > To: waudo siganga <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Illegal Titles, Demolitions and the Land > Registry & ICT > Message-ID: > <1322153267.72809.YahooMailNeo(a)web2810.biz.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Waudo > > I hear you. > > What I am hoping could happen is clean up as we go along and ensure bona > fide information goes into the system. > > I am told that ICT at our courts are a success story. And this was one of > the most difficult places I am told. We can emulate this. > > > ________________________________ > From: waudo siganga <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> > To: Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 9:46 AM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Illegal Titles, Demolitions and the Land Registry & > ICT > > > Hi Nyanchama - my sense is that compturizing a rotten system does not solve > anything. You only computerize the rot. The first set is to clean the system > and then computerize. > ? > Waudo > On Thursday, November 24, 2011 1:25 AM, "Matunda Nyanchama" > <mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com> wrote: > Friends. >>? >>I am wondering what is happening at the Land Registry. >>? >>With ICT we could have a record of all allocated land titles, make the >> registry publicly searchable (perhaps at a small fee) so that we can avoid >> cartels bilking innocent, hard working Kenyans of their life-time >> investments.? >>? >>Anyone know what is happening at the Ministry of Lands? >>? >>And couldn't these demolitions be done in a more humane manner? >>? >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com >>Agano Consulting Inc.;? www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter:?nmatunda;? Skype: >> okiambe >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they >> happen! >>Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com >>?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >>"A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train >> stops. On my desk I have a workstation?" - Anonymous >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>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. >>_______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change > your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/emailsignet%40mailcan.… > 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] Daylight Robbery along Southern Bypass - Nairobi
by Dennis Kioko 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Below is an email to the Skunkworks list by Lawrence Kago on 19/04/2010 I have tried posting this here several times however in all instances it is captured as Spam. So here is a link to an external site : http://pastebin.com/MjT7dUu0

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Daylight Robbery along Southern Bypass - Nairobi
by Philip Adar 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Who knows when they will ever come calling? It is on Wednesday 23rd November 2011, I left office (Ngong Road) with another appointment at 6pm in Nairobi West. To make it in time, I decide that Ngong road is not fast enough and clearly remembers the usability of an alternative "short-cut" route; the Southern Bypass. After all, it is still daytime. As I take my turn into the Southern Bypass, driving towards Langata, everything seems okay. Several on coming cars are seen. Actually the road is busy, many vehicles but nevertheless that is good for security and some great distances are covered pretty fast. One little hill done, then valley, then the next hill is approach, actually now mid way along this route. Suddenly, some vehicle is spotted parked on the right side of the road, doors wide open. I slow down a bit, avoiding to hit onto the doors of the other vehicle. Speed is reduced from an average of 100Km/h to 30 or 40Km/h, and the car is now positioned for the eventual overtaking. Suddenly a youthful Kenyan is spotted doing his nation building duties. He is standing in the middle of the road, about 30 meters away; with a gun in hand; pointing towards the on-coming car. I tries a U-turn on this "loose earth" road, impossible on this narrow road with deep trenches on both sides of the road . 2 gun shots in quick succession are fired towards me; and by now I realizes that the road is narrow and the u-turn cannot work at all. Cornered, un-armed and frightened, I surrenders and obeys. I jumps out of the car and my belly is welcomed flat on the dusty murram road. My feet landing directly on the muddy waterway on the side of the road. Not comfortable, but in situations like this; instincts quickly gathers that you do not complain! My pockets are frisked; the car is run-sacked; everything is taken away. out of curiosity I peep from under the car over the other sides and immediately notices a couple of other private cars (about 5 to 7 in total); occupants (both men women of stature); all sharing in my predicament on the surface of the murram road. I consoles myself that after all, it will be many murders, not just one. Something like this may definitely attract the governments attention to these matters of security. In a couple of minutes, the youth group (approximately 5 in total); invites everybody back to their cars as they dash into the nearby Ngong forest. In fact they shout thank you's to us for having chosen to travel this short-cut road without traffic jams and even encourages us to continue using it in the future. We are reminded that with no resistance, things can never get bloody... Indeed, very nice words for me by now... I collects himself from the ground, dusts off a little bit, but most of the mud is too stubborn. Luckily, the car engine is still running. About 500 meters from the scene, I notices several vehicles; private cars and public vans (buses and matatu's) parked on the road waiting for the ordeal happening just ahead to complete. Of course it is clear that they watched the whole episode. Some by-standers (about 10 to 15) as well are spotted by the road side, watching the episode. As I continue down the road about 2Km from the robbery scene, I spots two cops on patrol. I slow down and pulls over to the attention of the two cops armed to the teeth, each with an AK-47. I narrates the ordeal briefly and the cops asks for a quick ride to reach the scene and follow the gun-trotting youths. After all, I have lost so much; I agree to drive the cops. The car is now a police response vehicle. By now the cops are asking too many questions: How many were they?, did they have guns?, I heard some gun shots, was it there!, roughly how many people/cars were there? How much money did they take from you??? etc. I give rough estimates as we speed towards the scene, now beaming with confidence. After all, I am protected with two AK-47's (most probably loaded). The cops promises to get something back, if not everything, but at least the documents which they are sure will not be useful for these youthful Kenyans doing their part in the nation-building business. After some distance, I pull over and shows the two cops the presumed location of the incident, but they refuses to accept this location and points to some other location some 500 meters ahead. I drives further ahead and actually realizes that I was confused. The cops who were about 2-3 KM away from the scene of the incident knows better...!!! The cops disembark, heads towards the forest and urges him to proceed and report the incident at Karen police station. * The morale of the true story: The Southern Bypass in NOT safe anytime, day or night; with or without the police. Sambaza to your contacts. It is not an interesting thing to experience. Can media highlight such cases publicly on prime time news so that all Nairobians get to know these unsafe places? If someone could have died, yes; it could have been on news! We can help others by warning tirelessly, without surrender... * -- Regards Philip Adar

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Julisha National ICT Survey Results released by Kenya ICT Board (Paul Kukubo)
by Matunda Nyanchama 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Paul Excellent results. Two years ago, we discussed doing the same with IDC with a view to partnering; this was partly motivated by questions our clients were asking about the size and nature of the market. It is interesting that the survey encompasses close to 80% of what was in our concept paper. Great information, though. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Why Kenyan's do it better
by robert yawe 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Hi, This is a must watch, KICTB, KTB etc should take this up and just place an advert on it, oops no pa diem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9_6G8J6VJg Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Julisha National ICT Survey Results released by Kenya ICT Board
by Paul Kukubo 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Listers Kenya ICT Board on wednesday released the findings of the National ICT Survey Julisha. Results can be found here. http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php/julisha/402-mae-national-research-study-dubb…. The research commissioned by the Kenya ICT Board's monitoring and evaluation team, was a combination of field work and reviews secondary research to establish critical baselines with respect to the ICT Sectotr in Kenya. Indeed this announcement of the proposed study was made is this mailing list a few months ago. Of particular interest to the Kenya ICT Board is that we now have a market size figure of the ICT sector. Kenya's ICT sector, excluding telco revenues, in 2010 sits at USD 740m with 78% hardware, 9% software and 12% services. Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18%. We estimate it to get to USD 1bn by 2013. The results also tracked skills requirements and indicated that Kenya would need another 10,000 odd IT professional in the next 3 years to meet sector needs. 23% of IT professionals are in IT help desk. The greatest skill shortages are in software development and IT project management. We have received many comments, requests and pointers for clarification through phone calls, email, Twitter, Linked in and Facebook already. We welcome comments on the Julisha Survey before we re publish a final report. Most decision makers in ICT will find this a true digest of information. Paul Kukubo CEO, Kenya ICT Board -- Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Fw: [i-network] AfriNIC-15 in Progress | Participate Online
by Walubengo J 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

fyi. walu. --- On Wed, 11/23/11, Richard Sennoga <richsenoga(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Richard Sennoga <richsenoga(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [i-network] AfriNIC-15 in Progress | Participate Online To: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Cc: "ULIA List" <uganda_libassoc(a)yahoogroups.com> Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 1:55 PM Colleagues AfriNIC-15 is progressing well here in Yaounde, Cameroon, organized by AfriNIC (http://www.afrinic.net/) The focus is on transition from IPv4 to IPv6 with Africa taking the lead. You can participate online at http://streaming.afrinic.net:8000. Some important details on the meeting are available at https://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-15/?q=content/participate-online-0. Sincerely - Richard. --- Richard Baker Sennoga P. O. Box 1363 Kampala - Uganda Tel. +256(772)759993 | +256(790)829817 Em. richsenoga(a)me.com | richsenoga(a)gmail.com | sennoga(a)un.org --- Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations --Steve Jobs You are receiving this message because you are member of community I-Network Uganda. A reply to this message will be sent to all members of I-Network Uganda. Reply to sender | Unsubscribe

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Re: [kictanet] Speed Cameras
by [ Brainiac ] 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

I think @robert it is this monster, vested interests or whatever is causing such issues to come up that is causing us to lag behind in ICT especially governance. Kenya has come to be known as an ICT powerhouse largely through the hard working efforts of the private sector, I feel the government as a unit needs to do something to make the environment more friendly for private sector participation... yes? no? On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 5:40 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Hi, > > So long us we cannot even activate all the street lights on Uhuru Highway > we will never get rid of the policeman. > > You can tell from some of the posts by Dr. Ndemo that even he has raised > his hands in surrender, the best way to move some of this agendas forward > is to get those directly affected such as insurance company to spearhead. > > I am collocating a PRPS who is providing data to the police and TLB > inspectors on TLB licenses, he is currently being fought by KRA, Treasury, > KICTB and GITS. With such resistance what chance do we really have to get > technology to provide solutions on the public sector? > > Regards > > Robert Yawe > KAY System Technologies Ltd > Phoenix House, 6th Floor > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > Kenya > > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > ------------------------------ > *From:* [ Brainiac ] <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> > *To:* robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> > *Sent:* Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 10:25 > > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Speed Cameras > > @robert it is this third component that i am proposing we eliminate by my > proposal. I bet it will bring sanity because it pinches where it hurts, in > the pocket. Imagine a matatu making 100k in a month and paying a fine of > 200k.... > > On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 9:01 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk>wrote: > > Dennis, > > You forget the 3rd component on our roads, policemen. > > Regards > > Robert Yawe > KAY System Technologies Ltd > Phoenix House, 6th Floor > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > Kenya > > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > ------------------------------ > *From:* Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> > *To:* robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > *Sent:* Sunday, 20 November 2011, 20:34 > > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Speed Cameras > > A peculiar observation about Mombasa Road, when we have dignitaries flying > in the morning, there is no traffic.Does this mean that traffic is ignored > on other days as not being critical? > > A recent article on Business Week says roundabouts are developed to > eliminate traffic light delays making traffic flow faster. How comes this > is not the case in Kenya, and why do we have both lights and roundabouts? > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/robertyawe%40yahoo.co.… > > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/arebacollins%40gmail.c… > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > > -- > *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of > great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of > corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of > protecting corporate power against democracy”* > ~ Alex Carey ~ > Tel No: 0x2af23696 > > > > -- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”* ~ Alex Carey ~ Tel No: 0x2af23696

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FW: CCK Board Chairman's term extended for a further three years
by Walubengo J 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

Congrats to Hon. Eng. Okundi for being re-appointed as the CCK Chair. Though in my own wisdom I had assumed you would opt for some Governor position in 2012 ;-) walu. --- On Wed, 11/23/11, Wambua, Christopher <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> wrote: From: Wambua, Christopher <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> Subject: FW: CCK Board Chairman's term extended for a further three years To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>, gakuru(a)gmail.com Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 10:50 AM Walu, Hi. Please share this with listers. PRESS RELEASE Listers, REF: CCK BOARD CHAIRMAN’S TERM EXTENDED FOR A FURTHER THREE YEARS Hon. Eng. Philip O. Okundi has been re-appointed Chairman of the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) Board of Directors for a further three years. President Mwai Kibaki has made the appointment vide a Kenya Gazette notice in accordance with Section 6(1) (a) of the State Corporations Act, Cap 446. The re-appointment is effective October 25, 2011. Hon. Eng. Okundi was appointed CCK Board Chairman for the first time in October 2008. A seasoned ICT expert, Hon. Eng. Okundi has spent most of his working life in the ICT sector. He worked at the defunct East African Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (EAP&TC) in various capacities, rising from a pupil engineer in 1966 to the position of Deputy Director General in charge of telecommunications in 1974. Following the collapse of the initial East African Community and the subsequent formation of national telecommunications and postal utilities, he was appointed Deputy Managing Director of the Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation in 1977. He later on served at the helm of various public sector organizations including the Kenya Ports Authority (1984-1993), Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (1993-1997), and the Kenya Bureau of Standards (1997-2001). Hon. Eng. Okundi is the immediate former Member of Parliament for Rangwe Constituency (2003-2007). During his term in the August House, he was a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy, Communications and Public Works. He holds a Master of Science (Msc) in Telecommunications Systems Engineering from the University of Essex and a BSc in Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Westminster. Hon. Eng. Okundi is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya and the UK, a registered Engineer and a Chartered Electrical Engineer (UK). In recognition of outstanding public service, Hon. Eng. Okundi has been decorated with two state honours: Elder of Burning Spear (EBS) and Head of State Commendation (HSC). Ends Best regards, Christopher Wambua Asssistant PR Manager Communications Commission of Kenya P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800 KENYA

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Re: [kictanet] Africa: The road to m-government
by Suhayl Esmailjee 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

Listers See a very interesting article on m-government progress in Africa. http://www.telecoms.com/36988/africa-the-road-to-m-government/ Mobile is definitely the way to go for the rapid adoption and use of e-govt services. Can we be the model in Africa for this? Regards SE

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Orange - The Giant Steers
by robert yawe 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

Hi, I was was quite elated yesterday when looking at an advertisement by Orange/Telkom for a dual SIM phone offer. Over the past 4 or so years I have been preaching to the management of Orange/telkom that as an underdog they cannot afford to use the tactics of a dominant player in this case the offering of a dual SIM phone. Initially the organisation looked like it was awakening to the reality of their situation when they launched a dual mode GSM/CDMA phone but they lapsed back to their slumber. Now that they are awake, the question is for how long, I believe they can make serious inroads into the mobile market assuming that they only lock on of the SIMs to their network and leave the other one available. Lets welcome Orange/Telkom back from their slumber. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Internet Governance and the UN
by Dandjinou Pierre 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

FYI, An argument in favor of having an "impartial" mechanism for handling global internet governance: http://thecitizen.co.tz/editorial-analysis/-/16527-internet-governance-the-… Rgds Pierre -- Pierre Dandjinou Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610 Dakar 221 77 639 30 41 www.scg.bj skype : sagbo1953

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FW: Company Due Dilligence
by Edwin Onchari 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Listers, Anyone know which online resource or government agency that can authenticate if or not a private company has lawsuits pending for investment purposes? Please inbox me with details Best Regards, Edwin M Onchari 0773711600 0720755951 eonchari(a)lynxbits.com

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Company Due Dilligence
by Edwin Onchari 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Listers, Anyone know which online resource or government agency that can authenticate if or not a private company has lawsuits pending for investment purposes? Please inbox me with details Best Regards, Edwin M Onchari 0773711600 0720755951 eonchari(a)lynxbits.com

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Speed Cameras
by [ Brainiac ] 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

This is an open question specifically directed at PS Ndemo, Hon Eng Rege and anyone in KRA in this group. Just how difficult is it to: 1: Buy speed cams. (KRA / GOK) 2: legislate instant penalties for overspeeding. (GOK) 3: Charge KRA with the responsibility of enforcing these penalties. (GOK legislation) >From here this looks like a stone that would kill several birds, KRA has the means to enforce financial penalties, speed cams connected directly to KRA eliminate a lot of beneficiaries in the middle and last but not least, these will be ETRs of sort, they can even pay for themselves. -- posted from my huaweii idiot in a msa malindi matatu at 180kph --- -- “The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy” ~ Alex Carey ~ Tel No: 0x2af23696

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ICT IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION
by joseph chacha nyamohanga 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

ICT is the only means of fighting corruption through a thorough ISS and EIS by all top managers to drill down all transactions in their ministries and any government institutions as well as private/NGOs in Kenya. -- Best Regards and may God bless you. Joseph Chacha Nyamohanga, Nyaceeri Communications Limited (Director). P.O. Box 5123-200 Nairobi-Kenya Tel:+254-722-460-506/+254-733-813-952/+254-752-460-506 Email:jn.chacha@gmail.com

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Re: [kictanet] Static IP Address
by Eunice Wa 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

Hi Nicholas, Yes you can provide/get Kenyan numbers via SIP. If you are a service provider and are seeking to offer as a services, you will need to buy two things 1. an interconnection gateway to other Service providers on SS7, PRI ISDN, & SIP. With this you can connect to multiple service providers, Orange will connect on SS7 for both the 020 and 077 numbers. Most of the others will connect on PRI (E1's), am told you may get Safaricom on SIP am not sure though. 2. A Telephony application service server (class 5 softswitch) with billing and Voice security Network Border element (NBE) If you are an enterprise/end user and are seeking SIP trunks with Kenyan numbers, I will refer you to our clients MTN Business, they can already provide this. Thanks & Regards, Eunice Wafula +254 734 531794 www.voip-kenya.net On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 1:32 PM, Nicholas J Dear < ndear(a)sundayafternoon.me.uk> wrote: > Hi Eunice,**** > > ** ** > > Can you provide Kenyan geographical or mobile numbers over SIP?**** > > ** ** > > Thanks,**** > > N.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* kictanet-bounces+ndear=sundayafternoon.me.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke[mailto: > kictanet-bounces+ndear=sundayafternoon.me.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On > Behalf Of *Eunice Wa > *Sent:* 17 November 2011 13:22 > > *To:* Nicholas J Dear > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Static IP Address**** > > ** ** > > We have devices that can support the set-up described below enabling > mobile service providers to deliver 3G services and Telephony in one CPE > especially to the SME's and remote branches. It allows access network > resource optimization [CPE will force route voice to GSM and data to 3G], > 10 Sip Registers (user accounts) via IP + a couple via FXand Easy > migration from GSM/3G trunk to SIP or failover SIP to GSM/3G**** > > Regards,**** > > Eunice Wafula**** > > +254 734 531794**** > > www.voip-kenya.net**** > > > **** > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> > wrote:**** > > Yes. This would be great - whether on Post- or Pre-pay. > > And one more thing: They should all facilitate voice function on the same. > Sometime back, using Orange's 3G+ modem (before their 21.xMbps modem), > their DashBoard allowed me to make voice calls on the same modem/SIM card. > Safaricom's Huawei E1820 has such functionality but why it's disabled for > KE is what I do not understand. > > **** > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:22, S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> > wrote:**** > > Time Safaricom, Orange, Airtel, Yu introduced Static IP Sim Cards... > > http://www.nucleusnetworks.co.uk/mobile-broadband/3g-static-fixed-ip.htm** > ** > > ** ** > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Nicholas J Dear < > ndear(a)sundayafternoon.me.uk> wrote:**** > > I’d be surprised if Safaricom couldn’t do a static IP on a post-pay > dongle. But getting it in a hurry.....**** > > **** > > *From:* S.M. Muraya [mailto:murigi.muraya@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 17 November 2011 11:09**** > > > *To:* Nicholas J Dear > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Static IP Address**** > > **** > > New install for a site Access Kenya has disconnected / messed up. > Incidentally, they found out it is Access Kenya that owes them money.**** > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Nicholas J Dear < > ndear(a)sundayafternoon.me.uk> wrote:**** > > Have you got a service from them already that you just need a static IP > on, or is it a new install?**** > > **** > > N.**** > > **** > > *From:* S.M. Muraya [mailto:murigi.muraya@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 17 November 2011 11:04**** > > > *To:* Nicholas J Dear > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions**** > > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Static IP Address**** > > **** > > Good wireless (Wimax) service it is but doubt it can be setup tomorrow > latest. > > They are too busy.. > > **** > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Nicholas J Dear < > ndear(a)sundayafternoon.me.uk> wrote:**** > > Would you count Zuku as wireless with their radio service? They offer > static IPs.**** > > **** > > N.**** > > **** > > *From:* kictanet-bounces+ndear=sundayafternoon.me.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke[mailto: > kictanet-bounces+ndear=sundayafternoon.me.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On > Behalf Of *S.M. Muraya > *Sent:* 17 November 2011 10:37 > *To:* Nicholas J Dear > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* [kictanet] Static IP Address**** > > **** > > Which wireless internet service providers / solutions are currently > providing static IP addresses? > > How long did it take for the provider to set you up?**** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4621 - Release Date: 11/16/11* > *** > > **** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4621 - Release Date: 11/16/11* > *** > > **** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4621 - Release Date: 11/16/11* > *** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/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. > Please consider the environment before printing this email. **** > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/tewafula%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.**** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4621 - Release Date: 11/16/11* > *** >

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Facebook tracking is under scrutiny
by Grace Githaiga 20 Nov '11

20 Nov '11

Listers FYI Rgds Grace An interesting story by USA Today 'Facebook tracking is under scrutiny'. ...Facebook officials have acknowledged that the social media giant keeps close track of where millions non-members (along with the logged-off members) of the social network go on the Web, after they visit a Facebook web page for any reason... The full article: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2011-11-15/facebook-privacy-trackin… -- Nariné Khachatryan Media Education Center Yerevan, Armenia http://www.immasin.am http://www.safe.am/ http://www.mediaeducation.am/

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Why Kenyans Do It Better
by Matunda Nyanchama 20 Nov '11

20 Nov '11

Change of gears; you will love this, except for the part on elephants roaming next to a camp tent. Have a good weekend. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9_6G8J6VJg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Fw: Creatively Fighting Corruption With Use of ICT
by Matunda Nyanchama 19 Nov '11

19 Nov '11

Here is the site; I am not sure whether it is real or some "trap" for information gathering. But the concept is creative: http://www.ipaidabribe.or.ke ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Occupy NYC
by robert yawe 19 Nov '11

19 Nov '11

Hi, What started in Tunisia went across to Egypt, made a short stop in Britain, made a few more stops has now taken a transatlantic cable across to the USA. You can follow the proceedings on http://www.livestream.com/occupynyc, there is a suspicion from the demonstrators that mobile signal are being jammed. the WiFi signals will be next then finally the sites streaming the footage. Regards When you live in a glass house don't throw stones Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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On the subject of Kenyan Languages
by Matunda Nyanchama 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Friends, A while back there was debate here on the issue of language, expressiveness and global competitiveness. Kenyan scholars have addressed part of this through a recent publication of Themes in Language, Education & Development in Kenya. A press release announcing the publication is attached. Like yours truly, the authors take the line that when a language dies is like burning down a granary. Indeed, this is the position of UNESCO when they say: “Languages like genetic diversity are essential to all of mankind. If we are to allow languages to become extinct then we are witnesses to cultural genocide. There is value in diversity; the economic health of these people and their communities are connected with how they feel about themselves which is tied to their language and culture. Flourishing communities are wealthy healthy communities …” – Lindsay Robert Marshall talking about, Dozens of Aboriginal languages near death: UNESCO National cohesion can be achieved via other means and language expressiveness can always improve with growth of vocabulary. Finally, on this list we tend to lay greater emphasis on economic development compared to anything else; yet a high GDP doesn't guarantee high quality of life. Countries like Norway with low income gap disparities also have a higher quality of life and are a permanent feature in the UN's Human Development Index (HDI). NB: am attaching an order form in case anyone is keen on ordering the books, copies of which will be available in Kenya in the course of December 2011. Shukrani. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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AfriHealth Conference, KICC, 30 November - 1 December 2011
by Sean Moroney 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Dear Colleagues, Attached is the programme for this year's AfriHealth conference. We have a great line-up of local and international expertise to learn from. Please email me if you would like to attend. Yours sincerely, Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com UK Tel: +44(0)1480-880774 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 Skype: <mailto:seanmoroneyseanm@aitecafrica.com> seanmoroney seanm(a)aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.comfollow/> www.aitecafrica.com Follow us on twitter: <http://twitter.com/aitecafrica> http://twitter.com/aitecafrica Forthcoming Events: <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/73> AITEC Mozambique ICT Congress <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/72> AITEC East Africa ICT Summit <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/74> AfriHealth <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/76> Aitec Banking & Mobile Money Comesa InsureAFRICA <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/68> AITEC Banking & Mobile Money West Africa <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/71> Broadcast & Film Africa

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Want to become an internet billionaire? Move to Africa.
by alice＠apc.org 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Want to become an internet billionaire? Move to Africa. By David Rowan04 November 11 If you want to become extremely wealthy over the next five years, and you have a basic grasp of technology, here's a no-brainer: move to Africa. Seriously. The internet is only now arriving, and -- with a billion people on the continent still mostly offline -- there exists a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build the next Zyngas, eBays and Groupons for a huge untapped local market. You need only look at the map of huge broadband fibreoptic cables currently being laid on both east and west coasts, from Djibouti to Dakar, to understand how quickly and ambitiously an entire continent is being connected. It's like being back in 1995 again, and realising there might just be a market for an online bookshop or auction website. Don't take my word for it: David Cameron is so keen to give British entrepreneurs a foothold that he recently took a high-level delegation of corporate CEOs to Nigeria and South Africa to highlight "one of the greatest economic opportunities on the planet". The trip -- featuring the bosses of firms such as Barclays and Bombardier, Vodafone and Virgin Atlantic -- was hailed by Downing Street as "a historic visit to a continent with a trillion dollar economy and the potential, according to the IMF, to grow faster than Brazil over the next five years". Much of that growth will come from startups that bring the mobile internet to businesses and consumers who have until now been offline. That's why Cameron's team invited along the British founders of red-hot mobile-money business Monitise, a clever text-messaging system called FrontlineSMS -- and your own Digital Life columnist with his trusty notebook. It was, admittedly, a surreal four-day schedule -- taking in South Sudan, Rwanda, Nigeria and South Africa -- that, at the last moment, was squeezed to just two days and two countries (well, there was the small matter of a domestic phone-hacking crisis to distract the PM's attention). But that was long enough to get a sense of the extraordinary opportunities -- at a time when McKinsey and Ernst & Young are forecasting that $150 billion will flow into Africa by 2015, and that consumer spending will reach $1.4 trillion by 2020. No wonder Helios Investment Partners could recently raise a $900 million fund specifically targeting the continent. So where could you make your own tech-based millions? A few obvious markets primed for explosive growth: Mobile moneyWho needs banks if you can use your mobile to send and receive cash? More than a quarter of Kenya's GDP now passes through a phone-to-phone network called M-Pesa, and in Uganda MTN MobileMoney has almost two million users. As Cameron put it in a speech to Lagos Business School, "Today, mobile banking systems mean we can cut out middlemen and make a direct impact on the lives of small farmers who can produce more food, feed their families, sell more food at the market and in turn buy more seed." E-commerceYou don't need a smartphone, let alone a PC, to shop online. The American startup SlimTrader runs a service called MoBiashara, which lets African consumers shop by mobile on basic cellphones. And there are half a billion of those in Africa. Business directoriesThe British startup entrepreneur Stefan Magdalinski -- formerly of UpMyStreet and Moo.com -- moved to Cape Town a couple of years ago to run a bunch of firms for international media group MIH, including a Kenyan business directory, Mocality, that gave many companies their first online presence. Why? Because he wanted to be where the action was. HealthNot only do mobile phones turn into blood-pressure monitors and ultrasound devices that can connect rural communities. They can also detect counterfeit medicines: the startup mPedigree works with pharmaceutical companies to let patients text codes on packs of antimalarials to receive confirmation that they're genuine. Leapfrog techIf a tiny fraction of, say, Zimbabweans have access to the "big" internet, then why not make the internet accessible via SMS on their 2G phones? That's what Econet Wireless Zimbabwe is offering its five million mobile phone subscribers, turning their handsets into virtual smartphones with tech from ForgetMeNot Africa that turns emails and chats into text messages. Now insert your own big idea here, and book your air ticket. Sure, Africa still faces huge hurdles -- in South Africa, 11 million people live below the poverty line, and almost 6 million have HIV; in Nigeria, 110 million out of a population of 158 million live on less than £1 a day. But when one telco alone, Bharti Airtel, recently announced $13 billion in African revenue last year, you know it's time to abandon our traditional assumptions. As Cameron said in Lagos, "Which continent has six of the ten fastest growing economies in the world?... Africa is transforming in a way no-one thought possible 20 years ago…and suddenly a whole new future seems within reach." Why shouldn't you have a profitable role in that future? ‬

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Bombardier Aerospace to Establish Manufacturing Capability in Morocco
by Paul Kukubo 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Listers Sharing this story as a matter of intrest to those who enjoy the subject of international investment deals. Interesting to note especially if you take into account how many linkages the car and aerospace manufacturing facilities have. country MOUs with leading global players are one way to bring inward high value investment. They can take a long time to structure and negotiate, sometimes years, especially when there is a multi million dollar tag on it. Note that employment targets equals 850 highly skilled Moroccans. Asante. Press Releases Bombardier Aerospace to Establish Manufacturing Capability in Morocco November 16, 2011 — Montréal Aerospace Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco for the establishment of a manufacturing facility in Morocco. The exact site location will be announced at a later date. Bombardier Aerospace intends to invest approximately $200 million US in equipment, buildings and start-up costs over the next eight years. Scheduled to be implemented in phases starting in 2012, Bombardier Aerospace’s new Moroccan facility will initially include sub-assembly capabilities for simple structures. The new facility is scheduled to start manufacturing in 2013. Details on the type of components to be manufactured will be finalized in the coming months. By the end of 2020, employment at the Morocco facility is expected to reach 850 skilled and trained workers. Bombardier Aerospace anticipates that there will be no impact on its current workforce level at other sites as a result of this announcement. “Globalization of our industry has opened up new markets and new opportunities,” said Guy C. Hachey, President and Chief Operating Officer, Bombardier Aerospace. “We have progressively extended our business presence around the world and we are continuing today to better serve our international customers.” “Bombardier Aerospace is committed to a long-term relationship with the Moroccan Government to develop a world-class aerospace industry in the country,” added Mr. Hachey. “By establishing its own fully integrated manufacturing facility in Morocco, Bombardier Aerospace will serve as a catalyst for the aerospace industry in the country and will look for opportunities to share some of its knowledge and complex manufacturing processes.” Bombardier Aerospace chose Morocco for a number of reasons: internationally competitive manufacturing costs, low shipping and transportation costs, proximity to Europe, and the commitment by the Moroccan Government to the development of the aerospace industry. The announcement of this new manufacturing facility in Morocco was made during the Dubai Airshow 2011, where Bombardier is currently showcasing its broad spectrum of innovative products, technical expertise, and superior customer support and aircraft maintenance services. Held in the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai Airshow, the world’s third largest airshow, places an emphasis on the Middle-East, Africa, Europe and India. About Bombardier A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from commercial aircraft and business jets to rail transportation equipment, systems and services, Bombardier Inc. is a global corporation headquartered in Canada. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, were $17.7 billion, and its shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD). Bombardier is listed as an index component to the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America indexes. News and information are available at www.bombardier.com or follow us on Twitter@Bombardier. Notes to Editors Follow @Bombardier_Aero on Twitter to receive the latest news and updates from Bombardier Aerospace. To receive our press releases, please visit the Email Subscription and RSS Feed section. Bombardier is trademark of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries. For Information Haley Dunne Bombardier Aerospace +1 514 855 7989 www.bombardier.com Back to top -- Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Re: [kictanet] Static IP Address
by S.M. Muraya 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

New install for a site Access Kenya has disconnected / messed up. Incidentally, they found out it is Access Kenya that owes them money. On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Nicholas J Dear < ndear(a)sundayafternoon.me.uk> wrote: > Have you got a service from them already that you just need a static IP > on, or is it a new install?**** > > ** ** > > N.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* S.M. Muraya [mailto:murigi.muraya@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 17 November 2011 11:04 > > *To:* Nicholas J Dear > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Static IP Address**** > > ** ** > > Good wireless (Wimax) service it is but doubt it can be setup tomorrow > latest. > > They are too busy.. > > > > **** > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Nicholas J Dear < > ndear(a)sundayafternoon.me.uk> wrote:**** > > Would you count Zuku as wireless with their radio service? They offer > static IPs.**** > > **** > > N.**** > > **** > > *From:* kictanet-bounces+ndear=sundayafternoon.me.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke[mailto: > kictanet-bounces+ndear=sundayafternoon.me.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On > Behalf Of *S.M. Muraya > *Sent:* 17 November 2011 10:37 > *To:* Nicholas J Dear > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* [kictanet] Static IP Address**** > > **** > > Which wireless internet service providers / solutions are currently > providing static IP addresses? > > How long did it take for the provider to set you up?**** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4621 - Release Date: 11/16/11* > *** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4621 - Release Date: 11/16/11* > *** >

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Static IP Address
by S.M. Muraya 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Which wireless internet service providers / solutions are currently providing static IP addresses? How long did it take for the provider to set you up?

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How relevant is East Africa?
by robert yawe 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Hi, I came across the following article and it makes we wonder whether Kenya and by extension the East Africa region is really as relevant a player in the future of online as we insist? http://habarizanyumbani.jambonewspot.com/2011/11/15/want-to-become-an-inter… Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] PMG In waiting - Postal & mobile money
by robert yawe 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Hi, We need to be clear about the obligations of PCK in relation to levelling the various divides of which banking and money transfer is one. The mandate for PCK to provide universal mail delivery across the country needs to be extended to all other areas, imagine if every district or town had to take the initiative to have PCK extend its services to the particular location then definitely we would disenfranchise the majority of Kenyans. Note that as a result of the universality of PCK a letter is delivered to Mandera at the same price as to Kiambu from Mombasa or Kendu Bay, if this is the situation why should the YuCash person in Port Victory need to travel to Kisumu for service yet the Airtel Money fellow receives his services from Port Victory yet all are tax payers who support the PCK infrastructure. All money transfer organisations must as a requirement of their license be mandated to provide their services through PCK same with sale of airtime. Devolution goes beyond politics to the equalisation of all basic human needs of which I believe mobile money transfer is one. I am not propagating for the introduction of new laws or mandates just the application of the existing ones to the letter, the universal access fund is there to serve the cause I am advancing. Let me reiterate yet again as I have done in previous contributions that we need to accept the fact that Nairobi is not Kenya and that government is still relevant new constitution or old. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com> To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Cc: oloo.khisa(a)gmail.com; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 9:45 Subject: Re: [kictanet] PMG In waiting - Postal & mobile money Dear Robert, I think services like Agency are partnerships and are offered to only organisations that seek these out. Airtel (just like banks are doing) may have discussed possibilities for partnership with PCK and agreed. Mpesa and YuCash may not have sought out PCK and hence you may not pin PCK down on this one. There is however a business case for PCK to reach out to the telcos for additional revenue streams...especially for Mpesa. My two cents. EK On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 4:59 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hi, > > >The reference is the bright red Airtel Money poster placed below the post office sign. > > >My issue is that PCK is meant to take services to the people so by only offering the money transfer service from a single operator they are not executing their mandate. > > >Postal's obligation is to provide service for the public good even if it might not make a profit which is why they must deliver letters to all points of the country at a fixed price. Because of their inability to reconcile this objective to a pure profit one many of the past and present board and management of the organisation have been unable to make the organisation self sustaining. > > >Regards > >Robert Yawe >KAY System Technologies Ltd >Phoenix House, 6th Floor >P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >Kenya > > >Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > > >________________________________ >From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> >To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Sent: Monday, 7 November 2011, 11:04 >Subject: Re: [kictanet] PMG In waiting - Postal & mobile money > > > > > > >On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 08:30, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >I was in Nanyuki over the weekend as I passed the post office a pig red sign caught my attention which got me thinking about the mandate of the Postal Corporation of Kenya as to its services to the populace. >> >> >>In my opinion if PCK is to provide 3rd party money transfer services its has an obligation to offer at least the services of the top 3 and not to only benefit a single entity. >> >> >>The same obligation needs to be enforced in relation to all other government agencies otherwise we shall be disenfranchising the common mwanainchi. >> >> >>Last and not list it is a branding no no to place such a sign so prominently in the front of the post office, the sign is so loud that one would think that the location belonged to the mobile phone company. >> >> >>On appointment that will be one of the things I will rectify during my first, proverbial, 100 days. >> >> > >Since these money transfer services are provided on a "commission" basis, I should think that it simply did not make sense to the top management to deal with the leading three because the earnings would be (probably) nominal and therefore not worth it. > >PS: I don't know if it's just my eyes but your photo isn't clear and as such I wasn't able to figure out the object of reference. > > >-- >Best regards, >Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >Nairobi,KE >+254733744121/+254722743223 >_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. >Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > > >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/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. > -- "One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within three years. Within five years you'll be a national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do."Earl Nightingale1921-1989 Oloo Khisa P.O. Box 24324-00100 Nairobi 0721321086/0734321086 http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa

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Why Kenya has not Operationalized the Universal Access Fund?
by Edith Adera 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

Listers, Writing a journal paper and just discovered that Kenya has NOT operationalized the Universal Access Fund! This is indeed VERY unfortunate (and a shame), yet we speak on this list about ICTs transforming our economy. Bwana Ndemo, you might enlighten us on why this state of affairs? What is the bottleneck? Edith

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Internet governance becoming top concern for many countries, including U.S. | ZDNet
by Badru Ntege 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/internet-governance-becoming-top-concern-for-… One would have thought that they do not explicitly exclude foreign bidders but eventually somehow twist the result to favor US entities. But this shows some kind of boldness and two fingers to all those who thought the world and the Internet was free and fare from state control. Would like to see the moral ground taken when trying to lecture to third world leaders on the Internet. The notion of lead by example definitely is dead. My two $cents Badru Ntege CEO NFT Consult Ltd Www.Nftconsult.com “Vision without execution is hallucination.” ― Thomas A. Edison

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eHealth roundtable meeting
by Victor Gathara 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

eHealth experts, DFID has contracted some consultants to design a maternal health programme in Kenya. I am helping them think through the e-health/m-health component of their design. In this regard we are arranging a targeted 1/2 day roundtable meeting with experts, organisations, funders and private sector partners on 24th Nov to discuss: - problems for which e-health and particularly m-health can help find solutions - range of e-health solutions possible, impacts and costs, necessary conditions - potential for Kenya - current policies/strategies on e-health - current initiatives: scale, scope, status, plans, funding and funding gaps - outline of DFID proposed programme (by DFID consultants) - how e-health solutions can be applied to maternal health within our forthcoming programme and other initiatives; areas for potential collaboration I have a few spaces open so if you would be interested in attending this roundtable please do get in touch with me. Victor

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Uganda's ICT Policy
by Edith Adera 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

Listers, Does anyone know if Uganda has officially adopted an ICT policy? If so, if you have a copy of the policy, kindly send to me a copy directly. Thanks Edith

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Re: [kictanet] Korea - Dr Ndemo for Presidency!
by bitange＠jambo.co.ke 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Alice, It is more complicated than simply picking on the ideological choice. Usually it is how the politics of any state interacts with the economy that an ideology is born. If you recall, in communism, the state controlled the economy. That is how we referred to that as planned economies, that is the politicians decided what to do with state productive resources. Communism died 1989 and burried in Germany. Capitalism however has been more dynamic. Its originators thought that there must be a separation between the economy and politics like we do in Church and State. Thus the development of the private sector. In 1930 recession, Roosevelt slightly changed it by introducing welfare in cases where the resources do not trickle to the bottom. He feared there would a revolt in favour of Communism since it promised equality. In the 80's came Reagan and Thatcher who were basically anti-government and started to deregulate arguing that the businessmen know better. This was a powerful movement and indeed most countries abandoned regulation even on the financial markets. New financial instruments emerged. Instead of asset backed securities we got leveraged securities (means that you take your mortgage and use it as security to get more money). This came down crashing as evidenced by Lehman Brothers. Obama stepped in and changed the history of Capitalism by rescuing the failing banks. We are now in a vacum and the practices that created the problem permiated to our part of the world. We need to maintain a strong regulatory regime otherwise we get into serious problems. We are still going to experience problems since our currency is linked to the fragile Euro. What you will never be told by Europeans is that by embrasing Laissers Faire economics the economic fundermentals were wrong. The Greek people for example started to retire at 50 with good pension. One in three Greeks is a civil servant and the few in Private sector have strong Unions. Essentially they produced nothing to back up their good life and they borrowed to maintain it. As we stand today things are getting worse in Europe. Rating agencies have put France on Notice. Italy if it falls, we shall all suffer. China which has lots of Money keeps on manipulating their currency but if consumption of their goods fall especially in the US, they will suffer. Back to ideology. The Chinese have a modified version of Communism/capitalism. Some thinkers ask if such a model is good. If you go by Maslaw's hierachy of needs, this model will not last. You are going to see people demand for some rights. In Sweden they have a social democracy where the state takes care of social services like education and health care. In this model you are heavily taxed up to 50% of your income. So if Africa were to find a quick solution to fast tracking development, we need to adopt one of the Newly Industrialized economies of Asia but we must give up some rights. Singapore and Korea had benevolent dictators. If you understand McGregor's theory of X and Y. Africa falls in the X category for some time. We are attempting to both economic and political reforms at the same time. It has never happened anywhere except india and the reason why India will take longer to be like China or Korea. You now understand that both the state and private sector have failed capitalism. Whatever that emerges Capitalism will never be the same again. This why we need to chart our own way. Be it social democracy or modified capitalism. The politico-economic direction must be understood by those who vote because they provide the corrective mechanism. That is why Kaletsky stated "politicians are corrupt, banks are greedy, businessmen are incompetent and voters are stupid". We therefore need an ideology. Imagine if God dropped $100 trillion in Kenya. Shall we become developed? The answer is NO. Sometimes back while at the University we got a pay rise back dated to one year before. I was Chairman of Department then. The University was deserted. Most of my colleagues went to drink and forgot to teach. Most were suddenly generous and others became arrogant. This lasted only as long as the resource lasted. These were PhDs behaving this way. What will happen with the ordinary citizen. I still ask my self: Can we leapfrog in Development? Ndemo. ------Original Message------ From: Alice Munyua Sender: kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To: Chief Oladukun Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Korea - Dr Ndemo for Presidency! Sent: Nov 14, 2011 1:42 PM Dear P.S Ndemo, You note that we have adopted nonsensical ideologies, did we have a choice? Many have have argued that we have often lacked the socio-economic organisation to transform and develop into advanced economies and that's the reason why we seem to continuously adopt foreign ideologies and depend on industrialised countries. Countries like Korea seem to have certain attributes that have enabled them to adapt more easily to "development" from having a more educated/skilled labour force, technologically advanced, but the most important factor seems to be their (authoritarian) leadership, who are more ideologically committed to socio-economic progress and development. The Korean experience raise's the old questions regarding the relationship between socio-economic development and regime type. So could the challenge and a our biggest problem be corrupt politicians and stupid voters? And perhaps it is time to move towards de-ideologisation having experienced the failure of previous "adopted" ideologies in solving our unique challenges and crises and let us hope that it will be sustainable. Best Alice On 14/11/2011 16:06, bitange(a)jambo.co.ke wrote: Muraya, Let it be clear that as we fight corruption, we are not the only corrupt. I am reading Capitalism 4.0 and Kaletsky argues that "politicians are corrupt, banks are greedy and voters are stupid". If you have followed the financial crisis in both US and Europe, you cannot believe the level of corruption. I am looking forward to see what TI reports. Although I support the idea that we should fight our own corruption war, it is absurd to be characterized as corrupt yet we see what is happening. We need to understand these new forms of corruption as they impact on us. The volatility of our shilling is a reaction to the financial crisis elsewhere. If we were to leave everything to the dictates of economics, our shilling will highly be valued. The continued currency manipulation by some countries will destabilize Africa. What you are seeing is a failure of La Sent from my BlackBerry®

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PCK Plot sale
by robert yawe 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Dr. Ndemo, I would to request that we have a discussion on the forum about your support of the sale of the PCK plot to Bharti Airtel as I find it difficult to reconcile your stand on transparency and the support of the sale. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Bid to cancel broadcast licences halted
by alice＠apc.org 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Another long delay to implementing some of the very good provisions of the KCA amendment act. ----------------------- Bid to cancel broadcast licences halted By PAUL JUMA pjuma(a)ke.nationmedia.comPosted Monday, November 14 2011 at 22:30 The government has been blocked from cancelling broadcast licences or interfering with frequencies pending determination of a case by media owners. The High Court on Monday granted the interim injunction after the Media Owners Association (MOA) filed an application and a constitutional petition against the government. (Read: Kenyan broadcasters have only days to apply for new licences) Following the order, the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) cannot cancel, suspend, restrict or interfere with media licences, frequencies, broadcasting spectrums and services before determination of MOA's suit. The court also set the matter for a hearing on Wednesday and directed the MOA to serve the Attorney General, the CCK and the Ministry of Information. The three are the respondents in the application. The media owners sprung into action after the government issued a press release last Thursday warning that no entity would be allowed to broadcast without a licence, beginning Wednesday. A day later, CCK issued a further public notice that it would repossess some frequencies currently being held by the media owners. The MOA argues that action by CCK is unlawful and unreasonable. Repossess frequencies According to the MOA lawyer, Mr Issa Mansur, the CCK had threatened to repossess the frequencies before discussions, on the implementation of the Constitution and establishment of an Independent Broadcasting Authority, were conducted. Share This Story Share MOA chairman Samuel Kamau Macharia, in a statement to court, also accuses the CCK of issuing the notice when media owners and the Attorney General were still consulting on draft Bills to implement Article 34 of the Constitution. Article 34 guarantees the freedom of the media. It also provides that Parliament shall enact a law creating an independent body to set media standards and monitor compliance with those standards. The MOA says that it had met the Attorney General, on October 17, and discussed those provisions. They were still waiting for another meeting, to be convened by the AG to discuss the draft Bills, when the CCK placed the notice of cancellation of licenses, Mr Macharia says. Any action by CCK at this stage would be unlawful and unreasonable, he has told the court. The MOA argues that the Ministry of Information has the constitutional mandate of ensuring that the government's Media and Broadcasting policies are in accord with the Constitution. The ministry's mandate is also to ensure that the Government does not overstep its mandate in regulation of media and broadcasting services. The MOA's constitutional petition is seeking some declarations and interpretation of Article 34. The association wants the court to declare that the two notices by the CCK are null and void. It also wants the court to declare that media freedom under Article 34 have been infringed and threatened. The MOA is also seeking a declaration that the Article envisages an Independent Broadcasting Authority free from government, political interests and commercial interests. It has also applied for a permanent injunction stopping the ministry and CCK from interfering with its members' licenses. http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Bid+to+cancel+broadcast+licences+halted/-/1056…

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THREATS TO JOURNALISTS AND NEWS SOURCES OVER KTN EXPOSE
by Grace Githaiga 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

THREATS TO JOURNALISTS AND NEWS SOURCES OVER KTN EXPOSE by Kenya National Commision on Human Rights on Monday, November 14, 2011 Over the last few days, the Kenya Television Network (KTN) has run a series titled “Paruwanja ya Mihadarati” on the cocaine haul of 2004 and deaths deemed to be related to it. Since the series was broadcast, it has come to the attention of KNCHR that the two journalists who produced the story, Mohamed Ali and Dennis Onsarigo, and some of their sources have expressed fear for their lives. Similar concerns have been received from the public who watched the series. Subsequently, the police spokesman, Mr Eric Kiraithe, issued a statement in which he termed the exposé a falsehood. KNCHR and Article 19 would like to state the following: Articles 33, 34 and 35 of the Constitution guarantee freedom of expression, freedom of the media, and access to information. Any attempts to water down the constitutional guarantees on these freedoms must be condemned, resisted and opposed by all law-abiding citizens and organisations. Any threats to journalists (or their sources) in the course of their legitimate activities are illegal, criminal and tantamount to clawing back on the progress made to secure fundamental freedoms in the new constitutional dispensation. When MPs raised concerns over the KTN exposé in Parliament last week, the Assistant Minister for Internal Security and Provincial Administration, Mr Orwa Ojode, responded by saying a team had been set up to investigate the handling of the 2004 cocaine haul, its storage and disposal. It is unclear what the composition of the team is, the terms of reference, its deadline, or to whom it will give their report. For credibility, these must be clarified. The predicament of the KTN journalists and their sources raises related concerns about witness protection. The media’s watchdog role is critical for public access to information that would otherwise be impossible to get. Information thus obtained enables the public to better participate in national development and to hold leaders and institutions accountable. The role of the media in enriching public discourse must not be frustrated or sacrificed at the altar of narrow personal interests. The drug menace at the Coast (and indeed other parts of the country) remains a challenge to law enforcement officers, the provincial administration, and other institutions like NACADA. Concerted efforts must be put in place to stop drug trafficking, drug abuse and related vices to protect the youth from harm and danger. Finally, we welcome the signing of the Independent Policing Oversight Bill which now becomes the Independent Policing Oversight Act. The Act, signed by President Kibaki last Friday, provides for greater public participation in the work of the police than before. It is hoped that the implementation of the Act will enhance trust, accountability and transparency, potentially reducing suspicion between the police and the public whom they serve and from whose taxes the police are paid. Signed: Florence Simbiri-Jaoko KNCHR CHAIRPERSON Henry Maina DIRECTOR, ARTICLE 19 KENYA/EASTERN AFRICA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World!

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