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by robert yawe 18 Jul '12

18 Jul '12

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Kenya's Coat of Arms (Lions or Dragons?)
by Gideon 18 Jul '12

18 Jul '12

Listers, Interesting to know yesterday from Madam Wanjauabout the Dragons in place of the lions, i had never envisioned such , i bet now more than ever we have to be careful to make the difference , it would be sad to see the dragon court of arms on any government institutions website or letterhead. Time to make difference between the Lions and the Dragons. Enjoy the rest of the EA IGF. Gideon. On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 12:23 AM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Kenya's Coat of Arms (Lions or Dragons?) (Esther Wanjau) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:19:06 -0700 (PDT) > From: Esther Wanjau <esther_wanjau(a)yahoo.com> > To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: [kictanet] Kenya's Coat of Arms (Lions or Dragons?) > Message-ID: > <1342559946.83050.YahooMailClassic(a)web161201.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > The correct coat of arms should have Lions and not dragons. > > > > > > > > Armiger > > > Republic of Kenya > > > > > Adopted > > > 1963 > > > > > Escutcheon > > > On an African shield: Per fess sable > and vert, a > fess Gules fimbriated argent > charged with a cock erect argent bearing an axe argent > > > > > Supporters > > > Two lions rampant Or armed and langued gules > > > > > Compartment > > > Mount Kenya > with coffee, pyrethrum, sisal, tea, maize > and pineapples. > > > > > Motto > > > Swahili: HARAMBEE > > Let > us all pull together > > > > > Other elements > > > Two spears gules crossed behind the > arms > > > > > > > ? > but not > > or ? ?? > > Esther Wanjau > > Directorate of e-Government > > Presidency & Cabinet Affairs Office > > > > email: esther.wanjau(a)kenya.go.ke >

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Kenya's Coat of Arms (Lions or Dragons?)
by Esther Wanjau 18 Jul '12

18 Jul '12

The correct coat of arms should have Lions and not dragons. Armiger Republic of Kenya Adopted 1963 Escutcheon On an African shield: Per fess sable and vert, a fess Gules fimbriated argent charged with a cock erect argent bearing an axe argent Supporters Two lions rampant Or armed and langued gules Compartment Mount Kenya with coffee, pyrethrum, sisal, tea, maize and pineapples. Motto Swahili: HARAMBEE Let us all pull together Other elements Two spears gules crossed behind the arms but not or Esther Wanjau Directorate of e-Government Presidency & Cabinet Affairs Office email: esther.wanjau(a)kenya.go.ke

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Principle of no transborder harm
by Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) 17 Jul '12

17 Jul '12

Dear all, This is a recommendation of the Council of Ministers for Europe but it is very interesting in light of the discussions in the EAIGF today especially on cybersecurity/ cybercrime. See forwarded (inline) message below although the local/East African/African context could provide a good framework for co-operation. But one one has to wonder how this impacts human rights eg if one state requests another to take down content or block content.... ...................... forwarded message In the context of the overall discussions on rights and principles for the Internet, I wanted to call attention to thIs recommendation of the Council of Ministers of the Council of Europe<https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?id=1835707&Site=CM&BackColorInternet=C3C3C3…>. It established an important notion regarding the responsibility of States to avoid national decisions or actions that would have a transborder impact on access to and use of the Internet. The relevant paragraphs are as follows (emphasis added): *1.1. No harm* *1.1.1. States have the responsibility to ensure, in compliance with the standards recognised in international human rights law and with the principles of international law, that their actions do not have an adverse transboundary impact on access to and use of the Internet.* *1.1.2. This should include, in particular, the responsibility to ensure that their actions within their jurisdictions do not illegitimately interfere with access to content outside their territorial boundaries or negatively impact the transboundary flow of Internet traffic.* *1.2. Co-operation* *States should co-operate in good faith with each other and with relevant stakeholders at all stages of development and implementation of Internet-related public policies to avoid any adverse transboundary impact on access to and use of the Internet.* As you know, governments actions that can be interpreted as implementing an implicit higher norm represent - if repeated - a foundation for recognizing this norm as an emerging international principle. In that regard, the fact that Egypt's shutting down access to the Internet on its territory during the Arab Spring left all the transit traffic untouched points to an emerging principle of "no tampering with transit traffic" that may prove very important in the future in particular for landlocked countries. This was the trigger for the introduction of the above paragraphs in the CoE recommendation and I thought it was useful to call attention to this dimension. As a side note, it is interesting to look at this principle in the context of the rojadirecta and bodog cases. Looking forward to more discussions on this topic in Baku. Hope it helps. -- Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu) Kenya Skype: gracebomu Twitter: GraceMutung'u (Bomu)

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Follow #EAIGF proceedings
by alice＠apc.org 17 Jul '12

17 Jul '12

Listers , You can follow the EAIGF 2012 proceedings in Nairobi @ http://www.livestream.com/internetsocietychapters Many thanks, -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Kenya IGF Programme
by Grace Githaiga 16 Jul '12

16 Jul '12

Listers Please find attached the programme for 2012 Kenya IGF. Looking forward to seeing many of you tomorrow. RgdsGrace

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Venue of EAIGF-Jacaranda Hotel
by Grace Githaiga 16 Jul '12

16 Jul '12

Listers The EAIGF will take place at Jacaranda Hotel Westlands. RgdsGrace

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EAIGF Final Programme July 17-18, 2012
by Grace Githaiga 16 Jul '12

16 Jul '12

Dear Listers Please find attached the programme for tomorrow's East Africa Governance Forum starting tomorrow and ending on Wednesday July 18, 2012. Looking forward to seeing many of you. Warm RegardsGrace

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FW: FEMTANZ - entrepreneurship trainers required in Tanzania
by Edith Adera 16 Jul '12

16 Jul '12

This may be of interest ________________ Edith Ofwona Adera Senior Program Specialist Climate Change and Water Program Agriculture and Environment International Development Research Centre Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa Liason House 2nd floor, State House Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya +254-20-2713160/1 | Fax: +254-20-2711063 | Mobile: +254-733-624345 eadera(a)idrc.ca | www.idrc.ca | www.crdi.ca From: Tina James [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 12:55 PM To: Tina James Subject: FEMTANZ - entrepreneurship trainers required in Tanzania Hi all We are recruiting Tanzanian-based trainers for our upcoming FEMTANZ programme, a five-month business support programme for women who wish to grow technology-enabled businesses. Since there is likely to be a strong ICT component, I hope that you will be able to circulate this through your networks. The intention is that we will be training local trainers, who will then take the training forward throughout Tanzania. The programme is running as part of the TanzICT Programme (http://tanzict.or.tz/) a four-year programme funded through the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland) and based at COSTECH, Tanzania. If you know of anyone that meets the criteria, could you please forward it to them. Thanks Tina __________ Tina James icteum consulting 28 22nd Street Menlo Park 0081 South Africa Tel/fax: +27 12 346-8264 Mobile: +27 82 460-7915 email: tjames(a)intekom.co.za<mailto:[email protected]> skype: tjamesza

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SLOW INTERNET
by Moses Muya 15 Jul '12

15 Jul '12

Listers, I was wondering what had gone wrong with my usually-very-fast Internet connection in the last two days but it looks like the answer is here : http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000053001&pageNo=1 . As you may be guessing by now, a ship has yet again docked in the wrong place and damaged a cable! Get used to the slow connection, it will be like this for at least 14 more days! (ouch) In the eyes of Albert Einstein, we(Kenyans) would be nothing but insane since we have done things in the same way expecting different results! I may not be a prophet but I can assure you this is not going to be the last cable cut! Some months ago, I asked the P.S whether there were any measures put in place to protect telecommunications infrastructure but he did not give me an answer since, according to him, my question was 'simplistic'! -- Kind Regards, Moses Muya.

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