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Forget Credit Cards...Use MPesa to shop online
by Bill Kagai 10 Jun '08

10 Jun '08

Sirs/Madams, A local software company [g360 Ltd] has developed an interesting piece of software which is able to complete online transactions. The process is simple. When money is sent via Mpesa, the sender receives a confirmation which details the sender's number, amount and receipt number. The software captures this information and stores it in a back-end database. The 'buyer' after sending the funds via Mpesa is then asked to key in the receipt number and his/her cell phone and submit the details. The software then compares the details and if they match it authorises the transaction. The developers of this software have put a demo page at http://www.mobilepay.i360microsystems.com and have identified Kictanet as a good niche that can preview the beta software and give comments before it is launched to the public. We are interested in comments on the *'online shopping process'* and *'legal implications'* for such transactions. PS1. This software conducts transactions using Mpesa but is not endorsed by Safaricom and neither do we act as Mpesa Agents. PS2. If you wish to receive a detailed presentation on how the software works, please email your request to per-erick(a)i360microsystems.com Thanks and looking forward to your valuable comments. -- Bildad Kagai MD - MediaCorp Limited Nairobi Stock Exchange Authorised Information Vendor Suite B2, Tetu Apartments, State House Avenue P. O. Box 20311 - 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Tel. 254 20 272 8332 Fax. Rendered Obsolete S - 1°17'13.8" E - 36°48'22.7" www.mediacorp.co.ke ---

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Barcamp 21 June 2008
by Riyaz Bachani 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

Saturday June 21st 2008 680 Hotel 9am - 5pm More details + Sign up here ( for the barcamp T-Shirt! ) More coverage here. A barcamp has nothing to do with Beer :) Head over to the wiki and signup. It's free so that everyone, especially students can attend, but we are still looking for sponsors to cover the costs of putting it together.

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The Quarterly Colour Series of Poetry: Call Out
by Al Kags 09 Jun '08

09 Jun '08

*his is a call out to all poets around the word: Submissions are invited for the 7th ebook of the Quarterly Colour Series of Poetry.* * Orange Peals 'a sense of the light-hearted' *is the seventh ebook after Gray Spots, Blue Smudges, Red Streaks, Green Piece, Brown Steps and Indigo Smoothies. So far we have thought about life, enjoyed happiness, been political & seduced. This edition aims to ideally cause poetry readers around the world to burst into peals of laughter - or at least make them smile. You are invited to submit your work(s) for this seventh edition of the *Quarterly Color Series of Poetry* (QCS). Submissions must be made in a word document (.doc) and sent to poetry(a)alkags.com not later than *25th June 2008*. Acceptance and selection of works to be published is entirely at the discretion of Al Kags and the Al Kags Trust. * *The Quarterly Colour Series of poetry is a series of poetry ebooks that is published online every three months by the Al Kags Trust and distributed virally from one person to many via email, web sites, blogs and other electronic media. So far, the latest tallies of the reported number of people that the book has been forwarded to is *286,000* in over *seventy *countries. We cannot track the book beyond that and we believe that hundreds of thousands more may have been touched by the poetry. The series is meant to be a platform that allows poets, who want to be read, to speak to people's souls around the world - freely & without inhibitions. The rights to the published poetry remains with the poet forever. By submitting however, the poet gives the reader the right to share, republish, recite - indeed spread it around the world at will - so long as the reader quotes the source. To download all of the poetry e-books feel free to go to * http://alkags.com/?page_id=106*.

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[Fwd: Re: [Fwd: Google Launches Maps for Kenya]]
by alice 08 Jun '08

08 Jun '08

Dear all Check out Google Kenya maps The new maps can be seen here <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=nairobi,+Kenya&ie=UTF8&ll=… <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=nairobi,+Kenya&ie=UTF8&ll=…>> or you browse directly from http://maps.google.com . You can also experiment with the Satellite view and more .. best alice

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[Fwd: 9th Quarterly Luncheon With ... Professor Ali A. Mazrui] Kenya Alliance of Resident Associations (KARA)
by alice 06 Jun '08

06 Jun '08

Dear Member, Partner and/or Friend, As arrangements for our 8^th Quarterly Luncheon with Mr. Michael Joseph, CEO, Safaricom Limited (www.safaricom.co.ke <http://www.safaricom.co.ke>) on 17^th June 2008 at Nairobi Serena Hotel gets into top gear, we are pleased to make the announcement here below – to allow you block your diary in advance. Michael, running East Africa’s most respected and profitable company, will be speaking on _Post-Safaricom IPO: What Future for the Competitive Telecommunications Industry?_ The platinum sponsor for KARA’s popular event is Safaricom Limited. We appreciate those of you who have already confirmed participation as individuals and as corporate tables. Limited spaces are available. Please make your booking early to avoid disappointment. The 9^th session of the KARA Quarterly Luncheon will be held on Thursday, _17^th July 2008_ from 12.00 pm – 2.30 pm at a venue to be advised. We will be hosting Professor Ali A. Mazrui, a distinguished scholar based at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He is also the Chancellor of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology among a long list of prestigious positions. Get to speed with his colourful profile at *www.alimazrui.com <http://www.alimazrui.com/>* He will be speaking on “*_Barack Obama: Brain Drain or Brain Gain?”_* Please block your diary in advance. Interested event sponsors are encouraged to contact us. More details will be relayed within /The KARA Weekly Newsletter/. We look forward to your continued cooperation, support and encouragement for – /“Together, We Will”/! Best wishes, Stephen Stephen Mutoro **_Chief Executive Officer _***_ _*The Kenya Alliance of Resident Associations (KARA) Natu Court, Suite E-39, Ngong Rd/Ring Rd Kilimani Junction P.O Box 1411-00100 GPO NAIROBI, Kenya Tel. 254-020-3874331, 3873828, Telkom Wireless +254-020-2341515 Cellphones: +254725983445; +254733779585 E-mail: info(a)kara.or.ke <mailto:[email protected]> or kara(a)accesskenya.co.ke <mailto:[email protected]> Website: www.kara.or.ke <http://www.kara.or.ke/> KARA - "/Together, We Will"/ ............................................ I Support "Amani Mitaani" - (Peace Within Neighbourhoods) Campaign.

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] www.kenyaipos.co.ke & Data Privacy
by John Walubengo 06 Jun '08

06 Jun '08

Oh my! I finally see it...I actually got to ran through a few randomly selected records/applicants and their allocated Safaricom shares! Agreed, the site should be shut down asap - at least b4 we get to confirm how much M*B*T**** owns! Now i see why u call yourselves skunks... walu. > -----Original Message----- > From: skunkworks-bounces(a)my.co.ke > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Joseph Okech > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 11:01 AM > To: skunkworks(a)my.co.ke; jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] www.kenyaipos.co.ke & Data > Privacy > > Walu, > > The website should only give you this information when it > is entered on > a form, not changing the url - so a developer should always > ensure that > when you change the url, your request is denied - very > simple php > security issue. > > ./Ok3ch > > On Friday 06 June 2008 10:52:51 am John Walubengo wrote: > > plse educate me. i dont seem to see the hullaballoo > nor the alleged Client Share Applications (ama u guys hacked in?) > from what i gather on the website, it expects u to > enter your CDS account number and your ID for the above to be > shown...which to me is the standard approach to accessing data online - i.e. get at least two fields to make up your login credentials. > > > > It happens when you buy goods online, It is happening > with regard to your electricity bills (KP&L), it is happening > with the Min of Education and their Examination results, and it is > going to be happening with many more services as they get > online... > > > > or is there something I am missing? > > > > walu. > > > > --- On Fri, 6/6/08, Kyai Mullei > <mullei(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Kyai Mullei <mullei(a)gmail.com> > > > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] www.kenyaipos.co.ke > & Data Privacy > > > To: skunkworks(a)my.co.ke > > > Date: Friday, June 6, 2008, 11:10 AM Perhaps > alert citi? > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 10:02 AM, Andrew Wafula > > > > > > <awafula(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > My this is bad. > > > > > > > > I can see almost anyone's application > from that > > > > > > site. There is ZERO data > > > > > > > privacy. Anyone can get your info. This is > terrible > > > > > > and unacceptable. > > > > > > > The site should be shut down! Who knows who > already > > > > > > has out > > > > > > > information!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > A > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Richard > Bosire > > > > > > <richard.bosire(a)gmail.com> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > >> should i be seeing this > > > > > > > https://www.kenyaipos.co.ke/eipo/investors_search/_print.php?app=xxx > > > xxxx > > > > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > > >> skunkworks mailing list > > > >> skunkworks(a)my.co.ke > > > >> > http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > > >> Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com > Beta Blog > > > >> http://blog.my.co.ke > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Andrew Wafula Wapakala > > > > Web: www.wertsoft.com > > > > MSN: a_wafula(a)hotmail.com > > > > jaxtr:http://www.jaxtr.com/thewert > > > > MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/awafula > > > > Blog: http://thewert.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > > >===================================================================== > > >==== > > >= > > > > > > > If you have made mistakes...there is always > another > > > > > > chance for you... you > > > > > > > may have a fresh start any moment you > choose, for this > > > > > > thing we call > > > > > > > 'failure' is not the falling down, > but the > > > > > > staying down. - Mary Pickford > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > skunkworks mailing list > > > > skunkworks(a)my.co.ke > > > > > http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > > > Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com Beta > Blog > > > >http://blog.my.co.ke > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > > > > skunkworks mailing list > > > skunkworks(a)my.co.ke > > > > http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > > Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com Beta Blog > > > http://blog.my.co.ke > > > > _______________________________________________ > > skunkworks mailing list > > skunkworks(a)my.co.ke > > http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com Beta Blog > http://blog.my.co.ke > > > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)my.co.ke > http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com > Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke > > > > > _______________________________________________ > skunkworks mailing list > skunkworks(a)my.co.ke > http://ole.kenic.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > Blog http://skunkworks-ke.blogspot.com > Beta Blog http://blog.my.co.ke

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Re: [kictanet] KenBlogs...
by Michael Kipsang Bullut 05 Jun '08

05 Jun '08

Neither have I configured my system nor sent it a second time by mistake. KenBlogs is an idea I had when talking to my best friend on a Sunday afternoon. I'm passionate about blogging & I thought it'd be good to bring Kenyan bloggers together under an online community. ---"The computer programmer...is a creator of universes for which he alone is the lawgiver...No playwright, no stage director, no emperor, however powerful, has ever exercised such absolute authority to arrange a stage or a field of battle and to command such unswervingly dutiful actors or troops."Joseph Weizenbaum,Computer Power & Human Reason.--- --- On Mon 06/02, Odhiambo Washington < odhiambo(a)gmail.com > wrote:From: Odhiambo Washington [mailto: odhiambo(a)gmail.com]To: kipsangb(a)excite.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.keDate: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 13:05:59 +0300Subject: Re: [kictanet] KenBlogs...On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 11:38 AM, Michael Kipsang Bullut wrote:> Greetings,>> I hope this reaches you in the best of health & highest of spirits. I'd like> to introduce all to a mailing list I created for Kenyan Bloggers: KenBlogs> (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ken-blogs/) I firmly believe this is a> field which can be developed into a leading division in the Information> Technology industry. I'm an amateur blogger & my blog is called The 411...> (http://kipsang.wordpress.com/) Check it out & feel free to leave a> comment... My dream is to create a large virtual community that can be felt> both locally & globally. Looking forward to all of you joining!>> Kind regards,>> Michael.>Hello Michael,Have you configured your system to send this mail every month oryou've sent it a second time by mistake?-- Best regards,Odhiambo WASHINGTON,Nairobi,KE+254733744121/+254722743223_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _"Oh My God! They killed init! You Bastards!" --from a /. post _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!

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KENIC IPv6 Workshop - Letter of Information
by Vincent Ngundi 05 Jun '08

05 Jun '08

The depletion of IPv4 addresses possibly in the next 3 years will mean that more hosts cannot be connected to the Internet and this will hinder the growth of the Internet, now seen as the economic driving force of the 21st century. A solution to this is the deployment of IPv6, the Next Generation Internet (NGI), which is the new IP protocol and which provides for a much larger number of IP addresses besides enhancing Internet security and easing network management. In line with KENIC’s mandate of promoting ICT’s and building local ICT capacity, KENIC, in partnership with the Africa Network Information Centre (AfriNIC), the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), the Kenya ICT Board (KICTB) and the Telecommunication Service Providers Association of Kenya (TESPOK), has organised an IPv6 Hands- on workshop to be held between the 17th and 20th of June 2008 at the Sarova Panafric Hotel in Nairobi. The purpose of the workshop is to train at least 200 local ICT professionals on among other things; · The allocation, assignment and management of Internet Protocol (IP) Number resources · IPv4 to IPv6 co-existence and transition mechanisms and · The deployment and management of the Next Generation Internet, that is IPv6 networks. To register for the workshop, kindly fill the online workshop registration form available on our website, www.kenic.or.ke, and submit the Kshs. 10,000.00 workshop fees (per participant) to our offices either by cash or company cheque (in favour of KENIC) on or before the 12th of June 2008. Requests for invoices should be sent to training(a)kenic.or.ke. You can find out more about the workshop by visiting the IPv6 workshop page on our website, www.kenic.or.ke. We hope that your organisation will utilise this opportunity and develop capacity in both IPv6 deployment and the management of IP resources. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Center http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 "dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!"

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Re: [kictanet] Entrepreneurship!! -ICT4D belated comments.
by John Walubengo 05 Jun '08

05 Jun '08

Thanx Magana for your belated but welcomed comments. I feel obliged to share them on the list otherwise some members will imagine i cooked the comments when they see them reflected in the final report... walu. --- On Thu, 6/5/08, Owino Magana <magana(a)e-kazi.com> wrote: > From: Owino Magana <magana(a)e-kazi.com> > Subject: Entrepreneurship!! > To: "jwalu" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > Date: Thursday, June 5, 2008, 10:03 AM > Hi Walu, > > Sorry for submitting my thoughts after your deadline. As I > mentioned yesterday, my I was travelling the bundus and the > GPRS on my handheld device walked out on me!! Perhaps > another case for fibre and wireless options for the last > mile. > > My thoughts: > > The issue of low ICT uptake/resistance in the public > service (mentionned by Dr. Ndemo) and perhaps applicable to > initiatives such as the digital villages programme can be > addressed in part through the Mike Eldon proposed: > > 1. Sensitization of public service leadership > > 2. Alignment of ICT strategy to organizational strategy > > 3. Training of target users in various ICT applications > > However, I see a strong case for traveling the extra mile > to the province > > of entrepreneurship and providing: > > A) empowerment of target groups via practical business > management skills focusing entrepreneurship > > (job and wealth creation, incubation) Indeed, there may be > a case for educational reform to enable fusion of the same > into our primary, secondary school and tertiary learning > curricula. > > B) training on project management: how to translate > strategy into results through structured implementation. > Again, this needs to be emphasised in our educational > system. > > All is not lost, even now, as the skills are practical and > can be taught with reasonable effectiveness to those > already employed. > > Bottom line: there will be no uptake without incentive. > Money making Self employment options > > provide such. This is more so if the people are empowered > to make the things they plan (hence their dream) come true! > > Sustainability (much loved by civil society and others) is, > in my view, an entrepreneurial not technology, issue. > > > > Shalom > > O-M > > Owino Magana > Strategy Implementation Advisor > E-Kazi Africa, www.e-kazi.com > P O Box 10307 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya > > CDMA Tel: +254 2014 520 > GSM Cell1: +254 722 861 349 > GSM Cell2: +254 736 861 349 > GSM Kigali: +250 032 944 11 > > Skype: owino.magana

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Facebook information should be regulated, survey says
by alice 05 Jun '08

05 Jun '08

Facebook information should be regulated, survey says http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jun/05/privacy.socialnetworking · Nine out of 10 say rules should govern social sites · Press watchdog could expand internet remit * Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent * The Guardian, * Thursday June 5 2008 * Article history Nine out of 10 people think there should be tighter regulation of information on social networking websites, according to new research. A survey found that most Britons believe sites such as Facebook and MySpace should be covered by rules that would help ordinary people complain about intrusive material posted online. Currently each of the major social networking sites operates under its own set of terms and conditions. However, 89% of those surveyed by the Press Complaints Commission said there should be a set of widely accepted rules to help prevent personal information - such as private photographs - being abused. Sir Christopher Meyer, the chairman of the PCC, said there was an "unprecedented scale" of information being put on to social networks, and suggested members of the public needed help to deal with problems that arise as a result. "There is a need for public awareness about what can happen to information once it is voluntarily put into the public domain," he said. Although just 8% of those surveyed said they had been embarrassed by information about them published on a social network, many more were more concerned about the implications: 78% said they would change the information they put online if they thought it would be reproduced by mainstream media. The potential for abuse of private information online has become an increasing concern, not only among those worried about criminal activity, but also because such data is increasingly used by the media. Last year, in the wake of the Virginia Tech shooting spree which left 33 dead, a number of media organisations were criticised for "digital doorstepping" of victims and their families using Facebook. Spokesmen for the major social networks did not respond to requests for comment yesterday, but in the past they have rejected the idea that they should police their sites beyond the boundaries already covered by the law. The survey comes as the PCC seeks to expand its role as the lines between different forms of media continue to blur. The organisation already oversees internet and video content produced by newspaper organisations, though the commission's director, Tim Toulmin, has stated that he is not in favour of internet regulation. Suggestions that the PCC would be the best body to oversee a social networking code of conduct are likely to cause controversy, particularly since it has been accused of caving in to the interests of the newspaper industry. It recently came in for criticism for retaining Daily Express editor Peter Hill as a board member, despite his newspaper being forced to pay £560,000 to the family of Madeleine McCann over a series of false allegations. Hill finally left the commission in May. Some experts suggested it would prove beneficial to bring some form of light self-regulation to the internet, but questioned whether there was a real consensus on what "intrusive" really meant. "If you take pictures and put them on Facebook, you've deliberately surrendered your privacy," said Charlie Beckett, the director of Polis, a journalism thinktank at the London School of Economics. The survey, conducted by Ipsos Mori, was compiled from the answers of 1,000 British people aged 16 to 64. About this article Close This article appeared in the Guardian on Thursday June 05 2008 on p11 of the UK news section. It was last updated at 07:27 on June 05 2008.

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