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A huge economic shift led by software and connectedness.
by Mildred Achoch 16 Aug '15

16 Aug '15

Greetings everyone! How is it possible for a little, ultra low-budget film festival in Kenya, with no physical office and a staff of one (plus one volunteer), to receive 190 films from all over the world, in the space of only one month? Well, this article explains how technology is changing the nature and structure of the corporation and how we do business. https://medium.com/the-wtf-economy/networks-and-the-nature-of-the-firm-2879… Regards, Mildred Achoch. Festival Founder and Director, Rock 'n' Roll Film Festival, Kenya (ROFFEKE). -- Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV Channel! http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com My tree-saving e-business card is here: http://twtbizcard.com/roffeke

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Overhauled NetNeutrality Website
by Mose Karanja 14 Aug '15

14 Aug '15

The Global Net Neutrality Coalition has overhauled its website <https://www.thisisnetneutrality.org/#join>. Key takeaways: 1. A generally agreed upon definition of Net Neutrality in 17 languages; 2. An interactive map that shows the status of Net Neutrality around the globe; 3. A model policy framework developed by the Dynamic Coalition on Network Neutrality <http://www.networkneutrality.info/> for crafting legislation and regulations; 4. Resources for global advocates fighting for a free and open Internet. The FCC in the US recently created the Open Internet Rule, the EU (28 countries) is almost there with the Digital Single Market and individual countries are busy debating this major issue on the future of Internet. I know some countries in Africa are busy on this too. However, despite there being a host of African partners in the thisisnetneutrality network (including KICTANet), none but two African countries have been featured citing ‘Research Pending’. This also happens with other indices like the Freedom House’s Internet Freedom Index and Amnesty’s. This is one area research institutions in Africa can fill up. Use the website <https://www.thisisnetneutrality.org/#join> and its resources to push for an open Internet! -- Mose Karanja +254 724 162536 | @Mose_Karanja <https://twitter.com/Mose_Karanja> PGP: 0x1529552F <https://twitter.com/Mose_Karanja>

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The Kenya IGF, and the shortfalls of the process
by Mwendwa Kivuva 13 Aug '15

13 Aug '15

And interesting piece by Walu on Nation newspaper on the Kenya IGF convened by KICTANET. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2827636/-/y8k7d… While there is no negotiated outcome, the IGF informs and inspires those with policy-making power in both the public and private sectors to come up with workable solutions to the challenges of an evolving internet. It was no different this time, with the local edition of KE-IGF convened by the Kenya ICT Action Network <http://www.kictanet.or.ke/> and its partners. Senior government officials, and industry players, media, academia and human rights groups, amongst others, were present to discuss the evolution and development of the internet. After protocol was observed stakeholders quickly got into the packed agenda <http://www.kenyaigf.or.ke/index.php/about-kigf/kigf-programme> for the day. The first item dwelt on enhancing multi-stakeholder cooperation in the development and evolution of the Internet. It was noted that decisions regarding the Internet, and how it is evolving, are largely determined by the developed, global north, with very little input from developing countries. Furthermore, at global level, the same active participants from developing countries tend to contribute repeatedly, with little or no opportunities for new blood and new ideas. This does cast doubts about the merits of "multi-stakeholder" approaches, given that, ultimately, they tend to be dominated by the same actors – be they in industry, civil society, government or academia. Clearly, there is need to interrogate and expand the multi-stakeholder principle in order to align it properly to its ideals. One other item that came up during the morning session was the issue of Net Neutrality <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_Neutrality>, which has attracted little attention from policymakers in East Africa, even if it is a burning issue in advanced economies. In the developed North, net-neutrality has been framed as a battle between content providers such as Google, YouTube, Facebook and Netflix, and telecommunications companies, who make their infrastructure available for content distribution to consumers. The telecommunications companies feel that content such as YouTube is creating undue traffic congestion on their networks, and needs to be compensated separately – over and above monthly payments for access. They also feel, the telecom providers feel the advertising revenues that content providers are enjoying should be shared equitably in order to compensate for the traffic congestion triggered by content-based websites. Of course, the content providers do not want to hear about sharing advertising revenues, They argue that infrastructure providers are already compensated through the standard bandwidth access payments, and that further that charging content providers more for access would mean treating their content and access differently and unfairly, thus violating the fundamental and founding principles of an open and neutral Internet. Locally, telecommunications companies seem to be reacting to net neutrality differently, by providing free internet access to content sites like Wikipedia, Facebook, and Internet.org amongst others. Whereas this may look like a generous offer to speed up the uptake of Internet services, it inherently favours foreign content providers over potential local content innovators wishing to compete with similar content. *UNCOORDINATED RESPONSES* Security laws that allow security agencies to intercept citizen communications were cited as setting a worrying trend. Whereas the need to enhance national security by governments was acknowledged, contributors felt it was necessary need to observe an appropriate balance between security procedures and citizen liberties as enshrined in the Constitution’s Bill of rights was necessary. .... Participants, however, raised concerns as to how these two initiatives were working together, and more importantly, how they interface with national security organs such as the NIS, the CID, the Central Bank and the Judiciary, among others. In the absence of a legal framework to shape a coordinated cyber-response between stakeholders, Kenya is likely to remain vulnerable to cybercriminals and their activities. My next blog post will cover the discussions on e-commerce, the AU cybersecurity convention and the management of critical Internet resources by ICANN. *Mr Walubengo is a lecturer at the Multimedia University of Kenya's Faculty of Computing and IT. Twitter:@jwalu <http://196.6.203.2:8010/studio/#> email: jwalubengo(a)mmu.ac.ke <http://196.6.203.2:8010/studio/#>* ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Re: [kictanet] AG BLOCKS ICT CS' BID TO ENACT ANTI-SAFARICOM LAW
by meshack 12 Aug '15

12 Aug '15

Hello all And again, safaricom may not be dominant in the internationsl market but will help shape the future of investment and enterpreneural environment in kenya Sent from Samsung Mobile -------- Original message -------- From: meshack via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: 06/08/2015 13:00 (GMT+03:00) To: memakunat(a)yahoo.com Cc: meshack <memakunat(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] AG BLOCKS ICT CS' BID TO ENACT ANTI-SAFARICOM LAW Hello @Mwendwa, comparing safaricom and the likes of mumias telecom kenya and mumias is not right. I dont think safaricom is playing the same field as these companies, and again they aint shell companies if u get to understand there objectives. Safaricom has been able to thrive because it has allowed innovation to thrive yet if we look at the case of telecom kenya the beauracracies that was involved did not let the idea of innovation thrive within it, and again i dont think kenya airways is even close to be at the same table as saf, for aguement sake maybe a restructuring of its capital will let them out of the hole for a bit say why borrow money to buy expensive boeings yet wherr u borrow there is a cost and where r buying there is eve a greater cost than remaining vile vile! Someone agued some times back that the case in turkana where they are seeing a vgreat economic development for a short span may not hold since there are no right institution that can channel the growth and development to a level as norway. My point being that since the structures and policies thst has led to the status of mumias we archaic ( if thats the word) and that they were allowed to thrive in a modernized environment where competition thrives hences the porus nature of the organization. If we dont allow institutilnal restructuring in our country we may never get to where norway is assuming our major resource is not just oil like norway but any other that u think fits in my arguement. At some point in the industrial revolution the american economy was support almost completely by oil steel snd electricity which where controlled extremely by monopoly. These drove to great social and economic disparity and a great gap between the wealth and not just rich, and the poor. Politics intervined at one point that allowed the wealth trickle to the or and thus an environment for innovation competition and creativity I dont see any case of capital flight in any case due to the politics involved. Unless the foreign investors are threatened and the environment in kenya becomes risky we will still have airtel prefer kenyan market and even continue to invest in assets within the contry simply because of the challenge that they are exposed to. If the risk is too high then the returns must guarantee the opportunity cost. Sent from Samsung Mobile -------- Original message -------- From: Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: 06/08/2015 10:34 (GMT+03:00) To: memakunat(a)yahoo.com Cc: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] AG BLOCKS ICT CS' BID TO ENACT ANTI-SAFARICOM LAW This is a debate that Kenyans should not take lightly. For any law that comes into force, the citizens must be consulted widely. Here are a few questions I've been asking myself : 1. Are we fighting proxy wars? Who wants Safaricom dead? 2. Is there any citizen in his right mind who wants to see Safaricom go the way of Telkom, Kenya Airways, Mumias... Remember these shell companies were once the pride of the nation. 3. Airtel is the largest mobile operator in South Asia and the third largest in the world with a 303 million subscriber base. Safaricom subscriber base worldwide is less than 10% of that. 4. Airtel has a total equity of US$26 billion with revenue of about $15 billion compared to Safaricom's around $2 billion with $1.4 billion revenue. Are these two companies competing at the same level? 5. As of year 2012, Orange had a revenue of €43.5 billion and equity of €24.3 billion and total assets of €90 billion. Are these companies worth us Sacrifice our toddler Safaricom? 5. Would Safaricom enjoy the same rights as Airtel in say, India or France? Would Safaricom get a licence in the first place in these markets? 6. We have seen how multinationals steal from Kenyans by evading taxes through transfer pricing, declaring false losses, etc. Why would we want to kill our crown jewel in support of thugs? 7. Capital flight: where do profits of these multinationals go as compared to those of Safaricom? Have a thoughtful day.

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KICTANET contributed to the success of Kibaki regime
by Mwendwa Kivuva 12 Aug '15

12 Aug '15

http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/ndemo/-/2274486/2826064/-/b1g8vz/-/… The Japanese have what they call Monozukuri with Hitozukuri, which means "production or manufacturing excellence achieved through people excellence". In a similar manner we want service excellence achieved through people excellence in the civil service. Without happy people, we shall forever be complaining why things aren’t working, even with the best ideas floating around. *FRUSTRATING BUT VITAL* I have sat in meetings where a Minister walked in with a 12-item agenda and talked through it, without any input from senior civil servants. Some, if not most, bureaucrats are completely inaccessible, even to their senior staff. The little that we achieved at the Communication Ministry was due to the fact that there was constant interaction between industry, the general public and the Ministry. *We leveraged technology to gather information from platforms such as KictaNet <http://www.kictanet.or.ke/> (where the public vented their anger towards government and we responded to each and every question).* *Some of the issues raised on the platform led to policy statements. We need such a window in every Ministry. It gave me a chance to regularly write and explain our actions, and how much we had incorporated ideas from the public.* Granted, it is a frustrating thing for a leader to do, but it is the best way to gather ideas that will change our current status. This is the age of collaboration. Every idea has its place in creating change. Humility does not cost anything but, in my view, it is the missing link between what the public expects and the goals that the government wants to achieve. Leaders need time to listen and actively learn from others since no one has the monopoly of ideas. But even as this sounds simple, it rarely happens. When we crafted the Vision 2030 with the help of McKinsey, a team of consultants led by a young Kenyan, Dr Gachao Kiuna, encouraged the free flow of ideas. It is because of that kind of openness that the document remains relevant today. Even though the firm had a global network, it relied on local input to come up with a comprehensive vision. It is a lesson most of our leaders need, because sustainable solutions will only come from within and we cannot afford to ignore input from those we work with ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [i-network] AIG introduces Cyber Insurance in Uganda
by meshack 12 Aug '15

12 Aug '15

Great development, the idea has been long overdue. These will go a long way into helping the internet e conomy trust issues Sent from Samsung Mobile -------- Original message -------- From: Sylvia Musalagani via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: 11/08/2015 17:48 (GMT+03:00) To: memakunat(a)yahoo.com Cc: Sylvia Musalagani <smusalagani(a)hivos.org> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: [i-network] AIG introduces Cyber Insurance in Uganda AIG Kenya offers cyber insurance as well. http://www.aig.co.ke/commercial/products/financial-lines/cyber-edge-insuran… Kind regards, Sylvia Musalagani Junior Programme Officer - Expression and Engagement Hivos East Africa ACS Plaza, Lenana Road|P.O. Box 19875 - 00202 | Nairobi | Kenya Office: +254 725 451 729 / +254 789 451 729 Email: smusalagani(a)hivos.org | Skype: kanari.sylvia website: www.east-africa.hivos.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: smusalagani(a)hivos.org Cc: "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, 11 August, 2015 15:58:39 Subject: [kictanet] Fwd: [i-network] AIG introduces Cyber Insurance in Uganda Listers, Interesting developement, i suppose someone is already doing this in town? Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Albert Mucunguzi <albert(a)pctechgroup.net> Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:49:34 GMT Subject: [i-network] AIG introduces Cyber Insurance in Uganda To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> FYI, AIG - a general insurance organization - has today launched Cyber Insurance for the first time onto the Ugandan market dubbed AIG Cyber Edge policy. See story below: http://goo.gl/duvzc9 -- *Albert Mucunguzi* *PC Tech Group Ltd* <http://pctechgroup.net/> P. O. Box 32180, Kampala, Uganda *Mobile/WhatsApp/Telegram* +256 782 619812 *Publisher of PC Tech Magazine <http://pctechmag.com/>* *Personal Blog:* www.almuc.me *Skype: *albertmucunguzi *Twitter:* @albertmuc <http://twitter.com/> *Facebook:* /almuc <http://facebook.com/almuc> *Also co-founder and Gen. Secretary of the ICT Association of Uganda (ICTAU)* __________ MAILING LIST RULES - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189… WEEKLY DISCUSSION ROUNDUPS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=19… QUARTERLY eNEWSLETTERS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=34&… WEBSITE - www.i-network.or.ug TWITTER - http://twitter.com/inetwork FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/inetwork.ug The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit [web site]( http://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network/ ) Click [here]( mailto:leave.i-network@dgroups.org ) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/smusalagani%40hivos.o… The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/memakunat%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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Cooperate leadership and changes at Google to Alphabet http://abc.xyz
by Mwendwa Kivuva 11 Aug '15

11 Aug '15

Organisations that grow realize that change is the only constant thing. Google has a new CEO Sundar Pichai from 10th August 2015 . And with that, Google has been scaled down and made a subsidiary of a bigger company called Aphabet whose domain is an alphabet http://abc.xyz ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Fwd: [i-network] AIG introduces Cyber Insurance in Uganda
by Barrack Otieno 11 Aug '15

11 Aug '15

Listers, Interesting developement, i suppose someone is already doing this in town? Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Albert Mucunguzi <albert(a)pctechgroup.net> Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 12:49:34 GMT Subject: [i-network] AIG introduces Cyber Insurance in Uganda To: I-Network Uganda <i-network(a)dgroups.org> FYI, AIG - a general insurance organization - has today launched Cyber Insurance for the first time onto the Ugandan market dubbed AIG Cyber Edge policy. See story below: http://goo.gl/duvzc9 -- *Albert Mucunguzi* *PC Tech Group Ltd* <http://pctechgroup.net/> P. O. Box 32180, Kampala, Uganda *Mobile/WhatsApp/Telegram* +256 782 619812 *Publisher of PC Tech Magazine <http://pctechmag.com/>* *Personal Blog:* www.almuc.me *Skype: *albertmucunguzi *Twitter:* @albertmuc <http://twitter.com/> *Facebook:* /almuc <http://facebook.com/almuc> *Also co-founder and Gen. Secretary of the ICT Association of Uganda (ICTAU)* __________ MAILING LIST RULES - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=189… WEEKLY DISCUSSION ROUNDUPS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=19… QUARTERLY eNEWSLETTERS - http://www.i-network.or.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=34&… WEBSITE - www.i-network.or.ug TWITTER - http://twitter.com/inetwork FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/inetwork.ug The I-Network Dgroup is a platform for ICT Knowledge Sharing --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit [web site]( http://dgroups.org/iicd/i-network/ ) Click [here]( mailto:leave.i-network@dgroups.org ) to unsubscribe The email is intended only for the recipients. The owners of the Dgroups cannot be held responsible for the contents of the email message. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: [ISOC Kenya] : Microsoft Research PhD Scholarships 2016 - Call for Applications
by Barrack Otieno 11 Aug '15

11 Aug '15

Fyi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Eng. Martin Obuya via Internet Society" <Mail(a)connectedcommunity.org> Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 14:37:25 +0000 Subject: [ISOC Kenya] : Microsoft Research PhD Scholarships 2016 - Call for Applications To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com == Please, reply ABOVE THIS LINE == Dear Members, The website is now live for the next PhD Scholarship Programme applications call. http://research.microsoft.com/PhDScholarship/ <http://research.microsoft.com/PhDScholarship/> Application deadline: 25 September 2015, 17:00 GMT Please let your academic contacts know about it! The Programme is open to all universities or national research institutions in any country in Europe, the Middle East or Africa. As in previous years, applications must be made by PhD supervisors not by students. Supervisors will be informed of our decision by the end of December 2015 and will then have until 31st March 2017 to find the best student for the proposed project. Students will typically start their PhD in October 2016. The page also contains a link to a number of currently open PhD positions sponsored by Microsoft Research at a number of Universities: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/global/open-phd-positions… <http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/global/open-phd-positions…> If you have questions or feedback, please contact msrphd(a)microsoft.com <msrphd(a)microsoft.com>. Cheers! Eng. Martin Obuya, President/Chairman, ISOC Kenya ------------------------------ eng.mko(a)ihub.co.ke Ambassador (Govt Affairs) Note: replies will be sent to the full discussion group. ------------------------------ Reply to Sender : http://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=253&SenderKey… Reply to Discussion : http://connect.internetsociety.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=253&MID=5910&… You are subscribed to "Kenya Chapter Rejuvenation" as otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com. To change your subscriptions, go to http://connect.internetsociety.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions&MDATE=…. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to http://connect.internetsociety.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?Use…. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] Does Kenya have an Anti Spam Law?
by Barrack Otieno 11 Aug '15

11 Aug '15

Listers, Does Kenya have an Anti Spam law?, can anyone familiar with the present law point me to an area that deals with Spam or other unsolicited communication? Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Re: [kictanet] Lesson for Kenya: Dominance wars drive Nigeria's telecoms market into turmoil
by ngethe.kariuki2007 10 Aug '15

10 Aug '15

Cofek , Listers The Nigeria matter is a straight forward case of "Bad Regulation".No good Regulator would ever allow so called "As symmetric tariffs" in favour of a dominant operator. John Kariuki. Sent from Samsung Mobile -------- Original message -------- From: "Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) via kictanet" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: To: ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: "Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK)" <hotline(a)cofek.co.ke>,david(a)cofek.co.ke Subject: [kictanet] Lesson for Kenya: Dominance wars drive Nigeria's telecoms market into turmoil Dear Listers; We have the pleasure to share the link: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/1336-dominance-wars-drive-n… While at it, we must caution the regulator, CA and the ICT Secretary Dr Fred O. Matiangi to avoid excessive and suspect rush to gazette dominance regulations. The duo must, without delay, consult the Attorney General, Competition Authority and “Wanjiku”. Failure to do so will only lead to protracted Court battles yet well-legislated, the dominance rules are very good for the consumer and market. Kind regards, Terry Terry Watowa (Ms) Program Assistant Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) Rehema Place, Block F-45 Ngong Road/Ring Rd Kilimani Junction P.O Box 28053-00200, City Square, NAIROBI, Kenya Tel. 254-20-2615496, 2300859 Fax. 254-20-3861719; Cell phones: 0715555550, 0770700007 E-mail: hotline(a)cofek.co.ke Website: www.cofek.co.ke Facebook: "Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek)" Twitter: @ConsumersKenya YouTube: "ConsumersKenya"

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by meshack 10 Aug '15

10 Aug '15

Sent from Samsung Mobile

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Lesson for Kenya: Dominance wars drive Nigeria's telecoms market into turmoil
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) 10 Aug '15

10 Aug '15

Dear Listers; We have the pleasure to share the link: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/1336-dominance-wars-drive-ni geria-s-telecoms-market-into-turmoil While at it, we must caution the regulator, CA and the ICT Secretary Dr Fred O. Matiangi to avoid excessive and suspect rush to gazette dominance regulations. The duo must, without delay, consult the Attorney General, Competition Authority and "Wanjiku". Failure to do so will only lead to protracted Court battles yet well-legislated, the dominance rules are very good for the consumer and market. Kind regards, Terry Terry Watowa (Ms) Program Assistant Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) Rehema Place, Block F-45 Ngong Road/Ring Rd Kilimani Junction P.O Box 28053-00200, City Square, NAIROBI, Kenya Tel. 254-20-2615496, 2300859 Fax. 254-20-3861719; Cell phones: 0715555550, 0770700007 E-mail: <mailto:hotline@cofek.co.ke> hotline(a)cofek.co.ke Website: <http://www.cofek.co.ke/> www.cofek.co.ke Facebook: "Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek)" Twitter: @ConsumersKenya YouTube: "ConsumersKenya"

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Fwd: [Internet Policy] Recommendations on Terms of Service and Human Rights on the IGF Website
by Barrack Otieno 07 Aug '15

07 Aug '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Luca Belli <lucabelli(a)hotmail.it> Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2015 19:38:24 +0200 Subject: [Internet Policy] Recommendations on Terms of Service and Human Rights on the IGF Website To: "internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org" <internetpolicy(a)elists.isoc.org>, "nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it" <nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it> FYI FYI Dear all, (apologies for cross posting) As some of you may already know, over the past year the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Platform Responsibility (DCPR) has promoted a participatory process aimed at the elaboration of some Recommendations on Terms of Service and Human Rights. The consolidated draft of the Recommendations is now available on the IGF website for comments. You are all invited to comment on the draft by the end of August. http://review.intgovforum.org/igf-2015/dynamic-coalitions/dynamic-coalition… The Recommendations aim at providing indications on how to safeguard human rights within online platforms’ terms of service. The draft has been elaborated via an open process, as decided during the DCPR foundation meeting. All information regarding the process is available on the website of the DCPR and will remain public. Thanks to all DCPR members (as well as all non-members) who participated in the process. Please do not hesitate to share this email. All the best, Luca ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Luca Belli, PhDResearcher, Center for Technology & Society, FGV Rio de JaneiroFounder and Co-chair, IGF Dynamic Coalition on Network NeutralityCo-founder and Co-chair, IGF Dynamic Coalition on Platform Responsibility------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org To be removed from the list, visit: http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing For all other list information and functions, see: http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: http://www.igcaucus.org/ Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: [global-nn] Policy Statement on the IGF Website
by Ali Hussein 07 Aug '15

07 Aug '15

FYI Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: <LB(a)lucabelli.net> > Date: August 6, 2015 at 10:53:56 PM EAT > To: "DC NN" <nncoalition(a)mailman.edri.org>, global-nn(a)lists.riseup.net > Subject: [global-nn] Policy Statement on the IGF Website > Reply-To: <LB(a)lucabelli.net> > > Dear all, > > The IGF Secretariat has published the draft Net Neutrality Policy Statement on the IGF website. > Do not hesitate to express your comments using the dedicated platform that can be accessed here > http://review.intgovforum.org/igf-2015/dynamic-coalitions/dynamic-coalition… > > All the best, > Luca > > > Luca Belli, PhD > Researcher, Center for Technology & Society, FGV Rio de Janeiro > Founder and Co-chair, IGF Dynamic Coalition on Network Neutrality > Co-founder and Co-chair, IGF Dynamic Coalition on Platform Responsibility > >

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Board members should beware leaving IT projects to professionals
by Mwendwa Kivuva 06 Aug '15

06 Aug '15

The recent fiasco surrounding allegations of compromised Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS <http://www.ifmis.go.ke/>)passwords and attempts to embezzle funds from government coffers should serve as a wake-up call. The integrity of our information systems is an urgent priority. To be fair, Kenya is not the first country to experience IFMIS challenges. In fact, in Malawi, Joyce Banda’s recent failure to win a second term as president has been attributed to IFMIS-related corruption scandals <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Hill_Cashgate_Scandal>. The objective of IFMIS is in line with most automation projects – to increase efficiency, transparency and accountability. What most people forget, though, is that automation by itself is not a magic bullet against corruption. In fact, if a developer blindly – or deliberately – automates corrupt processes, the end result is the enhancement and increased efficiency of corrupt activities. Wheeler-dealers can now enjoy the convenience of embezzling funds from their laptops, rather than having to walk to government offices with big brown envelopes in broad daylight. Read more... http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2819968/-/y95a7…

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Role and integrity of Surveillance system in Kenya
by Mwendwa Kivuva 06 Aug '15

06 Aug '15

During the IGF, I had asked CA what measures are in place to ensure citizens surveillance data collected from telecoms service providers is not used by mischievous individuals to achieve dubious means. Well, here is an example... "Though not captured in the report, sources privy to the investigation also revealed that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations is on the spot because its detectives possibly tampered with official telephone data in a bid to conceal crucial evidence that could help in the case. It shows that telephone logs from a mast in Tigoni which would have placed the televangelist at or near the scene of the accident were erased. The effect of this was that records of the persons who may have called or received calls from the pastor are unavailable." ... Then there is data obtained from a local mobile telephone service provider that was expected to show the location of individual handsets, prior, during, and after the accident, so as to give clues on the location of their owners. Though not included in the report, a source privy to the investigation said this is the data which was probably interfered with and some crucial details deleted. For instance, while it gave the calls and SMS data for July25, 22 and 29, those recorded on July 26 and 27 were missing. Such data is usually obtained by Criminal Intelligence Unit at the Directorate’s headquarters. http://www.nation.co.ke/news/The-shocking-truth-on-fatal-crash/-/1056/28202…

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(no subject)
by Uncle Pedro Chicken 06 Aug '15

06 Aug '15

I am glad to be part of the mailing list. Jerry

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Re: [kictanet] AG BLOCKS ICT CS' BID TO ENACT ANTI-SAFARICOM LAW
by meshack 06 Aug '15

06 Aug '15

Hello @Mwendwa, comparing safaricom and the likes of mumias telecom kenya and mumias is not right. I dont think safaricom is playing the same field as these companies, and again they aint shell companies if u get to understand there objectives. Safaricom has been able to thrive because it has allowed innovation to thrive yet if we look at the case of telecom kenya the beauracracies that was involved did not let the idea of innovation thrive within it, and again i dont think kenya airways is even close to be at the same table as saf, for aguement sake maybe a restructuring of its capital will let them out of the hole for a bit say why borrow money to buy expensive boeings yet wherr u borrow there is a cost and where r buying there is eve a greater cost than remaining vile vile! Someone agued some times back that the case in turkana where they are seeing a vgreat economic development for a short span may not hold since there are no right institution that can channel the growth and development to a level as norway. My point being that since the structures and policies thst has led to the status of mumias we archaic ( if thats the word) and that they were allowed to thrive in a modernized environment where competition thrives hences the porus nature of the organization. If we dont allow institutilnal restructuring in our country we may never get to where norway is assuming our major resource is not just oil like norway but any other that u think fits in my arguement. At some point in the industrial revolution the american economy was support almost completely by oil steel snd electricity which where controlled extremely by monopoly. These drove to great social and economic disparity and a great gap between the wealth and not just rich, and the poor. Politics intervined at one point that allowed the wealth trickle to the or and thus an environment for innovation competition and creativity I dont see any case of capital flight in any case due to the politics involved. Unless the foreign investors are threatened and the environment in kenya becomes risky we will still have airtel prefer kenyan market and even continue to invest in assets within the contry simply because of the challenge that they are exposed to. If the risk is too high then the returns must guarantee the opportunity cost. Sent from Samsung Mobile -------- Original message -------- From: Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: 06/08/2015 10:34 (GMT+03:00) To: memakunat(a)yahoo.com Cc: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] AG BLOCKS ICT CS' BID TO ENACT ANTI-SAFARICOM LAW This is a debate that Kenyans should not take lightly. For any law that comes into force, the citizens must be consulted widely. Here are a few questions I've been asking myself : 1. Are we fighting proxy wars? Who wants Safaricom dead? 2. Is there any citizen in his right mind who wants to see Safaricom go the way of Telkom, Kenya Airways, Mumias... Remember these shell companies were once the pride of the nation. 3. Airtel is the largest mobile operator in South Asia and the third largest in the world with a 303 million subscriber base. Safaricom subscriber base worldwide is less than 10% of that. 4. Airtel has a total equity of US$26 billion with revenue of about $15 billion compared to Safaricom's around $2 billion with $1.4 billion revenue. Are these two companies competing at the same level? 5. As of year 2012, Orange had a revenue of €43.5 billion and equity of €24.3 billion and total assets of €90 billion. Are these companies worth us Sacrifice our toddler Safaricom? 5. Would Safaricom enjoy the same rights as Airtel in say, India or France? Would Safaricom get a licence in the first place in these markets? 6. We have seen how multinationals steal from Kenyans by evading taxes through transfer pricing, declaring false losses, etc. Why would we want to kill our crown jewel in support of thugs? 7. Capital flight: where do profits of these multinationals go as compared to those of Safaricom? Have a thoughtful day.

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AG BLOCKS ICT CS' BID TO ENACT ANTI-SAFARICOM LAW
by Ali Hussein 06 Aug '15

06 Aug '15

Listers Apologies for cross posting. This discussion seems to have refused to die. :-) My humble contention is again that Market Forces and a gentle regulatory hand will be better than this poison pill that the CS seems determined to shove down Safaricom's throat. As for the regulators, the fact that two govt agencies seem at loggerheads on this issue can only augar well for this country - Competition has checked into Government! :-) One last thing - I'm curious as to the Market leadership status at Airtel's other Africa presence. Anyone has those stats at hand? http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/AG-blocks-Matiangi-s-bid-to-enact-anti-S… Ali Hussein Tel: +254 713 601113

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Re: [kictanet] AG BLOCKS ICT CS' BID TO ENACT ANTI-SAFARICOM LAW
by Mwendwa Kivuva 06 Aug '15

06 Aug '15

This is a debate that Kenyans should not take lightly. For any law that comes into force, the citizens must be consulted widely. Here are a few questions I've been asking myself : 1. Are we fighting proxy wars? Who wants Safaricom dead? 2. Is there any citizen in his right mind who wants to see Safaricom go the way of Telkom, Kenya Airways, Mumias... Remember these shell companies were once the pride of the nation. 3. Airtel is the largest mobile operator in South Asia and the third largest in the world with a 303 million subscriber base. Safaricom subscriber base worldwide is less than 10% of that. 4. Airtel has a total equity of US$26 billion with revenue of about $15 billion compared to Safaricom's around $2 billion with $1.4 billion revenue. Are these two companies competing at the same level? 5. As of year 2012, Orange had a revenue of €43.5 billion and equity of €24.3 billion and total assets of €90 billion. Are these companies worth us Sacrifice our toddler Safaricom? 5. Would Safaricom enjoy the same rights as Airtel in say, India or France? Would Safaricom get a licence in the first place in these markets? 6. We have seen how multinationals steal from Kenyans by evading taxes through transfer pricing, declaring false losses, etc. Why would we want to kill our crown jewel in support of thugs? 7. Capital flight: where do profits of these multinationals go as compared to those of Safaricom? Have a thoughtful day.

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Re: [kictanet] AG BLOCKS ICT CS' BID TO ENACT ANTI-SAFARICOM LAW
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) 06 Aug '15

06 Aug '15

Dear Listers, Please see our article on the same: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/1326-ict-cs-dr-matiang-i-em…. Kind regards, David Kedodewww.cofek.co.ke -------- Original message -------- From: Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: 2015/08/06 06:50 (GMT+03:00) To: "The Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek)" <hotline(a)cofek.co.ke> Cc: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> Subject: [kictanet] AG BLOCKS ICT CS' BID TO ENACT ANTI-SAFARICOM LAW Listers Apologies for cross posting. This discussion seems to have refused to die. :-) My humble contention is again that Market Forces and a gentle regulatory hand will be better than this poison pill that the CS seems determined to shove down Safaricom's throat. As for the regulators, the fact that two govt agencies seem at loggerheads on this issue can only augar well for this country - Competition has checked into Government! :-) One last thing - I'm curious as to the Market leadership status at Airtel's other Africa presence. Anyone has those stats at hand? http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/AG-blocks-Matiangi-s-bid-to-enact-anti-S… Ali Hussein Tel: +254 713 601113

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Happening Now: Important webinars by ICG and CCWG
by Bob Omondi 04 Aug '15

04 Aug '15

https://icann.adobeconnect.com/si-webinar/ Regards Bob.

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Photos from the 8th KIGF
by Amos Ochieng 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

Had the opportunity to document the 8th KIGF . The photos can be seen from here <http://t.sidekickopen16.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XX4R…> Many thanks to all the people who became 'my subjects' You are free to share the photos as you please. Best regards Amos Amos Ochieng, Pixels Kenya *Mobile:* +254 729 355550, *Twitter:* @ochiengamos *Website:* www.pixelskenya.com -- *"You can just hang outside in the sun all day tossing a ball around...Or you can sit at your computer and do something that matters."- Cartman* ____________________________________________________________________________

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FW: Sector Statistics Report Quarter 3 2014/2015
by Kingori, Hazel 03 Aug '15

03 Aug '15

Good evening Listers, Communications Authority of Kenya has released the Sector Statistics Report for Quarter 3 (January – March) 2014/2015. The report is available on the following link: http://www.ca.go.ke/index.php/what-we-do/94-news/344-new-entrant-equitel-cu… -- Hazel King’ori Ag. Assistant Manager/ Media and Publicity Communications Authority of Kenya Tel: 020 4242000 (438) Mobile: 0703042438

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