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Re: [kictanet] Yu acquisition proposal to regulator
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) 03 Mar '14

03 Mar '14

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Kenyans win top positions in global firms
by Grace Githaiga 03 Mar '14

03 Mar '14

Not exactly ICT related but a couple of the winners are on this list. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/corporates/Mahinda-Mwai-Otieno-Wainaina-Mw…

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ICT AUTHORITY BOARD MEANT TO CURE OLD CONFLICT ISSUES
by Grace Githaiga 03 Mar '14

03 Mar '14

In January, Fred Matiang’i, Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communication inaugurated a new ICT Authority Board. He appointed:Prof Timothy WaemaMs Esther KibeereMs Bertha DenaProf Elijah OmwengaMr David MugoMr Ugas MohamedMy knee jerk reaction was that the CS had given a salute to the private sector and civil society “noise makers”. http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2014/02/ict-authority-board-meant-to-cure-old-conf…

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Fwd: [Chapter-delegates] Internet Freedom is not Enough: Towards an Internet Based on Human Rights
by Barrack Otieno 28 Feb '14

28 Feb '14

Listers, Enjoy reading ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Santosh Sigdel <santoshsigdel(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:31:39 +0545 Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Internet Freedom is not Enough: Towards an Internet Based on Human Rights To: Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> Dear All, I found this article interesting. *Internet Freedom is not Enough: Towards an Internet Based on Human Rights* http://www.surjournal.org/eng/conteudos/getArtigo18.php?artigo=18,artigo_02… Best Santosh Sigdel General Secretary ISOC Nepal This email (including attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. If you have recieved it in error please notify me immediately and you may not copy, forward, disclose or otherwise use any part of it. It is the responsibilty of the recipient to ensure the emailis virus free. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Prince 2 Training Opportunity
by Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

Greetings all, We have a one time opportunity to offer PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner courses and exams at unbelievable price towards the end of March this year. If you have this requirement please drop me a note off list. Wash, my apologies for this advert, but I thought it might benefit some members. If it won¹t, I am a first time offender Kindest Regards Harry Hare Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044

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Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] Has the battle for Net Neutrality already been lost?
by Ali Hussein 27 Feb '14

27 Feb '14

Interesting perspective. Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad > On Feb 25, 2014, at 9:57 AM, Joly MacFie <joly(a)punkcast.com> wrote: > > Recommended reading: > > http://www.jacobrosenberg.com/2014/02/24/cdn-games/ > >> On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 12:46 AM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: >> Listers >> >> Apologies for cross posting. >> >> With the caving in of Netflix to Comcast's 'bullying' is the debate for Net >> Neutrality become irrelevant? >> >> Have market forces rendered this very emotive issue irrelevant? >> >> Is the action by Comcast Anti-Competitive? >> >> Why aren't the authorities in the US (the so called beacon for Net >> Neutrality) not doing anything about it? >> >> For the past two decades, the Internet has operated as an unregulated, >> competitive free market. Given the tendency of networked industries to lapse >> into monopoly--think of AT&T's 70-year hold over telephone service, for >> example--that's a minor miracle. But recent developments are putting the >> Internet's decentralized architecture in danger. >> >> In recent months, the nation's largest residential Internet service >> providers have been demanding payment to deliver Netflix traffic to their >> own customers. On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Netflix has >> agreed to the demands of the nation's largest broadband provider, Comcast. >> The change represents a fundamental shift in power in the Internet economy >> that threatens to undermine the competitive market structure that have >> served Internet users so well for the past two decades. >> >> Read on:- >> >> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/02/23/comcasts-deal-… >> Ali Hussein >> >> +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 >> >> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will >> have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> _______________________________________________ >> isoc mailing list >> isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke >> http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > > > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast > WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com > http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com > VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org > -------------------------------------------------------------- > -

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Internship Opportunity
by Grace Githaiga 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

From: towelan(a)nepad.org To: african-ig-school(a)lists.apc.org Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:36:25 +0000 Subject: [African-ig-school] Internship Opportunity FYI – please help to circulate. Job Title: Intern Position Level: Young Professional Duty Station: NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency, Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Supervisor: Advisor, Policy and Regulatory, ICT Infrastructure, ICT e-Africa Programme, NEPAD Agency The NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency is seeking the placement of two (2) Interns who are citizens of the African Union (AU) Member States under the NEPAD Young Professionals Programme (YPP). Under the supervision of the Advisor, Policy and Regulatory, ICT Infrastructure of the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency or his/her delegate, the Interns will be responsible for supporting the implementation of e-Africa projects. Application for Placement: To apply, please submit the following: A motivation letter stating reasons for seeking YPP position with the NEPAD Agency. Curriculum vitae (CV) not exceeding three (3) pages and indicating your nationality, age and gender. Three (3) referees with good knowledge of the candidate’s work, furnishing full contact details, telephone, fax and e-mail addresses. 1. Certified copies of degrees and diplomas. Basic Stipend /Allowance: The basic stipend / allowance will be in line with the NEPAD Young Professionals Programme (YPP). Applications must be received not later than Monday, 03 March 2014 and should be addressed to: YPP Committee NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency P O Box 1234 Halfway House Midrand, 1685 Email: hr(a)nepad.org Click here for more information>>> Other vacancies/opportunities also available at http://www.nepad.org/nepad/nepad-career Regards, Towela _______________________________________________ African-ig-school mailing list Info and options: http://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/african-ig-school To unsubscribe, email african-ig-school-unsubscribe(a)lists.apc.org

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Makeover for African Internet Landscape?
by Ali Hussein 26 Feb '14

26 Feb '14

"The African Internet landscape is about to get a dramatic makeover" see:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXp5F5V6dAc&feature=share Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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NCC Slams N647m Fines on GSM Operators over Poor Service
by Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre 25 Feb '14

25 Feb '14

When QoS failure bites the bottom line, then and only then will operators take QoS on their networks seriously.otherwise politics, lobbying, inaction then another auditvicious circle! http://nigeriacommunicationsweek.com.ng/telecom/ncc-slams-n647m-fines-on-gsm -operators-over-poor-service Harry Hare Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044

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ICT Pathways to Poverty Reduction: Empirical Evidence from Eastern and Southern Africa
by Edith Adera 25 Feb '14

25 Feb '14

Dear Listers, I’m pleased to announce the publication of our book “ICT Pathways to Poverty Reduction: Empirical Evidence from Eastern and Southern Africa” http://www.idrc.ca/EN/Resources/Publications/Pages/IDRCBookDetails.aspx?Pub… This has been a 10 year journey from conceptualization, undertaking the research, piecing together the evidence, publishing and having global impact! Research is indeed a long-term investment! This is what the UN Secretary General, Banki Moon, had to say about the research findings of this project, when addressing the 5th session of the UN Commission for Social Development …”The digital divide, that is, the gap in access to modern information and communication technologies, is becoming increasingly salient. Access to those technologies is increasingly recognized as an important means of improving the situation of excluded groups by reducing poverty, improving health and mitigating the impact of geographical isolation. A recent study in East Africa found that access to such technologies, particularly mobile phones and the Internet, helped to reduce poverty among the poorest populations.” He encouraged the commission to consider new technologies in the fight against poverty. Let us build on this evidence and make ICTs an engine of economic development and one of the key drivers of poverty reduction. Edith

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Has the battle for Net Neutrality already been lost?
by Ali Hussein 25 Feb '14

25 Feb '14

Listers Apologies for cross posting. With the caving in of Netflix to Comcast's 'bullying' is the debate for Net Neutrality become irrelevant? Have market forces rendered this very emotive issue irrelevant? Is the action by Comcast Anti-Competitive? Why aren't the authorities in the US (the so called beacon for Net Neutrality) not doing anything about it? For the past two decades, the Internet has operated as an unregulated, competitive free market. Given the tendency of networked industries to lapse into monopoly—think of AT&T's 70-year hold over telephone service, for example—that's a minor miracle. But recent developments are putting the Internet's decentralized architecture in danger. In recent months, the nation's largest residential Internet service providers have been demanding payment to deliver Netflix traffic to their own customers. On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Netflix has agreed to the demands of the nation's largest broadband provider, Comcast. The change represents a fundamental shift in power in the Internet economy that threatens to undermine the competitive market structure that have served Internet users so well for the past two decades. Read on:- http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/02/23/comcasts-deal-… Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Fw: Fwd: [AFRINIC-announce] Call for Papers for the Africa Internet Summit 2014 - AIS'14
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 24 Feb '14

24 Feb '14

Dear All Anyone Interested ? Jane -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AFRINIC-announce] Call for Papers for the Africa Internet Summit 2014 - AIS'14 Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:30:52 +0400 From: Babusha Radhakissoon <babusha(a)afrinic.net> To: announce(a)afrinic.net [Version Francaise ci-dessous] Dear Colleagues, This is a call to present at the Africa Internet Summit 2014, AIS’14, to be held from 25 May to 6 June 2014. Join other presenters to deliver tools, share knowledge, and know-how and discuss policies related to Internet Number Resource Management or IP networking operations to our audience.To enrich the discussions at AIS’14, we are seeking presentations from different actors interested in sharing ideas and knowledge on a wide range of issues broadly related to access and appropriation of the Internet for development in Africa. We are specifically interested in presentations focusing on: 1. Internet Governance 2. E-governance 3. Core Internet infrastructure 4. Access, utility and development 5. The Internet and economic development 6. Business practices in the era of technology 7. Higher education in the age of technology 8. Cyber Security 9. Technology and business 10. Cloud Computing 11. Open Data/Big Data 12. Technology and content production 13. Relations between mobile operators and the Internet community 14. Mobile applications 15. IPv6 16. Peering and interconnection 17. DNS 18. RPKI 19. IXPs Your contribution can be in the form of a presentation during a session, a tutorial or a live technical demonstration. If you are interested in presenting, please follow the submissioninstructions. Please read all information carefully before submitting your proposal. Please submit your presentation proposal using the online form available here. Important Dates: * Deadline for presentation proposal submissions – 21 March 2014 * Notification of Acceptance of presentation proposal – 28 March 2014 * Submission of presentation – 28 April 2014 If you are interested in presenting at AIS’14, please send us an abstract of not more than 300 hundred words outlining the key ideas of your presentation. For more information on AIS’14 please visit our website. Thank you for your contribution. Kind regards, The AFRINIC Meeting team ------------------------------------- Chers Collègues, Ceci est un appel à présentations pour le prochain Sommet Internet Africain 2014, AIS’14 qui se déroulera à Djibouti, République du Djibouti du 25 mai au 6 juin 2014. Rejoignez les autres orateurs pour partager vos connaissances, vos outils et savoir-faire. Venez échanger avec notre audience sur les règles reliées au management des ressources de numéros Internet ou les réseaux IP. Pour enrichir les discussions durant AIS’14, nous sommes à la recherche d’orateurs provenant de différents horizons souhaitant partager leurs idées et savoir sur un large éventail de sujets principalement reliés aux accès et appropriation de l’Internet en Afrique. Nous sommes plus spécialement intéressés par des présentations mettant l’accent sur : 1. Gouvernance de l'Internet 2. E – gouvernance 3. Infrastructure Internet de base 4. L’accès, l'utilité et le développement 5. L'Internet et le développement économique 6. Pratiques d'affaires dans l'ère de la technologie 7. L'enseignement supérieur à l'ère de la technologie 8. Cyber sécurité 9. Technologie et affaires 10. Cloud Computing 11. Open Data / Big Data 12. La technologie et la création de contenu 13. Les relations entre les opérateurs mobiles et la communauté Internet 14. Les applications mobiles 15. IPv6 16. Peering et interconnexion 17. DNS 18. RPKI 19. Point d’Echange Internet Votre contribution peut être sous la forme d’une présentation durant une session, un tutorial ou une démonstration technique en live. Si vous souhaitez intégrer notre équipe d’intervenants lors de notre future réunion, il vous suffit de suivre ces instructions. Pour soumettre votre proposition de présentation, cliquer ici. Dates clés: · Appel à candidature pour présentations – Fermeture – 21 mars 2014· Notification d'acceptation de la proposition de présentation - 28 mars 2014 · Soumission de présentation (slides) – 28 avril 2014 Pour plus d’information n’hésitez pas à visiter le site Internet d’AIS’14. Cordialement, L’Equipe d’AFRINIC -- __________________________ Babusha Radhakissoon Social Media/Online Engagement Officer, AFRINIC Ltd. t: +230 403 5100 | f: +230 466 6758 | tt: @afrinic | w: www.afrinic.net facebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | youtube.com/afrinicmedia ___________________________ Join us at AIS'14 in Djibouti, 25 May - 6 June 2014 -- Patricia Gnilane SENGHOR Cooperation and Project Development Manager, AFRINIC Ltd. t: +230 4035144. | M: +230 58275956 |tt: @afrinic | w: www.afrinic.net facebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | youtube.com/afrinicmedia ___________________________ Join us at AIS14/AFRINIC20, Djibouti, Djibouti, 25 May-6 June 2014.

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Use of Music in Public Premises
by Bernard Kioko [Bernsoft Group] 24 Feb '14

24 Feb '14

Hi all, For those of you that use music in public places and are not sure who you should be paying, please read this to ensure you stay legal. http://payforplay.or.ke/index.php/news-events/13-news/16-vital-legal-victory Regards

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Seasoned Joomla Develope
by Matunda Nyanchama 24 Feb '14

24 Feb '14

Friends Does anyone know of a seasoned Joomla web developer. They must understand web security well and can test for any vulnerabilities once the site is completed. The person must be in Nairobi. Drop me a line via my personal email with contacts of the person: myanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manage your ICT risks! We are the experts you need! The trusted partners you deserve! Call: +1-888-587-1150 (Canada) +254-20-267-0743 (Kenya) or info(a)aganoconsulting.com Licensed by Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The best revenge is massive success" - Frank Sinatra----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Re: [kictanet] Internet Governance, Where does Kenya Stand?
by Barrack Otieno 24 Feb '14

24 Feb '14

Dear Listers, As the Internet Governance debate unfolds globally , it would be good for Kenya to establish its position. In light of ongoing debates what do you think should be our priorities for 2014? Where should we channel our energies so that we can contribute effectively to the global process? Best Regards -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277+254721325277 +254-20-2498789+254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ Call Send SMS Add to Skype You'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype

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Fw: Fwd: Africa Connected Finalists Press Release for distriubution
by Network of non- formal Educational institutions 21 Feb '14

21 Feb '14

For Your Information Jane ‘Africa Connected’ Finalists announced $25,000 [271,000 rand] prizes for five winners whose lives are ‘powered by the web’ Online voting for the winners now open Johannesburg, 19 February 2014- Google has today announced the finalists of the Africa Connected competition. The competition was launched in August last year, calling entrepreneurs, creatives, innovators and web-lovers to share stories of how the web has transformed their lives and work. The 10 finalists have been selected by a panel of judges from over 2,200 entries from 35 countries. Five successful winners from among the finalists will now be selected by the online voting public. The winners will bag $25,000 [ZAR 271,000] each, and will also have the opportunity to work with a Google sponsor over a six-month period to further their online business success. The competition categories included Education; Entertainment/Arts/Sports; Technology; Community and NGOs; and Small Businesses. "Africa Connected is a competition that has run for over six months and we are thrilled at the number of amazing stories that have been collected from across Africa. Today we are excited to announce the top 10 finalists who have been selected by our judges’ panel. The diversity of their ventures - from providing clean drinking water to preserving culture - shows how the web can truly drive positive change in the lives of many people and their communities. We look forward to seeing who the voting public choose as the winners - the top five most inspiring success stories from across our continent." says Affiong Osuchukwu, Google Lead for the Africa Connected initiative. The ten finalists, in random order, include: * Steve Kyenze, Kenya, Uweza Slum Gallery(http://www.uwezakenya.org) * Steve uses Google Search to inspire underprivileged kids through art and helps to improve their skills, so that they can sell their artwork to support their schooling. * Sitawa Wafula, Kenya, My Mind, My Funk(http://sitawa.blogspot.com) * Sitawa is an influential blogger on mental health in East Africa, who has used Google Blogger to establish her award winning blog, which is a reference point for people looking for support and information. * Eunice Namirembe, Uganda, The Medical Concierge Group(http://tmcg.co.ug/) * Eunice has built a 24-hour accessible ambulance call centre to improve access to health care services, by using the Google API dashboard and Google Maps to record patient information and track patient locations. * Lamine Mbengue, Senegal, SenegalTV(http://senegaltvcommunication.simplesite.com/) * Lamine believes in taking African culture to the rest of the world, and that the Internet is the lifeblood to support his mission. YouTube and AdSense has helped SenegalTV to share their unique content around the world while enabling him to employ others. * Timothy Maguire, South Africa, Grace Communion International(http://www.gci.org.za) * English-speaking Timothy uses Google Translate while providing humanitarian relief in Portuguese speaking northern Mozambique, so that he can communicate with project members building water purification plants. He also uses Google Search and Google Maps which assists with projects in remote locations. * Nqobizitha Mlilo, Zimbabwe, Nafuna TV(http://nafuna.tv) * Nqobizitha uses YouTube to post all his new animation and HD video content on his channel to reach a wide audience. He is self-taught, based on information found with Google Search. He is now able to give people in his home country and beyond an alternative form of entertainment not found on traditional channels. * Christopher Panford,Ghana, Technol Services * Christopher uses Google Maps in his vehicle tracking devices to record the location of their vehicles at any point in time. This gives local banks the confidence to provide loans to drivers, thus providing them with a means to earn a living. * Eric Obuh,Nigeria, Vocal Slender(http://vocalslender.net/) * Eric is a musician who used YouTube to distribute his content and Google+ to interact with his fans. His music and online popularity have led him to become earn a living from concerts and appearances. He uses his earnings to raise awareness about underprivileged youngsters in the slums of Lagos where he comes from, thereby providing financial aid for the scholars and encouraging school attendance. * Eseoghene Odiete, Nigeria, Hesey Designs(http://www.heseydesigns.com/) * Eseoghene used Google Products to promote her brand as a young entrepreneur, creating international awareness for her fashion label Hesey Designs. She now runs workshops to train other women how to generate an income from designing fashion accessories. * Mayowa Adegbile, Nigeria, Ashake Foundation(http://www.ashakefoundation.wordpress.com) * Mayowa initially used YouTube to post an appeal in order to raise funds for her initiative, a business school for widowed mothers, giving them the tools to make a living and support their families. Because of the getting online she is helping to change lives and give the people who need it a second chance in life. Anyone who would like to vote for the 5 winners, in whose lives the web and Google have played a pivotal role, can do so on the Africa Connected website: www.africaconnected.com. The winners will be announced on 1st April at an event in Nairobi, Kenya. The partner judges for Africa Connected, who selected the ten finalists, include: * Adiel A. Akplogan, CEO, African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC), Mauritius * Nardos Bekele Thomas, Resident Coordinator, United Nations Development Program, Kenya * Dr. Towela Nyirenda Jere, Programmes Manager, NEPAD e-Africa Programme, New Partnerships for African Development (NEPAD), South Africa * Temilola Balogun, Radio personality, fashion photographer and artist, Cool FM, Nigeria * Adv. Leslie Sedibe, CEO, Proudly South African, South Africa * Wallace Kantai, Editor, NTV, Nation Media Group, Kenya * Franklin Leonard, Founder, The Black List, USA * MI Abaga, Artist and UN Ambassador, Chocolate City Music, Nigeria * Ory Okolloh, Director of Investments, Omidyar Network, South Africa * Doha Marzouk, Head, Marketing, Sub-Saharan Africa, Google, Egypt For more information about the Africa Connected contest, visit www.africaconnected.com New to the web? Learn more about the web and Google through this platform, so that you too can do amazing things using the web as your springboard. You can also follow us at @GoogleAfrica and +GoogleAfrica. ENDS -- Patricia Gnilane SENGHOR Cooperation and Project Development Manager, AFRINIC Ltd. t: +230 4035144. | M: +230 58275956 |tt: @afrinic | w: www.afrinic.net facebook.com/afrinic | flickr.com/afrinic | youtube.com/afrinicmedia ___________________________ Join us at AIS14/AFRINIC20, Djibouti, Djibouti, 25 May-6 June 2014. l,

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Fwd: [Africanchapters] Webinar on the upcoming World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) 2014
by Barrack Otieno 21 Feb '14

21 Feb '14

FYI, Apologies for cross posting. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Christine Saegesser <saegesser(a)isoc.org> Date: Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 11:54 AM Subject: [Africanchapters] Webinar on the upcoming World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) 2014 To: Elist africanchapters <africanchapters(a)elists.isoc.org> Dear Colleagues, The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)'s sixth World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30 March to 10 April 2014. The theme of WTDC-14 is "Broadband for Sustainable Development". See also: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Conferences/WTDC/WTDC14/Pages/default.aspx In the lead-up to this conference, we would like to invite you to a webinar on 6 March 2014, at 14:00 UTC. The aim of the webinar is to provide you with some WTDC-14 background, agenda priorities and Internet Society positions. If you are interested in participating in this webinar on 6 March, then please sign up at: https://doodle.com/5wwfvr4amr3pszya WebEx details will follow in due course. Best regards, Christine --------------------------------------------------------------- Internet Society (ISOC) Christine Saegesser Baethge Sr. Manager, Chapter Development Website: www.InternetSociety.org --------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ As an Internet Society Chapter Officer of the African region you are automatically subscribed to this list, which is regularly synchronized with the Internet Society Chapter Portal (AMS): https://portal.isoc.org -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277+254721325277 +254-20-2498789+254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ Call Send SMS Add to Skype You'll need Skype CreditFree via Skype

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RESEARCHERS WORKING ON SOCIAL MEDIA 'LIE DETECTOR'
by Grace Githaiga 20 Feb '14

20 Feb '14

Haya, fununu kwisha! University researchers are working on a system that could quash rumours spreading on social media by identifying whether information is accurate.Five European universities, led by Sheffield in northern England, are cooperating on a system that could automatically identify whether a rumour originates from a reliable source and can be verified. "Social networks are rife with lies and deception," the project leaders said in a statement. Such messages can have far-reaching consequences, but there is so much of it that it is impossible to analyse it in real time. The project is trying to identify four types of information -- speculation, controversy, misinformation, and disinformation -- and model their spread on social networks. http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/m/story.php?articleID=2000105107&story_title…

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Pew Research Centre Survey: Kenya leads developing world in mobile payments
by Gideon 20 Feb '14

20 Feb '14

Kenya ranks first among 24 developing countries in the share of residents who make or receive payments through mobile telephones, Pew Research Centre a US research centre reported on Tuesday. http://www.africareview.com/Business---Finance/Kenya-leads-developing-world… Regards Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica

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Gearing up for Open Data Day Kenya
by Simeon Oriko 19 Feb '14

19 Feb '14

Listers, Open Data Day is this Saturday 22nd February 2014. The Open Institute will be hosting the event in 3 cities simultaneously: 1. Kisumu Coordinated by LakeHub Venue: Maseno University Town Campus (Varsity Plaza) 2. Mombasa Coordinated by the Mombasa Tech Community Where: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Mombasa Campus 3. Nairobi Coordinated by the Open Institute Where: PAWA254 Here’s what you can do right now! Whether you’ve registered to attend the event or not, here are three things you can do right now to make Open Data Day awesome: 1. Submit your ideas for projects you want to work on Do you have an idea of what you’d like to work on during the event? Share it on the homepage of the event website (http://opendataday.co.ke/) and fill in the Google form at the bottom of the page. You can also see the list of submitted projects here: http://opendataday.co.ke/project-ideas 2. Send us any (and every) data you have What would Open Data Day be without data? If you have any data, please add it to this folder on Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Bwjxv9I45D1yM0JtSFRRcVVfZlk&usp=sha… 3. Sharing is caring Spread the word about Open Data Day! Let’s get others to participate by publicising this information. The official hashtags for the event are #ODD14 and #ODDKenya, with specific cities also tweeting on #ODDKisumu, #ODDNairobi and #ODDMombasa. Looking forward to Saturday! Kind Regards, Simeon Oriko Community Lead Open Institute -- Simeon Oriko | Digital and Innovation Strategist Web: www.mtotowajirani.com | Twitter: @mtotowajirani LinkedIn: ke.linkedin.com/in/simeonoriko Cell: +254 724 892 941 | Skype: simeonoriko

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HP says laptop bid price changed to favour rival Olive
by S.M. Muraya 19 Feb '14

19 Feb '14

What did Olive Telcom offer in terms of local assembly/support, maintenance and connectivity? http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/HP-says-tender-team-rigged-pricing-of-la… HP says laptop bid price changed to favour rival Olive IN SUMMARY * HP says Olive Telecommunications had on December 13 quoted a price of Sh23.1 billion as its final offer. * Computer maker also claims Olive and Haier are associates that should not have been allowed to place separate bids. * The allegations add to the controversy that has stalked procurement of laptops for primary schools. Senior government officials colluded with executives of an Indian company to inflate prices for the controversial laptops tender by as much as Sh1.4 billion after the final bids were made, it has emerged. American computer maker Hewlett Packard (HP) says Olive Telecommunications -- the Indian company that won the tender to supply the laptops -- had on December 13 quoted a price of Sh23.1 billion ($268,899, 669) as its final offer. But Education secretary Jacob Kaimenyi later announced that Olive Telecommunications had won the tender to supply the laptops at a price of 24.5 billion ($284,814,957) without reference to the alterations. "It is clear from the foregoing that the procuring entity amended the total price quoted by the successful bidder and which was read out at the opening of BAFO (Best and Final Offer) and awarded it (Olive) the sum of $15,914,288 (Sh1.4 billion) more than it had actually quoted," says HP in documents filed Thursday before the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB). HP also alleges that Olive and rival bidder Haier, which was among the three shortlisted bidders for the supply of 1.3 million laptops, are related companies that should never have been allowed to submit competing bids meant to lock out rivals. According to HP, the tender committee should have disqualified Olive and Haier Group's applications on grounds that the two companies are related and could not place separate bids. "To the procuring entity's knowledge the said two companies had previously entered into a joint venture to form Haier Telkom (India), a company that is still active," says HP. The allegations add to the controversy that has stalked procurement of laptops for primary schools. HP accuses the tender committee of colluding with Olive Communications to undermine rival bidders. The American firm claims that Ministry of Education officials allowed Olive to submit an incomplete price list that left room for price manipulation and enabled the Indian firm to overtake it [HP] as the lowest bidder. In an application filed through Nairobi law firm Iseme Kamau and Maema Advocates, HP says procurement of the laptops has been shrouded in secrecy that has irredeemably compromised the award. HP accuses the tender evaluation committee of disclosing the price quoted by the bidders and in effect allowing price comparison and undercutting -- a claim that if proved will cast doubt on the entire process. The American company says it was the lowest bidder when the financial offers were opened on December 6, having offered to supply the 1.28 million laptops for Sh25 billion compared to Haier Electrical's Sh27.2 billion and Olive Communications' Sh27.2 billion. All prices were subject to further negotiations. HP claims that the tender committee used every opportunity to release confidential information in the bid documents to competing firms it says were sister companies used to undercut its offer. "Release of the said information created the very mischief sought to be prevented by Section 44 of the (Public Procurement and disposal) Act," HP says, adding that rival bidders used the unit prices to undercut the applicant. Meyrin Branch, who oversees HP's corporate accounts, says in an affidavit that only his company's application should have been subjected to further evaluation, including price negotiations, and that the tender committee should only have engaged rival bidders in the event that the talks collapsed. Instead, the tender committee invited all bidders to price negotiations on December 10 at Windsor Golf Club against HP's expectation. The technology firm further says it was invited through a letter dated December 6, but which was delivered on the morning of negotiations, allowing them no time to prepare. Each firm held separate negotiations with the tender committee during which they were asked to reveal their BAFO. "The mode of negotiation adopted made it very possible for information of a particular bidder to be disclosed to others with the aim of sabotaging certain bidders," says HP. Ministry of Education officials are alleged to have failed to define the scope of negotiations to participating bidders and instead confronted them with questions at the meeting. The tender committee is also accused of refusing to supply HP with the minutes of the negotiations or even a summary of what transpired. The information was needed for purposes of filing the appeal. HP later learnt on December 13 that following the price negotiations, Olive had dislodged it from top position with an offer of Sh23.1 billion, a reduction of Sh4.1 billion from its initial offer of Sh27.2 billion. The American computer maker was then left in the second lowest bidder's position with a price of Sh24.8 billion while Haier was last with a final offer of Sh25 billion. "It was therefore surprising when on February 7, 2014... Prof Jacob Kaimenyi announced that Olive Telecommunication had been awarded the tender at Sh24.6 billion," says HP. HP also claims that the committee declined to consider its offer to provide value-added services to the tune of Sh4.4 billion free of charge. It says the tender committee should have disqualified Olive and Haier Group's application on grounds that the two companies are related and should not have placed separate bids. The details emerged even as the parliamentary committee investigating the laptops for schools tender called on the government to suspend signing of the contract. The MPs argued that Olive is a small company that partnered with another firm called CMC to tender for the laptop and that it is not an original equipment manufacturer (OEM). The MPs' claims give credence to HP's argument that the committee breached one of the requirements that limited bidding to OEMs. The parliamentary committee has accused Prof Kaimenyi of awarding the tender even before the due diligence report on the winning company is scrutinised. MPs are expected to independently investigate the matter and produce a report. Ministry of Education officials are also accused of rejecting HP's bid for the supply of projectors on grounds that it is not an OEM for projectors even as it accepted Olive's bid for laptops. "Since the requirement that bidders must be OEMs was specifically set out in the tender documents, HP accepted the decision (to reject its bid for projectors) and reasonably expected that similar criteria would be used in respect of other bidders," HP says. The government in October re-advertised for the supply of laptops, printers and projectors to public schools in fulfilment of Jubilee alliance's campaign manifesto.

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 81, Issue 47
by Yusuf Tajbhai 19 Feb '14

19 Feb '14

Find attached CV On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 3:10 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 > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: HP says laptop bid price changed to favour rival Olive > (Adam Nelson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:08:54 +0300 > From: Adam Nelson <adam(a)varud.com> > To: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] HP says laptop bid price changed to favour > rival Olive > Message-ID: > <CAGTm15= > GXJOuuzomsJkDUScSx14KL3CpqeVA9LboUkkKnVBB7w(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > It's called mercantilism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercantilism) and > it > can actually work as pointed out with certain industries. I won't claim to > be an economist but if a country wants to be more mercantilist, it needs to > meet a few basic requirements: > > 1. Very smart technocrat class making smart decisions about what industries > to nurture. > 2. Consistency over time (i.e. 10-15 years). > 3. Limited focus (i.e. pick 3-4 industries, not 20). > > I just hope that Kenya doesn't choose to put its chips into a 20 year old > industry that doesn't even exist here and has already plateaued globally, > i.e. laptop assembly. > > > -- > Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io > Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> > More Musings: varud.com > About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson > > > On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 3:00 PM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > > > Kivuva > > > > Good point on the motor industry. > > > > In my previous life :) I used to work in the motor industry at Lonrho > > Motors as a Market Analyst. > > > > The government then had a % (can't remember the act percentage) local > > content mandatory rule for commercial vehicles. As a result there > emerged a > > local content industry that exists to date that did body work, > upholstery, > > shocks, nuts and bolts etc..The beginnings of what is know as OEM > (Original > > Equipment Manufacturers). A lot of that is now lost because of > ill-informed > > blanket free market reforms driven by the IMF. (trust me when I say that > no > > western or eastern country has blanket free market economies except > > Africa!). This thinking in the motor industry is what informed the growth > > of the Japanese Motor Industry through deliberate policy moves by their > > MITI (Ministry of international Trade & Industry). > > > > We in Africa have the opportunity to not allow ourselves to be encumbered > > by legacy thinking of old school economic theories of comparative > advantage > > etc. We can learn and discard and ensure we get the best of both worlds. > > > > Ali Hussein > > > > +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 > > > > "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will > > have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Feb 19, 2014, at 12:52 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> > wrote: > > > > Thank you Machuhi, Lucy, Muraya and Ali for supporting that line of > > thought. > > > > Adam, take time I walk you round our shopping centres around the country. > > You will find thousands of educated youths hanging around with nothing > > todo. They would appreciate working in some plant than wasting their > years. > > > > And knowledge economy is good, but before we reach there what shall we be > > doing? > > > > Lets take a model African country doing manufacturing. Many of the major > > multinational firms use South Africa to source components and assemble > > vehicles for the local and international markets. The sector is one of > > South Africa's most important, contributing at least 6% to the country's > > GDP and accounting for almost 12% of South Africa's manufacturing > exports, > > making it a crucial cog in the economy. In 2010, 271 000 vehicles were > > exported. More than 28 000 people are directly employed in automotive > > manufacturing, with 65 000 employed in the component manufacturing > > industry. About 200 000 are employed in retail and aftermarket > activities, > > with 6 600 employed in the tyre manufacturing industry. Read more: > > > http://www.southafrica.info/business/economy/sectors/automotive-overview.ht… > > > > > > Nobody should tell us we can only be mass consumer, we too, can add value > > to the chain, and decide our own destiny. > > > > ______________________ > > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya. > > twitter.com/lordmwesh > > google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh > > > > > > On 19 February 2014 00:02, Lucy Kimani <lkimani(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > >> Murigi, > >> > >> I am with you on this one, I seem to recall the University of Nairobi > >> being challenged engage in capacity building, but if the go.ke does not > >> provide an enabling environment then that will be for null. The more > >> things change in Kenya the more they remain the same, the go.ke should > >> be using all their bags of tricks to level the playing field, and create > >> new jobs for the youth. I see this as a lost opportunity at building > >> capacity and investing in an industrial manufacturing foundation be it > for > >> laptops or even tablets as has been stated severally. The most > developed > >> of countries aka USA still has young people working on assembly lines, > >> this would definitely be preferable to being unemployed, ask the youth > who > >> cant find a job anywhere these days. > >> > >> Very disappointed in The Ministry of Information and Communication who > >> are MIA in this very important discussion, and many others as I have > >> pointed out previously leaving a void as representatives of the digital > >> go.ke your silence on this very important issue is deafening. I > thought > >> your mission was to and I quote "To develop Kenya as a globally > >> competitive and prosperous nation by creating an enabling environment > that > >> encourages and enhances the development, expansion and use of > Information > >> Communications Technologies (ICTs)." > >> > >> On Wednesday, February 19, 2014 9:44 AM, S.M. Muraya < > >> murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> If Asians listened to Western doubts about their prospects and > >> potential, they would not have the manufacturing capabilities they do > today. > >> China imports raw materials from Africa, and like them, we should not > >> give our children a chance to learn to transform these into other > products? > >> First we build labs (mini factories) then... > >> On Feb 19, 2014 9:00 AM, "Adam Nelson" <adam(a)varud.com> wrote: > >> > >> Keep in mind though that supporting industry and helping kids with a > >> final product are two independent things. The more money that goes into > >> spinning up a manufacturing capacity, the less money that goes into > getting > >> the technology to the kids. Kenya can't magically produce laptops > cheaper > >> than China can. > >> > >> Kenya has no chance of having a meaningful laptop assembly capacity > >> because it doesn't have the economies of scale that South East Asia has. > >> Europe and the US are giving lots of technology to their children and > none > >> of that stuff is produced in-country because manufacturing plants can't > >> exist in isolation. > >> > >> A laptop assembly plant is just one of dozens of plants (chemical > >> manufacturing, plastic-shaping, aluminum foundries, LED, etc...) needed > in > >> close proximity to eachother just to create the first laptop. Having a > >> laptop assembly plant in Kenya and all the preceding plants stay in > China > >> isn't economically viable. And also, if the plant is only creating a > few > >> million laptops, it's doubly not viable. It has to produce more like > >> 10M/year and in order to do that and so the plants would need to export > >> those laptops. Where are these laptops going to be exported to and how? > >> Is a typical Rwandan going to buy a Kenyan laptop over a Chinese one? > >> Maybe, just maybe, with a solid $5-$10B of pure investment Kenya could > get > >> a real industry going but then to what end? Computer manufacturing has > >> already plateaued (currently one computer produced for every 20 people > each > >> year) and it's agreed that future growth will happen in tablets and > mobiles > >> where most of the value is in commodities and intellectual property, not > >> assembly line labor. Tablet sales are already 60% of computer sales and > >> the industry is seeing 50% YoY growth. > >> > >> Kenya has all the raw ingredients to leapfrog manufacturing and go > >> straight to a knowledge economy - it just needs to invest deeply in its > >> children through strong, universal education. Having young people > working > >> on assembly lines is not a way to empower youth. > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io > >> Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> > >> More Musings: varud.com > >> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 10:12 PM, S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com > >wrote: > >> > >> They are taking electricity to thousands of schools to make this project > >> work. > >> > >> > >> > http://mobile.nation.co.ke/News/Electricity+and+stores+pledge+in+laptops+pl… > >> > >> Have noted in the past, the ecosystem effects are significant, even if > >> the laptops fail to increase interactive learning. > >> > >> The power of Go.Ke to demand electronic assembling plants has also > >> significantly increased. > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> Murigi / Stanley Muraya > >> > >> *"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one > >> who takes a city." Prov 16:32* > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 8:24 PM, Sean Moroney <seanm(a)aitecafrica.com > >wrote: > >> > >> Here, here, Adam. > >> > >> The entire project is garbage, from beginning to end, but unfortunately > >> rational thought and action are not given priority in politics. > >> > >> Imagine what could have been achieved if the laptop budget had been > >> allocated to capacity building for teachers, and developing secure > >> solar-powered computer labs for all school years to use. > >> > >> Sean Moroney > >> *Chairman* > >> *AITEC Africa* > >> > >> seanm(a)aitecafrica.com > >> UK Tel: +44(0)1480-880774 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting > >> +44(0)1480-880774 FREE end_of_the_skype_highlighting > >> UK Fax: +44(0)1480-880765 > >> UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting > >> +44(0)7973-499224 FREE end_of_the_skype_highlighting > >> *Ghana Mobile: +233(0)57-0445059 > >> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +233(0)57-0445059 FREE > >> end_of_the_skype_highlighting* > >> *Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 > >> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +254(0)721-845674 FREE > >> end_of_the_skype_highlighting* > >> *Mozambique Mobile: +258-820880583 > >> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +258-820880583 FREE > >> end_of_the_skype_highlighting* > >> *Nigeria Mobile +234(0)701-196-1413* > >> Skype: seanmoroney > >> www.aitecafrica.com <http://aitecafrica.com/> > >> <image001.jpg> <http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/95> > >> > >> <image002.png> <https://twitter.com/aitecafrica> <image003.png>< > https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aitec-Africa/143207745706922?ref=ts&fref=ts > > > >> *Our Events:* > >> *Broadcast, Film and Music Africa < > http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/112>* > >> *Africa Media Business Exchange <http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/113 > >* > >> *ATEC Banking and Mobile Money West Africa, Lagos > >> <http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/105>* > >> *AITEC Banking and Mobile Money West Africa, Accra > >> <http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/114>* > >> *AITEC Banking and Mobile Money COMESA > >> <http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/92>* > >> *AITEC Southern Africa ICT Summit < > http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/115>* > >> *AITEC East Africa ICT Summit <http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/95>* > >> *AfriHealth <http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/94>* > >> > >> AITEC Africa is the trading name of AITEC Conferences Limited registered > >> in England and Wales.Company registration number: 4698475 > >> > >> > >> *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+seanm= > >> aitecafrica.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Adam Nelson > >> *Sent:* 18 February 2014 15:00 > >> *To:* Sean Moroney > >> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > >> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] HP says laptop bid price changed to favour > >> rival Olive > >> > >> We're ignoring the elephant in the room. Both vendor's laptops are > >> going to be garbage. > >> > >> With that kind of budget, tablets are the only way to go. Anyway, > >> tablets are so much more sensible from a pedagogical point of view as > well > >> as a battery life (10 hours vs 1) and durability standpoint (you can > drop a > >> tablet on a cement floor from 2 feet and the screen might crack but it > can > >> be taped up and works fine). > >> > >> Even Apple iPads are only $300 retail nowadays and surely the > >> government could get them for $200 or even $150 since Apple's CSR team > >> would be all over themselves to make the sale. No ICT support would be > >> required and everything would 'just work' as long as the theft and > breakage > >> rate is kept reasonable. > >> > >> If anybody in the government could do anything innovative with this > >> thing, it would catapult their career to the national and international > >> stage. > >> > >> -- > >> Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io > >> Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> > >> More Musings: varud.com > >> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson > >> > >> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> > wrote: > >> If this line is true, > >> > >> "*...The technology firm further says it was invited through a letter > >> dated December 6, but which was delivered on the morning of > negotiations, > >> allowing them no time to prepare...*." > >> > >> Then you know HP is being played for sucker, and I think they are.... > >> The only option on the table, prepare themselves for a Judicial Review > >> (Takes about a year to conclude), PPARB decisions IMO are not based on > >> substance, and if they are, its of a different kind! > >> Waithaka Ngigi > >> > >> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 5:21 PM, S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com > > > >> wrote: > >> > >> What did Olive Telcom offer in terms of local assembly/support, > >> maintenance and connectivity? > >> > >> > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/HP-says-tender-team-rigged-pricing-of-la… > >> HP says laptop bid price changed to favour rival Olive > >> IN SUMMARY > >> * HP says Olive Telecommunications had on December 13 quoted a price > of > >> Sh23.1 billion as its final offer. > >> * Computer maker also claims Olive and Haier are associates that > should > >> not have been allowed to place separate bids. > >> * The allegations add to the controversy that has stalked procurement > >> of laptops for primary schools. > >> Senior government officials colluded with executives of an Indian > company > >> to inflate prices for the controversial laptops tender by as much as > Sh1.4 > >> billion after the final bids were made, it has emerged. > >> American computer maker Hewlett Packard (HP) says Olive > >> Telecommunications -- the Indian company that won the tender to supply > the > >> laptops -- had on December 13 quoted a price of Sh23.1 billion > ($268,899, > >> 669) as its final offer. > >> But Education secretary Jacob Kaimenyi later announced that Olive > >> Telecommunications had won the tender to supply the laptops at a price > of > >> 24.5 billion ($284,814,957) without reference to the alterations. > >> "It is clear from the foregoing that the procuring entity amended the > >> total price quoted by the successful bidder and which was read out at > the > >> opening of BAFO (Best and Final Offer) and awarded it (Olive) the sum of > >> $15,914,288 (Sh1.4 billion) more than it had actually quoted," says HP > in > >> documents filed Thursday before the Public Procurement Administrative > >> Review Board (PPARB). > >> HP also alleges that Olive and rival bidder Haier, which was among the > >> three shortlisted bidders for the supply of 1.3 million laptops, are > >> related companies that should never have been allowed to submit > competing > >> bids meant to lock out rivals. > >> According to HP, the tender committee should have disqualified Olive and > >> Haier Group's applications on grounds that the two companies are related > >> and could not place separate bids. > >> "To the procuring entity's knowledge the said two companies had > >> previously entered into a joint venture to form Haier Telkom (India), a > >> company that is still active," says HP. > >> The allegations add to the controversy that has stalked procurement of > >> laptops for primary schools. > >> HP accuses the tender committee of colluding with Olive Communications > to > >> undermine rival bidders. > >> The American firm claims that Ministry of Education officials allowed > >> Olive to submit an incomplete price list that left room for price > >> manipulation and enabled the Indian firm to overtake it [HP] as the > lowest > >> bidder. > >> In an application filed through Nairobi law firm Iseme Kamau and Maema > >> Advocates, HP says procurement of the laptops has been shrouded in > secrecy > >> that has irredeemably compromised the award. > >> HP accuses the tender evaluation committee of disclosing the price > quoted > >> by the bidders and in effect allowing price comparison and undercutting > -- a > >> claim that if proved will cast doubt on the entire process. > >> The American company says it was the lowest bidder when the financial > >> offers were opened on December 6, having offered to supply the 1.28 > million > >> laptops for Sh25 billion compared to Haier Electrical's Sh27.2 billion > and > >> Olive Communications' Sh27.2 billion. > >> All prices were subject to further negotiations. > >> HP claims that the tender committee used every opportunity to release > >> confidential information in the bid documents to competing firms it says > >> were sister companies used to undercut its offer. > >> "Release of the said information created the very mischief sought to be > >> prevented by Section 44 of the (Public Procurement and disposal) Act," > HP > >> says, adding that rival bidders used the unit prices to undercut the > >> applicant. > >> Meyrin Branch, who oversees HP's corporate accounts, says in an > affidavit > >> that only his company's application should have been subjected to > further > >> evaluation, including price negotiations, and that the tender committee > >> should only have engaged rival bidders in the event that the talks > >> collapsed. > >> Instead, the tender committee invited all bidders to price negotiations > >> on December 10 at Windsor Golf Club against HP's expectation. > >> The technology firm further says it was invited through a letter dated > >> December 6, but which was delivered on the morning of negotiations, > >> allowing them no time to prepare. > >> Each firm held separate negotiations with the tender committee during > >> which they were asked to reveal their BAFO. > >> "The mode of negotiation adopted made it very possible for information > of > >> a particular bidder to be disclosed to others with the aim of sabotaging > >> certain bidders," says HP. > >> Ministry of Education officials are alleged to have failed to define the > >> scope of negotiations to participating bidders and instead confronted > them > >> with questions at the meeting. > >> The tender committee is also accused of refusing to supply HP with the > >> minutes of the negotiations or even a summary of what transpired. > >> The information was needed for purposes of filing the appeal. > >> HP later learnt on December 13 that following the price negotiations, > >> Olive had dislodged it from top position with an offer of Sh23.1 > billion, a > >> reduction of Sh4.1 billion from its initial offer of Sh27.2 billion. > >> The American computer maker was then left in the second lowest bidder's > >> position with a price of Sh24.8 billion while Haier was last with a > final > >> offer of Sh25 billion. > >> "It was therefore surprising when on February 7, 2014... Prof Jacob > >> Kaimenyi announced that Olive Telecommunication had been awarded the > tender > >> at Sh24.6 billion," says HP. > >> HP also claims that the committee declined to consider its offer to > >> provide value-added services to the tune of Sh4.4 billion free of > charge. > >> It says the tender committee should have disqualified Olive and Haier > >> Group's application on grounds that the two companies are related and > >> should not have placed separate bids. > >> The details emerged even as the parliamentary committee investigating > the > >> laptops for schools tender called on the government to suspend signing > of > >> the contract. > >> The MPs argued that Olive is a small company that partnered with another > >> firm called CMC to tender for the laptop and that it is not an original > >> equipment manufacturer (OEM). > >> The MPs' claims give credence to HP's argument that the committee > >> breached one of the requirements that limited bidding to OEMs. > >> The parliamentary committee has accused Prof Kaimenyi of awarding the > >> tender even before the due diligence report on the winning company is > >> scrutinised. > >> MPs are expected to independently investigate the matter and produce a > >> report. > >> Ministry of Education officials are also accused of rejecting HP's bid > >> for the supply of projectors on grounds that it is not an OEM for > >> projectors even as it accepted Olive's bid for laptops. > >> "Since the requirement that bidders must be OEMs was specifically set > out > >> in the tender documents, HP accepted the decision (to reject its bid for > >> projectors) and reasonably expected that similar criteria would be used > in > >> respect of other bidders," HP says. > >> The government in October re-advertised for the supply of laptops, > >> printers and projectors to public schools in fulfilment of Jubilee > >> alliance's campaign manifesto. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/ngigi%40at.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. 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1. Tony Otieno (Looking for IT Job) On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 3:10 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 > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: HP says laptop bid price changed to favour rival Olive > (Adam Nelson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:08:54 +0300 > From: Adam Nelson <adam(a)varud.com> > To: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] HP says laptop bid price changed to favour > rival Olive > Message-ID: > <CAGTm15= > GXJOuuzomsJkDUScSx14KL3CpqeVA9LboUkkKnVBB7w(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > It's called mercantilism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercantilism) and > it > can actually work as pointed out with certain industries. I won't claim to > be an economist but if a country wants to be more mercantilist, it needs to > meet a few basic requirements: > > 1. Very smart technocrat class making smart decisions about what industries > to nurture. > 2. Consistency over time (i.e. 10-15 years). > 3. Limited focus (i.e. pick 3-4 industries, not 20). > > I just hope that Kenya doesn't choose to put its chips into a 20 year old > industry that doesn't even exist here and has already plateaued globally, > i.e. laptop assembly. > > > -- > Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io > Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> > More Musings: varud.com > About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson > > > On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 3:00 PM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > > > Kivuva > > > > Good point on the motor industry. > > > > In my previous life :) I used to work in the motor industry at Lonrho > > Motors as a Market Analyst. > > > > The government then had a % (can't remember the act percentage) local > > content mandatory rule for commercial vehicles. As a result there > emerged a > > local content industry that exists to date that did body work, > upholstery, > > shocks, nuts and bolts etc..The beginnings of what is know as OEM > (Original > > Equipment Manufacturers). A lot of that is now lost because of > ill-informed > > blanket free market reforms driven by the IMF. (trust me when I say that > no > > western or eastern country has blanket free market economies except > > Africa!). This thinking in the motor industry is what informed the growth > > of the Japanese Motor Industry through deliberate policy moves by their > > MITI (Ministry of international Trade & Industry). > > > > We in Africa have the opportunity to not allow ourselves to be encumbered > > by legacy thinking of old school economic theories of comparative > advantage > > etc. We can learn and discard and ensure we get the best of both worlds. > > > > Ali Hussein > > > > +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 > > > > "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will > > have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Feb 19, 2014, at 12:52 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> > wrote: > > > > Thank you Machuhi, Lucy, Muraya and Ali for supporting that line of > > thought. > > > > Adam, take time I walk you round our shopping centres around the country. > > You will find thousands of educated youths hanging around with nothing > > todo. They would appreciate working in some plant than wasting their > years. > > > > And knowledge economy is good, but before we reach there what shall we be > > doing? > > > > Lets take a model African country doing manufacturing. Many of the major > > multinational firms use South Africa to source components and assemble > > vehicles for the local and international markets. The sector is one of > > South Africa's most important, contributing at least 6% to the country's > > GDP and accounting for almost 12% of South Africa's manufacturing > exports, > > making it a crucial cog in the economy. In 2010, 271 000 vehicles were > > exported. More than 28 000 people are directly employed in automotive > > manufacturing, with 65 000 employed in the component manufacturing > > industry. About 200 000 are employed in retail and aftermarket > activities, > > with 6 600 employed in the tyre manufacturing industry. Read more: > > > http://www.southafrica.info/business/economy/sectors/automotive-overview.ht… > > > > > > Nobody should tell us we can only be mass consumer, we too, can add value > > to the chain, and decide our own destiny. > > > > ______________________ > > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya. > > twitter.com/lordmwesh > > google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh > > > > > > On 19 February 2014 00:02, Lucy Kimani <lkimani(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > >> Murigi, > >> > >> I am with you on this one, I seem to recall the University of Nairobi > >> being challenged engage in capacity building, but if the go.ke does not > >> provide an enabling environment then that will be for null. The more > >> things change in Kenya the more they remain the same, the go.ke should > >> be using all their bags of tricks to level the playing field, and create > >> new jobs for the youth. I see this as a lost opportunity at building > >> capacity and investing in an industrial manufacturing foundation be it > for > >> laptops or even tablets as has been stated severally. The most > developed > >> of countries aka USA still has young people working on assembly lines, > >> this would definitely be preferable to being unemployed, ask the youth > who > >> cant find a job anywhere these days. > >> > >> Very disappointed in The Ministry of Information and Communication who > >> are MIA in this very important discussion, and many others as I have > >> pointed out previously leaving a void as representatives of the digital > >> go.ke your silence on this very important issue is deafening. I > thought > >> your mission was to and I quote "To develop Kenya as a globally > >> competitive and prosperous nation by creating an enabling environment > that > >> encourages and enhances the development, expansion and use of > Information > >> Communications Technologies (ICTs)." > >> > >> On Wednesday, February 19, 2014 9:44 AM, S.M. Muraya < > >> murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> If Asians listened to Western doubts about their prospects and > >> potential, they would not have the manufacturing capabilities they do > today. > >> China imports raw materials from Africa, and like them, we should not > >> give our children a chance to learn to transform these into other > products? > >> First we build labs (mini factories) then... > >> On Feb 19, 2014 9:00 AM, "Adam Nelson" <adam(a)varud.com> wrote: > >> > >> Keep in mind though that supporting industry and helping kids with a > >> final product are two independent things. The more money that goes into > >> spinning up a manufacturing capacity, the less money that goes into > getting > >> the technology to the kids. Kenya can't magically produce laptops > cheaper > >> than China can. > >> > >> Kenya has no chance of having a meaningful laptop assembly capacity > >> because it doesn't have the economies of scale that South East Asia has. > >> Europe and the US are giving lots of technology to their children and > none > >> of that stuff is produced in-country because manufacturing plants can't > >> exist in isolation. > >> > >> A laptop assembly plant is just one of dozens of plants (chemical > >> manufacturing, plastic-shaping, aluminum foundries, LED, etc...) needed > in > >> close proximity to eachother just to create the first laptop. Having a > >> laptop assembly plant in Kenya and all the preceding plants stay in > China > >> isn't economically viable. And also, if the plant is only creating a > few > >> million laptops, it's doubly not viable. It has to produce more like > >> 10M/year and in order to do that and so the plants would need to export > >> those laptops. Where are these laptops going to be exported to and how? > >> Is a typical Rwandan going to buy a Kenyan laptop over a Chinese one? > >> Maybe, just maybe, with a solid $5-$10B of pure investment Kenya could > get > >> a real industry going but then to what end? Computer manufacturing has > >> already plateaued (currently one computer produced for every 20 people > each > >> year) and it's agreed that future growth will happen in tablets and > mobiles > >> where most of the value is in commodities and intellectual property, not > >> assembly line labor. Tablet sales are already 60% of computer sales and > >> the industry is seeing 50% YoY growth. > >> > >> Kenya has all the raw ingredients to leapfrog manufacturing and go > >> straight to a knowledge economy - it just needs to invest deeply in its > >> children through strong, universal education. Having young people > working > >> on assembly lines is not a way to empower youth. > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io > >> Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> > >> More Musings: varud.com > >> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 10:12 PM, S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com > >wrote: > >> > >> They are taking electricity to thousands of schools to make this project > >> work. > >> > >> > >> > http://mobile.nation.co.ke/News/Electricity+and+stores+pledge+in+laptops+pl… > >> > >> Have noted in the past, the ecosystem effects are significant, even if > >> the laptops fail to increase interactive learning. > >> > >> The power of Go.Ke to demand electronic assembling plants has also > >> significantly increased. > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> Murigi / Stanley Muraya > >> > >> *"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one > >> who takes a city." Prov 16:32* > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 8:24 PM, Sean Moroney <seanm(a)aitecafrica.com > >wrote: > >> > >> Here, here, Adam. > >> > >> The entire project is garbage, from beginning to end, but unfortunately > >> rational thought and action are not given priority in politics. > >> > >> Imagine what could have been achieved if the laptop budget had been > >> allocated to capacity building for teachers, and developing secure > >> solar-powered computer labs for all school years to use. > >> > >> Sean Moroney > >> *Chairman* > >> *AITEC Africa* > >> > >> seanm(a)aitecafrica.com > >> UK Tel: +44(0)1480-880774 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting > >> +44(0)1480-880774 FREE end_of_the_skype_highlighting > >> UK Fax: +44(0)1480-880765 > >> UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting > >> +44(0)7973-499224 FREE end_of_the_skype_highlighting > >> *Ghana Mobile: +233(0)57-0445059 > >> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +233(0)57-0445059 FREE > >> end_of_the_skype_highlighting* > >> *Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 > >> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +254(0)721-845674 FREE > >> end_of_the_skype_highlighting* > >> *Mozambique Mobile: +258-820880583 > >> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +258-820880583 FREE > >> end_of_the_skype_highlighting* > >> *Nigeria Mobile +234(0)701-196-1413* > >> Skype: seanmoroney > >> www.aitecafrica.com <http://aitecafrica.com/> > >> <image001.jpg> <http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/95> > >> > >> <image002.png> <https://twitter.com/aitecafrica> <image003.png>< > https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aitec-Africa/143207745706922?ref=ts&fref=ts > > > >> *Our Events:* > >> *Broadcast, Film and Music Africa < > http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/112>* > >> *Africa Media Business Exchange <http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/113 > >* > >> *ATEC Banking and Mobile Money West Africa, Lagos > >> <http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/105>* > >> *AITEC Banking and Mobile Money West Africa, Accra > >> <http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/114>* > >> *AITEC Banking and Mobile Money COMESA > >> <http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/92>* > >> *AITEC Southern Africa ICT Summit < > http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/115>* > >> *AITEC East Africa ICT Summit <http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/95>* > >> *AfriHealth <http://aitecafrica.com/event/view/94>* > >> > >> AITEC Africa is the trading name of AITEC Conferences Limited registered > >> in England and Wales.Company registration number: 4698475 > >> > >> > >> *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+seanm= > >> aitecafrica.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Adam Nelson > >> *Sent:* 18 February 2014 15:00 > >> *To:* Sean Moroney > >> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > >> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] HP says laptop bid price changed to favour > >> rival Olive > >> > >> We're ignoring the elephant in the room. Both vendor's laptops are > >> going to be garbage. > >> > >> With that kind of budget, tablets are the only way to go. Anyway, > >> tablets are so much more sensible from a pedagogical point of view as > well > >> as a battery life (10 hours vs 1) and durability standpoint (you can > drop a > >> tablet on a cement floor from 2 feet and the screen might crack but it > can > >> be taped up and works fine). > >> > >> Even Apple iPads are only $300 retail nowadays and surely the > >> government could get them for $200 or even $150 since Apple's CSR team > >> would be all over themselves to make the sale. No ICT support would be > >> required and everything would 'just work' as long as the theft and > breakage > >> rate is kept reasonable. > >> > >> If anybody in the government could do anything innovative with this > >> thing, it would catapult their career to the national and international > >> stage. > >> > >> -- > >> Kili - Cloud for Africa: kili.io > >> Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> > >> More Musings: varud.com > >> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson > >> > >> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> > wrote: > >> If this line is true, > >> > >> "*...The technology firm further says it was invited through a letter > >> dated December 6, but which was delivered on the morning of > negotiations, > >> allowing them no time to prepare...*." > >> > >> Then you know HP is being played for sucker, and I think they are.... > >> The only option on the table, prepare themselves for a Judicial Review > >> (Takes about a year to conclude), PPARB decisions IMO are not based on > >> substance, and if they are, its of a different kind! > >> Waithaka Ngigi > >> > >> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 5:21 PM, S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com > > > >> wrote: > >> > >> What did Olive Telcom offer in terms of local assembly/support, > >> maintenance and connectivity? > >> > >> > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/HP-says-tender-team-rigged-pricing-of-la… > >> HP says laptop bid price changed to favour rival Olive > >> IN SUMMARY > >> * HP says Olive Telecommunications had on December 13 quoted a price > of > >> Sh23.1 billion as its final offer. > >> * Computer maker also claims Olive and Haier are associates that > should > >> not have been allowed to place separate bids. > >> * The allegations add to the controversy that has stalked procurement > >> of laptops for primary schools. > >> Senior government officials colluded with executives of an Indian > company > >> to inflate prices for the controversial laptops tender by as much as > Sh1.4 > >> billion after the final bids were made, it has emerged. > >> American computer maker Hewlett Packard (HP) says Olive > >> Telecommunications -- the Indian company that won the tender to supply > the > >> laptops -- had on December 13 quoted a price of Sh23.1 billion > ($268,899, > >> 669) as its final offer. > >> But Education secretary Jacob Kaimenyi later announced that Olive > >> Telecommunications had won the tender to supply the laptops at a price > of > >> 24.5 billion ($284,814,957) without reference to the alterations. > >> "It is clear from the foregoing that the procuring entity amended the > >> total price quoted by the successful bidder and which was read out at > the > >> opening of BAFO (Best and Final Offer) and awarded it (Olive) the sum of > >> $15,914,288 (Sh1.4 billion) more than it had actually quoted," says HP > in > >> documents filed Thursday before the Public Procurement Administrative > >> Review Board (PPARB). > >> HP also alleges that Olive and rival bidder Haier, which was among the > >> three shortlisted bidders for the supply of 1.3 million laptops, are > >> related companies that should never have been allowed to submit > competing > >> bids meant to lock out rivals. > >> According to HP, the tender committee should have disqualified Olive and > >> Haier Group's applications on grounds that the two companies are related > >> and could not place separate bids. > >> "To the procuring entity's knowledge the said two companies had > >> previously entered into a joint venture to form Haier Telkom (India), a > >> company that is still active," says HP. > >> The allegations add to the controversy that has stalked procurement of > >> laptops for primary schools. > >> HP accuses the tender committee of colluding with Olive Communications > to > >> undermine rival bidders. > >> The American firm claims that Ministry of Education officials allowed > >> Olive to submit an incomplete price list that left room for price > >> manipulation and enabled the Indian firm to overtake it [HP] as the > lowest > >> bidder. > >> In an application filed through Nairobi law firm Iseme Kamau and Maema > >> Advocates, HP says procurement of the laptops has been shrouded in > secrecy > >> that has irredeemably compromised the award. > >> HP accuses the tender evaluation committee of disclosing the price > quoted > >> by the bidders and in effect allowing price comparison and undercutting > -- a > >> claim that if proved will cast doubt on the entire process. > >> The American company says it was the lowest bidder when the financial > >> offers were opened on December 6, having offered to supply the 1.28 > million > >> laptops for Sh25 billion compared to Haier Electrical's Sh27.2 billion > and > >> Olive Communications' Sh27.2 billion. > >> All prices were subject to further negotiations. > >> HP claims that the tender committee used every opportunity to release > >> confidential information in the bid documents to competing firms it says > >> were sister companies used to undercut its offer. > >> "Release of the said information created the very mischief sought to be > >> prevented by Section 44 of the (Public Procurement and disposal) Act," > HP > >> says, adding that rival bidders used the unit prices to undercut the > >> applicant. > >> Meyrin Branch, who oversees HP's corporate accounts, says in an > affidavit > >> that only his company's application should have been subjected to > further > >> evaluation, including price negotiations, and that the tender committee > >> should only have engaged rival bidders in the event that the talks > >> collapsed. > >> Instead, the tender committee invited all bidders to price negotiations > >> on December 10 at Windsor Golf Club against HP's expectation. > >> The technology firm further says it was invited through a letter dated > >> December 6, but which was delivered on the morning of negotiations, > >> allowing them no time to prepare. > >> Each firm held separate negotiations with the tender committee during > >> which they were asked to reveal their BAFO. > >> "The mode of negotiation adopted made it very possible for information > of > >> a particular bidder to be disclosed to others with the aim of sabotaging > >> certain bidders," says HP. > >> Ministry of Education officials are alleged to have failed to define the > >> scope of negotiations to participating bidders and instead confronted > them > >> with questions at the meeting. > >> The tender committee is also accused of refusing to supply HP with the > >> minutes of the negotiations or even a summary of what transpired. > >> The information was needed for purposes of filing the appeal. > >> HP later learnt on December 13 that following the price negotiations, > >> Olive had dislodged it from top position with an offer of Sh23.1 > billion, a > >> reduction of Sh4.1 billion from its initial offer of Sh27.2 billion. > >> The American computer maker was then left in the second lowest bidder's > >> position with a price of Sh24.8 billion while Haier was last with a > final > >> offer of Sh25 billion. > >> "It was therefore surprising when on February 7, 2014... Prof Jacob > >> Kaimenyi announced that Olive Telecommunication had been awarded the > tender > >> at Sh24.6 billion," says HP. > >> HP also claims that the committee declined to consider its offer to > >> provide value-added services to the tune of Sh4.4 billion free of > charge. > >> It says the tender committee should have disqualified Olive and Haier > >> Group's application on grounds that the two companies are related and > >> should not have placed separate bids. > >> The details emerged even as the parliamentary committee investigating > the > >> laptops for schools tender called on the government to suspend signing > of > >> the contract. > >> The MPs argued that Olive is a small company that partnered with another > >> firm called CMC to tender for the laptop and that it is not an original > >> equipment manufacturer (OEM). > >> The MPs' claims give credence to HP's argument that the committee > >> breached one of the requirements that limited bidding to OEMs. > >> The parliamentary committee has accused Prof Kaimenyi of awarding the > >> tender even before the due diligence report on the winning company is > >> scrutinised. > >> MPs are expected to independently investigate the matter and produce a > >> report. > >> Ministry of Education officials are also accused of rejecting HP's bid > >> for the supply of projectors on grounds that it is not an OEM for > >> projectors even as it accepted Olive's bid for laptops. > >> "Since the requirement that bidders must be OEMs was specifically set > out > >> in the tender documents, HP accepted the decision (to reject its bid for > >> projectors) and reasonably expected that similar criteria would be used > in > >> respect of other bidders," HP says. > >> The government in October re-advertised for the supply of laptops, > >> printers and projectors to public schools in fulfilment of Jubilee > >> alliance's campaign manifesto. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/ngigi%40at.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. 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Re: [kictanet] HP says laptop bid price changed to favour rival Olive Telcom: Cofek Perspective
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) 18 Feb '14

18 Feb '14

Dear Mr Waithaka: Many thanks for your mail. We are keenly watching the unfolding scam in the making. For now there is need to separate the belated matters of value-addition with legal interventions. What you seem to be championing is more of the (deliberately) missed sound public policy issue(s) - which the ICTA and Konza Board, for instance, would have ably advised both ICT and Education Secretaries to consider as specs before putting out the laptops tender. Basic question, for instance, is who exactly generated the tender ToR's and from what basis? On the policy issues, of whether or not a local assembly (like Nyayo Pioneer Car test case) would have worked on the laptops - we are planning a public forum next month. We will invite listers. On the legal side, there are obviously a myriad procurement lapses and related issues; the carelessly negotiated kickbacks (>Sh1.4bn final offer price variations) etc. The legal can be addressed at Procurement Appeals Tribunal (our view is that sulking HP/Haier have a very weak case against Olive Telecoms given the many ambiguities in the tender document) and/or at the quality of delivery and products themselves. Both levels require solid evidence and not imaginations/hearsays. Someone must, for instance, demonstrate that both facts and spirit of the law were breached. With fever-pitch high level political interest clouding the procurement, it will take a while before some facts come out. Anyone with information with evidence and/or useful information (not policy issues) can share with us in confidence (even anonymously) at: hotline(a)cofek.co.ke Kind regards, Japheth Ogutu Program Officer Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) Meky 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 <http://www.cofek.co.ke/> Facebook: "Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek)" Twitter: @ConsumersKenya YouTube: "ConsumersKenya" 13th December 2012 - President Kibaki assents to the Consumer Protection Act, 2012 Read it here: <http://www.cofek.co.ke/Consumers%20Protection%20Act%202012.pdf> http://www.cofek.co.ke/Consumers%20Protection%20Act%202012.pdf From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+hotline=cofek.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Ngigi Waithaka Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 7:10 PM To: The Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [***SPAM*** Score/Req: 05.20/5.0] Re: [kictanet] HP says laptop bid price changed to favour rival Olive Sometimes it beats me why such simple logic escapes all the Professors, Drs, Masters, BSC's we have in that Ministry, and worse, the silence from KICTAuthority is deafening... Is Omtatah / COFEK anywhere in these forums? We should file a case in the courts and say that we are not getting value for money and that those who are responsible for giving the GoK sound advice have been compromised and have abdicated their duties... On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 6:45 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> wrote: This has been debated before. We all know the best way to go is setting a local manufacturing plant. And this is what KICTANET and the taxpayers should be advocating for. Each year, the taxpayer will be forking $268,899, 669 for standard 1 pupils. That is not sustainable. In 10 years, $2.7 trillion will have been spent on cheap plastics that we can develop locally and empower our youth, and keep local dollar local. The government should get more sensible on this. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya. twitter.com/lordmwesh google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh On 18 February 2014 07:00, Adam Nelson <adam(a)varud.com> wrote: We're ignoring the elephant in the room. Both vendor's laptops are going to be garbage. With that kind of budget, tablets are the only way to go. Anyway, tablets are so much more sensible from a pedagogical point of view as well as a battery life (10 hours vs 1) and durability standpoint (you can drop a tablet on a cement floor from 2 feet and the screen might crack but it can be taped up and works fine). Even Apple iPads are only $300 retail nowadays and surely the government could get them for $200 or even $150 since Apple's CSR team would be all over themselves to make the sale. No ICT support would be required and everything would 'just work' as long as the theft and breakage rate is kept reasonable. If anybody in the government could do anything innovative with this thing, it would catapult their career to the national and international stage. -- Kili - Cloud for Africa: <http://kili.io/> kili.io Musings: <https://twitter.com/varud> twitter.com/varud More Musings: varud.com About Adam: <https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson> www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi(a)at.co.ke> wrote: If this line is true, "...The technology firm further says it was invited through a letter dated December 6, but which was delivered on the morning of negotiations, allowing them no time to prepare...." Then you know HP is being played for sucker, and I think they are.... The only option on the table, prepare themselves for a Judicial Review (Takes about a year to conclude), PPARB decisions IMO are not based on substance, and if they are, its of a different kind! Waithaka Ngigi On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 5:21 PM, S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> wrote: What did Olive Telcom offer in terms of local assembly/support, maintenance and connectivity? http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/HP-says-tender-team-rigged-pricing-of-lap tops-for-rival/-/539546/2210772/-/view/printVersion/-/4t0eatz/-/index.html HP says laptop bid price changed to favour rival Olive IN SUMMARY * HP says Olive Telecommunications had on December 13 quoted a price of Sh23.1 billion as its final offer. * Computer maker also claims Olive and Haier are associates that should not have been allowed to place separate bids. * The allegations add to the controversy that has stalked procurement of laptops for primary schools. Senior government officials colluded with executives of an Indian company to inflate prices for the controversial laptops tender by as much as Sh1.4 billion after the final bids were made, it has emerged. American computer maker Hewlett Packard (HP) says Olive Telecommunications - the Indian company that won the tender to supply the laptops - had on December 13 quoted a price of Sh23.1 billion ($268,899, 669) as its final offer. But Education secretary Jacob Kaimenyi later announced that Olive Telecommunications had won the tender to supply the laptops at a price of 24.5 billion ($284,814,957) without reference to the alterations. "It is clear from the foregoing that the procuring entity amended the total price quoted by the successful bidder and which was read out at the opening of BAFO (Best and Final Offer) and awarded it (Olive) the sum of $15,914,288 (Sh1.4 billion) more than it had actually quoted," says HP in documents filed Thursday before the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB). HP also alleges that Olive and rival bidder Haier, which was among the three shortlisted bidders for the supply of 1.3 million laptops, are related companies that should never have been allowed to submit competing bids meant to lock out rivals. According to HP, the tender committee should have disqualified Olive and Haier Group's applications on grounds that the two companies are related and could not place separate bids. "To the procuring entity's knowledge the said two companies had previously entered into a joint venture to form Haier Telkom (India), a company that is still active," says HP. The allegations add to the controversy that has stalked procurement of laptops for primary schools. HP accuses the tender committee of colluding with Olive Communications to undermine rival bidders. The American firm claims that Ministry of Education officials allowed Olive to submit an incomplete price list that left room for price manipulation and enabled the Indian firm to overtake it [HP] as the lowest bidder. In an application filed through Nairobi law firm Iseme Kamau and Maema Advocates, HP says procurement of the laptops has been shrouded in secrecy that has irredeemably compromised the award. HP accuses the tender evaluation committee of disclosing the price quoted by the bidders and in effect allowing price comparison and undercutting - a claim that if proved will cast doubt on the entire process. The American company says it was the lowest bidder when the financial offers were opened on December 6, having offered to supply the 1.28 million laptops for Sh25 billion compared to Haier Electrical's Sh27.2 billion and Olive Communications' Sh27.2 billion. All prices were subject to further negotiations. HP claims that the tender committee used every opportunity to release confidential information in the bid documents to competing firms it says were sister companies used to undercut its offer. "Release of the said information created the very mischief sought to be prevented by Section 44 of the (Public Procurement and disposal) Act," HP says, adding that rival bidders used the unit prices to undercut the applicant. Meyrin Branch, who oversees HP's corporate accounts, says in an affidavit that only his company's application should have been subjected to further evaluation, including price negotiations, and that the tender committee should only have engaged rival bidders in the event that the talks collapsed. Instead, the tender committee invited all bidders to price negotiations on December 10 at Windsor Golf Club against HP's expectation. The technology firm further says it was invited through a letter dated December 6, but which was delivered on the morning of negotiations, allowing them no time to prepare. Each firm held separate negotiations with the tender committee during which they were asked to reveal their BAFO. "The mode of negotiation adopted made it very possible for information of a particular bidder to be disclosed to others with the aim of sabotaging certain bidders," says HP. Ministry of Education officials are alleged to have failed to define the scope of negotiations to participating bidders and instead confronted them with questions at the meeting. The tender committee is also accused of refusing to supply HP with the minutes of the negotiations or even a summary of what transpired. The information was needed for purposes of filing the appeal. HP later learnt on December 13 that following the price negotiations, Olive had dislodged it from top position with an offer of Sh23.1 billion, a reduction of Sh4.1 billion from its initial offer of Sh27.2 billion. The American computer maker was then left in the second lowest bidder's position with a price of Sh24.8 billion while Haier was last with a final offer of Sh25 billion. "It was therefore surprising when on February 7, 2014... Prof Jacob Kaimenyi announced that Olive Telecommunication had been awarded the tender at Sh24.6 billion," says HP. HP also claims that the committee declined to consider its offer to provide value-added services to the tune of Sh4.4 billion free of charge. It says the tender committee should have disqualified Olive and Haier Group's application on grounds that the two companies are related and should not have placed separate bids. The details emerged even as the parliamentary committee investigating the laptops for schools tender called on the government to suspend signing of the contract. The MPs argued that Olive is a small company that partnered with another firm called CMC to tender for the laptop and that it is not an original equipment manufacturer (OEM). The MPs' claims give credence to HP's argument that the committee breached one of the requirements that limited bidding to OEMs. The parliamentary committee has accused Prof Kaimenyi of awarding the tender even before the due diligence report on the winning company is scrutinised. MPs are expected to independently investigate the matter and produce a report. Ministry of Education officials are also accused of rejecting HP's bid for the supply of projectors on grounds that it is not an OEM for projectors even as it accepted Olive's bid for laptops. "Since the requirement that bidders must be OEMs was specifically set out in the tender documents, HP accepted the decision (to reject its bid for projectors) and reasonably expected that similar criteria would be used in respect of other bidders," HP says. The government in October re-advertised for the supply of laptops, printers and projectors to public schools in fulfilment of Jubilee alliance's campaign manifesto. _______________________________________________ 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/ngigi%40at.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. -- Regards, Waithaka Ngigi Chief Executive Officer | Alliance Technologies | MCK Nairobi Synod Building T + 254 (0) 20 2333 471 |Office Mobile: +254 786 28 28 28 | M + 254 737 811 000 www.at.co.ke _______________________________________________ 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/adam%40varud.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kivuva%40transworldafr ica.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. 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