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Free delegate spaces for MFIs and SACCOs at AITEC Banking & Mobile Money, InterContinental Hotel, 11-12 September
by Sean Moroney 28 Aug '13

28 Aug '13

Dear Listers, Thanks to a grant from the Gates Foundation, we are able to offer a number of free delegate spaces for MFIs and SACCOs at our Banking & Mobile Money Conference this year. Please pass on this information to any contacts you may have who would be interested in this opportunity. The programme and delegate nomination form are attached. Thanks, Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com UK Tel: +44(0)1480-880774 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 Ghana Mobile: +233(0)57-0445059 Kenya Mobile: +254(0)721-845674 Nigeria Mobile: +234(0)701-196-1413 Mozambique Mobile: +258-820880583 Skype: seanmoroney seanm(a)aitecafrica.com<mailto:seanmoroneyseanm@aitecafrica.com> www.aitecafrica.com<http://www.aitecafrica.comfollow/> [BMM-COMESA-Signature x 1500 (2)] [twitter]<https://twitter.com/aitecafrica> [facebook (2)] <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aitec-Africa/143207745706922?ref=ts&fref=ts> Forthcoming Events: Broadcast, Film and Music Africa; Africa Media Business Exchange AITEC Banking and Mobile Money West Africa, Accra AITEC Banking and Mobile Money COMESA; Insure Africa AITEC Southern Africa ICT Summit AITEC East Africa ICT Summit; Afrihealth [cid:image001.jpg@01CE1692.C6F8E640] AITEC Africa is the trading name of AITEC Conferences Limited registered in England and Wales.Company registration number: 4698475

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Re: [kictanet] Is Windows 8 a Trojan horse for the NSA? The German Government thinks so
by Paul Roy Owino 26 Aug '13

26 Aug '13

Smart one S.M. 😃 Sent from my Windows Phone ------------------------------ From: S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> Sent: ‎26/‎08/‎2013 4:12 PM To: Paul Roy <roykoikai(a)gmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Is Windows 8 a Trojan horse for the NSA? The German Government thinks so If we worry about 200 Million Windows 8.1 PCs (by 2015) how about 1 Billion mobile devices running Android by 2015? Blessings Murigi / Stanley Muraya *"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city." Prov 16:32* On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans(a)gmail.com> wrote: > The German Government is now deeply suspicious that the Trusted Platform > Module (TPM) technology built into a growing number of Windows 8 PCs and > tablets is creating a gigantic back door for NSA surveillance, leaked > documents have suggested. > > Documents from the German Ministry of Economic Affairs obtained by German > title *Zeit Online*<http://www.zeit.de/digital/datenschutz/2013-08/trusted-computing-microsoft-…>uncover the alleged unease of officials at the direction of version 2.0 of > the standard being developed under the auspices of the multi-vendor Trusted > Computing Group (TCG). > > TPM has been marketed as a security and Digital Rights Management (DRM) > technology since its appearance in 2006, but version 2.0 would embed a chip > on every PC that has complete control over which programs can and can’t > run, a setting that can’t be over-ridden under Windows 8. The chip is also > where the cryptographic data is stored for Windows BitLocker and it enables > remote administration. > > Please read more here<http://news.techworld.com/security/3465259/is-windows-8-trojan-horse-for-ns…> > > -- > *---------------------------------------------------- > Kind Regards, > Evans Ikua,* > > _______________________________________________ > 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/murigi.muraya%40gmail… > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >

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Africa Growth and Technology Summit - The Gambia 2014
by Poncelet Ileleji 26 Aug '13

26 Aug '13

Hello Colleagues, Those of you interested in the Africa Growth and Technology Summit, please you can register here http://agtts.insistglobal.com/ Thank you -- Poncelet O. Ileleji MBCS Coordinator The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training Centre & Digital Studio MDI Road Kanifing South P. O. Box 421 Banjul The Gambia, West Africa Tel: (220) 4370240 Fax:(220) 4390793 Cell:(220) 9912508 Skype: pons_utd *www.ymca.gm www.waigf.org www.aficta.org www.itag.gm www.npoc.org http://www.wsa-mobile.org/node/753 *www.diplointernetgovernance.org * *

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ICT BOARD - ANY LESSONS TO LEARN
by Bernard Kioko [Bernsoft Interactive Limited] 23 Aug '13

23 Aug '13

Listers, Now that the ICT Board has been disbanded (or absorbed not sure which), my head has been active with the thoughts of what really went wrong there and what lessons can be learnt. How did that board not leave us with anything tangible or is it just me who didn't follow on what they did. I always felt (quietly) that the ICT Board was going about their initiatives in the wrong (or not practical) way but I kept silent because I always kept feeling its me who was wrong. Now, more and more now, am starting to think something was wrong there. Anyone with any insights. Kind Regards, Bernard Kioko Chief Executive Officer Bernsoft Interactive Limited P.O.Box 15177-00100 Nbi,Kenya Office: +254-703-080-000 Mobile: +254-722-540-883

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Khan Academy: from a B to an A*
by robert yawe 23 Aug '13

23 Aug '13

Hi Listers, This post is intended to serve to objectives, the salient one which is to brag that my son pasts his Year 11 exams with flying colours 5 A*, 4 A and 2 B and two of those A*s were in Mathematics, he could have made it 11 As but that would have meant sending him to Kumon/boarding school instead we opted to allow him to develop his film making skills, skate boarding skills, basketball hock shots and world of warcraft/Assassins Creed gaming levels. The second and less salient point, from my point of view, is that this might not have been possible if it was not for the availability of the Khan Academy web site and pocket friendly fixed price Internet access in this case provided by Zuku (thanks Kamande for picking my calls when I needed to vent, the link works brilliantly). Before putting my son on a strict regiment of Khan Academy he was a strong B performer especially in Pure Mathematics, a few times I was forced to burn the midnight oil polishing my rusty mathematics to be able to assist him with some of the difficulties he would encounter. All this ended after Khan came to the rescue and I am proud to say that I have been having my recommended 8 hours of sleep, at least 4 days a week. As my son started appreciating that going to Khan Academy instead of playing world of warcraft with his European based team, at least for an hour every day, was more to his benefit than mine, he would come home after school and go through the lessons on Khan that related to what was covered in class to re-enforce the learning after which he would watch a video or two on the topic to be covered the following day. This increased his grasp of the subject much faster and also provided him with a private tutor called Salman Khan (MIT (BS, BS, MS), Harvard University (MBA) for revision at a price of roughly Kes. 5,000/- which includes amongst many other items electricity, dedicated internet access and 72 cable TV channels) My son's use of Khan Academy at no time undermined the teachers in school but instead provided them with a better focused and value adding student, as we raise issues about the cost of electronic devices for class 1 and beyond let us make sure we do not loose the true return. Regards PS. For those who might not know but Salman Khan is also the tutor for Bill Gates children, yes the one of Microsoft fame. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Govt: Children will not take laptops home
by Grace Githaiga 23 Aug '13

23 Aug '13

The government now says schoolchildren would not be allowed to walk home with laptops once they start using them from next year.Ministry of Education officials Monday told a stakeholders’ forum in Nairobi that lessons from other countries indicate there would be many cases of lost gadgets if school children are allowed to go home with them. http://www.nation.co.ke/News/-/1056/1944834/-/vlrgegz/-/index.html

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CyberBullying: What it is and what the law says
by Ali Hussein 22 Aug '13

22 Aug '13

Listers CIO East Africa has an article on the above subject. May be important to read it. http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/what-does-kenyan-law-say-about-cyber… Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 713 601113/ 0770 906375 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Legal streaming of music/video
by Adam Nelson 22 Aug '13

22 Aug '13

Are there any sites that will stream to Kenya legally? iTunes, Spotify, rd.io, Pandora, none of them will stream here. I presume it's because Kenya is not part of any international IP agreements but I was wondering if there is a legitimate solution. https://www.spotify.com/int/select-your-country/ http://www.rdio.com/availability/ http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3599 Is this something that people should be agitating for with GoK or with the companies? Otherwise, I guess it's strongvpn.com ... Cheers, Adam -- Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson

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Lifting barriers to Internet development in Africa: suggestions for improving connectivity
by Grace Githaiga 21 Aug '13

21 Aug '13

This 2013 ISOC Report may be of interest to some of you. Lifting barriers to Internet development in Africa: suggestions for improving connectivity http://www.internetsociety.org/sites/default/files/Barriers%20to%20Internet… RgdsGG

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[ANN] devops and other positions in Nairobi
by Adam Nelson 21 Aug '13

21 Aug '13

Hello All, I've already reached out to some of you regarding the fact that Kili, a startup cloud infrastructure company built on OpenStack, is finally in a position to hire. Here is some information about the open positions. Feel free to forward this email to friends. Cheers, Adam --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Open Team Positions Kili is a funded startup focused on building cloud infrastructure to help local developers focused on East Africa to deploy their apps close to their end-users. We are building this solution to support fast, high quality apps that are the future of the economy. We will be a core part of the startup ecosystem in Nairobi and anybody who joins the team will find this to be one of the most edifying roles of their career. Applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Adam Nelson ( adam(a)kili.io) Plain text with minimal formatting is fine and the primary focus is on a well-written explanation of what you will bring to the team. Anybody who sends a cover letter will get a response. ### Front-end Web Developer Integrating Bootstrap themes, editing LESS or Sass files, doing the latest things with HTML5 or CSS3 … these things should excite you. We'll NEVER make you support IE9 or any old-fashioned garbage like that. You're going to focus on highly refined responsive designs that delight the customer. This position leans towards design so if you have a background in typography, or color theory, or fine arts - those are all pluses. ### Python Developer Writing extensible code, deploying every day, working on a high quality codebase … these things should excite you. We'll NEVER make you develop low quality code and pair programming will be part of the process. This position absolutely requires knowledge of UNIX fundamentals and comfort on the CLI. You will learn a ton more about working effectively on the command line and managing Linux but it's expected that you are already proficient in these areas. Interest in other languages like Go is a plus. ### DevOps Engineer Deploying systems via a configuration management solution, managing Linux kernel versions, juggling network interfaces and VLANs … these things should excite you. We'll NEVER make you work on a 3 year old OS or jump through hoops to backport a fix that's already been addressed in a current stable release. We're forward thinking and want you to be too. It goes without say that the successful candidate for this position will be spending virtually all of their time in a Linux terminal or a text editor. Advanced knowledge of Linux and storage concepts is critical. If you don't have this knowledge but are extremely confident that you can learn quickly, let us know. ### Choose Your Own Position We can't do it alone. If you have a special background, aren't capable of filling the other roles, and feel that you can bring something to the team, let us know. You could be the one who acts as a catalyst for the rest of us. You should definitely apply to join - it might just be a great partnership. ## Benefits We work in one of the best and newest spaces for tech work in Nairobi (88mph) and aside from being part of an amazing startup team, you will also benefit from the larger community here with regular startup mentors giving talks as well as many other startup teams with which you can interact and learn. You will also be supplied with a budget for high quality gear so you can get high quality work done. All team members will be expected to contribute back to the community via open source projects, speaking at events, and contributing to the company blog. -- Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud> About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson

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On ICT Board & the New ICTA
by Matunda Nyanchama 21 Aug '13

21 Aug '13

Friends Some of us were privy to the formation of the board, right at the start. My involvement was from a Diaspora engagement perspective. With the board slated to market the country as a technology destination and attract investment, it was felt (at least in the beginning) that involving the Kenyan Diaspora was a good thing. Indeed, 2 slots in the board were slated for the Diaspora. With a colleague, we offered input including on what we thought would be the strategy for tackling certain markets, given our experience out there. Personally, I was interested in seeing us compete for business that was heading to India, the Philipines, Costa Rica, among others. And having worked in financial services (some that were outsorcing IT services - design, development, testing, operations) and services company like IBM, I felt that I could contribute. I felt that, we could offer insights into the thinking of some of these outsourcers and how we can win their business, let alone offering linkanges in our reach. Well ... long story short ... when the Board was gazetted, the said Diaspora slots disappeared. Inquiries we made hardly got any responses. As for its achievements, I am not here to say. I reserve my opinion. Going forward, ICTA needs to do things more transparently. Searching for a board and CEO should be a competitive process (btw: I haven't seen the ads for the available positions: selection panel, the board, management, etc); and as much as we have some "famous" names in ICT, it doesn't mean there are no others that can bring freshness to the table: in the manner of leadership, strategy, vision, style. Old hands, as much as we can value them, can be culprits of tunnel vision, and hampered by their histories and relationships. Cheers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; http://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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'The Next 50' - Barcamp Nairobi 2013 - Sat 24 Aug
by Josiah Mugambi 20 Aug '13

20 Aug '13

Hi listers, BarCamp Nairobi 2013 will be held on Saturday, 24th August, 2013 from 8 am. The event will be co-hosted by the iHub, the Nailab, m:lab East Africa and SkunkWorks at the Bishop Magua Centre on Ngong Road. *The theme for Barcamp Nairobi 2013 is ‘The Next 50’. We aim to get the conversation going on where tech in Kenya will be in the next 50 years. As Kenya celebrates 50 years of independence this year, we have the unique and enviable opportunity to dream and contemplate what the next 50 years should look like and what role technology will play. As thinkers, technologists in various sectors, and citizens of this country we can begin the process of visualizing the future and shaping it.* * * *Challenges such as access to healthcare, quality and equitable education, food security have their answers in technology and the possibilities are endless. There will come a time in the next 50 years when these issues will be non-issues so to speak. What will that future look like? What technologies will be pervasive? How will people interact and how will lives be affected and improved?* Come to Barcamp Nairobi 2013. Let us begin the conservation. The event is free to attend. Please register here<https://barcampnbo2013.eventbrite.com/> . -- Josiah Mugambi

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Kenya Open Data (KODI) article in Foreign Policy]
by Grace Githaiga 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

On July 8, 2011, President Mwai Kibaki officially launched the Kenya Open Data Initiative at a public event attended by more than 3,000 people. The new Internet portal compiled previously scattered or hard-to-access government information and made it available to the public for free. Kenya launched its initiative at a time when a number of countries were also putting government information online. The United States led the global open data movement, launching its site in 2009. Britain’s official data site went online a year later. Within three years, 31 countries — including Australia, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Estonia, Italy, Moldova, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and Uruguay — had created similar portals. Multilateral organizations embraced the concept as well; The World Bank inaugurated its own open data website in 2010. Read on. http://www.africahot.com/en/2013/08/17/bridging-kenyas-data-divide-by-rushd…

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Re: [kictanet] Laptop project: Pre-bid Conference
by Ray Keller 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/ktn/video/watch/2000068926/-government-sets-… This video talks about three points: a) Bidders want to extend the timeline: Why would government like to extend the timeline? Will they still meet the delivery timeline? How many laptops per minute one would manufacture to meet the delivery timeline of two months after award of the contract? Do they have existing inventory of exactly same specs? b) Bidders would like the government to test the solution: Is there a specific procedure that government(MOE) will use to test the offered solution in real situation before paying so much money? I think that it's important to get the laptop, software and content piloted in real schools/situation before we spend 14.7 Billion Ksh tax payer money. Why is this step skipped? Is it not important? I also read an article that government refused to give benefit to the youth under this transaction claiming that it's an international tender. Members? Thoughts? Ray Keller On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 3:12 AM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com>wrote: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHjrghroGiU#at=40 > > _______________________________________________ > 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/raykeller8%40gmail.com > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >

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AIRTEL REIGNITES TARIFF WARS
by James Mbugua 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

Listers It looks like Airtel have used the lowering of interconnection (MTR) rates by CCK to restart the tariff wars. They have introduced a promo tariff for Sh2/- per minute across all networks. I wonder how the other operators will respond. I thought one of their recent business moves was wise amidst many baffling ones but I'm not sure where to place this one. James

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New authority to improve efficiency in ICT industry
by philip＠cskonline.org 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

ICTA now takes over the roles and resources previously held by the ICT Board of Kenya, the e-Government Directorate and the Government Information and Technology Services (GITS).

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Identity.go.ke Hacked
by Victor Kapiyo 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

Dear Listers, The hackers have struck again. Seems identity.go.ke has fell victim to the Indonesian hacker team. [image: Inline images 1] Victor Kapiyo, LL.B ==================================================== *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar *

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 75, Issue 79
by Michael Bullut 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

Has the government considered installing SSL certificates on ALL their websites (as a rule of thumb)? On 19 August 2013 11:23, <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: New authority to improve efficiency in ICT industry > (Mark Mwangi) > 2. Re: New authority to improve efficiency in ICT industry > (S.M. Muraya) > 3. Identity.go.ke Hacked (Victor Kapiyo) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:39:02 +0300 > From: Mark Mwangi <mwangy(a)gmail.com> > To: James Mbugua <jgmbugua(a)gmail.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] New authority to improve efficiency in ICT > industry > Message-ID: > <CAH5fjcijiTHYu=L3Z0-mMiFRNp_KO-FwskZiVKFW2_4-JjS= > SA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Why must we recycle the same old names? No offence to their expertise and > decades of experience but must we entrust the same players with our IT > strategies? > > > On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 10:27 AM, James Mbugua <jgmbugua(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Who will be the Director-General? Dr. Ndemo is certainly a good bet. > Louis > > Otieno of Microsoft is another. Dr. Shem Ochuodho. Stephen Kiptiness..... > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 10:07 AM, <philip(a)cskonline.org> wrote: > > > >> ICTA now takes over the roles and resources previously held by the ICT > >> Board of Kenya, the e-Government Directorate and the Government > >> Information and Technology Services (GITS). > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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/jgmbugua%40gmail.com > >> > >> > >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and > development. > >> > >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and > bandwidth, > >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, > do > >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mwangy%40gmail.com > > > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform > > for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > > regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT > > sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and > development. > > > > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors > > online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and > bandwidth, > > share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do > > not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Mark Mwangi > > markmwangi.me.ke >

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Identity.go.ke Hacked
by Gideon 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

Kapiyo, The hackers have struck again. > > Seems identity.go.ke has fell victim to the Indonesian hacker team. > > May be the government needs to looks at the security of its domains urgently. Its very important that they are secured and not fall victim frequently to hacks. Regards Rop > > > Victor Kapiyo, LL.B > > ==================================================== > *?Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude? Zig > Ziglar > * >

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Re: [kictanet] KENYA POWER TO 'EXIT' RURAL ELECTRIFICATION MARKET - A CASE OF THE TAIL WAGING THE DOG?
by meshack emakunat 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

Hi Just a thought, how has the stakeholders to supply power to rural areas diversified there resources so that they do not have to rely so much on govern,ent subsidies and offers. Example if they have to supply power to rural areas then they may utilise renewable energy sourcex sucj as wind eneryg solar like what is in turkana. The organisations can help rural folks to install solar energy and that way the only cost will be purchase of equipment and installation. That way they do mot have to deal with below breakeven costs that is recurrent every month and every year. They can also run renewable energy awareness programs in the villages. Btw most rural areas are sunlight intensive. Regards Meshack ------------------------------ On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 12:04 AM PDT Mark Mwangi wrote: >I was not aware that Kenya power is nolonger a monopoly. I apologize for my >ignorance. we cannot however ignore the fact that thy single handedly have >the widest distribution infrastructure as we speak. KETRACO only has >control of the new power lines. I assume that Nairobi is only covered by >Kenya power? > >Even AT&T in its hey day was forced by the government to give service to >unprofitable outposts in the middle of nowhere in the principle that nobody >is left behind. I understand that most of the fees collected by KPLC are >for other organisations but the domination in power distribution remains >and thus the attendant visibility and blame. > >I wonder how counties will handle this. Will Kenya power be split into >local county power companies or will it remain a monolith? I bet some >counties will want to monopolize their dams etc. > > >On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 6:37 PM, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > >> James >> >> I appreciate your contribution to this issue. And I suspect that there are >> many invisible barriers to entry that may need to be removed to ensure a >> credible competitor(s) to KP emerge. This is the only way to enthuse energy >> (pun intended) into the sector. >> >> The issue of the counties is a critical component in the energy equation >> and I hope that we will have enough of them who are forward thinking to >> encourage investment in the sector. >> >> Lastly James I cringe when I hear you talk about government institutions >> becoming a roadblock to progress. I'm not a legal specialist but doesn't >> the Government have the powers to call up Eminent Domain statutes to,move >> things for infrastructural investment? >> >> Regards >> >> Ali Hussein >> CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd >> Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd >> >> +254 713 601113/ 0770 906375 >> >> "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Aug 15, 2013, at 5:06 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> It is the little foxes like this that will turn Vision 2030 to vision >> 3020. We will can only achieve prosperity when there is equity across the >> country in terms of in terms of Infrastructure and connectivity. >> >> Best Regards >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 4:10 PM, James Mbugua <jgmbugua(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Dennis >> >> One of the things KPLC is looking at is partnering with those counties >> that are ready and proactive; that will provide land for substations and >> wayleaves, the company will partner with them to rapidly scale up expansion >> of connections in these counties. >> >> This is important if you consider that one of the reasons Nairobi's power >> has issues is because a 400KV (High Voltage) line running from Mombasa to >> Nairobi has stalled just outside Nairobi as the likes of KWS refuse to give >> way leaves citing bird migration. >> >> As a result, power from Kipevu III has to be rerouted through Kindaruma >> first and then to Nairobi and this over a lower capacity line meaning more >> power losses. >> >> The line from Ethiopia to Suswa to bring in 400MW is already running into >> issues as some ranchers in Laikipia don't want to give wayleaves. >> >> The power sector is beset by many challenges and cooperation from >> Counties to facilitate faster completion of projects would result in >> overall better access to energy for all. >> >> James >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 3:56 PM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Great opportunity for Machakos, Kiambu, Muranga counties to partner on >>> distributing power to rural households in these counties. The same can be >>> done by other counties. >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, 15 August 2013, Mark Mwangi wrote: >>> >>> And why not invest the profits? >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 2:52 PM, James Mbugua <jgmbugua(a)gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Ali >>>> >>>> Let me weigh in as I represent Kenya Power in Investor Relations. >>>> >>>> I was present at the press conference yesterday and suffice it to >>>> say, Business Daily and Daily Nation grossly misreported the situation. >>>> Read the Standard and People they seemed to have gotten it. >>>> >>>> There are a few things to appreciate about Kenya Power. >>>> >>>> 1. Following the multi-sector working group from across the energy >>>> sector, petroleum industry players and World Bank that was convened in >>>> 2001, its recommendations on the energy policy were subsequently issued as >>>> Sessional Paper No 4. on Energy of 2004. >>>> >>>> 2. Out of this, The Energy Act of 2006 was enacted that brought into >>>> force among other things, the Energy Regulatory Commission, the Geothermal >>>> Development Corporation, the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Ketraco >>>> and the Rural Electrification Authority. >>>> >>>> 3. To shield consumers from the high capital expenditure of rural >>>> expansion, the government formed REA to absorb that cost and leave Kenya >>>> Power to distribute power. >>>> >>>> 4. The Energy Act of 2006 also ended Kenya Power's monopoly on >>>> distribution. So as at now, KPLC is not a monopoly. In fact, the Energy >>>> Regulatory Commission would license anyone who demonstrates both the >>>> technical and financial capacity to be a distributor. All, they have to do >>>> is to sign a power purchase agreement with an Independent Power Producer >>>> and then negotiate a wheel-in charge for transmission to use either Kenya >>>> Power's or Ketraco's lines or if they can, put up their own lines, and then >>>> organize their billing and collections at the other end. >>>> >>>> 5. Rural Electrification is done by REA which has been connecting >>>> centres, hospitals, schools, markets etc while KPLC comes in to metre and >>>> switch on consumers. >>>> >>>> 6. Rural Electricity has always been subsidized by urban consumers. >>>> For anything less than 50KWh, they are charged Sh2/Kwh while the average >>>> cost of a Kwh will come to about Sh4. Nairobi/Urban residents typically pay >>>> around Sh8/Kwh. >>>> >>>> 7. Since 2006, the Kenya Government has not subsidized power at >>>> generation like it used to. Kenya Power purchases the power at cost and has >>>> to subsequently evacuate, transmit and distribute this power at an >>>> additional cost. >>>> >>>> 8. Since 2002 despite the rise in cost of materials from poles, to >>>> cables and transformers, KPLC has not increased the price of connecting >>>> customers until it decided to review that earlier this year. >>>> >>>> 9. In the year 2012 alone, Kenya Power added 307,000 new connections >>>> at a charge it believes is lower than the actual cost of connecting the >>>> consumer. >>>> >>>> 10. Because of the ever expanding network, and you will see from >>>> financial reports that the firm books ever bigger figures for depreciation, >>>> and newer power purchase agreements, it has become necessary for KPLC to >>>> spend more money on maintenance e.g. After connection, it is the company >>>> that repairs vandalized wires, transformers etc. >>>> >>>> 11. Despite this, the government has (a) Not subsidized power which is >>>> being supplied to an ever larger number at lower than cost (b) The >>>> government does not provide guarantees for organizations which are not >>>> wholly government-owned to access loans or bonds. (c) Between 1991-2007 >>>> there was very little investment in the grid as donors had frozen aid; only >>>> until the Energy REcovery Strategy Program and the Kenya Electricity >>>> Expansion Program have we seen significant investment to expand and >>>> strengthen the grid. >>>> >>>> 12. Bear in mind that while constrained as to what it can charge >>>> consumers, selling power in some cases at below cost, KPLC is expected to >>>> source funding for investment either from its squeezed margins or from >>>> financiers without government guarantees while purchasing power at cost and >>>> taking responsibility for vandalism. >>>> >>>> 13. At the end of all this, it has to make its case to shareholders as >>>> to what kind of returns they should expect. >>>> >>>> >>>> James >>>>

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Hacker posts Facebook bug report on Zuckerberg’s wall
by Ali Hussein 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

http://rt.com/news/facebook-post-exploit-hacker-zuckerberg Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 713 601113/ 0770 906375 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] Laptop project: www.NI3C.net
by Ray Keller 18 Aug '13

18 Aug '13

@Japheth @Matogo @Barnabas @Listers --- Please share your views. @Government Officials --- Please advise as to why there is no mention of testing in the actual RFP procedures and award criteria. Please advise. a) What's the role of www.NI3C.net? Site is now down, but the stakeholders were told at the forum that any/all solutions will be piloted in the real schools and will be tested by NI3C. Steps mentioned were 1) Solution/Devices will be submitted to NI3C 2) Solution will be adjusted based on NI3C findings 3) School teachers will be trained 4) Solution/Devices will be tested for a minimum of 4 weeks by NI3C in the real schools I hope that some one isn't changing the NI3C testing manual overnight to align with the RFP. :) b) MoE has spent so much money on setting up National Innovation and ICT Integration Center at Kenya Science. NI3C has been testing all sorts of solutions since it's inception. Why would the actual selected solution, methodology, devices will NOT go through the testing procedure before spending 15 Billion Ksh? Are we setting us up for failure? just like the devices ordered by IEBC failed in the real use and created so much chaos. Ray On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Ray Keller <raykeller8(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/ktn/video/watch/2000068926/-government-sets-… > > > This video talks about three points: > > a) Bidders want to extend the timeline: Why would government like to > extend the timeline? Will they still meet the delivery timeline? > > How many laptops per minute one would manufacture to meet the delivery > timeline of two months after award of the contract? Do they have existing > inventory of exactly same specs? > > b) Bidders would like the government to test the solution: > > Is there a specific procedure that government(MOE) will use to test the > offered solution in real situation before paying so much money? I think > that it's important to get the laptop, software and content piloted in real > schools/situation before we spend 14.7 Billion Ksh tax payer money. Why is > this step skipped? Is it not important? > > I also read an article that government refused to give benefit to the > youth under this transaction claiming that it's an international tender. > > Members? Thoughts? > > Ray Keller > > > On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 3:12 AM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com>wrote: > >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHjrghroGiU#at=40 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/raykeller8%40gmail.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> > >

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Laptop project: Ndemo Ndemo asks opposition to support Govt
by Grace Githaiga 16 Aug '13

16 Aug '13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHjrghroGiU#at=40

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KENYA POWER TO 'EXIT' RURAL ELECTRIFICATION MARKET - A CASE OF THE TAIL WAGING THE DOG?
by Ali Hussein 16 Aug '13

16 Aug '13

Listers Kenya Power has announced that they will no longer prioritize Rural Electrification because of what they term unacceptable terms for connectivity. This, even when the Government has offered 2.7B in subsidies to the Monopoly Power company. I don't need to dwell into the myriad of issues this country's consumers have faced at the hands of this monopoly. Now we have a case where the tail is trying to wag the dog.. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Kenya+Power+dumps+rural+c… This level of irresponsibility on a utility solely responsible for electrification in the country is not only unacceptable but bordering on economic sabotage. In defense of Kenya Power, the Ag.CEO did say that they are unable to do this Rural thing because they are subjected to the vagaries of the market as they are a public company quoted on the NSE. I have some questions to the Cabinet Secretary of Energy, the Government at large and listers in general:- 1. Isn't it time to call Kenya Powers bluff and kill this monopoly? You can't at the same time try to protect your monopoly while vomiting on our shoes - read the Kenya People. (sorry but couldn't help the analogy once used by the British Ambassador when he was referring to the Govt accepting grants from the British people and then use the money to buy Chinese vehicles instead of Landrovers! :) what cheek! ) 2. There has been discussions on this list about whether the whole Power Sector needs to be liberalists ala the Telkom Sector. Maybe there is an Mpesa waiting to happen there... 3. Should the government empower the Rural Electrification Authority to roll out connections in the counties? Are there synergies between this Authority and the yet to be heard of Universal Access Fund? Can the Government find the strength to break silos and work together in this? After all where power goes internet connectivity should be its bedmate. What's your take? Ali Hussein CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd +254 713 601113/ 0770 906375 "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb Sent from my iPad

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Dr. Ndemo parting shot
by Grace Githaiga 16 Aug '13

16 Aug '13

Dr Bitange Ndemo, the former Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Information and Communications can be termed as a key pioneer of Kenya’s ICT sector.A passionate man in matters ICT, Dr Ndemo is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of Nairobi after he left the ICT docket in government. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Tech/Kenya+ICT+Bitange+Ndemo+parting+shot/…

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