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Kenya' Road Safety Status
by Eric Aligula 20 May '12

20 May '12

Listers As you debate the very grave road safety situation in Kenya, we would wish to share this preliminary information from a study we are conducting on the accuracy of road safety data. Good data is critical for effective policy formulation, implementation and evaluation. Anecdotal evidence suggests a significant level of underreporting, compounded by errors in other complimentary data sets. However, on the basis of what is available, we aver that the major problem in respect of road safety in Kenya is a human problem. That is our weakest link. How to deal with it is key. It is very broad brush and we welcome feedback even as we look for answers from Thika Road. Kind regards Eric Aligula Magolo, PhD Programmes Coordinator & Ag. Head, Infrastructure and Economic Services Division Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) P.O. Box 56445, 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: +254-20-2719933/4 Fax: +254-20-2719951 E-mail: jairah(a)kippra.or.ke <mailto:jairah@kippra.or.ke> URL: www.kippra.org <http://www.kippra.org/> Proudly Kenyan, Kenyan by Nature! "In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility..........I welcome it." John F. Kennedy "To allow other people's assessment of you to determine your own self-assessment is a very big mistake" Columbia University President Lee Bollinger "Far better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory, nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt "Ex Africa semper aliquid novi" "Per aspera ad astra!"

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Re: [kictanet] Kenya' Road Safety Status
by Matunda Nyanchama 19 May '12

19 May '12

Good suggestions tying road safety solutions to driver record, insurance and the like. One more consideration: sanction to professionals that design, build and approve faulty roads. There is an equivalent term in medicine: medical malpractice. The Engineers Registration Board (ERB) needs to be part of this solution. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared for ICT security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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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Longonot Erruption
by Dennis Kioko 18 May '12

18 May '12

There have been reports in media about a looming eruption of Mt. Longonot, including localised earthquakes with the ground having huge cracks. Today morning, the Mai Mahiu - Naivasha road has been closed due to huge cracks on the road rendering it impassable. My question is whether the country's disaster organs are prepared to handle the disaster, and what can be expected from the eruption, in terms of area affected, and earth movements and their locality? -- with Regards: blog.denniskioko.com <http://www.denniskioko.com/>

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Rejoinder- companies website posts
by Rebecca Wanjiku 18 May '12

18 May '12

About a week ago, I wrote a post on the companies registry project and whether the automation/digitization, said to have been completed in 2010 was complete. I have posted two pieces, one explaining the genesis of the post and the other on the responses, just to make sure that readers get both sides. Read it here http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/ Tel. 254 720 318 925 wanjiku.co.ke

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ITU: Greater Transparency and Participation in WCIT 2012
by Henry Maina 18 May '12

18 May '12

Dear All, ARTICLE 19 in collaboration with other stakeholder have initiated a process to lobby for a more transparent ITU. We would like more actors to sign up on a letter that has been drafted and seek to change the stakeholders who will be invited to attend the WCIT 2012 from just state delegates and a few private sectors operators. Please find attached a link to the PR and letter. http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/3229/en/itu:-wcit-2012-need… http://www.article19.org/data/files/medialibrary/3229/Civil-society-WCIT-le… Regards HENRY O. MAINA DIRECTOR ARTICLE 19 KENYA/EASTERN AFRICA P O BOX 2653,00100 NAIROBI TEL:+254 (20) 3862230/2 FAX:+254 (20) 3862231 EMAIL: henry(a)article19.org ________________________________________ From: kictanet [kictanet-bounces+henry=article19.org(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] on behalf of George Nyabuga [gnyabuga(a)uonbi.ac.ke] Sent: 18 May 2012 02:21 PM To: Henry Maina Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Media data Thanks so much Barrack, Edith, Walu, James et al. for your assistance. Great stuff on the CCK website. I don't think the ABC figures for newspaper (and other print media) are available so any other source would be appreciated. And Synovate always charge so much for the figures. I have talked with them before and they refused to give me the stats. George > George, > > Research ICT Africa has done the most comprhensive work on policy and > regulations in Africa and do have some data on Kenya (our very own Tim > Waema is part of this team and you can get in touch with him for more > details). > > See link at http://www.researchictafrica.net/data.php (click on the Kenyan > map) > > http://www.researchictafrica.net/countries.php?cid=13 (this one gives you > some data on Kenya). > > > CCK's research unit should be another source. They have a GIS Unit and > Library which should be a useful place to start. > > All the best. > > Edith > ________________ > Edith Ofwona Adera > Senior Program Specialist > Climate Change and Water Program > Agriculture and Environment > International Development Research Centre > Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa > Liason House 2nd floor, State House Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya > +254-20-2713160/1 | Fax: +254-20-2711063 | Mobile: +254-733-624345 > eadera(a)idrc.ca | www.idrc.ca | www.crdi.ca > > > -----Original Message----- > From: kictanet > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf > Of George Nyabuga > Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 1:36 PM > To: Edith Adera > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: [kictanet] Media data > > Dear Listers, > > I am looking for statistics on various issues relating mainly to the > availability of the Internet in Kenya. I am interested in finding out > whether there are statistics on broadband internet penetration rate in > Kenya (% of total population) between 2005 and 2010. I am also looking for > mobile phone penetration rate in Kenya (% of total population), 2005-2010. > What percentage of the figures is 3G? Any figures on ADSL broadband > (primary users), wireless broadband (primary users) for between 2005 and > 2010. > > Does anybody also have figures on circulation figures for Kenyan > newspapers for the years 2005-2010. Any figures on radio, TV, newspaper, > mobile phone use as a platform for news for the years 2005-2010 would be > appreciated. > > I need the data for an academic research so any assistance would be hugely > appreciated. > > George > > > > -- > Dr George Nyabuga > Associate Director > School of Journalism & Mass Communication University of Nairobi Education > Building Harry Thuku Road PO Box 30197 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya > Tel: +254(0)20 318262 Fax: +254(0)20 2229168 > Mobile: +254 (0)72151 6573 > Email: gnyabuga(a)uonbi.ac.ke, gnyabuga(a)yahoo.co.uk www.uonbi.ac.ke > > > > ----------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by > MailScanner, > and is believed to be clean. > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI IS ISO CERTIFIED > > The University of Nairobi is committed to providing quality services to > all > its clients. 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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. > > > ----------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by > MailScanner, > and is believed to be clean. > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI IS ISO CERTIFIED > > The University of Nairobi is committed to providing quality services to > all > its clients. 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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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Reminder: SharePoint Saturday - Nairobi - Sept 15, 2012
by S.M. Muraya 18 May '12

18 May '12

Reminder: SharePoint Saturday - Nairobi - Sept 15, 2012 http://spsnairobi.eventbrite.com/ This is what an older (2007) version of SharePoint was being used to accomplish 4 years ago.... http://www.cio.com/article/print/397263 Microsoft SharePoint: Project Management Answer for a Multi-Million Dollar Construction Effort – Meridith Levinson, CIO *June 16, 2008* Matt Fahrenkrug and Bill Culhane get paid to handle the nuts and bolts of complicated construction projects. As the owners of Culhane & Fahrenkrug Consulting, they facilitate every aspect of commercial construction efforts, such as the second phase of a three-year, $170 million building expansion for the Van Andel Institute<http://www.cio.com/article/346763/How_Microsoft_InfoPath_Is_Helping_Cancer_…>, acancer research <http://www.vai.org/> facility based in Grand Rapids, Mich. Culhane and Fahrenkrug are overseeing every detail of this project for the Van Andel Institute. As the Institute's "owner representatives," Culhane and Fahrenkrug write the contracts for all of the architects, engineers, construction managers and subcontractors involved in the building expansion. They get building permits and approvals from the city of Grand Rapids. They make sure the Van Andel Institute is adequately insured, and that all of the consultants, contractors and subcontractors follow federal and state safety standards. It's a big job with lots of stakeholders and moving parts, and one that generates reams of paper, including contracts, drawings, specifications, maps, requests for information, cut sheets and meeting minutes. To manage all of the project's documentation, logistics and participants, Culhane and Fahrenkrug are using Microsoft SharePoint<http://www.cio.com/article/357313/Understanding_Microsoft_SharePoint_in_a_W…> . MORE ON SHAREPOINT SharePoint Demystified <http://www.cio.com/article/169750> Understanding Microsoft SharePoint in a Web 2.0 World<http://www.cio.com/article/357313> Should IT Put all of Its Eggs in the Microsoft SharePoint Basket?<http://advice.cio.com/c_g_lynch/should_it_put_all_its_eggs_in_the_microsoft…> Why Microsoft Should Bring a Facebook-like Look to SharePoint<http://advice.cio.com/c_g_lynch/why_microsoft_should_bring_facebook_like_lo…> SharePoint has grown to incorporate so many features that some IT shops still have a hard time understanding exactly what it does. (See Sharepoint Demystified <http://www.cio.com/article/169750>, for an up-to-date primer on SharePoint's pieces, parts and capabilities.) But the product's capability around the storage of unstructured data is one of its strengths, says Rob Koplowitz, a principal analyst with Forrester Research <http://www.cio.com/article/397263/subject/Forrester+Research+Inc.> who specializes in information and knowledge management tools. "Organizations see SharePoint as a backbone for getting more control over large amounts of unstructured data," he says. "All of the things that would have previously been put on a file server or e-mailed around as attachments are great candidates for moving into a more structured environment [like SharePoint]." Why SharePoint When design of the Van Andel Institute's new building began in January 2006, Fahrenkrug and Culhane met with Bryon Campbell, CIO of the Institute, to find out if there was any technology they could use to store all of the documents the construction project was going to create. Fahrenkrug figured they'd use an FTP site, having used them for previous construction projects. Campbell recommended SharePoint<http://advice.cio.com/c_g_lynch/why_microsoft_should_bring_facebook_like_lo…>, having used SharePoint Team Services in 2005 on another unrelated project. Campbell told Fahrenkrug and Culhane that his IT department could use SharePoint to create a secure, private website that the architecture, engineering and construction teams could use to store and share documents, create threaded discussions and post meeting minutes. Anyone to whom Fahrenkrug and Culhane granted permission could access the site with a username and password. To date, SharePoint has proven to be an effective solution for the Van Andel Institute's building construction project. It's provided a lot more capabilities than just document storage. Culhane and Fahrenkrug have used SharePoint's calendaring function to track contractors' vacations. They've set up alerts so that people know when documents are ready for approval. They've used discussion boards for brainstorming, and they've used SharePoint to share specifications. Fahrenkrug says one goal of SharePoint was to eliminate as much paper as possible to reduce printing and shipping costs and support the Van Andel Institute's environmental sustainability efforts. "We wanted to be as environmentally friendly as we could," he says. The collaborative workspace certainly helped: Culhane and Fahrenkrug have shaved as much as $250,000 off the cost of the project because they were able to reduce the amount of paper they had to print and ship around the country to the various architects and contractors by 50 to 60 percent, compared to typical past projects, says Fahrenkrug. Campbell also believes the construction process has been expedited because architects and engineers don't have to wait 24 hours or more for the documentation they need to do their jobs. "Turning documents around faster translates to building faster and that translates into cost savings on labor," says Campbell. "SharePoint has worked pretty well, adds Fahrenkrug. "It saved a ton of time and a lot of money and trees, but it hasn't been flawless." Specifically, SharePoint took some getting used to, and its workflow didn't support the project's requirements out of the box, he says. Provisioning proper access for users was also tricky using SharePoint TeamServices. But the consultants and the Van Andel IT staffer who developed the site worked around those difficulties and crafted a solution that has largely met everyone's needs. Here's a inside look at their solution and what it accomplished for Van Andel's building expansion. Building a SharePoint Site Kim Jeffries, an application analyst at the Van Andel Institute, began developing the SharePoint site in February, 2006. She first met with Culhane and Fahrenkrug's administrative assistant, who explained which stakeholders were involved in the design phase of the construction process and the associated workflows. The admin told Jeffries that the project was going to have different teams focused on areas such as brainstorming, parking, construction and sustainability, and that these teams would need different levels of access on the site. She gave Jeffries a spreadsheet listing all of the people involved in the design process and the levels of access they'd need. Culhane and Fahrenkrug also wanted an area of the site that only they could use. "We drew it all out and we ended up with a home page that everybody hits, with about five sub-sites off the home page, a couple of document libraries, main contacts, discussions and at least one private site for our owner rep team [Culhane and Fahrenkrug]," says Jeffries. Because the Van Andel Institute was already using SharePoint Team Services internally at the time, Jeffries had to build accounts for each participant locally on the existing SharePoint server. Then she had to bring in each participant page by page, library by library, and meeting workspace by meeting workspace. She says provisioning access for users in Team Services was "tedious" and "the most difficult part" of building the site. It took about 40 hours over the course of a month to get the site up and running, Jeffries says. When it was complete in March, she turned the design and the content administration over to Fahrenkrug and Culhane's administrative assistant. Jeffries continued to create accounts for new teams and individuals as they came on board, because that process was complicated and it needed to be done on Van Andel's local SharePoint server. Fahrenkrug says it generally took users two to three weeks to get accustomed to SharePoint. Jeffries hired a local training center to teach the owner representatives and a handful of employees from the architecture firm and construction offices to use Sharepoint. But, Fahrenkrug says, most users learned the system on the fly. Though the SharePoint site took some getting used to, Fahrenkrug says, the user interface is more intuitive than an FTP site, which looks more like a computer file than a web page and never offers enough storage, in his experience. As such, SharePoint makes storage and retrieval of documents easier, he says. Users can access the site whenever they want; and they don't have to wait for Federal Express<http://www.cio.com/article/397263/subject/Federal+Express+Corporation> deliveries. Jeffries adds that users receive alerts via e-mail whenever a new document is added to the site. When users need to find a spec, they can simply type the name of it into the search engine on the home page, which takes them right to it, as opposed to drilling through folders to find it, he notes. Troubleshooting problems is also easier on SharePoint than on an FTP site, says Fahrenkrug. "If people couldn't get into an FTP site, it was pretty hard to figure out why," he says. "With SharePoint, my admin can go in, figure out why they can't get access, and if there is a glitch on our end, we can easily fix it." Tips for Getting the Most From SharePoint *1. Train users.* "If you can't get people to use SharePoint, putting a site together is not worth the effort," says Kim Jeffries, an application analyst with the Van Andel Institute. *2. Give novice users targeted tips.* "When I created an account for a new SharePoint users, I sent them an e-mail with their user name and password and some quick tips on how to access the account, what level of security they had, and what that meant in terms of what they could and couldn't do, how to use the calendar, and how to use a document library," says Jeffries. *3. Follow the three-click rule.* Within the SharePoint site, says Jeffries, keep content as close to the surface as possible. "You should be able to get done what you need to get done in three clicks," she says. *4. Make sure you have enough storage.* By the end of the Van Andel Institute's building expansion, the SharePoint sites might take up one terabyte of storage, says Bryon Campbell, CIO of the Institute. *5. Understand SharePoint's capabilities and limitations.* "SharePoint is not the end all be all of software, but it works if you understand what it can and can't do," says Matt Fahrenkrug, owner of Culhane & Fahrenkrug Consulting. "By understanding that, you can manipulate the software and get to the result that you want." *--M. Levinson* Upgrading to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server<http://www.cio.com/article/397263/subject/Microsoft+Office+SharePoint+Server> (MOSS) When the Van Andel Institute migrated to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) in January, 2007, Jeffries had to update external users' security levels because they could no longer access their specific site with the local accounts she had originally set up for the previous version of SharePoint, Team Services. (Security is set up differently in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server than it is in Team Services.) Drawing on research she had done about the best way to set up user access on MOSS, she worked with the Van Andel Institute's server administrator, Russell VanderMey, to create Active Directory accounts which she could then bring into SharePoint. VanderMey created an external Active Directory domain that's not on the Van Andel Institute's network, yet provides Jeffries with a domain that she can use to create and maintain security for SharePoint users who are not Van Andel employees. "With MOSS, the maintenance is so much easier because I created security groups for every level necessary on each page and sub-site and I created security groups within SharePoint," says Jeffries. "Now, when someone new joins, I go out to the external active directory site, I get their name and plug them into whatever site they need to belong to." Jeffries adds that it now takes less than five minutes to provision access for users, because she doesn't have to drill through 30 sub-sites to maintain security. SharePoint Key to New Submittals Process In June, 2007, Fahrenkrug came to Jeffries with a new request. A new phase of the project had started—the submittal phase—and he needed technology to support it. During the submittal phase, architects and engineers create drawings which they release to subcontractors, who bid on the projects and create new, more detailed drawings. These documents then get sent back to the architects and engineers for review and approval. "I thought this was a huge undertaking," says Jeffries of the submittal phase. "If we could get a solution for them using SharePoint, it would be huge." Her first effort to use Microsoft Office SharePoint Server to automate the submittal process ran into complications. SharePoint's workflow didn't support the architects' and engineers' needs. They wanted to use a certain naming convention for .PDF files, and they didn't want users re-naming files. The problem, says Jeffries: SharePoint wants users to rename .PDF files after they've checked them out of a library and are ready to return them. To fix this problem, re-coding SharePoint would take too much work and would complicate software updates and patches. So Jeffries wound up creating three separate sites—one called submittals out, where all specifications are uploaded for review; a coordination site, where the architects can review the contractors' changes and suggestions; and a third called submittals in, where the architects submit specs to the owner reps. She says creating three separate sites was much easier than customizing the software. The beauty of SharePoint is that it makes creating these sites a cinch, she says. Setting up three separate sites also ensured that all of the versioning that needed to take place during each phase of the submittal process happened in the right site, and ensured that versioning was complete at each phase of the submittal process, says Jeffries. The sites went live on July 13. Today, the Van Andel Institute has four SharePoint sites supporting the construction project, with 18 document libraries for each of the three submittal sites and 25 document libraries on the original SharePoint site used for the design phase of the project, says Jeffries. Each folder within each of the document libraries on the submittal sites can contain 100 or more documents. "The paperwork alone being maintained here is amazing," she adds. The sites support 108 users and 200 or more gigabytes of storage according to Fahrenkrug. Fahrenkrug estimates that the new building, which is expected to be complete late next year, is about 40 to 45 percent complete today. "It's right on schedule. It's on budget," he says. And that's due in no small part to SharePoint. Says Campbell, "The fact that we used SharePoint for the submittal process will definitely keep us on track." © 2012 CXO Media Inc.

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Queries to Engineer Kidenda (Midnight today is cut off)
by Grace Githaiga 18 May '12

18 May '12

Good morning Listers I have received a response from Engineer Kidenda. Ofcourse you do understand there have been tons and tons of emails to him (well maybe not tons but you get the point). He has requested that we kindly raise all SUBSTANTIVE issues by midnight today. He will then get his team to respond to all issues that concern KENHA. Barrack has accepted to consolidate all the issues that you have raised and will continue to track your concerns until midnight today. They will then be posted here and copied to Engineer Kidenda for action. Let us continue this fruitful and productive exchange until MIDNIGHT Today. WarmlyGG

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Point of sale system(s) - request
by Matunda Nyanchama 17 May '12

17 May '12

Listers I have friends who run a few restaurants in the city and they need help with a Point of Sale System (POS). As they don't know technology well, the deal would come with ongoing technical support. It needs to have automated back up (perhaps to a remote location) and built UPS (given the frequent blackouts). It should be easy to install and intuitive to operate and programmable with KRA requirements. It is important that it can integrate with credit/debit card payment processing. Ability to generate reports. ... plus all other good stuff that comes with POS is important. Any recommendations? Please respond via private mail. Have a good evening. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Fwd:Free OER training Opportunity
by Jane Ngima Muriuki 17 May '12

17 May '12

Hallo I wish to invite you to register and participate for OER On-line training.More information in the email in the forwarding message. Invite others Jane Muriuki ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

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Engineer Kidenda's Response
by Grace Githaiga 17 May '12

17 May '12

Listers Finally i have gone through to Eng. Kidenda. My request to him was that he gives us some two days to allow him field questions from listers. Unfortunately he says he is very busy but provided us with a general email (dg(a)kenha.co.ke) where you can direct all your questions on Thika Road. Someone is specifically tasked with handling all queries and for example if they are questions that would require input from others, then they will be directed to the relevant people for responses. He will respond to those that directly relate to his duties. May I request that if you do a query through the list, to also include dg(a)kenha.co.ke in order to get a response. Rgds Grace

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Re: [kictanet] The role of Media in political developement
by Charles Mutsi 16 May '12

16 May '12

The below points not withstanding, the media is a mirror of society. It does not create news, only reports, analyzes and hopefully provides insight. Any candidate for office is responsible to communicate well and package his ideas in a way that appeals to the electorate. It is not the medias job to take up the slack of poorly packaged candidates. If you cannot attract 50 people to your rally do not expect to make the headlinea. Secondly ideology can also divide. Mitt Romney has been villified because of his religion. Gayism and abortion are divisive issues in the USA. And the US press headline these issues with glee. Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android

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Revisiting Deadly Thika Road
by Edith Adera 16 May '12

16 May '12

Listers, Very sad indeed to hear the Minister of Roads (today on TV) defend Thika road unconvincingly! When things are not done well, we must be honest enough to acknowledge where things went wrong and to come up with some proposals on what will be done to improve the works and address the high road carnage. Rather than resort to the usual defensive position - that does not help anyone Minister Bett. I would have expected you to have an open forum to discuss the concerns of Kenyans rather than be so dismissive! Despite being assured that the issue had been brought to the attention of Eng Kidenda, there is no response to date! Grace, I wonder if you had any luck in reaching Eng Kidenda for an open debate. Edith, Concerned Kenyan Citizen!

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Re: [kictanet] Engineer Kidenda's Response
by Gakiria 16 May '12

16 May '12

Thank you very much Kebaya for your speedy response. Much appreciated. Andrew On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Director General <dg(a)kenha.co.ke> wrote: > Dear Andrew, **** > > ** ** > > Thank you for your email. Your concerns and the issues you have raised > have been noted. Your email has been forwarded to officers overseeing > construction of Thika road and they will soon give you a response. **** > > ** ** > > Regards **** > > ** ** > > E. Kebaya**** > > For: DG, KeNHA**** > > * ** > * > > Kenya National Highways Authority **** > > Blueshield Towers, **** > > Hospital Road, Upper Hill**** > > P.O. Box 49712 - 00100**** > > Nairobi **** > > Tel: +254 (0)20 4954000**** > > Fax: +254 (0)20 2715483**** > > Email: dg(a)kenha.co.ke**** > > Web: www.kenha.co.ke **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* Gakiria [mailto:gakiria@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 16, 2012 6:25 PM > *To:* Grace Githaiga > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions; dg(a)kenha.co.ke > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Engineer Kidenda's Response**** > > ** ** > > Dear Grace, > > Thank you very much for facilitating this. Allow me to share one of my > many not-so-pleasant experiences on Thika road (and its feeder roads), > hoping something will be done about this. > > My office is in KIE, off Muranga road at the Desai road junction next to > Nbi Gymkhana Club. I was on Mombasa road this morning and decided to get to > the office via forest road to avoid the madness at the Fig Tree junction > along Ngara road. > > To my shock,the turn off from Forest road into Desai road has been blocked > off (it was there last week). I was thus forced to drive all the way past > the flyover at Pangani, double back through through Ring Road and juja road > into Muranga road , to try and access Desai road from the opposite end. > Another shocker, there is no turn off either into KIE from muranga road > (approaching from the Pangani side)! > > What is there is a small gap in the huge concrete blocks seperating > traffic from and to the city centre, through which vehicles make an illegal > U-Turn, while avoiding on-coming traffic from the city centre. I have had 3 > accidents at that spot in the last 5 months and am not even a daily user of > that road. > > My question to you Engineer Kidenda is, how are those of us who work along > desai road (especially on the Nbi Gymkhana side) expected to navigate back > into the city center or to cross over to the other section of Desai road > towards kariakor roundabout, because both exit and entry points have been > blocked? We have been reduced to playing Russian roulette every evening, > with matatus to githurai/Dandora etc whizzing past at breakneck speed. > > And that is not even 1% of my near-death experiences.. > > Andrew**** > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> > wrote:**** > > Listers**** > > **** > > Finally i have gone through to Eng. Kidenda. **** > > **** > > My request to him was that he gives us some two days to allow him field > questions from listers. **** > > **** > > Unfortunately he says he is very busy but provided us with a general email > (dg(a)kenha.co.ke) where you can direct all your questions on Thika Road. Someone > is specifically tasked with handling all queries and for example if they > are questions that would require input from others, then they will be > directed to the relevant people for responses. He will respond to those > that directly relate to his duties. **** > > **** > > May I request that if you do a query through the list, to also include > dg(a)kenha.co.ke in order to get a response.**** > > ** ** > > Rgds**** > > Grace**** > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/gakiria%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.**** > > > > > -- > *Gakiria Andrew > Coordinator > Kenya eLearning Centre > Nairobi, KENYA***** > -- *Gakiria Andrew Coordinator Kenya eLearning Centre Nairobi, KENYA*

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Re: [kictanet] Engineer Kidenda's Response (Dorcas Muthoni)
by Matunda Nyanchama 16 May '12

16 May '12

While on this subject, I am wondering whether the ministry has communications personnel to address such public concerns. With the plethora or media outlets (FM radio, sms, twitter, facebook, etc.) they could be putting appropriate messages out there to keep the public informed, e.g. road closures, accidents, speeding warnings, etc. Ama? Regarding being upright citizens and driving according to the traffic code, I must repeat what I have said once: you lose if you are the only one following the rules. As well, without an effective stick to penalize offenders, little will change. Here the "bullies" win and the tendency them is for everyone to become a bully, breaking the rules because it appears to "pay" for the bullies. Having the law is one thing; enforcing it is quite another. A law with no enforcement serves no purpose. Baraka ndizo hizo. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] Engineer Kidenda's Response
by Odhiambo Washington 16 May '12

16 May '12

Yes, this is one of the cases I know about. I wouldn't even be surprised both Kidenda and his PA know very little about e-mail communication! Write a letter by snail mail and you are very likely to get an acknowledgement/response. In certain quarters, they don't take e-mail that seriously. On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com>wrote: > I have been cc'ing this same dg@kehna all the times when I send mails. > > That mail is handled by a PA who hardly ever responds. > > He surely should spare sometime to respond to such a key constituency as > this group. He is a civil servant and I think its not right that he is too > busy. Mugo Kibati takes time off his great Vision 2030 plateful to attend > to issues of concern to the public. > > My take > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> Barrack, You wish. It's not in these guys' character to respond to >> anything. If you are for beer, find me for a few if you get a meaningful >> response from that address. >> >> >> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> Thank you GG, for the initiative. We are somewhere now, we shall act >>> accordingly. >>> >>> Best Regards >>> >>> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Listers**** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Finally i have gone through to Eng. Kidenda. **** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> My request to him was that he gives us some two days to allow him field >>>> questions from listers. **** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Unfortunately he says he is very busy but provided us with a general >>>> email (dg(a)kenha.co.ke) where you can direct all your questions on >>>> Thika Road. Someone is specifically tasked with handling all queries >>>> and for example if they are questions that would require input from others, >>>> then they will be directed to the relevant people for responses. He will >>>> respond to those that directly relate to his duties. **** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> May I request that if you do a query through the list, to also include >>>> dg(a)kenha.co.ke in order to get a response. >>>> >>>> >>>> Rgds**** >>>> >>>> Grace**** >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> kictanet mailing list >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%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. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Barrack O. Otieno >>> +254721325277 >>> +254-20-2498789 >>> Skype: barrack.otieno >>> http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/odhiambo%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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >> Nairobi,KE >> +254733744121/+254722743223 >> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >> I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. >> Please consider the environment before printing this email. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/oloo.khisa%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. >> > > > > -- > > "One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within > three years. Within five years you'll be a national authority. In seven > years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do."Earl Nightingale > 1921-1989 > * > Oloo Khisa > P.O. Box 24324-00100 > Nairobi > 0721321086/0734321086 > http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa* > > -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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RE : Google challenge
by pius walela 16 May '12

16 May '12

Hi Anyone with the URL link....to the recent Google challenge....kindly drop the link Regards

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Looking for editors
by Edward Ssekalo 16 May '12

16 May '12

Hello. I am looking for editors/editing services providers that are available to work on a part-time/consultancy basis. Can be individual or corporate. I cannot provide any specifics as the scope of work will vary from project to project. If you're interested, kindly send me your contact details and CV at edward.ssekalo(a)gmail.com and CC essekalo(a)eachq.org. Regards Edward

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3rd Draft Energy Policy needs feedback from Stakeholders
by David Otwoma 16 May '12

16 May '12

Listers, The 3rd Draft Energy Policy is available for Stakeholders input as per adverts in local daillies of Monday 14th May 2012. Please check this it is under public review especially the section on the nuclear power With adoption of the Kenya Vision 2030 and the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, there is need to review all these pieces of legislation so as to align them to the Vision and the Constitution. This pre-supposes the review and amalgamation of these laws into one statute. Soft copies are available in various websites including http://www.energy.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/National%20Energy%20Poli… Let us get your feedback. David

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Companies registry website cost 62 million, cant even search….
by Grace Githaiga 15 May '12

15 May '12

http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/05/companies-registry-website-cost-62-million…

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Young Innovators Competition 2012
by Alice Munyua 15 May '12

15 May '12

This might be of interest to some. Best Alice -------------------- The ITU Telecom Young Innovators Competition 2012 is now accepting applications. We are aiming to attract dynamic, socially engaged young people and identify projects with a genuine potential to succeed. In addition to the up to CHF 10 000 of funding for the 12 finalist projects/concepts, we also seek to build a cohesive international community of social entrepreneurs and a network of mentors, who would help them realize their initiatives. For more information, please find attached the official flyer. Feel free to share or print it and distribute it throughout your professional, and perhaps even your personal network. Our team will be attending the WSIS conference next week, in case you > would like to meet with us and talk about the competition. Thank you in advance for your time Best regards, The ITU Telecom Young Innovators Team

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FT Story: How Technology Changes Development Prospects
by Marie-Ann Kinyanjui 15 May '12

15 May '12

Listers, An encouraging story on Kenya and her ICT hopes in the latest edition of 'This is Africa' - the Financial Times supplement that focuses on our continent... thought it may be of interest to the list. Kenya (May 2012) FT This is Africa Online - WEF Africa 2012: How technology changes Africa’s development prospects http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/Reports/WEF-Africa-2012-How-technology-ch… Realising the potential of ICTs to transform the continent, governments are using technology to roll out public services. Africa’s tech hub, Kenya, is a pioneer A decade ago, there were little more than 50m mobile phones being used in Africa. Today, you can add a zero to that figure and then some, making the continent the world’s fastest-growing region for mobile penetration, with more subscribers than the US or the European Union. In certain countries, more citizens now have access to mobile phones than to clean water, a bank account, or electricity, and for these individuals, the cell phone means a lot more than ease of contact. Africa’s technology revolution means access to data and to financial services. For governments, it means a new way to overcome bottlenecks, roll out services and achieve development targets. “Back in 2000 the whole continent had less connectivity than Luxembourg – Africa with almost 1bn people, and Luxembourg with less than 1m – but that’s changed significantly,” explains Tim Kelly, lead ICT policy specialist at the World Bank. That is due to new undersea fibre optic cables, such as The East African Marine System, as well as better inland connectivity, he says. “Putting that connectivity together with much wider access to ICTs, particularly mobile phones, you’ve got the makings of a success story.” Used as an outlet for political frustration, mobile phones, internet and social networking can help topple governments – for proof, look to the Arab Spring. They have the power to make administrations more democratic, transparent and accountable. They offer citizens real-time political participation and the chance to expose corruption. Yet the real potential of these technologies is not in sweeping democratic reforms, but in “the less glamorous side of democracy”, Mr Kelly argues: issues such as “fixing your water pump”. Aware of all this, many municipalities are taking advantage of the rise of ICTs to improve the lives of their citizens and overhaul the way in which populations and businesses can interact with public sector representatives. In Kenya, a trailblazer in the sector, the government’s development blueprint – the Kenya Vision 2030 – draws heavily on science, technology and innovation as foundations for growth. “There has been a lot of progress in building the infrastructure, developing local content and local applications. Kenya’s IT infrastructure is actually better than most developed countries, and the diffusion of IT in Kenya has been very high,” says an enthusiastic Bitange Ndemo, permanent secretary at Kenya’s Ministry of Information and Communications, citing the now universally-touted example of Vodacom’s mobile money platform M-Pesa. It is now time for the public sector to play catch-up, he says: “We have been able to develop applications that have put Kenya on the world map in terms of software development… Now, we want to get to a point where we can use the mobile platform for the interface between the citizens and government – so they can deal with the government without necessarily having to travel to government sites.” This requires further progress in basic ICT infrastructure, though, and the fast transfer of government data to online platforms. Under the country’s Open Data Initiative – launched last year – the government has been working with World Bank support to upload almost all existing government registries. Data on everything from national censuses and exam results, to government expenditure and public service locations – and everything in between – is being digitised. “We’ve made a lot of progress in areas like the judiciary and land registry, and we are now digitising health records – starting with Kenyatta National Hospital and moving onto the district level,” Mr Ndemo explains. Those records mean big savings in terms of efficiency, but have broader implications: “To be able to provide records over periods of years – this is what we never used to have in Africa, but we are changing that,” he says. Records will provide crucial insights into health trends and support local research. From next year, the government will roll out its focus to e-procurement services, which could save it an annual $1bn. Add that to the estimated $2bn in potential savings by putting judicial records online, and an additional $5bn from efficiency gains within agriculture, he says, and the gains become clear. “We thought about using technology to focus on business process outsourcing for countries like Britain and the US – like India did,” Mr Ndemo says. “But India looked more to the outside world and has not utilised IT to improve livelihoods. There is nowhere we could get up to $10bn from and be able to bring that back to the economy. Better for us to use IT to look at our internal inefficiencies, and net the savings to improve the livelihoods of your citizens.” When it comes to evolving strategies for e-government, Kenya is by no means alone. Countries from Mauritius to Sierra Leone and Uganda have had success in implementing so-called integrated financial management information systems which let governments manage their budgets and report revenues. In 2010, the continent’s economic powerhouse, South Africa, declared the ICT sector a top priority. While progress in the field has been uneven, donors hold up the country’s electronic tax filing systems – managed by South African Revenue Services – as a world class model. For governments, providing these services means better collaboration, both between ministries and with the private sector. “Smart City” initiatives are being rolled out in cities such as Cape Town, and here too Kenya’s government has embarked on a project – this time in partnership with IBM, which is hoping to provide solutions for energy, security and, above all, traffic issues in Nairobi. The group hopes to use cell phones, for instance, to pinpoint traffic build ups in the notoriously congested capital city. By collecting this data, “you can start to predict and make analyses of alternative routes, and provide that information either to the city planners, or to the traffic police, or to emergency vehicles,” explains Anthony Mwai, country general manager, IBM East Africa. Across the continent, governments are working with businesses to roll out services that can help overcome constraints such as low agricultural productivity, and the dearth of doctors and educated teachers. “What we need now is to deepen the services we provide and innovate in other areas: health, agriculture, e-learning – we want to leverage on IT across every sector,” Mr Ndemo says. In Kenya, where there are only around 1.5 health workers per 1000 of a 40 million population, many rural clinics do not have internet access or even electricity – creating problems for the delivery of test results to patients. Here, the traditional approach involved taking blood samples at rural clinics, which were sent on to five national health laboratories, with the results posted back. “It could take days, weeks, months, sometimes they didn’t even show up,” says Paul Ellingstad, director for global health at Hewlett Packard. “That created all sorts of problems. If you don’t have the results, the mother and father lose faith in the system, they don’t bring the child back. The child, because they are not diagnosed, isn’t started on antiretroviral treatment, and there is a 50 percent chance they will die by their second birthday.” Hewlett Packard recently partnered with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and Kenya’s Ministry of Health to develop SMS-enabled printers. “Instead of having to go through the post, you are texting back and printing out results at the rural health centre. So you have predictability, as well as compressing down into a matter of hours, or at most a day, the time taken to get results from the national lab to virtually any clinic around the country,” Mr Ellingstad explains. Mobile incubation hubs are popping up across Africa, bringing together mobile tech entrepreneurs and innovators. Of two supported by the World Bank, one is in South Africa, the other Kenya. Out of Nairobi’s not yet year old m:lab have sprung groups such as Shimba Technologies – a startup which recently released MEDAfrica, a smartphone app which wants to bypass the country’s shortfall of doctors by providing symptom checkers and medical advice. When users have identified their ailments, the app can then point them to certified specialists –thereby avoiding fraudsters. And true to ambitions, similar developments are springing up across sectors. Agriculture is an area of focus: “Previously we never measured productivity, over-utilisation of the land or productivity drops,” Mr Ndemo says. That is being changed by applications such as M-Farm, a service the World Bank’s Mr Kelly describes as “a kind of Groupon for farmers”, which allows Kenyan farmers to receive information about market prices, and aggregate to purchase inputs at wholesale value, and find buyers – all via text message. The setup bypasses productivity curbs, such as costly inputs or the middlemen who offer farmers below-market prices for their produce. It is also a monitor for productivity levels. Across borders, the meeting point between these technologies could spell the onset of new and sustained development across the continent. Problems remain, not least resistance to change amongst less educated citizens – an issue which Mr Ndemo counts as Kenya’s “biggest dilemma”. But mobile technologies and growing connectivity mean a unique opportunity to leapfrog growth constraints. For Africa, the mobile is both a product and a driver of a stronger, wealthier, more engaged society. Kind Regards, Marie-Anne (Kui) Kinyanjui External Relations Specialist, IBM Growth Markets Unit Geographic Expansion/General Business

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Netherlands is First Country in Europe with Net Neutrality
by Barrack Otieno 13 May '12

13 May '12

FYI, Netherlands is First Country in Europe with Net Neutrality<http://e2ma.net/go/11036753017/208894755/234081773/1411202/goto:http://advo…> <http://e2ma.net/go/11036753017/208894755/234081774/1411202/goto:http://advo…>May 8th, 2012 is a day to celebrate in The Netherlands as it becomes the first country in Europe to protect its citizens by enshrining net neutrality into law. The Netherlands is also implementing privacy protections for users against wiretapping and disconnection by the Internet Service Providers (ISPs), which will no longer be able to interrupt traffic of users unless it is proven to be in the public interest. (Global Voices, 5-8) http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2012/05/09/netherlands-net-neutralit… Rudi Vansnick *——————————————— Internet Society Belgium —————————————————* President - CEO Tel +32/(0)9/329.39.16 rudi.vansnick(a)isoc.be Mobile +32/(0)475/28.16.32 Dendermondesteenweg 143 B-9070 Destelbergen BELGIUM www.internetsociety.be "The Internet is for everyone" ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Fwd: Invitation to the Korean Electronics Show 2012
by waudo siganga 13 May '12

13 May '12

Some business inclined colleagues may fancy being part this incentives-filled trip..... ----- Original message ----- From: [1]jolufuye(a)kontemporary.net To: Adrian Schofield <[2]Adrian.Schofield(a)wits.ac.za>, [3]pileleji(a)itag.gm, waudo siganga <[4]emailsignet(a)mailcan.com>, [5]roger.latchman(a)pkf.co.za, "Eng./ A." <[6]tarek(a)projecta-eg.com>, Faouzi ZAGHBIB <[7]faouzi.zaghbib(a)r2i.com.tn> Cc: Timmy Ambali <[8]pm(a)aficta.org>, [9]jolufuye(a)aficta.org Subject: Invitation to the Korean Electronics Show 2012 Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 17:52:49 -0700 Dear colleagues, Greetings... The above subject matter refers. The 2012 edition of the Korean Electronics Show comes up on October 9 (Tues) - 12 (Frd) at KINTEX (Korea International Exhibition Centre). Please find below the main package: 1. Half ticket refund. That means you'll arrange for your ticket and after the event you'll be re-imbursed with half the cost. 2. 2 nights of free hotel lodge in a top class hotel. If you want to stay extra nights, you'll make your own arrangement. 3. Business match meeting to meet top manufacturers and 4. a Gala dinner You may extend this package to your members. In this case, your association may retain one quarter of the ticket refund as your association fee or this may be charged separately. That means your members will only get one quarter refund on the ticket. As for AfICTA, no fee is charged for now. Kindly let me have the names of your members that would be interested to send to Korea for the Invitation Letters which would be delivered to your offices and you can then arrange for South Korean visa in your countries. (You'll need to find out the cost of SK visa in your country.) In Nigeria, it is about US$50. Kindly send in your expression of interest to [10]pm(a)aficta.org with Full names, photocopy of your passport datapage valid till end of 2012 by May 25, 2012. A copy of the 2011 report is attached for your perusal. Warm regards, Jimson ------------------------------------------------ Jimson Olufuye, fncs, ficma, PhD CEO KontemporaryTM Vice-Chairman WITSA (sub-Saharan Africa) Chairman, Africa ICT Alliance - AfICTA Member, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) -WITSA...Fulfilling the Promise of the Digital Age. [11]www.itan.org.ng/ [12]www.witsa.org/ [13]www.aficta.org [14]www.kontemporary.net.ng M: +234 802 3183252 Skype: jolufuye This email is for the exclusive recipient/s and it may contain confidential materials. If you have received it and it is not meant for you, please alert me @ [15]jolufuye(a)kontemporary.net or discard at once. Thank you. References 1. mailto:jolufuye@kontemporary.net 2. mailto:Adrian.Schofield@wits.ac.za 3. mailto:pileleji@itag.gm 4. mailto:emailsignet@mailcan.com 5. mailto:roger.latchman@pkf.co.za 6. mailto:tarek@projecta-eg.com 7. mailto:faouzi.zaghbib@r2i.com.tn 8. mailto:pm@aficta.org 9. mailto:jolufuye@aficta.org 10. mailto:pm@aficta.org 11. http://www.itan.org.ng/ 12. http://www.witsa.org/ 13. http://www.aficta.org/ 14. http://www.kontemporary.net.ng/ 15. mailto:jolufuye@kontemporary.net

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For Literary Types
by Matunda Nyanchama 12 May '12

12 May '12

This may not be the most apt place for literary works but I am sure in our midst there are many interested in what some Kenyans are writing about. Nsemia Inc. Publishers has recently released two titles. Coincidentally, both focus on matters of gender and our society and written largely from personal author experiences. Here are the two links. Shifting Sands by Moraa Gitaa - ISBN: 978-1-926906-04-1 Female Circumcision among the Abagusii of Kenya by Daniel Mokaya ISBN: 978-1-926906-10-2 Many thanks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] The role of Media in political developement
by Matunda Nyanchama 12 May '12

12 May '12

This is a timely topic that needs deeper discussion and more insightful examination than can happen on a mailing list. It almost requires a conference of its own to address the many facets of media and its role in society such as informing, educating, provoking thought, challenging society when necessary, etc. Investigative journalism has been the basis of revolutionary changes in some societies. We need more of this in Kenya. Media, however, cannot be divorced from the society in which it operates. We hear of hints of how some media personalities are in the pockets of "money bags" (yes on the take) with the latter assured of being headline subjects regardless of whether what they do is significant or not. Rumours abound of stories get killed, stymied or "pumped up" once money is thrown into the works. Back in the 1990s Kenneth Matiba, in one of his rumbling press conferences, attacked the very same media he was addressing. It is said he fingered even the person that was exacting bribes from him in return for favourable coverage. Like other areas in our society, media is ethics challenged. Most professions in the country face the same; we need a social rebirth to entrench professionalism in service of the country. Yet, we must NOT condemn all media. Like in all other professions and society strata, there are a lot of good people struggling to do the right thing through and through. However, as a friend once remarked while we were stuck in a Nairobi traffic jam: if one is in an environment where everyone (majority sounds better) is breaking the rules, those that follow the rules suffer. Have a good weekend. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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