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Its Googles Turn ...
by Agosta Liko 17 Mar '12

17 Mar '12

People used to Bash Novell then Microsoft ... looks like the focus is now on Google http://gigaom.com/2012/03/16/this-is-why-google-is-losing-the-future/

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Top 10 African Countries With Fastest Broadband Speed
by Lydia Gachungi 17 Mar '12

17 Mar '12

Top 10 African Countries With Fastest Broadband Speed http://techloy.com/2012/03/12/africa-top-broadband-speed/ http://business.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201203/83184.php

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2012 Openings in ICANN Leadership
by waudo siganga 16 Mar '12

16 Mar '12

Dear Colleagues, This year ICANN has several volunteer leadership openings on the Board, the GNSO Council and the ccNSO Council that could be of interest to you or someone you know. The details/application is at at http://nomcom.icann.org/ or recommend a candidate at http://nomcom.icann.org/suggest/ The deadline for submission of Statements of Interest is 2nd April, 2012. If you belong to other appropriate lists please spread the information. Hope to get some good candidates from Africa.

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Fw: PRESS RELEASE ON SURRENDER OF FREQUENCIES
by Lucy Kimani 16 Mar '12

16 Mar '12

Washington, I hope CCK is not so stuck on following the ITU that they forget that Technology evolves at the speed of light, and even as we discuss there are standards such as the IEEE 802.22 which will enable the sharing of spectrum between those who already have the frequencies and for commercial use to allow for penetration into those rural hard to reach areas. This also means that Safaricom should also not focus solely on the 700 MHz but they could also go after White space which is the unused spectrum that sits between TV channels. The 300MHz to 400MHz of unused spectrum is considered prime spectrum for offering wireless broadband services because it can travel long distances and penetrate through walls. Meaning CCK has lots of homework to do in regards to management of shared spectrum. IEEE 802.22 is a standard for Wireless Regional Area Network (WRAN) using white spaces in the TV frequency spectrum.[1] The development of the IEEE 802.22 WRAN standard is aimed at using cognitive radio (CR) techniques to allow sharing of geographically unused spectrum allocated to the Television Broadcast Service, on a non-interfering basis, to bring broadband access to hard-to-reach, low population density areas, typical of rural environments, and is therefore timely and has the potential for a wide applicability worldwide. It is the first worldwide effort to define a standardized air interface based on CR techniques for the opportunistic use of TV bands on a non-interfering basis. On 16 Mar 2012, at 15:43, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> wrote: On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 14:29, Wambua, Christopher <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> wrote: See the article that the Ag. CCK Director General was responding to for those in the dark: http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Surrender+frequencies+Safaricom+tells… I personally think that Safaricom have decided that it's not worth waiting for the regulator to make the moves. Why? From where I sit, I see lack of clarity on when this migration to Digital TV will be completed, given that it remains shrouded in certain 'mystries'. IIRC, we are not even sure whether it's gonna be DVB-T2 or the ISDB-T, or was this concluded already. I remember sometime last year, the govt said they will inform citizens on what type of Set-Top boxes will be used. It was more like the govt wasn't quite certain which direction it would take in the migration to Digital TV Broadcasting. If that indecisiveness really exists on the part of the govt/regulator, then it goes without saying that it's not quite known _exactly_ when the frequencies will be availed. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Competition+set+to+lower+Internet+cos… is a pointer to some things having been discussed, but possibly stalled, leading to the agitation from Safaricom. And I shamelessly want to share this as well: http://orion.my.co.ke/pipermail/eanog/2012-January/000059.html So, perhaps Safaricom is tired of the PR & Noise behind the release of the frequencies! -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. <image001.png>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/jgitau%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. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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/lkimani%40yahoo.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Re: [kictanet] Fw: PRESS RELEASE ON SURRENDER OF FREQUENCIES
by francis.hook 16 Mar '12

16 Mar '12

yes the 700 band affords greater cost savings for operators. -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 7:24 PM To: Michael Francis <francis.hook(a)gmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: PRESS RELEASE ON SURRENDER OF FREQUENCIES The focus on the 700 Mhz is because of standardization accross various regions, especially Africa, Europe and Mid East. This leads to more affordable equipment for all. Choosing your own "white space" will see you ordering customised equipment which comes at a high cost. Brazil does some manufacturing and may decide to choose its own path.

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Fw: PRESS RELEASE ON SURRENDER OF FREQUENCIES
by Walubengo J 16 Mar '12

16 Mar '12

fyi from CCK. walu. nb: Sounds like the frequency wars are heating up again. --- On Fri, 3/16/12, Wambua, Christopher <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> wrote: From: Wambua, Christopher <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> Subject: PRESS RELEASE ON SURRENDER OF FREQUENCIES To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Date: Friday, March 16, 2012, 11:08 AM Walu, Please circulate this to listers. Wambua From: Wambua, Christopher Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 11:05 AM To: 'kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke' Subject: PRESS RELEASE ON SURRENDER OF FREQUENCIES Importance: High PRESS RELEASE 16th March 2012 Listers, CCK’s response to agitation for surrender of broadcasting frequencies The attention of the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has been drawn to media reports attributed to one of the mobile operators in the country calling for the surrender of assigned broadcasting frequencies on the 700MHz band to mobile operators and other service providers for use in the deployment of 4G services (i.e. superfast mobile broadband/Internet services). The CCK wishes to respond to the agitation as follows: 1. The spectrum in question The spectrum/frequencies in question here (i.e. 700MHz band) will only become available for re-assignment for use in deployment of non-broadcasting services after the successful migration from analogue to digital TV broadcasting. According to an international agreement reached at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in 2006, member countries party to the agreement (including states in Africa, Europe, Russia and the Middle East) set 17th June 2015 as the global deadline for the switch-off of analogue TV broadcasting. The ITU is a specialized UN agency in the field of ICTs to which Kenya is affiliated. As a member of the ITU, Kenya is bound by the provisions of this agreement. 2. Transition to digital TV broadcasting To prepare the country for smooth and timely transition to digital TV broadcasting, the Government of Kenya constituted the Digital Television Committee (DTC) to oversee the migration process. The DTC recommended an early transition deadline of 2012 to enable the country to have the flexibility and time to address any difficulties that may arise before the multi-laterally agreed deadline of 2015. The demand for broadcasters to surrender frequencies in the 700 MHz band immediately to mobile operators, therefore, cannot be justified at this point. In any case, even the 2012 national deadline for migration to the digital TV broadcasting is not cast in stone. As has happened in other countries, the deadline could be postponed if there are challenges in achieving it. 3. Impracticable and ill-timed proposition Surrender of frequencies in the 700MHz band currently in use for broadcasting services would be ill-timed and impracticable. This is because the transition to digital broadcasting is being implemented in the same frequency band that is used for analogue TV broadcasting. The digital signal is at the moment only available in Nairobi, which means that the rest of the country is still dependent on analogue TV transmissions. Thus the existing analogue TV broadcasters cannot switch off their services without disconnecting a sizeable proportion of consumers. This explains why the country is on a simulcast period where both digital and analogue TV signals are on air. The switch-off of the analogue TV signals will only be done when the Government is satisfied that digital signal coverage is available nationwide. 4. Statutory mandate over frequency spectrum management The responsibility of managing frequency spectrum in Kenya is vested in CCK by law (that is by the Kenya Information and Communications Act, CAP 411A). In addition, CCK is the designated Government representative to the ITU, where international treaties/agreements and international regulations on frequency spectrum management and other ICT issues are made. Therefore only the CCK has the statutory mandate to assign spectrum (to broadcasters, mobile operators and other assignees) and to recall frequencies, where necessary, in line with the provisions of international agreements and regulations as well as national law. 5. Orderly planning of freed up spectrum Owing to the vast investments in the existing analogue infrastructure for TV broadcasting, the migration to digital TV broadcasting shall be done in an orderly way and freed up spectrum shall be surrendered to CCK for re-planning and re-assignment. The re-planning exercise shall involve deciding on the modalities of re-assignment, including use of market-based allocation methodologies such as spectrum auction. Re-assignment shall take due consideration of the various competing radio-communication services that require access to this vital spectrum. In view of the foregoing, it is premature to agitate for re-allocation of spectrum that is not even available in the first place. In any case, the World Radiocommunications Conference 2012 held in Geneva, Switzerland, early this year resolved that the implementation date for assignment of spectrum in the frequency band 694-790MHz to mobile services would be 2015, subject to results of studies conducted between now and then on the feasibility of implementing mobile services in part or in the entire 694-790MHz frequency range. Spectrum on this band is currently allocated to broadcasting services. Thus, it is the said studies that will effectively determine the amount of digital dividends (or freed up spectrum) that will emerge from the 694-790MHz frequency range for use in deployment of non-broadcasting services (including superfast mobile broadband/internet and other services). As a public body, CCK remains open to receive representations and comments on any regulatory issue touching on the ICT sector. Such representations should, however, be done within the framework of the law, without causing public confusion and exerting unwarranted pressure on the duly licensed players in the broadcasting industry. Issued by Francis W. Wangusi Ag. Director-General

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Number Misuse, Telecommunications Regulations and WCIT
by Michuki Mwangi 16 Mar '12

16 Mar '12

Worth reading. http://www.circleid.com/posts/number_misuse_telecommunications_regulations_… Regards, Michuki.

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Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] [i-network] Re: Fw: [ICANN-discuss] IANA RFP Canceled
by otieno.barrack＠gmail.com 16 Mar '12

16 Mar '12

Hi Ronald, colleagues, yes we have our monthly meeting tomorrow. Br Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Ronald Ojino <ronojinx(a)gmail.com> Sender: isoc-bounces(a)orion.my.co.ke Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:40:39 To: Paul M<paulitrix(a)gmail.com> Cc: KICTAnet KICTAnet<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; <isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke> Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] [kictanet] [i-network] Re: Fw: [ICANN-discuss] IANA RFP Canceled _______________________________________________ isoc mailing list isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc

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PRESS RELEASE ON SURRENDER OF FREQUENCIES
by Wambua, Christopher 16 Mar '12

16 Mar '12

PRESS RELEASE 16th March 2012 Listers, CCK's response to agitation for surrender of broadcasting frequencies The attention of the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has been drawn to media reports attributed to one of the mobile operators in the country calling for the surrender of assigned broadcasting frequencies on the 700MHz band to mobile operators and other service providers for use in the deployment of 4G services (i.e. superfast mobile broadband/Internet services). The CCK wishes to respond to the agitation as follows: 1. The spectrum in question The spectrum/frequencies in question here (i.e. 700MHz band) will only become available for re-assignment for use in deployment of non-broadcasting services after the successful migration from analogue to digital TV broadcasting. According to an international agreement reached at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in 2006, member countries party to the agreement (including states in Africa, Europe, Russia and the Middle East) set 17th June 2015 as the global deadline for the switch-off of analogue TV broadcasting. The ITU is a specialized UN agency in the field of ICTs to which Kenya is affiliated. As a member of the ITU, Kenya is bound by the provisions of this agreement. 2. Transition to digital TV broadcasting To prepare the country for smooth and timely transition to digital TV broadcasting, the Government of Kenya constituted the Digital Television Committee (DTC) to oversee the migration process. The DTC recommended an early transition deadline of 2012 to enable the country to have the flexibility and time to address any difficulties that may arise before the multi-laterally agreed deadline of 2015. The demand for broadcasters to surrender frequencies in the 700 MHz band immediately to mobile operators, therefore, cannot be justified at this point. In any case, even the 2012 national deadline for migration to the digital TV broadcasting is not cast in stone. As has happened in other countries, the deadline could be postponed if there are challenges in achieving it. 3. Impracticable and ill-timed proposition Surrender of frequencies in the 700MHz band currently in use for broadcasting services would be ill-timed and impracticable. This is because the transition to digital broadcasting is being implemented in the same frequency band that is used for analogue TV broadcasting. The digital signal is at the moment only available in Nairobi, which means that the rest of the country is still dependent on analogue TV transmissions. Thus the existing analogue TV broadcasters cannot switch off their services without disconnecting a sizeable proportion of consumers. This explains why the country is on a simulcast period where both digital and analogue TV signals are on air. The switch-off of the analogue TV signals will only be done when the Government is satisfied that digital signal coverage is available nationwide. 4. Statutory mandate over frequency spectrum management The responsibility of managing frequency spectrum in Kenya is vested in CCK by law (that is by the Kenya Information and Communications Act, CAP 411A). In addition, CCK is the designated Government representative to the ITU, where international treaties/agreements and international regulations on frequency spectrum management and other ICT issues are made. Therefore only the CCK has the statutory mandate to assign spectrum (to broadcasters, mobile operators and other assignees) and to recall frequencies, where necessary, in line with the provisions of international agreements and regulations as well as national law. 5. Orderly planning of freed up spectrum Owing to the vast investments in the existing analogue infrastructure for TV broadcasting, the migration to digital TV broadcasting shall be done in an orderly way and freed up spectrum shall be surrendered to CCK for re-planning and re-assignment. The re-planning exercise shall involve deciding on the modalities of re-assignment, including use of market-based allocation methodologies such as spectrum auction. Re-assignment shall take due consideration of the various competing radio-communication services that require access to this vital spectrum. In view of the foregoing, it is premature to agitate for re-allocation of spectrum that is not even available in the first place. In any case, the World Radiocommunications Conference 2012 held in Geneva, Switzerland, early this year resolved that the implementation date for assignment of spectrum in the frequency band 694-790MHz to mobile services would be 2015, subject to results of studies conducted between now and then on the feasibility of implementing mobile services in part or in the entire 694-790MHz frequency range. Spectrum on this band is currently allocated to broadcasting services. Thus, it is the said studies that will effectively determine the amount of digital dividends (or freed up spectrum) that will emerge from the 694-790MHz frequency range for use in deployment of non-broadcasting services (including superfast mobile broadband/internet and other services). As a public body, CCK remains open to receive representations and comments on any regulatory issue touching on the ICT sector. Such representations should, however, be done within the framework of the law, without causing public confusion and exerting unwarranted pressure on the duly licensed players in the broadcasting industry. Issued by Francis W. Wangusi Ag. Director-General

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FW: PRESS RELEASE ON SURRENDER OF FREQUENCIES
by Wambua, Christopher 16 Mar '12

16 Mar '12

PRESS RELEASE 16th March 2012 Listers, CCK's response to agitation for surrender of broadcasting frequencies The attention of the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) has been drawn to media reports attributed to one of the mobile operators in the country calling for the surrender of assigned broadcasting frequencies on the 700MHz band to mobile operators and other service providers for use in the deployment of 4G services (i.e. superfast mobile broadband/Internet services). The CCK wishes to respond to the agitation as follows: 1. The spectrum in question The spectrum/frequencies in question here (i.e. 700MHz band) will only become available for re-assignment for use in deployment of non-broadcasting services after the successful migration from analogue to digital TV broadcasting. According to an international agreement reached at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in 2006, member countries party to the agreement (including states in Africa, Europe, Russia and the Middle East) set 17th June 2015 as the global deadline for the switch-off of analogue TV broadcasting. The ITU is a specialized UN agency in the field of ICTs to which Kenya is affiliated. As a member of the ITU, Kenya is bound by the provisions of this agreement. 2. Transition to digital TV broadcasting To prepare the country for smooth and timely transition to digital TV broadcasting, the Government of Kenya constituted the Digital Television Committee (DTC) to oversee the migration process. The DTC recommended an early transition deadline of 2012 to enable the country to have the flexibility and time to address any difficulties that may arise before the multi-laterally agreed deadline of 2015. The demand for broadcasters to surrender frequencies in the 700 MHz band immediately to mobile operators, therefore, cannot be justified at this point. In any case, even the 2012 national deadline for migration to the digital TV broadcasting is not cast in stone. As has happened in other countries, the deadline could be postponed if there are challenges in achieving it. 3. Impracticable and ill-timed proposition Surrender of frequencies in the 700MHz band currently in use for broadcasting services would be ill-timed and impracticable. This is because the transition to digital broadcasting is being implemented in the same frequency band that is used for analogue TV broadcasting. The digital signal is at the moment only available in Nairobi, which means that the rest of the country is still dependent on analogue TV transmissions. Thus the existing analogue TV broadcasters cannot switch off their services without disconnecting a sizeable proportion of consumers. This explains why the country is on a simulcast period where both digital and analogue TV signals are on air. The switch-off of the analogue TV signals will only be done when the Government is satisfied that digital signal coverage is available nationwide. 4. Statutory mandate over frequency spectrum management The responsibility of managing frequency spectrum in Kenya is vested in CCK by law (that is by the Kenya Information and Communications Act, CAP 411A). In addition, CCK is the designated Government representative to the ITU, where international treaties/agreements and international regulations on frequency spectrum management and other ICT issues are made. Therefore only the CCK has the statutory mandate to assign spectrum (to broadcasters, mobile operators and other assignees) and to recall frequencies, where necessary, in line with the provisions of international agreements and regulations as well as national law. 5. Orderly planning of freed up spectrum Owing to the vast investments in the existing analogue infrastructure for TV broadcasting, the migration to digital TV broadcasting shall be done in an orderly way and freed up spectrum shall be surrendered to CCK for re-planning and re-assignment. The re-planning exercise shall involve deciding on the modalities of re-assignment, including use of market-based allocation methodologies such as spectrum auction. Re-assignment shall take due consideration of the various competing radio-communication services that require access to this vital spectrum. In view of the foregoing, it is premature to agitate for re-allocation of spectrum that is not even available in the first place. In any case, the World Radiocommunications Conference 2012 held in Geneva, Switzerland, early this year resolved that the implementation date for assignment of spectrum in the frequency band 694-790MHz to mobile services would be 2015, subject to results of studies conducted between now and then on the feasibility of implementing mobile services in part or in the entire 694-790MHz frequency range. Spectrum on this band is currently allocated to broadcasting services. Thus, it is the said studies that will effectively determine the amount of digital dividends (or freed up spectrum) that will emerge from the 694-790MHz frequency range for use in deployment of non-broadcasting services (including superfast mobile broadband/internet and other services). As a public body, CCK remains open to receive representations and comments on any regulatory issue touching on the ICT sector. Such representations should, however, be done within the framework of the law, without causing public confusion and exerting unwarranted pressure on the duly licensed players in the broadcasting industry. Issued by Francis W. Wangusi Ag. Director-General

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Re: [kictanet] Fwd: I am finally became Boss...
by Josphat Kabinga 16 Mar '12

16 Mar '12

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ISP Mayhem
by Harry Delano 15 Mar '12

15 Mar '12

Who has any idea what's happening. The List is too silent, or are we affected by the connectivity break-down.? Seems Safaricom and Orange, are the only ones still standing on their feet as per the last check.. Anyone..? Harry

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MNP <customer care>
by Collins Areba 15 Mar '12

15 Mar '12

I have been trying to port from safaricom to orange unsuccessfully for the past two weeks, every time i get a confirmation that the process is ongoing and then nothing. Ive filled the forms at the recipient provider, even sat with them as they entered their details on the (system) and whenever i ask whats going on all i get is, lemme call and ill get back to you. (Ive confirmed the necessary, no airtime owed, ive even cleared my mpesa balance to zero - just in case). Since probably someone here knows someone thats hanging onto my number, could you offer insights? #0720516758 -- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”*

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Re: [kictanet] Fwd: Press Release: Service Degradation - P.S. Ndemo where are you?
by Paul Roy 15 Mar '12

15 Mar '12

This is outrageous and immediate govt action is required. How on earth can contractors be this careless and bring masses to their knees? We need some tough penalties for such reckless behaviours... Ndemo - please take this up. regards, PR. On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 4:25 PM, james ratemo <jratemo(a)gmail.com> wrote: > At this rate the economy will come to a stanstill. KDN is also crying of > fiber cuts. > > FYI > > > > Dear All,**** > > ** ** > > Please see attached.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Kind regards, **** > > ** ** > > *Kariuki, David* > > *Manager: Marketing & Events* > > Cell: +254 736 379 888 **** > > Office: +254 (020 ) 5 000 000**** > > Fax: +254 (020) 5 000 329 **** > > ** ** > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/roykoikai%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. > -- "Change is slow and gradual. It requires hardwork, a bit of luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and a lot of patience." Roy.

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Fwd: Attend Joomla!Day Nairobi,Kenya 2012
by Twahir Mohamed 15 Mar '12

15 Mar '12

Dear Lister's, Below is a great event For Developers ,Website owners ,Webmasters and Content Management Systems users. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: young pro <youngprofessionals_ke(a)googlegroups.com> Date: Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 7:18 AM Subject: Attend Joomladay Nairobi,Kenya 2012 To: wanabidii(a)googlegroups.com, bidiiafrika(a)googlegroups.com Dear Listers Register :http://joomladayke.eventbrite.com/ The first ever Joomla! Day Kenya will be held at NaiLab<http://maps.google.co.ke/maps?hl=sw&authuser=0&q=NaiLab&usq=NaiLab&um=1&ie=…>Nairobi Bishop Magua Centre, 4th Floor Ngong Road . *Dates:* Friday 16 March 2012 09h00 till 17h00. Click to view map for directions<http://maps.google.co.ke/maps?hl=sw&authuser=0&q=NaiLab&usq=NaiLab&um=1&ie=…> This is an ideal opportunity for EastAfrica Community for Joomla users to come together and meet some of the Joomla enthusiastics and experts. Once again, we'll feature a great mix of speakers from our local user group, as well as well-known Joomla speakers based in Kenya.we will be focusing on Joomla 2.5, template for Joomla, the new framework, CCK , great ways to extend and market your Joomla site and Joomla site security and how to prevent hacking. This event will include presentations and workshops, with a wide variety of topics, and the most knowledgeable speakers. We have several speakers from the International Joomla Community. For further details about the speakers & the schedule, please visit our website. The event can assist both new and experienced users. The event's agenda is designed to be a mixture to satisfy both audiences, with a special workshop to discover Joomla. Registration is limited, so make sure that you get your tickets soon! and come with *Ksh.1000* on the Day as the ticket price The ticket price includes: 1.Entrance to all the sessions, talks and keynotes 2. Welcome package with some promotional items from our sponsors 3.Lunch 4.Welcome drinks & tea breaks *For More information:* follow* @joomladayKE* on twitter. Send us your thoughts and comments using hashtag *#jdayKE2012* ***http://www.joomladay.co.ke/* *twahir(a)joomladay.co.ke* -- Twahir Mohamed Kenya ICT Board Telposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave P.O. Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Visit: www.ict.go.ke Become a fan: www.facebook.com/kenyaictboard Follow us on twitter: @kenyaICTboard --------------------- *Our Vision*: Kenya becomes a top 10 ICT hub *Our Mission*: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment *Our Quality Policy*: Kenya ICT Board is committed to consistently deliver quality ICT services and manage projects that support the growth of Information and Communication Technology, to satisfy the needs and expectations of customers. Kenya ICT Board shall comply with all requirements and continually improve the effectiveness of the Quality Management System. Kenya ICT Board leadership shall establish and review quality objectives in line with this policy and ensure commitment of all employees.

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ICANN says it will tackle conflict-of-interest concerns
by alice＠apc.org 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Thank you McTim. For those who follow ICANN/IGF etc processes, the additional links are very helpful Best Alice > Hi Alice, > > for more on this topic i would reccomend folk read Kieran's piece at > http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/03/14/beckstrom-right-for-wrong-reasons > > and for more nuanced reading, Maria Farrell; > http://crookedtimber.org/2012/03/13/icanns-departing-ceo-burning-down-the-h… > > As you know, both are ex-ICANN staff, so have some expertise. > > Regards, > > McTim > > > On 3/14/12, alice(a)apc.org <alice(a)apc.org> wrote: >> ICANN says it will tackle conflict-of-interest concerns >> The agency has been criticized for perceived conflicts of interest within >> its board and staff >> >> By Rebecca Wanjiku | Computerworld Kenya | 13 March 12 >> http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/internet/3343962/icann-says-it-will-tackle-… >> >> The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has >> appointed an outside team to review its code of conduct following >> complaints of conflict of interest within the board and staff. >> >> >> Rod Beckstrom, ICANN president and CEO, announced Monday that Jermyn >> Brooks, Aron Cramer and Mervyn King will review and provide advice about >> the ethics and conflict-of-interest policies at ICANN. "I believe it is >> time to further tighten up the rules that have allowed perceived conflicts >> to exist within our board," Beckstrom said in his opening address at >> ICANN's latest public meeting, taking place in San José, Costa Rica. >> >> "This is necessary not just to be responsive to the growing chorus of >> criticism about ICANN's ethics environment, but to ensure that absolute >> dedication to the public good supersedes all other priorities," he said. >> Beckstrom's remarks followed criticism of ICANN's conflict-of-interest >> policy by the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information >> Administration (NTIA) Over the weekend, the NTIA cancelled a request for >> proposals (RFP) to operate the functions of the Internet Assigned Names >> Authority (IANA), saying it had not received satisfactory bids. It said it >> was adding new requirements for the RFP, including a "structural >> separation of policymaking from implementation," a "robust companywide >> conflict of interest policy," and "consultation and reporting requirements >> to increase transparency and accountability to the international >> community." IANA is currently a department of ICANN. Its functions include >> managing the DNS Root Zone and assigning generic top-level domains >> (gTLDs). The NTIA plans to reissue its RFP at a future date. In the >> meantime, ICANN will continue to manage its operations until September. >> The Internet community has been raising concerns about conflicts of >> interest at ICANN ever since the previous board chairman, Peter Dengate >> Thrush, left ICANN to chair Top Level Domain Holdings, a company expected >> to benefit from the planned introduction of new gTLDs. "Every director is >> required to file a statement of conflict of interest, which will be >> reviewed to ensure all potential conflicts are visible," ICANN board >> chairman Steve Crocker said Monday. The application process for the new >> gTLDs has heightened the call for transparency and accountability within >> ICANN, mainly because the people who serve the community are also business >> people who expect to do business with ICANN. "ICANN must place commercial >> and financial interests in their appropriate context," Beckstrom said. >> "How can it do this if all top leadership is from the very domain name >> industry it is supposed to coordinate independently?" Beckstrom said the >> new gTLD program has received 254 registrations online, with every >> registrant entitled to request 50 different gTLDs. The application >> deadline is April 12 and ICANN will reveal the applicants May 1. ICANN is >> expected to have a new CEO by July, when Beckstrom steps down. He cited >> potential conflicts of interest as one of the potential challenges for any >> new ICANN leader. "A more subtle but related risk is the tangle of >> conflicting agendas within the board that would make it more difficult for >> any CEO to meet the requirements of this deeply rewarding and sometimes >> frustrating job," he said. In the coming week, ICANN is expected to >> continue discussions on the new gTLD application process as it relates to >> brand protection and address issues of cybersecurity, IPv6 deployment and >> security and resilience of the Domain Name System. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/dogwallah%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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ICANN says it will tackle conflict-of-interest concerns
by alice＠apc.org 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

ICANN says it will tackle conflict-of-interest concerns The agency has been criticized for perceived conflicts of interest within its board and staff By Rebecca Wanjiku | Computerworld Kenya | 13 March 12 http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/internet/3343962/icann-says-it-will-tackle-… The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has appointed an outside team to review its code of conduct following complaints of conflict of interest within the board and staff. Rod Beckstrom, ICANN president and CEO, announced Monday that Jermyn Brooks, Aron Cramer and Mervyn King will review and provide advice about the ethics and conflict-of-interest policies at ICANN. "I believe it is time to further tighten up the rules that have allowed perceived conflicts to exist within our board," Beckstrom said in his opening address at ICANN's latest public meeting, taking place in San José, Costa Rica. "This is necessary not just to be responsive to the growing chorus of criticism about ICANN's ethics environment, but to ensure that absolute dedication to the public good supersedes all other priorities," he said. Beckstrom's remarks followed criticism of ICANN's conflict-of-interest policy by the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Over the weekend, the NTIA cancelled a request for proposals (RFP) to operate the functions of the Internet Assigned Names Authority (IANA), saying it had not received satisfactory bids. It said it was adding new requirements for the RFP, including a "structural separation of policymaking from implementation," a "robust companywide conflict of interest policy," and "consultation and reporting requirements to increase transparency and accountability to the international community." IANA is currently a department of ICANN. Its functions include managing the DNS Root Zone and assigning generic top-level domains (gTLDs). The NTIA plans to reissue its RFP at a future date. In the meantime, ICANN will continue to manage its operations until September. The Internet community has been raising concerns about conflicts of interest at ICANN ever since the previous board chairman, Peter Dengate Thrush, left ICANN to chair Top Level Domain Holdings, a company expected to benefit from the planned introduction of new gTLDs. "Every director is required to file a statement of conflict of interest, which will be reviewed to ensure all potential conflicts are visible," ICANN board chairman Steve Crocker said Monday. The application process for the new gTLDs has heightened the call for transparency and accountability within ICANN, mainly because the people who serve the community are also business people who expect to do business with ICANN. "ICANN must place commercial and financial interests in their appropriate context," Beckstrom said. "How can it do this if all top leadership is from the very domain name industry it is supposed to coordinate independently?" Beckstrom said the new gTLD program has received 254 registrations online, with every registrant entitled to request 50 different gTLDs. The application deadline is April 12 and ICANN will reveal the applicants May 1. ICANN is expected to have a new CEO by July, when Beckstrom steps down. He cited potential conflicts of interest as one of the potential challenges for any new ICANN leader. "A more subtle but related risk is the tangle of conflicting agendas within the board that would make it more difficult for any CEO to meet the requirements of this deeply rewarding and sometimes frustrating job," he said. In the coming week, ICANN is expected to continue discussions on the new gTLD application process as it relates to brand protection and address issues of cybersecurity, IPv6 deployment and security and resilience of the Domain Name System.

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Domain seizures for copyright infringement likely to go global
by alice＠apc.org 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

Domain seizures for copyright infringement likely to go global Law enforement officials urge ICANN to take steps to ensure compliance with international agreements By Rebecca Wanjiku | Computerworld Kenya | 14 March 12 Efforts to take down websites for copyright infringement are likely to move beyond U.S.-based registries, with ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) promising to more closely cooperate with global law enforcement agencies and governments. Cooperation to combat copyright infringement has been a hot topic this week at ICANN's international meeting in San José, Costa Rica. There are 22 registries and over 700 registrars accredited by ICANN. Registries contain domain names registered in a top-level domain, while registrars sell domains. Any domain under a U.S. registry must follow U.S. laws regardless of where the servers are, according to agreements currently in place. The seizure of domains deemed to infringe on copyrights was first carried out by Verisign, the operator of the registry for .net and .com. During an open session with the Government Advisory Committee (GAC), the ICANN board confirmed that it will enforce its contracts with registrars more effectively in order to meet expectations from governments and law enforcement authorities. The expectations were contained in a 12- page document submitted by the GAC, which also includes representatives from national law enforcement agencies as well as Interpol. "There has been some agreement on 11 of the 12 recommendations made by law enforcement authorities to the registrar accreditation agreement; we will work to ensure agreement meets expectations and give registrars the incentive to accept recommendations right away," said Kurt Pritz, ICANN senior vice president in charge of stakeholder relations. Representatives from governments, Interpol and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said they felt that ICANN's failure to enforce its own contractual agreements was damaging to Domain Name System users as well as end users. Some of the 12 recommendations relating to registrar agreements was inclusion of a clause that holds registrars responsible through negligence for registering domains engaging in criminal activity. Another recommendation is for registrars to maintain detailed information of domain buyers, including their source IP addresses and transaction information, and validate the contact information given by domain buyers. Law enforcement officials have also urged ICANN to review registrars' compliance record with enforcement agreements prior to renewing their contracts. "Complaints on compliance started coming in the last six to nine months, a team of 12 is now in place and will improve the quality of service," said Rod Beckstrom, ICANN CEO and president.

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Fwd: Press Release: Service Degradation
by james ratemo 14 Mar '12

14 Mar '12

At this rate the economy will come to a stanstill. KDN is also crying of fiber cuts. FYI Dear All,**** ** ** Please see attached.**** ** ** ** ** ** ** Kind regards, **** ** ** *Kariuki, David* *Manager: Marketing & Events* Cell: +254 736 379 888 **** Office: +254 (020 ) 5 000 000**** Fax: +254 (020) 5 000 329 **** ** **

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Re: [kictanet] Webhost Kenya contact
by robert yawe 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

Hi, Thank you all for the assistance on how I can contact Webhosts Kenya but this whole issue leaves a bad taste in my mouth especially when we are complaining (see discussion on 140Friday) about us not being given an opportunity to do major government projects. So far I have been given 3 likely physical locations and 5 email addresses on how to reach the organisation, I am fortunate to have access to a list like KICTANET but what about the mwanainchi on street how does he get his issue handled? It is therefore obvious that a government official will not go beyond the bounced email, I am sure that even the postal box listed is inactive We did not create the handbook on business culture so lets be careful about applying a sheng approach to business. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: Collins Areba <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Sent: Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 10:18 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Webhost Kenya contact westlands, madonna house, second floor. talk to kareithi 0733734324. On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 8:18 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hi, > > >Does anyone out there know how I can get in touch with Webhost Kenya - the leading .ke registrar? > > >I registered a domain with them a few days ago which they did and immediately sent me an invoice, I had prepared their cheque just to notice that there is only a P O Box number (and you keep saying postal is dead) on all their correspondents, email sent to the the email address from which the invoice was sent keeps bouncing. > > >At one point I was tempted to actually send the payment via the post office but since I had received a final warning that the registration would be reversed I had to act quickly. > > >In frustration I changed the payment method to mpesa and made the remittance but I am still receiving messages indicating that I have an outstanding bill. > > >Regarads > >Robert Yawe >KAY System Technologies Ltd >Phoenix House, 6th Floor >P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >Kenya > > >Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >_______________________________________________ >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/arebacollins%40gmail.c… > >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. > -- “The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”

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ICANN 43 Opening Speech by the Costa Rica President Laura Chinchilla
by waudo siganga 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

Dear Colleagues - could be of interest to those following ICANN/IG. President Chinchilla's speech opening the 43rd Public Meeting of ICANN is available at: [1]http://costarica43.icann.org/node/29527 [2]Transcript: President Chinchilla's Speech [3]http://costarica43.icann.org/meetings/sanjose2012/transcript-p resident-chinchilla-speech-12mar12-en.pdf References 1. http://costarica43.icann.org/node/29527 2. http://uk.mg6.mail.yahoo.com/meetings/sanjose2012/transcript-president-chin… 3. http://costarica43.icann.org/meetings/sanjose2012/transcript-president-chin…

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Webhost Kenya contact
by robert yawe 13 Mar '12

13 Mar '12

Hi, Does anyone out there know how I can get in touch with Webhost Kenya - the leading .ke registrar? I registered a domain with them a few days ago which they did and immediately sent me an invoice, I had prepared their cheque just to notice that there is only a P O Box number (and you keep saying postal is dead) on all their correspondents, email sent to the the email address from which the invoice was sent keeps bouncing. At one point I was tempted to actually send the payment via the post office but since I had received a final warning that the registration would be reversed I had to act quickly. In frustration I changed the payment method to mpesa and made the remittance but I am still receiving messages indicating that I have an outstanding bill. Regarads Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Fwd: IGF 2012 Call for Workshop Proposals.
by waudo siganga 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

Apologies for any cross-postings. Kindly note that the call for workshop proposals for the IGF Baku meeting is out with a deadline of 12th April. ----- Original message ----- From: "Chengetai Masango" <[1]cmasango(a)unog.ch> To: "igf Forum" <[2]igf_members(a)intgovforum.org> Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:22:43 -0600 Subject: [igf_members] 2012 Call for Workshop Proposals. Dear All, The 2012 call for workshop proposals will go up on the IGF website tomorrow afternoon CET (Monday). [3]http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/w2012 The deadline for submission has been set for 12 April 2012. I would be grateful if you could spread the word to your respective stakeholder groups. Best regards Chengetai _______________________________________________ igf_members mailing list igf_members(a)intgovforum.org http://mail.intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/igf_members_intgovforum.org References 1. mailto:cmasango@unog.ch 2. mailto:igf_members@intgovforum.org 3. http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/w2012

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Wanted: A new KBC now!
by Grace Githaiga 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

Wanted: A new KBC now! http://www.eastafricapress.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id… “The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” – Steve Biko.Workers at Kenya Broadcasting Corporation seem to have been possessed by the spirit of Biko’s words. And KBC may never be the same again. The Bulletin salutes the workers for their successful strike that ended last week. Folks, that was fantastic!When a wave of strikes swept the country last year, indistinct murmurs of discontent were heard at Broadcasting House on Harry Thuku Road, Nairobi. Nothing unusual. Nobody, not even The Bulletin in its not-so-grey-haired wisdom, thought much of the grumbling.The woeful tale of how the public broadcaster is run like a tea-and-mandazi kiosk in Muthurwa by its managers and other interested elements outside Broadcasting House is common knowledge.The KBC board has often been peopled by characters, currently including a pastor and a former school head, who have no idea what running a public broadcaster is all about.We have had occasion to wonder on these pages how any serious organisation would hire a clown of no known managerial acumen to run about 20 radio stations. And without training in mass media or communication or journalism; whatever you will call it.People have been working at KBC for years without a contract. Morale is always at an “all-time” low. Mystery surrounds hiring and promotions. The corporation pays the bulk of its workers peanuts, while the top guns enjoy good salaries and benefits.Facilities at KBC belong in the last century. Who built those timber prefabs, by the way, and why? Were they not supposed to be temporary?KBC news is still for all intents and purposes controlled by powerful individuals outside the corporation, not the editors.Independent TV producers who sell local programmes to the broadcaster are owed millions of shillings.Things hit rock bottom when the corporation’s immediate former MD and the legal secretary were sacked last year and charged with fraud.But the longsuffering KBC staff surprised everyone. They channelled their grievances to Parliament and even spoke to their media colleagues about their plight. That was exemplary courage, given the very sorry state of industrial organisation in the media sector in Kenya.Media people often waste no time exposing the suffering of workers in other sectors, but not their own. Within the industry, everyone fights for themselves – by talking nicely to the boss, getting oneself a tribal godfather, agreeing to some funny demands, or fleeing to greener pastures elsewhere.At KBC the bosses were alarmed by the turn of events. They tried to contain the situation through manipulation and vague pledges. Around Christmas, with a strike threat looming, the management laid on a huge end-of-year bash to try to mollify restive workers. We reviewed it here.The message from the top guns was the usual baloney: We are family. We greatly value your work. You have put KBC on the national (sorry, world) map. We are human too: We understand your complaints. But you also really ought to be grateful that you have a job at all in these hard times. Things are complicated, but we are going to do something soon…But the workers enjoyed the bash, went home for Christmas and returned unbowed to announce that they would down their tools in a matter of weeks if their grievances were not fully addressed.And that is what happened the other week. Management tried a worm-eaten carrot here and a stick there. The workers stayed put. They paralysed operations at the “leading national broadcaster”.MD Waithaka Waihenya, the former newspaperman who has a passion for fiction writing, had a real crisis on his hands. Workers carried screaming placards and chanted slogans. They spilt the beans on the streets about the ugly skeletons hidden behind that beautiful gate manned by GSU toughies on Harry Thuku Road and announced: ‘the donkey is tired’.The media, as expected, feasted on the strike – with reporters from various media houses pretending they did not have similar problems at their own places of work, or even worse. Anyway, they were doing the story they were assigned.But the Star newspaper came out to condemn the “wildcat strike” in an editorial. KBC management had agreed to some demands and negotiations with union officials were ongoing. The union had distanced itself from the strike. And even that garrulous unionist-in-chief, Francis Atwoli, asked the workers to return to work. Was the Star for real? Was Mr Atwoli genuine or speaking with an eye on his future coverage?Anyone who knows anything about trade unions in Kenya today would be very sceptical when officials and industry captains appear to read from the same page. KBC workers seemed to be alive to this fact. They went ahead full steam.And then came the big one: Information and Communication Minister Samuel Poghisio surfaced, looking quite no-nonsense. He declared the strike illegal and ordered the workers back to work or they would be sacked within hours and their jobs advertised.The workers ignored him… And the rest, as you well know, is history. He ate his words.Last week, KBC workers’ reps appeared before a parliamentary committee and spoke very candidly. Their bosses followed, sweating out details about the state of things at KBC.Wasn’t that a great sight? Management denied all that stuff about “sexually transmitted promotions” and “interviews on the carpet”, which KBC insiders afraid of victimisation alleged to be rife.In other parts of the world, there would be sacking and resignations of managers at the public broadcaster if stuff like that became public. Not in Kenya.There was Walter Mong’are a.k.a Nyambane, the Radio Programmes Manager, his clownish grin wiped off his face, trying to explain that he went to some of the best schools in the country and that as a Kenyan he is entitled to a job. Workers had demanded to know how he got his job and whether he had the required qualifications. Beautiful!Indeed, Kenya was watching, as the Channel One TV slogan goes. KBC will never remain the same again. The momentum the workers have set must be sustained. A new KBC Act is needed urgently, together with other key reforms. The corporation must be turned into a world-class public broadcaster in line with provisions of the Constitution to serve the people of Kenya.The days when KBC was a seedy mess where bosses conduct “ horizontal interviews”, when managers were also the institution’s suppliers, when news content was decided outside the newsroom, when underpaid workers lived in mortal dread of the landlord, etc, must surely belong to the past.And we have the resolve of KBC’s workers to thank for that. The Bulletin celebrates you!

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Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] Fw: [ICANN-discuss] IANA RFP Canceled
by Walubengo J 12 Mar '12

12 Mar '12

Barrack, this looks like a serious development...IANA oversees the global IP address allocation under ICANN through a contract signed with the US Govt. This contract is expiring and so there is need to shop around for proposals (RFP) on the way forward. The cancellation of the RFP leaves more questions than answers.. walu. --- On Sun, 3/11/12, otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Subject: [ISOC_KE] Fw: [ICANN-discuss] IANA RFP Canceled To: isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke Date: Sunday, March 11, 2012, 6:14 PM Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Joly MacFie <joly(a)punkcast.com> Sender: icann-discuss-bounces(a)elists.isoc.org Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:21:23 To: ISOC icann-discuss<icann-discuss(a)elists.isoc.org> Reply-To: joly(a)punkcast.com Cc: <x-pubpol(a)isoc-ny.org> Subject: [ICANN-discuss] IANA RFP Canceled http://domainincite.com/ntia-says-icann-does-not-meet-the-requirements-for-… NTIA says ICANN "does not meet the requirements" for IANA renewal Kevin Murphy, March 10, 2012, 15:21:51 (UTC), Domain Policy The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has dealt a stunning blow to ICANN in its bid to carry on running the internet's critical IANA functions. The NTIA said this hour that it has canceled the RFP for the new IANA contract "because we received no proposals that met the requirements requested by the global community" NTIA thinks that ICANN's bid was unsatisfactory, in other words. The NTIA said: Based on the input received from stakeholders around the world, NTIA added new requirements to the IANA functions' statement of work, including the need for structural separation of policymaking from implementation, a robust companywide conflict of interest policy, provisions reflecting heightened respect for local country laws, and a series of consultation and reporting requirements to increase transparency and accountability to the international community. The government may cancel any solicitation that does not meet the requirements. Accordingly, we are cancelling this RFP because we received no proposals that met the requirements requested by the global community. The Department intends to reissue the RFP at a future date to be determined (TBD) so that the requirements of the global internet community can be served. However, it has extended ICANN's current IANA contract until September 30, 2012. This means ICANN still has its IANA powers over the DNS root zone, at least for another six months. While the NTIA has not yet revealed where ICANN's bid for the contract fell short, it is known that the NTIA and ICANN's senior management did not exactly see eye to eye on certain issues. One of the key sticking points is the NTIA's demand that the IANA contractor - ICANN - must document that all new gTLD delegations are in "the global public interest". This demand is a way to prevent another controversy such as the approval of .xxx a year ago, which the Governmental Advisory Committee objected to on the grounds that it was not the "the global public interest". Coupled with newly strengthened Applicant Guidebook powers for the GAC to object to new gTLD application, the IANA language could be described as "if the GAC objects, you must reject". If the GAC were to declare .gay or .catholic "not in the global public interest", it would be pretty tough for ICANN to prove otherwise. But ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom has previously stated that he believed such rules imposed by the US government would undermine the multistakeholder process. He told the NTIA last June that the draft IANA contract language stood to "rewrite" ICANN's own process when it came to approving new gTLDs. The IANA functions contract should not be used to rewrite the policy and implementation process adopted through the bottom-up decision-making process. Not only would this undermine the very principle of the multi-stakeholder model, it would be inconsistent with the objective of more clearly distinguishing policy development from operational implementation by the IANA functions operator. Since then, language requiring ICANN to prove "consensus" on new gTLD delegations was removed, but language requiring it to demonstrate the "global public interest" remains. The game is bigger than petty squabbling about new gTLDs, however. The US government is worried about International Telecommunications Union treaty talks later this year, which many countries want to use to push for government-led internet governance. A strong GAC, backed by an enforceable IANA contract, is one way to field concerns that ICANN is not responsive enough to government interests. It's tempting to view the deferral of the IANA renewal as an attempt to wait out Beckstrom's tenure as CEO - he's set to leave at the end of June - and deal with a more compliant replacement instead. -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- - _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. _______________________________________________ isoc mailing list isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc

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