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The Mobile apps ship has sailed
by robert yawe 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Over the past year I have delved deep into the world of social media which has been enlightening, the goal posts have moved and in some areas the match has actually moved to a different pitch. Many of our initiatives remain on the empty pitch with moved goal posts, when shall we realise these has happened? The IT field changes much faster than the common cold virus but unfortunately most of our initiatives change slower than the dinosaur. This revelation comes from looking around at the applications being developed to make social media sites more productive. Here is an example of a few applets that make twitter more functional, shouldn't this be some of the we as developers need to be looking into? http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/5-new-twitter-tools-worth-exploring/#mor… Regards PS. I am sure many of you will wish that this list had an application with the features of Proxlet. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] [!! SPAM] Re: Introducong Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) on Kictanet:
by Eng. Wainaina Mungai 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

It is not clear from your answer if Cofek is *actually willing* to work with ICT Consumers Association formed earlier. On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Stephen Mutoro <stephen(a)cofek.co.ke> wrote: > Very good question. There are many ways of doing so if both sides are > interested. Too many issues to handle even for the two organizations. We are > open to suggestions. I wish you copied your question to the ICT Consumer > Association of Kenya. > > > > *From:* kictanet-bounces+stephen=cofek.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto: > kictanet-bounces+stephen=cofek.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Eng. > Wainaina Mungai > *Sent:* Monday, April 04, 2011 3:15 PM > *To:* stephen(a)cofek.co.ke > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* [!! SPAM] Re: [kictanet] Introducong Consumers Federation of > Kenya (Cofek) on Kictanet: > > > > Exactly. How does CoFeK plan to interact with the ICT Consumer Association > of Kenya? > > > > On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Conrad Akunga <conradakunga(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > There was also ICT Consumer Association of Kenya that seems also to be > doing some work in this sector. > > > > Can we harmonize all these initiatives? > > On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Francis Hook <francis.hook(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > Curious to know which bodies come under this federation and, while its not > explicitly stated, does Cofek exclude/include ISPs/Data Providers? I > believe over and above MNOs provision of data services, there have been > concerns with fixed providers. > > > > > > On 4 April 2011 09:12, Stephen Mutoro <stephen(a)cofek.co.ke> wrote: > > Dear Alice & Others: > > > > Greetings from Cofek and I. We are very grateful to have been invited on > this forum. Clearly, we have a lot to learn from you as we offer our counter > views and lessons. Please allow us to make our maiden submission here. > Indeed, we must hasten to mention that at Cofek we are keen to discuss * > issues* and not personalities. We hope this forum will live to this > expectation. As a credible and umbrella federation of consumer > organizations, we are equally realistic – we are well aware that sustainable > consumer benefits are best reaped when the market is fair, just, competitive > and predictably stable. Bottom line, we hope we can agree to disagree on > certain matters without being personal! > > > > From the foregoing, we are friends of all service providers. This is > because without any of them, the consumer is in serious trouble. On > telecommunications sector for instance, the Cofek Sector Unit responsible is > a “friend” of all MSPs (Yu, Orange, Airtel and Safaricom and any other). We > had the first meeting with MSPs on 25th January and hope to host another > one before end of April. We will, therefore, be disappointed if the > arguments posted on this forum appear to suggest that perhaps one or other > MSP is better than the other without credible supporting evidence. Remember, > they are all in business to make money. They wil apply different formula and > strategy to this end. Cofek has no problem with their reasonable profits. > Without regret, however, we are ever ready and willing to take drastic > action, including seeking legal redress, should any of them go against > Article 46 of the Constitution as well as Kenya Information and > Communications Act (2009). > > > > It is for this reason that Cofek’s first point of entry into the sector is > with the quality and performance of regulatory regimes, in this case the > CCK. We are interested to be assured that the CCK board of directors and > management does not only comply with the law but is one that can be relied > upon to deliver against world benchmarks. On occasions, we will be keen to > discuss various issues – such as the tariff structure and promotions, > innovations, consumer IEC, possibility of a 5th operator and why not?, MNP > among others. In so doing, we work closely with media houses for instance > Cofek will be on KTN Business Live discussing MNP at 2.00 pm today. In a > nutshell, we are pleased to be on this forum and wish each of you a great > week ahead! > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Stephen Mutoro > > Secretary General, COFEK > > *www.cofek.co.ke * > > > > > > ------Original Message------ > > From: alice@apc. org > > To: stephen(a)cofek.co.ke > > ReplyTo: alice@apc. org > > Subject: Kenya ICT Action Network. > > Sent: 2 Apr 2011 1:55 PM > > > > I read your opinion article featured on standard newspaper April 1st and > welcome your views and analysis. > > I would like to invite you to join a multi-stakeholder forum called > KICTANet that discusses ICT policy and regulatory issues. > > Thank you > > Alice > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/francis.hook%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. > > > > > -- > Francis Hook > +254 733 504561 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/conradakunga%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. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/wainaina.mungai%40gmai… > > 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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www.ratio-magazine.com back up - and links to mobile number portability article
by Andrea Bohnstedt 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Read it quickly before the web host takes another nosedive! :) On 4 April 2011 09:25, Andrea Bohnstedt <andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com > wrote: > Hey all, > > I wrote a quick commentary on why MNP probably won't lead to mass > migrations of customers: > > http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201104013891/Kenya/In-Brief-Kenya-Introduces-… > > I also think that, looking at experiences in other emerging markets, there > is usually no stampede on the first days, but the number of ported numbers > picks up gradually. > > Here's a short summary from market research company TNS that includes some > interesting info on industrialised markets: > > http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201104013889/Corporate-Press-Releases/Kenya-P… > > Have a great week, > Andrea > > -- > Andrea Bohnstedt <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt> > Publisher > +254 720 960 322 > > www.ratio-magazine.com > Find/post East Africa careers<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/careers/index.php> > Find/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/businessevents/index.php> > > > > > -- Andrea Bohnstedt <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt> Publisher +254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com Find/post East Africa careers<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/careers/index.php> Find/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/businessevents/index.php>

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Mobile Number Portability
by Andrea Bohnstedt 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Hey all, I wrote a quick commentary on why MNP probably won't lead to mass migrations of customers: http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201104013891/Kenya/In-Brief-Kenya-Introduces-… I also think that, looking at experiences in other emerging markets, there is usually no stampede on the first days, but the number of ported numbers picks up gradually. Here's a short summary from market research company TNS that includes some interesting info on industrialised markets: http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201104013889/Corporate-Press-Releases/Kenya-P… Have a great week, Andrea -- Andrea Bohnstedt <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt> Publisher +254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com Find/post East Africa careers<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/careers/index.php> Find/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/businessevents/index.php>

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Introducong Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) on Kictanet:
by Stephen Mutoro 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Dear Alice & Others: Greetings from Cofek and I. We are very grateful to have been invited on this forum. Clearly, we have a lot to learn from you as we offer our counter views and lessons. Please allow us to make our maiden submission here. Indeed, we must hasten to mention that at Cofek we are keen to discuss issues and not personalities. We hope this forum will live to this expectation. As a credible and umbrella federation of consumer organizations, we are equally realistic - we are well aware that sustainable consumer benefits are best reaped when the market is fair, just, competitive and predictably stable. Bottom line, we hope we can agree to disagree on certain matters without being personal! >From the foregoing, we are friends of all service providers. This is because without any of them, the consumer is in serious trouble. On telecommunications sector for instance, the Cofek Sector Unit responsible is a "friend" of all MSPs (Yu, Orange, Airtel and Safaricom and any other). We had the first meeting with MSPs on 25th January and hope to host another one before end of April. We will, therefore, be disappointed if the arguments posted on this forum appear to suggest that perhaps one or other MSP is better than the other without credible supporting evidence. Remember, they are all in business to make money. They wil apply different formula and strategy to this end. Cofek has no problem with their reasonable profits. Without regret, however, we are ever ready and willing to take drastic action, including seeking legal redress, should any of them go against Article 46 of the Constitution as well as Kenya Information and Communications Act (2009). It is for this reason that Cofek's first point of entry into the sector is with the quality and performance of regulatory regimes, in this case the CCK. We are interested to be assured that the CCK board of directors and management does not only comply with the law but is one that can be relied upon to deliver against world benchmarks. On occasions, we will be keen to discuss various issues - such as the tariff structure and promotions, innovations, consumer IEC, possibility of a 5th operator and why not?, MNP among others. In so doing, we work closely with media houses for instance Cofek will be on KTN Business Live discussing MNP at 2.00 pm today. In a nutshell, we are pleased to be on this forum and wish each of you a great week ahead! Kind regards, Stephen Mutoro Secretary General, COFEK www.cofek.co.ke ------Original Message------ From: alice@apc. org To: stephen(a)cofek.co.ke ReplyTo: alice@apc. org Subject: Kenya ICT Action Network. Sent: 2 Apr 2011 1:55 PM I read your opinion article featured on standard newspaper April 1st and welcome your views and analysis. I would like to invite you to join a multi-stakeholder forum called KICTANet that discusses ICT policy and regulatory issues. Thank you Alice

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Number Portability - Baptism of fire
by robert yawe 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

On the 1st of April when number portability became active I expected to see long lines at various providers customer service centres but shockingly there where none, at least not in the Nairobi CBD. We expected that there would be huge full and double page advertisements in the newspapers and scantily dressed girls and over dressed boys shoving fliers down our throats, so why hasn't it happened? Some of the offers made no sense and others might have had a negative effect, for example, Orange had a half page advertisement on a postpay offer yet when I called the listed number it went unanswered I then send an email to the address shown, it is 3 days later and I have had no response. The mistake Orange keep making is assuming that they are competing with the rest, they need to acknowledge that they are the underdog and behave accordingly. Safaricom can have a policy not to sell dual SIM phones but Orange do not have the luxury, they objective should be cannibalism. On Sunday I passed by Orange's new customer service centre at the Sarit Centre and was received with the usual cold reception, after spending a minutes working round the very small shop I walked over to talk to a staff member who was seated at a desk "texting" away on a phone oblivious to her surrounding to ask about the new postpay advert that was in the paper. As expected she had absolutely no clue of the advert or even the offer. So why is it that organisations have e-mail and intranets if information from the ivory tower is sent to the branches and floors below using Postal Mail (postive for PMG)? That is the problem with Orange and we do not really expect much better from them, but Safaricom needs to find its footing afresh as their product offerings and customer service is quickly becoming wanting. There reaction to the number portability issue seems to have missed the mark, they are concentrating on attracting new subscribers instead of trying to retain the existing ones. An associate of mine saw the N8 on offer and dragged me along as he applied for the new service, he is an existing postpay customer but because the offer is not available to existing postpay customers he had to cancel his existing contract to take up a new one so as to enjoy the phone offer. I hope the exception report will be tabled at their Monday management meeting so that they can rethink the strategy. I was tempted to do the same but realised it was actually easier to just apply afresh which will resulting in Safaricom making the mistake of thinking that the offer had brought in a new subscriber yet it the the existing ones who are taking additional lines. Safcom will realise this when my bill next month for my main line drops by 90% and the difference in usage moves to the new number. Well as is confirmed yet again, Kenyans are peculiar. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Introducing Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) on KICTANet
by Odhiambo Washington 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Sent on Behalf of *Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek)* Dear Alice & Others: Greetings from Cofek and I. We are very grateful to have been invited on this forum. Clearly, we have a lot to learn from you as we offer our counter views and lessons. Please allow us to make our maiden submission here. Indeed, we must hasten to mention that at Cofek we are keen to discuss * issues* and not personalities. We hope this forum will live to this expectation. As a credible and umbrella federation of consumer organizations, we are equally realistic – we are well aware that sustainable consumer benefits are best reaped when the market is fair, just, competitive and predictably stable. Bottom line, we hope we can agree to disagree on certain matters without being personal! >From the foregoing, we are friends of all service providers. This is because without any of them, the consumer is in serious trouble. On telecommunications sector for instance, the Cofek Sector Unit responsible is a “friend” of all MSPs (Yu, Orange, Airtel and Safaricom and any other). We had the first meeting with MSPs on 25th January and hope to host another one before end of April. We will, therefore, be disappointed if the arguments posted on this forum appear to suggest that perhaps one or other MSP is better than the other without credible supporting evidence. Remember, they are all in business to make money. They wil apply different formula and strategy to this end. Cofek has no problem with their reasonable profits. Without regret, however, we are ever ready and willing to take drastic action, including seeking legal redress, should any of them go against Article 46 of the Constitution as well as Kenya Information and Communications Act (2009). It is for this reason that Cofek’s first point of entry into the sector is with the quality and performance of regulatory regimes, in this case the CCK. We are interested to be assured that the CCK board of directors and management does not only comply with the law but is one that can be relied upon to deliver against world benchmarks. On occasions, we will be keen to discuss various issues – such as the tariff structure and promotions, innovations, consumer IEC, possibility of a 5th operator and why not?, MNP among others. In so doing, we work closely with media houses for instance Cofek will be on KTN Business Live discussing MNP at 2.00 pm today. In a nutshell, we are pleased to be on this forum and wish each of you a great week ahead! Kind regards, Stephen Mutoro (stephen(a)cofek.co.ke) Secretary General, COFEK *www.cofek.co.ke*

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Introducong Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) on Kictanet
by alice＠apc.org 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

From: Stephen Mutoro [mailto:stephen@cofek.co.ke]Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 9:13 AMTo: 'kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke'Subject: Introducong Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) on Kictanet: Dear Alice & Others: Greetings from Cofek and I. We are very grateful to have been invited on this forum. Clearly, we have a lot to learn from you as we offer our counter views and lessons. Please allow us to make our maiden submission here. Indeed, we must hasten to mention that at Cofek we are keen to discuss issues and not personalities. We hope this forum will live to this expectation. As a credible and umbrella federation of consumer organizations, we are equally realistic – we are well aware that sustainable consumer benefits are best reaped when the market is fair, just, competitive and predictably stable. Bottom line, we hope we can agree to disagree on certain matters without being personal! From the foregoing, we are friends of all service providers. This is because without any of them, the consumer is in serious trouble. On telecommunications sector for instance, the Cofek Sector Unit responsible is a “friend” of all MSPs (Yu, Orange, Airtel and Safaricom and any other). We had the first meeting with MSPs on 25th January and hope to host another one before end of April. We will, therefore, be disappointed if the arguments posted on this forum appear to suggest that perhaps one or other MSP is better than the other without credible supporting evidence. Remember, they are all in business to make money. They wil apply different formula and strategy to this end. Cofek has no problem with their reasonable profits. Without regret, however, we are ever ready and willing to take drastic action, including seeking legal redress, should any of them go against Article 46 of the Constitution as well as Kenya Information and Communications Act (2009). It is for this reason that Cofek’s first point of entry into the sector is with the quality and performance of regulatory regimes, in this case the CCK. We are interested to be assured that the CCK board of directors and management does not only comply with the law but is one that can be relied upon to deliver against world benchmarks. On occasions, we will be keen to discuss various issues – such as the tariff structure and promotions, innovations, consumer IEC, possibility of a 5 th operator and why not?, MNP among others. In so doing, we work closely with media houses for instance Cofek will be on KTN Business Live discussing MNP at 2.00 pm today. In a nutshell, we are pleased to be on this forum and wish each of you a great week ahead! Kind regards, Stephen Mutoro Secretary General, COFEK www.cofek.co.ke

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by alice＠apc.org 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

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Re: [kictanet] Statistics on Kenya Road Accidents
by S.Murigi Muraya 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Attn: Serikali Help us help you by telling us how we can help you. Please respond to these threads. We know how to develop the tech skills you need... -----Original Message----- From: Henry Okatch <hokatch(a)gmail.com> Sent: Friday, 1 April 2011 10:17 To: murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Statistics on Kenya Road Accidents It is very unfortunate that in this day and age, government agencies still cannot take advantage of ICT to relay some relevant information (And here am talking about statistics of whatever nature) Even if it is a subscription service, it would still be helpful. I have for the past few months been following keenly and trying to gather information about recent road accident statistics and the only statistics available are as of 2002! And this was based on a research done by UON and KU professers Am sure there are government officials from various ministries on this platform, following silently, Can somebody kindly have the hardcopy of those reports/research/statics et al, being put on soft and made available online! It sometimes become very frustrating being thrown from one dept to another when all you wanted was just information. Rgds Henry On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Andrea Bohnstedt <andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com> wrote: At least, good people, the Kenya Police website isn't currently hacked into :) Have a lovely Friday, Andrea On 1 April 2011 09:38, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> wrote: On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 23:02, Henry Okatch < [The entire original message is not included]

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The real entrepreneur
by robert yawe 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Hi, I wonder if the KICTBoard have ever interacted with this fellows or is their mandate restricted to those in "stone & mortar" premises? http://quadrantshift.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/cyber-photo.jpg http://quadrantshift.co.ke/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/cyber-services-list.j… The fellow who runs this cyber cafe most likely never even saw the various adverts yet he does more to bridge the digital divide than many of us ever will. My call is for organisations like SIFE and AISEC to reach out to some of these entrepreneurs to work with them to achieve there full potential by helping them prepare those complex proposals needed for funding, this are some of the issues we really need to be looking at to bridge the digital divide. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] Statistics on Kenya Road Accidents
by eonchari＠lynxbits.com 04 Apr '11

04 Apr '11

Does the board's mandate include overseeing of all GOK ICT projects, or just advise? If it is, then they should publish such info with relative ease. ----- Original Message ----- From: francis.hook(a)gmail.comTo: eonchari(a)lynxbits.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: 4/4/11 1:51 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Statistics on Kenya Road Accidents If the ICT Board were to delve into this, then there's no saying what statistics they should NOT publish - cost of agri inputs, rainfall, tourist arrivals, migration patterns of birds? hmm? I think its enough that the board has part of its mandate to computerise different ministries/departments/etc and then at their level such issues can be taken up (min of tourism, KTB, Kenya Police, min of agric. etc etc). That aside, perhaps AKI might be a good resource for such statistics since MVs invariably have to be the cause of or be involved in an accident (pedestrian, cyclist, motorist...building, etc)... On 1 April 2011 11:11, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> wrote: In the best interests of Kenyans, I think the ICT board should pick this up and oversee frequent publication of such statistics of accidents, where they happened and if possible probable causes and companies involved. On 1 April 2011 10:47, <eonchari(a)lynxbits.com> wrote: The force is ill equipped (technology & skill wise) to gather such data, but I still think there is hope. Why not create a framework (with income as an incentive) for "Gen Y" crowd etc to create such content? I beg to differ. I remember a time listening to KBC Kiswahili Service and someone from the Police Traffic department came every Friday and broke down previous weeks accidents by province including casualties and fatalities, and i do not think he was making this up _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@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/francis.hook%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. -- Francis Hook +254 733 504561

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Statistics on Kenya Road Accidents
by Henry Okatch 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

Hello Anyone knows where I can get recent statistics on road accidents in Kenya especially regarding PSV's Personal Vehicles et al. The current statistics are based on articles written by different individuals with conflicting statistics Ohh by the way the Kenya Police website does not have the statistics on traffic accidents online but they have one on Crime (Which is a good thing) Anybody who knows where I can get this info especially from government agencies. PS the Ministry of Roads website is not working -- Warm Regards Henry Cell +254721899572 _______________________________________________________________________________ *Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up, it knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a gazelle or a lion. When the sun comes up, you better start running. - In "The World is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman*

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Re: [kictanet] Statistics on Kenya Road Accidents
by eonchari＠lynxbits.com 01 Apr '11

01 Apr '11

The force is ill equipped (technology & skill wise) to gather such data, but I still think there is hope. Why not create a framework (with income as an incentive) for "Gen Y" crowd etc to create such content? ----- Original Message ----- From: hokatch(a)gmail.comTo: eonchari(a)lynxbits.com Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Sent: 4/1/11 3:19 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Statistics on Kenya Road Accidents It is very unfortunate that in this day and age, government agencies still cannot take advantage of ICT to relay some relevant information (And here am talking about statistics of whatever nature) Even if it is a subscription service, it would still be helpful. I have for the past few months been following keenly and trying to gather information about recent road accident statistics and the only statistics available are as of 2002!And this was based on a research done by UON and KU professers Am sure there are government officials from various ministries on this platform, following silently, Can somebody kindly have the hardcopy of those reports/research/statics et al, being put on soft and made available online! It sometimes become very frustrating being thrown from one dept to another when all you wanted was just information. RgdsHenry On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Andrea Bohnstedt <andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com> wrote: At least, good people, the Kenya Police website isn't currently hacked into :) Have a lovely Friday, Andrea On 1 April 2011 09:38, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> wrote: On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 23:02, Henry Okatch <hokatch(a)gmail.com> wrote: Its Interesting that you mentioned the dead websites. Still no luck with the statistics and the Police traffic dept which ideally should have this info does not have it on soft. You want to hassle the MoT for the data, or Traffic Police HQs. In both cases, you are likely to encounter some very useless questions and time-wasting before you get the data. Better walk to the office you've opted for. Phone calls will not help. And just if you did not know - there are not any computers in the Police offices. The last time I checked, computers were prestigious additions gracing the furniture inside senior officers' offices - mostly for posing with during photo shoots. There is no active use of computers for daily work within the Police. I could be wrong, but trust me - I was there. Everything is done on paper and follows a specific channel (with no thinking involved). Police reforms have a long way to go. Something like Vision 3020! All you have to do is look at the Police website and take time to read the sketchy data in order to convince yourself on how far they are from the Information Age. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!! _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/andrea.bohnstedt%40rat… -- Andrea Bohnstedt Publisher+254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com Find/post East Africa careersFind/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@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/hokatch%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. -- Warm Regards Henry Cell +254721899572 _______________________________________________________________________________ Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up, it knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a gazelle or a lion. When the sun comes up, you better start running.- In "The World is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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And for April Fools they had to touch a sore wound...
by Collins Areba 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, who have been in the country for a week, on Thursday approved Kenya’s application for its first nuclear power station. The 35,000MW facility is to be built at a cost of Sh950 billion on a 200-acre plot in the Athi Plains, about 50km from Nairobi, and is expected to satisfy all of Kenya’s energy needs until 2040. http://www.nation.co.ke/News/UN+clears+Kenya+nuclear+energy+project+/-/1056… -- *“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”* ~ Alex Carey ~ Tel No: 0x2af23696

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International remittances straight to your M-PESA account
by Andrea Bohnstedt 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

Hey all, Safaricom have entered a co-operation with Western Union so that remittances can be sent straight to M-PESA accounts. I haven't seen the fee structure yet (probably the usual Western Union fees), but still - great to see that Safaricom seem to have cracked the international transfers. Another global first for Kenya, I think. Here's the press release: http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201103313887/Corporate-Press-Releases/Kenya-P… -- Andrea Bohnstedt <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt> Publisher +254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com Find/post East Africa careers<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/careers/index.php> Find/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/businessevents/index.php>

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Digital Africa
by Andrea Bohnstedt 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

Quite Kenya-focused, but that's not surprising since the author, Economist correspondent Jonathan Ledgard, lives in Nairobi. Beautifully written sweeping look at (mostly) mobile Africa: http://moreintelligentlife.com/content/ideas/jm-ledgard/digital-africa?page… Enjoy! Andrea -- Andrea Bohnstedt <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/andreabohnstedt> Publisher +254 720 960 322 www.ratio-magazine.com Find/post East Africa careers<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/careers/index.php> Find/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events<http://www.ratio-magazine.com/businessevents/index.php>

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Re: [kictanet] Local hosting - reiterated
by robert yawe 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

Hi, Lets keep this response as a final digression from the main issue, we do no have iron ore neither aluminium therefore we shall need to import the basic raw material for making cabinets we would rather concentrate on developing microchips and have them fabricated else where. The Chinese produce millions of units a year which allows them to enjoy economies of scale, therefore before we can achieve such production capacity the casing business will have been overtaken. So we need to concentrate on the intellectual element of technology and leave the hardware business to those already entrenched. Now can we please revert back to the issue at hand, how can we provide cost effective hosting for the myriad of developers out here? 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: Thu, 31 March, 2011 10:25:31 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Local hosting - reiterated There is no way we can deliver a casing in nairobi for less than the Chinese fellow. interesting conclusion... why not? @robert, let me prepare an appropriate response for this... but i believe you are grossly in error on this. Other sectors could actually be more pivotal than IT. Food for instance, imagine if we were the best brains yet could not produce food, Inflation would hit the roof and our intellectual products would amount to null. On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 10:18 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hi Collins, > > >As much as you disagree with me you need to appreciate that with cloud computing >and smart phones we would be moving backwards if we tried to go into casing >manufacture and PCB boards as the incumbents have got the process done to a >science. There is no way we can deliver a casing in nairobi for less than the >Chinese fellow. > > >My issue is that we have graduates out there who cannot get to their full >potential because of a lack of a technological infrastructure. What I am >requesting the government it to think out of the box, we are better placed to >provide the world with intellectual products and should work in that direction. > > >On the issue of power to me it it neither her nor there we have a sank cost in >as far as the generating capacity is concerned so unless we can immediately get >a cheaper source that will enable us to continue meeting the loan repayments for >the existing capacity and still offer a lower cost to the consumer then we can >turn off the dams and geothermal stations but until then we need to live with >what we have. > > Still on the issue of cost of power can you give me an example of a manufacturing company that actually closed shop as a result of this? Cost of production, biggest component. looking up the list of companies that actually relocated to Misri and even Ethiopia... > >I do not understand the production of sufurias or jikos but I do understand >technology and from where I am sitting unless we develop the technology >infrastructure we shall never even come close to meeting the vision 2030 >objectives. > > > > 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: Wed, 30 March, 2011 8:40:26 > >Subject: Re: [kictanet] Local hosting - reiterated > > >@robert, with all respect, you seem to look at every other industry as inferior >compared to information technology. I beg to differ: > > Here are my reasons: > >The Industry is reliant on electronic gadgets imported from China and south >Korea, these components will increasingly become a significant expenditure not >only by Kenya but also by the other nations in the region. > > >Thanks to technology, CNC (Computer numerical control machining) and CAD / CAM, >the technology gap between Kenya and China is easily narrowed. This means that >technically if we wanted to start manufacturing PCBs, all we would need are the >equipment, standard layout designs and raw materials. Then we can innovate and >improve on existing ones. > > >This would fly in the face of your thinkin but actually, after roads GOK should >be looking at Energy. (If you ask me it should have looked at energy first). Why >Kenyan electricity is 5 times more expensive than china's is a matter for >another discussion but Kenya should aspire to have the cheapest electricity in >the continent. (Green or not green notwithstanding, cheap first, then maybe >green). > > >On the Jua kali sheds, what GOK needs is to have extension officers to now work >on getting those boyt and girls hammering 220L barrels into pans and jikos into >better fabrication technologies to improve productivity. I believe that granted, >these willbe the centers that will start manufacturing components. a shed in >Nairobi could be doing computer cases, another in coast could be doing monitors, >another could be doing power supplies...e..t.c. > > > > > >On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 7:54 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >This says a lot about the governments lip service on vision 2030, the setting up >of special economic zones and jua kali sheds is so industrial revolution >thinking. >> >> >>With technology the entire country becomes an special economic zone whose only >>infrastructure requirements are data centres and high speed broadband (wired or >>otherwise) all of which are much cheaper to install than 4 lane highways and >>11,000 kilo volt power sub-stations, or could it be the issue of 10%. >> >> >>Kazi kwa vijani needs to look beyond the standard 8 drop out to the university >>graduate who already has the skills and is only looking for an enabling >>environment. >> >> >>Dr. Ndemo, I propose you call your counterpart in the Ministry of >>Industrialisation and which ever other ministry is involved in the jua kali shed >>project and insist to be given 1 shed in every constituency then take the cash >>equivalent and set-up a hosting and collocation centre. >> >> >>All it requires is 1000 square feet of space in your offices (digitise your >>files and move the physical ones to Kabartonjo). From your offices get at least >>a 1 gigabit link to KIXP and as you are next to Oranges Telephone House which >>sits on a node of the Secom marine cable you can tap in for the international >>bandwidth. >> >> >>The other link you require is to KeNET (http://www.kenet.or.ke) the education >>network hub, which I believe is currently asleep so that the location can be >>accessed across all universities. This is critical as we know what happened >>when the developers of google and facebook went through when trying to host >>within their campuses. >> >> >>If you leave the issue of hosting and collocation to market forces and private >>enterprise then our young developers and doomed to languish in poverty like our >>great artists. This is the 1968 of technology time to setup an ICDC and KNTC >>type entities for the technology industry which you can then float like >>safaricom and kenya power after the market has matured. >> >> >>>From where I sit not even Safaricom or Airtel have the resources or willpower to >>salvage this situation. >> Robert Yawe >>KAY System Technologies Ltd >>Phoenix House, 6th Floor >>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >>Kenya >> >> >>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ From: Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> >>To: robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk >>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >>Sent: Tue, 29 March, 2011 17:57:58 >>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Local hosting - reiterated >> >> >>Developers and Local Hosting providers have for long been involved in the >>"chicken before the egg" situation where hosting firms say that demand has to >>increase for prices to come down, they have to justify investment. Developers >>meanwhile want prices to come down before they host locally, with some of them >>barely having budgets. >> >> >> >>At the same time, local hosting firms have to learn to offer world class cutting >>edge platforms and interfaces to their users if they are going to adopt them. >> >> >>At the same time, it aids when those providing this services go into technical >>details, like the type of databases offered, supported scripting languages >>rather than just tell us 2 databases, developers need that information. >> >> >>Rememeber there is tough competition from the likes of Amazon who have a robust >>cloud infrastructure which is free for low usage >>(http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/) >> >> >>As a case study, a local developer has done a popular application , AroundMe >>(Nokia Ovi store - http://store.ovi.com/content/103911#/content/103911/reviews) >>which has been downloaded more than 10,000 times and with 30,000 searches. The >>app uses the Google App Engine (https://appengine.google.com/) cloud platform, >>also free to a certain usage . To now the app is still operating on the free >>limit (http://aroundmenow.appspot.com/) >> >>_______________________________________________ >>kictanet mailing list >>kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >>This message was sent to: arebacollins(a)gmail.com >>Unsubscribe or change your options at >>http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/arebacollins%40gmail.c… >> >> > > >-- > >“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” > >~ Alex Carey ~ >Tel No: 0x2af23696 > > -- “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” ~ Alex Carey ~ Tel No: 0x2af23696

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ANOTHER LEAD
by charles nduati 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

Hi Listers, Kindly help this young graduate Catherine who has just finished diploma in IT at .who knows, she might become another IT chic Many thanks in advance Charles CHARLES N. NDUATI GENERAL MANAGER JKUAT ENTERPRISES LTD JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY JUJA MAIN CAMPUS, THIKA P. O. BOX 79324-00200 NAIROBI, KENYA TEL: 254-067-52420 OR 254-067-52711 FAX: 254-067-52438 MOBILE:254-722728815 EMIAL:charlesnduati2002@yahoo.co.uk,cnduati@gmail.com,bm@jkuates.jkuat.ac.ke www.jkuat.ac.ke

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One on one with Dr Ndemo on DV
by Paul Kukubo ICT Board 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

> Robert, listers, > > In addition to the meeting proposed, i hereby remind listers that I also did send an update on this list of the progress on this project. We have a mailing list of all the digital villages trainees and those who have applied do the loans through Family Bank. As a reminder, we received 689 completed loan applications from all over the country. > > There are some on this list who are also applicants for the Pasha Loans with Family Bank that have called seeking clarification and certain assurances considering how long it for the project to get this point. Some are concerned that there may be individuals who did not apply for the loan and are seeking an alternative process of involvement. > I have assured them that their applications are not prejudiced in any way. Some of them were also concerned that a new process may be created that undermines their chances of benefitting from the previously agreed process. > The list is also informed that there is also planned another meeting just for those who applied and were shortlisted. Dr Ndemo, your proposal on this list that we should open up the meeting to any invited party is seen as reassuring, especially since many applicants are not ICT sector players and are from various parts of Kenya. Warm regards Paul Kukubo CEO Kenya ICT Board > > > Sent from my iPad > > On 31 Mar 2011, at 15:29, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Know that the heat has cooled down on the issue of who will be attending the session on the 6th of April with the PS Dr. Ndemo we need to move forward. >> >> To make sure that we have a fruitful interaction I would to request all those who confirmed their attendance and any other listers to send me a list of issues they would like discussed with the PS. >> >> The main agenda for the meeting will be to get a presentation by the PS on the digital village project and then to come up with a strategy on how we can provide our input to the project. >> >> We shall also need to have a volunteer for repertoire to capture the discussions and produce a report that can be shared with the larger membership. >> >> Regards >> >> 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 >> >> This message was sent to: pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke >> Unsubscribe or change your options athttp://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/pkukubo%40ict.go.ke Sent from my iPad

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Digital Villages - F2F with Ndemo
by robert yawe 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

Hi All, Know that the heat has cooled down on the issue of who will be attending the session on the 6th of April with the PS Dr. Ndemo we need to move forward. To make sure that we have a fruitful interaction I would to request all those who confirmed their attendance and any other listers to send me a list of issues they would like discussed with the PS. The main agenda for the meeting will be to get a presentation by the PS on the digital village project and then to come up with a strategy on how we can provide our input to the project. We shall also need to have a volunteer for repertoire to capture the discussions and produce a report that can be shared with the larger membership. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] Digital Villages - F2F with Ndemo
by Paul Kukubo ICT Board 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

> Robert, listers, > > In addition to the meeting proposed, i hereby remind listers that I also did send an update on this list of the progress on this project. We have a mailing list of all the digital villages trainees and those who have applied do the loans. As a reminder, we received 689 completed loan applications from all over the country. > > There are some on this list who are also applicants for the Pasha Loans with Family Bank that have called seeking clarification and certain assurances considering how long it for the project to get this point. Some are concerned that there may be individuals who did not apply for the loan and are seeking an alternative process of involvement. > I have assured them that their applications are not prejudiced in any way. Some of them were also concerned that a new process may be created that undermines their chances of benefitting from the previously agreed process. > The list is also informed that there is also planned another meeting just for those who applied and were shortlisted. PS Dr Ndemo, your proposal to open up the meeting to any invited party is seen as reassuring, especially since many applicants are not specifically from ICT sector and some are from very far. Warm regards Paul Kukubo CEO Kenya ICT Board > > > Sent from my iPad > > On 31 Mar 2011, at 15:29, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> Know that the heat has cooled down on the issue of who will be attending the session on the 6th of April with the PS Dr. Ndemo we need to move forward. >> >> To make sure that we have a fruitful interaction I would to request all those who confirmed their attendance and any other listers to send me a list of issues they would like discussed with the PS. >> >> The main agenda for the meeting will be to get a presentation by the PS on the digital village project and then to come up with a strategy on how we can provide our input to the project. >> >> We shall also need to have a volunteer for repertoire to capture the discussions and produce a report that can be shared with the larger membership. >> >> Regards >> >> 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 >> >> This message was sent to: pkukubo(a)ict.go.ke >> Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/pkukubo%40ict.go.ke

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Re: [kictanet] International remittances straight to your M-PESA account
by Odhiambo Washington 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

Thank you, MJ, for this response. Suppose I receive my monthly maximum every month from some source out there, will I be questioned? Assuming a monthly limit of N, and every month I receive N from "my friends" out there for the purpose of laundry:-) On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 16:06, Michael Joseph <mjoseph(a)safaricom.co.ke>wrote: > There are limits per customer per transaction, per day, per week, per > month etc. > > We always submit full disclosure reports to the Central Bank > > > Kind Regards > > *Michael* > > From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> > Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:54:27 +0300 > To: Michael Joseph <MJoseph(a)Safaricom.co.ke> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] International remittances straight to your M-PESA > account > > > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 12:29, Andrea Bohnstedt < > andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com> wrote: > >> Hey all, >> >> Safaricom have entered a co-operation with Western Union so that >> remittances can be sent straight to M-PESA accounts. I haven't seen the fee >> structure yet (probably the usual Western Union fees), but still - great to >> see that Safaricom seem to have cracked the international transfers. Another >> global first for Kenya, I think. >> >> Here's the press release: >> >> http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201103313887/Corporate-Press-Releases/Kenya-P… >> >> > This is very interesting. > > How will they counter money laundering? > > Will central Bank now require Safaricom to submit details of ALL > transactions for the purpose of monitoring how much money came in via this > medium? > > > -- > Best regards, > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > Nairobi,KE > +254733744121/+254722743223 > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > Damn!! > > ------------------------------ > *Note:* > All emails sent from Safaricom Limited are subject to Safaricom’s Email > Terms & Conditions. Please click here<http://www.safaricom.co.ke/Emailtermsandconditions>to read the policy. > ------------------------------ > * * > -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!

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@tandaaKENYA, 30/03/2011 20:46
by Paul Kukubo ICT Board 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

Listers Pleas encourage our techprenuers to enter the kenya ict board vision 2030 tech awards This will be announced at the forthcoming 3rd connected kenya summit April 18th- 20th. Tandaa Kenya (@tandaaKENYA) 30/03/2011 20:46 Enter the V2030 ICT Innovation Awards conta.cc/hJLEiT #connectedkenya2011 Sent from my iPad Paul Kukubo Kenya ict board

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First Modular Data Center in Africa coming to Nairobi, Kenya
by Paul Roy 31 Mar '11

31 Mar '11

Hello, Am sure you might have heard of the trend towards modular, energy neutral datacenters...well the first one in Africa will be launched today in Kenya. UNON will be launching this at their complex together with Ban the UN Secretary General. To learn more about ITPAC check this link http://www.techmtaa.com/2011/03/31/microsoft-set-to-unveil-its-itpac-modula… regards, Paul Roy Technology Strategist Microsoft Corp. -- "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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