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Mobile money transfers on con hit list
by Grace Githaiga 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

Listers, I do not intend to divert you from the ICCK debate, but this is a commercial break. Please see this just just incase you missed it. The article points out that ther are no specific laws in Kenya to deal with such crime. Quite worrying. Mobile money transfers on con hit list. http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/money/Mobile+money+transfers+on+con+hit+li… And now, back the the ICCK debate. Rgds Grace ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World!

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Re: [kictanet] Day 4: Consitutions and Appointment of Commissioners to the Commission
by stanley_murage＠yahoo.com 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

I strongly support the inclusion of Information Technology as one of the key experience fields /professions from which Commissioners may be selected. S.K.Murage Sent from my HTC ----- Reply message ----- From: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Date: Wed, Feb 23, 2011 11:06 Subject: [kictanet] Day 4: Consitutions and Appointment of Commissioners to the Commission To: <stanley_murage(a)yahoo.com> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> On appointments of Commissioners, it says on Pg5, that they should: (ii) possess suitable qualifications, expertise and experience in the fields of, amongst others, broadcasting telecommunications , law, , media, and economics, or any other related expertise or qualifications. I know we cannot fit in ALL the relevant professions but methinks leaving out IT (Information Technology) would be quit a loud gap considering this commission is supposed a converged commission that put together Media, IT and Telecoms. walu. --- On Thu, 2/17/11, Catherine Adeya <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Catherine Adeya <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 4: Consitutions and Appointment of Commissioners to the Commission To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Thursday, February 17, 2011, 1:44 PM Thanks Walu, I will try and respond to what I can and hope others with more expertise can chip in. Are you suggesting that WHO gets appointed is not as critical as the representative structure of the Commissioners? I do not want to deliberate more on that without taking sides as I also have an opinion and may understand where you are coming from. Yes this new Draft Bill does outline the representative structure of the persons to be appointed to the Commission in Section 5(3) b. ii Persons who....."possess suitable qualifications, expertise and experience in the fields of, amongst others, broadcasting, telecommunications, law, media and economics, or any other related expertise or qualifications" (I have ignored some of the obvious editorial errors which are mostly punctuation and an Editor can sweep through this). We will discuss terms of Office tomorrow but suffice it to say that the Chairperson will hold Office for 5 years and a Commissioner for 2 terms. Lets revisit this kesho. [AN ASIDE: Walu, you are my friend...and I know you like reading....si you read this Bill please...it is in the Ministry website http://www.information.go.ke/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid… and it will answer a number of your queries. It is not very long:-)))]. Best Regards, Nyaki From: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> To: Catherine Adeya <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thu, February 17, 2011 11:08:57 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 4: Consitutions and Appointment of Commissioners to the Commission Nyaki,

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Re: [kictanet] Day 8: SECTION 18: DISSOLUTION OF CCK; SECTION 19: TRANSFER OF STAFF
by stanley_murage＠yahoo.com 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

Would be good to include under Section 20 terms like "assets, and probably treaties, etc ", as some may not be covered under rights, ie ITU and similar organizations which recognize countries. Stanley Murage ----- Reply message ----- From: "Catherine Adeya" <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> Date: Wed, Feb 23, 2011 14:26 Subject: [kictanet] Day 8: SECTION 18: DISSOLUTION OF CCK; SECTION 19: TRANSFER OF STAFF To: <stanley_murage(a)yahoo.com> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Thanks Kerubo..... ________________________________ From: k..k. ombati <kaykerubo(a)gmail.com> To: Catherine Adeya <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wed, February 23, 2011 11:34:16 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 8: SECTION 18: DISSOLUTION OF CCK; SECTION 19: TRANSFER OF STAFF hey listers, i think they should revise the meaning of 'effective date' in part one to read something like: "effective date" means the date that this Act shall come into force,which date shall be determined by the Cabinet Secretary by notice in the Gazette' so that it is clear that CCK becomes dissolved once the ICCK Act comes into force On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 4:49 AM, Catherine Adeya <elizaslider(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Dear Kictanet Members, > > >Day 7 was a relatively quiet day with only one substantive contribution from >Mike Theuri on Section 14(2) where he suggested that there could be a number of >approaches but should comply with existing law or also adopt an internal policy >or both, he recommended that is should read: > >The Commission shall establish and adhere to an equal employment opportunity >policy and/or shall comply with equal employment opportunity laws that prohibit >among other practices, discrimination in the consideration of employment on the >basis of colour, race, national or geographic origin, physical or mental >handicap, gender, sex, ethnicity, religion, marital status, age for the purposes >of employment. The Commission shall make reasonable accommodations for qualified >staff members or employment candidates who may have a physical or mental >handicap that would be a hindrance to job performance in the absence of >these accommodations to allow them to carry out their respective employment >duties. > >The other contributions were more of ‘asides’. Today we move to Day 8 on: > >SECTION 18: DISSOLUTION OF CCK >SECTION 19: TRANSFER OF STAFF >SECTION 20: TRANSFER OF RIGHTS, LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS > > >SECTION 18: >18 (1) The CCK hereby dissolved with effect from the effective date. >18(2)(a) CCK Board to stay in Office until before first meeting of the >Commission. > > >Question: Is this straightforward or are there any comments? > > >SECTION 19: >- All staff will be transferred to the Commission but their remuneration will >not be significantly different if I understand it correctly. > > >SECTION 20: TRANSFER OF LIABILITIES ETC. >- Essentially everything that CCK owns will be transferred to ICCK…makes sense >huh? > > We only have two more days for this discussion...kindly send in any opinions >you may have. > > >Best Wishes, > > >Nyaki > > >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >http://lists.kictanet.or..ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >This message was sent to: kaykerubo(a)gmail.com >Unsubscribe or change your options at >http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kaykerubo%40gmail.com > >

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Wezesha Laptop Campaign abused
by Harry Karanja 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

The Wezesha Laptop Campaign was a noble initiative to give students the chance to acquire laptops at subsidized rates. It is therefore saddening when I heard from several students that the vouchers worth KES. 10,000 are being re-sold at between KES. 2,500 and KES. 3,000. This is down to two factors: 1. the failure by well meaning students to acquire the vouchers within the registration period 2. the infiltration of the initiative by businessmen who use student proxies to buy the laptops at the subsidized rates and later resell them at a profit It is therefore very likely that a number of the 15,000 plus laptops will find their way back into the market and not benefit the intended recipients. How can the next initiative be structured to meet these challenges? Regards, Harry Karanja n Director n SoftLaw Limited n Genius Executive Centre n 15th Floor View Park Towers n Utalii Lane n Nairobi CBD n Tel: +254 20 342 225

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Day 8: SECTION 18: DISSOLUTION OF CCK; SECTION 19: TRANSFER OF STAFF
by Catherine Adeya 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

Dear Kictanet Members, Day 7 was a relatively quiet day with only one substantive contribution from Mike Theuri on Section 14(2) where he suggested that there could be a number of approaches but should comply with existing law or also adopt an internal policy or both, he recommended that is should read: The Commission shall establish and adhere to an equal employment opportunity policy and/or shall comply with equal employment opportunity laws that prohibit among other practices, discrimination in the consideration of employment on the basis of colour, race, national or geographic origin, physical or mental handicap, gender, sex, ethnicity, religion, marital status, age for the purposes of employment. The Commission shall make reasonable accommodations for qualified staff members or employment candidates who may have a physical or mental handicap that would be a hindrance to job performance in the absence of these accommodations to allow them to carry out their respective employment duties. The other contributions were more of ‘asides’. Today we move to Day 8 on: SECTION 18: DISSOLUTION OF CCK SECTION 19: TRANSFER OF STAFF SECTION 20: TRANSFER OF RIGHTS, LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS SECTION 18: 18 (1) The CCK hereby dissolved with effect from the effective date. 18(2)(a) CCK Board to stay in Office until before first meeting of the Commission. Question: Is this straightforward or are there any comments? SECTION 19: - All staff will be transferred to the Commission but their remuneration will not be significantly different if I understand it correctly. SECTION 20: TRANSFER OF LIABILITIES ETC. - Essentially everything that CCK owns will be transferred to ICCK…makes sense huh? We only have two more days for this discussion...kindly send in any opinions you may have. Best Wishes, Nyaki

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Day 4: Consitutions and Appointment of Commissioners to the Commission
by Catherine Adeya 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

Listers, As we continue our debate on the draft 'Independent Communications Commission of Kenya Billl 2010' we recall how yesterday, we opened the discussion on the functions of the Commission where the key issue is that the ICCK will have to perform duties imposed on it by the former Commission. We did not have many contributions and I should not give my viewpoint too much but in this case indulge me. I believe the word ‘imposed’ must go. The other contribution was by Waudo mainly concerned with whether the ICCK will continue in its policy formulation function or whether it will be clear that it is meant to implement policy. He argued that since ICCK will take over whatever CCK has been doing then how does one deal with the aspect of being “independent of control by government” when in essence CCK votes at the ITU based on instructions from the Government of Kenya. If you want to continue anything on the Day 3 discussions kindly do so under the relevant header…contributions are still welcome. Today is Day 4 and we move to: SECTION 5: CONSTITUTION AND APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS TO THE COMMISSION SECTION 6: DISQUALIFICATION SECTION 5: The Commission consists of 7 Commissioners appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Public Service Commission (PSC). Process: 1. Minister consults with PSC within 7 days of commencement of the Act ad declares vacancies and request for applications. 2. Application to be forwarded to PSC within 14 days of notice (by a qualified person or person/organization/group proposing qualified person) 3. PSC interviews and shortlists 2 people qualified for Chairperson and 9 people for members 4. Within 7 days President appoints Chairperson and members. Question: Is this process fluid enough? Key issue I would also like you to consider: pg. 5, Section 5 (No. 3) about the type of person to be appointed, in a nutshell: - Committed to fairness, freedom of expression, etc. - Represents a large cross-section of the population I am particularly interested in No. 3 (ii) [which requires serious editing anyway, I have done a little of it below though still wordy]: (ii) Possess suitable qualifications, expertise and experience in the fields of, amongst others, broadcasting, telecommunications, law, media and economics; and any other related expertise. Question: What are your thoughts on the kind of Commissioners needed? Do you think there should be a little more here about the calibre of a Chairperson? Where do gender issues come in? Or rather gender balance as this is still a problem in many of these appointments in Kenya. SECTION 6: Disqualification: There is a whole list of reasons on pg. 6, Section 6 on people who cannot be appointed to the commission. It includes: - is not a Citizen of the Republic (I think this should be simply Kenya) - is a public servant or holder of any other remunerated position under the State - is an employee or employee of any party, movement..etc. - has been convicted of any criminal charges… Question: Read through and see if they are satisfactory? One that is not clear and in my view needs serious editing is: 6. (1) f. A person may not be appointed as a Commissioner if he or she or his or her business partner or associate holds an office in or with, or is employed by, any person or body, whether corporate or unincorporated, which has an interest contemplated in paragraph (f): HELP! I am supposed to be a moderator, but who understands this or can make it simpler but clearer. It definitely needs to change. Best Regards, Nyaki

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Is Safaricom disintegrating
by robert yawe 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

Hi listers,ea Its not a good idea to type multiple emails at the same time, I sent out the right email with the wrong heading. Here is the correct posting for the subject header I have had an interesting 2 or so weeks dealing with the post Micheal Joseph Safaricom. During his reign MJ took an interest in what was being said about the company, at least on this list which I strongly believe is representative of the tech savvy population. Why do I use a strong word like disintegrate well because before Safaricom went on its acquisition spree I had a single contact number to report all my issues with Safaricom but today I have over 5 numbers that I need to call to get a semblance of assistance, of the 5 or so numbers only one is toll free the others are chargeable calls. Sometime back I raised this issue, that is yet to be resolved, in relation to my WiMax connection which is a service offered by Safaricom Business whose customer support number is 0722-002222. In addition the number is only operational between 8:30am and 5:30 pm, but this might be an indication of when I have expected to have problems with the service. Reminds me of my first boss who once told me that I was dis-organised by falling sick in the middle of the week. I can remember a time when calling 999 got you access to all emergency services does the demise of this single contact actually have something to do with Safaricom not being able to provide a single number for customer care? The situation gets worse every day, I requested Safaricom to deliver my WiMax post paid invoice together with that for our post paid voice lines, I was shocked to be informed that this is not possible as the two services, read organisations are separate and therefore my request could not be honoured. Here I quote the response from Safaricom Business "The billing for the Wimax account is done separately from the other post paid accounts hence, the two cannot be merged" More recently my WiMax antennae was pointed to a new base station but after working for 2 days it needed to be re-pointed to the original base station because the person who made the change did not complete the internal paper work. Yesterday I had another interesting experience when my 3G devices where unable to access my servers hosted right here in the country yet I could reach international sites. I reported the issue to Safaricom Business support line at about 8:30 am after which the circus begun, I received calls from no less than 5 different people all requiring me to repeat my problem, I would have expected it was captured during my initial call? After 6 hours of trying to convince me that the problem was localised to me, I had tested the connection using 3 different 3G devices, they finally confirmed that they where having an issue on their network. At one point one of the engineers, Safaricom does not employ technicians, asks the URL I am saying I cannot reach then tells me that from where she it it accessible. I would have expected that Safaricom would have a test bench to simulate some of this issues. They need to be able to also categorise clients based on a predetermined skill level. It is so painful going through the switch off modem. ping DNS steps that I have recently relegated the 1st level of support calling to my 13 year old son. My experiences with Safaricom since I took up addition services from them namely fixed wireless (WiMax) and domain hosting the number of telephone numbers for Safaricom support have gone from 2 (voice & mpesa) to 15. This is just 3 short of the ones I have for Telkom/Orange which range from the numbers of the line plant staff (those who carry ladders or sit in the road side cabinets), the 3 support numbers (100, 121 & 122). A few numbers each for the Network Operations Center, Kenstream, ADSL, broadband, Jambonet and EvDo just to be able to effectively support my clients who are on the various services. To put an icing on the cake I at one time had to have the Managing Directors on speed dial from Cheserem to Kirui, the Orange fellows are not as accessible which might explain the organisations lackluster performance. Safaricom is becoming what KP&TC and Telkom were as a monopoly big, blotted and unresponsive, it is my sincere hope that we shall not get to the bottom of that precipice as if we do it will mean that the time has come for some of us to go and breed egg laying chickens, which might actually be to the benefit of the industry. If there is still someone out there from Safaricom listening this is the wrong time for the organisation to be disintegrating if you expect to provide a complete suite of products and services. As solution providers we had started filling like we had a partner who would work with us to deliver leading edge solutions well we shall continue to hope and pray that that day will come, soon. Regards PS. If private sector has a problem with offering a single point of contact can we really expect it of the government? Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Composition of CSTD Working Group on the IGF
by waudo siganga 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

Dear Colleagues, For those following the IGF process, UNCTAD has announced the composition of the Working Group on improvements to the IGF [1]http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=5813&lang=1 Dr. Jimson Olufuye from WITSA will be representing the Africa business community in the Group. On another note the IGF secretariat is reminding all to send in proposals regarding the program for Nairobi. Please do something, unless we want to have a big meeting in Nairobi with no program. We need comments on the format and content of the program. Contributions can be sent to the IGF mailbox at [2]igf(a)unog.ch, the deadline for submission is 7 February 2011. Kind Regards, Waudo References 1. http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=5813&lang=1 2. file://localhost/mail/?MLS=MR-**f4103020u70770*;MSS=;SMB-CF=4103020;SMR-PT=;SMR-UM=f4103020u70770;UDm=119;Ust=22b35bb4!b53341a5;MSignal=MC-FN*U-1*igf%40unog.ch

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Re: [kictanet] Is Safaricom disintegrating
by robert yawe 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

Hi listers,ea Its not a good idea to type multiple emails at the same time, I sent out the right email with the wrong heading. Here is the correct posting for the subject header I have had an interesting 2 or so weeks dealing with the post Micheal Joseph Safaricom. During his reign MJ took an interest in what was being said about the company, at least on this list which I strongly believe is representative of the tech savvy population. Why do I use a strong word like disintegrate well because before Safaricom went on its acquisition spree I had a single contact number to report all my issues with Safaricom but today I have over 5 numbers that I need to call to get a semblance of assistance, of the 5 or so numbers only one is toll free the others are chargeable calls. Sometime back I raised this issue, that is yet to be resolved, in relation to my WiMax connection which is a service offered by Safaricom Business whose customer support number is 0722-002222. In addition the number is only operational between 8:30am and 5:30 pm, but this might be an indication of when I have expected to have problems with the service. Reminds me of my first boss who once told me that I was dis-organised by falling sick in the middle of the week. I can remember a time when calling 999 got you access to all emergency services does the demise of this single contact actually have something to do with Safaricom not being able to provide a single number for customer care? The situation gets worse every day, I requested Safaricom to deliver my WiMax post paid invoice together with that for our post paid voice lines, I was shocked to be informed that this is not possible as the two services, read organisations are separate and therefore my request could not be honoured. Here I quote the response from Safaricom Business "The billing for the Wimax account is done separately from the other post paid accounts hence, the two cannot be merged" More recently my WiMax antennae was pointed to a new base station but after working for 2 days it needed to be re-pointed to the original base station because the person who made the change did not complete the internal paper work. Yesterday I had another interesting experience when my 3G devices where unable to access my servers hosted right here in the country yet I could reach international sites. I reported the issue to Safaricom Business support line at about 8:30 am after which the circus begun, I received calls from no less than 5 different people all requiring me to repeat my problem, I would have expected it was captured during my initial call? After 6 hours of trying to convince me that the problem was localised to me, I had tested the connection using 3 different 3G devices, they finally confirmed that they where having an issue on their network. At one point one of the engineers, Safaricom does not employ technicians, asks the URL I am saying I cannot reach then tells me that from where she it it accessible. I would have expected that Safaricom would have a test bench to simulate some of this issues. They need to be able to also categorise clients based on a predetermined skill level. It is so painful going through the switch off modem. ping DNS steps that I have recently relegated the 1st level of support calling to my 13 year old son. My experiences with Safaricom since I took up addition services from them namely fixed wireless (WiMax) and domain hosting the number of telephone numbers for Safaricom support have gone from 2 (voice & mpesa) to 15. This is just 3 short of the ones I have for Telkom/Orange which range from the numbers of the line plant staff (those who carry ladders or sit in the road side cabinets), the 3 support numbers (100, 121 & 122). A few numbers each for the Network Operations Center, Kenstream, ADSL, broadband, Jambonet and EvDo just to be able to effectively support my clients who are on the various services. To put an icing on the cake I at one time had to have the Managing Directors on speed dial from Cheserem to Kirui, the Orange fellows are not as accessible which might explain the organisations lackluster performance. Safaricom is becoming what KP&TC and Telkom were as a monopoly big, blotted and unresponsive, it is my sincere hope that we shall not get to the bottom of that precipice as if we do it will mean that the time has come for some of us to go and breed egg laying chickens, which might actually be to the benefit of the industry. If there is still someone out there from Safaricom listening this is the wrong time for the organisation to be disintegrating if you expect to provide a complete suite of products and services. As solution providers we had started filling like we had a partner who would work with us to deliver leading edge solutions well we shall continue to hope and pray that that day will come, soon. Regards PS. If private sector has a problem with offering a single point of contact can we really expect it of the government? 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] Poverty & Education: e-discussion
by Mwololo Tim 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

For anyone who might be interested. Rgds. tm On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 2:00 AM, Kathleen Diga <kathleen.diga(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Dear friends, > > > I'm helping with this event and could really really use all your support > through FB messages/tweets/blogs. As a fan of technology and > youth/scholar issues, I hope you all can be involved in an United Nations > event in which School of Development Studies (University of KwaZulu-Natal) > is involved and would be pleased to have your participation. UKZN has been > nominated by United Nations Academic Impact for the next two years as one of > ten global hubs to help take forward the governing principle on 'Addressing > Poverty' and Youth. > > > Due to your strong networks and hopefully your interests in Poverty and > Education in the South, we at the School encourage you to contribute to the > e-Discussions (via Facebook!) on Poverty and Education for the week of 2-8 > Mar 2011. We would also be grateful if you could forward this invitation to > other interested networks that you might know, or to others that you think > would have an interest in this topic. > > > > FACEBOOK URL: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/ImpactUN > > > > Basically it is a discussion about issues such as: should there be free > access to tertiary education, what kinds of education incentives ought to be > available by gov't including vocational training, what are strategies to > reverse brain drain (young nationals emigrating abroad) and how can we > ensure local talents are employed. > > > Thanks again for your interest and your help! Let us know what you think > of the UNAI discussion. > > Best regards, > > Kathleen > > > ----------------------------------------- > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by * > MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and is believed t o be clean. > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI IS ISO CERTIFIED > > The University of Nairobi is committed to providing quality services to all > its clients. The University will monitor and review its quality performance > from time to time through an effective implementation of the Quality > Management System based on ISO 9001:2008 standard. > > University of Nairobi Website: http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/ > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >

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Is Safaricom disintegrating
by robert yawe 22 Feb '11

22 Feb '11

Please lets put this issue to rest we are getting diverted Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: Andrea Bohnstedt <andrea.bohnstedt(a)ratio-magazine.com> To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Tue, 22 February, 2011 11:21:52 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Calling Rates - Airtel to de-list Celtel Robert, I think it was you who (erroneously ) started talking about Zimbabwe. Then, stock market performance doesn't have anything to do with the percentage of retail/small shareholders as such. Have you had a look at what percentage of shares on the LUSE is held by institutional investors vs retail investors, and done the same for the other stock markets that you list? Like Facebook says: It's complicated. On 22 February 2011 09:14, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hi, > > >The best performing "stock exchange in Africa" was Zambia as its index rose more >than 12 per cent while the second best monitored by African Alliance was >Botswana (BSE DCI) at 8.3 per cent up and Nigeria (Nig ALSI) rose 7.5 per cent. > > >Year to date, the NSE (Nairobi Stock Exchange" 20-share index was down 16.5 >per cent. At the end of January this year, the index had fallen 0.7 per cent >before this accelerated as the year entered its second month. > > >http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/NSE+loses+as+investors+lo… > > >Sorry to ask McTim, what sources did you base your conclusion that the Zambians >cannot afford to buy shares in any company? > > >Regards > Robert Yawe >KAY System Technologies Ltd >Phoenix House, 6th Floor >P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >Kenya > > >Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > > > > > ________________________________ From: McTim <dogwallah(a)gmail.com> >To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Sent: Fri, 18 February, 2011 18:05:12 > >Subject: Re: [kictanet] Calling Rates - Airtel to de-list Celtel > > >On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 5:56 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> They currently have shares in the company and Airtel wants to buy them off, >> thats why. > >I seriously doubt there are many folk in Zim (or Zambia) that can >afford to buy stock in any company, given the economic reality in Zim. > Corrupt politicians and the kleptocracy, certainly can afford >shares. > >> PS. Do you have an issue with us indigenous mortals? > >Only when they steal from their brothers and sisters with impunity. > >-- >Cheers, > >McTim >"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A >route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel > > >_______________________________________________ >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 careers Find/post conferences, workshops, trainings, other business events

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Fw: Sponsorship of very needy brilliant pupils
by J.R. Kirongothi 22 Feb '11

22 Feb '11

Hi all, I received the message below from the director of bran-denschools and thought I can share. Capt(rtd) Jessie R. Kirongothi Deputy Director--MIS KASNEB. KASNEB Towers, Hospital Road, Upper Hill P.O Box 41362 - 00100, Nairobi - Kenya Tel: 254 (020) 2712640 / 2712828 Fax: 254 (020) 2712915 ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Janet Mbaka <janet.mbaka(a)bran-denschools.org> To: kirongothijr(a)yahoo.co.uk; Christina Emenyi <cemenyi(a)yahoo.com>; Edmund Muchemi <muchemieg(a)yahoo.com>; Edu UON <edugygy(a)yahoo.com>; esther.passaris(a)yahoo.com Sent: Sun, January 30, 2011 9:49:56 AM Subject: Sponsorship of very needy brilliant pupils My dear friend, I run a good performing mixed primary school in Naivasha - BRAN-DEN JUNIOR SCHOOL website www.bran-denschools.org. My school is open to self sponsored and donor sponsored brilliant pupils from financially disadvantaged homes. The school is currently sponsoring the education of 5 very needy brilliant pupils from Naivasha 3 of whom will be sitting for their KCPE this year. The profiles of these pupils are attached to this email for your perusal and further action with Gods help. We have 10 applications in our data bank for sponsorship of very needy brilliant pupils from class 5 to class 8.Our school which operates on non-profit basis because of our focus of providing affordableand quality education to all irrespective of the pupils family background is strained in terms of financial resources to sponsor more than the current 5 children who are also a major strain for us. We cater for their feeding, clothig, accomodation, education and books, funds hich mainly come from me as the school director and founder. We humbly request for your intervention and assistance in linking these children with potential donors/sponsors for the education of these children who will be the future leaders of tommorow and who will later make a difference in the lives of others different spheres of life. The feeding, accomodation and education of one child per annum costs Aprox Ksh 60,000.00 ($750), which is also the same estimate for educating a child in a good secondary school in kenya. Lets work together to TRANSFORM more lives and MAKE A DIFFERENCE in the world. All children are born ORIGINALS and my focus is to provide opportunities to the disadvantaged to BE THE ORIGINIALS they are and NOT COPIES through equal education opportunities. Please visit our school website www.bran-denschools.org and see what our history is and what our road map, mission and focus is. Feel free to get in touch with me at any time through the contacts below. Warm regards ----- Janet Mbaka Director Bran-Den Junior School and Computer College P.O.Box 2136 - 20117 Naivasha Tel: 254(717)-655382, 254(738)-138538, 254(020)-2404100 Website: www.bran-denschools.org "The Great thing in this world is not so much where we are but in what direction we are moving" ----- Janet Mbaka Director Bran-Den Junior School and Computer College P.O.Box 2136 - 20117 Naivasha Tel: 254(717)-655382, 254(738)-138538, 254(020)-2404100 Website: www.bran-denschools.org "The Great thing in this world is not so much where we are but in what direction we are moving"

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Fw: PDF Document EOI Re-advertisement_22.02.2011.pdf
by Evelyn Rono 22 Feb '11

22 Feb '11

FYI. Plse circulate to anyone you know who may have interest. Evelyn This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version.

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How secure is our information in government offices?
by Paul Roy 22 Feb '11

22 Feb '11

Hello, Been watching keenly with grave concern our public institutions falling victims of numerous security attacks. The defacement of government websites has just but opened the eyes of the general public as to how insecure our data and information within these offices are. Unfortunately going beyond defacement of public websites, there are untold stories of viruses, malware, rootkits, Trojans, data breaches, illegal and unauthorized access to information, intrusion, DoS attacks and any more going on. Indeed a simple analysis has proven most government computers and laptops do not have simple line of defense i.e. passwords. In cases where they are passwords, they are shared and are very simple to crack. Further, lack of Information Security policy hampers development of proper security roadmap and strategy. In areas where counter measures have been put in place, the staff lack skills to maintain these systems, and in the long run are incapable of dealing with new emerging threats thus renders the counter measure ineffective. I believe this is due to lack of guidance from government institutions tasked with providing either services or framework policy. Both KICTB and Directorate of e-Government should work together to come up with a quick solution to this persistent issue. As we look at this, it would be good to keep in mind that technology alone cannot solve all incidents related to security. We need to evaluate both people skills and processes in place. In regards to people skills, it would be advisable to engage experienced consultants in the field of Information Security to work together with government to properly skill them. In conclusion I believe this country has some of the best skills currently in the private sector, we need to take a lead role in contributing our knowledge and skills towards improving security in our public sector institutions and Government in general. Paul Roy Owino, CISSP, CISA, CISM, CEH, MCITP. Technology Strategist, Microsoft Corp.

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22 Feb '11

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Calling Rates - Airtel to de-list Celtel
by robert yawe 22 Feb '11

22 Feb '11

Airtel are in the process of having Celtel Zimbabwe de-listed from the Zimbabwe stock exchange, this might not seem like much but in reality it is a reflection of Airtels profit sharing strategy. The effect of this action is that the common Zimbabweans will not benefit from the profits of the company even though they will have been generated locally. Instead the government of Mugabe will receive large volumes of money through corporate tax. Lets appreciate the fact that Safaricom at least allows us to share in their profits through dividend as shareholders. 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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GOK Contact Centre
by robert yawe 22 Feb '11

22 Feb '11

Hi, It was encouraging to see that the Ministry of Information have followed the Prime Minister's offices direction and implemented an ISDN number. This is a direction in the right direction and we are forward to a maintained momentum. None the less I would to clarify to the ministry, based on their advertisement in the press, that Telkom Kenya's main exchanges went digital over 10 years ago and that the POTS numbers that the Ministry had were already digital. ISDN has also been in existing for an equally long period the deference is that unlike POTS ISDN can offer multiple voice channels 2 for BRI and 30 for PRI all over either 1 or 2 pairs of copper. There is a common misconception that ISDN is synonymous with VoIP telephony, this is far from the truth, from the CISCO IP phone heads in the advert would indicate that the ministry has the same misconception. Being the ministry responsible for information and technology this is very concerning. What is required in the government is a change in attitude in how they deal with their clients, you and me, which to me is not a technology issue. The issue was the single phone line that was connected to the PBX and never picked or even if it was we never got assisted, adding 29 more concurrent calls to the same receptionist will not improve service delivery, if anything, it will most likely reduce. In addition the provision of direct internal dialing (DID) within the ministry will increase personalization of interactions with the ministry staff so it is my hope that the implementation of the ISDN service is a conclusion to a defined problem and solution. We know hope that the same pilot number will be used across the various ministries as prelude towards a consolidated contact center. I definitely will not be holding my breath on this issue as the prime minister's office number is different from that of the Ministry of Information which indicates that the silos are not moving even though we have a coordination minister aka prime minister. Its a step forward and it would be wrong for me not to give credit where it is due. 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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GOK Contact Centre
by robert yawe 22 Feb '11

22 Feb '11

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Fwd:ISOC Community Grants Programme now open!
by Michuki Mwangi 21 Feb '11

21 Feb '11

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Community Grants Programme now open! Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 06:59:57 -0500 From: Connie Kendig <kendig(a)isoc.org> To: ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org> Dear Delegates: ISOC is now accepting applications for its Community Grants Programme. The application cycle will be open until 18 March 2011. Decisions will be announced in mid-May. To learn more about the programme, and to apply, please visit our website at [English] https://www.isoc.org/isoc/chapters/projects/ [French] https://www.isoc.org/fr/isoc/chapters/projects/ [Spanish] https://www.isoc.org/es/isoc/chapters/projects/ Any questions may be sent to projects [at] isoc.org. Best, Connie J Kendig Sponsored Programs & Grants Manager Internet Society www.InternetSociety.org Tel: +1 703 439-2136 What will the Internet look like in 10 years? Watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OInTXcZ4HZM For more information: www.internetsociety.org/scenarios _______________________________________________ Chapter-delegates mailing list Chapter-delegates(a)elists.isoc.org https://elists.isoc.org/mailman/listinfo/chapter-delegates

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7 ways to avoid getting hacked by Anonymous
by S.Murigi Muraya 21 Feb '11

21 Feb '11

7 ways to avoid getting hacked by Anonymous http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/021711-anonymous-hack-lessons.html?t5… Very good stuff for all of us including serikali spooks to note.. An expert at subverting the Windows XP Kernel had his Linux & web systems hacked ... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r25499190-Idiots-in-the-security-consulting…

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Day 5-6: Terms of Office, Removal from Office, Remuneration and Conflict of Interest
by Catherine Adeya 21 Feb '11

21 Feb '11

Dear Listers, Thank you for all of you who contributed to Day 4 discussions on SECTION 5: CONSTITUTION AND APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS TO COMMISSION and SECTION 6: DISQUALIFICATION. In summary, Muriuki recommended that the commissioners represent the supply side of the equation and there is a need for the demand side of the equation which includes civil society, professional societies etc. He also cautioned that while aspiring for suitable qualifications, expertise and experience, it is possible to get commissioners who have no interest in this sector. He suggested a framework which includes a full disclosure as a condition of appointment and resignation of active participation in the sector. On the other hand, Walu argued that WHO gets appointed is not as critical as the representative structure of the commissioners, which needs to be redefined. This is in line with Matunda’s concern that there is a need to consider something about need for diverse backgrounds of commissioners with emphasis on technical business leadership, regulatory policy, etc. Kay Kerubo does not like the idea of Appointees being endorsed by Parliament as it could lead to political interference. She suggested that the Chairperson should not have a longer term than other Commissioners, that term should be 3 years in her view. Jane Thuo supported this view adding that if the Chair has a longer term he/she will carry baggage to the next Board. She emphasized the need for a gender balance rather than the old 30%. Matunda suggested that Commissioners appointments should be staggered in such as way that there are "overlaps" to ensure continuity; for instance we can have a condition that not more than 50% of Commissioner terms can end at the same time. Finally, Matunda said that the Cabinet secretary (not the President) should make appointments on recommendation of PSC. This would be in line with decentralization of power that has been at the core of the recently promulgated constitution. DAY 5-6: The discussion today will flow over to Monday 21 Feb. evening. Feel free to write over the weekend as well. It is drawn from p. 7-8 of the Draft Bill: SECTION 7: TERMS OF OFFICE SECTION 8: REMOVAL FROM OFFICE SECTION 10: REMUNERATION SECTION 12: CONFLICT OF INTEREST [Kindly show which Section you are discussing, it will help with feedback and input to the main Report] SECTION 7: This includes standard issues like length of term for the Chair which is 5 years and 4 years for the Commissioners. 7(4) and (5): The point here is that a Commissioner can remain in Office at the expiry of his/her term until a successor appointed but this should not exceed 45 days. The same Commissioner can be re-appointed for one more term. (6) The point in this sub-section is that a Commissioner serves in full-time capacity and not allowed to have any other employment Question: What do you think particularly of Section 7 (6) above? Your response to this has implications for 8 (1) g on removal from the office you break this clause. SECTION 8: There are 9 reasons for removal from Office and most are standard but I would like you to discuss the following: 8. (1) (e). Incompetence; Question: Do you think this should be qualified further as it can be subject to abuse when so general? Or is it self-explanatory? What about 8. (1)(h): A commissioner may be removed from office on account of failure to disclose an interest in terms of section 12(2)(a) or voting or attendance at, or participation in, proceedings of the Commission while having an interest contemplated in section 12 (1); Question: Does this make perfect sense? Do you think SECTION 12 on CONFLICT OF INTEREST should come earlier eg. after No. 7 TERMS OF OFFICE and before NO. 8 REMOVAL FROM OFFICE? or should it be before No. 8.? or is it in the right place? SECTION 10: REMUNERATION: Basically this has been left to the Minister with concurrence of the Minister of Finance. Question: Your thoughts on this? SECTION 12: While I am in this section, can I comment that the Table of Contents MUST synchronize with the main titles in the main body. For example the TOC reads ‘Conflicting Interests’ and the main body is ‘Conflict of Interest’….those can debatably be two different issues. So we will discuss ‘CONFLICT OF INTEREST’: This includes the standard issues but section needs some editing; however there are two issues that may be open in discussion: 12(1)(a) A Commissioner may not vote at, attend or in any the manner participate in, any meeting or hearing of the Commission, nor be present at the place were the meeting is held if -- (b) in relation to an application relating to a licence, he or she or his or her family member is a director, member or business partner or associate of or has an interest in the business of the applicant or of any person who made representation in relation to the application; or……etc Question: Imagine that this was a determining question in an Exam, asking you to simplify this by first explaining what it means? Would you get the pass mark? Please try. Sincerely, Nyaki

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IBM Service Corps team in Nairobi
by Paul Kukubo 21 Feb '11

21 Feb '11

Listers FYI International IBM Team Arrives in Kenya to Support Achievement of Vision 2030 IBM Corporate Service Corps to facilitate efficient delivery of financial services in Nyeri Nairobi 21th, February 2011: An international team of consultants from the IBM's Corporate Service Corps programme has arrived in Nairobi for a one-month project in Nyeri. They will work alongside the Kenya ICT Board, the Kenya e-Government initiative, the Ministry of Information and Communication and the Postal Corporation of Kenya on a number of initiatives to help meet key ICT objectives in the Vision 2030 plan. "IBM is committed to fostering the utilization of information technology by government agencies and educational institutions to spur rapid economic development," said Anthony Mwai, Country General Manager for IBM East Africa. "In return, IBM staff and communities can reap the mutual benefits of global while developing its next generation of leaders." Arriving in Kenya this week, the team of 12 IBM employees from 9 different countries will work on the ground in Nyeri for one month. They will work with a number of local organisations including: The Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) The IBM team will help PCK to review the changing economic landscape in Kenya and develop a plan to deliver financial services to the poor across Kenya. Department of E-Government The IBM team will work to increase the efficiency of public processes and encourage citizen participation in governmnt. Kenya ICT Board The IBM team will work the Kenya ICT board to help address the IT skills gap in the country and support the development of the business process outsourcing sector in the country. The current engagement in Kenya comes on the heels of a number of previous Corporate Service Corps visits to Africa - a focus continent for the program. Since July 2008, IBM's Corporate Service Corps has deployed 327 IBMers on 29 teams to South Africa, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, and Egypt. Through these projects IBM has worked with local organisations and businesses across Africa to support community-driven economic development. The Corporate Service Corps (CSC) is a global IBM initiative designed to provide small businesses, educational institutions and non-profit organizations in growth markets with sophisticated business consulting and skills development to help improve local conditions and foster job creation. IBM deploys teams of top employees from around the world representing IT, research, marketing, finance and business development to growth markets for a period of one month. The employees work pro bono with local organizations and businesses on projects that intersect business, technology and society. As a global programme, over the past three years the IBM Corporate Service Corps has deployed close to 1000 IBM employees on 100 teams to 20 countries around the world. Projects vary from assisting networks of entrepreneurs and small businesses trying to grow and reach export markets to the adoption of new and smart technological ideas by private and public sectors. Paul Kukubo CEO Kenya ICT Board ICT-logo-02

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Fw: Recruitment of a Chief Executive Officer of the CTO
by Shem Ochuodho 21 Feb '11

21 Feb '11

Might interest some people. Please circulate widely. Apologies in advance for any cross-posts. Regards, Shem PS: Any queries ONLY to the address/es given in the bundle. Shem J. Ochuodho, MSc (Eng), PhD, LLD (Hon) Senior Advisor Ministry of Telecom & Postal Services Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS), Juba Commonwealth Telecom Organization (CTO/GoSS) 2010 African Internaut Award Recipient Kenya Community Abroad (KCA) 2007 Excellence Award Winner AfricaOnline 2005 Industry Pioneer Award Recipient Father of Internet in Kenya (CSK 2000) Cell: +249-955-021-040/+256-477-232025/+254-734-137371 Skype: shem.ochuodho ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Lasantha De Alwis <L.DeAlwis(a)cto.int> Sent: Sun, 20 February, 2011 11:22:51 Subject: Recruitment of a Chief Executive Officer of the CTO Dear Council members Please find attached the information pack pertaining to the recruitment of a Chief Executive Officer of the CTO. We will appreciate it highly if you could publicise this vacancy in your country (perhaps by posting the notice on the organisational website) and disseminating it using any other channels at your disposal. Thanking you in advance Regards Lasantha De Alwis Corporate Secretary & Senior Manager | Programmes Address: 64-66 Glenthorne Road Hammersmith, London W6 0LR Switchboard: Fax: Direct Line: +44 20 8600 3800 +44 20 8600 3819 +44 20 8600 3814 Email: Website: l.dealwis(a)cto.int http://www.cto.int Join your ICT Colleagues at CTO knowledge-sharing events. Follow us on: Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. Let's think sustainability. The information in this email communication (inclusive of attachments) is confidential and privileged to the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) and the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s), please note that any use, disclosure, distribution or copying of this information or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and that the author accepts no liability for the consequences of any action taken on the basis of the information provided. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by return email and then delete all instances of this email from your system. The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) will not accept responsibility for any consequences associated with the use of this email (including, but not limited to, damages sustained as a result of any viruses and/or any action or lack of action taken in reliance on it).

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Media Round Tables - Invitation
by George Nyabuga 21 Feb '11

21 Feb '11

Dear friends, The School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Nairobi, the Media Focus on Africa Foundation, the Media Institute, and the Kenya Editors Guild are pleased to invite you to participate in a Media Round Table to be held on 22 February 2011, between 12 and 2pm, at the Alliance Francaise to discuss media coverage of politics in Kenya. This is based on the idea that the media is obsessed with politics, political personalities and other political actors at the expense of other issues. The panellists will be Njeri Kabeberi, Ann Njogu, Barrack Muluka, and Tom Odhiambo. The event will be open to members of the public to enhance public understanding of the role of the media in the Kenyan society. Former newspaper editor, regular media commentator and consultant Kwamchetsi Makokha will moderate the discussions. This is part of a series of monthly round table meetings held the last Tuesday of every month. The remit of the Monthly Media Round Tables is to deeply examine, in conversations with various organisations and people like academics/scholars, media practitioners/journalists, civil society organisations, policy makers, media stakeholders, politicians, and ordinary Kenyans, the role of media. It is hoped that such conversations will promote an understanding of the station and role of the media in Kenya. We look forward to your participation. Dr George Nyabuga Associate Director School of Journalism & Mass Communication University of Nairobi Education Building Harry Thuku Road PO Box 30197 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254(0)20 318262 Fax: +254(0)20 2229168 Mobile: +254 (0)72151 6573 Email: gnyabuga(a)uonbi.ac.ke, gnyabuga(a)yahoo.co.uk www.uonbi.ac.ke ----------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI IS ISO CERTIFIED The University of Nairobi is committed to providing quality services to all its clients. The University will monitor and review its quality performance from time to time through an effective implementation of the Quality Management System based on ISO 9001:2008 standard. University of Nairobi Website: http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Re: [kictanet] 9
by susan muthui 20 Feb '11

20 Feb '11

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