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Technology will be major driver for Big Four plan, President Kenyatta says
by WANGARI KABIRU 27 Feb '18

27 Feb '18

Technology will be major driver for Big Four plan, President Kenyatta says – Presidency' | | | | | | | | | | | Technology will be major driver for Big Four plan, President Kenyatta says ... | | | | "......“To this end, the Ministry of ICT will set up a taskforce on Blockchain and Internet of Things Technology – because, as a country, we cannot let these opportunities pass us by,” said President Kenyatta. The President said the potential for digital dividends is enormous if its transformational potential is harnessed by creating the right policy framework. “As a matter of fact, the internet and associated digital trade of goods and services have led up to 10 percent rise in employment in Africa,” said the President.President Kenyatta made the comments when he delivered a speech Africa’s Digital Syposium at the Strathmore College in Nairobi whose theme was “Digital Drivers, Enabling the Growth of the Digital Economy in Africa”....."Big acknowledgement for newer tech from the top. The Head of State said new innovations from Kenya have trended in the world, showing that the country Kenya has the potential to continue leading in the digital revolution.“MPESA, M-Kopa, GroIntelligence, Andela and others, show that we can lead the world with innovations that drive financial inclusion, access to energy, better data to drive our agriculture, and the essential skills required to support the young innovators of the future,” said the President.I am perturbed when technologies that Kenyans are good consumers of become the benchmark on how innovative the Kenyans in the Silicon Savana are. My prayer is that Kenyan tech entrepreneurs and innovators are equally groundbreaking and celebrated elsewhere...qualifying for State mentions for being part of the economic solution and employment creation . The big 4 continues to be opportunity ground for innovators and matching investors."The Big Four include the expansion of manufacturing, affordable housing, food security, and universal health care..." Be blessed. Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth". Technology will be major driver for Big Four plan, President Kenyatta says February 27, 2018 In Latest NewsTechnology will be major driver for Big Four plan, President Kenyatta saysNAIROBI, 27 February 2018 (PSCU) —President Uhuru Kenyatta today said technology will be a major driver for delivering his Big Four plan for growing the country’s economy.Speaking when he delivered a speech at a symposium on digital technology at the Strathmore College, Nairobi, President Kenyatta said he was confident that the digital revolution will help Kenya achieve the Big Four plan and ensure that growth transforms the lives of the people.The Big Four include the expansion of manufacturing, affordable housing, food security, and universal health care.President Kenyatta said technology will support affordable healthcare by driving access to information, better financing, stronger training for health workers, and, ultimately, broader access to services.He said digital technology will also support efforts to increase food security by playing a key role in agricultural value chains through better access to inputs, more reliable weather and crop information, tracking of counterfeit inputs, more transparent access to markets and fair pricing.“Digital technology also underpins a range of agro-financing services that are essential for equipping smallholder farmers across the country,” said the President.The President said Kenya was also positioning itself to reap the most out of the global digital revolution.He said the government will set up a committee on Blockchain and Internet of Things technologies that will study the benefits and challenges associated with the latest digital innovation trends.Blockchain is the technology used by cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and refers to a continuously growing list of records that are linked and secured using cryptography. A blockchain, by design, is resistant to alteration or modification and some countries have already started applying the technology for official business.“We need to better understand the opportunities for Blockchain Technology, the risks of cybersecurity and the essential education and skills that our young people will need to make new technology work for them,” said the President.He said the country has been a leader in digital innovation and would not be left behind in the latest trends.“To this end, the Ministry of ICT will set up a taskforce on Blockchain and Internet of Things Technology – because, as a country, we cannot let these opportunities pass us by,” said President Kenyatta.The President said the potential for digital dividends is enormous if its transformational potential is harnessed by creating the right policy framework.“As a matter of fact, the internet and associated digital trade of goods and services have led up to 10 percent rise in employment in Africa,” said the President.President Kenyatta made the comments when he delivered a speech Africa’s Digital Syposium at the Strathmore College in Nairobi whose theme was “Digital Drivers, Enabling the Growth of the Digital Economy in Africa”.The Head of State said new innovations from Kenya have trended in the world, showing that the country Kenya has the potential to continue leading in the digital revolution.“MPESA, M-Kopa, GroIntelligence, Andela and others, show that we can lead the world with innovations that drive financial inclusion, access to energy, better data to drive our agriculture, and the essential skills required to support the young innovators of the future,” said the President.The symposium was also addressed by the Cabinet Secretary for ICT, Mr Joe Mucheru and the CEO of General Electric Africa, Mr Jay Ireland.Mr Ireland, who also represented the US Chamber of Commerce, said American companies see the potential for investment that Kenya provides and are ready to play their part to enable Kenya achieve sustainable growth. 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The Case Against Google and other Tech Titans
by Ali Hussein 27 Feb '18

27 Feb '18

Listers Here’s an interesting long read on the implications of Technology enabled Monopolies. The argument for and against the thesis that only market forces can check the monopolistic behaviors of the Tech Giants is well articulated in this NY Times article. The argument goes like:- A combination of Activists (Listers, I hope you are listening and reading 😀), Anti-Trust Busters, Competitors and the cautious actions of so called Monopolists when the spotlight hits them, is largely responsible for ensuring that consumers and the markets operate honestly, responsibly and with the profit motive in mind. Couldn’t help me thinking whether this combination is partly responsible for the New Safaricom we are seeing today. A company that is arguably larger than life in Kenya and who in the recent past has been accused of the same behaviors that the Tech Giants are allegedly guilty of. Safaricom is definitely a better company than it was just a few years before. They have embraced the ecosystem, released M-Pesa APIs on Github (Yes!), funds startups in the Tech Ecosystem through its Spark Fund and is generally easier to work with. Here’s an excerpt to the story:- The implication is clear enough: Google and the other tech titans understand that the landscape is shifting. They realize that their halos have become tarnished, that the arguments they once invoked as a digital exception to American economic history — that the internet economy is uniquely self-correcting, because competition is only a click away — no longer hold as much weight. “When you get as big as Google, you become so powerful that the market bends around you,” ... Read on:- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/20/magazine/the-case-against-google.html @Walu, we can meet half way on our arguments on this issue. :-) Regards Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] CA¹s Sh85m plan to link remote areas with mobile voice
by Ali Hussein 27 Feb '18

27 Feb '18

Rachel Statistics are an interesting conundrum. What most Kenyans experience when they are out in the counties belies this report. For example when I'm my home counties of Kilifi and Lamu I simply CANNOT get connectivity of maana 6 kms from the County Headquarters. In Lamu, the County HQ is on intermittent bundles from Safaricom. Honestly, as Kenyans we are super tired of being strung along with non-existent statistics. We simply need to get our act together. I'm also keen to understand the difference between land based and population based statistics/connectivity.. Let's dispense with semantics please.. Considering that most government services are now online how do we propose someone in Pokot, Wajir or Marsabit to use these services if someone in Nairobi is finding it a major challenge to access the ecitizen portal? The USF has alot to answer for and these statistics do nothing for me. Regards *Ali Hussein* *Principal* *AHK & Associates* Tel: +254 713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing, Chiromo Road, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya. Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with. On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 5:32 PM, Alwala, Rachel via kictanet < kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Yes Kivuva, that is correct. The coverage in the report is > population-based, but the requirement for election coverage was land-based > because the polling stations are spread across locations. The land -based > coverage stands at 45%. Hope this helps you contextualize the statistics. > > > Regards, > > Rachel > > On 2/26/18, 5:23 PM, "lordmwesh(a)gmail.com on behalf of Mwendwa Kivuva" > <lordmwesh(a)gmail.com on behalf of Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com> wrote: > > >This is great feedback Rachel, and avoids misreprepresentation. > > > >I digress a little, but some of these statistics come to haunt CA > >during the August elections when the State declared that we did not > >have coverage for electronic tranmission of elections. > > > > "To support the foregoing, the Authority in May 2016 concluded a > >Study on ICTs Access Gaps which established that population coverage > >in Kenya for 2G and 3G stands at 94.4% and 78% respectively, while the > >land coverage for 2G and 3G is at 45% and 17% respectively for all the > >three Mobile Network Operators i.e Safaricom (K) Limited, Airtel (K) > >Limited and Telkom Kenya Limited." > >______________________ > >Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > >twitter.com/lordmwesh > > > > > > > > > >On 26 February 2018 at 15:23, Alwala, Rachel via kictanet > ><kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Hello listers, > >> > >> The narrative that CA has just set aside a budget of Ksh. 85 million to > >>link > >> remote areas with mobile voice is erroneous and misleading. The > >>Universal > >> Service Fund is a huge programme whose activities are guided by detailed > >> research. A lot has been achieved so far in line with the mandate > >>given to > >> CA by the Law. > >> > >> > >> As a reminder, the Kenya Information Communications Amendment Act of > >>2009 > >> (KICA 2009) created the Universal Service Fund (USF) whose objective is > >>to > >> support widespread access to ICTs including related human capacity > >>building > >> and technological innovations in the ICT sector. The Act mandates the > >> Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) with the administrative and > >>management > >> responsibility of promoting universal access and services with respect > >>to > >> the provision of communication services in Kenya. > >> > >> > >> > >> The USF is expected to provide incentives for infrastructure roll-out in > >> unserved and underserved areas. To support the foregoing, the Authority > >>in > >> May 2016 concluded a Study on ICTs Access Gaps which established that > >> population coverage in Kenya for 2G and 3G stands at 94.4% and 78% > >> respectively, while the land coverage for 2G and 3G is at 45% and 17% > >> respectively for all the three Mobile Network Operators i.e Safaricom > >>(K) > >> Limited, Airtel (K) Limited and Telkom Kenya Limited. > >> > >> > >> > >> To close the identified gaps in the different service areas, Authority > >>has > >> developed a 5-year USF Implemetation Strategy to guide the activities > >>of the > >> Fund for the next five years FY 2017/18 to FY2022/23. One of the five > >> strategic focus area is basic voice infrastructure program whose > >>objective > >> is to facilitate development of basic mobile infrastructure to the > >>whole > >> country Turkana and Marsabit Counties included. > >> > >> > >> > >> The ICTs Access Gaps study using GIS and Access Gap Model methodology > >> identified 348 sub-locations, which were established to meet the > >>critical > >> performance criteria suited for “smart subsidies”, meaning that the > >>projects > >> would be sustainable. In the FY 2017/18, the Access Gaps Study > >>prioritized > >> the closing of gaps in 202 prime sub-locations, covering an unserved > >> population of approximately 700,000 persons. The project design took > >>into > >> consideration the 2016/18 licence obligations of Safaricom and Airtel > >>for > >> network expansion, together with which, the project targeted reducing > >>the > >> coverage gap of basic voice services from 5.6% of the population to > >>2.8% by > >> 2018. > >> > >> > >> > >> Update on the Voice Infrastructure Projects > >> > >> > >> > >> The voice infrastructure projects were developed and tendered in the FY > >> 2017/18 and as single or multiple bidding lots to Network Facility > >>Providers > >> (NFP) Tier 1. The 202 sub-locations were tendered in 105 bidding lots. > >>The > >> licensed mobile network operators were invited to bid competitively for > >>as > >> many or few of the Lots as of interest to them. > >> > >> > >> > >> The Authority has awarded contracts to Safaricom and Telkom Kenya to > >>close > >> the voice gaps in 78 sub-locations at a cost of Kshs 1.245 Billion. > >>Among > >> the beneficiary counties in Kenya are Turkana, Samburu, West Pokot, > >>Baringo, > >> Marsabit, Isiolo, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Tana River, Kwale, Kajiado > >>and > >> Narok. > >> > >> > >> > >> The Education Broadband Connectivity Project > >> > >> Within the current FY 2017/18, the Authority awarded the Education > >>broadband > >> contract to three Tier 2 operators, namely; > >> > >> > >> > >> 1) Ms. Xtranet Communications Limited 284 schools > >> > >> 2) Ms. Commcarrier Satellite Services 291 schools > >> > >> 3) Ms. Liquid Telecommunications Ltd 321 schools > >> > >> Status of Implementation of the Education Broadband Connectivity Project > >> > >> To date, the Authority through the contracted firms, has successfully > >> installed broadband connectivity in 843 (94%) of the expected 896 > >> beneficiary schools. The contractors have given strong indication that > >>the > >> remaining 53 schools will be fully connected before end of February > >>2018. > >> The total contract amount for the Education broadband project is Kshs > >>837 > >> million. > >> > >> > >> > >> We hope that this helps to put the fund implementation into > >>perspective. As > >> always, we remain available to respond to any enquiries. We shall be > >>having > >> a stakeholder briefing soon and KICTANET listers as our stakeholders, > >>shall > >> be invited to the forum. > >> > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> > >> Rachel Alwala > >> Assistant Director/Communications and External Affairs > >> Communications Authority of Kenya > >> PO Box 14448 > >> Nairobi 00800 > >> > >> Tel: +254 703042000 > >> Email: alwala(a)ca.go.ke > >> > >> > >> From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+alwala=ca.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >>on > >> behalf of KICTAnet Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >> Reply-To: KICTAnet Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >> Date: Monday, February 26, 2018 at 3:09 PM > >> To: Rachel <alwala(a)ca.go.ke> > >> Cc: Rachel <alwala(a)ca.go.ke> > >> > >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] CA¹s Sh85m plan to link remote areas with mobile > >> voice > >> > >> Dear listers, > >> > >> I hear the conversation going on with respect to the subject matter. > >>There > >> are many developments and very shortly, before COB , I will be posting > >>the > >> implementation status for your information and understanding. Sometimes > >> when we share information, it is picked in piecemeal and potentially > >> distorted. That seems to have been the case in this particular respect. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Rachel > >> > >> From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+alwala=ca.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >>on > >> behalf of KICTAnet Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >> Reply-To: KICTAnet Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >> Date: Monday, February 26, 2018 at 2:53 PM > >> To: Rachel <alwala(a)ca.go.ke> > >> Cc: Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com> > >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] CA’s Sh85m plan to link remote areas with mobile > >> voice > >> > >> Yes, certainly annual progress reports would be helpful > >> From:Barrack Otieno > >> To:KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > >> Cc:Adam Lane > >> Date:2018-02-26 14:46:38 > >> Subject:Re: [kictanet] CA’s Sh85m plan to link remote areas with mobile > >> voice > >> > >> Hi Adam, > >> > >> In light of the intense criticism the USF board has received, it needs > >> to come out strongly and clarify what it has achieved unless it is not > >> independent as we are made to beleive. > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> On 2/26/18, Adam Lane via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > >>wrote: > >>> I believe the fund already connected about 70 rural sites (as well as > >>> several hundred schools) last year so has begun to make progress. > >>> From:Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet > >>> To:Adam Lane > >>> Cc:Mwendwa Kivuva > >>> Date:2018-02-26 14:36:09 > >>> Subject:Re: [kictanet] CA’s Sh85m plan to link remote areas with mobile > >>> voice > >>> > >>> Ksh85m is too little too late from a fund that has collected billions. > >>> Running a single BTS is resourse intensive. It requires physical > >>> security, generators, power lines, road access, human resource ... and > >>> much more. > >>> > >>> Spending the USF on benchmarking trips and allowances seems the modus > >>> operandi of this board. For the upteenth time, I also join Ali's call > >>> for the board to be disbanded immediately. > >>> ______________________ > >>> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > >>> twitter.com/lordmwesh > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On 26 February 2018 at 08:09, Ali Hussein via kictanet > >>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >>>> Victor > >>>> > >>>> As they say in accounting terms - That’s not even a rounding error in > >>>>the > >>>> scheme of things. > >>>> > >>>> CA needs to be more creative than this. Here’s a thought:- > >>>> > >>>> Disband the moribund USF Board and get people who are independent, > >>>> forward > >>>> thinking and unafraid to do the right thing. > >>>> > >>>> Let’s stop pussyfooting around such a big issue when a large swath of > >>>> this > >>>> country is being disenfranchised by lack of connectivity while we > >>>> continue > >>>> to pat ourselves in the back as the ‘Silicon Savannah’. > >>>> > >>>> Ali Hussein > >>>> Principal > >>>> Hussein & Associates > >>>> +254 0713 601113 > >>>> > >>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim > >>>> > >>>> Skype: abu-jomo > >>>> > >>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act > >>>>but a > >>>> habit." ~ Aristotle > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Sent from my iPad > >>>> > >>>> On 26 Feb 2018, at 7:36 AM, Victor Kapiyo via kictanet > >>>> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) will spend millions to > >>>>build > >>>> infrastructure to connect remote villages without mobile voice > >>>>coverage > >>>> following an order by President Uhuru Kenyatta to surrender unspent > >>>> billions > >>>> to the police. > >>>> > >>>> Mr Kenyatta said the authority had nothing to show for the billions of > >>>> shillings it has collected for a fund established to support > >>>> infrastructure > >>>> in remote areas dubbed the Universal Service Fund (USF). > >>>> > >>>> Now, CA has announced plans to spend Sh85 million in connecting 23,000 > >>>> residents in six sub-locations in Baringo County to mobile voice > >>>> coverage. > >>>> > >>>> 85m only. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/economy/CA-s-Sh85m-plan-to- > link-rem > >>>>ote-areas-with-mobile-voice/3946234-4319204-gbsfna/index.html > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> kictanet mailing list > >>>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > >>>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >>>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > >>>> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > >>>> Domain Registration sponsored by > >>>> www.eacdirectory.co.ke<http://www.eacdirectory.co.ke> > >>>> > >>>> Unsubscribe or change your options at > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ > info%40campusciti > >>>>.com > >>>> > >>>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder > >>>>platform > >>>> for > >>>> people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and > >>>> regulation. 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CA¹s Sh85m plan to link remote areas with mobile voice
by Alwala, Rachel 26 Feb '18

26 Feb '18

Hello listers, The narrative that CA has just set aside a budget of Ksh. 85 million to link remote areas with mobile voice is erroneous and misleading. The Universal Service Fund is a huge programme whose activities are guided by detailed research. A lot has been achieved so far in line with the mandate given to CA by the Law. As a reminder, the Kenya Information Communications Amendment Act of 2009 (KICA 2009) created the Universal Service Fund (USF) whose objective is to support widespread access to ICTs including related human capacity building and technological innovations in the ICT sector. The Act mandates the Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) with the administrative and management responsibility of promoting universal access and services with respect to the provision of communication services in Kenya. The USF is expected to provide incentives for infrastructure roll-out in unserved and underserved areas. To support the foregoing, the Authority in May 2016 concluded a Study on ICTs Access Gaps which established that population coverage in Kenya for 2G and 3G stands at 94.4% and 78% respectively, while the land coverage for 2G and 3G is at 45% and 17% respectively for all the three Mobile Network Operators i.e Safaricom (K) Limited, Airtel (K) Limited and Telkom Kenya Limited. To close the identified gaps in the different service areas, Authority has developed a 5-year USF Implemetation Strategy to guide the activities of the Fund for the next five years FY 2017/18 to FY2022/23. One of the five strategic focus area is basic voice infrastructure program whose objective is to facilitate development of basic mobile infrastructure to the whole country Turkana and Marsabit Counties included. The ICTs Access Gaps study using GIS and Access Gap Model methodology identified 348 sub-locations, which were established to meet the critical performance criteria suited for “smart subsidies”, meaning that the projects would be sustainable. In the FY 2017/18, the Access Gaps Study prioritized the closing of gaps in 202 prime sub-locations, covering an unserved population of approximately 700,000 persons. The project design took into consideration the 2016/18 licence obligations of Safaricom and Airtel for network expansion, together with which, the project targeted reducing the coverage gap of basic voice services from 5.6% of the population to 2.8% by 2018. Update on the Voice Infrastructure Projects The voice infrastructure projects were developed and tendered in the FY 2017/18 and as single or multiple bidding lots to Network Facility Providers (NFP) Tier 1. The 202 sub-locations were tendered in 105 bidding lots. The licensed mobile network operators were invited to bid competitively for as many or few of the Lots as of interest to them. The Authority has awarded contracts to Safaricom and Telkom Kenya to close the voice gaps in 78 sub-locations at a cost of Kshs 1.245 Billion. Among the beneficiary counties in Kenya are Turkana, Samburu, West Pokot, Baringo, Marsabit, Isiolo, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Tana River, Kwale, Kajiado and Narok. The Education Broadband Connectivity Project Within the current FY 2017/18, the Authority awarded the Education broadband contract to three Tier 2 operators, namely; 1) Ms. Xtranet Communications Limited – 284 schools 2) Ms. Commcarrier Satellite Services – 291 schools 3) Ms. Liquid Telecommunications Ltd – 321 schools Status of Implementation of the Education Broadband Connectivity Project To date, the Authority through the contracted firms, has successfully installed broadband connectivity in 843 (94%) of the expected 896 beneficiary schools. The contractors have given strong indication that the remaining 53 schools will be fully connected before end of February 2018. The total contract amount for the Education broadband project is Kshs 837 million. We hope that this helps to put the fund implementation into perspective. As always, we remain available to respond to any enquiries. We shall be having a stakeholder briefing soon and KICTANET listers as our stakeholders, shall be invited to the forum. Regards, Rachel Alwala Assistant Director/Communications and External Affairs Communications Authority of Kenya PO Box 14448 Nairobi 00800 Tel: +254 703042000 Email: alwala(a)ca.go.ke From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+alwala=ca.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of KICTAnet Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:[email protected]>> Reply-To: KICTAnet Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Monday, February 26, 2018 at 3:09 PM To: Rachel <alwala(a)ca.go.ke<mailto:[email protected]>> Cc: Rachel <alwala(a)ca.go.ke<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] CA¹s Sh85m plan to link remote areas with mobile voice Dear listers, I hear the conversation going on with respect to the subject matter. There are many developments and very shortly, before COB , I will be posting the implementation status for your information and understanding. Sometimes when we share information, it is picked in piecemeal and potentially distorted. That seems to have been the case in this particular respect. Regards, Rachel From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+alwala=ca.go.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of KICTAnet Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:[email protected]>> Reply-To: KICTAnet Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Monday, February 26, 2018 at 2:53 PM To: Rachel <alwala(a)ca.go.ke<mailto:[email protected]>> Cc: Adam Lane <adam.lane(a)huawei.com<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] CA’s Sh85m plan to link remote areas with mobile voice Yes, certainly annual progress reports would be helpful From:Barrack Otieno To:KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Cc:Adam Lane Date:2018-02-26 14:46:38 Subject:Re: [kictanet] CA’s Sh85m plan to link remote areas with mobile voice Hi Adam, In light of the intense criticism the USF board has received, it needs to come out strongly and clarify what it has achieved unless it is not independent as we are made to beleive. Regards On 2/26/18, Adam Lane via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > I believe the fund already connected about 70 rural sites (as well as > several hundred schools) last year so has begun to make progress. > From:Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet > To:Adam Lane > Cc:Mwendwa Kivuva > Date:2018-02-26 14:36:09 > Subject:Re: [kictanet] CA’s Sh85m plan to link remote areas with mobile > voice > > Ksh85m is too little too late from a fund that has collected billions. > Running a single BTS is resourse intensive. It requires physical > security, generators, power lines, road access, human resource ... and > much more. > > Spending the USF on benchmarking trips and allowances seems the modus > operandi of this board. For the upteenth time, I also join Ali's call > for the board to be disbanded immediately. > ______________________ > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > twitter.com/lordmwesh > > > > > On 26 February 2018 at 08:09, Ali Hussein via kictanet > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Victor >> >> As they say in accounting terms - That’s not even a rounding error in the >> scheme of things. >> >> CA needs to be more creative than this. Here’s a thought:- >> >> Disband the moribund USF Board and get people who are independent, >> forward >> thinking and unafraid to do the right thing. >> >> Let’s stop pussyfooting around such a big issue when a large swath of >> this >> country is being disenfranchised by lack of connectivity while we >> continue >> to pat ourselves in the back as the ‘Silicon Savannah’. >> >> Ali Hussein >> Principal >> Hussein & Associates >> +254 0713 601113 >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> >> Skype: abu-jomo >> >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> >> >> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a >> habit." ~ Aristotle >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On 26 Feb 2018, at 7:36 AM, Victor Kapiyo via kictanet >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) will spend millions to build >> infrastructure to connect remote villages without mobile voice coverage >> following an order by President Uhuru Kenyatta to surrender unspent >> billions >> to the police. >> >> Mr Kenyatta said the authority had nothing to show for the billions of >> shillings it has collected for a fund established to support >> infrastructure >> in remote areas dubbed the Universal Service Fund (USF). >> >> Now, CA has announced plans to spend Sh85 million in connecting 23,000 >> residents in six sub-locations in Baringo County to mobile voice >> coverage. >> >> 85m only. >> >> >> https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/economy/CA-s-Sh85m-plan-to-link-remote-… >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:[email protected]> >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >> Domain Registration sponsored by >> www.eacdirectory.co.ke<http://www.eacdirectory.co.ke> >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40campusciti.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for >> people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >> development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >> bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:[email protected]> >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >> Domain Registration sponsored by >> www.eacdirectory.co.ke<http://www.eacdirectory.co.ke> >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kivuva%40transworldaf… >> >> 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<mailto:[email protected]> > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > Domain Registration sponsored by > www.eacdirectory.co.ke<http://www.eacdirectory.co.ke> > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/adam.lane%40huawei.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. > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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Re: [kictanet] CA’s Sh85m plan to link remote areas with mobile voice
by Adam Lane 26 Feb '18

26 Feb '18

Yes, certainly annual progress reports would be helpful From:Barrack Otieno To:KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Cc:Adam Lane Date:2018-02-26 14:46:38 Subject:Re: [kictanet] CA’s Sh85m plan to link remote areas with mobile voice Hi Adam, In light of the intense criticism the USF board has received, it needs to come out strongly and clarify what it has achieved unless it is not independent as we are made to beleive. Regards On 2/26/18, Adam Lane via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > I believe the fund already connected about 70 rural sites (as well as > several hundred schools) last year so has begun to make progress. > From:Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet > To:Adam Lane > Cc:Mwendwa Kivuva > Date:2018-02-26 14:36:09 > Subject:Re: [kictanet] CA’s Sh85m plan to link remote areas with mobile > voice > > Ksh85m is too little too late from a fund that has collected billions. > Running a single BTS is resourse intensive. It requires physical > security, generators, power lines, road access, human resource ... and > much more. > > Spending the USF on benchmarking trips and allowances seems the modus > operandi of this board. For the upteenth time, I also join Ali's call > for the board to be disbanded immediately. > ______________________ > Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya > twitter.com/lordmwesh > > > > > On 26 February 2018 at 08:09, Ali Hussein via kictanet > <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> Victor >> >> As they say in accounting terms - That’s not even a rounding error in the >> scheme of things. >> >> CA needs to be more creative than this. Here’s a thought:- >> >> Disband the moribund USF Board and get people who are independent, >> forward >> thinking and unafraid to do the right thing. >> >> Let’s stop pussyfooting around such a big issue when a large swath of >> this >> country is being disenfranchised by lack of connectivity while we >> continue >> to pat ourselves in the back as the ‘Silicon Savannah’. >> >> Ali Hussein >> Principal >> Hussein & Associates >> +254 0713 601113 >> >> Twitter: @AliHKassim >> >> Skype: abu-jomo >> >> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> >> >> "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a >> habit." ~ Aristotle >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On 26 Feb 2018, at 7:36 AM, Victor Kapiyo via kictanet >> <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: >> >> The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) will spend millions to build >> infrastructure to connect remote villages without mobile voice coverage >> following an order by President Uhuru Kenyatta to surrender unspent >> billions >> to the police. >> >> Mr Kenyatta said the authority had nothing to show for the billions of >> shillings it has collected for a fund established to support >> infrastructure >> in remote areas dubbed the Universal Service Fund (USF). >> >> Now, CA has announced plans to spend Sh85 million in connecting 23,000 >> residents in six sub-locations in Baringo County to mobile voice >> coverage. >> >> 85m only. >> >> >> https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/economy/CA-s-Sh85m-plan-to-link-remote-… >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >> Domain Registration sponsored by >> www.eacdirectory.co.ke<http://www.eacdirectory.co.ke> >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40campusciti.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for >> people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >> development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >> bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet >> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ >> Domain Registration sponsored by >> www.eacdirectory.co.ke<http://www.eacdirectory.co.ke> >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kivuva%40transworldaf… >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for >> people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and >> development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and >> bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. >> > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/ > Domain Registration sponsored by > www.eacdirectory.co.ke<http://www.eacdirectory.co.ke> > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/adam.lane%40huawei.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. > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A

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CA’s Sh85m plan to link remote areas with mobile voice
by Victor Kapiyo 26 Feb '18

26 Feb '18

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) will spend millions to build infrastructure to connect remote villages without mobile voice coverage following an order by President Uhuru Kenyatta to surrender unspent billions to the police. Mr Kenyatta said the authority had nothing to show for the billions of shillings it has collected for a fund established to support infrastructure in remote areas dubbed the Universal Service Fund (USF). Now, CA has announced plans to spend Sh85 million in connecting 23,000 residents in six sub-locations in Baringo County to mobile voice coverage. 85m only. https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/economy/CA-s-Sh85m-plan-to-link-remote-…

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Data Protection & Residency
by S.M. Muraya 26 Feb '18

26 Feb '18

Looking beyond the politics, interesting comments here. http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Raila-Odinga-drags-Safaricom-into-poll-dispute… With increasing demands for local data termination points, sooner (2017) or later (2018) a court order is going to require Data Residency in Kenya. Where are we on the Data Protection and Residency Act? It may not go well for technocrats caught off guard by a court order, inevitably coming.

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CA gazettes rules to check telco firms’ quality of service
by Victor Kapiyo 26 Feb '18

26 Feb '18

The communications sector regulator has gazetted new guidelines to measure the quality of mobile phone services in what will force operators to be more accountable to customers. The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) will now require operators to submit data on network performance more regularly as well as assess the quality of SMS and Internet services, placing a premium on customer feedback. https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/companies/CA-gazettes-rules-t… CA Sector guidelines http://ca.go.ke/index.php/sector-guidelines

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Fwd: REQUEST TO UPLOAD PROPOSAL
by Ronald Ojino 26 Feb '18

26 Feb '18

> Begin forwarded message: > > From: Anthony Kigombola <kigombola(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: REQUEST TO UPLOAD PROPOSAL > Date: February 26, 2018 at 11:01:16 AM EAT > To: Ronald Ojino <ronojinx(a)gmail.com> > > For which presentation, research group? department or college? > > Brgds, > Anthony. > > On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 10:39 AM, Ronald Ojino <ronojinx(a)gmail.com <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Dear Mr. Anthony, > I hope you are fine. I am trying to upload my proposal online but there seems to be no link on my profile. > Kindly assist. > Regards, > R. Ojino > >> On Jan 31, 2018, at 1:05 PM, Anthony Kigombola <kigombola(a)gmail.com <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Ok great, >> >> Brgds, >> Anthony. >> >> On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 12:59 PM, Ronald Ojino <ronojinx(a)gmail.com <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Dear Anthony, >> I managed to get my credentials and successfully logged in. >> Thanks for the assistance. >> Best regards, >> Ronald Ojino. >> >> On Jan 31, 2018 12:57, "Anthony Kigombola" <kigombola(a)gmail.com <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Dear Ronald, >> >> I need the following information to register you in the system >> >> 1. Programme you are pursuing >> 2. Registration year >> 3. Are you doing by thesis or dissertation >> 4. Your supervisors >> >> Brgds, >> Anthony. >> >> On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 12:33 PM, Ronald Ojino <ronojinx(a)gmail.com <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Dear sir, >> I hereby request you to kindly grant me access to the system where I can upload my documents and progress reports. >> My admission number is 2016-07-00222. >> >> Thank you in advance. >> >> Yours faithfully , >> >> Ronald Ochieng Ojino >> -- >> Faith is a living and unshakable confidence. A belief in God so assured that a man would die a thousand deaths for its sake. >> >> > >

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Can the Law Make Online Spaces Safer?
by kanini mutemi 25 Feb '18

25 Feb '18

Good evening Listers, Let me share this Paper prepared by the UK House of Commons Library last year as a brief on desirable legislative approaches in tackling the vices of our day i.e. online harassment, cyber-enabled violence against women, virtual mobbing, attacks on reputation, publishing personal information, revenge pornography, online identity theft, fake news etc. The paper among other things highlights the pros and cons of employing a purely criminalisation approach and delves into platform responsibility which we can no longer overlook. I find this timely and informative for our case. The Computer and Cyber Crimes Bill currently under consideration by the National Assembly intends to criminalise some of these vices eg fake news, cyber bullying etc. I think this calls for dialogue amongst different stakeholders to discuss the efficacy of some of these proposals. We must be careful not to end up with laws that cannot be implemented, or worse, that are prone to abuse. We also have to be honest on whether our police service is properly equipped (in terms of capacity and resources) to handle the proposed crimes. I am glad that the National Assembly is currently conducting hearings with different stakeholders (including KICTANet) on the Bill. Looking forward to the final product.

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