Koch Fm needs a generator
It is not every day that Kenyan journalists commit their money to the community but Nganga Mbugua had a noble idea- to contribute towards Koch Fms acquisition of a generator.
Mbugua, a journalist with the Nation wanted had learnt that Koch Fm was fundraising to buy a generator and wanted to contribute to the cause. So he sent sms to all his friends. He asked for whatever they had, shs 100, 500, 1,000 or 10,000.
Now, Koch Fm has a generator but has no money to install it. They got estimate costs of about shs 120,000.
KICTANet members have been invited to pledge their contribution towards this worthy cause. Whether monetary or in kind, all are welcome to contribute.
We are drawing a list of those interested in contributing.
Andrew Limo was the first to pledge. Please add your name to this list.
Ideally, Kenya ICT Action Network would like to help, and make sure the ACTION part is more prominent. It is such acts that will bridge the digital divide
Do I hear the names???
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Simba Fm to train presenters at Koch Fm
When Carol Wanjiru agreed to make a presentation at KICTANets monthly forum, she did not expect the response to be that overwhelming.
I knew good things would come, but this is more than good. Thank you KICTANet! she said.
Apart from having an operational website, Radio Simba invited Koch Fm presenters for a hands-on training at their offices in Lavington.
Nicola Munene, from Radio Simba, confirmed that the station would be delighted to expose the volunteers at Koch Fm to the rigors of a commercial radio station and how they make presentation beneficial to the community.
We will arrange when they can come over to our offices. I think it will be mutually beneficial, said Munene.
Koch Fm is operated by youth at Korogocho slums on voluntary basis.
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KICTANet members make a difference at Koch FM
When Carol Wanjiru and Hellen Wanjiku gave their presentation about Koch Fm, the challenges and successes, the crowd was delighted.
It was a capacity crowd of Kictanet members who turned up probably to listen to the opportunities and challenges to development and maintenance of local content in local radio stations and websites.
For a station that started as a pirate radio at the Korogocho slums in Nairobi, Koch Fm officially launches tomorrow (Saturday June 16th)
The station broadcasts at 99.9 at a radius of 2km, incidentally, the same frequency is licensed to Ghetto Fm at Majengo slums. If they exceed the radius, then they interfere with each others frequencies.
In this respect, Koch Fm would like to stream online so that even those living beyond Korogocho can listen to them. But they have no website.
That was made history yesterday by KENIC and Communicart. KENIC will organise for them to get a domain while Communicart will develop their website and ensure its interactive.
Because Koch Fm wants to encourage qualified youth to abandon crime and seek employment or entrepreneurship, the website will allow organizations and individuals to post employment and training opportunities which will be broadcast at the station.
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Simba Fm to train presenters at Koch Fm
When Carol Wanjiru agreed to make a presentation at KICTANets monthly forum, she did not expect the response to be that overwhelming.
I knew good things would come, but this is more than good. Thank you KICTANet! she said.
Apart from having an operational website, Radio Simba invited Koch Fm presenters for a hands-on training at their offices in Lavington.
Nicola Munene, from Radio Simba, confirmed that the station would be delighted to expose the volunteers at Koch Fm to the rigors of a commercial radio station and how they make presentation beneficial to the community.
We will arrange when they can come over to our offices. I think it will be mutually beneficial, said Munene.
Koch Fm is operated by youth at Korogocho slums on voluntary basis.
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KICTANet members make a difference at Koch FM
When Carol Wanjiru and Hellen Wanjiku gave their presentation about Koch Fm, the challenges and successes, the crowd was delighted.
It was a capacity crowd of Kictanet members who turned up probably to listen to the opportunities and challenges to development and maintenance of local content in local radio stations and websites.
For a station that started as a pirate radio at the Korogocho slums in Nairobi, Koch Fm officially launches tomorrow (Saturday June 16th)
The station broadcasts at 99.9 at a radius of 2km, incidentally, the same frequency is licensed to Ghetto Fm at Majengo slums. If they exceed the radius, then they interfere with each others frequencies.
In this respect, Koch Fm would like to stream online so that even those living beyond Korogocho can listen to them. But they have no website.
That was made history yesterday by KENIC and Communicart. KENIC will organise for them to get a domain while Communicart will develop their website and ensure its interactive.
Because Koch Fm wants to encourage qualified youth to abandon crime and seek employment or entrepreneurship, the website will allow organizations and individuals to post employment and training opportunities which will be broadcast at the station.
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Tel. 254 720 318 925
blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/
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just to let you know the forum will be held at the Palm room in Jacaranda at 3 pm
hope to see you there
regards
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Telco lobbyists thwarted as Net Neutrality resolution passes
MAINE IS FIRST STATE IN NATION TO PASS NET NEUTRALITY RESOLVE
[SOURCE: maineinternetfreedom.com press release]
A diverse coalition of Mainers applauded the enactment today of the first net neutrality resolve in the nation. The resolution, LD 1675, recognizes the importance of full, fair and non-discriminatory access to the Internet and instructs the Public Advocate to study what can be done to protect the rights of Maine Internet users. "Maine is the first state in the nation to stand up for its citizens' rights to a nondiscriminatory Internet," said Senator Ethan Strimling, the original sponsor of LD 1675. "The rest of the nation should follow suit and study what can be done to protect net neutrality." Maine is once again leading the way in protecting the rights of its citizens, said Shenna Bellows, Executive Director of the Maine Civil Liberties Union. This resolution will help re-establish the Internet as the free and open arena of democracy it was always intended to be. Advocates say that restoring net neutrality is essential to protecting the right of Internet users to
access the information they choose. "Net neutrality principles are key to keeping control of the Internet in the hands of the people," said Chellie Pingree. "With this resolution, the Legislature has put the needs of Mainers before the needs of the telecom companies."
http://www.maineinternetfreedom.com/node/57
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KICTANet MONTHLY FORUM
THURSDAY June 14th , 2007
PROGRAMME
TIME ACTIVITY
3.00- 3.15pm introduction
3.15-3.45pm local content issues- M. Mwangi
3:45-3.50pm Q&A
3.50-4.20pm Promoting local content- Simba Fm- N. Munene
4.20-4.25pm Q&A
4.25- 4.50pm Koch Fm- what do we address? C. Wanjiru
4.50- 5:15pm Q&A
5.15 pm Tea
GUESTS LEAVE AT THEIR PLEASURE
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Hello Alice,
I have finally completed (I did it a few days ago) the server
installation and testing.
And I have put it online at Wananchi's co-location house. I do know that
you are still awaiting word from Joe about hosting of the server by
Wananchi. Let's just say I have used my position to get the server
co-located on the strength of the fact that Wananchi Online Ltd had
offered to host KICTAnet's services for free, and I had volunteered
to be the systems administrator for those. I hope Joe will be able to
resolve any issues when they arise, but I am almost 99% sure Wananchi
will not love the shame of bringing the server offline just because
the management changed.
The next step for me will be to setup the e-mail accounts for all
KICTAnet members that you'd think of, starting with the initial five:-)
Once the e-mail accounts are working, I will migrate the mailing lists
the way we had discussed before - LISTNAME(a)kictanet.or.ke will work,
and so is LISTNAME(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke - thus making the move
transparent to list members.
From that point, all that I will be left to do is the maintenance of the
server. We do not have a maintenance contract, but I guess that can be
handled later. I will simply continue performing my role to ensure the
services continue running.
Technically, the job is finished. What remains is showing the
secretariat how they will interact with the server.
This will then be followed by the website!
Now about the website, I am already working with two groups of people
whom I have informed that I MUST have a website up and running by end of
this week. I am having a meeting with them tomorrow and will update you
on the progress. At the moment, www.kictanet.or.ke shows "under
konstruction" (sorry for that:-))
I do believe I will break the Jinx.
PS: Evelyne, do you need anything else other than the above writeup as
being the report? If I need to include some details I have missed,
please let me know.
You may not be knowing this, but the new management of Wananchi Online
decided that I should be looking at other things, so they have laid me
off through redundancy. I am having my exit interview with Mr. Richard
Bell tomorrow morning. I will be able to know why he decided to take
this step (although I feel I know why, but what I know might be
different than what he had in mind). Everyone else has left. Why not me?
:-)
As such, my last official date of work was 7Th June 2007. This week is
mainly for clearance with the company, and I believe I should be done by
Friday, and gone....
I will still have considerable influence at Wananchi, especially with
the technical staff, because there are alot of things they still need
my help with, and that can only work by reciprocal arrangement.
So you should rest easy I will be able to handle matters with them.
Lastly, there is one request I need to make regarding the server:
When it was bought, it came with a monitor as well, but the monitor
is not at all required for the co-location of the server since the
server can run without any peripherals. I wanted to request you to
allow me keep the monitor. I only used it when I was doing the
installation and testing. I took the server to the co-location facility
and moved the monitor to my house, since I am already moving anything
that "belonged to me" away from the Wananchi's office in preparation
for the exit.
If this request might complicate any matters, then I am just too glad to
bring the monitor to KICTAnet's offices.
Best regards,
Odhiambo WASHINGTON.
