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The police and media united in violating the constitution?
by ICT Researcher 06 Mar '14

06 Mar '14

Fundamental Rights and freedoms that may not be limited despite any other provision in the Constitution include freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and the right to a fair trial. Every person has the right to privacy, which includes the right not to have information relating to their family or private affairs unnecessarily revealed. Imagine YOU end up making national news – either paraded before television cameras or your photograph published on newspapers being tested with alcoblow by the police. The police find your breath 'ok' (as the gadget displays) so they let you drive on. But what if you were a spiritual leader, an upcoming politician, career person, a teacher, a parent such other law abiding citizen whom somebody just didn't like thus 'fate' to conspires to have you on media being tested for drunken driving? Here a person is guilty until proven innocent? Tried before the media – not before a court of law. Presumed guilty unless and until proven innocent. Your dignity eroded (Article 28), privacy violated (Article 31(c)), inalienable (illimitable) Fundamental Rights (Article 25(a)(c)) – casually taken away by the media in collaboration with the law enforcement agents! Even if one were pre-tried on the media and later found guitly in court, did the media prejudice the trial thus miscarriage of justice? Your opinion? ----- For the avoidance of doubt: (a) Supports eradication of road carnage, menace and corruption (b) Never appeared on bretherlizer "police news"

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Re: [kictanet] FW: Your chance to tell governments how the Internet should be run‏
by Grace Githaiga 06 Mar '14

06 Mar '14

@ Lordmwesh @ Barrack Please see below. Would you be interested in us making a KICTANet/ISOC-K submission or would you rather join other efforts? You could inbox me. RgdsG Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2014 13:22:20 +0300 From: lillian(a)cipesa.org To: africs-ig(a)lists.apc.org CC: African-ig-school(a)lists.apc.org Subject: [africs-ig] Fwd: Africa ICT/IG Community Contribution to Netmundial Meeting Dear all, We are in the process of developing a submission Netmundial Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance taking place in Brazil next month. Please see email below for your input. We have only today to get all inputs for the final doc (currently available in google link provided) Thanks, ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Towela Nyirenda - Jere <towelan(a)nepad.org> Date: Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 4:39 PM Subject: Africa ICT/IG Community Contribution to Netmundial Meeting To: "Africann(a)afrinic.net" <Africann(a)afrinic.net> Cc: Dandjinou Pierre <pdandjinou(a)gmail.com>, "Nnenna Nwakanma (nnenna75(a)gmail.com)" <nnenna75(a)gmail.com>, "lillian(a)cipesa.org" <lillian(a)cipesa.org> Dear All, The African ICT Community on the AISI-Dgroups list has initiated a contribution to the Netmundial Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance taking place in Brazil in April (www.netmundial.br ). I have been asked to coordinate with Nnenna and Lillian the consolidation of inputs and we aim to finalise the draft by 7th March in order to meet the March 8th deadline. We are thus seeking your contributions to the attached initial draft (French text on first page, followed by English text ). While you may be making contributions through other channels, it can only serve to strengthen our respective voices to also have this contribution from interested African stakeholders working in the ICT/IG space. We hope that you will take the time to add your voice to this document and look forward to receiving your contributions. The document is also available on Google Drive https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2K-XdmXYQ5cUTRnSEp1RXdOOFU/edit?usp=shari… Regards, Towela -- Lillian Nalwoga CIPESA www.cipesa.org +256 712 204335 _______________________________________________ AfriCS-IG mailing list Info and options: http://lists.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/africs-ig To unsubscribe, email africs-ig-unsubscribe(a)lists.apc.org

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Orange prepares to exit African Market?
by Ali Hussein 06 Mar '14

06 Mar '14

Listers Back on the heels of the Yu decision to sell, I understand Orange is preparing to sell its African operations. What are the ramifications of this in the bigger scheme of things? http://www.tmtfinance.com/news/orange-hires-adviser-african-exit?utm_source… Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Colleges Need to Act Like Startups -- Or Risk Becoming Obsolete
by Gideon 06 Mar '14

06 Mar '14

Interesting read here http://www.wired.com/opinion/2014/03/universities-moocs-need-consider-cultu… Regards Gideon Rop DotCOnnectAfruca

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Fwd: Welcome to ICANN At-Large!
by Barrack Otieno 05 Mar '14

05 Mar '14

Many thanks Kivuva for leading the effort. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "ICANN At-Large Staff" <staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Date: Mar 5, 2014 7:49 PM Subject: Welcome to ICANN At-Large! To: "Kivuva" <Kivuva(a)transworldafrica.com>, "Barrack Otieno ( otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com)" <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Cc: "Afri-Discuss (afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org)" < afri-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, " alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org" < alac-internal(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org>, "ICANN At-Large Staff" < staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> Dear Mwendwa and Barrack, ICANN's At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) is pleased to inform you that (187) Internet Society Kenya Chapter (ISOC Kenya) been certified as an At-Large Structure (ALS). The ALAC greatly appreciates your group's interest in involving individual users in ICANN and looks forward to working with you and your colleagues. The purpose of ALS certification is to recognize that your organization meets the necessary criteria to involve individual Internet users at the local or issue level in ICANN activities, and that your organization will support its individual members' informed participation in ICANN efforts that affect end-users. The ALAC is eager to promote a productive working relationship between your organization, other ALS, and the ALAC (and ICANN in general), and your input on how we can make this a success would be greatly appreciated. We would like to offer some initial tools to help your organization keep its members informed (about significant news from ICANN and information on ICANN policy-development efforts) and engaged in activities of interest: - Point of Contact for your Organisation: Please send an email to <mailto: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org identifying the names and email addresses of one or two individuals who will be the point of contact for information and correspondence regarding ICANN At-Large. If this changes, please let us know. - At Large Mailing Lists. There are many At Large email lists, for each region; you can sign up for them and manage your subscriptions at: <http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo> http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo . The points of contact you identify will automatically be added to your region's list just for accredited ALSes to discuss regional issues and to the mailing list for Staff announcements (only Staff can post messages to that list); you are invited to join others as you wish. - ALS information. Information about your organization will be shared with the At-Large community to enable individuals interested in your group's activities to contact you, and to encourage cooperation with other groups interested in ICANN activities in your geographic region. Please complete and email the form at the bottom of this note to <mailto: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. - ALAC website. The ALAC website ( <http://www.atlarge.icann.org> www.atlarge.icann.org) is a good source for ICANN news and information of interest to individual Internet users. We encourage you to provide your members with a link. The ALAC relies on volunteers to translate information into multiple languages. Translations of documents on the website are welcome and should be sent to <mailto:[email protected]> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. - At-Large Regional Websites. Regional wiki webpages also have been created to distribute information (including in local languages) on activities, events and issues of particular interest to people in each region. These are maintained by the community. They are: African Region: <http://www.afralo.org> www.afralo.org Asia/Australia/Pacific Region: <http://www.apralo.org> www.apralo.org European Region: <http://www.euralo.org> www.euralo.org Latin America/Caribbean Region: <http://www.lacralo.org> www.lacralo.org North American Region: <http://www.naralo.org> www.naralo.org We have included an ALS Starter Kit that includes key information on ALAC and At-Large communication tools. We have also included the Beginners Guide to Participating in At-Large which explains the organization of the At-Large community and how to participate in its activities. We look forward to working with you and your organization's members to advance individual Internet users' interests within ICANN. If you have any questions, or need additional information, please contact us at <mailto:[email protected]> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org. Sincerely, The At-Large Advisory Committee <http://www.atlarge.icann.org> www.atlarge.icann.org <mailto:[email protected]> staff(a)atlarge.icann.org --------------------------- Name: Location (city/country/region; whatever is relevant to your membership): Mission: Member benefits: Contacts (name/s and email address/es -- title/s optional): Website: Other (additional informational you would like included):

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#Idlelo6 Conference 24th - 28th March 2014 Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya
by John Matogo 05 Mar '14

05 Mar '14

Dear colleagues. Just a reminder on the coming #Idlelo6 conference that will take place in Nairobi from 24th - 28th March at Strathmore University. Lined up are a series of exciting technical training sessions that were requested for by the open source community from all over Africa. Following this are great presentations and discussions by those who responded to the earlier call for papers. See the programme at this link: http://idlelo.net/content/sessions . There are also topical discussions on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) tools for GIS to facilate resource planning, Open Data, Case Studies on FOSS tools for Revenue collection, Open Education Resources, FOSS for Education and many more. Registration is open, there are limited spaces especially for the training sessions, it is advisable to register as soon as possible at this site: http://idlelo.net/content/idlelo-6-conference-registration Let us come together as an Open Source Community at the Idlelo 6 Conference. See attached poster. Kindly share this widely and wildly with other colleagues in your various networks. Regards, John Matogo Manager Incubation Centre, @iBizAfrica Strathmore University P.O. Box 59857-00200 Nairobi, KENYA Tel: +254 070 303 4280 (direct line) Personal Mobile:+254 722 813 533 Skype: jmatogo Twitter: @jmatogo LinkedIn: http://tinyurl.com/avcn7qu Web: www.strathmore.edu and http://www.ibizafrica.co.ke/ -- Note: All emails sent from Strathmore University are subject to Strathmore's Email Terms & Conditions. Please click here<http://www.strathmore.edu/aboutus.php?id=184>to read the policy. "Visit our Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/StrathmoreUniversity>Page and Twitter <https://twitter.com/StrathU>Account".

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FW: Your chance to tell governments how the Internet should be run
by Grace Githaiga 05 Mar '14

05 Mar '14

FYI Subject: Your chance to tell governments how the Internet should be run From: info(a)dot-nxt.com To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 06:50:03 +0000 Your chance to tell governments how the Internet should be run /1net is crowdsourcing its statement to the NetMundial conference View this email in your browser Have your say today On an important Internet governance submission If you are interested in how the Internet is run, you are probably aware that a critical meeting of the world's governments will be taking place in Brazil in April, called NetMundial. Submissions to that meeting will be received until the end of this week and a key one will be from the so-called '/1net' initiative. Earlier today, /1net published its draft statement in the form of an online survey and encouraged everyone in the Internet community to provide their thoughts. Sadly, the deadline is extremely short - you only have today to respond - but the two-page survey is simple and should take five minutes or less to fill in. So if you want to add your voice to those that are calling for, among other things, limits on online surveillance, a globalization of the Internet's infrastructure and an assurance that future decisions about the Internet are made by everyone and not just governments, then you can fill in the survey online. For more information on /1net, go to http://1net.org/. There is also a post about the statement and survey on its online forum. Copyright © 2014 .Nxt, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website or at one of our conferences. Our mailing address is: .Nxt426B Cole StSan Francisco, CA 94117 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences This email was sent to ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences .Nxt · 426B Cole St · San Francisco, CA 94117 · USA

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Re: [kictanet] FW: Your chance to tell governments how the Internet should be run
by ICT Researcher 05 Mar '14

05 Mar '14

Internet grip by undemocratic giant private multinationals continually acquiring or killing emerging competition and innovations should also be told off. We have recent evidence of such corporations going into bed with governments to achieve their mutual interests. What necessitated the Brazil meeting in the first place. The internet is no longer what it used to be and are being made to believe it is. Users face terrible control threats by mega corporations. ------------------------------ On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 11:45 PM MSK Grace Githaiga wrote: >FYI > >Subject: Your chance to tell governments how the Internet should be run >From: info(a)dot-nxt.com >To: ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com >Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 06:50:03 +0000 > > > > > > > > Your chance to tell governments how the Internet should be run > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > /1net is crowdsourcing its statement to the NetMundial conference > > > > > > > > > > View this email in your browser > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Have your say today > >On an important Internet governance submission > >If you are interested in how the Internet is run, you are probably aware that a critical meeting of the world's governments will be taking place in Brazil in April, called NetMundial. > > > >Submissions to that meeting will be received until the end of this week and a key one will be from the so-called '/1net' initiative. Earlier today, /1net published its draft statement in the form of an online survey and encouraged everyone in the Internet community to provide their thoughts. > > > >Sadly, the deadline is extremely short - you only have today to respond - but the two-page survey is simple and should take five minutes or less to fill in. > > > >So if you want to add your voice to those that are calling for, among other things, limits on online surveillance, a globalization of the Internet's infrastructure and an assurance that future decisions about the Internet are made by everyone and not just governments, then you can fill in the survey online. > >For more information on /1net, go to http://1net.org/. There is also a post about the statement and survey on its online forum. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Copyright © 2014 .Nxt, All rights reserved. > > You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website or at one of our conferences. > > > >Our mailing address is: > >.Nxt426B Cole StSan Francisco, CA 94117 >Add us to your address book > > > > >unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This email was sent to ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com > > > why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences > > > .Nxt · 426B Cole St · San Francisco, CA 94117 · USA > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 82, Issue 15
by James Kimani 04 Mar '14

04 Mar '14

Hey Ray, MTN Business Kenya offers the best cloud services which can be compared to Amozon one. You can reach me on 0722922852 for further details. Regards, James On Mar 4, 2014 4:38 PM, <kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > Send kictanet mailing list submissions to > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > kictanet-owner(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of kictanet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Hosting options for kenya (Ken Mwaura) > 2. Re: Yu acquisition proposal to regulator (Ali Hussein) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 16:16:40 +0300 > From: "Ken Mwaura" <mwaura.kenn(a)gmail.com> > To: "'Ray Keller'" <raykeller8(a)gmail.com> > Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Hosting options for kenya > Message-ID: <020101cf37ac$08d8c400$1a8a4c00$(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Ray, > > Gestalt Gild offers hosting services, we have our data center in Nairobi. > I'll be pleased to guide you through the service off list. We schedule for > a > meeting and discuss your requirement further, how is your calendar? > > > Kind regards, > Ken Mwaura. > Account Manager > Gestalt Gild|Website| Kusi Lane, off 3rd Parklands Avenue| Box 12129 - > 00100 > Nairobi, KENYA.| Office: +254 738222884 Ext. 524; Mobile +254 738959900, > +254 723650688. > We enable you decide when, where and how you want to interact with > business. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: kictanet > [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Ray Keller > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 3:18 PM > To: Ken Mwaura > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > Subject: [kictanet] Hosting options for kenya > > Hello Friends > > I am looking for some help from experts in this list, I have a content rich > website which will be used by users in kenya. > > Can you suggest me where I can host it? Rates I got from safaricom is very > high. > > Is there any cloud service which I can use and rates are comparable to > amazon. > > Critical points are me > > 1. As it is content base site so data transfer will be very high 2. Latency > is critical factor 3. Uptime > > Which countries has direct pipe connection with kenya? > > I am looking for cost effective prices either in kenya or data centers > which > are directly connected with kenya. > > Please help. > > Regards > Ray > Sent from iPhone > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mwaura.kenn%40gmail.co > m > > 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. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 16:36:14 +0300 > From: Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> > To: Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yu acquisition proposal to regulator > Message-ID: <D121D843-006C-46C6-8F6B-1F0F0B953F07(a)hussein.me.ke> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > @Walu > > We are saying the same thing really... > > My point being that everyone is looking at Safaricom as this omnipresent > being yet they are not really.. > > The time has come for the competition to stop running under the skirts of > the Regulator every time Safaricom coughs.. > > Ali Hussein > > +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 > > "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will > have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Mar 4, 2014, at 2:39 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > @Ali, > > > > I think you are refusing to see the efficacy of MPESA in the Safaricom > ecosystem. Whereas Voice still contributes their largest profit > percentages, this voice market is glued together around the MPESA product. > > > > Think Microsoft of the last decade. Why was their applications so > successful (MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-Exchange, etc)? Because they were build > around their fairly universal and monopolistic Operating System > (MS-Windows). In todays world of tablets and Smartphones and > CloudComputing, the Operating system of choice has changed (from Microsoft > to Android, iOS and CloudServices i.e. TCP/IP). > > > > Suddenly Microsoft finds itself exposed on their product lines (Word, > Excel, etc) because they have lost the monopoly of the Operating System. > Same thing with Safcom. You expose MPESA to real competition, you break > their stronghold on the Voice and other data services. That is what I > blogged about @http://tiny.cc/3o36bx (thnx GG for sharing :-) > > > > Safaricom is clever (that is why they are no. 1) and one can see from > their recent industry moves that they are reacting appropriately. What I > dont know is if CCK can also their overall game plan and what it means for > the industry. Sorry, let me rephrase that - I think CCK can also see the > Safaricom game plan, but I am still not sure they have the "oomph" to > intervene one way or the other. > > > > At this point in time, the game has moved from being "technical", gone > through being "economical" and we are now at the stage where the big > boys(where are the girls :-() in politics are receiving calls from > interested parties on which way the game should end. I dont have moles way > up there but ladies and gentlemen this discussion (Yu acquisition) must now > at a the Politcal layer. > > > > You and I can only wait and see - and run to court if we feel aggrieved > by the final decisions taken. > > > > walu. > > -------------------------------------------- > > On Tue, 3/4/14, Ali Hussein <ali(a)hussein.me.ke> wrote: > > > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yu acquisition proposal to regulator > > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > > Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2014, 1:42 PM > > > > Edith > > +1. > > Mark, sometimes regulatory action is used as a > > weapon when one has been unable to compete. My take is that > > Mpesa isn't yet the bread and butter of Safaricom. The > > greatest value it has is in its network effect. I suspect > > that Safaricom is already on the hunt for the next big > > thing. They are building out WiMAX networks, engaging > > businesses for computing needs etc. This boring stuff is > > where the money is. > > My take? CAK (CCK) needs to stand down on this > > one and let the market take its course. After all what else > > does the competition need to be done for them to compete > > with Safaricom? Share out subscribers through legislation? I > > think this isn't a perfect market but the regulator here > > is doing an ok job.. > > > > Ali Hussein > > +254 0770 > > 906375 / 0713 601113 <%200713%20601113> > > "I fear the day technology will > > surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation > > of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein > > Sent from my iPad > > On Mar 4, 2014, at 12:12 PM, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.ca> > > wrote: > > > > Mark and > > Listers, > > > > If I were Safaricom, I would do exactly what they are > > doing and MORE! That is the nature of competition! > > But if the consumer behaved differently.....aka > > "rational consumer behaviour"......would the > > competition hold? ....I dont think for long! > > > > Edith > > ________________________________________ > > From: Mark Mwangi [mwangy(a)gmail.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 1:33 AM > > To: Edith Adera > > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yu acquisition proposal to > > regulator > > > > @Edith the reason it doesn't work here is because > > of arrogance or incompetence by the competition. There is no > > reason as to why the small players have not ganged up and > > built joint infrastructure like 3G networks to rival > > Safaricom. I have always said hey should push for twin sim > > phones to make space on peoples phones but the tend to think > > selling galaxy phones will translate to profits. > > > > Look at Orange. They should have a monopoly on the > > iPhone game but now Safaricom sell iPhone too. > > > > Airtel treat clients like they are doing hem a favour > > right from the Kencell days. I don't know what Yu's > > strategy was. > > > > @Dennis and @Ali I think this is a bad deal and the > > regulator shouldn't allow it. It will further constrict > > choice and thus make a mockery of the license grant in the > > first place. > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 9:08 AM, Edith Adera <eadera(a)idrc.ca<mailto: > eadera(a)idrc.ca>> > > wrote: > > BIG QUESTION > > Why can't Kenya sustain a "multi player" > > environment? Ive argued for years that it has to do > > with peculiar "consumer behaviour" of Kenyans. > > Open competition has not worked, number portability has not > > worked.....what will sustain a vibrant multi player > > environment? > > > > I've just returned from Ghana where the 4+ players > > have all sorts of offerings whooing consumers left, right > > and centre...you have all sorts of incentives that seems to > > keep all players afloat....number portability works etc > > etc. > > > > Why not Kenya? > > > > What's your take? > > > > Edith > > ________________________________________ > > From: kictanet [kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > <mailto:[email protected]>] > > on behalf of Ali Hussein [ali(a)hussein.me.ke<mailto:[email protected]>] > > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 11:47 PM > > To: Edith Adera > > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yu acquisition proposal to > > regulator > > > > Dennis > > > > Couldn't agree with you more. > > > > In this particular case the regulator will do best to > > stand down and let market forces play out. > > > > Ali Hussein > > > > +254 0770 906375<tel:%2B254%200770%20906375> / > > 0713 601113<tel:0713%20601113> > > > > "I fear the day technology will surpass human > > interaction. The world will have a generation of > > idiots". ~ Albert Einstein > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Mar 4, 2014, at 7:18 AM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com<mailto: > dmbuvi(a)gmail.com><mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>> > > wrote: > > > > > > I thought Kenya was a liberal country, what's with > > everyone wanting to place regulatory hurdles on Yu's > > exit. > > > > Biggest issue is Safaricom's acquisition of > > spectrum belonging to YU and thus putting more spectrum > > under them - which they badly need to improve network > > quality in urban areas which suffer from congestion. > > > > Industry analysts have long predicted consolidation of > > MNOs in African countries to 3 or 4 per country (see an > > interview I did with Coleago in December > http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/coleago's-chris-gives-insights-on-lte-network-sharing,-spectrum,-future-and-regulation-of-africa-telecoms# > > ) > > > > The buy out paves the way for licensing of MVNOs, > > which have an advantage of sharing existing capacity and > > unutilised resources rather than building out whole networks > > again. > > > > On 4 Mar 2014 05:32, "Ali Hussein" <ali(a)hussein.me.ke<mailto: > ali(a)hussein.me.ke><mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>> > > wrote: > > Listers > > > > Yu has been bleeding red ink since it launched. It was > > inevitable. No public review will change that. The Network > > Effect is clearly at play here with Safaricom. None of the > > other players are profitable. Orange is being kept afloat by > > GoK and the mother company in France. Airtel considers Kenya > > a loss leader because of its 'strategic' nature in > > Africa and hence cannot abandon it. Not sure how long that > > will continue. > > > > The interesting bit here is that Orange may eventually > > buy Safaricom because of some actions in far off cities that > > we have no control over...that for me is the real > > risk.. > > > > Ali Hussein > > > > +254 0770 > > 906375<tel:%2B254%200770%20906375><tel:%2B254%200770%20906375> > > / 0713 > > 601113<tel:0713%20601113><tel:0713%20601113> > > > > "I fear the day technology will surpass human > > interaction. The world will have a generation of > > idiots". ~ Albert Einstein > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Mar 3, 2014, at 11:20 PM, ICT Researcher <ict.researcher(a)yahoo.com > <mailto:[email protected]><mailto:[email protected]<mailto: > ict.researcher(a)yahoo.com>>> > > wrote: > > > > For starters, the company's assets true worth need > > to be independently established and its outstanding > > liabilities audited. Mere reported "spend a combined > > $100 million" inflated with 'sweatheart deal' > > exit premium does not in any way reflect the much lower true > > worth of the exiting business persons which no doubt a > > consortium of Kenyans investors can raise and potentially > > enable consumers to migrate enmasse to 100 p.c. "MKenya > > Network":-) > > > > > > > > On Monday, March 3, 2014 9:44 PM, "Wambua, > > Christopher" <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke<mailto:[email protected]><mailto: > Wambua(a)cck.go.ke<mailto:[email protected]>>> > > wrote: > > The regulator has just received the application. We > > are in the process of reviewing the application with a view > > to deciding the way forward. It is therefore too early > > to subject the application to public consultation. > > > > Wambua > > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. > > From: ICT Researcher > > Sent: Monday, 3 March 2014 21:11 PM > > To: Wambua, Christopher > > Reply To: ICT Researcher > > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > > Subject: [kictanet] Yu acquisition proposal to > > regulator > > > > > > Airtel, Safaricom seek to buy Essar?s Yu in Kenya - > > Safaricom will get Yu?s infrastructure, while Airtel is > > expected to acquire Yu?s subscriber base < > http://www.livemint.com/Industry/BZZuR21BJsoJf6jksBhnVN/Airtel-Safaricom-se… > > > > > > Considering the profoundly adverse Triopoly consumer > > choice consequences, > > Should the regulator not initiate a public > > consultation before decision making? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:[email protected] > ><mailto:[email protected]<mailto: > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>> > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ali%40hussein.me.ke > > > > 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] > ><mailto:[email protected]<mailto: > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>> > > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmbuvi%40gmail.com > > > > The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a > > multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions > > interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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Has Safaricom finally met its match?
by Grace Githaiga 04 Mar '14

04 Mar '14

MPESA is simultaneously the strongest and weakest link in Safaricom’s portfolio. Most subscribers stick with Safaricom because of the omnipresent nature of MPESA. Once a formidable competitor is found in that space, the invincible nature of Safaricom is bound to start crumbling. Indeed, Safaricom and other operators know this and they have duly responded by offering to buy out YouMobile – an operator that was allegedly planning to partner with Equity Bank in delivering the mobile money services. Equity Bank will therefore be forced to lease infrastructure from Safaricom, Airtel or Orange in their new scheme of things. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/Has-Safaricom-finally-met-its-match…

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