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PCK fights back
by robert yawe 23 May '13

23 May '13

Hi, I was at the Homes Expo at the KICC that started today and it was encouraging to see PCK with a stand encouraging people to take up mail boxes. Before any of you utopians start raising issues about door to door delivery should tell me whether they informed all their friends and relatives when they last moved house Later in the day I was at one of the large ICT distributors offices and was again pleasantly surprised to find a PCK van collecting parcels for delivery to various parts of the country, they seem to have replaced Securicor who for a long time was their preferred courier. Seems the new PMG is out to proof me wrong about his appreciation of the pivotal role that parcels and mail play in the survival of PCK. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Re: [kictanet] Presidential security to be outsourced
by otieno.barrack＠gmail.com 23 May '13

23 May '13

Bobby, We should ask the new ICT Secretary to explain if indeed this is true or Dr. Ndemo Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 06:11:43 To: robert yawe<robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Reply-To: otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Presidential security to be outsourced Really? Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Sender: "kictanet" <kictanet-bounces+otieno.barrack=gmail.com(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 06:49:31 To: <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Reply-To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] Presidential security to be outsourced _______________________________________________ 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/otieno.barrack%40gmai… The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Presidential security to be outsourced
by robert yawe 23 May '13

23 May '13

Hi All, Sorry for the misleading subject of this post but the situation is the same with the issue below, why would the government decide to outsource its courier services to a private enterprise when it owns its own courier service PCK? This is a clear indication that all we got is a change of guard not thought. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696e

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Re: [kictanet] Is CCK's move to renege on a promise to award a 3rd digital signal distributor license justified?
by Baiju Shah 22 May '13

22 May '13

Listers, Here is my 2 pence worth. If we have three networks then this could provide choice to the viewers on which network to buy customer premises equipment inorder to receive the signal. Do we have quality content available accept for DSTV, is there any alternative available? Best Regards Baiju in terms of the content offering Baiju Shah Managing Partner|Telemedia Africa Ltd Suite 12|Chaka Court | Argwings Kodek Road, P.O. Box 14556-00100, Nairobi, Kenya. T: +254 737 751409 | M: +254 787332247 E: baiju(a)tele2media.com On 22 May 2013, at 22:05, 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: Is CCK's move to renege on a promise to award a 3rd > digital signal distributor license justified? > (ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk) > 2. Re: Is CCK's move to renege on a promise to award a 3rd > digital signal distributor license justified? (Mark Mwangi) > 3. Re: Is CCK's move to renege on a promise to award a 3rd > digital signal distributor license justified? (Sean Moroney) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 15:58:49 +0000 > From: ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk > To: "stephen Mutoro" <smutoro(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Is CCK's move to renege on a promise to award > a 3rd digital signal distributor license justified? > Message-ID: > <1497983642-1369238328-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1417766909-(a)b14.c1.bise7.blackberry> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > Listers, > In my view, digital migration is "Free to air". A consumer should therefore not be required to join any subscription service in order to migrate. > > John Kariuki > Sent from my BlackBerry? > > -----Original Message----- > From: stephen Mutoro <smutoro(a)yahoo.com> > Sender: "kictanet" > <kictanet-bounces+ngethe.kariuki2007=yahoo.co.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 08:32:52 > To: <ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk> > Reply-To: stephen Mutoro <smutoro(a)yahoo.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Is CCK's move to renege on a promise to award a > 3rd digital signal distributor license justified? > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ngethe.kariuki2007%40… > > 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: Wed, 22 May 2013 19:47:57 +0300 > From: Mark Mwangi <mwangy(a)gmail.com> > To: ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Is CCK's move to renege on a promise to award > a 3rd digital signal distributor license justified? > Message-ID: > <CAH5fjciNQaZTKDf-9RsxGiMxTotLnsNkjSFimfdM1BzkidS2PA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Let us not try and make this a regulatory or policy issue what with > theorizing the pros and cons. Incumbent broadcasters are about to be stuck > with millions worth of obsolete equipment and a cartel that will be > worthless soon enough. it is this investment that they are fighting to > maintain a stranglehold on the industry. > > Its a commercial issue plain and simple. I would be amused if the CCK was > to hold its ground and find other stations to fill the incumbents shoes. > Nobody is indispensable. > > > On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 6:58 PM, <ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> Listers, >> In my view, digital migration is "Free to air". A consumer should >> therefore not be required to join any subscription service in order to >> migrate. >> >> John Kariuki >> Sent from my BlackBerry? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: stephen Mutoro <smutoro(a)yahoo.com> >> Sender: "kictanet" >> <kictanet-bounces+ngethe.kariuki2007=yahoo.co.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 08:32:52 >> To: <ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk> >> Reply-To: stephen Mutoro <smutoro(a)yahoo.com> >> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Is CCK's move to renege on a promise to award a >> 3rd digital signal distributor license justified? >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ngethe.kariuki2007%40… >> >> 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 >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mwangy%40gmail.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > -- > Regards, > > Mark Mwangi > > markmwangi.me.ke >

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Laptops for Naked Kids
by Sam Gichuru 22 May '13

22 May '13

Interesting articles on the Laptop debate, Curious to hear your thoughts on this. http://techmoran.com/2013/05/22/kenya-government-to-burn-sh50-billion-on-la… -- Warm Regards, ------------------------ Sam Gichuru twitter: | @samgichuru <http://twitter.com/samgichuru> Blog: | www.samgichuru.com Facebook: | Sam.gichuru <http://www.facebook.com/sam.gichuru> Skype: Sam.gichuru Cellphone: | +254-722-730565 Co-founder/ Director /Nailab Incubation Location: | Nairobi Website: | www.nailab.co.ke twitter: | @thenailab

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Internet Governance Forum 2013 Website and Venue
by Barrack Otieno 22 May '13

22 May '13

Hi All The IGF2013 website is up and the url is www.igf2013.or.id . Venue for the IGF 2013 is the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center - BNDCC ( <http://baliconventioncenter.com> baliconventioncenter.com) A list of hotels is also available. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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Should students be given laptops or e-readers?
by Grace Githaiga 22 May '13

22 May '13

Retailing for about Sh4,200 a piece, the Kindle 4 e-reader can carry thousands of books, lasts up to two weeks on a single charge and is relatively easy to use. The 2G/3G model costs Sh10,900. http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/Should-students-be-given-laptops-or-e-readers/…

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Would sorting out physical addressing lead to exponential growth in Nairobi?
by Andy G 21 May '13

21 May '13

So Nairobi is the most advanced city in East and Central Africa.... So JP Morgan has just been granted a licence to setup a rep office in Nairobi.... So most of the iNGO's and corporates have set up in Nairobi.... So Nairobi is the pioneer in alternative payment systems aka mPesa.... But does the lack of a physical addressing system stifle the potential in Nairobi? CCN previously tried address most buildings in town, but no one ever quotes the "22 Kimathi Street" when corresponding. A majority of tech startups in Kenya today are web based, with mobile technology (payment systems) providing an overwhelming support system. A friend once quoted as saying 95% of his online payments were on mobile money. We have lots of tech companies that have tried building solutions to make it easier for Nairobi's consumers.... from ordering food online, to shopping, to casual labour, to ticketing... name it. But the achilles heel always remains addressing. Where do i as a tech startup owner send your goods to in Buruburu once you have bought? Or if i have a party and order for drinks online, how does someone deliver in some flats named "Pearl apartments" deep in langata on a nodescript dirt road? Would perhaps naming of streets and physical addressing help solve lots of issues in Nairobi as well as create many mid level startups and thus jobs that we are so desperately seeking?

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Judgement in the Nairobi Law Monthly v Kengen Case
by Victor Kapiyo 20 May '13

20 May '13

Dear Listers, Here's the recent judgement by Lady Justice Mumbi Ngugi in the case of Nairobi Law Monthly v Kengen. It is on Freedom of Information and Access focusing on the implications of Art. 35 of the COK for media, companies and state corporations. http://icj-kenya.org/index.php/resources/publications/legal-opinions?downlo… You can also read this article published in the DN on 18th May 2013 discussing the same: Kengen case ruling pushes State agencies to open up for scrutiny http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Kengen-case-ruling-pushes-State-agenci… Cheers Victor Kapiyo, LL.B ==================================================== *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig Ziglar *

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Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] ICT summit to chart way for digital services in county govts
by Barrack Otieno 20 May '13

20 May '13

Colleagues , Thank for your observation, the best question to ask is what can i do to change the prevailing circumstance as opposed to who is doing what, lets do what we can with the tools that are in our hands, mailing lists such as this one exist so that we can make our voices heard but we are all responsible for taking initiative, i think the issues beforend have been discussed over the last couple of years and it is time to act, the question is who is ready? we all come from counties and we know the needs therein, lets use the power of the Internet to harness resources that will make this a reality. Best Regards On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Daniel Otieno Omondi <dottocomp(a)yahoo.com>wrote: > Wangari et all, > Those are very good points raised and a good question indeed who is > representing ISOC-KE on this big occasion and what did members contribute > to make it be an ISOC-KE stand. Innovation you said and ISOC-KE should be > taking this seriously to the next level internet for all is our motto and > implementation for all should perfect it through ICT board where ISOC-KE > should be represented logically. Let our young ISOC-KE move with speed > through the office to address these issues with sobriety and focus to break > barries for development in the ICT world. > > Thanks > > Daniel O.Omondi > Dotto Computer Agency > P.O.Box 16753-00100 > Tel:+254-020-313939/38 > Cell:+254-722-756211 > E-mail:[email protected] > Skype:dottocomp > Facebook:dottocomp > Nairobi,Kenya > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru(a)yahoo.co.uk> > *To:* "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>; " > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke>; Grace Githaiga < > ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:31 PM > *Subject:* Re: [ISOC_KE] ICT summit to chart way for digital services in > county govts > > > Happy Sunday! > > It will be interesting to see the outcome of the Summit (definitely > implemented over a period of time). > > > Who is going from ISOC? Do represent (ask for Whitesands Madafu!) with the > other 400delegates and keep us posted actively. > > ISOC initiatives may borrow from the CEO's views. Its time to get down to > what ICT can do i.e ICTs as an enabler even as more innovation are created > i.e ICT as a sector. > > I think of the ICTs as enablers as - nuclear energy discovered and stored > yet a country has massive power shortages or a bumper maize harvest kept in > the national silos yet citizens are starving." Ujinga " to our forefathers! > > There is so much hype and great stuff said to be developed however we > still have high poverty levels, massive inefficiencies, lack of access to > and expensive services and products, disease, hunger, lack of > employment.... > > At the end of the Summit, I expect coverage on How can ICTs be seen to > reverse this on a large scale across all key public sectors? - - What are > the impediments - human, capital or technical. " A ship is safe at the > habor, but that is not what it was made for!" i.e solving something or > adding value. > - Specific interlink actions by key sectors e.g Other Ministries to view > ICT as an enable versus just a stand alone Ministry > > > “This Summit is not about techie issues, neither is it an academic > exercise, it is very simply about how ICT can be deployed to make service > delivery more efficient to the every Kenyan,” said Paul Kukubo, chief > executive of Kenya ICT Board. > “It is about national strategies and policies and how they can contribute > to enhanced service delivery to the county citizen. It is about service, > using ICT as an enabler.” > With eight out of every ten Kenyans having access to mobile telephony, the > device has gone beyond the traditional call and text functions. > Mobile phones can now be used to provide financial services such as money > transfer, payment of utility bills and shopping. > Kenyan techies have developed multiple applications in education, > agriculture and health; and the government now plans to ride on country’s > high mobile penetration to provide services..." > > Have a pleasant day. > > 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". > > > --- On *Sat, 18/5/13, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga(a)hotmail.com> > Subject: [ISOC_KE] ICT summit to chart way for digital services in county > govts > To: "kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke>, " > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke> > Date: Saturday, 18 May, 2013, 22:08 > > Stakeholders in the ICT industry converge in Mombasa next week to take > stock of Kenya’s developments in the technology scene and develop a > strategy to deepen digitisation of government operations. > > > http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/ICT-summit-to-chart-way-f… > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > > > > _______________________________________________ > isoc mailing list > isoc(a)orion.my.co.ke > http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > > -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/

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