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Crowdsourcing: future of investigative journalism
by Grace Githaiga 29 Nov '11

29 Nov '11

Listers, i found this interesting. Have a look if you have the time cause it is 16 mins long. Rgds GG When every cellphone can record video and take pictures, everyone is a potential news source. Reporter Paul Lewis tells two stories that show us the future of investigative journalism. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/paul_lewis_crowdsourcing_the_news.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World!

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Mechanic using technology
by robert yawe 29 Nov '11

29 Nov '11

Hi, First a disclaimer, I have no monetary interest in this business, Watch this interesting clip http://youtu.be/DXGMhJDOg90 I received an email from an organisation called Vibro Damper who replace and repair shock absorbers which made we realise that we might be spending too much energy and resources celebrating the technology innovators while ignoring other areas. 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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Examples of success story of women who utilized ICT in their careers
by Suraj Shah 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Hello Listers At Intel we need a success story of women who utilized ICT (PC/Internet) during their university studies and then established a successful business. A selected story will be highlighted at the Women Summit in Morocco in December. In particular, we would want information in the following format: About the program Why did you join? What did you want to accomplish? What did you learn in the program? How has the program helped you improve your accomplishments? Describe your relationship with the facilitator / volunteers About the future What do you take from the program to accompany you in your future personal life? What are your aspirations and future plans? Will the program help you choose a profession? Change your current occupation? What would you like to work in? Please direct any success story to me. Thanks Suraj Shah

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Illegal Titles, Demolitions and the Land Registry & ICT
by Matunda Nyanchama 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Friends. I am wondering what is happening at the Land Registry. With ICT we could have a record of all allocated land titles, make the registry publicly searchable (perhaps at a small fee) so that we can avoid cartels bilking innocent, hard working Kenyans of their life-time investments. Anyone know what is happening at the Ministry of Lands? And couldn't these demolitions be done in a more humane manner? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Monthly Media Roundtables
by George Nyabuga 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Dear friends, The School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Nairobi, the Media Focus on Africa Foundation, the Media Institute, and the Kenya Editors Guild are pleased to invite you to participate in a Media Round Table to be held tomorrow, 29th November 2011, between 12 and 2pm, at the Alliance Francaise. The topic will be: Media Reporting of Human Rights. We will look at how such reporting impacts society, and democracy. The panelists will be Millie Lwanga, Commissioner, National Cohesion and Integration Commission, Hassan Omar, Commissioner, Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, Al-Amin Kimathi, a human rights activist, and Amos Kareithi of The Standard Media Group. The event is open to members of the public to enhance public participation and understanding of the role of the media in the Kenyan society. Former newspaper editor, regular media commentator and consultant Kwamchetsi Makokha will moderate the discussions. This is part of a series of monthly round table meetings held on the last Tuesday of every month. The remit of the Monthly Media Round Tables is to deeply examine, in conversations with various organisations and people like academics/scholars, media practitioners/journalists, civil society, policy makers, media stakeholders, politicians, and ordinary Kenyans, the role of the media in Kenya. The event will be open to members of the public. Entry is FREE. Apologies for the late notice but we look forward to your participation. Dr George Nyabuga Associate Director School of Journalism & Mass Communication University of Nairobi Education Building Harry Thuku Road PO Box 30197 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254(0)20 318262 Fax: +254(0)20 2229168 Mobile: +254 (0)72151 6573 Email: gnyabuga(a)uonbi.ac.ke, gnyabuga(a)yahoo.co.uk www.uonbi.ac.ke ----------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI IS ISO CERTIFIED The University of Nairobi is committed to providing quality services to all its clients. The University will monitor and review its quality performance from time to time through an effective implementation of the Quality Management System based on ISO 9001:2008 standard. University of Nairobi Website: http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Re: [kictanet] Daylight Robbery along Southern Bypass - Nairobi
by Harry Delano 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Hey Dennis, I think what we can all agree in principle is that we need to do something about this and fast enough. As we all know, it is happening all around us. We have just heard another account of a similar ordeal on this very list. How many go unreported.? And I also suppose the account from Kago below seems miles apart from Adar's, or is it just me? I really think we can get into the business of finding a point of convergence for the various tools we have at our disposal as the ICT fraternity together with other service providers and make a meaningful difference around our Streets, corridors, Roads, Highways, Estates etc by installing these security systems. If all else fails, then please if we know these areas are to be avoided we should announce on big billboards, before anyone else drives/walks up those roads. But this is really defeatist in my view. In fact if you could ask me, I would propose each Camera surveillance sector should be publicly accessible on a web portal, where one can possibly carry out a quick scan around just in case, before driving up that road, possibly also to avoid road snarl ups, trouble spot areas, or any other queer looking activity. Not to mention, security organs will be on the watch and this will act as a deterrence to a lot things. I'm still hoping we can get a comment from the PS, on just how possible it is to bring various stakeholders with Govt. providing leadership to thrash out this issue, and come up with some kind of way forward or action plan.. Let's beef up our community policing effort and build a safer society. Harry

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seeking Senior Mobile Money Design and Architecture Expert (MMDAE)
by Badru Ntege 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Hi All One of my clients is seeking to hire a Senior Mobile Money Design and Architecture Expert (MMDAE) to assist in the integration of MM platforms to various financial institutions. He/she will lead the design, specification and development teams. The job is located in Uganda with a requirement for occasional travel. Interested individuals can contact me offline or visit our website for more details at www.nftconsult.com Badru

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RFP - Asterisk Consultant
by Edwin Kaduki 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Hi guys, Please distribute to your networks and/ or respond to the attached RFP. Cheers, Edwin

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Important Case, RIPE-NCC seeks legal clarity on how it responds to foreign court orders
by alice＠apc.org 27 Nov '11

27 Nov '11

http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2011/11/23/4944811.htmlIn Important Case, RIPE-NCC seeks legal clarity on how it responds to foreign court orders by M. Mueller, M. van Eeten, & B. Kuerbis on Wed 23 Nov 2011 10:57 AM EST An international law enforcement action against a large botnet will set an important legal precedent regarding regional Internet IP Address registries. At issue is the extent to which an IP address registries can be used as tools of transnational law enforcement.DNSChanger was a piece of malware that altered the Domain Name System (DNS) settings of computers so that all web page requests coming from those computers would be redirected to nameservers operated by criminals. The illicit DNS nameservers redirected some of their traffic to domains that would generate click-based payments to the perpetrators. DNSChanger is said to have infected about 4 million computers worldwide, and to have generated $14 million in illicit revenues. The Estonia-based group running the scam provoked a complex international, multi-agency investigation, dubbed Operation Ghostclick. The operation culminated in their arrest by Estonian police in early November.Ghostclick was a truly multi-stakeholder, transnational effort in networked governance, involving the U.S. FBI, the U.S. NASA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board, the National High Tech Crime Unit of the Dutch National Police Agency, Georgia Tech University, Internet Systems Consortium, Mandiant, National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance, Neustar, Spamhaus, Team Cymru, Trend Micro, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and members of an ad hoc group of experts known as the DNSChanger Working Group (DCWG).Once the scam had been uncovered and the perps arrested, however, the Ghostclick operation could not simply shut down the nameservers used by the botnet to generate the clickfraud. To do so would have incapacitated millions of innocent users, whose Internet access would cease to function due to a sudden, unexplained inability to resolve domain names. This would have also resulted in a flood of service calls to many hapless ISPs. So the FBI enlisted the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) to run clean "replacement" nameservers that behaved properly, took over the address blocks used by the botnet's nameservers, and then assigned those address blocks to ISC's nameservers. In order to preserve this arrangement, the FBI needed to require the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), the institutions who allocate and register Internet Protocol address holdings, to put a hold on the address blocks for several months. To effectuate this hold, as well as other actions, it obtained a Protective Order from a U.S. District Court. Judge William Pauly, who issued the Order, made it very clear that it applied to any and every RIR worldwide.ARIN, the RIR for the North American continent based in Virginia, seems to have cooperated with this U.S.-initiated order without any questions asked, as one might expect from an organization in U.S. jurisdiction. But the European RIR, RIPE-NCC, which is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, has now sued the two Dutch police units and the Dutch public prosecutor's office over the ruling. RIPE wants a judge to decide whether they had sufficient legal ground to order the "lock" of the registration information. The order was based on a very generic legal provision from the Dutch Police Law that describes the mandate of the police, something like "defend the rule of law and assist those who need it."It has surprised legal experts that the order was based on this generic provision. There seem to be more applicable and specific provisions in the Law on Criminal Procedure. The Dutch Supreme Court has repeatedly struck down orders based on that generic provision in other areas of law enforcement. Only orders that merely implied "a marginal encroachment" on individuals' rights, have been upheld in court. The police will, of course, argue that the "lock" of the registration of the address blocks is indeed only a marginal encroachment of the rights of the defendants and RIPE-NCC.The Dutch order simply states that RIPE-NCC is to comply with the U.S. court order. The latter treats the address blocks as "forfeitable property." So not only did the Order come from a foreign jurisdiction but, ironically, RIPE-NCC, which is run by people who insist that IP addresses are not property, was served with a legal order that seems to classify addresses as property. RIPE-NCC's news release says, "The RIPE NCC is receiving independent legal advice and is in discussion with the appropriate authorities. It is the intention of the RIPE NCC to pursue this matter further in Dutch court to establish a precedent so that it is certain of its rights regarding such orders. In the interest of transparency, the RIPE NCC is working on full disclosure of the background documents. The RIPE NCC will update the community if and when any other publishable materials become available. The RIPE NCC is committed to acting in the best interest of its membership and will continue to inform the Internet community on this matter as it progresses. The RIPE NCC has not withdrawn, removed or reclaimed the address blocks in question; it has temporarily locked a registration of address blocks."Understandably, RIPE-NCC is concerned about the implications of embroiling its address registration functions in policy and governance issues. As IGP warned in a 2008 paper, it is inevitable that RIRs would become the target of those seeking to regulate the Internet, and thus the legal rights concerning forfeitures of address registrations and other types of law enforcement actions must be handled carefully, and with an eye toward due process protections and concern for human rights.The case is especially noteworthy given that it is occurring in the context of the ongoing attempt to add security to routing (i.e., RPKI and S-BGP). In rolling out this security improvement, a major sticking point for RIPE members has been whether the IP address registry issuing the address block certificates could rescind operators' routing rights by revoking the certificate, perhaps at the request of a law enforcement agency in some distant jurisdiction. In other words, the RPKI debate is exactly about the possibility of linking address registries to routing activity. In a future world, where every address allocation had a resource certificate and secure BGP was widely deployed, law enforcement agencies could, in theory, simply go to the RIR, have the certificate revoked so that the routes associated with that resource would no longer validate, and ISPs would not announce or accept them. The decision in the RIPE-NCC litigation may have some bearing on that possibility. Links to relevant documents: The IndictmentThe Post Indictment Protective Order issued by USDC-SDNY CourtUS Code supporting the Protective OrderThe RIPE noticeThe Dutch Police OrderA description of Operation Ghostclick Victim Notification Order (FBI will notify and provide IP addresses to approximately 32,000 network operators believed to have infected hosts, ISC will collect IP addresses of infected computers querying the replacement DNS servers)

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Re: [kictanet] CCK's workshop on the Kenya Computer Incident Emergency response Team
by Barrack Otieno 26 Nov '11

26 Nov '11

Listers, As i read (http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Kenyans+lose+millions+in+Japan+car+racket+/-/1…) i recalled various presentations that were made during the just concluded workshop hosted by the Communications Commision of Kenya in collaboration with George Mason University at Nairobi Safari club. Indeed this was a move in the right direction and there is need for sector specific Computer Incidence Response Teams to deal with emerging challenges such as the one listed which threaten to erode the gains we have achieved as a country in so far as e-commerce is concerned. I look forwad to the next workshop and i hope the local Interpol boss will be present to tap the knowledge of other stakeholders as was the case on Monday and Tuesday, Interpol alone cannot solve this issue , it will take concerted efforts from all stakeholders as was agreed during the just concluded regional workshop 'On Thursday, local Interpol boss Mary Kaol said that vehicle importation cartels in the business of defrauding innocent people were mushrooming.' “In fact, we are planning to involve the media in educating people on the tricks the conmen are using to steal from the public,” Ms Kaol said.' -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno

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When Leaders follow the followers
by Matunda Nyanchama 26 Nov '11

26 Nov '11

Interesting story. On an aside I miss the good old days when funerals were funerals and NOT political rallies. Today, even we forget the solemness of occasions of mourning and start doing political wrestling. If there were curses to come from the dead, it is time they did. I also miss the good old days of a good political rally, where we listened to rousing inspiring speeches of building a future on the defeat of colonialism. Add the bubbling optimism of a people set on nation building (education for kids, farming to increase produce, buying Kenyan to build Kenya, health care for all, ...) we loved it. Anyone know when funerals turn into political arenas? Have a good weekend. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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AfNOG-13 and AfriNIC-16: Meetings 6 – 18 May, 2012
by Badru Ntege 25 Nov '11

25 Nov '11

Hi All, Please find below Announcement for AfNOG 2012. Deadline for receipt of Applications is 20 January, 2012. The African Network Operators' Group (AfNOG) and the African Network Information Centre (AfriNIC) are pleased to announce that the 12th AfNOG Workshop & Meeting and the AfriNIC-14 Meeting would be held in Serekunda, Gambia from 6th – 18th May 2012. Every year, hundreds of Network Engineers from across the IT industry in the Africa Continent world attend the Annual AfNOG Event.“While AfNOG fuels the rapid growth of Internet in Africa with trained technical capacity, our content has been determined by the needs of the community. In so doing AfNOG’s output training capacity has multiplied in the past decade and the community flourished” About the Entire Event AfNOG and AfriNIC are jointly organizing a two-week event that includes the AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology (offering advanced training in a week-long hands-on workshop), several full-day Advanced Tutorials, a one-day AfNOG Meeting, and a two-day AfriNIC Meeting. In addition, several side meetings and workshops will be hosted in collaboration with other organizations. Who Should Attend Network engineers in the Africa region who wish to acquire the necessary skill in IT must can attend this Workshop. Local Host The Local Host for AfNOG 2012 is QCell) Time Table Unix Boot Camp - 6 May 2012 (Sunday) AfNOG Workshop - 7 - 11 May 2012 (Monday - Friday CERT Training (AAF/AfREN) - 7 - 12 May 2012 (Monday - Saturday) AfriNIC RIM (LIR) - 12 May 2012 (Saturday) ISOC Standards Day - 12 May 2012 (Saturday) AfriNIC IPv6 - 12 - 13 May 2012 (Saturday – Sunday) AfricaCERTCybersecurity Day - 13 May 2012 (Sunday) AfNOG Tutorials - 13 - 14 May 2012 (Sunday - Monday) AfREN Meeting / AAF - 14 May 2012 (Monday) AfNOG -13 Meeting - 15 May 2012 (Tuesday) AfriNIC-15 Meeting - 16 - 18 May 2012 (Wednesday to Friday) AfPIF - 18 May 2012 (Friday) AfGWG - 18 May 2012 (Friday) Venue & Hotel Venue & hotel for the event will be announced shortly. About AfNOG AfNOG (See <http://www.afnog.org/>) is a forum for cooperation and the exchange of technical information between operators of Internet-connected networks in Africa. AfNOG has organized an event like this one every year since 2000. About AfriNIC AfriNIC (See <http://www.afrinic.net/>) is a Regional Internet Registry (RIR), responsible for Internet Number resources Management in the Africa region. AfriNIC organizes two Public Policy meetings every year (see <http://www.afrinic.net/meeting/>). AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology The AfNOG Workshop on Network Technology aims to offer advanced training to people who are in the process of developing and enhancing an Internet-connected network with regional and international connectivity. The target audience includes senior and mid-level technical staff of commercial Internet service providers (ISPs), academic networks, government networks, or NGO networks. This workshop builds on the experience of previous AfNOG workshops held annually from 2000 to 2010 in eleven different African countries, and also the Internet Society's INET workshops, held annually from 1993 to 2000 at eight locations around the world. The workshop's instructors are an international team with many years of experience operating large networks and teaching about network operations. The workshop is divided into Six parallel tracks: SS-E - Scalable Internet Services (in English), focused on the design and operation of email, web, and other Internet services, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of end users. SI-E - Scalable Network Infrastructure (in English), focused on the design and operation of networks using routers and switches, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of interconnected sites. NM – Network Monitoring & Management (English) AR - Advanced Routing Techniques (English) CT - CERT Training (English) SI-F - Network Monitoring & Management (en francais), similar to track NM-E, but given in French. Workshop application information is at : http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_en.php http://www.afnog.org/applications/online_application_fr.php **Workshop Deadline – 20th January, 2012 AfREN / Africa Asia Forum The Africa Research and Education Networking (AfREN) and Africa Asia Forum community (AAF) will be holding a one day meeting on 14 May 2012. The meeting will discuss issues of interest to the NREN community such as coordination on activites in the region, advocacy, bandwidth consortia, regional RENs etc. Additional information on AfREN /AAF 2012 will be provided shortly. AfNOG Tutorials AfNOG will offer 1 to 2 full-day(s) tutorials on advanced topics. Tutorials take place in a classroom-style environment, and may include a hands-on practical component. Tutorials are non-commercial in nature, and most are technically oriented. They are intended to offer advanced training on technology already deployed or soon to be deployed on networking and related services provisioning for ISP operations. Additional information about AfNOG 2012 Tutorials will be available here shortly: <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2012/tutorial/> 13th AfNOG Meeting The 13th AfNOG meeting will be held in Serekunda, Gambia 15 May 2012. AfNOG conferences provide a forum for the coordination and dissemination of technical information related to backbone/enterprise networking technologies and operational practices. The meetings are informal, with an emphasis on relevance to current and future African backbone engineering practices. The AfNOG 2011 conference in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania drew over 203 participants, mainly consisting of network engineering staff from national service providers, and members of the research and education community. Additional information and the Conference schedule will be available here shortly: <http://www.afnog.org/afnog2012conference/> AfriNIC-16 Meeting The AfriNIC-16 meeting will be held in Serekunda, Gambia for three days from 16 – 18 May, 2012. AfriNIC Meetings are open to everyone and provide an excellent opportunity to take part in Internet policy discussions. These policies, which describe how Internet Number Resources should be managed and distributed, are developed by the community. The meeting will include tutorials, presentations, update on the various working groups and the AfriNIC Public Policy Meeting. The two day meeting will be preceeded by a two-day IPv6 training. The meeting will focus on the IPv6 protocol and its deployment, especially in Africa and the issue of the exhaustion of the IPv4 pool of address space. There will be an opportunity to discuss the challenges which our region will be facing with IPv4 address space exhaustion. Further information will be available at <http://www.afrinic.net/meeting/>. ISOC DAY and AfPIF Conference The Internet Society will be organizing an ISOC DAY on 12thMay and African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) on 18th May 2012 in conjunction with the AfNOG 14and AfriNIC 16 meetings in Serrekunda, Gambia. The conference will discuss the situation of Internet Interconnection in Africa, the challenges as well as the solutions, including Internet Exchange Points. The meeting agenda will be available in due course. Visa Requirements Citizens of certain countries require a visa to enter Gambia. Please check with the Gambia Embassy or Consulate in your country Badru Ntege CEO NFT Consult Ltd Www.Nftconsult.com “Vision without execution is hallucination.” ― Thomas A. Edison

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Fwd: [AfriNIC-announce] NI&I Service Award
by McTim 25 Nov '11

25 Nov '11

Congratulations to Alice Munyua for bagging this award last night! Many well deserved kudos for her hard work over the last several years in the Internet Governance field. Rgds, McTim ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Babusha Radhakissoon" <babusha(a)afrinic.net> Date: Oct 25, 2011 2:52 PM Subject: [AfriNIC-announce] NI&I Service Award: Call for Nominations To: <announce(a)afrinic.net> ** Dear Colleagues, The Network Information & Infrastructure (NI&I) Service Award has been set up to reward individuals and organisations for providing Internetworking services and Infrastructure in Africa. The NI&I Service Award pays tribute to the actors of this sector in Africa and the Indian Ocean and sets the foundation to reward the next generation of heroes and models from the African Internet technical community for their achievements. In 2011, the third NI&I Service Award Ceremony will be held during the AfriNIC-15 public policy meeting in Yaounde, Cameroon. The call for nominations is now open for the following Award categories: 1. NI&I Award 2. NI&I Young Professional Award If you know someone or an organisation you believe deserves the award through their dedication towards the development of Internetworking services and Infrastructure in Africa, please send us your recommendations by filling the form at : http://www.niiserviceaward.org/index.php/nominations/2011. Regards, The AfriNIC Meeting Team AfriNIC | 11th Floor ABC | Raffles Tower | Cybercity | Mauritius Tel: +230 403 5100 |Fax: +230 466 6758 ********************** Join us at AfriNIC-15 Cameroon, 19-25 November 2011 ********************** _______________________________________________ announce mailing list announce(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/announce

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Re: [kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 54, Issue 112
by joseph chacha nyamohanga 25 Nov '11

25 Nov '11

The lands Ministry should come out clearly to ask for the experts to assist in implimenting the e-registry that will be automate all operations/applications to avoid manual things that prone to manipulations On 11/24/11, kictanet-request(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <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 > http://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: Illegal Titles, Demolitions and the Land Registry & ICT > (Matunda Nyanchama) > 2. Re: Illegal Titles, Demolitions and the Land Registry & ICT > (Mwangi James Wamae) > 3. Re: Daylight Robbery along Southern Bypass - Nairobi (Judy Njogu) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:47:47 -0800 (PST) > From: Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com> > To: waudo siganga <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Illegal Titles, Demolitions and the Land > Registry & ICT > Message-ID: > <1322153267.72809.YahooMailNeo(a)web2810.biz.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Waudo > > I hear you. > > What I am hoping could happen is clean up as we go along and ensure bona > fide information goes into the system. > > I am told that ICT at our courts are a success story. And this was one of > the most difficult places I am told. We can emulate this. > > > ________________________________ > From: waudo siganga <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> > To: Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 9:46 AM > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Illegal Titles, Demolitions and the Land Registry & > ICT > > > Hi Nyanchama - my sense is that compturizing a rotten system does not solve > anything. You only computerize the rot. The first set is to clean the system > and then computerize. > ? > Waudo > On Thursday, November 24, 2011 1:25 AM, "Matunda Nyanchama" > <mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com> wrote: > Friends. >>? >>I am wondering what is happening at the Land Registry. >>? >>With ICT we could have a record of all allocated land titles, make the >> registry publicly searchable (perhaps at a small fee) so that we can avoid >> cartels bilking innocent, hard working Kenyans of their life-time >> investments.? >>? >>Anyone know what is happening at the Ministry of Lands? >>? >>And couldn't these demolitions be done in a more humane manner? >>? >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com >>Agano Consulting Inc.;? www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter:?nmatunda;? Skype: >> okiambe >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they >> happen! >>Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com >>?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >>"A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train >> stops. On my desk I have a workstation?" - Anonymous >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain >> confidential or proprietary information intended only for the >> addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is >> unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in >> error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and >> permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making >> a copy. Thank you. >>_______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change > your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/emailsignet%40mailcan.… > 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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Re: [kictanet] Daylight Robbery along Southern Bypass - Nairobi
by Dennis Kioko 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Below is an email to the Skunkworks list by Lawrence Kago on 19/04/2010 I have tried posting this here several times however in all instances it is captured as Spam. So here is a link to an external site : http://pastebin.com/MjT7dUu0

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Daylight Robbery along Southern Bypass - Nairobi
by Philip Adar 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Who knows when they will ever come calling? It is on Wednesday 23rd November 2011, I left office (Ngong Road) with another appointment at 6pm in Nairobi West. To make it in time, I decide that Ngong road is not fast enough and clearly remembers the usability of an alternative "short-cut" route; the Southern Bypass. After all, it is still daytime. As I take my turn into the Southern Bypass, driving towards Langata, everything seems okay. Several on coming cars are seen. Actually the road is busy, many vehicles but nevertheless that is good for security and some great distances are covered pretty fast. One little hill done, then valley, then the next hill is approach, actually now mid way along this route. Suddenly, some vehicle is spotted parked on the right side of the road, doors wide open. I slow down a bit, avoiding to hit onto the doors of the other vehicle. Speed is reduced from an average of 100Km/h to 30 or 40Km/h, and the car is now positioned for the eventual overtaking. Suddenly a youthful Kenyan is spotted doing his nation building duties. He is standing in the middle of the road, about 30 meters away; with a gun in hand; pointing towards the on-coming car. I tries a U-turn on this "loose earth" road, impossible on this narrow road with deep trenches on both sides of the road . 2 gun shots in quick succession are fired towards me; and by now I realizes that the road is narrow and the u-turn cannot work at all. Cornered, un-armed and frightened, I surrenders and obeys. I jumps out of the car and my belly is welcomed flat on the dusty murram road. My feet landing directly on the muddy waterway on the side of the road. Not comfortable, but in situations like this; instincts quickly gathers that you do not complain! My pockets are frisked; the car is run-sacked; everything is taken away. out of curiosity I peep from under the car over the other sides and immediately notices a couple of other private cars (about 5 to 7 in total); occupants (both men women of stature); all sharing in my predicament on the surface of the murram road. I consoles myself that after all, it will be many murders, not just one. Something like this may definitely attract the governments attention to these matters of security. In a couple of minutes, the youth group (approximately 5 in total); invites everybody back to their cars as they dash into the nearby Ngong forest. In fact they shout thank you's to us for having chosen to travel this short-cut road without traffic jams and even encourages us to continue using it in the future. We are reminded that with no resistance, things can never get bloody... Indeed, very nice words for me by now... I collects himself from the ground, dusts off a little bit, but most of the mud is too stubborn. Luckily, the car engine is still running. About 500 meters from the scene, I notices several vehicles; private cars and public vans (buses and matatu's) parked on the road waiting for the ordeal happening just ahead to complete. Of course it is clear that they watched the whole episode. Some by-standers (about 10 to 15) as well are spotted by the road side, watching the episode. As I continue down the road about 2Km from the robbery scene, I spots two cops on patrol. I slow down and pulls over to the attention of the two cops armed to the teeth, each with an AK-47. I narrates the ordeal briefly and the cops asks for a quick ride to reach the scene and follow the gun-trotting youths. After all, I have lost so much; I agree to drive the cops. The car is now a police response vehicle. By now the cops are asking too many questions: How many were they?, did they have guns?, I heard some gun shots, was it there!, roughly how many people/cars were there? How much money did they take from you??? etc. I give rough estimates as we speed towards the scene, now beaming with confidence. After all, I am protected with two AK-47's (most probably loaded). The cops promises to get something back, if not everything, but at least the documents which they are sure will not be useful for these youthful Kenyans doing their part in the nation-building business. After some distance, I pull over and shows the two cops the presumed location of the incident, but they refuses to accept this location and points to some other location some 500 meters ahead. I drives further ahead and actually realizes that I was confused. The cops who were about 2-3 KM away from the scene of the incident knows better...!!! The cops disembark, heads towards the forest and urges him to proceed and report the incident at Karen police station. * The morale of the true story: The Southern Bypass in NOT safe anytime, day or night; with or without the police. Sambaza to your contacts. It is not an interesting thing to experience. Can media highlight such cases publicly on prime time news so that all Nairobians get to know these unsafe places? If someone could have died, yes; it could have been on news! We can help others by warning tirelessly, without surrender... * -- Regards Philip Adar

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Julisha National ICT Survey Results released by Kenya ICT Board (Paul Kukubo)
by Matunda Nyanchama 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Paul Excellent results. Two years ago, we discussed doing the same with IDC with a view to partnering; this was partly motivated by questions our clients were asking about the size and nature of the market. It is interesting that the survey encompasses close to 80% of what was in our concept paper. Great information, though. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Why Kenyan's do it better
by robert yawe 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Hi, This is a must watch, KICTB, KTB etc should take this up and just place an advert on it, oops no pa diem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9_6G8J6VJg 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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Julisha National ICT Survey Results released by Kenya ICT Board
by Paul Kukubo 24 Nov '11

24 Nov '11

Listers Kenya ICT Board on wednesday released the findings of the National ICT Survey Julisha. Results can be found here. http://www.ict.go.ke/index.php/julisha/402-mae-national-research-study-dubb…. The research commissioned by the Kenya ICT Board's monitoring and evaluation team, was a combination of field work and reviews secondary research to establish critical baselines with respect to the ICT Sectotr in Kenya. Indeed this announcement of the proposed study was made is this mailing list a few months ago. Of particular interest to the Kenya ICT Board is that we now have a market size figure of the ICT sector. Kenya's ICT sector, excluding telco revenues, in 2010 sits at USD 740m with 78% hardware, 9% software and 12% services. Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18%. We estimate it to get to USD 1bn by 2013. The results also tracked skills requirements and indicated that Kenya would need another 10,000 odd IT professional in the next 3 years to meet sector needs. 23% of IT professionals are in IT help desk. The greatest skill shortages are in software development and IT project management. We have received many comments, requests and pointers for clarification through phone calls, email, Twitter, Linked in and Facebook already. We welcome comments on the Julisha Survey before we re publish a final report. Most decision makers in ICT will find this a true digest of information. Paul Kukubo CEO, Kenya ICT Board -- Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Fw: [i-network] AfriNIC-15 in Progress | Participate Online
by Walubengo J 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

fyi. walu. --- On Wed, 11/23/11, Richard Sennoga <richsenoga(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Richard Sennoga <richsenoga(a)yahoo.com> Subject: [i-network] AfriNIC-15 in Progress | Participate Online To: "I-Network Uganda" <i-network(a)dgroups.org> Cc: "ULIA List" <uganda_libassoc(a)yahoogroups.com> Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 1:55 PM Colleagues AfriNIC-15 is progressing well here in Yaounde, Cameroon, organized by AfriNIC (http://www.afrinic.net/) The focus is on transition from IPv4 to IPv6 with Africa taking the lead. You can participate online at http://streaming.afrinic.net:8000. Some important details on the meeting are available at https://meeting.afrinic.net/afrinic-15/?q=content/participate-online-0. Sincerely - Richard. --- Richard Baker Sennoga P. O. Box 1363 Kampala - Uganda Tel. +256(772)759993 | +256(790)829817 Em. richsenoga(a)me.com | richsenoga(a)gmail.com | sennoga(a)un.org --- Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations --Steve Jobs You are receiving this message because you are member of community I-Network Uganda. A reply to this message will be sent to all members of I-Network Uganda. Reply to sender | Unsubscribe

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Re: [kictanet] Speed Cameras
by [ Brainiac ] 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

I think @robert it is this monster, vested interests or whatever is causing such issues to come up that is causing us to lag behind in ICT especially governance. Kenya has come to be known as an ICT powerhouse largely through the hard working efforts of the private sector, I feel the government as a unit needs to do something to make the environment more friendly for private sector participation... yes? no? On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 5:40 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Hi, > > So long us we cannot even activate all the street lights on Uhuru Highway > we will never get rid of the policeman. > > You can tell from some of the posts by Dr. Ndemo that even he has raised > his hands in surrender, the best way to move some of this agendas forward > is to get those directly affected such as insurance company to spearhead. > > I am collocating a PRPS who is providing data to the police and TLB > inspectors on TLB licenses, he is currently being fought by KRA, Treasury, > KICTB and GITS. With such resistance what chance do we really have to get > technology to provide solutions on the public sector? > > Regards > > Robert Yawe > KAY System Technologies Ltd > Phoenix House, 6th Floor > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > Kenya > > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > ------------------------------ > *From:* [ Brainiac ] <arebacollins(a)gmail.com> > *To:* robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> > *Sent:* Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 10:25 > > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Speed Cameras > > @robert it is this third component that i am proposing we eliminate by my > proposal. I bet it will bring sanity because it pinches where it hurts, in > the pocket. Imagine a matatu making 100k in a month and paying a fine of > 200k.... > > On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 9:01 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk>wrote: > > Dennis, > > You forget the 3rd component on our roads, policemen. > > Regards > > Robert Yawe > KAY System Technologies Ltd > Phoenix House, 6th Floor > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 > Kenya > > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > ------------------------------ > *From:* Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi(a)gmail.com> > *To:* robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > *Sent:* Sunday, 20 November 2011, 20:34 > > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Speed Cameras > > A peculiar observation about Mombasa Road, when we have dignitaries flying > in the morning, there is no traffic.Does this mean that traffic is ignored > on other days as not being critical? > > A recent article on Business Week says roundabouts are developed to > eliminate traffic light delays making traffic flow faster. How comes this > is not the case in Kenya, and why do we have both lights and roundabouts? > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/robertyawe%40yahoo.co.… > > > 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 > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/arebacollins%40gmail.c… > > 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. > > > > > -- > *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of > great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of > corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of > protecting corporate power against democracy”* > ~ Alex Carey ~ > Tel No: 0x2af23696 > > > > -- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”* ~ Alex Carey ~ Tel No: 0x2af23696

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FW: CCK Board Chairman's term extended for a further three years
by Walubengo J 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

Congrats to Hon. Eng. Okundi for being re-appointed as the CCK Chair. Though in my own wisdom I had assumed you would opt for some Governor position in 2012 ;-) walu. --- On Wed, 11/23/11, Wambua, Christopher <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> wrote: From: Wambua, Christopher <Wambua(a)cck.go.ke> Subject: FW: CCK Board Chairman's term extended for a further three years To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu(a)yahoo.com>, gakuru(a)gmail.com Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011, 10:50 AM Walu, Hi. Please share this with listers. PRESS RELEASE Listers, REF: CCK BOARD CHAIRMAN’S TERM EXTENDED FOR A FURTHER THREE YEARS Hon. Eng. Philip O. Okundi has been re-appointed Chairman of the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) Board of Directors for a further three years. President Mwai Kibaki has made the appointment vide a Kenya Gazette notice in accordance with Section 6(1) (a) of the State Corporations Act, Cap 446. The re-appointment is effective October 25, 2011. Hon. Eng. Okundi was appointed CCK Board Chairman for the first time in October 2008. A seasoned ICT expert, Hon. Eng. Okundi has spent most of his working life in the ICT sector. He worked at the defunct East African Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (EAP&TC) in various capacities, rising from a pupil engineer in 1966 to the position of Deputy Director General in charge of telecommunications in 1974. Following the collapse of the initial East African Community and the subsequent formation of national telecommunications and postal utilities, he was appointed Deputy Managing Director of the Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation in 1977. He later on served at the helm of various public sector organizations including the Kenya Ports Authority (1984-1993), Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (1993-1997), and the Kenya Bureau of Standards (1997-2001). Hon. Eng. Okundi is the immediate former Member of Parliament for Rangwe Constituency (2003-2007). During his term in the August House, he was a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy, Communications and Public Works. He holds a Master of Science (Msc) in Telecommunications Systems Engineering from the University of Essex and a BSc in Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Westminster. Hon. Eng. Okundi is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya and the UK, a registered Engineer and a Chartered Electrical Engineer (UK). In recognition of outstanding public service, Hon. Eng. Okundi has been decorated with two state honours: Elder of Burning Spear (EBS) and Head of State Commendation (HSC). Ends Best regards, Christopher Wambua Asssistant PR Manager Communications Commission of Kenya P.O. Box 14448, NAIROBI 00800 KENYA

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Re: [kictanet] Africa: The road to m-government
by Suhayl Esmailjee 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

Listers See a very interesting article on m-government progress in Africa. http://www.telecoms.com/36988/africa-the-road-to-m-government/ Mobile is definitely the way to go for the rapid adoption and use of e-govt services. Can we be the model in Africa for this? Regards SE

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Orange - The Giant Steers
by robert yawe 23 Nov '11

23 Nov '11

Hi, I was was quite elated yesterday when looking at an advertisement by Orange/Telkom for a dual SIM phone offer. Over the past 4 or so years I have been preaching to the management of Orange/telkom that as an underdog they cannot afford to use the tactics of a dominant player in this case the offering of a dual SIM phone. Initially the organisation looked like it was awakening to the reality of their situation when they launched a dual mode GSM/CDMA phone but they lapsed back to their slumber. Now that they are awake, the question is for how long, I believe they can make serious inroads into the mobile market assuming that they only lock on of the SIMs to their network and leave the other one available. Lets welcome Orange/Telkom back from their slumber. Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Internet Governance and the UN
by Dandjinou Pierre 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

FYI, An argument in favor of having an "impartial" mechanism for handling global internet governance: http://thecitizen.co.tz/editorial-analysis/-/16527-internet-governance-the-… Rgds Pierre -- Pierre Dandjinou Cotonou - 229 90 087784 / 66566610 Dakar 221 77 639 30 41 www.scg.bj skype : sagbo1953

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FW: Company Due Dilligence
by Edwin Onchari 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Listers, Anyone know which online resource or government agency that can authenticate if or not a private company has lawsuits pending for investment purposes? Please inbox me with details Best Regards, Edwin M Onchari 0773711600 0720755951 eonchari(a)lynxbits.com

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Company Due Dilligence
by Edwin Onchari 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

Listers, Anyone know which online resource or government agency that can authenticate if or not a private company has lawsuits pending for investment purposes? Please inbox me with details Best Regards, Edwin M Onchari 0773711600 0720755951 eonchari(a)lynxbits.com

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Speed Cameras
by [ Brainiac ] 22 Nov '11

22 Nov '11

This is an open question specifically directed at PS Ndemo, Hon Eng Rege and anyone in KRA in this group. Just how difficult is it to: 1: Buy speed cams. (KRA / GOK) 2: legislate instant penalties for overspeeding. (GOK) 3: Charge KRA with the responsibility of enforcing these penalties. (GOK legislation) >From here this looks like a stone that would kill several birds, KRA has the means to enforce financial penalties, speed cams connected directly to KRA eliminate a lot of beneficiaries in the middle and last but not least, these will be ETRs of sort, they can even pay for themselves. -- posted from my huaweii idiot in a msa malindi matatu at 180kph --- -- “The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy” ~ Alex Carey ~ Tel No: 0x2af23696

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ICT IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION
by joseph chacha nyamohanga 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

ICT is the only means of fighting corruption through a thorough ISS and EIS by all top managers to drill down all transactions in their ministries and any government institutions as well as private/NGOs in Kenya. -- Best Regards and may God bless you. Joseph Chacha Nyamohanga, Nyaceeri Communications Limited (Director). P.O. Box 5123-200 Nairobi-Kenya Tel:+254-722-460-506/+254-733-813-952/+254-752-460-506 Email:jn.chacha@gmail.com

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Re: [kictanet] Static IP Address
by Eunice Wa 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

Hi Nicholas, Yes you can provide/get Kenyan numbers via SIP. If you are a service provider and are seeking to offer as a services, you will need to buy two things 1. an interconnection gateway to other Service providers on SS7, PRI ISDN, & SIP. With this you can connect to multiple service providers, Orange will connect on SS7 for both the 020 and 077 numbers. Most of the others will connect on PRI (E1's), am told you may get Safaricom on SIP am not sure though. 2. A Telephony application service server (class 5 softswitch) with billing and Voice security Network Border element (NBE) If you are an enterprise/end user and are seeking SIP trunks with Kenyan numbers, I will refer you to our clients MTN Business, they can already provide this. Thanks & Regards, Eunice Wafula +254 734 531794 www.voip-kenya.net On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 1:32 PM, Nicholas J Dear < ndear(a)sundayafternoon.me.uk> wrote: > Hi Eunice,**** > > ** ** > > Can you provide Kenyan geographical or mobile numbers over SIP?**** > > ** ** > > Thanks,**** > > N.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* kictanet-bounces+ndear=sundayafternoon.me.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke[mailto: > kictanet-bounces+ndear=sundayafternoon.me.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On > Behalf Of *Eunice Wa > *Sent:* 17 November 2011 13:22 > > *To:* Nicholas J Dear > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Static IP Address**** > > ** ** > > We have devices that can support the set-up described below enabling > mobile service providers to deliver 3G services and Telephony in one CPE > especially to the SME's and remote branches. It allows access network > resource optimization [CPE will force route voice to GSM and data to 3G], > 10 Sip Registers (user accounts) via IP + a couple via FXand Easy > migration from GSM/3G trunk to SIP or failover SIP to GSM/3G**** > > Regards,**** > > Eunice Wafula**** > > +254 734 531794**** > > www.voip-kenya.net**** > > > **** > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> > wrote:**** > > Yes. This would be great - whether on Post- or Pre-pay. > > And one more thing: They should all facilitate voice function on the same. > Sometime back, using Orange's 3G+ modem (before their 21.xMbps modem), > their DashBoard allowed me to make voice calls on the same modem/SIM card. > Safaricom's Huawei E1820 has such functionality but why it's disabled for > KE is what I do not understand. > > **** > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:22, S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya(a)gmail.com> > wrote:**** > > Time Safaricom, Orange, Airtel, Yu introduced Static IP Sim Cards... > > http://www.nucleusnetworks.co.uk/mobile-broadband/3g-static-fixed-ip.htm** > ** > > ** ** > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Nicholas J Dear < > ndear(a)sundayafternoon.me.uk> wrote:**** > > I’d be surprised if Safaricom couldn’t do a static IP on a post-pay > dongle. But getting it in a hurry.....**** > > **** > > *From:* S.M. Muraya [mailto:murigi.muraya@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 17 November 2011 11:09**** > > > *To:* Nicholas J Dear > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Static IP Address**** > > **** > > New install for a site Access Kenya has disconnected / messed up. > Incidentally, they found out it is Access Kenya that owes them money.**** > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Nicholas J Dear < > ndear(a)sundayafternoon.me.uk> wrote:**** > > Have you got a service from them already that you just need a static IP > on, or is it a new install?**** > > **** > > N.**** > > **** > > *From:* S.M. Muraya [mailto:murigi.muraya@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 17 November 2011 11:04**** > > > *To:* Nicholas J Dear > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions**** > > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Static IP Address**** > > **** > > Good wireless (Wimax) service it is but doubt it can be setup tomorrow > latest. > > They are too busy.. > > **** > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Nicholas J Dear < > ndear(a)sundayafternoon.me.uk> wrote:**** > > Would you count Zuku as wireless with their radio service? They offer > static IPs.**** > > **** > > N.**** > > **** > > *From:* kictanet-bounces+ndear=sundayafternoon.me.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke[mailto: > kictanet-bounces+ndear=sundayafternoon.me.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On > Behalf Of *S.M. Muraya > *Sent:* 17 November 2011 10:37 > *To:* Nicholas J Dear > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* [kictanet] Static IP Address**** > > **** > > Which wireless internet service providers / solutions are currently > providing static IP addresses? > > How long did it take for the provider to set you up?**** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4621 - Release Date: 11/16/11* > *** > > **** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4621 - Release Date: 11/16/11* > *** > > **** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4621 - Release Date: 11/16/11* > *** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/odhiambo%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.**** > > > > > -- > Best regards, > Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > Nairobi,KE > +254733744121/+254722743223 > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. > Please consider the environment before printing this email. **** > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/tewafula%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.**** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4621 - Release Date: 11/16/11* > *** >

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Facebook tracking is under scrutiny
by Grace Githaiga 20 Nov '11

20 Nov '11

Listers FYI Rgds Grace An interesting story by USA Today 'Facebook tracking is under scrutiny'. ...Facebook officials have acknowledged that the social media giant keeps close track of where millions non-members (along with the logged-off members) of the social network go on the Web, after they visit a Facebook web page for any reason... The full article: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2011-11-15/facebook-privacy-trackin… -- Nariné Khachatryan Media Education Center Yerevan, Armenia http://www.immasin.am http://www.safe.am/ http://www.mediaeducation.am/

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Why Kenyans Do It Better
by Matunda Nyanchama 20 Nov '11

20 Nov '11

Change of gears; you will love this, except for the part on elephants roaming next to a camp tent. Have a good weekend. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9_6G8J6VJg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Fw: Creatively Fighting Corruption With Use of ICT
by Matunda Nyanchama 19 Nov '11

19 Nov '11

Here is the site; I am not sure whether it is real or some "trap" for information gathering. But the concept is creative: http://www.ipaidabribe.or.ke ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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Occupy NYC
by robert yawe 19 Nov '11

19 Nov '11

Hi, What started in Tunisia went across to Egypt, made a short stop in Britain, made a few more stops has now taken a transatlantic cable across to the USA. You can follow the proceedings on http://www.livestream.com/occupynyc, there is a suspicion from the demonstrators that mobile signal are being jammed. the WiFi signals will be next then finally the sites streaming the footage. Regards When you live in a glass house don't throw stones Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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On the subject of Kenyan Languages
by Matunda Nyanchama 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Friends, A while back there was debate here on the issue of language, expressiveness and global competitiveness. Kenyan scholars have addressed part of this through a recent publication of Themes in Language, Education & Development in Kenya. A press release announcing the publication is attached. Like yours truly, the authors take the line that when a language dies is like burning down a granary. Indeed, this is the position of UNESCO when they say: “Languages like genetic diversity are essential to all of mankind. If we are to allow languages to become extinct then we are witnesses to cultural genocide. There is value in diversity; the economic health of these people and their communities are connected with how they feel about themselves which is tied to their language and culture. Flourishing communities are wealthy healthy communities …” – Lindsay Robert Marshall talking about, Dozens of Aboriginal languages near death: UNESCO National cohesion can be achieved via other means and language expressiveness can always improve with growth of vocabulary. Finally, on this list we tend to lay greater emphasis on economic development compared to anything else; yet a high GDP doesn't guarantee high quality of life. Countries like Norway with low income gap disparities also have a higher quality of life and are a permanent feature in the UN's Human Development Index (HDI). NB: am attaching an order form in case anyone is keen on ordering the books, copies of which will be available in Kenya in the course of December 2011. Shukrani. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama(a)aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared to face ICT Security failures & know how to respond when they happen! Call: +1-888-587-1150 or info(a)aganoconsulting.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk I have a workstation…" - Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail, including attachments, may be privileged and may contain confidential or proprietary information intended only for the addressee(s). Any other distribution, copying, use, or disclosure is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you.

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AfriHealth Conference, KICC, 30 November - 1 December 2011
by Sean Moroney 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Dear Colleagues, Attached is the programme for this year's AfriHealth conference. We have a great line-up of local and international expertise to learn from. Please email me if you would like to attend. Yours sincerely, Sean Moroney Chairman AITEC Africa seanm(a)aitecafrica.com UK Tel: +44(0)1480-880774 UK Mobile: +44(0)7973-499224 Skype: <mailto:seanmoroneyseanm@aitecafrica.com> seanmoroney seanm(a)aitecafrica.com <http://www.aitecafrica.comfollow/> www.aitecafrica.com Follow us on twitter: <http://twitter.com/aitecafrica> http://twitter.com/aitecafrica Forthcoming Events: <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/73> AITEC Mozambique ICT Congress <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/72> AITEC East Africa ICT Summit <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/74> AfriHealth <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/76> Aitec Banking & Mobile Money Comesa InsureAFRICA <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/68> AITEC Banking & Mobile Money West Africa <http://www.aitecafrica.com/event/view/71> Broadcast & Film Africa

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Want to become an internet billionaire? Move to Africa.
by alice＠apc.org 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Want to become an internet billionaire? Move to Africa. By David Rowan04 November 11 If you want to become extremely wealthy over the next five years, and you have a basic grasp of technology, here's a no-brainer: move to Africa. Seriously. The internet is only now arriving, and -- with a billion people on the continent still mostly offline -- there exists a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build the next Zyngas, eBays and Groupons for a huge untapped local market. You need only look at the map of huge broadband fibreoptic cables currently being laid on both east and west coasts, from Djibouti to Dakar, to understand how quickly and ambitiously an entire continent is being connected. It's like being back in 1995 again, and realising there might just be a market for an online bookshop or auction website. Don't take my word for it: David Cameron is so keen to give British entrepreneurs a foothold that he recently took a high-level delegation of corporate CEOs to Nigeria and South Africa to highlight "one of the greatest economic opportunities on the planet". The trip -- featuring the bosses of firms such as Barclays and Bombardier, Vodafone and Virgin Atlantic -- was hailed by Downing Street as "a historic visit to a continent with a trillion dollar economy and the potential, according to the IMF, to grow faster than Brazil over the next five years". Much of that growth will come from startups that bring the mobile internet to businesses and consumers who have until now been offline. That's why Cameron's team invited along the British founders of red-hot mobile-money business Monitise, a clever text-messaging system called FrontlineSMS -- and your own Digital Life columnist with his trusty notebook. It was, admittedly, a surreal four-day schedule -- taking in South Sudan, Rwanda, Nigeria and South Africa -- that, at the last moment, was squeezed to just two days and two countries (well, there was the small matter of a domestic phone-hacking crisis to distract the PM's attention). But that was long enough to get a sense of the extraordinary opportunities -- at a time when McKinsey and Ernst & Young are forecasting that $150 billion will flow into Africa by 2015, and that consumer spending will reach $1.4 trillion by 2020. No wonder Helios Investment Partners could recently raise a $900 million fund specifically targeting the continent. So where could you make your own tech-based millions? A few obvious markets primed for explosive growth: Mobile moneyWho needs banks if you can use your mobile to send and receive cash? More than a quarter of Kenya's GDP now passes through a phone-to-phone network called M-Pesa, and in Uganda MTN MobileMoney has almost two million users. As Cameron put it in a speech to Lagos Business School, "Today, mobile banking systems mean we can cut out middlemen and make a direct impact on the lives of small farmers who can produce more food, feed their families, sell more food at the market and in turn buy more seed." E-commerceYou don't need a smartphone, let alone a PC, to shop online. The American startup SlimTrader runs a service called MoBiashara, which lets African consumers shop by mobile on basic cellphones. And there are half a billion of those in Africa. Business directoriesThe British startup entrepreneur Stefan Magdalinski -- formerly of UpMyStreet and Moo.com -- moved to Cape Town a couple of years ago to run a bunch of firms for international media group MIH, including a Kenyan business directory, Mocality, that gave many companies their first online presence. Why? Because he wanted to be where the action was. HealthNot only do mobile phones turn into blood-pressure monitors and ultrasound devices that can connect rural communities. They can also detect counterfeit medicines: the startup mPedigree works with pharmaceutical companies to let patients text codes on packs of antimalarials to receive confirmation that they're genuine. Leapfrog techIf a tiny fraction of, say, Zimbabweans have access to the "big" internet, then why not make the internet accessible via SMS on their 2G phones? That's what Econet Wireless Zimbabwe is offering its five million mobile phone subscribers, turning their handsets into virtual smartphones with tech from ForgetMeNot Africa that turns emails and chats into text messages. Now insert your own big idea here, and book your air ticket. Sure, Africa still faces huge hurdles -- in South Africa, 11 million people live below the poverty line, and almost 6 million have HIV; in Nigeria, 110 million out of a population of 158 million live on less than £1 a day. But when one telco alone, Bharti Airtel, recently announced $13 billion in African revenue last year, you know it's time to abandon our traditional assumptions. As Cameron said in Lagos, "Which continent has six of the ten fastest growing economies in the world?... Africa is transforming in a way no-one thought possible 20 years ago…and suddenly a whole new future seems within reach." Why shouldn't you have a profitable role in that future? ‬

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Bombardier Aerospace to Establish Manufacturing Capability in Morocco
by Paul Kukubo 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Listers Sharing this story as a matter of intrest to those who enjoy the subject of international investment deals. Interesting to note especially if you take into account how many linkages the car and aerospace manufacturing facilities have. country MOUs with leading global players are one way to bring inward high value investment. They can take a long time to structure and negotiate, sometimes years, especially when there is a multi million dollar tag on it. Note that employment targets equals 850 highly skilled Moroccans. Asante. Press Releases Bombardier Aerospace to Establish Manufacturing Capability in Morocco November 16, 2011 — Montréal Aerospace Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco for the establishment of a manufacturing facility in Morocco. The exact site location will be announced at a later date. Bombardier Aerospace intends to invest approximately $200 million US in equipment, buildings and start-up costs over the next eight years. Scheduled to be implemented in phases starting in 2012, Bombardier Aerospace’s new Moroccan facility will initially include sub-assembly capabilities for simple structures. The new facility is scheduled to start manufacturing in 2013. Details on the type of components to be manufactured will be finalized in the coming months. By the end of 2020, employment at the Morocco facility is expected to reach 850 skilled and trained workers. Bombardier Aerospace anticipates that there will be no impact on its current workforce level at other sites as a result of this announcement. “Globalization of our industry has opened up new markets and new opportunities,” said Guy C. Hachey, President and Chief Operating Officer, Bombardier Aerospace. “We have progressively extended our business presence around the world and we are continuing today to better serve our international customers.” “Bombardier Aerospace is committed to a long-term relationship with the Moroccan Government to develop a world-class aerospace industry in the country,” added Mr. Hachey. “By establishing its own fully integrated manufacturing facility in Morocco, Bombardier Aerospace will serve as a catalyst for the aerospace industry in the country and will look for opportunities to share some of its knowledge and complex manufacturing processes.” Bombardier Aerospace chose Morocco for a number of reasons: internationally competitive manufacturing costs, low shipping and transportation costs, proximity to Europe, and the commitment by the Moroccan Government to the development of the aerospace industry. The announcement of this new manufacturing facility in Morocco was made during the Dubai Airshow 2011, where Bombardier is currently showcasing its broad spectrum of innovative products, technical expertise, and superior customer support and aircraft maintenance services. Held in the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai Airshow, the world’s third largest airshow, places an emphasis on the Middle-East, Africa, Europe and India. About Bombardier A world-leading manufacturer of innovative transportation solutions, from commercial aircraft and business jets to rail transportation equipment, systems and services, Bombardier Inc. is a global corporation headquartered in Canada. Its revenues for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, were $17.7 billion, and its shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BBD). Bombardier is listed as an index component to the Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America indexes. News and information are available at www.bombardier.com or follow us on Twitter@Bombardier. Notes to Editors Follow @Bombardier_Aero on Twitter to receive the latest news and updates from Bombardier Aerospace. To receive our press releases, please visit the Email Subscription and RSS Feed section. Bombardier is trademark of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries. For Information Haley Dunne Bombardier Aerospace +1 514 855 7989 www.bombardier.com Back to top -- Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Re: [kictanet] Static IP Address
by S.M. Muraya 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

New install for a site Access Kenya has disconnected / messed up. Incidentally, they found out it is Access Kenya that owes them money. On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Nicholas J Dear < ndear(a)sundayafternoon.me.uk> wrote: > Have you got a service from them already that you just need a static IP > on, or is it a new install?**** > > ** ** > > N.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* S.M. Muraya [mailto:murigi.muraya@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 17 November 2011 11:04 > > *To:* Nicholas J Dear > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Static IP Address**** > > ** ** > > Good wireless (Wimax) service it is but doubt it can be setup tomorrow > latest. > > They are too busy.. > > > > **** > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Nicholas J Dear < > ndear(a)sundayafternoon.me.uk> wrote:**** > > Would you count Zuku as wireless with their radio service? They offer > static IPs.**** > > **** > > N.**** > > **** > > *From:* kictanet-bounces+ndear=sundayafternoon.me.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke[mailto: > kictanet-bounces+ndear=sundayafternoon.me.uk(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On > Behalf Of *S.M. Muraya > *Sent:* 17 November 2011 10:37 > *To:* Nicholas J Dear > *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions > *Subject:* [kictanet] Static IP Address**** > > **** > > Which wireless internet service providers / solutions are currently > providing static IP addresses? > > How long did it take for the provider to set you up?**** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4621 - Release Date: 11/16/11* > *** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1872 / Virus Database: 2092/4621 - Release Date: 11/16/11* > *** >

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Static IP Address
by S.M. Muraya 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Which wireless internet service providers / solutions are currently providing static IP addresses? How long did it take for the provider to set you up?

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How relevant is East Africa?
by robert yawe 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Hi, I came across the following article and it makes we wonder whether Kenya and by extension the East Africa region is really as relevant a player in the future of online as we insist? http://habarizanyumbani.jambonewspot.com/2011/11/15/want-to-become-an-inter… 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] PMG In waiting - Postal & mobile money
by robert yawe 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Hi, We need to be clear about the obligations of PCK in relation to levelling the various divides of which banking and money transfer is one. The mandate for PCK to provide universal mail delivery across the country needs to be extended to all other areas, imagine if every district or town had to take the initiative to have PCK extend its services to the particular location then definitely we would disenfranchise the majority of Kenyans. Note that as a result of the universality of PCK a letter is delivered to Mandera at the same price as to Kiambu from Mombasa or Kendu Bay, if this is the situation why should the YuCash person in Port Victory need to travel to Kisumu for service yet the Airtel Money fellow receives his services from Port Victory yet all are tax payers who support the PCK infrastructure. All money transfer organisations must as a requirement of their license be mandated to provide their services through PCK same with sale of airtime. Devolution goes beyond politics to the equalisation of all basic human needs of which I believe mobile money transfer is one. I am not propagating for the introduction of new laws or mandates just the application of the existing ones to the letter, the universal access fund is there to serve the cause I am advancing. Let me reiterate yet again as I have done in previous contributions that we need to accept the fact that Nairobi is not Kenya and that government is still relevant new constitution or old. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: Emmanuel Khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com> To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> Cc: oloo.khisa(a)gmail.com; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 9:45 Subject: Re: [kictanet] PMG In waiting - Postal & mobile money Dear Robert, I think services like Agency are partnerships and are offered to only organisations that seek these out. Airtel (just like banks are doing) may have discussed possibilities for partnership with PCK and agreed. Mpesa and YuCash may not have sought out PCK and hence you may not pin PCK down on this one. There is however a business case for PCK to reach out to the telcos for additional revenue streams...especially for Mpesa. My two cents. EK On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 4:59 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Hi, > > >The reference is the bright red Airtel Money poster placed below the post office sign. > > >My issue is that PCK is meant to take services to the people so by only offering the money transfer service from a single operator they are not executing their mandate. > > >Postal's obligation is to provide service for the public good even if it might not make a profit which is why they must deliver letters to all points of the country at a fixed price. Because of their inability to reconcile this objective to a pure profit one many of the past and present board and management of the organisation have been unable to make the organisation self sustaining. > > >Regards > >Robert Yawe >KAY System Technologies Ltd >Phoenix House, 6th Floor >P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 >Kenya > > >Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 > > >________________________________ >From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo(a)gmail.com> >To: robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> >Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >Sent: Monday, 7 November 2011, 11:04 >Subject: Re: [kictanet] PMG In waiting - Postal & mobile money > > > > > > >On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 08:30, robert yawe <robertyawe(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >I was in Nanyuki over the weekend as I passed the post office a pig red sign caught my attention which got me thinking about the mandate of the Postal Corporation of Kenya as to its services to the populace. >> >> >>In my opinion if PCK is to provide 3rd party money transfer services its has an obligation to offer at least the services of the top 3 and not to only benefit a single entity. >> >> >>The same obligation needs to be enforced in relation to all other government agencies otherwise we shall be disenfranchising the common mwanainchi. >> >> >>Last and not list it is a branding no no to place such a sign so prominently in the front of the post office, the sign is so loud that one would think that the location belonged to the mobile phone company. >> >> >>On appointment that will be one of the things I will rectify during my first, proverbial, 100 days. >> >> > >Since these money transfer services are provided on a "commission" basis, I should think that it simply did not make sense to the top management to deal with the leading three because the earnings would be (probably) nominal and therefore not worth it. > >PS: I don't know if it's just my eyes but your photo isn't clear and as such I wasn't able to figure out the object of reference. > > >-- >Best regards, >Odhiambo WASHINGTON, >Nairobi,KE >+254733744121/+254722743223 >_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ >I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. >Please consider the environment before printing this email. > > > > >_______________________________________________ >kictanet mailing list >kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > >Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/oloo.khisa%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. > -- "One hour per day of study will put you at the top of your field within three years. Within five years you'll be a national authority. In seven years, you can be one of the best people in the world at what you do."Earl Nightingale1921-1989 Oloo Khisa P.O. Box 24324-00100 Nairobi 0721321086/0734321086 http://ke.linkedin.com/in/olookhisa

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Why Kenya has not Operationalized the Universal Access Fund?
by Edith Adera 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

Listers, Writing a journal paper and just discovered that Kenya has NOT operationalized the Universal Access Fund! This is indeed VERY unfortunate (and a shame), yet we speak on this list about ICTs transforming our economy. Bwana Ndemo, you might enlighten us on why this state of affairs? What is the bottleneck? Edith

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Internet governance becoming top concern for many countries, including U.S. | ZDNet
by Badru Ntege 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/internet-governance-becoming-top-concern-for-… One would have thought that they do not explicitly exclude foreign bidders but eventually somehow twist the result to favor US entities. But this shows some kind of boldness and two fingers to all those who thought the world and the Internet was free and fare from state control. Would like to see the moral ground taken when trying to lecture to third world leaders on the Internet. The notion of lead by example definitely is dead. My two $cents Badru Ntege CEO NFT Consult Ltd Www.Nftconsult.com “Vision without execution is hallucination.” ― Thomas A. Edison

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eHealth roundtable meeting
by Victor Gathara 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

eHealth experts, DFID has contracted some consultants to design a maternal health programme in Kenya. I am helping them think through the e-health/m-health component of their design. In this regard we are arranging a targeted 1/2 day roundtable meeting with experts, organisations, funders and private sector partners on 24th Nov to discuss: - problems for which e-health and particularly m-health can help find solutions - range of e-health solutions possible, impacts and costs, necessary conditions - potential for Kenya - current policies/strategies on e-health - current initiatives: scale, scope, status, plans, funding and funding gaps - outline of DFID proposed programme (by DFID consultants) - how e-health solutions can be applied to maternal health within our forthcoming programme and other initiatives; areas for potential collaboration I have a few spaces open so if you would be interested in attending this roundtable please do get in touch with me. Victor

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Uganda's ICT Policy
by Edith Adera 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

Listers, Does anyone know if Uganda has officially adopted an ICT policy? If so, if you have a copy of the policy, kindly send to me a copy directly. Thanks Edith

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Re: [kictanet] Korea - Dr Ndemo for Presidency!
by bitange＠jambo.co.ke 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Alice, It is more complicated than simply picking on the ideological choice. Usually it is how the politics of any state interacts with the economy that an ideology is born. If you recall, in communism, the state controlled the economy. That is how we referred to that as planned economies, that is the politicians decided what to do with state productive resources. Communism died 1989 and burried in Germany. Capitalism however has been more dynamic. Its originators thought that there must be a separation between the economy and politics like we do in Church and State. Thus the development of the private sector. In 1930 recession, Roosevelt slightly changed it by introducing welfare in cases where the resources do not trickle to the bottom. He feared there would a revolt in favour of Communism since it promised equality. In the 80's came Reagan and Thatcher who were basically anti-government and started to deregulate arguing that the businessmen know better. This was a powerful movement and indeed most countries abandoned regulation even on the financial markets. New financial instruments emerged. Instead of asset backed securities we got leveraged securities (means that you take your mortgage and use it as security to get more money). This came down crashing as evidenced by Lehman Brothers. Obama stepped in and changed the history of Capitalism by rescuing the failing banks. We are now in a vacum and the practices that created the problem permiated to our part of the world. We need to maintain a strong regulatory regime otherwise we get into serious problems. We are still going to experience problems since our currency is linked to the fragile Euro. What you will never be told by Europeans is that by embrasing Laissers Faire economics the economic fundermentals were wrong. The Greek people for example started to retire at 50 with good pension. One in three Greeks is a civil servant and the few in Private sector have strong Unions. Essentially they produced nothing to back up their good life and they borrowed to maintain it. As we stand today things are getting worse in Europe. Rating agencies have put France on Notice. Italy if it falls, we shall all suffer. China which has lots of Money keeps on manipulating their currency but if consumption of their goods fall especially in the US, they will suffer. Back to ideology. The Chinese have a modified version of Communism/capitalism. Some thinkers ask if such a model is good. If you go by Maslaw's hierachy of needs, this model will not last. You are going to see people demand for some rights. In Sweden they have a social democracy where the state takes care of social services like education and health care. In this model you are heavily taxed up to 50% of your income. So if Africa were to find a quick solution to fast tracking development, we need to adopt one of the Newly Industrialized economies of Asia but we must give up some rights. Singapore and Korea had benevolent dictators. If you understand McGregor's theory of X and Y. Africa falls in the X category for some time. We are attempting to both economic and political reforms at the same time. It has never happened anywhere except india and the reason why India will take longer to be like China or Korea. You now understand that both the state and private sector have failed capitalism. Whatever that emerges Capitalism will never be the same again. This why we need to chart our own way. Be it social democracy or modified capitalism. The politico-economic direction must be understood by those who vote because they provide the corrective mechanism. That is why Kaletsky stated "politicians are corrupt, banks are greedy, businessmen are incompetent and voters are stupid". We therefore need an ideology. Imagine if God dropped $100 trillion in Kenya. Shall we become developed? The answer is NO. Sometimes back while at the University we got a pay rise back dated to one year before. I was Chairman of Department then. The University was deserted. Most of my colleagues went to drink and forgot to teach. Most were suddenly generous and others became arrogant. This lasted only as long as the resource lasted. These were PhDs behaving this way. What will happen with the ordinary citizen. I still ask my self: Can we leapfrog in Development? Ndemo. ------Original Message------ From: Alice Munyua Sender: kictanet-bounces+bitange=jambo.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke To: Chief Oladukun Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Korea - Dr Ndemo for Presidency! Sent: Nov 14, 2011 1:42 PM Dear P.S Ndemo, You note that we have adopted nonsensical ideologies, did we have a choice? Many have have argued that we have often lacked the socio-economic organisation to transform and develop into advanced economies and that's the reason why we seem to continuously adopt foreign ideologies and depend on industrialised countries. Countries like Korea seem to have certain attributes that have enabled them to adapt more easily to "development" from having a more educated/skilled labour force, technologically advanced, but the most important factor seems to be their (authoritarian) leadership, who are more ideologically committed to socio-economic progress and development. The Korean experience raise's the old questions regarding the relationship between socio-economic development and regime type. So could the challenge and a our biggest problem be corrupt politicians and stupid voters? And perhaps it is time to move towards de-ideologisation having experienced the failure of previous "adopted" ideologies in solving our unique challenges and crises and let us hope that it will be sustainable. Best Alice On 14/11/2011 16:06, bitange(a)jambo.co.ke wrote: Muraya, Let it be clear that as we fight corruption, we are not the only corrupt. I am reading Capitalism 4.0 and Kaletsky argues that "politicians are corrupt, banks are greedy and voters are stupid". If you have followed the financial crisis in both US and Europe, you cannot believe the level of corruption. I am looking forward to see what TI reports. Although I support the idea that we should fight our own corruption war, it is absurd to be characterized as corrupt yet we see what is happening. We need to understand these new forms of corruption as they impact on us. The volatility of our shilling is a reaction to the financial crisis elsewhere. If we were to leave everything to the dictates of economics, our shilling will highly be valued. The continued currency manipulation by some countries will destabilize Africa. What you are seeing is a failure of La Sent from my BlackBerry®

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PCK Plot sale
by robert yawe 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Dr. Ndemo, I would to request that we have a discussion on the forum about your support of the sale of the PCK plot to Bharti Airtel as I find it difficult to reconcile your stand on transparency and the support of the sale. 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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Bid to cancel broadcast licences halted
by alice＠apc.org 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Another long delay to implementing some of the very good provisions of the KCA amendment act. ----------------------- Bid to cancel broadcast licences halted By PAUL JUMA pjuma(a)ke.nationmedia.comPosted Monday, November 14 2011 at 22:30 The government has been blocked from cancelling broadcast licences or interfering with frequencies pending determination of a case by media owners. The High Court on Monday granted the interim injunction after the Media Owners Association (MOA) filed an application and a constitutional petition against the government. (Read: Kenyan broadcasters have only days to apply for new licences) Following the order, the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) cannot cancel, suspend, restrict or interfere with media licences, frequencies, broadcasting spectrums and services before determination of MOA's suit. The court also set the matter for a hearing on Wednesday and directed the MOA to serve the Attorney General, the CCK and the Ministry of Information. The three are the respondents in the application. The media owners sprung into action after the government issued a press release last Thursday warning that no entity would be allowed to broadcast without a licence, beginning Wednesday. A day later, CCK issued a further public notice that it would repossess some frequencies currently being held by the media owners. The MOA argues that action by CCK is unlawful and unreasonable. Repossess frequencies According to the MOA lawyer, Mr Issa Mansur, the CCK had threatened to repossess the frequencies before discussions, on the implementation of the Constitution and establishment of an Independent Broadcasting Authority, were conducted. Share This Story Share MOA chairman Samuel Kamau Macharia, in a statement to court, also accuses the CCK of issuing the notice when media owners and the Attorney General were still consulting on draft Bills to implement Article 34 of the Constitution. Article 34 guarantees the freedom of the media. It also provides that Parliament shall enact a law creating an independent body to set media standards and monitor compliance with those standards. The MOA says that it had met the Attorney General, on October 17, and discussed those provisions. They were still waiting for another meeting, to be convened by the AG to discuss the draft Bills, when the CCK placed the notice of cancellation of licenses, Mr Macharia says. Any action by CCK at this stage would be unlawful and unreasonable, he has told the court. The MOA argues that the Ministry of Information has the constitutional mandate of ensuring that the government's Media and Broadcasting policies are in accord with the Constitution. The ministry's mandate is also to ensure that the Government does not overstep its mandate in regulation of media and broadcasting services. The MOA's constitutional petition is seeking some declarations and interpretation of Article 34. The association wants the court to declare that the two notices by the CCK are null and void. It also wants the court to declare that media freedom under Article 34 have been infringed and threatened. The MOA is also seeking a declaration that the Article envisages an Independent Broadcasting Authority free from government, political interests and commercial interests. It has also applied for a permanent injunction stopping the ministry and CCK from interfering with its members' licenses. http://www.nation.co.ke/News/Bid+to+cancel+broadcast+licences+halted/-/1056…

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THREATS TO JOURNALISTS AND NEWS SOURCES OVER KTN EXPOSE
by Grace Githaiga 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

THREATS TO JOURNALISTS AND NEWS SOURCES OVER KTN EXPOSE by Kenya National Commision on Human Rights on Monday, November 14, 2011 Over the last few days, the Kenya Television Network (KTN) has run a series titled “Paruwanja ya Mihadarati” on the cocaine haul of 2004 and deaths deemed to be related to it. Since the series was broadcast, it has come to the attention of KNCHR that the two journalists who produced the story, Mohamed Ali and Dennis Onsarigo, and some of their sources have expressed fear for their lives. Similar concerns have been received from the public who watched the series. Subsequently, the police spokesman, Mr Eric Kiraithe, issued a statement in which he termed the exposé a falsehood. KNCHR and Article 19 would like to state the following: Articles 33, 34 and 35 of the Constitution guarantee freedom of expression, freedom of the media, and access to information. Any attempts to water down the constitutional guarantees on these freedoms must be condemned, resisted and opposed by all law-abiding citizens and organisations. Any threats to journalists (or their sources) in the course of their legitimate activities are illegal, criminal and tantamount to clawing back on the progress made to secure fundamental freedoms in the new constitutional dispensation. When MPs raised concerns over the KTN exposé in Parliament last week, the Assistant Minister for Internal Security and Provincial Administration, Mr Orwa Ojode, responded by saying a team had been set up to investigate the handling of the 2004 cocaine haul, its storage and disposal. It is unclear what the composition of the team is, the terms of reference, its deadline, or to whom it will give their report. For credibility, these must be clarified. The predicament of the KTN journalists and their sources raises related concerns about witness protection. The media’s watchdog role is critical for public access to information that would otherwise be impossible to get. Information thus obtained enables the public to better participate in national development and to hold leaders and institutions accountable. The role of the media in enriching public discourse must not be frustrated or sacrificed at the altar of narrow personal interests. The drug menace at the Coast (and indeed other parts of the country) remains a challenge to law enforcement officers, the provincial administration, and other institutions like NACADA. Concerted efforts must be put in place to stop drug trafficking, drug abuse and related vices to protect the youth from harm and danger. Finally, we welcome the signing of the Independent Policing Oversight Bill which now becomes the Independent Policing Oversight Act. The Act, signed by President Kibaki last Friday, provides for greater public participation in the work of the police than before. It is hoped that the implementation of the Act will enhance trust, accountability and transparency, potentially reducing suspicion between the police and the public whom they serve and from whose taxes the police are paid. Signed: Florence Simbiri-Jaoko KNCHR CHAIRPERSON Henry Maina DIRECTOR, ARTICLE 19 KENYA/EASTERN AFRICA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World!

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