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Re: [kictanet] 15 ACRES FARM IN FORTANA
by tkamire＠gmail.com 18 Aug '09

18 Aug '09

How much per acre? And is there a river nearby? If not how can you describe the water table level. Kamire Sent from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Robert Alai <alai.robert(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:00:12 To: BIDII AFRIKA<bidiiafrika(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: 15 ACRES FARM IN FORTANA There is nothing liek Fortana. Its Fort Tenan On Aug 18, 3:52 pm, Marie Auma <marie2ymg...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Dear All > > I am looking for a buyer of the above farm kindly spread the word. > > Many thanks > > Marie --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ YOU ARE IN BIDII AFRIKA GROUP. THE THIRD LARGEST GOOGLE GROUP WITH THE HIGHEST TRAFFIC IN AFRICA. ADVERTISEMENTS ARE NOW CHARGED KSH 500. PLEASE SEND THE MPESA TO 0726 034 530. UNLIMITED MONTHLY ADVERTS GO FOR KSH 5,000 FOLLOW ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/robertalai FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27690329916 Find Forum RULES on http://groups.google.com/group/bidiiafrika/web/bidiiafrika-rules FOR VACANCIES: http://myafricancareer.blogspot.com/ Content at reader's discretion. Bidiiafrika is not liable for any injury to an institution or person since this is an open forum. The Moderators reserves the right to reject or let through any message BidiiAfrika is an Open Forum of close to 32,000 members. CALL 0726 034 530 FOR SPECIAL ADVERT RATES TO UNSUBSCRIBE EMAIL: bidiiafrika-unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

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Re: [kictanet] [Skunkworks] the long fibre lie...Regulatory Action limited.
by Walubengo J 18 Aug '09

18 Aug '09

MO, Alex, Ease up abit. Dont imagine I dont want affordable internet prices. Infact if you had time and googled my online contributions over the last 5years, you will realize I have been raising the red-flag about fiber vis a viz pricing. The other day I reloaded my Safcom modem with 1,000/= (300MB service). It all disappeared within 5days! Previously before SEACOM it would take longer (3weeks) to disappear because of the slower speeds. Better speeds encourage faster and broader browsing but it hurts (financially) and its not funny. I think our differences lie in the approach to having reduced prices. I chose the academic route because thats my background. Feel free to pursue your routes to reduced prices - but plse be cautious because the solution is NOT domiciled in ONE stakeholder. Its not with the Regulator, nor the techies, nor the activists, nor the Consumers, nor the Govt, nor the Media, etc. Instead I believe it is with ALL of the above. And it will be unfortunate to alienate any of them while pursuing reduced prices. walu. nb1: and thats why I had copied to what Alex calls my "home-tuff" (just ropping in other stakeholders). nb2: I also note and do appreciated your legal counterarguments but decline to respond as at now since I will cover that and other issues during the upcoming ICT conference at SU (I think will be free to sambaza the paper thereafter for those interested). --- On Mon, 8/17/09, mike oketch <mikeoketch(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: mike oketch <mikeoketch(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] the long fibre lie...Regulatory Action limited. > To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Date: Monday, August 17, 2009, 10:13 AM > Again > Safaricom CEO who is also heads the board of > TEAMS says that TEAMS benefits could not be realised because > onward connection with Europe has not been fully discussed. > How can you initiate a flight from Kenya to Nigeria without > getting the landing rights in Nigeria and flight clearance > for CAR, DRC, Sudan and all the countries you are going to > overfly? > > Cheap Cheap Cheap and we wont be duped. I have > seen people in this list who support the crooked CEOs just > because they need favors for contracts and interviews for > their educations research papers. Hypocrites they are. > > Lets be realistic > MO > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:10 AM, > mike oketch <mikeoketch(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > Walubengo > Yours are just too simplistic than the > Alex's you are saying that are simplistic. The fact that > kenya could not regulate Oil prices doesnt mean that > Tanzania couldnt. The fact that SAT 3 operators couldnt be > regulated cannont mean that the operators here cannot be > regulated. > > > Stop all these fake comparisons. Prices must > come down and we will face them at every conference and > every Barcamp and will tell these unpatriotic who have > pocketed our PS off. Your arguments just dont wash. > > > MO > > On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 8:40 AM, > Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > Alex, > > > > Your have rightly qaulified your solution - as simple. > Indeed it is. Infact too simplistic to fly. The idea > that the Regulator can reign in Operators who charge > "high" internet rates cannot and will not work. > Think about the in-famous SAT3 fiber link on the west > coast of africa. Ask yourself why the Regulators in > Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Angola, S-Africa etc have never > stepped in and revoked licensces of operators over the > last 15yrs of high internet costs offered on the fiber... > > > > > > The answers are very complex...I will actually be > discussing these limitations and available interventions in > some upcoming ICT conference at Strath University in Sept 09 > and I dont want to pre-empt ;-).... > > > > walu. > > > > > > --- On Fri, 8/14/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> > > > Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Fwd: the long fibre lie... > Ndemo should resign if internet prices do not drop as he > promised!! > > > To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> > > > Date: Friday, August 14, 2009, 8:44 PM > > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 7:38 PM, > > > David Kiania | Asentric Consulting > > > Ltd<kianiadee(a)gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Set the precedence what's your solution? Am > sure if > > > you did we'd have > > > > heard it by now. This thread is a knee jerk > reaction > > > to a bad internet > > > > day, we all have one. > > > > > > > > > > Simple, the entity under Ndemo's docket that > grants these > > > cowboy > > > operators licenses puts it's foot down and warn > that I may > > > revoke > > > licenses for operators that charge waaaay up in the > sky not > > > just above > > > cost but ABOVE acceptable international pricing > benchmarks. > > > They've > > > all the data they need. Imagine, for example, > Safaricom on > > > the verge > > > of losing their license, price drops, drops, drops, > drops, > > > drops, and > > > drops..... across board. > > > > > > Would this be acceptable to you? > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Skunkworks mailing list > > > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > > Other lists > > > ------------- > > > Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce > > > Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science > > > kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Skunkworks mailing list > > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > > Other lists > > ------------- > > Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce > > Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science > > kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general > > > > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > Skunkworks mailing list > Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks > Other services @ http://my.co.ke > Other lists > ------------- > Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce > Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science > kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general

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Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (Kenya IGF); 19th August 2009
by Vincent Ngundi 17 Aug '09

17 Aug '09

[reminder] RE: Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (Kenya IGF): Advancing the Internet Governance Debate in Kenya: Thinking Globally; Acting Locally The Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC), the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) and other participating organisations wish to invite you to the 2009 Kenya IGF to be held at the Jacaranda hotel in Nairobi, on the 19th of August 2009. The 2009 Kenya IGF is a follow up to the 2008 EAIGF review workshop and the 2009 Internet Governance national mailing list discussions. With the increased access to broadband infrastructure in Kenya and in the East Africa region and the continued spread of sophisticated mobile services, understanding and addressing Internet policy issues has become a priority. The Kenya IGF will help prepare Kenyan Internet stakeholders to address the opportunities, strength and challenges, as well as ensuring that they have a voice in shaping Internet policy decisions at the global level. The Kenya IGF will therefore provide an opportunity to increase awareness and understanding of Internet governance policy issues and the links with socio-economic, political and cultural development. The outcomes of the forum will be submitted to the 2009 East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EA-IGF) to be held in Nairobi from the 7th to the 9th of September 2009 and subsequently to the global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting to be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2009. The Kenya IGF will also contribute towards setting the stage for the 37th Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, in March 2010. As a key player in the Internet industry, it is my pleasure to invite you to the 2009 Kenya IGF. A detailed programme for the event is attached. For planning purposes, please register for the meeting by sending an email to igf(a)kenic.or.ke confirming your attendance. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!² -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Information Communication Technology & Network Security Conference (Secure ICT)
by Evans Kahuthu 17 Aug '09

17 Aug '09

*Information Communication Technology & Network Security Conference * *(Secure ICT)*** *Event is only a couple of weeks away. Sept 8-9, 2009* * * Hey IT professionals!! YOU CANNOT MISS THIS Opportunity. This conference will bring security experts to provide information technology and communication professionals and managers with the latest information on cyber security threats, trends, tools and strategies for protection of critical information technology and communications assets. *Location* Laico Regency Hotel, Nairobi-Kenya (formerly Grand Regency) *Registration fee:* $250 per person (Total cost for the 2-day conference, September 8-9, 2009 includes refreshments, breakfast, lunches, a certificate of participation and a CD of the presentations.) but *NOT Accomodation.)* * * *Exhibitors* *Please email **info(a)secureict.co.ke* <info(a)secureict.co.ke>* for more information* * * *Registration**:* *For online registration, please go to * http://secureict.co.ke/registration.aspx** * * *Click here to register* <http://secureict.co.ke/registration.aspx>** * * *To register by phone**, * *Call** +254-725-996321 or +254-202188830* * * *For more information, please visit *http://secureict.co.ke* or email info(a)secureict.co.ke*

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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Re: Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet GovernanceForum (Kenya IGF); 19th August 2009
by Walubengo J 14 Aug '09

14 Aug '09

Oops! looks like we need some conflict-resolution mechanism for KICTAnet Listers...lately something seems to be hurting this Alex of ours and he has gone ballistic on most lists. walu. --- On Thu, 8/13/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [ke-internetusers] Re: [kictanet] Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet GovernanceForum (Kenya IGF); 19th August 2009 > To: "Evans J. Nyagah" <ejnyagah(a)telkom.co.ke> > Cc: "ke-users" <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net>, kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Date: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 10:03 AM > Evans, > > I obtained the attached confidentially. Last year I > was accused of > speaking about 'bad things' (i.e. stated the local problems > facing > consumers) when there were international visitors > around.... The ICT > Consumers Association is NOT welcome to kictanet internet > governance > meetings... > > Go for the 'Kenya IGF' if just wish 'fill-up the room' - > Maybe the > organisers have already written their international IGF > speeches and > decided who will read them? The way things are done in > Kenya...... most > dissapointing, the "New Generation" is perpetuation old > system ways... > > everyone, please understand and excuse my silence on this > henceforth... > > Alex > > On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 12:54 AM, Evans J. Nyagah<ejnyagah(a)telkom.co.ke> > wrote: > > Talking of ICANN, Alex who would regulate an east > Africa domain, i.e. > > dot co.ea, et al? > > Do we have a body looking at this with the talk of ea > federation? > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > ke-internetusers mailing list > ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net > http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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2nd Internet Governance Online Discussion Report
by Walubengo J 13 Aug '09

13 Aug '09

Apologies, had send this earlier with the "wrong title" -guess I am not good at night-running on the web like Nyaki... Nway, Attached is the online discussion report on Internet Governance issues. Listers should confirm that their views were correctly captured before we meet in the upcoming .KE Internet Governance meeting. walu ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬Executive Summary Starts¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ KICTANet commissioned the 2nd online discussion on Internet Governance, aiming to continue raising awareness of the global Internet Governance issues while reviewing corresponding country positions based on new developments. Specifically, discussions were centered around Infrastructure & Content Issues (Undersea Cable, ccTLDs, IXPs, IPv6), Cyber-Security (Consumer and Data Privacy, National Security Strategies) and Socio-economic issues (ePayment Platforms). The anticipated landing of several undersea cables on the East African Coast raised discussions on the impact (or lack of) these would have on Access, Affordability, Content and Quality of the Internet Service. It was felt that reliable and affordable last-mile (Local-Loop) solutions would need to be provisioned in order to realise affordable Internet Services. The current mobile (3G) service was welcome but not sufficient to drive down the costs as much as Fiber-To-The Homes (FTTH) and Fixed Wireless technologies would. In other words, International Bandwidth prices may drop but expensive last mile solutions would continue to justify high costs of Internet services – even with competition at both the local and international market layers. With regard to the Quality (Broadband) Issues, participants felt that Quality of the Services was subjective and an aspect of User expectations and Usage patterns. However, members agreed that Broadband Service was a factor of BOTH Reliability and Affordability. Providing reliable but expensive (exclusive) services would therefore fail the test of Broadband services. Furthermore, it was noted that most Service Providers gave poor contention-ratios on their uplinks to the Internet leading to highly degraded Internet services. The discussion on the management of the Country Code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) was one-sided with most participants registering their reservation about the new law that required all second-level domain registrars to be licensed. This issue continues to remain cloudy particularly because the Regulator is yet to publish the regulatory details of how a split dot.KE registry would be managed as well as the criterion for applying, approving and revoking licenses. With respect to IPv6 some participants felt that it was not important while others warned that it was a threat in terms of missing opportunities that the next generation internet presents. The role of the Internet eXchange Point (IXP) was widely acknowledged and the Government departments challenged to move content online in order to enhance and optimise the use of the Kenyan IXP. With regard to Security, it was noted that the provisions of KCA (amendment) Act, 2009 represented the primary threats, an indication that the government recognized cyber security related issues. However, a culture of cybersecurity could be established through management tools such as data classification, security awareness training, risk assessment and risk analysis. These tools would facilitate the identification of threats, classification of assets and rating of assets vulnerabilities in order to implement effective security controls. In addition Users should be encouraged to develop a culture of reading terms and conditions websites – particularly eCommerce based sites. Participants indicated that privacy and security on the internet was usually not a concern until a user encountered an infringement. Resolution to violation to right of privacy and security was limited by the fact that most citizens do not have the time or money to start legal proceedings. ‘Social re-engineering’ was proposed as the best method to overcome these challenges. The determination of the level of cybersecurity preparedness was emphasized given that the availability of high capacity and quality international bandwidth delivered by submarine cable would increase the vulnerability of services and networks in the country. It was proposed that the level of cybersecurity preparedness could be determined with use of the ITU National Cybersecurity/critical information infrastructure protection (CIIP) Self-Assessment Tool. Additionally, participants supported the establishment of the national CERT using the public private partnership (PPP) model. Participants noted that the national and regional Internet Governance Forums were an indication of the success of the IGF in providing an inclusive governance process. Participants supported the continuation of the IGF as it was based on a multi-stakeholder processes and provided a globally unique environment for a constructive and open exchange of ideas.

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Re: [kictanet] Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet GovernanceForum (Kenya IGF); 19th August 2009
by Evans J. Nyagah 13 Aug '09

13 Aug '09

Talking of ICANN, Alex who would regulate an east Africa domain, i.e. dot co.ea, et al? Do we have a body looking at this with the talk of ea federation? Best Regards Evans J. Nyagah -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+ejnyagah=telkom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+ejnyagah=telkom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Gakuru Alex Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 3:52 PM To: Evans J. Nyagah Cc: ke-users; kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: Re: [kictanet] Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet GovernanceForum (Kenya IGF); 19th August 2009 Michuki, Thanks for your review. Consider also writing an article highlighting your issues of interest. Alex On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Michuki Mwangi<michuki(a)swiftkenya.com> wrote: > Alex, > > The captioning on the picture will highly and likely cause a fit to > ICANN on learning you are their Chairman! :). > > The .ZA case is complex and am certain the GM of ZA-DNA would equally > find your comments interesting knowing that they have been struggling to > find a balance to their current model which is skewed in favor of .co.za > registry. They have also considered and discussed a single registry > model in the process. > > Finally it would be nice if at every opportunity you get to mention IPv6 > we could refer to its adoption and not migration. At least for our > region that is. > > With so much attention on Kenya lately, it would help if we had abit > more accuracy in whats printed on the media. > > my2cents. > > Michuki. > > > Gakuru Alex wrote: >> Vincent, >> >> It quite curious that KENIC ceased posting these announcements to the >> consumers mailing list. >> I this http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/618420/-/ u9jiulz/-/index.html >> did not contribute? >> >> Alex >> >> On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Vincent Ngundi<vincent(a)kenic.or.ke> wrote: >>> RE: Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (Kenya IGF): >>> Advancing the Internet Governance Debate in Kenya: Thinking Globally; Acting >>> Locally >>> >>> The Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC), the Kenya ICT Action Network >>> (KICTANet) and other participating organisations wish to invite you to the >>> 2009 Kenya IGF to be held at the Jacaranda hotel in Nairobi, on the 19th of >>> August 2009. >>> >>> The 2009 Kenya IGF is a follow up to the 2008 EAIGF review workshop and the >>> 2009 Internet Governance national mailing list discussions. >>> >>> With the increased access to broadband infrastructure in Kenya and in the >>> East Africa region and the continued spread of sophisticated mobile >>> services, understanding and addressing Internet policy issues has become a >>> priority. The Kenya IGF will help prepare Kenyan Internet stakeholders to >>> address the opportunities, strength and challenges, as well as ensuring that >>> they have a voice in shaping Internet policy decisions at the global level. >>> >>> >>> The Kenya IGF will therefore provide an opportunity to increase awareness >>> and understanding of Internet governance policy issues and the links with >>> socio-economic, political and cultural development. >>> >>> The outcomes of the forum will be submitted to the 2009 East Africa Internet >>> Governance Forum (EA-IGF) to be held in Nairobi from the 7th to the 9th of >>> September 2009 and subsequently to the global Internet Governance Forum >>> (IGF) meeting to be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2009. The >>> Kenya IGF will also contribute towards setting the stage for the 37th >>> Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting to be >>> held in Nairobi, Kenya, in March 2010. >>> >>> As a key player in the Internet industry, it is my pleasure to invite you to >>> the 2009 Kenya IGF. A detailed programme for the event is attached. >>> >>> For planning purposes, please register for the meeting by sending an email >>> to igf(a)kenic.or.ke confirming your attendance. >>> >>> Kind Regards, >>> >>> ----------- >>> Vincent Ngundi >>> Administrative Manager >>> KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre >>> http://www.kenic.or.ke >>> vincent(a)kenic.or.ke >>> [T] +254 20 4450057/8 >>> [C] +254 20 2398036 >>> [M] +254 733 790073 >>> [F] +254 20 4450087 >>> >>> "dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!" >>> >>> -- >>> This message has been scanned for viruses and >>> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >>> believed to be clean. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> kictanet mailing list >>> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >>> >>> This message was sent to: alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com >>> Unsubscribe or change your options at >>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alexgakuru.lists%40 gmail.com >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> This message was sent to: michuki(a)swiftkenya.com >> Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/michuki%40swiftkeny a.com >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/alexgakuru.lists%40 gmail.com > _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: ejnyagah(a)telkom.co.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ejnyagah%40telkom.c o.ke ##################################################################################### Scanned by MailMarshal - Marshal's comprehensive email content security solution. 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The End of Domain Tasting
by alice＠apc.org 13 Aug '09

13 Aug '09

FYI http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-12aug09-en.htm The End of Domain Tasting AGP Deletes Decrease 99.7% 12 August 2009 ICANN is today posting an AGP (Add Grace Period) Deletes Status Report [PDF, 73K] to publicize how use of the AGP has dramatically changed following implementation of the AGP Budget Provision and the AGP Limits Policy. The Provision was approved by the ICANN Board and the Policy the outcome of the GNSO Policy Development Process on Domain Tasting. The report provides statistical information on AGP deletes activity by TLD for the period June 2008 through April 2009. Glen de Saint Géry GNSO Secretariat gnso.secretariat(a)gnso.icann.org http://gnso.icann.org

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Fwd: IT INTERNSHIPS
by Wainaina Mungai 12 Aug '09

12 Aug '09

***The deadline for sending in CVs is 15th August 2009.*** ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Wainaina Mungai <wainaina.mungai(a)kamemefm.com> Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:12:33 +0300 Subject: IT INTERNSHIPS To: Everyone(a)kamemefm.com, everyone(a)k24.co.ke, wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org Dear all, The IT Department of Regional Reach Ltd is seeking web-savvy interns to work for upto 3-months as they improve their skills in the ICT and media arena. **Only candidates with atleast the mimimum requirements will be considered (on merit only). Therefore, kindly do not forward CVs of persons who don't meet the minimum requirements.** MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS - University Degree in IT or Computer Science - Database management and programming skills (i.e. MySQL, php, Apache etc) - Has developed a hosted website (not theory) - Web publishing experience (not theory) - Requires minimum supervision (this is critical) - Excellent writer (in English) as demonstrated through a blog they maintain - Creative mind to augment technical proficiency - Familiarity with all common social networking solutions (FriendFeed, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace) as well as Youtube. CVs should be sent ONLY to wainaina.mungai(a)k24.co.ke (Do not attach certificates or an application letter at this stage.) Kind regards, Wainaina Mungai --- IT Manager Regional Reach Limited (K24 TV & Kameme FM) 3rd Floor, Longonot Place, Kijabe Street, Nairobi. Tel: +254-20-2124800/1/2 Cel: +254-722-811171 http://www.kameme.co.ke http://www.k24.co.ke To contact Kameme FM studios, send an SMS to 6101 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- --- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org http://www.wainainamungai.com

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Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (Kenya IGF); 19th August 2009
by Vincent Ngundi 11 Aug '09

11 Aug '09

[reminder] RE: Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (Kenya IGF): Advancing the Internet Governance Debate in Kenya: Thinking Globally; Acting Locally The Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC), the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) and other participating organisations wish to invite you to the 2009 Kenya IGF to be held at the Jacaranda hotel in Nairobi, on the 19th of August 2009. The 2009 Kenya IGF is a follow up to the 2008 EAIGF review workshop and the 2009 Internet Governance national mailing list discussions. With the increased access to broadband infrastructure in Kenya and in the East Africa region and the continued spread of sophisticated mobile services, understanding and addressing Internet policy issues has become a priority. The Kenya IGF will help prepare Kenyan Internet stakeholders to address the opportunities, strength and challenges, as well as ensuring that they have a voice in shaping Internet policy decisions at the global level. The Kenya IGF will therefore provide an opportunity to increase awareness and understanding of Internet governance policy issues and the links with socio-economic, political and cultural development. The outcomes of the forum will be submitted to the 2009 East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EA-IGF) to be held in Nairobi from the 7th to the 9th of September 2009 and subsequently to the global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting to be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2009. The Kenya IGF will also contribute towards setting the stage for the 37th Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, in March 2010. As a key player in the Internet industry, it is my pleasure to invite you to the 2009 Kenya IGF. A detailed programme for the event is attached. For planning purposes, please register for the meeting by sending an email to igf(a)kenic.or.ke confirming your attendance. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!² -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Re: [kictanet] IT human resource
by Walubengo J 11 Aug '09

11 Aug '09

Attached is the online discussion report on Internet Governance issues. Listers should confirm that their views were correctly captured before we meet in the upcoming face2face dot.KE Internet Governance meeting. walu, ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬Executive Summary Starts¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ KICTANet commissioned the 2nd online discussion on Internet Governance, aiming to continue raising awareness of the global Internet Governance issues while reviewing corresponding country positions based on new developments. Specifically, discussions were centered around Infrastructure & Content Issues (Undersea Cable, ccTLDs, IXPs, IPv6), Cyber-Security (Consumer and Data Privacy, National Security Strategies) and Socio-economic issues (ePayment Platforms). The anticipated landing of several undersea cables on the East African Coast raised discussions on the impact (or lack of) these would have on Access, Affordability, Content and Quality of the Internet Service. It was felt that reliable and affordable last-mile (Local-Loop) solutions would need to be provisioned in order to realise affordable Internet Services. The current mobile (3G) service was welcome but not sufficient to drive down the costs as much as Fiber-To-The Homes (FTTH) and Fixed Wireless technologies would. In other words, International Bandwidth prices may drop but expensive last mile solutions would continue to justify high costs of Internet services – even with competition at both the local and international market layers.. With regard to the Quality (Broadband) Issues, participants felt that Quality of the Services was subjective and an aspect of User expectations and Usage patterns. However, members agreed that Broadband Service was a factor of BOTH Reliability and Affordability. Providing reliable but expensive (exclusive) services would therefore fail the test of Broadband services.. Furthermore, it was noted that most Service Providers gave poor contention-ratios on their uplinks to the Internet leading to highly degraded Internet services. The discussion on the management of the Country Code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) was one-sided with most participants registering their reservation about the new law that required all second-level domain registrars to be licensed. This issue continues to remain cloudy particularly because the Regulator is yet to publish the regulatory details of how a split dot.KE registry would be managed as well as the criterion for applying, approving and revoking licenses. With respect to IPv6 some participants felt that it was not important while others warned that it was a threat in terms of missing opportunities that the next generation internet presents. The role of the Internet eXchange Point (IXP) was widely acknowledged and the Government departments challenged to move content online in order to enhance and optimise the use of the Kenyan IXP. With regard to Security, it was noted that the provisions of KCA (amendment) Act, 2009 represented the primary threats, an indication that the government recognized cyber security related issues. However, a culture of cybersecurity could be established through management tools such as data classification, security awareness training, risk assessment and risk analysis. These tools would facilitate the identification of threats, classification of assets and rating of assets vulnerabilities in order to implement effective security controls. In addition Users should be encouraged to develop a culture of reading terms and conditions websites – particularly eCommerce based sites. Participants indicated that privacy and security on the internet was usually not a concern until a user encountered an infringement. Resolution to violation to right of privacy and security was limited by the fact that most citizens do not have the time or money to start legal proceedings. ‘Social re-engineering’ was proposed as the best method to overcome these challenges. The determination of the level of cybersecurity preparedness was emphasized given that the availability of high capacity and quality international bandwidth delivered by submarine cable would increase the vulnerability of services and networks in the country. It was proposed that the level of cybersecurity preparedness could be determined with use of the ITU National Cybersecurity/critical information infrastructure protection (CIIP) Self-Assessment Tool. Additionally, participants supported the establishment of the national CERT using the public private partnership (PPP) model. Participants noted that the national and regional Internet Governance Forums were an indication of the success of the IGF in providing an inclusive governance process. Participants supported the continuation of the IGF as it was based on a multi-stakeholder processes and provided a globally unique environment for a constructive and open exchange of ideas.. ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ENDS¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬`

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KICTANet online
by Wainaina Mungai 11 Aug '09

11 Aug '09

Hi, I wonder how 'proper' it is to have kictanet conversations posted here - http://www.afraha.com/2009/07/23/yes-we-should-celebrate-cck/comment-page-1/ Well, that's considering KICTANet is a 'closed' membership group. WM ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Google Alerts <googlealerts-noreply(a)google.com> Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 11:34 PM Subject: Google Alert - wainaina mungai Google Web Alert for: *wainaina mungai* Yes we should celebrate CCK? – Afraha ! The Next Big Thing!<http://www.afraha.com/2009/07/23/yes-we-should-celebrate-cck/comment-page-1/> *Wainaina Mungai* at 21:30 on 23 July 2009. ;-) am refering to a different time in history…before Michuki took over :-) if that's the second incident.Â *...* ------------------------------ This once a day Google Alert is brought to you by Google. Remove<http://www.google.com/alerts/remove?s=EAAAAGaAnC1xFw9ZIR9-DazPSmw&hl=en&gl=…>this alert. Create <http://www.google.com/alerts?hl=en&gl=us&source=alertsmail> another alert. Manage <http://www.google.com/alerts/manage?hl=en&gl=us&source=alertsmail>your alerts. -- --- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org

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FW: LINK CENTRE: Engage with International and National Broadcasting Industry Experts at the LINK Centre
by Edith Adera 11 Aug '09

11 Aug '09

See attached course if interested. ________________________________ From: link-info-bounces(a)lists.wits.ac.za [mailto:link-info-bounces@lists.wits.ac.za] On Behalf Of Michelle Roseborough Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 1:32 PM To: link-info(a)lists.wits.ac.za Subject: LINK CENTRE: Engage with International and National Broadcasting Industry Experts at the LINK Centre This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. Only authorized signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary.

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Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (Kenya IGF); 19th August 2009
by Vincent Ngundi 11 Aug '09

11 Aug '09

RE: Invitation to the 2009 Kenya Internet Governance Forum (Kenya IGF): Advancing the Internet Governance Debate in Kenya: Thinking Globally; Acting Locally The Kenya Network Information Centre (KENIC), the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) and other participating organisations wish to invite you to the 2009 Kenya IGF to be held at the Jacaranda hotel in Nairobi, on the 19th of August 2009. The 2009 Kenya IGF is a follow up to the 2008 EAIGF review workshop and the 2009 Internet Governance national mailing list discussions. With the increased access to broadband infrastructure in Kenya and in the East Africa region and the continued spread of sophisticated mobile services, understanding and addressing Internet policy issues has become a priority. The Kenya IGF will help prepare Kenyan Internet stakeholders to address the opportunities, strength and challenges, as well as ensuring that they have a voice in shaping Internet policy decisions at the global level. The Kenya IGF will therefore provide an opportunity to increase awareness and understanding of Internet governance policy issues and the links with socio-economic, political and cultural development. The outcomes of the forum will be submitted to the 2009 East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EA-IGF) to be held in Nairobi from the 7th to the 9th of September 2009 and subsequently to the global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) meeting to be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in November 2009. The Kenya IGF will also contribute towards setting the stage for the 37th Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, in March 2010. As a key player in the Internet industry, it is my pleasure to invite you to the 2009 Kenya IGF. A detailed programme for the event is attached. For planning purposes, please register for the meeting by sending an email to igf(a)kenic.or.ke confirming your attendance. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!² -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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IDRC Internship Awards
by Edith Adera 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

If you know anyone interested in a 1 year internship (minimum 6 months), please ask them to submit applications before deadline of 12th September 2009. For more details visit http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-84370-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

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ICTs and Changing Mindsets in Education
by Edith Adera 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

Research findings from an IDRC-funded project on ICTs and Education in Africa ICT and Changing Mindsets in Education, edited by Kathryn Toure, Therese Mungah, Shalo Tchombe and Thierry Karsenti. According to this report, the debate is no longer whether to use ICTs in education in Africa but how to do so, and how to ensure equitable access for teachers and learners, whether in urban or rural settings. This publication looks at how Africans adopt and adapt ICTs and how ICTs are shaping African schools and classrooms. It seeks to answer some of the following questions: Why ICTs are being used, or why not? Do girls and boys use them in the same way? How are teachers and students in primary and secondary schools in Africa using ICTs in teaching and learning? How does the process transform relations among learners, educators and knowledge construction? For a free online copy of the book visit http://www.rocare.org/ChangingMindsets/

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Masters scholarships and doctoral research grants
by Edith Adera 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

IDRC is providing competitive training grants - Masters' scholarships and PhD research grants (via Nairobi University, but tenable in any University within Eastern and Southern Africa) in the field of ICT4D. If you know anyone interested, please let them apply as indicated (note the deadline is 30th September 2009). Edith Dear colleagues, The University of Nairobi, with support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada, is glad to invite your institution to participate in ICT research grants and scholarships. There are opportunities for graduate students in your institution pursuing Masters or Doctoral studies in Computer Science/Information Technology/Information Systems or ICT intensive disciplines geared towards development to obtain either Masters scholarships or doctoral research grants. The documents attached contain comprehensive information on the grants' program (Announcement) and an application form (Application Form). The documents can also be obtained from http://www.ict4dgrants.org. Kindly forward this to the relevant faculties in your institution, and any other institutions around you with similar faculties. Please note the deadline of submission of applications is 30th September, 2009. I look forward to getting some applications from your institution and to your university's participation in the project. Yours faithfully, Prof. Timothy Mwololo Waema - Project Leader School of Computing and Informatics, University of Nairobi, Kenya. ----------------------------------------- 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 9001:2000 standard. University of Nairobi Website: http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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FW: Ramsar opening for Intern for Africa
by Edith Adera 10 Aug '09

10 Aug '09

From: HIGGINS Valerie [mailto:higgins@ramsar.org]<mailto:%5bmailto:higgins@ramsar.org%5d> Sent: 06 August 2009 14:08 To: ramsar-forum(a)indaba.iucn.org Subject: Ramsar opening for Intern for Africa Greetings. The Ramsar Secretariat welcomes applications for the position of Intern/Assistant Advisor for the Africa region, a 12-month posting (possibly extendable up to 18 months) in the Ramsar Secretariat in Switzerland to begin in mid-January 2010. IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, provides administrative services for the Ramsar Convention, and more information and online application for this post is available on the IUCN website at: http://hrms.iucn.org/iresy/index.cfm?event=vac.show&vacId=125 Here is a checklist of Ramsar's requirements for this position: * Are you under 30 years old? * Do you have a university degree (preferably a post-graduate qualification) in a subject relevant to wetland conservation and sustainable use, such as, biology, hydrology, marine sciences, natural resources management, land use planning, geography or anthropology/sociology? * Are you a national of an African country, and have you lived most of your life in the region? * Do you have perfect fluency in both French and English? The deadline for applications is 30 September 2009. Note: A candidate should SUBMIT HIS/HER APPLICATION ONLINE, USING THE LINK ABOVE. No other method of application will be considered. Best regards, Valerie Higgins Administrative Officer Ramsar Convention Secretariat Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland higgins(a)ramsar.org, http://ramsar.org<http://ramsar.org/> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Ramsar Forum is an unmoderated mailing list maintained as a service to the public by the Ramsar Convention Secretariat in Gland, Switzerland. Facts or opinions posted here do not represent the views of the Convention Secretariat or Contracting Parties. To unsubscribe, send a blank message to ramsar-forum-leave(a)indaba.iucn.org. For help, contact the list manager (ramsar(a)ramsar.org) This message was sent to you at: bamba(a)ramsar.org The services and facilities to support this list are provided by The Information Management Group, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

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Fwd: Opportunity to represent non-commercial interests at ICANN
by Solomon Mburu 09 Aug '09

09 Aug '09

I received this email and thought it might be interest you! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Sasaki <osopecoso(a)gmail.com> Date: 2009/8/8 Subject: [Rising Voices] Opportunity to represent non-commercial interests at ICANN This was sent to the Global Voices Author's mailing list, but I think there are many individuals on the Rising Voices list that would also make excellent candidates. Best, David Begin forwarded message: From: Rebecca MacKinnon Dear all, I believe there are many members of the GV community who may be interested and qualified for this opportunity (click link below for full details). ICANN badly needs more people representing civil society, particularly members of civil society from the developing world and from communities whose governments are not democratically elected. http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-05aug09-en.htm Excerpt: "Representation of the Non Commercial Community on the GNSO Council will double from three to six representatives this October when a new Council is seated in Seoul, South Korea. New transitional ICANN Board appointments will fill three of the new Council seats. This month the ICANN Board is accepting Statements of Interest from members of the non commercial community who would like to volunteer for these three new positions and potentially serve as full GNSO Councilors for the next two years....this is a unique opportunity for leaders in the non commercial community to step forward and serve the ICANN community at a pivotal moment in the Internet's development." It is my understanding that ICANN has funding available to support travel and attendance at the three yearly ICANN meetings for the new board members. Best, Rebecca -- Rebecca MacKinnon Open Society Fellow | Co-founder, GlobalVoicesOnline.org Assistant Professor, Journalism & Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong UK: +44-7759-863406 USA: +1-617-939-3493 HK: +852-6334-8843 Mainland China: +86-13710820364 E-mail: rebecca.mackinnon(a)gmail.com Blog: http://RConversation.blogs.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/rmack Friendfeed: http://friendfeed.com/rebeccamack Cheers -- Solomon Mburu P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041 Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill! AND It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous generosity!

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IT human resource
by Wainaina Mungai 09 Aug '09

09 Aug '09

Hi, Are you in need of a paid IT intern, trainee or employee? Kindly consider the CV attached or pass it on. Regards,

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Kenya Data Networks cuts internet rates by 90 percent
by Bill Kagai 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

Kenya Data Networks cuts internet rates by 90 percent 05 Aug 2009 09:29 AM CET | Kenya Kenya Data Networks slashed its internet connection rates by 90 percent, after successful trials of Seacom submarine cable capacity on its network. KDN connected the new fibre-optic international cable to its own inland fibre-optic network and Wimax ... | Log in to read http://www.telecompaper.com/news/SendArticle.aspx?u=True

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Kenya in Darkness!
by Edith Adera 07 Aug '09

07 Aug '09

Eric (KIPPRA), We are aware of the research study KIPPRA was undertaking on the energy crisis and alternative solutions including how we can change our consumption patterns at the household level to conserve energy (and as well how to generate at the household level). Could you please share your findings in the public domain? On a dark note! Edith

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A wake up call......
by Judy Okite 05 Aug '09

05 Aug '09

this is a very big and positive step...like my country men would say "mkono wa sheria siyo mfupi." NJ man is first to be charged with Web name theft By VICTOR EPSTEIN, Associated Press Writer - Mon Aug 3, 2009 6:04PM EDT UNION, N.J. - A northern New Jersey man is charged with stealing a prime piece of Internet real estate and reselling it to basketball player Mark Madsen in one of the nation's first prosecutions of a suspected domain name thief. Daniel Goncalves, 25, of Union, hacked into an online account belonging to one of the owners of the P2P.com<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/ap/ap_on_hi_te/storytext/us_tec_domain_nam…>domain name, New Jersey State Police said Monday. He allegedly shifted ownership to himself and resold the Web site address on eBay to Madsen, a Los Angeles Clippersforward who did not know the name was stolen. http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090803/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_domain_name_theft Kind Regards, -- "Each of us is great insofar as we perceive and act on the infinite possibilities which lie undiscovered and unrecognized about us." James Harvey Robinson

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Fibre and Security
by Evans Kahuthu 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

Dear Listers, Now that we are finally wired to the rest of the world the perimeter for cybercrime has just increased thus living us more vulnerable than before. In the interest of mitigating security risks, ICT security awareness is paramount and thus I would like to invite all those tasked with protecting personal or confidential information in this rapidly changing technological environment to our Information Communication Technology & Netwotk Security Conference to be held at the Laico Regency Hotel on Sept 8-9, 2009. For more information regarding the conference Agenda, registration and Keynote Speakers profiles, please visit http://secureict.co.ke Regards, Evans Kahuthu

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Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live- wait for TEAMS
by Michael Joseph 04 Aug '09

04 Aug '09

I think the allegations and language used on this list really discourage real informative comment. For information the shareholders of the Teams cable, who are most of the telecom operators in Kenya, will own and manage the cable and will sell their capacity both wholesale and retail as they see fit. The GOK owns 20%. The Seacom cable is owned by a separate set of shareholders and this info is publically available. The Eassy cable will be owned by another group of shareholders including a number of African telecom operators. This info is also publically available. Not one shareholder will want to price themselves out of the market and, as another commentator mentioned earlier, the first to market with competitive prices will gain the most. I broke my silence on this subject a few days ago and I regret it now as mostly the comments have been somewhat impolite, to put it mildly. I will refrain in future. Regards Michael Joseph CEO Safaricom Limited BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom ----- Original Message ----- From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: Michael Joseph Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Sat Aug 01 19:16:51 2009 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live- wait for TEAMS Competition? 3 cables does NOT = competition. As Waudo mentioned elsewhere in his posts, the big boys and girls sitting on TEAMs board are the same ones on SEACOM, EASSy and most likely anything else likely to land in Mombasa in the near future. Basically you are looking at a conducive\cartel environment for fixing prices - think of our oil industry. Yes you have competition in the name of Agip, Total, Caltex, etc but has that brought down prices for gas? Probably am being paranoid but I am waiting for the case study where public good won over private profits...maybe it will happen in another 4 months as the PS said. And when it happens it should should not be the misleading by 1-5% price drops. Ideally for the TEAMs (tax-payers) cable you should be asking for the less than 100USD per MB prices that have been floated around over the recent years. And that should be per month rates NOT the punitive per byte of download rates. walu. --- On Sat, 8/1/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live- wait for TEAMS > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > Date: Saturday, August 1, 2009, 12:54 PM > Competition!! Yes indeed is consumers > best friend. > > In fact, instead of staying out all night pinging, pinging, > and > pinging.. and nothing much changes...then burning ourselves > out > arguing on Seacom pricing, we should now strategise how to > fuel more > competition, confront next connectivity frontier-rural. > > Skunkworks are pleased to inform you that PS Ndemo will be > talking to > us about the one million laptops stimulus, technology > innovation and > entrepreneurship- On Tuesday next week (4th August). > > I intend to ask him "what would be the government's plans > regards > hooking Kenya up with http://www.o3bnetworks.com/?" > > See the attached image. > > Regards, > > Alex > > On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 3:41 AM, Joseph Mucheru<mucheru(a)google.com> > wrote: > > Walu, > > > > I personally think it is a bit simpler than that. Over > the many years we > > have lobbied for better services and/or prices in the > country, the one sure > > thing that always worked was competition. In the case > of the cables, I think > > the competitive pressures are much more for the > operators as the investment > > (stakes) are much higher. By various calculations both > Seacom and Teams have > > more than three times the current bandwidth demand. > That means the wiser > > operators will not only be the ones that are first to > market, but those that > > give the right price to attract the economies of scale > they need to ever get > > back their investment. Any operator that delays this > process will only have > > much more future cost to convincing consumers to get > onto their network. > > > > I am convinced right now it is a consumers market and > what will be > > interesting is which operators are able to see things > from a long-term > > perspective and win the market. The fact that some > operators have a much > > broader and wider local loop infrastructure only makes > this more interesting > > and does not give outright victory to one. > > > > In summary, investment in the cables is a sunk cost > and the game now is who > > can get the user numbers on their network. Any > short-term gains by an > > operator through higer prices will cost them > significantly more in the > > long-run. > > > > my 2cts worth > > > > Joe Mucheru > > > > On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu(a)yahoo.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Waudo, > >> > >> Difference -at least on paper- is that TEAMS was > put up with Tax payers > >> money by close to 40% (i think). So you and me > have a 40% say or demand > >> that they sell the bandwidth commodity at cost. > But you and me (tax payers) > >> have 0% (zero%) shares in SEACOM. > >> > >> SEACOM was put up with 100% private money - only > the individual > >> shareholders can decide on pricing (remember the > famous SAT3 cable on the > >> west-african cost that had little impact on > pricing? the individual > >> shareholders decided to keep the prices just 1-5% > below satellite in order > >> to recoup investment with the shortest timeframes. > 15 years later, the > >> prcing was still the same at 1-5% satellite costs. > That is called Business- > >> increasing shareholders value and yes nobody > should apologies for that) > >> > >> In short, SEACOM can go the SAT3 way and you and > CCK can shout as much as > >> they want and they have every right not to care. > BUT with TEAMS you and i > >> do have a say - however small it is or it maybe. > >> > >> And its pretty grey area how say like Safcom with > shares on both cables > >> can be compelled to reduce prices because if push > comes to shove Safcom can > >> say their data is strictly running on the > (private) SEACOM cable which is > >> exempt from all the regulatory pressures. It can > chose to say TEAMS is > >> simply it back-up route. > >> > >> Thats why I think we are breaking new ground here > and its going to be very > >> interesting... > >> > >> walu. > >> > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: mjoseph(a)safaricom.co.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mjoseph%40safaricom.co… ##################################################################################### NOTE: The information in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. 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Seacom goes live?
by Walubengo J 03 Aug '09

03 Aug '09

http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/ Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting for our very own TEAMS? Tunajivunia? walu.

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Looking for a Savvy Web Project Manager.
by Moses Kemibaro 02 Aug '09

02 Aug '09

The Web Project Manager will lead all phases of projects including requirements analysis, planning, design, web development, quality assurance, and deployment of revenue supporting products and services: · Manage the timeline and project plan for all content, programming, design, and web development · Collaborate closely with the Technical Team for managing system dependencies · Collaborate closely with the Business Development and Production Team to ensure requirements are sufficiently outlined and executed · Engage with cross-functional teams to help identify and execute the company's strategic vision and business objectives related to the co-brand · Communicate ongoing status for projects · Escalate and lead the resolution of issues impacting an on-time, successful launch · Manage appropriate dependencies with partners and other third- parties to ensure timely completion · Manage and raise appropriate awareness to risks impacting the timeline or the quality of deliverables · Lead the creation of and adherence to the production workflows for the maintenance of products · Oversee and lead the planning for the implementation of all phases of products · Facilitate appropriate ongoing product and functionality updates Key Measurements: · On-time delivery of projects · Alignment of products at launch with PRDs · Number of website with quality assurance issues past and present discovered after launch · Escalation and coordination of issues and key decisions when appropriate · Effective utilization of resources Skills: · Ability to excel in a constantly evolving environment · Ability to quickly grasp the objectives and direction of the products · Ability to operate in a product management capacity when needed · Interest in creating, supporting and executing the operational guidelines necessary for ensuring the utmost efficiency of all resources · Ability to develop and implement processes and procedures · Capable of multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment · Ability to collaborate with executive management and help execute the company's strategic vision · Ability to be responsible, accountable and result driven · Excellent communication skills · Excellent organization and documentation skills · Strong people skills with a relationship-building, problem- solving approach Experience: · At least 5 years of related work experience · International Project Management experience a plus · Strong familiarity with the Web and comfort level working in the technical medium · Experience working in a fast-paced Web environment · At least a basic understanding of Internet technical protocols such as HTML, Javascript, XML, web publishing, and database structure NOTE: Applicants must have a proven track record in delivering projects from the requirements analysis phase through the implementation cycle and be able to provide performance measures of success Education: 4-year Bachelors degree in a related field Where you will work: We have a great office in one of Nairobi's quieter suburbs near the city centre with lots of windows and a very open floor plan. We dress down most of the time, but are always at our best in front of clients. We are professional and the management team is very hands on and engaged with the work that is done. We try very hard not to require more hours that are required of anyone and we strive to work 8.30 to 5.00 pm every day with a one hour lunch break. That said, we're flexible and recognize that we all have lives outside of the office - and we also know that sometimes, especially when deadlines demand it, normal working hours just won't get the job done. When it doesn't, we act accordingly - and we show our appreciation when people step-up. We use our leave days and so will you, for your sanity and ours. If think that your that special talent we may be looking for, kindly send us your CV on jobs(a)dotsavvyafrica.com by the 10th August 2009. ---

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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] RE: Seacom goes live?
by Gakuru Alex 02 Aug '09

02 Aug '09

--forwarded message-- On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Mwaura S. N.<MwauraSN(a)centralbank.go.ke> wrote: > Hi, > > > > We should be excited whenever infrastructure is put in place since it > expands the horizon for doing business.. Before we forget let us commend > those including Dr. Ndemo who have worked tirelessly to get the > infrastructure in place. If there are gaps that need to be filled we hope > that this is done fast to avoid a situation where the product is available > via media but in reality it is nowhere. > > > > I guess the common man will begin to celebrate once efficiency is obtained. > This efficiency should translate to lower transaction costs that are felt by > users. > > Increased volumes should enable investors to improve on ROIs. > > > > Bravo to those who have facilitated implementation. > > > > Stephen Mwaura Nduati > > > > From: ke-internetusers-bounces(a)bdix.net

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Fibre vs 4G
by S.Murigi Muraya 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

Orange has been laying fibre in some parts of Nairobi. If like Celtel, Orange (France Telecom) is not generous enough to win market share now .... not good! An interesting read: http://www.francetelecom.com/fr_FR/finance/investisseurs/reu-thematiques-co… Safaricom 'data services' pricing has not been bad compared to other parts of the World which do not rely on expensive satellite connectivity. It in fact almost matched their pricing in some cases. Who are 'others' - those using (non Wimax) mobile internet technologies ... GSM was originally designed to carry voice not data. Engineers have been adding (expensive) layers to GSM to enable it to carry data such as EDGE and UMTS (3G). Telecom network engineers can explain if 4G / LTE will solve the 'expense' problem.

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Shock threat to shut Skype
by alice munyua 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

Shock threat to shut Skype by Asher Moses July 31, 2009 - 1:38PM eBay says it may have to shut down Skype due to a licensing dispute with the founders of the internet telephony service.The surprise admission puts a cloud over the 40 million active daily users around the world who use Skype for business or to keep in touch with friends and far-flung relatives.A recent study by market researcher TeleGeography found Skype carried about 8 per cent of all international voice traffic, making it the world�s largest provider of cross-border voice communications.The online auction powerhouse bought Skype from entrepreneurs Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis for $US2.6 billion in 2005, but this did not include a core piece of peer-to-peer communications technology that powers the software. <..> http://www.smh.com.au/technology/biz-tech/shock-threat-to-shut-skype-200907… --

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Skunkworks Meeting; Tuesday 4th August 2009
by Phares Kariuki 01 Aug '09

01 Aug '09

Hi, There will be a Skunkworks Meeting, this Tuesday, 4th August at Teleposta Towers, 4th Floor, MMU. The we are honored to have the Information and Communication PS, Bitange Ndemo, giving the talk. The talk will cover the following topics: - ICT Entrepreneurship in Kenya - Fibre; What it can do for Kenya - The one million laptop's project. Meeting starts at 6pm. Refreshments will be served. Thanks -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live?
by Michael Joseph 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

At some risk let me say that I did not say that we first have to recover our investment but said we must take that into account. Let's not make rash assumptions about cost. I hear figures of costs that I have yet to see. Prices will come down for sure but I do not have a figure. We would be pretty stupid to invest nearly US$45 million in the fiber cables and price it so that no one uses it. Regards Michael Joseph CEO Safaricom Limited BlackBerry® powered by Safaricom ----- Original Message ----- From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke <kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: Michael Joseph Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Fri Jul 31 15:48:28 2009 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? Waudo It was more saddening to hear it from Michael Joseph. I wonder what PS Ndemo will say on this. We are not calling for price regulation. We are calling for transfer of benefits to users. We beg if thats what we must do to be heard OH > -----Original Message----- > From: emailsignet(a)mailcan.com > Sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:26:05 +0300 > To: onyango(a)inbox.com > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? > > I agree with Hatari. After all the hullabaloo preeding this fibre > landings it is deflating to start hearing stories that the benefits to > consumers will be minimised as investments are recouped (after the > investments are re-couped will the services be free?). > > And Brian, Government licenses the corporates to serve Wananchi. Both > these players must show accountability to Wananchi. > > Well done Hatari. > > Waudo > > On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:41 -0800, "Onyango Hatari" <onyango(a)inbox.com> > wrote: >> Brian >> >> Is there anywhere I mentione "everything"? Can you address me on issues >> I >> raised and we should not start engaging in flame mail and sideshows. >> Address my issues. >> >> OH >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: blongwe(a)gmail.com >>> Sent: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:24:27 +0300 >>> To: onyango(a)inbox.com >>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? >>> >>> hmm, so government and large corporates are to blame for everything... >>> isn't that an overly simple approach towards addressing solutions to >>> aid our development? >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Onyango Hatari<onyango(a)inbox.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Guys >>>> >>>> Its disgusting listening and watching Michael Joseph claim how the >>>> investors >>>> must re-coup their investment. How much must they continue to exploit >>>> their >>>> clients to "re-coup their investments"? The price of brea was 100 and >>>> now >>>> has gone to 10 and the retailer is still charging 100 just to "re-coup >>>> their >>>> investment"? >>>> >>>> Is this the same MJ who said that the cost of doing business in Kenya >>>> is >>>> expensive. Thats an investor must invest in a 4WD, security and such? >>>> Then I >>>> wondered why we must have investors who cant even afford a 4WD? >>>> >>>> We would rather have the kadogo economy than big ones who continue to >>>> exploit Kenyans even when they hinted how much costs will go down. The >>>> big >>>> mistake is that now PS Ndemo who is representing the government is >>>> quiet. >>>> >>>> Michael, please can we see the transfer of savings to the common man. >>>> Thats >>>> when Kenyans will appreciate you. We must not see atleas the cost of >>>> 300 >>>> MB >>>> coming from 1,000 to Ksh 500. That way you will still be making big >>>> profits >>>> but we will understand you. >>>> >>>> We need a government which cares for its citizens >>>> >>>> OH >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: warigia(a)gmail.com >>>> Sent: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:19:19 +0300 >>>> To: onyango(a)inbox.com >>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? >>>> >>>> Dear Brian and Michael >>>> So, what is the best way for the common mwananchi to take advantage of >>>> these >>>> higher speeds? Will we experience them if we have the small dial up >>>> through >>>> safaricom or do we need new equipment. >>>> Sincerely, Warigia >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe >>>> <blongwe(a)gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> As usual Michael, you are right! I did a traceroute (connected on >>>> Onecom/Safaricom) >>>> >>>> As you can see it hops into London and gets onto AS6453 in London >>>> which belongs to Tata. >>>> >>>> Brian >>>> >>>> BryoNet:~ macbook$ traceroute www.yahoo.com >>>> traceroute to www.wa1.b.yahoo.com (69.147.76.15), 64 hops max, 40 byte >>>> packets >>>> 1 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 1.302 ms 0.689 ms 0.677 ms >>>> 2 41-203-221-209.onecom.co.ke (41.203.221.209) 15.363 ms 4.641 ms >>>> 4.172 >>>> ms >>>> 3 41-203-216-12.onecom.co.ke (41.203.216.12) 20.489 ms 6.503 ms >>>> 3.367 >>>> ms >>>> 4 41-203-220-17.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.17) 5.089 ms 16.715 ms >>>> 5.910 >>>> ms >>>> 5 41-203-220-2.onecom.co.ke (41.203.220.2) 5.636 ms 4.041 ms >>>> 4.873 >>>> ms >>>> 6 196.201.222.17 (196.201.222.17) 12.243 ms 4.722 ms 4.986 ms >>>> 7 if-12-1-3.mcore3.ldn-london.as6453.net (195.219.195.189) 238.321 >>>> ms 183.554 ms 187.807 ms >>>> 8 if-5-0-0-903.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (195.219.195.154) >>>> 272.541 ms 274.972 ms 279.118 ms >>>> 9 ix-3-0-9.core3.aeq-ashburn.as6453.net (216.6.51.30) 287.170 ms >>>> 281.733 ms 277.584 ms >>>> 10 ae2-p140.msr1.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.57) 272.322 ms >>>> ae1-p150.msr2.re1.yahoo.com (216.115.108.21) 276.266 ms 269.433 ms >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Michael >>>> Joseph<MJoseph(a)safaricom.co.ke> >>>> wrote: >>>>> I think they are using Tata from Mumbai but I may be wrong. Also >>>>> comprehensive tests are not complete but nevertheless it gave us an >>>>> opportunity to experience much faster speeds which can only get >>>>> better. >>>>> >>>>> Michael >>>>> >>>>> CEO >>>>> Safaricom Limited >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mjoseph=safaricom.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] >>>>> On >>>>> Behalf Of Maliti, Tom >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:46 AM >>>>> To: Michael Joseph >>>>> Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? >>>>> >>>>> Asante sana Brian. >>>>> >>>>> I also pinged while connected to a 1Gbps SEACOM connection last week >>>>> in >>>>> Mombasa and got similar numbers to what you got. >>>>> >>>>> The point is this: we have fiber in Kenya but our service providers >>>>> are >>>>> not taking it up, even if it is backup. There have been discussions >>>>> on >>>>> this >>>>> list and other fora about the urgency of fiber for a slew of big and >>>>> small >>>>> companies as well just you and I to be able to stream video without >>>>> interruption or spend less time on email (made possible by high speed >>>>> connections). Somehow our service providers, with the exception of >>>>> one, >>>>> do >>>>> not get that. >>>>> >>>>> Unless of course there are others who already have. >>>>> >>>>> Tom Maliti >>>>> Correspondent >>>>> East Africa Bureau >>>>> >>>>> Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 >>>>> Office line: +254 20 285 9000 >>>>> +254 734 555 252 >>>>> Fax: +254 20 2724726 >>>>> Mobile +254 733 641 984 >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Brian Munyao Longwe [mailto:blongwe@gmail.com] >>>>> Sent: 29 July 2009 11:24 >>>>> To: Maliti, Tom >>>>> Cc: ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? >>>>> >>>>> Hi Tom, >>>>> >>>>> SEACOM indeed started providing services last week, however the >>>>> service >>>>> being provided is not the *complete* SEACOM project. >>>>> >>>>> I understand that what they lit up is the portion that connects SAT-3 >>>>> in >>>>> South Africa upto Mombasa - therefore the international link is going >>>>> via >>>>> SAT-3. The *complete* system as per their technical drawings connects >>>>> from >>>>> Mumbai, India into Djibouti and thence across the EA seaboard. What >>>>> we >>>>> have >>>>> now is more of capacity on their "backup" >>>>> system. A traceroute or 'ping' across their present link reveals a >>>>> round-trip-time (RTT) of about 140ms-240ms - this is due to the >>>>> congestion >>>>> on SAT-3. A real "end-to-end" fiber system should yield RTT of >>>>> between >>>>> 7-30ms.... they, nevertheless called it a "launch" >>>>> >>>>> Needless to say, this is much better performance than the satellite >>>>> that >>>>> we are used to, thus the excitement is definitely worth it's while - >>>>> but it >>>>> will be much more exciting once the true end-to-end services of >>>>> either >>>>> SEACOM, TEAMS or others lights up. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Brian >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Maliti, Tom<tmaliti(a)ap.org> wrote: >>>>>> Dear Walu, >>>>>> >>>>>> It is almost a week since SEACOM went live and there does not seem >>>>>> to >>>>>> be that much excitement or response despite the many discussions >>>>>> that >>>>>> have been dedicated to broadband on this list. >>>>>> >>>>>> Your question at the end of your email is still valid. Or is it >>>>>> possible our varied service providers were not prepared, >>>>>> irrespective >>>>>> of what they say in public? It seems, however, one service provider >>>>>> was ready: Safaricom. Their service has been on fiber since Saturday >>>>>> and anyone who is on their data services has been enjoying the high >>>>>> speeds that have been talked about for years. >>>>>> >>>>>> Does anyone know of any others? >>>>>> >>>>>> Tom Maliti >>>>>> Correspondent >>>>>> East Africa Bureau >>>>>> >>>>>> Direct line: +254 20 285 9109 >>>>>> Office line: +254 20 285 9000 >>>>>> +254 734 555 252 >>>>>> Fax: +254 20 2724726 >>>>>> Mobile +254 733 641 984 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ________________________________ >>>>>> From: kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >>>>>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+tmaliti=ap.org@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On >>>>>> Behalf Of Walubengo J >>>>>> Sent: 23 July 2009 17:18 >>>>>> To: Maliti, Tom >>>>>> Cc: skunk; ke-users; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions >>>>>> Subject: [kictanet] Seacom goes live? >>>>>> >>>>>> http://twitter.com/SeacomLive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> Jst reading from Twitter that Seacom has gone live. Not sure if its >>>>>> only in .TZ though. Any impact in .KE? Ama we are still waiting >>>>>> for >>>>>> our very own TEAMS? >>>>>> >>>>>> Tunajivunia? >>>>>> >>>>>> walu. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The information contained in this communication is intended for the >>>>>> use of the designated recipients named above. If the reader of this >>>>>> communication is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified >>>>>> that you have received this communication in error, and that any >>>>>> review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication >>>>>> is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in >>>>>> error, please notify The Associated Press immediately by telephone >>>>>> at >>>>>> +44-20-7482-7400 and delete this e-mail. 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FW: Re: Seacom goes live?
by Onyango Hatari 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

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Fw: Telecompaper Headlines, Friday July 31, 2009
by Sam Aguyo 31 Jul '09

31 Jul '09

FYI Sam ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Telecompaper <info(a)telecompaper.com> To: sam aguyo <saguyo(a)yahoo.com> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 10:57:48 AM Subject: Telecompaper Headlines, Friday July 31, 2009 Telecompaper Headlines The Most Reliable Source for Telecoms Information Telecom Headlines Friday, 31 July 2009 Every workday at 10:00 CET, the most important telecoms news. More at www.telecompaper.com Mobile / Wireless China Unicom to expand 3G trials by 168 cities China | Mobile China Unicom will expand trials of its WCDMA netwwork to 168 more cities in August. The company has continuing trials in 100 cities at present, the South China Morning Post reports. The newly added cities are in eighteen provinces, including Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Hunan, ... | More Motorola handset revenues down 45% in Q2 World | Mobile Motorola reported a continued slide in results in Q2, with revenues tumbling to USD 5.5 billion from USD 8.1 billion a year earlier. Operating profit edged up to USD 10 million from USD 5 million, and net profit improved to USD 26 million from USD 4 million, helped by investment gains and a legal ... | More Turkcell launches 3G services Turkey | Mobile Turkcell has launched 3G products and services in all of Turkey's 81 provinces. Speaking at a press conference on the 3G launch, Assistant General Manager Lale Saral Develioglu said Turkcell received 1 million preliminary applications for its 3G services. The operator's 3G technology already covers ... | More Global mobile phone sales down 8% in Q2 World | Mobile Global handset shipments reached 273 million units worldwide in the second quarter, down 8 percent from 297 million units a year earlier, according to Strategy Analytics. The rate of decline was slower than the previous quarter, as the market showed tentative signs of stabilisation, the market ... | More NTT Docomo sees profits, revenues fall in Q1 Japan | Mobile NTT Docomo saw its revenues and profits drop in the first quarter ended 30 June. Revenues fell 7.3 percent to JPY 1.08 trillion from JPY 1.17 trillion in the year-ago period. Mobile services revenues plunged 5.8 percent to JPY 881.9 billion. Net income fell by 15.1 percent to JPY 147.4 billion from ... | More Angola govt sells 80% of Movicel Angola | Mobile The Angolan government approved the sale of 80 percent of Angola's second-largest operator Movicel to several companies, Reuters reports. The price paid and location of the purchasing firms was not disclosed in government statement, which was approved at a cabinet meeting late on 29 July. The ... | More Indian govt may allow Telenor to hike Unitech stake - report India | Mobile India's home ministry is set to give security clearance to Indian mobile operator Unitech Wireless' proposal to hike its foreign shareholding by Norwegian telecommunication group Telenor to up to 74 percent, writes the Economic Times. But clearance will be given on the condition that none of the ... | More Alcatel builds 3G mobile network for Globalive in Canada Canada | Mobile Alcatel-Lucent has been awarded a multi-million dollar, three-year contract to help build Canadian 3G licence holder Globalive Wireless Management's nationwide 3G mobile network in Canada. Alcatel-Lucent is providing an end-to-end service and network integration support to ensure the rapid rollout ... | More Broadband West Africa internet access hit by undersea cable damage Africa | Fixed Serious damage has been caused to the 15,000-km undersea SAT-3 cable, which has resulted in major disruption to West African internet access and services, the BBC reports. Several countries, including Benin, Togo, Niger and Nigeria, have all been hit hard. The cable itself runs between Europe ... | More Other Sky to launch 3D channel for Sky+ HD customers in 2010 United Kingdom | Broadcast British Sky Broadcasting has announced plans to launch the UK's first 3D channel in 2010 following strong Sky+ HD growth. It added 291,000 Sky+ HD subscribers in the three months to end-June to reach 1.31 million. The 3D channel will offer programming including films, entertainment and sports. The ... | More Latest Research * Reasons for changing internet subscriptions * The future of cable broadband in the Netherlands * Dutch operators charge the highest for mobile broadband * KPN: preview Q2 2009 (July 23) * German Mobile Operators Q1 2009 * West European broadband prices are falling * Influence of parents' contribution to youngsters' monthly mobile phone bills Copyright Notice © 2000-2009 All rights reserved. Reproduction or redistribution in any form without prior written permission from Telecompaper is prohibited. Telecompaper | P.O. Box 356 | 3990 GD Houten | The Netherlands | Tel. +31 30 6349600 | Fax. +31 30 6349699 | http://www.telecompaper.com/ | info(a)telecompaper.com. You are receiving this e-mail news service as a subscriber of Telecompaper. To subscribe/unsubscribe please visit the registration page on our website.

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CCK DG interview on 10 yr celebrations
by Rebecca Wanjiku 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

Thought you might be interested http://tr.im/uy36 Tel. 254 720 318 925 blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/

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One Week to go- E.A Local Content Innovation Workshop: 7 & 8th August '09, Windsor Hotel.
by Macharia Celestine 29 Jul '09

29 Jul '09

Dear Colleagues, East Africa's enterprises and innovators have a unique opportunity on their doorsteps to learn new techniques in web content development at the East African Local Content Innovation Summit to be held in a week's time over 7-8 August at the Windsor Hotel. The Summit is being hosted by Ignite Consulting and AITEC Africa in response to the urgent need for development of locally relevant content that is responsive to the interests and needs within the region about to link to the world via undersea fibre cables that will deliver much faster and cheaper Internet connections. The Summit is unlike a standard conference because the facilitators have designed a highly interactive process and will use specialized techniques to leverage the combined knowledge, experience and ideas that all the participants will bring to the event. The objective is to develop actionable ideas, and through collaboration over two days to serve local content ideas - as well as design plans and strategies for real world implementation. The Summit is co-facilitated by Njeri Rionge, founder of Ignite and one of Kenya's leading ICT pioneers. Registration is still open for those who are yet to submit their registration forms, to confirm participation kindly email back the attached form duly filled to the undersigned. Kind regards, Celestine Macharia AITEC East Africa H4, Showbe Plaza P.O Box: 13891-00800, Nairobi ( Office + 254 20 2121028 ( Cell +254 722 284328 *celestinem(a)aitecafrica.com www.aitecafrica.com UPCOMING AITEC Africa EVENTS: lEast African Local Content Innovaton Workshop, 7&8th August 2009 l Pan-African Media Research Organisation, Nairobi, 24-26 August 2009 l AITEC Mozambique National ICT Convention, Maputo, 17-18 September 2009 l East African Fibre Summit, Nairobi, 22-23 September 2009 l Customer Service & Contact Centre, Lagos, 14-15 October 2009 l ComBIT, Lagos, 9-10 November 2009 l Outsourcing & Contact Centre East Africa, Nairobi, 11-12 November 2009

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on Local Content
by Samuel Gichuru 28 Jul '09

28 Jul '09

I guess its good to see that something is being done about local content... by small companies http://www.dukawala.com - A hardware online shop using opensource There is allot more improvements that can be done in www.dukawala.com, i.e more description of products and reviews , a blog and discussion forum, etc What are your comments on this and other website geared towards developing local content... share a link if you know of a similar website.. -- Warm Regards -------------------------------------- Sam Gichuru CEO Ideas Africa Limited

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Re: [kictanet] KICTANet online
by Walubengo J 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Whao! Someone called "Afraha" seems to be aggregating the conversations on KICTAnet (and several othe african lists). Interesting/copyright/copyleft issues can arise. Indeed if someone is "broadcasting" my converstation, the least they should do is at least ask/inform the Listers accordingly. I will have to found out... walu. --- On Mon, 7/27/09, Wainaina Mungai <wainaina.mungai(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: Wainaina Mungai <wainaina.mungai(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [kictanet] KICTANet online > To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> > Date: Monday, July 27, 2009, 12:56 AM > Hi, > I wonder how 'proper' it is to have > kictanet conversations posted here - http://www.afraha.com/2009/07/23/yes-we-should-celebrate-cck/comment-page-1/ > > Well, that's > considering KICTANet is a 'closed' membership > group. > WM > > ---------- Forwarded message > ---------- > From: Google Alerts <googlealerts-noreply(a)google.com> > > Date: Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 11:34 PM > Subject: Google Alert - wainaina mungai > > > > Google Web Alert for: wainaina > mungai > > > Yes we should celebrate CCK? – Afraha ! The Next Big > Thing! > > Wainaina Mungai at 21:30 on 23 July > 2009. ;-) am refering to a different time in > history…before Michuki took over :-) if that's the > second incident.Â ... > > > This once a day Google Alert is brought to you by Google. > > Remove > this alert. > > Create > another alert. > > Manage > your alerts. > > > > > -- > --- > http://www.bungesms.com > > http://www.madeinkenya.org > > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com >

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Vacancy: KENIC Administrative Manager
by Vincent Ngundi 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

[with attachment] Dear Colleagues, Attached please find an advert for the above vacancy. The advertisement also appears on today¹s Daily Nation (Monday, 27th July 2009) and on the KENIC website, www.kenic.or.ke. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!² -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy: KENIC Administrative Manager
by Vincent Ngundi 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Dear Colleagues, Attached please find an advert for the above vacancy. The advertisement also appears on today¹s Daily Nation (Monday, 27th July 2009) and on the KENIC website, www.kenic.or.ke. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!² -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Vacancy: KENIC Administrative Manager
by Vincent Ngundi 27 Jul '09

27 Jul '09

Dear Registrars, Attached please find an advert for the above vacancy. The advertisement also appears on today¹s Daily Nation (Monday, 27th July 2009) and on the KENIC website, www.kenic.or.ke. Kind Regards, ----------- Vincent Ngundi Administrative Manager KENIC - The Kenya Network Information Centre http://www.kenic.or.ke vincent(a)kenic.or.ke [T] +254 20 4450057/8 [C] +254 20 2398036 [M] +254 733 790073 [F] +254 20 4450087 ³dot KE for Every Name in Kenya!² -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Facebook can use your pictures for ads, no permission required
by Gakuru Alex 26 Jul '09

26 Jul '09

A warning is bouncing through cyberspace today, landing on the Facebook statuses of many of the social networking site's users. The message: 'Facebook has agreed to let third party advertisers use your posted pictures without your permission.' It continues with a prescription of how you can protect your photos. The attention-grabbing incident in this furor involved a married woman, whose photo appeared in an ad for a dating service that was presented to her husband to view. Fortunately, both husband and wife had a sense of humor about it. <http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/07/25/1842203/Facebook-Lets-Advertisers-Us…> <http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2009/07/facebook-can-use-your-pictures…>

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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Yes we should celebrate CCK?
by Walubengo J 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

eh Wainaina, I know CCK may have its blunders, but I want to believe the day they shutdown Citizen- that was NOT one of them. Citizen was actually bullying the competition - with impunity. CCK had to clamp down on them. At least until when Citizen pulled its weight from elsewhere... walu. --- On Thu, 7/23/09, Wainaina Mungai <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> wrote: From: Wainaina Mungai <wainaina(a)madeinkenya.org> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Yes we should celebrate CCK? To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 11:01 AM I recall the day CCK shut down Citizen Radio and TV. There were protests online and offline. CCK has come a long way, and for that, I dance a little. Although we may have CCK cocktail hangovers ;-) we shouldn't confuse improvement with perfection. The party is now over - but the journey is far from over. It's time to get back to work. Wainaina On 7/22/09, joseph james <jjngatia(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Alex and Friends, > > Yes we should celebrate CCK? But we should request for, and get more... > > I toured most (if not all) of the stands, its Kama kawaida...Good stuff. > There are lots solutions for display, some logical and others > out-of-this-world... I wont mention any, you better go, see and judge. > > I must say that I was most impressed by digital age institute stand and new > Zain zap features (send money across all other networks...including), but on > visiting the YU stand, the cute ladies could not comprehend anything like > that... I was telling them of whats new with Zap.. so poor communication on > those people there. > > At Safaricom, I blast the guys there, this attendant next to a merc could > answer my question straight... she had to look for some brochure behind > somewhere...what should I do to surf at Kshs.2.50 per MB... > > Why? I dont know... I will dig for more later > 1. Do you know that you must top up Kshs.2500 so that you can browse at > Kshs.2.50 per MB... otherwise you if you mistakenly use Kshs. 100 to top up > you will surf at Kshs.12.00. This has been on hidden print and never is > never communicated well like the rest of the stuff... Safaricom is able to > show all how... how go online (repeatedly) they do this on a daily basis, > and in full page ads.. but shy to tell you the real costs. I hope they > change this > > Let me not spoil your fun, but take yourself there... you will be proud of > what we have on display by kenyans... like the sega silcon valley, > electronic/engineering student display... and much more.... hey also pay a > visit to KDN (ushago idea is ver inviting) and Seacom stands... > > Although I did not know WHAT AND WHY KBC was displaying... they have some > priorities wrong, they should luanch online radio first instead of online > TV.. What do you think? > > *Personal though of the day > *I think that we are now headed for mergers, consolidation and synergistic > operations for internet and CCK's operators. What do you think about the 78 > or more Licensed operators by CCK? > > > > Kind regards, > > James J Ngatia > -- Sent from my mobile device --- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com

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Fwd: [ke-internetusers] your opportunity own a laptop, , interest-free government facilitated loan
by Gakuru Alex 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alex Gakuru <gakuru(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:26 AM Subject: [ke-internetusers] your opportunity own a laptop, , interest-free government facilitated loan To: ke-users <ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net> Folks, I was at this meeting- a very good initiative. Proposed loan maximum 50,000/=. I requested that they be supplied unbundled - i.e. without Operating System or other software. Microsoft Windows costs 10,000/= Microsoft Office 17,000/= total cost 27,000/= (more than half the loan amount!!). That would mean that you would have to buy a low-spec laptop to accommodate proprietary software costs within 50K limit. Costs that would be done away with thus enable owners get highest specs laptops, if choose FOSS operating systems (such as www.ubuntu.com, www.pcbsd.org (Ken Kasina developed installer!!), www.fedoraproject.org, en.opensuse.org, www.redhat.com, etc). that all come with free OpenOffice. Give local IT youths installation contracts for these and MORE FOSS applicatications, at, say, 7,000/= per laptop. 1 million x 7,000 =????? :) talk about national software cost savings, youth empowerment, promoting local innovation, and taxes retentions... Obviously, not to exclude them, Microsoft are entitle to pitch sales too,, we see which makes business and national sense? Companies, organisations, associations can also get the interest-free the laptops loans for their employees, staff, members. Will keep you updated as events unfold. Enjoy, Alex ----- [Business Daily] State to guarantee loans for laptops By Okuttah Mark Thursday, July 23 2009 Organisations or individuals seeking to take advantage of this year’s budget stimulus package on laptops are free to negotiate with any banking institution, computer vendors or the telecommunication companies. This follows the announcement by the government through the Permanent Secretary for Information, Dr Bitange Ndemo. that the government will only facilitate the process but the negotiations will be done by interested parties on their own. The incentive was offered by Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta during this year’s budget and aims at accelerating computer access in the country. In the one million computer campaign, the government will guarantee money borrowed either by individuals or organisations to buy the laptop between now and June, next year. The government will also pay the interest on the loan. ... http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/628254/-/u8x… _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers

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Re: [kictanet] [ke-internetusers] Yes we should celebrate CCK?
by Wainaina Mungai 23 Jul '09

23 Jul '09

I recall the day CCK shut down Citizen Radio and TV. There were protests online and offline. CCK has come a long way, and for that, I dance a little. Although we may have CCK cocktail hangovers ;-) we shouldn't confuse improvement with perfection. The party is now over - but the journey is far from over. It's time to get back to work. Wainaina On 7/22/09, joseph james <jjngatia(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Alex and Friends, > > Yes we should celebrate CCK? But we should request for, and get more... > > I toured most (if not all) of the stands, its Kama kawaida...Good stuff. > There are lots solutions for display, some logical and others > out-of-this-world... I wont mention any, you better go, see and judge. > > I must say that I was most impressed by digital age institute stand and new > Zain zap features (send money across all other networks...including), but on > visiting the YU stand, the cute ladies could not comprehend anything like > that... I was telling them of whats new with Zap.. so poor communication on > those people there. > > At Safaricom, I blast the guys there, this attendant next to a merc could > answer my question straight... she had to look for some brochure behind > somewhere...what should I do to surf at Kshs.2.50 per MB... > > Why? I dont know... I will dig for more later > 1. Do you know that you must top up Kshs.2500 so that you can browse at > Kshs.2.50 per MB... otherwise you if you mistakenly use Kshs. 100 to top up > you will surf at Kshs.12.00. This has been on hidden print and never is > never communicated well like the rest of the stuff... Safaricom is able to > show all how... how go online (repeatedly) they do this on a daily basis, > and in full page ads.. but shy to tell you the real costs. I hope they > change this > > Let me not spoil your fun, but take yourself there... you will be proud of > what we have on display by kenyans... like the sega silcon valley, > electronic/engineering student display... and much more.... hey also pay a > visit to KDN (ushago idea is ver inviting) and Seacom stands... > > Although I did not know WHAT AND WHY KBC was displaying... they have some > priorities wrong, they should luanch online radio first instead of online > TV.. What do you think? > > *Personal though of the day > *I think that we are now headed for mergers, consolidation and synergistic > operations for internet and CCK's operators. What do you think about the 78 > or more Licensed operators by CCK? > > > > Kind regards, > > James J Ngatia > -- Sent from my mobile device --- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org

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Radical Islamists Slip Easily Into Kenya: By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, Published: July 21, 2009
by alice 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/world/africa/22shabab.html?_r=2&hp Is this really true? or the usual Western propaganda? Alice <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/jeffrey_gettle…> Published: July 21, 2009 HULUGHO, Kenya <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/ke…> — A thin, dusty line is about the only thing separating Kenya, one of the Western world’s closest allies in Africa, from the Shabab <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/s/al-shab…>, a radical Islamist militia that has taken over much of southern Somalia <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/so…>, beheading detractors, stoning adulterers and threatening to kill any Americans or Europeans who get in their way. <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/world/africa/22shabab.html?_r=2&hp#second…> <http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/07/22/world/20090722SHABAB_index.html> A sandstorm in a refugee camp in Kenya, near the Somali border. The Shabab have penetrated such camps, according to elders, luring away dozens of young men with promises of paradise — and $300 each. More Photos » <http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/07/22/world/20090722SHABAB_index.html> The New York Times Beyond the village of Hulugho lies Shabab country. More Photos > <http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/07/22/world/20090722SHABAB_index.html> Enlarge This Image <javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2009/07/22/world/22shabab_CA2.inlineB.rea…', '22shabab_CA2_inlineB_ready', 'width=720,height=600,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')> <javascript:pop_me_up2('http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2009/07/22/world/22shabab_CA2.inlineB.rea…', '22shabab_CA2_inlineB_ready', 'width=720,height=600,scrollbars=yes,toolbars=no,resizable=yes')> Dominic Nahr for The New York Times A Kenyan police officer stood along the Somali border. Some fear the Shabab might infiltrate Kenya and attack Westerners. More Photos > <http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/07/22/world/20090722SHABAB_index.html> In most places this line, the official international border, is not even marked, let alone protected. In the village of Hulugho, there is simply a tattered Kenyan flag and a cinderblock schoolhouse with chicken-wire windows. Then a meadow of thorn trees and donkey dung. Then Shabab country. Kenya is widely seen as a frontline state against the Islamist extremism smoldering across the Horn of Africa. Few expect the Shabab to make good on its threats to march en masse across the border. But the creeping fear, the one that keeps the security staffs at Western embassies awake at night, is that the Shabab or its foreign jihadist allies will infiltrate Kenya and attack some of the tens of thousands of Westerners living in the country, possibly in a major strike like Al Qaeda <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/a/al_qaed…> did in 1998. Last month, Western counterterrorism experts in Kenya sent out text messages <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/t/text_messagi…> warning expatriates to stay away from malls in Nairobi, Kenya’s usually laid-back capital, because of possible suicide attacks by the Shabab. A few weeks later, the group threatened to destroy Nairobi’s “tall, glass buildings.” The Shabab has already penetrated refugee camps inside Kenya, according to camp elders, luring away dozens of young men with promises of paradise — and $300 each. It has carried out cross-border attacks, kidnapping an outspoken cleric in May from a refugee camp 50 miles inside Kenya. Last Wednesday, in one of its boldest cross-border moves yet, a squad of uniformed, heavily armed Shabab fighters stormed into a Kenyan school in a remote town, rounding up all the children and telling them to quit their classes and join the jihad. “If these guys can come in with their guns and uniforms in broad daylight,” said one of the teachers at the school, “they must be among us.” Then on Saturday it happened again: Somali gunmen, widely believed to be with the Shabab, stormed the offices of an aid organization and kidnapped three aid workers from a Kenyan border town before melting back into Somalia. American and British advisers are working closely with Kenyan counterterrorism teams, but the area along the Somali border is known to be a gaping hole. “The Kenyans don’t have the skills to close the border, even if they wanted to,” said one Western diplomat, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing diplomatic protocol. “People are very concerned. But on some level, we can’t defend Kenya’s border for them.” When asked to assess the level of security at the Somali border, the diplomat flatly stated, “There is no security.” The raging war in the country next door, between Somalia’s weak transitional government and the Shabab, is rapidly becoming a proxy war — with Western arms and money keeping the transitional government alive, while Arab and Pakistani jihadists with links to Al Qaeda fight for the Shabab. Late last month, American officials acknowledged that they had shipped 40 tons of weapons to Somalia’s transitional government, a disclosure that has only sharpened the Shabab’s anti-American sentiments. Kenyan security forces are now flooding into their borderlands, marching along the shimmering roads and across the unforgiving landscape, their assault rifles slung over their shoulders. But the 400-mile border is inevitably porous, and Somali-speaking nomads from both countries flow seamlessly back and forth in diaphanous shawls and worn-out wooden carts. And the biggest proverbial holes may be in the police officers’ pockets. Just this month, Transparency International listed Kenya <http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases_nc/2009/20…> as the most corrupt nation in East Africa. The region’s most corrupt public institution? The Kenyan police. Even though the border is officially closed, Hassan Mohamed, a refugee who used to build houses in Somalia but got driven out by war, explained how thousands of Somali refugees find their way into Kenya each month. “It’s easy,” he said, rubbing his thumb and index finger together in the universal sign of a bribe. “If you pay, you can come in.” The cracked wooden shelves in the border-town markets are heaped with the telltale signs of a flourishing smuggling business: sacks of Pakistani sugar, foreign brands of sodas and soaps, cigarettes with Somali labels — all illegal imports from Somalia that somehow made it past the dozen police checkpoints on the Kenyan side. Abdi Dimbil Alan, an elder who lives in Alin Jugul, a town near the Somali border, says that nearly every night he witnesses the same Somali businessmen paying off the Kenyan police to allow consumer goods and even assault rifles to slip through the border. “These guys are so corrupt,” Mr. Abdi said, referring to the border police, “that if 100 Shabab pulled up with a truckload of weapons and said they were coming to Kenya to kill the president, the police would let them through — for the right price.” Erick Kipkorir, a district officer in Alin Jugul, said Kenyan forces were hard-working and honest. “We can’t say that nothing is coming in because, as you see, the border is very expansive,” he said. “But as for bribes, that has never happened.” Ever since Al Qaeda blew up the American Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, killing more than 200 people and wounding thousands, American counterterrorism officials have been watching East Africa warily. But in the areas along the Kenya-Somalia border, it seems that anti-Americanism is still spreading, despite the millions of dollars the American government has spent on a hearts-and-minds campaign. Take an American-built well in the village of Raya. No one is using it, though Raya is desperately poor and dry. “The Americans wanted to finish us,” said one villager, Ibrahim Alin, convinced that the American water engineers who built the well had poisoned it to sterilize him. The Somali-speaking areas of Kenya have always been an uneasy fit, and Kenya has often responded brutally. This area tried to secede in the 1960s and join Somalia, leading to a guerrilla war. In 1984, Kenyan security forces imprisoned and then killed thousands of ethnic Somali men at a remote airstrip, according to Kenyan human rights groups. In recent weeks, Human Rights Watch <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/h/human_r…> accused <http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/06/29/kenya-bring-prosecutions-torture-nort…> Kenyan security services of raping women and smashing the testicles of men during a crackdown in northeastern Kenya in October.

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Policy Reponses to Copyright Infringment via Internet
by Leonard Aloo 22 Jul '09

22 Jul '09

Dear Listers, “ISOC Public Policy Working Group on policy responses to copyright infringement via the internet” (i) Seeks to Ascertain what specific policy responses to copyright infringement via the Internet have been implemented, adopted or proposed in various counties and identify relevant source documents; (ii) Some examples of policy responses are: cutting off internet access, filtering, setting monthly download limits, taxes etc A sub committee covers Africa and the Middle East. It is however difficult to obtain information regarding Africa. Please share any personal knowledge you have on any of these responses on the continent. If the moderators allow it could begin a debate on what policy position Kenya should take. Regards, Leonard Obura Aloo-Advocate Mwaura & Wachira Advocates Apt. 3, Furaha Apartments FKE Lane, Off Argwings Kodhek Road P.O. Box 51667-00200 Nairobi-Kenya

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May be of interest: IT-destination Africa
by Victor Gathara 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

Dear colleague, Many Dutch companies are currently investigating the advantages of offshore sourcing of IT-related projects. Although most of the work will be done in India or in Eastern Europe, there is also a growing interest for Africa. South-Africa, Kenya, Egypt, Uganda, Ghana and Nigeria are upcoming outsourcing destinations. The attached article: "The Next India" deals with this topic. A longer version of the article has just been placed on the website of The Broker: http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/articles/The-next-India <http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/articles/The-next-India> (and where comments can be added as well; a debate on IT and developing countries is being welcomed). The IT-promotion of Africa Most African nations are not yet well-known offshore destinations, and many promotional activities will be needed. Organizing business missions to Africa is an effective way to generate publicity. We are planning to organize an IT- and BPO-studytour to South-Africa (14 - 21 November 2009). The focus will be on software development, administrative and financial services and call centers. During this visit, we will also take part at an international outsourcing conference, organized by ITC (United Nations) and with delegations from various African countries. Information about these topics has been attached as well. It will be the first time for us to organize a public IT- and BPO-studytour to South-Africa, and we are inviting partners and sponsors to join us, in order to make this unique mission a successful event. With best regards, Paul Tjia (sr. consultant 'offshore sourcing') GPI Consultancy, P.O. Box 26151, 3002 ED Rotterdam, The Netherlands E-mail: paul(a)gpic.nl tel: +31-10-4254172 fax: +31-10-4254317 Website: www.gpic.nl N.B. Information about various topics, including the Dutch offshore market, can be found in my book: "Offshoring Information Technology - Sourcing and Outsourcing to a Global Workforce" (Cambridge University Press). The third print is now available: http://www.gpic.nl/bookTOC.pdf Our activities include: -the promotion of 'offshore IT sourcing' (through seminars, videofilms, publications and study tours) -consultancy (e.g. offshore strategy, feasibility study, country and partner selection, offshore transition) -intercultural training (e.g. 'how to deal with the Dutch business culture', 'how to deal with the Indian business culture') Please reply this message with the text 'Cancel' if you do not want to receive our E-mails DFID, the Department for International Development: leading the British Government's fight against world poverty. Find out more about the major global poverty challenges and get the facts on what DFID is doing to fight them: http://www.dfid.gov.uk ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Peapod. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.peapod.co.uk/cleanmail

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BungeSMS.com implements Ushahidi Engine
by Wainaina Mungai 20 Jul '09

20 Jul '09

Thanks to assistance from the team at Ushahidi, you can now view mapped BungeSMS messages from various constituencies on http://www.bungesms.com/reports/ The main thrust of the BungeSMS reports is devolved funds in constituencies. The reports shall be extended to the Agenda 4 process and peace building efforts. More on the developments will be communicated soon. Regards Wainaina --- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org -- --- http://www.bungesms.com http://www.madeinkenya.org

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Is ICANN Accountable to the Global Public Interest? ICANN Ignores Non-Commercial Users in Internet Policy Development Process
by Gakuru Alex 18 Jul '09

18 Jul '09

Dear All, This message is very important to every user. Please forward it as widely as possible to all end-users of the internet. Help steer ICANN away from it a path that threatens users online presence, globally. Send your comments to gnso-stakeholder-charters(a)icann.org today to remind ICANN who they work for. Act Now!! Deadline is next Tuesday 21 July, 2009 Regards, Alex Gakuru NCUC - Kenya --------- Below is a blog post on the tragedy of the ICANN NCSG charter situation. See numerous hyperlinks for further background reading at: http://ipjustice.org/ICANN/NCSG/NCUC-ICANN-Injustices.html ________________________ Is ICANN Accountable to the Global Public Interest? ICANN Ignores Non-Commercial Users in Internet Policy Development Process By Robin D. Gross, IP Justice 13 July 2009 ----------------------------------------- Everyone is a Noncommercial User of the Internet NCUC logoThe Non-Commercial Users Constituency (NCUC) is the home to noncommercial users in ICANN's GNSO policy development process. NCUC represents 109 members from more than 40 countries, and includes large organizations, small nonprofits and individuals committed to developing Internet policy that protects the rights of noncommercial users. NCUC is concerned with a broad range of issues including human rights such as freedom of expression and privacy protections, educational needs such as those of libraries or academic institutions, and concerns from community and religious organizations, consumer rights groups, and other noncommercial interests related to Internet governance. In today's world, everyone is a noncommercial user of the Internet at one point of their day or another. This noncommercial interest, is an important interest which we all share, regardless of what we do for a living or the fact that we also use the Internet for commercial purposes. We are also noncommercial users and want our ability and right to use the Internet for noncommercial purposes to be protected in ICANN policy negotiations. This objective is in everyone's interest, so it should be respected throughout ICANN's policy development process and governance structures. Restructuring ICANN's GNSO Policy Development Framework ICANN's Generic Names Supporting Organizations (GNSO) is the supposedly "bottom-up" process that allegedly provides ICANN with legitimacy to make and enforce Internet policy decisions. ICANN's GNSO is responsible for making policy recommendations to ICANN's Board of Directors regarding policies covering all generic top-level domains (such as .com, .edu, .org, .net). Presently GNSO policy recommendations are negotiated among competing interests or 6 distinct "constituencies". However, the GNSO is the process of restructuring and reforming its membership away from 6 arbitrary and out-dated "constituencies" and into 4 distinct "stakeholder groups": i) noncommercial users; ii) commercial users; iii) registrar companies; and iv) registry companies. Board Appointed (top-down) vs. Elected (bottom-up) Represent ion on GNSO Council Noncommercial users have been fighting for years to obtain parity with commercial users in the GNSO policy development process at ICANN. A 2006 report by the London School of Economics found ICANN undervalues noncommercial interests in the policy development process (5 specialized commercial constituencies vs. 1 noncommercial constituency to represent all noncommercial interests). In February 2008 the Board Governance Committee Report also recognized this imbalance and the need to address it in order to protect noncommercial interests in ICANN policy development. As a result, the ICANN Board approved a major shift for ICANN's GNSO by deciding noncommercial users should finally be given parity with commercial users in the GNSO policy development process. Specifically, beginning with the Seoul ICANN Meeting in October 2009, noncommercial users and commercial users are each supposed to have elected 6 representatives to the GNSO Council. However, as a result of back channel lobbying by the commercial constituencies who lost the advantage in numbers of councilors, the 3 new GNSO Council seats that should have gone up for election to noncommercial users, will instead become board appointments. Despite the lack of any support from ICANN, NCUC's membership has grown by more than 125% since 2008 when parity between commercial and noncommercial interests was established by the Board Governance Committee. Yet despite the significant increase in participation from noncommercial users, the "parity principle" has lost support from the board, who now may deny the new noncommercial membership elected representation on the GNSO Council. Development of Consensus for Charter for Noncommercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG) In April 2009 noncommercial users responded to ICANN's call for public comment on how to design a stakeholder group charter to maximize the effectiveness of noncommercial users in policy development and encourage the broadest range of participation from the most diverse viewpoints. The answer was clear: noncommercial users overwhelmingly supported a stakeholder group charter that encourages cooperation between constituencies, the charter proposed by the NCUC. NCUC's charter was developed by a multi-stakeholder process that involved months of open consultations, dozens of participants, numerous discussions with ICANN board and staff, At-Large members, existing noncommercial participants at ICANN and prospective noncommercial participants. NCUC's charter went through significant modifications in response to public feedback, including more than half a dozen distinct public drafts, before reaching a consensus on the final charter submitted for a Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG). In addition to NCUC's membership, ICANN's public comment period on the stakeholder group charters brought additional support to the NCUC charter, including support from over 63 organizations and dozens of individuals from all corners of the globe. Public Comment Against a Charter that Would Stranglehold Noncommercial Users Two competing proposals, vastly different in their substance and effect, were submitted to ICANN to charter the new Noncommercial Stakeholder Group (NCSG). In addition to the charter supported by civil society from NCUC, another proposal was submitted from CP80, an Internet pro-censorship group led by Cheryl Preston, Ralph Yarro III (SCO Chairman), and Debra Peck out of Salt Lake City, Utah. Outside from the drafters of the CP80 petition, not a single public comment argued in support of the CP80 proposal or its governance model during ICANN's Public Comment Period. The lack of public support for the CP80 "constituency-based" voting model is not surprising since its provisions would stranglehold noncommercial users in endless competition among factionalized constituencies, constantly fighting over scarce resources and representation on ICANN's GNSO Council. NCUC's charter encourages noncommercial users to work together toward shared goals, while the CP80 model keeps noncommercial users constantly fighting over their differences, and ultimately ineffective at influencing policy decisions at ICANN. Noncommercial Organizations Unanimous in Favor of Joint Civil Society Proposal During ICANN's April 2009 Public Comment period, a total of 23 distinct comments from organizations and individuals were submitted on the topic of stakeholder group charters. Several of these comments were signed by dozens of noncommercial organizations and individuals, increasing public participation by much more than 23 comments would initially imply. However of these 23 comments, the only 2 to argue in favor of the CP80 proposal to hard-wire GNSO Council Seats to constituencies were the drafters of the proposal themselves. No one else. As many commentators noted, CP80's proposed "constituency-based" structure would stranglehold noncommercial users and discourage consensus building and cooperation among competing constituencies. The "constituency-based" voting it proposes creates a constant zero-sum struggle between noncommercial constituencies, rendering the entire Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group ineffective in ICANN policy development. In stark contrast to the lack of any support for the CP80 model, more than 63 organizations and 55 individuals submitted comments in favor of the joint civil society charter that provides for a democratic vote of all its membership to elect representatives to serve on the GNSO Council. Every single noncommercial organization who submitted a public comment on the topic argued against the stranglehold charter model proposed by CP80 and in favor of the cooperation charter submitted by noncommercial users and created through a consensus process. ICANN Defies Public Comment and Imposes Stranglehold Charter Model What did ICANN do in response to the public comment it received and the global consensus against the stranglehold charter model proposed by CP80? ICANN adopted the stranglehold charter model for noncommercial users, defying the unanimous public support expressed for the charter drafted by noncommercial users that was created through a consensus process. Welcome to "bottom-up" policy making at ICANN: where participants are invited to build a "consensus" among a broad range of interests, only to have that consensus discarded by ICANN as a result of relentless insider back-channel lobbying from special interests. Apparently we noncommercial users wasted our time building consensus among global civil society and participating in a public discussion forum, when we should have been lobbying ICANN board members and ICANN executive staffers -- since that seems to be the only channel of public input ICANN feels accountable to. Obviously, noncommercial users will never be able to effectively participate in a policy development forum that is predicated on and dominated by insider lobbying from entrenched commercial interests. ICANN's Board of Directors has a responsibility to the global public interest to ensure noncommercial interests can play a meaningful role in ICANN policy development despite its lack of economic backing. Unfortunately protection for noncommercial interests is systematically being squeezed-out of ICANN's policy development process by commercial interests. ICANN's Sneaky Move to Keep Plans Hidden On 23 June 2009, when ICANN finally released its proposed charter to noncommercial users, in addition to the charter being an entirely different different structure than the one created by the consensus process, ICANN's charter also omitted to include the most important section 5 which deals with management of the NCSG and in particular, representation on the GNSO Policy Council. Only after explicitly requesting to see the omitted section, was NCUC provided section 5 from ICANN with the understanding that it is staff's proposal for governing the NCSG. One will not find ICANN's proposed section 5 in its NCSG charter published on the ICANN website, but it can read be read here -- and it must be read together with the ICANN-drafted NCSG charter for it be clear what sneakiness is at play. Exactly the stranglehold governance structure that noncommercial users uniformly rejected in April, ICANN intends to march ahead with at full steam and impose on noncommercial users. But not transparently and not in a manner that conveys its clear intentions to the public so those effected may provide feedback. When asked at the 23 June 2009 ICANN meeting why didn't staff listen to non-commercial users in the public comment period about how they want to elect their GNSO Council Representatives, ICANN spokesman Ken Bour frankly said that ICANN staff adopted the constituency-based charter "because it is what staff wanted all along". Tell ICANN to Listen to Noncommercial Users and Protect the Public Interest The message is clear. ICANN has forgotten who it works for - us - Internet users - including noncommercial users. Now is the time to remind ICANN that it must be accountable to the global public interest or it has no business in Internet governance. Tell ICANN to listen to noncommercial users and not to impose the stranglehold charter on noncommercial users against our will. Send an email to gnso-stakeholder-charters(a)icann.org (until 21 July 2009) and ask that noncommercial voices be heard in Internet policy decisions. Send a copy of your comment to your local Congressman or Member of Parliament to keep them informed about ICANN injustices to noncommercial users. You can also file a complaint over ICANN injustices with the ombudsman, who is supposed to keep the organization accountable to the public. Thomas Jefferson noted that the exercise of political power without the consent of the governed is illegitimate. ICANN's attempt to impose a governance structure on noncommercial users against their will calls into question ICANN's legitimacy to govern; it undermines confidence in ICANN's commitment to democratic values; and it appears ICANN is unable to protect the broader public interest against commercial pressures. We must remind ICANN to protect the public interest and the rights of noncommercial users - all of us. Send a quick email to gnso-stakeholder-charters(a)icann.org today to remind ICANN who they work for. IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: robin(a)ipjustice.org _______________________________________________ ke-internetusers mailing list ke-internetusers(a)bdix.net http://www.bdix.net/mailman/listinfo/ke-internetusers

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