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Re: [Kictanet] Minutes KICTAnet Planning meeting March 20, 2006 held at the jacaranda hotel
by Wainaina Mungai 08 Apr '06

08 Apr '06

I agree. The new structure is great and bound to be more effective. All the best to the team. Regards --- Wainaina Mungai http://www.madeinkenya.org SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. > -------Original Message------- > From: Bill Kagai <billkagai(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Kictanet] Minutes KICTAnet Planning meeting March 20, 2006 held at the jacaranda hotel > Sent: 07 Apr '06 11:39 > > Very Good Minutes!!! > Explore ways of getting Kictanet members to contribute to the > acivities...but...so far so good. > > -- > -- > With Kind Regards, > Bildad Kagai > MD - Circuits & Packets Communications Ltd > Suite B2, Tetu Apartments, State House Avenue > P. O. Box 20311 - 00200 > Nairobi, Kenya > Tel. 254 20 2728332 > Fax. 254 20 2726965 > Cell. 254 722 379409 > E. bill(a)circuitspackets.co.ke > URL. www.circuitspackets.co.ke > > > On 4/7/06, alice(a)apc.org <alice(a)apc.org> wrote: > > Dear All > > > > Find attached minutes of the March 20th meeting held at the jacaranda hotel. > > > > > > regards > > alice > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > kictanet mailing list > > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/billkagai%40gmail.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > kictanet mailing list > kictanet(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet > > Please unsubscribe or change your options at http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/wainaina%40madeinkenya.org >

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Re: [Kictanet] KICTANet Proposed Logo
by John Walubengo 08 Apr '06

08 Apr '06

looks cute. walu. >>> <alice(a)apc.org> 04/07/06 11:56AM >>> Dear all Early this year there was a KICTANet logo competition. The jury selected the attached. best regards alice

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Fw: [alac] Africa Position Paper on Internet growth through content
by alice＠apc.org 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

AFRISPA, More comments on your intrenet report. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John R Levine" <johnl(a)iecc.com> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Cc: "ALAC" <alac(a)icann.org> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 4:19 PM Subject: Re: [alac] Africa Position Paper on Internet growth through content >> Primarily their interest is driven by the value of content >> that they locate which is relevant to their lives and business. > > That's surprising. Here in the U.S., despite the myth that "content is > king" the reality is that what people are willing to pay for is person to > person communication. See, for example > http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue6_2/odlyzko/ > > Regards, > John Levine, johnl(a)iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for > Dummies", > Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://www.johnlevine.com, Mayor > "I dropped the toothpaste", said Tom, crestfallenly.

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Fw: [alac] Africa Position Paper on Internet growth through content
by alice＠apc.org 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

Hi All, especially AFRISPA folks, Comments on your "strategies for increased internet growth" report from ALAC ICANN members alice ----- Original Message ----- From: "John L" <johnl(a)iecc.com> To: <shahshah(a)irnic.ir> Cc: <alice(a)apc.org>; "ALAC" <alac(a)icann.org> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [alac] Africa Position Paper on Internet growth through content >> Well it isn't so clear that a statistical study was done. This seems to >> be >> a call by African ISPs for what they consider important. They may be >> advocating more use of Internet for educating and informing, or a call >> for >> 'content' may just mean a desire for more 'bandwidth'. Further, because >> so >> much of email is web-based, it is hard to differentiate. > > I can't tell from the report what they consider important either. > > I just hope they're not repeating the mistakes we made here in North > America in the 1990s. > > Regards, > John Levine, johnl(a)iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for > Dummies", > Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://iecc.com/johnl, Mayor > "I dropped the toothpaste", said Tom, crestfallenly.

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Fw: VACANCY: Information & Networking Officer - BRIDGE gender and development programme
by alice＠apc.org 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING - please circulate widely VACANCY: Information & Networking Officer (Ref 140) BRIDGE gender and development programme The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is a leading centre of research, teaching and communications on international development issues. BRIDGE is an innovative gender and development research and communications unit within IDS that supports policymakers and practitioners with accessible and diverse gender information. We now need to recruit a talented and highly motivated individual to join this groundbreaking team. The successful candidate will take responsibility for the continued evolution of our electronic information strategy - in particular the development of the Siyanda website (please visit www.siyanda.org) Siyanda offers: a comprehensive database of summaries and links to gender materials from across the world; a database of gender experts; and opportunities for networking with colleagues. You must have an excellent knowledge of internet-based information systems along with a strong background in gender and development issues, debates, information and networks. Your experience of building networks of partner organisations through electronic means will ensure Siyanda remains relevant and vibrant. In turn, you will demonstrate the competence to identify and develop information strategies, for both on- and offline communication. Starting salary: £20,044 - £25,565 (depending on experience) Closing Date: Thursday 4 May 2006 (12.00 GMT) Interview date: 23 and 24 May 2006 OFFICIAL APPLICATIONS FORMS ONLY, CVs will not be accepted For further information and to download an application form please log on to http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/recruit/index.html Alternatively to receive a hard copy please email Human Resources, hr(a)ids.ac.uk Or call our confidential answer phone 01273-678682 [Int +44 1273] Human Resources Institute of Development Studies University of Sussex Brighton BN1 9RE, UK We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of sex, race, religion or religious beliefs, disability, HIV/AIDS, sexual orientation and age. Paola Brambilla Communications Assistant/Consultant BRIDGE Institute of Development Studies University of Sussex Brighton, BN1 9RE email: P.Brambilla(a)ids.ac.uk <mailto:[email protected]> Visit our websites! http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/ <http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/> to download our Bridge reports http://www.siyanda.org/ <http://www.siyanda.org/> for a great range of gender focused development material ______________________________________________________________________ This message is for the addressee only and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of IDS. Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RE Tel: +44 (0)1273 606261; Fax: +44 (0)1273 621202 IDS, a charitable company limited by guarantee: Registered Charity No. 306371; Registered in England 877338; VAT No. GB 350 899914 --- You are currently subscribed to inbrief as: alice(a)apc.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-inbrief-325803F(a)lyris.ids.ac.uk

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KICTANet Proposed Logo
by alice＠apc.org 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

Dear all Early this year there was a KICTANet logo competition. The jury selected the attached. best regards alice

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Minutes KICTAnet Planning meeting March 20, 2006 held at the jacaranda hotel
by alice＠apc.org 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

Dear All Find attached minutes of the March 20th meeting held at the jacaranda hotel. regards alice

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Fwd: [Fibre-for-africa] Yesterday's Nepad meeting
by Bill Kagai 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Vincent Waiswa Bagiire <vincent(a)cipesa.org> Date: Apr 7, 2006 10:44 AM Subject: [Fibre-for-africa] Yesterday's Nepad meeting To: Private list for use by EASSY Workshop Participants <fibre-for-africa(a)lists.apc.org> Dear All, Where as I was unable to attend the NEPAD meeting yesterday, we asked one of our colleagues based in South Africa to attend and provide us with an update. Below is the feed back she has provided. Anriette and any one else who attended please chime in here. Just a brief overview of what occurred at the NEPAD EASSy meeting yesterday: The following made presentations: (1)IDC: consultants hired by NEPAD to look at Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) models for financing the cable (no report submitted, and came under fire); (2)Presentation from the inter-governmental forum (IGA) (rather defensive delivery); (3)World Bank (regional policy dept): presented their SPV model (noticeably professional and concrete); (4)EASSy consortium: gave an update on where they are currently and what they think of the proposed SPV ideas (are ready to start building and aren't going to wait for governments to sort out their regulatory stuff); (5)Consultants for the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO): their research into legal and regulatory changes required to support EASSy. (we have their report, their presentation was somewhat feeble, eg, they gave inappropriate examples of "success stories" of OA initiatives in other countries, which were all in municipalities, some of which are known to be failing) Each session was followed by Q&A. Unfortunately I did not realize the meeting concludes today (April 07 was not on the agenda?), so I don't know what the outcome was. But I can give you the following overall impressions for you to muse over: (1) This was a very high-level meeting between representatives of regulators, governments, and telcos (APC and AfrISPA also there). (2) A lot of frustration over IDC failing to submit a report to the group prior to this meeting, and a lot of embarrassing excuses from NEPAD chair. (3) There were 7 action points from the last meeting, but NEPAD had only made progress on 2, and there was some disagreement over the exact brief for some. (4) Frustration from the telcos (mostly Telkom and MTN), wanting greater detail of IDC's SPV model, with the presenter giving inadequate answers. (5) ***interesting*** Telcos stating bluntly that without the report, and action from last meeting, the process would likely stall. At this point, Lyndal Shope-Mafoli (our DG) stepped in and put her foot down, stating that she wanted to remind everyone that this was a NEPAD-led initiative, and governments would determine how this cable would be built. Governments would then ask the telcos if they wanted to participate. She said she had spoken to the CEOs of six of her telcos and all had agreed to invest. So, "there is no room for negotiation here: this is a development issue and one led by government, not the telcos". (6) But then a speaker from Kenya cautioned her on this approach - he sited the (disastrous) examples of COMTEL and RASCOM, ie, government-led initiatives tend to come to nothing. Also, Kenya is getting several offers (mostly from India) for alternative cables, which they are having to turn down so that they don't "sell out" their "brothers" in the SADC region. But it's getting hard for them to continue this - under a lot of public pressure for affordable bandwidth - and they want a timeline asap. (7) The timeline was mentioned by Rwanda, Botswana, Kenya and Tanzania as too long. (8) Rwanda is particularly cheesed-off: they've applied to join EASSy, but do not hear anything and ask "why must we come with a begging bowl, just because we don't have any operators"? (9) The question of why companies need an international gateway license came up several times. Answers from NEPAD and EASSy varied from "it was a compromise made at the beginning to appease telcos for us adopting OA principals" to a less compromising answer along the lines of "anyone can join, you just need a gateway license" ...inferring that countries must get on with issuing more of these, ie, liberalize faster. (10) WB stressed the need for NEPAD/IGA to stick to policy, and leave the cable to others - governments are not in the business of building cables themselves. (Got the impression the WB model for SPV is preferred over IDC's) (11) EASSy stressed that they are NOT opposed to any SPV model, as long as it is run on a commercial basis (ha ha, very good). (12) APC raised intelligent questions asking if their would be any civil society input to EASSy shareholders agreement, academica, umbrella orgs etc, but didn't get good answers. Compiled by Jennifer Huesler on behalf of CIPESA for the EASSy task force. Regards, Vincent -- Vincent Waiswa Bagiire, Director, CIPESA Plot 30, Bukoto Street, P.O. Box 26970 Kampala Tel: 256-41-533057 Fax: 256-41-533054 Cell: 256-77-702256 or 256-71-702256 Email: vincent(a)cipesa.org www.cipesa.org _______________________________________________ Fibre-for-africa mailing list Fibre-for-africa(a)lists.apc.org http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/fibre-for-africa

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Fwd: Expression of Interest
by alice＠apc.org 07 Apr '06

07 Apr '06

Dear all FYI > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: "Andrew Karanja" <andrew(a)africanedevelopment.org> >> Date: 6 April 2006 16:22:46 GMT+03:00 >> To: brian(a)inhand.co.ke >> Cc: info(a)inhand.co.ke, harry(a)africanedevelopment.org >> Subject: Expression of Interest >> >> Dear Brian, >> >> Reference to your email to the KICTANet list regarding the hosting >> of KICTANet. Kindly consider this as an expression of interest from >> the African eDevelopment Resource Centre (AeRC) whose founders are >> active KICTANet members. >> >> We have been involved in numerous KICTANet activities and >> understand and subscribe to the objectives, mission and vision of >> the network. Given our experience, knowledge of the local ICT >> landscape and our networking abilities, we fell we can make a good >> home, albeit, temporary for KICTANet. >> >> We therefore, offer to house KICTANet in terms of operating space >> and other office facilities and also offer to open a separate bank >> account for KICTANet under the AeRC main account. The signing >> powers of this account can include one other KICTANet member who is >> not in our employment. This account will also be open for audit by >> auditors identified by the network whenever is deemed necessary to >> do that. >> >> We hope that we can be useful to the network. >> >> Kind regards >> >> >> >> Andrew Karanja >> AeRC >> > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > committee mailing list > committee(a)kictanet.or.ke > http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/committee >

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Fw: KICTANET REGISTRATION VARIOUS OPTIONS
by alice＠apc.org 06 Apr '06

06 Apr '06

Dear all Find attached and below various options for KICTANet registration submitted by Dr. Ben Sihanya. We are going to have a moderated discussion beginning Monday next week for seven days on this issue so we can conclude this matter. best regards alice ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Option 1: Incorporation of a Company Limited by Guarantee The Companies Act (Cap. 486 of the Laws of Kenya) defines a company limited by guarantee as "a company having the liability of its members limited by the memorandum to such amount as the members may respectively thereby undertake to contribute to the assets of the company in the event of its being wound up." Such companies usually include associations where trade is carried on but the profits are employed in furthering the objects for which the company is formed. A company limited by guarantee may or may not have a share capital. If the company has a share capital the signatories must subscribe for at least one share, as is the case in a limited company. In this case therefore, each member will also be liable for the amount, for the time being, remaining unpaid on the shares held by him/her. A company limited by guarantee is required by law to clearly states, in its memorandum, the company's objects and that the liability of its members is limited. In addition, it shall have the word "limited" appearing as the last word of the company name. Please note however that associations that are not for profit may dispense with the use of the word "limited" after its name. Optimistically, it would probably take anywhere between one to three months to incorporate a company limited by guarantee. However, incorporation of such companies has been known to take about six (6) months to two (2) years! The reason for this is that such applications were in the past forwarded to the President's office whereupon verification of the particulars of the proposed directors was made. It seems that the rationale at the time was that there was possibly a suspicious motive behind such companies and thus why they did not wish to be incorporated as companies limited by shares. Today however, the process has theoretically improved though it is practically not viable in KICTANET's case (Issue of shareholding, appointing shareholders, directors, handling share transfers and such would complicate the organisation's operations). Option 2: Registration of a Charitable Trust A trust is a legal entity in itself and is established as soon as all the trustees sign the trust deed. A trust deed is the written instrument signed under seal by all the trustees in the presence of an independent witness. It stipulates the objects and rules of the trust including the regulations thereof. For it to be considered a charitable trust, the trustees must have constituted themselves for a religious, educational, literary, scientific, social, athletic or charitable purpose. It may be of interest to note that what is otherwise regarded to be a "foundation" is technically a trust. In Kenya, a foundation is established in the same way as a trust and is similar in all other aspects save for the fact that the parties to a foundation are referred to as founders/ settlers with additional persons appointed in the deed as trustees. In order to give the trust its own "corporate" identity and enable it make arrangements under seal in much the same way as a limited company, the trust is thereafter registered under the Trustees (Perpetual Succession) Act whereupon a Certificate of Registration is granted. This enables the trust to sue and be sued in its own name (as opposed to those of the trustees) and is especially useful where the trust wants to hold interest in movable and immovable property (i.e. land) in its name rather than in the individual trustees' names. In addition, by registering an organization as a trust, it may ultimately be possible to apply for charitable status. Eligibility for such status is obtained once the trust complies with the requirements of the Kenya Revenue Authority. My experience has been that a duly registered trust must have very strong justification for applying for charitable status with the general expectation of the authorities being proof that the objects of the trust are for the benefit of the majority of, or better still, all Kenyans rather than a narrowly defined group of beneficiaries. Further, in 2003 stringent measures and requirements were introduced by the Lands Registry, where trusts are registered, and these have caused the registration of trusts to take anywhere from a year to register. In fact, the Minister in charge at the time declared that turns would no longer be registered under his Ministry but instead, under the Societies Act. The Registrar of Societies responded in writing by stating that they too would not register trusts as it was not their mandate! The stalemate remains to date and applications for registration under the Trustee (PS) Act dating back to 2003 are still pending! It is nonetheless important to note that a trust deed duly registered at the Registry of Documents (but not under the Trustee (PS) Act) is sufficient proof of the existence of a trust and can be used, for instance, to open bank accounts in the name of the trust and employ people etc. Non-registration of a trust under the said Act does not mean that the trust is non-existent. Option 3: Registration of an NGO The Kenya Non-Governmental Organisations Co-ordination Act of 199 defines a non-governmental organisation (NGO) as a private, not-for-profit, voluntary grouping of individuals or associations organised nationally or internationally for promotion of social welfare, development, charity or research through the mobilisation of resources. A local NGO refers to that organization registered in Kenya and only operates in two (2) districts in Kenya while a national NGO is registered in Kenya and can operate in any area within Kenya. An international NGO on the other hand is registered in Kenya and can operate within or outside of Kenya. NGOs in Kenya are under intense scrutiny from the government and the NGO Co-ordination Board which was established to co-ordinate the activities of all NGOs and to consider applications for registration of NGOs. In addition, the Board advises the government on NGO activities and their role in development within Kenya as well as approves the Code of Conduct which governs the self-regulation of NGOs and their activities The Board is a Government entity under the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Office of the Vice-President. Since the Board meets four times a year to conduct business, the length of time it takes to register an NGO is dependent upon the time one submits their application relative to the Board meetings. Please also note that there exists an arm of the Board, which operates in the field and reports to the Board on a weekly basis on the effectiveness of projects or activities of NGOs all over the country. Such regular checks and balances ensure proper conduct by NGOs. The NGO Co-ordination Act, 1990 provides that registered NGOs must submit to the Board annual reports of their activities in the prescribed format although it is wise to submit reports on a quarterly basis together with audited reports for that quarter, as opposed to at the end of the year. Upon registration, the organization will be issued with a Certificate of Registration which is valid for sixty (60) months and renewable upon application. In addition, please note that upon registration, all NGOs are supposed to be members of the Kenya National Council of Voluntary Agencies. This is a collective forum through which the NGOs and the Government can meet annually to discuss the difficulties encountered in their activities and the NGOs can recommend ways in which the Government can better assist them achieve their objectives. The Council also acts as an arbitrator for disputes within and between NGOs or between NGOs and courts etc. Where disciplinary cases are referred to the Council for consideration and the NGO in question is found guilty of an act or omission contrary to the NGO rules of conduct yet remains unwilling to make amends, then such cases are forwarded to the Board for actioning. All this notwithstanding, issues related to the Council's constitution and membership are uncertain and, as far as I am aware, there are actually NGOs that are not members of the Council. Option 4: Registration of a Society Societies are governed by the Societies Act (Cap. 108, Laws of Kenya). A society is defined under the Act as any club, company, partnership or other association of ten or more persons, whatever its nature or object, established in Kenya or having its headquarters or chief place of business in Kenya. The Act specifically provides that the following are not societies: · A company registered under the Companies Act, or a branch office of a foreign company; · Any corporation incorporated by or under any other written law; · A registered trade union; · A company, firm, association or partnership consisting of not more than 20 persons formed with the view of carrying on business for profit; · A registered co-operative society; · A school registered under the Education Act; · A building society defined by the Building Societies Act; · A bank licensed under the Banking Act; · An international organisation of which Kenya is a member, or any branch, section or organ of any such organisation; Every society is required to apply for registration to the Registrar of Societies within 28 days after formation. In applying for registration, a society is first required to conduct a search of the Registry to confirm that there are no existing societies with the same name. The application process includes submitting an application form, a copy of the constitution or rules of the society and a notification of the registered office of the Society. In particular, the Society should have at the very least, three appointed officers who shall be required to sign the application forms. Appointments are, therefore, done even prior to application for registration. Once the Registrar receives the application, he should communicate his decision on whether or not to register the Society and if the former, arrange for a Certificate of Registration to be issued and the Society to be published in the Kenya Gazette. Please note that registration under the Societies Act presumes that the Society has already been constituted and is operational prior to the application for registration. In fact, once an application for registration is made, officers from the Registrar's office are required to visit the registered office of the Society to confirm if indeed the Society is operational. Whether or not this actually happens is another matter altogether, although in the recent past there has been effort on the Registrar's part to ensure that this is complied with, the result being that the entire process has been known to take over 6 months to conclude. Nevertheless, the Registrar has been clearing the backlog accumulated over the years and, as far as I am aware, the registration process has since been less time-consuming. Finally, please note that for any transaction carried on in Kenya, a Personal Identification Number (PIN) is required. As such, whatever organization you chose to register would have to apply for a PIN Certificate upon its registration. This is a fairly straightforward matter. You should also seek the opinion of a registered auditor in Kenya regarding issues of tax implications of the above organisations such as employee's tax returns, work permits, tax exemptions and the like. I trust that the above information is of some assistance in determining what type of entity to register in Kenya. In my view is that the fourth option would be most viable for KICTANET's present needs. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Innovative Lawyering" <sihanya(a)innovativelawyering.com> To: <alice(a)apc.org> Cc: <n_awino(a)hotmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 3:25 PM Subject: RE: KICTANET REGISTRATION > Dear Alice, > > I wont be able to attend today's emergency KICTANet meeting. Kindly accept > my apologies. Please keep me posted on any of the decisions made at this > meeting. I have attached two opinions for your perusal and comments. > > Thank you. > > Yours sincerely, > > Dr Ben Sihanya, Advocate > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Dr Ben Sihanya, Ph.D. (Stanford) > Teacher, Intellectual Property Attorney, Author, CPS (K), Consultant > Intellectual Property, Constitutionalism, and Communication Law > Chair, Department of Commercial Law > University of Nairobi Law School & ©opyright Africa & Innovative Lawyering > Trainer on TRIPs, WTO's Regional Trade Policy Course, University of > Namibia > Parklands Law Campus, Room B10 > Box 1313, Sarit Centre, 00606 Nairobi, Kenya > Telefax (254-20) 3741769 (O); +4343259 (H); Cell: +722897825 > email: copyrightafrica(a)innovativelawyering.com; > sihanya(a)innovativelawyering.com > :[email protected];url:www.innovativelawyering.com >

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