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Safaricom allocated license for 800mhz
by Ali Hussein 03 Sep '15

03 Sep '15

Listers FYI. See attached Kenya Gazette Notice. This license for the 800mhz seems to have been allocated solo without a bid.‎ It will enable them to go commercial on LTE 4G and home broadband......furthering their dominance with assistance from the state? Confusing signals? On one side CA is bent on 'taming' Safaricom. On the other it is issuing new licenses without a bidding process? I can't pretend to know the process of how this comes about but would appreciate a step by step explanation by anyone who is familiar with this process. I'm sure there is a valid explanation to this.. Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad

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Re: [kictanet] Data revolution in Kenya - briefing
by ngethe.kariuki2007 02 Sep '15

02 Sep '15

Walu, Good writing. However, there is need to separate FOI from " Re - use of public sector information " by third parties. FOI emphasis is mainly on information to ordinary citizens so that they can effectively participate in their governance. "Re-use" is more about commercialization of public sector information by third parties as your Google example shows. A policy framework for the latter is also important as it opens doors for new "Information" industries powered by innovatively re-packaging information held by government to meet specific social-economic needs John Kariuki Sent from Samsung Mobile -------- Original message -------- From: Edna shiko via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: To: ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk Cc: Edna shiko <ednawanjiku(a)gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Data revolution in Kenya - briefing walu, nice piece there liked this bit more Most government bureaucrats enjoy a false sense of importance when they go through a paper report stamped “Top Secret” or “Highly Confidential”, even when its contents are easily found in yesterday’s tabloids. On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: @ Waudo I did a write up on the above just for you :-) Have a read... National Data Forum seemed heavy on talk but light on walk National Data Forum seemed heavy on talk but light on wa... Without freedom of information and data protection laws, there will be no data revolution. View on www.nation.co.ke Preview by Yahoo walu. From: waudo siganga via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: jwalu(a)yahoo.com Cc: waudo siganga <emailsignet(a)mailcan.com> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Data revolution in Kenya Not heard of this Data Forum Kivuva. It's being held where? On Fri, Aug 28, 2015, at 11:59 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet wrote: So the Data Forum is happening in Nairobi, with the aim of harnessing the data revolution for sustainable development. Well, the meeting started an hour and more from schedule (They say it’s a Kenyan thing), but luckily, participants had the chance to showcase their social skills and chitchat with their neighbors ... data scientists, policy makers, innovators, entrepreneurs, academicians, media, and all … In mid 2011, government institutions were able to release public data through the Kenya Open Data Initiative with full of executive support. Support from the top, say President. It was the first African government north of the Limpopo to do so. It was a big deal then, it still is. It seems Uhuru’s government is keen to continue with the same, although since coming into power in 2013, they seem to have dropped the ball. From 2011, the next update for data sets available at opendata.go.ke only came through mid 2015. It’s a big deal still, but for it to remain so; there must be a policy to require the relevant government agencies, and even ICT Authority of Kenya to continuously release data as it becomes available. We should also have proper legislation (freedom of information act, data protection act, Official Secrets Act,) to enable agencies release data in the confines of the law. The importance of open data is not in doubt. According to Socrata, the American firm dedicated to providing social data discovery services for opening governments; “The impact of data as a utility is real — informing the daily decisions of government employees and citizens in ways that improve quality of life, unleash new economic opportunity, and increase operational excellence in government”. Well, how are these researchers, policy experts, think tanks (I love the word), innovators, and civil society using the datasets to inform the society on which direction to take as a country? Moving from the fabled UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as DP William Ruto would put it, how are we using these datasets to realize SDGs? These are the questions the conference seems to address. It’s great to see the Government of Kenya seeks to host the World Data Forum in Kenya in 2016. Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/emailsignet%40mailcan… The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ednawanjiku%40gmail.c… The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.

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Fwd: Re: Data revolution in Kenya - briefing
by ngethe.kariuki2007 02 Sep '15

02 Sep '15

Sent from Samsung Mobile -------- Original message -------- From: "ngethe.kariuki2007" <ngethe.kariuki2007(a)yahoo.co.uk> Date: To: kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke Cc: ednawanjiku(a)gmail.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Data revolution in Kenya - briefing Walu, Good writing. However, there is need to separate FOI from " Re - use of public sector information " by third parties. FOI emphasis is mainly on information to ordinary citizens so that they can effectively participate in their governance. "Re-use" is more about commercialization of public sector information by third parties as your Google example shows. A policy framework for the latter is also important as it opens doors for new "Information" industries powered by innovatively re-packaging information held by government to meet specific social-economic needs John Kariuki Sent from Samsung Mobile

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by Doris ofisi 02 Sep '15

02 Sep '15

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Re: [kictanet] Safaricom allocated license for 800mhz
by James Wanjau 02 Sep '15

02 Sep '15

Deducted? They were charged for doing the project? Or the 4G license? On 2 September 2015 at 10:58, oloo.khisa <oloo.khisa(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > Technically Safaricom didnt the cctv project for free. It was to be > deducted from the tax on profit. > On Sep 2, 2015 9:49 AM, James Wanjau via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > > I was also under the impression that Safaricom was getting 4G spectrum in > exchange for doing the CCTV project without charging a cent. > > > On 2 September 2015 at 09:12, Barrack Otieno via kictanet < > kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: > >> Hi Ali, >> >> If my memory is clear, this is in exchange for implementation of the >> National Mulika Mwizi system (ccTV) that is being implemented? i must >> have seen that somewhere in the press, i stand corrected though. >> >> Best Regards >> >> On 9/2/15, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> >> wrote: >> > Listers >> > >> > FYI. See attached Kenya Gazette Notice. >> > >> > This license for the 800mhz seems to have been allocated solo without a >> > bid.‎ It will enable them to go commercial on LTE 4G and home >> > broadband......furthering their dominance with assistance from the >> state? >> > >> > Confusing signals? On one side CA is bent on 'taming' Safaricom. On the >> > other it is issuing new licenses without a bidding process? I can't >> pretend >> > to know the process of how this comes about but would appreciate a step >> by >> > step explanation by anyone who is familiar with this process. I'm sure >> there >> > is a valid explanation to this.. >> > >> > Ali Hussein >> > Hussein & Associates >> > +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 >> > >> > Twitter: @AliHKassim >> > Skype: abu-jomo >> > LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim >> > Blog: www.alyhussein.com >> > >> > "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking >> what >> > no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi >> > >> > Sent from my iPad >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> Barrack O. Otieno >> +254721325277 >> +254-20-2498789 >> Skype: barrack.otieno >> http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/bkwanjau%40gmail.com >> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform >> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and >> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT >> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. >> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors >> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, >> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do >> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications. > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---Freedom is the right of all sentient beings--- > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Thanks and Regards, > Kariuki James Wanjau,< > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---Freedom is the right of all sentient beings--- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks and Regards, Kariuki James Wanjau, (+254) 0717-315-092

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Safaricom allocated license for 800mhz
by cdohnio 02 Sep '15

02 Sep '15

Ali, I'll have to confirm this but wasn't spectrum part of the deal for city wide camera system?

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Fwd: [AfrICANN-discuss] Online Publication - Internet Governance
by Barrack Otieno 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

Listers, For your information. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "AFRINIC Communication" <comm-announce(a)afrinic.net> Date: Sep 1, 2015 4:05 PM Subject: [AfrICANN-discuss] Online Publication - Internet Governance To: <africann(a)afrinic.net> Cc: Dear Colleagues, For your reading pleasure, an online publication on Internet Governance (English and French). http://www.diplomacy.edu/resources/books/introduction-internet-governance http://issuu.com/diplo/docs/ig_2014_fr_final_webjuly AFRINIC Communication _______________________________________________ AfrICANN mailing list AfrICANN(a)afrinic.net https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/africann

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Data revolution in Kenya
by Mwendwa Kivuva 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

So the Data Forum is happening in Nairobi, with the aim of harnessing the data revolution for sustainable development. Well, the meeting started an hour and more from schedule (They say it’s a Kenyan thing), but luckily, participants had the chance to showcase their social skills and chitchat with their neighbors ... data scientists, policy makers, innovators, entrepreneurs, academicians, media, and all … In mid 2011, government institutions were able to release public data through the Kenya Open Data Initiative with full of executive support. Support from the top, say President. It was the first African government north of the Limpopo to do so. It was a big deal then, it still is. It seems Uhuru’s government is keen to continue with the same, although since coming into power in 2013, they seem to have dropped the ball. From 2011, the next update for data sets available at opendata.go.ke only came through mid 2015. It’s a big deal still, *but for it to remain so; there must be a policy to require the relevant government agencies, and even ICT Authority of Kenya to continuously release data as it becomes available*. We should also have proper legislation (freedom of information act, data protection act, Official Secrets Act,) to enable agencies release data in the confines of the law. The importance of open data is not in doubt. According to Socrata, the American firm dedicated to providing social data discovery services for opening governments; “The impact of data as a utility is real — informing the daily decisions of government employees and citizens in ways that improve quality of life, unleash new economic opportunity, and increase operational excellence in government”. Well, how are these researchers, policy experts, think tanks (I love the word), innovators, and civil society using the datasets to inform the society on which direction to take as a country? Moving from the fabled UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as DP William Ruto would put it, how are we using these datasets to realize SDGs? These are the questions the conference seems to address. It’s great to see the Government of Kenya seeks to host the World Data Forum in Kenya in 2016. Sincerely, ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson

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Registration open for Global IGF 2015
by Grace Githaiga 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

The IGF 2015 registration is now open.https://www.intgovforum.org/cms/igf2015-registration

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Fwd: Media Invite: Handover of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill
by Ali Hussein 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

Listers FYI. Step in the right direction. I urge all of us to read this bill. One thing I'm curious about and that I have repeatedly spoken about:- Why is it that the ICT Authority and other agencies in government like to send us invitations for an event that is supposed to happen less than 24 hours later? Shouldn't we be given at least 72 hours notice? Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: ICT Authority <communications(a)ict.go.ke> > Date: August 31, 2015 at 7:05:21 PM EAT > To: ali(a)hussein.me.ke > Subject: Media Invite: Handover of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill > Reply-To: communications(a)ict.go.ke > > > > > > Dear Ali > > I wish to extend an invitation to you, for a press briefing that will serve as a handover for the Draft Critical Infrastructure Bill. > > Date: Tuesday, 1st September, 2015 > > Venue: Ministry of ICT, Boardroom, 9th Floor > > Time: 10.30am > > Expected Guests: Dr Fred Matiang'i, CS, Ministry of ICT, Taskforce members, stakeholders from Energy and Petroleum, ICT as well as Transport and Infrastructure. > > At the meeting, the taskforce will handover to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of ICT the below: > > -Draft Bill > > -Policy Document > > -Taskforce Report > > The Bill is expected to be presented to Parliament later on in the year after a review by the Attorney General. > > About the Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill > > The Government of Kenya, through the Ministry of Information Communications and Technology in fulfillment of its mandate to the people of Kenya, has been undertaking key infrastructure projects across the country considered critical in nature. This infrastructure includes roads, Power lines, Pipelines, ICT infrastructure and water reticulation systems among others. > > Currently, the deployment, maintenance and protection of Critical Infrastructure is done in an independent and uncoordinated manner leading to disruption of essential services and losses due to damage. There is need therefore to consider having a whole inclusive approach in the planning, designing implementation and protection of critical infrastructure. > > It is on this basis that the Cabinet Secretaries of the Ministries of Transport and Infrastructure, Energy and Petroleum and that of Information, Communications and Technology have formed a Taskforce to draft a policy and legislative framework for the protection of critical infrastructure in the Country. > > In this regard, a task force on formulation of a Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill was formed on 27th March 2015 (Kenya Gazette (No. 1987 of 2015). > > For more information, Read more > > Contact > > Phyllis Nyambura on pnyambura(a)ict.go.ke - +254 700 396433 for more information. > > Looking forward to your presence to cover this event. > > Kindly RSVP to Phyllis Nyambura. > > > > > Forward this email > > > > This email was sent to ali(a)hussein.me.ke by communications(a)ict.go.ke | > Update Profile/Email Address | Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | About our service provider. > > > ICT Authority | Telposta Towers, 12th Floor | Kenyatta Ave | P.O. Box 27150-00100 | Nairobi | Kenya

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