Looking forwad to the Policy engagement sessions. Regards<div id="DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><table style="border-top: 1px solid #aaabb6; margin-top: 30px;"> <tr> <td style="width: 105px; padding-top: 15px;"> <a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail" target="_blank"><img src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/logo-avast-v1.png" style="width: 90px; height:33px;"/></a> </td> <td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 20px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. <br /><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail" target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;">www.avast.com</a> </td> </tr> </table><a href="#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"></a></div> On 1/26/16, Ebele Okobi via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Yes! My colleagues who focus on developer engagement will be in Nairobi this week, at a series of events/conversations. They aren’t, however, the best contacts for policy questions-that’s still me and Akua (I know. . .you’re sick of me already. . .). We are elated to note that we will be in Nairobi the week of the 8th, and we will be, among other things, hosting an in-person conversation with policy-Grace will be charged with helping us with invites. We look forward to seeing you in person! Best, Ebele [Description: Description: Description: cid:image001.png@01C8F888.8FCCE630]
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From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+ebeleokobi=fb.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet-bounces+ebeleokobi=fb.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> on behalf of Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Reply-To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 7:42 PM To: Ebele Okobi <ebeleokobi@fb.com<mailto:ebeleokobi@fb.com>> Cc: Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke<mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke>>, Nanjira Sambuli <nanjira@ihub.co.ke<mailto:nanjira@ihub.co.ke>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] How Facebook Stumbled On Its Quest to Give Internet Away For Free
Indeed.
Thanks Nanjira for sharing. I'm keen to have a one on one with Facebook guys who are in town..:-)
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On 26 Jan 2016, at 10:27 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote:
Thanks Nanjira.
At least now we have a techsavy CS, probably we will see some positive change in this debate that has dragged for years in this list.
Regards
On 26/01/2016, Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> wrote: For those still keen on this issue. Goes back to acquisitions of Snaptu and Onavo. Very interesting.
Memorable quote:
""You cannot present a marketing strategy as an important public policy in a country. If it's going to be a market strategy, then do it as a market strategy and we can deal with that. But when you mix it with the public policies, it's a whole world that opens that is not good."
What shall it be, for Kenya? Btw, technology neutrality is listed as a principle in the National Broadband Strategy...
Regards, Nanjira.
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