Now,
If the statistics we are hearing, and the so-called
"confessions" are to go by, then am afraid the debate here is on
the
wrong footing...
If 95% of the cuts, are the service providers
themselves, sabotouring/sabotaging (one should
do) each other, then I
think these bright
chaps have an answer to this urgent problem. Infact they should stop dragging us
into all this
debate. I suppose we
should demand they come around the table, agree on how to work together, and
move forward
without any further
delay.
You see, in fact one
way of shielding against this, is jointly all of them using one duct, to pipe
out the cable so that
no one
would
know which cable to sabotage/saboteur ( again one should
do)
Esther, to answer your
question. KPLC could be a much safer, option. Some 'live' current
flowing nearby, could be
too close for comfort
for any saboteur.
Unless he/she is on a
suicide mission.
Harry
I totally agree with you. I think to answer Dr. Ndemo's question, why
not classify the fiber optic infrastructure as "Critical National Communication
Infrastructure" and make vandalism a capital offence without the option of
a fine. in the same vein, IP network providers should work together to defend
the infrastructure as one entity and jointly safeguard the multi-billion
shilling investment instead of fighting media wars for individual benefit.
A joint national anti-vandalism education campaign would be a good
start. Not all fiber vandals in the rural and urban areas understand the
risk of their actions, especially since they don't see how the fiber crossing
their village is benefiting them directly. For all they know, it only
serves the rich people living in the towns where the fiber is heading. Villagers
need to own the fiber. How?
1. By fiber companies ensuring that there are digital centres in the
villages where the fiber is passing for villagers to see its benefits (just like
power cables;cut power cables in village= no power=darkness,no TV=no
development).
2. Establishing a fiber police unit!
On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 5:20 PM, Jevans Nyabiage
<jnyabiage@nation.co.ke>
wrote:
Should this not be made a capital offence? Which of these
competitors cannot afford just Sh1 million?
The Kenya Communications
(Amendment) Act says any person found guilty of cable vandalism is liable to
five-year jail term or a fine of Sh1 million.
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Vandalism menace
Henry,
If today you had the power that the Government has,
what is the something you would do to these
thieves?
Ndemo.
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