Thanks Sam Yes, Mr Gachui brought the first revolution in pricing of internet in 1999 when through Wananchi he brought down the monthly tariff to Ksh 1000. This charging model was a revolution and turned the market on its head. The leading ISP at the time never recovered!! cheers Muriuki Mureithi What can u do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. -Mother Teresa From: Sam Aguyo [mailto:saguyo@yahoo.com] Sent: 20 December 2010 10:58 To: muriuki mureithi Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] looking back - over my shoulder - 2010 Thanks MM for bringing out this debate/reflection. Before contributing to the specifics, as one person who has been in the sector for 15 years i take this opportunity to pass my condolences and also honour Mr Gachui who contributed to the ICT immensely vide Wananchi Online. Wananchi to some extent redifined the sector then by introducing pricing models that enhanced deepening. Regards, Sam --- On Sun, 12/19/10, muriuki mureithi <mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke> wrote: From: muriuki mureithi <mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke> Subject: [kictanet] looking back - over my shoulder - 2010 To: saguyo@yahoo.com Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date: Sunday, December 19, 2010, 9:58 PM Hi Listers Within a few days , 2010, will be history........ gone into our history But I believe the year was not in vain for the ICT sector in Kenya, – there are some indelible memories of actions, events , personalities, institutions that shaped the sector positively and or negatively ... Listers, let’s take a moment to look back and reflect --- 1. WHAT do you think changed the ICT terrain and changed the lives of Kenyans, mainstreamed ICTs, put Kenya proudly on the global map 2. WHO was the that person/institution/corporate in your view that ICT fraternity should honour for the great deeds that changed the ICT sector and the larger national economy and perhaps global Please share your thoughts in the list within the next two days in a paragraph explaining your choice Very best regards Muriuki Mureithi What can u do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. -Mother Teresa -------------------------------------------------------- cid:image003.jpg@01CB5386.842DACA0 Landmark Plaza 13th flr Argwings Kodhek Rd -Opp Nairobi Hospital P O Box 62454 - 00200 Nairobi Kenya tel + 254 20 3673925/2637177 Cell+254 701 016555 info@summitstrategies.co.ke www.summitstrategies.co.ke <http://www.summitstrategies.co.ke/> Personal Cell +254 722 520090 mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke skype; muriukimureithi -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: saguyo@yahoo.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/saguyo%40yahoo.com
