Hi, The statistic on the number of computers is false, Safaricom is said to have sold over 1 million laptops yet the census results give a figure of approximately 311,000 computers making this statistic ludicrous. Additionally the census sets the number of mobile phones at 5.5 M. This is why we need the census information published so that we can poke holes in it. The presence of computers in the home requires electricity and also a reason for a family to need to buy one. Kenya power has a little over 1 million subscribers which includes businesses, government offices and institutions of learning. Also note that there are only 2.45 house holds with TVs which is a low tech device. Unlike a mobile phone it will be expensive having to take your laptop for charging at the shopping centre everyday especially since we treat solar power as a taboo subject yet the creator has never sent anyone a bill for using the sun. We need relevant content on the TV, a drive to tap solar and wind for power generation, promote LCD & LED screens because they require less power than the CRT devices and can even work on DC power, mobile friendly local web content after which we can look at placing more computers in the home. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: charles nduati <charlesnduati2002@yahoo.co.uk> To: robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk Cc: "kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Fri, 1 October, 2010 11:52:21 Subject: Re: [kictanet] CENSUS RESULTS AND TRAFFIC CAMERAS Hi All, Indeed kudos access kenya for seeing opportunities and not problems. As a matter of fact you have clearly demonstrated the need for even much bigger bandwidth pipes. Back to census, have listers noted the fact that only 3.6% of kenyan households have at least one computer that means 1.5milion only? As you talk of people at the bottom of payramid having use of content just realize they have no access and thats where we should begin. I cant agree more with PS Ndemo for Computer assembly locally and 300 computers for each constitueancy initiative. FACTS DONT LIE !!!!!! Cheers All Charles Nduati CHARLES N. NDUATI GENERAL MANAGER JKUAT ENTERPRISES LTD JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY JUJA MAIN CAMPUS, THIKA P. O. BOX 79324-00200 NAIROBI, KENYA TEL: 254-067-52420 OR 254-067-52711 FAX: 254-067-52438 MOBILE:254-722728815 EMIAL:charlesnduati2002@yahoo.co.uk,cnduati@gmail.com,bm@jkuates.jkuat.ac.ke www.jkuat.ac.ke ________________________________ From: Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.or.ke> To: charlesnduati2002@yahoo.co.uk Cc: "kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wed, 29 September, 2010 18:32:25 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Traffic Cameras Interesting! Kudos to Access Kenya. We would do better with higher bandwidth to get it for sure "real time" rather than "slow motion" Edith ________________________________ From: kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Grace Githaiga Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 5:15 PM To: Edith Adera Cc: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke Subject: [kictanet] Traffic Cameras No more dashing in to the jams blindly, you can now check out the traffic real time before you hit out. Quite revolutionary. http://www.home.co.ke/index. php/traffic-cameras ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World!