I often wonder...
Would we make the choices we are making about Net Neutrality if we had never used the Internet before?
Aren't we making these choices from the PoV of the privileged few in Africa who have constant access to the Net to a point where we taking it for granted?
Is it not similiar to say someone contributing maize to a hungry family in Kenya and then someone insisting that unless it's a full balanced diet, there can be no contribution.
Or is the issue the contributors? The fact that they are commercial firms.
We have had Wikipedia free on Airtel for awhile, yet nothing much about Net Neutrality has been said....
This thing is quite a mind twister...
| From: Ali Hussein via kictanet Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2016 12:19 PM To: Ngigi Waithaka Reply To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Cc: Ali Hussein; Nanjira Sambuli; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Net neutrality 'first world' problem? |
Good analogy Kivuva.
Ali Hussein
Tel: +254 713 601113
On Feb 27, 2016 11:59 AM, "Mwendwa Kivuva" <lordmwesh@gmail.com> wrote:
Let us debate on the notion of "bread" 🍞 alone.
We all know lack of a balanced diet brings kwashiorkor. And it brings stunted growth too. Forget zika virus, normal children in Africa get smaller brains because of the stunted growth.
Take that analogy and compare it to the malnutritioned internet being paraded around. Out children too will develop intellectual Kwashiorkor
On Feb 27, 2016 10:17 AM, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:Ebele
It has to do with the issue of Third Party Liability.
Ali Hussein
Tel: +254 713 601113On Feb 27, 2016 10:01 AM, "Ebele Okobi" <ebeleokobi@fb.com> wrote:I'm curious-what does the KFCB demand that Google censor content have to do with net neutrality?
Ebele Okobi | Head of Public Policy, Africa
Nanjira
The CS is definitely entitled to his opinion. Like all of us. My concern is of course that his opinion can be construed to be Government Policy. And Net Neutrality cannot be distilled in such a simplistic way.
I think it's high time this country and the rest of Africa have a deep conversation about what Net Neutrality means for us.
Take for example the issue of KFCB the other day when the CEO announced that they have asked Google to take down the 'offending' video of same sex marriage/love endorsement.
I was astounded that the whole discussion degenerated to the issue of homosexuality!!
My questions and concerns were quite clear and they alluded to our total lack of policy regarding Net Neutrality. And address in an ICT Forum.
KFCB used the right tools to ask for the video take down. The same tools have been used by other governments.
With all due respect to the CS but I think he needs to be careful not to simplify this important matter. Let's discuss it fully and come up with our own Net Neutrality version. This definitely doesn't include abdicating our responsibilities as a country to global internet companies. This will be a recipe for disaster.
Ali HusseinPrincipalHussein & Associates+254 0713 601113 / 0770906375
"Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-GyörgyiSent from my iPad
This is at least the second piece citing the CS' point of view.
It might be in order to write a letter to him explaining why it is not a first world problem.
Regards,
Nanjira.
Sent from my iPhone.
On 27 Feb 2016, at 07:44, kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote:
Net neutrality 'first world' problem? (Ali Hussein)
_______________________________________________
kictanet mailing list
kictanet@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/info%40alyhussein.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@lists.kictanet.or.ke
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lists.kictanet.or.ke_mailman_listinfo_kictanet&d=CwICAg&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=ZD6llrZ9U0Tt0C7TClsJ8TOxAcf6FGVyWVYRjpMuap0&s=bUFhmy9hQJWL003RQIjztcHlh93vhBnD6E1dD86fng4&e=
Unsubscribe or change your options at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__lists.kictanet.or.ke_mailman_options_kictanet_ebeleokobi-2540fb.com&d=CwICAg&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=ZD6llrZ9U0Tt0C7TClsJ8TOxAcf6FGVyWVYRjpMuap0&s=oQEJQBizmv_mb7PgUoixZ7PpTTE92w-KWFx2yEbs3qQ&e=
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@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/kivuva%40transworldafrica.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.