Hi GG, Many thanks for this request. It came at a perfect time. Back to Nairobi is not Kenya and Kenya is not Nairobi. Over the weekend i went on a visit to a place called Keekonyokie, approximately 70 Kilometres from Nairobi in the Rift Valley to the South of Nairobi. The following were my observations: 1) There was no road or Infrastructure for that matter. 2) There was no network (Safaricom, Airtel etc. I did not try Thuraya) I saw some satelite dishes on houses suggesting DSTV presence. 3) There was no electricity. We left the Kenya Power grid at a place called Oltepesi 30 Kilometres away. The grid ended up in a private ranch ( I cant recall the name). Closer to the City (52 Kilometres to be precise) i have been begging the network service providers (specifically Safaricom) to boost their Signal or bring a base station at a place called Kisamese for one year. They have been managing me really well and i am gratefull for their politeness and prompt action in responding on social media. Conclusion 1) We need a thorough country wide audit of infrastructure (Communications, Roads, Power etc) 2) We need to estabish whether the same infrastructure is serving the intended purposes.<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 1/18/16, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <[email protected]> wrote:
Good morning Listers I have received a request from the ICT Authority on the topic of Connected Kenya.
Connected Kenya this year wants to explore the theme of getting Citizen to “Self Serve” through provision of e-government services. The theme is “Bridging the service gap”
In the spirit of consultation, and in recognizing the valuable ideas from the different sectors of the community, the ICT Authority would like to get industry thoughts and views on what they perceive as barriers to the achievement of ‘self-services’ to mwananchi in Kenya. What can government do in terms of policies, implementation of projects, engagement to further this agenda? And what role does the Private sector also play and how can both come together to further the interest of getting the citizen to access services at the comfort of their homes?
We request that for the next five days, you kindly feel feel free to contribute and help the Authority shape up the agenda for this important conference. Phyllis from ICTA will collate all your ideas. Asanteni sana. RgdsGrace
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