"It then follows that whoever sits on the AfriNIC board enjoys a privileged, unique position in as far as the development and evolution of the Internet in Africa is concerned, which is why Kenya's failure to present a candidate is worrying."
Walu,
It is my understanding (I may be wrong), that Kenya presented a candidate, who was not shortlisted. I think as much as the local stakeholders have not succeeded in lobbying for our own to the Afrinic board (Its not only the government that has failed, but all other stakeholders collectively), we have also failed on directing the heat at Afrinic who for lack of a better word "have belittled our country".

I agree with you on the bigger picture where government needs to see the importance of being more proactive. They dropped the ball, and nobody seems keen on picking it

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On 26 May 2015 at 13:05, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Barrack

Thanks for sharing this information. 

Walu, thanks for bringing up this critical issue.

My humble view is this has been a major bone of discussion on this list.

Policy makers in this country are abdicating their responsibilities by not addressing these critical issues. We have asked and discussed issues of critical importance to this country without their participation. These ‘soft’ issues don’t seem to be at the forefront of the key decision makers in this country.

Its high time these issues are given the importance they deserve.

Thanks & Regards

Ali Hussein
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On May 26, 2015, at 12:56 PM, Barrack Otieno via isoc <isoc@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

Listers,


http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2729620/-/yrlji4z/-/index.html


Regards

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