Kenya rattles Africa WICT group with proposal on Internet, IXPs
Becky, On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 4:20 AM, Rebecca Wanjiku <rebeccawanjiku@yahoo.com> wrote:
http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/12/kenya-rattles-africa-group-at-wict/
Thanks for giving us a sense of the drama. The African Common Position, was, IMHO, against African interests (against the interests of the mwananchi at least). Bwana Ndemo was correct to stand up and do the right thing. -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel
McTim, totally in support. Dr Ndemo, you did the right thing. Cheers Harry On Dec 13, 2012, at 2:58 PM, McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com> wrote:
Becky,
On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 4:20 AM, Rebecca Wanjiku <rebeccawanjiku@yahoo.com> wrote:
http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/12/kenya-rattles-africa-group-at-wict/
Thanks for giving us a sense of the drama.
The African Common Position, was, IMHO, against African interests (against the interests of the mwananchi at least).
Bwana Ndemo was correct to stand up and do the right thing.
-- Cheers,
McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel
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Dr. Ndemo, Congrats for doing the right thing in the face of opposition. Some of the opposition do not understand where the Internet has come from since the beginning when Telcos(read ITU) held us by the neck with exorbitant charges in Internet fees(64kbs half-circuit for US$8,500 pm) our their networks yet they did little to provide the same. We forget so fast how much it cost us to get to where we are today. Sammy On 12/13/12 3:35 PM, "Harry Hare" <harry@africanedevelopment.org> wrote:
McTim, totally in support. Dr Ndemo, you did the right thing.
Cheers Harry
On Dec 13, 2012, at 2:58 PM, McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com> wrote:
Becky,
On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 4:20 AM, Rebecca Wanjiku <rebeccawanjiku@yahoo.com> wrote:
http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/12/kenya-rattles-africa-group-at-wict/
Thanks for giving us a sense of the drama.
The African Common Position, was, IMHO, against African interests (against the interests of the mwananchi at least).
Bwana Ndemo was correct to stand up and do the right thing.
-- Cheers,
McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel
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Not withstanding the substance of the position, the reaction of the African group to such move by the PS was to be expected. First of all, I never met the PS until I saw and listen to him at the IGF in Baku. I also listened to other people talk about him, his track record working with civil society, etc. And I'm a fan of the more progressive way (compared to so many other African countries) Kenya has been handling its policy-making in this area and in others, as of late. As a result, I must say, I became a bit confused at the notion that there would be one common African position backed by Kenya, Ethiopia, Mali, Togo, Sudan, etc. When you come to a treaty or any negotiating conference with a group's common position which you have declared or are reputed to support and you are pulled to a different (indeed opposing) position by another stakeholder outside your group, you don't take them by surprise by announcing your "new" position at the plenary. You first work your group, which enables you to enlist perhaps new allies and give a notice to those who still oppose your new position. The kind of reactions we are seeing here was to be expected from the way this has been handled (based on the current account). In a sense, the writing was on the wall... Cheers, Mawaki On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 6:58 AM, McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com> wrote:
Becky,
On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 4:20 AM, Rebecca Wanjiku <rebeccawanjiku@yahoo.com> wrote:
http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/12/kenya-rattles-africa-group-at-wict/
Thanks for giving us a sense of the drama.
The African Common Position, was, IMHO, against African interests (against the interests of the mwananchi at least).
Bwana Ndemo was correct to stand up and do the right thing.
-- Cheers,
McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel
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McTim -
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Sammy Buruchara