[kictanet] E-Centre in Eastlands-Kimathi Estate

Thu Feb 22 08:34:58 EAT 2007

Tell me jose' as in more about the centre. Am a
journalist, are you one? Can give some mileage on the
project in some magazine-Business Post. Is it a
business venture for youth...in eastlands what exactly
is it? 
--- Jose' <ngunjirijnr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> True that Ritah,
> we partnering with local organized youth groups in
> Easlands to train them and give them a chance to
> learn how to run such a centre.
> 
> Jericho Estate popularly know to as "JERII" watch
> out for an e-learning centre soon.
> 
> Hope Ya'all shall find time to come.
>  
> Best Regards, 
> Jose' Njuki-Imwe Ngunjiri || +254 722 336754 || 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: munyiva ritah <rmunyiva at yahoo.com>
> To: ngunjirijnr at yahoo.com
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 3:20:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] E-Centre in
> Eastlands-Kimathi Estate
> 
> Cool idea on the E-centre, maybe we could get more
> of
> this in Eastlands.
> Ritah
> --- Judy Okite <judyokite at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > This is soo cool...Jose,
> > 
> > I need to link up with you of the
> list...please....
> > 
> > Kind Regards,
> > 
> > On 2/21/07, Jose' <ngunjirijnr at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Checkout,
> > >
> > > www.kimathiinformationcentre.com
> > >
> > > some of the pages are still under construction
> > like the forum,chat and
> > > guest book pages.Oh! also the donation page :-)
> > >
> > > We reach out to the Easltands community with
> free
> > ICT lessons
> > > also we are a one stop E-centre.
> > >
> > > We are in the process of organizing a youth
> > symposium that will focus on
> > > preparing youth in creating business
> > proposals,business plans and how to
> > > apply for loans and in particular the Youth
> loan.
> > >
> > > All keep y'all posted
> > >
> > > Best Regards,
> > > Jose' Njuki-Imwe Ngunjiri || +254 722 336754 ||
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > From: John Walubengo <jwalu at yahoo.com>
> > > To: ngunjirijnr at yahoo.com
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:45:48 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Sasanet not working?
> > >
> > > well, am not a subscriber to them - i got
> jittery
> > when
> > > their registration form had too many of what I
> > thought were
> > > personal questions without equivalent
> > demonstration of how
> > > they would secure my data...
> > >
> > > Nway, I just checked their website and it is up
> > and
> > > running...so what do you mean when you say they
> > are no
> > > longer working?
> > >
> > > walu.
> > >
> > > --- Alex Gakuru <alex.gakuru at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Wouldn't you be curious to find out a very
> > popular free
> > > > internet-based www.sasanet.co.ke is now no
> > longer
> > > > working? I wonder why?
> > > >
> > > > /Alex
> > > >
> > > > Mike Theuri <mike.theuri at gmail.com> wrote:
> Alex,
> > > >
> > > > Thank you for sharing the blog on the
> > anti-consumer
> > > > setting in the country. The blog has very
> useful
> > > > information that is not being shared with
> Kenyan
> > > > consumers and it is key that consumer rights
> are
> > upheld.
> > > > Your blog out to be brought to more attention
> of
> > key
> > > > stakeholders in ICT and to consumers alike.
> > > >
> > > > Yes, the Ministry and CCK are best placed to
> > > > authoritatively comment on such an issue.
> > However I
> > > > believe that what AT&T is discontinuing is the
> > ability to
> > > > use a "call back" number from Kenya to the US.
> > It is very
> > > > likely that the call back numbers which are
> 0800
> > numbers
> > > > are no longer profitable for AT&T especially
> > given that
> > > > they cost as high as $3/min. Technically they
> > are
> > > > supposed to be cheaper to use than if one was
> to
> > "call
> > > > back" the US direct from any other country be
> it
> > Kenya or
> > > > the UK. However with AT&T's rate to call the
> US
> > from
> > > > Kenya as high as it is and with local
> providers
> > beating
> > > > their tariffs they may have opted to drop this
> > service.
> > > > What this might do, is it might leave AT&T US
> > based
> > > > customers unable to call the US using their
> AT&T
> > calling
> > > > cards for what would otherwise be exorbitant
> > prices.
> > > >
> > > > The wording of the AT&T notice on the lack of
> no
> > future
> > > > support for calls originating from Kenya
> wasn't
> > very
> > > > clear and after some digging around it appears
> > that it
> > > > referred to users of AT&T who utilize call
> back
> > services
> > > > while traveling overseas, it might just be due
> > to stiff
> > > > competition now that VOIP has been deregulated
> > and
> > > > tariffs have fallen (though not low enough)
> and
> > that no
> > > > one in their right mind would be willing to
> pay
> > $3+ per
> > > > minute for a call to the US when for a
> extremely
> > small
> > > > fraction one could make the same phone call at
> a
> > lower
> > > > rate.
> > > >
> > > > Even then the tariffs in general are not fair
> > enough for
> > > > Kenyan consumers and it is an uphill battle to
> > enforce
> > > > changes when some of the largest tax payers
> > happen to be
> > > > communication providers. It is unthinkable
> that
> > the
> > > > government would do much to jeopardize a large
> > and steady
> > > > tax revenue stream to save the honorable
> > consumer.
> > > > Increasingly huge profits in a formerly
> > depressed and now
> > > > recovering economy like ours raise the
> question
> > whether
> > > > the consumer is getting a fair deal. It is
> akin
> > to oil
> > > > companies making several times over some
> nations
> > GDP in
> > > > profits and claiming that they are struggling
> > themselves
> 
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