[kictanet] E-Centre in Eastlands-Kimathi Estate

Thu Feb 22 10:48:50 EAT 2007

That will be a great opportunity for exposure for the centre to appear in the magazine.

I am not a journalist but I love reading alot of books.I am a mobile phone technician working with a Nokia Authorized dealer shop on Koinange street.I am having the centre run with two other directors,who we all work on part time.The youth we trained run the centre and we get update after every hour on how the centre is doing.

Yes its a business venture for the youth and its profitable.Fully self sustaining its self.Fully fledged one stop youth E-centre.Comp Games,newspapers,books and very soon an entertainment game centre fully fledged with X-boxes,Ps-games and TFT 21" television sets.Self funding venture run by the youth,for the youth,in benefit of the who community.We train the older folks on how to send emails and how  to use the computers.

At the moment,we are partnering with Kenya Police to actually train them in return for security.They guard the centre,and we train them for free.We haven't rolled it out fully but currently,we are having a pilot pro gramme of training two Police men for the next three months.If we succeed,we shall have up to 30 Policemen get trained with us.(We have trained ourselves to see an opportunity out of every adversity with now the current insecurity in our area.)

Our plan is to roll it out the E-learning centres,by franchising with having it in every estate in Eastlands run by the youth but owned by Kimathi Information Centre.Whereby,we shall be training the youth,who in turn we shall supply computers to them.

"Please call me thank you" I need to tell you more.
or again log on to www.kimathiinformationcentre.com if I have left some issues out.My number is just beside my name below.

Best Regards, 
Jose' Njuki-Imwe Ngunjiri || +254 722 336754 || 

----- Original Message ----
From: munyiva ritah <rmunyiva at yahoo.com>
To: ngunjirijnr at yahoo.com
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 8:34:58 AM
Subject: Re: [kictanet] E-Centre in Eastlands-Kimathi Estate

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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