[kictanet] Introduction of a New Member

[Kanja Waruru]

Dear Alice,
I would like to introduce a member of the MOA Mr Linus
Gitahi to the Kictanet Network forum. Mr Gitahi is
also the CEO of the Nation Media Group, and he has
taken a keen interest in these discussions and would
like to be an active participant.
Trust that you will all be Happy to have him on board.
With Regards.
Kanja Waruru.

--- "A. Wanjira Munyua" <alice at apc.org> wrote:

> Dear Listers,
> >
> > A short note here to draw your attention to some
> of the new resources that
> > have recently been uploaded on the Fibre for
> Africa website
> > (www.fibreforafrica.net), which provides
> information about international
> > bandwidth in Africa, its costs and the existence
> of monopoly access to it:
> >
> > 1) Question and Answer Interview with Dr Edmund
> Katiti, Policy and
> > regulatory Advisor for the NEPAD eAfrica
> Commission. He speaks about the
> > plans for forming the Special Purpose Vehicle to
> develop, own, operate,
> > and maintain the regional ICT broadband network
> for Eastern and Southern
> > Africa; moves toward engaging consultants to
> attract shareholders in the
> > network; and how the Commission views cables being
> planned by countries
> > such as Kenya and South Africa.
> > 2) Question and Answer Interview with Mr Edmond
> Nyakairu, chairman of the
> > finance committee of the EASSy Memorandum of
> Understanding signatories: On
> > the operators’ current feelings about the NEPAD
> eAfrica Commission; on the
> > Commission’s continued use of the name EASSy; the
> impact which building
> > EASSy would have on proposed Kenyan and South
> African cables; on whether
> > EASSy makes commercial sense; and the way forward
> in delivering cheaper
> > and more accessible bandwidth to east and southern
> Africa.
> > 3) Article on the cables planned for the East
> Coast of Africa: This
> > resource lists the various initiatives to build
> cables that are parallel
> > to EASSy and questions whether this will not
> render EASSy less competitive
> > or even unviable. But how viable will these cables
> themselves be, and are
> > they planning on embracing Open Access principles?
> > 4) Paper on Enabling Open Access through Universal
> Access: This paper
> > makes the case for Open Access Infrastructure in
> addressing Africa’s
> > connectivity headaches; it examines flaws that are
> common in some of the
> > connectivity (including Universal Access)
> programmes on the continent; and
> > concludes that regional infrastructure
> undertakings like EASSy require
> > Universal Access to be correctly implemented and
> to address demand in
> > order for Open Access principles to prevail.
> >
> > EASSy appears to be at crossroads, with operators
> and the Commission
> > maintaining major disagreements. It is not clear
> when the champagne
> > bottles will be popped for its ground-breaking
> ceremony, or even who the
> > investors in it will be. The clock is ticking.
> Debate on what needs to be
> > done to secure a win-win situation – not just for
> the NEPAD and the
> > telcos – but importantly as well for the users who
> endure slow service at
> > exorbitant prices, needs to be sustained at this
> time.
> >
> > Wakabi
> >
> >
> >
> > ==============
> > Wairagala Wakabi
> > Research Associate
> > CIPESA
> > Plot 22 Bukoto Street, Kamwokya
> > P.O Box 26970 Kampala, Uganda
> > Tel. +256 41 531899
> > Cell: +256 772 406 241
> > Email: wakabi at cipesa.org
> > www.cipesa.org
> >
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