[kictanet] Not..Venting Data Vending

[Eric Osiakwan]

If that paper is not your manifesto then not only would i like to see  
it but in addition, your manifesto......

Oh actually, that could be weekend reading for me...

Eric here


On 21 Sep 2007, at 11:43, Bill Kagai wrote:

>
> Alex,
> I have prepared a paper that proves the following maxims;
>
> 1. A computer loaded with open source can generate more money than  
> an acre of coffee in Nyeri.
> 2. A computer loaded with open source and connected to Telkom  
> wireless can generate more money than an acre of tea in Kericho.
> 3. A computer loaded with open source and connected to Telkom  
> wireless plus a Safaricom M-Pesa sim card can generate more money  
> than four acres of wheat in Narok.
>
> Otherwise, steadfastly continue with no fear or favour....  
> tingisaing the kidole ya jogoo.
>
> Bill
>
> On 9/21/07, Alex Gakuru <alexgakuru.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> Pundits are wondering what Bill's presidency will really look.
> Has the future finally dawned ushering the nations aspirations?
>
> With every child acquiring the OLPC promised on his manifesto?
> Cheap $50/MB internet through fibre, entire .ke network on IPv6?
> Affordable computers in every district , hospital, even "munada".
>
> Cabinet minutes delivered by email to consumers' via kPODs,
> all-new "brownberries" and open source installed mobile devices
> with local skunk works tweaking GSM till no networks failures?
>
> Will President Bill K deliver on the promise of digitising "in toto"
> the kenya village to his voters whom he bought several rounds of
> Ruaraka's sweet waters to kick high their imagination levels?
>
> But they also wonder whether 2016 will not see a repeat ritual of
> new promises-- only that time it may as well be on an envisaged
> "Sun Base" (contrived variant "NASA Presents Details of Plans
> for Moon Base <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/21/science/
> 21nasa.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin>)
>
> Indeed, how true the words of  one famous lister "Tomorrow Now"
>
> But President Bill, (allow me to refer to you by first name because I
> started this?) I need your favour but for security reasons it  
> should not
> be communicated in electronic form. When could I meet you kind
> Excellency, Price of Peace, the greater liberator to paperless office?
>
> ooops! Did I say that?
>
>
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