[kictanet] My Take: Affordable computers

[Benjamin Makai]

Dr Ndemo
Locally assembled PCs will eventually die and become eWaste
Branded foreign PCs will die and become eWaste
New mobile phones, TVs, hi-fi, kettles, fridges, A/Cs will all become eWaste
 
Kenya has no alternative but to build end-of-life recycling capacity for eWaste 
GoK must legislate to ban eWaste dumping
GoK must legislate to promote and incentivaise local re-use of EEE
GoK must legislate to obligate WEEE recycling at end-of-life
GoK must insist that OEMs pay for all aspects of re-use and recycling as in Europe




--- On Sun, 8/30/09, bitange at jambo.co.ke <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:


From: bitange at jambo.co.ke <bitange at jambo.co.ke>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] My Take: Affordable computers
To: benmakai at yahoo.com
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Sunday, August 30, 2009, 5:33 PM


When the Kenya Government slaped a 25% duty on used computers, it was
meant to encourage local assembly where we have done pretty well on the
learning curve.  This policy change is to enable local job creation while
taking into consideration on environmental impact from energy zapping used
computers.  In any case, the cost of a donated computer amounts to between
Ksh. 16,000 and 25,000.  This is pretty much what it cost assembling a new
PC locally.

Regards


Ndemo.


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