[kictanet] My take: your opportunity own a laptop, , interest-free government facilitated loan

Thu Jul 23 15:08:54 EAT 2009

Crystal,
At yesterday's meeting, we created a team comprising of bankers,
operators, vendors, government and other inerested parties to come up with
a framework.  Paul Kukubo will chair the team.  They are to report back in
a week's time.  Please contact him directly.

Ndemo.

> Can someone in the government send the information on what is required for
> laptop suppliers to be eligible to participate? Who would suppliers
> contact?
>
> Many blessings,
>
> Crystal
>
> On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Solomon Mburu <solo.mburu at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> My take on this one:
>>
>> I would the govt give two choices, either go for a Laptop without any
>> Operating System, and you sort yourself on how you can acquire one
>> and/or
>> pre-install trial OS's (assuming you'll go for window-based OS) or, go
>> for
>> Alex's opinion. Pre-install a FOSS and let the consumers decide what
>> they
>> want.
>>
>> I gather there are people who cannot use any FOSS due to either
>> ignorance
>> or not well acquainted with it's operations or still, being used to
>> Window-based OSs.
>>
>> Giving people choices, will create an urge to diversify their needs.
>>
>>
>> 2009/7/23 Victor Gathara <v-gathara at dfid.gov.uk>
>>
>>> Alex
>>>
>>> Thanks for this. Have heard a lot about this project but scanty
>>> details.
>>> Couple of questions:
>>>
>>> - How does the lending institution confirm that the loans are for
>>> laptops
>>> and not other 'needs'; a kind of receipting system?
>>> - How to prevent individuals/institutions making money off this i.e.
>>> buy
>>> laptops to sell on at a profit? Branding?
>>>
>>> Probably all been worked out but as the article says we would like to
>>> have
>>> more info on this project.
>>>
>>> Victor
>>>
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>>> Subject: [kictanet] Fwd: [ke-internetusers] your opportunity own a
>>> laptop,
>>> ,interest-free government facilitated loan
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Alex Gakuru <gakuru at gmail.com>
>>> Date: Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:26 AM
>>> Subject: [ke-internetusers] your opportunity own a laptop, ,
>>> interest-free
>>> government facilitated loan
>>> To: ke-users <ke-internetusers at bdix.net>
>>>
>>>
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>> I was at this meeting- a very good initiative. Proposed loan maximum
>>> 50,000/=. I requested that they be supplied unbundled - i.e. without
>>> Operating System or other software. Microsoft Windows costs 10,000/=
>>> Microsoft Office 17,000/= total cost 27,000/= (more than half the loan
>>> amount!!). That would mean that you would have to buy a low-spec laptop
>>> to
>>> accommodate proprietary software costs within 50K limit.
>>>
>>> Costs that would be done away with thus enable owners get highest specs
>>> laptops, if choose FOSS operating systems (such as www.ubuntu.com,
>>> www.pcbsd.org (Ken Kasina developed installer!!),
>>> www.fedoraproject.org,
>>> en.opensuse.org, www.redhat.com, etc). that all come with free
>>> OpenOffice. Give local IT youths installation contracts for these and
>>> MORE
>>> FOSS applicatications, at, say, 7,000/= per laptop.
>>>  1 million x 7,000 =????? :) talk about national software cost savings,
>>> youth empowerment, promoting local innovation, and taxes retentions...
>>>
>>> Obviously, not to exclude them, Microsoft are entitle to pitch sales
>>> too,,
>>> we see which makes business and national sense?
>>>
>>> Companies, organisations, associations can also get the interest-free
>>> the
>>> laptops loans for their employees, staff, members. Will keep you
>>> updated as
>>> events unfold.
>>>
>>> Enjoy,
>>>
>>> Alex
>>>
>>> -----
>>>
>>> [Business Daily]
>>> State to guarantee loans for laptops
>>> By Okuttah Mark
>>> Thursday, July 23 2009
>>>
>>> Organisations or individuals seeking to take advantage of this year's
>>> budget stimulus package on laptops are free to negotiate with any
>>> banking
>>> institution, computer vendors or the telecommunication companies.
>>>
>>> This follows the announcement by the government through the Permanent
>>> Secretary for Information, Dr Bitange Ndemo. that the government will
>>> only
>>> facilitate the process but the negotiations will be done by interested
>>> parties on their own.
>>>
>>> The incentive was offered by Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta during
>>> this
>>> year's budget and aims at accelerating computer access in the country.
>>>
>>> In the one million computer campaign, the government will guarantee
>>> money
>>> borrowed either by individuals or organisations to buy the laptop
>>> between
>>> now and June, next year. The government will also pay the interest on
>>> the
>>> loan.
>>> ...
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/628254/-/u8x1gfz/-/index.html
>>>
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>> the
>> same way to the side of a hill!
>>
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>>
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>> generosity!
>>
>>
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