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

Thu Jul 23 15:30:07 EAT 2009

Thank you.
Crystal

On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 3:08 PM, <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:

> 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
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From:
> >>> kictanet-bounces+v-gathara=dfid.gov.uk at lists.kictanet.or.ke[mailto:
> >>> kictanet-bounces+v-gathara <kictanet-bounces%2Bv-gathara>=dfid.gov.uk@
> >>> lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Gakuru Alex
> >>> Sent: 23 July 2009 08:38
> >>> To: Victor Gathara
> >>> Cc: kictanet
> >>> 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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> >> Solomon Mburu
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> >>
> >> Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all
> >> the
> >> same way to the side of a hill!
> >>
> >> AND
> >>
> >> It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous
> >> generosity!
> >>
> >>
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> > Crystal "Naliaka" Watley Kigoni
> > Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development
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