[kictanet] Cable issues

Sun Nov 8 15:39:26 EAT 2009

Sorry, some correction within the text disregard the earlier post

On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>wrote:

> Greetings Eric,
>
> Thanks for your enlightening comments, the biggest challenge is that the
> kind of Information you are sharing should be availed at all levels in
> Society, at Chiefs Baraza's, Churches, anywhere where people congregate and
> can be educated since knowledge is power, looking through the eight sectors
> i can only say we are  too  ignorant, in short we must marshal resources and
> educate the public on the issues you have mentioned,  Mulika Mwizi might
> help but  it could be a short term measure, i was once taught that "he who
> knows how is always at the mercy of he who knows why", if we addressed the
> way we would not have situations where technicians from competing companies
> mess each others cables as i got it from Kai's post.
> Awareness is Key
>
> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Eric Aligula <jairah at kippra.or.ke> wrote:
>
>>  Just to expand the discourse on the cable issues and place it into some
>> wider perspective. As far back as 1997, the US Government identified eight
>> sectors it deemed critical to the national security and the essential
>> functioning of its economy. These were:
>>
>> 1. Telecommunications
>> 2. Transportation
>> 3. Water supply
>> 4. Oil and gas production
>> 5. Banking and finance
>> 6. Electrical generation
>> 7. Emergency services, and
>> 8. Essential government functions
>>
>> A President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection ("PCCIP")
>> in October 1997, highlighted the topic of critical infrastructures and made
>> a series of specific recommendations for their protection.
>>
>> What does this have to do with the issue of “cut cables”? At the height of
>> the post election violence and in some incidents thereafter, the movement of
>> produce and goods in Kenya became a serious issue.  In fact as a
>> consequence, ALL of the neighbouring countries are actively identifying and
>> developing alternative access routes for their products and services.  Kenya
>> Vision 2030 is predicated on an export led growth strategy that is and will
>> be heavily dependent not only on networked transport services, but also on
>> the fibre optic cable.  The investment in transport and ICT infrastructure
>> are premised on the desire to establish Kenya as the region's preeminent
>> communications hub.  The assurance that Kenya can and will consistent,
>> reliable and affordable access to these critical infrastructures is critical
>> to achieving these goals.
>>
>> It is thus important that players in the ICT Sector team up with other
>> sectors to insist on the development of a national, perhaps East African
>> wide Critical Infrastructure Protection Policy complete with accompanying
>> reviews and enhancements in the legal and institutional frameworks.  It is
>> the only consistent way through which we shall be able to ensure security
>> for investments so expensively and patiently built.
>>
>> A piecemeal approach will work for a short while and we shall be
>> firefighting to eternity.  The effort should focus on a comprehensive
>> intervention, while obviously dealing with the issues in the short term.
>>
>> My two cents worth.
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>> Eric
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: kai wulff [mailto:kai.wulff at kdn.co.ke <kai.wulff at kdn.co.ke>]
>> Sent: Fri 06/11/2009 22:14
>> To: Eric Aligula
>> Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'
>> Subject: AW: [kictanet] Cable issues
>>
>> It would help if we could get our day in court. Vandalism is one thing,
>> negligence another. We as Operators spend huge amounts on staff we attach
>> to
>> contractors to make sure they don't destroy our cable plant .. If they do,
>> we never get compensated. Taking them to court takes years and you might
>> only get awarded the cost of the cable plus the labor ..
>>
>> Frustrated
>>
>> Kai
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke<kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke>]
>> Im
>> Auftrag von jairah at kippra.or.ke
>> Gesendet: Friday, November 06, 2009 20:40
>> An: kai.wulff at kdn.co.ke
>>
>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>> Betreff: Re: [kictanet] Cable issues
>>
>> Colleagues
>>
>> What I would suggest is to have a law to protect critical infrastructure
>> from vagabonds such as those that destroy cables and other infrastructure
>> that we need to sustain the enabling environment for doing business. The
>> penalties this guys receive are a joke and the law needs to target the
>> entire value chain, at least on the Kenyan perhaps East African side.
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>> Eric Aligula
>> Sent from my BlackBerry®
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jevans Nyabiage <jnyabiage at nation.co.ke>
>> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:07:21
>> To: <jairah at kippra.or.ke>
>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Subject: [kictanet] Cable issues
>>
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