[kictanet] Huawei picked for Sh6bn fibre optic deal

Thu Jul 12 19:11:52 EAT 2012

Walu

Except for the fact that maybe the Chinese are doing this through a loan?
Who pays the piper calls the tune kind of thing?

Ali Hussein

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 6:59 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Daktari,
>
> thanx for answering on behalf of e-Gov.  Your response does sound sensible
> - except for the fact that we do have many suppliers locally who can do
> what Huawei are doing.   Wananchi, Jamii, AccessKenya all them do have the
> experience of burying, splicing and activating fiber...
>
> But then again, we all seem to like things foreign :-)
>
> walu.
>
> --- On *Thu, 7/12/12, 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] Huawei picked for Sh6bn fibre optic deal
> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Thursday, July 12, 2012, 6:48 PM
>
> Michuki,
> Although this was funded through e-gov, it is actually NOFBI extensions
> covering the 13 Counties that were not covered in the phase 1 of NOFBI.
> It will also cover loops to create stability from frequent cuts.  Its main
> objective is to provide Broadband to all counties before the County
> Governments are in place.  IFMIS must be operational in every County
> otherwise most Governors will end up in Jail.
>
> Eventually we shall need Fibre to most cell sites if we have to get a
> robust LTE network.
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Ndemo.
>
>
>
>
> > Hi Muraya, et al,
> >
> > I read this article and was left with a couple of questions some of
> > which i believe those in the know (and on this list) can help clarify.
> >
> > 1. I was under the impression that the NOFBI project was established to
> > interconnect Government across the country with the extra capacity being
> > leased to operators.
> >
> > 2. If 1 above is true, is this new project a duplication of resources.
> >
> > 3. If 1 above is false, have we maximized the NOFBI infrastructure to
> > warrant such a huge investment. In other words, what is different about
> > this project that could not be accomplished under NOFBI
> >
> > 4. What is the status of NOFBI ?
> >
> > While i appreciate development, am concerned about investing additional
> > resources acquired from loans (that i help service with my taxes) to
> > build what i perceive to be duplicated infrastructure.
> >
> > Help me understand if am are missing the point.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Michuki
> >
> > On 7/12/12 11:03 AM, S.M. Muraya wrote:
> >> Interesting Read...
> >>
> >>
> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Huawei+picked+for+Sh6bn+fibre+optic+deal+/-/539550/1450532/-/view/printVersion/-/l3k9gb/-/index.html
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