[kictanet] Huawei picked for Sh6bn fibre optic deal

Thu Jul 12 23:01:08 EAT 2012

They give a loan and 90% of that loan goes back to them for labour,
materials, expertise (nkt!), then we are made to repay anyway. It sux, but
I guess that is part of "looking East" deal.

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 7:11 PM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:

> 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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