[kictanet] Interesting Story on Kenya, MOIC. Kudos Dr Ndemo & team!

Sat Nov 17 20:15:54 EAT 2012

Thank you James. That is real kitchen cabinet stuff that we could
never know. And the courage of the few has made us enjoy all these
benefits. Ten years ago, who would expect that we could do 1MBPS, let
alone 100MBPS?

On 17/11/2012, James Mbugua <jgmbugua at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes. Ndemo has kept the fire burning from the time he and Mutahi Kagwe did
> extraordinary things at the Ministry.
>
> One thing these articles fail to capture is the drama of those days.
>
> Dr. Ndemo can tell you how many threats he faced while trying to get TEAMS
> to take off.
>
> Things like when at a meeting abroad, a South African minister
> inadvertently mentioned how they would control the proposed Eassy cable or
> how Telkom SA, was frustrating the whole process because it was charging
> exorbitant rates on the SAT-3 cable.
>
> Ndemo standing up in SA and telling the delegation of African ministries
> that if the next meeting did not resolve the issue of when the cable would
> be laid, Kenya would go on its own, to which the South Africans laughed.
>
> Or Ndemo and Kagwe going to the President to get an Executive Communique to
> take to the Emir of Dubai.
>
> Or the Finance Ministry telling Ndemo, in the face of the current Anglo
> Leasing scandal, if we go ahead with this scheme, parliament will finish us
> when it resumes.
>
> Or when a rival cable representative tried to plead with Ndemo in his
> office that they agree on pricing basically collude.
>
> The tales around this are many.
>
> Daktari amejaribu.
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 7:57 AM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
>
>> I suggest an ICT Hall of Fame be kicked off to be supported through
>> KICTANET and other linked minded organizations and fora.
>>
>> My first proposed nominees would be:-
>>
>> 1. Dr.Bitange Ndemo
>> 2. Mr. Mutahi Kagwe (Former Minister of Information & Communications
>> 3. Mr. Michael Joseph
>>
>> Feel free to add on to the list...:)
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Ali Hussein
>> CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd
>> Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
>>
>> +254 773/713 601113
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Nov 16, 2012, at 10:48 AM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  You are spot on Walu.
>> Rgds
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:22:04 -0800
>> From: jwalu at yahoo.com
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Interesting Story on Kenya, MOIC. Kudos Dr Ndemo
>> &
>> team!
>> CC: kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>> To: ggithaiga at hotmail.com
>>
>> +1
>>
>> its always better to acknowledge the heroes while they are still alive.
>> saying it the african way - when they are six feet under - rarely helps
>> :-)
>>
>> walu.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Mugo Kibati <mugo at vision2030.go.ke>
>> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 5:13 PM
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Interesting Story on Kenya, MOIC. Kudos Dr Ndemo
>> &
>> team!
>>
>> Great stuff!
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On 15 Nov 2012, at 17:09, Marie-Ann Kinyanjui <MARIEKIN at ke.ibm.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > or
>>
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