[kictanet] The State Of Internet Access In Our Schools & Kenya’s Global Ranking In A Hyper-Connected World

[Ali Hussein]

Barack

Thanks. It is something we all need to be aware of and ensure we contribute to the new Kenya. Over the weekend I was reminded that we Kenyans look for private solutions to public problems. So when we see bad roads we buy 4x4s. Based on this new insight provided by Dr. Julius Kipn'getich of KWS I stopped myself from getting Internet access to this school and resolved to see if I can work through KENET to connect the school.

Regards


Ali Hussein

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On Sep 18, 2012, at 9:21 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Ali,
> 
> It is good you raise this issue, the same arose during our monthly
> Internet Society Chapter meeting last weekend and the Chapter decided
> to conduct a baseline survey whose findings we shall share with the
> community in due course, you raise very salient issues that members
> pointed out.
> 
> Best Regards
> 
> On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 5:55 AM, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
>> Listers
>> 
>> Last week I visited a school run by an NGO called New Dawn Kenya
>> www.newdawnkenya.com. The school is in an informal settlement in the
>> affluent Runda residential area. The appetite for education and knowledge
>> among the students was a thing of beauty to see. These are extremely
>> disadvantaged young people with an insatiable thirst for knowledge.
>> 
>> What struck home for me was that the majority of them had never accessed
>> information on the Internet. This issue is an emotional one for me. As a
>> hyper-connected Kenyan I have always taken for granted access to the
>> Internet for the last few years. Over the last few years Internet usage and
>> penetration levels have increased phenomenally.
>> 
>> Read on:
>> 
>> http://alyhussein.com/2012/09/the-state-of-internet-access-in-our-schools-kenyas-global-ranking-in-a-hyper-connected-world/
>> 
>> 
>> Ali Hussein
>> 
>> +254 773/713 601113
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
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