[kictanet] Consulting Services for Establishment of a Physical Address System for Nairobi City

Fri Apr 26 11:35:03 EAT 2013

Bruce

Thanks for your candid response. 

This is probably something that the counties will need to be brought into the loop.

Regards 

Ali Hussein
CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd
Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd

+254 713 601113

"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb

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On Apr 26, 2013, at 11:31 AM, Bruce Madete <madetebruce at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ali
> No L was not aware of the tender that's why l said 'perhaps' but am checking. We at the Taskforce have been categorical that we do not duplicate efforts and that's why we have opened up to private sector involvement. Incidentally, we are in Berne, Switzerland  to engage the Universal Posta Union on the same lines. As you maybe aware, the UPU is the apex UN body that deals with global Postal matters. Our standards therefore will have to be informed by those set out by the UPU. 
> We can't therefore afford to have a multiplicity of efforts- it will not have the desired results
> Once I have checked I will let you know
> 
> On Thursday, April 25, 2013, Ali Hussein wrote:
>> Bruce/Robert
>> 
>> Thanks for the insights and information.
>> 
>> Question Bruce - Were you aware of this tender? Your statement 'Perhaps this initiative is to compliment the Taskforce efforts!' is to say the least worrying.. If you are the chair of this Task Force then shouldn't you be aware of this? (just asking)
>> 
>> Ali Hussein
>> CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd
>> Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
>> 
>> +254 713 601113
>> 
>> "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>> On Apr 25, 2013, at 5:42 PM, Bruce Madete <madetebruce at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I forgot to mention l chair the Taskforce on behalf of the Permanent Secretary( Principal Secretary)
>>> 
>>> On Thursday, April 25, 2013, Bruce Madete wrote:
>>> I chair the Taskforce that is dealing with the National Addresing System (NAS). The Taskforce includes among others the City Coucil, CCK, PCK, Google, MOIC, Ministry of lands , The then Metrpolitan ministry, oop, Central Business District mapIT of South Africa  etc. So far, we are collecting data in a section of the CBD which will be incorporated in Googles navigation system. We then expect to role out the piloted area possibly by the end of May. Thereafter, we expect to cover the rest of Nairobi and funds permitting the rest of the country.
>>> Perhaps this initiative is to compliment the Taskforce efforts! We will have to find out from them.
>>> Madete
>>> 
>>> On Thursday, April 25, 2013, robert yawe wrote:
>>> http://www.kenyaengineer.com/newsdetails.php?NewsID=265&AuthorID=45&CountryID=7&NewsTypeID=16&IssueID=34
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Title: The Study for the Establishment of the Spatial Data Framework for the City of Nairobi
>>> Period: December 2002 – March 2005
>>> Funded by: JICA
>>> 
>>> The City of Nairobi has experienced a rapid increase in population with an influx of immigrants from rural areas, and the city infrastructure (water supply, sewerage, land management, waste disposal, health and sanitation, etc.) is not sufficient to meet the growing demands. However, the city's 1:2,500-scale maps, the most basic geographic information, were produced 30 years ago and do not cover the entire city. As they have not been updated or expanded, they do not represent current conditions and cannot be used to formulate urban development plans. In the study, we developed a geographic information system to manage the city's infrastructure. Specific activities included: i) aerial photography (scale: 1:5,000; color) covering an area of 702 km2, ii) ground control point survey (22 points), iii) ordinary leveling (350km), iv) aerial triangulation (249 models), v) field identification (585 km2), vi) production of 1:2,500 topographic maps (170 km2), vii) production of 1:5,000 topographic maps (415 km2), viii) consultation on GIS related tasks and design of GIS (15 km2), and ix) GIS database construction.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>  
>>> Robert Yawe
>>> KAY System Technologies Ltd
>>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>>> Kenya
>>> 
>>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>>> From: Muchiri Nyaggah <muchiri at semacraft.com>
>>> To: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> 
>>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> 
>>> Sent: Thursday, 25 April 2013, 12:16
>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Consulting Services for Establishment of a Physical Address System for Nairobi City
>>> 
>>> Is the current system broken? I've always believed the only problem we have is absent signage but technically there's an existing system.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Kind regards,
>>> 
>>> Muchiri Nyaggah | LEAD FELLOW, CODE4KENYA
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