[kictanet] Self censorship and the need for a village mad man

[Ali Hussein]

Robert

Agreed. We mustn't loose sight of the majority of Kenyans who would and do contribute to discourse in the country. Just pay attention to early mornings in the offices when newspapers arrive. The watchmen and cleaners go through them first before any body else.. 

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 Jun 17, 2013, at 3:42 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi Ali,
> 
> The article indicates that those who contribute are those from the middle class but I disagree based on my experiences on this forum which I believe consists of members of the middle and upper classes.
> 
> Regards
>  
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
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> Kenya
> 
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
> From: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
> To: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> 
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> 
> Sent: Thursday, 13 June 2013, 10:33
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Self censorship and the need for a village mad man
> 
> Robert
> 
> I fundamentally disagree with that assertion. Our offline behaviors usually mirror our online ones. The issue remains one of connectivity. Our fellow Kenyans at the bottom of the pyramid may want as much as anyone to access and be part of the online community.
> 
> The fact of the matter is that the majority of Kenyans are not online. Universal Access MUST be the most urgent issue of the day.
> 
> 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 Jun 13, 2013, at 8:05 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all and the rest,
>> 
>> I came across the following article and noted that the writer was likely not a member of this forum otherwise he would have realised that the problem transcends economic and social class;
>> 
>> There’s little content from low income earning communities in Kenya on the Internet due to self censorship, rather than due to lack of access to connectivity. 
>> 
>> This has been revealed by Chris Orwa, who works with iHub Research On a piece on the iHub blog, Orwa says that the iHub, in following up on incidents reported on Ushahidi’s Uchaguzi election monitoring tool, found that much more happened in Mathare slums than was reported online. 
>> 
>> In addition, the team had observed that most of the reports on the platform were made from middle income neighbourhoods in Nairobi.
>> 
>> In a visit to Mathare, Orwa and his team were told that the community there was tight knit - with people tending to know each other. There were a few people with access to the Internet, who also knew each other. The community tends to shun those who post negative information about the community, with indication that the community may in addition clamp down on those posting such information.
>> 
>> Additionally, those who came from such areas did not want to be associated with the neighbourhood. This resulted in little information about such neighbourhoods being posted online. In addition, if any info was posted, it was rarely negative.
>> 
>> Please only respond if you disagree with my interpretation
>>  
>> Regards
>> 
>> Robert Yawe
>> KAY System Technologies Ltd
>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>> Kenya
>> 
>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
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