[kictanet] Universal Service Advisory Council appointed

Fri Jul 25 08:48:41 EAT 2014

Dr. Rigia,

Mandate of the USAC is in the Kenya Communication Act(revised 2013).  In a nutshell the council will manage the mega-dollars (universal service funds) charged annually from telco/content providers.  The expectation is that this monies will be used to extend affordable teclo services to under-served (marginalized) areas across Kenya.  These areas include but not limited to (Semi-arid, slums, etc)

As for the background of the members - google is your friend :-)  Google tells me the Chair, Dr. Ngahu is the immediate past chair of the former ICT Board.

rgds,
walu.
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On Fri, 7/25/14, Warigia Bowman via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Universal Service Advisory Council appointed
 To: jwalu at yahoo.com
 Date: Friday, July 25, 2014, 1:29 AM

 Does
 anyone know the background of the various members of the
 USAF board? Also, what is the mandate of the board
 members? 
 Thanks,
 WMB 

 On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 6:55 AM, Warigia Bowman <warigia at gmail.com>
 wrote:

 Hi Brian, 

 Many thanks for this update. I cannot believe
 how much time it has taken to get the USAF online. The law
 was passed in 2009. 

 Warigia

 On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 10:37 AM,
 Brian Munyao Longwe via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
 wrote:

 Seems like
 the Universal Service Fund has taken one more step towards
 becoming a tangible reality with the appointment of it's
 Advisory Council.

 In the words of the Cabinet Secretary
 “I believe we’ve the best people with the right
 expertise for the job,”

 Members are:
 Catherine Ngahu
 (chairperson)Josephine TowettJames
 WangirosRodah 
 MasaviruJ Kennedy Okong’oNixon
 GecheoWellington GodoSamuel 
 MutungiMichael Itote[Source: http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Universal-Service-Advisory-Council-ICT-Resources/-/996/2391236/-/42r6o3z/-/index.html]

 In this particular case I would be the
 first one to say that the proof of the pudding is in the
 eating. The USF is a promise that has taken several years to
 come to fruition, I wonder whether now finally the fund will
 commence operations and ensure that rural Kenya gets the
 access to ICTs that it needs.

 Best
 regards,

 Mblayo

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