[kictanet] [ISOC_KE] "For Africans the Internet will never really be neutral". On net Neutrality in Africa

[Mwendwa Kivuva]

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On 09/05/2014, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
> Alice
>
> Thanks for sharing. This issue of Net Neutrality continues to consistently
> rear its 'ugly' or 'beautiful' head depending on whatever side of the fence
> you sit. I have asked this before (and will probably continue to) of the
> official government position regarding this issue.
>
> I understand that some of these issues are of little interest to a lot of us
> but I want to raise a flag that the more we ignore some of these 'boring'
> issues the day they hit us smack in the face will be when we wish we could
> have done more.
>
> We need a lot more engagement and discourse on this.
>
> As a member of ISOC - Kenya Chapter, I will continue to engage on this
> issue.
>
> Ali Hussein
>
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> "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will
> have a generation of idiots".  ~ Albert Einstein
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On May 9, 2014, at 1:35 PM, Alice Munyua via kictanet
>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>
>> http://manypossibilities.net/2014/05/net-neutrality-in-africa/
>>
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Alice
>>
>>
>>
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