[kictanet] Net neutrality 'first world' problem?

Sat Feb 27 12:18:21 EAT 2016

Good analogy Kivuva.

Ali Hussein
Tel: +254 713 601113
On Feb 27, 2016 11:59 AM, "Mwendwa Kivuva" <lordmwesh at gmail.com> wrote:

> Let us debate on the notion of "bread" 🍞 alone.
>
> We all know lack of a balanced diet brings kwashiorkor. And it brings
> stunted growth too. Forget zika virus, normal children in Africa get
> smaller brains because of the stunted growth.
>
> Take that analogy and compare it to the malnutritioned internet being
> paraded around. Out children too will develop intellectual Kwashiorkor
> On Feb 27, 2016 10:17 AM, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Ebele
>>
>> It has to do with the issue of Third Party Liability.
>>
>> Ali Hussein
>> Tel: +254 713 601113
>> On Feb 27, 2016 10:01 AM, "Ebele Okobi" <ebeleokobi at fb.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm curious-what does the KFCB demand that Google censor content have to
>>> do with net neutrality?
>>>
>>> Ebele Okobi | Head of Public Policy, Africa
>>>
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>>> On Feb 27, 2016, at 5:32 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>> Nanjira
>>>
>>> The CS is definitely entitled to his opinion. Like all of us. My concern
>>> is of course that his opinion can be construed to be Government Policy. And
>>> Net Neutrality cannot be distilled in such a simplistic way.
>>>
>>> I think it's high time this country and the rest of Africa have a deep
>>> conversation about what Net Neutrality means for us.
>>>
>>> Take for example the issue of KFCB the other day when the CEO  announced
>>> that they have asked Google to take down the 'offending' video of same sex
>>> marriage/love endorsement.
>>>
>>> I was astounded that the whole discussion degenerated to the issue of
>>> homosexuality!!
>>>
>>> My questions and concerns were quite clear and they alluded to our total
>>> lack of policy regarding Net Neutrality. And address in an ICT Forum.
>>>
>>> KFCB used the right tools to ask for the video take down. The same tools
>>> have been used by other governments.
>>>
>>> With all due respect to the CS but I think he needs to be careful not to
>>> simplify this important matter. Let's discuss it fully and come up with our
>>> own Net Neutrality version. This definitely doesn't include abdicating our
>>> responsibilities as a country to global internet companies. This will be a
>>> recipe for disaster.
>>>
>>> *Ali Hussein*
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>>>
>>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking
>>> what no one else has thought".  ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On 27 Feb 2016, at 8:08 AM, Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>> This is at least the second piece citing the CS' point of view.
>>> It might be in order to write a letter to him explaining why it is not a
>>> first world problem.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Nanjira.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone.
>>>
>>> On 27 Feb 2016, at 07:44, kictanet-request at lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Net neutrality 'first world' problem? (Ali Hussein)
>>>
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