[kictanet] ICT Authority request on Connected Kenya

[Barrack Otieno]

Hi GG,

Many thanks for this request. It came at a perfect time.

Back to Nairobi is not Kenya and Kenya is not Nairobi.

Over the weekend i went on a visit to a place called Keekonyokie,
approximately 70 Kilometres from Nairobi in the Rift Valley to the
South of Nairobi. The following were my observations:

1) There was no road or Infrastructure for that matter.

2) There was no network (Safaricom, Airtel etc. I did not try Thuraya)
I saw some satelite dishes on houses suggesting DSTV presence.

3) There was no electricity. We left the Kenya Power grid at a place
called Oltepesi 30 Kilometres away. The grid ended up in a private
ranch ( I cant recall the name).

Closer to the City (52 Kilometres to be precise) i have been begging
the network service providers (specifically Safaricom) to boost their
Signal or bring a base station at a place called Kisamese for one
year. They have been managing me really well and i am gratefull for
their politeness and prompt action in responding on social media.

Conclusion

1) We need a thorough country wide audit of infrastructure
(Communications, Roads, Power etc)
2) We need to estabish whether the same infrastructure is serving the
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On 1/18/16, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> Good morning Listers
> I have received a request from  the ICT Authority on the topic of Connected
> Kenya.
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> Connected Kenya this year wants to
> explore the theme of getting Citizen to “Self Serve”  through provision of
> e-government services.
> The theme is “Bridging the service gap”
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> In the spirit of consultation, and in recognizing the valuable ideas from
> the different sectors of the community, the ICT Authority would like to get
> industry thoughts and views on what they
> perceive as barriers to the achievement of ‘self-services’ to mwananchi  in
> Kenya.
> What can government do in terms of
> policies, implementation of projects, engagement to further this agenda?
> And what role does the Private sector also
> play and how can both come together to further the interest of getting the
> citizen to access services at the comfort of their homes?
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> We request that for the next five days, you kindly feel feel free to
> contribute and help the Authority shape up the agenda for this important
> conference. Phyllis from ICTA will collate all your ideas.
> Asanteni sana.
> RgdsGrace
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