[kictanet] Online discussion on State of Broadband in Kenya

[Liz Orembo]

Thank you Kivuva for starting this discussion.

   1. What is the current state of broadband in Kenya? What is the current
   coverage of broadband in Kenya? Do you have broadband internet in your
   area? How affordable is the available broadband?

Take home broadband.  Safaricom costs 3000, Zuku 2500, and Telkom 4000. If
you compare these costs to other utilities like water and electricity for
the lower middle class you will realise that home broadband is a luxury.
Even the government treats it as such,  from how it is taxed.

   1. What barriers are there in increasing impact of broadband in Kenya?

Perhaps we should first ask,  what do we want people(in urban and rural
areas) to do with broadband?  What do we want to transform in public
service delivery with broadband?
Form the ongoing debates on NIIMs I would identify poor governance,
insecurity and lack of Trust as impediments.

On Wed, Apr 24, 2019, 08:33 kanini mutemi via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Morning Kivuva,
>
> Like many Kenyans, I love a double life (both urban and rural). While in
> Nairobi of course I get a good connection- even 4G when I feel rich. What I
> don’t like is the cost. Safaricom is my provider and though the speeds are
> satisfactory- I always feel robbed.
>
> Now in my rural life, there really is no connection. Sometimes even
> shooting a text or making a phone call needs tree-climbing trees. So forget
> about a 4G connection or a Whatsapp message. FYI my county is quite near to
> Nairobi. Every time I experience this it magnifies to me the kind of
> inequality ICT can cause.
>
> On Tue, 23 Apr 2019 at 08:36, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Dear Listers,
>>
>> As notified last week, we are conducting an assessment on the state of
>> play and impact of broadband in Kenya, broadly looking at the
>> socio-economic impact on consumers, businesses and various sectors like
>> agriculture, education, healthcare, finance and government.
>>
>> We are looking at real life examples of impact of broadband, challenges
>> we face in increasing impact of broadband and recommendations on
>> interventions needed to address the challenges identified.
>>
>> For this discussion, we define broadband as any fast internet. Fast
>> enough to serve your intended purpose. We can have an extended definition
>> through the discussion.
>>
>> Some of the questions we should answer are:
>>
>>    1. What is the current state of broadband in Kenya? What is the
>>    current coverage of broadband in Kenya? Do you have broadband internet in
>>    your area? How affordable is the available broadband?
>>    2. What barriers are there in increasing impact of broadband in Kenya?
>>    3. What recommendations can counter the barriers identified in
>>    increasing impact of broadband?
>>
>> Looking forward to a grrat debate.
>> Sincerely,
>> ______________________
>> Mwendwa Kivuva
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> *Mercy Mutemi, Advocate*.
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