[kictanet] Online discussion on State of Broadband in Kenya

[nzambi kakusu]

Hi all,

I'm sorry for the late response,

I'd like to touch on 2 areas

Affordability - In my experience the least amount of money one can pay for
internet is Ksh. 2,500 monthly  which is a bit high for a youth who is
unemployed and unfortunately our lives are literally on the Internet

Broadband could be widespread because of mobile phones but we could have
the gadgets and use them only when we are in the urban areas because of
poor internet connectivity in the rural homes. In my rural area, just like
mercy's we have a challenge in basic phone operations like making calls or
even sending an SMS, however people there have smartphones which they only
use when they set out to the major towns or cities


On Tue, 23 Apr 2019 8:37 am 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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