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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region> money market is on a bull run
and the tragedy of African lakes is long forgotten in the rush make
money in the NSE. The government has advertised for a lead financial
arranger and the EOI was closing on Nov 8 to package local funding for TEAMs. To
raise the USD80 M is a done deal. Note also that the three East African stock
markets have now partnered to cross list shares – thus it will be easy to
raise cash for Teams across the region<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The sweeter part is that the government is
tendering for close to 4300 Km of fibre to go deep into the villages. EOI
closes on Dec 15<sup>th</sup> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> With 2+1 submarine fibres,
3000 km national backbone fibre , 4300 km rural fibre , 500 km metropolitan
rings in under 20 months – <st1:country-region w:st="on">Kenya</st1:country-region>
will be the most lighted country in SSA outside <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">South Africa</st1:place></st1:country-region>!! A leap of
faith after the dark days of monopoly<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Eric Osiakwan<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 28 November 2006 13:49<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Kenya
ICT Policy - kictanet</st1:PersonName>; Discuss@afrispa.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Kictanet]
[Fibre-for-africa] Whats i have being talking of asa public private partnership
in ownership of the criticalinfrastructur</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Bill, thanks for the <st1:PersonName w:st="on">info</st1:PersonName>rmation
and links - much appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>It means that either TEAMS or EASSy has a big opportunity to change the
story and status of technology stocks - another hsitoric dimension to the whole
excercise.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>May be Safaricom or TK or Wananchi would do it first but the important
principle is not who makes it first but we must be sure it is DONE WELL and
sets a precedent for others to follow.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On 28 Nov 2006, at 16:13, <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Bill Kagai</st1:PersonName>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailquote><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>On 11/28/06, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Eric
Osiakwan</span></b> <<a href="mailto:eric@afrispa.org">eric@afrispa.org</a>>
wrote:</span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Was <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">African</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Lakes</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> on NSE as well or
only on LSE?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Yeah.<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">African</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Lakes</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> was cross-listed at the NSE in
March 2000 and was branded as the first Kenyan IPO but did not live to
expectations. <br>
The company issued 4 million shares at Kshs 94.50 each and as a result secured
a secondary listing in the NSE. See <a href="http://www.nse.co.ke/History.htm">http://www.nse.co.ke/History.htm</a><br>
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The company then tried raising extra equity but that did not stop its demise
leaving the 'technology companies' seriously contemplating the next direction
to take in the stock market. See Issue No. 157 on balancing act. <a
href="http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/back/balancing-act_157.html">http://www.balancingact-africa.com/news/back/balancing-act_157.html</a><br>
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We now have Safaricom, Telkom (K) and Wananchi having indicated to test the
waters soon. <br>
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