<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Hi, <br><br>I ask, if the operators of the Internet gateways decided to install a filter to delete all mail originating from .ke addresses would my raising this issue qualify as an IT issue?<br><br>BBC is selectively removing content relating to interviews of government friendly people from their web site, you decide whether my query does qualify as an IT issue, if not then I apologise to all but if it is please be man enough and apologize.<br><br>In a way this should be a wakeup call to us to look into storing content locally otherwise we are at the mercy of the rest of the world who will decide what information we can make available online. <br><br>Let the ICT policy makers look seriously at this issue, the sooner we setup data centers to make our messages available to the international
community the safer for us all.<br><br>Regards<br><br><br><div> </div>Robert Yawe<br>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>KEnya<div> </div><div>Tel: +254722511225<div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">----- Original Message ----<br>From: Steve Kahara <kahara@cfsk.org><br>To: robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk<br>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br>Sent: Friday, 25 January, 2008 5:03:19 AM<br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Karuaphobia<br><br>KICTANET List Manager.<br><br>I do conquer with Edith.<br>Lets focus on ICT issues.<br><br>Warm regards<br>----- Original Message ----- <br>From: "Edith Adera" <<a ymailto="mailto:eadera@idrc.or.ke" href="mailto:eadera@idrc.or.ke">eadera@idrc.or.ke</a>><br>To: "Stephen Kahara" <<a
ymailto="mailto:kahara@cfsk.org" href="mailto:kahara@cfsk.org">kahara@cfsk.org</a>><br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 12:54 PM<br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Karuaphobia<br><br><br>KICTANET List Manager.<br><br>If this list is not discussing ICT issues, I think it should be closed
or<br>order restored.<br><br>regards<br><br><br>At / À 12:32 25/01/2008, Odhiambo Washington wrote / a écrit:<br>>On Jan 25, 2008 11:17 AM, Dorcas Muthoni <<a ymailto="mailto:dmuthoni@gmail.com" href="mailto:dmuthoni@gmail.com">dmuthoni@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> > Robert,<br>> ><br>> > Please DO NOT use derogatory language against Hon. Martha Karua.<br>> ><br>> > She a sign of women leadership which is characteristically lacking
in <br>> > this<br>> > country.<br>> ><br>> > Could you please apologize to the women of this country. Men have<br>> > significantly failed us in leadership in this country and we cannot
<br>> > afford<br>> > to have anyone undermining women of resolve.<br>> ><br>> > --<br>> > Muthoni<br>><br>><br>>What was so derogatory about what Bobby said? If there was anything,<br>>then I believe it wasn't intentional. Prepending "phobia" to names in<br>>Kenya has never been derogatory though. It's sort of a culture that<br>>has taken roots in Kenya when there are political inclinations<br>>associated with an individual.<br>>Now, that, to me, is not derogatory.<br>><br>><br>>--<br>>Best regards,<br>>Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>>Nairobi,KE<br>>+254733744121/+254722743223<br>>_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _<br>><br>>"Oh My God! They killed init! You Bastards!"<br>> --from a /. post<br>><br>>_______________________________________________<br>>kictanet mailing
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