<table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' border='0' ><tr><td valign='top' style='font: inherit;'>Hi All,<br><br>Came across this interesting piece and thought members could have a look.<br><br>http://politics.nationmedia.com/Blog/default.asp?Display=294<br><br><br>Regards,<br><br>Jotham<br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 7/4/08, Leonard Mware <i><mleonardo@yahoo.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">From: Leonard Mware <mleonardo@yahoo.com><br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Lets stick to the ICT Policy Agenda<br>To: jokilimo@yahoo.com<br>Cc: "New Vision List" <newvisionkenya@yahoogroups.com>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br>Date: Friday, July 4, 2008, 5:33 AM<br><br><div id="yiv324170082"><div>A cross post.</div> <div><br><br><b><i>Alex Gakuru <alex.gakuru@yahoo.com></i></b> wrote:</div> <blockquote class="replbq"
style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;">List policy certainly now re-railed. We do not wish anyone to unsubscribe.<br>Wish you also moderatorly issue the command chmod "lurk" to 777 for another;)<br><br>Chao,<br><br><br>--- On Thu, 7/3/08, John Walubengo wrote:<br><br>> From: John Walubengo <br>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Lets stick to the ICT Policy Agenda<br>> To: alex.gakuru@yahoo.com<br>> Cc: "New Vision List" , "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <br>> Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 12:09 AM<br>> Shem, Alex et al,<br>> <br>> Am not sure if this is the right forum to discuss or<br>> speculate on who is the bigger thief within the ICT<br>> industry. And if someone wishes to go in the
direction,<br>> they must do so on conclusive evidence or at least try to<br>> find a way to tie (disguise?) that discussion towards ICT<br>> Policies - e.g. what ICT Policies need to be in place to<br>> pre-empt such recurrence.<br>> <br>> If we dont stick to these guidelines, I foresee a lot of<br>> members un-subscribing...starting with me.<br>> <br>> walu.<br>> By the Way: I do love juicy stories, I just dont think that<br>> this is the space for them.<br>> <br>> --- On Thu, 7/3/08, Shem Ochuodho<br>> wrote:<br>> <br>> > From: Shem Ochuodho <br>> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: Bulk of KenyanWealth<br>> Owned by Foreigners<br>> > To: jwalu@yahoo.com<br>> > Cc: "New Vision List"<br>> , "KICTAnet ICT<br>> Policy Discussions"<br>> <br>> > Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 10:41
AM<br>> > Gakuru,<br>> > <br>> > I took the State to court 4 years ago; the matter has<br>> never<br>> > been heard. Unfortunately, being in court, it even<br>> can't<br>> > be discussed openly. They control the courts. If there<br>> is<br>> > anything more you know than I do, I would like to hear<br>> it.<br>> > So/And that would be a wrong excuse not to ask<br>> queries.<br>> > <br>> > Shem<br>> > <br>> > --- On Thu, 7/3/08, Alex Gakuru<br>> > wrote:<br>> > <br>> > From: Alex Gakuru <br>> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: Bulk of KenyanWealth<br>> Owned by<br>> > Foreigners<br>> > To: shemochuodho@yahoo.com<br>> > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"<br>> > <br>> > Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 12:58 AM<br>> > <br>> > Did the pipeline matter end to
cast the first stone? <br>> > <br>> > --- On Wed, 7/2/08, Shem Ochuodho<br>> > wrote:<br>> > <br>> > > From: Shem Ochuodho<br>> <br>> > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fwd: Bulk of KenyanWealth<br>> > Owned by Foreigners<br>> > > To: alex.gakuru@yahoo.com<br>> > > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"<br>> > <br>> > > Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 8:30 AM<br>> > > I hope PS Ndemo is/has been watching the<br>> proceedings<br>> > in<br>> > > Parliament (re Hon. Kimunya Censor Debate re<br>> Grand<br>> > Regency,<br>> > > Safaricom IPO, Telkom Kenya, etc!!!).<br>> > > <br>> > > Shem<br>> > > <br>> > > --- On Sun, 6/29/08, wesley kiriinya<br>> > > wrote:<br>> > > <br>> > > From: wesley
kiriinya<br>> <br>> > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] {Disarmed} Re:<br>> > [NewVisionKenya]<br>> > > Fwd: [africa-oped] Bulk of KenyanWealth Owned by<br>> > Foreigners<br>> > > To: "Shem Ochuodho"<br>> > > <br>> > > Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"<br>> > > <br>> > > Date: Sunday, June 29, 2008, 8:30 AM<br>> > > <br>> > > <br>> > > <br>> > > <br>> > > <br>> > > <br>> > > "...Way forward, mobilize resources the<br>> > Transcentury<br>> > > way and buy out all that which is owned by<br>> > foreiners. <br>> > > They did not steal what they own. They simply<br>> caught<br>> > us<br>> > > napping."<br>> > > <br>> > > Mmmhhh makes me wonder about this Grand Regency<br>> thing.<br>> >
And<br>> > > many other things.<br>> > > <br>> > > --- On Sun, 6/22/08, bitange@jambo.co.ke<br>> > > wrote:<br>> > > <br>> > > From: bitange@jambo.co.ke<br>> <br>> > > Subject: Re: [kictanet] {Disarmed} Re:<br>> > [NewVisionKenya]<br>> > > Fwd: [africa-oped] Bulk of KenyanWealth Owned by<br>> > Foreigners<br>> > > To: kiriinya2000@yahoo.com<br>> > > Cc: "Kazi Afrika"<br>> > > ,<br>> "KICTAnet<br>> > ICT<br>> > > Policy Discussions"<br>> > > <br>> > > Date: Sunday, June 22, 2008, 11:01 AM<br>> > > <br>> > > Although in telcom sector the law requiores local<br>> > > partnership, what the research<br>> > > is telling us is not a problem but an opportunity<br>> that<br>> > we<br>>
> > must take advantage<br>> > > of. The Tea estates referred to here have<br>> changed<br>> > hands<br>> > > several times. It is<br>> > > therefore<br>> > > imperative that when they float them, we shall<br>> > mobilize<br>> > > resources to<br>> > > buy them out.<br>> > > <br>> > > It is not enough to complain and leave the issue<br>> to<br>> > die. <br>> > > There is need to<br>> > > educate our people that in a capitalist economy,<br>> there<br>> > are<br>> > > exit routs to pride<br>> > > ourselves with ownweship of our properties. Some<br>> > advamced<br>> > > countries own far<br>> > > less than 31 percent of their assets. <br>> > > <br>> > > We are fortunate that the investment bug has hit<br>> Kenya<br>> > if<br>> > > Safaricom IPO
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anything to go by. Unless we want to radically<br>> change<br>> > our<br>> > > economic orientation<br>> > > with respect to ownership, which I know it is not<br>> > possible,<br>> > > there is nothing to<br>> > > fuss about.<br>> > > <br>> > > Way forward, mobilize resources the Transcentury<br>> way<br>> > and<br>> > > buy out all that which<br>> > > is owned by foreiners. They did not steal what<br>> they<br>> > own. <br>> > > They simply caught us<br>> > > napping.<br>> > > <br>> > > Ndemo<br>> > >_______________________________________________<br>> > kictanet mailing list<br>> > kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<br>> > http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet<br>> > <br>> > This message was sent to: jwalu@yahoo.com<br>> > Unsubscribe or change your options
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