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Brian is Kenyan. Some of us used to be in our primary school uniforms
playing video games at Sarit Center in the 80's ...and he was one of
us!<br>
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John Maina wrote:
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<div>Ndugu Mungai<br>
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Check
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Which schools in Kenya did Brian go to. I was in Lilongwe and met one
of his former close associate.. Brian is not Kenyan and I am just
finishing my investigations. I dont know why PS Ndemo appoints
foreigners in Kenyan ICT companies boards. Another one also who is a
prominent member of this forum is not Kenyan<br>
<br>
I am not talking out of rumours. Wait for proof<br>
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JM<br>
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<hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b>
Wainaina Mungai <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:wainaina@madeinkenya.org"><wainaina@madeinkenya.org></a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> John Maina
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:j.maina@ymail.com"><j.maina@ymail.com></a>; <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:picta-kenya@yahoogroups.com">picta-kenya@yahoogroups.com</a>;
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ke-internetusers@bdix.net">ke-internetusers@bdix.net</a>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke"><kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke></a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday,
December 3, 2008 5:34:03 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re:
[kictanet] Satement by Brian Longwe from Panel on Access in Main
Session of Internet Governance Forum, Hyderabad, India 3rd Dec 2008<br>
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FYI John et al.<br>
<br>
Brian may as well be called "Mblayo"...He's a Mkamba if that helps<br>
qualify him as a real Kenyan...Munyao to be exact. As for mixed<br>
heritage, you may give him the same positive recognition as<br>
OBAMA...except that he's worked tirelessly for years now building our<br>
ICT standing on the planet.<br>
<br>
Have an informed day ;-)<br>
<br>
<br>
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On 12/3/08, John Maina <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
ymailto="mailto:j.maina@ymail.com" href="mailto:j.maina@ymail.com">j.maina@ymail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
> KICTANET<br>
><br>
> Why is a Malawian representing Kenya at the IGF? Do we lack enough
Kenyans<br>
> to sit on Kenyan boards and also represent Kenya abroad? This is
disgusting<br>
> and the earlier the masqueraders like Brian Longwe and the bunch
of foreign<br>
> attack dogs are told off the better.<br>
><br>
> JM<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> ________________________________<br>
> From: Brian Longwe <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
ymailto="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com" href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com">blongwe@gmail.com</a>><br>
> To: <a moz-do-not-send="true" ymailto="mailto:j.maina@ymail.com"
href="mailto:j.maina@ymail.com">j.maina@ymail.com</a><br>
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke"
href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet..or.ke</a>><br>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 3:15:20 PM<br>
> Subject: [kictanet] Satement by Brian Longwe from Panel on Access
in Main<br>
> Session of Internet Governance Forum, Hyderabad, India 3rd Dec 2008<br>
><br>
><br>
> Brian Munyao Longwe – Main Session on Access (Development
Perspective)<br>
><br>
> Traditionally teledensity has been used as a measure of access or
the extent<br>
> to which communication technologies have pervaded a community.<br>
><br>
> In the past Africa as a region has recorded extremely low
fixed-line<br>
> teledensity of below 1% that is less than 1 line per 100 people.
Believe it<br>
> or not this is still the case!<br>
><br>
> However, when one incorporates mobile lines in a teledensity
analysis - the<br>
> results are not only incredible, they are amazing. as of 2007,
Africa's<br>
> mobile teledensity stood at an impressive 23% or 23 lines per 100
people.<br>
> There was a recorded growth in mobile users from 128 million in
2006 to over<br>
> 215 million subscribers by 2007. This represents an annual growth
of over<br>
> 46%. We have just heard that India's mobile network is growing at
an<br>
> incredible rate of over 10 million new connections per month!<br>
><br>
> Given the fact that most operators around Africa have rolled out
GPRS/EDGE<br>
> coverage across most of their networks as well as deployment of 3G
access<br>
> across their larger markets it is entirely feasible that mobile,
not<br>
> broadband may present the opportunity for increased access for
developing<br>
> countries. MOBILE and not BROADBAND is the silver bullet.<br>
><br>
> Another key element crucial to the growth of access in developing
countries<br>
> is a suitable environment for the dispersion of relevant content
and<br>
> applications that meet the day to day needs of the populace.
Internet<br>
> Exchange Points are the primary critical ingredient needed to
create these<br>
> conditions. By keeping all locally originated and requested
traffic local,<br>
> Internet exchange points serve a crucial role in enhancing the user<br>
> experience, lowering operational costs and providing a suitable
framework<br>
> for the growth and development of the Internet in general.<br>
><br>
> While many developing countries have adopted policies and
regulations that<br>
> encourage and promote competition in the mobile sectors, which has
resulted<br>
> in continued growth in the numbers of users, the establishment of
IXPs has<br>
> received a relatively low priority - despite the significant
impact that<br>
> such simple infrastructure presents to the community.<br>
><br>
> Access enhances the interface between government and the citizen
at a<br>
> transactional level. The Kenya Revenue Authority last year
suggested that<br>
> the Kenya Internet Exchange Point receive "critical
infrastructure" status<br>
> with 24-hour armed guard due to the fact that 100% of all
import/export<br>
> declarations and documentation transit the IXP via the revenue
authority's<br>
> web-based platform.<br>
><br>
> Going back to mobile, Safaricom, a Kenyan mobile operator
introduced a money<br>
> transfer service called M-Pesa less than two years ago. M-Pesa now
has over<br>
> 4 million subscribers (within 1 year - the service signed up more
users than<br>
> Kenya's entire banking industry signed up within a century!)
Safaricom<br>
> reported that over half a Billion US dollar had been transacted
over the<br>
> platform within less than 18 months.<br>
><br>
> Key policy lesson? The financial services and communications
regulator in<br>
> Kenya decided not to subject m-pesa to punitive obligations through<br>
> treatment as a bank but rather chose to perceive m-pesa a non-bank
payment<br>
> service. That decision has today affected and continues to affect
millions<br>
> of lives.. Regulators can either promote innovation, access &
development or<br>
> hinder it.<br>
><br>
> In East Africa communications regulators have completely opened up
the<br>
> communications sector; fully liberalizing every area, but providing<br>
> structure through unified licensing regime that separates
facilities,<br>
> services and content In Kenya this has spurred investments of over
half a<br>
> Billion USD over the past 2 years.<br>
><br>
> Key stakeholder lesson: relevant content drives demand -
Safaricom's m-pesa<br>
> met a basic and everyday need, this has driven the increased use
of their<br>
> mobile platform by touching the lives & livelihoods of both
urban & rural<br>
> citizens.<br>
><br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Brian Munyao Longwe<br>
> e-mail: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
ymailto="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com" href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com">blongwe@gmail.com</a><br>
> cell: + 254 722 518 744<br>
> blog : <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://zinjlog.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://zinjlog.blogspot.com</a><br>
> meta-blog: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://mashilingi..blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://mashilingi.blogspot.com</a><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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-- <br>
Sent from my mobile device<br>
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