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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi Victor,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>I think Evelyn Rono’s team is doing something in this regard.
They have been working with my Alma Mater to get them hooked on. The cost
factor is still somehow an issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Safaricom have some really cheap services too, but the only
drawback is the fact that there Wimax service is not available in certain areas
of the country. I used certain (deliberately) because they have tried to spread
the wimax service quite a great deal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Just my thoughts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>EK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa=kadet.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+emmanuel.khisa=kadet.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Victor Gathara<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 15, 2010 4:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> emmanuel.khisa@kadet.co.ke<br>
<b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [kictanet] Internet service to academic institutions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I
have a query from friends looking to help schools get online. Is there anyone
out there doing subsidised internet service to academic institutions. Let me
know.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kind
regards </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Victor Gathara</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:silver'>|</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>
UK Department for International Development<span style='color:silver'>|</span> Regional
IS Manager , East Africa<span style='color:silver'>|</span> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>*</span><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <span style='color:teal'>email:</span></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><a href="mailto:v-gathara@dfid.gov.uk"
target="_blank">v-gathara@dfid.gov.uk</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>(</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:teal'>Telephone:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:gray'>+254 20 2873421</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>(</span><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:teal'>Fax:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>+254 20
2873102 </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>)</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:teal'>Ftn:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:gray'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:gray'>8300 3349</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>)</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <span
style='color:teal'>Mobile</span>:<span style='color:gray'> +254 733 414846
</span><span style='color:teal'>url:</span> <span style='color:gray'><a
href="http://www.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.dfid.gov.uk</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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DFID, the Department for International Development: leading the UK Government's
fight against world poverty. Find out more at http://www.dfid.gov.uk.<o:p></o:p></p>
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