<p class="MsoNormal">Listers</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
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Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Kenya ICT Board will facilitate the establishment
of digital access centers, to be known as Pasha Centres across the country. </p>
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Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Facilitation will take the following form</p>
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</span></span></span>An Entrepreneurs will obtain a loan from Family
Bank for up to a maximum of Kshs 3M to set-up or expand and existing digital
access centre.</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:
auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Kenya ICT Board will provide a technical
consultant to support the technical set up and management.</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:
auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Branding and communication support in order to
manage the Pasha Brand and drive consumer interest and usage.</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:
auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Management of the Pasha Community portal to
allow collaboration and knowledge sharing among Pasha managers.</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:
auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Continuous Training and skills development for
Pasha Owners.</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:
auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Liaison with public sector and local and
international content providers who may want to access the public through the
Pasha network.</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:
auto"> </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:
Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Pasha Centres
will provide a variety of services that could include the following:</b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:
auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Internet access, including serving as wifi
hotspot providers for the area.</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:
auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Training and educational material provision</p>
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auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Mobile and agency banking</p>
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auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Other retail services</p>
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auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Money transfer services</p>
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auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Government services</p>
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auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Jobs bureau</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:
auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Supply chain facilitation including assisting
retailers and wholesalers with IT needs</p>
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auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Technology support centres for the region</p>
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auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Tourism support</p>
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auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>NGO Liaison support</p>
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auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Data collection for government, NGOs and private
sector</p>
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auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Courier New";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Business Process outsourcing and data entry
services</p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">The Plan</b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:
Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Monday 24<sup>th</sup> January 2011, public launch
of Pasha Project.</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:
Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Target date for first disbursement of loan is 90
days from launch date. The disbursing bank will require 90 days to review
applicants and conclude initial loan disbursements.</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:
Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>Disbursements will be made to entrepreneurs who
fulfill agreed conditions and don’t necessarily have to be among those that had
received Pasha training prior. Kenya ICT Board in 2009 and 2010 had conducted
nationwide 3 week training of 1000 people in business management, entrepreneurship,
marketing, basic accounting and technical management (a starter-kit) to prepare
potential pasha managers to run Pasha centre.</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:
Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>The agreement with the bank is to ensure we
disburse at least one loan per county within the year. Our eventual target is
to have 210 pasha centers, one in each constituency by 2012. We shall asses the
appetite and would not be surprised if the demand for loans exceeds our target.</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:
Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>We shall encourage entrepreneurs to partner with
the networks and any other organizations to beef up their business plans in
preparation for loan application and to make their businesses more commercially
viable.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Mechanics of
disbursement </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All applications will be forwarded to family bank for
commercial assessment. Family bank and an committee appointed by the Kenya ICT
Board will assess the best loan candidates on a set of agreed criteria and
award the loan against this and a sound and verified business plan. We shall be
keen to ensure that people don’t push through paper plans for the sake of cash.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">More details will be available on <a href="http://www.ict.go.ke">www.ict.go.ke</a> and <a href="http://www.pasha">www.pasha</a>
.<a href="http://co.ke">co.ke</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>Paul Kukubo<br>Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board<br>PO Box 27150 - 00100<br>Nairobi, Kenya<br><br>12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street<br>
<br>Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 <br>Fax: +254 20 2211962<br>website: <a href="http://www.ict.go.ke">www.ict.go.ke</a><br>local content project: <a href="http://www.tandaa.co.ke">www.tandaa.co.ke</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/tandaakenya">www.facebook.com/tandaakenya</a><br>
twitter:@tandaaKENYA<br>BPO Project: www. <a href="http://doitinkenya.co.ke">doitinkenya.co.ke</a><br>Digital Villages Project: <a href="http://www.pasha.co.ke">www.pasha.co.ke</a><br><br><br>personal contacts<br>_______________<br>
<br>Cell: + 254 717 180001<br><br><br>skype: kukubopaul<br>googletalk: pkukubo<br>personal blog: <a href="http://www.paulkukubo.co.ke">www.paulkukubo.co.ke</a><br>personal twitter: @pkukubo<br><br><br>____________________<br>
Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub<br><br>Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment <br>