<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">According to ITU the code 211 was spare hence the allocation see the attached from itu website.<br>Gathuri<br><br>--- On <b>Wed, 7/20/11, Barrack Otieno <i><otieno.barrack@gmail.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com><br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Does Anyone Know If "254" Had a Meaning? (Was ITU: Country Code 211 Officially Assigned to South Sudan)<br>To: "gathuri njorohio" <gathuri_njorohio@yahoo.com>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br>Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 4:26 AM<br><br><div class="plainMail">Thanks Gathuri, its truly an open world :-)<br><br>On 7/20/11, gathuri njorohio <<a ymailto="mailto:gathuri_njorohio@yahoo.com"
href="/mc/compose?to=gathuri_njorohio@yahoo.com">gathuri_njorohio@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>> hi<br>> Look at the attachment and will see how ITU has assigned the codes.<br>> The information is from the internet www.wtng.info/wtng<br>><br>> --- On Tue, 7/19/11, Barrack Otieno <<a ymailto="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com" href="/mc/compose?to=otieno.barrack@gmail.com">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> From: Barrack Otieno <<a ymailto="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com" href="/mc/compose?to=otieno.barrack@gmail.com">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>><br>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Does Anyone Know If "254" Had a Meaning? (Was ITU:<br>> Country Code 211 Officially Assigned to South Sudan)<br>> To: <a ymailto="mailto:gathuri_njorohio@yahoo.com" href="/mc/compose?to=gathuri_njorohio@yahoo.com">gathuri_njorohio@yahoo.com</a><br>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a
ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="/mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>> Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 9:38 PM<br>><br>> Dr. Ochuodho,<br>><br>> 254 sounds cool, I guess its just a primary key to different nations,<br>> ITU being a global body<br>> is operated by resolutions agreed upon by<br>> members, just like ISO, WTO, lobbying and negotiations are a key<br>> component, considering the fact that we had East African Posts and<br>> Telecommunications when we got the code , it would be interesting to<br>> know how the decision was arrived at, as for the CCTLD, institutional<br>> mechanisms are well defined by ICANN and with increased involvement in<br>> ICANNs activities and support from bodies such as AFTLD .ss should be<br>> a reality sooner than we can imagine, well done though..<br>><br>> On 7/20/11, samuel ochanji <<a
ymailto="mailto:sochanji@yahoo.com" href="/mc/compose?to=sochanji@yahoo.com">sochanji@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>>> Dr Ochuodho,<br>>><br>>> Thanks for updating us on the events up North in Juba. Talking about the<br>>> ccTLD, a lot of noise has been generated, as we inevitably expected, about<br>>> South Sudan applying for .SS which has negative connotations to the<br>>><br>> notorious Nazi era SS(Schutzstaffel) in Europe. I understand, from comments<br>>> made by Eng. Lugga to the press, that S. Sudan has already applied for<br>>> .SS.<br>>> Is there a "clause" in ISO rules or IANA that might prevent them from<br>>> awarding .SS South Sudan perhaps based on "public interest" or any other<br>>> excuse or are we likely to see .ss domains soon? Kindly clarify of us.<br>>><br>>> Best wishes as you help build this new and promising nation!<br>>>
Rgds<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> ________________________________<br>>> From: Shem Ochuodho <<a ymailto="mailto:shemochuodho@yahoo.com" href="/mc/compose?to=shemochuodho@yahoo.com">shemochuodho@yahoo.com</a>><br>>> To: <a ymailto="mailto:sochanji@yahoo.com" href="/mc/compose?to=sochanji@yahoo.com">sochanji@yahoo.com</a><br>>> Cc: Madaraka Party <<a ymailto="mailto:madaraka-kenya@yahoogroups.com" href="/mc/compose?to=madaraka-kenya@yahoogroups.com">madaraka-kenya@yahoogroups.com</a>>; NVK-Mageuzi<br>>> Juba-Caucus<br>>> <<a ymailto="mailto:NVK-M-Juba-Caucus@yahoogroups.com" href="/mc/compose?to=NVK-M-Juba-Caucus@yahoogroups.com">NVK-M-Juba-Caucus@yahoogroups.com</a>>; "<a ymailto="mailto:g47-kenya@yahoogroups.com" href="/mc/compose?to=g47-kenya@yahoogroups.com">g47-kenya@yahoogroups.com</a>"<br>>> <<a ymailto="mailto:g47-kenya@yahoogroups.com"
href="/mc/compose?to=g47-kenya@yahoogroups.com">g47-kenya@yahoogroups.com</a>>; ProgressiveMinds<br>>> <<a ymailto="mailto:progressiveminds@yahoogroups.com" href="/mc/compose?to=progressiveminds@yahoogroups.com">progressiveminds@yahoogroups.com</a>>; NVK Youth <<a ymailto="mailto:nvk-youth@yahoogroups.com" href="/mc/compose?to=nvk-youth@yahoogroups.com">nvk-youth@yahoogroups.com</a>>;<br>>> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="/mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 11:58 PM<br>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Does Anyone Know If "254" Had a Meaning? (Was ITU:<br>>> Country Code 211 Officially Assigned to South Sudan)<br>>><br>>><br>>> Friends,<br>>><br>>> Sincere thanks for the compliments. However, there wasn't really any<br>>> magic:<br>>>
we simply happened to be in the right places at the right time. Thanks to<br>>> history!<br>>><br>>> Nonetheless, for those of us who might not have been there at the time<br>>> Kenya<br>>> acquired its code: could there be any in our midst who knows "why 254"? I<br>>> know it is NOT the prerogative of a country to choose a code. But in the<br>>> same vein, I am aware it is not prohibited for countries to request. Word<br>>> has it "292" had been earmarked for us (after Eritrea - "291")!<br>>><br>>> On receiving this information, a<br>> Ugandan friend remarked: "You mean such<br>>> 'pretty' numbers existed ........ better TZ's '255'"! No wonder US/North<br>>> America 'picked' "1", and Great Britain "44"! Can someone enlighten me why<br>>> "254"?<br>>><br>>> Thanks too to those inquiring about the ccTLD (Internet Domain). I<br>>> can only say:
"Coming Soon". Numerous steps to go through, but nearly<br>>> there.<br>>><br>>> Best rgrds,<br>>> Shem<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> ________________________________<br>>> From: Michael A. Asudi <<a ymailto="mailto:michael.asudi@gmail.com" href="/mc/compose?to=michael.asudi@gmail.com">michael.asudi@gmail.com</a>><br>>> To: <a ymailto="mailto:NVK-Mageuzi@yahoogroups.com" href="/mc/compose?to=NVK-Mageuzi@yahoogroups.com">NVK-Mageuzi@yahoogroups.com</a><br>>> Cc: <a ymailto="mailto:g47-kenya@yahoogroups.com" href="/mc/compose?to=g47-kenya@yahoogroups.com">g47-kenya@yahoogroups.com</a>; Madaraka Party<br>>><br>> <<a ymailto="mailto:madaraka-kenya@yahoogroups.com" href="/mc/compose?to=madaraka-kenya@yahoogroups.com">madaraka-kenya@yahoogroups.com</a>>; ProgressiveMinds<br>>> <<a ymailto="mailto:progressiveminds@yahoogroups.com"
href="/mc/compose?to=progressiveminds@yahoogroups.com">progressiveminds@yahoogroups.com</a>>; NVK-Mageuzi Juba-Caucus<br>>> <<a ymailto="mailto:NVK-M-Juba-Caucus@yahoogroups.com" href="/mc/compose?to=NVK-M-Juba-Caucus@yahoogroups.com">NVK-M-Juba-Caucus@yahoogroups.com</a>>; NVK Youth <<a ymailto="mailto:nvk-youth@yahoogroups.com" href="/mc/compose?to=nvk-youth@yahoogroups.com">nvk-youth@yahoogroups.com</a>><br>>> Sent: Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 20:52<br>>> Subject: Re: [NVK-Mageuzi] Re: [g47-kenya] Congratulations Dr. Shem (Was<br>>> ITU: Country Code 211 Officially Assigned to South Sudan)<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> Great work<br>>> Now S. Sudan joins the global world<br>>> Keep up<br>> Doc<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Silas Owiti Mudekhere<br>>> <<a ymailto="mailto:mudekhere@yahoo.com"
href="/mc/compose?to=mudekhere@yahoo.com">mudekhere@yahoo.com</a>><br>>> wrote:<br>>><br>>><br>>>><br>>>>Dr. Ochuodho,<br>>>><br>>>>Congratulations are perfectly in order! Last evening, while attending to<br>>>> one of my "Juakalis" I got that info and was very delighted. What thrills<br>>>> me is the sacrifice some of you visioners have made to make some of these<br>>>> things work. As important as the symbolism of the code numbers assigned<br>>>> are, I am alive to the tribulations that the technical people and the<br>>>> kind<br>>>> of capacity building processes required to make this a reality. I am yet<br>>>> to see an Engineer and IT geek that is so committed, yet humble to work<br>>>> behind the scenes in difficult conditions to achieve results timely as<br>> you<br>>>> have! Congratulations again my
senior for guiding this process! I do not<br>>>> want to believe that you did all this simply because they are your Luo<br>>>> brothers :)...As the commentator said, the code issue may look like a<br>>>> small things but to me as a communications facilitator, I very well<br>>>> understand what it takes/means to be shut out of Gateway-God forbid if<br>>>> such a thing was to<br>>> happen. Anyhow, my understanding is that in about a month we should be<br>>> able<br>>> to permanently divorced from the 249!<br>>>><br>>>>That gets me to wonder, how do we as Kenyans, recognize our heros? For me,<br>>>> this is a case I want to put to the NVK-M (at least the Juba Caucus) for<br>>>> consideration.<br>>>><br>>>>Stay well bro, and God be with the Republic of South
Sudan<br>>>><br>>>>Silas<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>><br>>>>--- On Tue,<br>> 7/19/11, Shem Ochuodho <<a ymailto="mailto:shemochuodho@yahoo.com" href="/mc/compose?to=shemochuodho@yahoo.com">shemochuodho@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>>>From: Shem Ochuodho <<a ymailto="mailto:shemochuodho@yahoo.com" href="/mc/compose?to=shemochuodho@yahoo.com">shemochuodho@yahoo.com</a>><br>>>>>Subject: [g47-kenya] Fw: ITU: Country Code 211 Officially Assigned to<br>>>>> South Sudan<br>>>>>To: "NVK-Mageuzi Members List" <<a ymailto="mailto:nvk-mageuzi@yahoogroups.com" href="/mc/compose?to=nvk-mageuzi@yahoogroups.com">nvk-mageuzi@yahoogroups.com</a>><br>>>>>Cc: "Madaraka Party"<br>>> <<a ymailto="mailto:madaraka-kenya@yahoogroups.com"
href="/mc/compose?to=madaraka-kenya@yahoogroups.com">madaraka-kenya@yahoogroups.com</a>>, "ProgressiveMinds"<br>>> <<a ymailto="mailto:progressiveminds@yahoogroups.com" href="/mc/compose?to=progressiveminds@yahoogroups.com">progressiveminds@yahoogroups.com</a>>, "NVK-Mageuzi Juba-Caucus"<br>>> <<a ymailto="mailto:NVK-M-Juba-Caucus@yahoogroups.com" href="/mc/compose?to=NVK-M-Juba-Caucus@yahoogroups.com">NVK-M-Juba-Caucus@yahoogroups.com</a>>, "NVK Youth"<br>>> <<a ymailto="mailto:nvk-youth@yahoogroups.com" href="/mc/compose?to=nvk-youth@yahoogroups.com">nvk-youth@yahoogroups.com</a>>, "G-47 Kenya" <<a ymailto="mailto:g47-kenya@yahoogroups.com" href="/mc/compose?to=g47-kenya@yahoogroups.com">g47-kenya@yahoogroups.com</a>><br>>>>>Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 8:17
AM<br>>>>><br>>>>><br>>>>><br>>>>>Fyi!<br>>>>><br>>>>><br>>>>>Shem J. Ochuodho, MSc (Eng), PhD, LLD (Hon)<br>>>>>Senior Advisor<br>>>>>Ministry of Telecom & Postal Services<br>>>>>Government of South Sudan (GoSS), Juba<br>>>>>Commonwealth<br>> Telecom Organization (CTO/GoSS) 2010 African Internaut Award<br>>>>> Recipient<br>>>>>Kenya Community Abroad (KCA) 2007 Excellence Award Winner<br>>>>>AfricaOnline 2005 Industry Pioneer Award Recipient<br>>>>>Father of Internet in Kenya (Computer Society of Kenya - CSK 2000)<br>>>>>Cell: +249-955-021-040/+256-477-232025/+254-725-016679<br>>>>>Skype:<br>>> shem.ochuodho<br>>>>><br>>>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> --<br>>> Michael Asudi<br>>>
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