<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><div id="yiv553774095"><table id="yiv553774095bodyDrftID" class="yiv553774095" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td id="yiv553774095drftMsgContent" style="font:inherit;font-family:arial;font-size:10pt;">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 <b>Tue, 7/19/11, 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@yahoo.com<br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br>Date: Tuesday,
July 19, 2011, 9:38 PM<br><br><div class="yiv553774095plainMail">Dr. Ochuodho,<br><br>254 sounds cool, I guess its just a primary key to different nations,<br>ITU being a global body
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 rel="nofollow">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>>
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 .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 rel="nofollow">shemochuodho@yahoo.com</a>><br>> To: <a rel="nofollow">sochanji@yahoo.com</a><br>> Cc: Madaraka Party <<a rel="nofollow">madaraka-kenya@yahoogroups.com</a>>; NVK-Mageuzi Juba-Caucus<br>> <<a rel="nofollow">NVK-M-Juba-Caucus@yahoogroups.com</a>>; "<a rel="nofollow">g47-kenya@yahoogroups.com</a>"<br>> <<a
rel="nofollow">g47-kenya@yahoogroups.com</a>>; ProgressiveMinds<br>> <<a rel="nofollow">progressiveminds@yahoogroups.com</a>>; NVK Youth <<a rel="nofollow">nvk-youth@yahoogroups.com</a>>;<br>> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a rel="nofollow">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 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 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
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 rel="nofollow">michael.asudi@gmail.com</a>><br>> To: <a rel="nofollow">NVK-Mageuzi@yahoogroups.com</a><br>> Cc: <a rel="nofollow">g47-kenya@yahoogroups.com</a>; Madaraka Party<br>>
<<a rel="nofollow">madaraka-kenya@yahoogroups.com</a>>; ProgressiveMinds<br>> <<a rel="nofollow">progressiveminds@yahoogroups.com</a>>; NVK-Mageuzi Juba-Caucus<br>> <<a rel="nofollow">NVK-M-Juba-Caucus@yahoogroups.com</a>>; NVK Youth <<a rel="nofollow">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
Doc<br>><br>><br>><br>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Silas Owiti Mudekhere <<a rel="nofollow">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 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
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 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,
7/19/11, Shem Ochuodho <<a rel="nofollow">shemochuodho@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>>><br>>><br>>>>From: Shem Ochuodho <<a rel="nofollow">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 rel="nofollow">nvk-mageuzi@yahoogroups.com</a>><br>>>>Cc: "Madaraka Party"<br>> <<a rel="nofollow">madaraka-kenya@yahoogroups.com</a>>, "ProgressiveMinds"<br>> <<a rel="nofollow">progressiveminds@yahoogroups.com</a>>, "NVK-Mageuzi Juba-Caucus"<br>> <<a rel="nofollow">NVK-M-Juba-Caucus@yahoogroups.com</a>>, "NVK Youth"<br>> <<a rel="nofollow">nvk-youth@yahoogroups.com</a>>, "G-47 Kenya" <<a rel="nofollow">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
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>> International Telecommunication Union Youth Forum Fellow<br>> KAAD Scholar<br>> Certified Pasha Manager<br>> Founder & Chair Model-I.T.U Youth Org<br>> Email:<a rel="nofollow">michael.asudi@gmail.com</a> <Email%<a rel="nofollow">3Amichael.asudi@gmail.com</a>><br>><br>> Our
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