<font face="georgia,serif">Walu<br><br>Except for the fact that maybe the Chinese are doing this through a loan? Who pays the piper calls the tune kind of thing? <br><br>Ali Hussein<br></font><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 6:59 PM, Walubengo J <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font:inherit" valign="top">Daktari,<br><br>thanx for answering on behalf of e-Gov.� Your response does sound sensible - except for the fact that we do have many suppliers locally who can do what Huawei are doing.�� Wananchi, Jamii, AccessKenya all them do have the experience of burying, splicing and activating fiber...<br>
<br>But then again, we all seem to like things foreign :-)<br><br>walu. <br><br>--- On <b>Thu, 7/12/12, <a href="mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke" target="_blank">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a> <i><<a href="mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke" target="_blank">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a>></i></b> wrote:<br>
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] Huawei picked for Sh6bn fibre optic deal<br>To: <a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a><br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
Date: Thursday, July 12, 2012, 6:48 PM<br><br><div><div><div class="h5">Michuki,<br>Although this was funded through e-gov, it is actually NOFBI extensions<br>covering the 13 Counties that were not covered in the phase 1 of NOFBI. <br>
It will also cover loops to create stability from frequent cuts.� Its main<br>objective is to provide Broadband to all counties before the County<br>Governments are in place.� IFMIS must be operational in every County<br>
otherwise most Governors will end up in Jail.<br><br>Eventually we shall need Fibre to most cell sites if we have to get a<br>robust LTE network.<br><br><br>Regards<br><br><br>Ndemo.<br><br><br><br><br>> Hi Muraya, et al,<br>
><br>> I read this article and was left with a couple of questions some of<br>> which i believe those in the know (and on this list) can help clarify.<br>><br>> 1. I was under the impression that the NOFBI project was established to<br>
> interconnect Government across the country with the extra capacity
being<br>> leased to operators.<br>><br>> 2. If 1 above is true, is this new project a duplication of resources.<br>><br>> 3. If 1 above is false, have we maximized the NOFBI infrastructure to<br>> warrant such a huge investment. In other words, what is different about<br>
> this project that could not be accomplished under NOFBI<br>><br>> 4. What is the status of NOFBI ?<br>><br>> While i appreciate development, am concerned about investing additional<br>> resources acquired from loans (that i help service with my taxes) to<br>
> build what i perceive to be duplicated infrastructure.<br>><br>> Help me understand if am are missing the point.<br>><br>> Regards,<br>><br>> Michuki<br>><br>> On 7/12/12 11:03 AM, S.M. Muraya wrote:<br>
>> Interesting Read...<br>>><br>>> <a href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Huawei+picked+for+Sh6bn+fibre+optic+deal+/-/539550/1450532/-/view/printVersion/-/l3k9gb/-/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Huawei+picked+for+Sh6bn+fibre+optic+deal+/-/539550/1450532/-/view/printVersion/-/l3k9gb/-/index.html</a><br>
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