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<span style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Dear Sammy and All</span><br style="line-height: 17px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br style="line-height: 17px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Just like Michuki and McTim, here is another point of clarification. </span><br style="line-height: 17px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br style="line-height: 17px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The Kenya ICT Action network (KICTANet) was set up as a project of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) as part of a broader initiative called Catalyzing Access to ICTs in Africa (CATIA). It was set up by TESPOK (Joseph Mucheru), APC (Alice Munyua as convener), KENET (Victo Kyalo), Summit Strategies (Muruiki Mureithi) and AfRISPA/KIXP (Brian Longwe) during a workshop held in Nairobi in 2004 (I shared the documents on this list sometime this year). </span><br style="line-height: 17px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br style="line-height: 17px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">It was set up as a "multi-stakeholder </span><b style="line-height: 17px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">platform</b><span style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation" with the aim of catalyzing reforms in the ICT sector in support of the government's aim of ICT enabled growth and development. </span><br style="line-height: 17px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> KICTANet was invited to serve on the KeNIC board on that basis. KICTANet is <b>FORUM </b>and the fact that this debate on KENIC is taking place here is testimony that as KICTANet we are living our mandate. </span><br style="line-height: 17px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br style="line-height: 17px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">For more information please visit </span><a class="ecxmoz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.kictanet.or.ke/" target="_blank" style="line-height: 17px; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); cursor: pointer; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">www.kictanet.or.ke</a><span style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">.</span><div><br></div><div>And now after this commercial break, I would like to hear KENIC's response on who really is a stakeholder (in reference to Dr. Ndemo's question, as well as Kivuva's). If I own a .ke (as a company or an individual) I am I not a stakeholder? <br style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br style="line-height: 17px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Kind regards</span><br style="line-height: 17px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br style="line-height: 17px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Grace Githaiga</span> <br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>> Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:20:40 +0300<br>> From: michuki@swiftkenya.com<br>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Ministry seeks more seats at KENIC<br>> CC: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<br>> To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> On 8/17/12 4:49 PM, Sammy Buruchara wrote:<br>> <br>> Sammy, a point of correction if i may.<br>> <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > At the dawn of Internet in Kenya, we all relied on Mr. Randy Bush in<br>> > Oregon USA to register .ke domains. TESPOK and CCK at the time strange<br>> > bedfellows came together and developed a plan to take over the<br>> > management of .ke from Randy Bush. <br>> <br>> Randy Bush was the Technical Point of Contact. The Admin Point of<br>> Contact was Dr. Shem Ochuodho. There was a history behind the arrangement.<br>> <br>> In the DNS world, the Tech POC is appointed by the Admin POC or the<br>> Sponsoring organization.<br>> <br>> KENIC was established by the stakeholders to enhance the .ke registry<br>> services.<br>> <br>> Regards,<br>> <br>> Michuki.<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> kictanet mailing list<br>> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<br>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet<br>> <br>> Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ggithaiga%40hotmail.com<br>> <br>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.<br>> <br>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.<br></div></div> </div></body>
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