<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">@McTim,<br><br>I did not say that we shall not have a seat at the table but that it is not King Authors Round Table, some people will be more equal than others.<br><br>Regards<br><div><span><br></span></div><div><span></span></div><div> </div><div>Robert Yawe<br>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>Kenya<br><br></div><div>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk>
<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, 21 October 2012, 3:44<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Who controls the internet?<br> </font> </div> <br>On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 1:51 PM, robert yawe <<a ymailto="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>> Hi,<br>><br>> I like this analogy<br>><br>> "Imagine if Nakumatt got paid by manufacturers for stocking products on<br>> its shelves AND got paid by consumers for purchasing them"<br>><br>> the shocking reality is that in the case of Nakumatt the case above is what<br>> happens.<br>><br>> It is unfortunate that we are claiming that the Internet has no owners the<br>> shock might end up killing some of
us.<br><br><br>It may be an unfortunate truth, but it is the truth nonetheless.<br><br>><br>> Africa is a net consumer of internet graphic, we contribute a negligible<br>> percentage in online commerce so lets please stop pretending to be equal<br>> partners at the ITU table<br><br><br>Only nation states can be full ITU Members (have a vote in the<br>upcoming treaty negotiations) the amount of traffic or e-commerce<br>don't factor into a seat at the table.<br><br><br><br>-- <br>Cheers,<br><br>McTim<br>"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A<br>route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel<br><br><br> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>