<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Hi Ali,<br><br>The article indicates that those who contribute are those from the middle class but I disagree based on my experiences on this forum which I believe consists of members of the middle and upper classes.<br><div><br><span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Regards<br></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"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial"
size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke><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> Thursday, 13 June 2013, 10:33<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Self censorship and the need for a village mad man<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv3943344693"><div><div>Robert</div><div><br></div><div>I fundamentally disagree with that assertion. Our offline behaviors usually mirror our online ones. The issue remains one of connectivity. Our fellow Kenyans at the bottom of the pyramid may want as much as anyone to access and be part of the online community.</div><div><br></div><div>The fact of the matter is
that the majority of Kenyans are not online. Universal Access <b><u>MUST</u></b> be the most urgent issue of the day.</div><div><br><div><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;">Ali Hussein</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;">CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd</span></div><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;">Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd</div></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;">+254 713 601113</div><div><span style=""><br></span></div><div><span style="">"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb</span></div><div><br></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Jun 13, 2013, at 8:05 AM, robert yawe <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote
type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div><span>Hi all and the rest,</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><span>I came across the following article and noted that the writer was likely not a member of this forum otherwise he would have realised that the problem transcends economic and social class;</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br></div><div class="yiv3943344693font_geogria yiv3943344693font14">
There’s little content from low income earning communities in Kenya on
the Internet due to self censorship, rather than due to lack of access
to connectivity. <br></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;" class="yiv3943344693font_geogria yiv3943344693font14"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><span style="font-style:italic;">This has been revealed by Chris Orwa, who works with
iHub Research <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ihub.co.ke/blog/2013/06/online-vs-offline-tales-from-mathare/">On a piece on the iHub blog, Orwa says</a>
that the iHub, in following up on incidents reported on Ushahidi’s
Uchaguzi election monitoring tool, found that much more happened in
Mathare slums than was reported online. <br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><span style="font-style:italic;"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><span style="font-style:italic;">In addition, the team had
observed that most of the reports on the platform were made from middle
income neighbourhoods in Nairobi.</span></div><div><span style="font-style:italic;"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><span style="font-style:italic;">In a visit to Mathare, Orwa and
his team were told that the community there was tight knit - with people
tending to know each other. There were a few people with access to the
Internet, who also knew each other. The community tends to shun those
who post negative information about the community, with indication that
the community may in addition clamp down on those posting such
information.</span></div><div><span style="font-style:italic;"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><span style="font-style:italic;">Additionally, those who came from such areas did not
want to be associated with the neighbourhood. This resulted in little
information about such neighbourhoods being posted online. In addition,
if any info was posted, it was rarely negative.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br><span></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:16px;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><span>Please only respond if you disagree with my interpretation<br></span></div><div> <br>Regards<br><br></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</div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>kictanet mailing list</span><br><span><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank"
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