<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Kanini</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">USF needs to be devolved to the people. That way we won't have roadside pronouncements on the use of the funds. The USF has let down Kenyans. Time to disband it and devolve it. We have talked on this list until the cows have come home. Now politicians are nyemearing the fund..</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Seriously, Data aside, let's outsource the pain points of the counties. And who better to champion this than the Senate? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Regards</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Ali
Hussein</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Principal</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="georgia, serif" size="2"><b>AHK & Associates</b></font></p><font size="2">
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 6:16 PM, kanini mutemi via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Welcome @Bomu, @Collins @Adam and @Ali to the conversation. </font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Infrastructure comes up once again and by extension the issue of access. Does anyone have any figures on connectivity in the counties? </font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">@Ali, quite a radical stance on USF but I would say in this instance, radical is welcome. Just to further that thought, what would be the structure of a devolved USF (picking lessons from the efficacy or otherwise of CDF). </font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">@Adam, this caught my eye:</font></div><div><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(89,89,89)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></span></span></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(89,89,89)"><span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal"> </span></span><u style="font-size:16px"></u><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black"><i>Expanding the focus of ICT in Counties from something that supports the County operations (i.e. internal), to something that drives the County’s development (i.e. external). </i></span></font></div><div><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black"><i><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></i></span></div><div><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px">Other than subsidization, what else can help counties go from internal to external?</span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px">Not to abandon the discussion on cybersecurity as well, there is the awareness concern but let us step back and ask are there conceivable cybersecurity threats in the counties? Are there counties that have adopted online solutions for critical services? Examples perhaps? This would help us appreciate the urgency with which cybersecurity ought to be embraced in the counties. </span></font></div><div class="gmail_extra"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5"><font face="georgia, serif">On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 5:56 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>></span> wrote:<br></font></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="georgia, serif">@Colins</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Couldn't agree with you more. I understand that NOFBI is currently less than 50% utlilized. And phase 2 is almost complete. We have a major utilisation problem here..It can turn out into a white elephant if we are not careful.</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Regards</font></div><img src="http://t.sidekickopen07.com/e1t/o/5/f18dQhb0S7ks8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9gXrN7sKj6v4LNdFMd_KMKRbM7xW4Wzv6P2zlZNzW26tGP91k1H6H0?si=6190904865718272&pi=70d0385a-3ad3-4347-f556-4c057c9376a6&ti=null" style="display:none!important" height="1" width="1"><div class="gmail_extra"><span><font face="georgia, serif"><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-1539072124985892058m_34799127603427376gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font size="2">Ali
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</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><span>Skype: abu-jomo</span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><span>LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alih<wbr>kassim</a></span><a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"></span></a></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><br></font></p><p style="font-size:small;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing,</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt"></span></p><p style="font-size:small;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Chiromo Road, Westlands,</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt"></span></p><p style="font-size:small;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Nairobi, Kenya.</span></p><font size="2"><span><br><font size="1">Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the organizations that I work with.</font></span></font><span style="font-size:11pt"></span><span style="font-size:11pt"></span>
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<br></font></span><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="m_-1539072124985892058h5"><font face="georgia, serif">On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 5:33 PM, Collins Areba via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>></span> wrote:<br></font></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="m_-1539072124985892058h5"><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif">From where I sit: </font><div><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">NOFBI should be made more accessible to players , small and large. It is laughable that I can get Internet at $0.17 at EADC in Nairobi , but get charged $60 to relay the same on Government funded infrastructure from Nairobi to Kilifi. Of what use then is Nofbi? if not to facilitate expansion of the larger players>? </font></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><font face="georgia, serif"><br clear="all"></font><div><div class="m_-1539072124985892058m_34799127603427376m_-2970193703042493927gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Regards, <br><br></font></div><font face="georgia, serif">Collins Areba, </font></div></div></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Kilifi, Kenya.</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Tel: +<b><font color="#38761d">254 707 750 788 </font></b>/ <b><font color="#ff0000">0731750788</font></b><br>Twitter: @arebacollins.<br></font></div></div><font face="georgia, serif">Skype: arebacollins<br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<font face="georgia, serif"><br></font><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="m_-1539072124985892058m_34799127603427376h5"><font face="georgia, serif">On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 5:25 PM, Adam Lane via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>></span> wrote:<br></font></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="m_-1539072124985892058m_34799127603427376h5">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(89,89,89)"></span><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Good afternoon all<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black"><font face="georgia, serif">Some of the main challenges include:<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Coordination with central government and between Departments in Counties<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Sharing of best practices and also sharing of systems/solutions to get best value and reduce duplication<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Capacity amongst ICT Depts and also amongst other Depts that (should) use ICT<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Expanding the focus of ICT in Counties from something that supports the County operations (i.e. internal), to something that drives the County’s development
(i.e. external)<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Measuring benefits of ICT<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Using ICT to drive (and measure) a better culture amongst county government staff focused on efficiencies and impact<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black"><font face="georgia, serif">Some of the main risks include:<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Awareness of cybersecurity amongst County Staff and citizens<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Abuse/poor use of internet and/or internet driving more negative behaviors or habits (such as hate speech, betting etc)<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black"><font face="georgia, serif">Some of the opportunities include:<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">PDTP type programs in Counties that provide private and public sector with new ideas and eager/capable youth whilst also providing youth with meaningful
work experience<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Open innovation from county government with local start-ups, businesses and youth to find solutions to existing problems<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Government using own budget to seed/incentivize solutions (as the largest customer/puchaser locally)<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Government being aware of existing solutions and rolling them out (many apps already exist, just they lack marketing and consumer awareness which the government
can help)<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Government approving/certifying certain solutions/apps so they can be used in public sector and trusted by consumers in regard their content<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Improving CIDPs: better use of ICT, and better engagement with ecosystem in developing CIDPs to improve alignment and use of best available products<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9pt;color:black">Broadband for public institutions (health, education, police etc)<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="georgia, serif">Regards<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><font face="georgia, serif">Adam<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="georgia, serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"> kictanet [mailto:<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Badam.lane" target="_blank">kictanet-bounces+adam.<wbr>lane</a>=<a href="mailto:huawei.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">huawei.com@lists.kictanet<wbr>.or.ke</a>]
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<b>Subject:</b> [kictanet] Day 1 of Talk to the Senate (2017-2022 Priorities)<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><div><div class="m_-1539072124985892058m_34799127603427376m_-2970193703042493927h5">
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(69,69,69)"><font face="georgia, serif">Good morning Listers, <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(69,69,69)"><font face="georgia, serif">Welcome to Day 1 of 'Talk to the Senate'. This must have been what the framers of the Constitution had in mind when
they entrenched public participation as a key constitutional principle- an opportunity for us to make a case on what we think ought to be the Senate's priority 2017-2022. I therefore encourage that we all participate in this session and look forward to an
animated discussion. <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(69,69,69)"><font face="georgia, serif">As Grace had briefed us on Friday, we will have a three day discussion focusing on the counties and opportunities
for intervention by the Senate. <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(69,69,69)"><font face="georgia, serif">This being the first day, our goal is to bring out issues of concern in the counties as far as ICT is concerned. Once
we have these, we will proceed to make proposals on how the Senate may be of help in resolving these issues on Day 2. On Day 3, we will discuss how to foster engagements between the ICT community and the legislature. <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(69,69,69)"><font face="georgia, serif">This is our guiding question for today–<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><font face="georgia, serif"><i><span style="font-size:9pt;color:blue">What do you consider to be the ICT </span></i><span style="font-size:9pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><font face="georgia, serif"><i><span style="font-size:9pt;color:blue"> (a) challenges; </span></i><span style="font-size:9pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><font face="georgia, serif"><i><span style="font-size:9pt;color:blue"> (b) risks; and </span></i><span style="font-size:9pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><font face="georgia, serif"><i><span style="font-size:9pt;color:blue"> (c) opportunities in the counties?</span></i><span style="font-size:9pt"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(69,69,69)"><font face="georgia, serif">As well, if there are ICT success stories coming out of the counties, feel free to highlight them. <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(69,69,69)"><font face="georgia, serif">We are honoured to have Senator Abshiro Halake (Vice Chairperson, Senate ICT Committee) on the list. Senator, karibu
sana. <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-stretch:normal"><span style="font-size:9pt;color:rgb(69,69,69)"><font face="georgia, serif">This discussion is now open! <u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
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