<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Muraya</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Great post. And pertinent questions..</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></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">

</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"> </font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span>T<font size="2">el: +254 713 60<font size="2">1113</font></font><br></span></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span>Twitter: @AliHKassim</span><span></span></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">

</span></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span>Skype: abu-jomo</span></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span>LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span><a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"></span></a></span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></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;font-family:georgia;color:black">13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing,</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:arial"></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;font-family:georgia;color:black">Chiromo Road, Westlands,</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:arial"></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;font-family:georgia;color:black">Nairobi, Kenya.</span></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><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></span></font><span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";font-size:11pt"></span><span style="font-size:11pt"></span>

<span style="font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif""></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 17, 2018 at 9:54 AM, S.M. Muraya 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 dir="ltr" class="m_-3150265991143020850gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="line-height:13px;text-align:justify;background-color:rgb(253,254,255)"><span style="background-color:rgb(253,254,255)"><span style="background-color:rgb(253,254,255)"><font color="#001320" face="Trebuchet, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><div><span style="font-size:14px">Last week Walu penned some very pertinent thoughts (will create a second thread for that article). The current one is somehow related </span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px"><br></span></div></font></span></span><span style="background-color:rgb(253,254,255)"><span style="background-color:rgb(253,254,255)"><font color="#001320" face="Trebuchet, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><div><span style="font-size:14px"><a href="https://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/Why-local-funding-critical-for-ICT-projects/2274560-4715472-rn8g4kz/index.html" target="_blank">https://www.nation.co.ke/oped/<wbr>blogs/dot9/walubengo/Why-<wbr>local-funding-critical-for-<wbr>ICT-projects/2274560-4715472-<wbr>rn8g4kz/index.html</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Quote:  "</span><span style="font-size:14px">What is this that foreign investors see in our ICT potential that local investors don’t? Additionally, what are the ‘strings’ attached, which more often than not go hand in hand with foreign money... o</span><span style="font-size:14px">ur typical local investor is only interested in the traditional assets.."</span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px">Reality: We (veterans in ignoring/undermining each other) did not model decency for upcoming talent and now they worship foreigners who due to cultural differences (misunderstanding) cannot move our nation forward. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px"><a href="https://businesstech.co.za/news/cloud-hosting/251373/amazon-and-microsoft-talk-up-south-african-data-centres/" target="_blank">https://businesstech.co.za/<wbr>news/cloud-hosting/251373/<wbr>amazon-and-microsoft-talk-up-<wbr>south-african-data-centres/</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px">Case in point, why do excellent multi nationals (e.g. Microsoft, Amazon) favor South Africa for data centers? In South Africa there is an efficient, creative (primarily white) minority population which does not undermine (deceive) itself as much as we do.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px">To conclude, last year, a well spoken, well presented employer/investor (former high school mate of mine 25+ years ago) was shocked by Kenyans in their early twenties. He conducted a research for one of his clients and 24 out of 26 lied in their submissions. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:14px">That is all.</span></div></font></span></span></span></div></div></div></div>
<br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
kictanet mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>
<a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/<wbr>mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br>
Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/kictanet" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/kictanet</a><br>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr>KICTANet/</a><br>
Domain Registration sponsored by <a href="http://www.eacdirectory.co.ke" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.eacdirectory.co.ke</a><br>
<br>
Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/<wbr>mailman/options/kictanet/info%<wbr>40alyhussein.com</a><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>
<br></blockquote></div><br></div><img src="http://t.sidekickopen07.com/e1t/o/5/f18dQhb0S7ks8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9gXrN7sKj6v4LNdFMd_KMKRbM7xW4Wzv6P2zlZNzW26tGP91k1H6H0?si=6190904865718272&pi=13951981-ad45-4f4d-c1ff-c090ba202b76&ti=null" style="display:none!important" height="1" width="1"></div>