<div dir="auto"><div>Hi all,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I'm sorry for the late response,<div dir="auto"> </div><div dir="auto">I'd like to touch on 2 areas<br><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Affordability - In my experience the least amount of money one can pay for internet is Ksh. 2,500 monthly which is a bit high for a youth who is unemployed and unfortunately our lives are literally on the Internet</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Broadband could be widespread because of mobile phones but we could have the gadgets and use them only when we are in the urban areas because of poor internet connectivity in the rural homes. In my rural area, just like mercy's we have a challenge in basic phone operations like making calls or even sending an SMS, however people there have smartphones which they only use when they set out to the major towns or cities</div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 23 Apr 2019 8:37 am Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet, <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear Listers,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">As notified last week, we are conducting</span> an assessment on the state of play and impact of
broadband in Kenya, broadly looking at the socio-economic impact on
consumers, businesses and various sectors like agriculture, education,
healthcare, finance and government. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We are looking at real life
examples of impact of broadband, challenges we face in increasing impact
of broadband and recommendations on interventions needed to address the
challenges identified. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">For this discussion, we define broadband as any fast internet. Fast enough to serve your intended purpose. We can have an extended definition through the discussion.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Some of the questions we should answer are:</p><ol start="1" style="margin-bottom:0in" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black">What is the current state of broadband in Kenya? What is the current coverage of broadband in Kenya? Do you have broadband internet in your area? How affordable is the available broadband? </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black">What barriers are there in increasing impact of broadband in Kenya?</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px;color:black">What recommendations can counter the barriers identified in increasing impact of broadband?</li></ol><p class="MsoNormal">Looking forward to a grrat debate.</p><div><div class="m_2470241597432550681m_-7054752580101939361m_3900781892709119473m_1517563918685365251gmail-m_-3706959649539042186m_-406314383802767005gmail_signature">Sincerely,</div></div>
<div><div dir="ltr" class="m_2470241597432550681m_-7054752580101939361m_3900781892709119473m_1517563918685365251gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">______________________</div></div><div dir="ltr" class="m_2470241597432550681m_-7054752580101939361m_3900781892709119473m_1517563918685365251gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Mwendwa Kivuva</div></div></div>
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