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<div>Ali, interesting... so you are casting aspersions on a data driven study that you don't agree with, based on.. what? your own personal views and/or preferences?</div><div><br></div><div>Without some kind of rational analysis of why X is better than Y, it looks like you are cherry picking, making convenient assumptions and jumping to wild conclusions. Why would you do that?<br></div><div><br></div><div>On CA's report, you make a FACTUAL assertion (framed as a "universal truth") that the report is exaggerated, then you immediately cast doubt on your own factual claim (thereby demolishing its credibility) by asking CA to correct you? So were you stating a universal fact or a personal belief?</div><div><br></div><div>Let's have a high quality discussion please.</div><div><br></div><div>What exactly makes GSMA's report more believable?<br></div><div><br></div><div>Good day & brgds,</div><div>Patrick.</div><div><br></div><div>Patrick A. M. Maina</div><div><br></div><div>[Cross-domain Innovator | Independent Public Policy Analyst - Indigenous Innovations]</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Saturday, May 18, 2019, 12:12:39 PM GMT+3, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp70827eeyiv2166970855"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="ydp70827eeyiv2166970855gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia, serif;">There must be something seriously wrong with these statistics. We know for a fact that CA Statistics are exaggerated (for example they use sim card connections as a unique identifier as opposed to say Identity Card) - And CA can jump in here and correct me if my assertions are wrong. However, even in the wildest dreams, I can't believe that our internet penetration rates are that low!! 26%? I'd rather go with the GMSA report which gives an indicative figure of around 70%. </div><div class="ydp70827eeyiv2166970855gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia, serif;"><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydp70827eeyiv2166970855gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia, serif;">Maybe this report alludes to Broadband Penetration? That would be a lot more believable.</div><div class="ydp70827eeyiv2166970855gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia, serif;"><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydp70827eeyiv2166970855gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia, serif;">Regards</div><div class="ydp70827eeyiv2166970855gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia, serif;"><br clear="none"></div><div><div class="ydp70827eeyiv2166970855gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><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 clear="none"></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 shape="rect" href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span><a shape="rect" href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" rel="nofollow" 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 clear="none"></span></font></p><p style="font-size:small;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><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;"><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;"><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 clear="none"><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></span><span style="font-size:11pt;"></span>
<span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="none"><img src="https://t.sidekickopen07.com/s1t/o/5/f18dQhb0S7ks8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9gXrN7sKj6v4LNdFMd_KMKRbM7xW4Wzv6P2zlZNzW26tGP91k1H6H0?si=6190904865718272&pi=57852b47-5b13-4db2-a6ac-3acaeca6601f&ti=null" alt="" style="display:none!important;" height="1" width="1"></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydp70827eeyiv2166970855gmail_quote"><div class="ydp70827eeyiv2166970855gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 7:40 PM Margaret Nyambura Ndung'u via kictanet <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote class="ydp70827eeyiv2166970855gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;">Listers, the attached after access report by Research ICT Africa was<br clear="none">
launched today at the Stockholm Internet forum. "A comparative analysis<br clear="none">
of demand-side view of mobile Internet from 10 African countries².<br clear="none">
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As noted at the broadband meeting last Friday, available demand side data<br clear="none">
on Internet and mobile use in Kenya and many other countries is<br clear="none">
insufficient. The report attempts to bridge that gap.<br clear="none">
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Interesting statistics with Internet penetration in Kenya at 26% in line<br clear="none">
with ITU statistics. Differences are noted in other countries highest<br clear="none">
being in Rwanda with an 11% difference (See table 3).<br clear="none">
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Rgrds,<br clear="none">
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