<div dir="ltr"> As at
31st December 2019, the number of active mobile subscriptions (SIM5 Cards) in the country stood
at 54.5 million translating to mobile (SIM) penetration6
of 114.8 percent. Mobile (SIM) penetration
in the country remains high partly due to multiple SIM ownership by consumers. This indicator is
different from that on mobile phone use penetration that is determined through national surveys. <br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">______________________<br>Mwendwa Kivuva, </div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 00:06, Samuel Kamau via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_6924900076869922116WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(60,141,148);background:white"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">This is insightful thanks for the link<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Regards<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sam <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(181,196,223);padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">kictanet <kictanet-bounces+samuel.kamau=<a href="mailto:kenindus.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kenindus.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> on behalf of Ali Hussein via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br><b>Reply-To: </b>KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Monday, 13 April 2020 at 18:18<br><b>To: </b><<a href="mailto:samuel.kamau@kenindus.com" target="_blank">samuel.kamau@kenindus.com</a>><br><b>Cc: </b>Ali Hussein <<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke" target="_blank">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [kictanet] Sector Statistics Report Q2 2019-2020<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">GG<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Thanks. This is useful.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">Regards<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">Ali Hussein</span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">Tel: +254 713 601113</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">Skype: abu-jomo</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia,serif"><br></span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Georgia,serif">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.</span> <u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 6:04 PM Grace Githaiga via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><div><p class="MsoNormal">Listers<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">For those who may have missed, the Communications Authority recently released the Quarter 2 Sector Statistics Report. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Notably, CA revised its data collection template in a bid to meet data requirements by various stakeholders.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">The report notes that CA shared a manual on definitions and methodologies of collecting and reporting Telecommunication indicators with service providers and the public for purposes of common understanding of ICT indicators. The manual was developed in consultation with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and is available on here: <a href="https://ca.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ICT-Indicators-Manual-2019-.pdf" target="_blank">https://ca.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ICT-Indicators-Manual-2019-.pdf</a><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">The Quarter 2 Sector Statistics Report provides an overview of the performance and trends of the ICT sector for the period 1st October to 31st December 2019.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">It further notes an increase in cyber threats, and a decrease in .ke domain names from the previous quarter to stand at 91,940. However, it was recently reported on this list that the domain names have now hit the 100, 000 mark. Meaning that the situation has improved in the last three months. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">And amazing-- people are still sending out letters which rose to 10.5 million letters compared to 9.6 million letters sent between July and September 2019. This was attributed to the sending of success cards to candidates undertaking national exams, and I suspect christmas cards.<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">The full report: <a href="https://ca.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sector-Statistics-Report-Q2-2019-2020-1.pdf" target="_blank">https://ca.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sector-Statistics-Report-Q2-2019-2020-1.pdf</a><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/kictanet" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/kictanet</a><br>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/</a><br><br>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%40alyhussein.com" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/info%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. 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