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Orange and yu exit: Market Failure or Creative Destruction (Capitalism Style)?
by Ali Hussein 26 Mar '14

26 Mar '14

Listers Jaindi Kisero's article on the imminent departure (demise?) of two telcos in Kenya make compelling reading. http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/mobile-phone-firm-pullout-market-failu… The article basically explores the possibility that market failure is what we are experiencing in Kenya. According to Wikipedia Market Failure is a concept within economic theory describing when the allocation of goods and services by a free market is not efficient. That is, there exists another conceivable outcome where a market participant may be made better-off without making someone else worse-off. (The outcome is not Pareto optimal.) Market failures can be viewed as scenarios where individuals' pursuit of pure self-interest leads to results that are not efficient – that can be improved upon from the societal point-of-view.[1][2] The first known use of the term by economists was in 1958,[3] but the concept has been traced back to the Victorian philosopher Henry Sidgwick.[4] Market failures are often associated with time-inconsistent preferences,[5] information asymmetries,[6] non-competitive markets,principal–agent problems, externalities,[7] or public goods.[8] The existence of a market failure is often the reason for government intervention in a particular market.[9][10] Economists, especially microeconomists, are often concerned with the causes of market failure and possible means of correction.[11] Such analysis plays an important role in many types of public policy decisions and studies. However, some types of government policy interventions, such as taxes, subsidies, bailouts, wage and price controls, and regulations, including attempts to correct market failure, may also lead to an inefficient allocation of resources, sometimes called government failure.[12] Thus, there is sometimes a choice between imperfect outcomes, i.e. imperfect market outcomes with or without government interventions. But either way, if a market failure exists the outcome is not Pareto efficient. Mainstream neoclassical and Keynesian economists believe that it may be possible for a government to improve the inefficient market outcome, while several heterodox schools of thought disagree with this.[13] While Creative Destruction alludes to free-market economics as a description of processes such as downsizing in order to increase the efficiency and dynamism of a company or economy. The case of Orange and yu in my humble opinion is the stuff of Business School studies at Strathmore and others for years to come. The questions that the country now needs to ask include:- 1. How will the demise of two major multinationals in Kenya going to affect the country's FDI outlook? Kenya is quickly gaining a reputation as a graveyard for MNCs who come here without appreciating the GLOCAL Principle. 2. What are the market dynamics that are going to be unleashed by a a defacto duopoly that now exists? 3. What impact will it have going forward on the attractiveness of Kenya as a destination for tech giants and Startups alike? 4. Is the regulatory environment being optimally executed to protect both investors and consumers alike? 5. Lastly - the more things change the more they remain the same? Seriously. The way this is going I won't be surprised if Airtel also throws in the towel seeing as they haven't turned a profit since their entry into the country. Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Re: [ISOC_KE] isoc Digest, Vol 33, Issue 81
by Charles Oloo 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

Elections Results This is Interesting indeed. Talk of verification. Who are voting? ISOC orion members of Internet society members? How many registers are we taking about? The one being used for voting was published. same was published, or do we have another one? What does the elections rules state? Kenyans and their skepticism [?] Of course Kenyans have to be. Experience is the best teacher. Charles On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 5:52 PM, <isoc-request(a)lists.my.co.ke> wrote: > Send isoc mailing list submissions to > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > isoc-request(a)lists.my.co.ke > > You can reach the person managing the list at > isoc-owner(a)lists.my.co.ke > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of isoc digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Delay in Releasing Election Results (Alex Ngatia) > 2. Re: Delay in Releasing Election Results (Ali Hussein) > 3. Re: Delay in Releasing Election Results (Gideon) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 17:47:26 +0300 > From: Alex Ngatia <alex.ngatia(a)gmail.com> > To: Kelvin Githira <kelvin(a)skysys.co.ke> > Cc: "isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke" <isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke> > Subject: Re: [ISOC_KE] Delay in Releasing Election Results > Message-ID: > < > CAMs05yFWYyr1zDUkgZhQ1tfkP4QkACgk9HL8GmFJpmg7dymhHQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Kenyans and their skepticism [?] > > Regards, > > Alex > > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 5:20 PM, Kelvin Githira <kelvin(a)skysys.co.ke> > wrote: > > > Please lets give this team the chance. Its been clear from the onset > > evrything has been on the open and challenges are a thing to learn from > now > > and in future. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Mar 25, 2014, at 10:16 AM, Philip Adar <philip.adar(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Elections in Kenya the Kenyan style! > > > > I didn't believe they can do this even with something small as the ISOC > > Chapter elections; or maybe someone is rehearsing for the big thing in > the > > near future.... > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) < > nmutungu(a)gmail.com > > > wrote: > > > >> > >> Members, > >> > >> As you may have noticed, there has been delay in releasing election > >> results. > >> This has been occasioned by a challenge where we found some discrepancy > >> in details submitted by some voters and those existing in the ISOC AMS. > As > >> this affects a significant number of voters, the Committee has forwarded > >> the names to ISOC Global for further verification. > >> > >> We apologise for this delay and undertake to release the results as soon > >> as we can. > >> > >> Regards, > >> -- > >> Grace L.N. Mutung'u > >> Nairobi Kenya > >> Skype: gracebomu > >> Twitter: @Bomu > >> > >> <http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> isoc mailing list > >> isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > >> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Regards > > > > Philip Adar > > > > _______________________________________________ > > isoc mailing list > > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > isoc mailing list > > isoc(a)lists.my.co.ke > > http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc > > > > >

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Fwd: Announcement: Open Call for Proposals for RV Microgrants 2014
by Ephraim Percy Kenyanito 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

Apologies for cross posting but I am not sure if you've sen this before, at Global Voices we have a project for Microgrants which might be of interest to some of you. Regards, Ephraim Percy Kenyanito. *Author| Researcher|* *Website:*http://about.me/ekenyanito *Twitter:* https://twitter.com/ekenyanito ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rising Voices <rising(a)globalvoicesonline.org> Date: 13 March 2014 05:10 Subject: Announcement: Open Call for Proposals for RV Microgrants 2014 To: ekenyanito(a)gmail.com *A project of Global Voices Online <http://globalvoicesonline.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=9307106bf78cc1…>, Rising Voices aims to extend the benefits and reach of citizen media by connecting online media activists around the world and supporting their best ideas.* Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser<http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=9307106bf78cc186e924ad999&id=8e2b8e8c39…>. <http://globalvoicesonline.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9307106bf78cc18…> *Announcing the 2014 Rising Voices Microgrant Competition* *Do you have an idea for a project to help your local community use citizen media to tell their story? Do you need funding and support for it to become a reality? Do you want to be part of a network that helps bridge the digital participation gap worldwide? * If you answer "yes" to all three questions, then we invite you to take part in the 2014 Rising Voices Microgrant Competition, which awards small grants up to USD $2,500 for innovative citizen media outreach projects. For more information on our competition, please read our announcement blog post<http://globalvoicesonline.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9307106bf78cc18…>or visit the 2014 RV Microgrant Platform<http://globalvoicesonline.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=9307106bf78cc1…> . Deadline to apply is *Wednesday, April 9, 2014.* Good luck! follow on Twitter<http://globalvoicesonline.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9307106bf78cc18…>| friend on Facebook<http://globalvoicesonline.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9307106bf78cc18…>| forward to a friend<http://us2.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=9307106bf78cc186e924ad999&id=8e2…> *2013, Stichting Global Voices. All content Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. Read our Attribution Policy <http://globalvoicesonline.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=9307106bf78cc1…>.* Thanks for signing up to receive the Rising Voices newsletter. You can opt-out at any time by clicking the 'unsubscribe' button. *Read more about us and the projects we do on our website <http://globalvoicesonline.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9307106bf78cc18…>.* <http://globalvoicesonline.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9307106bf78cc18…>

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by Kariba Moko 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

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Orange to exit, CS to yank the NOFBI contract from orange
by Ali Hussein 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

It's now clear that Orange will be exiting the East African market by end of the year. In an apparent related development the CS has given Orange notice that the Government intends to cancel the NOFBI contract. This is as it should be. The Government is making the right move yanking this out of a partner who unfortunately through either ineptitude or inability to read the market or both has turned one of Kenya's Crown Jewels into so much confetti.. I'm curious though what next for NOFBI? Will it be collapsed into the new proposed PPP for infrastructure? I'm sure the industry will be following this with interest. http://mobile.nation.co.ke/news/Orange-exit-set-to-rock-telcom-market/-/195… Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad

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Meeting calls for unlimited Internet access
by Grace Githaiga 25 Mar '14

25 Mar '14

Control of the Internet should be handed from US supervision to a diverse group of stakeholders and not to governments that could limit freedom, a meeting on the web’s future heard on Monday. http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Meeting-calls-for-unlimited--Internet-acce…

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Learning Online
by Daniel Otieno Omondi 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

FYI http://www.internetsociety.org/learn-online-inforum

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Request for extension of voting dates
by Liz Orembo 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

Greetings ISOCers, I would like to thank the elections commitee for the great work in carrying out the elections and reminding members on the voting dates and procedures. However, would like to request for an extension period to allow more members to vote. I for one, I dont have my global registration details at my fingertips. I had to log in through a desktop and go through the processes of password recovery before applying for a ballot. Since most people in Kenya get internet from work, and Saturday is not a working day, very few people could vote through phone or were able to get net. Could the EC please extend the voting period by atleast two working days? Regards.

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Fwd: Who should Pay for Netflix?
by Ali Hussein 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

Listers Apologies for cross posting. I find the blog by Reed Hastings pretty interesting especially after his recent deal with Comcast. Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > From: "Luigi Gambardella" <luigi.gambardella(a)gmail.com> > Date: March 22, 2014 at 7:53:10 PM GMT+3 > To: "ali(a)3mice.com" <ali(a)3mice.com> > Subject: Who should Pay for Netflix? > Reply-To: luigi.gambardella(a)gmail.com > > Se non legge correttamente questo messaggio, cliccare qui > > Who should Pay for Netflix? > > Dear friends, > > I’d like to share with you a great blog post by Jim Cicconi, in response to Reed Hasting’s recent blog. > > I share the view that there is a fundamental misunderstanding in the net neutrality debate. While sharing the principle of Open Internet, we cannot accept an interpretation of this principle as “free Internet, free lunch”. > > I believe that also in Europe we should avoid implementing any measure going against innovation, better services and that at the end would restrict the freedom of the users. > > Luigi Gambardella > > > > Who should Pay for Netflix? > > > Posted by: Jim Cicconi on March 21, 2014 at 4:08 pm > > > I saw Reed Hasting’s blog <http://blog.netflix.com/2014/03/internet-tolls-and-case-for-strong-net.html> yesterday from Netflix asserting in rather dramatic fashion (with diagrams) that ISPs should build facilities (he said provide, but those facilities have to be built) to accept all of Netflix’s content – indeed all of the content on the Internet – without charge. Failure to do so, according to Mr. Hastings, was a violation of “strong net neutrality rules” and bad public policy. I thought it might be helpful to unpack those assertions so we could get right down to the core of Netflix’s rather radical proposition — that people who don’t subscribe to Netflix should nonetheless pay for Netflix. Here are some undisputed facts upon which everyone should agree. > > First, let’s all accept the fact that the advent of streaming video is driving bandwidth consumption by consumers to record levels. Increased bandwidth consumption and faster broadband networks like our Gigapower service in Austin, Texas (and soon Dallas) are requiring all service providers to drive more fiber into their networks to create the capacity necessary to deliver those services to consumers, whether the service providers are delivering a wireless or a wireline product. This phenomenon was at the heart of our Project VIP investment announcement in November 2012 and it is true of companies like Cogent, Level 3 and CDNs like Netflix as well. > > Second, we should accept that companies must build additional capacity to handle this traffic. If Netflix was delivering, for example, 10 Terabytes of data in 2012 and increased demand causes them to deliver 20 Terabytes of data in 2013, they will have to build, or hire someone to build, the capacity necessary to handle that increased volume of traffic. That increase in traffic from Netflix is, by the way, not only the result of a likely increase in online viewing by existing subscribers, but also due to an increase in Netflix’s customer base (it announced a 33% increase in subscribers from 2012 to 2013 – good for Netflix). > > Third, if Netflix is delivering that increased volume of traffic to, say, AT&T, we should accept the fact that AT&T must be ready to build additional ports and transport capacity to accept the new volume of capacity as a consequence of Netflix’s good business fortune. And I think we can all accept the fact that business service costs are ultimately borne by consumers. > > Mr. Hastings blog post then really comes down to which consumers should pay for the additional bandwidth being delivered to Netflix’s customers. In the current structure, the increased cost of building that capacity is ultimately borne by Netflix subscribers. It is a cost of doing business that gets incorporated into Netflix’s subscription rate. In Netflix’s view, that’s unfair. In its view, those additional costs, caused by Netflix’s increasing subscriber counts and service usage, should be borne by all broadband subscribers – not just those who sign up for and use Netflix service. > > When Netflix delivered its movies by mail, the cost of delivery was included in the price their customer paid. It would’ve been neither right nor legal for Netflix to demand a customer’s neighbors pay the cost of delivering his movie. Yet that’s effectively what Mr. Hastings is demanding here, and in rather self-righteous fashion. Netflix may now be using an Internet connection instead of the Postal Service, but the same principle applies. If there’s a cost of delivering Mr. Hastings’s movies at the quality level he desires – and there is – then it should be borne by Netflix and recovered in the price of its service. That’s how every other form of commerce works in our country. It’s simply not fair for Mr. Hastings to demand that ISPs provide him with zero delivery costs – at the high quality he demands – for free. Nor is it fair that other Internet users, who couldn’t care less about Netflix, be forced to subsidize the high costs and stresses its service places on all broadband networks. > > As we all know, there is no free lunch, and there’s also no cost-free delivery of streaming movies. Someone has to pay that cost. Mr. Hastings’ arrogant proposition is that everyone else should pay but Netflix. That may be a nice deal if he can get it. But it’s not how the Internet, or telecommunication for that matter, has ever worked. > > http://www.attpublicpolicy.com/ > > > Per cancellarsi cliccare qui | Unsubscribe > > > Email inviata con MailUp > Con MailUp la cancellazione e' sicura

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Fwd: Re: [kictanet] Share your views on how Kenya manages its online assets- Kenya Cyber Security Strategy Input
by Barrack Otieno 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Phyllis Nyambura" <pnyambura(a)ict.go.ke> Date: Mar 14, 2014 6:26 PM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Share your views on how Kenya manages its online assets- Kenya Cyber Security Strategy Input To: <otieno.barrack(a)gmail.com> Cc: "Communications KICTB" <communications(a)ict.go.ke>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke> Apologies, the link seems to be broken. The document can be accessed at www.icta.go.ke under guidelines and standards tab. On Mar 14, 2014 1:48 PM, "Victor Kapiyo" <vkapiyo(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Phyllis, > > The DL link appears to be broken. > > Victor > > Victor Kapiyo, LL.B > > ==================================================== > *"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude" Zig > Ziglar* > > > On 14 March 2014 14:42, Phyllis Nyambura <pnyambura(a)ict.go.ke> wrote: > >> Listers, >> >> >> You can now participate in the review of the Draft Cyber Security >> Strategy by sending your comments to *cybersecuritystrategy(a)ict.go.ke >> <cybersecuritystrategy(a)ict.go.ke>* by *Friday, 28th March, 2014.*Download the Draft Cybersecurity Strategy at >> http://goo.gl/6CyMRO<http://upload.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2F6CyMRO&h=2AQHX7RG1…> >> >> >> The strategy, prepared by the Ministry of ICT will address loopholes in >> Information Security. It is aimed at providing the Government with the >> implementation plans to protect Kenya's ICT cyber assets. >> >> *Why should you do so?* >> >> Even with current investments in ICT by the government, banking and >> telecommunications sectors, there are still serious security loopholes and >> most organizations do not factor the possible risks while setting up >> systems. With evidence of increasing online vulnerabilities, the Government >> of Kenya (GoK) and leaders in the private sector need to make improvements >> to their Cybersecurity infrastructure. Private and public organizations are >> required to invest in information security systems to prevent hackers from >> accessing their networks, systems and data. >> >> *Outcome:* Comprehensive new strategy document that will guide the >> management of Cybersecurity issues in the country. >> >> You can also write to: >> The Principal Secretary, >> Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology, >> P.O. Box 30095-00100, >> Nairobi, Kenya >> >> >> >> >> Kind Regards, >> Phyllis Nyambura >> Communication >> The ICT Authority >> >> Telposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave >> P.O. Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya >> t: + 254-020-2211960/62 | m: + 254 (0) 789396433 | e: pnyambura(a)ict.go.ke >> >> Visit: www.ict.go.ke >> Become a fan: www.facebook.com/ICTAuthorityKE <http://www.facebook.com/kenyaictboard> >> Follow us on twitter: @ICTAuthorityKE >> --------------------- >> >> >> ICT Authority >> >> Telposta Towers 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave >> >> PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi Kenya >> >> Tel: +254 20 2089061 >> >> www.icta.go.ke >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kictanet mailing list >> kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet >> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at >> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/vkapiyo%40gmail.com >> >> 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. >> >> 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. >> > > ICT Authority Telposta Towers 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi Kenya Tel: +254 20 2089061 www.icta.go.ke _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet(a)lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmai… 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. 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.

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