Interesting!!! I especially found it sad that UoN lost the chance to host this facility because of the riots :( and that was the time I was huko! Thanks for this. 2012/3/6 Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com>
By the way - a key point to note in this article is that it was ISOC's sponsorship of my participation at the 1999 INET workshop (also organised by ISOC) that gave me the skills and knowledge that allowed me to set up KIXP and help many other countries set up their IXPs. ISOC has a special place in my heart, career and legacy....
Brian
On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com>wrote:
Hi all,
I'm not sure if you are aware, but IDRC published a book in 2005 where as one of the co-authors I chronicled the history of KIXP...
AT THE CROSSROADS: ICT POLICY MAKING IN EAST AFRICA http://web.idrc.ca/openebooks/219-8/
and my chapter: Chapter 14. Of Gateways and Gatekeepers: The History of Internet Exchange Points in Kenya and Rwanda
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