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Who Will Represent Skunkworks at "Community Manager Appreciation Day" at the iHub, Monday 24th Jan?
by Mark Kaigwa 22 Jan '11

22 Jan '11

Who will rep The Skunks at this gig? Nominations for who'll represent Skunksworks are needed. Please advise. ---COMMUNITY MANAGER APPRECIATION DAY, NAIROBI--- Read Jeremiah Owyang’s post on CMAD<http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2010/12/20/second-annual-community-manag…> to learn more about this special occasion. Who is a Community Manager?<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_community_manager> Social media is growing exponentially in Kenya and is continuing to take prime importance into the lives of many Kenyans. We’ like to applaud the efforts of people and organisations that have taken the initiative and made efforts to make our lives better. If you want to learn more about social media and community management, network, source for tips, contractors or future employees, then this is definitely the meetup to attend. Panelists include :- Anne Muthui-Munyeki <http://www.twitter.com/passionmango> Brian Mungei <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/mungei> Hamilton Juma <http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/hamilton-juma/13/b67/b78> Philip Etale <http://twitter.com/#!/Etalephil> Victor Ngeny <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/victorngeny> Safaricom Social Media Team <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/safaricomltd> We’re still scouting for more panelists, if you have a good story to tell, feel free to contact us. We’re also putting up a special request for .ke ’s most hilarious tweep Roomthinker <http://www.twitter.com/roomthinker> to make a guest appearance. What? Community Manager Appreciation Day | Nairobi | #CMAD/#CMADNBO : Quite possibly one of the calendar's most significant Social media events in 2011! Informal get together where you could possibly make important connections or learn more on the way Kenya is making strides in digital media. When? 24th January '2011 – 24th January '2011. Where? iHub; 4th Floor, Bishop Magua Centre, Ngong Road, (Opposite Uchumi Hyper). Lovely place. My best regards, Mark Kaigwa Online. Offline. Above & Below the line. Kenya: +254-722-905553 | South Africa: +27 76 884 9931 <http://mark.co.ke/about>http://mark.co.ke <http://mark.co.ke/about> [Thoughts on Creativity & Tech in Africa] http://africandigitalart.com [Visual Art from Africa & The Diaspora] http://afrinnovator.com [Startups, Technology, Innovation]

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Fwd: CCK PRESS RELEASE ON AIRTEL'S PROMOTIONAL TARIFF - FEELANGA FREE
by Larry Madowo 22 Jan '11

22 Jan '11

This might interest some of you ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alwala, Rachel Date: Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 7:23 PM Subject: CCK PRESS RELEASE ON AIRTEL'S PROMOTIONAL TARIFF - FEELANGA FREE Cc: CPR team <CPRteam(a)cck.go.ke> *PRESS RELEASE * *[image: cid:image001.jpg@01CBAE80.383363D0]* 20th January 2011 * * *STATEMENT FROM CCK ON AIRTEL’S PROMOTIONAL TARIFF – FEELANGA FREE * * * The Communications Commission of Kenya issued an Interconnection Determination for termination rates of both voice and Short Message Services (SMS), on 16th July 2010 and 1st January 2011, respectively, following the telecommunication network cost study undertaken by Analysys Mason on behalf of the Commission. The Commission expected that the reduction of Interconnection termination rates would influence reduction in retail tariffs and consequently generate more competition in the market. Subsequently there has been considerable reduction of retail tariffs both for voice services and SMS, which has resulted in a significant increase in minutes of use on the GSM networks in the country. This is an indication of positive market response to the changes in prices. Airtel Networks Kenya Limited, recently launched an offer in the market under the name, *feelanga free, *costing the on-net calls at a retail price of Ksh. 1 per minute from 6am to 6pm. Based on the information availed at the launch, the public has perceived it as a permanent tariff. Further, the Commission has received a complaint filed by one of the GSM Network operators that it is not clear whether *feelanga free* is a promotion or permanent tariff. Upon enquiry by the Commission, Airtel Networks Kenya Limited has since clarified that *feelanga free *is a promotional tariff, w.e.f, 13th January 2011. The Commission has further instructed Airtel Networks Kenya Limited, to comply with the promotional guidelines as provided in the Kenya Information and Communications (Tariff) Regulation, 2010. The Commission also wishes to emphasize that network operators are free to adopt business models that suit them. Matters of cost structures and profitability are therefore left for the determination of individual operators. The mandate of the Commission is purely guided by the Sector Legislation and Regulations in force. Issued by: *Charles. J. K. Njoroge* *Director General * *Communications Commission of Kenya * *PO Box 14448* *Nairobi 00800* *Tel: 4242000* *Fax: 4451866* *Email: info(a)cck.go.ke *

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How can the Govt Website discussions move to Parliament?
by aki 22 Jan '11

22 Jan '11

I think it is time we in the ICT industry and on the subject matter take the Minister of Information to task. I'm not too familiar as to how it can happen but if there is anyone on this list who knows an MP that can raise these or how it should be done, we will start to get some answers. 1) Has any displinary action been taken against those responsible for the security of the kenyan govt ICT infrastructure, in the case of the Police website? 2) We need to know names of companies that are responsible for Govt websites and what was the selection criteria used 3) We need to know the amounts spend by Govt on such websites 4) Is there a tendering system in place for govt websites 5) Have minimum website standards been developed to ensure that they are compliant with current world trends? Some thots :-) Rgds.

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MALWARE REMOVAL TOOL
by Anthony Kimani 22 Jan '11

22 Jan '11

DEAR ALL how can one remove malware, adware, spyware (dont advice on antiviruses as none seems to work) infected person

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web designer wanted
by Derrick Wesonga 22 Jan '11

22 Jan '11

There is a job opening for a designer(photoshop, HTML, CSS) limited. Basically your function would be to design templates that will be used by developers to build applications. If you are interested you can contact me off-list. Regards, Derrick

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Label Printers
by Luke Kuvheya 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

Wsup skunks, hope yall are having a good day so far. Can anyone assist with contacts for guys who print water bottle labels? Regards, Luke

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Recognition of Skunks : January 2011
by aki 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

Your efforts cannot go un-recognised and its great to be part of this community list. I wish there was some way to officially say a big thank you! :-) 1) Collins Areba for taking the bold move to propose not only a change of the statehouse website but also actually designed a better alternative. His actions will probably produce results in the long term and I sincerely hope someone in govt is on this list to take on the free offer. 2) Patrick Kariuki for proposal of an idea similar to "Project ICT Uhuru" and for possibly setting in motion one of the greatest events to take place in Kenyan ICT History. Both Collins and Patrick share this vision. Gentlemen, as a fellow skunk-ologist, I congratulate and recognise your efforts. Catchup in a few months time... With Best Rgds. :-)

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Payrolls and KRA
by Luke Kuvheya 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

Hi guys, Im sure there are guys here who have developed a payroll for our market. Im hearing there is a need to register the payroll and get it approved by KRA. Anyone with insight on this? Regards, Luke

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Hotspots/WEP2/MITM attacks
by Patrick Kariuki 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

Just noticed that a couple of hotspots in Nairobi don't offer WEP2(mostly WEP) protected access and are vulnerable to MITM attacks, and ofcourse most users are not keen to ensure that critical sites they log into use the HTTPS protocol. *Tempted to place stickers around such hotspots reading "You do have a translucent glass on your bathroom window, don't you? then why login to critical sites without the S after the HTTP on your internet browser?"

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Promotion on KTN - 0900-558558
by Rita Gitobu 21 Jan '11

21 Jan '11

*Skunkers,* Happy New Year. KTN is running a promotion and Safaricom is the only telco you can dial the 0900-558558 to answer the questions to become a winner. Being a Kenyan I decided to dial the 0900 number. Beware when you dial this number, you will be charged Kshs. 60 per dial whether it goes through or not. As for the Kenyan I am, I tried 3 times and the number was obviously busy and was charged Kshs. 240. This information needs to be clearly stated to viewers as am sure many Kenyans are trying to dial this number in the hope of winning and the number in most cases is busy. Regards, Rita

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