For the ICANN local organizing committee, today is a great day, it is the last day of the meeting, which by any standards can be considered a success considering the security video produced by ICANN just before the meeting. read more »
There is no doubt that Kenya and Africa in general will benefit from holding the ICANN meeting, the region still suffers from elementary problems; from policy makers who understand little about redelegation of domains apart from shouting hard, to the public that has misconceptions about their own Top Level Domains. read more »
In March 2008, Nairobi was supposed to host Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting. This is a huge meeting, ICANN uses about $ 2 million for these meetings, am sure you know what it means for the economy. read more »
Earlier this year, there was talk in the ICT industry that the Kenya Communications Amendment bill needed further work. It was argued that there was still a chance that industry players would meet the parliamentary committee to discuss other issues. read more »
Kenyans are known for copying most Western trends, from fashion to language. Even radio presenters who have never left the country speak with an American accent and try to put that "twang" on their speech.
The copying has gone on so well that it is now acceptable for ladies to expose parts of their bodies and boys to wear sagging pants. read more »
There are few meetings where there are more than 300 people in the morning and by evening the number has risen to 400. Forget that the lunch vouchers were not enough for all techies or that some of them had to stand because the seats were taken. read more »
So much has been said about the Madaraka PC, yet no one has seen it. It has been hailed as the solution to imported junk in the name of refurbished computers. But where is it? read more »
One of the reasons why Kenya introduced 25 percent duty on imported used computers was to cultivate local innovation. The government pointed to the Madaraka PC project as one of the ways locals would promote locally produced PCs instead of importing used ones. read more »
In June this year, Kenya introduced a 25 percent tax on all imported used computers. The move attracted mixed reactions.
Some argued that the move was right because, to boost local innovation, Kenya needs to stop encouraging used computer dumping in the country. The Madaraka PC project was used as evidence that the government is committed to local production and did not need used computers. read more »
Kenya Airways was one of the first Kenyan companies to open twitter accounts, its account was even verified. Soon, other bigger companies like DSTv realized the benefit of the forum and set up accounts. read more »
