Kenya Dig it?

1. Kenya Dig it?

2. Map of Kenya

3. Location Area Comparative Land, Usage Climate Natural resources Natural hazards Environmental issues Geography

4. Population Age distribution Death rate Life expectancy HIV rate Nationality Ethnic groups Religions Languages Literacy People

5. Culture • Kenyans trade a variety of wood and clay sculptures. • Music and dance are integral parts in their social and religious life. • The national library board helps preserve important documents and other objects of culture with the National Archive Service.

6. Social/Work Culture • Kenyans love to shake hands. • Time is not too important. • Impoverished children, with AIDS, are everywhere. • Expressing affection is uncommon.

7. English (official), Kiswahili (official) Numerous indigenous languages Protestant 45% Roman Catholic 33% Indigenous beliefs 10% Muslim 10%, Other 2% Languages & Religions

8. Literacy • Approximately 85% of total population can read and write. • Excluding individuals of fifteen years or less. • About 90% of men and 80% of women are literate.

9. Education • Based on eight- four- four system. • Primary School: eight years • KCPE (Kenyan Certificate of Private Education) • Secondary School: four years • Tertiary School: four years

10. Education • Under-funded • Education is not in native tribal language • English still official language • Textbooks are good, schools are private and expensive • Not many people can attend

11. Kenyan Socialism • Kenyan African National Union • Authority for building a strong, unified state. • Other parties are more political in nature.

12. Economic Overview • Trade center of East Africa • Rampant corruption • Economy since independence • Recent economic trends http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ke.html

13. Key economic statistics • Official currency • GDP • Labor market http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ke.html • Trading partners • Exports • Budget Deficit • Industries • Foreign aid • Poverty rate • Wealth dispersion

14. Benefits of IT diffusion • Transition to a service economy. • Productivity growth • Job creation Palvia Palvia & Roche

15. Disincentives to outside investment Traits favoring IT investment Keys to economic success in Kenya. Investment and Economy http://www.american.edu/initeb/dk1540a/IT%20Financing.htm

16. A Brief Political History • Until 1982, there was no political competition. • Since 1982, KANU has been busy being the sole legal party, though it has been blamed for much corruption and violence. • The KANU won the 1992 and 1997 elections, but in 2002, lost to Mwai KIBAKI of the National Rainbow Coalition. • The National Rainbow Coalition won on an anti-corruption platform.

17. Necessary Facts • The USA has a travel ban on Kenya • Legal System – Based on Kenyan law, English common law, tribal law, Islamic law. • Suffrage – 18 years, universal. • Political Parties – • Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-People or FORD-People; Kenya African National Union or KANU ; National Rainbow Coalition or NARC [Mwai KIBAKI] - the governing party.

18. Censorship in Kenya • Government Censored Newspapers • Increased watching of campus computer research to flush out Anti-American sentiments. • http://www.takingitglobal.org/

19. Politics Create Telecom Weakness • Poor Telecommunication Infrastructure • Kenya has not formulated integrated national informatics policies.  • Lack of research and development on technology.  • Lack of trained professionals in IT. 

20. Government Owned Telecom • Telkom Kenya is currently the sole provider of basic telecommunications services. • The South Africa-based  Mount Kenya Consortium offered US$240 million for 49% stake in the company.

21. E-Government • Kenya is in the first stages of E-Government. • Lack of commitment by the top leadership. • The cost of hardware and software. • The basic telecommunication infrastructure is poor.

22. E-Commerce • The issue of trust. It will take a while before the people are able to trust enough to perform transactions on the Internet.

23. The 1997 Elections • Total Registered Voters – 9,030,167 • Votes Cast - 6,159,432 • Kanu Party – 41% • DP – 31% • NDP – 11% • Ford K – 8% • SDP – 8% • Others – 1%

24. The 2002 Elections • Total Registered Voters – 10,451,150 • Votes Cast – 5,975,809 • Kanu Party – 31% • DP – 62% • Ford K – 6% • SDP – .4% • Others – .17%

25. NARC – National Rainbow Coalition“The Time Is Now!” • NARC • Regain economic independence. • Land of plenty • No corruption • Quality education • Take Health Management away from government. • For the people, anti-politicians. Hon. MWAI KIBAKI (His resume even states his primary schools)

26. The Cost of a Call Local Calls • A local call is a call that originates from an exchange and it terminates within 60 kilometers radius or 37 miles from a designated reference charge point. • There is no discount or economy rates for local calls. • Charge per minute (US$)  • Customer Lines 0.023  • Public Payphones 0.02  Long Distance Calls •  Charge per unit (US$) 0.073 - (East Africa Region) 0.16

28. The Internet Access in Kenya • Internet Users 500,000 • (1.7% of population) • Dialup Internet Subscribers 35,000 • (.012% of population) • Internet Hubs 1 • Number of ISP’s 34 • International Band Width 6,144 (Kbps Outgoing) • 1% of all internet traffic in Africa

29. The Internet Access in Kenya (cont) • 24 hour email access • Internet access from 5:30 pm to 8:30 am & 24 hours on the weekend and all public holidays. • http://www.easyshop.co.ke/Branded.htm • Dial-up: Single user account. $150 a month

31. IT Work Force • Literacy • Male  86.3%Literacy • Female  70% • Labor Force 10 million (2001 est.) • Labor Force by occupation Agriculture 75%-80%

32. Education System  • 11 Universities, Kenyatta University Moi UniversityStrathmore UniversityUniversity of Nairobi • 4 Polytechnics, • 41 technical training institutions • Highest number of University and College Educated English speaking professionals in East Africa.  • Information Technology degrees are offered by most of Kenyan universities, while • Diploma courses are also offered by both the public and private sector technical and management training institutions.

33. E-Commerce • Poor telecommunication infrastructure • Unreliable electric power • Lack of Trust. Slow IT adoption • Use of credit cards are uncommon • Insufficient hardware and software  • Tourism industry

34. Current and Future Projects • AfricaOnline & UUNet of South Africa • Provide users with 768Kbps links • "e-touch" system • Gilat Alldean (Africa) • Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT)

35. Conclusion • No investment in

36. Sources • http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~hmokenya/Orientationinfo.htm#Kenyan%20Culture • http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ke.html • http://www.hsk.org.uk/issues.htm#statistics • http://www.ginie.org/cstudies/africa/cs-africa.htm

37. Sources • http://www.princeton.edu/~kzaia/POL230Kenya1.htm • http://paxta.freeyellow.com/index.html

38. Sources • http://www.dp-kenya.org/ - DP Party Site • http://www.narc-kenya.org/narc-policies.htm • http://www.kenya.de/pages/general_politics.html