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http://www.kenyaweb.com/ |
Kenyaweb.com Limited, 14th Floor Finance
House, Liota Street, P.o Box 10636 - 00100, Nairobi Kenya
Tel: +254 020 2245630, Fax: +254 020 240870 |
| http://www.nsrc.org/ |
The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), a non-profit organization, has been involved for the past decade with the
deployment and integration of appropriate networking technology in Kenya.
Note that some of the posted information is old, perhaps even historic by now. But it has been archived here to help document
the evolution of the global infrastructure - when the first points of connectivity were established, and subsequent developments
leading up to the current state of the network within a particular country or region. |
| http://www.rcbowen.com/ |
RC Bowen's listing of Kenya's ISPs |
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http://www.herbison.com/l |
Herbison Consulting's listing of Kenya ISPs |
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| http://www.ke.celtel.com/en/index.html |
celtel, Parkside Towers, Mombasa Road,
Nairobi, Tel: 020 690 100 00 |
| http://www.safaricom.co.ke/ |
Safaricom Limited, Safaricom House, Waiyaki Way, P.O. Box 46350, Nairobi,
phone: 254-20-427 -3272, email: customercare@safaricom.co.ke |
| http://www.telkom.co.ke |
Telcom Kenya |
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Current information on Tariffs and Taxes on Computer Hardware
and Software can be found at:
http://web.ita.doc.gov/.
Secured interests in property are recognized and enforced. In theory, the
legal system protects and facilitates acquisition and disposition of all
property rights -- lands, buildings and mortgages. In practice, obtaining title
to land is a cumbersome and often corrupt process. It is frequently complicated
by improper allocation to third parties of access and easements. That many of
the 99-year government leases covering much of Kenya's urban land are expiring
is another extenuating factor as is the general unwillingness of the courts to
permit mortgage holders to sell land to collect debts. Furthermore, foreigners
may require presidential approval to acquire large tracts of agricultural land
or any seashore property.
Protection of intellectual property -- copyrights, patents and trademarks --
is inadequate. Piracy of audio and videocassettes is rampant. About $3.5
million is lost every year as a result of illegal software being used, according
to the Business Software Association – a computer industry association
established to protect software copyrights and to prevent software piracy. The
software piracy rate in Kenya is about 90 percent. The most prevalent form of
software piracy in Kenya involves business use of unauthorized copies.
Kenya is in the process of conforming its legislation to the WTO TRIPs
Agreement. Patents, trademarks and trade secrets are the responsibility of
the Kenya Industrial Property Office in the Ministry of Research, Technical
Training and Technology.
Copyrights are the responsibility of the Attorney General's office. Kenya is
a member of most of the major international and regional intellectual property
conventions. The Copyright Act was amended in late 1996 to provide protection
for computer programs. Literary, musical and artistic works were already
protected. Penalties for infringement remain low, and enforcement and the
understanding of the importance of intellectual property are poor. Criminal
penalties associated with software piracy in Kenya include a fine of up to SHS
200,000, a jail term of up to five years and confiscation of pirate operation
hardware.
Additional information on how to prepare for and select an
international trade show can be found at
http://www.exportmichigan.biz/.
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http://www.tscentral.com/
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This site provides an extensive trade show
directory with detailed information on 30,000 international and domestic
trade shows, conferences and seminars. You can search by show name, show
type, industry, city, country, and start & end dates of the show. Some
events have the option to have more information sent to the user and have
on-line event registration. |
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http://www.techweb.com/calendar
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Techweb’s calendar is focused on information
technology and provides access to information on 2,000 plus technology
related events which may be searched by key word or by industry. There is
detailed information on each event. Additional information concerning
computer related trade shows can be found here. |
Computers & Peripherals
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HTS Number |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Percent Change
2006 - 2007 |
| In
Actual Dollars |
847149
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS THEREOF PRESENTED IN THE
FORM OF SYSTEMS, N.E.S.O.I. |
266,762 |
1,000,783 |
3,723,582 |
272.1% |
847150
PROCESSING UNITS OTHER THAN THOSE OF 8471.41 AND 8471.49, N.E.S.O.I. |
119,325 |
720,397 |
2,396,194 |
232.6% |
847141
ADP MACHINES COMPRISING IN SAME HOUSING AT LEAST A CENTRAL PROCESSING
UNIT AND AN INPUT AND OUTPUT UNIT, WHETHER OR NOT COMBINED, N.E.S.O.I. |
403,740 |
371,460 |
1,569,507 |
322.5% |
847130
PORTABLE AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES, WEIGHT NOT MORE THAN 10 KG,
CONSISTING OF AT LEAST A CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT, KEYBOARD & A DISPLAY |
1,095,213 |
1,268,191 |
935,184 |
-26.3% |
847330
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES AND UNITS
THEREOF, MAGNETIC OR OPTICAL READERS, TRANSCRIBING MACHINES, ETC., NESOI |
2,184,123 |
980,391 |
700,937 |
-28.5% |
847190
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNTS THEREOF; MAGNETIC/OPTICAL READERS, MACH
FOR TRANSCRIBING DATA TO DATA MEDIA IN CODED FORM & MACH FOR PROC DATA,
NESOI |
182,855 |
148,198 |
649,622 |
338.3% |
847160
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INPUT OR OUTPUT UNITS, WHETHER OR NOT
CONTAINING STORAGE UNITS IN THE SAME HOUSING, N.E.S.O.I. |
578,516 |
673,092 |
291,027 |
-56.8% |
847170
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING STORAGE UNITS, N.E.S.O.I. |
119,517 |
82,500 |
232,774 |
182.2% |
847180
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING UNITS, N.E.S.O.I. |
89,164 |
312,776 |
166,787 |
-46.7% |
847110
ANALOG OR HYBRID AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES |
189,094 |
1,066,406 |
0 |
-100.0% |
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5,228,309 |
6,624,194 |
10,665,614 |
61.0% |
Source: USITC Trade Data Web
Telecommunications Equipment
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HTS Number |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Percent Change
2006 - 2007 |
| In
Actual Dollars |
851769
OTHER APPARATUS FOR THE RECEPTION, CONVERSION AND TRANSMISSION OR
REGENERATION OF VOICE, IMAGES OR OTHER DATA, NESOI |
0 |
0 |
14,119,437 |
N/A |
851762
MACHINES FOR THE RECEPTION, CONVERSION AND TRANSMISSION OR REGENERATION
OF VOICE, IMAGES OR OTHER DATA, INCLUDING SWITCHING AND ROUTING
APPARATUS |
0 |
0 |
4,430,025 |
N/A |
851770
PARTS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS |
0 |
0 |
2,303,400 |
N/A |
851761
BASE STATIONS |
0 |
0 |
1,631,490 |
N/A |
851712
TELEPHONES FOR CELLULAR NETWORKS OR FOR OTHER WIRELESS NETWORKS |
0 |
0 |
25,750 |
N/A |
851711
LINE TELEPHONE SETS WITH CORDLESS HANDSETS |
0 |
0 |
10,042 |
N/A |
851721
FACSIMILE MACHINES |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
851790
PARTS OF ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR LINE TELEPHONY OR TELEGRAPHY,
INCLUDING PARTS OF SUCH APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-CURRENT LINE SYSTEMS |
204,961 |
772,092 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851750
ELECTRICAL TELECOMMUNICATION APPARATUS FOR CARRIER-CURRENT LINE SYSTEMS
OR FOR DIGITAL LINE SYSTEMS, N.E.S.O.I. |
2,227,151 |
374,178 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851730
TELEPHONIC OR TELEGRAPHIC SWITCHING APPARATUS |
192,427 |
739,025 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851780
ELECTRICAL TELEPHONIC AND TELEGRAPHIC LINE APPARATUS, N.E.S.O.I. |
112,543 |
88,938 |
0 |
-100.0% |
851719
VIDEOPHONES & OTHER TELEPHONE SETS, N.E.S.O.I. |
0 |
12,040 |
0 |
-100.0% |
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2,737,082 |
1,986,273 |
22,520,144 |
1,033.8% |
Source: USITC Trade Data Web
http://www.intracen.org/
The International Trade Centre is the joint agency of the World Trade
Organization and the United Nations
Ms. Rebecca Armand, CO
CONTACT INFORMATION
Telephone: 254-2-537-800 x 3665
Facsimile: 254-2-537-846
E-mail address: rebecca.armand@mail.doc.gov
Industry Sectors: Computer Services (CSV), Computer
Software (CSF), Computers/Peripherals (CPT)
OFFICE INFORMATION
STREET ADDRESS
- American Embassy
Mombasa Road
- P.O. Box 30137,
Nairobi, Kenya
U.S. MAILING ADDRESS
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- Kenya American Embassy - Nairobi
- Unit 64100, Box 51
APO AE 09831
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November 08, 2008
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