Satellite Internet Access @ Marigat, Baringo

By SHADRACK LAANOI
Published: December 8th, 2008

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In an area that’s near and dear to me, a Community Knowledge Center was set up and a VSAT dish antenna installed by University of Michigan’s IMAGINE Africa Program in collaboration with Arid Lands Information Network (ALIN) and Kenya Data Network (KDN). The region stretching from L. Bogoria to L. Baringo and toward Kabarnet has a healthy population of younger people especially since the inhabitant communities (Njemps and Tugens) are now largely sedentary. Engaging this target group with these ICT initiatives could pay dividends for the area.


Eric Hersman (WhiteAfrican.com) interviewed Raphael Marambii, one of the officials at ALIN on the motivation of the project. What he suggests is that the venture will be funded for a 6 month period; what’s not clear is how the CKC will sustain the initiative thereafter – perhaps monetizing the service? I’ll be optimistic that these issues were discussed well in advance of the deployment.

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  • patrick sauroki Says:
    January 22nd, 2009 at 10:15 am

    Hi guys you did a wonderful job to reveal Marigat people be proud of their hot areas that good for farmers who only use irriation water and within 72 days maize water melleon tomatoes sukuma wiki and most of the indiginous fruit and the cosmopolitant all tribes in kenya are here. the focal group are doing alot of research in activities around the area and teach the community on moderd tec and development skills in any how A.L.I.N has created alot of impact to community also alot of empowerment on information thanks to our dear donors for the space communication and share of idears.