Gov’t wants all cybercafés fitted with CCTV surveillance, users identified

If the License fees are zero then it will make sense otherwise regulation
is becoming a business and it is very hard for small players who comprise
70 % of the economy to meet all this costs in addition to the fees being
levied by the County Governments. Allow me to break the cost down for a
simple Cyber Cafe:

1. Rentals 10,000 shillings Per month
2. County Council License 50,000 Per year
3. Connectivity : 10,000 per month
4. ccTV Installation 50,000
5. ccTV Maintenance (Provision) 5000
6. Staff 20,000 per month
7 Security 10,000 per month
8. Computers/Furniture and fittings 500,000

This is an affront on the Digital Superhighway plan and will render it
naught if not thought through well. Lets check the motives if the issue is
surveillance we call it Surveillance and find proper ways of conducting the
same. Our focus should be to create an enabling environment that will
enable the presidents goal of connecting as many people realized.

Best Regards

On Thu, Jan 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM Victor Kapiyo via KICTANet <
[email protected]> wrote:

> The government seeks to license all internet cafés in Kenya afresh and
> introduce new controls in what it says are efforts to streamline regulation
> and spur the growth of the local ICT sector.
>
> Read more:
> www.citizen.digital/tech/govt-wants-all-cybercafes-fitted-with-cctv-surveillance-users-identified-n355552
>
> What do you think?
>