USAID: Mary Mairui and Stephen Ndele J.M. K. Kangethe

Among other telecommunications-related assistance activities, the USAID mission supports development and implementation of the Leland Initiative.

University of Nairobi: Dr. Peter Wanyande, also Acting Chairman, African Council for Communication Education (ACCE)

ACEE is an Africa-wide association with chapters in more that 26 countries and more than 6,000 members.

Computer Society of Kenya (formerly Kenya Computer Institute) and ABC Computer School: Charles N. Nduati

ABC Computer School provides computer software training. Its clients are primarily from the business community.

Africa OnLine: Amolo Nyweno

Africa OnLine, founded in 1994 by three Kenyans and later sold to Prodigy, is one of the oldest and largest ISPs in Kenya. Africa OnLine has about 30 to 40 percent of the Kenya market and together with FormNet shares up to 70 percent of the market.

Net2000: Mayan Shah

Net2000 is one of the new ISPs that have come on line in Kenya in the last year. Together with two or three other new ISPs, they have about 30 percent of the market.

Mwaniki Associates: John Kashangaki

Mwaniki Associates is a research and consulting firm in Nairobi which specializes in issues concerning economic analysis, development, and public policy.

East African Internet Association: S. Suchindranath Aiyer, Wachuka Warungru, Suzanne Drouilh, and Muuriuki Mureuthi

The East African Internet Association (EAIA) is a nonprofit association founded in 1995. EAIA goals are to promote and expand Internet use in East African. It is an industry association with 3,500 plus members representing ISPs, the computer industry, and other information and communication technology businesses.

Jomo Kenyatta University, Agriculture and Technical Campus: Henry Thairu, Sammuel M. Kangethe, Thomas Gitumbi, William Kinyanjui, and Haron Wachira

The Technical Campus of Jomo Kenyatta University houses a computer and information technology training center.

FRONT MATTER (R1-R7)

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (1-3)

2. INTRODUCTION (4-11)

3. IMPACT INDICATORS (12-19)

4. INDICATORS OF INTERNET IMPACTS (20-63)

5. INTERNET DIFFUSION OR PATHS OF IMPACTS (64-67)

6. CONCLUSIONS AND CALL FOR CONTINUED RESEARCH (68-71)

APPENDIX A (72-72)

APPENDIX B (73-73)

APPENDIX C (74-79)

APPENDIX D (80-88)

APPENDIX E (89-94)

APPENDIX F (95-96)

APPENDIX G (97-97)