KeNOG 2026 Conference — Agenda

13–14 August 2026 · Best Western Hotel, Westlands, Nairobi (Next to Sarit Center

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Venue

The event will be at the Best Western Premier Hotel, Westlands

Time	Topic	Presenter	Affiliation
8.00am	REGISTRATION AND MORNING TEA
9.00–9.30am	East Africa Internet Measurement Stats	Prof. Theophilus Benson	Carnegie Mellon University
9.30–10.00am	IPv6 Adoption and Usage	Brice Abba	AFRINIC
10.00–10.30am	Keeping the DNS Secure and Reliable: KINDNS & KSK Rollover 2026 — A Call to Action for Network Operators in Kenya	Yazid Akanho	ICANN
10.30–11.00am	TEA
11.00–11.30am	IP over DWDM	Mark Tinka	TransmissionCo
11.30am–12.00pm	Peering and the Long Tail (Small-End Networks)	Michelle Opiyo	Meta
12.00–12.30pm	The Last Mile is The First Mile: Connecting Everyone Everywhere	Raymond Mitchell Geno	ShareInc
12.30–2.00pm	LUNCH
2.00–2.30pm	Detecting DDoS Attacks	Don Jolley	Workonline Communications / ZANOG
2.30–3.00pm	AI Infrastructure	Riyaz Bachani	Angani
3.00–3.30pm	BGP Scaling Techniques	Geoffrey Luora	KENET
3.30–4.00pm	TEA
4.00–4.30pm	Incident Response Approaches	Lawrence Muchilwa	FIRST
4.30–5.00pm	Lightning Talks

Time	Topic	Presenter	Affiliation
8.00am	REGISTRATION AND MORNING TEA
9.00–9.20am	Green Network Era: Sustainability Compliance for Kenyan Service Providers	Martha Muriuki	Sedona Mondiale
9.20–9.40am	Community-Centred Connectivity: Kenya Milestones and Challenges	Barrack Otieno	Community Networks Association
9.40–10.00am	Networks Becoming AI and Economic Platforms	John Gitau	BrandFi
10.00–10.20am	KIXP Peering	Milcah Muga	TESPOK
10.30–11.00am	TEA
11.00–11.30am	IETF — What and Why	Ben Roberts	Salience Consulting
11.30am–12.00pm	Lessons from a Lifetime of Building Networks in Africa	Brian Longwe	Converged Technology Networks
12.00–12.20pm	KeNOG Trainings — Modernising Workshops	Kevin G. Chege	KeNOG Secretariat
12.20–12.45pm	AFRINIC Bylaws Update	Noah Maina
12.45–1.15pm	Closing and Vote of Thanks	KeNOG PC
1.15pm	LUNCH