[kictanet] Fwd: [i-network] WTO | 2015 News items - WTO members reach landmark l.3 trillion IT trade deal

[waudo siganga]

Hi Kivuva. Yes and congratulations to him. But that's something
completely different from ITU to an individual and criteria based on
that.

On Mon, Sep 28, 2015, at 09:29 AM, Mwendwa Kivuva wrote:
> "Unfortunately Kenya is not  a signatory to this deal. In Africa only
> Egypt, Morocco and Mauritius (the leading IT powerhouses on the
> continent) have signed on."
>
Dr. Waudo, I've been made to believe Kenya is the IT powerhouse in the
region? What of the award our digital President Uhuru won?

> On Sep 27, 2015 11:16 AM, "waudo siganga via kictanet"
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

>> Thanks Barrack. Unfortunately Kenya is not  a signatory to this
>> deal. In Africa only Egypt, Morocco and Mauritius (the leading IT
>> powerhouses on the continent) have signed on. Kenya is stuck with
>> the "stone-age" EA Common Tariffs. It is ironic that the expanded
>> Information Technology Agreement will be being celebrated at
>> December's WTO meeting in Nairobi when the host country is not
>> party to it.
>>
>> Waudo
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 27, 2015, at 07:54 AM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet wrote:
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>>> WTO members agree to remove tariffs on over 200 IT products

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