[kictanet] (Do NOT) Forget ICT Bill. The law is there....

[joseph kihanya]

Walu/Alex,

Is this not an April fools "post"?

Why would a Ministry take time to discuss amendments
to an Act of Parliament if the Minister had powers
under the CA1998 all along?

A "supplement" on 31st March 2006? Saturday?"the word
"Bill" in "regulations"!!

Kihanya

--- John Walubengo <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Interesting development.  I would wish to get a copy
> of
> this suplimentary law/regulation/Gazettement. 
> However, I
> doubt if it would be sufficient to comprehensively
> address
> the other parts of eLegislation that are pending
> such as:
> 
> i) Cybercrime law
> ii) eTransaction law
> iii) Data Protection/Privacy law amongst others
> 
> The absence of substantive laws addressing the above
> areas
> will continue to dilute our country's e-Readiness
> status. 
> Prospective (e)-nvestors consider this a majore
> factor when
> deciding where to place their digital investments.
> 
> walu.
> 
> --- Alex Gakuru <alex.gakuru at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > <snip>
> > Long awaited ICT bill is already law calming
> sector
> > anxieties and disquiet over threateningly
> envisaged
> > sluggish legislative processes is a special issue
> of the
> > Kenya Gazette notice number 2431, of The Kenya
> > COmmunications Act (No.2 of 1998), dated 31 March
> 2006 in
> > a move that caught industry players, lobbyists and
> > consumers alike by surprise.
> > 
> > Using the Ministers discretionary authority
> provided for
> > by sections 5(4) (a) of law, Mutahi Kagwe-minister
> for
> > Information and Communications, effectively fast
> tracked
> > legislation of hitherto the “Kenya Information and
> > Communications Bill-2006” by publishing the
> changes as
> > policy guidelines “amendment” to existing law.
> > 
> > Created new-look Communications Commission of
> Kenya -a
> > converged Regulator for the entire ICT sector,
> including
> > broadcasting under a new framework regulation
> framework
> > in the converging and competitive environment, and
> also
> > to manage a universal service fund established to
> finance
> > ICTs in rural areas and under-served segments.....
> > 
> > <snip>
> > 
> > http://ictconsumer.blogspot.com/
> > 
> >   
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