[kictanet] Forget ICT Bill. The law is there....

[Alex Gakuru]

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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.....

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http://ictconsumer.blogspot.com/

  
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