[kictanet] Does Kenya have an Anti Spam Law?

[Ali Hussein]

Barrack

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Ali Hussein
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> On Aug 11, 2015, at 4:53 PM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Interesting Ali,
> 
> I am yet to see anyone charged for being a nuisance. The City Council
> call it in their bylaws being disorderly in the public.
> 
> Regards
> 
>> On 8/11/15, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>> Barrack, Grace and all
>> 
>> Non that I know of. The particular law mentioned doesn't really cover the
>> full spectrum of the problem which should also cover SMS (which I daresay
>> the telcos are the biggest culprits of sending unsolicited nuisance SMS
>> Blasts). The rule of thumb these days is an opt-in as opposed to opt-out
>> functionality.  Simply put, I mean that Telco X should stop sending me
>> unsolicited SMSs. Instead they should ask my permission first before sending
>> me SMSs that I have no interest in reading. It seems trivial but one day it
>> will come to bite them. Do we have laws to enforce this? Unfortunately not
>> that I know of. In other words this is called:-
>> 
>> PERMISSION MARKETING.
>> 
>> And when it comes to this we are in the dark ages..
>> 
>> Ali Hussein
>> Hussein & Associates
>> +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113
>> 
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>> Skype: abu-jomo
>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>> Blog: www.alyhussein.com
>> 
>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what
>> no one else has thought".  ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On Aug 11, 2015, at 3:55 PM, Mildred Achoch via kictanet
>>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear Barrack,
>>> 
>>> This Wikipedia entry on global spam legislation may be of interest to
>>> you. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_spam_legislation_by_country
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Mildred.
>>> 
>>>> On 8/11/15, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> Listers,
>>>> 
>>>> Does Kenya have an Anti Spam law?, can anyone familiar with the
>>>> present law point me to an area that deals with Spam or other
>>>> unsolicited communication?
>>>> 
>>>> Regards
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Barrack O. Otieno
>>>> +254721325277
>>>> +254-20-2498789
>>>> Skype: barrack.otieno
>>>> http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/
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>>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors
>>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth,
>>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do
>>> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Barrack O. Otieno
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> +254-20-2498789
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