[kictanet] Fw: TESPOK demands involvement in Communication Act 1998 amendments

Tue Nov 17 18:17:03 EAT 2015

Hallo All,

TESPOK has put in requests for a meeting to relevant Hon. Members of Parliament and are waiting for feedback. We are also engaging KEPSA to be vocal about the impact of passing laws in such a manner and it's impact on business. TESPOK would like to see due process followed, if the line Ministry was not involved then who is involved? How will industry stakeholders be engaged? What mechanism does Parliament have to ensure all stakeholders are involved? TESPOK wrote to the National Assembly as soon as we were aware that the bill had proceeded as was for the second reading despite the positions of MOICT and CA.

If there is anyone on the list who can shade light on when that engagement happened please advise us and share the invitation notice.

Kind regards

Fiona Asonga

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From: "Barrack Otieno via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 12:59:05 PM
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: TESPOK demands involvement in Communication Act 1998 amendments

In total agreement Mwendwa,  are there possibilities of seeking
audience with the clerks of both assemblies.

Best Regards

On 11/17/15, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> Is it not interesting that the Speaker of the National Assembly
> actually castigated the public for not engaging parliament when
> critical bills are being passed?
>
> We have discussed the issues of the proposed amendments on this list
> at length, and even got lucky to have Walu highlight them in his
> popular op-ed.
>
> It therefore goes that Parliament is not very keen to engage the
> masses in passing key bills, or they don't get our feedback, which are
> mostly are relayed through this list.
>
> In that regard, I request KICTANET to also write to the Speaker of
> both houses, and the Chairs of Parliamentary energy, communication and
> information The Hon. Jamleck Kamau, M.P. and Senate Committee on
> Information and Technology Sen Kagwe Mutahi.
>
> That way, we will have amplified the demands from the community and
> have a right to be heard.
>
> It would also be good if TESPOKs statement was captured by the mainstream
> media.
>
> If this is a reasonable way forward, we need to assign the duty to someone.
>
> Best Regards
>
>
> On 17/11/2015, Barrack Otieno via kictanet
> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>> Many thanks Fiona and TESPOK for highlighting this matter , i hope the
>> Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of ICT Dr. Matiangi can weigh in on
>> this matter since he is with us on the list. Better still someone from
>> his office can update him on this issue so that he can act
>> expeditiously as he did when we raised alarm over attempts to tamper
>> with independence of the Communications Authority.
>> Members of the fourth estate on the list should also amplify our voice
>> as they have always done before.
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>> On 11/17/15, Fiona Asonga <tespok at tespok.co.ke> wrote:
>>> Hallo Barrack
>>>
>>> What is an issue here is the process is not being followed.
>>> CA and CS distanced themselves and requested to be heard we do not know
>>> whether that happened.
>>> Other stakeholders have requested to be heard; TESPOK's letter at
>>> parliament
>>> is still waiting for response. Yet the bill is still proceeding and has
>>> gone
>>> through the second reading.
>>>
>>> It is important that due process is followed, otherwise what is the point
>>> of
>>> the constitution if the rights given in the constitution are being abused
>>> by
>>> the arm or government responsible of ensuring their protection when
>>> developing new laws?
>>>
>>> John, Parliament has continued with the amendment despite the comments of
>>> CS
>>> and CA. What message is then being sent out to Kenyan?
>>>
>>> Kind Regards
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>
>>> From: "Barrack Otieno via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>> To: tespok at tespok.co.ke
>>> Cc: "Barrack Otieno" <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 10:57:33 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fw: TESPOK demands involvement in Communication
>>> Act
>>> 1998 amendments
>>>
>>> By the way, is the Current Chair of Parliaments Energy and
>>> Communications Commitee on this list? Better still we need to invite
>>> some of the members in that commitee to join the list since there is
>>> little room for public engagement due to their hectic schedule. TESPOK
>>> is right to demand for consultations.
>>>
>>> Best Regards
>>>
>>> On 11/16/15, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> mmmh,
>>> I have been holding the misplaced position that these ammendments had
>>> been quietly retired after the Ministry & Regulator publicly and loudly
>>> distanced themselves from the same.
>>> But then again, this is Kenya. The land of freedom and opportunities.
>>> Anyone
>>>
>>> has a right to propose amendments.
>>> #BringItOn :-)
>>> walu.
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