[kictanet] ICT Bill is not going away

Mon Aug 1 12:47:58 EAT 2016

KICTANet together with others (KEPSA, TESPOK, BAKE, KITOS, iHub) presented
a memorandum to the Energy and ICT Committee opposing the Bill on 26th
July. We were advised about the process of withdrawal of a Bill, which is
that only the sponsor can withdraw it, with the leave of the Speaker.
We nevertheless presented our memorandum and our position was similar to
the Ministry's position- that the Bill is not grounded on sound policy and
should be withdrawn.
Committee insisted that they had 21 days in which to report back the Bill.
They asked for proposals to amend what we thought were problematic clauses
and there was another hearing before the committee on 28th July. Committee
is still discussing stakeholder views before reporting back the Bill.
Regards,

2016-08-01 12:11 GMT+03:00 John Gitau via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>:

> For this particular ICT bill. No known engagement has happened.
>
> Jgitau
>
> On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 12:07 PM, Ebele Okobi via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Apologies in advance for my ignorance-What kind of formal or informal
>> engagement has happened related to the ICT bill?
>>
>> From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+ebeleokobi=fb.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> on behalf of Watila Alex via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Reply-To: "awatila at yahoo.co.uk" <awatila at yahoo.co.uk>, KICTAnet ICT
>> Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Date: Monday, August 1, 2016 at 8:08 AM
>> To: Ebele Okobi <ebeleokobi at fb.com>
>> Cc: Watila Alex <awatila at yahoo.co.uk>
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] ICT Bill is not going away
>>
>> they are not being honest.
>>
>> based on the views they have received they can recommend its withdrawal.
>>
>> regards,
>>
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>> On Mon, 1 Aug, 2016 at 9:50, Tony White via kictanet
>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>> http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Our-hands-tied-in-ICT-Bill/996-3324824-5haiq1/index.html
>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.nation.co.ke_business_Our-2Dhands-2Dtied-2Din-2DICT-2DBill_996-2D3324824-2D5haiq1_index.html&d=CwMFaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=ArvepG4_wcNu_X9xi3nb_Xa9WsGLVfmK6mwPdVONOTE&m=BZxtaq8uB3fDkITH9MWyMaigfl_Ub9Yxp9hzPdF1JUY&s=zOWuhu_gDOEWte3yGoN03JKtk9YhvqV_48EsZnao4vA&e=>
>>
>> We need a proper public consultation on this, in the same way as the
>> current Cybercrimes bill, and the recent ICT policy.
>>
>> Just another thought that has not so far been raised: Engineers are
>> also 'ICT Practitioners', so are some lawyers, so are some doctors, so
>> are many other professions, which each already have their own
>> registration.  So they now must ALSO be registered as ICT
>> practitioners?
>>
>> --
>> Tony White
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>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform
>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and
>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT
>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.
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>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform
>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and
>> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT
>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.
>>
>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors
>> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth,
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> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and
> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT
> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.
>
> 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
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