[kictanet] Update on ICT Practitioners Bill

Wed Aug 17 18:51:40 EAT 2016

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Kill Bill 3 (Kenyan Release)
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:)

Mblayo

On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 12:51 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> @Sidney
>
> We've gone through the full,gauntlet even meeting him with the
> committee..He is 'open' to dialogue...
>
> *Ali Hussein*
> *Principal*
> *Hussein & Associates*
> +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375
>
> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>
> Skype: abu-jomo
>
> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>
>
> "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 17 Aug 2016, at 1:33 PM, Sidney Ochieng <sidney.ochieng at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Ali,
> This bill was sponsored by the Lead of the Majority, Duale, was it not?
> Have we reached out to him to have it pulled?
>
> On 17 August 2016 at 06:24, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Alex
>>
>> That's our end game. We have however quickly learnt to be pragmatic when
>> we deal with the August House. :-)
>>
>> Parliamentary rules are Parliamentary rules..
>>
>> *Ali Hussein*
>> *Principal*
>> *Hussein & Associates*
>> +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375
>>
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>
>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>
>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>>
>>
>> "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 17 Aug 2016, at 5:49 AM, Alex Watila via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>> #killtheictbill
>>
>> Sent from Samsung tablet
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>> On 17 Aug 2016 5:37 a.m., Ebele Okobi via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks so much for this excellent update!
>>
>> From: kictanet <kictanet-bounces+ebeleokobi=fb.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> on behalf of Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Reply-To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 3:30 AM
>> To: Ebele Okobi <ebeleokobi at fb.com>
>> Cc: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
>> Subject: [kictanet] Update on ICT Practitioners Bill
>>
>> Dear Listers,
>>
>> Apologies for cross-posting.
>>
>> As you may recall, pursuant to views expressed on this list, we submitted
>> a memorandum to Parliament opposing the ICT Practitioners Bill on 8th July
>> 2016.
>> We teamed up with like minded stakeholders who were also opposed to the
>> Bill to form a working team comprising of ourselves, the Kenya Private
>> Sector Alliance (KEPSA), the Technology Service Providers of Kenya (TESPOK)
>> ,  Kenya Information Technology and Outsourcing Services (KITOS) , Bloggers
>> Association of Kenya (BAKE) and the iHub.
>> The consortium was invited for a hearing before the National Assembly
>> Committee on Energy and ICT on the 19th of July where a joint memorandum
>> opposing the Bill was presented. The Committee, relying on Standing
>> Order Number 140 advised on the procedure for withdrawal of a Bill, the
>> gist of which is that the Bill can only be withdrawn by the sponsor. The
>> committee therefore advised the consortium to consider the content of the
>> Bill and propose amendments.
>>
>> The consortium presented proposals for amendment on several occasions. On
>>  28th of July, they had the opportunity to listen to the sponsor, Hon Adan
>> Duale as he addressed the Committee. He explained that the Bill had been
>> borne out of a petition by a section of Kenyans who sought regulation the
>> ICT sector practitioners. He also indicated that he was willing to
>> incorporate stakeholder views.
>>
>> The consortium has attended stakeholders fora organised by the Ministry
>> of ICT on the Bill and arrived at a common position that the Bill should be
>> withdrawn. In view of the Committee's request for proposals for amendment
>> of particular clauses in the Bill, stakeholders are meeting with the
>> Ministry to discuss the same.
>>
>> It is worth noting that the Committee has extended the public
>> participation period to allow for consensus building on the Bill. This is
>> due to the contentions and opposition to the Bill by a significant number
>> of stakeholders, including the Ministry and the Communications Authority.
>>
>> KICTANet representatives continue to engage in the process to ensure that
>> our views are understood by the legislators. Together with other partners
>> in the consortium, we are also exploring other avenues to resolve the
>> impasse and are hopeful that Parliament will eventually see the sense in
>> dropping this ill informed law.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> *Ali Hussein*
>> *Principal*
>> *Hussein & Associates*
>> +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375
>>
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>
>> Skype: abu-jomo
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>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
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>>
>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking
>> what no one else has thought".  ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
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> Sidney
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