[kictanet] KENYA ICT PRACTITIONERS BILL NOW IN PARLIAMENT, PAY XXX PER YEAR FOR LICENSE TO PRACTICE

[Mwendwa Kivuva]

Well, I have read the bill so that I cannot say "nilisomewa". It's quite
short and I encourage everybody who is affected by it to read it.

Some preliminary issues on the Bill after reading it:
1. There is established an ICT Practitioners Institute
2. Information Communication Technology Association of Kenya nominates 5
people on the Board of the Institute. How many guys here are members of the
ICT Association? Is it the bonafide body to represent all ICT practitioners
in Kenya?
3. All ICT practitioners must be registered and licensed as ICT
practitioners on payment of annual fees.
4. You must have a Diploma or Degree to qualify for registration as an ICT
partitioner. Just think about Bill Gates and Zuckerberg. Non of them
graduated from college, but they changed the world in their own small way.
5. You must have five years experience to practice ICT.
5. The example of Bill Gates and Zuckerberg is the best yet, of
permission-less innovation
6. A person shall not operate an ICT firm unless it is registered by the
Institute and has paid annual membership.
7. A person shall not be entitled to recover a fee for ICT services, unless
such person is licensed under this Act.

So my mechanic diagnoses my car using a computer, and does computerised
wheel balancing. They may now be prepared to get licensed.

Well this bill affects all techies and consultants alike. The bill makes it
illegal to practice your trade without being licensed. It's preposterous at
best, morally criminal maybe. It locks out opportunities for the young
passionate innovators who do wonders without ever stepping in college. ICT
allows these young fellows permission-less innovation. They sit behind a
computer and write beautiful code that changes the world. It is
heart-aching that those who thrived in an open dynamic ICT environment in
Kenya now want to lock up the industry as a preserve of the few. Washindwe
kabisa.

Well, the constitutions allows enough consultation before any bill is
passed in parliament. If you feel your interests are not taken care by the
new bill, then now is the time to raise your voice or forever keep your
cool. We will deliver our petition to the relevant offices.

Peace.


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Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
twitter.com/lordmwesh



On 5 July 2016 at 22:16, Dennis Muthuri via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Hi Listers,
>
> This is a google doc(
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lZ8m3WSH2JQSzTMBC8bkLRH8y2zzjyM9TzuUhGzOW0s/edit)
> that has been created by Nanjira(https://twitter.com/NiNanjira). Kindly
> fill it with all questions you have regarding the Bill.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Dennis Muthuri Mburugu
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