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

[Erick Mwangi]

Wow seems this has morphed tremendously..

I agree re-Twitter, it will create the necessary traction needed.

Regards,

Eric

On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 9:01 PM, Dennis Muthuri via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Hi Listers,
>
> If you desire to take this to Twitter in protest, kindly use the hashtag
> #KillTheICTBill
>
> Thanks Mr Mwendwa for those sentiments. Very insightful.
>
> Regards
>
> On 5 Jul 2016, at 10:44 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>
> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>
> ______________________
> 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
>> Skype: dennis.muthuri | Tel: +(254)714590654
>>
>>
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> Dennis Muthuri Mburugu
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