[kictanet] Comments on the statement by CS Mucheru on the ICT Practitioners Bill

[Kelvin Kariuki]

Hi Tony,
That is a good response and suggestion from the Ministry being led by Joe,
it seems the hash tag #KillTheICTBill worked! Indeed a link to his formal
communication on the same will be more valid. Thank you for  the heads up
though.

On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Steve Muchai via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Hi Tony,
> This is good news, and not a surprise. Do you have a link to Mucheru's
> statement?
>
> Regards,
> Steve
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 9:34 AM, Tony White via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> I welcome the statement by CS Mucheru, clarifying the Ministry's, and
>> the government's position that this private member's bill, introduced
>> by Aden Duale, is at odds with ICT policy.
>>
>> What is not clear is whether the Ministry's intention is to kill this
>> bill, or to subject it to modification.
>>
>> Let's be clear - this bill is an abhorrence to our hard-won freedoms,
>> and should not go forward in any form.
>>
>> I would like to propose that KICTANET be formalised, with kictanet's
>> original founders as the initial board, and be registered as a society
>> with paying members.  I'm sure others on this list, better qualified
>> in such matters than I, can draw up an appropriate memorandum for such
>> a society.
>>
>> If the membership fee is nominal - say, 500 or 1000 bob per annum - I
>> think many 'ICT Practitioners' will join.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Tony
>>
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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.
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Kelvin Kariuki
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