[kictanet] Registering ICT practitioners

Tue May 30 21:28:18 EAT 2017

Wambua,

Are you guys serious?

A "telecommunication" device is such things as phones, computers etc

Now, let's read that law with that in mind and I guess there are 30M
kenyans due for registration....

You can't make this stuff up!

On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 9:21 PM, Wambua, Christopher via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> I have already done so. Here we go:
>
> KICA Section
> 24. (1) No person shall—
> (a) operate a telecommunication system; or
> (b) provide any telecommunication services
> except in accordance with a valid licence granted under this Act.
>
> And there are other clauses in KiCA that cover other services such as
> broadcasting, postal/courier and radio-communications services.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 30 May 2017, at 21:17, Admin CampusCiti via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> @Wambua
>
> Please can you quote the exact clause of the exact law that the CA is
> talking about here?
>
> Are you guys talking about Telco service providers, Software Developers,
> Hardware Resellers etc? I'm confused.
>
> And how does a license guarantee quality of service?
>
> This is simply rent seeking. And will not stand.
>
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> On 30 May 2017, at 8:47 PM, Ngigi Waithaka via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> Wambua,
>
> Please educate me on this one....
>
> When did this become the law?
>
> We have had similar debates here when Parliament & later Min.ICT tried to
> push through a very similar law and to the best of my knowledge they
> remained as proposals / draft laws.
>
> Regards
>
> On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 8:15 PM, Wambua, Christopher via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Sidney
>>
>> CA is implementing the law that requires service providers in the ICT
>> sector to obtain licences from the Authority before commencing operations.
>>
>> I did not imply in any way that this was best way to enforce contractual
>> obligations.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 30 May 2017, at 19:59, Sidney Ochieng <sidney.ochieng at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Wambua,
>> We've been through this argument the last time. I'd like to see the
>> research that backs up your assertion that this is the best way to get
>> recourse for contractual obligations. We have courts and I'd like to know
>> why that option is inadequate
>>
>> Sent on the move, kindly excuse any typos.
>>
>> Sidney
>>
>>
>> On 30 May 2017 19:47, "Wambua, Christopher" <Wambua at ca.go.ke> wrote:
>>
>> Sidney
>>
>> The rationale for the public notice is to encourage consumers to seek ICT
>> services only from licensed service providers. This will guarantee
>> consumers of recourse to regulatory intervention in instances where
>> licensees fail to meet their contract obligations. It is also meant to
>> complement ongoing initiatives to weed out unlicensed entities from the ICT
>> market,and therefore protected our licensees from unfair competition.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Wambua
>>
>> The persons running these unlicensed entities
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On 30 May 2017, at 19:21, Sidney Ochieng via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>> >
>> > Out of nowhere... Can someone from the CA explain why?
>> >
>> > Sent on the move, kindly excuse any typos.
>> >
>> > Sidney
>> > <Image uploaded from iOS.jpg>
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