[kictanet] Registering ICT practitioners
kanini mutemi
kaninimutemi at gmail.com
Tue May 30 21:59:14 EAT 2017
Wambua. I meant the people who must obtain licenses and compliance
certificates. That notice seems too broad. Who exactly are you targeting.
The portion of the law you have quoted and the notice are quite different.
On Tue, 30 May 2017 at 21:52 Nelson via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> If I am to go by the license fees stated in the attached document ... see
> my "prophesies" below
>
> Fast forward to 2020, a cartel of license holders controlling the ICT
> market, People with no passion, skill or experience. In short, you end up
> with an elite that has enough capital and connections to ensure that the
> "law" is being followed.
>
> This licenses game will introduce an entry barrier that will keep the
> young and talented out of the market or under the those who have the
> licenses.
>
> Nelson
>
> On 30-May-17 9:37 PM, Admin CampusCiti via kictanet wrote:
>
> I'm beyond words really on this issue...
>
> *Ali Hussein*
> *Hussein & Associates*
> +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375
>
> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>
> Skype: abu-jomo
>
> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
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> Blog: www.alyhussein.com
>
> "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 30 May 2017, at 9:28 PM, Ngigi Waithaka via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> 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.
>>
>> *Ali Hussein*
>> *Hussein & Associates*
>> +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375
>>
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>
>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>
>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
>> Blog: www.alyhussein.com
>>
>> "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 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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>
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