[kictanet] List moderation for Two KICA amendment bills 2019

[Twahir Hussein Kassim]

Great! Looking forward to the debates.

On Thu, Oct 17, 2019, 12:23 PM Grace Githaiga via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Dear Listers
>
> Greetings.
>
> Further to sharing of two KICA Bills here, we would like to submit a
> memorandum on both as part of public participation. We plan to hold a two
> day moderated debate next week on Wednesday October 23rd and Thursday 24th.
>
> The two bills propose to amend KICA on different issues.
>
> 1. The first one published on March 15, 2019 proposes to amend KICA by
> inserting a new section 25A, which will allow Telco companies to engage in
> any other business, so long as they are licensed.
>
> 2. The second Bill published on July 24, 201 9 proposes to amend KICA in
> section 2, which basically is the regulation of social media (including
> bloggers and watsapp admins).
>
> Mercy Mutemi will moderate the social media one on Wednesday, while
> Mwendwa Kivuva will handle the Telcos one on Thursday.
>
> We hope to have a discussion on the same with the National Assembly ICT
> committee at a date to be announced here.
>
> Looking forward to a vibrant debate.
>
> Warmly
> Grace
>
> ----
> Grace Githaiga
> Co-Convenor, Kenya ICT Action Network
>
>
> --
> Grace Githaiga
> Co-Convenor, Kenya ICT Action Network
>
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