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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=navy face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>ICT Colleagues</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Following the very successful collaboration with the Ministry of Inf<font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>ormation and C</span></font>om<font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>munications</span></font> last year to
formulate the<b><i><font color=navy><span style='color:navy;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'>National</span></font> ICT <b><i><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>Policy</span></font> <b><i><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>which was subsequently </span></font> approved
<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'> by Cabinet </span></font>in Jan
2006, KICTANET has established a team to facilitate a comprehensive review of
the draft ICT bill. Key issues the team is considering is <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>the philosophy of the bill –
what is the audience of the bill <b><i><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'> </span></font></i></b><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>- </span></font> the consumer,
operators or the control<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>context of the bill – are
Kenyan concerns taken on board to empower them exploit ICTs<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>construction of the bill –
positioning with other laws, operational process of the structures created by
the bill<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>implementation – the ease,
the enforcement<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>, efficiency of,</span></font>
etc<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>We have phased the process and are will be discussing the context as
part of phase 1 on April 19<sup>th</sup> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><i><font size=2 color=navy face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>T</span></font></i></b><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>his is to invite you to review the attached
background document and contribute to the review process as proposed in the
attached document<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><i><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Very best regards<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Muriuki Mureithi <font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
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