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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Object of the Act which is to establish an independent
Commission which: <br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">a) is independent of control by government, political or commercial interests;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">b) reflects the interests of all sections of the society;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">c) sets media standards and regulate and monitor compliance with those standards as required by section 34 of the Constitution</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">d) regulate communications in the public interest; and</span></p><p
class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">e) Achieve the objects contemplated in the Act.<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">What is your take on this?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.2pt;"><br><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Best Regards,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.2pt;"><br><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 16.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif";">Nyaki<br></span></p>
</div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Catherine Adeya <elizaslider@yahoo.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Nyaki C. Adeya <elizaslider@yahoo.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thu, February 10, 2011 10:54:09 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Forthcoming Discussions on the Independent Communications Commission of Kenya Bill 2010 14-25 Feb.<br></font><br>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br>
<div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 19px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);">Dear Listers,</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 19px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19.1667px;">After a healthy and heated debate on the Media Council Bill 2010, next week (on Valentine's day to be exact) we
will</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19.1667px;"> move on to the following discussion:</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 19px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); min-height: 23px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19.1667px;">Topic: The Independent Communications Commission of Kenya Bill 2010</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 19px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);">Venue: Here on the KICTANET list</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 19px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);">Participants: You</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 19px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);">Duration: Mon.14 th Feb - Fri. 25 Feb. 2010 </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 19px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19.1667px;">I have decided to send out this notice early enough so you have time to download the Bill and read it. The Bill has four main
Chapters:</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 19px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);"><span style="font: 16px Tahoma;"> </span><b style="line-height: 30px; font-weight: bold;">CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS: </b>Definitions etc.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 19px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);"><span style="font: 16px Tahoma;"> </span><b style="line-height: 30px; font-weight: bold;">CHAPTER II: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OF KENYA: </b>Establishment of the Independent Communications Commission of Kenya.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 19px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);"><b style="line-height: 30px; font-weight: bold;">CHAPTER III: COMMITTEES</b></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 19px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);"><b style="line-height: 30px; font-weight: bold;">CHAPTER IV:
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS: </b>Transfer of Staff</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 19px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);"><b style="line-height: 30px; font-weight: bold;">FIRST SCHEDULE: LAWS AMENDED OR REPEALED</b></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 19px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);"><b style="line-height: 30px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="ecxApple-tab-span" style="line-height: 30px; white-space: pre;"> </span> : MEMORANDUM OF OBJECTS AND REASONS</b></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Tahoma; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); min-height: 19px;"><br style="line-height: 24px;"></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Tahoma; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);">However, we will focus our discussions mainly on Chapter II, III and IV for obvious reasons.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 19px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);">You can access 'The Independent Communications Commission of Kenya (ICCK) Bill' at
the Ministry of Information and Communications website:<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.information.go.ke/" style="line-height: 30px; font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 104, 207); cursor: pointer;"><span style="line-height: 30px; color: rgb(0, 104, 207);">http://www.information.go.ke/</span></a></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 19px Times; color: rgb(0, 104, 207);"> <span style="line-height: 30px; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);">To be more exact you can find it at: </span><span><span><span><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.information.go.ke/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=19&Itemid=37">http://www.information.go.ke/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=19&Itemid=37</a></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 19px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);">The ten day discussions will focus on critical and gnawing issues.
We will
summarize the discussions as we go along. </p><table style="line-height: 20px; border-collapse: collapse;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody style="line-height: 20px;"><tr style="line-height: 20px;"><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 181px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);"><b style="line-height: 24px; font-weight: bold;">Date </b></p></td><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 584px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 0px; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) transparent; padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);"><b style="line-height: 24px; font-weight: bold;">Focus</b></p></td></tr><tr style="line-height: 20px;"><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 181px; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px; border-color: transparent rgb(0,
0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);">Mon 14 Feb. 2011</p></td><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 584px; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; border-color: transparent rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) transparent; padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 21px 'Times New Roman';">Object of the Act which is to establish an independent Commission...</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Tahoma; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); min-height: 19px;"><br></p></td></tr><tr style="line-height: 20px;"><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 181px; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px; border-color: transparent rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);">Tue 15 Feb.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Tahoma; color: rgb(41,
41, 41); min-height: 19px;"><br style="line-height: 24px;"></p></td><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 584px; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; border-color: transparent rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) transparent; padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 21px 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font: 16px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);"> </span>SECTION 3: THE 'ESTABLISHMENT OF INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OF KENYA' </p></td></tr><tr style="line-height: 20px;"><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 181px; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px; border-color: transparent rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);">Wed 16 Feb</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Tahoma; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); min-height: 19px;"><br style="line-height: 24px;"></p></td><td style="line-height: 20px; width:
584px; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; border-color: transparent rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) transparent; padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 21px 'Times New Roman';">SECTION 4: FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION </p></td></tr><tr style="line-height: 20px;"><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 181px; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px; border-color: transparent rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);">Thur 17 Feb.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Tahoma; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); min-height: 19px;"><br style="line-height: 24px;"></p></td><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 584px; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; border-color: transparent rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) transparent; padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em;">SECTION 5: CONSTITUTION
AND APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS TO COMMISSION</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 21px 'Times New Roman';">SECTION 6: DISQUALIFICATION </p></td></tr><tr style="line-height: 20px;"><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 181px; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px; border-color: transparent rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);">Friday 18 Feb.</p></td><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 584px; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; border-color: transparent rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) transparent; padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 21px 'Times New Roman';"><b style="line-height: 32px; font-weight: bold;">Day 5 and 6</b>:</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 21px 'Times New Roman';">From p. 7-8</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em;">SECTION 7: TERMS OF OFFICE</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px
1.35em; font: 21px 'Times New Roman';">SECTION 8: REMOVAL FROM OFFICE</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 21px 'Times New Roman';">SECTION 10: REMUNERATION</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 21px 'Times New Roman';">SECTION 12: CONFLICT OF INTEREST</p></td></tr><tr style="line-height: 20px;"><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 181px; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px; border-color: transparent rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);">Mon 21 Feb.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Tahoma; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); min-height: 19px;"><br style="line-height: 24px;"></p></td><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 584px; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; border-color: transparent rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) transparent; padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 21px 'Times New
Roman';">SAME AS FRI. 18 FEB. 2011.</p></td></tr><tr style="line-height: 20px;"><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 181px; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px; border-color: transparent rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);">Tue 22 Feb.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Tahoma; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); min-height: 19px;"><br style="line-height: 24px;"></p></td><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 584px; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; border-color: transparent rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) transparent; padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 21px 'Times New Roman';">SECTION 14: STAFF TO THE COMMISSION. </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Tahoma; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); min-height: 19px;"><br style="line-height: 24px;"></p></td></tr><tr style="line-height:
20px;"><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 181px; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px; border-color: transparent rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);">Wed 23 Feb.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Tahoma; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); min-height: 19px;"><br style="line-height: 24px;"></p></td><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 584px; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; border-color: transparent rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) transparent; padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 21px 'Times New Roman';">SECTION 18: DISSOLUTION OF CCK</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 21px 'Times New Roman';">SECTION 19: TRANSFER OF STAFF</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 21px 'Times New Roman';">SECTION 20:
TRANSFER OF RIGHTS, LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS</p></td></tr><tr style="line-height: 20px;"><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 181px; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px; border-color: transparent rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);">Thur 24 Feb</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Tahoma; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); min-height: 19px;"><br style="line-height: 24px;"></p></td><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 584px; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; border-color: transparent rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) transparent; padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 21px 'Times New Roman';">SECTION 21: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 21px 'Times New Roman';">SECTION 22: LEGALITY OF ACTS</p></td></tr><tr style="line-height: 20px;"><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 181px;
border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px; border-color: transparent rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);">Fri 25 Feb.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Tahoma; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); min-height: 19px;"><br style="line-height: 24px;"></p></td><td style="line-height: 20px; width: 584px; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; border-color: transparent rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) transparent; padding: 0px 8px;" valign="top"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 21px 'Times New Roman';">Recap any pending issues that have not been dealt with in detail.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 16px Tahoma; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); min-height: 19px;"><br style="line-height: 24px;"></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 19px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);"> See you all next week...I look forward
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discussions.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 19px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19.1667px;">Best Regards,</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.35em; font: 19px Times; color: rgb(41, 41, 41);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19.1667px;">Nyaki (or Dr. Catherine Adeya...as Alice had introduced me)</span></p></span></font></font></div><div style=""></div>
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