<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Hi,</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">I have been fortunate to attend a number of discussions on the ongoing bills in parliament and it is disappointing that as the ICT fraternity we have missed the opportunity to be enshrined in the new laws as has been done with other groups.</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york',
times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">A case is point is in the Urban Areas and Cities Bill in relation to the parties to be involved in the conferment of a city, with the vision 2030 objective of making Kenya a knowledge based economy the lack of participation by the ICT fraternity in in this decisions means that the </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">way-leave</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3"> and related issues that are being experienced today shall continue for the foreseeable future.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">Here is an
extract from the bill;</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="534" style="width:400.5pt;margin-left:-12.6pt;border-collapse:collapse;mso-yfti-tbllook:
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for conferment of city status.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span> </span><span> </span>8</b>. (1) The board of a municipality
may, upon a resolution, apply to the county executive committee for
consideration for the conferment of city status.<o:p></o:p></p>
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mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span> </span><span> </span>(2) Where the executive committee
approves the application, the county governor shall constitute an ad hoc
committee to consider the recommendation and advise as appropriate.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span> </span>(3) The ad hoc committee shall
comprise of relevant professionals in good standing nominated by the
following institutions ―<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:54.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span>(a)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->the <st1:placetype w:st="on">Institute</st1:placetype>
of <st1:placename w:st="on">Surveyors</st1:placename> of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region>;<o:p></o:p></p>
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auto;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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0cm;margin-left:54.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:
justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span>(b)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->the <st1:placetype w:st="on">Institute</st1:placetype>
of <st1:placename w:st="on">Planners</st1:placename> of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region>;<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->the Architectural Association of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region>;<o:p></o:p></p>
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->the Law Society of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region>; <o:p></o:p></p>
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->an association of urban areas and cities; <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->the <st1:placetype w:st="on">Institute</st1:placetype>
of <st1:placename w:st="on">Public</st1:placename> Accountants of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region>; and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left:8.2pt"><span style="font-size:7.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:54.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black"><span>(g)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->the business community.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</tr></tbody></table></font></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "> </div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">Other areas that are lacking our input is in issues such as the need for GIS without it being make explicit that this must be in digital form. </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">In the Elections Bill 2 areas are wanting for our input one is the format for maintaining the voter register and the other is in the recall of MPs where one of the reasons is not appearing in the constituency for an extended period his utilising
tele-presence technology for example or a broadcast media should qualify towards appearance.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:27.05pt;line-height:normal;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">(2) A
member of Parliament may be recalled on any of the following grounds—<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
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tab-stops:48.35pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span>(a)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">mismanagement of public resources;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
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font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span>(b)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">desertion of the electorate without
reasonable cause, including—<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>(i)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">continual absence from the
constituency or county;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<!--EndFragment--></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">The ship has sailed on this one, but the lesson to learn should not be wasted.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; ">Regards</span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3"><br></font></div>Robert Yawe</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">KAY System Technologies Ltd</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new
roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">Phoenix House, 6th Floor</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="3">Kenya</font><br><br><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<div><br></div></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; position: fixed; "></div>
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