<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">fyi,<br><br>walu.<br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 9/9/11, Wambua, Christopher <i><Wambua@cck.go.ke></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><div id="yiv1539470425"><div class="yiv1539470425Section1"><b><span style="font-size: 28pt; font-family: "serif"; color: white;">S <br></span></b><p class="yiv1539470425MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 5.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="margin-top: 61px; width: 545px; height: 58px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(44, 79, 156);" bgcolor="#2c4f9c" width="545" height="58"> </td>
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<p class="yiv1539470425MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "serif";">9<sup>th</sup>
September 2011</span></p>
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<p class="yiv1539470425MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "serif";">NEWS
EDITOR </span></b></p>
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<p class="yiv1539470425MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "serif";">RE:
CONSULTATIVE MEETING ON THE PHASE OUT OF COUNTERFEIT MOBILE HANDSETS<span style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in;"></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="yiv1539470425MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "serif";">The
Commission today held a consultative meeting with the four mobile network
operators, relevant government agencies (i.e. Kenya Bureau of Standards,
Anti-Counterfeit Agency, Office of the President – Kenya Police and NSIS - and
the Kenya Revenue Authority), Article 19 and equipment manufacturer Nokia to
discuss the way forward in respect to the phase out of use of counterfeit
mobile handsets in Kenya. It was observed that use of counterfeit handsets
denies holders of Intellectual Property rights of their legal right to benefit
from the fruits of their innovations. It also exposes consumers to health and
security risks, and denies Government of revenue.</span></p>
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<p class="yiv1539470425MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "serif";">The
meeting, which was quite fruitful, resolved as follows: </span></p>
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<li class="yiv1539470425MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "serif";">The
phase out of use of counterfeit handsets shall be done in a coordinated
manner to involve all stakeholders including government agencies, industry
players, consumers and equipment manufacturers. The participating
government agencies re-affirmed their commitment to continue working
together to stem the importation and use of counterfeit handsets in the
country in an effective and sustainable manner. </span></li>
<li class="yiv1539470425MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "serif";">There
is need for public awareness to be undertaken to sensitize consumers on the
rationale behind the phasing out of counterfeit mobile handsets, the
dangers associated with use of counterfeits, and the tentative deadline
for deactivation of counterfeit mobile phones. </span></li>
<li class="yiv1539470425MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "serif";">To
stem build up in the number of counterfeit mobile handsets in the market,
there is need to stop the activation of new SIM cards using counterfeit
mobile handsets. In this regard, it was resolved that no new SIM
cards would be allowed to operate in counterfeits handsets tentatively as
from 30<sup>th</sup> September 2011. A meeting of the technical teams from
the four mobile operators, equipment manufacturers and CCK shall be held
next Wednesday to deliberate on the suitability of this date. </span></li>
<li class="yiv1539470425MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "serif";">Use
of counterfeit handsets shall be phased out of the market by the end of
the year. Consumers using counterfeit mobile handsets therefore have
(tentatively) up to 31<sup>st</sup> December 2011 to replace their mobile
phones or risk de-activation. The actual date shall be confirmed during
the meeting of the technical team next week. </span></li>
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<p class="yiv1539470425MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "serif";">Issued
by:</span></p>
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<p class="yiv1539470425MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "serif";">John
Omo</span></b></p>
<p class="yiv1539470425MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "serif";">For: DIRECTOR-GENERAL</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "serif";"></span></b></p>
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