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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Good morning Good People<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">This is day five of our discussion on <B><I>Aligning records management with ICT e-government and Freedom of Information in East Africa</I></B><I>, </I>a study conducted by International Records Management Trust (IRMT) and supported by IDRC <I>. </I>The study covered five Eastern African Countries namely Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and Tanzania</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Today, we still focus on the second theme namely: <B>Electronic Records and Citizens. </B>This will be our focus also for tomorrow (Wednesday).</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT size=3>Under this theme, three issues were identified and today we look at the second issue namely that</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Judicial Processes are Affected by the Failure to Address Records Management Requirements</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><FONT size=3><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Consider this:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3>Have poor keeping of hard copies resulted in delays in the judicial process?<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><o:p></o:p></U></B></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3>Is the keeping of electronic records going to reduce these delays?<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><o:p></o:p></U></B></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3>Is information lost when digitization is taking place?<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><o:p></o:p></U></B></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore"><FONT size=3>·</FONT><SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3>How best can the electronic records be managed to ensure their effective use?<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><o:p></o:p></U></B></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3>Question<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3>What steps could be taken to ensure records management inputs to computerization and digitization projects in the courts?<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3>Looking forward to more contributions today.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNoSpacing><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3>Grace<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:18:23 +0100<BR>From: ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk<BR>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Day 4: e-Discussion on Aligning records management with ICT e-government and Freedom of Information in East Africa/ Where are you Listers?<BR>To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com<BR><BR>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN>Dear Grace, Listers,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN>Just for information.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN>1. In the case of Kenya The Evidence Act,Cap.80 was amended vide CAP411A, to include electronic records and PART VII-ELECTRONIC RECORDS was added in Chapter III. of CAP80.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN><FONT class=ecxApple-style-span size=3>2. Going forward, there will be need for FOI and Data Protection legislation, the latter being critical in ensuring that personal data held by authorities is accurate and that the data subject right to correct </FONT>erroneous information is upheld.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN><FONT class=ecxApple-style-span size=3>John Kariuki </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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