<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Ali,<br/>In my humble opinion,the priority legislation required now is mainly on matters regarding the fact that goods are being bought without face-to-face contact between buyer and seller and issues may arise on quality of goods,not fit for purpose,return of goods,refund of payment etc.You will notice that these are largely consumer protection matters in relation to what some countries call "Distance Selling".<br/>Just some thoughts.<div>Sent from my BlackBerry®</div><hr/><div><b>From: </b> Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke>
</div><div><b>Date: </b>Thu, 9 May 2013 22:24:14 +0530</div><div><b>To: </b>ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk<ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk></div><div><b>Cc: </b>kictanet<kictanet-bounces+ngethe.kariuki2007=yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke></div><div><b>Subject: </b>Re: [kictanet] Is an online sales tax good for eCommerce? What are the regulatory environments for eCommerce in Africa?</div><div><br/></div><div>Ngethe</div><div><br></div><div>Good point. The legislation though is either non-existent or unclear. Or am I mistaken? <br><br><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">Ali Hussein</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd</span></div><div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd</div></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">+254 713 601113</div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">"The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb</span></div><div><br></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On May 9, 2013, at 9:11 PM, <a href="mailto:ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk">ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk</a> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Ali,listers,</span><br><span>If volume is small,which I think it is at the moment in our country,there is little merit in taxing at this early stage.It is better to let it flourish and introduce tax later when much revenue may be realised.</span><br><span></span><br><span>John Kariuki</span><br><span>Sent from my BlackBerry®</span><br><span></span><br><span>-----Original Message-----</span><br><span>From: Ali Hussein <<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>></span><br><span>Sender: "kictanet"</span><br><span> <<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces+ngethe.kariuki2007=yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet-bounces+ngethe.kariuki2007=yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span><br><span>Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 04:43:58 </span><br><span>To: <<a href="mailto:ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk">ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk</a>></span><br><span>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span><br><span>Subject: [kictanet] Is an online sales tax good for eCommerce? 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