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<div class="yiv7471945315MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">John Kariuki</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">.</span><br></div><div class="yiv7471945315MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div></div><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;"><div><div class="yiv7471945315MsoNormal"><br></div>
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<div style="text-align:justify;"><b><u>STAKEHOLDERS CONSULTATION FORUM ON DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 34 OF THE CONSTITUTION</u></b></div>
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The Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology has established a Working Group to align the ICT sector policy and legislation with the Constitution of Kenya.</div>
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The mandate of the Working Group is to develop a draft policy and bill for the implementation of Article 34 of the Constitution and to undertake consultative meetings with relevant stakeholders and members of the public on the draft proposals.</div>
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In this regard, the Working Group has developed a draft ICT sector policy and a draft Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill.</div>
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The Working Group is scheduled to hold a Stakeholders Consultation Forum on 9th July 2013 at the Kenya Commercial Bank Leadership Centre - Karen to discuss the draft regulatory instruments. The Forum will kick off from 9.00 am.</div>
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The documents to be discussed can be accessed electronically from:</div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.information.go.ke/">http://www.information.go.ke/</a></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cck.go.ke/regulations/"><i>http://www.cck.go.ke/regulations</i>/</a></span></div>
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ICT sector members and the public are welcome to attend the Forum. Interested members can confirm their attendance through
<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ICTRegulatoryFramework@cck.go.ke" target="_blank" href="mailto:ICTRegulatoryFramework@cck.go.ke">ICTRegulatoryFramework@cck.go.ke</a> latest 5<sup>th</sup> July 2013 at 12.00 pm.
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<b>Prof. Patricia Kameri –Mbote, SC</b></div>
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<b><u>Working Group on the Development of Policies and Legislation to implement Article 34 of the Constitution</u></b></div>
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