<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Yes. I would agree. Society unfortunately has to have certain precautionary steps put in place to protect national Interest. One can only hope that it is not misused. <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/ 0770 906375</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 Jul 9, 2013, at 10:56 PM, Barrack Otieno <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><p>Well there was a feeling that based on 2007, it is a valid propasal.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 9, 2013 10:53 PM, "Edith Adera" <<a href="mailto:eadera@idrc.ca">eadera@idrc.ca</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Listers,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">I managed to catch the tail end of the stakeholder deliberations today, and wonder if I’m the only one uncomfortable with this section below in the Kenya Information and
Communication Bill?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Am I unduly concerned or others feel the same? Worth debating?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Concerned Edith<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">102B</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">. (1) Upon the declaration of a state of emergency under Article 58 of the Constitution, the Authority may give a direction to any communications service provider
that their entitlement to provide communication services has either been: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt">(a) suspended, either generally or in relation to specific services, networks or facilities ; or
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt">(b) restricted or modified with respect to the provisions given in the direction.
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt">(2) The restriction or modification under subsection (1) (b) of this section may include—
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt">(a) provisions for the taking, removal, addition, construction, control or the usage for purposes of mitigating public emergencies or disasters of, all or any such communication system, equipment or services
under this Act; and <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt">(b) provisions for the stopping, delaying and censoring of messages and broadcasts and the carrying out of any other purposes which the Authority thinks necessary to facilitate the direction given.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt">(3) A direction under this section shall apply only for the duration of the state of emergency
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