<div dir="ltr">Very sad to hear such reasoning John. In this age and time, everybody has the right and freedom to express his opinion using any medium as long as this is done responsibly - without violating any law, culture etc and/or hurting anybody's freedom to privacy or confidentiality.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div>Best Regards,<br>Davis M Onsakia<br>"One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time."<br></div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 14 October 2013 14:58, John Masiwe <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jmasiwe@bluegate.co.ke" target="_blank">jmasiwe@bluegate.co.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1f497d">Ali,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1f497d">These freedoms are about to be curbed if this is anything to go by: </span><a href="http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Bloggers-to-undergo-journalism-training/-/1056/2031590/-/u0cr1t/-/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Bloggers-to-undergo-journalism-training/-/1056/2031590/-/u0cr1t/-/index.html</a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1f497d">John Masiwe</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> kictanet [mailto:<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bjmasiwe" target="_blank">kictanet-bounces+jmasiwe</a>=<a href="mailto:bluegate.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">bluegate.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ali Hussein<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 14, 2013 6:11 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:jmasiwe@bluegate.co.ke" target="_blank">jmasiwe@bluegate.co.ke</a><br><b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br><b>Subject:</b> [kictanet] Internet Freedom under siege world wide...But Kenya considered to have total Internet Freedom<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div></div><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Listers<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Over the last year there has been concerted efforts to curb Internet Freedoms and the number one reason behind this is 'National Security'. Many countries have regressed. However according to the Business Daily, which sites various sources, Kenya remains an island of freedom when it comes to the Internet.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">'...Of the 14 African countries included in the sample, only Kenya and South Africa were considered to have complete Internet freedom.'<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>I believe this has come to pass because of forward thinking Government officials in the ICT space and vocal non governmental players like KICTANET. What we must ensure is that we assist the government to enable the balance between national security and personal freedoms to continue.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Internet-freedom-under-threat/-/539546/2030740/-/item/0/-/11xi5yf/-/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Internet-freedom-under-threat/-/539546/2030740/-/item/0/-/11xi5yf/-/index.html</a><u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Ali Hussein<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">+254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">"Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb<u></u><u></u></p>
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