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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white'>The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK is Kenya's independent, self-funded, multi-sectoral, non-political and apex non-profit Federation committed to consumer protection, education, research, consultancy, litigation, anti-counterfeits campaign and business rating on consumerism and customer-care issues. Cofek works towards a fair, just and safe marketplace for all Kenyan and regional consumers.<span class=apple-converted-space> Cofek is a member of the Government-run Kenya Consumer Protection Advisory Committee (Kecopac). <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white'>To support the Governing Council, the Cofek Sector Units (CSU’s) exclusively comprising experts giving voluntarily of their time and expertise, meet to deliberate specific matters. In this regard, the ICT CSU meets on <b>Wednesday, January 22, 2014 </b>from 8.30 am to 1.00 pm at a Nairobi hotel. The CSU will be deliberating and summarizing salient aspects of protecting Kenya’s ICT consumer. The same will later be compiled into consumer guidelines.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white'>Former Information and Communications Permanent Secretary <b>Dr Bitange Ndemo</b> will give a keynote speech on </span></span><i><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>"ICT Do's and Don'ts: Stepping Stones for Empowering the Kenya Consumer".</span></i><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> We are particularly delighted to be hosting Dr Ndemo, whose hands-on experiences in balancing between ICT policy, industry and consumer interests will be most illuminating. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>If you have special expertise and believe you can add value to the thematic focus of the meeting, please express interest to attend and include your CV. Your expression of interest to participate need to highlight your proposed value addition to safeguarding ICT consumer interest(s) best to you. Please send the said mail to <a href="mailto:hotline@cofek.co.ke">hotline@cofek.co.ke</a> with a CC: to <a href="mailto:japhet@ofek.co.ke">japhet@ofek.co.ke</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Japhet Ogutu<br><b><u>Program Officer<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Meky Place, Block F-45<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Ngong Road/Ring Rd Kilimani Junction<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>P.O Box 28053-00200, City Square, NAIROBI, Kenya <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Tel. 254-20-2615496, 2300859 Fax. 254-20-3861719; Cell phones: 0715555550, 0770700007<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:hotline@cofek.co.ke"><span style='color:blue'>hotline@cofek.co.ke</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Website: <a href="http://www.cofek.co.ke/"><span style='color:blue'>www.cofek.co.ke</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Facebook: "Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek)" <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Twitter: @ConsumersKenya YouTube: "ConsumersKenya"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#7030A0'>13th December 2012</span></b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#7030A0'> - President Kibaki assents to the Consumer Protection Act, 2012 </span><i><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Read it here: <a href="http://www.cofek.co.ke/Consumers%20Protection%20Act%202012.pdf" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue;font-style:normal'>http://www.cofek.co.ke/Consumers%20Protection%20Act%202012.pdf</span></a></span></i><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#7030A0'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>