<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432651254762_15395"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432651254762_15461">@Barrack, @Ali,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432651254762_15423"><br><span></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432651254762_15469"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432651254762_15468">I give free advice. Unfortunately, some folks prefer to procure expensive advise from international consultants. Perhaps I should also start charging, then folks might listen :-)</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432651254762_15606" dir="ltr"><br><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432651254762_15468"></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432651254762_15609" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432651254762_15468">walu.</span></div><br> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432651254762_15476" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432651254762_15475" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432651254762_15474" dir="ltr"> <hr id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432651254762_15480" size="1"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1432651254762_15631" face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> jwalu@yahoo.com <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, May 26, 2015 1:05 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] [isoc_ke] Why is Kenya indifferent to how Africa's internet is managed?<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv8104884923"><div>Barrack<div class="yiv8104884923"><br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none"></div><div class="yiv8104884923">Thanks for sharing this information. </div><div class="yiv8104884923"><br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none"></div><div class="yiv8104884923">Walu, thanks for bringing up this critical issue.</div><div class="yiv8104884923"><br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none"></div><div class="yiv8104884923">My humble view is this has been a major bone of discussion on this list.</div><div class="yiv8104884923"><br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none"></div><div class="yiv8104884923">Policy makers in this country are abdicating their responsibilities by not addressing these critical issues. We have asked and discussed issues of critical importance to this country without their participation. These ‘soft’ issues don’t seem to be at the forefront of the key decision makers in this country.</div><div class="yiv8104884923"><br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none"></div><div class="yiv8104884923">Its high time these issues are given the importance they deserve.</div><div class="yiv8104884923"><br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none"><div class="yiv8104884923">
<div class="yiv8104884923" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word;">Thanks & Regards<br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none"><br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none">Ali Hussein<br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv8104884923" ymailto="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke" target="_blank" href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke">ali@hussein.me.ke</a><br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none"><br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none">+254 770 906375<br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none">Twitter: @AliHKassim</div><div class="yiv8104884923" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word;">Skype: Abu-Jomo</div><div class="yiv8104884923" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word;">LinkedIn: http//<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv8104884923" target="_blank" href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim">ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a><br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none">Blog: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv8104884923" target="_blank" href="http://www.alyhussein.com/">www.alyhussein.com</a><br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none"></div>
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<br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none"><div><blockquote class="yiv8104884923" type="cite"><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yiv8104884923yqt0258036337" id="yiv8104884923yqtfd55646"><div class="yiv8104884923">On May 26, 2015, at 12:56 PM, Barrack Otieno via isoc <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv8104884923" ymailto="mailto:isoc@lists.my.co.ke" target="_blank" href="mailto:isoc@lists.my.co.ke">isoc@lists.my.co.ke</a>> wrote:</div><br class="yiv8104884923Apple-interchange-newline" clear="none"><div class="yiv8104884923">Listers,<br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none"><br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none"><br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv8104884923" target="_blank" href="http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2729620/-/yrlji4z/-/index.html">http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2729620/-/yrlji4z/-/index.html</a><br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none"><br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none"><br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none">Regards<br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none"><br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none">-- <br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none">Barrack O. Otieno<br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none">+254721325277<br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none">+254-20-2498789<br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none">Skype: barrack.otieno<br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none">http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/<br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none"><br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none">_______________________________________________<br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none">isoc mailing list<br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none">isoc@lists.my.co.ke<br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none">http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc</div></div></blockquote></div><div class="yiv8104884923yqt0258036337" id="yiv8104884923yqtfd47318"><br class="yiv8104884923" clear="none"></div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br clear="none">kictanet mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe or change your options at <a shape="rect" href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.<br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>