<p dir="ltr">GG</p>
<p dir="ltr">You raise an important issue regarding the framework and process of public participation and engagement. I sometimes get the distinct feeling that we pay lip service to this important aspect of our new constitution. A few examples:-</p>
<p dir="ltr">1. Notices for important public discussions being sent out 48 hours before the event. Almost as if whoever does this wants to give as short a notice as possible so that you can have as little participation as possible.</p>
<p dir="ltr">2. Zero follow up after the engagement. Or when there's follow up you get the distinct feeling that the engagement was just for cosmetics.</p>
<p dir="ltr">3. Major engagements where only the 'politically correct' are involved.</p>
<p dir="ltr">My take is that Multi Stakeholderism is like the bitter pill that one needs to take to cure an ailment and once taken its easier on the body and your health dramatically improves.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ali Hussein <br>
Tel: +254 713 601113</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 21, 2015 5:38 AM, "Grace Githaiga via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3">Hi Grace B</font><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">Let me respond on two questions you have raised.</font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">On Kenyans being litigious: IMHO many people opt for litigation (which is tiresome and wastes alot of time) if they feel they have no other option(s) to discuss their issue(s). And this may be one way of putting checks on systems. What we should be asking though is, has this been the only way to resolve conflicts in this sector? And if so, why? Did people feel that there was no room to discuss their concerns? And is it possible that there are other forms of conflict resolution that were not considered? Would bringing the complainants onto the table for some negotiation have forestalled the court cases? And how should we take things forward? </font></div><div><font size="3"><br></font></div><div><font size="3">Article 10 of Kenya's Constitution places people at the heart of policy making processes. And lets be fair. CA has for example been buying space in newspapers to call on this or that input, and ICTA has infact on several occasions posted the calls on our lists. However, the call for public participation stops there! There is usually no interaction afterwards. And this is a weakness. We therefore need a </font><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">framework that clarifies on this public participation process. The framework should for example map how views and ideas suggested are reflected in an outcome document of a policy process. If views/suggestions from certain stakeholders are not taken on board, then legitimate reasons for their lack of incorporation (either grounded in law or offensive to public morality) should be provided. This is to avoid suspicion and a feeling from concerned stakeholders who feel the need to participate legitimately in a process, that their time was not wasted and that those calling for public participation were not just giving lip service to article 10 of our constitution.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Rgds</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">GG</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div><div></div><div><div><br></div><div>Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 08:59:37 +0300<br>Subject: [kictanet] #KeIGF15 Online Discussions Day One: Inclusiveness and Diversity<br>From: <a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>CC: <a href="mailto:nmutungu@gmail.com" target="_blank">nmutungu@gmail.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com" target="_blank">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a><br><br><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Listers, </font><div><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:115%">Since promulgation of the </span><span style="line-height:14.9499998092651px">Constitution</span><span style="line-height:115%">, Kenya has become a litigious society, and the ICT/Internet sector has not been spared. For instance, the processes
used to constitute public ICT bodies was contested while a good part of the digital migration process
also played out in the public galleries. </span></font></p>
<p><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></span></p>
<p style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Looking at Kenya's past journey in
ICT/Internet governance, has it been inclusive? </font></span></p>
<p style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Are we presently adhering to Article
10 on public participation in local Internet governance matters? Do the
present mechanisms facilitate meaningful participation of all including those with
disabilities? </font></span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p>
<p style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">What are the roles of the various
stakeholders and are they all playing their roles? </font></span></p><div><p style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Is the ICT environment in Kenya
inclusive—that is, with an atmosphere in which all people feel valued and
respected and have access to the same opportunities?</font></span></p>
<p style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><br></p>
<p style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">What is the state of Universal Access and implementation of Universal Service
Fund in Kenya?</span><br></p>
<p style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Are the USF Council members
representative of the Internet community in Kenya? Are all stakeholders'
interests taken into consideration in forming the USF council?</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:7.5pt"></font></span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p style="background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="line-height:115%"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Welcome to the discussion. </font></span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div>Grace L.N. Mutung'u <br>Nairobi Kenya<br>Skype: gracebomu<br>Twitter: @Bomu<br><br><br></div>
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