<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>We must definitely ensure we have anti-dumping mechanisms in place.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Ultimately however the best protection businesses can have is quality and great service.<br><br><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Principal</b></span></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hussein & Associates</b></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 0713 601113 / 0770906375</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><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span></p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font></font></span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Skype: abu-jomo</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span></p><font><br></font></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>"Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi</div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 13 Feb 2016, at 6:10 PM, Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><p dir="ltr">Hi Listers,</p>
<p dir="ltr">I totally agree with Wangari, in as much as we get very excited by digital imports it is also important to protect local economies by ensuring that revenues are generated locally for products purchased digitally from the international market. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Regards, </p>
<p dir="ltr">Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu<br>
Twitter:@TechWakili<br>
Tel:+254 771632344/718181644</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 12 Feb 2016 1:25 pm, "WANGARI KABIRU 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 style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:garamond,new york,times,serif;font-size:16px"><div><span>Greetings,</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>The USD.350M 4 year tax that expects to be collected must be a great incentive for the Treasury to work on this.<br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>A key message is on leveling the playing ground between their local players and overseas; economic interests.</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>In Kenya for instance with the Uber entry and local taxi fights, even with the digital euphoria, it is important to listen to and work with the local voice from their perspective.<br></span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Blessed weekend!</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Regards/Wangari</span></div><div> </div><div>---<br><font style="font-weight:bold;font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="color:rgb(127,0,63)">Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - </span><span style="color:rgb(127,0,63)">"Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".</span></font><br></div> <div><br><br></div><div style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:garamond,new york,times,serif;font-size:16px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,Sans-Serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"> On Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 18:28, Mose Karanja via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div><div><div><div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:12.16px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:17.024px"><b>Australia: Feb 10</b></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.16px;line-height:17.024px"><br></span></font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.16px;line-height:17.024px">Digital products such as books, movies, games, apps and e-books purchased by Australians from overseas could soon attract the Goods and Services Tax (GST), popularly </span><span style="line-height:17.02400016784668px">‘</span><span style="font-size:12.16px;line-height:17.024px"> </span><span style="line-height:17.02400016784668px">Netflix</span><span style="font-size:12.16px;line-height:17.024px"> Tax</span><span style="line-height:17.02400016784668px">’. </span></font><span style="font-size:12.16px;line-height:17.024px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The Treasurer (equivalent of Kenyan Cabinet Secretary of Finance) argues that this will level the playing field between Australian and overseas businesses. Importantly, for the government especially, is the possible USD60 Million tax that can be collected annually.</span><span style="font-size:12.16px;line-height:17.024px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></div></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:17.02400016784668px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">The EU and Japan are seen as trend setters on this. </span></font><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:17.02400016784668px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">This is a policy issue we may be having in Kenya very soon, if it is hasn’t started as yet. </span></div><div><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:12.16px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:17.024px"><br></span></div>Link to the story: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/treasurer-introduces-netflix-tax-for-gst-on-digital-products-to-parliament-20160210-gmq88u" target="_blank">http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/treasurer-introduces-netflix-tax-for-gst-on-digital-products-to-parliament-20160210-gmq88u</a><br><div>
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