<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Barrack</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Good point. There is a clear and present danger of missing out on a huge opportunity in this space because of the 'wait & see' attitude from the regulator. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">The ICT Community MUST find a way to engage positively with them to make sure that they understand where we are coming from and we understand where they are coming from. Without this engagement we will continue to speak over each others' heads. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">On Saturday when I posed the question on Blockchains to the Governor I got the distinct feeling there was a huge discomfort on this issue. I have huge respect for the Governor and I hope he will rise to the challenge. Our very leadership in the tech space depends on it.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">That idea of Blockchains discussion at the IGF is becoming increasingly important. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><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 </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 30 May 2016, at 1:05 PM, Barrack Otieno <<a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com">otieno.barrack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Hi Ali,</span><br><span></span><br><span>While the governors point is well noted, shall we continue burying our</span><br><span>heads in the sand or do we adopt a more pro-active approach towards</span><br><span>the bit-coin issue.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Regards</span><br><span></span><br><span>On 5/30/16, Ali Hussein via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Listers</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Patrick Njoroge has again warned that</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the country must go slow in adopting digital currencies.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>This is because Kenya currently doesn’t have systems and capabilities to</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>handle virtual currencies. The CBK is yet to come up with proper policies</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>to regulate these form of currencies such as Bitcoins, also known as</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>currency of the Internet.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Read on:-</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/article/2000203442/central-bank-governor-says-kenya-not-ready-for-virtual-currencies">http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/article/2000203442/central-bank-governor-says-kenya-not-ready-for-virtual-currencies</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Ali Hussein</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Tel: +254 713 601113</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>-- </span><br><span>Barrack O. Otieno</span><br><span>+254721325277</span><br><span>+254733206359</span><br><span>Skype: barrack.otieno</span><br><span>PGP ID: 0x2611D86A</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>