<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Kivuva +1,<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">I think ICT in itself is a very disruptive phenomenon and also an environment that rapidly goes through incredible changes within a short period. I also think most people then can be regarded as ICT practitioners by virtue of daily use of computers, smart devices etc. As much as people go to school to learn it as a profession, most have earned skills through daily use of the technology and may not necessarily have a certificate to show.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Therefore this bill therefore may not be well advised.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Kind regards<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">GR<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 8:34 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet-request@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Send kictanet mailing list submissions to<br>
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1. Re: <div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline"></div>KENYA ICT PRACTITIONERS BILL NOW IN PARLIAMENT, PAY XXX<br>
PER YEAR FOR LICENSE TO PRACTICE (Stellar Murumba)<br>
2. Re: Kenya's ICT Practioners Bill: Pay 46K per year for<br>
license to practice! (Liz Orembo)<br>
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Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 08:23:21 +0300<br>
From: Stellar Murumba <<a href="mailto:nstellarnelly@gmail.com">nstellarnelly@gmail.com</a>><br>
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] KENYA ICT PRACTITIONERS BILL NOW IN<br>
PARLIAMENT, PAY XXX PER YEAR FOR LICENSE TO PRACTICE<br>
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Haha I like this one Ahmed. If someone can still deliver to the core even without a degree, does his level of education really matter? Convince me...<br>
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> On 6 Jul 2016, at 6:25 AM, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Perhaps the other simple question should be: If this was to happen. Shouldn't the ICT Ministry and ICT Authority get directly involved?<br>
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> I also have one more concern. With the technology arena, why are we going back to hacking Degrees and Diplomas as a pre-requisite to be a fully qualified practitioner? No offence, but doesn't that disqualify Bill Gates and Steve Jobs?<br>
><br>
>> On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 1:21 AM, Erick Mwangi via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Wow seems this has morphed tremendously..<br>
>><br>
>> I agree re-Twitter, it will create the necessary traction needed.<br>
>><br>
>> Regards,<br>
>><br>
>> Eric<br>
>><br>
>>> On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 9:01 PM, Dennis Muthuri via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> Hi Listers,<br>
>>><br>
>>> If you desire to take this to Twitter in protest, kindly use the hashtag #KillTheICTBill<br>
>>><br>
>>> Thanks Mr Mwendwa for those sentiments. Very insightful.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Regards<br>
>>><br>
>>>> On 5 Jul 2016, at 10:44 PM, Mwendwa Kivuva <<a href="mailto:Kivuva@transworldafrica.com">Kivuva@transworldafrica.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Well, I have read the bill so that I cannot say "nilisomewa". It's quite short and I encourage everybody who is affected by it to read it.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Some preliminary issues on the Bill after reading it:<br>
>>>> 1. There is established an ICT Practitioners Institute<br>
>>>> 2. Information Communication Technology Association of Kenya nominates 5 people on the Board of the Institute. How many guys here are members of the ICT Association? Is it the bonafide body to represent all ICT practitioners in Kenya?<br>
>>>> 3. All ICT practitioners must be registered and licensed as ICT practitioners on payment of annual fees.<br>
>>>> 4. You must have a Diploma or Degree to qualify for registration as an ICT partitioner. Just think about Bill Gates and Zuckerberg. Non of them graduated from college, but they changed the world in their own small way.<br>
>>>> 5. You must have five years experience to practice ICT.<br>
>>>> 5. The example of Bill Gates and Zuckerberg is the best yet, of permission-less innovation<br>
>>>> 6. A person shall not operate an ICT firm unless it is registered by the Institute and has paid annual membership.<br>
>>>> 7. A person shall not be entitled to recover a fee for ICT services, unless such person is licensed under this Act.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> So my mechanic diagnoses my car using a computer, and does computerised wheel balancing. They may now be prepared to get licensed.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Well this bill affects all techies and consultants alike. The bill makes it illegal to practice your trade without being licensed. It's preposterous at best, morally criminal maybe. It locks out opportunities for the young passionate innovators who do wonders without ever stepping in college. ICT allows these young fellows permission-less innovation. They sit behind a computer and write beautiful code that changes the world. It is heart-aching that those who thrived in an open dynamic ICT environment in Kenya now want to lock up the industry as a preserve of the few. Washindwe kabisa.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Well, the constitutions allows enough consultation before any bill is passed in parliament. If you feel your interests are not taken care by the new bill, then now is the time to raise your voice or forever keep your cool. We will deliver our petition to the relevant offices.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Peace.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> ______________________<br>
>>>> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya<br>
>>>> <a href="http://twitter.com/lordmwesh" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">twitter.com/lordmwesh</a><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>>> On 5 July 2016 at 22:16, Dennis Muthuri via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>> Hi Listers,<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> This is a google doc(<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lZ8m3WSH2JQSzTMBC8bkLRH8y2zzjyM9TzuUhGzOW0s/edit" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lZ8m3WSH2JQSzTMBC8bkLRH8y2zzjyM9TzuUhGzOW0s/edit</a>) that has been created by Nanjira(<a href="https://twitter.com/NiNanjira" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/NiNanjira</a>). Kindly fill it with all questions you have regarding the Bill.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Thanks.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Dennis Muthuri Mburugu<br>
>>>>> Skype: dennis.muthuri | Tel: <a href="tel:%2B%28254%29714590654" value="+254714590654">+(254)714590654</a><br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>><br>
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Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 08:29:23 +0300<br>
From: Liz Orembo <<a href="mailto:lizorembo@gmail.com">lizorembo@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: "ngethe.kariuki2007" <<a href="mailto:ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk">ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk</a>>, KICTAnet<br>
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya's ICT Practioners Bill: Pay 46K per year<br>
for license to practice!<br>
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Way forward is, we don't need such a bill in this time and era.Especially<br>
when we should be concerned with dearth of access, content and information<br>
gap.<br>
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On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 8:04 AM, ngethe.kariuki2007 via kictanet <<br>
<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Listers,<br>
> If anyone has access to a legal definition of ICT, internationally<br>
> recognised, please share on the list so that we can all move forward with a<br>
> common understanding.<br>
><br>
> John Kariuki.<br>
><br>
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> -------- Original message --------<br>
> From: Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
> Date:<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk">ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk</a><br>
> Cc: Ahmed Mohamed Maawy <<a href="mailto:ultimateprogramer@gmail.com">ultimateprogramer@gmail.com</a>><br>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenya's ICT Practioners Bill: Pay 46K per year for<br>
> license to practice!<br>
><br>
><br>
> As if its not enough to go to a University to pay to get a degree.<br>
><br>
> Historically every red-taped innovation company has failed in its own<br>
> inability to Innovate. We do not need to go any further than companies like<br>
> BlackBerry who's app store approval process sometimes even took ages. They<br>
> ended up selling off after being corporate giants with a force to recon,<br>
> because less red-taped innovation outfits came up (iPhones and Androids).<br>
><br>
> On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 8:48 PM, Grace Githaiga via kictanet <<br>
> <a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Listers<br>
>><br>
>> I have changed the subject of this thread to its rightful title, since<br>
>> this discussion is not based on the Draft ICT Policy.<br>
>><br>
>> The Kenya ICT Practitioners Bill 2016 is currently in Parliament. It has<br>
>> interesting proposals for example to have an Institute that will register<br>
>> and license ICT practitioners on payment of the prescribed fees. Read the<br>
>> draft bill here:<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/bills/2016/InformationCommunicationTechnologyPractitioners_Bill_2016.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/bills/2016/InformationCommunicationTechnologyPractitioners_Bill_2016.pdf</a><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> ------------------------------<br>
>> Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2016 20:18:12 +0300<br>
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] FW: [nairobilug] Draft National ICT policy<br>
>> From: <a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>
>> CC: <a href="mailto:arebacollins@gmail.com">arebacollins@gmail.com</a><br>
>> To: <a href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a><br>
>><br>
>> Skunkworks should regulate ICT in kenya. J<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> *From: *kictanet <kictanet-bounces+arebacollins=<br>
>> <a href="mailto:gmail.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke">gmail.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> on behalf of DigitalTVAfrica via<br>
>> kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
>> *Reply-To: *KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<br>
>> <a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>
>> *Date: *Tuesday, 5 July 2016 8:08 pm<br>
>> *To: *Collins Areba <<a href="mailto:arebacollins@gmail.com">arebacollins@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> *Cc: *DigitalTVAfrica <wainaina@DigitalTVAfrica.com><br>
>> *Subject: *Re: [kictanet] FW: [nairobilug] Draft National ICT policy<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> This brings up the question of the Computer Society of Kenya (CSK) led by<br>
>> Waudo Siganga.....versus the new ICTAK led by Kamotho Njenga / Selasio<br>
>> Kiura.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> What was the criteria for picking which of these and any others will<br>
>> basically regulate the ICT "profession"?<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> ------------<br>
>><br>
>> ICTAK<br>
>><br>
>> "While I did not intend to comment on the contents of the Bill, I can't<br>
>> help but notice that one ICT Association of Kenya will have the arduous<br>
>> task of appointing five (out of nine) people to the Council that will<br>
>> regulate professionals (Section 4). Pray tell, who is this association?"<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> CSK<br>
>><br>
>> (on their website)<br>
>> "The Computer Society of Kenya is the recognized association for<br>
>> Information, Communication and Technology industries and professionals in<br>
>> Kenya, attracting large and active membership from all levels of the IT<br>
>> industry and providing a wide range of services to its 6,000 + members."<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Tuesday, July 5, 2016, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet <<br>
>> <a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Interesting developments Alex.<br>
>><br>
>> My initial reaction after reading the Bill is, questions questions<br>
>> questions:<br>
>><br>
>> First of all, why would anyone conceive such an idea? To cure what<br>
>> problem? How will it better society as a whole? If indeed there was a<br>
>> problem to be addressed, couldn't the same have been dealt with in the<br>
>> policy process first? Assuming this Bill emanated from the Ministry, why<br>
>> would the Ministry undertake a policy review process and at the same time<br>
>> undertake a legal process to regulate the profession? And why is regulation<br>
>> of ICT professionals not even mentioned in the draft policy? We are always<br>
>> ready to engage and I am shocked to have learnt of the process so far in<br>
>> the day. Or did ICT professionals have a processes the outcome of which is<br>
>> this Bill?<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Speaking of a profession, what is the ICT profession? I see the Bill has<br>
>> attempted a definition at section 2 but isn't ICTs the most dynamic and<br>
>> cross cutting "profession" we have? Was there a study done to support such<br>
>> a disruptive regulation of the profession? Are there other countries that<br>
>> regulate their geeks this much? So what informed this legislation?<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Think of all the young people who eke a living from ICT related<br>
>> businesses. Why would anyone want to subject all these youth, together with<br>
>> those graduating from colleges and universities to one more hurdle before<br>
>> they can start working? Can't we leave it to the market to separate the<br>
>> very good practitioners from the average ones?<br>
>><br>
>> I do not understand the Kenyan obsession with ever regulating<br>
>> professions. What I know is that it is expensive for parents to perpetually<br>
>> pay fees before their (overgrown) children can finally get employment. It<br>
>> is also an additional cost to businesses as they have to foot the cost of<br>
>> compliance for the various professionals they employ or outsource.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Finally, what are our legislative priorities in this sector? I would have<br>
>> thought the Data Protection framework is more urgent and maybe a Cyber<br>
>> Security one. While I did not intend to comment on the contents of the<br>
>> Bill, I can't help but notice that one ICT Association of Kenya will have<br>
>> the arduous task of appointing five (out of nine) people to the Council<br>
>> that will regulate professionals (Section 4). Pray tell, who is this<br>
>> association?<br>
>><br>
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>> Regards,<br>
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>> 2016-07-05 14:03 GMT+03:00 Alex Watila via kictanet <<br>
>> <a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>>:<br>
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>> FYI<br>
>><br>
>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>> From: <a href="mailto:nairobi-gnu@googlegroups.com">nairobi-gnu@googlegroups.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:nairobi-gnu@googlegroups.com">nairobi-gnu@googlegroups.com</a>]<br>
>> On Behalf Of Tim Schofield<br>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 5, 2016 11:37 AM<br>
>> To: <a href="mailto:nairobi-gnu@googlegroups.com">nairobi-gnu@googlegroups.com</a><br>
>> Subject: Re: [nairobilug] Draft National ICT policy<br>
>><br>
>> This could be a crushing blow to Kenya's ICT industry. If the USA had<br>
>> such a law then so many of their major ICT companies would never have<br>
>> happened. To name but 2, neither Steve Jobs nor Bill Gates gained any<br>
>> formal ICT qualifications, in fact neither of them passed a degree in<br>
>> anything. Several of the leading Linux kernel developers have no formal ICT<br>
>> training.<br>
>><br>
>> Tim<br>
>><br>
>> On 4 July 2016 at 14:04, Tony White <<a href="mailto:tony.mzungu@gmail.com">tony.mzungu@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> > ...and *this*:<br>
>> ><br>
>> > <a href="http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/bills/2016/InformationCo" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/bills/2016/InformationCo</a><br>
>><br>
>> > mmunicationTechnologyPractitioners_Bill_2016.pdf<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Which was introduced in the National Assembly last week, which will<br>
>> > rquire all ICT 'practitioners' to be licenced (annually!!) and<br>
>> > registered, with examination of qualifications, and ongoing<br>
>> > 'training'!!<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Phew!!<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Tony<br>
>> ><br>
>> > On 04/07/2016, Ibrahim Ng'eno <<a href="mailto:eebrah@gmail.com">eebrah@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> >> Y'all have seen this[1], yes?<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> [1]<br>
>> >> <a href="http://www.information.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Draft-Nationa" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.information.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Draft-Nationa</a><br>
>> >> l-ICT-Policy-20June2016.pdf<br>
>> >><br>
>> >> -- Ibrahim<br>
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