<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Regarding the steps to be taken for
failure to avail public documents; Section 7 to 24 of the Access to information
Act. 31 of 2016 lays out the procedure for requesting for access to
information to be made in writing and presented to the chief executive
officer of the public entity or the designated information officer where
this function has been delegated (section 7 and 8). <span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">The officer is required to provide
feedback on the same within <b>twenty one days of receipt of the
application</b> either approving the request or declining and providing
reasons for this. <span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> <span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">This decision can be appealed before
the Commission on Administrative Justice which has powers to summon the
person(s) holding the information for inquiry and make orders for immediate
access. If the commission fails to give the orders sought and the applicant is
not satisfied with the reasons for the same, the applicant can seek legal
redress for violation of this right at the High Court and the policy document
can also be challenged on the basis.<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Section 7
provides that a formal application in writing is made to the Ministry of ICT and
addressed to the </span><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Chief
Executive Officer </span></b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">as interpreted in<b> section 2 </b>of the Act as the<b>
</b></span><b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Principal Secretary in the case of a Government Ministry
or Department</span></b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">who
in this case is the <b>Cabinet Secretary Mr
Joseph Mucheru</b> who will advise if he has delegated his function as </span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">the Information Access Officer under
the Act to any officer of the Ministry of ICT</span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">.<span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-size:12.8px;text-align:justify">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">The reminder
addressed to the PS. Mr Victor Kyalo is only sufficient if the function of </span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">the Information Access Officer under
the Act </span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">has been delegated to him by the CS.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Regards,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Esther Kamande </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Advocate | Policy Analyst</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Twitter: @enkamande</span></p><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 5:56 AM, Ali Hussein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke" target="_blank">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>Esther</div><div id="gmail-m_726608076277367127m_4991092836418569832m_-6231702177808487818AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="gmail-m_726608076277367127m_4991092836418569832m_-6231702177808487818AppleMailSignature">In the event that this request continues to be ignored what recourse do we have to enforce such said request? <span><br><br><div><span><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><span><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">+254 0713 601113 </div><div style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:medium"><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.c<wbr>om/in/alihkassim</a></span></p><font><br></font></div></span><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." ~ Aristotle</span></div><div><br></div><div><span><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><div class="gmail-m_726608076277367127m_4991092836418569832h5"><div><br>On 17 Jan 2017, at 11:41 PM, esther kamande via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Thank you Ali for the 7th Reminder, I am equally concerned as no feedback on the same
has been forthcoming for almost 6 months since July 2016.<span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Article 35 of the
constitution introduced a number of reforms emphasizing on open-decision
making process, citizen participation and the role of transparency in building
up an informed citizenry towards a democratic nation. In practice, open
decision-making is to a large extent realized through the right of the general
public to access documents and <span></span></font><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Access to Information Act No. 31 of 2016, breathes life into</span><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> this.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">All
documents held by the state with the exceptions as provided for in section 6 of
the Access to information Act. 31 of 2016 are public therefore the amended Draft ICT
Policy document must be provided to the public for further scrutiny after the
comments have been taken into account. Furthermore,
section 4 (3) is very clear on information held by a public entity or a private
body to be provided <b>expeditiously</b> at
a reasonable cost. This means that information should be provided <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">with
<b>“speed and efficiency”</b> otherwise it
undermines this right as well as </span>democracy. It has been 6 months and counting therefore this right is being undermined.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">In this
regard I add my voice to request for the amended Draft ICT Policy to be provided </span><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">expeditiously</b><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"> as
provided by the law for further scrutiny.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Regards,<span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Esther Kamande <span></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Advocate | Policy Analyst</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Twitter: @enkamande</font><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></p><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 4:52 PM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><div><span></span></div><div><div><span></span></div><div><div><span></span></div><div><div>Bwana PS Kyalo</div><div><br></div><div>The above refers. </div><div><br></div><div>Could you kindly update us on the way forward regarding the 2016 ICT Policy? </div><div id="gmail-m_726608076277367127m_4991092836418569832m_-6231702177808487818m_217643627975450735AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="gmail-m_726608076277367127m_4991092836418569832m_-6231702177808487818m_217643627975450735AppleMailSignature">We would like to know how the community can help further and when the Policy will be become a 'live' document so we can be able to delve into it and extract the gems that lie therein.</div><div id="gmail-m_726608076277367127m_4991092836418569832m_-6231702177808487818m_217643627975450735AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="gmail-m_726608076277367127m_4991092836418569832m_-6231702177808487818m_217643627975450735AppleMailSignature">We would also like to know how the multi-stakeholder engagement benefited the development of the Policy, what was added, removed and the criteria used to do so. Of course we are also keen to see the final document.</div><div id="gmail-m_726608076277367127m_4991092836418569832m_-6231702177808487818m_217643627975450735AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="gmail-m_726608076277367127m_4991092836418569832m_-6231702177808487818m_217643627975450735AppleMailSignature">Thank you and looking forward to your response.</div><div id="gmail-m_726608076277367127m_4991092836418569832m_-6231702177808487818m_217643627975450735AppleMailSignature"> </div><div id="gmail-m_726608076277367127m_4991092836418569832m_-6231702177808487818m_217643627975450735AppleMailSignature">Regards <br><br><div><span><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><span><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">+254 0713 601113 </div><div style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:medium"><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.c<wbr>om/in/alihkassim</a></span></p><font><br></font></div><div><span><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><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div></div></div></div></div></div><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
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