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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Barrack,</p><p class=MsoNormal>The essence of certification is to avoid 3<sup>rd</sup> party audits like KICTA is trying to do. </p><p class=MsoNormal>If I have already been certified by an international ( or local) organization, why do they need to register and vet me again?</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best Regards,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Alex Watila</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">Barrack Otieno via kictanet</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, February 20, 2017 9:30 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk">awatila@yahoo.co.uk</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:otieno.barrack@gmail.com">Barrack Otieno</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [kictanet] The Information Communication TechnologyPractitioners Bill, 2016 - Taking effect???</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Wash,</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is a different issue. It has to do with standardization of IT</p><p class=MsoNormal>processes using ISO Standards that are domesticated at Kenya Bureau of</p><p class=MsoNormal>Standards like the ISO 27000 series that focus on IT Security and</p><p class=MsoNormal>Governance. ICTA and KEBS have been engaging on how this can be</p><p class=MsoNormal>achieved for the past year.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On 2/20/17, Odhiambo Washington via kictanet</p><p class=MsoNormal><kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Hello Listers,</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Sorry to interfere with the debate on CA spying on us. There is a short</p><p class=MsoNormal>> break as Okiya Omtatah fights for and maintains our freedoms...</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Please read the attachment and let me know what you think...</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> It looks like the ICTA/MoICT are implementing something ...</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> --</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Best regards,</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,</p><p class=MsoNormal>> Nairobi,KE</p><p class=MsoNormal>> +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223</p><p class=MsoNormal>> "Oh, the cruft."</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-- </p><p class=MsoNormal>Barrack O. Otieno</p><p class=MsoNormal>+254721325277</p><p class=MsoNormal>+254733206359</p><p class=MsoNormal>Skype: barrack.otieno</p><p class=MsoNormal>PGP ID: 0x2611D86A</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>kictanet mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</p><p class=MsoNormal>https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</p><p class=MsoNormal>Twitter: http://twitter.com/kictanet</p><p class=MsoNormal>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/awatila%40yahoo.co.uk</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>