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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(24,11,60)">Good evening Listers,</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">Kudos for the interesting
engagements we had today that brought to the fore a number of important issues
regarding Internet Shutdowns . This is summarized (based on popular
sentiments) as follows:<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial"><b>a)<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  
</span></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial"><b>Is
there a real fear of this happening in Kenya?</b><span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">There is a real
fear of Internet Shutdowns during the election period (either complete or
partial). There seems to be double speak from the government (the CS and CAK
giving contradicting statements).<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial"><b>b)<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  
</span></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial"><b>Is
there any legal basis if any (laws) that can legitimize such shutdowns?</b><span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">The basis of
the shutdown could be brought about by public order justification for instance:
to maintain public order as well as initiatives such as NCIC’s gadgets to
monitor hate mongers. <span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial"><b>c)<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  
</span></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial"><b>What
are the implications on the electoral process?</b><span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">Transmission
of results would definitely be affected and the said VPN could equally be
compromised.</span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial"><b>d)<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">  
</span></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial"><b>What
options do the public have to access the Internet if shutdown happens?</b><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span> </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial">The public have access to a wide
range of tools such as VPNs that can easily be used to circumvent any blocks
put to deny them access to the Internet.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial"><b><br></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial"><b>Open issues that arise for further
discussion are:</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-family:Arial">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial">Could
an Internet shutdown orders in Kenya be quashed by the courts,?bearing in mind
that the constitution empowers the common mwananchi?</span></i></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-family:Arial">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">      
</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial">Are
Internet balkanization initiatives by the bigger brothers like China and Russia
a form of Internet shutdown?<span></span></span></i></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial"><i>-      Should providers adopt net neutrality argument of investing in technologies to zero rate, to allow deep packet inspection? This equally raises privacy issues.</i></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-family:Arial">-        I</span><span style="font-family:Arial">s the government preparing Kenyans for an imminent shutdown?</span></i></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">Thank you all once again for the lively discussion on Internet shutdowns. Kindly note that the door is not closed and we can always revisit this very important subject.</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">Over to you Kanini and Joy for the second day's discussion (Looking forward to it)</span><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> . </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">Best regards,<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial">Ronald Ojino<span style="font-size:14pt"></span></span></p>

</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 5:35 PM, Deborah Wanjugu via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@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"><div dir="ltr">I believe it is because Dr. Wangusi mentioned wide area networks quite a bit during his session. <div><br></div><div>Deborah</div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 5:23 PM, Watila Alex <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">awatila@yahoo.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Is the transmission system we are discussing based on this tender? <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><a href="https://www.iebc.or.ke/uploads/tenders/MFwFEJ5iKJ.pdf" target="_blank">TENDER NO IEBC/33/2016-2017:<u></u><u></u></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.iebc.or.ke/uploads/tenders/MFwFEJ5iKJ.pdf" target="_blank">SUPPLY, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION,<u></u><u></u></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.iebc.or.ke/uploads/tenders/MFwFEJ5iKJ.pdf" target="_blank">IMPLEMENTATION AND COMMISSIONING OF<u></u><u></u></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.iebc.or.ke/uploads/tenders/MFwFEJ5iKJ.pdf" target="_blank">WIDE AREA NETWORK IN TWO HUNDRED AND<u></u><u></u></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.iebc.or.ke/uploads/tenders/MFwFEJ5iKJ.pdf" target="_blank">NINETY (290) NEW LOCATIONS, EIGHTEEN (18)<u></u><u></u></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.iebc.or.ke/uploads/tenders/MFwFEJ5iKJ.pdf" target="_blank">EXISTING SITES AND PROVISION OF DEDICATED<u></u><u></u></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.iebc.or.ke/uploads/tenders/MFwFEJ5iKJ.pdf" target="_blank">INTERNET SERVICES</a></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">If it is, it is based on internet and would be affected by an internet shutdown<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Alex <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> kictanet [mailto:<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Bawatila" target="_blank">kictanet-bounces+awati<wbr>la</a>=<a href="mailto:yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.<wbr>or.ke</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Deborah Wanjugu via kictanet<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 27, 2017 5:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">awatila@yahoo.co.uk</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Deborah Wanjugu <<a href="mailto:deborah.wanjugu@gmail.com" target="_blank">deborah.wanjugu@gmail.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:rojino@cuck.ac.ke" target="_blank">rojino@cuck.ac.ke</a></span></p><div><div class="m_-1331640119703713146h5"><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] PRE KIGF ONLINE DISCUSSION DAY 1 - INTERNET SHUTDOWNS<u></u><u></u></div></div><p></p><div><div class="m_-1331640119703713146h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hello,<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I attended the National Election Conference which was hosted by IEBC earlier this month. Dr. Wangusi was a panelist in one of the sessions and I asked him to assure Kenyans that there would be no censorship or interruption of communication on the day of elections. He stated that there would be no such interruption. He also stated that election results would be transmitted on a VPN which would see that they do not touch on the bandwidth we would use on the day. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I hope this helps in the discussions. <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Deborah<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 4:08 PM, Grace Mutung'u via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Looking at election shutdowns in Africa last year, governments (incumbents) gave the rationale that it was to maintain public order/national security. If you consider the problem from this point of view, there is a high probability of a shutdown, at least a partial one in Kenya. <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Is a shutdown the right way to maintain public order? No<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I would hope that the government can come out and clearly allay these fears about a looming shutdown. <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">2017-06-27 14:46 GMT+03:00 Victor Kapiyo via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>>:<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Did I hear manual backup?<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 27 Jun 2017 2:00 p.m., "Walubengo J via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><div><div><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82154"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">@Alex,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82155"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82157"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">I am tempted to para-phrase your question.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82158"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82159"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Is the motive to compromise election results transmission systems sufficient to occasion an internet shutdown?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82159"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82159"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">But then again, you can compromise the backend database servers (not necessarily internet) and achieve the same results (no electronic results transmission)<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82206"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82206"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">I dont have the answers, but hey, we have only 40days to find out and we can wait ;-)<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82206"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82206"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">walu.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82399"><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82398"><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82397"><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82396"><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><hr size="1" width="100%" align="center"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Watila Alex via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>><br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a> <br><b>Cc:</b> Watila Alex <<a href="mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">awatila@yahoo.co.uk</a>>; <a href="mailto:rojino@cuck.ac.ke" target="_blank">rojino@cuck.ac.ke</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 27, 2017 1:38 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] PRE KIGF ONLINE DISCUSSION DAY 1 - INTERNET SHUTDOWNS</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82400"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218"><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82403"><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82402"><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yui_3_16_0_1_1498551324209_82401"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Good afternoon,</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2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serif;color:black">c) What are the implications on the electoral process?</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">d) What options do the public have to access the Internet if shutdown happens?</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Looking forward to your active participation.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Best regards,</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Ronald Ojino</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yiv9804208218DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table class="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border:none;border-top:solid #d3d4de 1.0pt"><tbody><tr><td width="58" style="width:41.25pt;border:none;padding:9.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="46" height="29" style="width:.4791in;height:.302in" id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872_x0000_i1026" src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png"></span></a><u></u><u></u></p></td><td width="473" style="width:352.5pt;border:none;padding:9.0pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#41424e">Virus-free. <a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><span style="color:#4453ea">www.avg.com</span></a> <u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div id="m_-1331640119703713146m_2009222073121777872m_4022730582478646048m_8084242050090465851m_2150381753231995808yqt00537"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m<wbr>ailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/kictanet" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/kictanet</a><br>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/KICTA<wbr>Net/</a><br><br>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m<wbr>ailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%<wbr>40yahoo.com</a><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/m<wbr>ailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/kictanet" target="_blank">http://twitte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