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<span style="text-align: justify; background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As part of the Kenya IGF week, we held the 2</span><span style="text-align: justify; background-color: transparent; font-size: 7.2pt; font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ND</span><span style="text-align: justify; background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
edition of the Kenya School of Internet Governance (KeSIG) from July 3-5, 2017.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">KeSIG program aims to add new voices to the Internet Governance ecosystem by building capacity of Internet
stakeholders to understand Internet governance and other related issues.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Training areas included:</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Introduction to Internet Governance.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Main issues in Internet Governance.</span></p>
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Internet Governance Issues in Kenya.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We are indebted to the people who
made it a success.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We thank our guests
and </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">trainers: Dr. Katherine Getao, </span>
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ICT Secretary</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
Abdalla Omari, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">KeNIC</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
, Mercy Wanjau</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, CA</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
Daniel Obam</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, NCS</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
Alice Munyua, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">AUC</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
Kevin Chege, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ISOC</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
William Makatiani, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Serianu</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
Victor Kapiyo, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">KICTANet</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
Rosemary Kimwatu, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Waya waya</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
Henry Maina, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Article 19 East Africa</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
Mwende Njiraini, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">CA</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
Judy Okite </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fossfa</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
Gbenga Sesan, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Paradigm Initiative, Nigeria,
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fadzai Mazingira</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Facebook</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
Grace Bomu, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">KICTANet,</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Barrack Otieno, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">KICTANet</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
John Walubengo, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">MMU</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
Waudo Siganga, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Computer Society of Kenya,</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Mwendwa Kivuva, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Afrinic</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
Gichinga Ndirangu</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, KEPSA</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
and Liz Orembo </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">KICTANet.</span></p>
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team:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Rosemary Kimwatu
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wayawaya</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">,
Esther Mwangi, Keith Andere, Joash Moitui </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Center for Human
Rights and Policy Studies</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, and Sylvia Musalagani</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Hivos East Africa</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></p>
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Joash Moitui, Tracy Kadesa and Philbert Aganyo.</span></p>
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School of Internet Governance had 45 participants drawn </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">from different stakeholder backgrounds: 11 from the Government, 8 from the tech community, 4 from the academia, 15 from the civil society (</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4
from the legal fraternity and others from human rights groups and media).</span></span></p>
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Liz Orembo, Mwara Gichanga and Winfred Anyona. </span></p>
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KeSIG website for summaries of the trainings written by the trainees here:</span>
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kigf.or.ke/blogs</a></span></p>
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