<div dir="auto">Dear Grace, <div dir="auto">Thanks for the great organization.I personally learnt a lot and enjoyed the networking and the food and the new acronym-infested lingua :). </div><div dir="auto">Great organization, great people!</div><div dir="auto">Looking forward to many more forums</div><div dir="auto">Gichaga</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 16, 2017 10:45 PM, "Grace Githaiga via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">




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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)">
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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"><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)">,
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 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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<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;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The organising
 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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<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)">This year the Kenya
 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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