<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Grace</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Thanks for sharing. This is an important conversation to have and clearly the Government hasn't committed explicitly on whether they have a Shutdown Plan in place.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">What is important at this time is to get a FIRM commitment from the Telcos that they have a PLAN in place if the Government decides to go ahead with the Shutdown anyway.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Regards</div><img src="http://t.sidekickopen16.com/e1t/o/5/f18dQhb0S7ks8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9gXrN7sKj6v4LNdFMd_KMKRbM7xW4Wzv6P2zlZNzW26tGP91k1H6H0?si=6190904865718272&pi=28e6b5e2-e0ad-4cc6-8edc-4142dddbe86f" style="display:none!important" height="1" width="1"><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Ali
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 9:31 AM, Grace Mutung'u 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"><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Listers, <br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">This blog post explores the relationship between telcos, their customers/public and the government. It states:<br> "<span style="font-weight:400">Telecommunications companies empower 
people to exercise freedom of expression, but they can also enable 
politically motivated attempts to control the flow of information 
online. Kenya is a champion of the digital economy and has a strong 
reputation for putting technology to work for people’s rights and 
interests. If the government orders a shutdown during the election 
anyway, will Kenyan telcos stand firm against those demands?</span>"<br><br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Read on: <br></div><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br><a href="https://www.accessnow.org/election-watch-kenya-orders-internet-shutdown-will-telcos-help-keepiton/" target="_blank">https://www.accessnow.org/<wbr>election-watch-kenya-orders-<wbr>internet-shutdown-will-telcos-<wbr>help-keepiton/</a><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"></font></span></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>-- <br><div class="m_6713484683027052921gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Grace Mutung'u <br>Skype: gracebomu<br>@Bomu<br><span style="font-size:12.8px">PGP ID : 0x33A3450F</span><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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