<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Dorcas</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">We at KICTANet can only provide direction, intellectual engagement and lobby to have a policy in place (not necessarily regulation) for this to be adopted by the Government and mainstream industry players. I would however add that players in the Startup Scene in Kenya and some big ticket players like IBM are not waiting. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">They are already moving ahead with a number of initiatives. I understand that there now exists the Blockchain Association of Kenya.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">And this is as it should be.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Check out the two links below to get a glimpse of whats happening.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">1. <a href="https://developer.ibm.com/blockchain/sandbox/">https://developer.ibm.com/blockchain/sandbox/</a></font><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">2. <a href="https://ipdb.io/foundation/">https://ipdb.io/foundation/</a></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">Incidentally KICTANet is a Founder Caretaker of the IPDB Foundation.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">Regards</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="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, Nov 23, 2017 at 10:48 AM, Dorcas Muthoni <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dmuthoni@gmail.com" target="_blank">dmuthoni@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">The arrest of the individuals is a good opportunity to move the conversation to the next level. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Engagement towards implementation of an actual policy in a multi-stakeholder approach. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Having the document on the website is good but action time is now. BTC is more adopted and provides a good example on the disruptions expected from Blockchain. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">What is the actual roadmap Ali to achieving this? We need this to move forward. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks! </div></div><div class="gmail-HOEnZb"><div class="gmail-h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 23, 2017 10:39 AM, "Ali Hussein" <<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke" target="_blank">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">@Dorcas and others</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">This list is ahead in trying to formulate a way forward on this most current conversation. My take is this:-</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">Conversations around Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies cannot be held in isolation of the core Technology driving this revolution. This Technology is called Blockchain.</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">Please check out the policy brief that KICTANet did in collaboration with various stakeholders including MOICT, IBM, Tech entrepreneurs and other stakeholders.</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://www.kictanet.or.ke/documents/KICTANet/Blockchain_Policy_Brief.Final.October.2017.pdf" target="_blank"><br></a></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://www.kictanet.or.ke/documents/KICTANet/Blockchain_Policy_Brief.Final.October.2017.pdf" target="_blank">KICTANet Blockchain Policy Brief</a></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">I agree Dorcas. The conversation must be expanded and a critical path mapped.</div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:georgia,serif">Regards</div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail-m_6453063535721922749m_-4225582529886419848gmail_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, Nov 23, 2017 at 10:24 AM, Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hi listers,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Going by some events connected to arrest of some BTC traders, time is ripe for a new policy engagement exercise.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Over to you Alice Munyua!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It reminds me of the days when VoIP and Skype specifically was illegal.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">We cannot refuse that the fourth industrial revolution is on and rolling. What happened to the initial discussions on this? </div><span class="gmail-m_6453063535721922749m_-4225582529886419848HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Muthoni </div></font></span></div></div>
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