<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6042"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6043"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">Dear All,</font></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17816"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17817"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17818"></span></div><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17819">The Kenya ICT Action Network (</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17820"><span style="font-weight: 700;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17821">KICTANet</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17822">) in partnership with the Global Partners Digital(</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17823"><span style="font-weight: 700;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17824">GPD</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17825">), is organizing a one day workshop on</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-weight: 700;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17826"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17827"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17828">31st January</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17829"> on Access to Information. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17830"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17831"></span><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6042"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6042"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17853"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17701">This is a training workshop targeting </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17703"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17705">Civil Society Organizations</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17707"> and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17710"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17713">B</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17715"><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17717">loggers</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17720">. It will include the following:-</span></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6042"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_13716">1.How to request information. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6049"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6050"></span></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6052"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17722">2</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17835">.Scope of the ATI act and gaps.</span></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6054"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6055"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">3.How to access and use published information. </font></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6056"><div style="text-align: left;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_13788"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"><br></font></span></div><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6059"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">If interested, kindly send an email to lizorembo@kictanet.or.ke and mwaragichanga@kictanet.or.ke, with details of your organization, title and blog site (for bloggers)</font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6060"><b style="font-weight:normal;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6061"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6062"></font></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6063"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6064"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">Due to limited slots, we encourage you to register early as we will take the first applications. </font></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6068"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6065"></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6066"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6067"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">Please let us know if you have any queries. </font></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6066"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"><br></font></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6066"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"><br></font></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6066"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_13946"><font face="times new roman, new york, times, serif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_17859">Warm Regards</font></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1516510621506_6066"><span style="font-size: 11pt; 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