<div dir="ltr">Thank you Hussain<div><br></div><div>A task force is a must, much as i believe that there is one in place, this will ensure that the bill is not only sired, but sired in the right time and with the capacity to address the critical issues within the industry. </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 11:25 AM Ali Hussein via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Listers</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">This bill is being pushed from all angles of the government. From the Ministry (The CS is on record that he will support or even sponsor such a bill) and it now seems Parliament. My take on this bill is that:-</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">1. Whilst most of us will oppose this bill we must be strategic in how we engage and ensure our voice is heard.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">2. We must insist on a transparent Public Participation Process and clear feedback mechanism on how we progress on this. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">3. We must be ready to go to court if need be to ensure our voice is heard. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">4. We must ensure that this bill is not turned into a Rent-Seeking Mechanism and that if it does pass (that it is in the spirit of ensuring that the sector progresses to world class standards.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">5. We must hold our representatives to account and ensure that they understand what it is they are proposing.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">6. Last but not least the bill MUST start with a definition of who an ICT Practitioner is. This is the million dollar question that MUST be answered before we even deign to progress any conversations.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">I suggest that KICTANet forms a high level committee to drive our agenda. I'm asking this mainly informed by this simple fact:-</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">If you are not at the table eating then you either of the following:-</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">1. You are the food.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">2. You have been left out completely</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">3. Or you are serving the food and will probably be left with the scraps after everyone has eaten. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Regards </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_-4566159351704060073gmail_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><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Ali
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