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<body><div id="Signature"><div><div><div dir="ltr">Dear Listers</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Greetings.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Further to sharing of two KICA Bills here, we would like to submit a memorandum on both as part of public participation. We plan to hold a two day moderated debate next week on Wednesday October 23rd and Thursday 24th.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The two bills propose to amend KICA on different issues. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">1. The first one published on March 15, 2019 proposes to amend KICA by inserting a new section 25A, which will allow Telco companies to engage in any other business, so long as they are licensed. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">2. The second Bill published on July 24, 201 9 proposes to amend KICA in section 2, which basically is the regulation of social media (including bloggers and watsapp admins). </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Mercy Mutemi will moderate the social media one on Wednesday, while Mwendwa Kivuva will handle the Telcos one on Thursday. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">We hope to have a discussion on the same with the National Assembly ICT committee at a date to be announced here. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Looking forward to a vibrant debate.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Warmly</div><div dir="ltr">Grace</div>
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Grace Githaiga<br>
Co-Convenor, Kenya ICT Action Network</div><br>
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Grace Githaiga<br>
Co-Convenor, Kenya ICT Action Network</div><br></body></html>