<div dir="auto">This is well put. We shouldnt look at the matter of regulating solar energy from the prism of the dismal performance of the KPLC - at least in a large number parts of the country like where I come from where blackouts are the norm rather than the exception.<div dir="auto">A free for all solar energy industry would be a recipe for disaster and an opportunity for exploitation of the consumers of the service. A well intended regularory mechanism would also spur development of the sector.</div><div dir="auto">All that needs to be done is to ensure that the regulation does not occasion bottlenecks in the industry by way of high costs on licensing, procurement of the equipment or taxation.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 5 Dec 2020, 11:43 Okech James via kictanet, <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">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><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div><div dir="ltr">Team,</div><div dir="ltr">I believe this title is in err.</div><div dir="ltr">This process is to harmonize the solar industry the same way we have other electrical installations.</div><div dir="ltr">The government also needs the money and this another opportunity just like it did in betting et al.</div><div dir="ltr">We should only fight for the cost not to be too high that it looks like a suffocation of the niche.<br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div style="font-family:verdana"><font size="4"><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font size="4" face="georgia, serif"><sup><span style="color:rgb(166,166,166)" lang="EN-GB"></span></sup></font></p><div style="font-family:garamond,serif;display:inline"><font size="4" face="georgia, serif"><font color="#0000ff"></font></font></div></font><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(166,166,166);vertical-align:super">Kind Regards,</span></div><div style="font-family:verdana"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(166,166,166);vertical-align:super">Eng. Okech J.</span></div><div style="font-family:verdana"><a href="http://james-okech.blogspot.com" style="font-size:large" rel="nofollow noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(64,64,255)">My blog</span></a><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(64,64,255)"><span><div style="font-family:garamond,serif;color:rgb(0,0,255);display:inline"><font size="4" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div></span></span></font></div></div></div></div>
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On Thursday, December 3, 2020, 8:51:47 PM GMT+3, awatila--- via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:
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<div><div id="m_7920360601130283218m_-1834933083463027748yiv6358518407"><div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">I don’t think regulations need to go to parliament for approval.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">regards</span></p><p><span> </span></p><div id="m_7920360601130283218m_-1834933083463027748yiv6358518407yqt18207"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> kictanet <kictanet-bounces+awatila=<a href="mailto:yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>John R. Gicharu via kictanet<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, November 29, 2020 11:43 AM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">awatila@yahoo.co.uk</a><br clear="none"><b>Cc:</b> John R. Gicharu <<a href="mailto:john_gicharu@yahoo.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">john_gicharu@yahoo.com</a>><br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Government moves to stop use of solar energy</span></p></div></div><p> </p><div><div><div><p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif">The chances are that if nobody rigorously campaigns/ lobbies against these regulations, parliament will pass them as gazzetted by EPRA.</span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif">Regards, John Gicharu</span></p></div></div><div><p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:sans-serif"> </span></p></div></div><div id="m_7920360601130283218m_-1834933083463027748yiv6358518407ydp5404452dyahoo_quoted_7602500239"><div><div><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282a">On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 08:20:45 AM GMT+3, John Kariuki via kictanet <<a rel="nofollow noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote: </span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282a"> </span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282a"> </span></p></div><div><div id="m_7920360601130283218m_-1834933083463027748yiv6358518407ydp5404452dyiv6108862447"><div><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282a">There is no technical or legal Justification for discriminating one electrical technician from another. The regulations should therefore not be substantially different from the existing ones. I am not aware of any university which trains technicians per se. That requirement is therefore superfluous. Fortunately, regulations these days require approval of Parliament and these ones should be considered "dead on arrival". </span></p><div id="m_7920360601130283218m_-1834933083463027748yiv6358518407ydp5404452dyiv6108862447yMail_cursorElementTracker_1606627111094"><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282a"> </span></p></div><div id="m_7920360601130283218m_-1834933083463027748yiv6358518407ydp5404452dyiv6108862447yMail_cursorElementTracker_1606627111657"><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282a">John Kariuki </span></p><div id="m_7920360601130283218m_-1834933083463027748yiv6358518407ydp5404452dyiv6108862447yMail_cursorElementTracker_1606626857884"><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282a"> </span></p><div id="m_7920360601130283218m_-1834933083463027748yiv6358518407ydp5404452dyiv6108862447ymail_android_signature"><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282a"><a rel="nofollow noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature" target="_blank">Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android</a></span></p></div><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282a"> </span></p><blockquote style="margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt"><div><div><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#6d00f6">On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 0:14, Alice Munyua via kictanet</span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#6d00f6"><<a rel="nofollow noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:</span></p></div></div><div style="border:none;border-left:solid #6d00f6 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 15.0pt;margin-top:7.5pt"><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282a">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">kictanet mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br clear="none">Twitter: <a rel="nofollow noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="http://twitter.com/kictanet" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/kictanet</a><br clear="none">Facebook: <a rel="nofollow noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe or change your options at <a rel="nofollow noreferrer noreferrer" shape="rect" href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kariuki_jn%40yahoo.com" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kariuki_jn%40yahoo.com</a></span></p><div id="m_7920360601130283218m_-1834933083463027748yiv6358518407ydp5404452dyiv6108862447yqtfd81765"><p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282a"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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