<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Dear Judy,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Thank you for the invitation.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Looking forward to the session.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Regards</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Keith</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 7, 2021 at 7:25 AM Judy Nyaguthii 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:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-GB"><div class="gmail-m_-1161973843369760160WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear Listers,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span><u></u></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Join Mzalendo for a High-Level Forum on Digital and Data Infrastructure Policies to Promote an Inclusive and Secure Digital Economy.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The forum which discusses the <a href="https://info.mzalendo.com/media_root/file_archive/Policy_Brief_on_Digital_and_Data_Policies_for_an_Inclusive_and_Secure_Digit_aABH6Xp.pdf" target="_blank">Policy Brief</a> launched by Mzalendo Trust on 15^th October 2021 virtually. The Brief delineates stakeholders in the digital economy ecosystem and addresses the unique situation of the quest for a Kenyan consumer at the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) to meaningfully participate and thrive in a digital economy. Further, it identifies actions and stakeholders to empower BoP. Key among the stakeholders is the Ministry responsible for ICT, ICT regulatory authority, women, youth and PWD groups, Civil Society Organizations & service providers for a collaborative and collective approach to address the challenges.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Consequently, Mzalendo Trust seeks to bring together a variety of stakeholders to sensitize them on the findings of the Policy Brief. This will be in line with the Constitution of Kenya 2010, Data Protection Act, 2019 and digital economy laws in Kenya.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Date: <b>Friday, 10th December 2021</b><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Time: <b>11.00 am – 1.00 pm<u></u><u></u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Link: <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82566799465?pwd=RnFac1ZYZjVHTnlBUnIzY0FFT292UT09" target="_blank">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82566799465?pwd=RnFac1ZYZjVHTnlBUnIzY0FFT292UT09</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please confirm your participation to Sylvia Katua on e-mail <a href="http://sylvia@mzalendo.com" target="_blank">sylvia@mzalendo.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail-m_-1161973843369760160r-18u37iz"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Follow the conversation on Twitter </span></span><span class="gmail-m_-1161973843369760160css-901oao"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://twitter.com/MzalendoWatch" target="_blank">@MzalendoWatch</a></span></span><span class="gmail-m_-1161973843369760160r-18u37iz"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DigitalEconomyKE?src=hashtag_click" target="_blank">#DigitalEconomyKE</a><u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Kind regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Judy Nyaguthii,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Research Coordinator.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">E:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <a href="http://judy.nyaguthii@summitstrategies.co.ke" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">judy.nyaguthii@summitstrategies.co.ke</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">M: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">+254 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">(0) </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">715 811361<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Skype: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">judynmuriuki<b><u></u><u></u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.65pt;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">A:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> Keystone Park, 95 Riverside Drive <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.65pt;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">P.O. Box 25513-00603 Nairobi, Kenya<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.65pt;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.65pt;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><img border="0" width="157" height="162" style="width: 1.6354in; height: 1.6875in;" id="gmail-m_-1161973843369760160Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:17d93c4c932bda4f11"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.65pt;background-color:white;background-position:initial initial;background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/nyaguthii.muriuki" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="32" height="32" style="width: 0.3333in; height: 0.3333in;" id="gmail-m_-1161973843369760160Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:17d93c4c9331f3c04f2" alt="f_logo_RGB-Blue_1024"></span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/mmureithi" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="44" height="28" style="width: 0.4583in; height: 0.2916in;" id="gmail-m_-1161973843369760160Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:17d93c4c933201d7d03" alt="Twitter_Logo_Blue"></span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/judy-muriuki-2a152b55/" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="105" height="27" style="width: 1.0937in; height: 0.2812in;" id="gmail-m_-1161973843369760160Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:17d93c4c93320fef514" alt="LinkedIn-Blue-21@2x"></span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif"><i>Kind Regards,</i></font><div><div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><b>Keith ANDERE</b></font></div><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">Internet 4 Development </font></div><div><i style="color:rgb(56,118,29);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><q style="quotes:none"><br></q></i></div><div><i style="color:rgb(56,118,29);font-family:"trebuchet ms",sans-serif"><q style="quotes:none">"The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society." ~</q> <cite>Noam Chomsky</cite></i><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:16px;font-family:raleway,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span><div><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif" size="4"><i><br></i></font></div></div></div></div></div></div>