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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Once again thank you for sharing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I am concerned about the licensing aspect as it seems to be based on the Scratch programming environment that MIT released as an open-source.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>ICT4D<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="https://advisera.com/27001academy/#a_aid=621f58ced9bb1&a_bid=f79f3b0b"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Quality Management Systems</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="https://advisera.com/27001academy/#a_aid=621f58ced9bb1&a_bid=f79f3b0b"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Information Security Management Systems</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Alex Watila <awatila@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 14, 2022 5:04 PM<br><b>To:</b> Kenya's premier ICT Policy engagement platform <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br><b>Cc:</b> Angela Minayo <aminayo@kictanet.or.ke><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] The Controversial ICT Practitioners Bill Has Been Passed!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>thank you<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, 14 Jun 2022, 14:49 Angela Minayo via KICTANet, <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Hi Listers,</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Here are the copies of the recently KICD- approved coding curriculum developed by KODRIS Africa.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121'>There is also an individual license available for parents to buy this since the programme is designed in a way that it can be self-taught. It has resources that you can look at by registering for a free trial </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><a href="https://studio.kodrisafrica.com/en/" target="_blank">here</a></span>.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='border:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;padding:4.0pt 4.0pt 4.0pt 4.0pt;max-height:18px'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DLJ2Ss6ZFWaQDQuV5TYbM4wgm7CFx5gj/view?usp=drive_web" target="_blank"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=16 height=16 style='width:.1666in;height:.1666in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/qYa6_H461C21RR-qYIwSBcI7qqS9WSiFAN0DaF9sKsbdOZ5S3C-vrr7s_W7pzqFo7qGPHn6zXYPCgzf3sLpi6Csr9HA9gNV6rWRnwUrSjrNGKy8ubI-d=s0-d-e1-ft#https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_10_generic_list.png"></span><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'> </span><span style='color:#1155CC;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>Kodris Africa-CBC Matrix FINAL GRADE 1 - 10.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><div style='border:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;padding:4.0pt 4.0pt 4.0pt 4.0pt;max-height:18px'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bD5zGuQT69CoyrTLXfzaNQtQd6bPiZnj/view?usp=drive_web" target="_blank"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=16 height=16 style='width:.1666in;height:.1666in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/qYa6_H461C21RR-qYIwSBcI7qqS9WSiFAN0DaF9sKsbdOZ5S3C-vrr7s_W7pzqFo7qGPHn6zXYPCgzf3sLpi6Csr9HA9gNV6rWRnwUrSjrNGKy8ubI-d=s0-d-e1-ft#https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_10_generic_list.png"></span><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'> </span><span style='color:#1155CC;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>TG GRADE 1-3 .pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><div style='border:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;padding:4.0pt 4.0pt 4.0pt 4.0pt;max-height:18px'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JSn1KIN3jj4cmoDRJG3gDBrRUR7gS95Z/view?usp=drive_web" target="_blank"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=16 height=16 style='width:.1666in;height:.1666in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/qYa6_H461C21RR-qYIwSBcI7qqS9WSiFAN0DaF9sKsbdOZ5S3C-vrr7s_W7pzqFo7qGPHn6zXYPCgzf3sLpi6Csr9HA9gNV6rWRnwUrSjrNGKy8ubI-d=s0-d-e1-ft#https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_10_generic_list.png"></span><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'> </span><span style='color:#1155CC;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>TG GRADE 4-6 .pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><div style='border:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;padding:4.0pt 4.0pt 4.0pt 4.0pt;max-height:18px'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:whitesmoke'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CZdAS1F4CWvY4rhEbIe1yMk0zdAE01LG/view?usp=drive_web" target="_blank"><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=16 height=16 style='width:.1666in;height:.1666in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/qYa6_H461C21RR-qYIwSBcI7qqS9WSiFAN0DaF9sKsbdOZ5S3C-vrr7s_W7pzqFo7qGPHn6zXYPCgzf3sLpi6Csr9HA9gNV6rWRnwUrSjrNGKy8ubI-d=s0-d-e1-ft#https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_10_generic_list.png"></span><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'> </span><span style='color:#1155CC;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>TG GRADE 7-10 .pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, Jun 11, 2022 at 1:47 PM Alex Watila via KICTANet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>does anyone have a copy of the coding curriculum?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>have been asking around but so far no one seems to have seen it <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, 11 Jun 2022, 13:38 Benson Muite via KICTANet, <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal><br>At the same time school students are being taught to program:<br><a href="https://techweez.com/2022/06/09/ict-ministry-unveils-coding-syllabus-for-kenyan-schools/" target="_blank">https://techweez.com/2022/06/09/ict-ministry-unveils-coding-syllabus-for-kenyan-schools/</a><br><br>The possibly sole currently approved program that is being used has the <br>following faq:<br><br>I have no prior experience in computer programming. Can I still use <br>Kodris Africa to teach my students how to code?<br><br>Our “Teacher’s Guide” enables teachers, even with no prior experience in <br>computer programming, to easily teach their students how to code. With <br>this guide, you will have access to lesson plans with explanations about <br>the topics, sample class activities and solutions to various tasks.<br><br><br>On 6/10/22 18:04, Alex Watila via KICTANet wrote:<br>> i was so disappointed. majority of the ICT industry did not see it's <br>> use but someone still managed to sneak it in<br>> <br>> On Fri, 10 Jun 2022, 17:57 Adrian Teri via KICTANet, <br>> <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>>> <br>> wrote:<br>> <br>> Good Day all,<br>> <br>> Here's the scoop by techweez:<br>> _<a href="https://techweez.com/2022/06/09/parliament-has-passed-the-controversial-ict-practitioners-bill/" target="_blank">https://techweez.com/2022/06/09/parliament-has-passed-the-controversial-ict-practitioners-bill/</a><br>> <<a href="https://techweez.com/2022/06/09/parliament-has-passed-the-controversial-ict-practitioners-bill/" target="_blank">https://techweez.com/2022/06/09/parliament-has-passed-the-controversial-ict-practitioners-bill/</a>>_<br>> <br>> Regards,<br>> Adrian Teri<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> KICTANet mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:KICTANet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">KICTANet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:KICTANet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">KICTANet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>> <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br>> <<a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a>><br>> Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/kictanet" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/kictanet</a> <<a href="http://twitter.com/kictanet" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/kictanet</a>><br>> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/</a><br>> <<a href="https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/</a>><br>> <br>> Unsubscribe or change your options at<br>> <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/awatila%40gmail.com" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/awatila%40gmail.com</a><br>> <<a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/awatila%40gmail.com" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/awatila%40gmail.com</a>><br>> <br>> <br>> KICTANet is a multi-stakeholder Think Tank for people and<br>> institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation.<br>> KICTANet is a catalyst for reform in the Information and<br>> Communication Technology sector. 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