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KENIC boardroom wars must not spill into public
by Grace Bomu 21 Sep '18

21 Sep '18

Listers, The KENIC saga was in the papers today >From the leaked letters, it appeared DRAKE was complaining to the Communications Authority (CA) that the KENIC board affairs are not being run above board, but more specifically, that the position of chairman has never gone to them. I could not trace the current constitution of KENIC to ascertain how the current chairman of the KENIC board is appointed but previously, KENIC has served as the best reference point for multi-stakeholder governance systems. Read on here https://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/2274560-4764044-nl47g9/i… -- Grace Mutung'u Skype: gracebomu @Bomu PGP ID : 0x33A3450F

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Intermediary liability law in African countries (and the AU)
by nicolo zingales 20 Sep '18

20 Sep '18

Greetings everyone, I am new to the channel, so apologies if I have missed any relevant discussion on this. I signed up to consult this group on recent developments on intermediary liability in Africa. As you might know, APC had a few papers in 2012 on intermediary liability in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda <https://www.apc.org/en/node/15623/>. I also wrote for them a report on best practices for intermediary liability in 2013 <https://www.apc.org/sites/default/files/APCInternetIntermediaryLiability_Be…>. Following from that, I have been recently contacted to write a chapter for an upcoming Oxford handbook on intermediary liability, which looks back into developments on the subject over the last few years in Africa (2012-2018). I want this to be as complete and accurate as possible, but the material I have been able to find online regarding new laws and court decisions is rather limited. I would therefore be very grateful to any of you who took the time to share, *in or off-list*, *notable developments in your country relating to liability of intermediaries* (in a broad sense: digital platforms, but also ISPs and other types of intermediaries, e.g. registrars and domain name operators, or payment companies). I would also be curious to hear of *any regulation or policy coordination relating to intermediaries in the context of the African Union*, which at the time I wrote the 2013 paper appeared to be a suitable forum to develop some common principles in this field. Has anything happened on that front? Thank you really very much in advance for anything you're able to contribute. I will be glad to share a copy of the chapter, as soon as it's feasible, with anyone who's interested. Best wishes, Nicolo

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15% Excise Duty on Telephone and Internet Data Services
by kanini mutemi 20 Sep '18

20 Sep '18

Dear Listers, Here is an excerpt from the President’s Memorandum which is up for consideration before the National Assembly tomorrow. He proposes taxation of telephone and internet data services. Safaricom, Airtel, Telkom etc do you have a projection of what this could mean for your consumers? Now I am only but a simple lawyer, but I would think that this will enlarge the chasm between the haves and have nots in an already inequitable country. I wonder what this will mean for data costs, internet access and penetration levels, innovation, employment (esp for the youth) and generally keeping up with the new age. It was laughable when this was happening in Uganda, little did we know we were up next.

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Pwani Innovation Week - Call for Startups
by Simeon Oriko 20 Sep '18

20 Sep '18

Listers, Swahilipot Hub and it's partners today announces <https://pwaniinnovationweek.co.ke/pwani-innovation-week-call-for-startups-n…> an open call for startups to apply to the Pwani Innovation Week Startup Competition - PIW Pitch. More details can be found in the attached Press Release. Call for speakers and session proposals will be announced soon. Kind Regards, Simeon Oriko

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How-biased-computer-engineers-affect-lives/
by WANGARI KABIRU 19 Sep '18

19 Sep '18

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DIGITAL ID: WHY IT MATTERS, AND WHAT WE’RE DOING ABOUT IT: BROADENING THE DEBATE: OUR APPROACH
by WANGARI KABIRU 18 Sep '18

18 Sep '18

https://www.theengineroom.org/digital-id-why-it-matters/ "What would a digital identification system look like that makes life easier for everyone, including the most marginalised groups in our society? And who needs to be meaningfully involved at every step in the conversation for those changes to happen?" Calls for stakeholder mapping - design thinking. Be blessed.Regards/Wangari --- Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".

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Huawei and Redington Partner Summit 2018
by Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu 18 Sep '18

18 Sep '18

Dear Listers, The Huawei and Redington Partner Summit will take place tomorrow as per the attached details, you are welcome to attend. You can also register through the link below: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/huawei-redington-partner-summit-19-september… Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu Advocate

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DRAKE Letters to CA on the Intrigues at KENIC
by Odhiambo Washington 17 Sep '18

17 Sep '18

Hello Listers, Please find attached TWO letters from DRAKE to the CA on the intrigues at KENIC. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft."

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Re: [kictanet] [CofekDigest] Statement on President Kenyatta's Rejection of Finance Bill, 2018
by David Ndii 15 Sep '18

15 Sep '18

Unsubscribe please > On Sep 15, 2018, at 8:20 AM, Nicholas MBOCHA <nmbocha(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Please get me off this mailing list. > > On Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 2:47 PM Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) <hotline(a)cofek.co.ke <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Dear All, > > > > We welcome President Kenyatta’s explanation of why he rejected the Finance Bill. We, however, do not agree with him. He has missed the point. His prescriptions are informed by a wrong diagnosis of the problem. > > The issues are that the manner we craft our national budgets is wrong. The consumer versus production budget aspects are fluid and do not come out at all. We rely on non-existent revenue to approve huge and unnecessary expenditures. Second, a third of our budget goes to financing corruption and dubious pending bills. > > Third, incessant over-borrowing appetite has got the country into repaying in excess of Sh70 billion monthly. That borrowing has been extended to more than 5 key local banks which are involved in corruption as evidenced on the NYS scam. Fourth, the Foreign Direct Investments are dwindling. Fifth, the tax base keeps declining. > > Sixth, the fiscal policy remains in sharp clash with the monetary policy. The two do not speak to each other over their incompatibility. > > We had hoped President Kenyatta would sign the Finance Bill 2018 as is and then call for review of the budget. The areas to cut budgets include non-revenue capital expenditures; a freeze on building the Standard Gauge Railway extension and a more serious and non-selective corruption fight. > > We are for instance disturbed that President Kenyatta’s own relatives around him in State House have not been prosecuted long after they confessed to serious corruption. Countless parastatal bosses accused of corruption remain untouched. Some buildings standing on riparian land and road reserves are untouched. Until President Kenyatta stops double-speak on the fight against corruption, Kenyans should never trust him on corruption onslaught. > > From the foregoing, we urge all Kenyans from all walks of life to urge their MPs to show up in Parliament and defeat proposals by the President. Removal of tax on fuel, like retaining interest rate caps, should not be negotiable. The idea of reducing tax to 8% makes little impact. > > Finally, we maintain that for the turnaround of our economy, the President must move with speed to make management changes at the National Treasury. > > ****************** > > You can also find the statement on our website: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/1974-why-we-do-not-accept-w… <http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/1974-why-we-do-not-accept-w…> > You can follow us on Twitter: @cofekrebranded Gab: www.gab.ai/consumerskenya <http://www.gab.ai/consumerskenya> Facebook: www.facebook.com/consumerskenya <http://www.facebook.com/consumerskenya> > Subscribe to our SMS alerts: Send ‘Cofek On’ to 40408 from your phone. Each SMS costs Sh5 > > You can join our membership: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/1139-become-a-cofek-member-… <http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/1139-become-a-cofek-member-…> > > > _______________________________________________ > CofekDigest mailing list > CofekDigest(a)lists.cofek.co.ke <mailto:[email protected]> > http://mail.cofek.co.ke/mailman/listinfo/cofekdigest_cofek.co.ke <http://mail.cofek.co.ke/mailman/listinfo/cofekdigest_cofek.co.ke> > <image001.jpg>_______________________________________________ > CofekDigest mailing list > CofekDigest(a)lists.cofek.co.ke > http://mail.cofek.co.ke/mailman/listinfo/cofekdigest_cofek.co.ke _______________________________________________ CofekDigest mailing list CofekDigest(a)lists.cofek.co.ke http://mail.cofek.co.ke/mailman/listinfo/cofekdigest_cofek.co.ke

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[CofekDigest] Statement on President Kenyatta's Rejection of Finance Bill, 2018
by Consumers Federation of Kenya (Cofek) 14 Sep '18

14 Sep '18

Dear All, We welcome President Kenyatta's explanation of why he rejected the Finance Bill. We, however, do not agree with him. He has missed the point. His prescriptions are informed by a wrong diagnosis of the problem. The issues are that the manner we craft our national budgets is wrong. The consumer versus production budget aspects are fluid and do not come out at all. We rely on non-existent revenue to approve huge and unnecessary expenditures. Second, a third of our budget goes to financing corruption and dubious pending bills. Third, incessant over-borrowing appetite has got the country into repaying in excess of Sh70 billion monthly. That borrowing has been extended to more than 5 key local banks which are involved in corruption as evidenced on the NYS scam. Fourth, the Foreign Direct Investments are dwindling. Fifth, the tax base keeps declining. Sixth, the fiscal policy remains in sharp clash with the monetary policy. The two do not speak to each other over their incompatibility. We had hoped President Kenyatta would sign the Finance Bill 2018 as is and then call for review of the budget. The areas to cut budgets include non-revenue capital expenditures; a freeze on building the Standard Gauge Railway extension and a more serious and non-selective corruption fight. We are for instance disturbed that President Kenyatta's own relatives around him in State House have not been prosecuted long after they confessed to serious corruption. Countless parastatal bosses accused of corruption remain untouched. Some buildings standing on riparian land and road reserves are untouched. Until President Kenyatta stops double-speak on the fight against corruption, Kenyans should never trust him on corruption onslaught. >From the foregoing, we urge all Kenyans from all walks of life to urge their MPs to show up in Parliament and defeat proposals by the President. Removal of tax on fuel, like retaining interest rate caps, should not be negotiable. The idea of reducing tax to 8% makes little impact. Finally, we maintain that for the turnaround of our economy, the President must move with speed to make management changes at the National Treasury. ****************** You can also find the statement on our website: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/1974-why-we-do-not-accept-wi th-uhuru-for-rejecting-finance-bill You can follow us on Twitter: @cofekrebranded Gab: www.gab.ai/consumerskenya Facebook: www.facebook.com/consumerskenya Subscribe to our SMS alerts: Send 'Cofek On' to 40408 from your phone. Each SMS costs Sh5 You can join our membership: http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php/news-and-media/1139-become-a-cofek-member-t oday-enjoy-low-subscription-rates _______________________________________________ CofekDigest mailing list CofekDigest(a)lists.cofek.co.ke http://mail.cofek.co.ke/mailman/listinfo/cofekdigest_cofek.co.ke

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