Grace

Thanks for sharing. This is an important conversation to have and clearly the Government hasn't committed explicitly on whether they have a Shutdown Plan in place.

What is important at this time is to get a FIRM commitment from the Telcos that they have a PLAN in place if the Government decides to go ahead with the Shutdown anyway.

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Ali Hussein

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On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 9:31 AM, Grace Mutung'u via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers,
This blog post explores the relationship between telcos, their customers/public and the government. It states:
 "Telecommunications companies empower people to exercise freedom of expression, but they can also enable politically motivated attempts to control the flow of information online. Kenya is a champion of the digital economy and has a strong reputation for putting technology to work for people’s rights and interests. If the government orders a shutdown during the election anyway, will Kenyan telcos stand firm against those demands?"

Read on:

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