Dear Alex, I tried to explain how parliament works earlier in the week. We cannot revise the bill here. We have taken the proposals to the committee for consideration. Luckily today the committee sumoned me to parliament. They want to have a stakeholder's meeting either on Tuesady or Thursday next week in Mombasa. I shall confirm this to you tomorrow. Any changes now must go through the committee since the bill belongs to parliament. You have this window to make the necessary changes. The safari Park proposals are already with them but they may decide that they do not want to include them. This is where we need the stakeholders to push. I hope you do not leave this window of opportunity to pass and blame us later. Regards Ndemo.
Dr. Ndemo,
You invited us to Safari Park Hotel and on information and belief, we were coming to meet the Parliament Committee. We understood your at the venue explanation why they could not come.
However,
Would you be in a position to inform stakeholders what to expect of our Safari Park contributions on the Kenya Communications Amendment Bill 2007? i.e. does the ministry have an "updated" version-considerate of expressed concerns? I am made to understand that a Bill's mover (who in this case is the Minister) is allowed to amend it anytime.
This also would not only help us know where our concerns lay but it would also help us take informed engagements with the Energy and Communications Committee.
I request for this information in view of your emailed informative note advising stakeholders on the law making processes, advising on the steps, when and where to engaging parliamentary committees in the process.
Hope to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Alex
--- Brian Longwe <brian@isisweb.nl> wrote:
Thank you very much Bw. Ndemo for this clear, concise and very practical reminder of our legislative process (it's amazing how quickly we forget the stuff we learnt in pri/sec school)!
Rgds,
Brian
On Aug 14, 2007, at 1:41 PM, bitange@jambo.co.ke wrote:
Rebecca, I did not want to comment on the Demo but I think
misled here. What is the reasoning behind the Demo when the Government has made it clear that the issue shall be looked at? We delivered on all promises we made to the stakeholders and those who bothered to read and seek dialog. I think by resorting into mob
eroding the confidence and and trust that we have built over the past view years.
Since we have another bill coming, I have decided to present the lessons learnt (attached) from the Media Bill to avoid such situation in the ICT Bill. It is important that we all understand the legislative process in Kenya and it is only by making decisions based on knowledge that we can develop a civilized nation.
Regards
Bitange Ndemo.
in case yhou support journalists... Hi all. This is to inform you that we have already notified the police that we shall be holding a peaceful procession as indicated in Mbaus email. We have also dispatched a letter to the AG asking him or his representative to wait for our petition on the appointed date. Please send this message to as many journalists as you can. Thank you. _____________________________________________ From: Samuel Mbau Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 12:23 PM To: Julius Bosire; Owino Opondo; Editorial Cc: Business Daily; Easy FM; eam; NTV News Subject: SILENT DEMO
Dear journalist, The contentious clause 38 (4) in the Media Bill states: "When a story includes unnamed parties who are not disclosed and the same becomes the subject of a legal tussle as to who is meant, then the editor shall be obligated to disclose the identity of the party or parties referred to." As members of the Fourth Estate who take it upon ourselves to fight for the rights of others, we simply cannot afford to sit down and do nothing while our own rights and a basic tenets of our
stake. The Silent Demo is on! The Silent Demonstration will take place on Wednesday August 15, with the blessings and the support from the majority of media houses and associations as well as myriads of well wishers. We shall assemble 8:30am at Freedom Corner at Uhuru Park. We will then march to the AGs Chambers (via Kenyatta Ave- Moi Ave- Harambee Ave) where we will present a petition to the chief legal adviser to the Government and ask him to advise the President against signing the proposed law. We shall then proceed to march around Parliament two times before breaking the demo at Freedom corner. The whole
about two hours maximum. The demo is silent for there will be no chanting nor singing. We will actually be quiet through out the march and our mouths gagged with black cloth or duct tape. We can also adorn black scarves, head bands or arm bands. So please bring along a gag, dress in your organisations branded wear [if available], AND remember to put on some comfortable walking shoes. We are looking forward to your participation and your organisations support as we SILENCE this bad law. NB: Watch out for a spectacular media showing on that day. Standing as one, Inter-media committee
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