Fellow Listers, I totally miss the point on this one. I could be failing to read accurately but am inclined to argue against this proposal. For the following reasons. This is equivalent to monitoring and surveillance, an infringement of consumers rights and freedoms. Metering is not the most ideal means to enforce accountability and tax responsibility, the ISP keep books, these books I believe are not only auditable but ISPs have a responsibility to file returns. This resonates with red tape and bottlenecks likely geared to wards hindering adoption of tech at the time the world has progressively embraced tech. This is a cost that consumers will have to bear, it borders the need for a license to connect to the internet. It will likely not lower costs but increase initial costs of installation. The proponents of this bill need to appreciate the strides we have made as a country, to achieve the spot of a leading tech-innovation centre, and the reliance on connectivity to drive business, education and transactions. Rgds, Kinyanjui On Sun, May 25, 2025, 21:45 Lawrence Muchilwa via KICTANet < [email protected]> wrote:
Hey Listers...
The proposed changes regarding usage of meters are misinformed, counter productive.
ISP already keep track of connections to an extent. The system isn't without gaps but existing gaps can better be address by eg more adoption of IPv6,instead of this retrogressive approach that will increase connectivity overhead,making Internet access more expensive,reduce number of users on the net, effectively undermining any digital transformation, adoption and progress.
Link to bill:
http://www.parliament.go.ke/sites/default/files/2025-05/The%20Kenya%20Inform...
with kind regards Muchilwa Lawrence https://overwatch.or.ke www.testmyids.ke _______________________________________________ KICTANet mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Unsubscribe or change your options at: https://mm3-lists.kictanet.or.ke/mm/lists/kictanet.lists.kictanet.or.ke/ Archived at: https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/archives/list/[email protected]/mes...
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