Dear Ory, Thanks for sharing this critical information with us all. Certainly that was very scary start. Glad to know we have those who are watching out for us. Good day. Gideon Rop DotConnectAfrica

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Message: 2 Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 23:03:41 +0200 From: Ory Okolloh <ookolloh@gmail.com> To: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] ATU discussions Message-ID: <CABWH-6qSW6RmryfS_3zjxU3JyX7Xyy= LOSRJFWbJTWpdnF9L-A@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

I was in Accra and quite concerned to see the Kenya delegation quite vocal in its support for the ETNO proposals notwithstanding the potentially negative repercussions of implementing them in a region that can least afford to be cut off of from content or to pay for content. I would expect given how much our government touts Kenya as a "tech hub" they would take a leadership role in ensuring that we support proposals that are not harmful to our countries / regions. Perhaps the CCK / PS Ndemo reps on the list can articulate more the basis for our positions in Accra. It was interesting to see countries like Uganda, Botswana and Zimbabwe argue in support of more progressive positions, while we tended to be on the side of governments with a clear interest in regulating / controlling the Internet.

By the way, post-Accra, Africa is the only region to have fully endorsed the ETNO proposals - another issue of concern...do our governments understand what they are endorsing? Why are we supporting proposals other regions have deemed fit to ignore?

Ory

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Dear Listers,

FYI