I stand up to be counted as one opposed to the form and substance of the gatekeeper bill. It fails in both process and proposals. On 19 Jul 2016 10:46, "DigitalTVAfrica" <wainaina@digitaltvafrica.com> wrote:

The attempt to shift our decade-long engagement on ICT policy and rulemaking from multistakeholder consultation and consensus to unjustifiable confrontation and litigation is a threat to the development of ICT in Kenya.

Wainaina Mungai

On Tuesday, July 19, 2016, Tony White via kictanet < kictanet@gw.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

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Walu, at least you have the courage to draw this to our attention.

...an attempt to defend the indefensible!

Interestingly, there is no law requiring the registration of ICT 'practitioners' in the UK or USA. In the UK, there are several laws which touch upon the ICT sector:

Computer Misuse Act 1990 Consumer Protection Act 1987 Data Protection Act 1998 Disability Discrimination Act 1995 EC Directives on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Freedom of Information Act 2002 Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Copyright, Designs and Patent Act 1988 Protection of the Environment (Environmental Information Regulations 2005) Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 The Telecommunications Regulations 2000 (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications)

None of the above target 'practitioners', or requires them to pay 'license' fees.

Cheers, Tony

On 19/07/2016, Walubengo J via kictanet <kictanet@gw.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

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John Walubengo’s recent blog post targeted ICTAK unfairly and raises critical issues of authenticity and factual worth.The article needs to be understood in the context of the ICT Practitioners Bill 2016, that ICTAK has petitioned Parliament to consider.NJENGA: ICT Practitioners Bill is timely and advances excellence

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walu.

From: Grace Githaiga via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 8:42 PM Subject: [kictanet] ICTAK can’t speak for Kenya’s entire ICT sector

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