Guys, Who are Stakeholder? insofar as this media bill is concern ? does it only affect the operations of MP's and media owners ?, are leaving out others , Oh yes.and I have always reiterated that Nairobi is not kenya but part of it and isues that affects all kenya should be given enough time. MP's should consult their constituents on such crucial matters.. by the way this is not the first time, this guys are failing us. its becoming routine. back to my questions, who are the stakeholders? Regards. Loa.
Good question Labore, The bill is now becoming more confusing and even if enacted into law, it shall require a lot of awareness program as the public would not even know other contents of the bill which have now been over-shadowed by the media sub-sector. Of importance to most ICT setors is- "e-Commerce or Electronic Transaction Bill" which many stakeholders pleaded with Dr Bitange to table as a separate bill. I agree with you that government and stakeholders need to think beyond Nairobi where policies are concerned. Back to your question; Who are the Stakeholders? It is now emerging the media sub-sector are more equal than others as the rest of the rest of the stakeholders will now have to wait much longer with a possibility of the bill going back to the Parliament. That is what the law states. If you ask on the streets today, the majority of Kenyans calls the bill "Bedia Bill" and NOT the "Communication Amend... Bill" which justify your concern; the MPs do not consult with the public on matters of national importance. To conclude, I was dissapointed to see a minister admit on KTN that she wasn't conversant with the bill except that the media was uncomfortable with the bill. This country should learn to avoid unnecessary crisis. Akich Kwach ----- Original Message ----- From: Lobore Junior To: kwach@archway-productions.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 9:13 AM Subject: [kictanet] Stakeholders Guys, Who are Stakeholder? insofar as this media bill is concern ? does it only affect the operations of MP's and media owners ?, are leaving out others , Oh yes.and I have always reiterated that Nairobi is not kenya but part of it and isues that affects all kenya should be given enough time. MP's should consult their constituents on such crucial matters. by the way this is not the first time, this guys are failing us. its becoming routine. back to my questions, who are the stakeholders? Regards. Loa. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: kwach@archway-productions.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kwach%40archway-product...
Guys... i hope I may speak freely although I am not a guy. I believe that the stakeholders that should be included but are not limited to: media, ICT for business, ICT for development, civil society, the judicial system (in accordance with all other legal statutes), non-governmental organizations, the Ministry of Information and Communications, the ICT Board, the CCK, and other political officials as are deemed appropriate. There should be a call to stakeholders to attend the meeting with at least two weeks advance notice to faciliate travel. Indeed, Nairobi is not Kenya. Additional stakeholders meetings should be held at the local level. Most of us full well know that this situation is not about the Kenya Communications Act alone. It was the straw that broke the camel's back. The voice of the people should be heard. Perhaps the government could facilitate these meetings and the media could record them for distibution on the internet. Of course this would be important to ensure the factual evidence was available. I think the media could also contribute to making the process fair and equitable through adequate coverage of both sides. The bottom line here are the people. We cannot leave our villages behind. Crystal On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 9:13 AM, Lobore Junior <jlobore@yahoo.com> wrote:
Guys,
Who are Stakeholder? insofar as this media bill is concern ? does it only affect the operations of MP's and media owners ?, are leaving out others , Oh yes.and I have always reiterated that Nairobi is not kenya but part of it and isues that affects all kenya should be given enough time. MP's should consult their constituents on such crucial matters.
by the way this is not the first time, this guys are failing us. its becoming routine.
back to my questions, who are the stakeholders?
Regards.
Loa.
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Lobore Junior