Dear all

A few months ago KICTANet embarked on putting together a Policy Brief for Blockchain Technology in Kenya. Please find attached the document that is a result of your interactions and a validation meeting that took place which involved various stakeholders from the private sector and government.

I would like to thank everyone who took part in this exercise. I would be remiss if I didn't also single out the CS for ICT, Mr. Joe Mucheru who mobilized his team to contribute vigorously to this exercise.

Thank you all. Feel free to make your comments and add on to it as we move along. We consider this a live document and hence will be updating it every quarter as required as developments in the Blockchain space continue to evolve rapidly. For example since we met and published this document a number of events have taken place. To mention just a few:-

1. Bitcoins passed the $4000 mark for the first time since Satoshi Nakamoto first penned the now famous Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.

2. ICOs have become all the rage. The Initial Coin Offering is an unregulated means of crowdfunding via use of cryptocurrency.

3. The IMF Chief declares that cryptocurrencies will overshadow mainstream banking in the near future.

4. Japan and Russia move to legitimize cryptocurrencies.

And the list goes on and on..

Feel free to critique, add, disagree and generally contribute to this document.

Happy Reading!

Ali Hussein

Principal

Hussein & Associates

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