Hey Kivuva, See this in the Draft National ICT Sector Policy 2016 (10th August 2016 Version) , " 19.5 NetNeutrality- Net neutrality is the principle that all Internet content and applications regardless of the source are treated the same. A net neutrality policy *may* be developed to ensure fair competition between different content and service providers. However, a blanket open Internet policy could inadvertently undermine key policy objectives such as the promotion of innovation local content production and universal service…” -- Best Regards, *Ephraim Percy Kenyanito* Sub-Saharan Africa Policy Analyst/ Mchambuzi wa Sera Afrika Kusini ya Sahara Access Now | accessnow.org @ekenyanito PGP Fingerprint: B0FA394AF73DEB7AA1FDC7360CFED26DE6BA8DC1 *Subscribe *to the Access Now Express <https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/#sign-up>, our weekly newsletter on digital rights *Sign up* for our action alerts <https://www.accessnow.org/campaign/> On 1 September 2016 at 18:20, Mwendwa Kivuva via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
On 1 September 2016 at 16:53, Sam Wakoba via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
He's met Mucheru over lunch so I guess the Free basics / Net neutrality issue is already sorted!
Kenya's policies have always been silent on net neutrality. Free basics has been around for ages. The advocates for a more free Internet never got to wring the regulator's hand on this one. I don't think Zuckberg sees this as a high priority area as it was the case on his trip to India ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya twitter.com/lordmwesh
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