Insights into the ICT Practitioners Bill, 2020.
Recently, the 12th parliament passed the controversial ICT Practitioners Bill 2020 before closure of its business. The bill was first tabled in parliament in 2016 by the then majority leader, Hon Aden Duale. The bill required all ICT Practitioners be licensed and registered by a council body. It also placed the degree requirement for every practitioner and fines and jail terms for those who failed to comply. The bill was however shot down.2 years later, in 2018, the bill was again tabled in parliament by Hon Godfrey Osotsi but was shot down once more.That notwithstanding, the bill was reintroduced to parliament in 2020 with specific amendments that removed the degree requirement, jail terms and fines for practitioners failing to register. This time in a sleepy parliamentary session, the bill was…
