Section 79 of The Kenya Information and Communications Act CAP 411A: Grant of licence
The Commission may, upon expiry of the period of notice under section 78 grant a licence to the applicant if satisfied that the applicant should be licensed, subject to such conditions, including the payment of such licence fee as may be prescribed:
Provided that where the Commission does not grant a licence, it shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for refusal within sixty days of such refusal and the applicant may, if aggrieved, appeal to the Tribunal.
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(2) Subject to subsection (4), before making any...
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- Section 88 - Powers on occurrence of emergency
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(a) until the end of the period of six months from the date of the seizure; or
(b) if proceedings in...
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(1) No information with respect to any particular business which—
(a) has been obtained under or by virtue of the provisions of this Act; and
(b) relates to the private affairs of any individual or...
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