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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Jackson,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">I also point out as another note – the fees paid to afrinic in certain cases are in excess of *<b>20 TIMES</b>* the fees that would be paid for the same address space in other RIR’s. I
do not think it is unreasonable to request work done by an organization to which such hefty amounts of money are paid – and also – in no way did I ask the board to do this work themselves – most of that work can be outsourced to external legal firms – which
would be a good use of the amounts of money they are paid.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Andrew<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">From: </span>
</b><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:black">Andrew Alston <Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, 14 July 2017 at 12:49<br>
<b>To: </b>Jackson Muthili <jacksonmuthi@gmail.com><br>
<b>Cc: </b>General Discussions of AFRINIC <community-discuss@afrinic.net>, AFRINIC Board of Directors' List <board@afrinic.net><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Community-Discuss] Requests and questions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Jackson,<br>
<br>
It’s really simple – every entity at the moment that receives resources from AFRINIC relies on those resources to operate. That means, anything that can threaten the RIR is a direct and untenable threat to the companies that rely on it for those resources –
and that means – responsible businesses have a duty to understand the risks and make decisions based on those risks.<br>
<br>
With regards to the work and the time – I point out – every board member travels to conferences on behalf of AFRINIC – for which this community gets no reports of what happens at those conferences or the benefit to the members. I would argue that without those
reports, it is easy to conclude that the time spent away from home for days at a time would be better spent mitigating risks to members and answering the direct questions about the members as regards potential risks and how to solve them.<br>
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When you volunteer for AFRINIC – you take on fiduciary duty – not a holiday – that duty includes ensuring the company is properly run and that the interests of the members, who fund the organization and who you represent are served – and that is what board
members are there for.<br>
<br>
Andrew<br>
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On 14/07/2017, 11:46, "Jackson Muthili" <jacksonmuthi@gmail.com> wrote:<br>
<br>
On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 9:57 AM, Andrew Alston<br>
<Andrew.Alston@liquidtelecom.com> wrote:<br>
> Dear AfriNIC Board,<br>
><br>
> I have been advised that when I had questions or request, that I put them in<br>
> simple, direct requests. The following are a list of requests<br>
><br>
> Can the board please commission an investigation into whether the lack of a<br>
> bi-directional transfer policy puts AFRINIC at risk of running afoul of the<br>
> Mauritius Companies Act of 2007, and in what areas, and exactly what the<br>
> potential liability is.<br>
> Can the board please advise the time frames required to commence such an<br>
> investigation, and once said investigation has been commissioned, advise on<br>
> the time frames to complete said investigation, and once concluded advise<br>
> the community of the full results of said investigation<br>
> Can the board please investigate if the proceedings of board sub-committees,<br>
> under Mauritian governance, form part of board proceedings, and if they do,<br>
> advise the community when the meetings of said proceedings shall be<br>
> published as per the agreement to publish the minutes of board meetings.<br>
> Can the board please commission an investigation into the limits that the<br>
> RSA can be modified without member consent in the context of Mauritian law<br>
> and advise the community of the results (Under Mauritian law, can a contract<br>
> be changed without the consent of both parties, to the detriment of one,<br>
> irrespective of what is already signed)<br>
> In addition to my request this morning on the members list requesting the<br>
> board to check if any procedures and policies required by any MOU to which<br>
> AFRINIC is a signatory are missing, can the board please investigate if<br>
> there are any policies, procedures or committees that are required by a.)<br>
> the CPM b.) The bylaws c.) the companies act d.) any other source which<br>
> binds the company and advise the community of a.) the time frames to<br>
> complete said investigation and b.) once known, the full list of outstanding<br>
> policies/procedures/committees and c.) the time frames to rectify these<br>
> areas.<br>
><br>
> I look forward to hearing the results of the above.<br>
><br>
> Many Thanks<br>
><br>
> Andrew Alston<br>
<br>
What problem are you trying to solve, exactly? Your attempts to pile<br>
so much work with unclear objectives on volunteers of an<br>
not-for-profit company that you claimed is struggling financially will<br>
stress those volunteers to the point where they will demand to be<br>
remunerated, further exacerbating the very financial situation the<br>
company is in.<br>
<br>
I would like to see a very clear problem that your above requests are<br>
aiming to solve, if the problem is shared with others from the<br>
community, and if many agree that they warrant the extra work you are<br>
trying to put onto our volunteering board directors.<br>
<br>
Please if possible keep your replies concise not very long and wordy emails.<br>
<br>
J<br>
<br>
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