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<div>Is this the same legal advisor that told members - publically - in an agmm - to sue AfriNIC if aggrieved?</div>

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<div dir="ltr">The same legal advisor that advised the board to take actions which have ended in their bank accounts being frozen?</div>

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<div dir="ltr">The same legal advisor who time and again have given the board advice that had lead them down dangerous paths and that for some reason the board keeps listening to?</div>

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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Eddy Kayihura <eddy@afrinic.net><br>

<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 24, 2021 7:57:38 AM<br>

<b>To:</b> rpd@afrinic.net <rpd@afrinic.net><br>

<b>Subject:</b> [rpd] Board Prerogatives on the PDP - AFPUB-2020-GEN-004-DRAFT02</font>

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 have taken note of the concerns raised by Jordi with reference to the PDWG co-chairs

</span><span class="" style="font-size:10pt; font-family:Roboto,sans-serif; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Report on the Draft Policy Proposal

 "Board Prerogatives on the PDP" -AFPUB-2020-GEN-004-DRAFT02. </span></div>

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 would like to share some thoughts with you all on the matter.</span></div>

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<div class="" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="" style="font-size:10.5pt; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">AFRINIC

 staff produced an impact assessment report by staff on the concerned  policy</span><span class="" style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">. The

 impact assessment highlighted a conflict between the provisions of Sections 3.6 and 3.61 of the proposed policy and Section 3.5 of the CPM.    </span></div>

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<a href="https://afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2020-gen-004-d2#impact" class="" style="text-decoration:none"><span class="" style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; color:rgb(17,85,204); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; text-decoration:underline; text-decoration-skip:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">https://afrinic.net/policy/proposals/2020-gen-004-d2#impact</span></a></div>

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<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" class="" style="list-style-type:decimal; font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto,sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre">

<div class="" style="line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="" style="font-size:10.5pt; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">Following

 a legal assessment of the proposed texts regarding the above sections of the proposed policy,  the Board of Directors were further advised that their powers and prerogatives are  provided for in the bylaws, and by extension are governed by the Companies Act

 of the Republic of Mauritius.</span></div>

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<a href="https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/012121.html" class="" style="text-decoration:none"><span class="" style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto,sans-serif; color:rgb(17,85,204); background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; text-decoration:underline; text-decoration-skip:none; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/rpd/2020/012121.html</span></a></div>

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<span class="" style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">In my opinion the Board ratification requirement is not a “symbolic stamp” but rather a final

 checkpoint by those who have been entrusted by the resource members to steer the organization towards a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies.</span></div>

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 is a will there's a way and we can collaborate to swiftly address the issue.</span></div>

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<span class="" style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Arial; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">I would like to propose to the PDWG co-chairs to organise a meeting with all interested parties.

 The aim of this meeting would be to better explain the rationale behind the current issue and hopefully get to a point that would address all the related concerns.</span></div>

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<span class="" style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto,sans-serif; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">We also currently have four proposals under

 discussion that aim at bringing changes to the AFRINIC Policy Development Process. </span></div>

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<span class="" style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto,sans-serif; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">I would like to commend the PDWG who put

 in voluntary work to author and discuss the proposals in a consensus-based spirit. </span></div>

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<span class="" style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto,sans-serif; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap">We are confident that our PDWG will work

 together and bring forward improvements that will strengthen the foundation of the current Policy Development Process and address its challenges.</span></div>

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 noticed that AFRINIC has not been communicating as swiftly as we normally do. I am aware that there are other threads where the PDWG expects feedback. All I can do at this point is apologise as we have faced multiple other threats that threaten the foundation

 of the entire bottom-up process system the PDP was founded upon.</span><span class="" style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:Roboto,sans-serif; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-east-asian:normal; vertical-align:baseline; white-space:pre-wrap"><br class="">

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 will be shared with the community very soon (my hope is that we can share more over the course of next week). Till then I trust that the PDWG members willI continue to uphold the Code of Conduct while dealing with each other and  refrain from unnecessary belittling

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