[Wikimedia-l] Provisional Wikimedia Kenya no longer a chapter

[Michael Peel]

Hi Asaf,

I note that the WMF's recognition decision here was recorded at
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Recognition_of_Wikimedia_Kenya

Please could you confirm that WM Kenya didn't sign the chapter's agreement before 6 Feb 2013?

I'm rather surprised to hear that they're being encouraged to incorporate and affiliate as a user group rather than as a chapter - please could you explain the rationale here?

Thanks,
Mike
(Personal viewpoint)

On 1 Mar 2013, at 22:37, Asaf Bartov <abartov at wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Hello, everyone.
> 
> I would like to inform you that the group known as "Wikimedia Kenya" is no
> longer a provisionally-recognized chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation, as
> its provisional recognition has expired, and the WMF did not extend it.
> 
> We encourage the Wikimedians in Kenya to regroup and make some plans for
> activity, and then to affiliate with the movement as a Wikimedia User Group
> (a model not available at the time the group was provisionally recognized
> as a chapter).
> 
> Please see our message to the Kenyan group on their list, here:
> http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediake/2013-February/003359.html
> 
> We remain supportive of the group's next steps, when they are ready to take
> them.
> 
> I am updating Meta now, but do lend a hand if I've missed anything.
> 
>   Asaf Bartov
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