[Kictanet] Re: Kenya e-Governmnet documentary

Thu Aug 10 13:01:41 EAT 2006

Hi all,
Let me join Mucheru in congratulating the efforts of the E-government Secretariat; Dr Juma, his staff and their collaborators for this positive publicity documentary. It was a really savoury welcome for me to watch the documentary yesterday having only returned in the morning!

I wholeheartedly recommend it to those who missed it. According to Limo it will be re-cast on Citizen TV and KBC 1 next week on the 16th and 17th at 8.45 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. respectively. Mark your diaries. And if the suggestion by Harry is taken it might just be a matter of time befor it is streamed on their site. So watch out and mark your diaries.

I can understand that in a short 30-something minute piece it is quite difficult to make all the necessary attributions, but as Mucheru pointed out it would also have been great to see or hear mention of other development partners who have been in on the ICT scene in the country whose efforts also added to the effects shown in the documentary. 

Cheers,
FE

Florence Etta 
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From: Joseph Mucheru <mucheru at wananchi.com>
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Sent: Thursday, 10 August, 2006 3:31:41 AM
Subject: [Kictanet] Re: Kenya e-Governmnet documentary

Dear Limo,

I watched the TV documentary. Many many congratulations, It was great to see 
the government efforts. This will go along way in developing the ICT sector and
Kenya as a whole.

I would however request recognition of other private sector participants. It is made 
to seem only Telkom and Posta are providing ICT services

Congratulations again to you and Juma for an effort well done! 

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Joseph Mucheru
Chairman
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On Aug 9, 2006, at 6:04 PM, Andrew Limo wrote:

Dear Kiplist,
The Directorate of e-Government recently embarked on a
countrywide Awareness and Education campaign which
aimed at sensitizing public servants on the on going
modernization of government services using ICTs. 
The programme was an eye opener. Most civil servants,
especially at rural districts have never used email or
even the computer. But there were a few surprises
though. Kakamega DC Njenga Miiri is a true convert of
the technology. From the day he got the request from
e-Government to hold a day’s workshop at Mumias County
Hall, Mr. Miiri spared no effort to ensure it was a
success. He mobilized all concerned, postponed some
commitments that fell on the day and was among the
first to arrive at the venue-with his wife! The DC
spoke at length on the opportunities that come with
the use of ICT in Government.
The Bungoma police boss, who had worked a systems
administrator at a reputable organization abroad, was
a disappointed man. He did not have a computer in his
office and so you wouldn’t talk to him about
connectivity. 
The programme was carried out in conjunction with
Postal Corporation of Kenya using the Posta Surf
outlets as training facilities in North Rift and
Western Kenya. The day would start with presentations
aimed at stimulating interest on the potentials of
Information and Communications Technologies to about
50 civil servants. This would be followed by a live
demo on how to activate official email addresses which
had been set up for them by the Directorate of
e-Government on the kenya.go.ke domain in advance.
They would then go to the Post Surf Internet cafes
where they would be provided with Ksh.100 Surf cards
each for a hands-on session. 
The impact has been tremendous. A number of them, who
had never touched the mouse, were now able to email to
friends and relatives locally and abroad. They now
frequently make enquires with e-government on varied
issues like courses and training opportunities. Plans
are now underway to roll out the programme in other
Districts after the evaluation of the first phase.
To make e-Government reality in Kenya, a change of
mindset is crucial. There is a lot individuals can
accomplish even with little resources once they are
convinced that the technology can work for them.  
In Nairobi, where civil servants had been trained on
web development, most government websites now boast
some content. Some are beginning to get transactional.
They are now more “under construction” tractors
welcoming you to our home pages. 
The road to realizing e-Government will need more
resources and commitment. But there is no doubt the
journey has begun. 

For those of you in Kenya, you could watch
e-Government documentary starting today on:

KTN and NTV Wed. 9th August   2006 -9:30 pm
Citizen TV       Wed. 16th August 2006 -8.45pm
KBC Channel One Thurs 17th August 2006-9.30pm

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