[kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable

Fri May 18 12:10:14 EAT 2007

Thanks MM yes indeed the ICT maternity/fraternity is a dynamic one and 
would like to suggest that we try and link ICTs to livelihood issues as 
Walu suggests and perhaps over chai , as Kanja suggests, present it 
clearly and simply within  that context.

best
alice

Muriuki Mureithi wrote:
> Many thanks for the comments that have come through  the list . it shows the
> dynamism of the ICT fraternity .    
>
> The absence of the presidential aspirants  talks loudly that either they are
> not familiar with issues , or if they are familiar they do not them consider
> significant  at national level or they do not care. Either way  we in the
> ICT world are proactive people and instead of castigating them let us  roll
> our sleeves and work with them  and  make sure they understand the issues,
> the significance and  why they matter.  
>
> This is an on-going programme and  as indicated in the debate and  we shall
> have another session in July and hopefully the political scenario on the
> presidential aspirants will be clearer . For now,  to determine who to
> invite was based on  government of national unity  versus the opposition as
> broadly perceived in the national political arena. After the party elections
> we shall have clarity on who to invite in the next round . 
>
> The overall objective of the project is to ensure that we place the ICT
> agenda  as campaign issue and we need to show the presidential aspirants
> that ICT is an national issue 
>
>   
>
> Muriuki Mureithi
> Team leader
> ICT mainstreaming in the Political Arena project 
> KICTANET
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke at kictanet.or.ke
> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke at kictanet.or.ke] On
> Behalf Of Brian Longwe
> Sent: 17 May 2007 13:26
> To: mureithi at summitstrategies.co.ke
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable
>
> I would like to strongly echo the sentiments of Lucy as well as to  
> add my own fury to the fire.
>
> I was extremely upset that not only did *NONE* of the presidential  
> aspirants show up - but some of them even went as far as responding  
> to phone calls by saying "I am on the way, will be there in 20  
> minutes"...... then never turning up..... can you imagine that?  
> Treating the Kenyan ICT community like a spurned girlfriend or  
> boyfriend?
>
> Anyway I think that the message that has been sent by the absence of  
> every single one of the aspiring presidents was very LOUD and CLEAR -
>
> " We don't care about ICT - it doesn't factor in our vision - it is  
> unimportant to us"
>
> As very precisely put by someone I overheard at the meeting - "these  
> aspiring presidents probably don't even know how to spell ICT"
>
> We must make a loud and strong statement about his and ensure that  
> the wider Kenyan community realises the true colours of their  
> "wannabe" presidents.
>
> Brian
>
> On May 17, 2007, at 12:26 PM, John Walubengo wrote:
>
>   
>> LK,
>>
>> u sound a bit disappointed.  Unfortunately i didnt attend
>> the function and would like to know who really turned up
>> from the presidential aspirants and what they said...
>>
>> Michuki, any hope for the text transcript?  Or Becky could
>> give us a brief the old way in form of minutes/updates/etc?
>> Then from there the absentees like me could contribute more
>> intelligently on the way forward...
>>
>> walu.
>>
>> --- Lucy Kimani <lkimani at comnews.co.ke> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> All,
>>>
>>> I am just venting on the dismal performance of our
>>> aspiring presidential
>>> candidates, I have noticed a trend where those in
>>> leadershipship positions
>>> let alone those aspiring for the same confirm their
>>> attendance to a
>>> certain function and then not show up or best case
>>> scenario show up 2-3
>>> hours late.  I keep asking myself why do we as Kenyans
>>> accept this
>>> behavior, and I am at a loss!
>>>
>>> Actually, my pesa nane is that we as the citizens need to
>>> start demanding
>>> accountability in that when one says they will attend a
>>> function then they
>>> should keep to their word, after all why are electing
>>> people whose word
>>> doesnt count for much?  Additionally, most of us also
>>> have busy work lives
>>> and the fact that we were willing to stop what we were
>>> doing to sit down
>>> to hear what these aspiring candidates have to say about
>>> ICT is a
>>> testament to how important we feel ICT to be to the
>>> country.
>>>
>>> I am one for making strong statements, and a one page ad
>>> expressing our
>>> displeasure and questioning why the candidates are scared
>>> of facing a
>>> serious group of citizens wanting to know where each of
>>> them stands in ICT
>>> would be in order!  I am sure if it was one of those
>>> meetings where fans
>>> are shouting at the top of their voices, and no one is
>>> asking any serious
>>> questions they probably would show up, we need to start
>>> demanding more
>>> from our politicians!
>>>
>>> Just my thoughts!
>>>
>>> LK
>>>
>>>
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