[kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable

[Eric Osiakwan]

Which is why i submit that it is more the attitude of politicians not  
showing up and feel they can just go free and it is become aceeptable  
then ICTs.

Eric here


On 18 May 2007, at 14:24, Bill Kagai wrote:

> Interesting debate..but I beg to disagree with Muriuki and others who
> toe this thought process.....a quick google drill shows that the joke
> is on us. I checked randomly on some of your anticipated
> guests...and...
>
> 1. Ruto William Samoei
> Education – BSc. Hons (UON)
> Born – 1966
> Email - info at williamrutto.com
> URL. www.williamrutto.com
>
> Verdict – Cannot be ICT illiterate
>
> 2. Eng. Raila Odinga
> Eduction - M.Sc (Mechanical Engineering), University of Magdeburg
> Born – 1945
> Email. railaodinga at yahoo.com
> URL. http://www.raila2007.com/
>
> Verdict – Also not ICT illiterate..actually used a laptop launching  
> his vision..
>
> 3. Najib Balala
> Born – 1967
> Education - Business Administration Leadership, Harvard University
> Urban Management, University of Toronto
> Email – najib at mombasa.co.ke
> URL – www.najibbalala.net
>
> Verdict – Also not ICT illiterate.
>
> For those doing work/research..Why don't you check...
> - is ICT community possibly alienating itself from the rest??
> -what were these chaps avoiding by evading the dabate??
> -and other questions...
>
> Then you will realise that these chaps are much cleverer than we  
> think...
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kictanet-bounces+research=mediacorp.co.ke at kictanet.or.ke
> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+research=mediacorp.co.ke at kictanet.or.ke] On
> Behalf Of Muriuki Mureithi
> Sent: 18 May 2007 11:55
> To: Bill Kagai
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable
>
> 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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