[kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable

Sat May 19 10:00:23 EAT 2007

Alice,

As you know, we are testing this weekend again how far we can push the
Butterfly access and have given it free. In the meantime I would like ICT
maternity/fraternity to think about what content we can provide on the free
Butterfly portal which can be accessed by EVERYBODY free of charge. CSR and
policy related matters could be one of the items?

Kai
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alice
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To: kai.wulff at kdn.co.ke
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable

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
>
> -----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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