[kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable

Mon May 21 16:51:04 EAT 2007

Dear e-colleagues,

As I said last week, our invitees indicated a willingness to come but they
found varied reasons not show up.  We must find a way to bring them closer.
As they need to maximize the use of their time and also to avoid public
embarrassment,   we need to perhaps do an off-line dialogue first with them
to find out how they want their bread battered.  Can we beat our drum louder
than the Kigali's one?

Jim Rege
Washington, D.C

On 5/21/07 8:24 AM, "Judy Okite" <judyokite at gmail.com> wrote:

> Kanja,
> 
> This 'chai' concept......how much accountability are we  talking about?
> a one-on-one based conversation?
> how does it benefit the Nation? at the end of the day....how does your
> 'scream'  come out? "He told me so?"
> Or probably we could do it,but the 'Githongo' way!
> 
> Kind Regards,
> 
> On 5/17/07, Kanja Waruru <kanjawaruru at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Dear All,
>> Let me comment on this debate.
>> 
>> Its obvious that the main reason why our 'guests'
>> didn't show up was that the subject matter was to
>> sophisticated and nobody wanted to expose their
>> ignorance in front of the cameras.
>> 
>> My suggestion is we should invite them back not for a
>> press debate, and no cameras, but for chai and a
>> friendly chat that would bring them upto speed on ICT
>> issues.
>> Regards.
>> Kanja.
>> 
>> 
>> --- Alex Gakuru < alexgakuru.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> > I encourage us not tire in seeking ways to involve
>>> > legislators in ICT but we
>>> > are not afraid to critise them if and whenever they
>>> > fail us terribly.
>>> > Aspirants you embarrassed consumers?
>>> >
>>> > Inexcusable are unapologetic absence in the digital
>>> > age where the politicans
>>> > usually show off fancy communication gadgets....
>>> > considering the effort
>>> > everyone put in, and most appreciated Eng. Rege's
>>> > preparations input
>>> > contribution and his early arrival.
>>> >
>>> > ...and these politicians are always so harsh at
>>> > criticizing others yet when
>>> > they are called to state their vision they all
>>> > chicken out. They deserve a
>>> > thorough thrashing for the embarrassment they caused
>>> > to the country and the
>>> > tuned in world which now has a better understanding
>>> > of the political
>>> > protagonists qualities.
>>> >
>>> > But interesting questions were being asked in your
>>> > view of your absence
>>> > yesterday:- 
>>> >
>>> > 1. Do political leaders thrive better amidst
>>> > information-deprived rural
>>> > people?
>>> > 2. How much of their CDF funds went to ICT projects?
>>> > 3. Has it been over-assumed that rural means poor or
>>> > "stupid"?
>>> > 4. Do ICT disinterested MPs hope to fit well in Hon.
>>> > Kaparo's ICT-compliant
>>> > parliament?
>>> > 5. What and how else could the network deliver these
>>> > politicians into the
>>> > ICT world?
>>> >
>>> > It was wonderful Kanja transformed local content
>>> > challenges into an
>>> > opportunity. "Everyday, the media, is always busy
>>> > destroying old content
>>> > because of storage problems...." (ask the media
>>> > houses to for the content
>>> > and start a "K-Tube"? ;-)
>>> >
>>> > Thank you Edith for sharing community wireless
>>> > access point built using
>>> > ordinary tins. I am intersted in  ....
>>> >
>>> > Thanks to KICTANET, KENIC, KDN, MEDIA OWNERS and
>>> > notable patient press who
>>> > chose to stay on despite politicians failing to turn
>>> > up. Cover more stor
>>> >
>>> > October 2004 draft ICT Policy decried absence of
>>> > high level ICT leadership
>>> > but fortunately the last year gazetted policy speaks
>>> > of protecting this
>>> > (new-found) leadership. In view of this, I  am
>>> > obliged to thank President
>>> > Kibaki for assuming high level ICT leadership the
>>> > successive ICT directives
>>> > in 2006 ( e.g. fibre, digitisation... )
>>> >
>>> > So, I give credit where it is due?
>>> >
>>> > Alex Gakuru
>>> >
>>> > On 5/17/07, Lucy Kimani < lkimani at comnews.co.ke
>>> <mailto: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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