[kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable

[Odhiambo WASHINGTON]

* On 24/05/07 03:17 -0700, chelimo kenneth wrote:
| Dear All,
| 
| Everybody seems to be bashing the politicians without
| putting into cognizance their (politicans) work schedule. Their 
| diaries are very unpredictable and most of them would give
| preference to issues or functions which could attract votes or 
| popularity. ICT in my view is not a vote attracting subject under a 
| debate in Kenya as of now.  Remember government is yet to extend ICTs 
| to rural areas and other disadvanatged places like slums.The reason is 
| simple given the number of people who are ICT literate or compliant in 
| such areas. Most votes are in rural areas and slums where people have 
| no iota of  knowledge in  ICT.  Unless ICT is popularised first in  
| these areas and make  people ask their leaders including  presidential 
| aspirants about their blueprints on ICT, you will just be wasting your 
| time trying to attract political leaders  for an ICT debate. After all  
| over 90 per cent of  current legislators either have very basic or no 
| knowledge of ICT after all. Good day
| 
| Ken Chelimo
| National Coordinator
| Kenya Network of Telecentres 

[From a list lurker]

Hmm, everyone else seemed to have been looking at the same side of the 
coin in this (now) saga.
Now we have the other side of the coin and to me, it explains all the 
reasons why our legislators did not "see" how they stood to benefit 
from the ICT debate.

Chelimo has all my votes for giving a rock-solid answer as to 
their failure to attend. It would have been an issue if Kenya was the 
equivalent of India (maybe) in terms of ICT growth, and hence 
visibility but because it is not, we have a long way to go with the 
legislators.

Perhaps the debate just need to be confined to the bureaucrats!



        cheers
       - wash 
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