[kictanet] Discipline & Ethics - Re: Legislation and Regulationfore-Commerce in Ken

[Joseph Manthi]

Well put

I don't know why we feel we have to kowtow to these foreigners on  
things that are as important ad life and death.

Call my writing crude if you may but what I am saying is something  
that needs to be said.

Joe

Joseph Manthi
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On Jul 14, 2008, at 4:18 PM, "waudo siganga" <emailsignet at mailcan.com>  
wrote:

> Hi Al Kags. I suppose you are a KENYAN like me. Let me ask you a
> question, albeit hypothetical. Suppose I somehow developed a keen
> interest in the ICT situation in, let's say, Holland (a suspicious
> situation for a Nyauthi already since no-one can work out my
> motivation). Suppose I wrote a wonderful paper on, let's say,  
> ecommerce
> in Holland and wanted to hand it, to the Dutch Government. I approach
> the Dutch Embassy in Nairobi and explain to them my story - the ICT
> Policy in Holland is in a mess and I have the solution which I weant  
> to
> place before the Dutch minister responsible or the Parliament. Will I
> get the visa??? Will I be able to pass those nasty boys at Schipol
> immigration with my story? I would be surprised to get "Yes" answers.
>
> KENYANS must control their ICT Policy process and not outsource it.
>
> Waudo
>
>
> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:57:23 +0000, alkags at alkags.com said:
>> My thoughts are yet to organise themselves adequately in my head to
>> comment on this issue, however it occurs to me that the argument  
>> that you
>> advance Mike may inadvertently be 'an eye for an eye' sort of  
>> argument.
>>
>> India and the US for example can do perfectly well without investment
>> from Kenya or Africa. in fact, i am led to wonder what the state of
>> affairs is with regard to FDI inflows. How much of the FDI inflows  
>> in the
>> US originate from Africa? And in Kenya, how much of the FDI inflows
>> originate from Kenya?
>>
>> The social argument you advance in general (while taking exception  
>> to the
>> racial slurs) is generally sound but does it make sense to the extent
>> that it will put Ugali in Wanjiku's mouth (the business argument)?
>>
>> Zimbabwe tried to be protectionist. Outside of the external factors  
>> that
>> have surely contributed to the hyper-inflation there, it occurs to me
>> that the land he acquired was redistributed among his cronies and  
>> within
>> a month (i was there), erstwhile lush fields of tobacco lay frigid. I
>> wonder if protectionist policies would enhance our global  
>> competitiveness
>> as a country in the larger scheme of things?
>>
>> or is it the hard work that people are putting into the development  
>> of
>> the industry.
>>
>> Back to Marcel and Kevit, who have been unfortunately dragged into  
>> this.
>> i have seen them putting in long, hard hours of work for the  
>> industry -
>> on the ecommerce policy, for example. I wonder if it is fair to  
>> villify
>> such efforts and what it says about ourselves?
>> Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Celtel Kenya
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "Joseph Manthi" <jmanthi at gmail.com>
>>
>> Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:54:42
>> To: <alkags at alkags.com>
>> Cc: kictanet-lists<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Discipline & Ethics - Re: Legislation and
>> Regulation
>>    fore-Commerce in Ken
>>
>>
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