[kictanet] Agenda Bashing - Kenya ICT Stakeholders Forum

[Brian Munyao Longwe]

Oops, shriekkk, screeech.... I hope that sounded like brakes....

On the contrary my brother Bill, the last major policy action that  
KicTanet was involved in was the finalization of the National ICT  
policy. NCS were very closely involved n this... Tulifsnya Kazi  
kabisa....

But you miss my point. NCS is the *implementor* of policy views  
gathered from the populace. They have the responsibility of  
interpreting all the wishes and demands and turning those into  
actionable policy recommendations.

Having them facilitate would be like having Ghost Mulee referee  
between Harambee Stars and Indomitable Lions.

But, and please get me here. What we intend to do would almost be  
meaningless and very shallow if we did not have their full and total  
participation.

I hope I am coming through clearly?


Brian

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On 15 Jul 2008, at 3:40 PM, "Bill Kagai" <billkagai at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Brian Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> I would venture to suggest that since the NCS is such a key  
> stakeholder they are the *last* to be considered for facilitating  
> such a session.
>
> Now we are talking my brother. In my opinion (I might be wrong), NCS  
> has been lacking the capacity to handle policy possibly because of  
> this kind of thinking...which we should probably change.
>
> The Act that creates NCS states that their function is;
> Part VII of the Act covers sections 84 to 103. Section 84  
> establishes the National Communications Secretariat as a Ministerial  
> department in the Ministry in charge of communications. The function  
> of the Secretariat is to advise the government on communications  
> policy which:
> promotes the benefits of technological development to all users of  
> communication facilities;
> fosters national safety and security, economic prosperity and  
> delivery of critical social services;
> facilitates and contributes to full development of competition and  
> efficiency on the provisions of services; and,
> fosters full and efficient use of telecommunication resources  
> including radio spectrum.
>  I would dare to suggest that this is the first issue we need to  
> change. Give the NCS their rightful place to PROMOTE, FOSTER,  
> FACILITATE the full development of ICT. At the very least, they are  
> not biases to any enrtity...Industry, Consumer or activist. We put  
> NCS in the periphery in the last ICT policy project...maybe that was  
> our undoing!!
>
> At the very least, the Act demands..and we must abide. And they are  
> not biased. Anyone else ...especially...and individual....might be  
> influenced, biased or bought.
>
> Again...my initial thoughts..I could be wrong.
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