[kictanet] New DG

Thu Jul 24 10:15:25 EAT 2008

I congratulate Mr Njoroge for the appointment as DG for CCK, however I still find the criteria used weak if what was in last Saturday Nation newspaper was part of the criteria. What is clear is that we are far from expecting CCK to meet WTO expectation of an independent regulator. CCK is strongly under what I term "political capture".  The issue of salary one earns as a prerequisite for short-listing for the post makes it even worse in my view. What is the future for such criteria in the eyes of all stakeholders particularly those in private sector, Foregn Direct Investors etc? the question is, how can such officer be free from government influence and special interest? Perhaps the criteria of appointment need to be revised to give an independent outfit and sectoral professionalsm to CCK DG position.   

Dr Muliaro Wafula
Lecturer JKUAT & Director 
Kenya E-governance and E-Content Backbone

--- On Wed, 7/23/08, Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] New DG
To: muliaro at yahoo.com
Cc: "New Vision List" <newvisionkenya at yahoogroups.com>, "Robert Onyango-Alai" <alai.robert at gmail.com>, "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 6:14 AM

Dougi,

Of course Google (and its variants!) has never been the only method to gauge qualification! Sadly, it is/they are the only measure we have these days, especially for ICT!

Brian, I have never known in any profession what you say to be a parameter for qualification or eligibility. Otherwise if it were, wouldn't people like Atieno Ochola (gender notwithstanding), Matano Ndaro, Michael Katundu, John Omo, and many more at CCK be as much deserving?

Lest am asked: 'declare your interest', let me do so. The other day I noticed an MP (who is either a present or past CCK director) contribute to a motion on CCK without 'declaring interest'; he was lucky to get away with it. I too applied for this job, not because I expected to be considered, but to find out if Kenya had changed; if we had moved on to a New Kenya where it didn't matter where [in Kenya] you came from, who you knew, whose son/daughter you had married, etc. We do not seem to have learnt from the events of the turn of the [last] year! Kenya appears to be sitting on a time bomb. Formation of the coalition does not seem to have detonated it.

I have previously contended that Kenyan informaticians are endangered. How right I am/was. The words 'mediocricity, political expediency, ethnic bigotry' keep ringing on my ears. So, it now appears we cannot find an eligible informatician to lead CCK and we have to get an economist! I wait for the day, for instance, when the IMF shall be headed by an informatician, or one James Rege shall be Finance Minister! Short of the ICT professionals organizing themselves and regaining their space, we have a long wait.

Best rgrds,
Shem
--- On Mon, 7/21/08, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] New DG
To: "Shem Ochuodho" <shemochuodho at yahoo.com>
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: Monday, July 21, 2008, 5:54 PM

IMHO Njoroge has been "the power behind the throne" for every one of the 
 last DGs. I think he will make an excellent leader. His time has come. 

Congrats Bw Njoroge

Brian
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On 21 Jul 2008, at 9:32 PM, "waudo siganga" <emailsignet at mailcan.com> wrote:

Anyone with background info on new DG? Google only has the appointment dd 21/7 On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:40:24 +0300, "Wainaina Mungai" <wainaina at madeinkenya.org> said:

I would assume Nyaki meant "effective engagement" rather than "effective management"

Regards
Wainaina

On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Catherine Adeya <elizaslider at yahoo.com> wrote:

Walu,

Your suggestion for 3.5 is good though I think it should simply be 'How to organize Associations for Effective Managment with the Government.

Unless I heard wrong, KTN Sunrise news this morning announced Mr Charles Kinyanjui Njoroge as the new CCK DG.

Nyaki

----- Original Message ----
From: John Walubengo <jwalu at yahoo.com>
To: elizaslider at yahoo.com
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 2:31:33 PM
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Forum Agenda - Lets focus

Harry,

Indeed it would be a public forum - but to what extend has the message gone  outside Nairobi given that most listservers have subscribers in NRB? Maybe there's need to have the traditional notice in the print media.  

As for the Agenda proposed and copied below,
1.      Forum Objectives
2.      Association presentations
3.      General Discussion
4.      Way forward

I would add - 3.5. How to Organise the different Associations for effective engagement with Govt.

walu.
nb: meanwhile, unconfirmed reports from my moles indicate that a new DG for CCK has been unveiled. Anybody with such a copy?

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