[kictanet] Public Sector Appointments must be on MERIT

[Joseph Manthi]

Waudo
Great theoretical discourse on meritocracy but I must stand up for reason.
Democracy is a bad system of government that awards winners with take all
attitudes and ability to run governments the way they wish but it is the
best we have today. And it is better than any other form of government.

The sooner we, as Kenyans, realize that every single senior position from
Ministers to PS to all senior parastatals serve under the pleasure of the
president despite merit and therefore their positions are political the
sooner we can get on with the job at hand. Taking the right of the president
to appoint whomever they want despite merit and politics is a pretty bad
thing.

Lets get on with the job at hand.

Joe

On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 8:31 AM, waudo siganga <emailsignet at mailcan.com>wrote:

>  Public Sector appointments MUST be on MERIT. Period. Accepting other
> avenues such as "Political Appointment" is a sad commentary on our state of
> affairs given that this list is for the enlightened and intellectuals. If
> indeed such appointments exist they must be condemned. Those saying that
> appointments exist that are best described as "Political" rather than
> "Meritorious" should indicate whether or not they believe in or are resigned
> to such appointments. This is an advocacy list, right? Advocacy is about
> reaching for an ideal and not accepting what you do not believe in. It goes
> beyond just observing what is going on. Does it make sense to be trying to
> "digitize" our society if in the background that society is not a
> Meritocracy?
>
> In Kenya, political affiliation is generally tribal-based. This
> axiomatically elevates the term "Political Appointment" to the realm of
> euphemism...... And this further creates the social instability we are aware
> of during election time, as this is the time for each community to position
> itself, through utra-Machiavellian means where necessary,  to "eat" through
> "political appointments". Not committing ourselves to merit can only leave
> us with a "Mediocracy" compounded by brain-drain (as our top brains get
> disillutioned) and, at worst, social instability/war. Let us build Kenya by
> promoting those ideas that build us and not resigning ourselves
> to compromises. Ordinary Kenyans are watching to see how we, the enligtened,
> are thinking so that they can follow our example.
>
> Waudo
>
>
>
> On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:57:27 -0400, "Joseph Manthi" <jmanthi at gmail.com> said:
>
> WO:
>
> "When we blindly adopt any religion, political system, or literary
> dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow."
>                                                         -- Anais Nin
>
> Ditto
>
> Joe
>
> On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 3:23 AM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 9:55 AM, John Walubengo <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > I think I have to support Manthi on this one. We cannot wish away
>> Political influence on such an important and strategic appointment - infact
>> it could be  suicidal to do so.
>> >
>> > I havent talked to Shem or the other un-succesfull contenders
>> (pretenders?) for the post but I am 100% sure that they must have tried to
>> get their political godfathers to say a good word for them too. If they
>> didn't have any political godfathers, then they should have prudently
>> declined to apply for the job (like me ;-)
>> >
>> > So guys, stop talking criteria only when things do not go your way.
>>  Instead lets congratulate the new DG because economist, engineer, lawyer,
>> informatician or whatever - he did go to school and has the experience to
>> deal with the office. Our role may be more useful in demanding deliverables
>>  from him rather splitting hair on why he was appointed and we were left
>> out.
>> >
>> > walu.
>>
>> Hi Walu,
>>
>> I agree in part with you, about the demand for deliverables from him,
>> but I still stand against the mode of appointment, where I'll stand
>> with the other side of this debate.
>> I sign out of this  thread with the following quote:
>>
>> "When we blindly adopt any religion, political system, or literary
>> dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow."
>>                                                         -- Anais Nin
>>
>> --
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>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
>> Nairobi,KE
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