[kictanet] Refurbs Debate

[Gakuru Alex]

Nduati, It was nice meeting you in 2009. I hope to see you after a
year (or a couple?) standing next to a "new machine" skunkworks-like
<http://www.lockheedmartin.com/aeronautics/skunkworks/> :-) :-) I
support you PS lock up a couple of these guys....

On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 4:28 PM, <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:
> Akich,
> I may have to try your approach brother.  If Nduati is listening, please
> contact me.
>
> Regards
>
> Ndemo.
>
>
>> Daktari,
>>
>> It is sad as you say we have to waste foreign exchange for simple
>> technology
>> such as set top box. The government spend a lot of funds supporting
>> polytechnics and other technical institutions and it is a concern why they
>> would not undertake such projects for sustainability.
>>
>> I am reminded that if it was not of the Amercan industrialist's
>> stubbornness, our so called VIPs would not be enjoying a ride in the
>> powerful 8V engine block. Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motors kept the
>> engineers locked in a workshop for one year until they succeeded in what
>> they had ealier believed was impossible to achieve. Therefore if I were in
>> your position, I would have picked one technical institution, assign them
>> to
>> produce those sets of top boxes and ensure no graduation takes place for
>> that relevant department until they succeed. What is the purpose of
>> education if it can not address challenges we face? Some might call it
>> dictatorship, what is wrong with that if it can make the country move
>> forward.
>>
>> Those are my thoughts,
>>
>> Akich Kwach