[kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General

Wed Dec 1 08:48:33 EAT 2010

Hi,

The writing is on the wall, Postal Corporation needs a new breed of leadership 
failing which is shall sink to the level of Kenya National Assurance, point of 
no return

Issues of unions and pensions can be resolved by leveraging its advantages such 
as a national presence.  We need dynamic future looking leadership that as an 
appreciation of the changes taking place locally and by extension globally.

It was sad to hear an employee of PCK saying that she earns Ksh 14,000/- after 
working for over 20 years for the corporation, does PCK really have a human 
resource head, chief or manager?  What was more telling was the brand new PCK 
vehicles that where packed behind the striking workers.  This is a clear 
indication that the leadership at PCK has no clue as to what a gold mine they 
are literally sitting on.

Based on the inflation index for Nairobi and the UNDP report on employment  an 
employee with a family living in Nairobi and earning less than 30,000/- per 
month is termed as poor.  PCK is impoverishing its employees by keeping them 
employed.  

We seriously need to look at converting certain jobs from permanent to part-time 
which would allow us to provide opportunities for our university students who 
spend their evenings on facebook.  This will be a great opportunity to 
re-establish the work ethic in the next generation.  

I wish NTV reporters could begin to do their homework before making alarming 
statements that PCK is in trouble as a result of the proliferation of email and 
the internet.  I will ask again, after you have ordered your pair of shoes 
online can it be delivered to you electronically?

Post Corporation of Kenya is not dead, it is sedated its slumber is being 
externally imposed and it is time that I was given the opportunity to raise it 
to its true glory, but as long as this nation is run on mediocre concepts and 
crony rewarding systems mine shall remain, for now, a cry in the wilderness.

Regards

Life is not a zero sum game, for you to gain I do not need to lose.
 Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya

Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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From: Harry Karanja <kairo at softlaw.co.ke>
To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Sent: Tue, 16 November, 2010 12:33:39
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General

Dr. Ndemo, you are right that we are overdue for comprehensive reforms when it 
comes to how we run and manage our parastatals.

However, I think that is exactly the kind of change that Yawe is proposing to 
bring about. I'm delighted that someone like Yawe who obviously has extensive 
experience in converging ICT with business, can be bold enough to stand up and 
say I can do it. Barack Obama in his book Dreams of My Father spoke about how 
leaders seeking the highest elective office must have an outsized ego. They must 
believe that they can do something better than everyone else, even if that 
something seems impossible. With Yawe, I can personally say that he has the 
brains, skills, motivation and ego to meet the challenges of being the 
post-master general.

Look forward to your appointment Yawe.

With Kind Regards,
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Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General

Jane,
You are right to some extent.  Ministries do not have unlimited power over
their parastatals.  You recall as Hon. Michuki cleaned the Transport
ministry, the Ports Authority was at the verge of collapse.  There are
intricacies in the running of state corporations that you are not aware
of.  They are managed by many agencies such as the State Corporations
Advisory Council, Inspector General of State Corporations and not
forgetting the unions.  It is not as simple as you think.  Several
variables affect the way they operate.  Comprehensive reforms may be
necessary.

Ndemo.

> Hi Robert,
>
> Thank you for a very well outlined vision.
> How I wish the appointing authority would give you an opportunity.
>
> Meanwhile,I choose to strongly disagree with Bwana PS in regard to the
> legacy
> issues he raised.
>
> Yawe's vision is comprised of income generating ideas e.g.Renting out
> banking
> hall space, Advertising, Selling airtime etc,very minimal resources are
> required
> and if anything the organisation would be assured of immediate
> returns.From the
> vision I also see numerous job opportunities being created through
> Ecomerce and
> the eventual door delivery of mail.
>
> Listers, I draw inspiration from how Hon Michuki transformed the public
> transport sector.
> He used the same staff his predecessors had used,no retraining,no
> retrenchment
> or work force overhaul;just a man who decided to bring sanity on the roads
> and
> sanity he brought.
> Similarly,it also took one man,same task force,same conditions,to undo all
> what
> had been done by Hon Michuki at Ministry of Transport.
> Again Hon Michuki moved to Min of Enviroment,we could have heard excuses
> of how
> much resources were needed to clean Nairobi
> river........................again
> the river got cleaned.
>
> Personally I believe its all dependent on the person at the top.
> Under our current situation I dont expect Yawe to immediately replace Maj
> Gen
> Hussein Ali but the least I would have expected is in the meantime Yawe be
> introduced to the Post Master General to share on how some of his ideas
> can be
> implemented as we wait for the resource and legacy issues to get resolved.
>
> Jane Kagiri
> kagirijane at yahoo.com
>
> Its impossible to build a tribute of success on a foundation of excuses.
>
>
>
>
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