[kictanet] The PS in ICANN

[alice at apc.org]

Forgot to mention that the views I have expressed below are personal and
not a reflection of any of the institutions/organisations I am affiliated
with

alice


> Hi Victor and all
>
> Indeed I happened to sit close by and noted with dismay the various
> omissions that went beyond acknowledging the Ministry of Information and
> Communication's financial contribution and support but also to the role
> other stakeholders  (company's, institution's, and individuals) have
> played in not only organising this meeting but contributing to broader
> ICTs for economic social, cultural and political development, as well as
> placing Kenya on the Internet map.
>
> So I shall start here,
>
> Kudos P.S Ndemo. You not only provided crucial government support and
> liaison to ensure that we hosted this meeting despite all the challenges
> we encountered on the way but you provided much needed support in terms of
> responding to all the various demands that  were being made of our
> country.
> Congratulations. We look forward to hosting the global Internet Governance
> Forum (IGF) in 2010 and we know Kenya will do it yet again.
>
> best
>
> alice
>
>
>
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>  Maloi wrote:
>> At the opening ceremony of ICANN I sat near the front seats and watched
> the PS carefully as he charted with the Vice President.  In the Program
> he had no funtion.  When it looked like the Minister was getting late,
> he took up the Minister's speech and started to prepare to read.  When
> Hon. Eng. Rege came in, the PS humbly moved out of his chair for
> Mheshimiwa and came to sit with us at the back.  He then took the
> Minister's speech and requested Hon. Rege to read it to which Mheshimiwa
> accepted.  After the VP's speech, he escorted him out of the conference
> and came back.  Suddenly he received his phone and and whispered to the
> ICANN chair.  They walked out only to come back escorting his Minister.
> He then asked Eng. Rege to give back the speech.  The PS gave the speech
> to the Minister and sat to listen to CCK DG speak.  The ICANN president
> introduced the DG as the man who wired the country and helped Kenya link
> to the rest of the world.  Our good DG never bothered to correct that it
> was a teamwork affair.  Other than the usual protocal mention, nobody
> really acknowledged the PS or the Ministry of infocom for what he/it has
> done to the ICANN in the past few months.  If I am not wrong, from what
> I saw in the dailies, the Ministry donated Ksh. 7 million to ICANN and
> rallied Kenyans towards the conference.
>>
>> What really motivates this man to work in a selfless way?
>>
>>
>> Victor.
>>
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