[kictanet] The PS in ICANN

Tue Mar 9 17:44:33 EAT 2010

Hi,

It's wonderful to be in Nairobi attending the 
ICANN meeting.  It's been a long time coming and 
now it's here (and we're here) it's going 
extremely well.

ICANN's a demanding technical community and we're 
enjoying amazing connectivity. I heard Kenya has 
provided the highest level of connectivity 
enjoyed by any ICANN meeting location to date. So 
kudos to all involved in bringing fiber to the 
country and region.

And after too much bad news and mishandled 
communication about security, visitors are 
enjoying their time and your hospitality. 
Thanks. I don't know who should take credit for 
the meeting, and the amazing infrastructure 
(except the traffic jams...) we're enjoying.  Not 
sure it matters, the success is Kenya's.

Adam

At 4:00 PM +0200 3/9/10, Barrack Otieno wrote:
>Colleagues,
>
>Well lets not beat ourselves too much , it goes without saying the PS,
>Leader of Parliamentary committee, the Kenic Chairman and Admin
>Manager as well as Staff and many other Kenyans have demonstrated
>leadership, there are many other Kenyans who have made significant
>contribution none the less i suggest we look at it as a glitch that i
>could attribute to the MC, for those who have made significant
>contribution congratulations that is the spirit, i think the fact that
>we managed to pull of the meeting is reason to Celebrate, the only
>challenge is that we don't seem to have a joint local strategy for
>gaining the most from the meeting, probably it might b food for
>thought for future events moreso the IGF which is coming soon.
>Regards
>
>
>On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 3:37 PM,  <alice at apc.org> wrote:
>>  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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   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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