[kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General

[Rad!]

If Posta was serious about remaining relevant they would grasp the
opportunity to develop and run a physical addressing system for Kenya.

On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 9:27 AM, Edwin Onchari <eonchari at lynxbits.com> wrote:

>  The corporation needs a younger visionary. Yawe, I hope that someone is
> listening and gives you a shot at this! The corporation badly needs to tap
> into ecommerce, I would love to have my mail delivered/dispatched at my
> doorstep (just imagine the employment creation opportunity here), securely
> with excellent customer service!
>
>
>
> Edwin
>
>
>
> *From:* kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke[mailto:
> kictanet-bounces+eonchari <kictanet-bounces%2Beonchari>=lynxbits.com@
> lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *robert yawe
> *Sent:* Monday, November 08, 2010 9:15 AM
> *To:* Edwin
>
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> I believe I am one of very few who can straddle the 2 eras of mail & email
> to be able to appreciate how they converge in addition I have the passion to
> want to see Postal turned around to its full blossom.
>
>
>
> And most important I am not a retired civil servant who the government
> wants to put out to pasture, they have tried engineers, lawyers, military
> generals and many others and none was able to make any noticeable difference
> apart from maybe repaint the premises.
>
>
>
> On your parcels I have had the same issue with shipments from Amazon
> sometimes I will receive then items within a week other times a month but I
> realised that the problem is with how the US couriers handle overseas mail
> using some cheap middlemen.
>
>
>
> But when I ship from anywhere in the world including China using the EMS
> service and USPS in the USA my parcels arrive within 7 days which means that
> the main issue is the originating courier not Postal Corporation.
>
>
>
> For in country delivery Postal has no equal, with over 990 outlets spread
> across the entire country from end to end with a delivery of 3 days.  With
> such a network even the Kenya National Examination Council really have no
> reason to deliver exam papers any other way, but the selfish interests of a
> few.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> 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:* Andrea Bohnstedt <andrea.bohnstedt at ratio-magazine.com>
> *To:* robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Mon, 8 November, 2010 7:53:31
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General
>
> I find that I usually don't receive them - two or three packages sent from
> Europe took months (!) to reach me, and another two are still missing and
> I've written them off. So I don't ask people to send anything in the mail
> anymore, but to courier the items, or give them to someon who's traveling.
>
> So this situation could clearly do with some improvements. Robert, what's
> your qualification to turn this parastatal around?
>
> On 7 November 2010 20:15, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> It is saddening to see how Postal Corporation is treated as a dumping
> ground for retired civil servants turning it into a sedated giant being
> denied the opportunity to play its rightful role in levelling the  playing
> field.
>
>
>
> Many of us think that just because we rarely receive snail mail that it
> serves no purposes, we write articles and make statements of how email and
> instant messaging are the final nail in the coffin of Posta but I ask after
> your order the pair of shoes online and pay via mpesa or mkesha how do you
> expect to receive the shoes? SMS, email, or IM.
>
>
>
> I believe that we are doing a disservice to the country by killing Posta
> and someone needs to stand up and put Posta back to where it belongs as the
> enabler for e-commerce, e-learning, narrower of the digital divide and
> governance.
>
>
>
> I therefore offer myself as a candidate for Post Master General of Postal
> Corporation of Kenya.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>
>
>
>
>
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