[kictanet] Independent Communications Commission of Kenya-Policy Process

Wed Nov 17 11:52:05 EAT 2010

A quality policy process should involve:
- Good and accessible background research including a vision for the sector. We 
need to be clear as a country on where we want to go to derive who can get us 
there. For example we have a 2009 Act that has only been partially 
implemented...whose vision did that Act represent? Are they represented at the 
CCK?

- All who have a stake (including the 20 million with mobile phones and radios) 
need to be heard directly or through their representatives. How they want to use 
their phones and by extension where CCK/Media Council priorities should lie may 
come as a suprise to experts.

- Innovators: all those leading the new IT garages, industries need to be heard 
as a special category so that insitutions are created for the future and not 
only for todays problems. 

- Political support: We need to hear govt. views on the possibilities of the 
future with independent institutions. Its not enough to simply be conforming to 
the new Constitution. 

That said, this is an exciting time - the Constitution is allowing us to kill 
very many birds with one stone including ICT ones.

regards, Wamuyu

________________________________
From: Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com>
To: wamuyulearn at yahoo.co.uk
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Sent: Wed, 17 November, 2010 11:14:48
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Independent Communications Commission of Kenya-Policy 
Process

Folks,

At this rate, I would suggest why not host ALL the environments (Start at 
Mukurwa-kwa-Njenga, head to Umoja, passby Buru and then Karen and finally Sun n 
Sand?)

I guess its all a matter of what you think is the most efficient and effective 
way of hearing and collating data from the people (public) - given certain 
constraints like time, budgets and availability of "knowledgeable" of 
participants. Which begs the question that many Policy experts on this list 
could answer: 

Is the Quality of a Policy a function of the Number of Participants? 
Alternatively, what are the Key metrics/indicators for a good Government Policy? 

walu.
disclaimer: host environments were randomly selected and not necessarily ordinal 
;-)
--- On Wed, 11/17/10, Wainaina Mungai <wainaina.mungai at gmail.com> wrote:

>From: Wainaina Mungai <wainaina.mungai at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Independent Communications Commission of Kenya
>To: jwalu at yahoo.com
>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 4:46 AM
>
>
>I second Edith, let us have the consultations at Bomas or other hall(s) in 
>the suburbs of Nairobi. We need to move away from the expensive 'default 
>setting' of having all policy discussions at the Sun-and-Sand Beach Resort.
>
>
>Participation via SMS, web and other modes should be admissible this time 
round.
>
>
>Wainaina
>
>
>On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 9:51 PM, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.or.ke> wrote:
>
>Bwana Ndemo,
>>
>>This is "music to my ears". It's gratifying to see that citizens are now placed 
>>at the heart of policy-making in Kenya!
>>
>>Incidentally, we have just approved funding for a comprehensive study to review 
>>"the right to information and citizen participation in parliamentary affairs in 
>>Kenya" - we hope that the findings will inform the review of policies and 
>>standing orders to entrench citizen participation in parliament.
>>
>>Can we find more effective and less expensive ways of engaging citizens in 
>>policymaking processes, must it be Mombasa? why not a decent hall in the suburbs 
>>where ordinary Kenyans can also give their views?
>>
>>Edith
>>
>>________________
>>Edith Ofwona Adera
>>Senior Program Specialist
>>ICT4D Program and Climate Change & Water Program
>>International Development Research Centre | Centre de recherches pour le 
>>développement international
>>Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa
>>Tel: +254202713160 | Fax/Téléc: +254202711063 | Skype: edithadera
>>eadera at idrc.or.ke | www.idrc.ca | www.crdi.ca
>>________________________________________
>>From: kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke 
>>[kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.or.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of 
>>bitange at jambo.co.ke [bitange at jambo.co.ke]
>>Sent: 16 November 2010 16:54
>>To: Edith Adera
>>
>>Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'
>>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Independent Communications Commission of Kenya
>>
>>
>>Listers
>>Talking of reforms.  We have posted two Bills, that is the Independent
>>Communications Commission of Kenya and the Independent Media Council, on
>>www.information.go.ke.  The two far reaching pieces of legislation were
>>necessitated by the new Constitution.  I need your input by mid January
>>before we plan a major conference (the constitution requires comprehensive
>>stakeholder participation before any policy proposal becomes law) in
>>Mombasa.  After we establish concesus the Bills will be sent to the Kenya
>>Law Reform then Constitutional Implementation Committee then the AG's
>>office and finally to Parliament.  We will get another chance to view the
>>Bills after the first reading in Parliament.  The whole process is to take
>>less than six months.
>>
>>The Freedom of Information and Data Protection Bills are making progress
>>too and we shall keep you updated.
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>
>>Ndemo.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
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>>> From: kictanet-bounces+kairo=softlaw.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
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>>> Behalf Of bitange at jambo.co.ke
>>> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 10:03 PM
>>> To: kairo at softlaw.co.ke
>>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>>> 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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