[kictanet] Poghisio Flouting The Law in The CCK Tussle-by DMakali

[Francis Hook]

Mr Githo - first my obeisances. My issue is lies not in the law but
whether, inherent in the (extant) law are flaws.     I too eek the
truth of the matter, In an earlier post I asked what merits the change
of guard...

On 20/04/2011, Macharia Gaitho <mgaitho at ke.nationmedia.com> wrote:
> Many of us are missing the point. The issue is not the performance or rating
> of the DG, but whether any minister has the legal right to ignore or
> overrule a board on appointments and other decisions.
> There have also been suggestions that in this case the Board was wrong or it
> was influences by external forces. I wish the evidence could be brought
> forth.
>
>
>
> From: kictanet-bounces+mgaitho=nation.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mgaitho=nation.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
> Behalf Of Francis.Hook at gmail.com
> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 2:45 PM
> To: Macharia Gaitho
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Poghisio Flouting The Law in The CCK Tussle-by
> DMakali
>
> Thank you. Thank you for seeing the forest for the trees,
>
> On , Jotham Kilimo Mwale <jokilimo at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Francis, you are spot on. Whereas we are all busy trying to see if the
>> Minister has breached the law (which is on order), we are not
>> interrogating the actions of the Board, thus giving the impression the
>> minister is wrong and the Board is right. Was the Board's decision
>> influenced externally? Was it a one-time appraisal or has there been
>> continuous (annual?) appraisals and what were the scores?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jotham
>>
>> --- On Tue, 4/19/11, Francis Hook francis.hook at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Francis Hook francis.hook at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Poghisio Flouting The Law in The CCK Tussle-by
>> DMakali
>> To: jokilimo at yahoo.com
>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Date:
>> Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 10:40 PM
>>
>> Thanks MM.  In many senses your email and the link in reference to an
>> objective view of the issue, open up space for fresh discussions  about
>> which media can really lay claim to being part of the fourth estate.     I
>> feel BD has legitimate claim to that for their objectivity and
>> independence.
>>
>>
>> And I really hope such deliberations can feed into discussions that try to
>> define what "independent" really means - such that "independent" excludes
>> the ability to pander to certain interests and not any licence that
>> amounts to impartial treatment of issues.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 20 April 2011 08:23, muriuki mureithi mureithi at summitstrategies.co.ke>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Walu
>> It's actually resurrected and is now  turning up for  constitutional
>> interpretation at the supreme court
>>
>> Read on ---
>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/CCK+director+appointment+row+goes+to+court/-/539550/1146974/-/9r63o8z/-/index.html
>>
>>
>> this will be  precedent setting  not just for CCK but for all boards . it
>> will remove doubt on the construct of the Independent CCK  that is coming
>> up ---
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> Muriuki Mureithi
>>
>> Consultant Member
>> Society of Telecommunications Consultants
>>
>>
>> what chance gathers , she easily scatters !! Johann  Wolfgang von Goethe
>>
>>
>> From:
>> kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke]
>> On Behalf Of Walubengo J
>>
>> Sent: 20 April 2011 08:01
>> To: mureithi at summitstrategies.co.ke
>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Poghisio Flouting The Law in The CCK Tussle-by
>> DMakali
>>
>>
>>
>> It seems this saga refuses to die...
>>
>> ~~~
>> The Star
>> Tuesday, 19 April 2011 00:04 BY DAVID MAKALI
>>
>>
>> A little over a week ago, Information and Communications minister Samuel
>> Poghisio called a press conference to announce that he had revoked the
>> suspension of the director general of the Communications Commission of
>> Kenya."For the avoidance of doubt, I wish to state that Charles Njoroge
>> remains in office and that as the appointing authority I will proceed to
>> renew his contract in line with the law," he stated.
>>
>>
>> The minister's intervention may have seemed timely and proper. Given the
>> infighting that had become the order of the day at the CCK between the
>> board of directors (or some) and the director-general, some form of
>> external intervention was necessary to establish order.
>>
>> However, questions still linger over what exactly the minister did, if it
>> was legal, and if it is in the interest of the general telecommunications
>> sector and the public in general. At the time of this writing, his
>> re-appointment or otherwise had not been gazetted.
>>
>>
>> more @
>> http://tinyurl.com/3cddk4h
>>
>> walu.
>>
>>
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