[kictanet] Bitange for President? Driving Knowledge Economy? OnlineInterview with PS Ndemo

Wed Aug 3 09:21:51 EAT 2011

I think Dakitari you are reading the minds of most of us.
Accelerating development can take place when there is a concerted
effort from all quarters.
My wish, since you've touched on various line minsitries, wouldn't it
be possible, if it materialize, to have other PSs also join in this
debate?
Why?
Without Treasury PS, the money you've mentioned might not be
forthcoming; without Agriculture and Special Programmes PSs, how will
the provision of food reach the masses? And Education PS would come in
handy because we are talking about mass education campaign, which can
be facilitated by this important Ministry.
Further tha National Social and Economic Council and Vision 2030
secretariats, in my 2 cents, would provide some integration that we
can use (in this campaign), to speed development in Kenya. For
instance, through the Medium Term Plan (2008-2012) of Vision 2030,
could it be possible to know how much has been achieved, what's
stalled and what is on course ( well apart from the expansion of Thika
Road)?

The reason as to why I've pointed this is because in this era of
'coalitions' wouldn't such partnership be adapted to make things move
faster? I pray to see Konza City developed while I'm alive (there are
people we support in micro-enterprise skills inside the proposed Konza
ICT village and I think they see optimism with the program/idea in
their neighbourhood)!

My thoughts.

On 03/08/2011, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.or.ke> wrote:
> Bwana Ndemo,
>
> For innovation and "thinking without the box" (new phrase)...we give that to
> you. You have shown "you have the spine" to do things differently and defy
> the norm.
>
> I recall a visit we made with you to CFSK (Computer's for Schools Kenya) to
> get a deeper understanding of how refurbishment of computers was being done
> by young innovators. You challenged the young girls and boys to turn the
> computer monitors (they had planned to ship back to China and elsewhere for
> metal extraction) into colored TVs! I thought to myself, wow, what a
> dream!....the next visit I made to CFSK four months later, they had indeed
> turned those monitor's into colored TVs and were selling them at Ksh 4,000 a
> piece. From then on I tell people that when Bwana Ndemo gives ideas, I
> listen very keenly.
>
> Presidential candidates are put to the test in all areas. A question I have
> for you is to explain (wasi wasi) the recent discussion on China taking over
> digital signal distribution in Kenya - what became of that debate? has the
> decision been reversed?
>
> Edith
>
> ________________
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> Climate Change & Water Program
> International Development Research Centre | Centre de recherches pour le
> développement international
> Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa
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> [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: 03 August 2011 05:27
> To: Edith Adera
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Bitange for President? Driving Knowledge Economy?
>    OnlineInterview with PS Ndemo
>
> In summary,
> Again hypothetically my major themes shall be:
> Kwowledge for life
> Infrastructure for Development
> Food security (including Value addition)
> Employment (create tons of it)
>
> One Kenya.  Unity in diversity.  Keep hope a live (borrowed from Rev. Jesse
> Jackson).
>
> Ndemo.
> Sent from my BlackBerry®
>
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