[kictanet] Bitange for President? Extended due to Public Demand

Thu Aug 11 16:25:23 EAT 2011

Dakitari,

There is a question raised by Rigia. And I can sum it this way, how
accountable will the firms which get some tax exempt and not utilize
it as required. I think she pointed clearly Safaricom DV's which are
not even functioning, yet the firm knows they exist? And why are the
other telcos not venturing into this initiative, or could it be a case
of white elephants?

Then there is the issue of Lake Victoria. If we use the waters of the
lake for irrigation purpose, we'll be literary at war withthe
Egyptians, who depend on the Nile for survival. I think there is
something called the Lake Victoria Basin, which prevents Kenya,
Tanzania and Uganda from "over using' the waters of Lake Victoria.
How will you make the Kenya's issues a priority?

On 11/08/2011, Denis G. Wahome <dwahome at gmail.com> wrote:
> Observation,
>
> Many times on this forum and others we see many ISP/Telco
> clients complaining about poor service or service providers either not
> giving SLA agreements or not able to comply to the terms. Among the main
> reason you will find the failure is mostly at the physical layer (cables and
> wires) . Many times the ISP claim either sabotage, accidental cuts by
> construction crew and machinery etc. yet in many cases we find fibre optic
> cabling either installed poorly on poles or buried under a foot of dirt
> below a slab along the streets.
>
> Would it not be better to plan for design and install proper
> Telecommunication Facilities, after all are not banking on
> solid communication infrastructure for ICT in our Vision 2030 moving
> forward?
>
> For instance this would have been a wonderful opportunity to have a
> proper facility for fibre from Nairobi to Thika and branching off along the
> way as Chinese firms build-out the highway. I am thinking more along a
> shared facility that can be easily secured and maintained. Failure to plan
> for this now I fear will leave us with Data Centres accessed via "strings"
> running the most cutting edge applications and services :-)
>
> Regards,
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 3:32 PM, <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:
>
>> Grace,
>> Thank you for extending the debate to Monday.  I hope I get time to
>> articulate some of the issues that will impact our lives in the next few
>> years.  Earlier I said that we are not alone in how we are dealing with
>> our social development.  I went ahead and gave examples from the US and
>> UK.  Although it is an unfortunate for the British people, it has come to
>> pass.  Even the Central Bank we got some good debate out of my post.
>>
>> Leadership requires selfless commitment to the people they lead.  It is a
>> sacrifice one makes.  In this respect, I will seek for advisors who have
>> demonstrated ability to serve their country with dedication.  We have
>> these people but they have never been given a chance to lead. The
>> constitution has accorded us the opportunity to search for such people.
>> If you read today’s front page Standard, it has the requirement for those
>> who want to join the electoral commission.  If we follow the requirement
>> to the letter, we shall get credible people.  It is this process that
>> lacked before and political operatives took charge in many posts within
>> government.
>>
>> Indeed there will be a policy guideline on all organizations registered
>> under Societies Act.  It is in the interest of the public that these
>> organizations file annual returns to the registrar because they are tax
>> exempt.  Tax exemption means that we the public partly fund their
>> activities.  Further the state has a responsibility to protect its
>> citizens from being taken advantage of.  We cannot burry our heads in the
>> sand on this issue no matter how sensitive it is.  We shall also be
>> implementing our constitution with respect to Bill of Rights.
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>> Ndemo.
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Listers
>> >
>> > We have received requests  (offline) that we allow "Candidate" Ndemo
>> > more
>> > time for him to respond to more concerns being raised.
>> >
>> > This is to let you know that the 'official campaign period" has been
>> > extended up to Monday August 15, 2011.
>> >
>> > And now Dr. Ndemo, Harry Delano did ask you to say what kind of advisors
>> > you would be looking for to help shape policy. Can we hear you on this
>> one
>> > too? You also make a valid point about churches and the fact that they
>> are
>> > not audited. I know for example in Washington DC, Parish priests have to
>> > present audited accounts to Parishoners once a year, while the Bishop
>> > fundraises through a system that is open to public scrutiny. Would you
>> > then make a policy decision on this? On a light note, may I remind you
>> > that your responses will go into the 'manifesto' and translate into more
>> > or less "votes" :)
>> >
>> > Listers, let the debate continue.
>> >
>> > Rgds
>> > GG
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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