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

Fri Aug 12 21:19:16 EAT 2011

Well said Dr. Ndemo.

On 8/12/11, bitange at jambo.co.ke <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:
> Harry,
> Yes there is a crisis virtually in every country at the moment.  The
> difference is how you handle the situation.  In Britain the Prime Minister
> thought he can take a vacation in Italy and forget what is going on at
> home but he was forced to dash home.  Before I respond to how we take care
> of our crisis, I felt there is a patriotism lesson that we need to learn
> from Britain.
>
> The first reports we got in our News papers here and even in electronic
> media, there was no cause of the crisis in Britain.  It was simply
> reported that London is burning.  Some of our best media houses with so
> many journalists forgot to ask questions like what, where, when, why, etc.
>  This would have helped us understand.  This is because the British Media
> (from where our Media got the story) first looks at their country’s
> interests first and everything else is secondary.  Does our Media have
> what they call Kenyan or African interests?  If they did, they would have
> raised issues relating to racism and African Diaspora.  We shall be more
> respected if we had the interest of those in the Diaspora at heart be they
> from Bahamas or Nigeria.
>
> How do we respond to our crisis?  This should not be a government project.
>  The entire society needs a lesson on respecting other human beings
> because this where our problems start and will open up greater opportunity
> and sustained harmony for all humanity.  In other countries they make an
> effort to socially integrate all citizens of different economic classes.
> Let me elaborate.  In Kenya a good mechanic will never be found drinking
> with a corporate CEO but in other countries it happens and sometimes you
> find they are neighbours.  It is not common you find a woman with an
> undergraduate degree married to a plumber for example.  We have defined
> classes that we try everything to belong to.  We do not have good
> plumbers, mechanics, carpenters etc in this country yet we have thousand s
> looking for white collar jobs.
>
> I am sure most of you have watched Cheers.  The artists in the bar are a
> postman, a doctor, other professional, bar maids and men having a common
> goal.  Where no one thinks or feels they know more than the other.  This
> is the begging of building a harmonious society that no one feels left
> out.  The rift we have created just needs a small thing like shooting a
> drug dealer (as in the UK) then hell will break loose.  We must not forget
> that this happened in China in 1949 when the Maoists took over.  They
> literary killed anybody who seemed to be from upper class.  Land reform
> was the major focus of policy as a result of China's vast rural
> population, around 90% of the population were farmers. Lands of former
> landlords were confiscated by the government and subsequently
> redistributed to the lower-class peasants.  Do not forget the French
> revolution.
>
> Discrimination in any form should be shunned.  This is because it is the
> basis of all problems be it class or tribalism.    Three of my close
> friends have experience that summarizes what I have tried to explain.  Mr.
> X got six and eighteen points at O and A levels respectively.  At
> university he came out with 1st class in Electrical Engineering and joined
> the then EAPL and later obtained an MBA.  Mr. Y had division II and could
> not afford high school but went to Kenya Science Teachers to become a
> teacher.  Mr. Z also passed his O levels with Division III and joined
> Barclays Bank as a Clerical officer.  They have struggled in their own
> ways and of the four of us Z is the wealthiest.  Any time I am with X, he
> complains why I should even have time for Y and Z.  Y by the way has
> struggled for many years and he will soon get his PhD.  According to X
> these are not our class of people.  He loathes Z as one who failed and now
> possibly has earned his wealth through corrupt means.  In spite of the
> fact that I have tried to ask X to forget the past, he feels he belongs to
> a different class and hangs around some of the “successful” people.
> Although I have never disclosed this to Y and Z their sixth sense leads
> them to discriminate X from some events.  At some point we were four young
> lads who enjoyed life together but now pulling a part because of
> differences in the way we led our lives after high school.  I hear and see
> this kind of stories often and make me feel bad about class division in
> our country.
>
> I have had the privilege of deciding who my assistants should be but not
> once have I ever picked someone because we spoke the same vernacular
> language.  My current office is a living example and after leading by
> example, all of my senior officers followed suit.  This is how we should
> begin to tackle the problem of tribalism.  We also must ensure equitable
> distribution of resources and start connecting all the counties with
> roads, energy, water, schools and hospitals.  We have already connected
> fibre optics to all the counties and are in the process of covering the
> pockets that exist.  Even with difficult times we have managed to balance
> infrastructure development to all parts of the country.  We shall continue
> with similar strategies.
>
> To achieve my objectives, I take you back to building sustained regional
> influence and develop the HUB concept in everything here in Kenya.
> Transportation, ICT, Industrialization, and practically everything Hub.
> Of course some of our neighbours will feel jealous.   This is what we need
> in a sustained way because it will help galvanize Kenyans against some
> external “aggressor”.  President Museveni used this effectively to get
> Ugandans behind him when he claimed Migingo as a strategy to get
> re-elected.  Let us do good to the entire East Africa by building the rail
> up to Goma, Adis, Juba, Dar and Arusha all terminating in Nairobi.  We
> must build major transit and logistics airport and make it cheap to access
> it to all rail destinations.  Develop capacity to serve the entire world
> back offices.   From this we shall create a pull effect on our
> agriculture.  Let me not disclose the entire strategy.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Ndemo.
>
>
>
>
>
>>
>> Bw Ps,
>>
>> Thanks for your articulative responses... Indeed looking at events cutting
>> across the globe
>> now, one wakes up to a realization that we face similar socio-economic
>> challenges. Bottom
>> line, is how do we respond. And respond we must. But consequently this is
>> what makes the
>> huge difference between moving forward purposefully to achieve progress
>> and
>> backpeddling on
>> the other hand.
>>
>> We'd also wish to understand what strategies would be put in place to
>> ensure
>> a balanced
>> infrastractural development across the regions. I suppose much of the
>> concentration right
>> now is around the Capital and it's environs at the expense of the rest of
>> the country.
>> How about dealing with the great tribalism "monster".
>>
>> 3rdly, what strategies/plans do you have in place to achieve this dream
>> you
>> have.
>>
>> Harry
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
>> Behalf Of bitange at jambo.co.ke
>> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 3:32 PM
>> To: harry at comtelsys.co.ke
>> Cc: kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Bitange for President? Extended due to Public
>> Demand
>>
>> 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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