[kictanet] Why is KRA (Customs) Application is Hard-Wired Microsoft?

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That answer is preposterous.
That the system is build in VB.NET in no way, shape or form means that
it only runs on Microsoft Internet Explorer!
Patently absurd.
Did you get this representative's name?
On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 11:04 PM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi at gmail.com> wrote:
> This question was asked at the recently held CIO 100 Awards and Symposium
> where we had a tract entirely dedicated to government/public sector.
>
> A KRA representative says that the system was made by "Microsoft people" and
> runs on Vb.Net which only runs on Microsoft's Internet Explorer. He further
> said that KRA was in a second phase to review its systems and make them
> better to use. He was however more of referring to the ePIN system and other
> personal tax systems and it was not clear if the review would be extended to
> the SIMBA system. KRA will make adjustments on some of their sites in the
> next 18 months, though the focus is more on backend systems more than
> user-facing systems
>
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