[kictanet] Could this be the next revolution in Africa????

[Brian Munyao Longwe]

Gentlemen,

I would not be in such a hurry do wish Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt's
situations upon Kenya.

I would beg of you to do a comparative governance survey on the 3 country -
and benchmark Kenya alongside them.

In essence you will find that the 3 countries have effectively been police
states for the past 2-3 decades. With all manner of human rights violations,
no freedom of speech, massive sycophantism (is that a real word?) and all
the negative elements of dictatorships.

If I read between the lines - might you be claiming that Kenya is also on a
similar level i.e. dictatorship, police state etc...?

Regards,

Brian

On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Edwin Onchari <eonchari at lynxbits.com>wrote:

> Lordmesh,
>
> This is the more reason why ICT should be a tool to reverse the
> polarization. Kenya not only belongs to all of us today, but indeed to the
> next generations. If we continue in the current path, there will be nothing
> left for future generations to inherit.
>
> In mature democracies, political strategists do indeed profile the
> electorate, but rarely do they go to the extent that we have recently
> witnessed in Kenya. It is this approach from the political elite that has
> ensured their survival politically and economically! We just need to get
> real change, and I strongly believe that ICT is the quickest way to achieve
> that
>
> Edwin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari <kictanet-bounces%2Beonchari>=
> lynxbits.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
> Behalf Of lordmwesh
> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 7:46 AM
> To: Edwin
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Could this be the next revolution in Africa????
>
> Edwin, those are good thoughts.
>
> Let me be a naysayer, in Kenya, we are so polarized to bring such a
> change. The country is divided in half. Some of us will say 'our man
> is in power' and fight back any protests. This would be a recipe for
> civil war.
>
> But there was once when we did such a thing, the early and mid
> nineties, we took to the streets and called for change. We were doing
> well until The peoples process was hijacked by wolves in sheep's
> clothing. We have ourselves to blame for selling our children's future
> to the wolves. A sigh of relief is that we can change all that through
> the plebiscite in less than two years.
>
> Regards
> Lordmwesh
>
> On 29/01/2011, Edwin Onchari <eonchari at lynxbits.com> wrote:
> > I hope  the waves that are sweeping Egypt; Tunisia and Algeria are headed
> > south and that ICT has a role in it!!..it might be the solution that many
> of
> > us in Kenya and indeed Africa have been looking for, for such a long
> time!
> > "The people' taking back their lives! I hope we can do the
> > same..desperately!
> >
> >
> >
> > E
> >
> >
>
>
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