[kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General - Aluta Continua

[robert yawe]

Hi Listers,

After the mention of IBM I searched online for the report and found it on the 
KICT 
website http://www.ict.go.ke/IBMTalentStudy/Postal%20Corporation%20of%20Kenya%20Strategic%20directions%20for%20a%20new%20era.pdf


Please read the report and give your comments and observations.  The report 
makes interest reading and confirms that PCK is still viable, unfortunately they 
come short of saying that the problem stems from the top and instead concentrate 
on line management.

It is also unfortunate that if I asked to be given access to a government entity 
like was given to IBM, my request would be definitely be denied.  

This is very telling of the attitude that we have of our own capabilities, with 
a couple of you experts out there we would have produced a more comprehensive 
report of what ails PCK and offer more home grown solutions.

Regards
 Robert Yawe
KAY System Technologies Ltd
Phoenix House, 6th Floor
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
Kenya


Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696




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From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com>
To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Sent: Thu, 7 July, 2011 11:58:06
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General - Aluta Continua




On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 08:38, Crystal Watley Kigoni <crystal at voicesofafrica.org> 
wrote:

And when you become PMG, Yawe please change how customs deals with packages and 
the corruption there. I asked people from the States to stop sending packages 
for myself and the NGO because even though they were NOT for resale we were 
being charged up to 50 percent of an imaginary retail value (usually the highest 
price to be found on the internet). It became more expensive for me to clear 
items than it was
>
>
@Crystal,

The next stop for the big changes after Yawe  become PMG would be Customs/KRA. 
The outfit is so draconian so much that you'd think you are an alien from outer 
space when you've got to deal with them. They are so secretive about the way 
they conduct themselves, like using threats to create fear in you, and push you 
into a corner. Their ultimate aim is to get you to grease their hands -- 
somehow.
KRA/Customs MUST be reformed to become transparent to the citizens. They must be 
clear on the tax schedule (I mean a list detailing the categories of items and 
the tax levied on them), which should be published for public scrutiny. This 
idea of googling prices should never arise. There are times you find a Customs 
officer trying to force you to believe that a CCTV camera is a camcorder!
KRA/Customs must also respect the citizens. They so far behave like the Police, 
who always think (mistakenly) that they are God, forgetting who their employer 
is.

Maybe our "PMG" should also handle the Customs docket!

-- 
Best regards,
Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
Nairobi,KE
+254733744121/+254722743223
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