[kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General - Aluta Continua

Wed Jul 13 11:29:17 EAT 2011

Went through the report and have following observations

    * ICT budget which is said to have been preset by the government at
      0.3% of the organizational budget- isn't this too little
      considering IT is a heavy spender.
    * Lack of an elaborate disaster recovery business systems even with
      all those branches interconnected by fiber.
    * The PCK branch network is a gold mine, they just need to build
      confidence and all the financial services agencies go to them. I
      was surprised in my recent visit upcountry to discover that Equity
      is already using shopkeeper as agents in small shopping centers
      where you can deposit as well as withdraw money. With PCK branch
      network they would be the best to offer these services.
    * The potential to act as government agency to do tasks like helping
      in filling of forms by citizens and their delivery to government,
      collecting tax on behalf of government, delivering title deeds as
      someone suggested.
    * Poor labeling of  houses, estates and buildings is not an excuse
      anymore for failure to offer door to door deliveries as there new
      technologies to solve that are already there like Google maps, GIS
      systems and of course the cheap calling rates as a result of
      mobile telephony. If you consider DHL for example they call you
      once they receive your documents to confirm where to deliver them
      and they have delivered my documents safely in my office whenever
      I have imported a car. In any case they could start small with
      offices and then move to homes latter. Nothing stops them from
      doing that.

my thoughts


  On 7/7/2011 4:18 PM, robert yawe wrote:
> 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
>
>
> *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 <mailto: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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