[kictanet] Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report?

[Edith Adera]

Bwana Ndemo,

I like your post with a touch of humour...but the issue you raise is very fundamental. I hear you.....

In my years funding telecentres in Uganda, I came up with 5 "success factors" that would make telecentres sustainable. One of the issues was "management". After years of funding the centres and when the time came to hand them over to the locals, we realized that they had no basic understanding of management - a management committee that had been put in place (to act as a board) to provide policy and strategic direction to the telecentre(s) thought they needed to micro-manage the outfit and undertake day-to-day tasks meant for the team that was running the centres. We had frequent clashes between the two groups until we had to first mount short/down-to-earth courses on management - including strategic planning, financial management etc. You can get local training companies that know how to mobilize and relate to such groups at their level without using much jargon.

Even at the local level, the fundamental principles of management applies if such efforts are to be sustained. We just need to find the right expertise that pitches the training at that level (and in their language) to work with such groups...otherwise, we will be doomed to fail as we move to COUNTY management.

Edith




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Grace,
I shall review the attachment and get back to you later.  As I stated, Knowledge is the next frontier for economic development.  My recent encounter with development on the ground shocked me and I think we need some concesus.

I was asked to be guest of honour in some cooperative at my rural home.  I accepted and went to address.  This is a cooperative where my mother sunk thousands of shillings and never received anything in return.  The real estate they invested in is no longer their.  But this was not what shocked me.

I proceeded to speak and my speech read as follows:  Ladies and Gentlement, First I thank you for asking me to speak to you.  Since I am not a politician allow me to speak bluntly and you also must question my thought.  We must restructure this organization and reposition it as a leading coffee producer, manufacturer and marketer.  When I go back to Nairobi, the first thing that I want to help you put in place is a strategic plan ....

An elderly lady sought to know what I was talking about.  I asked the audience what a strategic plan is in Kisii.  None had an answer.  I asked if we could translate restructuring and repositioning, none was translated.  I discovered I was not communicating.  Some men wanted the old woman to leave but I said no.

In my Sauna talk I asked other ethnic groups if they had translations of these words.  There was nobody with any translation.  I have previously said this with words like productivity and break even point.  Let me know if any has an opinion.


Ndemo.




>
>
>
> Dr Ndemo
>
> Greetings.
>
> Please refer to the attached summary of the issues you raised during 
> the 'Ndemo for President Campaign'. Its been a hectic time for us 
> considering we were all busy with the IGF.
>
> We are now in the process of finalizing this and other reports. We 
> have noted that there were two questions that you did not answer. Do 
> you think you could respond to them so that you allow us to finalize? 
> You can also react to the summary and ofcourse any lister is free to react/respond.
>
> The two questions:
> 1. How does the government alleviate the fear of making the wrong
> decision(s) and are there any measures in place for success and 
> tolerance for failure within government?
>
> 2. How would you ensure public officers are provided with freedom to 
> make choices, to make mistakes, know the options for redress, and put 
> an exit strategy in place should things go wrong?
>
> A great week to you and to all the listers.
>
> Rgds
> GG
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