[kictanet] Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report?

Mon Oct 31 11:45:50 EAT 2011

Thanks GG,

Dr, Ndemo, Edith,

Well said, i participated in the recent ISO JTC SC 27 meeting hosted by
Kenya Bureu of standards three weeks ago in Nairobi which develops ISMS
Information Security Management systems Standards used globally and i noted
very interesting things. First Japan sent close to 40 out of the 200
delegates from 27 countries, during the meetings i realised they were a
force to reckon with. As we were editing the standards they were very keen
on the use of vocabulary since they have invested a great deal in
translating standards into Japanese and a change in wording could throw
entire industries into a spin, i think there are interesting lessons we
should learn from this since not everyone might be entirely confortable
with the English language, i will use the bible as an example, Christian
would not have spread all over if the bible was not translated into various
languagues all over the world, going by the theme on one of the East
African IGFs, it is important to think globally and act locally, i think
this is one of the things that has made East African IGF a force to reckon
with, charity begins at home, we are back to the whole issue of local
content.
My thoughts..

On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.or.ke> wrote:

> 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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> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Ndemo's Presidential Debate Final Report?
>
> 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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