[kictanet] Attack on Civil Servants - PCK

Matunda Nyanchama mnyanchama at aganoconsulting.com
Wed Apr 25 15:19:32 EAT 2012 

Dakitari Ndemo

I see you have changed the title of the discussion which was about PCK. This was not an attack on all civil servants. Indeed, there are very many that work their butts off; indeed even in the worst of times, we had some that kept government lights burning, otherwise government would have fallen. I saw this in my early working days, yes in the civil service. It would thus be wrong to assume the reference to civil servants means all of it is rotten.


Kudos to those that keep things churning; and advancing the national agenda. That is worth applauding.

The reference to the said mentality indeed came in the context of PCK where even some of their staff feel exactly what I expressed: staffing the leadership with the mentality (call it "old civil service mentality" to distinguish it from the emerging look!) so articulated, people with little understanding of business and whose jobs appear to have been "rewards" rather than based on merit. 


And there are many, many pockets of similar islands of ineptitude of this kind across the government.

On the issue of a corrupt society, your points are well taken. In any case in corrupt deals it takes at least two to tangle! 


And as for names, let's leave that for another day.

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 From: "bitange at jambo.co.ke" <bitange at jambo.co.ke>
To: Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama at aganoconsulting.com> 
Cc: BPO Kenya <bpokenya at egroups.com>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> 
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 5:35 AM
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Attack on Civil Servants
 
Dakitari,
As a civil servant in these fora, I am taken aback by your perception of
civil servants.  Kenya has changed.  Civil servants have presided over the
the extensive infrastructure we have today and continue to expand the
same.  We have seen unprecendented civil service led reforms that cannot
be matched anywhere in the world.  As I write a number of senior Judges
are on their way out of job.  The implementation of the Constitution is
being done by civil servants to make this country a better place to live
in.

Majority of civil servants are in office at 6am and leave late while being
paid a fraction of what the private sector takes home yet of late all
corrupt practices point to the private sector (read local press).  For
your information the rot and impunity that was in civil service is
dissapearing as the private sector begin to show that the problem was not
just in public sector - it was a society problem.  As it is said, when you
point one finger at the public sector three or four of the other fingers
point to you.

The civil service is not the foundation of our problems.  Kenyans (the
society) especially the more learned ones are the problem.  They point out
issues without proposing solutions.  They want others take risk on their
behalf.  They corrupt others in private and go out to condemn corruption
in public.  This is the hypocricy we must stop and build this country
rather than vilify a section of it.  ALL of the corruption in public
sector has a private sector to tangle with.

If you know that Ndemo hangs his coat, goes to roast meat/check how his
matatu is doing, comes back 3-4 hours later, review one file, go home and
for sure he will be a paid cheque at the end of the month then tell the
world about it.  Silence especially if you went goat eating together or
you are partners in the Matatu means you approve of it.  The right thing
to do is to make noise about it and specifically mention the name instead
of generalities.  Ministers have resigned here when the public makes its
views known.  This is what happens in other countries.

I will deal with Posta later.


Ndemo.




>
>
>  
>
> Re: How To Revive Postal Service
> Amenya
>
> You are living in the past.
>
> Postal services worldwide are declining and only those with futuristic
> leadership will enable their corporations adopt. Part of the reason is
> the growth of electronic communications (fast, reliable, etc.) and
> competition from other carriers: courier companies, etc (in fact in
> Kenya bus companies deliver parcels more reliably than Posta) and more.
>
> In the advanced western economies, futuristic postal corporations have
> created virtual mailboxes for almost entire populations. Here one gets
> their bills, statements, etc electronically; documents that can be
> accessed via a secure web portal. Smart phone growth has been a key
> enabler of such services, which allow you to scan your documents, pay
> your bills, etc.
>
> Two years ago we approached PCK on a similar approach. The idea was for
> us to help them craft a strategy to position themselves for survival in
> the future. Much of our strategy is based on use of technology, taking
> advantage of their reach across the country, agency banking, etc.
>
> Our good general looked at us without betraying a sense of whether he
> understood what we were saying or not. He dispatched us to the ICT
> department, composed of very good knowledgeable people working under
> very difficult circumstances.
>
> Long story short: we hit a brick wall.
>
> The PCK leadership is archaic, doesn't understand business. Most of them
> have the civil service mentality .... hang your coat, go roast
> meat/check how your matatu is doing, come back 3-4 hours later, review
> one file, go home and for sure there will be a pay cheque at the end of
> the month!
>
> Zip productivity!
>
> I could write tons about the unrealized PCK potential but let that be
> for another day!
>
> In the meantime you may wish to check the story of PostaPay which was
> supposed to compete with MoneyGram and Western Union in international
> money transfer business! We launched this with pomp ... a few years
> later, the same people with who we were singing songs of patriotism,
> were in the dock for embezzlement.
>
> Remember the recent article I shared on why Africa lags the Asian
> Tigers: we eat it all!
>
> Matunda Nyanchama
>
> --- In NewVisionKenya at yahoogroups.com, amenya gibson <g_amenya2000 at ...>
> wrote:
>>
>> I think Kenyans we can make Kenya great when we join hands and walk
>> together unlike Hon Mudavadi who said he shall never walk alone yet he
>> decamped from a party that uplifted him from political oblivions when
>> Akaranga fried him in 2002 elections ,A conflict statement.
>>
>> Back to my little thinking.
>>
>> I have been reasoning that since we are gearing towards an elections
> in
>> 2013 why can the MPs pass a law that requires all parties to send
> their
>> respective partymanifestos through post offices to Kenyans and also
> via
>> parcel firms.?
>>
>> This will see a boost in revenues collections both direct and
> indirect and
>> KRA will have enough avenue to collect taxes to pay teachers ,soldiers
> etc.
>>
>> Postal Corporation will see demand for its stamps go up ,their rental
>> boxes will be active and also we shall see an increased parcels
> movements
>> with other private firms like G4S,Wells Fargo and many more.
>>
>> So as Kenyans let us demand all parties to send their manifestos via
>> registered firms and this will see an increased economic activities
> because
>> when this is done ,printing firms will have business,they will hire
> people
>> ,hence helping reduction of unemployment in Kenya.
>>
>> It can be done let nobody tell me that democracy is suppose to be
>> affordable hence they party manifestos should be distributed freely.
>>
>> Kenyans must come up with simple ideas that will help our GDP uptick.
>>
>> They say we lose Ksh 3.4 B through corruptions and other panya routes
> what
>> if we sealed those loopholes then we shall have more money said to
> have
>> parties pay for postal services so that their supporters can get the
>> manifestos in their mail boxes.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Thanks
>> Gibson Amenya
>> Level Moja Solutions
>> Skype amenya.gibson
>> http://levelmojafinancials.kbo.co.ke
>>
>
>
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> Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama at aganoconsulting.com
> Agano Consulting Inc.;  www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; 
> Skype: okiambe
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