[kictanet] Wangusi is the new CCK Head

Wed Aug 22 14:12:14 EAT 2012

Congratulations to Mr Wangusi on his appointment. We wish him all the best
in his new responsibilities .

Gideon.

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> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:36:01 +0300
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> Congratulations to the new DG. He is very able and up to the task, as
> he has demonstrated while acting.
> I wish him all the best!
>
> Gilda Odera
> On Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:00:31 +0000, Grace Githaiga wrote:
> > POGHISIO PICKS NEW CCK, POSTA HEADS
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Poghisio+picks+new+CCK++Posta+heads/-/539550/1484430/-/10dtwq7z/-/index.html
> > [14]
> >
> > -------------------------
> > From: odhiambo at gmail.com
> > Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:45:43 +0300
> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] Three candidates shortlisted in race for top
> > CCK post
> > CC: kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> > To: ggithaiga at hotmail.com
> >
> > And there it goes. Wangusi is the new DG of CCK!
> >
> > Congratulations to him on the appointment. We hope he can make CCK a
> > bull-terrier to bite the SPs - when they don't deliver as pro
> > mised:-)
> >
> >  On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Solomon Mb?r? Kamau  wrote:
> >
> >> Interesting!!
> >>
> >> This 'campaign' here reminds me of how 'we want to see our own
> >> (professionally) making it to the DG post.
> >> As a 'mwananchi wa kawaida' my views would be more of a pedestrian,
> >> literary.
> >> Just as Grace Bomu has said, what matters most is not who, but
> >> professionalism - someone who will crack the whip against the
> >> errant
> >> radio stations, put service providers to task and above all, follow
> >> the law to the letter.
> >>
> >> Sometimes when you look at retired (and very tired) political
> >> appointee declaring an interest in governorship, because the fellow
> >> thinks of nothing save the title, forgetting that all positions -
> >> women representative, county leader, Senator, Governor, MP and even
> >> Presidency - are all about service delivery.
> >>
> >> About the common man interrogating the law, I think there is
> >> nothing
> >> like that, because a few civil society organizations have assumed
> >> the
> >> role of the 'unofficial opposition', in the absence of one in the
> >> Parliament. The local mwanachi has not yet understood the
> >> constitutional implementation process, because politicians have
> >> hijacked the whole process - and their silence, means they are
> >> likely
> >> to disappear into the oblivion.
> >>
> >> My mwananchi thoughts.
> >>
> >> :-)
> >>
> >> On 21/08/2012, bitange at jambo.co.ke [1] wrote:
> >> > Very true. I meant to respond to Kenic.
> >> >
> >> > Ndemo.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Daktari,
> >> >>
> >> >> I believe you responded to the wrong threat.
> >> >>
> >> >> 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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> >> >> To: robert yawe
> >> >> Cc: bitange at jambo.co.ke [6]; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> >> >>
> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 14:47
> >> >> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Three candidates shortlisted in race for
> >> top CCK
> >> >> post
> >> >>
> >> >> Robert,
> >> >> It may have been prudent to call for an AGM before such drastic
> >> decisions
> >> >> are made. The constitution accords evrybody a right to fair
> >> process. We
> >> >> have the opportunity to show what really multistakeholderism
> >> means. This
> >> >> where we must be torlerant of every individual no matter what
> >> their idea
> >> >> may be. The report has to be approved by the AGM before the
> >> Board
> >> >> implements. This is basic governance even in rigid
> >> organizations.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Ndemo.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:22:03 +0300
> From: Sammy Buruchara <buruchara at me.com>
> To: 'Odhiambo Washington' <odhiambo at gmail.com>
> Cc: 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Open Forum & 9th AGM
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> Dear Washington,
>
> The report will be given out and discussed at the AGM.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Sammy
>
>
>
> From: kictanet
> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+buruchara=mac.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf
> Of Odhiambo Washington
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 11:14 AM
> To: buruchara at mac.com
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Open Forum & 9th AGM
>
>
>
> Hello Sammy,
>
> Would it be in order for you to release this much-talked-about
> "Institutional Assessment Report" to the stakeholders in preparation for
> the
> AGM?
> What is the plan as regards the document? Perhaps I am jumping the gun, if
> the report is supposed to be "internal".
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Sammy Buruchara <buruchara at me.com>
> wrote:
>
> Dear Listers,
>
>
>
> Since inception, KENIC has continued to facilitate the growth of the dot KE
> Registry, enhanced the stability and resilience of the local Internet,
> promoted regional corporation among other Country Code Top Level domains
> (ccTLD) managers and hosted regional capacity building workshops.
>
>
>
> These achievements have contributed to the recognition of KeNIC by the
> African Top Level Domain (AfTLD), and other regional and international
> Internet management bodies, as a successful registry model worth emulating.
>
>
>
> To ensure that we continue carrying out our mandate effectively and with
> full participation of stakeholders, we are pleased to invite you to witness
> KENIC's ninth Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held on Friday 24th August
> 2012 at Sarova Panafric Hotel from 0800hrs.  Thereafter, the same venue
> will
> host ninth KeNIC open public forum to which you are invited to participate.
> The forum will be a focal point for bottom-up discussions of our policies
> and overall developments in the ICT sector.
>
>
>
> Attached is the Notice of the AGM for your attention.
>
>
>
> Kindly send your confirmation of attendance to Eunice at kenic.or.ke by end
> of
> day today to enable us make the necessary reservations.
>
>
>
> We look forward to your participation at the events.
>
>
>
>
>
> Yours faithfully,
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Sammy Buruchara
>
> Change Manager/CEO
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> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:39:22 +0300
> From: "Kevin G. Chege" <kevin.chege at gmail.com>
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> Hi all,
>
> Find below the live stream link and agenda for the ongoing AfPIF in
> Johannesburg South Africa
>
>
> Livestream: http://www.livestream.com/internetsocietychapters
>
> Agenda: http://www.internetsociety.org/afpif-2012/programme
>
>
> Kevin
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:53:24 +0300 (EAT)
> From: bitange at jambo.co.ke
> To: "Kivuva" <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Craft Silicon to Relocate
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> Kivuva,
> Yes we have started discussion with Treasury.  I just called Kamal (Craft
> Silcon (CS) CEO)to ask him if it is true that he is moving to Singapore.
> Well he tells me that CS will always remain a Kenyan company and he is
> here to stay.  He just opened another office in Singapore and Somalia.
>
> We should be celebrating to see a Kenyan multinational spread its wings
> throughout the globe.  Let us not go to Somalia when the market is mature.
>  Taking an early rist pays greatly.  This what we need to spend time
> talking.  The rest we can do.
>
>
>
> Ndemo.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Thank you Robert for bringing this up. It's good to see Dr. Ndemo is
> > petitioning the government to give local players a better deal.
> >
> > You have a good point Washington. How many local software development
> > firms exceed the $1M mark? That would be a good basis to gauge our
> > ingenuity.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > On 21/08/2012, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 10:03 PM, robert yawe
> >> <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi All,
> >>>
> >>> Yet another nail in the Konza coffin with the imminent departure of
> >>> Craft
> >>> Silicon to Singapore as a result of the finance bill which gave tax
> >>> incentives to imported software and no corresponding incentives for
> >>> local
> >>> developers.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> http://www.nation.co.ke/Tech/ICT+firms+shun+Kenya/-/1017288/1483212/-/1sy894/-/index.html
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> At this rate Nokia will relocate Virtual City to Denmark or Singapore
> >>> if
> >>> we continue to allow our laws to favour foreign firms at the expense of
> >>> developing local capacity.  This development pours cold water on the
> >>> recent
> >>> establishment of a research lab by IBM as those who acquire the skills
> >>> will
> >>> not be able to be competitive locally.
> >>>
> >>> More disappointing is a statement by Huawei Kenya representative, Wind
> >>> Li,
> >>> that such incentives to foreign software developers will challenge
> >>> locals
> >>> to be more creative yet we all know that China shutdown it borders to
> >>> foreign participation for over 50 years which resulted in their current
> >>> positive growth.
> >>>
> >>> He added insult to injury by saying that removal of trade barriers is
> >>> always good for a country's business development, this statement sounds
> >>> a
> >>> lot like what the western governments kept preaching to us during the
> >>> height of the structural adjustment program.
> >>>
> >>> Regards
> >>>
> >>> PS.  China is now making it clear that they are here as the 3rd wave
> >>> of colonizers of Africa.
> >>>
> >>> Robert Yawe
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Two things stand out from my shallow reasoning on this, based on the
> >> fact
> >> that I do not have the figures/reasons to support myself:
> >>
> >> 1. Minister Githae is not being advised properly. I should blame the ICT
> >> Board (Paul Kukubo) for this, unless he says his organization's mandate
> >> does not include promoting local developers.
> >> 2. There may be just a handful software development houses in KE, a
> >> number
> >> which is seen as insignificant.
> >>
> >> I don't see why same tax incentives were not extended to local software
> >> developers. Maybe M$ pushed for this and arm-twisted the govt??
> >> Decisions
> >> aren't made in a vacuum, so there must be a hand to blame for this
> >> misnomer.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best regards,
> >> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
> >> Nairobi,KE
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> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > ______________________
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