[kictanet] Talks to resolve row at KENIC-ongoing Ndemo's remarks

Fri Aug 24 12:06:27 EAT 2012

Kenic AGM Questions.
For the "observers",  I wish you can ask these questions:
1. Is there conflict of interest if the "change manager" / CEO of KENIC is
a player in the domain registrar business?
2. As a regulator licensing authority, what is the role of CCK in the Kenic
board?

NB: Independence is a prerequisite for any telecommunications regulator in
this case CCK. Regulator independence involves: the separation of the
regulator from the operators that it regulates; lack of political influence
on the regulator; and an open and transparent regulatory decision making
process.

On 24 August 2012 11:24, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:

> Kivuva
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> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>wrote:
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>>
>>> 2) that perhaps KENIC Board members should serve not more than two terms
>>> (max 6yrs)
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>>
>> Walu, I thoutht your second point is in the articles of association?
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>  It is. Unless it was changed recently.
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>> On 24 August 2012 10:14, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  @Ndemo just made some remarks...
>>>
>>> 1) that perhaps KENIC finds a way to include ALL stakeholders (i.e.
>>> anyone with a .KE string).
>>> 2) that perhaps KENIC Board members should serve not more than two terms
>>> (max 6yrs)
>>>
>>> walu.
>>>
>>> --- On *Fri, 8/24/12, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>* wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> From: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
>>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Talks to resolve row at KENIC
>>> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
>>> Cc: kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>>> Date: Friday, August 24, 2012, 9:31 AM
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am at the kenic meeting where I thought we would be well represented
>>> but as expected there are more kenic board members than kictanet
>>> representatives.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 23:10 BST Grace Githaiga wrote:
>>>
>>> >
>>> >Talks to resolve row at Internet firm
>>> >
>>> http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/Talks+to+resolve+row+at+Internet+firm/-/1006/1485812/-/oonana/-/index.html
>>> >
>>> >The multi-stakeholder institution charged with administering Kenya’s
>>> Internet domain .ke, is hoping to iron out differences over its recent
>>> restructuring in its annual general meeting on Friday.The meeting, which
>>> will be held in Nairobi, brings together registrars, government
>>> representatives, Internet businesses and other people interested in the ICT
>>> sector.Speaking on Thursday, the organisation’s change manager, Mr Sammy
>>> Buruchara, said the forum would provide a good platform for the board of
>>> the institution to iron out issues facing the company.“It will give the
>>> board of the Kenya Network Information Centre (KeNIC) an opportunity to
>>> clear the air over all the allegations arising from the ongoing
>>> organisational restructure and create rapport on the way forward,” Mr
>>> Buruchara said.The AGM comes at a time when the institution is facing
>>> questions from the public over its decision to fire all its employees in
>>> what it says is an organisational
>>> restructure.A number of board members have also left KeNIC in the past
>>> two months.In an email, Information and Communications Permanent Secretary
>>> Bitange Ndemo termed the decision to terminate employees’ contracts without
>>> consulting stakeholders as drastic and unprocedural.“Even in the
>>> Government, firing employees has several steps that must be followed to
>>> ensure security of tenure. This came as a surprise, yet we are supposed to
>>> be stakeholders. We must all respect the spirit of the Constitution,
>>> especially in such a multi-stakeholder agency,” Dr Ndemo said.In reaction,
>>> Mr Buruchara, who is on a three-month contract to oversee the execution of
>>> an institutional assessment report prepared by ZappKaas Consulting and
>>> Training Ltd, said KeNIC is an organisation with a working board and people
>>> should stop questioning its decision.Currently, KeNIC is the administrator
>>> of over 20,000 domains at the .ke registry.
>>>
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