[kictanet] Kenic board resignation, new CEO

[Walubengo J]

@lordmwesh, 

1st to say it sounds like a bad dream for KENIC if this is true. Remember KENIC is in the global  ^guiness^ book of IT as a model top level country code organisation. It is therefore necessary that we work to ensure that it does remain so. Kenya must continue to provide leadership in the region and am not sure this sounds lke something to export.

But since the Chair -our very own Alice - promisd an AGM this month,  guess we can give her  the month and see then decided on the extra ordinary if necessary. I do hope when we do finally meet, we shall be able to be know the truth, the lies and the myths.

walu




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On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 6:07 PM AST (Arabian) Kivuva wrote:

>Probably Burachara relinquished his position at Nairobinet on taking the
>CEO's position at KENIC. We have seen this culture before, like when Esther
>Passaris relinquished her position at Adopt-Alight to run as Mayor of
>Nairobi, and When Paul Kukubo relinquished his position at 3-Mice to take
>up the position of CEO at ICT Board. But in all cases, major conflicts of
>interest have ensued, and this should not be allowed to take place.
>
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>The Board of Directors’ job is to define strategy and direction of the
>company. If the current strategic plan implemented by KENIC failed under
>the chairmanship of Burachara, how can he claim to be able to turn around
>the organisation as the CEO and come up with a new strategy? If the current
>strategic plan had major gaping issues, who should be made accountable?
>Under what authority did he get to the position of interim CEO? Did the
>board sanction the appointment? What are the qualifications of the change
>manager? Was KENIC's HR policy followed in the process of hiring him? Is
>Buruchara the right person to bring change at KENIC? What is his track
>record at NairobiNet? If he could not transform NairobiNet to the league of
>Wananchi Online or Africa Online, do we expect him to transform KENIC to
>the regional leader we all envision? There were interviews for a new CEO
>done several months ago. What were the results? Members need to know
>because company resources were used in the hiring process.
>
>
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>It should also be noted that the board has been a negative influence and
>interferes with the running of KENIC, causing major instabilities. How can
>they explain the high turnover of CEOs? There is a very dark cloud hovering
>around.
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>For a Board that has managed to only register 25,000 domains in the
>lifetime of KENIC, compared to .co.za's 780,000 and 100,000 additions
>annually, isn't it time for a major overhaul? I had proposed on this list
>to have board members run for a maximum of two terms of 3 years each. This
>will ensure synergy and fresh ideas are injected into our KENIC, and propel
>its growth and success.
>
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>The KENIC AGM has always been made around July, but so far, members have
>not got any communication from the Board convening the AGM. If there is no
>communication forthcoming, the members should call for an extra-ordinary
>AGM to chat the way forward, and streamline the company.
>
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>It was a shame really that visibility of KENIC in the just concluded EAIGF
>held here in Nairobi was minimal. These are the opportunities that should
>be capitalised for publicity and marketing.
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>Regards
>lordmwesh
>
>
>On 19 July 2012 11:42, Rebecca Wanjiku <rebeccawanjiku at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> If you have views on Kenic, please share on the latest post. All views
>> welcome
>>
>> Kenya Network Information Center (KENIC), is never short of drama. There
>> seems to be something very wrong but no one seems to have the right answer;
>> over the last month, three board members have resigned and the chair is
>> said to be on the way out.
>> Over the same month, former board member Sammy Buruchara took over as the
>> CEO or  ”change manager” and there was mixed reactions over the turn of
>> events. It is not clear whether resignations of Aly Hussein, Moses
>> Kemimbaro, and Lucky Waindi have anything to do with the turn of events or
>> whether Alice Munyua’s, (chair) unhappiness has anything to do with it, but
>> something is not right.
>> Continue...
>>
>>
>> http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/07/resignation-chaos-at-kenic-as-former-board-member-takes-over/
>>
>> Tel. 254 720 318 925
>>
>> blog:http://beckyit.blogspot.com/
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