[kictanet] Failed States Index 2012 - Kenya #16, Somalia #1, Libya #50 (???),

[Kivuva]

>
>
> Having said that I admit there are indeed NGOs doing sterling jobs in
> Kenya and we need to support them.  But for the most part, and I make
> no apology about this, many of them are simply busy bodies that muddy
> the waters, distort the facts (or focus on the negative ones), stir
> controversy (in NGO-ese: "foster open dialogue") etc and strive to
> remain relevant in order to secure funding.  In so doing they must
> continue to paint a negative picture of Kenya.
>

There must be a way to root out such elements. They are doing more damage
than good. What regulation mechanism  has worked elsewhere? Maybe we should
learn some lesson.


>
> On 21 June 2012 13:16, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:
> > Francis,
> >
> > Thank you for bringing this up. I think the ratings are more to do with
> > perception than reality. Most of the negative that make us rank so
> poorly is
> > our own creation. What about thousands of NGOs taking pictures of slums,
> > drought and starving children then run to western donors begging for
> cash to
> > "HELP" the poor they "REPRESENT"! This has ruined the developing world's
> > image beyond measure. Our own PRESS is also a major problem. I don't see
> > western country publish widely sensationalizing  their homeless, street
> > gangs, mafia, and grand grand corruption, as we do ours.
> >
> > In recent times, I have seen our leaders, including PS Ndemo insist on
> > positive reporting from our media. That is the direction we should seek.
> If
> > we instill cockiness in the direction of  narcissism, then the west will
> > stop taking us for granted.
> >
> > Self Love
> >
> > On 21 June 2012 10:47, Francis Hook <francis.hook at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Apologies this is not mainstream ICT but at the periphery some ICT
> >> aspects need to be considered as well...(open access to information,
> >> ICT enabling democracy/choice/transparency, ICT in corruption, etc) .
> >>
> >> This index is by the US group Fund for Peace.   I wonder what metrics
> >> they are using or how they are weighting the values of the 13 indices
> >> they use.
> >>
> >> Kenya is ranked 16th...that's just 15 steps away from Somalia (???),
> >> 14 from DRC and shares the "teens" positions with Pakistan, Nigeria,
> >> Niger among others. The lower the  score, the more "failed" a state
> >> is.
> >>
> >> Anyway....the links:
> >>
> >> 1 -
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Failed_States_Index
> >> (updated with 2012 Index)
> >>
> >> 2 - http://www.foreignpolicy.com/failed_states_index_2012_interactive
> >>
> >>
> >> Personally I don't think Kenya should rate that poorly out of a 177 or
> >> so countries...I suspect some of the 13 indices are weighted more
> >> heavy than others (corruption, criminality, political situation etc) -
> >> and if such were removed from the index, just for the sake of seeing
> >> how it shifts the rankings, I'd like to think some EU countries would
> >> be in the top 50 at least....social unrest, steep economic decline,
> >> slum creation (US - housing/mortgage crisis has seen more people
> >> living in the streets in the last couple of years than in the last
> >> half a century), Wall Street demos, etc, ...."Suspension or arbitrary
> >> application of law" (Guantano Bay still open for business, The
> >> Patriots Act).
> >>
> >> And "Intervention of external political agents" - I think in Africa's
> >> case these "political agents" are usually from (or supported/fronted)
> >> by some developing countries that would want to nurture certain
> >> regimes in order to reap some economic gain...but that's an argument
> >> for another day.
> >>
> >> I'm also surprised the use of the adjective "primitive" by Korean
> >> Airlines, to describe Kenyans, elicited more reactions than this lowly
> >> ranking...should we get all hot and bothered about what is likely an
> >> issue of translation or summon our national pride and repudiate this
> >> "failed" states index?
> >>
> >> Rgds
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Francis Hook
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> >>
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