[kictanet] Dr. Ndemo & the KBC Staff Strike

[Odhiambo Washington]

On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 13:02, Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <solo.mburu at gmail.com>wrote:

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> On 4 March 2012 20:50, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> CitizenTV attributes the following to Dr. Ndemo as pertains to the
>> subject: "Information PS says over 1,000 ppl have applied for KBC jobs
>> to replace striking workers from tomorrow".
>>
>> Conditional upon the fact that we (listers) are entitled to our opinions,
>> I'd like to believe this is one of those cases of "I was misquoted".
>>
>> Dr. Ndemo??
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>> In my view, the reason why there is a pregnant silence on this matter
> could be that the system at KBC and by far, MoIC, does not subscribe to
> change.
> I don't see why it should take the minister to arbitrarily fire people who
> are expressing their constitutional rights. I seen it like the legendary
> ostrich that buries it's head under the sand, yet the problem is still
> intact.
> The Minister should have listened to the voices of the striking workers
> and act according to the claims.
> I see the strike as the tip of the iceberg.
>
> Solomon
>
>
I'll keep the fire burning on this one by quoting from the Social Media:

Munyao Jnr Vincent <https://www.facebook.com/senator.munyao> Ts always the
hard way with the government institutions KBC should in the same league
with CNN, BBC but due o stooges put there as MDs and directors whos tym has
passed for new ideas and protecting individual interest for a few thats y
we have had these problems in the corporation. M at pain wen i c Minister
Poghision working like wahindi in ndustrial area while he is has been a
lecturer in Communication for quite long

Stephen Sang <https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000532382248> Shutdown
the station its useless.infact nobody watches it. Its programs are vague

Mugo J Mugo <https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000384364703> This
is babaric and inhuman of Pogisho and he should withdraw his draconian rule
of advertisin those posts. That shows how unwiling he and the government in
general is in solving the existing issues. And for the kenyan population
lets support these ladies and gentlemen in their strike let no 1 apply 4
this jobs its like robbing your brother his catch. This jobs ziko na
wenyewe.

Why should the staff be sacked for striking, which is a constitutional
right? These are the same staff who striked some time back and were
convinced to get back to work, right? So there is no case of gross
misconduct here, which is what warrants a dismissal, right?
The strike obviously is about reforms, and reforms must be wholesome - good
work environment, better pay, changing with the times... I wonder why the
govt is using the carrot-and-stick tactic in this. Those newly recruited
staff will face the same problems being faced now, and will strike some day
too. It's better to solve the problem now, not sweep it under the carpet in
a way..

And this KBC issue reflects quite negatively on Dr. Ndemo's management
style, because he is the chief govt technocrat involved in this.... Is the
PS (technocrat) rightly advising the Minister (politician) in this saga????



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Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
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