[kictanet] Dr. Ndemo & the KBC Staff Strike

[Collins Areba]

Question: Of what use is a national broadcaster thats leaking in the seams?
in the age of today especially....?

On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <solo.mburu at gmail.com>wrote:

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> On 5 March 2012 13:30, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> 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:
>>>
>>>> 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??
>>>>
>>>> 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
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>> I'll keep the fire burning on this one by quoting from the Social Media:
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>> 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
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>> Stephen Sang <https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000532382248> Shutdown
>> the station its useless.infact nobody watches it. Its programs are vague
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>> 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.
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>> 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..
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>> 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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>> Thanks Odhiambo for these.
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> I'm also made to understand that the workers are not complaining of
> salaries, but there are issues to do with sexual harassment of female
> interns and other workers by their superiors.
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>> --
>> Best regards,
>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
>> Nairobi,KE
>> +254733744121/+254722743223
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