[kictanet] 140Friday. . . and I wept

[Rad!]

But what does the society do? Does it do any publicity? Engage the
community? Perhaps new leadership and ideas are called for.

On Monday, March 12, 2012, S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya at gmail.com> wrote:
> Can it be renamed ICT Society of Kenya?
>
> If not, should an ICT Society not be formed?
>
> Computer Society sounds do nineties.
>
> Nowadays, most major vendors label themselves as Information Technology /
Services firms.
>
> On Mar 12, 2012 8:47 AM, "Agosta Liko" <agostal at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I think we end up with a very simple task... Join and then strengthen
>> the Computer Society of Kenya and then lobby and organise from there
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> On 3/12/12, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> > @ Brian,
>> >
>> > Thank you for the support to my post & I also agree with you that we
need an
>> > entity to represent our interests, fortunately such an organisation
exists,
>> > its called The Computer Society of Kenya" for which many of you
>> > have preferred to lambaste and ignore it.
>> >
>> > Just a quick clarification Brian, KEPSA allows you to join as an
individual
>> > person or corporate entity if there is no BMO that represents your
>> > interests, your BMO refuses to present your issues or your BMO refuses
to
>> > join KEPSA.  Just for your information, I had the privilege of being
part of
>> > KEPSA's activities for over 3 years as the unofficial alternative to
Evelyn
>> > which gives me a more stable foot to stand on than a google search
result.
>> >
>> > If you have an issue with the current office bearers then use your
>> > democratic right to replace them, if you have issues with the name then
>> > again practice your constitution right and change it, if you full it
does
>> > not fully represent your interests then define your interests, but
before
>> > you can do any of this things you first must join and pay your
subscriptions
>> > BMO - Business "Membership" Organisation.
>> >
>> > I wish we would all concentrate on two issues that kept being repeated
by
>> > the 3 men older than me who where on the panel.
>> >
>> > 1.  Stop asking the government to do for us, it will never happen (na
omba
>> > serikali)
>> > 2.  Read the new constitution and get up to speed on the new
dispensation
>> > (we need new laws)
>> >
>> > All the issues raised at the session are already addressed in the
>> > constitution which fortunately cannot be posted as a tweet which means
that
>> > you need to down load the entire document, I have it on my Kindle (had
to
>> > mention that), onto those fancy devices we walk around with and read
in its
>> > entirety.
>> >
>> > Maybe what we need is a marathon constitution reading forum, after
which I
>> > am sure we shall appreciate the fact that the playing field has
changed and
>> > you and I have had responsibility thrust into our faces.  The
constitution
>> > is already being changed as we write and as we tweet our input if not
being
>> > recorded.  Dr. Ndemo kept repeating the issue but as usually many of us
>> > where busy in the cloud.
>> >
>> > For those of you who have an aversion to reading talk to me and I
could get
>> > you the document in audio version.
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>> > Robert Yawe
>> > KAY System Technologies Ltd
>> > Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>> > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>> > Kenya
>> >
>> >
>> > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com>
>> > To: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
>> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> > Sent: Friday, 9 March 2012, 21:44
>> > Subject: Re: [kictanet] 140Friday. . . and I wept
>> >
>> > Hi all
>> >
>> > First of all, let me say that this response is NOT targeted at Robert
>> > Yawe - though it addresses one of the main issues that he has raised.
>> >
>> > I have said it here before and I will say it once again. Can we please
>> > do our homework before we post scalding remarks?
>> >
>> > Have we so quickly forgotten the genesis of KEPSA? And for those who
>> > were not there when KEPSA was being originated, is it so difficult to
>> > simply visit their website and read the first paragraph on their home
>> > page? It simply states:
>> >
>> > "KEPSA is the apex body and single voice of the private sector, with a
>> > membership that comprises more than 60 Business Membership
>> > Organisations (BMOs) and in excess of 180 corporate organizations –
>> > and is still growing. "
>> >
>> > Essentially - KEPSA's original purpose was to be an umbrella body -
>> > allowing various sectoral and professional "Business Membership
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