[kictanet] 4 CEOS in 5 years? Something doesn't seem right at KENIC

Tue Mar 20 15:18:27 EAT 2012

I think trying to compare KE with any other country brings in so many
variables to consider that it just doesn't make sense - in his particular
aspect.

Kenyans walked into the .com generation and never walked out. I remember
how difficult it was to convince a Kenyan that a .KE domain was as good as
a .COM domain - they always thought .COM is it, everything else inferior.
The uptake of e-mail addresses (and the people who use e-mail addresses are
the same ones you expect to take up domain names) in the .COM
(yahoo|hotmail) space will definately be higher than, say,
najivuniakuwamkenya.co.ke

Is the .UK registry structured along the same principles as the .KE one? I
doubt.

Using any other registry's performance as a benchmark  to measure the
performance of the .KE would be setting a very unrealistic target for KENIC.

On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 14:26, Dorcas Muthoni <dmuthoni at gmail.com> wrote:

> As you discuss KENIC performance, here is a good benchmark in terms of
> numbers:
>
> *Landmark 10 millionth .uk site registered*
> See details here:*
> *
> *http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17393008
> *
>
> On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 10:03 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> @Wash,
>>
>> I think you zeroed in on the issue.  What KENIC needs is a mechanism to
>> limit the tenure of the board members to maximum two terms. It is standard
>> practice in corporates and has even been embraced in our political life.
>> Why not in KENIC?
>>
>> @ Brian,
>> you hinted on calling an Extra-ordinary General Meeting (EGM).  But my
>> question has not been answered - when is the next AGM due?  It could be
>> next week and so no need for the EGM. Further, where is the KENIC
>> constitution.  Perhaps we need to review it before suggesting things that
>> maybe good but "illegal" as far as the KENIC constituion is concerned.
>>
>> walu.
>>
>>
>> --- On *Mon, 3/19/12, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com>* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] 4 CEOS in 5 years? Something doesn't seem right
>> at KENIC
>>
>> To: jwalu at yahoo.com
>> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> Date: Monday, March 19, 2012, 10:30 PM
>>
>>
>> @Brian et al,
>>
>> Wait a minute. From the minutes of the last Board Meeting, Alice was
>> amongst those "absent with apologies", so obviously she was NOT the chair
>> of this meeting, right?
>> *I have a feeling something is quite a miss with the minutes as posted
>> and would like to take the earliest opportunity to apologise to Alice for
>> this misrepresentation I have made.*
>>
>> Another glaring thing I have noted from the minutes is the Board
>> Membership as constituted. CCK has such a significant number of membership
>> in the KENIC Board. Now, seeing as things are going, I'd like to imagine
>> that KENIC operates in the same space as the ISPs - or almost. With the
>> recently introduced Kenya Communications Bill 2009, I suppose KENIC is
>> supposed to be licensed just like the ISPs, and by this, it calls for all
>> those in the KENIC board who are associated with CCK to step aside, right?
>> Their continued presence in the KENIC Board seems like an illegality.
>>
>> Last but not least, what does the KENIC constitution say as regards the
>> tenure of the Board Members? Can they sit there forever or is there a time
>> limit?
>>
>> Good night, members. I must sit to enjoy my kumi-kumi now.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 22:06, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com<http://mc/[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> @Brian,
>>
>> From the minutes, Alice was the chairperson, yes.
>>
>> Then Alice should step aside and let the Tech community decide on someone
>> else who can steer KENIC to achieve the defined metrics.
>>
>> I do believe that whenever a CEO is appointed to the organization, they
>> always have clear and realistic KRAs and KPIs to help gauge whether or not
>> they are performing.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 19:28, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com<http://mc/[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>>
>> Wash - as Walu pointed out, current chairman is Alice so it depends on
>> when the board meeting in the minutes you refer to happened as to which
>> Chairperson was in office...
>>
>> Nevertheless - concerns abound - should members call for an EGM to
>> address the problems?
>>
>> Brian
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 6:57 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo at gmail.com<http://mc/[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 18:13, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com<http://mc/[email protected]>
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>> Rebecca asks some pertinent questions in this article about KENIC
>> http://ht.ly/9K21N
>>
>> Having previously served as a director on the KENIC board I can only ask
>> "what is amiss?"
>>
>> There seems to be trouble with either selection of a CEO or retention or
>> both.
>>
>> Brian
>>
>>
>> Quoting Rebecca
>>
>> "Kenic is a multistakeholder body, owned by the tech community"
>>
>> I think it's in order to ask the board chair (maybe *request  *is a
>> better word?) to enlighten us on this perceived high "CEO/staff turnover".
>>
>> "Then there is the problem of board interference.  The micro management
>> at Kenic is just something else. I am told its only one board member who
>> doesn’t like to let things run smoothly. I can not name him without being
>> accused of malice"
>>
>> I am wondering why Rebecca is scared of naming names if she has the facts.
>>
>>
>> Reference to KENIC's last Board Meeting (which lasted 4hrs 15 minutes):
>> http://www.kenic.or.ke/files/MINUTES_8th_AGM_2011.pdf
>>
>> *"Members also pointed out the high staff turnover at KeNIC* *and* *sought
>> clarification on whether the organization had paid twice for development of
>> its website.*
>> *The Chairman endeavoured to respond to all of the issues raised but
>> acknowledged that some of the matters such as double payment for the
>> website redesign required further enquiry."* *So, Mr. Buruchara flanked
>> the issue of high staff turnover; Needed time to conduct an inquiry as to
>> whether the Auditor's Report was accurate or what?
>>
>> *I think if Sammy Buruchara cannot handle KENIC matters properly as is
>> evident, then a reconstitution of the board should be in the offing, with a
>> view to replacing him. There should also be an ammendment to the
>> constitution that governs KENIC to limit the terms of the Board Members.
>>
>> Wwith whom does the buck stop at KENIC? Chairman? Then he should be
>> replaced.
>>
>>
>> --
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