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

[Dorcas Muthoni]

McTim,

Well, checking out the success factors of Nominet could form a good case
study. Of course it is not and copy and paste situation.

Nominet took over the TLD in 1996 at 26K domains and this is definitely
impressive growth.

On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 2:41 PM, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Dorcas,
>
> I would say that comparing the UK and KE isn't realistic due to different
> populations, median income, Internet history and penetration, etc.
>
> Rgds,
>
> McTim
>
>
> On Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 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>
> 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>
> 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> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 18:13, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Rebecca asks some pertinent questions in this article about KENIC
> http://ht.ly/9K21N
> >> Having previously served a
> >>
> >> Unsubscribe or change your options at
> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/dmuthoni%40gmail.com
> >>
> >> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform
> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and
> regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT
> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.
> >>
> >> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors
> online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth,
> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do
> not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Muthoni
> >
> > My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/
> > --------------------------------------------
> > Mahatma Gandhi once said:-
> >
> > First they ignore you,
> > Then they laugh at you,
> > Then they fight you,
> > AND THEN YOU WIN!!!
> >
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> McTim
> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route
> indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
>



-- 
Muthoni

My Blog: http://rugongo.blogspot.com/
--------------------------------------------
Mahatma Gandhi once said:-

First they ignore you,
Then they laugh at you,
Then they fight you,
AND THEN YOU WIN!!!
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20120320/243aa5fe/attachment.htm>