[kictanet] [ISOC_KE] ICT Secretary is it a wise move? http://www.cid.suny.edu/about_us/staff_in_focus/about_staff_in_focus_fred.cfm

[Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)]

The good thing is that we now have a constitutional framework that supports
moving all sectors forward. Change may turn out to be good after all!


2013/4/24 Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com>

> Noted Gilda,
>
> I agree with your point, as a community that will directly work with the
> nominee, we have been afforded an opportunity to comment since we have been
> told he is the best of the best, nonetheless i agree that there are more
> considerations other than subject expertise for such positions. Its sad
> that in the community, we did not have candidates who measured up, time to
> pull up our socks.
>
> Best Regards
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 6:32 AM, Gilda Odera <godera at skyweb.co.ke> wrote:
>
>> @Barrack I think you go it wrong. If my knowledge serves me well, neither
>> a demo nor Kagwe were ICT experts when appointed as PS. But they had the
>> intellectual capacity and drive to run with it. They consulted widely and
>> went out of their way to hear and learn. That is what is required, not
>> necessarily an ICT expert.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Gilda Odera
>>
>> On Apr 23, 2013, at 7:49 PM, Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <solo.mburu at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Barrack, et al,
>>
>> While there is a legit cause for aligning the ministries to the people
>> who are running them, it is important that we don't think inside the box -
>> that is the ICT Secretary should be a ICT expert. It can be anybody who the
>> constitution so points out.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 23 April 2013 19:41, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Listers,
>>>
>>> Just googled the nominee for the ICT Secretaries post and i am a bit
>>> lost as to whether he is the right person for the job. Two things come into
>>> my mind:
>>>
>>> 1. With regional balancing Dr. Ndemo will definately not make it as
>>> principal Secretary even if he merits. For such a crucial ministry i
>>> thought we needed some continuity otherwise we might slow down or lose out
>>> on the gains we have achieved in the last couple of years, i wonder what
>>> listers think. As a public we also have an obligation to vet the nominees.
>>>
>>> 2. The nominee appears to be a governance expert as opposed to an
>>> Information and Communications Technology expert, will he inspire the ICT
>>> community to move to the next frontiers the way Kagwe, Poghisio and Ndemo
>>> did? This are some of the concerns i have whilst respecting the Presidents
>>> Choice, what do others think? Let us collect our views as an ICT community,
>>> i am willing to consolidate them and then we submit to the necessary
>>> Parliamentary Commitee.
>>>
>>> Best Regards
>>> --
>>> Barrack O. Otieno
>>> +254721325277
>>> +254-20-2498789
>>> Skype: barrack.otieno
>>> http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> isoc mailing list
>>> isoc at orion.my.co.ke
>>> http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc
>>>
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> kictanet mailing list
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet
>>
>> Unsubscribe or change your options at
>> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/godera%40skyweb.co.ke
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> isoc mailing list
>> isoc at orion.my.co.ke
>> http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Barrack O. Otieno
> +254721325277
> +254-20-2498789
> Skype: barrack.otieno
> http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/
>
> _______________________________________________
> isoc mailing list
> isoc at orion.my.co.ke
> http://orion.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/isoc
>
>


-- 
Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu)
Kenya
Skype: gracebomu
Twitter: @Bomu
Website: http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profile/GraceMutungu
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/attachments/20130424/b6417664/attachment.htm>