[kictanet] Why Dr Bitange Ndemo may have missed on the ICT docket

Thu Apr 25 14:45:42 EAT 2013

I read what cofek has written in the article and it all appears that they are feeding us with distorted information . Maybe if they did there homework they would discover that they are embarrassingly themselves ...

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On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 3:53 AM PDT Dorcas Muthoni wrote:

>What about taking stock of what Dr. Ndemo did for the ICT industry? We
>should be thanking him in a big way.
>
>I think Mutoro should stop the sideshow.
>
>
>On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 1:05 AM, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>> @ Mutoro, I have read your or cofek 'analysis' of why Dr. Ndemo missed out
>> on the ICT docket.  One reason you give is that of Kenya's participation to
>> WICT which i quote:
>> *
>>
>> "The diplomatic row and the embarrassment that PS caused to Kenya
>> delegation during the WICT in Dubai
>>
>> has tarnished Kenya's name in the eyes of international community and
>> particularly Africa.
>>
>> The PS came with members of civil society whom he had accredited to
>> represent the Kenya
>>
>> Government through back door and completely ignored the advice from
>> government representatives
>>
>> and started reading views prepared and presented to him by members of
>> another delegation making
>>
>> Kenya appear like a colony of that state".
>> *
>> This is misleading and as one of those 'civil society' members that
>> participated, I want to set the record straight.
>>
>> 1. The accreditation was not through the back door as you purport. Please
>> read Kenya's 2010 constitution article 10. You will see that participation
>> of citizens is key in any policy making process whether local or
>> international.
>>
>> 2. CCK convened a stakeholder's meeting on November 13, 2012 to discuss
>> the ITRs. Several view points and recommendations emerged and were
>> submitted to CCK (CCK had a deadline and our consolidated recommendations
>> reached them on time). It was therefore expected that Kenya would have its
>> own position.
>>
>> 3. It was in the spirit of Kenya's Constitution that Kenya's delegation
>> embraced stakeholders, and civil society was one of them.
>>
>> 4. In Dubai, the ITU secretary General met with Civil Society
>> representatives from different countries (Kenya was not the only country
>> that had a multistakeholder delegation) and reported that he had written to
>> governments encouraging them to include in their delegations stakeholders
>> including civil society. How then is this backdoor accreditation when it is
>> placed as a requirement in our supreme law, as well as recommended by the
>> ITU?  Why do you imply that civil society members should not have been at
>> WICT?
>>
>> 5. What diplomatic row are you talking about? And why are you including in
>> your 'analysis' rumors? Did you take time to understand the sticking points
>> in the negotiations and therefore understand what Kenya's position needed
>> to be in WICT? Can you table evidence that the PS read views prepared by
>> another delegation? For your information, the very same issues we raised on
>> November 13, became the same issues of contention at WICT.
>>
>> Kindly check your facts before making certain claims.
>>
>> Rgds
>> Grace
>> P.S. We must give credit where due. Dr. Ndemo has made immense
>> contributions in the sector. Please do not be subjective about important
>> issues like WICT just because you dont like him.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1529%3Awhy-ndemo-may-have-been-missed-on-the-ict-docket&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=60
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:35:46 -0700
>> From: smutoro at yahoo.com
>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fred Matiangi, Cabinet Secretary for ICT
>> CC: kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>> To: ggithaiga at hotmail.com
>>
>> Dear Walubengo:
>>
>> He is the one. Dr Matiang'i is a great man. He taught me West African
>> Literature at the University of Nairobi! You may also be interested to see
>> why your good friend Dr Ndemo will have to bid farewell to the ICT Ministry
>> where he has literally made his second home for the last years. He has been
>> anti-consumer and we wish him well - whether he is appointed as CS or a PS
>> in any other Ministry.
>> http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1529%3Awhy-ndemo-may-have-been-missed-on-the-ict-docket&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=60
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Stephen Mutoro
>> www.cofek.co.ke
>>
>>
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>>  *From:* Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com>
>> *To:* smutoro at yahoo.com
>> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 23, 2013 6:37 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Fred Matiangi, Cabinet Secretary for ICT
>>
>> It appears the above is our new Cabinet Sec. for ICT.  Anyone with some
>> background, bio on him?  Google is returning this - but not sure if he is
>> our guy.
>>
>>
>> http://www.cid.suny.edu/about_us/staff_in_focus/about_staff_in_focus_fred.cfm
>>
>> walu.
>>
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