[kictanet] Dr Ndemo Farewell

Mon Apr 29 17:32:39 EAT 2013

@Brian,

Bureeeeeeee, kabisa!

Hatuwezi kuwa na "omogusii" wawili katika wizara moja. Hivyo ndivyo
alivyonena Dkt. Ndemo. Itwapatia maadui wake chanzo cha .... read again:)

On 29 April 2013 17:02, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Daktari,
>
> I will not join my colleagues in wishing you well. And I will not accept
> your (flimsy) reasons for not strongly contesting your right to continue
> the good work you have been doing. My advice, put up a good fight, and it
> at the end of it all another candidate is chosen, you can rest assured that
> you did your best (as you have been known to do) and move to other things
> with a clear conscience.
>
> Uko katika maombi zetu - the "dark forces" can be very intimidating, be
> strong.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Brian
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> @ Ndemo,
>>
>> You will go down as one of the few PS who opened up Government at at time
>> when Government Ministers and Permanent Secretaries had no time to
>> entertain  non-government actors (like most listers here :-).  I doubt any
>> big shot in Govt would have been humble enough to take in their stride both
>> the criticism and compliments from the grassroots as you have done.
>>
>> Eng. Rege before you started this type of culture and I am glad you took
>> it to the next level.  I can only hope that the new Minister/Cabinet Sec
>> and Principal Secretaries will follow suit as we endevour to make Kenya the
>> best ICT destination in Africa.
>>
>> regards.
>>
>> walu.
>> nb: took the liberty to tweak the subject line :-)
>>   ------------------------------
>>  *From:* Bitange Ndemo <bitange at jambo.co.ke>
>> *To:* jwalu at yahoo.com
>> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>> *Sent:* Monday, April 29, 2013 1:30 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Reviewing Kenya ICT Board Performance- You can
>> write a guest post
>>
>> Listers,
>> It is an open secret that my departure from the Ministry of Information
>> and Communications is imminent.  As seconds, minutes and days tick by; I
>> take this opportunity to bid you all farewell.
>>
>> During the last seven years that I have worked here, I have learned a lot
>> from you all. I could not have benefited from the learning experience
>> without your constant support, criticism and encouragement.  If I have to
>> do it all over again, I would not change anything to perform my duties
>> well. In my position as Permanent Secretary, I have gained considerable
>> knowledge and thus I shall always cherish this, as one of the most
>> satisfying phases in my career.
>>
>> Further, I have shared a special bond with all of you both virtually and
>> in reality.  I shall take away with me special memories of our time
>> together. I remain committed to ideals of Kictanet and would remain active
>> in its deliberations.  I must admit that I may have underestimated the
>> amount of pressure there is to aspire for a job.  There are politicians
>> from my county trying to create a wedge between myself, Dr. Matian’gi and
>> Hon. Nyachae.  Others from other parts of the country can be summed as
>> extortionists and possible toll collectors at every level.  I shall
>> however, take the interview on Thursday and if fate has it that I shall
>> once more serve my country then I shall proudly do so.
>>
>> It is now my singular honour to introduce Dr. Fred Matian’gi, our Cabinet
>> Secretary nominee whom I have had the privilege of knowing for the past
>> many years.  While I was in Standard 7, Dr. Matian’gi had just started
>> standard 1 at Manga Primary School.  His sister Margaret was my classmate.
>> I have known him as an honest person and devout Seventh Day Adventist.
>> He has an impeccable record of integrity having served in several
>> governance programs.
>>
>> Dr. Matian’gi is a fast learner and has extensively published.  We taught
>> at University of Nairobi together and his record as a lecturer was
>> faultless.  We simply have a great mind to steer our sector. I want to
>> take the earliest opportunity to wish him the best. Although Dr. Matian’gi
>> is a good friend, it will not be practical for us to work together.  The
>> constitution demands diversity.  We shall create fodder for politicians to
>> drive further wedge between us.  I have chosen friendship and will look
>> for alternative areas to serve my country.
>>
>> Let me therefore wish each one of you the very best in all of our future
>> endeavors.
>>
>> Bitange Ndemo.
>>
>>
>>
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