[kictanet] Wanjiku's take: Paul Kukubo, Victor Kyalo,

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Powerful statement by James and others. I hope Dr. Ndemo is listening.

On 19/02/2013, James Mbugua <jgmbugua at gmail.com> wrote:
> Can we have a competitive and thorough process to replace Kukubo. Half of
> the people working there should leave with him. The Kenya ICT Board is not
> a cash cow, it is a body that should be staffed with serious performers who
> understand their mission.
>
> We need to understand ICT does not and is not confined to mobile and mobile
> applications. We need to develop software development, we need to focus on
> green energy, we need to talk about nanotechnology and the like. In other
> words, we need to totally reengineer the business process of the KICTB.
>
> I have always been highly critical of the CEO's penchant for taking plane
> rides across the globe ostensibly to market Kenya when it would be cheaper
> to invite the Peter Thiel's and Pierre Omydar's of this world here to meet
> a large group of techies.
>
> I have also been critical of the staff's penchant for behaving as if they
> exist to be served and not to serve Kenyans. We need proper  competitive
> processes to be applied to staff these positions. Let them be appraised by
> their job description and what they have achieved and equally account for
> these trips they are always making to one conference or the other. Can we
> be told how the country benefitted?
>
> We laud Kukubo for founding the KICTB but not for allowing it to become
> what it has become. We need to clean house.
>
> James
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 9:59 PM, <eonchari at lynxbits.com> wrote:
>
>> ** Stephen,
>>
>> I raised some of the issues that you have below...I was branded an
>> "activist" for bringing that up....maybe we are all better off just
>> singing
>> the positives and look the other way.
>>
>>
>> Edwin
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* smutoro at yahoo.com
>> *To:* eonchari at lynxbits.com*
>> Cc:* kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>> *Sent:* 2/18/13 2:30 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Wanjiku's take: Paul Kukubo, Victor Kyalo,
>>
>>  Hi Alice: Interesting you anticipate negative comments on the duo?? I
>> will neither give -ve or +ve. Just fill me in what were the key
>> benchmarks
>> for KICTB and do what extent have they realized that dream? What are the
>> key deliverables? Was it really necessary to have KICTB at MOIC and
>> e-Government at OP? If Konza dream were to ever become reality, would we
>> need KICTB? Why isn't there proper succession planning - as it appears
>> CEO
>> and his deputy leave at the same time? Were they competitively recruited?
>> Why wouldn't the two vacancies to be advertised?
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>> Stephen Mutoro
>> www.cofek.co.ke
>>
>> On Feb 18, 2013, at 9:32 PM, Alice Munyua <alice at apc.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>> <http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2013/02/paul-kukubo-victor-kyalo-set-to-leave-ict-board/>
>> http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2013/02/paul-kukubo-victor-kyalo-set-to-leave-ict-board/
>>
>> After five years at the helm of the Kenya ICT Board, Paul Kukubo is
>> leaving his post as CEO and Taking over as the head of the East Africa
>> Commodities Exchange. No website yet but you can read more about it
>> here<http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/Commodity-exchange-planned-for-Rwanda/-/2558/1682686/-/ftt3i6z/-/index.html>.
>> Paul’s contract was renewed in 2010 for three years through this
>> Gazette
>> notice <http://www.kenyalaw.org/klr/index.php?id=173>.
>> Victor Kyalo, the Deputy CEO at the board is also set to leave, to go
>> back
>> to teaching at the University of Nairobi, but he will probably not take
>> long before he bounces back to the ICT sector ** He lectures/teaches
>> electrical engineering at the University.
>>
>> Paul and Victor have been leading lights in Kenya’s ICT industry and
>> are
>> responsible for setting up the board and showing its relevance to other
>> ministries but with the e-gov directorate, you understand why the roles
>> were confused.
>>
>> Now its time for all in the industry to forget all those things we never
>> liked with the board and start with all the nice things, and how we will
>> miss them. Yes, seriously ** **
>>
>> And here I go………
>>
>> During their leadership, the government of Kenya was able to appreciate
>> technology and innovation, opened its data for developers, and set up the
>> youth fund, which was supposed to supplement venture capital and savings.
>>
>> Who can forget Tandaa……. The content grants, they made some folks
>> rich, some skipped town while others realized running business is hard.
>>
>> IBM set up a research lab, government is contributing Ksh 170 million and
>> the staff is being sourced from the best universities globally, given
>> that
>> Kenya has no capacity.
>>
>> During its earlier years, maybe first or second, the board supported
>> BPOs,
>> in fact, I think that was the main reason it was formed, but priorities
>> have changed.
>>
>> Who is taking over?
>>
>> Eunice Kariuki is the deputy CEO and can be expected to take over, if
>> there is no argument that we need fresh blood to be injected…… or
>> some
>> other argument like that.
>>
>> So, what do you have to say about the duo? You can put your nice things
>> in
>> the comments ** **
>>
>> **
>>
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