[kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed?

[Agosta Liko]

+ 1 .. Sam Gichuru

Secretariat with spokesmen is exactly what we are against ...

Let the IEBC Chief be the spokesman



On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 4:45 PM, David Kobia <david at kobia.net> wrote:

> A much needed conversation.
>
> Whether we like it or not, many people on this list in many ways represent
> the intellectual capital of the Kenyan ICT sector and the question should
> probably be 'Where have *WE* failed at ICT' instead of 'Has the ICT
> Sector Failed'. The problem has been kicked as upstairs as it can go, and
> this is the top floor. It is our problem to own. This is the place where we
> shouldn't be afraid to ask each other the tough questions -- and today the
> question Edith posed is 'what went wrong?'. As Gilda says, accepting
> failure is simply unacceptable. This is not a witch hunt or schadenfreude,
> and I reject the notion that we should just call or txt someone to ask if
> help is needed. We're not pushing a car, this is a national election.
>
> So lets figure out where we dropped the ball and keep it moving. Onward.
>
> David.
>
> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 8:03 AM, Harry Delano <harry at comtelsys.co.ke>wrote:
>
>> Erik,****
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>> I think this is where Kictanet Secretariat can kick in and show
>>  relevance in such a critical moment, where the****
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>> nation seems to find itself waiting with abated breath, or can we mandate
>> Erik to do this on behalf..?****
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>> Does the IT team there understand the system deployed and now operational
>> under their watch..? If so, can ****
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>> the ICT fraternity  through our Secretariat write officially to get an
>> understanding on what is happening, how ****
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>> it works?  The flowchart on the system that guarantees integrity of the
>> process despite these happenings..?****
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>> Oh by the way, could the PS have some input.....?  The days when we could
>> spend time groping around in pitch ****
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>> darkness are so long gone, or is it ...?****
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>> Harry****
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>> *From:* kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=
>> comtelsys.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] *On Behalf Of *Erik Hersman
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 06, 2013 3:32 PM
>> *To:* harry at comtelsys.co.ke
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>> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Has the ICT Sector Failed?****
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>> My thoughts exactly Dennis.  Having the facts on how, who and what allows
>> us to understand the situation.****
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>> I'm not sure why it's an issue to try and gather that information,
>> especially when no one at the IEBC is openly sharing it.  ****
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>> Erik Hersman****
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>> On Mar 6, 2013, at 3:26 PM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi at gmail.com> wrote:****
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>> ****
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>> With a BBC journalist tweeting " "@ggatehouse: Deputy chair of IEBC told
>> me cannot rule out the theory their system was hacked. At the moment they
>> simply don't know. #Kenyadecides" and a local media house running a story
>> alleging hacking yesterday, we do need facts. ****
>>
>> There are people out there peddling info claiming a certain group hacked
>> into the servers, complete with provisional results "analysis" to show the
>> same.  ****
>>
>> This really doesn't put us in a pretty information where we can afford to
>> sit and wait. ****
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