[kictanet] Our Response to Systematic ICT Systems Failure at IEBC

[Edith Adera]

Mark,

Read the law, it requires both.

Edith
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From: Mark Mwangi [mwangy at gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 11:42 AM
To: Edith Adera
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Our Response to Systematic ICT Systems Failure at IEBC

For starters the digital system was never meant to be the official system and for trust purposes, was meant to be for accountability purposes. I may be wrong on this but I have not seen any evidence of the situation being contrary to this.

There was thus no reversion per say only abandonment of one of the parallel systems.


On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Edith Adera <eadera at idrc.ca<mailto:eadera at idrc.ca>> wrote:
Harry,

Not sure you were in Kenya or buried your head in the sand!

It’s a fact that the system did not work and IEBC had to revert to the manual system as reported by the Chair of the IEBC on TV.

We need to learn to tell the truth as a country and confront our issues. Someone suggested on this list, can’t remember who,  that as an ICT industry an audit should be carried out so we know what went wrong and learn for the future.

Why do we always turn to the easy targets….tribalism, partisan interests etc when hard questions are asked?

Edith

From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eadera<mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Beadera>=idrc.ca at lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:idrc.ca at lists.kictanet.or.ke>] On Behalf Of Harry Delano
Sent: March 12, 2013 3:22 PM
To: Edith Adera
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: [kictanet] Our Response to Systematic ICT Systems Failure at IEBC


Aye..!

Could someone please aver what the furor was all about on this list when systems failed at IEBC last week. I thought it was so that
we could address systemic issues in that part of the election process..? Please someone correct me, but I seem to be settling on
this conclusion that we collectively only raise hue and cry when the system(s) are perceived to be working  against “us”, or not in
“our” interests – whichever side of divide each one of us sits. Once they serve ‘our’ interests, we quickly move on.. So where is
posterity in all this..? A pattern emerges where well calculated intellectual arguments everywhere nowadays, that  thinly  veil and
mask the real motives in us. We completely bury our heads in the ground and deny that we have deeply rooted issues that stem
from tribe, class etc and as a result,  we are caught up in this  vicious cycle that we cannot seem to free ourselves from and which
clouds our entire vision as a nation. Who will free us, if we do not take initiative ourselves..? How and when will we as a nation
confront this ‘monster’ head on, by first of all acknowledging it exists. Then moving to deal with it. Can this list be at the forefront
of it..?

If so,  let’s start now..

Harry

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