[kictanet] US and OpenData vs Kenyan Situation

[Walubengo J]

Just wondering,

In the likely departure of both PS Ndemo and CEO Paul Kukubo, I wonder how much TTL (time to live) there is for our  https://opendata.go.ke/ initiative. 

Contrast below:
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Today, as he heads to Austin, Texas, for a Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour, President Obama signed an Executive Order directing historic steps to make government-held data more accessible 
to the public and to entrepreneurs and others as fuel for innovation and economic growth. The Executive Order declares that information is a 
valuable resource and strategic asset for the Nation. We couldn’t agree 
more.

http://wh.gov/J5tb

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walu.
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