[kictanet] State cancels the Laptop Project tender process?

[S.M. Muraya]

Walu,

I fully agree about Ngigi.

Now, to compare us with Chinese Leadership... which correlates Corruption
with Bigamy.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10698026

The decent wife is not the one likely to be sent in some sleazy outfit to
test or corrupt "flexible" business men.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-07/24/content_15613932.htm

If I recall media reports, the *alleged* mistress of a senior IEBC official
was noted as the person used to solicit bribes.

Of course this is likely to be a ghost story and ghosts do not exist :)



Regards

Murigi / Stanley Muraya

*"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one
who takes a city." Prov 16:32*


On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:

> @Ngigi
>
> +++1
>
> I still do not understand why people like you do not sit on these so many
> Government Boards, Committees, Taskforce, etc.
>
> But then again, its perhaps because your ideas add value to the country,
> while the folks who would be sitting next to you (fellow board members)
> will be thinking "local pocket"...and your ideas will potentially with the
> clash with mood around the table...pricking conscience... a.k.a..noisemaker.
>
> walu.
> --------------------------------------------
> On Thu, 10/17/13, Ngigi Waithaka <ngigi at at.co.ke> wrote:
>
>  Subject: Re: [kictanet] State cancels the Laptop Project tender process?
>  To: "Walubengo J" <jwalu at yahoo.com>
>  Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>  Date: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 2:42 PM
>
>  Listers,
>  This is probably the most important decision
>  Kaimenyi has made to date and also that will define his 5
>  year term in Education. And I totally agree with
>  him.
>
>
>  We are being let down by lack of creativity in our
>  Procurement processes, yet we have persons who profess to
>  have Masters & PHDs in Procurement, but they they
>  can't think beyond their pockets.
>
>
>  Thing is, in large scale procurement, you have to look
>  at how to not only get the best value, but how to manage the
>  risk and also, how to ensure fair play amongst the
>  vendors.
>  Any tender for a country-wide project just
>  can't be awarded to a single vendor. This doesn't
>  happen in industries like roads (Can you imagine GoK saying
>  that they are issuing out a tender to tarmac every road in
>  Kenya that will end up with a single vendor?), but in ICT we
>  do it with impunity.
>
>
>  Since this is a Country Wide Project, the first
>  thing that needs to be made are the standards and
>  specifications for these laptops. Lock them down and then
>  ask Original Equipment Manufacturers to quote on how much it
>  would cost to supply these laptops in batches of 1,000. You
>  do not need HP, IBM, Lenovo. Go and talk to the OEM
>  Manufacturers directly, and let them give you Laptops
>  branded KenyaONE with those specs.
>
>
>  If you are buying 20K Laptops, you can make
>  Laptops to be made to your specification, unbranded at
>  almost half the cost. How do I know, we once had special
>  hardware made for a client here, who was buying just 500
>  pieces with full support and warranty.
>
>
>  If you think I am kidding, just take a look
>  here http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/oem-laptop.html.
>  You get laptops with Intel Core 2 Duo Chips &
>  Motherboards at between 100 - 200 USD depending on
>  quantities.
>
>
>  How do you support them? Give those contracts to
>  every University, College and Youth Group that gets
>  registered and the parts can be bought centrally then the
>  local guys can buy them from there and resell to the
>  schools.
>
>
>  How do you ensure quality? Ask KEBS to approve
>  Samples. Give kids in select schools to play around with
>  them for a month and get feedback, Once approved, then every
>  laptop after that has to meet those specs as per those
>  Samples.
>
>
>  And before anyone screams that China makes
>  'cheap' products, remember every major manufacturer
>  including the one that makes your treasured iPad,
>  manufacturers them in China. Even one DJ CK was shocked how
>  our average perception of China is during a recent visit
> http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2013/08/lessons-from-uhurus-landmark-china-visit/
>
>
>  RegardsWaithaka
>  NgigiA1.iO
>
>  On Thu, Oct 17, 2013
>  at 11:33 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com>
>  wrote:
>
>
>  NAIROBI, KENYA: The Government has
>  now cancelled the Laptop Project tender for schools over a
>  budget deficit as bidders exceeded the budgetary
>  projections.
>
>
>
>
>
>  Education Cabinet Secretary Prof Jacob Kaimenyi announced
>  that the tender process was canceled as lowest bidder quoted
>  Ksh 32B against an anticipated budget of Ksh 20B.
>
>
>
>  read more @
>
>
> http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000095732&story_title=jubilee-laptop-project-halted
>
>
>
>
>
>  ~~~~
>
>  Not sure if it is true but I think Kenyans need to ask
>  serious questions on this.  We cannot spend our time and
>  effort putting forward ideas on how to best implement a
>  high-risk project and then suddenly we are told it is
>  over...kapput.. finito..go home. just like that!
>
>
>
>
>
>  For example If money is the problem why not modify the
>  project to fit 20B the budget?  I still think 20B would be
>  sufficient if this project was tilted and tweaked towards
>  the form1 student labs or even university students.  The
>  idea was noble and timely but execution and target audience
>  for me (not Yawe :-) has always been doubtful.
>
>
>
>
>
>  Right now we are told suppliers asked  for 32B Ksh and but
>  we had 20B so cancel the project, no questions asked and
>  perhaps wait for 2-3yrs later to read from the Auditor
>  General about how the 20B was (mis?)used.
>
>
>
>  I think the CS for ICT should make a pitch to salvage the
>  project in the modified form - assuming ofcourse the project
>  was truly intended.
>
>
>
>  walu.
>
>
>
>
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