[kictanet] Row simmers over order on new Information, Communication and Technology leadership

Tue Sep 3 14:05:19 EAT 2013

I do hope the CS makes the right choice.

Has the authority board been appointed? Anyone who know? Who is in the
membership?

On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Walubengo J <jwalu at yahoo.com> wrote:

> @GG - am not too good in french? what do you mean by >>it  gives the CS
> carte blanche?
>
> I have also skimmed through and it is true  first CEO for the ICT
> Authority will serve at the pleasure of Dr. Matiangi, the Cabinet
> Secretary.  Subsequent ones will serves at the pleasure of the Board. In
> both cases ofcourse the candidates must meet the usual constitutional
> requirments for integrity, etc.
>
> The beef ofcourse remains - why make the special exemption for the first
> CEO?  Essentially, Bobby (Yawe), Omutatah,  Steve Mutoro et al. can go to
> court and claim they were denied an opportunity to be the CEO because the
> board did not advertise and go through the motions of shortlisting and
> interviewing..read "discrimination".
>
> Not sure why that exemption was sought since in my opinion it is not
> necessary given that as a Cabinet Secretary I can still get my "man" or
> "woman" as CEO - even if I have to use the board. It is usually done by
> simply appointing the correct board in place...perhaps someone did not
> brief the new CS how this game is best played in government with minimum
> collateral damage :-)
>
> walu.
>
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>  *From:* Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com>
> *To:* jwalu at yahoo.com
> *Cc:* "kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 3, 2013 12:13 PM
>
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Row simmers over order on new Information,
> Communication and Technology leadership
>
> Thanks Loise for sharing the legal notice.
>
> @ Yawe you are right. That is the nature of the notice. You do not need to
> be subjected to public scrutiny:) (On a light note, it is a pity since I
> would be interested to know your inside manenos).
>
> @ Brian, Walu, and Alice
>
> I have just skimmed through the notice and in matters of the ICT
> Authority appointments (both board and first CEO) it actually gives the CS
> carte blanche. There may not be a row after all!  Maybe some mischief at
> the drafting process of the notice which ensured that it ignored article 10
> of the constitution which  lays emphasis on consulting in policy making
> processes. @ Kapiyo, @ Grace Bomu, what are your comments?
>
> Rgds
> GG
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 09:58:31 +0100
> From: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Row simmers over order on new Information,
> Communication and Technology leadership
> To: ggithaiga at hotmail.com
> CC: kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>
> Hi,
>
> There goes my opportunity to be appointed without having to jump through
> hoops that require me to answer questions from my questionable past.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com>
> *To:* robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
> *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *Sent:* Monday, 2 September 2013, 15:02
> *Subject:* [kictanet] Row simmers over order on new Information,
> Communication and Technology leadership
>
> A row is simmering in the Ministry of Information, Communication and
> Technology<http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?searchtext=Ministry%20of%20Information%2c%20Communication%20and%20Technology&searchbutton=SEARCH> over
> a law that gives the Cabinet secretary power to make unilateral appointment.
>
> Executive Order No. 2 of 2013 by President Uhuru Kenyatta<http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?searchtext=Uhuru%20Kenyatta&searchbutton=SEARCH> on
> the reorganisation of government that establishes the Information and
> Communications Technology Authority ( ICT<http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?searchtext=ICT&searchbutton=SEARCH>A)
> gives the ICT<http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?searchtext=ICT&searchbutton=SEARCH> Cabinet
> Secretary power to appoint the CEO of the authority without involving the
> board.
>
>
> http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000092541&story_title=row-simmers-over-order-on-new-icta-leadership
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