[kictanet] Board cancels tender awarded to Olive Technologies to supply Standard One

[Walubengo J]

@Roy, totally agree. ICT Authority is a policy level entity and in an ideal world should remain so. 

But you and I know Kenya is decades away from an ideal environment. Put simply, in Kenya if you dont control the money(read procurement) you can as well write and  file your policies for "sunday morning" reading.

walu.

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On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 9:01 PM AST (Arabian) Paul Roy wrote:

>Sorry Kivuva I don't see why ICTA should be involved with an education
>project. The argument that anything computers is ICTA's responsibility is
>totally wrong. ICTA should spearhead policy issues and not meddle in
>procurement woes.
>
>Let me hear from ICTA on strategic initiative rather than wallowing in the
>muck of avarice!
>
>pro
>
>
>On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 4:43 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:
>
>> This sounds like a good opportunity for us to drive the process. Remember,
>> "The People Who Are Crazy Enough to Think They Can Change the World, Are
>> the Ones Who Do." - Apple Inc.
>>
>> My President His excellency Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy have minced no
>> words that they want no wastage in government. I too will not want to see
>> my hard earned 30% PAYE and 16% VAT, and (insert other taxes here) going to
>> waste. We have the chance to hold the bull by the horn. We have executive
>> blessings.
>> A little positive energy will go a long way to achieve our goals. We can
>> lobby for ICTA to spearhead the exercise, and ensure we only explore the
>> best model that will give advantage to ALL students "Standard 1 to Standard
>> 8". Something like a laboratory, which will be an investment that can take
>> 5 years before replenishment. The laptops were a champaign pledge, but
>> Jubilee is no more campaigning. They need sound advice from the experts.
>> Community input will help us identify the best path to take.
>>
>> And we can achieve this, even if it means going to the streets and getting
>> support from Boniface Mwangi and Oki Okiya Okoiti Omtata.
>>
>> Which path will we take?
>>
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>> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya.
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>-- 
>"Change is slow and gradual. It requires hardwork, a bit of
>luck, a fair amount of self-sacrifice and a lot of patience."
>
>Roy.