[kictanet] Board members should beware leaving IT projects to professionals

[Dennis Kioko]

You will find that among the many "goodies" that President Obama brought
us, besides the rare opportunity of seeing "The Beast", is a commitment
from GoK on IFMIS.


   - GoK to further enhance Integrated Financial Management Information
   System program (IFMIS) towards full integration of all government financial
   systems. GoK to augment audit and security components of IFMIS to guarantee
   its integrity.

Plug from a blog post I did on the "goodies".
<http://blog.denniskioko.com/2015/07/here-are-goodies-that-president-obama.html#more>

On Thursday, 6 August 2015, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> The recent fiasco surrounding allegations of compromised Integrated
> Financial Management Information System (IFMIS <http://www.ifmis.go.ke/>)passwords
> and attempts to embezzle funds from government coffers should serve as a
> wake-up call. The integrity of our information systems is an urgent
> priority.
>
> To be fair, Kenya is not the first country to experience IFMIS
> challenges. In fact, in Malawi, Joyce Banda’s recent failure to win a
> second term as president has been attributed to IFMIS-related corruption
> scandals <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_Hill_Cashgate_Scandal>.
>
> The objective of IFMIS is in line with most automation projects – to
> increase efficiency, transparency and accountability. What most people
> forget, though, is that automation by itself is not a magic bullet against
> corruption.
>
> In fact, if a developer blindly – or deliberately – automates corrupt
> processes, the end result is the enhancement and increased efficiency of
> corrupt activities. Wheeler-dealers can now enjoy the convenience of
> embezzling funds from their laptops, rather than having to walk to
> government offices with big brown envelopes in broad daylight.
>
> Read more...
> http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/walubengo/-/2274560/2819968/-/y95a7jz/-/index.html
>


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