[kictanet] Joe Mucheru vetting by parliament for position of ICT CS

[Odhiambo Washington]

I am banking on Mucheru taking after Ndemo in terms of passion and
commitment to improve the ICTs in this country.

But being a Kenyan, I wonder if he will get the support he needs to see all
this through with a govt that is already too tainted. Okay, call me a
pessimist on that govt bit, but on the Mucheru bit, I am very sure he can
deliver if given a free hand.
I will pray for his success. We all need to, as we've prayed for this for
so long. We got Ndemo but they couldn't allow him to continue when everyone
felt he should have been let to. Instead they dragged him to court, right?

On 11 December 2015 at 18:09, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Joe Mucheru was vetted today by Parliament for the position of CS at the
> ministry if ICT.
>
> His achievements are major. It is good to see youthful people takeup
> leadership positions in the country, especially at Cabinet level. Joe is a
> man who believes in himself. He addressed issues very articulately and has
> good grasp of the industry.
>
> I liked the way he addressed issues of dominance by Safaricom and
> realisation of the Konza dream.
>
> On Safaricom, he stated in many words that there is no need to stiffle our
> companies, which in the larger world view are actually not that big. There
> is room for growth and ensuring our companies cross the border and operate
> in other markets. He stated his commitment to ensure fair competition in
> the industry and infrastructure sharing. This is what we have been
> advocating for at Kictanet.
>
> On Konza, he stated that he is committed to ensure the project goes
> through. His view was that there are not that many large ICT companies in
> Kenya. Many investors come around with bagloads of money, like $20m but
> they leave frustrated because of lack of investment opportunities. Konza
> will be that stepping stone for startups and entrepreneurs to get into the
> big league.
>
> I believe if he puts his energy in the ministry, we will see tremendous
> change in the sector. Too bad the current regime has less than two years in
> power.
>
> Do you think the ICT industry is moving in the right direction?
>
> Regards
>
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