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

[Ali Hussein]

Good people

My understanding of that amount is that most of it will come from investors. Government's job is to provide the seed funding.

Waithaka, great idea on the issue of the new team focusing on policy for the next two years...I hope they are listening... :-)

From what Mucheru said during the vetting I'm encouraged. 

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> On 11 Dec 2015, at 6:51 PM, Waithaka Ngigi via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> 
> Josiah,
> 
> I might have under-stated the earlier figure, from this post it's seems to be a USD 14.5B project...
> ‎http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-21158928
> 
> We need to know of this, how much will be public funded monies, and whether it's prudent for us to invest in such a project at that scale in the first place..
> 
> Waithaka Ngigi
> 
> Alliance Technologies
> www.at.co.ke 
> From: Josiah Mugambi
> Sent: Friday, December 11, 2015 6:29 PM
> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> Cc: Ngigi Waithaka
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Joe Mucheru vetting by parliament for position of ICT CS
> 
> Always thought Konza budgetary allocation for this FY is 0.8b.
> 
> Also wondering if Eng Tanui is on this list...
> 
>> On Dec 11, 2015 6:22 PM, "Waithaka Ngigi via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>> Mwendwa,
>> 
>> Just wondering whether Kictanet actually has a *position* on the Safaricom dominance issue. That's still an open debate with both sides, for and against, having solid arguments.
>> 
>> On Konza‎, personally, I am disappointed. I expected a thorough re-analysis of whether we ought to spend close to Ksh 900b for us to start inventing.
>> 
>> Waithaka Ngigi
>> 
>> Alliance Technologies
>> www.at.co.ke 
>> From: Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet
>> Sent: Friday, December 11, 2015 6:10 PM
>> To: Ngigi Waithaka
>> Reply To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>> Cc: Mwendwa Kivuva
>> Subject: [kictanet] Joe Mucheru vetting by parliament for position of ICT CS
>> 
>> 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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