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

[K Machuhi]

No young guy with plenty of life ahead of him should accept current
government cabinet appointment at this juncture.

Mucheru with all his verve and vigour will be checkmated. Wait until the
free laptop thing is thrust on him.

He should have negotiated to commence with the next government. 2 year
stint, in a smelly environment....nothing tangible except the smell. Do you
know an ex- politician (forget the semantics that CS are technocrats)
reabsorbed successfully in private sector?

He will also be lucky to come out without EACC visiting his kitchen.

K. M
On Dec 11, 2015 6:20 PM, "Bernard Kioko via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Very promising. I have worked with Joe Mucheru before. The government made
> a smart choice.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 11 Dec 2015, at 6:09 PM, 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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