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

Sat Dec 12 09:25:54 EAT 2015

He should always remember where the EJECT lever is in the cockpit and
engage it at the earliest reasonable opportunity - lest he crush with his
jet!

On 12 December 2015 at 08:22, Ahmed Mohamed Maawy via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Agreed Machuhi. But also I think as a country we really also need people
> who will break the culture the public sector has, and I think this is a
> calculated risk Joe can take. His previous porflio speaks for itself, so if
> he is caught up in an issue it will not be so hard to figure out its a
> setup. He may end up in private sector by virtue of the fact that people
> know how things work in the sector.
>
> So I think this is a well calculated risk that is very much needed.
>
> On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 8:13 AM, K Machuhi via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> 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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