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

Mon Dec 14 12:11:25 EAT 2015

+ 1 Ali and Kivuva,

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On Sat, Dec 12, 2015 at 8:42 PM, Bernard Kioko via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> So sad…yet so possible what you say… L
>
>
>
> *From:* K Machuhi [mailto:kmachuhi at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Saturday, December 12, 2015 8:13 AM
> *To:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> *Cc:* Bernard Kioko
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Joe Mucheru vetting by parliament for position
> of ICT CS
>
>
>
> 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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