[kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine Adeya quits

Wed Jan 28 19:24:08 EAT 2015

Would be very interested in reading a paper on (e) procurement from her
perspective :)

Regards

Murigi / Stanley Muraya

*"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one
who takes a city." Prov 16:32*

On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 5:55 PM, Walubengo J via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> @Nyaki,
>
> How can you leave before giving me a plot at Konza?  I am going to
> mobilize politicians to ensure your replacement comes from our village :-)
>
> Nway, you were there from the beginning and your contribution will be
> always be remembered.  And on that note, someone needs to write the memoirs
> on ICT evolution in Kenya - the key projects, players, their roles &
> challenges.  Particularly for the period before KANU left (1998-2002),
> NARC period (2002-2007), Coalition period (2008-2013) through now.
>
> It doesn't hurt for the future generation to learn from what is now
> becoming ICT history right before our eyes.
>
> walu.
>
>   ------------------------------
>  *From:* Catherine Adeya via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> *To:* jwalu at yahoo.com
> *Cc:* "elizaslider at yahoo.com" <elizaslider at yahoo.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 28, 2015 3:35 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine
> Adeya quits
>
> Yes Mwendwa,
>
> I am a founding member of Kictanet and will always be here though
> sometimes I lurk in the background. To set the record straight. I did not
> quite, my Contract in government has come to an end. I have been Acting for
> two years and truth be told, I  did not want to be handed the position on a
> silver platter. They advertised, I did not apply. The rest is history so
> let me sign off with:
>
> *How do geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? How
> do we, humans know when it is time to move on? As with the migrant birds,
> so surely with us, there is a voice within if only we would listen to it,
> that tells us certainly when to go forth into the unknown. – Elisabeth
> Kubler-Ross*
>
> Thank you,
> Catherine
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:09:19 +0300
> From: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>
> To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>,
>     "ISOC at lists.my.co.ke" <isoc at lists.my.co.ke>
> Subject: [kictanet] Blow as acting Konza techno city boss Catherine
>     Adeya    quits
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> Listers, we should note that Catherine Adeya was one of the few active CEOs
> on KICTANET.
>
>
>
> http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Blow-as-acting-Konza-techno-city-boss-quits/-/996/2604390/-/en3nyyz/-/index.html
>
> A top official who has been at the helm of the Konza Techno City project
> has opted out amid claims of resource constraints and slow progress.
>
> Dr Catherine Adeya-Weya, who has been the acting chief executive officer of
> the Konza Technopolis Development Authority for two years, said she had
> decided to quit and let someone else come in and lead the project.
>
> It was, however, clear from her statements that bureaucratic tendering,
> resource constraints and the slow pace of takeoff had largely influenced
> her decision.
>
> "I just felt someone else needs to take over this project after acting for
> almost two years. I may have considered staying if confirmed, but I may not
> have wanted it. For a project of this magnitude, we require the right
> calibre of staff, and a proper and sufficient recurrent budget.
>
> ''What I was being paid as chief executive was less than what I used to
> earn in my former role in the private sector and so it is hard to attract
> the high calibre staff with that remuneration," Dr Adeya-Weya said at a
> joint press conference in Nairobi with board chairman, Mr John Ngumi, on
> Tuesday.
>
> *PERFORMED WELL*
>
> Mr Ngumi said Dr Adeya-We ya had performed well despite being in an acting
> capacity for the entire period.
>
> He, however, added that the authority was prepared to continue with the
> little available resources since insufficient funding was a normal
> challenge in all government projects.
>
> The chief executive's term was to end in February, with an option to apply
> when the position was announced in November last year.
>
> She, however, chose not to, sparking speculations around her withdrawal
> from the team she has led for months.
>
> Mr Ngumi said: "In my view, Catherine has had one of the toughest jobs.
> Anybody who has worked in the private sector knows how hard it is to start
> a startup. It is harder in the public sector where you have all manner of
> stakeholders, and you got to deal with constraints and criticism.
>
> "She is an example of what we should have in public service and we, as the
> board, would have loved her to apply. I have implored her to remain
> involved in Konza at advisory role to the project."
> ______________________
> Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
>
> "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on
> higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson
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