[kictanet] To save CA from bullies, restore its autonomy and independence

Wed Jan 24 19:50:45 EAT 2018

@Kevin

Indeed.

A point of clarification. There is no letter of the law that gives powers
to a ministry to request monies from their agencies without due process.
Otherwise we might as well not have a board that provides guidance and
policy to management. Boards have a FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY to act in the
best interest of the agencies they have been appointed to. Through them we,
the People of Kenya, exercise our sovereign right.

Regards

*Ali Hussein*

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On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 7:44 PM, Kevin Kamonye <kevin.kamonye at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Good points of information Ali. The situation is getting clearer for me
> now.
>
> My assumption is that the funds at the CA are actually accessible to the
> Ministry on request & availability - by the letter of the law.
>
> If the MoICT is going outside of the set regulations and these allegations
> are true then both the PS & DG (for attempting to confer powers of approval
> that have not been assigned to him) ought to be immediately dismissed from
> office.
>
> The CS should also issue a comprehensive statement to Kenyans indicating
> how this could have been happening without his knowledge or otherwise.
>
> These are public funds that we are talking about. I am now therefore
> demanding an explanation as is my right as a Kenyan citizen.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kevin
>
> On 24 January 2018 at 18:47, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
>
>> @Kevin
>>
>> I like your response. The interplay between independence and
>> interdependence. :-)
>>
>> I fully agree with you.
>>
>> I have one issue though and this is one of *Corporate Governance*. The
>> monies we are talking about are not small change in the scheme of things. A
>> million here and 25 million there..This adds up.
>>
>> No organization worth its salt should be run 'Kiholela' like that. With
>> all due respect to the Mandarins at the MOICT. They should know better. The
>> right way to do things is to sit with the CA and have a discussion at the
>> end of every year as to which activities they would like CA to fund. These
>> then should be consolidated and ExComm (Executive Committee of the Senior
>> Management Team at CA) presents this to the Board of Directors for
>> ratification and it becomes a budget item and above board.
>>
>> The CA is a critical institution and the goings on there smack of
>> machinations to control the billions that CA has in its budget. It's wrong
>> for MOICT to treat the CA budget as its personal piggy bank/slush fund. The
>> MOICT has a vote. Let it live within its means like we all do. And in case
>> they are unable to the paragraph before this should be a guideline on how
>> to go about it so that no one is exposed.
>>
>> Lastly, I also think what the Director General did, if the reporting has
>> any truth to it is wrong. He simply should not have the power to approve
>> extra-judicial budget items. This leaves him vulnerable later to
>> manipulation. Let there be clear procedures on how these things are done.
>> At the Boards that I sit in that in itself is a firing offence. Let us not
>> expose our heads of government agencies to such manipulation. It is akin to
>> abuse of power by MOICT. It simply is not acceptable.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> *Ali Hussein*
>>
>> *Principal*
>>
>> *Hussein & Associates*
>>
>>
>>
>> Tel: +254 713 601113
>>
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>
>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>
>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>> <http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim>
>>
>>
>> 13th Floor , Delta Towers, Oracle Wing,
>>
>> Chiromo Road, Westlands,
>>
>> Nairobi, Kenya.
>>
>> Any information of a personal nature expressed in this email are purely
>> mine and do not necessarily reflect the official positions of the
>> organizations that I work with.
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 3:37 PM, Kevin Kamonye via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> I am eagerly waiting for the report of the audit that is being currently
>>> conducted. This and the responses thereafter will give a clear indication
>>> of the situation at the CA.
>>>
>>> As for the letters regarding the request of funds, I do not find any
>>> issue with this. The only condition is that these funds must be accounted
>>> for and even better a report written about the official activities that
>>> were attended to by whom, where and also what returns are to be gained from
>>> the engagements. And further follow up until the intended goals are
>>> achieved.
>>>
>>> Our institutions need to be independent, yes. They are also
>>> inter-dependent. Having the PSs of the ICT or other Ministries does not
>>> have to be bad thing. It in fact can serve as a way to expedite decision
>>> making and enhance cooperation - basically doing away with
>>> inter-institutional bureaucracy.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Kevin
>>>
>>> On 24 January 2018 at 13:06, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Listers,
>>>>
>>>> In Summary
>>>>
>>>>    - Surely, somebody must be made to answer for those letters.
>>>>    - This is the sector that gave Kenya global leadership in mobile
>>>>    banking.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.nation.co.ke/oped/opinion/To-save-CA-from-bullie
>>>> s-restore-its-autonomy-and-independence/440808-4275382-a055q
>>>> 6/index.html
>>>>
>>>> PS. Its sad to see what is happening at CA because we debated
>>>> extensively on this list the process that gave it its autonomy. I am
>>>> confident the team at the helm of the ministry has what it takes to put us
>>>> back on the correct path.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Barrack O. Otieno
>>>> +254721325277
>>>> +254733206359
>>>> Skype: barrack.otieno
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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