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

Wed Jan 24 21:57:52 EAT 2018

Interesting insights..! Perhaps if one was to take a pause if you will, and
really take the long, hard  and objective view across board, then one
might  realize that our malaise truly runs deep indeed, and this could just
be but a tip of the iceberg. Suffice it to say that achieving
"institutional independence" as a framework right at this moment is a tall
order indeed..! Most tend to adopt a vertical "servant-master" approach.
Look across institutions..! So, again, where did the rain start beating us
on a journey we had embarked on so earnestly to truly build & transform
these institutions..? Is it power, politics, influence, or bourgeoisie, or
all these..? An answer somehow, lies therein, somewhere. Guys, I daresay we
inherited some pretty bad "colonialist" mindset/mentality on their way out
as they handed independence to us. We have to throw that out the window.

Good thing, this debate/conversation is ongoing..

Well, inescapably, all is not lost.

Harry

On 24 Jan 2018 20:19, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <
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Grace

Thanks for that trip down memory lane.. Lest we forget.. :-)

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On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 8:09 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) <nmutungu at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Kelvin,
> Please refer to the thread "independent Communications Commission of
> Kenya" that gives diverse views on what independence means (for example,
> functional and financial independence) and how in the end, the
> communications law was amended. This background supports the points that
> Jaindi is raising that interdependence between the Authority and Ministry
> should only be at policy and not financial level.
> Thread starts here https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/pipermail/kictanet/2010-No
> vember/031757.html
>
>
>
>
> On 24 Jan 2018 10:48 am, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.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*
>>
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>>
>> *Hussein & Associates*
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
>> 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
>>>>
>>>> --
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>>>> +254733206359 <+254%20733%20206359>
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