KDN also a content company, not just infrastructure? I am not opposed just want to be clear, because it could become another cross-e-media issue. <br><br><b><i>"Kai U. Wulff" <kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <br>Alice,<br><br>As you know, we are testing this weekend again how far we can push the<br>Butterfly access and have given it free. In the meantime I would like ICT<br>maternity/fraternity to think about what content we can provide on the free<br>Butterfly portal which can be accessed by EVERYBODY free of charge. CSR and<br>policy related matters could be one of the items?<br><br>Kai<br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke<br>[mailto:kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of<br>alice<br>Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 12:10<br>To: kai.wulff@kdn.co.ke<br>Subject: Re:
[kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable<br><br>Thanks MM yes indeed the ICT maternity/fraternity is a dynamic one and <br>would like to suggest that we try and link ICTs to livelihood issues as <br>Walu suggests and perhaps over chai , as Kanja suggests, present it <br>clearly and simply within that context.<br><br>best<br>alice<br><br><br>Muriuki Mureithi wrote:<br>> Many thanks for the comments that have come through the list . it shows<br>the<br>> dynamism of the ICT fraternity . <br>><br>> The absence of the presidential aspirants talks loudly that either they<br>are<br>> not familiar with issues , or if they are familiar they do not them<br>consider<br>> significant at national level or they do not care. Either way we in the<br>> ICT world are proactive people and instead of castigating them let us<br>roll<br>> our sleeves and work with them and make sure they understand the issues,<br>> the significance and why they matter.
<br>><br>> This is an on-going programme and as indicated in the debate and we<br>shall<br>> have another session in July and hopefully the political scenario on the<br>> presidential aspirants will be clearer . For now, to determine who to<br>> invite was based on government of national unity versus the opposition<br>as<br>> broadly perceived in the national political arena. After the party<br>elections<br>> we shall have clarity on who to invite in the next round . <br>><br>> The overall objective of the project is to ensure that we place the ICT<br>> agenda as campaign issue and we need to show the presidential aspirants<br>> that ICT is an national issue <br>><br>> <br>><br>> Muriuki Mureithi<br>> Team leader<br>> ICT mainstreaming in the Political Arena project <br>> KICTANET<br>><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke<br>>
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke]<br>On<br>> Behalf Of Brian Longwe<br>> Sent: 17 May 2007 13:26<br>> To: mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke<br>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable<br>><br>> I would like to strongly echo the sentiments of Lucy as well as to <br>> add my own fury to the fire.<br>><br>> I was extremely upset that not only did *NONE* of the presidential <br>> aspirants show up - but some of them even went as far as responding <br>> to phone calls by saying "I am on the way, will be there in 20 <br>> minutes"...... then never turning up..... can you imagine that? <br>> Treating the Kenyan ICT community like a spurned girlfriend or <br>> boyfriend?<br>><br>> Anyway I think that the message that has been sent by the absence of <br>> every single one of the aspiring presidents was very LOUD and CLEAR -<br>><br>> " We don't care about ICT - it
doesn't factor in our vision - it is <br>> unimportant to us"<br>><br>> As very precisely put by someone I overheard at the meeting - "these <br>> aspiring presidents probably don't even know how to spell ICT"<br>><br>> We must make a loud and strong statement about his and ensure that <br>> the wider Kenyan community realises the true colours of their <br>> "wannabe" presidents.<br>><br>> Brian<br>><br>> On May 17, 2007, at 12:26 PM, John Walubengo wrote:<br>><br>> <br>>> LK,<br>>><br>>> u sound a bit disappointed. Unfortunately i didnt attend<br>>> the function and would like to know who really turned up<br>>> from the presidential aspirants and what they said...<br>>><br>>> Michuki, any hope for the text transcript? Or Becky could<br>>> give us a brief the old way in form of minutes/updates/etc?<br>>> Then from there the absentees like me could contribute
more<br>>> intelligently on the way forward...<br>>><br>>> walu.<br>>><br>>> --- Lucy Kimani <lkimani@comnews.co.ke> wrote:<br>>><br>>> <br>>>> All,<br>>>><br>>>> I am just venting on the dismal performance of our<br>>>> aspiring presidential<br>>>> candidates, I have noticed a trend where those in<br>>>> leadershipship positions<br>>>> let alone those aspiring for the same confirm their<br>>>> attendance to a<br>>>> certain function and then not show up or best case<br>>>> scenario show up 2-3<br>>>> hours late. I keep asking myself why do we as Kenyans<br>>>> accept this<br>>>> behavior, and I am at a loss!<br>>>><br>>>> Actually, my pesa nane is that we as the citizens need to<br>>>> start demanding<br>>>> accountability in that when one says they will attend
a<br>>>> function then they<br>>>> should keep to their word, after all why are electing<br>>>> people whose word<br>>>> doesnt count for much? Additionally, most of us also<br>>>> have busy work lives<br>>>> and the fact that we were willing to stop what we were<br>>>> doing to sit down<br>>>> to hear what these aspiring candidates have to say about<br>>>> ICT is a<br>>>> testament to how important we feel ICT to be to the<br>>>> country.<br>>>><br>>>> I am one for making strong statements, and a one page ad<br>>>> expressing our<br>>>> displeasure and questioning why the candidates are scared<br>>>> of facing a<br>>>> serious group of citizens wanting to know where each of<br>>>> them stands in ICT<br>>>> would be in order! I am sure if it was one of those<br>>>> meetings where
fans<br>>>> are shouting at the top of their voices, and no one is<br>>>> asking any serious<br>>>> questions they probably would show up, we need to start<br>>>> demanding more<br>>>> from our politicians!<br>>>><br>>>> Just my thoughts!<br>>>><br>>>> LK<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> -----------------------------------------<br>>>> This email was sent using Communicatons Solutions LTD<br>>>> WebMail.<br>>>> " "<br>>>> http://www.accesskenya.com/<br>>>><br>>>> _______________________________________________<br>>>> kictanet mailing list<br>>>> kictanet@kictanet.or.ke<br>>>> http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet<br>>>><br>>>> Please unsubscribe or change your options at<br>>>><br>>>> <br>>>
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