When we say open source is good for this country, this precisely what we mean, the code is audited and peer reviewed. <br><br>Sang, and MoE, we shall be glad to assist.<br><br>It doesn't matter what programming language was used to write this critical application, it can be vetted and enhanced.<br>
<br>Muthoni<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 3:35 PM, David Aduda <<a href="mailto:daduda@nation.co.ke">daduda@nation.co.ke</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Colleagues,</font>
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<p><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">I would be excited to get someone who can explain how the so-called computer error just happened this year and how a body (KNEC) entrusted with the noble task of setting, administering, marking and grading marks for our children could not detect the problem upfront. Is computer becoming the latter day punching bag for grave human mistakes? And does the computer generate its own data or fit's ed by human beings? </font></p>
<p><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">If there is nay error here, blame my computer?</font>
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<p><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Aduda</font>
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<br><b><font face="Arial" size="2">From:</font></b> <font face="Arial" size="2">kictanet-bounces+daduda=<a href="mailto:nation.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">nation.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a> on behalf of Leonard Mware</font>
<br><b><font face="Arial" size="2">Sent:</font></b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Wednesday, April 9, 2008 1:29 PM</font>
<br><b><font face="Arial" size="2">To:</font></b> <font face="Arial" size="2">David Aduda</font>
<br></p><div class="Ih2E3d"><b><font face="Arial" size="2">Cc:</font></b> <font face="Arial" size="2">KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions</font>
<br></div><b><font face="Arial" size="2">Subject:</font></b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Re: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained?</font>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><<<a>File: ATT5157354.txt</a>>></font>
<br></p><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><font face="Arial">'Outdated' as in fashion or not just not able to crunch figures due to 'uzee"?</font>
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<br><font face="Arial">From: John Walubengo <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>></font>
<br><font face="Arial">To: <a href="mailto:mleonardo@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mleonardo@yahoo.com</a></font>
<br><font face="Arial">Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></font>
<br><font face="Arial">Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:11:36 AM</font>
<br><font face="Arial">Subject: [kictanet] KCSE results fiasco explained?</font>
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<p><font face="Arial">>>>Daily Nation, 9th April.</font>
<br><font face="Arial">A programming error is to blame for last year?s KCSE</font>
<br><font face="Arial">results fiasco in which the error led to the adjustment of</font>
<br><font face="Arial">mean grades for some students. </font>
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<p><font face="Arial">Education Minister Sam Ongeri said when he released a</font>
<br><font face="Arial">report on last year?s Form Four examinations fiasco</font>
<br><font face="Arial">yesterday. The report blamed outdated computer programming</font>
<br><font face="Arial">language for the error which led to the adjustment of mean</font>
<br><font face="Arial">grades for nearly 40,000 candidates. It arose from the use</font>
<br><font face="Arial">of an outdated version of a programming language at Kenya</font>
<br><font face="Arial">National Examinations Council.</font>
<br><font face="Arial">>>>rest of story @</font>
<br><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"><a href="http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=120791" target="_blank">http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=120791</a></font></u>
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<p><font face="Arial">I found it quite difficult to understand how an 'outdated'</font>
<br><font face="Arial">programming language that has been working well over the</font>
<br><font face="Arial">years suddenly begins to lose memory (its mind?) due to the</font>
<br><font face="Arial">'ageing' process...ama are we experiencing Y2K bug ver 2</font>
<br><font face="Arial">remixed here?</font>
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<p><font face="Arial">...and now that the report is public, could Barnabas (ICT</font>
<br><font face="Arial">Mnger, Education) shed some more technical light on what</font>
<br><font face="Arial">could have transpired? Or maybe Prof. Kashorda who sat on</font>
<br><font face="Arial">the Investigation committee? Because technically I still</font>
<br><font face="Arial">dont get it...</font>
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<p><font face="Arial">walu.</font>
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