<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "></div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Hi,</div><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12pt;">I believe I am one of very few who can </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">straddle</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12pt;"> the 2
eras of mail & email to be able to appreciate how they converge in addition I have the passion to want to see Postal turned around to its full blossom.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">And most important I am not a retired civil servant who the government wants to put out to pasture, they have tried engineers, lawyers, military generals and many others and none was able to make any noticeable difference apart from maybe repaint the premises.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">On your parcels I have had the same issue with shipments from Amazon sometimes I will receive then items within a week other times a
month but I realised that the problem is with how the US couriers handle overseas mail using some cheap middlemen. </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">But when I ship from anywhere in the world including China using the EMS service and USPS in the USA my parcels arrive within 7 days which means that the main issue is the originating courier not Postal Corporation.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">For in country delivery Postal has no equal, with over 990 outlets spread across the entire country from end to end with a delivery of 3 days. With such a network even the Kenya National Examination
Council really have no reason to deliver exam papers any other way, but the selfish interests of a few.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Regards<br></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12pt; "> </span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12pt;">Robert Yawe</span></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12pt;">KAY System Technologies Ltd</span></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"
size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12pt;">Phoenix House, 6th Floor</span></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12pt;">P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200</span></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12pt;">Kenya</span></font><br><br><div style="color: black; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; ">Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<div><br></div><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><br><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Andrea Bohnstedt <andrea.bohnstedt@ratio-magazine.com><br><b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Mon, 8 November, 2010 7:53:31<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General<br></font><br>I find that I usually don't receive them - two or three packages sent from Europe took months (!) to reach me, and another two are still missing and I've written them off. So I don't ask people to send anything in the mail anymore, but to courier the items, or give them to someon who's traveling. <br>
<br>So this situation could clearly do with some improvements. Robert, what's your qualification to turn this parastatal around? <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 7 November 2010 20:15, robert yawe <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hi,</div><div style="color:black;font-size:12pt;"><br></div><div><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="4"><span style="font-size:12pt;">It is saddening to see how Postal Corporation is treated as a dumping ground for retired civil servants turning it into a </span></font><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">sedated giant being denied the opportunity to play its rightful role
in levelling the </font><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="4"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> playing field.</span></font></div><div><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Many of us think that just because we rarely receive snail mail that it serves no purposes, we write articles and make statements of how email and instant messaging are the final nail in the coffin of Posta but I ask after your order the pair of shoes online and pay via mpesa or mkesha how do you expect to receive the shoes? SMS, email, or IM.</font></div>
<div><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times,
serif">I believe that we are doing a disservice to the country by killing Posta and someone needs to stand up and put Posta back to where it belongs as the enabler for e-commerce, e-learning, narrower of the digital divide and governance.</font></div>
<div><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">I therefore offer myself as a candidate for Post Master General of Postal Corporation of Kenya.</font></div>
<div><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif">Regards<br></font><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="4"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></font></div>
<font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="4"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Robert Yawe</span></font><br><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="4"><span style="font-size:12pt;">KAY System Technologies Ltd</span></font><br>
<font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="4"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Phoenix House, 6th Floor</span></font><br><font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="4"><span style="font-size:12pt;">P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200</span></font><br>
<font face="'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif" size="4"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Kenya</span></font><br><br><div style="color:black;font-size:12pt;">
Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<div><br></div></div><div style="color:black;font-size:12pt;"></div>
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