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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Using ICT to guarantee that our government agencies are working (in line with the new constitution) for every Kenyan and not serving a privileged few is the meaning of this<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Edwin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brian Munyao Longwe<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 31, 2011 9:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> Edwin<br><b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Could this be the next revolution in Africa????<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Gentlemen,<br><br>I would not be in such a hurry do wish Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt's situations upon Kenya.<br><br>I would beg of you to do a comparative governance survey on the 3 country - and benchmark Kenya alongside them.<br><br>In essence you will find that the 3 countries have effectively been police states for the past 2-3 decades. With all manner of human rights violations, no freedom of speech, massive sycophantism (is that a real word?) and all the negative elements of dictatorships.<br><br>If I read between the lines - might you be claiming that Kenya is also on a similar level i.e. dictatorship, police state etc...?<br><br>Regards,<br><br>Brian<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Edwin Onchari <<a href="mailto:eonchari@lynxbits.com">eonchari@lynxbits.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lordmesh,<br><br>This is the more reason why ICT should be a tool to reverse the<br>polarization. Kenya not only belongs to all of us today, but indeed to the<br>next generations. If we continue in the current path, there will be nothing<br>left for future generations to inherit.<br><br>In mature democracies, political strategists do indeed profile the<br>electorate, but rarely do they go to the extent that we have recently<br>witnessed in Kenya. It is this approach from the political elite that has<br>ensured their survival politically and economically! We just need to get<br>real change, and I strongly believe that ICT is the quickest way to achieve<br>that<br><br>Edwin<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: kictanet-bounces+eonchari=<a href="http://lynxbits.com" target="_blank">lynxbits.com</a>@<a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>[mailto:<a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces%2Beonchari">kictanet-bounces+eonchari</a>=<a href="http://lynxbits.com" target="_blank">lynxbits.com</a>@<a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>] On<br>Behalf Of lordmwesh<br>Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 7:46 AM<br>To: Edwin<br>Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Could this be the next revolution in Africa????<br><br>Edwin, those are good thoughts.<br><br>Let me be a naysayer, in Kenya, we are so polarized to bring such a<br>change. The country is divided in half. Some of us will say 'our man<br>is in power' and fight back any protests. This would be a recipe for<br>civil war.<br><br>But there was once when we did such a thing, the early and mid<br>nineties, we took to the streets and called for change. We were doing<br>well until The peoples process was hijacked by wolves in sheep's<br>clothing. We have ourselves to blame for selling our children's future<br>to the wolves. A sigh of relief is that we can change all that through<br>the plebiscite in less than two years.<br><br>Regards<br>Lordmwesh<br><br>On 29/01/2011, Edwin Onchari <<a href="mailto:eonchari@lynxbits.com">eonchari@lynxbits.com</a>> wrote:<br>> I hope the waves that are sweeping Egypt; Tunisia and Algeria are headed<br>> south and that ICT has a role in it!!..it might be the solution that many<br>of<br>> us in Kenya and indeed Africa have been looking for, for such a long time!<br>> "The people' taking back their lives! I hope we can do the<br>> same..desperately!<br>><br>><br>><br>> E<br>><br>><br><br><br>--<br>______________________<br><a href="http://twitter.com/lordmwesh" target="_blank">twitter.com/lordmwesh</a><br>transworldAfrica.com <<a href="http://transworldafrica.com/" target="_blank">http://transworldafrica.com/</a>> | Fluent in computing<br><a href="http://kenya.or.ke" target="_blank">kenya.or.ke</a> | The Kenya we know<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>This message was sent to: <a href="mailto:eonchari@lynxbits.com">eonchari@lynxbits.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Unsubscribe or change your options at<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/eonchari%40lynxbits.com" target="_blank">http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/eonchari%40lynxbits.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br><br>This message was sent to: <a href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com">blongwe@gmail.com</a><br>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/blongwe%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/blongwe%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><br>-- <br>Brian Munyao Longwe<br>e-mail: <a href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com">blongwe@gmail.com</a><br>cell: + 254 722 518 744<br>blog : <a href="http://zinjlog.blogspot.com">http://zinjlog.blogspot.com</a><br>meta-blog: <a href="http://mashilingi.blogspot.com">http://mashilingi.blogspot.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>