<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></div><div>I have looked at the site but it does not look like an authentic GOK sponsored site. How can they get the Official Coat Of Arms Colors (It is obviously not RED!) wrong? Then, why would GOK go for a .org and not .go.ke domain? Further, no official contact information except some references to official GOK sites like kenya.go.ke..</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br> </div>Regards,<br><br><div>John R. Gicharu<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> John Kieti <jkieti@gmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">To:</span></b> JOHN GICHARU <john_gicharu@yahoo.com><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> Sat, March 12, 2011 5:27:14 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] GoK Outsources OP Twitter a/c & Website<br></font><br>
<meta http-equiv="x-dns-prefetch-control" content="off">While you are at it, what is so hard about our leadership emulating Paul Kagame on Twitter?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 3:00 PM, warigia bowman <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:warigia@aucegypt.edu" target="_blank" href="mailto:warigia@aucegypt.edu">warigia@aucegypt.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr">Muchiri<br><br>It is very frustrating to hear that a US firm is managing this. I think that this "Mercedes" complex is a widespread and pernicious problem in Kenyan government. <br>
<br>We really need to focus on local capacity. We have one of the most educated workforces in Africa, indeed, in the world. Look at the American president!<br>
<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Rigia<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Muchiri Nyaggah <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:muchiri@semacraft.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:muchiri@semacraft.com">muchiri@semacraft.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hi Listers,<div><br></div><div>The website <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.republicofkenya.org">www.republicofkenya.org</a> appears to be backed by the GoK but managed by a US firm. They also seem to handle the twitter account @insidekenya which indicates its the Twitter account for Office of the President. On both, it is explicitly stated that CLS & Associates distribute the content on behalf of OP for the government.</div>
<div><br></div><div>CLS have an impressive client list but with all the advancements I have seen in the web industry in Kenya over the last three years, I am certain a local firm could have handled this. In fact, there should be staffers in the government spokesman's office or the Kenya ICT Board who can work with the international PR firm and the local OP staff to update this website and profile.<br clear="all">
<br></div><div>How did this happen? How has the government mitigated against the risks of foreigners spreading misinformation using official online government channels? Is the entire government spokesman's office going to be outsourced as well?</div>
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