<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>We are running away from the actual problem. Legal quotations will not help for none of us has the power to make an actionable judgement on this issue. Placing a legal lens on a political problem will not produce the required result. A political problem must be confronted by a political political solution. Dialougue btw the different parties is the way to go and the good thing is that the "periphery" players can force the "center" players into this dialogue. Peace be among you. KW<BR></DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Kerubo Ombati <kaykerubo@gmail.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> jwkabinga@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> Wed, 20 April, 2011 12:12:57<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [kictanet] Poghisio Flouting The Law in The CCK Tussle-by DMakali<BR></FONT><BR>hey listers, <BR><BR>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">First, I think the Government circular on appointment of CEO's to parastatals is quite clear on the process of appointments of CEO’s and it is evident that the Minister has contravened the regulations.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">As far as the statutes go, this is the position:</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Powers of the Board of Directors in appointments</SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The powers and responsibilities of the Board of Directors are clearly outlined in Section 4(2) of the <SPAN> </SPAN><B>State Corporations (Performance Contracting ) Regulations 2004,</B>subject of course to the State Corporations Act and any other statutes and they include inter alia<I>, the power to: </I></SPAN><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR><BR><B>“…(b) recruit staff including the chief executive of the state corporation;</B><BR><BR>(<B>c) develop and negotiate with the parent Ministry performance targets for the state corporation for a specified financial year;</B><BR><B><BR>(f) enter into and implement performance contracts with the chief executive of the state corporation;</B> <BR><BR>(h) perform any other duties that may be deemed necessary or expedient for the implementation of the performance contracts.”</SPAN></I><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Although there is no specific power granted to the Board to dismiss/not renew contracts of CEO’s either in the State Corporations Act or in the Kenya Information and Communications Act, there is a rule of interpretation of statutes that says that grant of a specific power necessarily implies that it also has the power to do the converse and therefore it is implied that the power of the Board to hire includes the power to fire.’</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The general principle is that it is not within the power of the Minister to reinstate, recruit of dismiss the CEO.</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Personal liability of Board members </SPAN></U></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Section 15 of the Kenya Information and Communications Act is clear that Board members and officers of the commission shall not be subject to personal liability for acts done in good faith for the purpose of executing their functions, powers or duties of the CCK under the Act.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">So there is no reason for the Minister to report any of the Board Members to KACC for alleged improper conduct when they were acting in good faith and in the exercise of their functions for the CCK under the Act. In any case the procedure to remove or discipline a Board Member is clearly outlined in <B>Section 11 of the </B>State</SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> Corporations (Performance Contracting) Regulations 2004 :</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR><I>“Subject to the provisions of any </I></SPAN><A href="http://www.kenyalaw.org/kenyalaw/klr_app/view_cap.php?CapID=3" target=_blank rel=nofollow><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">other Act</SPAN></I></A><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">, the Minister may, in consultation with the committee, and based on results of evaluation, remove a Director of a state corporation whose performance is unsatisfactory.”</SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN> </SPAN>And more specifically <I>at Section 2(b)<SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN>of the First Schedule to the Kenya Information and Communications Act :</I></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">“2. A member other than the chairman or an ex-officio member may – </SPAN></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN> </SPAN>(b) be removed from office by the Minister if the member - </SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(i) has been absent from three consecutive meetings of the Board without the<BR>permission from chairman; or</SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(ii) is adjudged bankrupt or enters into a composition scheme or arrangement<BR>with his creditors; or</SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(iii) is convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or fraud; or</SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(iv) is convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding six months or to a fine exceeding ten thousand shillings; or</SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(v) is incapacitated by prolonged physical or mental illness; or</SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(vi) fails to comply with the provisions of this Act relating to disclosure;</SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(vii) is engaged in a communications organization which operates on telecommunication system or provides telecommunication services or is engaged in the manufacture or distribution of telecommunication equipment in Kenya as an owner, shareholder, partner or otherwise, whether directly or indirectly.”</SPAN></I></P><BR><BR>Also, the idea of approcahing the Court of Appeal sitting as the Supreme Court to seek an advisory opinion is a waste of time.An advisory opinion is just that ..it has no binding effect plus.the CIC is already before the court seeking an advisory opinion on the appointment of persons to state offices,so its better to wait for the outcome of that.<BR><BR>everyone is right that as the appointment has not been gazetted,it cannot be said to have been done,but the minister will probably back-date the appointment in the gazette notice as he did with the members
of the Communications Appeals Tribunal.<BR><BR>Once Gazettment is done,the best way to approach the court is by way of judicial review.<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 8:00 AM, Walubengo J <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV><SPAN>It seems this saga refuses to die...<BR>~~~<BR>The Star<BR>Tuesday, 19 April <A rel=nofollow>2011 00</A>:04 </SPAN><SPAN>BY DAVID MAKALI </SPAN></DIV><BR>
<P>A little over a week ago, Information and Communications minister Samuel Poghisio called a press conference to announce that he had revoked the suspension of the director general of the Communications Commission of Kenya.“For the avoidance of doubt, I wish to state that Charles Njoroge remains in office and that as the appointing authority I will proceed to renew his contract in line with the law,” he stated.</P>
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<P>The minister’s intervention may have seemed timely and proper. Given the infighting that had become the order of the day at the CCK between the board of directors (or some) and the director-general, some form of external intervention was necessary to establish order.</P>
<P>However, questions still linger over what exactly the minister did, if it was legal, and if it is in the interest of the general telecommunications sector and the public in general. At the time of this writing, his re-appointment or otherwise had not been gazetted.</P><BR>more @<BR><B><A href="http://tinyurl.com/3cddk4h" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://tinyurl.com/3cddk4h</A></B><BR><BR>walu.<BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>kictanet mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="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 rel=nofollow>http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</A><BR><BR>Unsubscribe or change your options at <A href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/kaykerubo%40gmail.com" target=_blank
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