Bwana PS,<br><br>Very interesting that you bring up cancer. Two people I know of passed on this week.<br><br>Someone once told me some the most difficult Kenyans to convince to buy or deploy Information systems are lawyers and medics.<br>
<br>Otherwise, how do we push for powerful CIO positions to be created in counties and in various government departments?<br><br>SMM<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 12:12 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Waudo,<br>
Our effective budget is not Ksh. 1 trillion. This amount includes<br>
committed funds for specific projects usually from Donor Agencies that<br>
averages Ksh. 250 million each year. The resource allocation too is<br>
complex mostly based on population. Remember our constitution talks about<br>
equitable distribution of resources. If we simply divide our tax revenue<br>
by the number of counties, we shall create enormous disparities.<br>
<br>
We need not go through any learning curve to attain maximum efficiency in<br>
the management of country resources. As I said before, we need to put<br>
some science into our thinking. This is why: I met some two MPs recently<br>
to give them some ideas on the Cancer Bill that was going through<br>
Parliament. I told them that we need not develop a knee jerk policy.<br>
That we have heavily focused on curative measures instead of prevention.<br>
I advised that what we needed most was funds for research especially to<br>
determine why we are having high incidences of cancer.<br>
<br>
I told them that one of my thesis on this is that due to excessive land<br>
use "farmers" are using too much chemicals in order to improve on their<br>
crop productivity and as a result contaminating water. If we need to<br>
reduce the number of cancer cases, we need to re-introduce compulsory what<br>
used to be called reparian land. This is where the environment used to<br>
regenarate itself. Most rivers up to 1980 had crystal clear water<br>
compared to what we have today where most of our water is red from soil<br>
errosion and contaminants. I emphasized that we need to know the profile<br>
of cancer patients and begin to sort out the problem from its root.<br>
<br>
Unfortunately, my two MP friends did not attend parliament to share this.<br>
The Bill did not pass through stakeholder input as required by the<br>
constitution for us to present a comprehensive understading of this<br>
problem. It was rushed through parliament. As usual we celebrated but we<br>
still do not know why cancer is ravaging through our people.<br>
<br>
I have now concluded that this is how MPs work. Just recently a<br>
flamboyant MP hired a chopper and flew Miss Kenya to his constituency to<br>
ostensively fight the jigger menace. You and I know this was a one hour<br>
photo op. The cost was in excess of Ksh. 300,000 enough to hire a social<br>
worker for one year to educate the population how to get rid of the menace<br>
once and for all through local knowledge .<br>
<br>
As 2012 draws near, this is the kind of people we need to send home. Let<br>
us begin from a clean slate. We have a new constitution. Let us get new<br>
people and a new beggining.<br>
<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Ndemo.<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
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<br>
> Good idea.<br>
><br>
> On Monday, November 07, 2011 1:35 PM, "S.M. Muraya"<br>
> <<a href="mailto:murigi.muraya@gmail.com">murigi.muraya@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Dear Listers,<br>
> Suspect it is going to take 15-20 years before Kenyan counties<br>
> become like 60% effective in the utilization of funds.<br>
> When KES 150 Billion (15% of a KES 1 Trillion budget) is<br>
> devolved to 47 counties, each county (factoring populations in<br>
> each) will get at least KES 2.5B per annum.<br>
> In 5 years this is at least KES 12.5 Billion per county.<br>
> With 40% (of KES 2.5B = KES 1B) to be lost per annum lost<br>
> through mismanagement and theft, we MUST legislate / create<br>
> posts of County Chief Information Officers.<br>
> The CIO should head a committee of at least 5 people from<br>
> different "constituencies" in each county to be accountable<br>
> for the deployment of Information systems and services.<br>
> A technically literate person / committee responsible to to<br>
> make sure basic (accounting and project management) reporting<br>
> systems are in place in each county within 2-3 years.<br>
> Have looked at hundreds of pages of past US tenders /<br>
> requirements in the past two weeks regarding Information and<br>
> Collaboration systems and I am confident we are locally able<br>
> to deploy the same standards / products. We just need to make<br>
> sure we keep people who live in technical and ethical darkness<br>
> out of County IT Committees.<br>
> In the US, 2007 ICT budgets range from 3% for Government up to<br>
> 8% (in the finance and education sectors) per anuum<br>
</div></div>> [1]<a href="http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/sloan-school-of-management/15-57" target="_blank">http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/sloan-school-of-management/15-57</a><br>
> 1-generating-business-value-from-information-technology-spring<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5">> -2009/lecture-notes/MIT15_571s09_lec21.pdf<br>
> A good gauge of the quality of an IT Manager/ Director is<br>
> projects deployed well (enough to CONVENIENTLY provide<br>
> required business intelligence or transparency) under their<br>
> watch in the private of public sector.<br>
> This has more to do with work ethics + practical experience or<br>
> knowledge / certification.. NOT the outdated academics that<br>
> are over-emphasized in Kenya.<br>
> It seems to take a good IT Professional in Kenya, 2-3 years to<br>
> convince ignorant Business Executives, Organizational Leaders<br>
> and Public Officials to deploy basic Information Systems.<br>
> Which kind of companies were contracted under their watch?<br>
> Were local skills developed and certified in their department<br>
> / organization?<br>
> Typically an IT Manager / Director oppressed with very low<br>
> budgets (or needing a cut in the budget), cannot deliver<br>
> Quality Network, Computing and Information services.<br>
> What kind of CIO do you want in your County?<br>
> :)<br>
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