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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:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hey Grace,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks, actually I share your sentiment, and have been on the website checking out the Key pillars and the enablers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Mr. Mugo Kibati,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As a vision for this country, we congratulate the team for being bold. I believe the forum here will focus heavily on the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>ICT Sub-sector. But, just as the Vision 2030 correctly correlates interdependence between different projects on the map,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>we will not hesitate to point out that ICT needs the rest as enablers, just as the rest needs it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>My first question is, what are the clear bench marks to achieve the stated vision for the country, looking at the project<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>pillars listed? How do we measure and audit achievements to date to ascertain whether this ship is on course..?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I note that, under the Macro Enablers section, the project in which we have had keen interest falls under the heading <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>“<a href="http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/projects/details/Macro_enablers/2"><span style='color:#365F91;text-decoration:none'>Energy Generation of 2300MW and distributed at competitive prices</span></a>”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>While the endeavor towards generation of enough power, for adequate, quality, reliable and affordable energy is <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>laudable and ongoing, we urgently need to address the question of “distribution” of the same to go lock-in-step <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>with these valiant efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>I believe Energy distribution should be listed as a “Macro-Enabler”, then this way we can now address the question<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>of the monopolized aspect of it that currently is almost crippling and reducing the project to naught, at the expense<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>of progress in other project areas.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>Left unchecked, a monopolized energy distribution network on which everything else hinges as we go forward, could <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>as well be equated to a “national security disaster-in-awaiting”. Can the team review the objectives in this area to focus <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>heavily on this aspect also, and propose, pursue and lobby unrelentingly towards a de-monopolized energy distribution<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>design. Let this nation have the benefit of redundancy in this area. Short of this, we are left at the mercy of the current<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>national distributor. At the very best, it remains a cog in the wheel of this Vision2030.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>I would wish to draw the team Vision2030 to the tremendous success that we’ve all witnessed in the Telecommunication<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>subsector, since liberalization was introduced from around 2002/3 and competitiveness brought about the huge <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>dividends that we now reap. We herald this as one of the greatest turning points in this industry. Let’s go that route in <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>the energy subsector.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>End of my first presentation…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'>Harry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><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+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Grace Githaiga<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 07, 2011 3:15 AM<br><b>To:</b> harry@comtelsys.co.ke<br><b>Cc:</b> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Mugo Kibati: our first guest discussant<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Good morning Listers<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>In preparation of our e-meeting with Mugo Kibati, and in response to our request to you to suggest issues/questions and ideas that we would like to put forward, I kindly request you to look at the Vision 2030 website to refresh yourself of the vision, the pillars and the foundation, and see if we could generate issues of concern from any of any of these areas. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>1. Vision <a href="http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/vision">http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/vision</a><br><br>2. Foundations of vision 2010 <a href="http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/pillars/index/macro_enablers">http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/pillars/index/macro_enablers</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>3. Economic (tourism, agriculture, trade, Informed technology enabled services etc.) <a href="http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/pillars">http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/pillars</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>4. Social ( education, health, gender and youth, social development etc.) <a href="http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/pillars/index/social">http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/pillars/index/social</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>5. Political (rule of law, electoral and political processes, transparency and accountability etc). <a href="http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/pillars/index/political">http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/pillars/index/political</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Thank you Harry Delano. Details of when we begin this debate and the duration will follow later in the day. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>A great day to all of you.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Rgds<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>GG<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World!<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center id=stopSpelling></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 19:35:17 +0300<br>From: alice@apc.org<br>Subject: [kictanet] Mugo Kibati: our first guest discussant<br>CC: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<br>To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com<br><br>Dear Andrea and all<br><br>We are very pleased to announce that Mugo Kibati will join the list as a guest discussant for a couple of days to discuss and respond to the issues raised regarding our vision 2030. Thanks to P.S Ndemo for making this happen. <br><br>It would be great if we could list a number of issues/questions/ideas we would like to put forward.<br><br>Grace Githaiga will moderate the discussions<br><br>Thank you<br><br>Best<br><br>Alice<br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Tell me about it. Second day of the week, second power cut, KPLC know of nothing - ideal conditions for a company that publishes online content. <br><br>I liked Mugo Kibati's quote in the FT - if you can't get power and sanitation to a plot, then Vision 2030 won't happen. <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>