Dear Mr. Kibati,<div><br></div><div>Thank you for giving us this opportunity. I note that under the pillars, you have identified <i>IT enabled services </i>(under the economic pillar) and <i>Science, Technology and Innovation + Human Resource Development </i>(under the Enablers and Macros).</div>
<div><br></div><div>My belief is that the three are related especially considering the critical role that our training institutions will play in developing the human resource and much of the STI. But a casual look at the flagship project show no project targeted at our institutions of research and higher learning.</div>
<div><br></div><div>How do we hope to grow these institutions and their role considering our main national resource has been touted to be our "excellent' human resource?</div><div><br></div><div>Josphat Karanja<br>
<br>On Tuesday, December 13, 2011, Barrack Otieno wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Many thanks Grace,<br>
<br>
I agree with Harry and other listers on the grounds we have covered<br>
through the ICT sector, my question to Mugo is what is his Secretariat<br>
doing about inculcating national values which to me are the real base<br>
for the success of vision 2030? and which are this national values, i<br>
will cite a non-ICT example in which we tried out the national dress<br>
and it flopped whereas teams like Gor Mahia and FC leopards are able<br>
to implement such projects using their uniforms with ease, where did<br>
we go wrong from a national perspective? I ask this because our Ps,<br>
Bitange Ndemo has moaned over our peculiar habits which stem from a<br>
poor value system for a while on this list and i am sure this is a<br>
great impediment to the success of vision 2030, thank you for putting<br>
up the wonderfull billboards bwana Kibati but i am sorry to say that<br>
the common man may not be connecting with the message being spelt out<br>
currently, look at the way Infrastructure crumbled under the recent<br>
heavy rains, gaping holes on all our main roads yet we are reknown for<br>
feasibility studies and due diligence before awarding contractors<br>
jobs, i could continue ranting but i would like to start with the<br>
basics.<br>
<br>
Thank you<br>
<br>
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau<br>
<<a>solo.mburu@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Listers,<br>
><br>
> This is an opportunity to highlight on what the Vision 2030 has so far<br>
> achieved... in the Medium Term Plan (2008-2012) and how much is<br>
> remaining to be achieved.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
><br>
> Solomon<br>
><br>
> On 13/12/2011, Harry Delano <<a>harry@comtelsys.co.ke</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Dear Listers - Ladies and gentlemen,<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Good morning, and herein lies an opportunity to take part in shaping what<br>
>> should be a very important vision for<br>
>><br>
>> this nation. I personally trust that opinion and important suggestions here<br>
>> are of huge value, and that it is not late<br>
>><br>
>> for the Vision 2030 Team to incorporate some in their blue print, and also<br>
>> that this blue print has inbuilt flexibility<br>
>><br>
>> to make adjustments as much as it is desirable as we move forward to<br>
>> implement.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Dear Mr. Mugo Kibati,<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Welcome on board, and as a vision for this country, we congratulate the team<br>
>> for being bold. I believe the forum here<br>
>><br>
>> will focus heavily on the ICT Sub-sector. But, just as the Vision 2030<br>
>> correctly correlates interdependence between different<br>
>><br>
>> projects on the map, we will not hesitate to point out that ICT needs the<br>
>> rest as enablers, just as the rest needs it.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> My first question is, what are the clear bench marks to achieve the stated<br>
>> vision for the country, looking at the project<br>
>><br>
>> pillars listed? How do we measure and audit achievements to date to<br>
>> ascertain whether this ship is on course..?<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> We have been on the website checking out the Key pillars and the enablers;<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> I note that, under the Macro Enablers section, the project in which we have<br>
>> had keen interest falls under the heading<br>
>><br>
>> " <<a href="http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/projects/details/Macro_enablers/2" target="_blank">http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/projects/details/Macro_enablers/2</a>><br>
>> Energy Generation of 2300MW and distributed at competitive prices"<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> While the endeavor towards generation of enough power, for adequate,<br>
>> quality, reliable and affordable energy is<br>
>><br>
>> laudable and ongoing, we urgently need to address the question of<br>
>> "distribution" of the same to go lock-in-step<br>
>><br>
>> with these valiant efforts.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> I believe Energy distribution should be listed as a "Macro-Enabler", then<br>
>> this way we can now address the question<br>
>><br>
>> of the monopolized aspect of it that currently is almost crippling and<br>
>> reducing the project to naught, at the expense<br>
>><br>
>> of progress in other project areas. No doubt ICT sub-sector will be a huge<br>
>> victim.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Left unchecked, a monopolized energy distribution network on which<br>
>> everything else hinges as we go forward, could<br>
>><br>
>> as well be equated to a "national security disaster-in-awaiting". Can the<br>
>> team review the objectives in this area to focus<br>
>><br>
>> heavily on this aspect also, and propose, pursue and lobby unrelentingly<br>
>> towards a de-monopolized energy distribution<br>
>><br>
>> design. Let this nation have the benefit of redundancy in this area. Short<br>
>> of this, we are left at the mercy of the current<br>
>><br>
>> national distributor. At the very best, it might remain a cog in the wheel<br>
>> of this Vision2030.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> I would wish to draw the team Vision2030 to the tremendous success that<br>
>> we've all witnessed in the Telecommunication<br>
>><br>
>> subsector, since liberalization was introduced from around 2002/3 and<br>
>> competitiveness brought about the huge<br>
>><br>
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