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<DIV>Thanks for taking the time to address the issues raised so far. I would like add my pesa nane on the Vision 2030 Social Pillar which closely ties in with the Millenium Development Goals. From the MTP Report attached for listers, I was shocked to read that the Goal 5 "Improve Maternal Health" is one that is unachievable and actually increased from 414 in 2003 to 488 in 2009? Yet this is one that should be easier to address through education via social media through vehicles such as the digital villages to disseminate information on the importance of maternal health. Programs enlisting churches as partners in spreading the word and most importantly a concerted effort by the GOK in funding clinics that focus on providing healthy supplemental foods and nutrition counseling for pregnant women, new mothers, infants and children especially in rural areas. Numerous studies
have shown that pregnant women who participate in similar programs have longer pregnancies leading to fewer premature births; have fewer low birth weight babies; experience fewer fetal and infant deaths since they seek prenatal care earlier in pregnancy and consume more of such key nutrients as iron, protein, calcium and Vitamin C.</DIV>
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<DIV>I found the report to be defeatist in the assessment of this particular goal and would hope for a re-evaluation and better planning in attaining the goal in a Vision 2030 kind of way:-)</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga@hotmail.com><BR>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Vision 2030: ICT and Other Sectors Converged (Day 3)<BR>To: lkimani@yahoo.com<BR>Cc: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<BR>Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 5:46 PM<BR><BR>
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<DIV dir=ltr><BR><FONT face=Arial>Bwana Kibati</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial>No problem at all and thanks informing us of when we are likely to hear from you. We understand that some days can just be too hectic. Please do respond to the various questions in whichever order you feel comfortable. After all, they are all interlinked, and I bet will still generate further debate. </FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial>We will therefore continue with the discussion as we wait.</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial>Aguyo, critical question you raise. How will Vision 2030 use ICTs to inform the public on the status of flagship projects and their linkage to open data? </FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial>Matunda the point you make that ICTs can be used by government for real time financial management to reduce leakage (kickbacks and
price inflation) is interesting. </FONT><BR><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=Arial> </FONT><BR></SPAN><FONT face=Arial> <BR><STRONG>We move on to Day 3 of this debate.</STRONG></FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>We move onto the second pillar which is the Social Pillar. <A href="http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/pillars/index/social" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.vision2030.go.ke/index.php/pillars/index/social</A></STRONG><BR><STRONG></STRONG> <BR>The objective of the Social Pillar is to invest in the people of Kenya in order to improve the quality of life for all Kenyans by targeting a cross-section of human and social welfare projects and programmes, specifically: <SPAN>Education and training,</SPAN> <SPAN>Health,</SPAN> <SPAN>Environment,</SPAN> <SPAN>Housing and urbanisation,</SPAN> <SPAN>Gender,
children and social development,</SPAN> <SPAN>Youth and sports.</SPAN><BR><BR> Listers, tuendelee kuwakilisha. You can still raise your concerns on the vision, the foundations and the economic pillar (Day 1 and 2).</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial></FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial>Rgds</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial>Grace<BR></FONT>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<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> <BR>
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CC: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<BR>From: mugo@vision2030.go.ke<BR>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Vision 2030: ICT and Other Sectors Converged (Day 2)<BR>Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:19:14 +0300<BR>To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com<BR><BR>
<DIV>Hi all,</DIV>
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<DIV>I just got home after a rather hectic day. I have seen your numerous questions and hope you will indulge my responding to the various questions and comments over the next 48 in no particular order.</DIV>
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<DIV>Mugo<BR><BR>Sent from my iPad</DIV>
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