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<p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Waweru,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks
for your comments. To conclude that Vision 2030 is “fairly
ideological” is misguided. Vision 2030 was launched in June 2008 by the
Grand Coalition Government after extensive deliberations by the three key
coalition partners. Indeed one of the great benefits of the Grand Coalition
Government is that it allowed us to launch a long term national development
plan absent an official opposition which ensured wide-ranging political consensus.
Going forward, it is important we secure this for posterity hence the
determination to take Vision 2030 to parliament for official sanction by the people’s
representatives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As
far as public servants go, they serve the government of the day, currently the
Grand Coalition Government and it’s policies. When a new government come
in, they will also expect public servants to implement their policies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Mugo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.vision2030.go.ke/"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;
text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=118 height=35 id="Picture_x0020_4"
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Mugo Kibati<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Director General<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>KUSCCO Centre, 2nd Floor - Upper Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>PO Box 52301 - 00200, Nairobi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Email: mugo@vision2030.go.ke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>www.vision2030.go.ke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<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+mugo=vision2030.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+mugo=vision2030.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Daniel Waweru<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 14, 2011 10:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mugo Kibati<br>
<b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Vision 2030: ICT and Other Sectors Converged
(Day 2)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>If it is true that promotion
of civil servants depends on reading Vision 2030, then that strikes me as quite
illiberal. Vision 2030 is a fairly ideological document, as well as one far
more closely identified with one of the coalition partners than with the other.
Promotion in what is supposed to be a neutral civil service should not depend
on mastering ideological, or apparently partisan, documents. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Daniel Waweru<br>
<a href="http://www.kenyaimagine.com">www.kenyaimagine.com</a><br>
Art and analysis; debate and opinion.<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On 14 December 2011 10:26, Dennis Kioko <<a
href="mailto:dmbuvi@gmail.com">dmbuvi@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I am quite afraid to engage, as like majority of the
population and politicians, I am yet to read up on Vision 2030 and its many
pillars (though civil servants are required to have knowledge of it before
promotion). However , I am keen on a few issues, and not sure how Vision 2030
touches on them <o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Ease of doing business - almost 50 years since
independence, government and especially local government are biggest
hindrances when it comes to doing business. Are there plans to make it
easy to start a business, like even make it free (free licenses) and
guarantee site security (for small kiosks, like allocated areas) with the
aim that the business will be taxed later on . Free licensing with
penalties for those without means we have an idea of number of businesses,
which we can tax after 1 year and so on. More businesses means more tax
and more employment. <o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Agriculture - our agriculture is still primitive,
and for all intents we may still be using stone age tools. How do we move
to mass production and economies of scale, mechanize agriculture for small
scale holders?<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Research & manufacturing - we do almost 0
research in this country, meaning we import what is often referred to as
"superior technology" from Europe (Germany) and other countries.
Why not have universities especially tackle the issue of processing
agricultural produce. We also need agricultural produce processing industries
to serve our hinterland. Kenya is a small agricultural nation compared to
Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan which have more arable land (we can outdo
them if we take irrigation seriously)<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Security - there is virtually no security in this
country, seeing that a gang can comfortably set up a toll point on the
countries most modern highway (Thika road) and "tax" every
motorist Kshs 1,000 , unperturbed. The scenario is repeated across the
country where it becomes almost impossible to conduct any activity past
dusk. <o:p></o:p></li>
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