Frankly - and speaking for a position of *significant* insight into the processes, history and dynamics behind both the .africa/.dotafrica debacle as well as KENIC - I would like to assert that for this writer to try and suggest that there is a relationship between the two and whatever issues they might respectively have is wrong. Seems like a bold push for a sensational "angle" to the story - wrong move....<div>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">KENIC mentioned in this <a href="http://Nation.co.ke" target="_blank">Nation.co.ke</a> article on .africa domain.<div><br>
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<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.3em">"... The struggle has also taken a local dimension at KENIC. Over the past five years, KENIC has experienced a high turnover in its management and board.</p>
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The organisation has had five different CEOs in four years. The latest CEO, Mr Sammy Buruchara, took office this month."</p></div><div><br></div><a href="http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Battle+for+control+of+Internet+domain+for+Africa+intensifies/-/1226/1461310/-/3lelldz/-/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/smartcompany/Battle+for+control+of+Internet+domain+for+Africa+intensifies/-/1226/1461310/-/3lelldz/-/index.html</a>�</div>
<div><br></div><div>Is there a reason why the KENIC management issue is�emotive�with many shying away from it?</div><div><br></div><div>---</div><div>lordmwesh</div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On 20 July 2012 07:49, Evans Ikua <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ikua.evans@gmail.com" target="_blank">ikua.evans@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">@Musya, there is a registrar mailing list and you would be on it if you are a registrar with KENIC.<br><br>On the other hand, this sound like a good opportunity for us to get the history of KENIC so that we can get to know what has been happening there. What is meant by a high turnover of CEOs? Anyone with some insights?<br>
<br>Evans<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 11:14 PM, Musya Michael <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael.musya@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.musya@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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How can these issues be slotted in among the agenda� to the AGM? What's the procedure for Motions to be put to the AGM? There is a great need to protect this institution.<br><br>Any registrar mailing list?<br><br><br>
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On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 7:22 PM, Walubengo J <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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@lordmwesh,<br>
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1st to say it sounds like a bad dream for KENIC if this is true. Remember KENIC is in the global �^guiness^ book of IT as a model top level country code organisation. It is therefore necessary that we work to ensure that it does remain so. Kenya must continue to provide leadership in the region and am not sure this sounds lke something to export.<br>
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But since the Chair -our very own Alice - promisd an AGM this month, �guess we can give her �the month and see then decided on the extra ordinary if necessary. I do hope when we do finally meet, we shall be able to be know the truth, the lies and the myths.<br>
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<div><div>On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 6:07 PM AST (Arabian) Kivuva wrote:<br>
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>Probably Burachara relinquished his position at Nairobinet on taking the<br>
>CEO's position at KENIC. We have seen this culture before, like when Esther<br>
>Passaris relinquished her position at Adopt-Alight to run as Mayor of<br>
>Nairobi, and When Paul Kukubo relinquished his position at 3-Mice to take<br>
>up the position of CEO at ICT Board. But in all cases, major conflicts of<br>
>interest have ensued, and this should not be allowed to take place.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>The Board of Directors� job is to define strategy and direction of the<br>
>company. If the current strategic plan implemented by KENIC failed under<br>
>the chairmanship of Burachara, how can he claim to be able to turn around<br>
>the organisation as the CEO and come up with a new strategy? If the current<br>
>strategic plan had major gaping issues, who should be made accountable?<br>
>Under what authority did he get to the position of interim CEO? Did the<br>
>board sanction the appointment? What are the qualifications of the change<br>
>manager? Was KENIC's HR policy followed in the process of hiring him? Is<br>
>Buruchara the right person to bring change at KENIC? What is his track<br>
>record at NairobiNet? If he could not transform NairobiNet to the league of<br>
>Wananchi Online or Africa Online, do we expect him to transform KENIC to<br>
>the regional leader we all envision? There were interviews for a new CEO<br>
>done several months ago. What were the results? Members need to know<br>
>because company resources were used in the hiring process.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>It should also be noted that the board has been a negative influence and<br>
>interferes with the running of KENIC, causing major instabilities. How can<br>
>they explain the high turnover of CEOs? There is a very dark cloud hovering<br>
>around.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>For a Board that has managed to only register 25,000 domains in the<br>
>lifetime of KENIC, compared to .<a href="http://co.za" target="_blank">co.za</a>'s 780,000 and 100,000 additions<br>
>annually, isn't it time for a major overhaul? I had proposed on this list<br>
>to have board members run for a maximum of two terms of 3 years each. This<br>
>will ensure synergy and fresh ideas are injected into our KENIC, and propel<br>
>its growth and success.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>The KENIC AGM has always been made around July, but so far, members have<br>
>not got any communication from the Board convening the AGM. If there is no<br>
>communication forthcoming, the members should call for an extra-ordinary<br>
>AGM to chat the way forward, and streamline the company.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>It was a shame really that visibility of KENIC in the just concluded EAIGF<br>
>held here in Nairobi was minimal. These are the opportunities that should<br>
>be capitalised for publicity and marketing.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
>Regards<br>
>lordmwesh<br>
><br>
><br>
>On 19 July 2012 11:42, Rebecca Wanjiku <<a href="mailto:rebeccawanjiku@yahoo.com" target="_blank">rebeccawanjiku@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> If you have views on Kenic, please share on the latest post. All views<br>
>> welcome<br>
>><br>
>> Kenya Network Information Center (KENIC), is never short of drama. There<br>
>> seems to be something very wrong but no one seems to have the right answer;<br>
>> over the last month, three board members have resigned and the chair is<br>
>> said to be on the way out.<br>
>> Over the same month, former board member Sammy Buruchara took over as the<br>
>> CEO or ��change manager� and there was mixed reactions over the turn of<br>
>> events. It is not clear whether resignations of Aly Hussein, Moses<br>
>> Kemimbaro, and Lucky Waindi have anything to do with the turn of events or<br>
>> whether Alice Munyua�s, (chair) unhappiness has anything to do with it, but<br>
>> something is not right.<br>
>> Continue...<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/07/resignation-chaos-at-kenic-as-former-board-member-takes-over/" target="_blank">http://www.wanjiku.co.ke/2012/07/resignation-chaos-at-kenic-as-former-board-member-takes-over/</a><br>
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