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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:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Robert,<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'>An interesting view!<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'>Is it right to say we cannot help? I would imagine that we need to make that move to help.<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'>Also, will the accused be the one to help himself in this instance or should we be the ones to initiate the task force that would defend a good cause from being killed OR are you saying the “interested” parties are just too powerful?<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'>Regards <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><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 [mailto:kictanet-bounces+bkioko=bernsoft.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b>On Behalf Of </b>robert yawe<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 09, 2012 9:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> bkioko@bernsoft.com<br><b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Konza Land Issue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dr. Ndemo,</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sorry for being the bearer of the truth but unfortunately hang you shall hang as you neither own the judge nor the jury and the hang man takes no sides.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Online rhetoric and closed group support will not save you, what you needed from the beginning was support from a constituency with a platform, sad to see Siganga give leap service to your plight yet he runs the only bona fide mouth piece which should have taken out a full page advert in today's paper in support of your efforts if only your online supporters had paid their subscriptions.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I raised pertinent issues about the project right from its public inception and took the heat, even taking on the title "village madman". This is one time that I wish not to be exonerated as you have worked selflessly on the project, unfortunately in a utopian manner.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Those who want the project dead have more power than those, like yourself, who want it to succeed. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I recently attended a presentation by the Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan whose master plan includes a 5,000 acre technopolis to be situated along Kangundo Road. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>It takes the Konza project concept and spreads it over 6 locations around Nairobi each covering 5,000 acres. The land has been identified and the sellers have the right connections.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Find our why the Tatu Project remains in limbo then you will understand why Dr. Ndemo has only 2 options, drop the project and stay afloat or push on with it and go down with it.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dr. Ndemo, we cannot help you as we are merely hecklers sitting outside the stadium and following the goings on in the pitch through the radio commentator because we fear to take a public stand.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Your fall will be a very public one utilising the space you have so eloquently advocated and propagated, an independent media. It is time that you put together a war council to go to battle with and for you, whose members are clearly not on this forum.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I wish you all the best in surviving this onslaught and hope that you had followed my finger that kept trying to point you towards the writing on the wall.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As the late Vice President Kijana Wamalwa once said "I found myself wallowing in the miasma of deceit . . ."</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regards </span><br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Robert Yawe</span><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>KAY System Technologies Ltd</span><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Phoenix House, 6th Floor</span><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200</span><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kenya</span><br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696</span><br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>--- On <b>Thu, 9/8/12, <a href="mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a> <i><<a href="mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a>></i></b> wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>From: <a href="mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a> <<a href="mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a>><br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Konza Land Issue<br>To: <a href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a><br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>Date: Thursday, 9 August, 2012, 6:43<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Listers,<br>A number of you have independently asked me to clarify the Konza Land<br>issue that was in the papers yesterday. Let me briefly explain the<br>problem.<br><br>Prior to the purchase of Land we developed a conceptual framework on the<br>locationing of a tech city. Here we largely relied on the work done by<br>Booz Allen. Among other things research shows that a tech city must be<br>located at least 30 minutes from the airport and be in the outskirts of a<br>major city from where you can tap the human resource.<br><br>With this we crafted a tender document that restricted the suitable land<br>within the parameters of the conceptual framework. This was done openly<br>and we assumed it was indeed an open tender. But it emerged that the<br>definition of open was to advertise land availability anywhere without<br>restrictions. This grey area in the law is rediculous since land in Wajir<br>will have been of no use to us and as such we flouted the procurement law.<br><br>After our competitive bid, we consulted with the Ministry of Lands to give<br>us the valuation of which the recommendation was Ksh. 200,000. Since most<br>quotes were in the 300 range we focused on the most suitable piece and<br>offered to pay Ministry of Lands Valuation rate. In open tenders one is<br>not allowed to negotiate even when it is in the interest of the country. <br>Here it is said we manipulated the numbers.<br><br>This clearly is a misunderstanding since we still have grey areas in the<br>Procurement Law. Whereas KACC says we used direct or restricted tendering<br>to buying the land, our view was that the method was open since and one<br>that is in the interest of the country.<br><br>We did indeed consult the AG's office if what we did was in order and we<br>were given the clear. Much of this is done by various the departments but<br>I bear the ultimate responsibility.<br><br>What is absurd is the fact that the Daily Nation decided to highlight this<br>issue while we were having the Konza conference here with international<br>investors. This was the time we were telling investors that Kenya has<br>changed and corruption is being dealt with. Well they did a great damage<br>to my reputation. I read malice in the story since it is something that<br>has been around. I would rather have taken a six month jail term than<br>mess up with a project that I have devoted my life to. I have taken risky<br>decisions to have this project take off but it is now clear that we only<br>rejoice on successes.<br><br>KACC has a right to question what we do and indeed in Teams they were on<br>our case all through until the project was complete. The fact that they<br>question does not amount to corruption. This is how we can change laws<br>and make them dynamic with changing times. As much as I respect the<br>Media, in this case they hurt my character dearly yet what I did was right<br>and hoped we can change the law for future rational decisions. Never in<br>my public life have I tried to do something that is not in the interest of<br>the country.<br><br>Ndemo.<br><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a href="/mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br><br>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/robertyawe%40yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/robertyawe%40yahoo.co.uk</a><br><br>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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