<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">@Kivuva, @Mutoro<br><br>First time in my life that my name and a government appointment has appeared in the same sentence - even though in a proposed form :-)<br><br>Unfortunately, am not available this time around. But lobby and give me a call in 2018. Nitakua nimeiva :-). Translation:- I will be more than ready.<br><br>walu.<br><br><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Kivuva <Kivuva@transworldafrica.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> jwalu@yahoo.com <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
<kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, April 23, 2013 9:52 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Fred Matiangi, Cabinet Secretary for ICT-good choice?<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br>Walu for PS. Polish your CV and forward it to the PSC.<br><br>It would be great to have our own at the ministry. And while there,<br>don't forget Brian for PMG!<br><br>On 23/04/2013, stephen Mutoro <<a ymailto="mailto:smutoro@yahoo.com" href="mailto:smutoro@yahoo.com">smutoro@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>> I must confess that is a difficult one. But Dr Matiang'i brings with him the<br>> best of both worlds - especially civil society (SUNY) and at the same time<br>> public (as a senior lecturer and a close adviser of a retired powerful<br>> political figure). If am asked about one merit is this - Fred is an<br>> independent decision
maker" He doesn't waste time on that. And what is more,<br>> he comes in with a fresh mindset - "I am not ICT person, yes, but I am a<br>> manager and a realist and not an idealist - I can get the nice stories of<br>> dreams of the likes of Konza City to the reality. He is particularly strong<br>> in designing winning proposals. I have an idea of his weakness, like anyone<br>> else, but I'd rather join him in celebrating his day as first CS, ICT for<br>> Kenya. What we need is to get him someone like John Walubengo as his PS!<br>> Cheers<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> ________________________________<br>> From: Walubengo J <<a ymailto="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>><br>> To: stephen Mutoro <<a ymailto="mailto:smutoro@yahoo.com" href="mailto:smutoro@yahoo.com">smutoro@yahoo.com</a>><br>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a
ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 7:57 PM<br>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fred Matiangi, Cabinet Secretary for ICT-good<br>> choice?<br>><br>><br>><br>> @Mutoro,<br>><br>> I can feel your excitement. But lets interrogate the possible merits of Dr.<br>> Matiangi who taught you literature @ UoN - within the context of our ICT<br>> industry. What do you think Dr. Matiangi would bring on the table? I do<br>> appreciate that he does NOT need to be an IT/Technical guy, after all Dr.<br>> Ndemo is an economist and I think overall Ndemo is/has been excellent to our<br>> sector.<br>><br>> So what do you think is Dr. Matiangi's advantage? Remember, the Vetting<br>> Committee in Parliament might ask the same questions and we may need the<br>> answers to
defend the choice our Digital President has made.<br>><br>> walu.<br>><br>><br>> ________________________________<br>> From: stephen Mutoro <<a ymailto="mailto:smutoro@yahoo.com" href="mailto:smutoro@yahoo.com">smutoro@yahoo.com</a>><br>> To: Walubengo J <<a ymailto="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>><br>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 7:35 PM<br>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fred Matiangi, Cabinet Secretary for ICT<br>><br>><br>><br>> Dear Walubengo:<br>><br>> He is the one. Dr Matiang'i is a great man. He taught me West African<br>> Literature at the University of Nairobi! You may also be interested to see<br>> why your good friend Dr Ndemo will<br>> have to bid
farewell to the ICT Ministry where he has literally made his<br>> second home for the last years. He has been anti-consumer and we wish him<br>> well - whether he is appointed as CS or a PS in any other Ministry.<br>> <a href="http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1529%3Awhy-ndemo-may-have-been-missed-on-the-ict-docket&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=60" target="_blank">http://www.cofek.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1529%3Awhy-ndemo-may-have-been-missed-on-the-ict-docket&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=60</a><br>><br>> Kind regards,<br>><br>> Stephen Mutoro<br>> www.cofek.co.ke<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> ________________________________<br>> From: Walubengo J <<a ymailto="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>><br>> To: <a ymailto="mailto:smutoro@yahoo.com"
href="mailto:smutoro@yahoo.com">smutoro@yahoo.com</a><br>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 6:37 PM<br>> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fred Matiangi, Cabinet Secretary for ICT<br>><br>><br>><br>> It appears the above is our new Cabinet Sec. for ICT. Anyone with some<br>> background, bio on him? Google is returning this - but not sure if he is<br>> our guy.<br>><br>><br>> <a href="http://www.cid.suny.edu/about_us/staff_in_focus/about_staff_in_focus_fred.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.cid.suny.edu/about_us/staff_in_focus/about_staff_in_focus_fred.cfm</a><br>><br>> walu.<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> kictanet mailing list<br>> <a ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke"
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