<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Stephen<br><br></div>asante<br><br>Thank you for your email and for clarifying your position on the same. <br><br></div><div>On your last point I agree that we prepare to welcome the new team. The Kenya ICT Board is already working to prepare to welcome the new Cabinet Secretary in terms of proper briefs to enable him to hit the ground running with respect to our programs and projects.<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 6:59 PM, stephen Mutoro <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:smutoro@yahoo.com" target="_blank">smutoro@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif">Thanks Eric, Dorcas, Paul and a few others:<br><br>With tremendous humility and respect I can muster, I must say that I welcome your (dis)encouraging criticism. When you criticize others, like I do at times, you must be ready for the same. But I would have responded, with evidence and I mean it, were it that my elder brother Dr Bitange Ndemo was the one asking for the same. I see the last time he tweeted was April 22, 2013. He hasn't been active here. I trust he is well. Unknown to many, especially those who purport to respond on his behalf, Dr Ndemo encourages criticism especially when facts are provided. Again, don't get it wrong, we could be "corporate enemies" but best of "personal friends". As the Ghanain proverb says - <span style="font-style:italic">"In school, we learn the lessons before we take the exams; in life we
learn the lessons after the exam".</span> <br><br>Finally, I plead with those of us who are still "uncomfortable" with Dr Fred Matiang'i, as Kenya's ICT Cabinet Secretary designate, to please be patient so we move on as one and united ICT fraternity. I hope he will accept to join this list. Good evening.<div class="im">
<br><br>Kind regards,<br>Stephen Mutoro<br><a href="http://www.cofek.co.ke" target="_blank">www.cofek.co.ke</a> <br><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> </div><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt">
<div class="hm HOEnZb"> </div><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><div class="hm HOEnZb"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Eric Osiakwan <<a href="mailto:ericosiakwan@me.com" target="_blank">ericosiakwan@me.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:smutoro@yahoo.com" target="_blank">smutoro@yahoo.com</a> <br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> "<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> <br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 25, 2013 3:20 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Why Dr Bitange Ndemo may have missed on the
ICT docket<br> </font> </div></div><div><div class="h5"> <div><br><div><div><div>+2 ( not for me and myself but for the 2 sentences.....:-)</div><div><br></div><div>Eric here</div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On 25 Apr 2013, at 10:53, Dorcas Muthoni <<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:dmuthoni@gmail.com" target="_blank">dmuthoni@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>
<br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">What about taking stock of what Dr. Ndemo did for the ICT industry? We should be thanking him in a big way.<div><br></div><div>I think Mutoro should stop the sideshow. </div></div>
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<br><br><div>On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 1:05 AM, Grace Githaiga <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com" target="_blank">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div dir="ltr"><div>@ Mutoro, I have read your or cofek 'analysis' of why Dr. Ndemo missed out on the ICT docket. One reason you give is that of Kenya's participation to WICT which i quote:</div><b><div style="display:table;padding:0px!important;border:none!important;width:996px;table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:transparent">
<div style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:top;display:table-row;border:none!important;margin:0px!important;padding:0px!important"><div style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:top;width:597px;display:table-cell;border:none!important;margin:0px!important;padding:0px!important">
<div style="margin:5px;min-width:7px;min-height:7px"><div style="color:rgb(51,51,51);padding:11px"><div style="text-align:justify;margin:0px"><div><div style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">"The diplomatic row and the embarrassment that PS caused to Kenya delegation during the WICT in Dubai </div>
<div style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">has tarnished Kenya's name in the eyes of international community and particularly Africa. </div><div style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">
The PS came with members of civil society whom he had accredited to represent the Kenya </div>
<div style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Government through back door <span style="font-weight:normal">and completely ignored the advice from government representatives </span></div><div style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">
and started reading views prepared and presented to him by members of another delegation making </div><div style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Kenya appear like a colony of that state".</div>
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</div></div></div></div></div></div></b><div>This is misleading and as one of those 'civil society' members that participated, I want to set the record straight.</div><div><br></div><div>1. The accreditation was not through the back door as you purport. Please read Kenya's 2010 constitution article 10. You will see that participation of citizens is key in any policy making process whether local or international. </div>
<div><br></div><div>2. CCK convened a stakeholder's meeting on November 13, 2012 to discuss the ITRs. Several view points and recommendations emerged and were submitted to CCK (CCK had a deadline and our consolidated recommendations reached them on time). It was therefore expected that Kenya would have its own position.</div>
<div><br></div><div>3. It was in the spirit of Kenya's Constitution that Kenya's delegation embraced stakeholders, and civil society was one of them.</div><div><br></div><div>4. In Dubai, the ITU secretary General met with Civil Society representatives from different countries (Kenya was not the only country that had a multistakeholder delegation) and reported that he had written to governments encouraging them to include in their delegations stakeholders including civil society. How then is this backdoor accreditation when it is placed as a requirement in our supreme law, as well as recommended by the ITU? Why do you imply that civil society members should not have been at WICT? </div>
<div><br></div><div>5. What diplomatic row are you talking about? And why are you including in your 'analysis' rumors? Did you take time to understand the sticking points in the negotiations and therefore understand what Kenya's position needed to be in WICT? Can you table evidence that the PS read views prepared by another delegation? For your information, the very same issues we raised on November 13, became the same issues of contention at WICT.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Kindly check your facts before making certain claims. </div><div><br></div><div>Rgds</div><div>Grace</div><div>P.S. We must give credit where due. Dr. Ndemo has made immense contributions in the sector. Please do not be subjective about important issues like WICT just because you dont like him.</div>
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<br><div><div></div><hr>Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:35:46 -0700<br>From: <a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:smutoro@yahoo.com" target="_blank">smutoro@yahoo.com</a><br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Fred Matiangi, Cabinet Secretary for ICT<br>
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To: <a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:ggithaiga@hotmail.com" target="_blank">ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a><br><br><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif">Dear Walubengo:<br><br>He is the one. Dr Matiang'i is a great man. He taught me West African Literature at the University of Nairobi! You may also be interested to see why your good friend Dr Ndemo will have to bid farewell to the ICT Ministry where he has literally made his second home for the last years. He has been anti-consumer and we wish him well - whether he is appointed as CS or a PS in any other Ministry. <a rel="nofollow" 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><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cofek.co.ke/" target="_blank">www.cofek.co.ke</a> <br><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <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"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Walubengo J <<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>><br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, April 23, 2013 6:37 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] Fred Matiangi, Cabinet Secretary for ICT<br> </font> </div> <div>
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<div><div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div>It appears the above is our new Cabinet Sec. for ICT. Anyone with some background, bio on him? Google is returning this - but not sure if he is our guy.<br>
</div><div><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:13px;background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a rel="nofollow" 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>
</div><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> </div> <span><br>walu.</span><div></div></div></div>
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