<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Hi,<br><br>Yesterday PCK launched their payment platform which allows me to regurgitate a post, below, that I did in 2010 when I started my public campaign to be appointed the PMG.<br><br>At the launch a clear statement was made on how the government will use the PCK infrastructure to deliver its services to the public a position that was many a times reiterated by Dr. Kate Getao the ICT Secretary, her strategy unlike many of the others seems like it will come to pass. <br><br>The PASHA, Digital Village and most of the other initiatives have all fallen by the wayside and the one that was ever going to be sustainable has emerged victorious, which raises the question of what has changed in the last 100 days?<br><br><span class="tab"> 1. Dr. Ndemo is no longer in charge of the Information ministry (even
though the former minister Hon. Pogisho was prominent at the PCK launch)</span><br><span class="tab"> 2. Mr. Paul Kukubo left the KICT Board<br></span><span class="tab"> 3. KICT Board to be placed under the e-Government docket<br></span><span class="tab"> 4. A digital focused President has taken up the reigns <br></span><br><span class="tab"> 5. A realisation by those in government that PCK is more than stamps</span><span class="tab"> <br><br>Regards<br></span><span class="tab"></span><span class="tab"> <br></span><span class="tab"></span><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"> ----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span
style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Kictanet Mail list <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, 11 June 2010, 10:54<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Postal Corporation Closing Outlets<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv0172465885"><style type="text/css"><!--#yiv0172465885 DIV {margin:0px;}--></style><div><div style="font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div style="font-family:times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div></div><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div>It is with shock that I read about the closing of some of the post offices around the country by Postal Corporation. This is an indication of a management that has no vision or ambition maybe as a result of using the
corporation as a retirement centre. </div><div><br></div><div>With us trying to achieve universal access, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cck.go.ke/services/universal_access/downloads/FinalUAreport.pdf">http://www.cck.go.ke/services/universal_access/downloads/FinalUAreport.pdf</a>, shutting down post offices is a step in the wrong direction. It is unfortunate that we have heard no reaction to this issue from the ministry
of information, CCK or even Kenya ICTBoard. </div><div><br></div><div>It is time Postal corporation was run by someone who understands the transitioning of the role of the postal corporation in the digital age, to me they are the perfect platform for rolling out digital villages, outsorucing service and e-commerce. This will avoid the appointment of executives who are more interested in the supply of fuel, tyres and insurance as opposed to moving the organisations to new heights.</div><div><br></div><div>Implementation of e-mail to mail systems would reduce the costs of transport incurred by PCK which makes up over 60% of their operational costs. Unfortunately most of those who have been appointed to the post of post master general have no appreciation of the role of the postal services in the development of the nation.</div><div><br></div><div>Do not listen to the myopic stories about the death of the postal service because of e-mail,
facebok and twitter as you and I know that a physical item can never be delivered
electronically.</div><div><br></div><div>I believe the appointment of the next post master general and by extension the chief executive of the Kenya ICTBoard and CCK need to include vetting and recommendations from the private sector with clearly defined performance indicators. </div><div><br></div><div>Regards<br> </div>Robert Yawe<br>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>Kenya<br><br><div>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<div><br></div></div><div style=""></div>
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