<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; ">What all systemic failures have in common is human beings. </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; ">Any system can be corrupted if the objective of those using it is corrupting the system… </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; "><br></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; ">Governments have existed with more services, higher revenue collection and lower corruption than Kenya for several years, without IT. </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; "><br></div>
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<p style="color: #A0A0A8;">On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at 7:01 AM, Ali Hussein wrote:</p><blockquote type="cite"><div>
<span><div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Listers</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">There has been a lot said about IFMIS and how it's supposed to have revolutionized Government accountability and spending. There are as many detractors as there are supporters. </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">What is the real story? </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Can someone in Treasury/ICTA share with us how this Government ERP has fared since its inception? </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">See links below from the same media group that have different stories to tell about the success/failure of IFMIS </div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/New-cashflow-audit-system-rolled-out-in-war-on-graft/-/539546/2023084/-/ne2lu1z/-/index.html">http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/New-cashflow-audit-system-rolled-out-in-war-on-graft/-/539546/2023084/-/ne2lu1z/-/index.html</a></span></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://mobile.nation.co.ke/business/Treasury-ministries-in-row-over-use-of-IMF-backed/-/1950106/2003266/-/format/xhtml/-/f69xxk/-/index.html">http://mobile.nation.co.ke/business/Treasury-ministries-in-row-over-use-of-IMF-backed/-/1950106/2003266/-/format/xhtml/-/f69xxk/-/index.html</a><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">It would be good to get a 'State of IFMIS' report from the Treasury. <br></span><br><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);">Ali Hussein</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; ">+254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">"Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Sent from my iPad</span></div></div></div><div><div>_______________________________________________</div><div>kictanet mailing list</div><div><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a></div><div><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a></div><div><br></div><div>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/pkariuki%40gmail.com">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/pkariuki%40gmail.com</a></div><div><br></div><div>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.</div><div><br></div><div>KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.</div></div></div></span>
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