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<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/22/travel/united-grounds-domestic-flights-because-of-it-issue/">http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/22/travel/united-grounds-domestic-flights-because-of-it-issue/</a>
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<p>I remember the days when ICT experts would use examples like
"fights will be grounded because of IT issues " to show the
critical role of ICT in the society . <br>
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<p>Well, they can't use this example anymore , it is already
happening. <br>
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<p>It is "amazing" how the airline's spokespersons handled the
matter by saying flight were grounded
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to </span>"an IT issue" .</span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: CNN,
"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif;
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!important; float: none;">We should be concerned at how "IT
issues " are being used to justify,<br>
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<li><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: CNN,
"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Utkal,
sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal;
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(254,
254, 254); display: inline !important; float: none;">Incompetence
<br>
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<li><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: CNN,
"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Utkal,
sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal;
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(254,
254, 254); display: inline !important; float: none;">Lack of
proper processes <br>
</span></li>
<li><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: CNN,
"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Utkal,
sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal;
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(254,
254, 254); display: inline !important; float: none;">Negligence</span></li>
<li><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: CNN,
"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Utkal,
sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal;
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(254,
254, 254); display: inline !important; float: none;">and even
theft at times <br>
</span></li>
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<p>The public should demand for an explanation beyond "This was an
IT issue"<span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: CNN,
"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif;
font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures:
normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300;
letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start;
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254); display: inline
!important; float: none;"> . It is like telling people that
Nairobi water outage was due to "water issue". <br>
</span></p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(38, 38, 38); font-family: CNN,
"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Utkal, sans-serif;
font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures:
normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300;
letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start;
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
background-color: rgb(254, 254, 254); display: inline
!important; float: none;">Nelson J. Kwaje <br>
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