<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="georgia, serif">Let me quote the article:-</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="georgia, serif">"<span style="color:rgb(53,53,53)">CS Mucheru, who was speaking at the</span><a href="http://www.usiu.ac.ke/hpc-forum-info" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(188,3,3)"> HPC Forum</a><span style="color:rgb(53,53,53)"> </span><span style="color:rgb(53,53,53)">at the United States International University USIU Africa in Nairobi. According to Mucheru the electioneering period had brought up several issues which needed to be addressed especially the unsubstantiated reports of alleged IEBC hacking by the NASA team which was sent to over 200 countries and embarrassed the country because the claims were unfounded. It would not have been so if the government had credentials of such individuals said Mucheru.</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="color:rgb(53,53,53)"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></span></div><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;color:rgb(53,53,53)"><font face="georgia, serif">Mucheru’s latest stand by the CS shows the ICT Practitioners Bill 2016 originated from the ICT Ministry and was not a private members Bill taken to parliament by Leader of Majority, Aden Duale. Opposing the bill, the CS had said the bill, if enacted would hinder the growth of tech innovations and development in the country.</font></p><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"><font face="georgia, serif">"</font></div><p></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;color:rgb(53,53,53)"><font face="georgia, serif"></font></p><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline"><font face="georgia, serif">Let's address this issue with maturity and a sense of what's good for this country.</font></div><p></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(53,53,53);display:inline">1) Instead of the CS issuing 'Roadside' declarations on such an important matter and reducing it a NASA/Jubilee thing shouldn't he be talking to the industry and finding the best way possible to advance the ICT Industry's skill sets? This is NOT about politics. </div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(53,53,53);display:inline"><br></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(53,53,53);display:inline">2) The CS should know that he needs to serve the people of Kenya. His title is CIVIL SERVANT. </div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(53,53,53);display:inline"><br></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(53,53,53);display:inline">3) The community should be open to engaging the government on how best to ensure we don't have 'quacks' in the industry. A more inclusive forum and discussions will go a long way is getting things right. </div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(53,53,53);display:inline"><br></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(53,53,53);display:inline">I sincerely hope that CS Mucheru was misquoted and that he will seek wide consultations on such an important and emotive issue.</div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(53,53,53);display:inline"><br></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(53,53,53);display:inline">Regards</div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(53,53,53);display:inline"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(53,53,53);display:inline"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(53,53,53);display:inline"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(53,53,53);display:inline"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;color:rgb(53,53,53);display:inline"></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Ali
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 4:57 PM, Watila Alex via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><pre style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:inherit;margin:0px" id="gmail-m_6328858883588207136yMail_cursorElementTracker_1512309401527">EricKigada: Kenya’s controversial ICT Practitioners Bill 2016 to be tabled in parliament again
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