<div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Good work <b><u>BUT</u></b> if it is the actual report to the Senate, </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">the recommendations to create CIO and CDO offices are not emphasized enough. </span>These officers will be PRIMARILY responsible to procure, create and support (secure) data infrastructure and processing. By legislation, CIO approval must be required in the procurement of the same. CIO budgets must be considered (and never totally rejected) by County Assemblies.<div><br></div><div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">We are told KES 6 Billion is budgeted for travel but what are the budgets to increase access to information in 2017-2018? <br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/MPs--senators-plan-to-spend-Sh6bn-on-trips/539546-4532314-gb6v89z/index.html">https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/MPs--senators-plan-to-spend-Sh6bn-on-trips/539546-4532314-gb6v89z/index.html</a> </div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">
>From the work done by the CIO and CDO in a State Corporation or County, communication officers can publish more accurate and detailed information (including visualizations) of expenditure, work flows, service delivery, procurement, regulations, etc.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div> </div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 1:06 PM, Grace Githaiga 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:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>Listers<br><br>Greetings!<br><br>Further to our <em><b>Talk to Senate </b></em>online discussions that focused on ICT policy issues at the counties, and where we interrracted with Senator Abshiro Halake, the Vice Chair of the Senate ICT committee, we are now happy to share the final report.<br><br>We are grateful to all of you who contributed and made this conversation vibrant. <br><br>The full Report is here: <a href="https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?wpdmpro=talk-to-the-senate-priorities-2017-2022" target="_blank">https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?<wbr>wpdmpro=talk-to-the-senate-<wbr>priorities-2017-2022</a> <br><br>Best regards<br><br><br>Githaiga, Grace<br><br><br><p>Co-Convenor<br>Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet)<br>Twitter:@ggithaiga<br>Tel: 254722701495<br>Skype: gracegithaiga<br>Alternate email: <a>ggithaiga@hotmail.com</a><br>Linkedin: <a>https://www.linkedin.com/in/<wbr>gracegithaiga</a><br><a href="http://www.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">www.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><br>"Change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged and come together to demand it. I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability to bring about change – but in yours"---Barrack Obama.</p><br></div>
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<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>SMM</div><div><br></div><div><span style="line-height:13px;color:rgb(0,19,32);font-family:Trebuchet,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;text-align:justify;background-color:rgb(253,254,255)"><span style="background-color:rgb(253,254,255)"><span style="line-height:20px"><font size="1"><b>"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city." Prov 16:32</b></font></span><span style="font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(253,254,255)"><br></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div>
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