January 2012 - KICTANet

Equity Bank's ATMs a big let down
by Zachary Ochieng 12 Jan '12

12 Jan '12

Fellow listers, Compliments of the New Year. I believe some of you are “members” of Equity Bank and must have undergone frustrations accessing your money from their ATMS. Most of the Equity ATMS are obsolete while the seemingly new ones are poorly maintained and rarely function. Upon visiting these ATMs, the message likely to greet you is “I am being serviced” or “I am out of service”, resulting into long and winding queues in the ATM lobbies. Often times, one is then forced to saunter into one of their banking halls, which are equally crowded. Although initially the breakdowns were experienced during month ends when customers troop to the ATMs in droves to withdraw money, it has now become a common phenomenon even in the middle of January when most people have no business to transact at the ATMS. For a bank that boasts a robust IT platform, this is unacceptable especially in this age of technological revolution. The Equity CIO is sleeping on the job. I am contemplating withdrawing my “membership”. Regards, Zach Be the change you want to see in the world Zachary Ochieng Editor/Journalist Cell: +254 726 473 388 Blog: http://ochiengzach.blogspot.com Twitter: @OchiengZach

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Vision 2030: The Gikomba Experience
by robert yawe 11 Jan '12

11 Jan '12

Hi Listers, At the beginning of the year and visited Gikomba to see if I could get a basket ball backboard fabricated and task that was executed within an hour. Apart from the efficiency and flexibility with which is was done my experience re-affirms by believe that the Vision 2030 and no more a shelf document than the Sessional Paper number 3 I believe of 1968 was. I ask Mr. Kibati and his team to visit Gikomba and also Grogan (where a car is reconditioned in 8 hours flat), spend at least 2 hours after which you will be in a position to give sight to Vision 2030. Gikomba and Grogan epitomise what the vision was of the Kenya Industrial Estates workshops in Industrial Areas where supposed to be and also the later Nyayo Jua Kali Sheds but with the missing ingredient, the peculiar Kenyan. This is a picture of the average stalls in Gikomba, I visited 3 speciality workshops before the backboard was finally completed, each stall measures no more than 3 x 5 meters. The picture above is of a stall with a wood planner, circular saw and router. Each of the stalls usually accommodates a number of independent contractors with the usual broker offering the logistics and coordination function As the demand for space increases the stalls have now been extended to two levels and a few new constructions have risen to 3 and 4 storeys. The two locations apply all the rules of Just I Time and as an engineer you will appreciate the clustering of various activities in the form of a conveyor belt system. To me what I visualised was the Airbus manufacturing model where components are assembled in disparate locations. Let as be weary of picking a foreign model on industrialisation without localising it and taking into account the fact that Kenya is a different country and 2013 is not 1967 so the Asian Tiger models or the MIT models will fail here, we must incorporate our local peculiarities if we are to succeed. Regards

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Fwd: Fw: Invitation to NARC Book (DAWN OF A RAINBOW) Launch Thursday, January 12, 5.30PM, Nairobi Serena Hotel
by Wycliff Ochieng 11 Jan '12

11 Jan '12

FYI. Rgs, Cliff --- On *Wed, 11/1/12, Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho(a)yahoo.com>* wrote: From: Shem Ochuodho <shemochuodho(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Fw: Invitation to NARC Book (DAWN OF A RAINBOW) Launch Thursday, January 12, 5.30PM, Nairobi Serena Hotel Cc: "Grace Asimba" <g_asimba(a)yahoo.com>, "Roz Kahumbu" <rozkah2005(a)yahoo.com>, "Esther Ochuodho" <estaochuodho(a)yahoo.com> Date: Wednesday, 11 January, 2012, 6:15 Friends, Please accept our warm invitation to the Dawn of a Rainbow book launch tomorrow at the Serena, 5.30pm. The book chronicles the Narc (r)evolution and its intrigues, the role of ICTs in the 2002/07 general elections, the performance of NARC/the Kibaki Administration, the Kibaki/Raila Administration/Grand Coalition, pits a case for the Third Force, and much more .... It includes a Foreword by Hon. Noah Wekesa (Forestry Minister), then Chair of the NARC Council. Venue: Nairobi Serena aka 'Peace Hotel' Date & Time: Thursday, 12th January, 5.30pm Book/Cover Price: KSh 1,500 Of course one NEED NOT buy a book to attend. But space is limited, so you need to book early with Dada Grace or Dada Roz (both above cc:ed). Attached is an e-Invitation Card. Best regards, Shem

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The next big thing
by robert yawe 10 Jan '12

10 Jan '12

Thought this would be good food for thought as for go into the new year http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&articleID=5561851477300883462&ids=3… Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696

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Innovation & Agriculture in Africa by Calestous Juma
by Matunda Nyanchama 10 Jan '12

10 Jan '12

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Apply Now for ICANN Leadership Positions
by waudo siganga 09 Jan '12

09 Jan '12

Dear Colleagues, Over the past holiday period the ICANN Nominating Committee has posted the announcement for available leadership positions this year. This may interest you or someone you know. The announcement is at: [1]https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-23dec11-en .htm References 1. https://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-23dec11-en.htm

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Nairobi traffic congestion -what is the role of technology
by Titus Ngeno 09 Jan '12

09 Jan '12

Listers, Nairobi is a great regional hub/city but its transport system by the twenty-first century is obviously lagging behind the needs of its economy and its citizens. The population of Nairobi is growing daily and little being done on sustain ability initiative. Can we use technology for traffic management? Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ________________________________ The information contained in this message may be CONFIDENTIAL and is for the intended addressee only. Any unauthorized use, dissemination of the information, or copying of this message is prohibited. If you are not the intended addressee, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message.

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Robert Yawe for PMG Integrity test
by Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau 09 Jan '12

09 Jan '12

Listers, Disclaimer: This is not to disregard Yawe's candidature. I have been silently following the 'self-campaign' by one Robert Yawe in his quest of becoming the Post Master General, at Postal Corporation of Kenya. I have also noticed the passionate he has of reviving this important agency back to where it was in yesteryears. This passion, I can state, comes as a result of mass wastage the organization does; not changing with times, has more workers but less output, corruption and perhaps political interference. Now, as long as PCK remains a state-run corporation, the PMG, must be someone who is bound by various laws, notably Public Officers Ethics Act etc. In line with this, Bw. Yawe, how does your qualification (Academic & non-academic) relate well with Chapter 6 of the Constitution? PS: Remember our MPs the other day turned down some nominees because they considered them 'impassionate' yet qualified. Thanks Regards, Solomon

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16th Round of the ICANN Fellowship Program Open
by alice＠apc.org 07 Jan '12

07 Jan '12

ICANN has opened the online application for ICANN 44 meeting taking place in Prague, Czech Republic in June. 2012. Please visit: http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-06jan12-en.htm Best Alice

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The seven habits of spectacularly unsuccessful executives
by Alice Munyua 06 Jan '12

06 Jan '12

old but still quite relevant http://www.jacksonleadership.com/pdfs/7Habits_IveyBusinessJournal.pdf Happy new year Best Alice

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