There was an ICT board initiative some months ago revolving around connected Government and e-government - delivery of service to the citizens. I like to think that it was not all talk. There is no reason for instance such drafts should not be online in a public wiki, broken down into sections so that people -- both the public and government can comment on the various sections and have those comment preserved there for posterity. A good example of how this would have helped if such an approach had been taken for the draft constitution. A passing alien would think this constitution only mentions abortion, homosexuality and land. I'm very sure that there are many good debates in other aspects but who has taken the trouble to capture and aggregate this feedback? There is nothing magical about the Cabinet. If anything I dare say the collective knowledge and experience in the industry trumps that of the Cabinet members so it is mystifying why more transparent engagement is not encouraged. On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 8:16 AM, Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote:
As per the foregoing, it seems the law (though unsure which one) in Kenya, is developed on top-bottom approach, that the Draft Bill in discussion here, was not shared with stakeholders.
Once it gets at the Cabinet, it's practically impossible to discuss it with the concerned. Maybe the new constitutional dispensation, if it sees light from on Wednesday next week, will change the whole process.
There are two people onlist who I firmly believe can be of much help here: Dr. Ndemo and Eng. Rege. Both have access to any policy documents easily. As Mwololo has pointed out, it would be prudent to share the bill out so that we read from the same script.