Dr. Ndemo, Yours was an era full of great leaps in the ICT industry. I wish you well in your other endeavours if it happens that you exit from government. There are so many positives in the legacy you leave behind. I like the fact that you were always available for interviews and you were always well versed with happenings around the industry. Wish you well and thanks for your service. On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 4:08 PM, Aquinas Wasike <aquinasw@lantech.co.ke>wrote:
Dr. Ndemo,
Please accept my compliments as I am sure you have received thousands already.
All the best for the on-coming interview! Whatever the outcome, I wish you all success in whatever ventures you engage in.
In my opinion the best performing and practical PS in the NARC and subsequent coalition government. Certainly you would never please everyone but on the balance of things, by far a very dedicated public servant.
As Paul Kukubo alluded to in a recent post, even any private sector business would be an envy of its competition and certainly a successful entity with such a hard driving and focused CEO.
I guess this is all one can say in such a public fora.
God speed and Best Wishes,
Aquinas
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Dr. Ndemo Best of luck with the interview on Thursday. We appreciate your support in all ways and still hope to continue seeing you 'here'. So for us, it is not exactly goodbye but best wishes in whichever position or institution you will be moving to as you continue to build this nation. RgdsGrace Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:05:16 -0500 From: warigia@gmail.com Subject: Re: [kictanet] Dr Ndemo Farewell CC: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com
Dr. Ndemo We will miss you. You are one of the best permanent secretaries in Kenya. If every PS in Kenya performed at your level, the country would be in excellent condition.
Sincerely, Warigia
On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 6:32 AM, Walubengo J <jwalu@yahoo.com> wrote:
@ Ndemo,
You will go down as one of the few PS who opened up Government at at time when Government Ministers and Permanent Secretaries had no time to entertain non-government actors (like most listers here :-). I doubt any big shot in Govt would have been humble enough to take in their stride both the criticism and compliments from the grassroots as you have done.
Eng. Rege before you started this type of culture and I am glad you took it to the next level. I can only hope that the new Minister/Cabinet Sec and Principal Secretaries will follow suit as we endevour to make Kenya the best ICT destination in Africa.
regards.
walu.nb: took the liberty to tweak the subject line :-)
From: Bitange Ndemo <bitange@jambo.co.ke> To: jwalu@yahoo.com
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Reviewing Kenya ICT Board Performance- You can write a guest post
Listers, It is an open secret that my departure from the Ministry of Information and Communications is imminent. As seconds, minutes and days tick by; I take this opportunity to bid you all farewell.
During the last seven years that I have worked here, I have learned a lot from you all. I could not have benefited from the learning experience without your constant support, criticism and encouragement. If I have to
do it all over again, I would not change anything to perform my duties well. In my position as Permanent Secretary, I have gained considerable knowledge and thus I shall always cherish this, as one of the most satisfying phases in my career.
Further, I have shared a special bond with all of you both virtually and in reality. I shall take away with me special memories of our time together. I remain committed to ideals of Kictanet and would remain active in its deliberations. I must admit that I may have underestimated the amount of pressure there is to aspire for a job. There are politicians from my county trying to create a wedge between myself, Dr. Matian?gi and
Hon. Nyachae. Others from other parts of the country can be summed as extortionists and possible toll collectors at every level. I shall however, take the interview on Thursday and if fate has it that I shall once more serve my country then I shall proudly do so.
It is now my singular honour to introduce Dr. Fred Matian?gi, our Cabinet Secretary nominee whom I have had the privilege of knowing for the past many years. While I was in Standard 7, Dr. Matian?gi had just started
standard 1 at Manga Primary School. His sister Margaret was my classmate. I have known him as an honest person and devout Seventh Day Adventist. He has an impeccable record of integrity having served in several governance programs.
Dr. Matian?gi is a fast learner and has extensively published. We taught at University of Nairobi together and his record as a lecturer was
faultless. We simply have a great mind to steer our sector. I want to take the earliest opportunity to wish him the best. Although Dr. Matian?gi is a good friend, it will not be practical for us to work together. The
constitution demands diversity. We shall create fodder for politicians to drive further wedge between us. I have chosen friendship and will look for alternative areas to serve my country.
Let me therefore wish each one of you the very best in all of our future
endeavors.
Bitange Ndemo.
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