Muchiri It is very frustrating to hear that a US firm is managing this. I think that this "Mercedes" complex is a widespread and pernicious problem in Kenyan government. We really need to focus on local capacity. We have one of the most educated workforces in Africa, indeed, in the world. Look at the American president! Rigia On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Muchiri Nyaggah <muchiri@semacraft.com>wrote:
Hi Listers,
The website www.republicofkenya.org appears to be backed by the GoK but managed by a US firm. They also seem to handle the twitter account @insidekenya which indicates its the Twitter account for Office of the President. On both, it is explicitly stated that CLS & Associates distribute the content on behalf of OP for the government.
CLS have an impressive client list but with all the advancements I have seen in the web industry in Kenya over the last three years, I am certain a local firm could have handled this. In fact, there should be staffers in the government spokesman's office or the Kenya ICT Board who can work with the international PR firm and the local OP staff to update this website and profile.
How did this happen? How has the government mitigated against the risks of foreigners spreading misinformation using official online government channels? Is the entire government spokesman's office going to be outsourced as well?
http://www.republicofkenya.org http://www.twitter.com/insidekenya http://www.clsdc.com
Kind regards,
*Muchiri* Nyaggah
Director
@muchiri
+254 722 506400
Semacraft.com
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