Yawe, That will be excellent. I am willing to bring on board my expertise in the BPM & Six Sigma and set a precedence on how non-performing agencies in government can be streamlined without spending a fortune to achieve that. Edwin From: kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of robert yawe Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 9:55 AM To: Edwin Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General Edwin, A general does not go to battle alone, I will soon to inviting expression of interest to join the battle of de-sedating PCK. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 _____ From: Edwin Onchari <eonchari@lynxbits.com> To: robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Fri, 12 November, 2010 9:42:48 Subject: RE: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General I think that the issues at Posta are here to say unless we use modern methodologies of understanding improving organizational performance such as Business Process Modeling & Analysis; Six Sigma, etc. Using the above two for instance, one can simulate and understand the impact of changing one variable versus another in a risk free environment and in a cost effective manner. Yawe, when you take over, surround yourself with a team that will be able to improve the performance of Posta right to the basic activity levels. Kind regards, Edwin From: kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eonchari=lynxbits.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of robert yawe Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 9:21 AM To: Edwin Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General Ndemo, As I had indicated legacy issues are what truly ail PCK and by hiring legacy thinkers to run the corporation the problem will continue to seem insurmountable. I do not see how the level of education of the staff and the pension fund issue justifies not putting a change leader at the helm. When the none graduate staff where being employed was when our Universities only produced 3,000 graduates, the work they where employed for only required that level of education of which is still the case. The organisation needs to have its past human resource managers charged with will-full failure to carry out their duties. PCK had a training school, what and who was it training if not the staff? A large number of staff is not an inherently bad thing, the problem is a management who cannot make use of the human resource to meet the vision, mission and objectives of the organisation. Having a 40 foot truck is not a bad thing, but using it to carry 10 foot containers is criminal. Which is why Hon. Kimunya's directive to wipe out 14 seater matatus from public transport all over the country is fool hardy, we need to stop nationalising Nairobi issues. We need to find specific solutions for specific problems, as is said "give a man a hammer and everything becomes a nail" The issue of Telkom should actually be a case study for a University that is forward looking to see if the direction that the government took in its restructuring approach was really the most appropriate, I believe expediency and world bank funds did not allow for a thorough analysis of the problem and solution to be carried out. I have friends and acquittance's who where hired as telegraph operators when they joined KPTC over the years many had gone for additional training and had been relocated to new areas yet their staff records still indicated that they where telegraph operators, a position that died even before KPTC. So when the foreign expert arrived he asked whether Telkom provided telegraphic services, when he was answered no he proceeded to strike off the entire staff count in the department never taking the time to even walk to the telegraphic room to see if there was occupied with pot bellied tea drinking idlers. Even if they where there a method of redeployment could have been designed. This was an ideal team to have been used to setup the governments call centre. So when the list of those to be retrenched included some figure of around 1,500 telegraph operators it was clear that an injustice was being carried out. In the same breath we need to be careful not be retrench form four level parcel sorting and delivery staff to replace them with degree holders as this will be working counter to the tenants of the 2030 agenda. Let us not take the high road and punish those who were unfortunate enough to have grown up between the Kenyatta on Kibaki free education periods. Based on your statement Doctor Ndemo, many of us without advanced degrees might as well begin to relocate from the City as it might soon be a prerequisite for entering the CBD. The issues you have raised in no way explain why I would not be an ideal candidate for Post Master General of the Postal Corporation of Kenya, as a director of the corporation and the direct responsible government person it is within your mandate to make such a recommendation. As we move towards a more accountable mode of governance it is only prudent that the appointments to some of this positions need to be open to public scrutiny and recommendations. It is unfortunate yet again that many list members are avoiding this issue, it is more than my wanting to become PMG it transcends to how you will all go out to elect governors, senators and other leaders of the devolved government. Let us not leave the decisions to the political elite or the bureaucrats to make decisions that will have a lasting effect on your lives, here is an opportunity to taste responsibility and power on issues that affect you. Agusta and others in the e-commerce realm, without an efficient and reliable delivery network your sites will remain with a limited reach and potential, it is in your interest to have the person of the helm of PCK be one who understands and appreciates your needs. As Amstrong said as he walked onto the surface of the moon "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind" Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 _____ From: "bitange@jambo.co.ke" <bitange@jambo.co.ke> To: robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thu, 11 November, 2010 16:44:39 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General Njeri/Yawe, Under normal circumstances, the strategies as laid down by Yawe, would greatly boost PCK. I also used to think the same. The legacy problems are far greater than meets the eye. For a start the pension program is underfunded any any attempt you make to reform without adequate funding, you aggrevate the situation. Yet you need to drastically retrench if re-engineering the organization is to work. A good example was TKL which now is out of the woods. Prior to reorganization of TKL, there were more than 19,000 employees of which only 450 had college education. More than 9,000 had CPE and below education and of its 1,200 fleet of vehicles, there were more than 3,000 drivers. Even if you were the smartest, it would be very difficult to retrain or re-engineer such a work force. It cost the state more than $1 billion to correct the situation. It is not all lost as soon there will sufficient resources to inject new optimism in the organization. A number of the proposals made by Yawe have been considered and some are being implemented. Regards Ndemo.
It cannot be said better and mind you they know this conversation only to well. Over five years ago I was engaged in a discussion that highlighted some of these ideas.
What we are good at is thinking and talking what we now need to enhance is our capacity to implement and commercialize quickly and effectively.
Aside from focusing on personal special interests!
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On Nov 11, 2010, at 8:51, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Hi Jane,
Thank you for the challenge for me to put forth my vision when I become post master general (PMG) of postal corporation of Kenya (PCK).
PCK like any other postal service in the world is the hub of any town or village, it is the reference point for the area unfortunately we have relegated our postal service to the edge we need to bring it back to the centre. There is no organisation be it private or public that has more counter space than PCK, there are over 900 outlets equitably distributed across the country.
I will improve the level and range of services that will be available at the post offices country wide. With the passing of the law allowing banks to implement an agency model Posta's opportunities have just sky rocketed, your post office will now be your bank.
The post office is where we mere mortals have our issues sorted out from paying bills (utility, insurance, rent etc) it where you make your copies, bind documents, fill applications, replace lost documents, place advertisements for print and electronic media, collect mail, do research and collect information.
The banking hall space can be rented to insurance companies, banks, colleges and anyone else who currently sets up camp on the street. The same institutions can make their marketing material available at the various post offices.
Partner with Kenswitch and Pesa Point to allow them to install ATM's in all the post offices and with time Posta can purchase their own ATMs and add them to the existing networks. Due the remote locations of some of this post offices Posta can load the ATMs and earn revenue.
My proposal to the data infrastructure providers would be to terminate their fibre optic cable at the various post office locations countrywide and use them as points of presence, to the best of my knowledge the former telex infrastructure belongs to postal thus way-leave issues would be resolved at district level.
PCK is the hub not the spoke in the successful implementation of an e-commerce environment, less than 10% of items that one needs to buy online can be delivered electronically all the rest must be delivered physically. The only person with the reach and acceptance to do this without widening the divide is PCK, however much you urban dwellers think otherwise you only make up 10% of the countries population which is why many of us think PCK is irrelevant.
I belief there might be some policy and legislative issues that will need to be resolved immediately which stop Posta from taking advantage of the new opportunities that have become available. There must be a very stupid reason why Posta do not sell airtime or become distributors for all the mobile providers, this huddle must be removed immediately.
We have kept discussing the issue of digital villages, why is it that KICT Board cannot walk across to PCK offices, no need to even cross a road, and implement them within the post office? Posta can act as the demonstration digital village and also as the training location for those interested in replicating the model. The removal of whichever huddles exist that prevent this from being implemented immediately will be my deliverables for my first 100 days in office.
Please note that none of the issues I intend to implement within the first year in office requires any cash outlay from PCK which is a clear indication that someone is refusing to play politics to unbind PCK to be able to deliver service to the public. You as tax payers need to realise that sedating of PCK is being done with your hard earned money.
After this is in place PCK will be in a position to grow in leaps and bounds to look at "bling" issues like doing door to door delivery for 50,000 of Nairobi's elite residents which will be a nightmare as most of us change email addresses without notifying others or setting autoforwards. Rebranding, repainting and segmenting the delivery channels to segment the haves, wannabes and general public.
This is my approach to accelerate PCK when I am appointed PMG, I will not use the term restart as PCK is neither comatose or dead its is only sluggish due to the excessive sedation by those who should know better.
Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya
Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
From: Jane Kagiri <kagirijane@yahoo.com> To: robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Tue, 9 November, 2010 20:02:38 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General
Listers,
I totally agree with Robert that academic qualifications do not necessarily translate into the required experience.
However from his list of personalities who have excelled in propelling their organizations to great heights despite their not so high academic qualifications, the one thing they all have in common is that they each had a vision to make their respective organizations what they are today.
Robert,please share with us your vision on how you would revive the ailing PCK.
Jane Kagiri.
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Add to that list
- Richard Branson - Larry Page - Ralph Lauren - Steve Jobs
Which is not to say a university education is useless, but it should not be the only consideration.
We could also look at what have the candidates achieved prior to coming to PCK. What businesses & institutions have they nurtured/grown?
On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 2:38 PM, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Hi,
Please read the profile of Micheal Joseph & his successor, in addition would you have hired any of the following fellows;
1. Bill Gates - University drop out 2. Micheal Dell - University drop out 3. James Mwangi - CPAK 4. Alexander Graham Bell - Grade 5 dropout 5. Njenga Karume - Unknown 6. Sir Richard Branson - O'Level
I do not want to belittle paper qualifications but they work when you are looking for a fellow to maintain the status quo which is something we definitely do not want to do with PCK. No college in the world can prepare you on how to turn around an organisation in the state that PCK is in right now.
If you are looking for relevant experience then you will need to get an expatriate as the only national postal corporation in Kenya is PCK. What is Major Ali's qualification that makes him an ideal candidate as the PMG?
If you where sleeping & was then awaken by a hissing sound on turning on the light you see a snake what would you do?
1. Call KWS to send a team of experts to take capture the snake 2. Call the Police 3. Call KSPCA and ask for instruction on how to safely deal with the snake 4. Pick the nearest available to through at it
Regards
Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya
Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
------------------------------ *From:* Sam Aguyo <saguyo@yahoo.com> *To:* robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk>
*Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> *Sent:* Mon, 8 November, 2010 13:31:59
*Subject:* Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General
Robert,
It is good to offer yourself to be elected the new post master general. If i was the appointing authority, i would demand to know what your qualifications are and what measures you would use to turn around the supposed limping organisation. I would ask you your qualifications because it would inform me whether you have the fundamental background and skills required to deliver the service. I would look at both academic and professional experience to take the organisation forward. This also forms a criteria for selection acceptable to all, then we will not have "ya wenyewe" etc.
Regards,
Sam
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