Hi Listers, As I await the appointment, instead of just sitting back I have decided to start helping PCK move towards my targets so as to reduce the number of projects I will need to launch during my first 100 days in office. I have convinced a client organisation to start making use of the EMS product of PCK for their local delivery of products instead of G4S and other courier companies. The company has over 10,000 representatives distributed across the country who need to travel either to Nairobi or Mombasa to collect their products for onward distribution. After giving them a presentation to my client of how they could use EMS and Parcel Post to get products out to their clients the management where shocked at the latent potential available in the organisation. The proposal looks at utilising the delivery services of PCK and also renting space within the post offices for storage, this will reduce the time to get the products to the end users by having them dispatched from the nearest storage location. They met with the management at PCK on Thursday and we hope that the issue will be presented to the BoD for approval, but knowing the processes currently existing within PCK I am likely to be in office by the time it is signed off. Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 ________________________________ From: Francis Hook <francis.hook@gmail.com> To: robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Fri, 29 July, 2011 13:34:52 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General - Efficient & secure I think that, thanks to this 'Terminator' thread (I.em it will just not die) perhaps the PMG or his rep has tapped into KICTANET and gleaning a lot - freebie consulting if you like :) On 29/07/2011, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Hi,
Postal is becoming more and more efficient and so is KRA in so far as EMS deliveries are concerned meaning that the environment is becoming more enabling for me to make a great impact on appointment.
My son ordered a pair of SUPRA shoes (the hottest shoe in the world market today) from the web on the 18th of July, the shoes arrived on the 27th and I received an SMS alert.
The entire process that included verification by KRA officials (a very efficient one at that-GPO), calculation of taxes, payment of taxes and handling charges took me less than 20 minutes. In addition the parcel was intact and so were the contents.
Postal seems to have cleaned up the vandalism in their systems, I say this because the shoe I went to pick up costs over 15,000/- for an original on the streets of Nairobi in other words its a hot potato.
Regards
PS. Slowly the giant is awakening, as I waited for the process to be completed I looked at the local shipping tariffs for EMS and found that the most expensive destination is Moyale at a rate of 2,500/- for a 5 kilogram parcel Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya
Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
________________________________ From: robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> To: robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wed, 27 July, 2011 9:36:55 Subject: [kictanet] Yawe for Post Master General - A BoD issue
Hi Listers,
While looking at the structure of PCK I noted that the PMG is a none voting member of the Board of Directors which introduces an interesting dilemma to me when I take over.
The situation as it exists explains a lot why PCK has been used as a political pasture ground as the most that the holder of the PMG post can do is earn a salary and a few parks, he can actually do very little damage to the corporation.
What this indicates is that the PMG is nothing more than an over glorified mailbox stuffer which now means that we need to work at either making the PMG a voting member of the BoD or introducing a CEO position with voting rights.
There is also the possibility of becoming appointed a board member and also PMG for situation of which the act is silent
Only the strong flourish in adversity.
Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya
Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
-- Francis Hook +254 733 504561