Dear Harry,<div><br></div><div>Plagiarism does not mean copy word for word or have design which fits the other 100%. I think it is the same way breaking somebody&#39;s leg in a football match will earn you a red card the way a demonstrated intention to break somebody&#39;s leg will have you send off from the game.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I hope you get the drift........<br></div><div><br></div><div>I stand corrected though.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all">Best Regards,<br>Davis M Onsakia<br>&quot;One doesn&#39;t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.&quot;<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 28 November 2012 13:42, Harry Karanja <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:kkairo@gmail.com" target="_blank">kkairo@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="auto"><div>Looking at the two sites side by side, I disagree that the Ugandan one is a copy/paste of the American one. There are some similarities between the two but also with hundreds of other sites. It&#39;s clear the developer used a CMS to develop the system and probably an off the shelf template, but that&#39;s completely reasonable. The Ugandan site actually stands out for its differences. Things like &quot;ask the president&quot; and &quot;media gallery&quot; are notable differences. See the two side by side below.</div>
<div><br></div><div><img src="cid:266B0E2A-D8D3-46C8-B9E7-650F98C4B9F5" alt="image.png" width="320" height="426"><img src="cid:B7389FDA-5E3F-407F-B924-960EC982FD4F" alt="image.png" width="320" height="426"></div><div><br>
</div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:90CF4095-F45D-4163-8417-7BA930DA35D3" alt="image.png" width="320" height="426"><img src="cid:49E0C136-A94F-4115-91D0-7D1AE801D240" alt="image.png" width="320" height="426"><br><br>Regards, <div>
Harry Karanja<div><div><br></div><div>Sent from my iPad</div></div></div></div><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On Nov 28, 2012, at 7:42 AM, Davis Onsakia &lt;<a href="mailto:mautidavis@gmail.com" target="_blank">mautidavis@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>As much as I like the website for the State House of Uganda, I absolutely don&#39;t like the plagiarism I see in terms of &#39;copy paste&#39; of the design, look and feel from the White House one. Someone should be paid to innovate and be creative not just &#39;pull&#39; and paste. <div class="gmail_extra">

<br clear="all">Best Regards,<br>Davis M Onsakia<br>&quot;One doesn&#39;t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.&quot;<br><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 26 November 2012 22:03, Odhiambo Washington <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com" target="_blank">odhiambo@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

If you want to know how seriously Kenya govt takes aesthetics, then just look at our car registration plates!<br><br>If you want to know how seriously Kenya govt takes web content, look at our various ministries websites!<br>



<br>I can say the UG govt booked a professional web design outfit for this website. The Kenyan govt booked a well-connected relative to someone to do the state house website.<br><br>Even a volunteer like @brainiac couldn&#39;t get them to take his offer, lest he discredit the well-connected folk!<br>



<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 8:08 PM, Simeon Oriko <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:simeonoriko@gmail.com" target="_blank">simeonoriko@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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                <span>Listers,</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>I came across the redone Uganda Statehouse website and was completely wowed!</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><a href="http://www.statehouse.go.ug/" target="_blank">http://www.statehouse.go.ug/</a></div>



<div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Do our government agencies care about the image we portray of our country - especially considering our leadership in the digital space?</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div>


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