Eric,Listers. The matter raised is urgent.The ICT Cabinet Secretary could probably take it as a matter of national importance. John Kariuki ________________________________ From: Erik Hersman <erik@zungu.com> To: ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Thursday, 26 September 2013, 9:23 Subject: [kictanet] It's the simple things, NDOCKenya I realized the other day that the Kenya National Disaster Operations Center (known to us as @NDOCKenya on Twitter) doesn't have even a simple website up. If they didn't have a Twitter handle, no one would even know how to reach them or get any updates from them at all. On their Twitter profile they list the following: The Kenya National Disaster Operation Centre manages and coordinates disaster response at a national level. Email info@ndockenya.org Call +254-020-2212386
Nairobi, Kenya · nationaldisaster.go.ke
Now, you'll note three things: 1. The website doesn't work. There is absolutely nothing, it's just a dead page. 2. The email address goes to NDOCKenya.org - but if you go there, you'll find it's just being hosted at GoDaddy with nothing to show. This raises a bunch of questions, but perhaps the foremost being: Why do they use this as their email address when they own a go.ke domain? 3. A way to reach the NATIONAL Disaster Ops Centre is a pretty important thing to have. It's unforgivable that they can't even put up a one-page information website, much less have a site that allows people to know the official places to go, things to do/not do, during a national emergency. It's the simple things. -- Erik Hersman Ushahidi | iHub | BRCK @WhiteAfrican _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ngethe.kariuki2007%40y... The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.