Interesting debate..but I beg to disagree with Muriuki and others who
toe this thought process.....a quick google drill shows that the joke
is on us. I checked randomly on some of your anticipated
guests...and...
1. Ruto William Samoei
Education – BSc. Hons (UON)
Born – 1966
Verdict – Cannot be ICT illiterate
2. Eng. Raila Odinga
Eduction - M.Sc (Mechanical Engineering), University of Magdeburg
Born – 1945
Verdict – Also not ICT illiterate..actually used a laptop launching his vision..
3. Najib Balala
Born – 1967
Education - Business Administration Leadership, Harvard University
Urban Management, University of Toronto
Verdict – Also not ICT illiterate.
For those doing work/research..Why don't you check...
- is ICT community possibly alienating itself from the rest??
-what were these chaps avoiding by evading the dabate??
-and other questions...
Then you will realise that these chaps are much cleverer than we think...
Bill
-----Original Message-----
Behalf Of Muriuki Mureithi
Sent: 18 May 2007 11:55
To: Bill Kagai
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Holding our Leaders Accountable
Many thanks for the comments that have come through the list . it shows the
dynamism of the ICT fraternity .
The absence of the presidential aspirants talks loudly that either they are
not familiar with issues , or if they are familiar they do not them consider
significant at national level or they do not care. Either way we in the
ICT world are proactive people and instead of castigating them let us roll
our sleeves and work with them and make sure they understand the issues,
the significance and why they matter.
This is an on-going programme and as indicated in the debate and we shall
have another session in July and hopefully the political scenario on the
presidential aspirants will be clearer . For now, to determine who to
invite was based on government of national unity versus the opposition as
broadly perceived in the national political arena. After the party elections
we shall have clarity on who to invite in the next round .
The overall objective of the project is to ensure that we place the ICT
agenda as campaign issue and we need to show the presidential aspirants
that ICT is an national issue
Muriuki Mureithi
Team leader
ICT mainstreaming in the Political Arena project
KICTANET
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