Judy, My concept was we use a more friendly approach and remove the pressure from the candidates, its scaring to be interviewed by ICT professionals under camera on a subject you are not confident about. So my 'chai' approach was we call them for a friendly ICT update over a cup of tea with the main objective being to bring them up to speed and more confident on this complex subject. Once they are en-lighted, they will use ICT on their campaign trails countrywide My worry is that if nobody takes the time now to bring them up to speed on ICT issues we may have a heavy price to pay later on. Cheers. Kanja --- Judy Okite <judyokite@gmail.com> wrote:
Kanja,
This 'chai' concept......how much accountability are we talking about? a one-on-one based conversation? how does it benefit the Nation? at the end of the day....how does your 'scream' come out? "He told me so?" Or probably we could do it,but the 'Githongo' way!
Kind Regards,
On 5/17/07, Kanja Waruru <kanjawaruru@yahoo.com> wrote:
Dear All, Let me comment on this debate.
Its obvious that the main reason why our 'guests' didn't show up was that the subject matter was to sophisticated and nobody wanted to expose their ignorance in front of the cameras.
My suggestion is we should invite them back not
press debate, and no cameras, but for chai and a friendly chat that would bring them upto speed on ICT issues. Regards. Kanja.
--- Alex Gakuru <alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
I encourage us not tire in seeking ways to involve legislators in ICT but we are not afraid to critise them if and whenever
fail us terribly. Aspirants you embarrassed consumers?
Inexcusable are unapologetic absence in the digital age where the politicans usually show off fancy communication gadgets.... considering the effort everyone put in, and most appreciated Eng. Rege's preparations input contribution and his early arrival.
...and these politicians are always so harsh at criticizing others yet when they are called to state their vision they all chicken out. They deserve a thorough thrashing for the embarrassment they caused to the country and the tuned in world which now has a better understanding of the political protagonists qualities.
But interesting questions were being asked in your view of your absence yesterday:-
1. Do political leaders thrive better amidst information-deprived rural people? 2. How much of their CDF funds went to ICT
3. Has it been over-assumed that rural means
"stupid"? 4. Do ICT disinterested MPs hope to fit well in Hon. Kaparo's ICT-compliant parliament? 5. What and how else could the network deliver
politicians into the ICT world?
It was wonderful Kanja transformed local content challenges into an opportunity. "Everyday, the media, is always busy destroying old content because of storage problems...." (ask the media houses to for the content and start a "K-Tube"? ;-)
Thank you Edith for sharing community wireless access point built using ordinary tins. I am intersted in ....
Thanks to KICTANET, KENIC, KDN, MEDIA OWNERS and notable patient press who chose to stay on despite politicians failing to turn up. Cover more stor
October 2004 draft ICT Policy decried absence of high level ICT leadership but fortunately the last year gazetted policy speaks of protecting this (new-found) leadership. In view of this, I am obliged to thank President Kibaki for assuming high level ICT leadership
for a they projects? poor or these the
successive ICT directives in 2006 ( e.g. fibre, digitisation... )
So, I give credit where it is due?
Alex Gakuru
On 5/17/07, Lucy Kimani <lkimani@comnews.co.ke> wrote:
All,
I am just venting on the dismal performance of
candidates, I have noticed a trend where those in leadershipship positions let alone those aspiring for the same confirm
certain function and then not show up or best case scenario show up 2-3 hours late. I keep asking myself why do we as Kenyans accept this behavior, and I am at a loss!
Actually, my pesa nane is that we as the citizens need to start demanding accountability in that when one says they will attend a function then they should keep to their word, after all why are electing people whose word doesnt count for much? Additionally, most of us also have busy work lives
and the fact that we were willing to stop what we were doing to sit down to hear what these aspiring candidates have to say about ICT is a testament to how important we feel ICT to be to
our aspiring presidential their attendance to a the country.
I am one for making strong statements, and a
displeasure and questioning why the candidates are scared of facing a serious group of citizens wanting to know where each of them stands in ICT would be in order! I am sure if it was one of
one page ad expressing our those meetings where fans
are shouting at the top of their voices, and no one is asking any serious questions they probably would show up, we need to start demanding more from our politicians!
Just my thoughts!
LK
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