thanx all for your understanding with respect to my short lived predicament. I have come out more informed - like I need to extend my knowledge beyond ICTs (e.g by walking with the Traffic Act- which by the way I can't seem to find it Online!). Also, I never knew Nairobi was the most 'WIFI'-flooded city in Africa! Nor that WIFI, WIMAX and GSM have competing 'die-hard' supporters. And that Wash was formerly a soldier (;-)... But more seriously, it was amazing how solutions were so easily forthcoming - from the simplest (walk with Traffic Act?) to the complex (Handheld Devices by Poice with ability to connect to back-end integrated databases over Wifi or was it Wimax or GSM?). So the question is - Why can't we just do it? walu. --- Nicholas Wambugu <nicholas@tespok.co.ke> wrote:
Wash....
Hey I didn't know you were a soldier, anyway it makes sense we are far from these luxuries as you say not with the many reforms needed there. But it doesn't mean it's an elephant thing no no no it can happen if like minded people want.
Thanks,
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On Behalf Of Odhiambo WASHINGTON Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 12:12 AM To: Nick Subject: Re: [kictanet] My Evening in Jail (O.K, next to Jail)
* On 07/03/07 19:09 +0300, Brian Long's wrote: | | On Mar 7, 2007, at 4:56 PM, John Walubengo wrote: | > | > | >Here is the IT angle - isn't it time their website | >www.kenyapolice.go.ke gave the Citizens the correct | >position regarding Police Procedures for Civil/Criminal | >offence? I mean I never knew a traffic offence could earn | >you 1-night accomodation with General Ali's (the Police | >Commissioner) guests. Further more, when are those so | >called Tamper-proof Driving Licences going to hit the | >market? | | Hi John, | | Thanks for sharing (in your v. pleasant style) your experience. | Actually I think you are letting us off a bit easily by only | suggesting procedures be on the Police website. I would go a bit | further. | | Every Mobile Police Unit and/or Traffic stop have a functional laptop
| with wireless access to various databases: | - IDs / Passports/ Work Permits / Visa | - Driving License | - Car Registration | - Criminal Records Database | | That way by simply running a couple of simple queries they would | immediately know whether you are worthy of being offered free | accomodation.
Brian is talking about what happens in the US and such like;) The budget allocated to the Police can never allow them to have these "luxuries". Sorry, but I speak from experience as a former police officer. We tried to get the force in this direction but ended nowhere, except being termed radical. But yes, let's suggest these to the right ears. It's worth the time.
cheers - wash
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