Chief Matunda, While I agree that a press conference by PS Ndemo is appropriate, I still think "we" the supporters needed to have proceeded with the Op-ed in support of Konza as it would be difficult for the PS to convey the message you suggest below to the KACC but quite appropriate for us as a community to demand the same. Please note that while the follow-up by the Daily Nation was welcome, thank you Grace for sharing, I still do not think it adequately addressed the issues that have been brought up in this forum. Also as was pointed out, this is a national issue and ALL media houses should be included in any release not just the Daily Nation. My pesa nane... Lucy From: Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama@aganoconsulting.com> To: robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, 15 August 2012, 19:19 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Konza Land Issue Attn Matunda and Ali (Barrack Otieno) Robert Part of the answer to your question is in the same message as quoted here below. On matters of government transfers, perhaps you should offer a suggestion on what we could do. "As an industry and fans of the work the PS has been doing, we can lend support; and in doing so seek complete transparency in the manner the authorities treat the matter. And that no siasa, no vendetta, etc drive the matter. Indeed, as a country with new laws and one aspiring to strengthen the rule of law, due process is a requirement for every one. We can ask that of the investigators from KACC. 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If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete the message, including any attachments, without making a copy. Thank you. From: robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> To: Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama@aganoconsulting.com> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [kictanet] Konza Land Issue Attn Matunda and Ali (Barrack Otieno) Hi Matunda, Just a quick question relating to your suggestion that Dr. Ndemo respond to his accusers directly, what would we on this list do if tomorrow he was suspended or reassigned to another ministry? Regards Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 From: Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama@aganoconsulting.com> To: robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Wednesday, 15 August 2012, 17:00 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Konza Land Issue Attn Matunda and Ali (Barrack Otieno) Friends I hope Dr Ndemo has taken the sound advice offered in this forum, especially the "right to reply aspect" and the means to do so: oped piece, press conference, etc. My behind the scenes consultations suggest the same, i.e. the PS is best placed to respond because, unlike most of us, he is most intimate with the issue at hand. He has the facts with which to counter the issue and understands the process of government procurement better than most of us with little or no experience in government. As an industry and fans of the work the PS has been doing, we can lend support; and in doing so seek complete transparency in the manner the authorities treat the matter. And that no siasa, no vendetta, etc drive the matter. Indeed, as a country with new laws and one aspiring to strengthen the rule of law, due process is a requirement for every one. We can ask that of the investigators from KACC. Further, as people interested in seeing technology play a major role in economic transformation, we should also seek that the efforts and investments made so far towards this end be safeguarded as a matter of national interest; and that the investigations not become disruptive of the momentum gathered so far. Shukrani. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matunda Nyanchama, PhD, CISSP; mnyanchama@aganoconsulting.com Agano Consulting Inc.; www.aganoconsulting.com; Twitter: nmatunda; Skype: okiambe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be prepared for ICT security failures & know how to respond when they happen! 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