@ Mutoro, I have read your or cofek 'analysis' of why Dr. Ndemo missed out on the ICT docket. One reason you give is that of Kenya's participation to WICT which i quote:
"The diplomatic row and the embarrassment that PS caused to Kenya delegation during the WICT in Dubai
has tarnished Kenya's name in the eyes of international community and particularly Africa.
The PS came with members of civil society whom he had accredited to represent the Kenya
Government through back door and completely ignored the advice from government representatives
and started reading views prepared and presented to him by members of another delegation making
Kenya appear like a colony of that state".
This is misleading and as one of those 'civil society' members that participated, I want to set the record straight.
1. The accreditation was not through the back door as you purport. Please read Kenya's 2010 constitution article 10. You will see that participation of citizens is key in any policy making process whether local or international.
2. CCK convened a stakeholder's meeting on November 13, 2012 to discuss the ITRs. Several view points and recommendations emerged and were submitted to CCK (CCK had a deadline and our consolidated recommendations reached them on time). It was therefore expected that Kenya would have its own position.
3. It was in the spirit of Kenya's Constitution that Kenya's delegation embraced stakeholders, and civil society was one of them.
4. In Dubai, the ITU secretary General met with Civil Society representatives from different countries (Kenya was not the only country that had a multistakeholder delegation) and reported that he had written to governments encouraging them to include in their delegations stakeholders including civil society. How then is this backdoor accreditation when it is placed as a requirement in our supreme law, as well as recommended by the ITU? Why do you imply that civil society members should not have been at WICT?
5. What diplomatic row are you talking about? And why are you including in your 'analysis' rumors? Did you take time to understand the sticking points in the negotiations and therefore understand what Kenya's position needed to be in WICT? Can you table evidence that the PS read views prepared by another delegation? For your information, the very same issues we raised on November 13, became the same issues of contention at WICT.
Kindly check your facts before making certain claims.
Rgds
Grace
P.S. We must give credit where due. Dr. Ndemo has made immense contributions in the sector. Please do not be subjective about important issues like WICT just because you dont like him.