I think Dakitari you are reading the minds of most of us. Accelerating development can take place when there is a concerted effort from all quarters. My wish, since you've touched on various line minsitries, wouldn't it be possible, if it materialize, to have other PSs also join in this debate? Why? Without Treasury PS, the money you've mentioned might not be forthcoming; without Agriculture and Special Programmes PSs, how will the provision of food reach the masses? And Education PS would come in handy because we are talking about mass education campaign, which can be facilitated by this important Ministry. Further tha National Social and Economic Council and Vision 2030 secretariats, in my 2 cents, would provide some integration that we can use (in this campaign), to speed development in Kenya. For instance, through the Medium Term Plan (2008-2012) of Vision 2030, could it be possible to know how much has been achieved, what's stalled and what is on course ( well apart from the expansion of Thika Road)? The reason as to why I've pointed this is because in this era of 'coalitions' wouldn't such partnership be adapted to make things move faster? I pray to see Konza City developed while I'm alive (there are people we support in micro-enterprise skills inside the proposed Konza ICT village and I think they see optimism with the program/idea in their neighbourhood)! My thoughts. On 03/08/2011, Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.or.ke> wrote:
Bwana Ndemo,
For innovation and "thinking without the box" (new phrase)...we give that to you. You have shown "you have the spine" to do things differently and defy the norm.
I recall a visit we made with you to CFSK (Computer's for Schools Kenya) to get a deeper understanding of how refurbishment of computers was being done by young innovators. You challenged the young girls and boys to turn the computer monitors (they had planned to ship back to China and elsewhere for metal extraction) into colored TVs! I thought to myself, wow, what a dream!....the next visit I made to CFSK four months later, they had indeed turned those monitor's into colored TVs and were selling them at Ksh 4,000 a piece. From then on I tell people that when Bwana Ndemo gives ideas, I listen very keenly.
Presidential candidates are put to the test in all areas. A question I have for you is to explain (wasi wasi) the recent discussion on China taking over digital signal distribution in Kenya - what became of that debate? has the decision been reversed?
Edith
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In summary, Again hypothetically my major themes shall be: Kwowledge for life Infrastructure for Development Food security (including Value addition) Employment (create tons of it)
One Kenya. Unity in diversity. Keep hope a live (borrowed from Rev. Jesse Jackson).
Ndemo. Sent from my BlackBerry®
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