Lobbying: a necessity not a choice + it is not institutionalized corruption.
It is a hard task running an organization representative of industry, especially when those represented are reluctant to support the same and would much rather lament on social media, become armchair critics or worse still suffer in silence. The downside to this state of things is that it feeds the corruption and broker culture that builds an impermeable wall between the larger industry, making access to legislation, or other positive industry action impossible. Such is our condition in the silicon Savannah. More here - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/lobbying-necessity-not-choice.html <http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/lobbying-necessity-not-choice.html> ᐧ
Mbugua Interesting article on lobbying. To a large extent I agree with you. Trade Associations that seem to have gotten it right include KEPSA and KAM (KAM being to a large extent a member of KEPSA). I still recall that one of the first official acts of President Uhuru Kenyatta when he was president-elect was to hold a breakfast meeting with KEPSA. As an industry I think we can learn a lot from how KEPSA engages with Government and other stakeholders. They have a vibrant secretariat which communicates with its members on a weekly basis. Thank you for raising this issue. Ali Hussein +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "I fear the day technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots". ~ Albert Einstein Sent from my iPad
On Feb 6, 2015, at 11:59 AM, Mbugua Njihia via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
It is a hard task running an organization representative of industry, especially when those represented are reluctant to support the same and would much rather lament on social media, become armchair critics or worse still suffer in silence. The downside to this state of things is that it feeds the corruption and broker culture that builds an impermeable wall between the larger industry, making access to legislation, or other positive industry action impossible. Such is our condition in the silicon Savannah.
More here - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/lobbying-necessity-not-choice.html
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On 8 February 2015 at 08:52, Ali Hussein via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I still recall that one of the first official acts of President Uhuru Kenyatta when he was president-elect was to hold a breakfast meeting with KEPSA. As an industry I think we can learn a lot from how KEPSA engages with Government and other stakeholders. They have a vibrant secretariat which communicates with its members on a weekly basis.
And they lobbied one of their own to be a Cabinet Secretary. ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya "There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime." - Maxwell Anderson
This guys have professional Secretariats that run things for them,it is important to separate membership issues from daily operations to maintain focus. Regards On 2/9/15, Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
On 8 February 2015 at 08:52, Ali Hussein via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
I still recall that one of the first official acts of President Uhuru Kenyatta when he was president-elect was to hold a breakfast meeting with KEPSA. As an industry I think we can learn a lot from how KEPSA engages with Government and other stakeholders. They have a vibrant secretariat which communicates with its members on a weekly basis.
And they lobbied one of their own to be a Cabinet Secretary.
______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya
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Why not target government officials at a generational level. Think about Denis Itumbi. Fellow is Gen Y, open minded, and a beneficiary of the current go.ke favoring his/local talent. Few of us really understand how well he opposed foreign/biased interference in Kenyan affairs. This is one way to get a decent policy to build up local IT firms pushed at State House. Regards Murigi / Stanley Muraya *"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city." Prov 16:32* On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Mbugua Njihia via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
It is a hard task running an organization representative of industry, especially when those represented are reluctant to support the same and would much rather lament on social media, become armchair critics or worse still suffer in silence. The downside to this state of things is that it feeds the corruption and broker culture that builds an impermeable wall between the larger industry, making access to legislation, or other positive industry action impossible. Such is our condition in the silicon Savannah.
More here - http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/lobbying-necessity-not-choice.html <http://www.mbuguanjihia.com/business/lobbying-necessity-not-choice.html>
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Ali Hussein -
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Mbugua Njihia -
Mwendwa Kivuva -
S.M. Muraya