ICT Authority; Baptism without conversion
Hi Listers, It is with a heavy heart that I make this post as those involved are close friends and acquaintances but what has to be done must be done. We recently had a lot of fanfare about the birth of the ICT Authority and it was felt that they would bring a breath of fresh-air into the sector but it seems that all we have is baptism without conversion which makes it a truly PR activity whose only beneficiaries are the graphic designers who will be paid for developing a new logo and printing new stationary. I expected better from the acting CEO in association with a new CS and PS in the related ministry but it seems I expected too much too soon. The ICT Authorities first visible activity has been an advert placed in the newspapers for the installation of an obsolete server (http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/eserverp5/entry/550/) and the delivery of an over priced solution that can easily be installed on the CS's laptop not to mention that a similar application is currently operational at transport ministry. http://www.tendersunlimited.co.ke/services/public-sector/ict-services/11613-... To test the currently installed system send an SMS to 22456 with the followin; 1. Check vehicle registration details: type "MVR followed by your vehicle registration number" e.g. "MVR KAP 162F" 2. Check driving license validity/details: type "DLR followed by your 6 digit driving license number" 3. Check TLB details: "TLB followed by the vehicle registration number" 4. Check vehichle inspection details: "type "INS followed by the vehicle registration number" I would have expected that the authority would use this opportunity to implement a truly radical and revolutionary solution that will not only meet the requirements of a single ministerial department, as this one is intended to do, but set the basis for a national cloud solution. Dr. Getao had at one time proposed to carry out a complete ICT audit of the government inventory as the first step to rationalise, centralise and harmonise the government activities but it seems that that remains a pipe dream as can be seen from this advert. From the tender documents it is clear that the amount to be spent is in excess of Kes.1,000,000,000/- (1 Billion) which is roughly the amount spent by Safaricom in setting up its complete cloud infrastructure that is capable of providing solution to the entire East and central African governments, banks and major corporates. It is time to stop this culture of baptisms without conversion as all we end up with are clean sinners. Regards Disclaimer: I have a vested interest in the project as a tax payer, consumer of the solution and a member of the ICT fraternity Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
@ Bobby, welcome to the real world - the more things change, the more the remain the same :-) But fear not - give them time, I think something is cooking at ICT Authority and once they sort out the little thing about the CEO and the new Board, we may see the real ICT Authority. As at now, methinks it still is the old Kenya ICT Board. walu. ________________________________ From: robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> To: jwalu@yahoo.com Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 9:27 AM Subject: [kictanet] ICT Authority; Baptism without conversion Hi Listers, It is with a heavy heart that I make this post as those involved are close friends and acquaintances but what has to be done must be done. We recently had a lot of fanfare about the birth of the ICT Authority and it was felt that they would bring a breath of fresh-air into the sector but it seems that all we have is baptism without conversion which makes it a truly PR activity whose only beneficiaries are the graphic designers who will be paid for developing a new logo and printing new stationary. I expected better from the acting CEO in association with a new CS and PS in the related ministry but it seems I expected too much too soon. The ICT Authorities first visible activity has been an advert placed in the newspapers for the installation of an obsolete server (http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/eserverp5/entry/550/) and the delivery of an over priced solution that can easily be installed on the CS's laptop not to mention that a similar application is currently operational at transport ministry. http://www.tendersunlimited.co.ke/services/public-sector/ict-services/11613-... To test the currently installed system send an SMS to 22456 with the followin; 1. Check vehicle registration details: type "MVR followed by your vehicle registration number" e.g. "MVR KAP 162F" 2. Check driving license validity/details: type "DLR followed by your 6 digit driving license number" 3. Check TLB details: "TLB followed by the vehicle registration number" 4. Check vehichle inspection details: "type "INS followed by the vehicle registration number" I would have expected that the authority would use this opportunity to implement a truly radical and revolutionary solution that will not only meet the requirements of a single ministerial department, as this one is intended to do, but set the basis for a national cloud solution. Dr. Getao had at one time proposed to carry out a complete ICT audit of the government inventory as the first step to rationalise, centralise and harmonise the government activities but it seems that that remains a pipe dream as can be seen from this advert. From the tender documents it is clear that the amount to be spent is in excess of Kes.1,000,000,000/- (1 Billion) which is roughly the amount spent by Safaricom in setting up its complete cloud infrastructure that is capable of providing solution to the entire East and central African governments, banks and major corporates. It is time to stop this culture of baptisms without conversion as all we end up with are clean sinners. Regards Disclaimer: I have a vested interest in the project as a tax payer, consumer of the solution and a member of the ICT fraternity Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696 _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
Robert, Fortunately we do not have to fly to Singapore to gather basic intelligence on how to develop our nation. https://www.ida.gov.sg/About-Us/Newsroom/Media-Releases/2013/Singapore-Gover... Note they speak of citizen participation (local app competitions) in the development of their systems. There are PDFs on the page worth careful reading and consideration. The way tendering is done in Kenya, is subject to debate and investigations. We are querying the ICC and will query World Bank "International Requirements" too. Cutting out Kenyan firms by requiring prior participation in multi-million dollar deals is not acceptable. Murigi / Stanley Muraya *"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city." Prov 16:32* On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:27 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Hi Listers,
It is with a heavy heart that I make this post as those involved are close friends and acquaintances but what has to be done must be done.
We recently had a lot of fanfare about the birth of the ICT Authority and it was felt that they would bring a breath of fresh-air into the sector but it seems that all we have is baptism without conversion which makes it a truly PR activity whose only beneficiaries are the graphic designers who will be paid for developing a new logo and printing new stationary. I expected better from the acting CEO in association with a new CS and PS in the related ministry but it seems I expected too much too soon.
The ICT Authorities first visible activity has been an advert placed in the newspapers for the installation of an obsolete server ( http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/eserverp5/entry/550/) and the delivery of an over priced solution that can easily be installed on the CS's laptop not to mention that a similar application is currently operational at transport ministry.
http://www.tendersunlimited.co.ke/services/public-sector/ict-services/11613-...
To test the currently installed system send an SMS to 22456 with the followin;
1. Check vehicle registration details: type "MVR followed by your vehicle registration number" e.g. "MVR KAP 162F" 2. Check driving license validity/details: type "DLR followed by your 6 digit driving license number" 3. Check TLB details: "TLB followed by the vehicle registration number" 4. Check vehichle inspection details: "type "INS followed by the vehicle registration number"
I would have expected that the authority would use this opportunity to implement a truly radical and revolutionary solution that will not only meet the requirements of a single ministerial department, as this one is intended to do, but set the basis for a national cloud solution.
Dr. Getao had at one time proposed to carry out a complete ICT audit of the government inventory as the first step to rationalise, centralise and harmonise the government activities but it seems that that remains a pipe dream as can be seen from this advert.
From the tender documents it is clear that the amount to be spent is in excess of Kes.1,000,000,000/- (1 Billion) which is roughly the amount spent by Safaricom in setting up its complete cloud infrastructure that is capable of providing solution to the entire East and central African governments, banks and major corporates.
It is time to stop this culture of baptisms without conversion as all we end up with are clean sinners.
Regards
Disclaimer: I have a vested interest in the project as a tax payer, consumer of the solution and a member of the ICT fraternity
Robert Yawe KAY System Technologies Ltd Phoenix House, 6th Floor P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200 Kenya
Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
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Walu, Yawe, listers, My suggestion: we find time e.g as listers have quarterly meetings with relevant ICTA top management and engage with solutions and sign MOU for monitoring and evaluation. We can't give up, Kenya is bigger and greater. E.g We need representatives from the listers in the uwezo fund, in the ICTA board, These monies are our taxes, our family taxes, our neighbors taxes, and let history not judge us harshly for twitting and listing complaints. Lets engage before the dust settles and complicates the equations. Regards, Judy On Monday, September 16, 2013, S.M. Muraya wrote:
Robert,
Fortunately we do not have to fly to Singapore to gather basic intelligence on how to develop our nation.
https://www.ida.gov.sg/About-Us/Newsroom/Media-Releases/2013/Singapore-Gover...
Note they speak of citizen participation (local app competitions) in the development of their systems.
There are PDFs on the page worth careful reading and consideration.
The way tendering is done in Kenya, is subject to debate and investigations.
We are querying the ICC and will query World Bank "International Requirements" too.
Cutting out Kenyan firms by requiring prior participation in multi-million dollar deals is not acceptable.
Murigi / Stanley Muraya
*"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city." Prov 16:32*
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:27 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk');>
wrote:
Hi Listers,
It is with a heavy heart that I make this post as those involved are close friends and acquaintances but what has to be done must be done.
We recently had a lot of fanfare about the birth of the ICT Authority and it was felt that they would bring a breath of fresh-air into the sector but it seems that all we have is baptism without conversion which makes it a truly PR activity whose only beneficiaries are the graphic designers who will be paid for developing a new logo and printing new stationary. I expected better from the acting CEO in association with a new CS and PS in the related ministry but it seems I expected too much too soon.
The ICT Authorities first visible activity has been an advert placed in the newspapers for the installation of an obsolete server ( http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/eserverp5/entry/550/) and the delivery of an over priced solution that can easily be installed on the CS's laptop not to mention that a similar application is currently operational at transport ministry.
http://www.tendersunlimited.co.ke/services/public-sector/ict-services/11613-...
To test the currently installed system send an SMS to 22456 with the followin;
1. Check vehicle registration details: type "MVR followed by your vehicle registration number" e.g. "MVR KAP 162F" 2. Check driving license validity/details: type "DLR followed by your 6 digit driving license number" 3. Check TLB details: "TLB followed by the vehicle registration number" 4. Check vehichle inspection details: "type "INS followed by the vehicle registration number"
I would have expected that the authority would use this opportunity to implement a truly radical and revolutionary solution that will not only meet _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke');> https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet
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Listers These are cries in the wild. I am on record saying that up until we have a coherent and active representative body in ICT our voices will not be heard. Ali Hussein +254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113 "Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb Sent from my iPad On Sep 16, 2013, at 3:30 PM, "Judy M. Muli" <judym.muli@gmail.com> wrote:
Walu, Yawe, listers,
My suggestion: we find time e.g as listers have quarterly meetings with relevant ICTA top management and engage with solutions and sign MOU for monitoring and evaluation. We can't give up, Kenya is bigger and greater. E.g We need representatives from the listers in the uwezo fund, in the ICTA board,
These monies are our taxes, our family taxes, our neighbors taxes, and let history not judge us harshly for twitting and listing complaints. Lets engage before the dust settles and complicates the equations.
Regards, Judy
On Monday, September 16, 2013, S.M. Muraya wrote:
Robert,
Fortunately we do not have to fly to Singapore to gather basic intelligence on how to develop our nation.
https://www.ida.gov.sg/About-Us/Newsroom/Media-Releases/2013/Singapore-Gover...
Note they speak of citizen participation (local app competitions) in the development of their systems.
There are PDFs on the page worth careful reading and consideration.
The way tendering is done in Kenya, is subject to debate and investigations.
We are querying the ICC and will query World Bank "International Requirements" too.
Cutting out Kenyan firms by requiring prior participation in multi-million dollar deals is not acceptable.
Murigi / Stanley Muraya
"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city." Prov 16:32
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:27 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Hi Listers,
It is with a heavy heart that I make this post as those involved are close friends and acquaintances but what has to be done must be done.
We recently had a lot of fanfare about the birth of the ICT Authority and it was felt that they would bring a breath of fresh-air into the sector but it seems that all we have is baptism without conversion which makes it a truly PR activity whose only beneficiaries are the graphic designers who will be paid for developing a new logo and printing new stationary. I expected better from the acting CEO in association with a new CS and PS in the related ministry but it seems I expected too much too soon.
The ICT Authorities first visible activity has been an advert placed in the newspapers for the installation of an obsolete server (http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/eserverp5/entry/550/) and the delivery of an over priced solution that can easily be installed on the CS's laptop not to mention that a similar application is currently operational at transport ministry.
http://www.tendersunlimited.co.ke/services/public-sector/ict-services/11613-...
To test the currently installed system send an SMS to 22456 with the followin;
1. Check vehicle registration details: type "MVR followed by your vehicle registration number" e.g. "MVR KAP 162F" 2. Check driving license validity/details: type "DLR followed by your 6 digit driving license number" 3. Check TLB details: "TLB followed by the vehicle registration number" 4. Check vehichle inspection details: "type "INS followed by the vehicle registration number"
I would have expected that the authority would use this opportunity to implement a truly radical and revolutionary solution that will not only meet _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet
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Hi, Just catching up on this discussion a bit late. A couple of questions that may serve to strengthen this case: - what are the reasons given for the seemingly limited participation of KE tech firms in govt projects. Skills? Support systems? Communication? Corruption? - - Do we have success stories - KE tech firms regularly doing business with gov? I currently serve as the iHub Exec Director where we represent ~11k developers, engineers, bloggers, creatives and others in the tech field and certainly would want to have a lot more tech business in govt taken up by local tech firms. The resources, talent is there. Josiah On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Ali Hussein <ali@hussein.me.ke> wrote:
Listers
These are cries in the wild.
I am on record saying that up until we have a coherent and active representative body in ICT our voices will not be heard.
Ali Hussein
+254 0770 906375 / 0713 601113
"Kujikwaa si kuanguka, bali ni kwenda mbele" (To stumble is not to fall but a sign of going forward) - Swahili Proverb
Sent from my iPad
On Sep 16, 2013, at 3:30 PM, "Judy M. Muli" <judym.muli@gmail.com> wrote:
Walu, Yawe, listers,
My suggestion: we find time e.g as listers have quarterly meetings with relevant ICTA top management and engage with solutions and sign MOU for monitoring and evaluation. We can't give up, Kenya is bigger and greater. E.g We need representatives from the listers in the uwezo fund, in the ICTA board,
These monies are our taxes, our family taxes, our neighbors taxes, and let history not judge us harshly for twitting and listing complaints. Lets engage before the dust settles and complicates the equations.
Regards, Judy
On Monday, September 16, 2013, S.M. Muraya wrote:
Robert,
Fortunately we do not have to fly to Singapore to gather basic intelligence on how to develop our nation.
https://www.ida.gov.sg/About-Us/Newsroom/Media-Releases/2013/Singapore-Gover...
Note they speak of citizen participation (local app competitions) in the development of their systems.
There are PDFs on the page worth careful reading and consideration.
The way tendering is done in Kenya, is subject to debate and investigations.
We are querying the ICC and will query World Bank "International Requirements" too.
Cutting out Kenyan firms by requiring prior participation in multi-million dollar deals is not acceptable.
Murigi / Stanley Muraya
*"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city." Prov 16:32*
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 9:27 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
Hi Listers,
It is with a heavy heart that I make this post as those involved are close friends and acquaintances but what has to be done must be done.
We recently had a lot of fanfare about the birth of the ICT Authority and it was felt that they would bring a breath of fresh-air into the sector but it seems that all we have is baptism without conversion which makes it a truly PR activity whose only beneficiaries are the graphic designers who will be paid for developing a new logo and printing new stationary. I expected better from the acting CEO in association with a new CS and PS in the related ministry but it seems I expected too much too soon.
The ICT Authorities first visible activity has been an advert placed in the newspapers for the installation of an obsolete server ( http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/eserverp5/entry/550/) and the delivery of an over priced solution that can easily be installed on the CS's laptop not to mention that a similar application is currently operational at transport ministry.
http://www.tendersunlimited.co.ke/services/public-sector/ict-services/11613-...
To test the currently installed system send an SMS to 22456 with the followin;
1. Check vehicle registration details: type "MVR followed by your vehicle registration number" e.g. "MVR KAP 162F" 2. Check driving license validity/details: type "DLR followed by your 6 digit driving license number" 3. Check TLB details: "TLB followed by the vehicle registration number" 4. Check vehichle inspection details: "type "INS followed by the vehicle registration number"
I would have expected that the authority would use this opportunity to implement a truly radical and revolutionary solution that will not only meet _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet
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KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.
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participants (6)
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Ali Hussein -
Josiah Mugambi -
Judy M. Muli -
robert yawe -
S.M. Muraya -
Walubengo J