NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS!
Listers, Nigerian Agriculture Minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina (former VP of AGRA), has been named Forbes African Person of the Year for his reforms to the country's farming sector. He has made use of ICTs to transform how inputs are procured, cutting out corrupt deals, and shifting mindsets towards agriculture as a business. Very transformative indeed! In Kenya, we need to move away from politics, roll up sleeves and work! http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/12/02/akinwumi-adesina-awarded-forbes-af...
If I am not wrong, the Electronic Wallet System for farmers was developed and implemented by our own Cellulant :-), get the drift? Harry Hare Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044 From: Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.ca> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 04:42:38 +0000 To: Cio_Magazine Hare <harry@africanedevelopment.org> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS! Listers, Nigerian Agriculture Minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina (former VP of AGRA), has been named Forbes African Person of the Year for his reforms to the country's farming sector. He has made use of ICTs to transform how inputs are procured, cutting out corrupt deals, and shifting mindsets towards agriculture as a business. Very transformative indeed! In Kenya, we need to move away from politics, roll up sleeves and work! http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/12/02/akinwumi-adesina-awarded-forbes-af rica-person-of-the-year/ <http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/12/02/akinwumi-adesina-awarded-forbes-a frica-person-of-the-year/> _______________________________________________ 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/harry%40africanedevelo pment.org 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.
@Harry, Indeed it was. What we need to do is convince our own government of the benefits of ICT in similar cases locally. On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre <harry@africanedevelopment.org> wrote:
If I am not wrong, the Electronic Wallet System for farmers was developed and implemented by our own Cellulant :-), get the drift?
Harry Hare
Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044
From: Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.ca> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 04:42:38 +0000 To: Cio_Magazine Hare <harry@africanedevelopment.org> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS!
Listers,
Nigerian Agriculture Minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina (former VP of AGRA), has been named Forbes African Person of the Year for his reforms to the country's farming sector. He has made use of ICTs to transform how inputs are procured, cutting out corrupt deals, and shifting mindsets towards agriculture as a business.
Very transformative indeed! In Kenya, we need to move away from politics, roll up sleeves and work!
http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/12/02/akinwumi-adesina-awarded-forbes-af...
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Maybe Kenyan procurement (laws) do not prioritise good leadership (reputations not associated with bribery + deception) + practical experience + certification of skills. Maybe Kenyan procurement officials (if not laws) require 3 five million dollar deals to cut out Kenyan SME's? Regards Murigi / Stanley Muraya On Dec 4, 2013 10:06 AM, "Brian Ngure" <brian.ngure@gmail.com> wrote:
@Harry, Indeed it was. What we need to do is convince our own government of the benefits of ICT in similar cases locally.
On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre <harry@africanedevelopment.org> wrote:
If I am not wrong, the Electronic Wallet System for farmers was developed and implemented by our own Cellulant :-), get the drift?
Harry Hare
Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044
From: Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.ca> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 04:42:38 +0000 To: Cio_Magazine Hare <harry@africanedevelopment.org> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS!
Listers,
Nigerian Agriculture Minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina (former VP of AGRA), has been named Forbes African Person of the Year for his reforms to the country's farming sector. He has made use of ICTs to transform how inputs are procured, cutting out corrupt deals, and shifting mindsets towards agriculture as a business.
Very transformative indeed! In Kenya, we need to move away from politics, roll up sleeves and work!
http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/12/02/akinwumi-adesina-awarded-forbes-af...
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Muraya, Tell them. Who would like to bet that if our Ministry Of Agriculture wanted to implement a similar product Cellulant wouldn't get that deal? Here is the clause that some guy at some parastatal will insert... "... Evidence of at least 3 similiar implementations in at least 3 different continents..." Regards Waithaka Ngigi A1.iO On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 2:00 PM, S.M. Muraya <murigi.muraya@gmail.com> wrote:
Maybe Kenyan procurement (laws) do not prioritise good leadership (reputations not associated with bribery + deception) + practical experience + certification of skills.
Maybe Kenyan procurement officials (if not laws) require 3 five million dollar deals to cut out Kenyan SME's?
Regards
Murigi / Stanley Muraya On Dec 4, 2013 10:06 AM, "Brian Ngure" <brian.ngure@gmail.com> wrote:
@Harry, Indeed it was. What we need to do is convince our own government of the benefits of ICT in similar cases locally.
On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre <harry@africanedevelopment.org> wrote:
If I am not wrong, the Electronic Wallet System for farmers was developed and implemented by our own Cellulant :-), get the drift?
Harry Hare
Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044
From: Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.ca> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 04:42:38 +0000 To: Cio_Magazine Hare <harry@africanedevelopment.org> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS!
Listers,
Nigerian Agriculture Minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina (former VP of AGRA), has been named Forbes African Person of the Year for his reforms to the country's farming sector. He has made use of ICTs to transform how inputs are procured, cutting out corrupt deals, and shifting mindsets towards agriculture as a business.
Very transformative indeed! In Kenya, we need to move away from politics, roll up sleeves and work!
http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/12/02/akinwumi-adesina-awarded-forbes-af...
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Legend has it that the partnership rose from a chance meeting between Ken, the Cellulant CEO and Dr. Akinwumi on a shared flight. It is said that Ken managed to hastily sketch out the bare-bones solution on a piece of paper during the flight. If that is true, then it speaks much about the accessibility & willingness to listen on the good doctor's end. Tony.
Hehehehe, Harry.... touche... On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre <harry@africanedevelopment.org> wrote:
If I am not wrong, the Electronic Wallet System for farmers was developed and implemented by our own Cellulant :-), get the drift?
Harry Hare
Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044
From: Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.ca> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 04:42:38 +0000 To: Cio_Magazine Hare <harry@africanedevelopment.org> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS!
Listers,
Nigerian Agriculture Minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina (former VP of AGRA), has been named Forbes African Person of the Year for his reforms to the country's farming sector. He has made use of ICTs to transform how inputs are procured, cutting out corrupt deals, and shifting mindsets towards agriculture as a business.
Very transformative indeed! In Kenya, we need to move away from politics, roll up sleeves and work!
http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/12/02/akinwumi-adesina-awarded-forbes-af...
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Hello All, What the Nigerian Minister has achieved is not an easy task- Especially that of shifting mindsets of farmers from subsistence farming to agri-business. Such a mindset is critical for sustainability of mAgric solutions if that's important. Mfarm, Icow, M-shamba etc may not scale and grow to sustainable enterprises if the mindset of agribusiness is not entrenched enough. Given that agriculture is now a devolved function, it should interest us to see which of the county governments get the cue. Am thinking such progress is more achievable at a county specific level. ... My 20cents. Best regards On Dec 4, 2013 1:14 PM, "Brian Munyao Longwe" <blongwe@gmail.com> wrote:
Hehehehe, Harry.... touche...
On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre <harry@africanedevelopment.org> wrote:
If I am not wrong, the Electronic Wallet System for farmers was developed and implemented by our own Cellulant :-), get the drift?
Harry Hare
Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044
From: Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.ca> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 04:42:38 +0000 To: Cio_Magazine Hare <harry@africanedevelopment.org> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS!
Listers,
Nigerian Agriculture Minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina (former VP of AGRA), has been named Forbes African Person of the Year for his reforms to the country's farming sector. He has made use of ICTs to transform how inputs are procured, cutting out corrupt deals, and shifting mindsets towards agriculture as a business.
Very transformative indeed! In Kenya, we need to move away from politics, roll up sleeves and work!
http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/12/02/akinwumi-adesina-awarded-forbes-af...
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John, Agreed. hope that one of the progressive Governors will pick and run with it. Once when speaking to a Safaricom manager incharge of community/govt apps, i underscored the opportunities to reach esp. farming communities with a killer app such as this one. If you get it right, the transformation would reach the levels of Mpesa or surpass. Hope someone is listening. Edith ________________________________ From: kictanet [kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke] on behalf of John Kieti [jkieti@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 5:34 AM To: Edith Adera Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS! Hello All, What the Nigerian Minister has achieved is not an easy task- Especially that of shifting mindsets of farmers from subsistence farming to agri-business. Such a mindset is critical for sustainability of mAgric solutions if that's important. Mfarm, Icow, M-shamba etc may not scale and grow to sustainable enterprises if the mindset of agribusiness is not entrenched enough. Given that agriculture is now a devolved function, it should interest us to see which of the county governments get the cue. Am thinking such progress is more achievable at a county specific level. ... My 20cents. Best regards On Dec 4, 2013 1:14 PM, "Brian Munyao Longwe" <blongwe@gmail.com<mailto:blongwe@gmail.com>> wrote: Hehehehe, Harry.... touche... On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre <harry@africanedevelopment.org<mailto:harry@africanedevelopment.org>> wrote: If I am not wrong, the Electronic Wallet System for farmers was developed and implemented by our own Cellulant :-), get the drift? Harry Hare Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 4041646<tel:%2B254%2020%204041646> | Cel +254 725 650044<tel:%2B254%20725%20650044> [cid:89AF72D2-14E4-400D-ABA2-65E1E3D817BD] From: Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.ca<mailto:eadera@idrc.ca>> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 04:42:38 +0000 To: Cio_Magazine Hare <harry@africanedevelopment.org<mailto:harry@africanedevelopment.org>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Subject: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS! Listers, Nigerian Agriculture Minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina (former VP of AGRA), has been named Forbes African Person of the Year for his reforms to the country's farming sector. He has made use of ICTs to transform how inputs are procured, cutting out corrupt deals, and shifting mindsets towards agriculture as a business. Very transformative indeed! 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Harry, Question, what did we do with our own innovation? Edith ________________________________ From: kictanet [kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke] on behalf of Brian Munyao Longwe [blongwe@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 5:14 AM To: Edith Adera Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS! Hehehehe, Harry.... touche... On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre <harry@africanedevelopment.org<mailto:harry@africanedevelopment.org>> wrote: If I am not wrong, the Electronic Wallet System for farmers was developed and implemented by our own Cellulant :-), get the drift? Harry Hare Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 4041646<tel:%2B254%2020%204041646> | Cel +254 725 650044<tel:%2B254%20725%20650044> [cid:89AF72D2-14E4-400D-ABA2-65E1E3D817BD] From: Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.ca<mailto:eadera@idrc.ca>> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 04:42:38 +0000 To: Cio_Magazine Hare <harry@africanedevelopment.org<mailto:harry@africanedevelopment.org>> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>> Subject: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS! Listers, Nigerian Agriculture Minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina (former VP of AGRA), has been named Forbes African Person of the Year for his reforms to the country's farming sector. He has made use of ICTs to transform how inputs are procured, cutting out corrupt deals, and shifting mindsets towards agriculture as a business. Very transformative indeed! In Kenya, we need to move away from politics, roll up sleeves and work! http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/12/02/akinwumi-adesina-awarded-forbes-af... _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto: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/harry%40africanedevelo... 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. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<mailto: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/blongwe%40gmail.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.
Hey Edith, It appears to me, just like Prophets, innovations are never accepted at home. Even Mpesa and Ushahidi became famous outside Kenya before we owned them locally. But now that the Nigerian government has owned it and made a success out of it, we could use it as a case study to "convince" the powers that be to consider using it. Some of these initiatives though are actually better initiated and have a high success rate outside the government confines given the obvious ownership and procurement issues, just saying. Harry Hare Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044 From: Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.ca> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 15:47:23 +0000 To: Cio_Magazine Hare <harry@africanedevelopment.org> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS! Harry, Question, what did we do with our own innovation? Edith From: kictanet [kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke] on behalf of Brian Munyao Longwe [blongwe@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 5:14 AM To: Edith Adera Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS! Hehehehe, Harry.... touche... On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre <harry@africanedevelopment.org> wrote:
If I am not wrong, the Electronic Wallet System for farmers was developed and implemented by our own Cellulant :-), get the drift?
Harry Hare
Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 4041646 <tel:%2B254%2020%204041646> | Cel +254 725 650044 <tel:%2B254%20725%20650044>
From: Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.ca> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 04:42:38 +0000 To: Cio_Magazine Hare <harry@africanedevelopment.org> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS!
Listers,
Nigerian Agriculture Minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina (former VP of AGRA), has been named Forbes African Person of the Year for his reforms to the country's farming sector. He has made use of ICTs to transform how inputs are procured, cutting out corrupt deals, and shifting mindsets towards agriculture as a business.
Very transformative indeed! In Kenya, we need to move away from politics, roll up sleeves and work!
http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/12/02/akinwumi-adesina-awarded-forbes-af... ca-person-of-the-year/ <http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/12/02/akinwumi-adesina-awarded-forbes-af... ica-person-of-the-year/>
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The government of Kenya is more committed to alternative payments than most of us want to give credit to. Remember the direct link between MPESA and CBA? What of Huduma centres and the President's commitment to it's success? What about this line form CCK's strategic plan "Electronic Commerce (Mobile Money Services) Penetration from 58.9% to 70%" ______________________ Mwendwa Kivuva, Nairobi, Kenya. twitter.com/lordmwesh google ID | Skype ID: lordmwesh On 4 December 2013 22:08, Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre <harry@africanedevelopment.org> wrote:
Hey Edith,
It appears to me, just like Prophets, innovations are never accepted at home. Even Mpesa and Ushahidi became famous outside Kenya before we owned them locally. But now that the Nigerian government has owned it and made a success out of it, we could use it as a case study to "convince" the powers that be to consider using it. Some of these initiatives though are actually better initiated and have a high success rate outside the government confines given the obvious ownership and procurement issues, just saying.
Harry Hare
Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044
From: Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.ca> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 15:47:23 +0000
To: Cio_Magazine Hare <harry@africanedevelopment.org> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: Re: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS!
Harry,
Question, what did we do with our own innovation?
Edith ------------------------------ *From:* kictanet [kictanet-bounces+eadera=idrc.ca@lists.kictanet.or.ke] on behalf of Brian Munyao Longwe [blongwe@gmail.com] *Sent:* Wednesday, December 04, 2013 5:14 AM *To:* Edith Adera *Cc:* KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions *Subject:* Re: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS!
Hehehehe, Harry.... touche...
On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre <harry@africanedevelopment.org> wrote:
If I am not wrong, the Electronic Wallet System for farmers was developed and implemented by our own Cellulant :-), get the drift?
Harry Hare
Director | African eDevelopment Resource Centre PO Box 49475 00100 | Nairobi, Kenya Tel +254 20 4041646 | Cel +254 725 650044
From: Edith Adera <eadera@idrc.ca> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 04:42:38 +0000 To: Cio_Magazine Hare <harry@africanedevelopment.org> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Subject: [kictanet] NIGERIA HAS DONE IT in 2 YEARS!
Listers,
Nigerian Agriculture Minister, Dr Akinwumi Adesina (former VP of AGRA), has been named Forbes African Person of the Year for his reforms to the country's farming sector. He has made use of ICTs to transform how inputs are procured, cutting out corrupt deals, and shifting mindsets towards agriculture as a business.
Very transformative indeed! In Kenya, we need to move away from politics, roll up sleeves and work!
http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/12/02/akinwumi-adesina-awarded-forbes-af...
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Brian Munyao Longwe -
Brian Ngure -
Edith Adera -
Harry Hare | African eDevelopment Resource Centre -
John Kieti -
Kivuva -
Ngigi Waithaka -
S.M. Muraya -
Tony Likhanga