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muganda
#1 Posted : Friday, December 23, 2016 2:31:08 PM
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CA head Wangusi doesn't think so
IEBC head Chiloba doesn't think so
Government knows it cannot.

Technically (not Politically) speaking, the Chief Technical head of Imasarat, with previous stints in Nokia, UUNET believes the answer only takes 2 short months, as below:
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masukuma
#2 Posted : Friday, December 23, 2016 3:21:25 PM
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VSATs on cattle dipa and water holes? Those are our polling stations. Kenyans are too willing to spend big money to transmit results from cattle dips and water holes and poor primary schools than use the same money for more meaningful development of that very same polling station to aassist in its primary use. juzi we were transmitting for CAW Reps (that's the official name for MCAs) from Kalokol and mosiro... there was no coverage in the polling stations of those CAWs.
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masukuma
#3 Posted : Friday, December 23, 2016 3:51:11 PM
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I think Kenya becomes a developed country during elections where anything short of some fancy shmansy electronic system is seen to be mediocrity. si we spend that money huko during the 4 years? we talk big about electronic elections happening from random primary schools and laugh at proposals to have laptops in the same schools. We say... hata hawana shule wanasoma chini ya miti... during elections wacha watume results haraka kutoka chini ya hizo miti... hatuwezi ngoja 24hrs.
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muganda
#4 Posted : Friday, December 23, 2016 4:21:46 PM
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masukuma wrote:
I think Kenya becomes a developed country during elections where anything short of some fancy shmansy electronic system is seen to be mediocrity. si we spend that money huko during the 4 years? we talk big about electronic elections happening from random primary schools and laugh at proposals to have laptops in the same schools. We say... hata hawana shule wanasoma chini ya miti... during elections wacha watume results haraka kutoka chini ya hizo miti... hatuwezi ngoja 24hrs.

Very good response - you've risen above the *technical* aspects smile
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kayhara
#5 Posted : Friday, December 23, 2016 5:51:41 PM
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No you can't I am trying to transmit a picture via whatsapp, and some google maps point for directions and I can't, NB I was just a few kilometers inwards from Mariakani yesterday ,some places are more remote than this, the GoK can but they don't want to or just want to annoy baba
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aemathenge
#6 Posted : Friday, December 23, 2016 5:56:26 PM
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masukuma wrote:
VSATs on cattle dipa and water holes? Those are our polling stations. Kenyans are too willing to spend big money to transmit results from cattle dips and water holes and poor primary schools than use the same money for more meaningful development of that very same polling station to aassist in its primary use. juzi we were transmitting for CAW Reps (that's the official name for MCAs) from Kalokol and mosiro... there was no coverage in the polling stations of those CAWs.

I am of the contrary opinion.

Unless we spend this "big money", then the following will cease to exist:

Cattle Dips
Water Holes
Poor primary schools
CAW Reps
Kenia as (we) know it today.
Et Al.

Instead, there will be Somalia, South Sudan, Burundi, et al.

Let me be more precise:

Spend that big money OR for any rubbish "njuala" you see Strawn all over the environment, there will be a human body part rotting away.

How many "njuala" plasti bags/rubbish have you seen today?

Feel me?
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Angelica _ann
#7 Posted : Friday, December 23, 2016 6:06:35 PM
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What #Baba is asking for is investment in elections results technology once and for all....


According to Jubilee the last mile has reached all villages smile
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masukuma
#8 Posted : Friday, December 23, 2016 6:16:11 PM
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aemathenge wrote:
masukuma wrote:
VSATs on cattle dipa and water holes? Those are our polling stations. Kenyans are too willing to spend big money to transmit results from cattle dips and water holes and poor primary schools than use the same money for more meaningful development of that very same polling station to aassist in its primary use. juzi we were transmitting for CAW Reps (that's the official name for MCAs) from Kalokol and mosiro... there was no coverage in the polling stations of those CAWs.

I am of the contrary opinion.

Unless we spend this "big money", then the following will cease to exist:

Cattle Dips
Water Holes
Poor primary schools
CAW Reps
Kenia as (we) know it today.
Et Al.

Instead, there will be Somalia, South Sudan, Burundi, et al.

Let me be more precise:

Spend that big money OR for any rubbish "njuala" you see Strawn all over the environment, there will be a human body part rotting away.

How many "njuala" plasti bags/rubbish have you seen today?

Feel me?

Don't be dramatic...nani hao wanapigana? the only problem comes when some two groups are on opposite sides. The votes that count are in areas with coverage and that should work. I am talking about a law that dictates some stuff. IEBC as it happens is going with the said technologies. The contention is "what should happen in kalokol when things fail.
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aemathenge
#9 Posted : Friday, December 23, 2016 6:17:02 PM
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Angelica _ann wrote:
What #Baba is asking for is investment in elections results technology once and for all


In that case, @Masukama's sentiments hold merit.

There are better investments to pour our scarce resources into than permanent online connection for every Cattle Dip, Watering Hole, Poor Primary School and what have you, and which connection will be in use once every five years except the occasional By-Erection.
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masukuma
#10 Posted : Friday, December 23, 2016 6:22:33 PM
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aemathenge wrote:
Angelica _ann wrote:
What #Baba is asking for is investment in elections results technology once and for all


In that case, @Masukama's sentiments hold merit.

There are better investments to pour our scarce resources into than permanent online connection for every Cattle Dip, Watering Hole, Poor Primary School and what have you, and which connection will be in use once every five years except the occasional By-Erection.

There is a lot of hyperbole in this discussion. The facts are tech is being procured that should work in these places... There are work arounds si mulipata results za CAWs hizi. The biggest contention is WHAT HAPPENS WHEN (NOT IF) THEY FAIL.
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