Guys A meetup is being coordinated by myself and Ann, the secretary.
David. On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Branton Obwari <bruceobw...@gmail.com>wrote: > Oscar , > Thanks for addressing this matter that is threatening the future of > WMKE , by your own admission things are not looking good, i even din't > know Grace has left the group ,For our info Grace & Abbas were just > NOT ordinary members but founder members who contributed immensely to > its project & were in charge of various ongoing projects within WMKE > ,we don't want to see an exodus of members ,do we ? > Its wrong for anyone to try imagine that this matter can be > swept under the floor ,When you guys assumed office we thought there > will be a deliberate effort to speed up incorporation of WMKE , > Questions ,Whats holding us/you from creating a joint account for > WMKE as most of us are in support of the same ? ,What is the status of > the incorporation ,We rooting for incorporation because other than > defining roles ,We all know there are projects that involved WMKE > relating with government & non governmental organizations which cannot > be possible if we are not a legal group. > I don't know the procedures of calling for a meeting ,but i once > again want to appeal to our chair to come up with a date ,soon is a > proper word ,to address this issues ,we still believe in the board > members ,but you should not continue behaving like its business as > usual while people are opting out , > Bruce, > A volunteer WMKE. > > > On 8/27/12, Limoke Oscar <oslim...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Bruce, > > > > Thank you for your kind request. Indeed it is unfortunate that Abbas had > to > > leave the Chapter and this is just sign of the kind of murky waters you > > refer too. The Audit Committee does not exist yet after 2 of its > members, > > Abbas and Grace (told) quit the Chapter. So we have to again call for > > volunteers. > > > > It is rather unfortunate that we as WMKE members dont like to be > Critiqued, > > we prefer having issues sugar coated and personally I dont do that.The > main > > reason why we got ourselves in this state in the first place is the > failure > > of the Board( of which I am part of) and all WMKE members to do joint > > accountability and raise questions and demand answers. That said, I > > have deliberately avoided chiming in on this thread for the said reasons > > and I do hope that the persons and issues that have led us to this state > > have/or get resolved. > > > > David, > > As the Board Chair, can you convene a meeting to the same? > > > > On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 10:28 AM, Branton Obwari > > <bruceobw...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > >> Thanks Asaf , for bringing this up , > >> Was not privileged to attend the Saturday meeting but persuaded to > >> believe it dint achieve much .There has been considerable noise on the > >> matter of accountability of WMKE funds ,which is very healthy and can > >> not be wished away . > >> Permit me to use this forum to address the Board members whom > >> members entrusted responsibility , there is work cut out for you ,We > >> need you to steer us through this murky waters. > >> your priority should be; > >> 1.Set up a dedicated joint account for WMKE funds ASAP > >> 2.Finalize the incorporation thing ,its unfortunate that Abbas who > >> was taking care of this & has since left ,who i must applaud for his > >> immense contribution . > >> And finally someone please update me on the status of the audit > >> committee ,is in place ? > >> if this is not done pretty soon we shall be asking ourselves ,...When > >> did the rain start hitting us ? > >> > >> my concerns ,with love! > >> > >> bruce. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 8/25/12, Asaf Bartov <abar...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> > Dear WMKE colleagues, > >> > > >> > On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Asaf Bartov <abar...@wikimedia.org> > >> > wrote: > >> > > >> >> Indeed, David's suggestion is good. > >> >> > >> >> Also, just to address Isaac's comment: _certainly_ Steve and all > other > >> >> office holders are primarily answerable to the board, and to the > >> members. > >> >> WMF is a side entity here, and the only reason I have requested and > >> >> received the tracking sheet is that I was told the Saturday meeting > >> >> "exploded" without actually finishing the review. > >> >> > >> >> I do hope WMKE can resolve this on its own, and am confident it can. > >> >> > >> > > >> > It's been two weeks, and I have not heard anything further. Has this > >> been > >> > resolved yet? Is there progress with setting up a dedicated joint > >> account, > >> > for the interim until WMKE is fully incorporated? > >> > > >> > Thanks, > >> > > >> > Asaf > >> > -- > >> > Asaf Bartov > >> > Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> > >> > > >> > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in > >> > the > >> > sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! > >> > https://donate.wikimedia.org > >> > > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> WikimediaKE mailing list > >> WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Limoke Oscar, > > Dream.Believe.Become....a world of endless oportunities > > > > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaKE mailing list > WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake > -- ------------- David Mugo, Adviser to Kenya's VP on Digital Media & Technology, CEO & Board Chairman, Wikimedia Kenya http://mugo.me Twitter: @raidarmax
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