Hi,
i hope this finds you all well, last week i got a call from Dr Martin Njoroge, [our contact person at Kenyatta University] requesting for the offline wikipedia that he intended to give to his students taking a masters degree most of who are teachers at high schools. I was able to make 50 copies on dvd with both the kiwix application and the offline wikipedia.
On the day i was to give the students an illustration of how to install and use the kiwix application, something came up and i wasn't able to do it then. Sadly, they were going back home that evening. I was planning to come up with a text document illustrating how to install and use the kiwix app but i needed to first know if there's any available.. [preferably a video.. i've tried searching for on on youtube but the closest i got was this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnvm7uxDhMs
yours,
dennis munene.
Hi all?
We shall be having a meetup on 8th September at Ihub ( to be confirmed) at
10pm. Among the agendas to be discussed will be the finances and the audit
committee. Feel free to add to the agendas on the ether pad provided below.
Please confirm your attendance by adding yourself to the list of members
attending,
http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/wkmemeetingon8thseptember
regards,
Ann
Hi, folks.
Since the list was getting spammed and in need of admin attention, and as
the previous admin (Abbas) has left the chapter, I think it is time to
appoint one or two new admins, preferably from the chapter.
I have requested to be made admin of the list to stop the spam (should be
fine now, let me know if any spam makes it through!), but now that I have,
I'd like to pass the baton back to one of you.
Does anyone here feel they can take over administering this list (using the
Mailman Web interface)? Please only volunteer if you know what you're
doing. :)
Cheers,
Asaf
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Dear All,
Please try to subdue the differences among the members. This was not
supposed to happen at all as all of you are unified. You guys need to work
it out as soon as possible 'cause there is a plenty of things to do as a
team and not the way it works right now. Please get back together and
resolve the finance issues and everything else which was the reason to some
board members to withdraw from the membership.
With best regards,
Muddyb a.k.a the Wikipedian from Dar es Salaam.
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> I second Branton. Even if its just an informal cup of tea somewhere to
> clear the air and create channels to work out differences in house, it
> makes sense for the board members to come together and establish commo
> ground before the September 8th meeting. It's really depressing as a new
> member to get one communication saying lets do a b c from one faction of
> the board only to see it followed up by lots of public communication
> denouncing the same. Never mind the confusing.
> ------------------------------
> On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 10:42 AM MSKS Branton Obwari wrote:
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> >its in the interest of wmke for the board to bond and work together in
> >harmony, we condemn the name calling bit , For the deputy chair to talk
> in
> >the manner that he did points out to the frustration and lack of
> >communication @ the board level ,for the audit committee to opt out like
> it
> >did points out to the same, ,The chair rather that retorting should reach
> >out to his colleagues and set out the communication channels to avert
> >such,Now thats leadership.
> > i am of the opinion that the board meets b4 8th and do the in house
> >agree on issues we raised then collectively respond to chapter members on
> >8th ,thats just but a suggestion ,
> > Guys lets avoid the sideshows coz @ the end the day ,this issues must be
> >addressed .
> >
> >Bruce.
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I second Branton. Even if its just an informal cup of tea somewhere to clear the air and create channels to work out differences in house, it makes sense for the board members to come together and establish commo ground before the September 8th meeting. It's really depressing as a new member to get one communication saying lets do a b c from one faction of the board only to see it followed up by lots of public communication denouncing the same. Never mind the confusing.
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On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 10:42 AM MSKS Branton Obwari wrote:
>its in the interest of wmke for the board to bond and work together in
>harmony, we condemn the name calling bit , For the deputy chair to talk in
>the manner that he did points out to the frustration and lack of
>communication @ the board level ,for the audit committee to opt out like it
>did points out to the same, ,The chair rather that retorting should reach
>out to his colleagues and set out the communication channels to avert
>such,Now thats leadership.
> i am of the opinion that the board meets b4 8th and do the in house
>agree on issues we raised then collectively respond to chapter members on
>8th ,thats just but a suggestion ,
> Guys lets avoid the sideshows coz @ the end the day ,this issues must be
>addressed .
>
>Bruce.
Dear WMKE colleagues,
Following the recent conversations around finances, I wanted to make a few
comments, hoping the uncertainty can be resolved:
1. We acknowledge it is an unfortunate situation where chapter funds are in
anyone's personal bank account. In hindsight, WMF should have insisted a
separate bank account be created to wire the money, even if not yet the
official WMKE bank account.
1b. Now that that's done, we should seek to transfer the remaining grant
funds to a dedicated account as soon as possible: either the WMKE account
(if incorporation and the subsequent creation of the bank account seem
around the corner -- any updates?), or an interim, joint-ownership
dedicated account, with access to _at least_ two board members (one of whom
would be the treasurer, of course). It would be good if the WMKE board can
decide to pursue that course of action.
2. The current treasurer has sent me his tracking sheet of the grant funds,
and it generally looks in good order. I hope the board has a copy too and
can review as well.
3. The treasurer did confirm he has made some decisions to spend money (for
chapter business) on his own, without board approval, citing previous
experience with sending messages to the list and receiving no response for
days. This is _not okay_. The way to fix this, now, is for the board to
review all those spending decisions and _retroactively_ approve them
(unless there's genuine concern about the expense). If there are expenses
the board does not approve _per se_ (i.e. on material rather than
procedural grounds), the treasurer will have to return those funds to the
chapter.
3b. The board would do well to discuss and establish a clear procedure for
authorizing expenses. "When it's everybody's job it's nobody's job." Once
a procedure is adopted, the board members should _commit to following_ that
procedure, as it would be unfair to the treasurer (already doing much
unenviable work for the rest of us) to leave his requests hanging.
4. I have no reason to think the current treasurer has otherwise mishandled
funds. Unless anyone has material proof to the contrary, we shall assume
good faith, and once funds are transferred to a separate account, a full
audit by the board can confirm this to everyone's satisfaction.
5. I understood there have been some payments to chapter members for
expenses incurred, that have been issued on the understanding receipts will
be furnished, but the treasurer is still awaiting receipts from several
members. That, too, is _not okay_. Please submit your receipts to the
treasurer as soon as possible. If you ever received a reimbursement from
the treasurer and you're not sure whether or not you owe any receipts,
please contact the treasurer privately to make sure.
6. I also understand there is some confusion about per diem allowances and
receipts: the usual way per diems work is that the rate is determined by
the board (You can use the WMF travel policy[1] if it helps), and then
money is disbursed according to the number of days (deducting appropriate
amounts when meals are provided, as in the case of lunches in Berlin and at
Wikimania), but _no receipts_ are required. This as distinct from other
expenses, which do require receipts. The rationale for this flexibility is
that on the one hand there are all kinds of small unforeseen expenses,
including (in some places) expenses that don't issue receipts (like the
matatu :)), that are not specifically budgeted for in the per diem, and on
the other hand the allowance is enough to cover them, without requiring
minute record-keeping. This is easier for both sides, and is based on
trust and good judgment. But that's just the usual way, and it's fine if
WMKE chooses to commit to providing receipts for per diems as well.
I hope this helps WMKE move forward toward incorporation and program
activity with clarity and confidence.
As always, please let me know if there's anything I can do to help.
Cheers,
Asaf
[1] http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Travel_policy -- specifically,
guideline 7 under "ALLOWANCES FOR MEALS AND INCIDENTALS"
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Hi Itzik,
I am really sorry for the frustration -- too bad the process has been dragging more than expected.
Unfortunately, I am no longer with Wikimedia Kenya. I have cc-ed the WMKE mailing list and hopefully, someone from the Chapter can give you an official response.
Thanks,Abbas.
From: itzik(a)infra.co.il
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:38:38 +0300
Subject: Calling for WCA meeting
To: abbasjnr(a)hotmail.com
Hi Abbas,
As you can see on the chapters mailing list, since our last meeting during Wikimania, there wasn't even one email on the list about what going on next with the WCA.
According to each committee schedule, before 23 days, on July 31, the members should have see the outcomes, and vote on that on a week from now - on Aug 31. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Budget_commi…https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Chapters_Association/Election_com…
It didn't happen. none of it.
Until now the committee, the SG and the DSG didn't even update about our next steps, for over a month.
We talking too much about this associations, for too long. Many of the chapters will need to select if to include supporting of the WCA in their budget that they going to send in the next few days to the FDC for approval and nothing had been talk about that yet. How can we have a WCA running next year if none of the chapters will allocated money to support him? how they will allocated money without budget or wide aggrement about the amount of the money?
According to the charter, by the request of fifth of the members (mean 6 members), we can call to online meeting of the council. I'm asking if your chapter will supprt having such online meeting ASAP to get status and decide what next.
Thanks,Itzik, WMIL