[Community-Discuss] [AIS17 Announce] Our Cameroon case as one case study in solving an Internet shutdown in a country.

[Tomslin Samme-Nlar]

Dear Janvier,
I noticed the following statement in your email:

"- in january 2017, I convened the Chapter board meeting to reacting
against that action of the government, that board meeting ended up with 2
main actions: - a) one statement in line with the ISOC vision,  *-b) and a
letter to the government through the Minister of telecommunications. You
can read that statement below, which had been sent to  various  mailing
lists. The 2 pages letter sent to the government mentionned the impact of
that shutting down on the national economy, with the advices,
recommandations and training tracks, to solve the issue for the sake of
every stakeolder.* (I can share that letter  to the government with you
inbox)"

Being a member of the Cameroon chapter, yet couldn't remember reading an
update to the community/members of action "*-b) and a letter to the
government through the Minister of telecommunications*" and the contents of
the letter
I went checking the chapter forum discussion threads if perhaps I had
missed that communication from the chapter leadership but found none.
Your last official update on this issue as president of the chapter was
on Feb 3, 2017 4:54 AM before the Internet was restored. In fact, I noted
that members were frustrated on the forum of the lack of any action by the
chapter (it appears now that there were actions like you've claimed but
which weren't communicated) which resulted to a member ceasing to be a
member of the chapter.

My question therefore to you is: Why wasn't this action, the letter and its
contents shared and communicated with chapter members?

Cheers,

----
Tomslin Samme-Nlar
*LinkedIn:* tomslin <https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomslin/> *| Twitter:*
@tomsleen <https://twitter.com/tomsleen>

On 1 June 2017 at 01:46, Mukom Akong T. <mukom.tamon at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On 31 May 2017 at 17:57, Janvier NGNOULAYE <jnoulaye at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> My mail you quoted was to descrive the facts on the field at that time.
>> And clarifications have been given with the statement we made  on the issue
>> to those mailings lists.
>>
>
>
> You insult our intelligence by calling the following statement a fact.
>
> "The government and other stakeholders in these 2 areas are looking for
> suitable solutions. Meanwhile, the government has seen fit to cut these two
> regions off Internet access and Western Union money transfer services, for
> the sake of the entire population of these 2 regions."
>
>
> It is not a fact by any definition of the word. And it's not something
> expected from a former board member and active ISOC chapter president. The
> discussions on the mailing lists of the chapter further support that
> position and you did nothing to address it and make clear the position you
> now pretend to espouse.
>
>
>
> When a credible leader makes a mistake or believes he's being
> misconstrued, he starts by starting that issue, then goes on to address
> that. You didn't do that. That's what calls this whole charade of yours
> into question and makes you unfit to lead this community.
>
>
> If I have to explain to you that that email that you sent, the subsequent
> act of deleting it from public and by not disclosing it with your email is
> the crucial leadership and integrity issue at stake is a gross failure of
> leadership judgement, it simply tells me you don't understand the basis of
> trust.
>
>
>
>
>> See attached for example the letter to the Minister.
>>
>
>
> You conveniently forget to state where this letter fits in the timeline of
> events .... long after the ill-conceived email that you are want to sweep
> under the carpet.
>
>
>
>>  It is up to you to appreciate our actions on the field in the direction
>> you want.
>>
>
>
> Yes, and the combination still points to
>
> -  a lack leadership in this community
> -  a lack integrity
> -  failure to understand what advocacy means
>
> These are characteristics unbecoming of a leader.
>
>
>
>> The truth is that the Chapter is become a valuable multi-stakeolders
>> among the ISP and other local Internet organizations in the country.
>>
>
>
> We do live in a world of alternative facts. There's some reality in which
> that's true.
>
>
>
>
>> CAMIX for instance is today one of the great result of the Chapter and so
>> on, and so far.
>>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Mukom Akong T.
>
> LinkedIn:Mukom <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mukom>  |  twitter:
> @perfexcellent
>
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