The ITPOSMO model seeks to explain the high
rates of failures of information systems in
developing countries Heeks (2002). This model
assumes the designers of IS are remote which
means their contextual inscriptions are liable to be
significantly different from user actuality. It
assumes the designers come from developed
countries or have been trained in developed
countries and their knowledge of the local
circumstances is at variance with the local reality.
This model can be used in explaining some of the
reasons as to why implementation of ICT in
Kenyan government fails. However, the interest of
the paper is on the whole of the ICT
implementation which views IS as a passenger.