Yes, Kenya is special and Kenya is all we have! The power of communication technologies can build or destroy. It is therefore our responsibility to use communication technologies responsibly for the sake of mother country, especially at this time of dire need for peace and reconciliation. We must use communication technologies to sell Kenya to Kenyans! Kenya is what many African countries wish they had! And it is a beacon of hope for Africa. It should thus be our own beacon of pride!! We should guard peace jealously. As we wait for our leaders to dialogue and hopefully expedite a solution to our predicament, we 'ourselves' must also engage in dialogue with our families, Neighbors, workmates and the person in the street. We must not underestimate our own potential in calming each other down in this regard. These are my personal views Kind Regards, Eunice Mueni Kariuki -----Original Message----- From: kictanet-bounces+eunicekariuki=ict.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+eunicekariuki=ict.go.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of alice Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 11:32 AM To: eunicekariuki@ict.go.ke Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: [kictanet] [Fwd: Re: [civilsociety] Using ICTs to advocate for peace (SAMBAZA AMANI).] -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [civilsociety] Using ICTs to advocate for peace (SAMBAZA AMANI). Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:24:57 +0300 From: Wainaina Mungai <wainaina@madeinkenya.org> To: alice <alice@apc.org> CC: mediaeditors@lists.kictanet.or.ke, media@lists.kictanet.or.ke, civilsociety@lists.kictanet.or.ke In the words of a mwananchi interviewed on K24, SAMBAZA AMANI. So in support of Alice, can we build on this SAMBAZA AMANI campaign? Any other takers? move from On 1/1/08, *alice* <alice@apc.org <mailto:alice@apc.org>> wrote: Dear all Our dear country has been referred to as "An African exception and role model, a beacon of hope". "We are known for upholding peace, for our our cohesiveness, stability, being a reliable neighbor and our ability to ignore politicians whims" So it is really sad and frustrating to witness the current situation being manipulated and inflamed. And most of all sadness as what these events mean for us the Kenyan people. In a number of countries and situations, communication technologies have been used to advocate for issues including gender equality among others. Perhaps we could use the same to bring Kenyans together. To advocate for peace, to sell Kenya to Kenyans and to remind ourselves that our country has had one of the highest and best profiles in Africa and we cannot afford to throw that away. peaceful 2008 My comments are entirely personal and do not reflect any position of the organisations I am affiliated with. alice _______________________________________________ civilsociety mailing list civilsociety@lists.kictanet.or.ke <mailto:civilsociety@lists.kictanet.or.ke> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/civilsociety <http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/civilsociety> This message was sent to: wainaina@madeinkenya.org <mailto:wainaina@madeinkenya.org> Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/civilsociety/wainaina%40madeinke nya.org -- Made in Kenya Network P. O. Box 72031 - 00200 Nairobi. Kenya Tel: +254-20-780669 Cel: +254-722-811171 www.madeinkenya.org <http://www.madeinkenya.org> _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: eunicekariuki@ict.go.ke Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/eunicekariuki%40ict.go. ke