Thanks so much for taking the trouble Mike Eldon constance georgina <constancegeorgin To a@yahoo.co.uk> Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet Sent by: <kictanet@kictanet.or.ke> kictanet-bounces@ cc kictanet.or.ke Subject [Kictanet] RIOTS in NBI 07/20/2005 04:54 PM Please respond to Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <kictanet@kictane t.or.ke> Hello stay away from the central business district if you can, there are riots here, and the tear gas tastes really bad, most of the trouble is here at harambee avenue, the riot police have just moved towards the ministry of planning but they are walking back now, theres a military truck spraying people with water, EVERYONE is running back towards moi avenue, stones are being thrown by some demonstrators, they are not sparing civilian vehicles either, theres someone breaking windows there goes the phone booth, all booths!! the roads blocked, some of the riot police have AKs, the others have shields and batons which they are bashing together to scare people, it sounds abit like gun shots its been going on for about 15 minutes and its not really getting better I think the most of the media people have run off now, I don’t see any stay safe Connie meldon@symphony.co.ke wrote: Shem Keep up the Kenyan tradition of exporting the best champions. Mike Eldon Wainaina Mungai oneworld.net> To Sent by: kictanet@kictanet.or.ke kictanet-bounces@ cc kictanet.or.ke Subject [Kictanet] Another Kenyan goes to 07/19/2005 11:48 Rwanda AM Please respond to Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet t.or.ke> Dear All, I believe it is in order for ICT stakeholders in Kenya to send congratulations to Dr. Shem Ochoudho on his appointment to the Rwanda's ICT authority. Wainaina ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Former pipeline boss named Rwanda’s ICT boss -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Alari Alare The Rwandan government has appointed former Kenya Pipeline Company Limited Managing Director Shem Ochuodho to head the country’s information and communication authority. Ochuodho is the new chief executive officer of the Rwanda Information Technology Authority (RITA) for a period of two years. Ochuodho, a former chairman of the Computer Society of Kenya, will now head the national body that is designed to develop Rwanda’s information and communications facilities. He holds a Philosopher’s Degree (PhD) in Engineering (software) from the University of York, England and a Masters in Electronic Engineering from the University of Nairobi. RITA runs as an independent body with linkages to IT divisions in government ministries as well as other ICT-related organisations in public and private sectors. The authority seeks to modernise Rwanda’s economy using information and communi! cation technology as an engine for accelerated growth. It has the responsibility of developing national ICT standards and guidelines. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Yahoo! Messenger NEW - crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@kictanet.or.ke http://kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet