[Kictanet] RIOTS in NBI

[waudo siganga]

As a person eager about the issue of governance I emphathize with those
Kenyans who are provoked when a bunch of MPs sit in a beach hotel
ostensibly to write (or re-write) a constitution.

Waudo Siganga
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility - Kenya Chapter
www.cpsr.org




On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:22:28 +0100 (BST), "constance georgina"
<constancegeorgina at yahoo.co.uk> said:
> at this spot things have cooled off, the streets are littered with
> debris, theres mention of a petrol station on fire somewhere, some
> streets have been closed, others are deserted, businesses/ shops are
> closed early, riot police are back in their trucks, a water truck has
> just passed by, they are patrolling the streets now, some police and
> civilians have been injured, 
>  
> Connie
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> meldon at symphony.co.ke wrote:
> Thanks so much for taking the trouble
> 
> Mike Eldon
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> constance 
> georgina 
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> Hello
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> 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
> 
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> there goes the phone booth, all booths!! the roads blocked,
> 
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> 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
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> its been going on for about 15 minutes and its not really getting better
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> I think the most of the media people have run off now, I don’t see any
> 
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> stay safe
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> 
> Connie
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> meldon at symphony.co.ke wrote:
> Shem
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> Keep up the Kenyan tradition of exporting the best champions.
> 
> Mike Eldon
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> Wainaina Mungai
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> 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.
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