[kictanet] Dr.Shem Ochuodho Snags KCA Award for Excellence

Fri May 18 09:17:35 EAT 2007

Congrats  Shem,

I must confess  that I first 'met' internet through Shem way back  in 1994.  At that time I was a young IT lecturer at the then Strathmore College.  Shem had been invited to 'show' internet to the students and I must admit, Shem's demo was my first exposure to internet....(bu ofcourse the students didn't know!)

16years later,  I can see Dr. Shem continues to break new grounds for the rest of us.  Keep it up...

walu.

>>> <godera at skyweb.co.ke> 05/17/07 05:44pm >>>

Hi Shem,

How are you? Yes a big congratulations to you. You are quiet,what's up?

Gilda
Quoting Shem Ochuodho <shem.ochuodho at rita.rw>:

> Ndugu Namuye, Dougi, Rev, Lut, Patricia and other
> colleagues, thanks for the words of "congrats" and
> encouragement. Without the support and partnership with you
> guys, the award would never have been possible. Actually my
> personal role in all this (both in Kenya, Rwanda and
> elsewhere) has been very minimal. This is why I felt most
> humbled and honoured to receive the award. But even more
> importantly, that for the first time ICT is also beginning
> to register in the radder of Kenyan Diaspora (and I believe
> others too - if not already, then soon) is comforting. But
> much more works remains to be done by all of us.
> 
> Warmest regards,
> Shem
> KCA 2006/07 Excellence Award Winner
> 
> Shem J. Ochuodho, MSc (EE), PhD, LLD (Hon)
> ICT Advisor to Minister of State in charge of Energy and
> Communications, Kigali, Rwanda
> Cell: +250-0830-4492
> 
>  On Tue, 15 May 2007 11:21:19 +0300
>  "Sylvester A. Namuye" <snamuye at usiu.ac.ke> wrote:
> > Congratulations Shem. You have made us proud of you,
> > remember when you
> > got us together, Kenyans leaving abroad, to support your
> > efforts in
> > introducing ICT in Kenya (read public-wide email). Keep
> > it up.
> > 
> > S Namuye.
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Subject: Dr.Shem Ochuodho Snags KCA Award for Excellence
> > 
> > Shem Ochuodho Snags Kenya Community Abroad Award for
> > Excellence 
> > 
> > Julia N. Opoti , Assistant Editor 
> > Published 05/03/2007 - 11:59 a.m.
> > Email:jopoti at mshale.com 
> > 
> > Dr. Shem Ochuodho is this year's winner of the
> > prestigious Kenya
> > Community 
> > Abroad (KCA) Award for Excellence. Ochuodho has been
> > honored for his 
> > exemplary efforts in the Information, Communication and
> > Technology 
> > industry (ICT). His work as an IT professional was
> > significant in
> > ushering 
> > in the current wave of information technology in Kenya.
> > Kenya Community 
> > Abroad is a group that represents, as the name implies,
> > Kenyans residing
> > 
> > overseas. It was a leading voice among those who called
> > for the opening
> > up 
> > of the political space in Kenya under then president
> > Daniel Arap Moi.
> > KCA 
> > president, Mkawasi Mcharo, made the announcemnt in a
> > press release on 
> > Tuesday from Washington, DC where she is based.
> >  
> > He has also made outstanding contributions in Rwanda
> > where his work has 
> > brought that country to international limelight with
> > regard to its 
> > advances in ICT. He is currently the ICT Advisor to
> > Rwanda's Minister of
> > 
> > State in charge of Energy and Communications and past CEO
> > of the Rwanda 
> > Information Technology Authority (RITA). Ochuodho will be
> > presented with
> > 
> > his award at KCA's tenth anniversary celebrations which
> > will be held in 
> > Delaware, July 6th to 8th 2007.
> >  
> > The KCA statement  said "The award-wining candidate is
> > elected from a
> > list 
> > of esteemed persons  nominated and campaigned for by KCA
> > members. The 
> > process elicits informative discourse on worthy
> > leadership and brings to
> > 
> > the fore the trimmings of exemplary citizenship that
> > inspire and 
> > transform. It culminates in the election of one whose
> > extraordinary 
> > efforts have contributed to significant development in
> > our society. The 
> > nominees are picked from any profession or social
> > engagement." 
> >  
> > This year, the list of nominees included Hon. Njoki
> > Ndung'u, for her 
> > outstanding effort in introducing the historic Sexual
> > Offences Bill  and
> > 
> > ensuring its signing into law; Hon. Raila Odinga for his
> >  persistent
> > fight 
> > for democratic space; Bitange Ndemo and Hon. Mutahi Kagwe
> > for their 
> > efforts in setting down enabling government policy that
> > now ushers in 
> > competent information technology infrastructure; and H.E.
> > President Mwai
> > 
> > Kibaki, for leadership that has brought on the revival
> > and continued
> > rise 
> > of Kenya's economy.
> >  
> > KCA celebrates its tenth anniversary during its annual
> > conference in  
> > Delaware in July 6-8 of this year. It is at this
> > conference that the  
> > award to Dr. Ochuodho will be presented. Past awardees
> > include: 
> >  
> > 1997 - Vitalis Musebe and Isaiah Kabira for their high
> > standards of  
> > professionalism and sacrifice in covering the SABA SABA
> > brutalities  of 
> > 1997 while working for the Kenyan Television Network
> > (KTN).
> >  
> > 1998 - Police Inspector, Joel Kipkemboi Sang the
> > Jogoo-Road based
> > traffic 
> > policeman for his impartial and fearless enforcement of
> > the  rule of
> > law, 
> > amidst reckless disregard of the same within the police
> >  force and
> > across 
> > the entire spectrum of the Kenyan leadership. 
> >  
> > 1999 - Mr. James Orengo for his consistency in
> > championing the rule  of 
> > law and promoting democracy while Kenya struggled through
> > the
> > transition 
> > to multiparty politics.
> >  
> > 2000 - Professor Kivutha Kibwana, for his efforts and
> > clarity in  
> > informing and entrenching the structure for
> > constitutional reforms in  
> > Kenya.
> >  
> > 2001 - Professor Wangari Maathai, for her dedication to
> > Kenyan people
> > in 
> > the struggle for justice, equity, fair play and
> > protection of the  
> > environment.
> >  
> > 2002 - Hon. Charity Ngilu, for her exemplary role in the 
> > transformation process that brought about the peaceful
> > change of  power
> > in 
> > the 2002 elections. 
> >  
> > 2003 - Ms. Asunta Wagura, Executive Director Kenya
> > Network of Women
> > with 
> > AIDS (KENWA), for her heartfelt and open fight to restore
> >  dignity to
> > HIV-
> > AIDS infected persons.
> >  
> > 2004 - Mr. Hezekiah Nyaranga for his selfless work in
> > feeding,
> > schooling 
> > and providing emotional support to orphaned children in ith
> > regard to its 
> > a
> >  Kisumu through 
> > the Reachout Centre.
> >  
> > 2005 - Mr. John Githongo, for his whistleblowing efforts
> > that exposed  
> > high-level corruption in Kenya and in the process
> > catapulting the  fight
> > 
> > for economic justice and political accountability. 
> >  
> > "It is with deepest pride that KCA adds Dr. Shem Ochuodho
> > to the above 
> > list," Ms. Mcharo said in her statement. 
> 
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> Submitted by: Dr. Shem Ochuodho - CEO - RITA -RWANDA <shem.ochuodho at rita.rw>
> 2007-05-17 02:52:23 EDT4
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