[kictanet] FW: [www.eThinkTankTz.org] Simbo Ntiro - Sad News

[Brian Munyao Longwe]

O my goodness,

This is terrible news. Simbo, of all people?

I will miss him dearly.....

May the Lord rest his soul in peace.

Brian

On Jul 15, 2008, at 3:17 PM, Harry Hare wrote:

> For those who knew Simbo Ntiro...very sad news indeed.
>
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> Harry
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> [mailto:eThinkTankTz at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David Sawe
> Sent: 14 July 2008 13:51
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> Subject: [www.eThinkTankTz.org] Simbo Ntiro - Sad News
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>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> Today I am dreadfully sorry to have to share tragic information  
> with you.
>
> This is that our brother Simbo Ntiro has suffered a terrible car  
> crash in
> the early hours of Sunday morning (13th July), and that he passed  
> away at
> the scene, here in Dar es Salaam.
>
> We have therefore lost a founding member of our online community  
> and a very
> energetic participant in national, regional and global efforts in  
> the realm
> of "ICT for Development". He was to turn only 47 years old next  
> month, and
> so may have been expected to have plenty more to contribute in many  
> ways.
>
> It appears that for some undetermined reason, he lost control of  
> his Honda
> CRV on Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road, just after passing the small feeder  
> road out
> of Leader's Club. This caused his car to mount the high pavement  
> and it was
> stopped by a tree that was hit sideways between the front wheel and  
> the
> driver's door. We were told that he died instantly of his injuries.
>
> I had spent some time with him during the evening before, and he  
> had at the
> time a very positive mindset brought on by a whole range of issues,  
> one of
> which was a family get-together due for Sunday afternoon, towards  
> which he
> had been shopping. And we also discussed a number of forthcoming
> work-related events which we were preparing jointly.
>
> My deepest sympathies go to all among us who knew or interacted  
> with him in
> any way. Arrangements are being made to set up an online condolence  
> book,
> so that we may be able to express our sorrow and share our support and
> memories with his family. I hope to be able to provide you a URL  
> for this
> before tomorrow.
>
> In terms of immediate family, Simbo leaves behind a two children  
> (adolescent
> and young-adult) who were living with him in Dar, and a wife (their  
> mother)
> who is due in from Nairobi today. He also has his mother and elder  
> brother
> who are due in from Kampala. Then he leaves a large extended family  
> with
> members in Tanzania as well as in Kenya and Uganda. Also grieving  
> for him
> is a vast network of friends scattered across all four corners of  
> the globe,
> including this online community.
>
> May our Almighty God bless Simbo's soul with eternal peace!
>
> Yours in grief,
> David Sawe.
>
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