[kictanet] Nyama Choma na pombe

Fri Apr 24 14:04:59 EAT 2009

KUDOS!

On 4/23/09, Akich Kwach <kwach at archway-productions.com> wrote:
> Jambo Daktari Warigia,
>
> Let me join my fellow Kenyans in congratulating you for flying the country's
> flag high once again.   Best wishes in your future plans.
>
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> Akich D. Kwach
> Director - Research & Operations
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>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: warigia bowman
>   To: kwach at archway-productions.com
>   Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>   Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 7:21 AM
>   Subject: [kictanet] Nyama Choma na pombe
>
>
>   Hi ICT activists!
>
>   Just want to let you know that yesterday I had a successful dissertation
> defense, and I became Daktari Warigia, earning my doctorate of philosophy in
> public policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. My heartfelt
> thanks to KICTANet and KIF, in particular, for helping me get this far. I am
> grateful. Shukrani. Here is the footnote I included in the dissertation to
> thankall of you. Please let me know if you name is not in here,and you want
> it in or if you see misspellings or if you want to see the current Kenya
> chapter. Please email me OFFLINE, (so as not to spam the list) at
> warigia at gmail.com. The dissertation will be submitted for binding by May
> 15th, so email me quickly. Next step, publication . . .
>
>   Would like to treat all of you who helped me to nyama choma and beer. So
> lets arrange. I will be in Kenya from June through August!
>
>   Hugs and Thanks! Rigia
>
>
>   The material in this section is based on sixty-five qualitative
> semi-structured interviews conducted from 2004-2006 in Kenya. Additional
> interviews were conducted in Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. I also conducted
> participant observation, and sat in on dozens of meetings of the
> organizations KIF and KICTAnet as well as several national and transnational
> conferences on ICT. I conducted interviews in Kenya with former members of
> parliament, high ranking government officials, academics, private sector
> participants, and civil society advocates.  I take responsibility for all
> content and interpretations. No individual named below can be held
> responsible for any insights or conclusions made in this article. All errors
> are my own. Several interviewees requested anonymity. Nonetheless, the
> sample below of those who allowed their names to be used gives a sense of
> the scope and depth of the interviews conducted. Several individuals deserve
> special thanks, including Juma Okech, the Secretary of E-Government, Bitange
> Ndemo, the Permanent Secretary for Information and Communications, Marcel
> Werner, the Secretary of the Kenya Information and Communications Technology
> Federation, Alice Munyua, the Kenyan representative of APC, and CCK Board
> Member, Amos Opiyo of the Ministry of Planning,  Dr. Eric Aligula of the
> Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis, Henry Belsoi of
> Telkom Kenya, Jonathan Campaigne, Director of Pride Africa, Kevit Desai, the
> President of Kenya IEEE, Mike Eldon, CEO of Symphony Software, James Gachui,
> Founder of Wananchi Online, Dr. Kathryn Getau, Computer Science Faculty of
> the University of Nairobi, Dr. Tim Waema, Computer Science faculty of the
> University of Nairobi, Wallace Gichoho of  Call Center Africa, Mirjana Ilic
> of UNESCO, Michael Katundu, Communications Commission of Kenya, Joseph
> Kiplagat, Computer Science Faculty, Moi University, Brian Longwe of AFRISPA,
> Charles Nduati of Kenyatta University, Dr. Florence Etta, formerly of IDRC,
> Edith Adera of IDRC, as well as various staff members, directors and
> participants from the Computer Society of Kenya, KICTAnet, the Directorate
> of E-Government, the National Communications Secretariat,  Kenya Pipeline
> Company,  and many other organizations.
>
>
>
>   --
>   Warigia Bowman
>   Assistant Professor
>   The Department of Public Policy Leadership
>   The University of Mississippi
>   107 Odom Hall
>   University, MS 38677
>
>   URL: http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/leadership/index.html
>   PHONE: 662-915-1904
>   EMAIL: mwbowman at olemiss.edu
>
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