[kictanet] kictanet Digest, Vol 51, Issue 139

Sun Aug 21 01:05:45 EAT 2011

Thanks all, I'm in great company!

And it looks like Elimu Portal is down - hopefully the typos are being
fixed:  http://elimuportal.net/

Ory

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>   1. Re: Elimu Portal - typos (Zachary Ochieng)
>   2. Forbes 20 youngest power women in Africa (Grace Mutung'u (Bomu))
>   3. Re: Forbes 20 youngest power women in Africa (warigia bowman)
>   4. Re: Forbes 20 youngest power women in Africa (warigia bowman)
>   5. Re: Forbes 20 youngest power women in Africa (Josiah Mugambi)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:20:51 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Zachary Ochieng <zzachmbir at yahoo.com>
> To: warigia bowman <warigia at aucegypt.edu>
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Elimu Portal - typos
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> With this kind of content, it is little wonder that some of the graduates
> our institutions continue to churn out can hardly construct a sentence in
> either English or fluent Kiswahili.
> Zach.
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> --- On Sat, 20/8/11, warigia bowman <warigia at aucegypt.edu> wrote:
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> From: warigia bowman <warigia at aucegypt.edu>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Elimu Portal - typos
> To: zzachmbir at yahoo.com
> Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Saturday, 20 August, 2011, 17:46
>
> Ory
>
> Thank you for pointing this out. We really need better quality control on
> some of these GoK initatives.
>
> The errors are LOL! if they were not so totally tragic . . . This should go
> on one of those Epic Fail sites.
>
>
> Rigia
>
> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Ory Okolloh <ookolloh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This is a great initiative by the Ministry of Education, BUT why so many
> typos all over the website (I'm not even going to touch the poor design) -
> surely this is sending the wrong kind of message when a website focused on
> education and teachers has so many errors.
>
>
>
> E.g. "National Educational Portal for Kenya NEPK.
>  This is an initiative for Teachers by Teachers to help educators share
> Leaning Materials, Lesson Plans amongst others to aid in the capacity
> development amongst Teachers. Teachers can occasionslly get syllubus
> updates from this portal and ensure they are practicing using up to date
>  materials"
>
> PS Ndemo, any idea can we direct our complaints?
>
>
> Best,
>
> Ory
>
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> Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:48:15 +0300
> From: "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" <nmutungu at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [kictanet] Forbes 20 youngest power women in Africa
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> The 20 youngest power women in Africa are in technology, economy and
> business. And one of them is even here on the list!
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> http://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2011/08/18/the-20-youngest-power-women-in-africa/
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> Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu)
> Kenya
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> Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 13:17:11 +0300
> From: warigia bowman <warigia at aucegypt.edu>
> To: "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" <nmutungu at gmail.com>
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> Hongera wanawake!
>
> On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)
> <nmutungu at gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > The 20 youngest power women in Africa are in technology, economy and
> > business. And one of them is even here on the list!
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2011/08/18/the-20-youngest-power-women-in-africa/
> > --
> > Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu)
> > Kenya
> > Skype: gracebomu
> > Twitter: GraceMutung'u (Bomu)
> >
> >
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> Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 13:44:33 +0300
> From: warigia bowman <warigia at aucegypt.edu>
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> Not only is Ory on the list, she is ranked number 1! Really nice write up!
>
> Rigia
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> On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 1:17 PM, warigia bowman <warigia at aucegypt.edu
> >wrote:
>
> > Hongera wanawake!
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) <
> > nmutungu at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> The 20 youngest power women in Africa are in technology, economy and
> >> business. And one of them is even here on the list!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2011/08/18/the-20-youngest-power-women-in-africa/
> >>  --
> >> Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu)
> >> Kenya
> >> Skype: gracebomu
> >> Twitter: GraceMutung'u (Bomu)
> >>
> >>
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> Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:26:19 +0300
> From: Josiah Mugambi <jmugambi at gmail.com>
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> Congratulations!
>
> 20% of the list are Kenyan.
> --
> Josiah Mugambi
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>
> On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 1:44 PM, warigia bowman <warigia at aucegypt.edu
> >wrote:
>
> > Not only is Ory on the list, she is ranked number 1! Really nice write
> up!
> >
> > Rigia
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 1:17 PM, warigia bowman <warigia at aucegypt.edu
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Hongera wanawake!
> >>
> >> On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) <
> >> nmutungu at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> The 20 youngest power women in Africa are in technology, economy and
> >>> business. And one of them is even here on the list!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> http://www.forbes.com/sites/mfonobongnsehe/2011/08/18/the-20-youngest-power-women-in-africa/
> >>>  --
> >>> Grace L.N. Mutung'u (Bomu)
> >>> Kenya
> >>> Skype: gracebomu
> >>> Twitter: GraceMutung'u (Bomu)
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>> for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and
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> >>> sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and
> development.
> >>>
> >>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors
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> bandwidth,
> >>> share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy,
> do
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> > people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and
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> > KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors
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