[kictanet] Longonot Erruption

[Kivuva]

Our geology department is one of the most understaffed and
under-funded. You can't blame them.

Our special programs ministry cannot settle a handful of IDPs even
after taxpayer's money was alocated in the budget, five years after
PEV. Geology is nowhere near their minds.

And finally ... Our top universities concentrate more on "fast moving
courses as goodies" otherwise called "FMCG", thus there is little or
no research on such issues.

I'm just wondering where we will lay the blame if an eruption occurs,
God forbid.

On 18/05/2012, Gilda Odera <godera at skyweb.co.ke> wrote:
> I think I had read somewhere that they had evacuated people living in the
> surrounding areas some time last week.
> What was interesting was the debate- one group said it was not geological
> movements and that is was simply effects of the heavy rains while another
> said it was...
> I wonder how well financed these organs are to handle any disasters.....and
> if they are, how they equip themselves. And how have they adopted the use of
> ICT for disaster preparedness? I really wonder!
>
> Gilda
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Dennis Kioko
>   To: godera at skyweb.co.ke
>   Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
>   Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 9:03 AM
>   Subject: [kictanet] Longonot Erruption
>
>
>   There have been reports in media about a looming eruption of Mt. Longonot,
> including localised earthquakes with the ground having huge cracks. Today
> morning, the Mai Mahiu - Naivasha road has been closed due to huge cracks on
> the road rendering it impassable.
>
>
>   My question is whether the country's disaster organs are prepared to
> handle the disaster, and what can be expected from the eruption, in terms of
> area affected, and earth movements and their locality?
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>   --
>   with Regards:
>
>
>   blog.denniskioko.com
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