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Today's Topics:

  1. Re: Kenyan Tech Engineer, Zak Muriuki, Died in Ethiopian Jail
      (Baiju Shah)
  2. Re: Kenyan Tech Engineer, Zak Muriuki, Died in Ethiopian Jail
      (Athar Ahmad Bhatti)
  3. Re: Kenyan Tech Engineer, Zak Muriuki, Died in Ethiopian Jail
      (Athar Ahmad Bhatti)
  4. Wanted: Female Role Models in ICT in Africa (Mwendwa Kivuva)

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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 21:31:55 +0300
From: Baiju Shah <baiju at telemedia.co.ke>
To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenyan Tech Engineer, Zak Muriuki, Died in
    Ethiopian Jail
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RIP - Zak ...

> On 19 Dec 2016, at 14:32, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> 
> Hi Kevin,
> 
> Many thanks for this email, we empathize with the families of the
> Kenyan techies. I also want to thank Mr. Esuchi for responding even
> though it appears to be a public relations exercise. We hope that this
> matter is treated with the seriousness it deserves so that our Kenyan
> colleagues can be released otherwise it will reverse our efforts to
> promote regional business ties and interrogation. We have seen similar
> cases in South Sudan as well and it is high time the government
> intervenes as it did with regard to the cases in Saudi Arabia.
> Please keep us updated Kevin so that we can have the correct picture
> on what is happening.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Regards
> 
>> On 12/19/16, Kevin Kamonye via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>> ?What I can say for sure is that the government could have, and more
>> importantly now, could do much to end the suffering of these families.?
>> 
>> The least they can do is to compel the Ethiopian authorities to formally
>> charge all the suspects (others such as Maxwell Ochieng and Oscar Otindo
>> have been there for much longer than Jedrick Mugo and the Late Zak Muriuki.
>> It was Zak who found a way to communicate to their families of their
>> whereabouts and shared the funds and food channeled to him by the company
>> and family, plus many others from other African countries. He also took on
>> the role of their 'protector' while in prison).
>> 
>> It is a great injustice to be continuously kept in remand on some of the
>> flimsiest reasons ever given in a court of law. Zak's last straw was when
>> the Judges indicated that the ruling was ready but it was in a handwritten
>> format and needed to be typed. This was on Oct 27th and the new ruling date
>> was set to January. He came from very high spirits and quickly went into
>> depression. This has always been the narrative with the court. I was there
>> during the August hearing and they said that they needed to go on leave
>> thus pushing it to the Oct date.
>> 
>> All this time wives and children and families were without their loved ones
>> - and with no officially permitted visits.
>> 
>> Finally, Zak was my colleague of many years. As for the company I will ask
>> you to listen very carefully on what these families themselves are saying.
>> What I know is that these two companies have spent MILLIONS of shillings
>> going back and forth to Addis and everywhere else they can to find a
>> solution, legal fees, school and family upkeep fees aside to the salaries
>> being paid as usual. There has been a team of lawyers both in Ethiopia and
>> Kenya.
>> 
>> Tomorrow the 19th is Zak's memorial service at the Lutheran Church on
>> Nyerere Rd, starting at 10 AM (see attached map for directions). Afterwards
>> we have also planned a peaceful march to light candles at the Ethiopian
>> embassy - as many as the days that they held him without any charge. (PS:
>> The police have been duly notified).
>> 
>> Anyone that has a means to facilitate that the rest in prison are given a
>> fair trial, please side bar.
>> 
>> RIP brother Zak.
>> 
>> 
>> ?
>> 
>> Kevin
>> 
>> On 18 December 2016 at 08:09, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>> 
>>> Tony
>>> 
>>> Very good point. Infact I wonder how in the first place did this company
>>> or companies accept to do work in a country like Ethiopia without
>>> ensuring
>>> they have ALL the relevant licenses and government approvals. We all know
>>> Ethiopia is one of the most oppressive countries in the world right now.
>>> Chasing dollars without enduring you are on the right side of the law is
>>> simply criminal. They ought to be charged for reckless endangerment of
>>> their employees' lives.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> *Ali Hussein*
>>> *Principal*
>>> *Hussein & Associates*
>>> +254 0713 601113
>>> 
>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>> 
>>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>> 
>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>>> 
>>> 
>>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking
>>> what no one else has thought".  ~ Albert Szent-Gy?rgyi
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>> On 18 Dec 2016, at 7:27 AM, Tony White via kictanet <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>> 
>>> What I find most disgusting in this case is that they appear to have
>>> been totally abandoned by their employer! It is easy to blame
>>> 'serikali', but the employer should have been on the ground with
>>> competent lawyers etc. to resolve this - *not* "we couldn't find the
>>> ambassador" for 2 years!!
>>> 
>>> RIP Zak.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 17/12/2016, Barrack Otieno via kictanet
>>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Ali,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I read the same and i must say it is terrible, the worst bit is that
>>> 
>>> the Kenyan Ambassador could not be reached to help resolve the problem
>>> 
>>> if this is true somebody needs to go home, we cannot have public
>>> 
>>> servants who cannot help the Kenyan public , it is the epitome of
>>> 
>>> arrogance if there is truth in it. It is bad in this day and age for
>>> 
>>> public servants to ignore requests from the public, anyone who know
>>> 
>>> this issue well should enlighten us but as an ICT community we must
>>> 
>>> say no to the way this issue appears to be handled in a pedestrian
>>> 
>>> manner with the same breath that we opposed the ICT bill.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> We need to join hands and petition the government on this matter.
>>> 
>>> Justice be our shield and defender May we dwell in unity, Peace and
>>> 
>>> liberty, Plenty be found within our borders
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 12/17/16, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Listers
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Saddest news. It also appears that there are three more Kenyan ICT
>>> 
>>> Practitioners who are still languishing in prison in Ethiopia. The main
>>> 
>>> charge is that they are accused of installing communication equipment
>>> 
>>> without a license. Mugo, was arrested with Zak (may the almighty rest his
>>> 
>>> soul in peace) over a year ago and Osborne Otinda with his colleague
>>> 
>>> Maxwell
>>> 
>>> Odhiambo (according to today's Nation, Page 3) were arrested in October
>>> 
>>> 2014
>>> 
>>> and are still in jail.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Excerpts:-
>>> 
>>> 
>>> (Addis Standard) ? The body of a Kenyan engineer who died while in an
>>> 
>>> Ethiopian prison has arrived home on Thursday Dec. 11th.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Zak Muriuki, a father of two girls (pictured) and a tech engineer by
>>> 
>>> profession, arrived in Ethiopia nearly two years ago on January 9, 2015,
>>> 
>>> according to information obtained by Addis Standard. He was arrested on
>>> 
>>> January 10 along with another Kenyan, Jadrick Mugo, who is still in
>>> 
>>> prison.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Read on:-
>>> 
>>> 
>>> http://www.ayyaantuu.net/kenyan-tech-engineer-zak-muriuki/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> It also appears that the government is doing what it can to get the
>>> 
>>> Kenyans
>>> 
>>> released.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Ali Hussein
>>> 
>>> Principal
>>> 
>>> Hussein & Associates
>>> 
>>> +254 0713 601113
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>>> 
>>> Skype: abu-jomo
>>> 
>>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking
>>> 
>>> what
>>> 
>>> no one else has thought".  ~ Albert Szent-Gy?rgyi
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> 
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 20:26:06 +0000 (UTC)
From: Athar Ahmad Bhatti <atharab at gmail.com>
To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenyan Tech Engineer, Zak Muriuki, Died in
    Ethiopian Jail
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Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 20:39:10 +0000 (UTC)
From: Athar Ahmad Bhatti <atharab at gmail.com>
To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kenyan Tech Engineer, Zak Muriuki, Died in
    Ethiopian Jail
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Apologies for the blank post.
Having worked in neighboring countries on assignment i find it is never easy working out of the country. In most local companies rules are thrown out of the window in favor of higher profits. Some of them even eat into per diems of staff members and house them in a he cheapest accommodations possible.
Zak was just trying to make an honest living. It is the duty of the senior manager and board of the company that sent him to Ethiopia without appropriate permission and legal representation to be accountable. Now that Zak is gone the company needs to be sued under humanitarian grounds to generously compensate the family of Zack.
The company should also be forced to lodge a case with the Ethiopian Government to pay any liable penalties through violation of laws of the country and release the workers still in jail. They must send lawyers immediately and be named and shamed if not.?
What are the so called humanitarian NGOs doing? They should put pressure on this draconian company and ensure they act for this is unacceptable.?
Ready to sign any petitions necessary for this is unacceptable.?
Thank you,
Best regards,

Athar Ahmad Bhatti

On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 11:26 PM +0300, "Athar Ahmad Bhatti" <atharab at gmail.com> wrote:

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Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:23:29 +0400
From: Mwendwa Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>
To: Skunkworks Mailing List <skunkworks at lists.my.co.ke>,  KICTAnet ICT
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Subject: [kictanet] Wanted: Female Role Models in ICT in Africa
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This might be of interest to ladies role models within the ICT space in
Africa. Please share widely.

Begin forwarded message:

*From: *Lillian Achom <lillian.achom at afchix.org>
*Subject: **Video Recording of Women In Technology as Role Models*
*Date: *12 December 2016 at 15:05:12 GMT+4
*To: *AfChix <afchix at afchix.org>, AfChixUganda <afchixuganda at afchix.org>,
KE-Chix <ke-chix at afchix.org>

Hello,
I send you very warm greetings.

AfChix (www.afchix.org) is seeking to document ten (10) African women in
Technology role models from the regions: Southern Africa, North Africa,
East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and The Indian Ocean.  We shall be
publishing their stories on social media and Televisions. For more
information, visit this link:  https://goo.gl/FQ3Q5V

We believe that by exposing and mentoring young girls and women to possible
career opportunities in Computer Science & ICT, we will empower them to
join technical fields confidently. Our programs target the upper primary
and high school girls between the age of 9 to 18, the young women who have
freshly joined careers in ICT/Computer Science at Universities and
workplaces and those established and looking to grow into technical
leadership positions.

We shall be disseminating the information on portable storage devices
during our career and mentorship meetings with students.

As one of the 10 African Women in Technology Role models, by sharing your
story, you will be inspiring the over half a million girls in Africa to
consider joining the Computer Science/ICT Career path. By sharing your
story, your contributions in the industry will be visible to a significant
number of viewers across the continent and beyond.

Eligibility:
Selection will be based on the following :

1. Must be a woman
2. Must be from Africa
3. Must be willing to share her story as a role model and grants permission
to AFCHIX and AFRINIC and other partners to share this information on the
various online and offline channels
4. Academic Qualification: Must have studied or is studying any S.T.E.M
-related programs (eg, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics,
etc).
5. Technical Roles: Those currently playing a technical Role are highly
recommended
6. Managerial Roles: Those who transitioned from Technical to Managerial
roles are highly recommended
7. Might be a mentor or not necessarily a mentor to anyone
8. Might have an inspiring story of how she fell in love with, eg
Mathematics.

Some Important Dates:

December 12th 2016 - Nomination forms open to applicants
February 12th 2017 -Close of Nominations
February 28th 2017 -Announcement of Selected candidates to all participants

*NOMINATION FORM *
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSch6BwXsvY_QUKhKjWJ4wNesC2DwEtPzFCqNF6MELP5BtZ8FQ/viewform#responses>Please
fill in this brief nomination form for a possible selection. You can
nominate yourself or someone else

Please share this within your networks.

For any inquiries, reach us on: lillian.achom at afchix.org

Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and prosperous 2017!
-- 

*Lillian A.*

*AfChix*

*Connect | Mentor | Inspire Women in Tech*

*Website: www.afchix.org <http://www.afchix.org/>*
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