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<DIV>at this spot things have cooled off, the streets are littered with debris, theres mention of a petrol station on fire somewhere, some streets have been closed, others are deserted, businesses/ shops are closed early, riot police are back in their trucks, a water truck has just passed by, they are patrolling the streets now, some police and civilians have been injured, </DIV>
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<DIV>Connie</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>meldon@symphony.co.ke</I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Thanks so much for taking the trouble<BR><BR>Mike Eldon<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>constance <BR>georgina <BR><CONSTANCEGEORGIN <br To>a@yahoo.co.uk> Kenya ICT Policy - kictanet <BR>Sent by: <KICTANET@KICTANET.OR.KE><BR>kictanet-bounces@ cc <BR>kictanet.or.ke <BR>Subject <BR>[Kictanet] RIOTS in NBI <BR>07/20/2005 04:54 <BR>PM <BR><BR><BR>Please respond to <BR>Kenya ICT Policy <BR>- kictanet <BR><KICTANET@KICTANE <br>t.or.ke> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Hello<BR><BR>stay away from the central business district if you can, there are riots<BR>here, and the tear gas tastes really bad, most of the trouble is here at<BR>harambee avenue, the riot police have just moved towards the ministry of<BR>planning but they are walking back now, theres a military truck spraying<BR>people with water, EVERYONE is running back towards moi avenue, stones are<BR>being thrown by some demonstrators, they are
not sparing civilian vehicles<BR>either, theres someone breaking windows<BR><BR><BR>there goes the phone booth, all booths!! the roads blocked,<BR><BR><BR>some of the riot police have AKs, the others have shields and batons which<BR>they are bashing together to scare people, it sounds abit like gun shots<BR><BR><BR>its been going on for about 15 minutes and its not really getting better<BR><BR><BR>I think the most of the media people have run off now, I don’t see any<BR><BR><BR>stay safe<BR><BR><BR>Connie<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>meldon@symphony.co.ke wrote:<BR>Shem<BR><BR>Keep up the Kenyan tradition of exporting the best champions.<BR><BR>Mike Eldon<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Wainaina Mungai<BR>oneworld.net> To<BR>Sent by: kictanet@kictanet.or.ke<BR>kictanet-bounces@ cc<BR>kictanet.or.ke<BR>Subject<BR>[Kictanet] Another Kenyan goes to<BR>07/19/2005 11:48 Rwanda<BR>AM<BR><BR><BR>Please respond to<BR>Kenya ICT Policy<BR>- kictanet<BR>t.or.ke><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Dear All,<BR><BR>I
believe it is in order for ICT stakeholders in Kenya to send<BR>congratulations<BR>to Dr. Shem Ochoudho on his appointment to the Rwanda's ICT authority.<BR><BR>Wainaina<BR><BR><BR>-------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>Former pipeline boss named Rwanda’s ICT boss<BR>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR><BR>By Alari Alare<BR><BR>The Rwandan government has appointed former Kenya Pipeline Company Limited<BR>Managing Director Shem Ochuodho to head the country’s information and<BR>communication authority.<BR><BR>Ochuodho is the new chief executive officer of the Rwanda Information<BR>Technology Authority (RITA) for a period of two years.<BR><BR>Ochuodho, a former chairman of the Computer Society of Kenya, will now<BR>head<BR>the<BR>national body that is designed to develop Rwanda’s information and<BR>communications facilities.<BR><BR>He holds a Philosopher’s Degree (PhD)
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