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class=171192011-05122005><FONT color=#000000>Dear
ALL,</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Gill Sans MT'"><FONT
color=#000000>PRESENTATION OF RESULTS OF RESEARCH ON TELCOMS AND INTERNET
ACTIVITY IN KENYA.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Gill Sans MT'"><FONT color=#000000>In the
last few months, Russell Southwood with support from IDRC has been undertaking a
research on telecom consumer activity in Kenya, Senegal and South Africa with a
view to identifying different types of consumer interest activity found in
Kenya, the effectiveness of consumer interventions and attitudes by different
stakeholders. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Gill Sans MT'"><FONT
color=#000000> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Gill Sans MT'"><FONT color=#000000>I have
been supporting Russell in this research and have conducted research among media
houses, Internet service providers, Consumer organisations,
regulator-Communications Commission of Kenya and the GSM providers. As a
stakeholder in the ICT sector, we hereby invite you to a forum where we will
present these findings at the following venue;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Gill Sans MT'"><FONT
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<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Gill Sans MT'"><FONT color=#000000>Date:
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</SPAN>7<SUP>th</SUP> December 2005<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Gill Sans MT'"><FONT color=#000000>Venue:
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</SPAN>IDRC boardroom at Liaison House, State House
Avenue<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Gill Sans MT'"><FONT color=#000000>Time:
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</SPAN>9:00 am-11.30am<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Gill Sans MT'"><FONT
color=#000000> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Gill Sans MT'"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000>We look
forward to seeing you. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
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<P><B><FONT face="Gill Sans MT" color=#0000ff size=2>James
Nguo</FONT></B><BR><B><FONT face="Gill Sans MT" color=#0000ff size=2>Regional
Director</FONT></B><BR><BR><FONT face="Gill Sans MT" color=#0000ff size=2>Arid
Lands Information Network-Eastern Africa (ALIN-EA),<BR>P.O. Box 10098, 00100
G.P.O. Nairobi, Kenya,<BR>AAYMCA Building, Along State House Crescent, Off State
House Avenue.<BR>Tel +254 20 2731557<BR>Telefax +254 20 2737813<BR>Cell Phone
+254 -722-561006<BR>Email: james@alin.or.ke<BR>Website:<U></U></FONT><U></U><U>
<FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff>www.alin.or.ke</FONT></U><BR><FONT
face="Gill Sans MT" color=#0000ff
size=2>-------------------------------------------------------------<BR>Enriched
livelihoods of the people in arid areas of Eastern Africa through targeted
information support and facilitation of information exchange</FONT></P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Alex Gakuru
[mailto:gakuru@mail.co.ke]<BR><B>Sent:</B> 24 October 2005 15:32<BR><B>To:</B>
Kiplist-cl@lyris.idrc.ca; KICTANet<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Kictanet] GSM Public
Forum: Event Updates... <BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You too, you're most welcome.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alex</FONT></DIV>
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