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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Congrats - the higher you fly the higher the region flies -
so the celebration is all round <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Muriuki <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+mureithi=summitstrategies.co.ke@kictanet.or.ke] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Brian Longwe<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 06 June 2007 10:19<br>
<b>To:</b> mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Google names first African Employee]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Let me add the voice to the many whose chests are sticking
out with pride at the announcement of this prestigious appointment.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>If there's anyone who can facilitate Google innovation into
Kenya and the region, it is Mucheru - he has been a change agent in the local
Kenyan Internet industry and I know that I am one of many who will be looking
out to see "what next" with his work at Google.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Well done - Joe - we need to celebrate this in real KICTANET
fashion with a little "Kililimbi" dance!!!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Brian<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Jun 6, 2007, at 8:32 AM, alice wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Congratulations Mucheru<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Joseph Mucheru has been named the new site lead for Google
Kenya. This was whispered to be happening, but at today’s Google lunch at
TEDGlobal the position was made official by Francoise Brougher, Director of
Google Business Opportunities.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>This is great news for East Africa and Google. They’re
getting one of the true leaders in the ISP space, and someone who has a great
deal of experience navigating the many difficult situations that arise in the
African IT sector.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Congratulations Joseph!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>(Note: This is Google’s first sub-Saharan Africa
employee, not counting a couple sales guys in SA)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-27.75pt'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>From: </span></b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Riyaz Bachani <<a
href="mailto:riyaz.bachani@ke.wananchi.com">riyaz.bachani@ke.wananchi.com</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>June 5, 2007
10:48:13 PM GMT+03:00</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>To: </span></b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Richard Bell <<a
href="mailto:richard@bell.co.ke">richard@bell.co.ke</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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African Employee</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Joseph Mucheru has been named the new site lead for Google
Kenya. This was whispered to be happening, but at today’s Google lunch at
TEDGlobal the position was made official by Francoise Brougher, Director of
Google Business Opportunities.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>This is great news for East Africa and Google. They’re
getting one of the true leaders in the ISP space, and someone who has a great
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<p class=MsoNormal>Congratulations Joseph!<o:p></o:p></p>
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