<br>Congrats Mucheru ................take the drive seat. I agree with Brian that this calls for a KICTAnet celeb.<br><br>Regards,<br>Mike<br><br><b><i>Brian Longwe <brian@isisweb.nl></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> Let me add the voice to the many whose chests are sticking out with pride at the announcement of this prestigious appointment.<div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>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.</div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>Well done - Joe - we need to celebrate this in real KICTANET fashion with a little "Kililimbi" dance!!!</div><div><br
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>Brian</div><div><br><div><div>On Jun 6, 2007, at 8:32 AM, alice wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin: 0px;">Congratulations Mucheru</div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://whiteafrican.com/?p=620">http://whiteafrican.com/?p=620</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;">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.</div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;">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.</div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Congratulations Joseph!</div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;">(Note: This is Google�s first sub-Saharan Africa employee, not counting a couple sales guys in SA)</div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 37px; text-indent: -37px; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); min-height: 14px;"><b></b><br></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 37px; text-indent: -37px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000000" face="Helvetica"
size="3"><b>From: </b></font><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">Riyaz Bachani <<a href="mailto:riyaz.bachani@ke.wananchi.com">riyaz.bachani@ke.wananchi.com</a>></font></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 34px; text-indent: -34px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000000" face="Helvetica" size="3"><b>Date: </b></font><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">June 5, 2007 10:48:13 PM GMT+03:00</font></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 21px;
text-indent: -21px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000000" face="Helvetica" size="3"><b>To: </b></font><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3">Richard Bell <<a href="mailto:richard@bell.co.ke">richard@bell.co.ke</a>></font></div><div style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 50px; text-indent: -50px;"><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000000" face="Helvetica" size="3"><b>Subject: </b></font><font style="font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal;
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;" face="Helvetica" size="3"><b>Google names first African Employee</b></font></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://whiteafrican.com/?p=620">http://whiteafrican.com/?p=620</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;">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.</div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;">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.</div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;">Congratulations Joseph!</div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;">(Note: This is Google�s first sub-Saharan Africa employee, not counting a couple sales guys in SA)</div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px;">_______________________________________________</div><div style="margin: 0px;">kictanet mailing list</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="mailto:kictanet@kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@kictanet.or.ke</a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><a
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