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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Aki – If you wish, I can introduce
you to the USAID program supporting some good work on the commodity exchange
platforms and establishment of commodity warehouses across the region. Call me
if interested<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";
color:black'>Esther W. Muchiri<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";
color:black'>Tel: +254-20-2394420; Cell: +254-724-164346; +254-733-720-619<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";
color:#C00000'>"The future belongs to those who believe the beauty of
their dreams.". <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>-- Eleanor Roosevelt</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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kictanet-bounces+emuchiri=andestbites.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke
[mailto:kictanet-bounces+emuchiri=andestbites.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>aki<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 10, 2011 8:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> emuchiri@andestbites.com<br>
<b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Bitange for
President?DrivingKnowledgeEconomy?OnlineInterviewwith PS Ndemo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Dr Ndemo,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>This commodities exchange is the first thing I looked at
last week just before taking the dive to research into agricultural engineering
so as to try and bridge the gap between ICT and the agriculture sector. There
is much to be done in both sectors and if any Kenyan developer company does not
take it up in due course, I'll can definately have a look at later. I'm
surprised that locally we have not published any papers by agricultural
engineers, therefore it meant that I have to join external societies that have
established the sector quite well. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>And if anyone on this list needs an ICT guidance input to
help them achieve their goals, please know that some of us are available online
to try and guide you if it helps. The end game is that Kenya will benefit
from such and could be the beginning of what we want to see in the future. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>This call is to all kenyan developers/companies : To all
those already years ahead of me on the development platforms, there is much
that needs to be done, please stop wasting precious development skills and time
on things that do not have national or regional impacts. So far none of the
local developed apps have been able to do anything to achieve any goals on
whether famine awareness nor even help farmers. Try and get involved in
national development as side projects, hopefully the payoffs will be there in
future.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Rgds.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 7:37 PM, <<a
href="mailto:bitange@jambo.co.ke">bitange@jambo.co.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Esther,<br>
We need to develop a commodities exchange platform. This way at least<br>
both the Media and other Kenyans can see that we have food and we need not<br>
buy from outside only to create a glut. This is business and lots of<br>
money. Any entrepreneur out there?<br>
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Regards<br>
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Ndemo.<o:p></o:p></p>
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