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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Now we talking. Please if you happen to be on this list, but presently on “read-only-mode” ( a new phrase I have learnt),<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>please realize you owe it to this noble forum, started by noble people, with noble ideas at least in a way to leave some<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>mark…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>So can we ensure that this forum carries the flag up higher and make a mark in this land and beyond that we can believe <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>in. Have looked around, do not see any other forum with such broad/diverse membership.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Let’s keep the ideas coming in..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Harry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke]">[mailto:kictanet-bounces+harry=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Harry Hare<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 12, 2012 4:17 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:harry@comtelsys.co.ke">harry@comtelsys.co.ke</a><br><b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Kictanet alive.. kickin, or kicked into the dustbin...!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Hey all, there is a strategy document floating somewhere. I think this could be a good place to start – see what has been achieved, what fell by the way side, identify what is still relevant, plug in new ideas and strengthen the network. KICTANet should never be allowed to "kick".<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Harry Hare<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Director</span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>African eDevelopment Resource Centre</span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>PO Box 49475 00100</span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Nairobi, Kenya</span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Tel +254 20 4041646</span></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Cel +254 725 650044<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Brian Munyao Longwe <<a href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com">blongwe@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Date: </b>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:57:45 +0300<br><b>To: </b>Harry Hare <<a href="mailto:harry@africanedevelopment.org">harry@africanedevelopment.org</a>><br><b>Cc: </b>KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [kictanet] Kictanet alive.. kickin, or kicked into the dustbin...!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>If we go back to early discussions about the multi-stakeholder network known as KICTAnet I recall there being a distinction between the mailing list participants, and those stakeholders who would actively engage in KICTAnet "activities".<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>My take is that since there have been no "activities" as such - the feeling is that KICTAnet has "kicked" to borrow a phrase from @Harry.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I remember there used to be monthly face-to-face meetings which followed a particular topic or theme of interest and served as an opportunity for participants from the various networks to meet within the context of the "network of networks". At the time there was program funding from donor to cover costs of those meetings, this has presumably, run out. Which leads me to ask, can we mobilise funds locally? At least for these gatherings? As they will give a greater element of traction to the organization while ensuring that it continues to remain relevant within the sector. Especially as the melting pot for policy debate.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Brian<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Walubengo J <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Joe,<br><br>Currently listed number is 690 members from diverse backgrounds of Media, Academia, Govt, Regulator, Telcos(fixed, mobile, wireless). But as you noted not everyone is active -80% are often in read-only mode. That is one reason I thought we needed new thinking and new approaches...<br><br>walu. <br><br>--- On <b>Thu, 4/12/12, Joseph Mucheru <i><<a href="mailto:mucheru@google.com" target="_blank">mucheru@google.com</a>></i></b> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>From: Joseph Mucheru <<a href="mailto:mucheru@google.com" target="_blank">mucheru@google.com</a>><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kictanet alive.. kickin, or kicked into the dustbin...!<br>To: <a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a><br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Date: Thursday, April 12, 2012, 2:53 PM<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am certainly above 35 and enjoy not only records but also the latest collaboration technologies "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN38vHZjWXw" target="_blank">Google Hangouts</a>" I agree that we need to review our aim and strategies but we need to have a representative forum that allows for that to take place. @Brian you know many participant on this list are in read only mode.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>@Walu/@Washington - can you give us an idea of the number of people actively subscribed to the list? Not the names but the number. This will be a good place to start. Dealing with facts and not guess work.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Joe<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau <<a href="http://mc/compose?to=solo.mburu@gmail.com" target="_blank">solo.mburu@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 12 April 2012 14:26, robert yawe <<a href="http://mc/compose?to=robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Harry,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We are ageing, email is loosing is lustre and the new generation hate records and prefer platforms like twitter and facebook.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The responsibility for keeping the forum active remains with those over 35 year old who unfortunately are trying to fit in with the younger crowd.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>uuummmmm is there a way out of this loop.^C<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>I'm below 35, but enjoy keeping records, in addition to facebook and twitter<br></span> <o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Robert Yawe<br>KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>Kenya<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Harry Delano <<a href="http://mc/compose?to=harry@comtelsys.co.ke" target="_blank">harry@comtelsys.co.ke</a>><br><b>To:</b> <a href="http://mc/compose?to=robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cc:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions' <<a href="http://mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Thursday, 12 April 2012, 13:55<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Kictanet alive.. kickin, or kicked into the dustbin...!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ara..!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Not many people seriously want to rejuvenate this forum, as per Brian/Walubengo’s suggestion…?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cannot imagine the forum becoming a good case study one day for some thesis student. Whose research titles among others:-</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='margin-left:39.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>“How-to-kill a good forum, kick it into the dustbin and leave it for the dead” </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='margin-left:39.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>“The rise and rise, and fall and fall of a myriad of many ICT forums in Kenya, the major one being….</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='margin-left:39.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>“How-not-to build structural resilience and offer strategic leadership”. Why the big forum went M.I.A, and petered out..</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='margin-left:39.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>And the final one perhaps, “ Do not repeat the mistakes listed above, time for a RESET..”!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Certainly, unless otherwise – we might be headed for such a case study. Not sure if I should patent the titles, just in case..!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Harry</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-color:-moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> kictanet-bounces+harry=<a href="http://mc/compose?to=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a> [mailto:<a href="http://mc/compose?to=kictanet-bounces%2Bharry" target="_blank">kictanet-bounces+harry</a>=<a href="http://mc/compose?to=comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">comtelsys.co.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brian Munyao Longwe<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 12, 2012 12:50 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="http://mc/compose?to=harry@comtelsys.co.ke" target="_blank">harry@comtelsys.co.ke</a><br><b>Cc:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Kictanet alive.. kickin, or kicked into the dustbin...!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I think Walu is on the right track. Every organisation for-profit or not, has to reassess it's strategy, relevance, business direction and thrust periodically or risk falling into the shadows.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Is it time for KICTAnet to do so?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>As one of the founders and a trustee I think that the time has come.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>My 2 shillings,<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Brian<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 6:21 PM, Walubengo J <<a href="http://mc/compose?to=jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>@Wash,<br><br>Maybe Delano is insinuating something. Perhaps KICTAnet needs to re-juvinate<br>and re-energize. Bring in new blood and thinking. What do we want from KICTAnet, 8yrs later? What management structures, membership structures, operational, financial structures do we want to see going forward?<br><br>Perhaps a brainstorming face2face session is due. I for one have been the moderator since inception and maybe someone else can do a better job and we just have not asked them to come forth. Think about it - I could have run out of ideas or some younger <a href="http://dot.com" target="_blank">dot.commer</a> may just be sitting on better ways of moderation that I have never imagined...<br><br>just my 2pings.<br><br>walu.<br><br>--- On <b>Wed, 4/11/12, Odhiambo Washington <i><<a href="http://mc/compose?to=odhiambo@gmail.com" target="_blank">odhiambo@gmail.com</a>></i></b> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>From: Odhiambo Washington <<a href="http://mc/compose?to=odhiambo@gmail.com" target="_blank">odhiambo@gmail.com</a>><br>Subject: Re: [kictanet] Kictanet alive.. kickin, or kicked into the dustbin...!<br>To: <a href="http://mc/compose?to=jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a><br>Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <<a href="http://mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br>Date: Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 3:50 PM<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 14:59, Harry Delano <<a href="http://mc/compose?to=harry@comtelsys.co.ke" target="_blank">harry@comtelsys.co.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I’m not sure which is which, until I see some response on whether we might just as well happen to be drifting along rudderless…!!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#888888'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>You mean the post-Easter stupor, or??<br> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><br>-- <br>Best regards,<br>Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>Nairobi,KE<br>+254733744121/+254722743223<br>_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ <br>I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler.<br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#007F00'><img border=0 width=35 height=33 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01CD18CB.53049790" alt="cid:image001.png@01CD18CB.53049790"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#007F00'>Please consider the environment before printing this email. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>-----Inline Attachment Follows-----<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a href="http://mc/compose?to=kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br><br>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com" target="_blank">http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/jwalu%40yahoo.com</a><br><br>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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