<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453474207333_10236"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453474207333_10255">Appreciated Phyllis</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453474207333_10236"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453474207333_10289">Sharing a CNN Op-Ed for your perusal. </span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453474207333_10236"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453474207333_10236" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453474207333_10420"><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/21/africa/africa-women-online-web-foundation-oped/index.html" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453474207333_10418">Africa's digital future won't start until we fix this - CNN.com</a><br></span></div><div style="width:450px; font-family: 'Georgia', 'Times', 'Times New Roman', 'serif';margin-top:5px; margin-bottom: 5px; background-color: #ffffff;" contenteditable="false" id="enhancrCard_0" class="link-enhancr-attachment link-enhancr-element richcompose-card"><table class="link-enhancr-element" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width:450px; 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vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Georgia', 'Times', 'Times New Roman', 'serif';" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453474207333_10441"><div class="link-enhancr-text-part link-enhancr-element" style="line-height:16.5px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 135px; width: 245px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453474207333_10440"><div class="link-enhancr-element" style="word-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-all;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453474207333_10439"><span class="link-enhancr-element icon icon-shrink link-enhancr-toggle"></span><span class="link-enhancr-element icon icon-close link-enhancr-delete"></span><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2016/01/21/africa/africa-women-online-web-foundation-oped/index.html" class="link-enhancr-card-urlWrapper link-enhancr-element" style="text-decoration: none !important;text-decoration:none; color: #000000 !important; line-height: 100%; font-size: 18px; display: block;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453474207333_10459"><span class="link-enhancr-element link-enhancr-card-title" style="margin: 0; font-weight: normal;margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21px; max-height: 43px; color: #000000; overflow: hidden !important; display: inline-block;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453474207333_10458">Africa's digital future won't start until we fix this - ...</span></a><div style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; color: #999999; max-height: 81px; font-family: 'Georgia', 'Times', 'Times New Roman', 'serif';overflow: hidden;" class="link-enhancr-card-description link-enhancr-element" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453474207333_10438">This week, the African Union is meeting to discuss human rights, and particularly how the continent can realize the full potential of its women.</div></div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="link-enhancr-element" style="height: 4px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 0pt; border-collapse: collapse;"><div class="link-enhancr-element" style="height: 4px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 4pt;"></div></td></tr><tr><td class="link-enhancr-element" style="vertical-align: middle; 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background-color: #e5e5e5; font-size: 1px; line-height:0px"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453474207333_10236"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453474207333_10474">Regards</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453474207333_10236"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453474207333_10354">Racheal</span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Friday, 22 January 2016, 15:25, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container">Many thanks Phylis,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">We appreciate your noble gesture to consult the community. We look<br clear="none">forwad to similar engagements in future and are happy to contribute to<br clear="none">the developement of Our ICT Sector whenever possible.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Best Regards<br clear="none"><br clear="none">On 1/22/16, Phyllis Nyambura via kictanet <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">> Dear Listers,<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> On behalf of the ICT Authority, I would wish to thank all of you who gave<br clear="none">> their thoughts and views on the Connected Kenya agenda on barriers that<br clear="none">> exists in the achievement of ‘self-services’ to mwananchi in Kenya.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Your comments were very valuable and insightful and will go along way in<br clear="none">> informing the event program. The event takes place on 21st to 24th March<br clear="none">> and we will be enlisting for your participation soon.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> We grouped the comments as below:<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> [image: Inline image 1]<br clear="none">><br clear="none">>><br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">>>><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Enjoy your weekend.<br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Regards,<br clear="none">> Phyllis Nyambura<br clear="none">> Communications<br clear="none">> The ICT Authority<br clear="none">><br clear="none">> Telposta Towers, 12th Floor, Kenyatta Ave<br clear="none">> P.O. 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