<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">A fitting tribute to the late. May he RIP. </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2016-03-14 12:42 GMT+03:00 Walubengo J via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><span>+1 Ali,</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div>Waiganjo Kamotho nailed it on the head. Owino Magana was one of the greatest ICT mind, that the government never wanted to touch simply because his second name was not 'compliant'. He ended up consulting for foreign governments instead. The tragedy is that there are many other 'ICT' Kenyans abroad are living through the same Owino Magana moments...</div><div><br></div><div>Apologies for the non-ICT post, but I thought Owino Magana as an ICT professional, one of us, deserved a moment of reflection.</div><div><br></div><div>best regards.</div><div><br></div><div>walu.</div><div><br></div><div><br><br></div><div style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Ali Hussein <<a href="mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke" target="_blank">ali@hussein.me.ke</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Walubengo J <<a href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>>; KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> <br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> "<a href="mailto:KamothoW@gmail.com" target="_blank">KamothoW@gmail.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:KamothoW@gmail.com" target="_blank">KamothoW@gmail.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, March 14, 2016 12:28 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] The Late Owino Magana- Kenyan who refused to be defined by his ethnicity<br> </font> </div><div><div class="h5"> <div><br><div><div><div>Walu</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Thanks for sharing and this story goes beyond tribe and ICT to really address what's wrong with our country in particular and Africa in general.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>This story epitomizes why most great minds never serve their country and we are left with mediocrity. What I'm convinced though is that we should never look beyond ourselves. It starts with US. If we as Kenyans elect the right leaders with the right focus and the right integrity the story of the Owinos of Africa will be a better one.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>It may be a cliche but we do get the leaders we deserve.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>May the Almighty rest your soul in eternal peace, my brother.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div><span><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><span><b>Principal</b></span></div><div><b>Hussein & Associates</b></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium">+254 0713 601113 / 0770906375</div><div style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium"><br clear="none"></div><div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span>Twitter: @AliHKassim</span></div><span><font></font></span><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span>Skype: abu-jomo</span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span>LinkedIn: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span></div><font><br clear="none"></font></div><div><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div>"Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi</div><div><span><br clear="none"></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><div><br clear="none">On 14 Mar 2016, at 9:33 AM, Walubengo J via kictanet <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><span>A perfect tribute for a perfect gentleman, </span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">Written by Columnist - Waiganjo Kamotho</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><br clear="none"></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">>>>snip</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">...Permit me to share Owino’s story for three reasons. One is personal. Owino was my friend. For many years we shared many great moments and uplifting conversations. I must however confess that in his final months, I was absent. Vibrant, hilarious, proud, witty Owino died lonely. Me and many of his friends, busy with the mundane things that occupy our time, had deserted him in his last months as he struggled with the vagaries of life after returning from a long sojourn in Rwanda.</span><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#333333" face="raleway, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:24px">...</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#333333" face="raleway, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:24px">>>>more snippets</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#333333" face="raleway, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><br clear="none"></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">...Owino suffered no fools and had no patience with mediocrity. I remember his days as a Director of Information Technology in one of the Presidential campaigns and the many ideas he implemented to make the Directorate one of the best in the campaign. I watched him consult for governments and listened to him advise youth on entrepreneurship and business. The saddest thing is that in a country which is highly tribalised, many, especially in power circles, saw Owino solely as a Jaluo.</span><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">..</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">>>></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><br clear="none"></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">read the rest @</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span><font color="#333333" face="raleway, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/article/2000194732/kenyan-who-refused-to-be-defined-by-his-ethnicity" target="_blank">Standard Digital News - Kenyan who refused to be defined by his ethnicity</a></span></font><br clear="none"></span></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div style="max-width:400px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/article/2000194732/kenyan-who-refused-to-be-defined-by-his-ethnicity" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000" target="_blank"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="max-width:400px"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="400"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" style="background:#fff;max-width:400px;border:1px solid #e0e4e9;border-bottom:3px solid #000000"><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:top;padding:16px 0 16px 12px"> </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:middle;padding:16px 12px;width:99%"> <h2 style="margin:0 0 4px 0;font-size:16px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Standard Digital News - Kenyan who refused to be defined by his ethnicity</h2> <div style="font-size:11px;line-height:15px;color:#999">This week we laid my friend Owino Magana to rest in dusty, hot but serene Nyamboyo village, Karateng’ Kisumu Cou...</div> </td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right;padding:16px 12px 16px 0"> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </a></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><span><font color="#333333" face="raleway, Arial, sans-serif"><br clear="none"></font></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span><font color="#333333" face="raleway, Arial, sans-serif"><br clear="none"></font></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px">walu.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:raleway,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px"><br clear="none"></span></div><div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> </font><hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Walubengo J via kictanet <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a> <br clear="none"><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Walubengo J <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a>><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, March 1, 2016 10:16 AM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] The Late Owino Magana<br clear="none"> </div> <div><br clear="none"><div><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><span>Oh dear! Quite some sad news.</span></div><div><span><br clear="none"></span></div><div>Owino Magana was indeed one of the pioneers in the development of the Government-ICT stakeholder engagements way back in the late 90s early 2000s.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">May his Soul rest in peace.<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">walu.</div><div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div><div style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> </font><hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> godera--- via kictanet <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:jwalu@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jwalu@yahoo.com</a> <br clear="none"><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> "<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:godera@skyweb.co.ke" target="_blank">godera@skyweb.co.ke</a>" <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="mailto:godera@skyweb.co.ke" target="_blank">godera@skyweb.co.ke</a>><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, March 1, 2016 6:06 AM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [kictanet] The Late Owino Magana<br clear="none"> </div> <div><br clear="none">Dear Colleagues,<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Apologies for cross-posting.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">As some of you may be aware, the late Owino Magana was a brilliant member<br clear="none">of the ICT fraternity, a <br clear="none">man ahead of his time. <br clear="none">Owino passed on just over a week ago. By then, his life had taken a<br clear="none">difficult turn. His family plans to <br clear="none">lay him to rest this coming Saturday and have requested me to request all<br clear="none">his former friends and <br clear="none">colleagues to help them lay his mortal remains to rest.<br clear="none">They will be holding a fundraising meeting this evening, Tuesday 1st March<br clear="none">at Nairobi Baptist <br clear="none">Church from 5pm. The funeral service will be at the same church on 3rd<br clear="none">March at 11am.<br clear="none">Assistance from all friends and colleagues will be appreciated. Donations<br clear="none">can also be sent to <br clear="none">Zachary Magana on 0792792694.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Thank you.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Gilda Odera<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">--------------------------------------------------------------------<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="http://mail2web.com/" target="_blank">mail2web.com</a> ? 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