<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Tony</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Very good point. Infact I wonder how in the first place did this company or companies accept to do work in a country like Ethiopia without ensuring they have ALL the relevant licenses and government approvals. We all know Ethiopia is one of the most oppressive countries in the world right now. Chasing dollars without enduring you are on the right side of the law is simply criminal. They ought to be charged for reckless endangerment of their employees' lives.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br><br><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Ali Hussein</b></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><b>Principal</b></span></div><div><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hussein & Associates</b></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">+254 0713 601113 </div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br></div><div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Twitter: @AliHKassim</span></p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font></font></span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Skype: abu-jomo</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim" target="_blank">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span></p><font><br></font></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></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 style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.231373);"><br></span></div>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 18 Dec 2016, at 7:27 AM, Tony White via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>What I find most disgusting in this case is that they appear to have</span><br><span>been totally abandoned by their employer! It is easy to blame</span><br><span>'serikali', but the employer should have been on the ground with</span><br><span>competent lawyers etc. to resolve this - *not* "we couldn't find the</span><br><span>ambassador" for 2 years!!</span><br><span></span><br><span>RIP Zak.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>On 17/12/2016, Barrack Otieno via kictanet</span><br><span><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hi Ali,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I read the same and i must say it is terrible, the worst bit is that</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the Kenyan Ambassador could not be reached to help resolve the problem</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>if this is true somebody needs to go home, we cannot have public</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>servants who cannot help the Kenyan public , it is the epitome of</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>arrogance if there is truth in it. It is bad in this day and age for</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>public servants to ignore requests from the public, anyone who know</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>this issue well should enlighten us but as an ICT community we must</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>say no to the way this issue appears to be handled in a pedestrian</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>manner with the same breath that we opposed the ICT bill.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>We need to join hands and petition the government on this matter.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Justice be our shield and defender May we dwell in unity, Peace and</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>liberty, Plenty be found within our borders</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Regards</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>On 12/17/16, Ali Hussein via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Listers</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Saddest news. It also appears that there are three more Kenyan ICT</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Practitioners who are still languishing in prison in Ethiopia. The main</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>charge is that they are accused of installing communication equipment</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>without a license. Mugo, was arrested with Zak (may the almighty rest his</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>soul in peace) over a year ago and Osborne Otinda with his colleague</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Maxwell</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Odhiambo (according to today's Nation, Page 3) were arrested in October</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>2014</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>and are still in jail.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Excerpts:-</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>(Addis Standard) – The body of a Kenyan engineer who died while in an</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Ethiopian prison has arrived home on Thursday Dec. 11th.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Zak Muriuki, a father of two girls (pictured) and a tech engineer by</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>profession, arrived in Ethiopia nearly two years ago on January 9, 2015,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>according to information obtained by Addis Standard. He was arrested on</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>January 10 along with another Kenyan, Jadrick Mugo, who is still in</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>prison.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Read on:-</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://www.ayyaantuu.net/kenyan-tech-engineer-zak-muriuki/">http://www.ayyaantuu.net/kenyan-tech-engineer-zak-muriuki/</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>It also appears that the government is doing what it can to get the</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Kenyans</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>released.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Ali Hussein</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Principal</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hussein & Associates</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>+254 0713 601113</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Twitter: @AliHKassim</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Skype: abu-jomo</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>LinkedIn: <a href="http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim">http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>"Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>what</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Sent from my iPad</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>--</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Barrack O. 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