<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Dear Listers, <div><br></div><div>Asanteni sana for the warm wishes and I take this opportunity to congratulate my industry colleague Catherine on her great strides. I would also like to say a big thank you to KICTANet for providing a growth platform for all of us in the tech space, we are truly grateful.</div><div><br></div><div>Wishing you all a lovely day!</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards, </div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu</div><div dir="ltr"><div>Advocate </div><div>Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs Specialist</div><div>Tel: +254 718 181644</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 7, 2022 at 8:25 AM Liz Orembo via KICTANet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Congratulations Rosemary and Catherine!! Amazing ladies in the Kenya ICT space! </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 6, 2022, 23:35 Innocent Muteshi via KICTANet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">A big congratulation to both Catherine and Rosemary.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 6 Jun 2022, 6:21 a.m. Grace Githaiga via KICTANet, <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-m_3564103127759395378gmail-m_-8762183096254083262m_6595618602247103675m_4142479192816544523gmail-docs-internal-guid-ab3a622d-7fff-1b60-a239-03182ffc4e5f"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Listers,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">There have been some notable changes in the technology industry in the past week, especially for women in ICT. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Catherine Muraga was appointed as the new managing director, Microsoft Africa Development Centre (ADC), based in Nairobi.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rosemary Koech-Kimwatu, our very own, was appointed the Data Protection Officer for the KCB Bank Group. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are thrilled that these two amazing women who have supported the work of KICTANet have been elevated to hold significant positions within the sector. These appointments are not only timely but are also well-deserved by the two, each of whom is uniquely qualified and has excelled in their previous roles.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On our part, we look forward to continued engagement with them as part of this network, as we catalyze change within the ICT sector in Kenya. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in congratulating Catherine and Rosemary! </span></p><br></span></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Grace Githaiga</span><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">KICTANet Convenor</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">KICTANet portals</span><br></div><div><a href="https://kictanet.or.ke/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">KICTANet.or.ke</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> | </span><a href="https://twitter.com/kictanet" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> | </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/18428106/admin/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br></div></div></div></div>
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