Jane Namnyek
1 min readJul 25, 2017

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Hello Ladies. Many thanks for your comments and show of support for other women in this ecosystem. I noticed that collectively, there was no criticism of the board from you. I wondered why that was and took to Google. Imagine my surprise when I realized all of you are in some way or other associated with , or have previously been associated with four institutions where Erik or Juliana serve as board members. See breakdown below:

1.Ushahidi

Angela Oduor Lungati
Anna Iosif
Carolyn Commons
Celestine Kakai
Hazel Mugo
Irene Wairimu
June Mwangi
Linda Kamau
Jess Shorland

2. iHub

Anne Salim
Mercy Deche
Nanjira Sambuli
Nasubo Ongoma
Tess Wandia

3.BRCK

Barbara Muriungi
Elizabeth Gikebe
Janet Shikami
Nivi Sharma
Sheila Zubeda

4.AkiraChix

Dorothy Ooko
Marie Githinji
Nyandia Kamawe

Surely this was a factor to disclose. Ory very bravely decried the unacceptable board response to this situation. There can be no sacred cows. That paragraph about people and institutions seems to be a tactic to silence critics of Erik and Juliana. The board bungled this and it is sad to see so many of you not consider this worth a mention.

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