![]() ![]() Mugendi has a special interest in the pivotal role of design thinking in advancing the developmental agenda primarily on the African continent. He is widely traveled and has taught in Kenya, Botswana, South Africa and Sweden and is passionate about various expressions of socially conscious (and responsible) design, including: Design Thinking/ Human-Centred Design Designerly Strategies for Mitigating Climate Change Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability Distributed Renewable Energy Indigenous Knowledge Systems Sustainable Development Participatory Design and Universal Design. He studied in Kenya, the USA, India and South Africa and holds postgraduate qualifications in Industrial Design and Higher Education, as well as a doctorate in Universal Design. M’Rithaa is a transdisciplinary industrial designer, consultant, educator and researcher based in Nairobi, Kenya. He is also an avid singer, golfer and an occasional pilot. Srini lives in San Jose, California and travels extensively around the globe. Prior to starting LUMIUM, Srini worked at Tata Elxsi, CoSystems, Tektronix, & Sarnoff Corporation in senior management roles. He is currently one of the judges for “Eureka Park Climate Change Award” for 2019. He also had been a Jury of Core77 Product design (2016) India Design Mark, (2018) Innovations Judge at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) for four years (2016-2018, 2012) and IEEE Panel “Design for Usability” in Jan 2013 at Las Vegas. Srini is an active member of IDSA, the professional body for Industrial Designers in the US. He has been a Member of the Jury on several well-known Design Awards across the globe. He has been a Keynote Speaker on several Design Conferences across the globe on Innovation & Design topics. In his remarks after passage of the budget, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, said the exercise was expedient not to let the people of the region suffer from further delays.ġ6 out of the 30-member committee signed the report and was approved by the Senate.Srini is a highly accomplished designer & entrepreneur in creative design and technology development, with over 25 years of work experience in the Silicon Valley, United States and India. Senator Bulus Amos presented approval for the budget in his capacity as Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs. The revenue sources to finance the budget are revenue brought forward, N5 billion, Federal Government contribution, N119 billion, Federal Government contribution (unpaid areas), N430 billion, oil companies contributions, N297 billion, ecological funds, N20 billion and other internally realised income, N500 million. ![]() ![]() In the overall budget of the commission, personnel expenditure gulps N34.2 billion, overhead expenditure will gulp N17 billion, internal capital expenditure takes N3.7 billion, while development projects will gulp N490 billion and Federal Government intervention in the Niger Delta, N330 billion. The Corporate Affairs Department of the commission also got N1.061 billion, out of which N431.08 million is for personnel cost, N845.57 million for overhead and N63.09 million for internal audit. Others are Executive Director, Finance & Administration Office, whose personnel cost was put at N133.34 million, overhead, N457.47 million and N163.50 million for internal capital. ![]() The breakdown of this amount indicated that personnel cost would gulp N156 million, overhead, N312 million and internal capital, N108 million.įor the Managing Director’s Office, N546.60 million was approved for personnel cost, N747.50 million for overhead, and N163.50 million for internal capital. Aside the N451 million, N576 million was earmarked for running of office of the Chairman of the commission, Laurreta Onochie. ![]()
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