UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

   	                          SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Telephone, 4442316 – Director’s Office				P.O. Box 30197
Telegrams  VARSITY NAIROBI					NAIROBI, KENYA
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TeleFax:	254-2-4445763	
email	zoology@uonbi.ac.ke

5th June 2006

Michael Thomas Harbuck
130 Anderson Road
Roxboro, North Carolina
27573 USA

1.	The research is very relevant since very little study on stomatopods has to be undertaken in East Africa.  The broad nature of the intended research has the capacity to generate information required for resource conservation.

2.  	However, we need to get into proper collaborative arrangements for long term relationship of our two institituions.  This will spell out clearly how we deal with issues of sharing data and information.  However in the short-term we can affiliate you to our School for purposes of your research.  The arrangements shall involve attaching Masters students from the School participating in the proposed research.  This would allow us to participate in joint research activities which would hopefully lead to joint publications and  hence therefore ensuing data ownership.

Prof. M.J. Ntiba
Director
School of Biological Sciences