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15:25 Story of the Week – Dear Mr. Death, Hurry Please by Julius Rutere.
» Storymoja Your votes are in and the story of the week is… Dear Mr. Death, Hurry Please by Julius Rutere. Read it here Do you have any ideas about how to make your weekly reading more fun? Please send your suggestions to blogs@storymojaafrica.co.ke today. Join us here on Monday for the next batch of stories and be [...]
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14:40
Some Afropolitans We Met This Weekend
» kaasa (Here’s to a good weekend!) – Hello It’s quite unlike me to go a couple of days and not blog. I have just been extra-busy… So busy and I have a trip this weekend. It appears that I’m trying to get everything done before December, so between family issues, friends and work, it feels like I have [...]
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13:56
Weekend Games
» Rugby in Kenya Weekend Games
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13:28
gone too sone...
» make mine a double espresso... My laptop was stolen today. My laptop and my external hard drive. Over 90 gig of songs, movies, photos, series, stand up, the occasional porn clips, random art, my POETRY, my articles, EVERYTHING!!!
The fuckers broke the lock on my door, got into my room and took the laptop, and the external. I just went to the shops for about an hour and a half, to use the cyber and buy groceries. I came home and found my door open.
When i'm angry/ sad/ depressed... I eat. I eat alot. Good thing today i bought mostly fruit and veg. I've eaten 6 apples, 2 pieces of chicken and 2 pork chops. Now i'm on the vodka.
I can't sleep in my room tonight coz the lock is broken. Anyone can walk into my room at anytime. I can't believe some random was in my space.
FUCK!!!
I'd only had it for just over a year. It's gonna be complex claiming the insurance coz i bought it in Kenya and it was stolen in S.A. I just filed the police report. (the cops took almost two hours to come through) i know it won't help. That laptop is gone! But protocol has to be followed.
Till then, i'm muttering ''fuck me sideways, fuck me sideways, fuck me sideways, fuck me sideways, fuck me sideways...''
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12:47
The Kinshasa stove
» AfriGadget After all these fascinating AfriGadgets from Maker Faire Africa, here’s another invention as seen by our friend Cedric Kalonji, a Congolese journalist in Kinshasa (D.R.C.):
For the lack of a cheap power supply in the City of Kinshasa, smart mechanics came up with this little stove that speeds up combustion by adding a little electric fan (hidden inside this tube that looks like being part of a flat spring). The fan itself is powered by (Chinese!) batteries and with the burning of charcoal, this quick stove obviously isn’t the greenest solution. But it works and does the job for those who will otherwise have no alternative.
Cedric also mentions on his blog post that it’s difficult to identify the inventor of this device. A perfect example of how low-cost technology easily gets adopted and/or modified (and why intellectual property rights are still a major issue in many places).
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11:53
Experience of a Kenyan in the hands of Immigration Officials
» All about Africa and specifically Kenya At Immigration 9:16 am Went to outside tent and was referred to counter 14. Went to counter 14. Attendant : ‘What are your names?’, Me : ‘Idd Salim’ Attendant : ‘Enda Counter 13′, Went to counter 13 with a smile. ‘YES!! Gonna get it leo!’, I thought. Met this annoyed lady in specs. Me: ‘Habari ya asubuhi Madam’ Attendant : ‘Leta receipt na [...]
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9:50
Kenya: Raila's Stunning Victory in the Bomachoge and Shinyalu By-Elections
» Mauri Yambo Congratulations to PM Raila Amolo Odinga are in order, after his stunning, almost single-handed, victory in the Bomachoge and Shinyalu Parliamentary by-elections.
I think the nation will allow him to crow and thump his chest for a while. I suspect that in Nyanza lots of tongues are wagging with, at their tips, the nickname Agwambo. I susect that at State House President Kibaki and his kitchen cabinet are, instead, tongue-tied; nay, dumbfounded. VP Kalonzo must be lost for words too. I myself am amazed at Raila's nine lives; at his escape-artistry.
While this victory doesn't change/amend Raila's flawed inner, "private" character (which is what I suspect riles Ruto & else and everyone that doesn't fit into Raila's idea of his own future), it is nevertheless integral to his enduring and deepening public persona. The man is in our face, whichever way we turn -- and very much a part of what Kenya really is today -- warts and all. Kenya and Raila are, in our time (which is the only time we have), inextricable. This is an effect you cannot, honestly, ascribe Kibaki, who increasingly belongs in the past, or Kalonzo. There's a qualitative difference here -- whatever your ethnic background. Right?
All this is said against the background (which, indeed, reinforces it) of the recently widespread, and even believable, predictions of the political doom and gloom that awaited Raila post the just concluded by-elections. He was in recent days constantly attacked and ganged-up on by all and sundry -- Ruto, Moi, Jirongo, Livondo & else (na wengineo). It did not seem that there was a way he could get out of all that quagmire unscathed. The man seemed cornered.
Political (and military) campaigns are all about victory. Victory has a great and convergent effect, all in all. It converts non-believers into believers, ardent or passive or reluctant; and the greater and more consequential the victory, the greater the effect.
Raila is the victor now, nationally; though no one really knows about tomorrow. His party, ODM, wasn't even the incumbent in Bomachoge, Kibaki's PNU was, via Nyachae's Ford-People! The man seems unstoppable right now. I think the better word is: He seems so inevitable. As the saying goes, however, a week in politics is an eternity.
As we look forward to the 2012 elections, is it safe to say the following (Ruto and The Hague always being the wild cards): that as things stand now Raila will still sweep Nyanza and Western Provinces (whichever ways they are split before 2012); that those two provinces will be massive anchors for his fight for the hearts and minds of Nairobi voters, who in any case have generally tended to lean his way; that he will get far better than 25% (and enough) of Rift Valley votes (remember that his camp also won the last two by-elections in the Rift Valley, despite Ruto's nonchalance); and that Coast and North Eastern votes are his for the taking? And Central Province? Isn't he day-dreaming if he continues to harbour thoughts of winning it -- or even faring decently there? I'll leave most of Eastern Province to "native son" Kalonzo.
Having said all that, who our next President will be in 2012 remains a twenty billion shilling question; for 2012 remains eternities away [rpc.technorati.com]
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8:24
Do or Die
» Startups in Kenya When you start a business and its a Do or Die agenda the possibility of you succeeding is much higher than when its done as a side hobby. For instance, if payment for where you stay and what you eat is dependent on the business you are doing, trust me the chances of you failing are reduced substantially.
However, even if Do or Die, I came to discover there are many other additional things that will affect the success of your business. According to the Ministry of Trade (Kenya), those additional things include "being able to craft good strategies that can exploit the opportunities in the environment". These strategies don't just come by you, they are based on theories made practical.
How are we expected to get these theories made practical?
Well its simple ...training! A number of us (small business owners) don't look at training as an asset. Training well done can substantially increase your profitability. And am not talking about an MBA or an MSc...am talking about very practical workshops that increases your knowledge of the day to day challenges of doing business.
4th September 2009 is therefore an important date to note for SMEs. This is the date when the British High Commission together with AFRI Business Development will kick off a series of trainings that provide practical advice to SMEs. These trainings will include courses in areas such as Starting and Running a Profitable Business, Selling Your Product Successfully, Running a Business from Home and many others. All of the workshops are open to ANYBODY thinking of starting or already running their own business and are suitable to ALL types of business idea.
These trainings should provide you as a business owner the essentials of doing business. Remember when starting and running a business it’s important that one gets the essentials right.
For more information on them contact the trainers at T: (254) 20 2515001, M: (254) 726 057212 or email mail@afribusinessdevelopment.com.
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6:55
Half Hour for Haiti
» Black Looks It is August 2009 and the people of Haiti are once again bracing themselves for the hurricane season. Last year the country was devastated by four hurricanes in just one month…. “The four tropical storms, ending with September’s Hurricane Ike, turned Haiti into a wasteland…Nearly 800 people died, about 60% of the country’s harvest was destroyed [...]
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5:55
Kenyan Golf finds home in Kenya Golf Network
» SportsKenya Kenyan Golf has been flirting with Kenya Data Networks, thanks to the work of one Vincent Wang'ombe-Chief Marketing Officer-KDN. The Kenya Golf Union and the Kenya Ladies Golf Union will be linked across the 38 golf clubs in the country and offer online convergence by developing a portal for information sharing locally and internationally.
As the IT companies raise the stakes in developing content, KDN has been making deliberate moves in golf. They started out with sponsoring the Kenya Golf circuit and this seems to be developing into a healthy relationship.
This portal will include among others;
- registration for golf rounds at the different golf clubs,
- golf calendars,
- golf handicaps, and
- SMS service, among others.
The venture is a welcome boon to sports in Kenya. We look forward to learn from such disciplines as the country hopes to sell its different destinations and using sports tourism. For more details click here.
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5:43
Facebook 3.0 Iphone App Release
» A Nairobian's Perspective ! 
All I-phone, I pod lovers will be pleased to know that Facebook 3.0 is now available at the Apple App store. Facebook 3.0 I-phone app interface was released yesterday afternoon 27th August, 2009 and according to the Facebook note , has the following new features:
-See your upcoming Events and RSVP
- See Pages and post updates and photos to Pages you administer
- Write Notes and read your friends' Notes
- Upload videos from an iPhone 3GS
- Upload photos to any album
- Complete photo management (create albums, delete albums, delete photos, delete photo tags)
- Change your Profile Picture
- Zoom into photos
- Like posts and photos
- See the same News Feed as the Facebook website
- Visit links in a built-in web browser
- See all of your friends' friends and Pages
- See mutual friends
- Easily search for people and Pages
- Make friend requests
- Become a fan of Pages
- Quickly call or text your friends
- Create shortcuts to your favorite friends and Pages
- Friends sorted by first or last name according to your settings
- Chat friends sorted alphabeticaly
Without doubt many i-phone users are loving the new release Facebook 3.0 latest version as evidenced in the Facebook i-phone users fan page .Cool......
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5:32
MOST SUCCESSFUL EAST-AFRICAN PUBLIC COMPANIES
» Kenyantykoon's Blog In the last post that i wrote,(income stock explained), the issue of east african companies came up in the comments box and i thought that instead of emailing that reader, i should make a post on them. So the following is a brief history of the nairobi stock exchange(NSE) and the most well known companies that [...]
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How To Make Money Online From Home With Twitter
» A Nairobian's Perspective ! With the global recession it really doesn't hurt if one can make some extra money online at home or while on the go so long as you are connected to the Internet. However few people have the skills or the technical know-how to make money online but it can be really simple. Today i focus on Twitter. Twitter is a social media whereby the users can send short online messages to their friends and twitter is huge-much huge than facebook at the moment. So if you don't have a twitter account please sign up @Twitter.
After signing up please look up for services that sponsor you to post short URLs to your twitter account and each time a person clicks on the link you earn a CPC(a cost per click) pre-defined amount that can later on be credited to your account or paid to you via PayPal so long as you reach the minimum thresh hold.To increase your earnings and possibility of people clicking on your ads get more people to follow you by posting interesting tweets.And as a rule DO NOT SPAM your twitter followers.
So which advertising platforms can you try out; i recommend the following, just click on the banners and you are off to a good start:- Revtwt
- SponsoredTweets
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This information is particularly useful for African Twitter followers and users, you can make money online and get well paid for it.It is not a must you adorn a suit to make money in this day and age you just have to work smart not just hard!And if you have a profession then multi task-i do and the small money i get pays my bills and runs the house leaving me to invest in other areas!Harness the power of the Internet ,twitter is just one platform!
- Revtwt
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