ICT Policy Incongruence in Kenya

by kaboro on December 14, 2011

Kenya has made great strides in ICT in the last eight odd year.  We have moved from being what can only be considered 19th Century living (poor electricity supply, no internet connectivity, barely any telephone access etc), to being one of the regional ICT innovation hubs, with companies like Safaricom (Kenya’s telecommunication juggernaut, which is one of 4 [...]

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Kenya – A Banana Republic

by kaboro on November 24, 2011

This is the Wikipedia entry for the definition of a Banana Republic. The only modifications are in square parenthesis and italics, for the Kenyan context… In political science, the pejorative term Banana Republic denotes a politically unstable country [every general election from the advent of multi party democracy has had violence, last case being 2007, [...]

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Hardware. Unexplored Potential

October 3, 2011

Kenya has a technology sector that has been accelerating over the last four odd years. We have had many startups move from oblivion into the mainstream and a lot of emphasis has been given to the new cutting edge sphere’s of technology. Some of these are: Cloud Computing Mobile Apps Mobile Platforms My problem? It’s [...]

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Black Coffee – The Careless Lovers

August 29, 2011

Hilarious video I found thanks to my friend one Corvinus Maximilus. Original music by Ella Fitzgerald . A tribute to Jazz and Coffee .    

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Why I detest the term “Reform”

July 4, 2011

I’m typically not too keen on reading papers but I saw this the other day and got rather irritated. Why? Because I believe as Kenyans we are being taken for a ride. Kindly note, I have no issues with Mr. Kungu Gatabaki, he just happens to be the trigger behind this post, his ability remains [...]

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Art Caffe – Overdue Post

June 2, 2011

I first started blogging about the Art Caffe in Nairobi in June last year. I’m finally publishing the post. Now, this is less a ‘review’ more a ‘rant’. Let me explain. I’ve been to Art Caffee three times… All three times I’ve had a *bad* experience. Friends had been going to the Art Caffee and [...]

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Johann Sebastian Bach, Toccata and Fugue in D minor

May 26, 2011

  Familiar tune, horror movies and such . By J. S. Bach

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J. S. Bach – Minuet in G Major

May 24, 2011

I first learnt how to play a piano variation of the same 15 years ago. The tune has stuck with me and it’s generally one of the most calming pieces yet….

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Gustav Holst – The Planets – Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

May 23, 2011

Remember this song from the Safaricom Ad? Listen from 2:55 onwards, if in a hurry . This is the fourth movement of the Orchestral Suite by English Composer Gustav Holst.

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Spam is evolving!

February 23, 2011
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