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19:51
Ubuntu on Dell
From: Gathunuku

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Sense at last .

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19:51
Ubuntu on Dell
From: Gathunuku

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Sense at last .

19:40
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From: Kikuyumoja's realm

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Kiuks @ ~~journalism~~ journarrism? ^^

(oh and btw: cerebration)

16:46
In response to the announcement of free tuition for Secondary Education...
From: More to Life

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I say Kudos. Again and Again. Good move. A lot of people just saw an increase to their spending power. And therefore the economy gets a boost with these move as well. That's simple economics.

Now many will want to interject here and tell me how that's only about 20% of the entire cost and that boarding costs are the highest and blah and blah... Did anyone ever give you a 20% raise in your annual income? Did it make a difference to you? Or would it if anyone gave you a 20% raise to your income right now?

That is the weakest of that argument since many will say that the tuition fee amount does not constitute 20% of their earnings. I'm willing to bet it probably does for most because your kids usually school where you can afford, including demographic decisions since secondary schools are usually allotted that way, save for national schools.

The real issue is, is there a need for boarding schools? Is there a need to assess the allocation of schools to students so that they are closer to home and have the option to go to school and return home and thus, the parents rent or mortgage payments can cover parts of fees; because students that don't board won't need to pay for boarding. Why are Kenyans so hell bent on boarding schools anayway? Where, after experience, we all know we went into and spent the next several weeks counting days until we could go home? These are the moments when growing teens most need a stable environment, one where only parents can provide. The reality is a safe haven, where no matter what happened at school, 8 hours later, they can return to and have time to regroup can only be provided at home. With the exception of a few homes where home is a wretched place to be. And those can be identified and boarding subsidized by the government for these students. But those who want to board at a cost to them should definitely still have that option.

So again, great that the tuition was scrapped. Very happy. Now let's explore other ways to reduce these other costs. The way I see it, the simplest way is to scrap boarding schools or make them as optional a choice as it's possible to be! At the very least, it's food for thought, aye?

12:54
Mobile Kenya
From: Kenya Imagine

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Amina Mohamed on the mobile phone revolution in Kenya. Read the rest here.

9:27
Chief…
From: Kikuyumoja's realm

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Read an excellent, 41 years old (offline) article on Obafemi Awolowo yesterday evening and was somehow reminded of Hon. Raila Odinga the mandazi vendor in Kibera.

Politics suck, but biographies and achievements of great leaders in opposition are interesting, indeed.

8:36
An Inspiration Tale For Aspiring Entrepreneurs
From: Kenyanentrepreneur.com

Tags: Entrepreneurship

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The current issue of Inc magazine has an interesting and inspirational interview on the African-American entrepreneur - Percy Sutton. A little background of Sutton for those who may be unfamiliar with him. He owns the largest black radio station in America and he also owns the famous Apollo theater in Harlem, a venue [...]

6:35
The Massacre at Anfield - Opening Tonight
From: Mentalacrobatics

Tags: Liverpool FC

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We won it five times; we won it five timeeeeeeeeees, in Istanbul we won it five times!

It’s only on loan; it’s only on looooooan, in ancient Greece we’ll bring it back home!

Tonight for One Night Only
Showing at a screen near you

The Massacre at Anfield

A Liverpool Football Club Production

Directed by Rafa “The Gaffa” Benitez

Starring

Steve “Captain Fantastic” Gerrard MBE
Luis “Semi Final Goal Scorer” Garcia
Momo “So good they named him twice” Sissoko
Jamie “The Minister of Defence” Carragher
Peter “Crouchigol” Crouch
And The Koppites a.k.a The real Special Ones as the 12th man.

Prediction: Liverpool will beat AC Milan in this year’s Champions’ League Final in a repeat of the greatest game of football ever played.

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1:30
beninmwangi.com
From: The Benin Epilogue Part I: Africa-Ready for Business

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beninmwangi.com: "The Economist Magazine-What Do to the Investors Think?

Posted by beninmwangi on May 1st, 2007

Sometimes when I read open ended stories and articles that ask rhetorical questions about Africa, I ask myself ,”what must the international investors think about parking their funds in Africa?”

To be brutally honest with you I have not made up my mind yet on the article that inspired me to write this post, so in the meantime here is an excerpt which seems to sum up the mood of the writer who penned this piece in the latest issue of The Economist, the piece is entitled, “Will Africa Ever Get IT Right?”

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