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23:52
From: assidous
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 On the 2nd of June, Virgin Atlantic touched down at JKIA at 0605Hrs from London Heathrow. Aboard it were the Kenyan team accompanied by its CEO, Sir Richard. It brings real competition to one of the most competitive and lucrative rotes out of JKIA. Among Its competitors here will be BA and our very own KQ! From me, its KARIBU VIRGIN! Safaricom CEO doesn’t miss a chance to get into the mix, he has already patnered with Virgin to fund the Mt. Kenya Elephant Corridor project to the tune of Ksh66M for a period 10YRS!
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22:46
From: The Benin Epilogue Part I: Africa-Ready for Business
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"Trade Versus Aid in Africa, Who Wins? Posted by beninmwangi on June 4th, 2007 It seemed like the time was right for me to pen this post about trade -vs- aid. This is a discussion that has a tremendous amount of relevance in Sub Saharan Africa. But it is also relevant in other parts of the world where developing economies are predominate. Now of course the concept of nations climbing out of the low income status by trade is not a new one. In fact the concept has been around for nearly four centuries and was made popular by Adam Smith. He posited that national national wealth creation comes by way of nations playing to their natural and practical strengths therby producing the items that other nations demand. So then “what’s the big deal?” some may ask. In other words if it has already been established so long ago that sustaining an economy through production, as opposed to aid, is desirable then we probably shouldn’t be needing this conversation. But we do need it." Read the rest at Trade Versus Aid in Africa, Who Wins? « beninmwangi.comTags: Trade not Aid, trade in Africa, Aid to Africa, Sudan, Renaissance capital, Russia, African Path, Kim Media Group, Alt Nigeria
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22:15
From: bankelele
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This past week I discovered two jobs where one is forced to receive extra money just for doing their job (and it's not a bribe)
First is for workers at the harbour/ports. Even honest people walk away with (a minimum) Kshs. 2,000 at the end of the day in lunch money from grateful transporters just for doing their job. These guys (transporters) pay so many bribes that when someone does their job without asking for a bribe, they still can't get over that and press some cash into the reluctant hands of the officers.
Then, passing through the airport yesterday, I overhead several travelers, too bothered to reprice the cost of a cup of coffee in Kenya shillings, pay 1 or 2 dollars or pounds and dash off to their gate. How that money is shared is another matter – but when an 80 shillings soda is paid for with a £1 note (equivalent) to about 130 shillings, there's a healthy cut for someone – and probably more than any tip jar would bring in. This is probably a common occurrence in in the tourism industry (see how tour van drivers usually have plenty of dollars to sell)
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15:33
From: Me, Life & Everything
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time: 2333hrs
length: short
mood: ati?
stars: plenty
at: home
level: six
track: angels - robbie williams, greatest hits.
After attending the WaPi event at the British Council where i bought these two fabulous CDs i will present the video to one of the songs on the Wenyeji CD, enjoy! **One of my favourite photos thanks to one of my new [...]
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12:07
From: Kenyanentrepreneur.com
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What’s going on?
I remember a time in Kenya when you could drive at 2 a.m. in the morning from one part of the country to the next (without fear). Even when they were home invasions, people never used more than panga’s and if you didn’t fight, they’d leave you alone.
Something has changed….
Everyone has a [...]
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9:49
From: Afromusing
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Arrived in Ngurdoto mountain lodge today, its an amazing hive of activity, people arriving, registering and getting to know each other. As you may have noticed from the program, 95% of the speakers are African. Noted economists, thinkers, scientists, entrepreneurs, bloggers and others. The focus is on Africa and a new way of thinking, so lets clear our mental cache and open our minds to what comes out of this.
The program starts tomorrow the 4th and runs through the 7th.
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9:38
From: Afromusing
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As JKE had mentioned on this post , Hash, Ntwiga, Mental and I went to visit the Nest home in Limuru.
Its a remarkable place, not just because of the children, but because of the great job the caretakers are doing of taking care of the children of imprisoned mothers. In speaking with the manager lucy, we learned that more often than not, the children have to be taken to hospital before being admitted to the Nest home, this is often because some of the children are severely neglected and need treatment. This generates quite a bill for the home, and is one of the challenges they are facing amongst other issues such as capacity, they cannot admit all children referred to the home.
The great thing that the nest home does is rehabilitate the mothers once they are released from prison, giving them small loans for income generating activities like selling vegetables. Lucy noted that there is a high collapse rate of businesses due to some mothers not reforming, but that they have had a few successes.
It was an incredibly wonderful time, the children are amazing and just full of joy. I cannot put into words how enriching the experience was. [vid taking too long to upload, will try again tomorrow.]
The thoughtfulness and kindness of people around the world contribute to these children’s welfare. A thoughtful gift that we saw at the home were solar water heaters which ensure that the home has hot water for cleaning, cooking and other uses.
The home was very clean and organized, its a blessing that these childrens’ lives are enriched, and in turn also enrich all of us.
For more on how you can help, please visit their blog.
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8:14
From: White African
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Just got into Arusha, Tanzania on the bus from Nairobi for TEDGlobal 2007. There’s nothing like taking a 6-hour crammed, slow bus to remind you you’re home. I was immediately reinvigorated when I started seeing everyone at the hotel though. I’ve already ran into a number of people that I only knew through blogs and email, what a great way to begin.
Emeka Okafor, TEDGlobal Director and Chris Anderson, TED Curator
Emeka Okafor is the director of TEDGlobal, since I’ve always been a fan of Timbuktu Chronicles, it was great to finally meet face-to-face. That goes the same for Nii Simmonds of eNubia, Eric Osiakwan and David McQueen.
David McQueen and Kelly Stoetzel
Eric Osiakwan
The registration and setup here is outstanding. In a short conversation with Emeka, he told me about how helpful the Tanzanian government has been, but also compared directing this conference to directing a NASA space shuttle launch. A South African team came up just to do A/V and lighting, they’ve completely redesigned the whole hall.
This is just the beginning, more on the conference as we start tomorrow.
[NOTE: New AfriGadget post on home made welding machines made in Kenya.]
 
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7:33
From: AfriGadget
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Being on the ground in Nairobi makes it a little easier to find good AfriGadget stories. I took a walk down Ngong road, an area with a lot of shadetree mechanics, wood carvers and metal fabricators. The first place I stopped at had a home made welding machine.
Simon, the shop owner, showed me a couple of the machines and gave a video tour of how it works. He’s a prime example how an entrepreneur in Africa will figure out ingenious solutions to meet local market demands. The welders sell for around 14,000 Kenya Shillings (just over $200), but fabrication costs only a small fraction of that.
Below is the video and some pictures. (Another video will be uploaded later, connection speed issues preclude me uploading another one right now).
Send in your stories of African ingenuity here.
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4:28
From: bankelele
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A new company will be spun off from the Kenya Power and Lighting Company once PricewaterhouseCoopers complete a review and formulate a balance sheet for the new transmission company. RVR shutdown: Kenya Ports Authority has ended a contract with Rift Valley Railways for non performance. What ails the company that has invested so much in new trains? Well the actual railway is still run by Kenya railways who have not seen any significant investment in years (but who have just advertised for a new MD) Other Madaraka Jobs most from the papersAureos Kenya a private equity funds is seeking investment professionals. Apply by 20/6 the managing partner at 43233-00100 Nairobi. British airways: Trade sales manager east Africa, Corporate sales manager East Africa. Apply to hcapjobs@wananchi.com by 8/6 Investment Research Consultants at Kaimana Consulting to evaluate investment opportunities in the emerging markets of Eastern Africa. Apply to jobs@kaimanaconsulting.com.
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2:26
From: Kenyan Pundit
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Made it in one piece.
Baby KP was perfect…she already has the makings of a sophisticated traveller , which is a good thing seeing that mama has a bit of wanderlust in her.
Now off to make my slides pretty (I can’t stand powerpoint!).
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1:11
From: Kikuyumoja's realm
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Is there any decent solution to send out serial emails? Something that a) works out of MS Outlook or b) any freeware that does the job?
Building websites these day - do we still have to use a huge CMS, or will Wordpress substitute all these website needs we had in the past?
What I like about using WP instead of any bigger CMS is the ease of installation and training future content editors.
How do bulky Nokia S60 phones actually match with recent fashion trends in form of skinny jeans / cigarette pants as portrayed by hip THE bands?
Just where are you supposed to put your phone if your trousers don’t even leave enough space for your keys?
“Second Life? Get a first…” [via Life 1.0 conversations over a Stöffche with my mate Té, the 61440 dude]
to be continued…
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