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23:55
From: assidous
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KPLC and Swedish power giant Asea Brown Boveri have signed a Ksh1.8B agreement to boost fibre optic installation on the main power lines. This is part of the ESRP meaning that broadband will reach us the end-users faster than anticipated. Its bound to bring the cost of connecting to the net down. Work begins immediately and will be completed in the last quarter of 2009.
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17:11
From: Kikuyumoja's realm
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Earlier last week, I found an old guitar in the basement of my current landlord:
 
 
“What’s the story on this one?”, I asked the couple that owns this house full of interesting stuff. “Aaahh….we got it some 15 years ago, inherited it from an aunt who loved playing it and since no one’s playing guitar in our family, we just kept it in the basement for no particular reason. Actually, we already wanted to throw it away…”. - “Well, I do play guitar..”, I replied, “is it ok if I have a closer look at it and, uhm, maybe refurbish it?” - “Yeah, sure, go ahead..” - “Coooool…”
So I rescued it from the moisture downstairs and completely dismantled it, cleaned it with some basic tools and tried to repair it by stapling the crack on the back and adding a new bridge + 1 new bridge pin.
[guitar owners & luthier - pls look away now :-)]
 
 
 
Lot’s of fun for just EUR 7,20 and, best of all: a working guitar with a superb sound that helps me enjoying those particular moments when I just feel the urge of playing along to my most favourite tunes…
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16:49
From: Black Looks
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When I first heard about the Michael Vick dog abuse case, I came out in support of Vick being punished for involvement in an illegal dogfighting setup that was found on his Virginia property. I also stated that race should not be a factor in the case, as many of Vick’s Black supporters believed [...]
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13:29
From: You Missed This
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archiveA while back, somebody sent me a crazy story about a serial rapist/violent robber who specialized in armed robberies at homes in certain Nairobi suburbs. According to this informant this sick thug's "signature" was to rape a man's wife as the husband was forced to watch. He also said that the man usually wore a mask but always had unprotected sex with his victims and yet he was believed to be HIV positive. I did not know quite what to make of it, because this was really sick. I had not even heard of it in other parts of the world where there are many sick criminals. Such a story had not even emerged from that rape capital of Africa, namely South Africa. So I ignored the story and did not pursue it nor use it here because I usually like to verify my stories as much as I possibly can. Now this weekend from a rather unlikely source, I found out that actually such a criminal was... Read moreHow To Make Serious Money Using Blogs Or Generate Plenty Of Traffic For Your Site. It Is So Easy, Expert Explains
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13:28
From: You Missed This
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archiveWhat was Mumbi Ngaru, a well-known ODM activist really up to at the now famous Karatina Tourist Lodge when she led the Raila Odinga entourage there? What was she seeking to achieve. Should presidential hopeful Raila Odinga trust people like her in future? Those are the questions that analysts who know the facts behind the ugly incident are asking. Investigations by Kumekucha have unearthed a set-up that was engineered by Mumbi Ngaru at the now famous hotel. Or was it just political naivety at work? The whole idea was to get a newspaper headline reading; "Kibaki In-Law Welcomes Raila And ODM To Nyeri." Instead Mrs Weru, who was alerted of what was going on by somebody in the ODM party (no doubt a traitor or mole) decided that she much preferred the headline; "Raila And ODM Evicted From Nyeri Hotel." Wouldn't you? Imagine the damage that would... Read moreHow To Make Serious Money Using Blogs Or Generate Plenty Of Traffic For Your Site. It Is So Easy, Expert Explains
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13:25
From: You Missed This
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archiveIn 2002, Musalia Mudavadi made a very painful decision which he knew would lose him the elections. He decided to stick with Moi during an hour of need for Kanu and the old man. For that decision he was hurriedly appointed Vice President and went into the record books as the shortest-serving VP in the history of Kenya. Now Mr Mudavadi is very upset at the rumours doing the rounds that as soon as he loses his bid to be the presidential candidate in ODM, he will head straight back to mama na baba Moi. A visibly angry Mudavadi told the Mombasa people that those rumours were nothing short of ridiculous. But are they? Would Mudavadi really refuse to give Baba Gidi a helping hand? He did as he was told 5 short years ago, what should stop him doing the same this time round? You see the Mudavadis and the Mois go a long way back. Musalia's dad, Moses Sabstone Mudamba Mudavadi once promoted Daniel Moi to a P3 teacher and Moi never forgot. In fact Misalia and former president Moi are related through marriage. It is very possible that the so called "leaked story" of Moi's strategy for Rift Valley involving the Luhya community could be pressure on Raila Odinga to say Musalia Tosha. I say this because Moi's strategy has never "leaked" before... Read moreHow To Make Serious Money Using Blogs Or Generate Plenty Of Traffic For Your Site. It Is So Easy, Expert Explains
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13:23
From: You Missed This
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archiveOther African countries really envy Kenyans. You see in African customs the father determines the nationality of a person and many Africans see Democratic American presidential hopeful Barrack Obama as a Kenyan.
Ironical really when most blacks in American see him as more of a white candidate than one who can address the issues of the African Americans.
Anyhow I was a little sick of reading so many self-righteous uninformed opinions of Obama's chances in Kenyan blogs declaring early that he stands absolutely no chance, that I decided to ask a native American friend who has been following elections in America for close to a half a century now. Her reply astounded me and gave me a rare glimpse into the political situation in the United States in relation to the next president.
I asked a straight question; does Obama have a fighting chance to win the democratic nomination and the election after that?Her answer; Unfortunately, I can't call this one. I personally don't like Hillary, and hope that Obama has a chance... Read moreHow To Make Serious Money Using Blogs Or Generate Plenty Of Traffic For Your Site. It Is So Easy, Expert Explains
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11:20
From: bankelele
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We are almost at the end of the month of August which Kenyans consider to be jinxed. So far national tragedies have included the annual floods in Budalangi and a village in Kakamega that was destroyed in mud slides, while Nairobi has had the occasional tremors continue since July. Anyway; lessons learnt from FT? The statutory manager of Francis Thuo Stockbrokers will begin paying off its clients (who had filed loss claims) from Monday 27th to September 7 – using money paid by new stockbroker Renaissance Capital. This should not be the end of Francis Thuo and a comprehensive report and sanctions of the company's management needs to happen. More so because, illegal selling of shares by brokers without permission of some unfortunate shareholders is still going on. Francis Thuo was not a robot selling shares. It had managers and staff who wilfully robbed shareholders of their investment. Has no investor reported to KACC reported them to KACA (even anonymously)? What’s more shocking is that the NSE wants to reward/gift the collapsed stockbroker with more money! Kenya Reaffirms the IPO dreams of investors by almost doubling to in price on Day 1 after the IPO. The share price reached 18 shillings before settling at 15 – but the allocation to retail investors was measly 12% Nairobi Wifi II One drawback to finding a great hotspot is that you have to lug around a $500 laptop to/from parked cars in an anonymous bag – which you then wrap around your chair leg so it does not disappear. But an even worse situation is to arrive there and find that for some reason the network is offline and they can’t fix it till the next day. Still it’s better than paying $11 an hour for internet access at a hotel, which is even more expensive than before. Ultimately the goal is to have home internet access which is a whole other story. Here’s Safaricom ISP - in form of their new Bamba net service. It’s a plug & play USB modem which costs 6,000 shillings to connect and 2,000 ($28) per month for unlimited net usage up to 700MB then 10 per MB thereafter – and is available throughout Kenya Parliament to scrutinize privatization: the Finance Minister has been ordered to gazette a privatization law passed by parliament. This will bring such measure under scrutiny of parliament like the Safaricom IPO, and (witchin the banking sector) - moves to privatize Consolidated and National bank, or anytime the NSSF wants to divest in shares. KCB back to UK KCB to reopen London branch to serve Kenyans living abroad. http://mjengakenya.blogspot.com/2007/08/kcb-back-in-london.html KQ soars as Uchumi shrinks Kenya Airways was ranked 99 among world airlines in terms of operations. And in the first quarter (April to June), the company results showed that with increased capacity (deployment of larger aircraft), they were able to carry 640,128 passengers (9% higher than 2006), but aircraft were less full owing to increased competition. Meanwhile Uchumi has withdrawn franchise rights to Tesco who have closed their Uchumi branded branches (including the one at railways). from a KTN reportRecent grads can't be MP's. Beacaus the higher education loans board (HELB) wants them to clear their loan dues before they can run for public office including Parliament. Jobs on Offer most from the daily papers last weekAnti-illicit trade intelligence analyst at British American Tobacco. D/L is 7/9 Central bank of Kenya: head of procurement, senior economist(s), manager forex bureaus, financial analyst, lawyer(s), executive director – Kenya school of monetary studies. Apply to the director of HR P O Box 60000-00200 Nairobi by 6/9 Constituency development fund: account managers for 41 constituencies including Makadara, Kamukunji, Starehe, Kasarani, Embakasi, Langata, Likoni, Mvita, Limuru, and Eldoret south . women encouraged to apply and the deadline for applications to cdf@wananchi.com is 21/9 East African Breweries: Buyer, Group Head compliance, indirect tax manager, group tax manager, direct tax manager, finance director, head of supply finance (Uganda) business performance implementation manager financial accountant(inter comp account), head of group procurement, procurement controller cost accountant advertising & promotion analyst service delivery manager Principal legal officer at the east African development bank. d/l is 7/9 Branch managers at Family Bank. d/l is 5/9 HLB ashvir : audit manager, audit seniors (Mombasa). Apply to audit@hlbashvir.com by7/9 Private sector development specialist at the IFC. d/l is 10/9 Kenya airports authority: auditor operations, auditor finance, auditor information systems. Apply through Hawkins associatesKenya commercial bank: manager in non-electronic fraud, and investigator - forensic services. Apply to recruitment@kcb.co.ke by 7/9 Macroeconomic and financial management institute of eastern and southern Africa (Zimbabwe): director debt management program, program officer – external markets & financial markets development, program officer – financial sector supervision. Apply to capacity@mefmi.org. Chief executive officer at the Privatization Commission of Kenya to be created. apply through Deloitte at esd@deloitte.co.ke by 6/9 Website editor/content coordinator at UNDP Somalia (Westlands office). Apply to registry.so@undp.org by 7/9
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10:34
From: Cock And Bull
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Last week, I attended the funeral of a woman that I knew when I was very young. She was the mother of some of the first friends that I ever made. I had not seen her in a very long time, but I got to hear about an interesting turn of events in her life that I never knew. The story was being told by the preacher who was giving her body the final rights.
Several years ago, the preacher was a destitute and lived in a shanty village that exists at the valley of a dirty river that goes round some of the most sordid residential areas in Nairobi. However, each morning the man would pick an accordion and walk for around 10 kilometers to a relatively affluent residential areas. He would stand at a particular spot and play his beloved instrument until evening, when he would pack it inside a leather case and head back to his ghetto residence. He used to do that because he had heeded God’s voice telling him to do so.
One day, a woman appeared out of the blue and literally adopted him. She rented a modest house for him near her own house, furnished it and started taking care of all his financial needs. She then asked him to start a church and with her help, he organized some believers from the area to set up one of the most formidable sanctuaries in the area. During the funeral, one could see that the man had suffered as big a loss as any of her other children, but you could also see some light behind his eyes that told of determination to continue with the work they had started together.
There is a televangelist called Joyce Meyer that would impress even the biggest religious skeptic with her teachings. It is perhaps due to the simple way that she packages her lessons using daily examples of human struggle that would make a person who might not want anything to do with Jesus Christ pause for a while to listen. On many occasions, Joyce gives examples from her life with her husband called David. She talks about daily struggles with negative emotions and other undesirable human traits by quoting direct examples from her life with David. Unlike many mystical preachers who take great pride in presenting their ‘beautiful’ wives and ‘wonderful’ kids, or others who do not even bother to acknowledge them, Joyce has a great way of presenting herself first as an ordinary human being, and you can see that she is grateful to have a helper such a David to support her. She is never threatened by his quiet strength and acknowledges it on many occasions.
There are many people who disqualify themselves from service after recognizing that they do not posses the skills or qualities they admire in others around them who make a difference. For example, many people do not think that they have leadership skills that are essential to any person who hopes to influence others. And so they wonder what they are suitable for.
One of the most powerful ways that a person can serve is by supporting another. To a person who aspires to make a difference and yet does not have the stomach for the turmoil that comes with it, helping another to serve is very fulfilling. Even without being acknowledged in public like Joyce Meyer’s David or Preacher man’s ‘beautiful wife’, one is quite satisfied by doing the job to the best of their abilities.
Do you have children? Helping them to grow into all rounded human beings with adequate physical, mental and spiritual strength is an incredible responsibility. It is even more so these days when there is enormous pressure from negative influences threatening to sweep away every single lesson in positivity we try to teach. Nowadays being a full time Mom, or a full time Dad, takes as much effort and determination as is required to answer any other calling that a person might receive. Leaving behind a successful career for any reason always is a difficult decision to make. However, leaving behind a successful career to bring up one’s own children could turn out to be the most fulfilling sacrifice ever made in a person’s life.
Most people want to serve and to make a difference. But not everyone is flamboyant enough to stand at a podium and give a “I have a dream” speech. Not everyone will fit into a Little Sisters Of Mercy uniform and jump into the nearest ghetto to feed the hungry. Not everyone has children of their own to mould. And obviously some spouses try to stay as far away from the pulpit as they possibly can, and so one might not be able to be their spiritual helper. What to do?
No one should ever stop indulging that voice that keeps telling us that we can make a difference. Each one of us has a unique way of doing it that is just waiting to be discovered and allowed to grow. Let us pray to God to help us walk away from vanity and give us the courage to be what we need to be.
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10:33
From: Cock And Bull
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There is a stone wall enclosing a tent made from striped white and blue tarpaulin at a place called Ridgeways, opposite the junction branching into Garden Estate and Windsor Resort and Golf club, and right before the road branching into Runda Estate as you head towards Kiambu Town from the Nairobi City centre. It is a Catholic Church, and on Sundays, you will find cars parked into capacity in every available spot around it.
Last year I became curious about this church. For one, all the Catholic Churches that I know are grand stone and stained glass structures, and this is the first one I had ever seen operating from a tent. The second reason is that in contrast to the humble church, the many cars parked around it all bore top class models; Mercedes Benz, Range Rover HSE, Lexus, Toyota SUVs and so on.
And so, on one morning that I was passing by I decided to drop in, just out of curiosity. The church was already filled, and I had to stand outside the tent, but within the stoned wall. The preaching was well under way, and I only heard the last part of the sermon before the final prayers. The message was that doing good should start from right where a person is before it is spread to other places.
And so, today I am thinking about that day as I consider the issue of being of service to others. And I can perfectly understand what the preacher must have meant especially on looking back a few years ago when I decided to work for an NGO in order to make a difference in the world. And that is how I ended up in Somaliland on the strength of my skills, and the strong case I put forward to my employer about my yearning to serve during the interview. However I was to realize that unlike what many people think, working for an NGO is more about doing a job and getting paid fit it, rather than being of service to others. That becomes clear when one interacts with others in the same field, and even more especially when one questions his or her motive for being in a place like Somaliland.
It is ironic - almost obscene - being chauffer around in a huge car whose fuel cost from your house to the office is enough to feed a family for a few days while being protected by police bearing automatic weapons, to protect you from the same people who you are there to help. Just think; what would the reason be for anyone to want to harm you if you are truly helping that person? If you ever visit Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi where the largest infectious disease clinic is located in Kenya, you become petrified on entering a ward full of people coughing their lungs out, knowing pretty well that many of them are suffering from TB and other air-borne diseases. A 30 minute visit to a patient is an ordeal, and yet the hospital staff works there day and night, even coming into physical contact with the patients. Despite the obvious danger they are exposed to, they never need to ask for police with Kalashnikovs to protect their lives.
I am not saying that NGOs should not help people, neither am I saying that aid workers are not in the world trouble spots out of a genuine need to help. All I am saying is that service to others should not wait until a person gets a job in Darfur or any other place in Africa, or in Asia or Latin America. When service calls, it does not start or end anywhere, and neither does it wait for one to be ready, or something to happen. Above all, true service does not need to be paid a hefty salary, given free accommodation and transport, and expense paid holidays once every several weeks. For the people who do not work for NGOs - and even those who do - the people who need help are all around us, and very close to us. They are in our families and among our friends. And so as you can see, we already have a lot of helping to do to the people we know before we move to strangers in our countries, and even citizen of the rest of the world.
The biggest challenge in life is heeding that calling that comes from deep down inside. That kind of calling is often averse to glamour. But interestingly, a person’s calling need not be so gloomy for it can lead them to unexpected glory in the most unusual way. Just pass by Ridgeways and see the many prestigious cars packed outside the tented Catholic Church! In the meantime, let us continue to pray to God to help us walk away from vanity and give us the courage to be what we need to be.
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10:31
From: Cock And Bull
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There is a nondescript restaurant called G&R along Muindi Mbingu Street in Nairobi, right opposite the City Market. If you look to your right as you enter the restaurant, you will see the arched opening to Cianda House along Koinange Street. At night, you would see the pink and blue neon advertising the Dolce discothèque that is located on the ground floor of that building flashing invitingly.
I do not know what G&R stands for. I doubt many people even bother to wonder since there is nothing ‘cool’ about the place. G&R is a restaurant for old people; the kind that is graced by teenagers only when a parent drags one along while on the way to school, usually under protest. Youngsters would rather hang out in crowded arcade inns where they can eat French fries and other greasy foods while listening to loud music accompanied by video on strategically placed plasma screens. On that account, G&R is way off since it specializes in serving foods such as arrow roots, sweet potatoes, mukimo, githeri and other such food that would appeal to the City Market traders that often frequent it. I doubt there has ever been any music at G&R.
What G&R does have is a fish aquarium. If you take a seat facing the street, you will have a good view of the swimming gold fish. Unfortunately, that is not always the case since the hawk eyed waiters at G&R usually strategically place themselves right in front of the aquarium so that they can have a clear view of all the tables. Watching a man and a woman standing next to each other with the backdrop of tiny fish swimming across the gap between them at groin level can really impregnate the imagination.
If you look carefully at the G&R fish aquarium, you will notice that apart from the beautiful gold fish, there is an ominous looking black fish. Unlike the goldfish that swims in open water, the black fish clings to the bottom and the sides of the aquarium. The fish is what is called a ‘bottom feeder’, and whose job is to clean up the mess that the other fish leave behind. The bottom feeder scavenges the bottom on the aquarium for discarded pieces of food and other waste, and generally plays the important role that the garbage man plays in our lives.
Have you ever felt like you are playing the role of a bottom feeder, cleaning up the mess that others have left behind? It sometimes feels like that when people are careless simply because they know that you will mop up after them. And yet, there are people who choose the role of serving others in life. When I think of service to others, nurses in hospitals come to mind. A nurse will clean up a messy person who walks into the emergency room with a fresh wound, clean up the person if he or she is too weak to even make use of the bathroom, and clean up the mess left behind by the doctors. Apart from that, nurses have to show a lot of constraint when being lambasted by the relatives, the doctors and even the patients under their charge. The reason is because the nature of their work puts them right at the end of the firing range and anyone can take a shot at them. And yet, despite working long and odd hours, they do not take home much in terms of money.
People who are in service to others out of choice often do that as an answer to a calling. They never get any meaningful compensation for their hard work, and often take a lot of unnecessary grief from others. And yet despite all this, they are certain that they are who they are supposed to be, are where they are supposed to be, doing what they are supposed to do. All they ever ask is to be treated with a little consideration. But even in the absence of that they keep a peace about them that makes them handle most situations with admirable grace.
Many people idly think about being of service to others. Many other people seriously think about it. Are you one of them? Are you able to give up your position as a gold fish to take the place of a bottom feeder? Are you able to lose the colorful glamour of swimming in open water, to the ominous dark gloom of scouring the bottom for remains others leave behind?
Last week, a group of school children laughed and pointed at a soot coated chokora (scavenger). He stopped at a distance from them and lifted up a huge gunny bag crammed with cardboards and said, “See! You are not the only ones who carry bags stuffed with pieces of paper!” He then walked away to do his scavenging as if nothing had happened. I suppose that is the kind of patience that every bottom feeder needs to have.
Perhaps people’s lives are like the aquarium at G&R. On the surface, everyone wants to be a gold fish – enjoying the colorful life while floating beautifully in the open water with not a care in the world. However, at the bottom, everyone yearns to be a bottom feeder – being of service to others and helping to make the world a better place.
The biggest challenge in life is heeding that calling that comes from deep down. True service is never glamorous, for not many – even of Mother Teresa stature - ever had their pictures splashed on the covers of even a local newspaper. That is why we need to ask God to help us leave behind vanity – thinking of our status in society - and give us the courage – not being afraid of what others will think - to be what we need to be.
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10:30
From: Cock And Bull
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My non-Kenyan friend who is visiting the country made me laugh when he narrated his account of boarding a matatu (public transport vehicle) at crunch time. In every evening of a working day, all the bus stops in town team with crowds of people waiting to board the few matatus that manage to slip through the traffic jam and into the city centre. And so, it usually is a struggle to find space inside the matatu and the law of the jungle determines who goes home first and who gets left behind. It was on such an evening that my friend was waiting for a matatu to go out of town. To pass the time, he was observing the cool, smartly dressed office girls that were standing patiently waiting for the next matatu.
When the matatu came, my friend joined the scramble to board. Being huge and athletic, he did not anticipate any trouble muscling his way into the vehicle. But then, he was to tell me later that he ended up being left behind since trouble came to him from the most unexpected quarters. He told me, “I thought those girls were ladies!” as he wretchedly rubbed his ribs and neck that had been mercilessly gored by the sharp elbows of the smart office girls. He was also massaging a foot that had been stepped on by a high-heeled shoe. He had just learnt the important lesson that you should never underestimate anyone in Nairobi. Being a city with many people chasing few resources, competition is very high and most people are fit for survival – especially those cool, smart office girls.
My non-Kenyan friend’s ordeal reminds me of the most competitive friend that I have. Having been raised in the rural areas in a poor family with many children, most of whom are boys, he had to learn about survival quite early in life. He once told me the story of the one hen that his family owned. Each of the children in the family took turns to eat the eggs that were produced by the hen. Considering that hens are consistent and lay one egg every 24 hours, each one of the siblings would be waiting for his or her turn to collect the egg every day at around 2 pm.
However, one could wait and realize that the hen was not going to lay an egg. After waiting for a few more hours just to be sure, the young girl or boy would curse loudly on knowing that he or she had been upstaged by another. The reason is because the children of that family had discovered a way to make the hen lay an egg on demand.
The trick was simple; one just needed to grab the chicken, part the feathers at its back and use the knuckles to rap the hen on the part between the two drumsticks. Just a few knocks were enough to make the dazed chicken stagger to the nearest corner and lay an egg. And so, as soon as day broke, an unscrupulous sibling could make the hen lay the egg hours before it was due. Unfortunately, such eggs could only be boiled since frying would give away the culprit to the rightful owner of the egg for that day. When each person’s egg day came, it was his or her responsibility to ensure that no one stole it from them. As a result, on any one day that the hen went about its ground pecking business it was guarded better than a president.
If you ever come into our city, expect some competition – sometimes crude, but often cool and smart. However most of it is home grown, so do not expect to immediately understand how it works.
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9:46
From: KA-INVESTOR
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 The troubled Uchumi has kept investor guessing on their fate for over a year now and I believe its time to let go. I remember last December talking to a friend of mine who had just burnt her fingers after buying 1,000 Uchumi shares a few weeks just before it collapsed. She was very optimistic { in denial} that this fallen legend will be turned around by April this year. April came and the only thing that kept her hopes up was when the trade minister announced that Uchumi will be back on the NSE by the end of this year. Four months down the line nothing has happened to indicate so, but things have gone from bad to worse. The debenture issue advanced to the shareholders was snubbed and the creditors who had earlier promised to reschedule their repayment have refused to do so. Uchumi is simply surviving on the Nationalistic sense by urging Kenyans to buy its goods since it’s an indigenous firm. But Kenyans seem to have had enough of this and have moved on. What’s the use of sticking to a partner that keeps on pulling you down?
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7:07
From: KA-INVESTOR
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In their quest to hit the Ksh.1 billion revenue per year and to keep their IPO promise of using the cash raised for expansion, Access Kenya has acquired two smaller technology firms in Kenya - Openview Systems and Todays Online – in a span of one month. They also posted a 30% increase in profit in their H1 above the 2006 full year profit.
The Acquisitions Open view systems with a turn over of 200 million last year, has a client base of about 200 who mainly consisting of lucrative government agencies. Access Kenya will take over 70% of Openview share holding in return of 4 million AK shares and the rest in cash. This will make Openview one of the largest shareholders in AK apart from the Somen brothers. The acquisition is still awaiting CMA approval.
Todays Online ltd was acquired under the agreement that they will successfully transfer their clients to AK’s network. In that case an initial amount was paid and a future payment was promised based on the successfully transferred clients. Todays Online personnel were also to be taken in as AK selling agents.
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5:25
From: Me, Life & Everything
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Rendezvous: 1325hrs
Prolixity: Minute
Mood: Bleh
Whereabouts: WaSk
Echelon: I
Track: Trading War Stories - Tupac.
Its Monday again, way too soon i fear. My request for a week off is on my boss’ desk for approval, fingers, eyes, legs, toes, hair, ears etcetera crossed **yes that too** and i hope it comes through, i need the break, lots to attend [...]
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3:38
From: Black Looks
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For a year, Elvira Arellano, a Mexican immigration activist and illegal immigrant, has been given sanctuary in a church, protesting her impending deportation and illuminating the political situation faced by many illegal immigrants in the US.
“From the time I took sanctuary the possibility has existed that they arrest me in the place and time they [...]
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3:03
From: stranded in me
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There's a new flick out for all you movie lovers. im always excited when a new movie is released how else will viewers hearts be won? if they have nothing to watch we cant complain that Kenyans prefer foreign stuff when thats all they're exposed to. for this kudos mr. nyanja and the crew. i liked some stuff n some i didnt. infact there were times when i found myself uttering "come on"/ "what?" the dialogue is off! the whole tribalistic thing just doesnt fly, the way its executed/written makes it sound more like a news item than a conversation. it doesnt flow. one instance they switch from the actress saying she's nervous about not making it for her wedding next line is the actor talking politics? that just didnt work for me. as for the camerawork, there were many good shots, but some were just wack, many times i felt the action was to far where the director would choose a long shot and have a lot of 'dead' space. whoever is doing the marketing is doing a good job. word is they had a budget of 4 million bob. 
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0:07
From: assidous
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This is cause for alarm!
Petroleum jelly makes you a target for HIV
BY DR. ALIKI MAHINDA
Dr Hulda Clarke, a Canadian biologist, has been doing research on HIV and other conditions and diseases for many years, mostly in New Mexico. To get the full benefit of her findings, it would be advisable to buy her books, "The cure for all diseases," and "The cure for HIV." She has another on the cure for all cancers. Her books recommend that you continue being in the supervision of a doctor and continue with the medications that the doctor is giving you. Then she explains how you can help yourself by avoiding toxins and killing all the parasites in your body.
Dr Clarke did numerous tests before she came to the conclusion that all diseases have a parasite and or a toxin behind it. When you remove them, the diseases go away. Clearly, the diseases need them to thrive in a patient. A very good example is the parasite needed for diabetes to thrive in the human. The "Pancreatic fluke of cattle" is a big parasite and should not be in humans in the first place. When it attacks our much smaller pancreas, it renders it incapable of producing its own insulin. This causes the blood sugar to go very high, making the human being ill and unable to defend the body.
For HIV, the parasite is a human fluke that likes to attack the thymus gland. This parasite, fasciolopsis buskii, is actually quite common in human beings who are supposed to carry only the adult stage of this fluke. It was not intended to hatch in our bodies, but in snails. Unfortunately, due to our "modern life" our bodies are loaded with toxins, thereby allowing these parasites to hatch inside us. This creates a big problem because the parasites are small enough in their other stages, they can travel and attack the other organs instead of sticking to the bowels where they belong.
The toxin you need to become a HIV virus host is benzene. This clearly explains why there are couples where only one of the spouses has contracted the disease even though they were having unprotected sex. This has been a mystery for the medical field. Benzene is a petroleum product that we all have in every Kenyan home. We apply benzene daily on our lips, our children's bodies, our cows tits for milking, we even use it as a personal lubricant.
This toxin, which gets to us as petroleum jelly, works so beautifully on our skin that it took me a long time to find an alternative. I wish they could come up with the same product minus the benzene, the way they decaffeinated coffee. It is all very well to use petroleum Jelly if you are celibate, or can vouch for your partner not playing outside the marital bed. However, if you have HIV or you are at risk of contracting it, then avoid getting in contact with all petroleum products. If you are working in a petroleum filling station, or you are a mechanic, change career if possible. Do not use paraffin for cooking or apply liquid paraffin.
HIV patients need proper detoxification. The programme should kill parasites and also empty your bowels well. Eat foods and herbs that are good at boosting immunity. This will help your thymus gland to start fighting for your body again, thereby restoring your much needed health. Parasites are nasty creatures and know how to survive in the worst of conditions, so be vigilant in your fight and take nothing for granted.
One round worm in our brain is enough to make you go schizophrenic. I believe our people are getting more and more dementia and epileptic cases because the toxicity levels in our food, air and body chemicals have risen alarmingly. It is good to get out of the city from time to time to the villages and live as naturally as possible. This will give your body a chance to rest and rejuvenate itself. This is too large a topic and cannot be covered in one column, so watch this space for other crucial tips on this.
Dr Hulda Clarke advises the use of a "zapping machine" to help get rid of the fasciolopsis buskii and other opportunistic parasites and bacteria. The Zapper needs to be used correctly for it to be useful, so we shall expound on this later.
This article is intended to give information, but not to treat or diagnose any disease or condition. Do not neglect to see a healthcare professional if you have a problem.
Sourced from SmartBiz Africa and posted here by Assidous.
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