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• January 11, 2009
• 22:14

  MobilePress

   » ‎ Kikuyumoja's realm

  Tags:  kazi  

  

  Following my other mobile blogging related posts, both my colleagues @AfriGadget - Frerieke & Erik - adviced me to take a closer look at a wonderful (new) WordPress plugin called MobilePress.

  “MobilePress is a WordPress plugin that will render your WordPress blog on mobile handsets, with the ability to use customized themes.” - We’ve seen this feature with others before, but - as the author correctly points out: “Plugins exist, but, at best, contain sneaky ads and backlinks and are not all together well written.” I do share those feelings regarding the WordPress Mobile Plugin as mentioned earlier.

  Despite of MobilePress being just the right choice for the mobile accessibility of your WordPress-based blog, I am still using the out-dated WPhone Admin Plugin because MobilePress (currently) lacks one important part: it automatically chooses the right rendering option based on the browser.

  Now - I would like to choose that myself! WPhone does that by providing a “use mobile admin interface” checkbox on the WP login screen.

  Mzeecedric and I recently had to look for a solution to a low-bandwidth blog-access issue and ended up using WPhone. I would, however, prefer to use MobilePress (also because it’s from SA, yay! :-) once such a “use mobile admin interface” functionality is integrated so that blog editors can actively choose a low-bandwidth login to the WP backend while using a normal browser.

  (It’s btw interesting to see how a plugin is used for another purpose - something else than what it had been designed for. See M-Pesa in Kenya and how it is used these days.)

• 17:59

  Kenya's reliability suffers blow after KPC scam

   » ‎ Rants, Raves & Reviews

  Tags:  Rant  

  KPC's fraudulent activities has scarred Kenya's 'reputation' as a reliable trading partner.
  
  Rwanda is seeking alternates to Kenya for its fuel supplies. Furthermore, some idiots (newspaper journalists, KPC & the always gullible Kenyan public) claimed that the Oil Marketers were exporting fuel meant for local consumption. It turns out that both Uganda & Rwanda faced massive fuel shortfalls thanks to KPC's complicity & idiocy in the theft of fuel from their depots!
  
  Basically, there was not enough fuel for local or export since there was no fuel... despite fake adverts in the Kenyan newspapers about the quantities 'available' or 'pumped'.
  
  And Kenyan newspapers were also compromised or just stupid & they hardly research their business reporting. Even raila & kibz got into the act... blaming 'cartels'... notice how quiet they have been of late? Maybe they are choking on humble pie?
  
  And KPC blamed everyone else... KPLC, Shippers, Oil Marketers, etc

• 16:11

  The solidier & the boy

   » ‎ Black Looks
  Via A Fragment of the Emperors New Rags SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The solidier & the boy", url: "http://www.blacklooks.org/2009/01/the_solidier_the_boy.html" });

• 6:22

  ::: The Festive Bread Listing, "IPO or EXIT ? " :::

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• 3:49

  Moving To Higher Grounds

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  The kind of work needed to turn things around in this beautiful country of ours, is huge and overwhelming when you think about it. But with a group of people with the same believe and mind set who are ready to tirelessly work towards that end, its something that can be done quicker than you think. They say we require just a few good men to turn things around … let always keep that in mind.
  
  With corruption becoming invisible as its been executed and only visible when its already too late … others considering themselves more Kenyan than others … others selling the country bit by bit to outsiders in the name of attracting investors … and with the wolves wearing sheep clothing just to be in the position they hold longer to continue ‘eating’ … etc etc etc its becoming harder and harder to just sit and watch.
  
  We are at a point where we are in deep need of political leaders who will be in politics out of passion to lead Kenya to better grounds. In the last 4 decades we have done nothing but to make everything to be about politics and thus we have to use politics to turn things around.
  
  Many get into politics to get rich quick and others stay in politics to protect what they have collected- by questionable means of coz. Thus one the solution to keep off money hungry individuals out of parliament is to make sure that been an MP is not about getting a fat salary or accumulating wealth. If we reduce their salaries many will not run for office … those who will, will be there coz they care for their fellow Kenyans. That way they will spearhead a process of developing systems that work for us which will eliminate evils like corruption, greed and arrogance in public offices.
  
  This kind of a solution is the easiest and most direct. However putting into consideration that most of the powers to reduce the MPs salary lie with them and they refused their almost 7 figure salaries to be taxed, it sounds impossible. And it takes me back to Moi times when he refused to have multiparty politics introduced … and only bulged after much pressure. Since then it has increasingly become clear that for the demands of Kenyans to be met … it can only be through pressure. Thus we must keep the pressure on at all times (and at the same time making sure they don’t get immune to the pressure). The MPs must be made to reduce their salaries … that will be a big nice step forward. We have to pressurize the MPs till they do what we Kenyans want them to do … we must, at least for now.
  
  Next we need to get those that are ready to take things forward for the sake of the nation ready. 100,000 (and may be less) honest and sober Kenyans is all we need to get things going. Many new faces will join politics 2012 and we have to really look to who they are … and not getting them to parliament then they turn out to be the Ababu’s of this world. They have to be people that we will be able to morally tear down and see no traces of evil (or have proven they are a changed lot) … since becoming a thief does not start overnight.
  
  People we have to start working towards that.
  
  One love one people one Kenya.