Mashada Blogs » March 25, 2009 http://www.mashada.com/blogs/ Mashada Blogs » March 25, 2009 Gregarius 0.6.1 en Kenyanentrepreneur.com: Skype & Kenya http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/skype-kenya/ Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:37:44 -0400 http://www.kenyanentrepreneur.com/skype-kenya/ kenyanentrepreneur AfriGadget: Repurpose: Converted Shipping Containers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Afrigadget/~3/r7MdVXljBro/ Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:58:27 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Afrigadget/~3/r7MdVXljBro/ Juliana Rotich Spotted in Nandihills, Kenya January 2009.
I saw one just like this in Bungoma, but was not quick enough with the camera to get a good shot. Turns out Zain, a major mobile phone service operator is using these as pre-fab offices in rural areas.

Converted shipping container to Mobile Office

Spotted in Nairobi, January 2008
At Lagoon, a bar/nyama choma (roast meat) joint.

Shipping Container/Office

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]]> Afromusing: Recycle: Hand bags from Woven Sacks http://afromusing.com/2009/03/25/recycle-hand-bags-from-woven-sacks/ Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:50:50 -0400 http://afromusing.com/2009/03/25/recycle-hand-bags-from-woven-sacks/ AfroMusing Industrial woven sacks that are typically used to package fertilizer and grain are transformed into chic bags.

Spotted October 2008 at Moyo Lake Gift shop in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Recycled bags - Eco Chic

Unrelated PS: Architecture enthusiasts, particularly those interested in Nairobi, help us out with this mystery on flickr? We used to play a game we called ‘Wapi?’ which means ‘where’ in Swahili. I think we started this game in 2006, we’d post a picture on our blogs and have everyone guess as to the location. Steve had the most difficult ones, JKE and Mental too. Might be time to revive the game? *off to go look for an image to stump y’all with* -)

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]]> You Missed This: Kibaki Rules Out Elections Before 2012: Is He Wrong Yet Again? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/Kumekucha/~3/Pd5wL412r58/kibaki-rules-out-elections-before-2012.html Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:38:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/Kumekucha/~3/Pd5wL412r58/kibaki-rules-out-elections-before-2012.html Chris
How will history judge Emilio Stanley Mwai Kibaki's presidency?

President Mwai Kibaki has ruled out the possibility of any elections being held in Kenya before 2012. Read the full report of what he said HERE.

The president has been wrong before. Terribly wrong at times, and sometimes with grave consequences. For example he was wrong about Kenyans taking the election theft lying down and was sure if a few of them got shot dead by police everybody would come back in line and accept the only election results he himself could live with.

He was wrong again about being able to form a non-coalition government. In fact he instructed his ministers to tell the press that folks who had come to help negotiate peace like Bishop Desmond Tutu and then Ghanaian President John Kufuor were in town for a cup of tea. He was wrong about that one too.

However the most dangerous thing the president is wrong about is the mood of Kenyans right now. He does not seem to realize just how fed up Kenyans are with the grand coalition government, especially now when there is so much hunger all over the country. As I have said before you can do many things to people without trouble as long as they have food in their belly. However the moment folks start going hungry everything changes. Ask the King of France shortly before the French Revolution started. Interestingly this is something that used to scare former President Moi a lot. Kibaki on the other hand is a completely different kettle of fish. Nothing moves him and he cares about nothing.

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Kumekucha tips: Are you in Nairobi? Looking for a nice quiet place to go away to for the weekend at an affordable price? Try this brand new out of town hotel close to Nairobi. I loved it last Valentines.
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And of course President Kibaki would not like any elections to take place in Kenya before 2012. That will not be in his personal interest, will it? You see in Kenya politicians NEVER do things for the good of the country.

There is little doubt that history will be much kinder to former President Daniel arap Moi’s tenure than it will be to Mwai Kibaki’s presidency. There is little doubt that he will be remembered as the President who pushed Kenyans to the brink of a terrible abyss. The man under whose watch the cancer of tribalism thrived to it’s very apex and maybe slightly beyond.

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I will publish a special edition of Kumekucha Confidential tomorrow with shocking new details of the latest Visa ban move the Americans are set to make soon, this time against individuals in Kenya’s corporate sector. Two well known corporate chiefs in Kenya will soon not be able to travel to the US on business. The Confidential is FREE if you are not a subscriber yet, subscribe now by sending an email to; kumekucha-subscribe@yahoogroups.com


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]]> KA-INVESTOR: Enter the Kingdom http://kainvestor.blogspot.com/2009/03/enter-kingdom.html Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:23:00 -0400 http://kainvestor.blogspot.com/2009/03/enter-kingdom.html Cooperative bank has finally sealed the coffin for Bob Mathews Stockbrokers by buying the troubled broker off (was the Ksh.20 million part of the deal or a song buy?). The bank has acquired 60% of the brokerage firm, taking with it the 12,000 accounts and the entire Bob's staff (excluding the owner). The bank now takes over full management control of the brokerage firm and has already rebranded it to ‘Kingdom Securities Limited’. The deal has not yet been approved by CMA and coop bank shareholders.

]]> Mshairi: Unforgettable: Chan Chan - Buena Vista Social Club http://www.mshairi.com/blog/?p=630 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:54:55 -0400 http://www.mshairi.com/blog/?p=630 Mshairi More to Life: Kodak Gallery - enforcing minimum annual purchases http://mymmoh.blogspot.com/2009/03/kodak-gallery-enforcing-minimum-annual.html Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:35:00 -0400 http://mymmoh.blogspot.com/2009/03/kodak-gallery-enforcing-minimum-annual.html


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Because you currently do not meet the minimum purchase requirement established by our new storage policy, your stored photos will be deleted from your Gallery account if you do not act soon.


Here is your current status:
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In order to continue to store photos at the Gallery, members with photo storage of more than 2 gigabytes (GB) or less must make annual minimum purchases totaling at least $19.99.

Once you've met the $19.99 purchase requirement, prior to 05/16/2009, your photos will be safely stored for one year from the date of that qualifying purchase. Thereafter, just make annual Gallery purchases totaling at least $19.99 to preserve your stored photos.**

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The KODAK Gallery

I say this to kodak gallery, Soyanora! Good bye, kwaheri. It's been real!

Picasa, here I come! And were that to fail, I'd prefer to store the pics in an external hard drive. Ala, kodak?!

Malaters. ]]> Kenya Imagine: Peter Marsh. In Memoriam http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KenyaImagine/~3/ZJ7ByqBUGSk/peter-marsh-in-memoriam.html Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:15:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KenyaImagine/~3/ZJ7ByqBUGSk/peter-marsh-in-memoriam.html Remembering Peter Marsh. ]]> stranded in me: Dis n' Dat http://stranded-in-me.blogspot.com/2009/03/dis-n-dat.html Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:05:00 -0400 http://stranded-in-me.blogspot.com/2009/03/dis-n-dat.html
This year we shall watch the first season of my creation 'CHANGES'. Hopefully before the year ends we shall be commissioned for the second season. My plan is to get atleast one more show on air (breathe in.....breathe out)- freaking out coz i'm officially out of work!!

Taken a holiday in my house for a week where I'll do very little work for this week. Next week I start copywritting and selling.
Wish me luck.

also in my to do list is a January 2010 baby, I guess I have time to sell the idea to my man I want him to father the child(s).

Happy 2009!! We'll chat laterAdd to Technorati Favorites ]]>