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• August 23, 2009
• 21:23

  The Non-Pursuit of Unsustainable Happiness

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  Send this article to Twitter!This post is prompted by a piece I read in another Kenyan blog called “Lovelymoney”.  In the post, the blog author talks about the plans he and his wife had when they first moved to America and those plans involved getting their education, saving up some money and eventually moving back [...]
• August 02, 2009
• 22:36

  AGOA: What’s All The Excitement About?

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  Send this article to Twitter!So, I guess everyone’s getting excited about this AGOA conference and I’m just trying to figure out why. In preparation for this post, I went to the AGOA site and tried to read what it was all about, but was forced to stop mid-stream when I realized that my eyes were [...]
• June 08, 2009
• 12:01

  Swimming Towards The Tide

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  ** I just joined twitter and you can follow some of these posts here on my link at twitter.com/kenentrepreneur.  I’ll primarily be using it to get instantenous viewpoints from different people, especially on topics that I’m interested in like Kenya and entrepreneurship.  So, feel free to follow me and/or tweet me. Now onto the topic at [...]
• June 03, 2009
• 8:33

  Not Your Parents Economy

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  I was reading a post on Kenyan Pundit about more and more people deciding to relocate back to “Africa” after having lived in the west for several years (I tried to leave a comment, but for whatever reason, it wasn’t posted, which is unfortunate because I think that post could have [...]

• April 05, 2009
• 15:28

  Let Me Upgrade you…

   » ‎ Afromusing

  Tags:  This that the other  

  I finally upgraded this blog to Wordpress Version 2.7.1. Initially I was worried about the theme not working with the new version, but seems like my apprehension was unfounded.

  I activated several plugins: Notably..

  – Tweet this so you can get your tweet on

  - Mobile press to make viewing my blog on your phone that much more pleasurable. This plugin was created by the good folks at Younique, a social marketing company out of South Africa. @Tylerreed good stuff man. Mobile press works beautifully on Opera and Iphone. I would highly recommend it. Do let me know if you encounter any problem on other mobile browsers.

  - Contact form in the About page

  - I am still trying to figure out how to use Zemanta to deal bring in ‘related’ links for posts.

  Goodies for you:
  A wallpaper that my talented relative Jepchumba designed, click on this image to download it from flickr.

  

  Link to Beyonce’s video. I shamelessly borrowed the title for this blogpost. Needless to say, the video has bsolutely nothing to do with upgrading wordpress blogs

  

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• March 22, 2009
• 23:23

  Producing “Stuff”

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  Now, that the stock markets around the world seem to be collapsing, I want to return to talking about the production of real things (or “stuff”), Why? because (as we are painfully discovering), real economies are created by those who produce real things, not those who shuffle “paper” money around the world that’s created from [...]
• February 20, 2009
• 15:10

  UBS: United Bank of Secrecy

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  There’s an interesting story in the NYT about UBS agreeing to give up the names of it’s customers who for years, have used the bank’s secret accounts to hide money away from tax enforcers.  I guess as this economic crunch begins to take hold and as governments keep getting more desperate for cash, they are [...]
• February 18, 2009
• 13:35

  Naseem Taleb: Stop Trying to predict the future

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  
• February 06, 2009
• 12:52

  Surviving The Economic Tsunami: Mta Do?

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  I want to move away from talking about politicians because they are going to continue to do whatever it is they want to do and at this point, we just have to move on and start worrying about ourselves. So, I’m going to assume that most of the people who read this blog are not politicians [...]
• February 01, 2009
• 12:42

  Looking For Cheap Labor Wherever It Is…

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  This is a good video that explains the inter-connected nature of this global economy. It’s all about finding the cheapest labor sources wherever in the world they lie. If the service can be provided over a computer, the job will most probably be moved to India. If the goods can be manufactured in China, that’s where the [...]
• December 17, 2008
• 8:36

  Peter Schiff: Part Two

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  If you have a retirement account that is losing value, you must, must, watch this video.  Had you watched it six years ago, you’d probably have been able to avoid some losses. However, even if you don’t have a retirement account, you should listen to this video because I think it explains very well, why people [...]
• 8:35

  Introducing Peter Schiff: Part 1

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  This video is unbelievable.  Here is Peter Schiff, the head of Euro-Pacific capital, predicting this financial crisis SIX YEARS AGO.  Like Roubini, people laughed at this guy then, but they’re not laughing anymore.
• December 09, 2008
• 11:58

  Gone With The Wind: Jobs, That Is…

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  I was reading an interesting commentary in some paper the other day where someone talked about the on-going layoff’s that are taking place around the world. This person was basically looking at the layoff’s from a point of view I have yet to hear spoken about.  He or she was saying that in America especially, the [...]
• December 01, 2008
• 18:38

  Dr. Doom

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  Let’s hear what Dr. Doom, aka Dr. Nouriel Roubini has to say {again} about this economic crisis.  It’s amazing how his predictions keep coming true. His next prediction? deflation (someone please feel free to explain that). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6cyOtGnhyQ

• November 23, 2008
• 22:30

  The Daily Nation: 'The Truth' of Deception

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  the Daily Nation  

  When in April of last year I criticized The Standard and called the Kenyan newspaper a tabloid for running what I thought was a speculative, sensational story, some accused me of singling out the publication.

  “The (Daily) Nation had run with a similar story only the same week,” one respondent wrote.

  “Does anyone have any proof that [Nicholas] Biwott was at all involved in Ouko’s murder? Did you consider The Nation a tabloid for publishing that?” another one asked.

  And my reply to them was that The Nation was not the one “moaning about a (government) vendetta, so let’s keep it out of this until its time comes.”

  That time is now.

  Read more. 

  

  

• October 29, 2008
• 21:27

  Nouriel Roubini

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  As I’ve said before, this professor of economics, Nouriel Roubini, is one of the few people who predicted this global financial crisis and he’s saying the worst is yet to come. This is a 5 part series. So, if you want to watch all of it, just google his name)

• October 20, 2008
• 9:01

  Of Redesign & Afrigator 45 best in Africa

   » ‎ Afromusing

  Tags:  This that 038 the other  

  You might notice the snazzy new design, and the realignment of things on my blog, I just completed the redirection of the RSS feeds on Feedburner, so please note the new RSS feed link. The old feed link should redirect to the new one, but in case it does not, please just re-subscribe.

  If you ever need to redirect feed links, check out this post for the short instructions.

  The theme of the blog is based on Firebug, it was customized and given the ‘Mweshi treatment’ by the talented designer Mulumba.

  I switched hosting companies from Locomotive Media, which was actually powered by wind, to Dreamhost. I racked my brain quite a bit about this, but the fact that Dreamhost offsets its carbon emissions made my decision easier. Granted I would prefer to use a data center that actually uses renewable energy like I did before, Dreamhost offers a very good deal and gobs of space for further growth.

  It is quite an honor for me that my blog is on the list of Top 45 Female African bloggers, I am so excited! The email Lester sent had a really cool picture that captures my excitement. Yay! to blogging, and here’s to a relaunch of Afromusing. Thanks for the honor AfriGator, and thanks to Mweshi for helping me switch hosts. Cheers!

  

• October 03, 2008
• 9:15

  What is “Money” Afterall?

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  What is money? I pose this question in light of the current global financial crisis which is increasing inflation all around the world.  I mean, many people think that money has this infinite value, but in this era of inflation, should this crisis become a lesson about why one should always convert this “paper”  called [...]
• September 10, 2008
• 20:48

  The Coming Economic Tsunami

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  I was having dinner with a good friend the other night and she mentioned that her 401K was taking a hit.  This is the second time she’s mentioned it.  I’m sure others have observed the same thing with their 401k’s. I was talking to yet another friend (who I consider to be a semi-expert on finance) [...]
• August 09, 2008
• 13:00

  The Dragon Must Be Fed

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  There’s an interesting article in Fast Company magazine on China’s foray into Africa. It’s making people nervous: “This commercial invasion is without question the most important development in the sub-Sahara since the end of the Cold War — an epic, almost primal propulsion that is redrawing the global economic map. One former U.S. assistant secretary [...]
• June 23, 2008
• 15:15

  Outsourcing Your Daily Chores

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  I’ve been thinking about this whole outsourcing issue again (why am I so obsessed with this issue of outsourcing?). Anyway, I was thinking about this issue because for the past two weeks, I have been trying to work on this website and I got stuck. There were some things I needed to do [...]
• May 18, 2008
• 18:47

  Africa’s Backwardness Lies in it’s Culture

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  I was reading an interesting story today in the NYT about Japanese fears that it is no longer churning out enough engineers and this will become a problem if it hopes to remain an advanced nation. Apparently, young Japanese who’ve grown up in a wealthy country, no longer feel the need to go into engineering, [...]
• April 08, 2008
• 7:39

  1-800-Divert-To-Nairobi

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  There’s an interesting article in the Standard about call centres coming to Kenya. I guess this cable line has everyone excited about outsourcing opportunities.  If you are based in America, you’ve pretty much dealt with call centres in India and I know of very few people who are impressed by them (heavy accents, unpleasant personalities, rude, etc, [...]
• March 17, 2008
• 8:01

  Looking For Contributors

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  I’ve been thinking about doing this for awhile and now that the political stuff seems to be dying down, I’d like to invite people to contribute articles on this forum.  So, if you think you have something interesting to say, particularly about business or entrepreneurship in Kenya {or anywhere else} and you don’t want to [...]

• March 05, 2008
• 23:09

  Analyse this: The National Accord and Reconciliation Bill, 2008

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  the National Accord and Reconciliation  

  I have been able to see the Bill in the form that was released after the 28th February. This bill in its present format will be a constitutional headache to get through Parliament. More than that, there are fundamental issues in it that raise the possibility of it being rendered illegal by the High Court due to its inconsistency with the current constitution.
  
  Read Kamale T's analysis here.

  

  

• February 29, 2008
• 16:59

  Can Kenya Be “Dubai-iefied”?

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  I just finished reading this great article in Fortune magazine about how Dubai is expanding it’s global reach beyond it’s borders and it’s doing it in poor, third world countries. What caught my attention were some of the countries it has selected: Djibouti and Rwanda. Huh?? (Full article here: Camels, Gorilla’s and skyscrappers) Basically, the government [...]
• December 13, 2007
• 11:09

  India is Hot….

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

    You can’t ignore a country with 500 million potential consumers, can you? World leaders are flocking there trying to get in on all that potential business (Maharaja’s land of gold). Africans always like to inform westerners about the “other” side of Africa (”no, trust me….it’s not all poor”, really, I’m telling you, please believe me, etc, etc…you [...]

• October 28, 2007
• 0:32

  The tragedy of war

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  What is the  

  Imagine if you will, a procession of boys walking for months, even years on end. They retain only one goal in their hearts, to reach the safety of refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya. Achak's journey begins in Marial Bai, a village in Southern Sudan and ends in his resettlement in Atlanta, Georgia with hundreds of other young Sudanese. The epic is in many ways tragic, however, Achak and others demonstrate the resolution of the human will to survive some of the most adverse conditions on the planet.
  
  Read here as Nekessa Opoti writes a review on Dave Eggers' What is the What-- an autobiography of one of Sudan's Lost Boys.

• October 22, 2007
• 20:11

  Sanjay? Where Did My Job Go?

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  This is a documentary about an American computer programmer who travels to India to find out why so many “American” jobs are being outsourced to that location. The guy is obviously bitter about being laid off and I got no sense from watching this video that he has come to terms with the realities of the [...]
• October 16, 2007
• 21:32

  M-Commerce

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  E-commerce was all about making money on the internet; M-commerce is about making money with mobile phones. This discussion is mainly about India, but the examples could easily be applied to Kenya (btw - how is M-pesa doing?). They are 200 million mobile phone users in India. Wow! How many are there in East Africa?
• October 09, 2007
• 15:22

  Booty Economics: Show me your particulars

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  There’s a hilarious ad that was posted on Craigslist about a woman looking for a rich husband in New York City. Here is the description from the NYT: “Last month on Craigslist.com, someone who described herself as a “spectacularly beautiful” 25-year-old placed a personal ad seeking a husband who made at least $500,000 a year, [...]
• October 03, 2007
• 16:55

  Are You An Income Generator?

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  I was talking to someone the other day about work in general and how safe (or not) most people’s jobs are and she said that in this global economy, your stability at work all comes down to one question: Are you an income generator? if the answer to that question is no, then your job is not [...]
• May 30, 2007
• 11:55

  Warren Buffett

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  I haven’t put a video up in a while and I figured it was time. It’s always interesting to listen to what a Billionaire has to say — so have your fill!

• 10:28

  Random travel post

   » ‎ Afromusing

  Tags:  This that the other  

  This was my first time flying with Air-France, i typically do the KLM thing all the time, but Air France offered the best fare at the time when i was looking for tix.Good thing you can still earn miles since they have a partnership agreement and are part of the ’star alliance’ with KLM. The plane from Newark to Paris was a new looking Airbus A330. The interior was a snazzy looking navy blue with off white, there was a faint hint of ‘new plane smell’. It had an interesting addition of a web cam; well, make that a ‘nose cam’ where the images of what is going on in front of the plane is displayed on the screen in front of the seat.Nothing particularly interesting happened before we took off, just airport staff walking into a side entrance. I wished one of them would stop and do a little dance just to liven things up, perhaps something like Hugh Grant’s moves from the movie Love Actually? Flying these days is just drudgery.

  We left Newark at about 19:10 so it was still sunny out. After take off the ‘nose cam’ pans to the bottom of the plane giving you a view of the land below. The pilot seemed Jazzed about this and pointed out Central Park NY when we flew over it. I wasn’t impressed. The nose cam is cool though. Aerial view of central park…not so much. During the trip, the plane sounded abit noisier than the KLM flights i had taken before, a little crickety during turbulence, its a good thing disposable ear plugs are provided, or perhaps its because of where i was sitting, just behind the left wing.

  Food - med

  Lint from little blanket on black sweatshirt - Very High

  Courtesy of staff - med

  Overall experience thus far - so, so.

  I will skip the whole thing about Air France being able to check baggage all the way to Nairobi, but not able to give me all the boarding passes, especially the boarding pass for flight from CDG to Nai. The agreements between airlines appear to favor baggage but not people?!!! I am just used to having all my boarding passes before i leave. Oh well, maybe its because my ticket was ‘cheap’

  Paris wifi which they pronounce weee feee (?!!) cost $16 for an hour…I really should write my posts without being connected to the net. A few habits that i have to shed very very quickly.

  The folks in Nai, see you at the geek dinner . Other readers, please check back starting June 3rd for posts from TED Global ‘Africa The Next Chapter’ - Arusha.

  **Disclaimer - During the coming week, if I drop too many exclamation marks from over excitement, please oh please forgive me! (see see i started already)

  My next flight is on KENYA AIRWAYS! I hope they have the KCC butter with the meal, or is that only on flights from .KE?

  Other random items from Wired mag from this month…wired.com and just search for the stories, had to do this post without looking up the links. Fuel costs $4.20 in Nairobi, $4.17 in Mumbai and woudl you believe that in New Jersey its $2.99? How now?! Does the ‘Arm pit of the US’ have oil refineries nearby or an invisible pipeline to oil deposits on the moon? (NJ is actually pretty ok, i was just told that it was the arm pit of the US the other day, laughed my head off. Would that make california the tanned and buff abs of the US?) moving along… Cows emit more methane gas by burping than by farting.What with all the 4 stomachs, who can name them? (No googling?!)

  Currently reading ‘The best Technology writing 2006′ compiled by Brandon Koerner. (Link is on my sidebar) - Very cool book. What i could garner from it so far…to be a good tech writer, you need a narrative and some banging metaphors.

• May 13, 2007
• 18:52

  Odds and Ends

   » ‎ Afromusing

  Tags:  This that the other  

  Whis brought up an important issue on the last post - CFLs in Uganda. Namely that CFLs contain mercury, a heavy metal that is quite toxic and dangerous if not disposed of properly. A common concern is mercury in fish which results in the advisory for pregnant women to avoid eating fish. I decided to buy a CFL since my desk lamp light blinked out and in the process try to answer Whis’ question about disposal. Home Depot, $5 dollars for 1 40watt bulb and i was set.
  CFL front

  CFL back

  Desk lamp with CFL

  And voila! Light!

  What i was able to find on the package no less, is that in North America, lamprecycle.org is a great resource, it has the state and EPA regulations for disposal of spent lamps. It also points to Earth911 where you can enter your zip code and it gives you the location of your local recycling center.

  As for Uganda: I am afraid Whis i do not know…couldnt find a website for now, the other ministries appear to have a site but not the Energy ministry. Info from anyone there on the ground is greatly appreciated.
  Daud in Kenya also pointed to the launch of PANARECC
  

  Panerecc Launched at the Grand Regency on Thursday 26th April 2007

  The Parliamentary Network on Renewable Energy and Climate Change (PANERECC) is a proposed Parliamentary network to promote renewable energy and climate change policy and particularly the synergy between New and Renewable Energy (NRE) as a tool for combating climate change

  As of this posting I am getting a 401 error on their site, so check it again later.

  Other Stuff

  Tech/Internet - Its a bad URL world out there i.e malicious code can found on the URLs of sites …so get Finjan secure browsing addon for firefox. (Yes i know that attempt at channeling 3-6 mafia was lame oh i will say its maxi priest “Uuu baby its a wild world ” Bugger, that aint it either, i am leaving it in the post despite its hobbliness.)
  Econ -2 links to articles by James Shikwati, he is one of the speakers in the upcoming TED Global. Link 1 on harmonisation of tax laws in the EAC with the somewhat hilarious question “Will the East African Federation increase the size of matoke on our plates?” Link 2 - “Urbanizing Kenya to fight poverty”. Speaking of urbanization and poverty, Atanu Dey has excellent posts on this very issue.

  Music and TV (Diaspora US): VH1 soul has a cool program One Planet One soul, airs on sundays. Soul from Africa and aroung the world. Likes of Les Nubians, Somi etc. This was also mentioned over at Annansi Chronicles, a very cool blogger and designer, check out the blog here and the cool afrocentric tshirts here. If you arent subscribed to Benn Loxo yet and you are a world music fan…what you waiting for?! Gems on that site i tell you.
  Annoyances: SMSs asking you to not buy gas/petrol on May 15th. Here is the snopes entry debunking that urban legend.
  Last but not least, thanks for reading this far… and Happy Mothers day to all moms, especially our fellow bloggers who are new moms, KP, Mrembo and Medusa.

  

• May 03, 2007
• 13:31

  Interesting Diversion

   » ‎ Afromusing

  Tags:  This that the other  

  Went to read my copy of wired during lunch, just had to pass this along… if you have 10 minutes and would like to read an interesting story…click here, print and enjoy. If you have your dead trees copy Hash, its on page 153.
  Reads like a movie, it is about a sci-fi movie, no wait, its about a brilliant exfiltration plan by the CIA in 1979 Iran.

  Artist of the week - Benjamin Wachenje

• April 27, 2007
• 8:03

  The World Boink

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  Paul Wolfowitz, the head of the World Bank has been in the news recently under a cloud of allegations that he tried to hook-up his girlfriend with some perks. Anyway, I don’t want to dwell on Wolfowitz’s history of corruption, except to say that I run into an article in Harper’s magazine written by [...]

• April 18, 2007
• 22:08

  The Standard: Outlandish Everyday!

   » ‎ Kenya Imagine

  Tags:  freedom of the Press  

  Every time a Kenyan journalist spends a stint in police detention, the whole of Nairobi goes crazy.

  Fellow newsmen and women rush to Ground Zero to show solidarity. Human rights organizations and other groups come out of the woodwork, for a chance to exhibit what they claim is their undaunted support and commitment to the cause of democracy. Politicians, some with questionable human rights records, abandon their activities and run to the police station for the photo opportunity. The more dramatic they act, the higher the likelihood of their pictures ending up on the front page. They scream at and scold police officers, who in most cases are only following orders. They kick the gates open in clear violation of the protocol they demand the government use in summoning the press. They try any and everything that would earn them notoriety in the press - anything.
  

  Edwin Okong'o criticizes the Standard Newspapers, on what he cites as irresponsible journalism.
  

• April 15, 2007
• 20:23

  Planet Earth Series

   » ‎ Afromusing

  Tags:  This that the other  

  I had to make a quick note for US readers of this blog who have discovery channel, science channel or eh heh, bittorrent.

  Planet Earth - TV Series

  Its stupendous, visually captivating, and absolutely fascinating.

  It is airs on sundays at 8pm, discovery channel. More info and online video available here.

  For Science channel air times click here.

  It was shot HDTV format, so if you have one of those high end HDTV screens…I am seriously envious. The technology used to film the series is also quite impressive, as reported by Sonia Zjawinski in wired mag article *’A view to a Kill’ - “Every hunt you’ve ever seen on a nature show has been a scam”.

  Until now, the false advertising has been a regrettable necessity: If filmmakers try to follow a high-speed chase by air, the blare of the helicopter blades scares off the action.But in March, when the BBC series Planet Earth premieres on the Discovery Channel, viewers will see a single wolf hunt from start to finish. There’s also a bioluminescent light show of a vampire squid deep in the Pacific, a blue bird of paradise dancing in the New Guinea rain forest, and lions attacking elephants at a watering hole in the Botswana desert all brought to you by the humble hi-def digital camera.

  While on the topic of TV, a couple of current favorites,

  Dr. Who - Not sure when the new series starts up again on BBC America - Can’t wait.

  Robin Hood - Saturdays at 8 CDT

  Hustle - The new episodes begin wednesday april 18th on AMC at 10 EDT, 9 CDT.

  Oh, and 30 Rock! - Very funny show.

• April 13, 2007
• 10:35

  This Competitive Global Economy

   » ‎ Kenyanentrepreneur.com

  Tags:  the Global Economy  

  I was just reading an article in the New York Times about Germany’s emergence once again, as a global engineering powerhouse (German Exports). The Germans have always been known for their solid engineering, but the economy took a downturn when East and West unified. The transition was difficult both economically and culturally, but [...]