It's been a while since my last blog post: too much to do, too little time, too lazy to write anything. Good news though, at last the block is headed to an end. And this one does not count as a post either.
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Kenya’s Money in the Past I
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Duncan Ndegwa is a former head of the Kenyan Civil Service and Governor of
the Central Bank. He published his autobiography *Walking in Kenyatta
Struggle...
The Theory of Conventional Cultural Unity
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By Geletaw Zeleke Ethiopia is one of the richest counties in the world,
potentially, but in practice it is one of the poorest countries on Earth.
The irony...
How to Use Ushahidi More Securely
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The Ushahidi platform was first launched amidst a violent conflict some
four years ago. Since then, the platform has been used to map other violent
crises ...
AIRTEL TO LAUNCH 3G IN KENYA TOMORROW
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After what seems like ages, Airtel is finally going to unveil its 3G
network in Kenya at the Crowne Plaza Hotel tomorrow.
Staff have been running up and d...
Arthur Zang | Medical Tablet Innovator
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Mfonobong Nsehe writing in *Forbes*:
Image courtesy of RN Arthur Zang, a 24 year-old Cameroonian engineer, has
invented the Cardiopad, a touch screen me...
The Rise of the Naija Auteur
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From OludaScribe:
WAITING LINES by Lagos Based Daniel Oriahi Follow @Filmic25
Shorts have been the means by which upcoming film makers show the world and
...
Ruto’s Party United Republican Party website hacked
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Ruto’s Party URP website hacked, probably even before being launched. And
the hacker has left interesting message on the site: Strong Security for
your we...
Wamathai Spoken Word – March 2012
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Wamathai Spoken Word March, a poetry, music and photography showcase, is on
Saturday 10th March 2012 at The Michael Joseph Centre, Safaricom House on
Waiya...
Just Say No
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Just Say No An OnlyOnce reader submitted this story to me a couple months
ago: Went to a small, high-end restaurant last night. There were ~10 people
there...
Fantasy Kiss!
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When I kiss you, May my essence be transfused with the kiss. May my essence
travel through your bloodstream and infect your blood. I want to be a virus
tha...
Fab Factories: Hardware Manufacturing in Africa
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Across Africa there is a vibrant culture of people creating things.
Hardware products. It’s rarely glamorous as our inventors and
micro-entrepreneurs innov...
Artur Brothers to Petition Pope for Saint Michuki
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The ethnic entrepreneur is dead
*"If you want to rattle a snake you must be prepared to be bitten by it..."*
*"Anybody who loves the Kikuyus must follow Uh...
M-Pesa linked to rise in inflation - Really?
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Business Daily link to the article
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/M+Pesa+linked+to+rise+in+inflation/-/539552/1327538/-/tjjsm9/-/index.html
Whereas I a...
Kenyan by any other name…
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He asked me a couple of questions when I was done. He caught me off guard.
His eyes dark, gentle and then suddenly hard. His family had registered him
as a...
I CRY FOR THE DEDAN KIMATHI & KIMANI MURUGE SPIRIT
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Growing up, Jomo Kenyatta-ism was screwed into me that when I thought about THE MAN IN KENYA, our Nelson Mandela, our Che, our Kwame Nkurumah...I thought Ken...
What In The World?!
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It's been almost 4 months since I posted?! This is inexcusable on every
level! Anyway since I have now joined the smartphone era. Yes I have been
rolling a...
Is domestic violence on the rise in Kenya?
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During the week when couples around the world were smiling dreamily into
each other’s eyes proclaiming their love for one another, Kenyan men came
out in l...
Physical Fitness can be Free
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Working out for free. Gyms are expensive and boring. Mostly boring. This
post is for my internal consumption and it could help someone like me.
Skipping R...
A Gem In The Rough
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A “gem in the rough” by “definition is one having exceptionally good
qualities or the potential for greatness but lacking polish and
refinement”. I like to...
Nairobi…!
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This blog will soon expire, however, I could not resist just one more post.
Life in Nairobi…! Yes I moved back home January to March is supposed to be
unbe...
For Sale: VOIP Equipment
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*4 x Cisco ATA-188 Analog Telephone Adaptor*
The Cisco ATA analog telephone adaptors are handset-to-Ethernet adaptors
that allow regular analog telephones ...
So Much Gaga Over Google
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In trying to make sense of the new Google privacy policy, I stumbled across
this discussion on NPR’s On Point. It is one of the most balanced,
informative,...
Mangoes for sale
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Taken yesterday by the roadside on Malawi's M1 between Dedza and Lilongwe.
100 Kwacha per dish of ripe mangoes (that's about 40 US cents). Wherever
you t...
Leah...
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As a new chapter begins.... so ends the other.
So we went back to the crossroads the other day.... It had been a couple of years since and the management h...
Inside Out
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These past four weeks, the Wolf wanted to remind me it still exists. I’ve
been in remission; that’s not to say I haven’t had episodes of illness but
it has...
Resurgent Clashes in Parts of Kenya(Editorial)
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It is clearly disturbing to see pockets of clashes erupting in certain
parts of the Country such as Moyale and Baringo especially now as the
Country heads ...
In praise of routine
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For the first time since October 2008, I’ve been in one place for more than
6 months. Long enough to get into a routine and start to feel like I’m
living a...
BM Security: Insecurity Company?
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Few things make me feel quite as stabby as 'overlapping'.
This was on Tuesday, 2 Feb, around 7.30pm on Kanjata Road leading to James
Gichuru. Traffic was ...
How Africa Tweets
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Here is another interesting bit of research conducted by Portland and which
was launched in Nairobi on February 1, 2012.
Twitter is often thought of as a...
Beans and Chilli
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You know how beans give you gas? And then you keep on releasing small fumes
that in the January heat can be ignited. That. Well, now while I was trying
to ...
Dusting off
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It has been years since I made a stop here. There are lots of things that I would want to pen down but I can try and sum all that and say I want to start aga...
Dream of Paradise
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Its 2.30 am. Once again I am awake. Once again, I hate it. I made new year
resolutions about this. Sat myself down one evening and told myself how
much we ...
On micro SD card readers
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Back when I was still on Nokia and later on Android phones, a microSD card
reader on my keychain was key :-) to what I call data freedom. I also
believe th...
Music: African in New York
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Chief Boima’s new album is right up my alley — after years in Africa, and
now finding myself bouncing back and forth and spending more and more time
in N...
New Year musings
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Happy New Year y’all! (Yes I’m well aware that January or Jan-worry as #KOT
[Kenyans on Twitter] have been calling it is almost over..but I reserve the
rig...
Thika Road Mess. Blame GoK not the Chinese.
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I just read this story in today's Sunday Nation which highlights the fact
that there is serious negligence in the traffic management and safety
aspects of ...
When Women Meet 2*
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Public Object #2:Kenya Arts Diary 2012
A 'meeting' can be a gathering, a consulation or a convergence.
Coincidental or planned, serendipitous, an ambus...
Strategy For Dummies
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Suppose I was advising Raila Odinga, only without the ego and hat. Image
from DevelopKenya.com The following statements would issue from my office
in react...
DIY
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So, we’re still in January and I’m allowed to say Happy New Year! No? The
good people at kicked my backside and asked that I post something. So here
goes e...
A Look at the Apps4Africa 2011 Winners
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Appfrica is the organizer and facilitator of the second annual Apps4Africa
competition which rewards African technologists for developing creative
solution...
2011 in review
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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for
this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people.
This blog...
Of Kids and Suicide
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I've had so much to write about in the past 6 months but life kept getting
in the way. My apologies and let's see if we (read I) can't do better in
2012.
...
Morning Run
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The hill before me looked rather threatening in the morning haze. The
orange glow of the Mau sunrise seemed like a rising balloon in the horizon,
peppering...
Pricing: How Do You Determine What It’ll Be?
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Send this article to Twitter!So, I thought I might write about an
experience I’m having with trying to sign up for a gym membership and the
business questi...
Wink, Wink ;-)
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For some reason people keep on asking me what my new year’s resolutions
are. I don’t know if its small talk or just being noisy because this time
round i...
Christmas Cake Recipe
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- for those of you who can't remember last year's cake recipe.
Ingredients:
* 2 cups flour
* 1 stick butter
* 1 cup of water
* 1 tsp baking soda
* 1 cup o...
Road Trip: Mugumu (Mara) to Arusha—Tanzania
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Click here to enlarge map I am chuckling at the title of this post. If you
knew where in Tanzania Mugumu and Arusha were–and what lies between these
two to...
So I Went Clubbing, VIP Style
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One of the most offensive comments I’ve ever heard was “he said if we paid
£40 extra each, we’ll get into the VIP section”. This was one of my friends
in a...
Out of Season
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oh this wonderful place! I have such wonderful memories of coming here,
finding a platform, exploring a voice, expressing an opinion, and meeting
so many p...
Still I grow; New Beginnings for Kenyan Poet
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Shivering hands,
Muttering lips,
Fluttering lashes,
Shaky fingers,
Drying mouth.
My road,
The journey,
Poetry path
Still I grow.
artistic ex...
Agribusiness still ignored in Africa
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During a presentation at the Vodafone African Business Leaders Forum,
several industry professionals spoke about the undiscovered potential of
the agribusi...
Quick discussion with a leading Kenyan IT director
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Visiting A leading university today I had the pleasure of bumping into the
University’s IT Director. The quick five minute conversation covered the
issue o...
Tickets to Lounge Unplugged with Vivian Green
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Sorry for the very late update. The winner of the pair of tickets to the
event should have been announced yesterday at 5pm. unfortunately I haven’t
had int...
One Africa
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I was supremely blessed to attend the One Africa Symposium held at Sandton
City Convention and the icing on the cake was Bono being within arm's
length of ...
Things to do on the Internet
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The Internet is used for innumerable purposes, such as surfing for the
required information, chatting, sending emails, payment of bills, ticket
booking and...
One More Year…
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Hello, hello I am officially one year younger and decided to blog again
Happy birthday to me and my compatriots born on this glorious day. I hope
tha...
A Take on the English Riots
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By Dennis Matanda
To describe it simply, we are all reductionists. Because we do not have
complete answers to the things we see around us, we are wont to ...
Redirect to missterryannechebet.blogspot.com
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Miss TerryAnne Chebet has a new identity, click here to be redirected to
her blog if this page does not redirect automatically. You can also access
her bl...
Moving Users Folder from C:\ to D:\
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Warning: Follow the steps below at your own risk. I will not be held
responsible for any damages caused as a result of following them. If you do
choose to ...
The Girl Who Smoked Me Out of My Cave
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Her name is Rose. She grabbed yours truly with both hands from his Tora
Bora hideout. She stirred me into action! It has been a full year since I
wrote som...
Bits and Pieces
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*Cheque Truncation*
Just read a good piece by bankelele on cheque truncation that is set to
significantly revolutionize the banking industry, ensure securit...
2 hours to BHH!
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So here it the moment we've all been waiting for. Sorry lemme rephrase.
That moment I've been waiting for. Losing that BHH virginity.
Can't say much though...
SUDAN: Escalating Chaos in disputed Abyei region
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*Sudan**'s northern army seized control of the disputed, oil-producing
Abyei region, officials said on Sunday, forcing thousands to flee and
bringing the c...
May Bread Initiative 1 - Roy's Stand
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Guest Post by Samantha Spooner (@samooner)
Roy is a gentleman that sells sunglasses on the road near Westgate, he’d
often lose them to city council for h...
Job Opening: Communications Officer
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The Mara Conservancy invites candidates to apply for the post of
Communications Officer based between Nairobi and the Mara Triangle, in the
Maasai Mara N...
Eclectic business thoughts…
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Clearly, I am not a very serious blogger! This is my first post this year
and the year is not exactly young! It called having a lot to do ( ok,
everyone I ...
The Benefits of Self Restraint
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“Cellular communication, text messaging, squeaking (Tweeting)…. these
distractions feed the ever growing beast called instant gratification… if
you keep in...
Bungee jumping on Vic falls....
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For many people, when I said I bungee jumped or wanted to, they thought,
how crazy can you be? Others thought I had lost it. To some extent yes, coz
I r...
God, Bikram and Chocolate
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It's no secret...I love to eat. And how could anyone not? I mean, who could
resist perfectly made pasta on a wonderful bed of tomatoey sauce and veg. A
go...
FDI is a global force, but is it a force for good?
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Over the past decade foreign direct investment (FDI) has become a major
force in developing and transition economies. In 2010 the volume of FDI to
developi...
LIFESMYSTERIES
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As Mentioned earlier I moved to Joyunspeakable2011.
The designs at Wordpress are out of this world. I simply love them.
In other news there is a new blog ...
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*DROUGHT: LET'S ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES *
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Rain making is now possible and realistic using a relatively simple and ...
Stepping Down as Ushahidi Executive Director
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It is almost 3 years to the day that I sent out a plea to Kenyan bloggers
and techies to help me build what would become Ushahidi. Since then it has
been a...
KCBRFC Online Moves.....
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After four years on blogger, its time for a change of scenery. KCBRFC Online aka The Lions Den has changed its blog address to http://kcbrugbyclub.wordpress....
Two TCs & DOS: The Failed Bedutante Tale
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After a stroll in the park on a beautiful day, perfect for youth and
romance that the youth is entitled to enjoy, they got to her place so fast
you would h...
Overwhelmed
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honestly, I have no good reason for not having have kept this blog up. I
love my community here. Its just that life has been taking over. I now have
two fu...
How to Stay Young and Happy Always :-)
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*How to Stay Young and Happy Always :-) *
1. Throw out nonessential numbers.
This includes age, weight, and height.
Let the docto...
tale of the tranny
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wasup people.. thought i should hit you up with a random story of some ish
that i found to be really funny. am hardly two days into my assignment in
antana...
This Is It.
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This is it. Enough times I’ve been told that the number of times I’ve moved
house is criminal, and I quite agree. This time though, this is it. With a
span...
Back To Wordpress
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This sikika platform has been having plenty of issues for a while now. I
could not be able to log in to tell you I have moved back to wordpress. You
probab...
oh, really?
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I’m insomnia-eyed. I’ve been searching for words, under my desk, bed, ash
tray, even lifted the maid’s dress. I’ve turned all pockets, inside in, and
only ...
A Complete Guide to Kenyan Women
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I got this from FB. You’re going to love it! So the original author of this
article is @TheBahati, whom I want to thank for letting me keep this post
up. S...
Welcome to the new Kenya Imagine: KI.3.0 (BETA)
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Hey everyone
First, our apologies. We have been offline for longer than we would have
liked. Thanks to all our readers and registered users we were using to...
LAM and South African Airways codeshare
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Mozambique’s LAM and South African Airways have implemented a codeshare
agreement for service between Maputo and Johannesburg.
GOLDEN GIRLS
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Aired from 1985, this classic sit-com is still as fresh as ever. Sure it is
old, but those jokes were spewed left, right and centre. The jokes were
diff...
Babawatoto.com’s latest Twitter Updates
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there is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that
is less than the one you are capable of living.” Madiba about 8 hours ago
via w...
A real life warrant trade explained
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I have done a few posts on warrants like warrants defined and how warrants
work. I was reading through financial websites and I found a few press
releases ...
Book 69: Wisdom Of The Crowds
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Noteworthy. If you laid out all ‘business books’ ranked by their depth or
ability to make you think harder, James Surowiecki’s Wisdom of Crowds would
show ...
Booozzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzers.....
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This is the madness that is Nairobi. I head out to jog at 6:30 a.m. last
Saturday morning, when all (in) sane Kenyans are snugly ensconced in their
Raymond...
Another Stock Market Crash?
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I'm reading a lot of chatter on the web about an impending stock market crash. It is tempting to dismiss this talk but against the backdrop of the world econ...
It rains, it pours
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Happy Furahiday bloggers, its been a minute. Welcome to the rebirth…from
the land of Naija movies for evening entertainment. I can’t get past the
accent le...
BYE BYE BLOG SPOT
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Yours truly, The blogger formely (But still) know as Loco has shifted digz
to wordpress. You may find me cavorting at naivenairobian.wordpress.com
Writing my Gikuyu Nation
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I was socialised Gikuyu.
Growing up in the Kiambu of the eighties, all I ever wanted to be was a
blinged out Gikuyu.
I wanted the Datsun twero, the ‘Godfa...
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Nairobi Real Estate bubble bursts
It happened sometime towards the end of 2009.The bubble was concentrated in
the upper to high end property market.i.e. ho...
monetization... that's the keyword for 2010...
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isn't it amazing how the makmende craze has caught on? and isn't it amazing that the creators are still not in rolls royces and throwing money along electric...
Stuck on stupid
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Someone managed to get under my skin this past week and I must say it
doesn’t take much. And my friends is one of my many flaws. I can never seem
to let go...
Hot dark chocolate.....
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Some smooth, hot, dark-just-way-I-like-it 6"6 of dark hot chocolate has
recently landed from Nairobi and Rox is in love, er, lust!!
Achachachachaaa!!! Mama...
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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“Doctors took her cells without asking. Those cells never died. They
launched a medical revolution and a multi-million dollar industry. More
than 20 years ...
Letter from Kamiti Prison..the 2009 edition
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Baby girl, The afandes wake us at four In the early morning As the familiar
rumble of guts Negotiate the murky corridors That smell of potent body
odour I’...
Week 3 at Le Cordon Bleu Dusit
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Week 3 in pastry we continued with more sweet short pastry products. Chef
prepped and baked lots of pastry shells, then went on to some tasty tarts.
First ...
Grand Theft Tree!
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(Not another save the Mau plea. Though it does bug me.) Mtoto akililia
wembe mpe. So said the wise guys who were chilling by the beach as they
watched a st...
Tanzania to clinch $700m Eurobond loan
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Tanzania is set to receive a $700 million-plus long-term loan from the
international market through Eurobond, and is only waiting to identify the
right ...
A Quick Word to All Recent Visitors of the Blog
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If you are new to tDA first up welcome, welcome, welcome Secondly,
apologies for a couple of reasons: 1) I recently had to completely delete
and reinstall...
closing the sukuma kenya chapter
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It's taken me a few months to think this through and now its thought...
It's time for Sukuma Kenya to lay to rest. I believe it has done more than what
it...
Crisis Talk is Moving!
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Dear Crisis Talk readers, In an act of consolidation and collaboration,
Crisis Talk is merging with the World Bank's Private Sector Development
blog, where...
The Malthusian Fable.
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Dear Friends. In recent times the media and some bloggers have talked of a
ticking time bomb with regard to Kenya’s youth unemployment. This follows
the po...
Ringera: Too much noise over small issues
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The furore over Justice Aaron Ringer’a reappointment to the Kenya Anti
Corruption Commission is an unfortunate piece of drama that has induced a
frenzy of ...
Kenyan Tea Prices on a steady rise...
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Kenyan tea prices have hit record highs at the past few week’s auctions in Mombasa on drought fears ahead of Ramadan, when trading in Islamic countries falls...
laughable scenes from the riots
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t this very moment, i have to do everything i can to control the nervous
shivers in my stomach; my appraisal form, from which it will be determined
whether...
Campus Drama
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Let me digress a little. Comments are still off but hopefully not for long.
I have just spent 15 agonizing, frustrating and excruciatingly slow minutes
try...
Thank you
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Due to distractions of all sorts, I have unfortunately ignored this blog. I
have been reading and enjoying recent comments left by kind readers
nonetheless...
What's wrong with NIC Uganda?
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Phew, so long an absence.............like there’s not been anything going
on in the investment world. Well, over the past two months we got back to
Kampa...
Why is Poaching for Ivory Increasing?
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Lately, elephant poaching in Africa has been increasing at an alarming
rate. Kenya, whose elephant population has – according to the Kenya
Wildlife Service...
Travelling with a Kenyan Passport
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Last week while I was at work, my boss told me that it was time I took
leave. I could not believe my ears. I normally have fought to take leave in
previous...
Obama on Africa
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“No country is going to create wealth if its leaders exploit the economy to
enrich themselves, or police can be bought off by drug traffickers. No
busine...
We have moved to www.adventuresfrom.com
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Wow! This is a milestone in our blogging life. *Adventures from the
Bedrooms of African Women *has been in existence since January 2009 and to
date we have...
SABMiller plans a new brewery in Tanzania
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According to Bloomberg, SABMiller is planning a new beer plant in southern
Tanzania in the near future. No further information on the location was
provide...
what little blue dress?
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So I chickened out. It was really really short. Ok, I knew that already.
But for some reason, I couldn’t get myself to wear it. But the weight has
stayed o...
love is.... .
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knowing that you are both in it... .I need you,I need you in my lifeas much as I needfood or water or sleep.For the longest time,I've had a thirst deep insid...
Peter Njenga's Web and Graphic Design Services
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Web 2.0 is about interaction, and visitors achieving their goals. That's
why you need a new web site or a site redesign. And for all your print
design proj...
US Financial Melt down; A humerous Genesis Account
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The US investors today seemed to give a vote of confidence to Obama's plan
to rescue the financial market by injecting trillions of dollars in buying
back ...
Furniture For Sale
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Hello bloggers, long time!!
Please note that I have the following items for quick sale.
Kindly contact me on the addresses given below.
Black 5 Seat...
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