Ventures

Kenya’s Tech Scene 2010 (KTS 2010)

2009 has been a great year for Kenya’s technology scene, first with the worldwide buzz about the world first fully deployed mobile payment system Mpesa [Read: Article 1 | Article 2] to the...

Dec 20, 2009 / More »

Whoze got issuez?

GotIssuez.Com a web startup currently operating out of Nairobi, Kenya was founded by a group of Strathmore University graduates namely Anthony Mwangi, Sarah Njeri, Esbon Wahome and Mark Kaigwa and Kevin Rombe.  It...

Oct 24, 2009 / More »

Nation Media Group launches nsoko.com

Nation Media Group, East Africa’s largest Media group has launched Nsoko.com a classifieds websites that will allow users to post classified Advertisements selling motor, home rentals and business services. This move will ensure...

Sep 15, 2009 / More »

Africa

Senegal Builds Africas “statue of Liberty”

Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has commissioned a 160-ft high bronze statue commemorating the “African Renaissance.” The statue, “shows a muscular man in a heroic posture, outstretched arms wrapped around his wife and child,...

Oct 2, 2009 / More »

Malawi’s food revolution.

Malawi under the Presidency of Bingu Wa Mutharika has been able to transform itself from a country in dire need of food aid in 2003 to a country that is now feeding its...

Sep 14, 2009 / More »

Africa’s Cultural Renaissance

African governments finally agree to Protect Africas Cultural heritage. This is critical in empowering African communities to trade in cultural commodities as well as to protect cultural assets on an international scale. This...

Sep 11, 2009 / More »

Trades

Ali Khan’s 2 cents on how to be RICH!

Kenya’s Investment mogul Ali Khan of Rich.co.ke has spent the better part of last month touring the world’s financial capitols in the US,UK and Canada. He discusses with K24 Executive Presenter Richard Kagoe...

Oct 1, 2009 / More »

Kenyan Stock Market Update

Our markets have been unpredictable for the last couple of months and many analysts have fallen over themselves trying to determine which direction it will take. Many have tried to call its bottom-line...

Jun 27, 2009 / More »

Investment Tips from Warren Buffet

I begin my series of my investment and finance contributions by quoting the Oracle himself. Here is a video from one of the greatest investors of our time. Mr Warren Buffet. You need to...

Nov 1, 2008 / More »

Leaders

Revolutionizing Health Care Delivery Dr Kahindi Shedrach

Due to popular demand I have posted Dr Kahindi Shedrach’s presentation on. I have also attached famous Blogger Bankelele’s notes on Kahindi’s presentation seeing that i have not had time to post my...

Feb 12, 2010 / More »

Micheal Jackson Immortalized at Memorial Service

As I watched Micheal Jackson memorial service today at the Staple centre in Los Angeles California which was packed to capacity I couldn’t help smile at the overwhelming emotional and celebrationary event that...

Jul 7, 2009 / More »

Kites can power cities. Or can’t they?

As the world continues to sulk under the threat of imminent armageddon, hope comes to us from the most unexpected place, kites! Apparently if kites are flown high enough for long enough we can...

May 17, 2009 / More »

Society

EXPOSE: Is Climate Change business as usual?

You’ve all seen the shenanigans that occurred at Climate Change summit on Copenhagen here is a chronicle of videos and facts that you may have missed or that the press simply didn’t present....

Dec 19, 2009 / More »

Branding Kenya

Well what is perceived by the word brand? Probably you are wondering where I am going with this. Well some months or years ago we had Tusker Supermarket a local self help store....

Sep 4, 2009 / More »

Technology

Learning from the Google Boys at GTUG Nairobi

I spent the better part of my Saturday interacting with the boys at Google Kenya. Amhed  Maawy gave us a brief overview of what services Google is offering within the Kenyan Space. They are: Google Search Google...

Mar 2, 2010 / More »

Mobile Web East Africa 2010 Opening & Closing Remarks

Opening  Remarks Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen to the second day of the first Mobile Web Conference in East Africa. Technology today, in particular Mobile and Web technology is increasingly becoming an essential part of...

Feb 22, 2010 / More »

Biz

Kenya Business Scene 2010 (KBS 2010)

Kenya’s  economy in the past decade has made great strides despite numerous challenges  most notably the 2007-2008 Post Election Violence as well as endemic  corruption, cronyism,  and elitism that make up some of...

Dec 30, 2009 / More »

TED Alex Tabarrok: How ideas trump economic crises

Have you ever wondered how we can find opportunities during the recession. Economist Alex Tabarrok argues free trade and globalization are shaping our once-divided world into a community of idea-sharing more healthy, happy...

Oct 24, 2009 / More »

Videos

China Africa Update 2009

China continues to do business with Africa and this had led to an acrimonious debate on whether this is good or bad for the continent. Many protagonists of the China Africa relationship say that...

Feb 25, 2010 / More »

Nairobi’s Toilet Malls.

Cnn looks at Toilet malls in Nairobi Kenya. Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a> ...

Oct 28, 2009 / More »