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Article Archive for January 2008

Say Zhing Zhong and Go To Jail
Monday, 28 Jan, 2008 – 23:22 | No Comment
Say Zhing Zhong and Go To Jail

It is unprecedented. Only in Zimbabwe does one get arrested for laughing at the poor quality of Chinese goods. You can get away with an inward laughter in public or laughing behind closed doors in …

White African: On Technology and Transparency in African Tourism
Friday, 25 Jan, 2008 – 21:51 | No Comment
White African: On Technology and Transparency in African Tourism

Yeah… READ IT HERE
Great post by White African on ways to address the coming financial hit that all this violence will wreak on Kenya. Do you have ideas on how to leverage technology to make …

Has violence really ever solved a problem?
Thursday, 24 Jan, 2008 – 23:02 | One Comment
Has violence really ever solved a problem?

The violence currently sweeping through Kenya following the disputed election results has left me wondering. Why do we hold elections in Africa if they will end in violence all the time? Has violence ever solved …

Never Man… time to start reading!
Saturday, 12 Jan, 2008 – 21:45 | 2 Comments
Never Man… time to start reading!

Ohhh… YAY! I found more fiction Never Man. A blog dedicated to the novel of the inimitable Ernest Bazanye. Well respected in the amongst the UG Blogren, he shows his mastery of the …

The Somalia Remittance Paradox
Wednesday, 9 Jan, 2008 – 22:46 | 4 Comments
The Somalia Remittance Paradox

Ever wonder why it costs so much money to send money back home? What the hell is so difficult about taking money from one person and giving the same amount of money to another person? …

Silent no more…
Tuesday, 8 Jan, 2008 – 16:58 | One Comment
Silent no more…

It was a murmur of voices, hush and impatient. The shuffle of heavily-laden luggage being dragged across the dusty stone floors. A muffle in the speaker system barked orders. A long line of legs streamed …

Democracy Kenya-R.I.P
Tuesday, 8 Jan, 2008 – 0:58 | No Comment
Democracy Kenya-R.I.P

I called one of my friends who lives in Boston a few days ago. He had just traveled to Kenya just in time for the chaos caused by recent presidential election fiasco.
As he spoke I …