The latest in a series of connectivity products will be unleashed Tuesday next week by Wananchi Online. Rumours are that they’ll give broadband from as low as 3000 bob i.e. 256kbps @ 3000/- 512kbps @ 6000/- 1Mbps @ 9000/-They are yet to ...

The Inventers (De Uitvinders) is project initiated in the Netherlands by Hugo Vridag, an Expressive Artist, Film maker. It is one of the initiatives through which the Technific Foundation is promoting technological thinking among young people. He is in Kenya to pursue the project under the auspices ...

Creating a culture of Innovation It was amazing to see what talent has flourished within our Engineering classrooms yesterday as the curtain came down at the Sarit Expo centre where the Engineering Students’ Exhibition was held. Also amazing was the number of ladies who took part this year and...

Any time you come across a good product/service that promises unusual benefits especially from our Telecoms bigboys… run for your money. Apparently, any of these products/services bear the label ‘Terms and Conditions Apply’. They however don’t mention which terms and conditio...

It has been almost a month since my account was credited with my HFCK Rights Issue shares but sadly I am not able to benefit on the short term which is exactly why I subscribed. I will not be able to sell my shares since the shares owned before books closure were in certificate form, even though the...

After years of squalor and despair the magazine that gives the story of the future Kenyan Engineers is back. Furnished with a futuristic design of ‘Nairobi 2030′ on the cover, the publication is a must read. Free copies are obtainable at the University of Nairobi, ESA Office at the Engin...

Some time in high school I came across some words whose complete translation have baffled me since eons. Maybe because he did not speak the ‘tongue a few land grabbing cohorts who settled the motherland a century ago’*1. “Does not matter how many times you fall but rather how many times you be...

Barcamp Nairobi ’08 is an unconference made up of of technical professionals, Internet enthusiasts, bloggers, designers and other clever people in the Nairobi area who wish to share and learn in an open environment. See you there… …I’m addressing the free food! Omingo Obiko ...

WAZA is an up and fast becoming popular club in the School of Engineering at the University of Nairobi. Participants meet every week on Thursday and Saturday for interactive sessions that revolve around how innovation and technology can be used to provide modern and affordable solutions for our day ...

On a quick rejoinder before episode 2, Micheal Joseph is pulling hidden cards off his sleeve. In his latest invention since “Please call me. Thank You.”- my pal’s favourite quote, MJ doesn’t think Kenyan’s have peculiar calling habits after all… or so he says. Thr...