I heard about Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong for the first time a few years ago when he was being interviewed on Joy FM's Super Morning Show about his skiing efforts. It was an odd story and his dreams of setting-up artificial snow scapes in Ghana sounded unrealistic. I remember some listeners sending text messages that appeared to mock the idea of ski training in Ghana. Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong (born 19 December, 1974) nicknamed "The Snow ... [Read more]
I picked-up an MTN Nigeria mobile broadband kit recently and have used it heavily, since then. Find below my review of the service. The entire kit cost N18,650: HSDPA USB stick: N8,500 MTN SIM: N150 Airtime: N10,000 (24/7 monthly plan) The MTN agent asked for an ID and passport photo. As I had no prior knowledge they would demand this, I was only fortunate that I always carried a driving licence and spare passport photos in my wallet ... [Read more]
We were cruising at an altitude of about 34,000 feet from the coastal town of Mombasa headed for Nairobi when the voice of the Kenya Airways pilot broke into the quietness of the flight. I took it to be another routine announcement but it turned out to be different: '...for those seated on the left side of the plane, if you look out through the window, you would see Mount Kilimanjaro...' "Kili-what? Did he say left side of the plane?" I ... [Read more]
Mobile Web East Africa 2010 conference photos. Click on the photos for a larger view. Some rights ... [Read more]
I was privileged to be at last night's Skunkworks meeting. The 2-hour meeting held at KCCT Teleposta Towers focused on a new project aimed at physically bringing the tech community in Nairobi & environs together. The audience included staff from Kenyan Youth Fund, staff from Kenyan ICT Board, freelancers, application developers, 4 members of the iHub project, a journalist amongst others. Erik of Ushaidi spoke at lenght about the new iHub ... [Read more]
Kenya's tourism industry is back at full steam with earnings from tourism back to where they were before the 2007-2008 Kenyan electoral crisis. I watched Kenya's Tourism Minister, Najib Balala, confirm the growth in an NTV news report a few days ago. Information available from Kenya's Ministry of Tourism website further confirms the sharp decline in 2008: In the year 2008, the tourism sector in Kenya recorded one of its worst performances ... [Read more]
Music video by Akon performing Oh Africa. (C) 2009 Universal Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. and I.G. Records, ... [Read more]
Nairobi, Kenya - Mobile Web East Africa, an event that focuses on "harnessing the potential of the internet and applications on mobile devices", starts tomorrow 3rd February 2010 and ends on 4th February 2010, at Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi. The innovative event already has a long roll-call of speakers and facilitators, and has special round-table sessions that would enable every delegate to participate in the discussions. The official ... [Read more]
Nairobi, Kenya - Mobile Web East Africa, an event that focuses on "harnessing the potential of the internet and applications on mobile devices", starts tomorrow 3rd February 2010 and ends on 4th February 2010, at Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi. The innovative event already has a long roll-call of speakers and facilitators, and has special round-table sessions that would enable every delegate to participate in the discussions. The official ... [Read more]
