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I have been tracking my fuel consumption and came up with this chart (google docs + gadgets) that shows the trend from Sept last year to late April. I will update it with up to date data as soon as I can… Since I don’t fuel daily (of course) the graph may appear spiked at [...]
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Budget 2007
I had a look at this years budget themed Vision 2030 — Working Together, on the Path to Prosperity.
Things that I noted:
Target economic growth rate of 6.5-7% for the next financial year (interesting)
Target targets revenue collection of about 21% of GDP (meaning higher KRA targets)
Major privations to look forward to:
Telkom Kenya to an [...]
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He started by giving a brief history of his time in Africa, starting with his stint at the Royal Marines, to a Security Consultant in the Sudan and Somalia, before settling in Kenya doing some import and export business.
While involved in business, he realised that while using the KENPAC service for sending and receiving faxes, [...]
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Today (Wednesday 16th May) at 1400hrs EAT
live debate stream on http://idhaa.kenic.or.ke:8001/
Follow via blog – http://beckyit.blogspot.com/
The debate is calculated to ensure that ICT issues are put on thepedestal during the campaign period and in the process hold the futureleaders accountable given the commitments they will give that day.
More details here.
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Over 100 000 visitors descend on Nairobi for the WSF conference starting Saturday. 100000.
That is more people than are found of most constituencies in Kenya.
I suspect we shall be seeing very serious traffic jams snarling up our already congested (and potholed) roads over the next two weeks.That’s the downside
The upside: 100000 more people (perhaps) getting [...]
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hmm 2M prezzo
GREEDIt’s all plain old GREED – and not just among most of our politicians but among a good number of us Kenyans.
How do we drive – helter skelter in a hurry to get somewhere (yet after dangerously overtaking the ’slouch’ infront that seems to be in no hurry we end up just 2 [...]
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The conspiracy against Africa
I came across this article by Gerald Caplan:
Africa is a mess and it’s not going to get better any time soon. That’s the awful truth that’s so hard to face — or to state publicly — for those of us who have had a long, intimate relationship with the continent.
Mine has lasted for almost 45 [...]
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End of Uchumi?
I wonder if this is the end of Uchumi – this step probably should have taken place a while ago.
I now wonder if some rich consortium of guys will now and acquire the assets of Uchumi at a paltry sum and hope to sell it later for a fortune.
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Paying Caesar
According to the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) weekly bulletin released last week, KRA managed to collect Sh201 billion against a target of Sh207 billion, representing a shortfall of 2.5 per cent.
I wonder whether if they actually implemented the tax registers… in proper , customer friendly ways.. they’d probably collect much more…
You don’t have to [...]
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