Category Archives: biashara

Beyond the Blue Band Generation

Posted on April 29, 2012 by jke

I wonder if this has ever been shared on the Kenyan blogosphere so far? I actually don’t like posting videos / not my own stuff, but the following is an interesting video that caught my attention while browsing Vimeo for … Continue reading →

Posted in biashara, EAKenya, maisha | 1 Comment

German M-Pesa – would it be successful?

Posted on November 23, 2010 by jke

(…in English, und nicht auf Deutsch, because I’d love to see comments from non-German speakers as well. Dankeschön!) Mobile payment solutions, or m-payment, aren’t anything new to the interested mobile user. There are different (technical) models for mobile payments: Premium … Continue reading →

Posted in BarCamps, biashara, mobile phones, Ujerumani | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

my take on AfricaGathering in London

Posted on April 27, 2009 by jke

I’ve just returned home from London where I’d been attending AfricaGathering on Saturday 25 April 2009 which was held at Birkbeck College, University of London. A perfectly organised event (by Ed Scotcher & many helpful volunteers – thx!), the Gathering … Continue reading →

Posted in africa, BarCamps, biashara, imagineering, thoughts | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

This is what happens…

Posted on November 9, 2008 by jke

…when you sell your car, become older and think “Ok, I am old enough for this kind of….embarrassment?”, want to save the environment and eventually cough up 10,- EUR on a trolley for your sato shopping needs: We called her … Continue reading →

Posted in biashara, maisha | 7 Comments

the difference & BarCampAfrica

Posted on October 12, 2008 by jke

Back in 1998 when a group of two friends and I applied for venture capital for a smart mobile phone-related web project*, we were told that VCs in the US would normally finance 100 projects and call it a success … Continue reading →

Posted in africa, biashara, studies, thoughts | 1 Comment