Category Archives: EAKenya

How to…visually convince….

Posted on November 1, 2006 by jke

…the municipal council of Embu to open its eyes and start using public funds for public benefit: There is this really muddy road next to Mama Ngina Street in Embu which could just use a simple drainage ditch system to … Continue reading →

Posted in burudani, EAKenya, politics | 7 Comments

How to…make a saltshaker….

Posted on November 1, 2006 by jke

..out of an old bottle (when there’s a power failure and only candles to illuminate the room): 1. take a used bottle & cut it into three pieces. throw away the middle part. 2. drill some holes into the lid … Continue reading →

Posted in burudani, chakula, EAKenya, kikuism, maisha, whatever | 9 Comments

How to…..use GPRS in Kenya

Posted on October 31, 2006 by jke

Ok, let’s do some viral marketing for GPRS in Kenya… The other day, I already blogged on GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) in Kenya and complained about Safaricom’s strange GPRS settings which were previously sent to my mobile phone. Of … Continue reading →

Posted in EAKenya, mobile phones, technology, webstuff | 96 Comments

some things still only cost 10 bob…

Posted on October 29, 2006 by jke

…like these mikebe I came across while shopping for my furnitures: The beauty of living upcountry is that you see things which have almost vanished from Nairobi. And everyone here keeps on telling me how much they prefer Embu (read: … Continue reading →

Posted in EAKenya, technology | 4 Comments

grilled chicken now available

Posted on October 26, 2006 by jke

My colleague called me from Kakamega and told me to go online and download a new binary file for the software we are currently using (the programmer compiled a new binary and had it sent to us – 1,3 MB, … Continue reading →

Posted in chakula, EAKenya, technology | 4 Comments