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    Busy Bodies intent on holding Kenya back - Controversial ICT Practitioners bill

    In the world over, countries that are much more innovative than Kenyans do not have any such regulations - people literally start companies from their dorm rooms, and this is good for the economy in general. In Kenya, we're going the way of gate keeping who can participate. And the definition...
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    Busy Bodies intent on holding Kenya back - Controversial ICT Practitioners bill

    It's about a low barrier of entry into a field where, if you put in the work, you can make a decent living.
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    Busy Bodies intent on holding Kenya back - Controversial ICT Practitioners bill

    On Wednesday, a contentious ICT Practitioners Bill 2020 went through the final stage – third reading – in the Kenyan Parliament. The Bill now awaits Presidential Assent before it is turned into law. The bill seeks to establish an ICT Practitioners Institute for training, registration...
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    What is your strategy for surviving the looming economic downturn?

    Excellent option for those who are able to. Sometimes I think we've built a complicated and fragile economy, going back to basics is the best hedge.
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    What is your strategy for surviving the looming economic downturn?

    Also perhaps non-algorithmic ones, after what happened to UST. Generally though the crypto ecosystem is not ready for those who have a low risk appetite.
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    What is your strategy for surviving the looming economic downturn?

    Some of the high performing ones project around 9% p.a
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    What is your strategy for surviving the looming economic downturn?

    As some have already mentioned here, there is a general fear of an upcoming global recession. The US dollar is undergoing inflation, the Kenyan shilling is also inflating relative to the US dollar. Additionally, were going into an electioneering period with investors holding back due to...
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    Laptop Power

    Depending on your circumstances, an option is to get a solar panel, battery, charge controller and inverter combination If it's only a laptop I guess a portable panel will do. Connecting everything is easy enough after you've done it once, but you'll probably need a vehicle to carry it.
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    A perspective...

    It may not be perfect, or may have hiccups in the implementation but I generally welcome the new CBC focus on learning and developing skills rather than passing examinations
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    *100*100# to prevent SIM Swap Fraud

    That's where it becomes puzzling
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    *100*100# to prevent SIM Swap Fraud

    How do they expect someone to be on their phone monitoring messages at all times? Also doesn't explain how after the swap, the criminal is able to obtain secret information such as MPESA PINs, bank account PINs etc.. I suspect mpesa agents are involved in the crime syndicate.
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    star link is finally in Africa

    The Chinese are not happy Chinese scientists call for plan to destroy Elon Musk's Starlink satellites Chinese military researchers have called for the development of a "hard kill" weapon to destroy Elon Musk's Starlink satellite system if it threatens China's national security. The...
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    star link is finally in Africa

    Good news. The Google ballons failed. I hope Kenyan politicians won't place unnecessary hurdles with their insane appetite for kickbacks
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    The world's most expensive Pizza

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    Slow Safaricom 4g Internet

    Why not stick to airtel then?
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    Crypto Bloodbath: Terra

    Blood in the streets everywhere in Crypto past few days. It is only today that there are signs of improvement. Only BUSD and USDC stable coins above remained green, probably because people where converting to those from the UST. The algorithmic stable coin on the Terra blockchain Terra USD...
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    Is TikTok spyware?

    In the modern world, people install self-surveillance capabilities. The information you could possibly be sending to the Chinese Communist Party Tiktok is owned by Bytedance. Chinese companies could basically be classified as a wing of the Chinese regime. Tiktok can see the other apps you...
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    Mama Shaito Alisema Ni Bure Kabisa

    What is this? Are people actually criticising an approximately 9 year old kid with dreams? No wonder..
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    Engineering in Kenya

    I think one problem is that the education system for a long time focused on churning out good employees rather than entrepreneurs. For most of human history, people made their living by performing some form of entrepreneurship.
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