Category: Commentry
Mumias Sugar Stock Hit Zero in Weeks Leading to Closure
8 weeks before the announcement on the indefinite closure of Mumias Sugar Company, the stock price of the company hit zero Kenya shillings at the NSE. The share price had a drastic drop from Kshs 1.04 to 0.00 on 22nd February 2017 surpassing the 10% daily price depreciation or appreciation limit set by the Nairobi Stock ...
Understanding the Mall Business in Nairobi
Following my article on shopping malls in Nairobi, I got an invitation to have a chat with the mall manager of one of the most prestigious malls in the country. We sat at a coffee shop in his mall and he went direct into what my article was missing – an understanding of the real ...
Don’t Get Scammed on Betin Kenya Dog Races
After writing the article on Dog-Race betting obsession in Nairobi, I was contacted by Samuel (not real name) from GREY2K USA – an American institution whose goal is the prohibition of dog racing worldwide. He wanted to know more on certain aspect of dog-race betting in Nairobi including; how many gambling centers there are in Nairobi? Are they all ...
Don't Get Scammed on Betin Kenya Dog Races
After writing the article on Dog-Race betting obsession in Nairobi, I was contacted by Samuel (not real name) from GREY2K USA – an American institution whose goal is the prohibition of dog racing worldwide. He wanted to know more on certain aspect of dog-race betting in Nairobi including; how many gambling centers there are in Nairobi? Are they all ...
Traffic and Termites
I’m sitting in my backyard having a cold beer when I noticed a legion of termites matching up the woodwork. First thing to cross my mind – “this looks like Nairobi traffic”. I pulled out my phone and went Nat Geo mode 😉 . I spent the following weeks comparing Nairobi traffic and ant movement ...
Kisumu: A City in Slumber
I’ve been collecting various statistics to measure the growth of major Kenyan cities/towns whereupon I stumbled on an oddity – the city of Kisumu. The 2009 census indicates Kisumu has a population of 409,928 thereby making the city third largest in Kenya . The general principles of economics state that an increase in population leads ...
The Curious Case in Manitowoc County
On October 31, 2005, freelance photographer Teresa Halbach was scheduled to meet with Steven Avery at his home on the grounds of Avery’s Auto Salvage to photograph a minivan for Auto Trader Magazine. She went missing the same day. Volunteers in the local community combed the area in attempts to trace her and finally found ...
Most Bizarre Things Banned by African Dictators
By Owaahh and Chris Orwa Equatorial Guinea The Central African nation has the largest share of irrational decisions made by Presidents. When the country was hit by a fuel crisis 1973, the revered despot Francisco Macias Nguema had an ingenious solution. A descendant of a witch-doctor, he banned workers from the Malabo city power plant ...
Outsmarting MPESA Fraudsters
Just read a fascinating paper titled ‘Why do Nigerian Scammers Say they are from Nigeria? authored by Cormac Herley from Microsoft Research. The paper explores strategies employed by scammers to maximize returns on spam e-mails sent to millions of people around the world. The more intriguing aspect emanates from the use of machine learning techniques ...
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Kenya Election Alternative: The Limited Preferential Voting
Kenya could borrow a leaf from Papua New Guinea’s electoral practice. With a population of 7.6 million people and 850 spoken languages, Papua New Guinea has one of the world’s most ethnic driven politics. In 2002, the country ushered in a new voting practice known as Limited Preferential Voting to encourage voting for other clan candidates. ...
By blackorwa on October 16, 2017