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Me. Refreshed. Again.

  Every so often, I can't help myself - I feel the need to change the look of this site. I suppose it happens often when I am in the midst of a new change in my life - when something big happens. Well, something has.  

Open Data Day Kenya a major success!

  Open Data Day Kenya was a huge success. I am so proud of the Open Institute Community team (Led by Simeon Oriko - pic left) who coordinated with volunteers and communities in three cities - Kisumu, Mombasa and Nairobi. So many great outcomes that will ...

Stepping up my game: getting skills for the 21st Century

In a bid for self-improvement, I am now adding a new skill to my reserve of basic skills: video editing. As the world continues to globalise and become more competitive, professionals need more and more skills to survive. When my career started out, I was way ...

Of Africans in Suits and Ties

Tonight when I couldn’t sleep, I happened upon a Guinness documentary on Youtube that is worth watching. The video was about the group of men in Congo Brazzaville who are members of a little known club (at least in East Africa) called the Sapeurs or ...

Open Data Day #KE is here!

I am so excited. The International Open Data day is coming up on February 22, 2014 and in Kenya, we are holding it simultaneously  in three cities - Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa. Simeon, the Open Institute's community manager and his team at OI have been working with ...

Meeting IMF Managing Director, Christine Lagarde

This week I meet Ms. Christine Lagarde, MD, IMF. This week, the 11th Managing Director of the IMF, Ms. Christine Lagarde is in Nairobi, at the end of a three year (2011-2013) credit facility to Kenya of $750 Million (over KES 65 Billion). Interestingly, this ...