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Do we have the same dream?

I watch a lot of American TV and Movies. In fact I watch them enough to recognise their influence on my language - I was brought up on the Queen's (Elizabeth II) english, but now I am just as likely to say "kerb"as I am ...

Last year, I attended the very successful Africa Open Data Conference and there I said some things that I was later told are unpopular within the Open Data industry - particularly in the civil society. On reflection, I find that I still stand by what ...

Mourning tourism – especially in my hometown Malindi

Lately, my mind has been pre-occupied with tourism in Kenya and its very worrying trends. Much of my childhood was spent in Malindi at the coast of Kenya. My family's primary occupation was tourism but everyone in Malindi depends on tourism - from the hotel ...