Monthly Archives: January 2015

Join the Total Eco Challenge

Posted on January 18, 2015 by SK

It is always one thing to be vaguely concerned about the environment, it is another to actively take part in environmental sustenance activities. One obvious way to do this is to plant (the right kind of) trees in your area. You don’t … Continue reading →

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Bouncy Monkey and GoJimmyGo Android Games

Posted on January 18, 2015 by SK

Whenever I meet kids, one thing we can always bond over is the applications on my phone/tablet. Show them an interesting game and you have made instant friends. On the other hand if you have nothing going on in your … Continue reading →

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Kusadikika by Shaaban Robert: Book Review

Posted on January 12, 2015 by SK

I am about to pull a first on this blog: Swahili. It will be weird to review a Swahili book in English. This will not be easy so I must first gather my wits, turn back my mind to some … Continue reading →

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The Kenyan Blog Awards 2015

Posted on January 12, 2015 by SK

For the last 3 years, the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) has brought you the annual Kenyan bloggers’s awards. For me, they are always a chance to discover new interesting blogs I can follow (as if my reading list is not … Continue reading →

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Tokyo

Posted on January 11, 2015 by SK

Over the winter holiday, I went to Tokyo to see the New York of Japan (for some reason I kept calling it New York). One thing for me defines Tokyo. It is not the skyscrapers,  not crowds of people with … Continue reading →

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The Ishikawa Zoo

Posted on January 9, 2015 by SK

(There are times as a blogger (writer) when you will be sitting at your computer, fingers poised over the keys, cursor blinking, and a hot cup of coffee/tea or cold beer/wine just within reach, but the words just won’t come. … Continue reading →

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Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship 2015 Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Posted on January 2, 2015 by SK

Dr. Anita Borg (1949-2003) devoted her adult life to revolutionizing the way we think about technology by dismantling barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. In honor of her vision, Google is announced the Google EMEA Anita Borg Memorial … Continue reading →

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2014 Highlights

Posted on January 2, 2015 by SK

Happy New Year 2015 to all my blog readers, thank you so much for reading and a special one to those who comment from time to time. A blog is nothing without its readers, thank you! I have a lot … Continue reading →

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