The Chinese invasion of low-cost smart phones into Kibera has reached near saturation point for the under thirties. The insatiable appetite for social media and instant chat has had little effect on the more traditional forms of communication. Competing music can be heard pounding the sinews of elderly part functioning speaker stacks daily. Local radioContinue reading “Green Screen…”
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Maurice
Balancing safety and night time security with cost never settles the conscience particularly easily when contrasted with the Kibera slum dwellings. The grandly named Rosa Mystica Catholic Lodge was more than adequate although navigating the in-progress-jack-hammered floor in the reception area was tricky, the all-important wifi sloth-fully responded when down-wind and the generator roared intoContinue reading “Maurice”
A new order…
As a prequel to the next safari into Africa, I offer this rare glimpse into the poetic on the back of Dave the shepherd’s effort at number 150. Voice artistry won’t make me rich but Jeff Burton’s visuals are awfully nice. Clink the link ‘ A new order’ and then ‘Psalm 150 link’ andContinue reading “A new order…”
Dropping the Debt?
If the only outcome of debt cancellation was to help government finances resulting in little or no measurable positive effects on ordinary people in the villages, then these efforts would probably be seen by most as pointless. Many of us fear that finances gained by indebted governments might be spent on arms or projects thatContinue reading “Dropping the Debt?”