Kenyan Pundit

• Acumen Fellowships Class of 2010

  Posted: September 30, 2008, 5:30 pm by Ory Okolloh

  The application process is now open and closes on October 20th. “Ideal fellows include those who have already decided on a career in venture philanthropy, those who are seeking a career at the highest levels in the corporate world but want to better understand and impact problems of global poverty, and budding social entrepreneurs [...]

• New way to invest in Africa

  Posted: September 29, 2008, 1:04 am by Ory Okolloh

  MyC4.com is a web-based platform that allows you to look up a list of African entrepreneurs who need funding for their projects and to offer them loans. You bid a certain interest rate, which is accepted as long as it is below the maximum the entrepreneur is willing to accept and as long as [...]

• Kriegler Commission Report

  Posted: September 21, 2008, 10:21 pm by Ory Okolloh

  Available here in soft copy.

• Africa 24 launches!

  Posted: September 19, 2008, 8:02 pm by Ory Okolloh

  Love the tagline: An African voice telling African stories. About Africa 24: “A24 Media is Africa’s first online delivery site for material from journalists, African broadcasters and NGO’s from around the Continent. A24 Media’s business model ensures that all contributors receive a wide and previously unknown exposure to their content, thereby generating [...]

• Channeling Kanye West’s Superstar….

  Posted: September 18, 2008, 2:42 am by Ory Okolloh

  …it’s been a while since I’ve posted a pic of a now toddler KP. She’s 18 months, almost 19 and a bundle of energy and curiosity…I’m loving it! First full sentence - “Wow! What’s this?” when I get home with shopping bags. That’s her doing karaoke at a friend’s bash. [...]

• Google East Africa Gadget Competition winners

  Posted: September 16, 2008, 5:57 pm by Ory Okolloh

  The winners have been announced…I still think the prizes could be ramped up, but nevertheless it’s good to see innovation out there (and let me stop hating, it’s not like Kenyan tech companies are out there promoting innovation).

• Link for the day

  Posted: September 16, 2008, 2:06 am by Ory Okolloh

  Mendi be cracking me up.

• Ushahidi wins J-Lab special distinction award!

  Posted: September 13, 2008, 11:53 pm by Ory Okolloh

  All the details here

• East African Community Investment Forum in NY

  Posted: September 10, 2008, 11:19 am by Ory Okolloh

  Click here for details.

• Kenya govt/parastatal office = twilight zone

  Posted: September 9, 2008, 5:17 pm by Ory Okolloh

  You have to read this post. I’m sure many of us can relate.

• Dear American Voter Project

  Posted: September 7, 2008, 12:44 am by Ory Okolloh

  “Dear American Voter” is inviting you to be a part of a global dialogue featuring responses from around the world to the question, “What should Americans think about as they cast their ballot? ” (Uumm…if you vote for McCain…goodbye USA, hello Russia and China). You can participate by sending in your videos, photos and [...]

• Ushahidi website relaunched and other big news

  Posted: September 5, 2008, 2:12 am by Ory Okolloh

  So I’ve tinkered in a lot of activism / tree-hugging / save the world type endeavors in the last few (or more) years most of which have not achieved the notoriety of Mzalendo or Ushahidi…largely because I’ve been unable to clone myself, sometimes inertia, and then there’s that pesky problem of paying the bills. [...]

• More details on alleged post-election violence perps

  Posted: September 3, 2008, 4:31 pm by Ory Okolloh

  This is the most detailed document I’ve seen so far. The press has been dancing around the names probably because of the fear of libel suits. Hat tip Steve! (and y’all please keep the leaks coming).

• Microsoft Sponsored Kenyan Blogger Conference

  Posted: September 1, 2008, 7:14 pm by Ory Okolloh

  So Microsoft is thinking about sponsoring a bloggercon for Kenyan bloggers. If you would be interested in attending such a conference, please leave your details here. EDIT: Wait to get more details about the event first before signing up. AOB: Thank you, thank you, thank you for your very kind comments on [...]

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