Kenyan Pundit

- I’ve ranted about Jeffrey Sachs and his grandiose ideas before, but watching him wax poetically on poverty and Africa on CNN the other day got me all riled up again. Why does this man (and his ideas) have more access to MY government than I do? Can someone please point me to a ONE (or even) two of his success stories?

- The two best Kenchic joints in Nairobi (in my humble opinion) - the one near Tacos (I have to make concerted efforts to avoid landing there EACH and every time I’m in town) and the one near Ambassador hotel.

- So Kenyans are very neat people, when walking around town I rarely see anyone with clothes “that look like they’ve been chewed by a cow” (to quote my mother).

- These guys were featured on a weekly TV show on the local arts scene about a week or two ago. They rock…definitely the pulse of Kenya’s urban youth.

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- Have a tech idea that you think could be the basis of a start-up? Checkout Start-up School (podcasts will be available). Hat tip SJ!

- Beautifully written post on a visit to the visa desk at the UK High Commission in Nairobi.

- Mobile phones create a “cyber-currency” and revolutionize micro-lending in Kenya.

- Excuse me while I gag.

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Cross-posted at Global Voices.

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