Monthly Archives: June, 2011

Merchants of Death

Written by Savvy Kenya on June 29, 2011 — 49 Comments

Tweet Tears stream down my face. I close my eyes and listen to The Fray. I can’t hear what they are saying but it sounds really sad. I got the text this afternoon after class. From my dad who rarely texts me. You have to come home early, it said. I had a group meeting [...]

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BAKE HH: Blogging for a Cause

Written by Savvy Kenya on June 29, 2011 — 8 Comments

Tweet The question is: would you tweet, facebook and blog to save Mount Kenya? The next BAKE Happy Hour is on Friday 8th July, from 6pm. Please sign up so we know who is coming! I think there might be a surprise (shhh.. maybe a free drink). The tentative venue is Secrets Lounge. Get your [...]

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Wally B

Written by Savvy Kenya on June 27, 2011 — 16 Comments

Tweet This is the first time I’ve dedicated a whole blogpost to one person. But if ever someone deserved one, it’s my friend Walter. He’s one of the most patient people I know. I’ve known him for five years now though I can’t remember my first meeting with him. We’ve been classmates and friends throughout [...]

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When G Came Calling

Written by Savvy Kenya on June 23, 2011 — 28 Comments

Tweet G is er.. a major international company. It’s everywhere you go. Just Google it Background Last year, I saw a notice on the announcements board. The Google-Anita memorial scholarship. For those who don’t know she was a great woman in tech. In 1997, Anita founded the Institute for Women and Technology. So I applied [...]

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Pivot 25- The Winners

Written by Savvy Kenya on June 16, 2011 — 3 Comments

Tweet Pivot 25 is an mlab initiative to bring focus on the Mobile developer and entrepreneur community in East Africa. It was a two-day mobile apps competition and developer conference held at Ole Sereni Hotel along Mombasa Road. I couldn’t make it to the first day of the conference, unavoidable circumstances you see (okay, lunch [...]

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Replacing Ideot and Lunch with Safaricom CEO

Written by Savvy Kenya on June 14, 2011 — 38 Comments

Tweet If you are not aware… I lost my phone in a traffic-snatching #Nairoberry incident. Thanks for all the sympathy that came my way, as you can see I had integrated Ideot into my everyday life. It was a part of almost everything I did. I saw a comment from Bob Collymore, the Safaricom CEO, [...]

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