Category Archives: Writing

Book Review: Recent Reads

Written by Savvy Kenya on October 6, 2012 — Leave a Comment

Tweet In the recent past, I’ve hardly blogged and read any books but in the traffic to and from work, in the waiting rooms and in the evenings after supper, while waiting for friends at bus stops and restaurants, I’ve managed to read two books: The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell and Blue Mother Tongue [...]

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What Savvy Reads

Written by Savvy Kenya on June 21, 2012 — 18 Comments

Tweet Okay, this post is not really about me, I just thought I would share with you what’s on my reading list, and also give some sort of review/preview of the books I have read recently. Between school, work, traveling to watch AFC Leopards play, attending tech events and social events, I sometimes squeeze in [...]

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Over the 100K views mark!!

Written by Savvy Kenya on November 29, 2011 — 2 Comments

Tweet When I started this blog at the beginning of the year, my aim was to reach 100,000 page views by the end of the year! Looks like I’ve already hit my goal! These are actual page views, and most likely not unique as most of my blog readers are regulars. Thanks for reading! Here’s [...]

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I Love Kenyans

Written by Savvy Kenya on April 23, 2011 — 8 Comments

Tweet This ramble was inspired recently as I waited for the matatu to fill up one afternoon. I love the guy that passes by, wearily dragging his cart but with a look of determination; I love the teenagers leaving against the wall, two boys full of swagger probably waiting for their friend; I love the [...]

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Blogging 101: A Guide to Successful Blogging

Written by Savvy Kenya on February 23, 2011 — 22 Comments

Tweet Image copy-pasted from myfhamortgageblog.com A number of readers have emailed me over time, asking me questions like, what inspires you? Well, life does. Wherever I go, there is always something worth blogging about. Whatever happens in my life can always be put into a certain way so that it’s interesting to read. As you [...]

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Rwanda: Comparison with Kenya

Written by Savvy Kenya on January 15, 2011 — 21 Comments

Tweet It’s been a week since I got here. It’s only natural I compare Rwanda and Kenya in almost every conversation I have. In Kenya this would never happen, in Kenya this is how we do it, in Kenya we do this, we do that, we hate this, we love that…. I hope my workmates [...]

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