My Landlord is on Strike

Grab your tickets to be able to watch the play 'My Landlord Is On Strike' by LASER ARTS,on Sunday,3pm in Kisumu Hotel.A decent way to spend time with friends and  family. Contact 0706151093 for ticket delivery

TEACHING LESS PRIVILEGED KIDS HOW TO USE COMPUTER IN KENYA

The statistics

Over the next 10 years it is estimated that there will be 1.4 million jobs in IT and computer sciences, and only around 400,000 graduates qualified to do them.  This catchy statistic made me smile at myself and thump my chest Saying, “What a smart person I was to be in the IT related profession”. We are living in an age of unparalleled digital disruption, with massive amounts of technology-driven change, huge innovation, and significant evolution in the ways people use technology.

According to The Global Information Technology Report 2015, over 12 billion devices are connected to the Internet, and that number is expected to increase to over 20 billion by 2020. These connections provide more data for better decision-making and improve the way governments, businesses, and individuals operate.  I count myself lucky to be in this generation of techies witnessing the digital disruption and being part and parcel of it. 

The nostalgia

Yes I am excited and lucky, so I count myself. My first interaction with an electronic device was when I was seven years old. Feel free to guess what it was and how thrilled I was. It was a neighbor’s radio jukebox .The question which flooded my mind was: “How did those singing guys get inside that small box?” The second device was Gameboy, then I graduated to brick game. My biggest question was how does this thing work?  where do the bricks come from? Why can’t they come out? Few times I opened inside to see if I could see the bricks. To my surprise there were only wires and circuit boards. I thought radio would be different, but to my surprise, same things (wires and all) filled all these machines. Of course, the radio was different because its inside was also filled with pregnant cockroaches breeding inside.

Simbi and Alego primary school pupils at WespeakCodeKE event in Homabay  County

As the curiosity grew, I started repairing my friend’s radios, with reference of course to the working ones, and it was trial and error and copying the arrangement of different components within the circuits. I was born in town so I count myself lucky.  Probably by now I know you are wondering, “why the narrative?”.  Well, wonder no more.

How it went down at #WespeakCodeKE HomabayCounty

The whole experience was fun, and many kids learnt how to code. It was a perfect Weekend gate away of course with an Impact . The best moments only the pictures can tell. at least 42 volunteers signed up for the event. They were from Masinde muliro University,JKUAT, Maseno University represented and of-course lake hub too was represented . If you missed fun with impact, an opportunity to positively create an impact in a less privileged kids   life. Keep on reading posts here for the WespeakcodeKE events and VillageCode. The photos speak for themselves so caption them...
Below is how it all went down

Kisumu partners with World Bank to launches e-construction permit programme

 photo by  [Atieno Elizabeth/Hivisasa.com]

The project is an automated system where architects and developers can submit their applications for online approval.

Speaking on Monday during the launch at the Imperial Hotel in Kisumu, City Manager Doris Ombara said that platform allows the end user to upload documents including evidence of payment and also monitor progress of their approvals.

“After approvals you download the e-construction permits. The system works in such a way that the applicant gets notification via SMS and email once the proposals complete key milestones in the system,” said Ombara.

FIRE TRAGEDY IN MASENO UNIVERSITY

Maseno University today 10th October 2015 has experienced a tragedy of fire where some offices have burnt down.

Following the tragedy, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Partnership, Research and Innovations, Prof. Joseph Chacha, on behalf of the University management would like to state the following:

1. The fire started at around midnight of Thursday 10th October 2015.

2. Security guards on duty at the time have reported that they saw some few students throw objects at some offices and the students run away. 

3. The cause of the fire has not been established yet. The police and the University are going on with the investigations to establish the cause of the fire and this will be communicated immediately it is established. If it established that anybody is responsible for this, appropriate legal action will be taken against such a person.

#WeSpeakCodeKE

Did you know?

Over the next 10 years it is estimated that there will be 1.4 million
jobs in IT and computer sciences and only around 400,000 graduates
qualified to do them.

#WeSpeakCodeKE is an initiative to spark interest and demystify coding
among young learners 8-14 in Kenya. The program is part of Microsoft
Global Youth Spark Initiative. In kenya implemented by Microsoft East
Africa, AIESEC in JKUAT and Kids COMP CAMP. This year between October to
December, we target 5000 children in at least 5 counties.

Get Involved, Sign up http://goo.gl/xQCguR here :-)
in partnership with Lakehub
If you know someone interested contact :   0772071607
Help spread the word

Ruby On Rails(Web App Development)

lakehub will be hosting a week's training on Ruby on Rails, among other web app development best practices,how to use git for collaboration among other industry tools . a chance to meet, socialize,learn and network
To register for the event Click on  the link: http://goo.gl/forms/T76EsHt6m2

County begins re-designing Kisumu to face Lake Victoria

The redesigning of Kisumu City to face Lake Victoria has begun.

Speaking to the Nation on Sunday, town manager Doris Ombara said the county has started implementing the Kisumu Urban Project.

“We have already began the rehabilitation of markets at a cost of Sh350 million for Kibuye, Sh170 million for Otonglo and Jubilee Sh270 million,” she said.

The official said in the master plan, street lights would be installed, roads redesigned and slums upgraded.

The official said the redesigning of the town to face the lake is aimed at attracting tourists to the beaches.

Ms Ombara said there are plans to relocate the bus park out of the city centre.

As part of the upgrade, floodlights have been installed in informal settlements such as Manyatta, Obunga and Shauri Moyo.