Less than 3 weeks to clear another zero-rated consignment. That must be a new record for DHL! After the Kyoto Flash solar torchlights, which DHL took a month to get through Customs, we received the…
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Mobile warfare in Kenya
Breakneck competition between Kenya’s mobile operators Whenever a text message pops in these days, I pray it is not more spam from the operator. Too often, it is. Safaricom and Zain seem to have gone…
DHL + Customs = a lethal mix!
DHL + Customs: A Recipe for Delays While I was successfully bullying the dreaded container of Kyoto Box solar cookers through Customs in Mombasa, people from the same useless government institution were doing their best…
Container nightmare – a 21st century Kafka tale!
Attempting to bring a container into Kenya can give you several heart attacks, and is by no means a recommendable exercise for any sound-minded person who cares about his mental well-being. Had Franz Kafka been alive today, he would doubtlessly have agreed that Kenyan bureaucracy by far eclipses his nightmarish descriptions of their counterparts in the pre-WW1 Austro-Hungarian empire. Here’s a step-by-step guide to experiencing a true Kafka process in the 21st century.
Kenya Paraffin Lamps and Candles (KPLC)
There are many positive aspects about Kenya. KPLC – Kenya Power and Lighting Company – is not one of them! I am writing this from my Sony Ericsson X10, whose battery is about to die….
M-pesa – Cutting-edge technology in Kenya
M-pesa – disrupting how people pay! Until recently, cutting-edge technology was not something most people would associate with Kenya. M-pesa has changed that! It’s already been three years since Safaricom, the leading mobile operator in…