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Pay Bill Operation
by Davis Waithaka 19 May '10

19 May '10

Hi all, Is the MPESA Pay-Bill operation also sms based as in when u pay your elec bill via PayBill does KPLC receive an MPESA SMS? Davis

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CEBS Petroleum Management System
by Amarjit Labhuram 19 May '10

19 May '10

Hi Guys, There is a new product that I and a colleague have developed catered towards Gas Stations and and business that requires a stocks and inventory system. The new product is a petroleum management system and still is under test basis as we are looking to test for the integration of the system with the fuel reserve meter if it is a digitally recorded signature. If you know of anyone willing to try the system at a discounted fee, kindly contact me on the undersigned details. Below is a brief of what the system entails. CRYSTAL E-BUSINESS SYSTEMS (PETROLIUM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM) FEATURES: - Capture and Maintenance of various product types, re-order levels - Capture deliveries - Capture Daily sales of the various products and generation of reports showing opening and closing stock balances - Capture Revenue from other services (e.g. Car repairs and servicing, cost of materials used and service charge. Material usage reduce stock) - Capture oil flow meter readings, if the readings are stored in a back office machine) - Accounts linkage o Sales are captured in particular income accounts o Purchases generate Vouchers captured in particular expense accounts o Banking Module (Banking of Collections/Receipts into particular company banks, Generation of Cheque numbers and Payments done through bank, Petty Cash Maintenance, and Bank Reconciliation done through the system) o Journal Entries o Client/Debtors Statements o Profit /Loss Statement o Balance Sheet o Fixed Assets Register, Depreciations Have a great day! Warm regards, Amarjit Singh Labhuram. ====================== MacroTECH Portal Ltd. -------------------------------------------- P.O. Box: 1501 - 00621, Nairobi, KENYA. -------------------------------------------- Zain: +254-735-528725 Safaricom: +254-721-528725 Fax: +254-773-006734

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Need a web hosting company
by Kevin Michaels 19 May '10

19 May '10

I urgently need to publish a certain site online and am looking for a company that can host me together with the provision of domain name at a cost of 2500 kenya shillings. Pls do assist urgently if U know anybody or urself immediately call offline +254724018082

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Barcamp Nairobi
by Phares Kariuki 19 May '10

19 May '10

Hi, Please register if you intend to attend Barcamp Nairobi. T-Shirts, giveaways etc will only be given to people who have registered in good time. Additionally, access will be through printed invites... http://www.barcampnairobi.com/?page_id=21 Thanks, -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki(a)gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |

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joomla 1.5 compatibility with IE
by maina martin 18 May '10

18 May '10

hi good people kindly help av a joomla project and its giving me nightmares with IE 8 all other browsers are ok kindly help -- "I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.”

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Wanted: SSMB High Gain Yagi Antenna for 3G
by Jonas | Lamu Software 18 May '10

18 May '10

Hey Skunks, a friend of mine is looking for a high gain yagi 3g antenna to replace the one that came with his PCI Express 3G modem (included with Cisco 880G/881G router). http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps380/ps10082/data_sheet… I haven't seen the device but from what I have found out it probably needs something similar to http://www.antennafactor.com/documents/ANT-916-YG5-N_Data_Sheet.pdf found here http://www.antennafactor.com/Products/Fixed-Point/YG-Series-Yagi-Antennas/ He will also need an N-female to SSMB converter/ cable as I see it. Any help appreciated. Will forward your email to him. Thank you in advance Jonas

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Web hosting and domain name
by Kevin Michaels 18 May '10

18 May '10

I urgently need a company that can provide me with domain name and hosting at a fee of Ksh.1500 maximum Pls call offline to this number +254724018082

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ISA & Exchange Guru?
by Jared Koyier 18 May '10

18 May '10

I need a ISA & Exchange guru for a small job, mail me privately

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Is the Difference between "and" & "or" significant?
by Claire Njoki 18 May '10

18 May '10

Hello, Someone forwarded me the following email and I was wondering...Is the Difference between "and" & "or" significant? I ask this here since I believe a good number of you are coders... Message shown below: >>> ** MORE CHANGES (AND ERRORS) FOUND IN PUBLISHED CONSTITUTION!!! ** Dear Kenyans, The events of the last few days got me a bit concerned when I realised that there were two (or more) proposed constitutions in circulation and we do not even know which version we will be voting for or voting against. Today, I decided to compare the draft passed by parliament to the one published by Wako on 6th May 2010. Keep in mind that the review organs had indicated that Wako was not supposed to change anything. The same review organs indicated that those who wanted changes made to the draft (especially with respect to abortion and khadhis courts) were too late and parliament could also not make any changes unless the change was supported by at least 145 members of parliament. The same organs, also confirmed that Wako had only changed a few commas and fullstops here and there. The same review organs have defended the draft published on 6th and confirmed that it is the only authentic draft. With all this in mind, I can confidently prove to Kenyans that we are being take for a ride because after comparing the two drafts, I have noted 6 (six) changes that were made by Wako. Some of these changes render the current published draft illegal since it means Wako, or someone else made these changes. I am not a lawyer, but I know that e.g. replacing the word "and" with the word "or" changes the meaning of everything. If you want to confirm or deny my findings, please compare both documents, i.e. the draft passed by parliament, versus the one published by Wako on 6th May. These 6 (six) changes are as indicated below: God Bless Kenya. Concerned Kenyan. -------------------------------------------- Political rights -The Proposed Draft Published by Wako on 6th May 2010 says: 38 (2) Every citizen has the right to free, fair and regular elections based on universal suffrage and the free expression of the will of the electors for— (a) any elective public body or office established under this Constitution; or (b) any office of any political party of which the citizen is a member. -The Draft passed by Parliament says: 38 (2) Every citizen has the right to free, fair and regular elections based on universal suffrage and the free expression of the will of the electors for— (a) any elective public body or office established under this Constitution; and (b) any office holder of any political party of which the citizen is a member. -Changes made by Wako or another: The word "and" was replaced with the word "or". -------------------------------------------- Fair hearing -The Proposed Draft Published by Wako on 6th May 2010 says: 50 (6) A person who is convicted of a criminal offence may petition the High Court for a new trial if–– -The Draft passed by Parliament says: 50 (6) A person who was convicted of a criminal offence may petition the High Court for a new trial if–– -Changes made by Wako or another: The word "was" replaced the word "is". -------------------------------------------- Restriction on activities of State officers -The Proposed Draft Published by Wako on 6th May 2010 says: 77 (3) A retired State officer who is receiving a pension from public funds shall not hold more than two concurrent remunerative positions as chairperson, director or employee of— -The Draft passed by Parliament says: 77 (3) A retired State officer who is receiving a pension from public funds shall not accept more than two concurrent remunerative positions as chairperson, director or employee of— -Changes made by Wako or another: The word "hold" replaced the word "accept". -------------------------------------------- Presidential assent and referral -The Proposed Draft Published by Wako on 6th May 2010 says: 115. (3) If Parliament amendeds the Bill fully accommodating the President’s reservations, the appropriate Speaker shall re-submit it to the President for assent. -The Draft passed by Parliament says: 115. (3) If Parliament has amended the Bill fully accommodating the President’s reservations, the appropriate Speaker shall re-submit it to the President for assent. -Changes made by Wako or another: The words "has amended" have been replaced with the word "amendeds" which is not an English word. Does it mean amended? or amends? -------------------------------------------- Parliamentary Service Commission -The Proposed Draft Published by Wako on 6th May 2010 says: 127 (6) (c) preparing annual estimates of expenditure of the parliamentary service and submitting them to the National Assembly for approval, and exercising budgetary control over the service; -The Draft passed by Parliament says: 127 (6) (c) preparing annual estimates of expenditure of the parliamentary service, and exercising budgetary control over the service; -Changes made by Wako or another: The phrase "and submitting them to the National Assembly for approval" was added. -------------------------------------------- Principal Secretaries -The Proposed Draft Published by Wako on 6th May 2010 says: 155. (2) Each State department shall be under the administration of a Principal Secretary. -The Draft passed by Parliament says: 155. (2) Each Ministry or State department shall be under the administration of a Principal Secretary. -Changes made by Wako or another: The word "Ministry" was removed. --------------------------------------------

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Server Harambee update
by Solomon Mburu Kamau 18 May '10

18 May '10

How has the Harambee on the Skunkworks Server fared? Updates any one? -- Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau ***************************************************** Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill! AND It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous generosity! http://smiley2.wordpress.com http://mburu.sikika.co.ke

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