Hi Sherminator! <div><br></div><div>Not all innovations of hackathons at the iHub are a pure fail as stated in the blogpost. I was part of the team that won the water hackathon last year October sponsored by the World Bank. Right now we are designing a software solution dubbed MajiVoice. A citizen water feedback and monitoring system that will enable Kenyan to complain about water services via mobile and web platforms. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Such opportunities would have not been open to developers through conventional tendering processes. The bank has seen the use of such ecosystems to develop more solution around social innovations for water. </div>
<div><br></div><div>So there is hope! </div><div><br></div><div>Halima Murunga</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 2:14 PM, The sherminator <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:steve.kim41@gmail.com">steve.kim41@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I know this is kinda off-topic in relation to the purpose of what this forum is supposed to be about, but i have an inkling to understand why this guy is so infamous/famous in the tech community.<br>
His name elicits A LOT of mixed reactions...granted i just recently started visiting his site <a href="http://techmtaa.com" target="_blank">techmtaa.com</a> which today posted a controversial article in relations to Ihub (<a href="http://www.techmtaa.com/2012/03/05/what-is-the-true-intention-of-ihub-board-kick-out-the-poor-kenyans/" target="_blank">http://www.techmtaa.com/2012/03/05/what-is-the-true-intention-of-ihub-board-kick-out-the-poor-kenyans/</a>) but i would rather hear from other skunks who may have dealt with the guy if his bad rap-sheet is justified or is it just the work of haters.<br>

<br>Some of the points he&#39;s arguing about Ihub has some weight but i personally disagree with the areas about the current crop of green members not needing the facility because they can afford to pay for themselves. Speaking as a student and also for my colleagues, the Ihub center has given me a lot of opportunities to enhance my craft so i would beg to differ on that.<br>

<br>So my fellow skunks, is this the case of a blogger running his mouth without the full facts to back him up or..is he one of the many misunderstood folks around???<br>
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