Ndemo, Kibera Community Broadcaster, animators - Ahmed Deem + Daniel Mulli, Daniel Deen, says "Animation and Tech scene in Kenya has great people who can do great work":-), Ndemo, "I am not worried about the middle class, My worry about those below poverty lines.." He also says, "ICT Board has been sent to Kibera to go train the youth.." Save for one, two Board staffers, dunno why I have this feeling the opposite would have been more beneficial and truer :~) :~) -- Anyway, pull the BBC podcast..... axel -n 10 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/digitalp/digitalp_20090915-... --- Posted this yesterday - (resending for the sake of cc'd skunkworks) New Africa broadband 'ready' By Adam Blenford BBC News, Nairobi A new high-speed undersea cable connecting East Africa with the rest of the world is poised to go live, Kenya's top internet official has told the BBC. ... Ken Kasina: Speaking at a cafe in the basement of a Nairobi shopping centre where fellow developers and programmers meet to use a free wi-fi connection, Mr Kasina said the price of his 512kbps internet connection was preventing him working effectively at home. I thought the cable would land and the next week we would have fast internet at home," said Ken Kasina, a developer for the successful crowdsourcing service Ushahidi. A top-up card gives him 1GB of data use for a fee of 2,500 Kenyan shillings (£20; $33). At that price, Mr Kasina insists he needs to carefully control what he does online in an effort not to waste his credit and his money. Even if the connection allowed it - which it barely does - listening to music or watching video online is not sensible. "When you take it in comparison to what you're doing, it's a lot (of money), trust me. It's like spending a million to buy a wheelbarrow," Mr Kasina said. .... TRUE!!! <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8257038.stm> Enjoy!