Is it possible that if they hired less people, each with a PDA communicating with an online server via the mobile Telcos Internet (which cover alot of Kenya, especially the densely populated areas) then the data could be ready in days/weeks and even streamed live for Kenyans. That would have been great. The world would have been jazzed by Kenya. Even if it would have pushed the census to next year, it would have been well worth it. IT companies in other parts of the world would have been jazzed then they come here to have a look, then Ministry of ICT jazzes them with a few words here and there which leads to ... The online server can have statistical inference software tools, conflict inference and resolution software tools (for duplicate counts). And I think guys who can build this can be found locally.   As for the Census itself: Some of the questions are peculiar: Owning Radio, TV, Mobile phone, Bicycle??? Won't this be outdated after 2 years when they might want to develop a 'plan' for our economy? Can't they get mobile phone statistics and computer statistics from the vendors, Telcos and ISPs?   This exercise would have been smoother if our gvnmt was completely open to kenyans, then kenyans would understand why the data is necessary, even guys would take the forms to CBS. Far much cheaper than 7B. O_O --- On Wed, 8/26/09, Joram Mwinamo <joram.mwinamo@gmail.com> wrote: From: Joram Mwinamo <joram.mwinamo@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] 1999 census results:Technology To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 8:57 AM I just wondered to myself, couldnt we get PDAs or laptops(hata kama they would have been leased or something)  and have the info entered in real time and sent to a central database where its calcutated immedietly? We have to wait until December to get the results? Are we serious? Just another avenue where technology would have saved us lots of time and money and been a lot more accurate(maybe someone doesnt want accuracy) On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Al Kags <alkags@gmail.com> wrote: The 1999 Census results were published and there is a book. Al Kags ----------------------- Author, Living Memories. “IF THERE IS SUCH A THING AS Kenya, these stories belong to us all, just as the pictures in Kenya Burning document the trauma of a nation during the post-election violence. The age of history written by white males is well and truly over.” - Star Columnist, Betty Caplan in the East African Weekly Newspaper. On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Solomon Mburu <solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote: @ Saich, I think Mwangi was asking about the 1999 Census. You've provided site for this year's census! 2009/8/17 saich <saiched@gmail.com> check out their website  www.kenyacensus2009.go.ke On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Mark Mwangi<mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:

Whatever happened to the above? I recall they were never announced . . . Anyone with the inside scoop?

-- Regards,

Mark Mwangi

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