BY BENARD AYIEKO Exits Pope, enters the 10th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC10). The first of its kind to be held in Africa. WTO is the sole global international organization that deals with the rules of trade between nations. It’s main objective is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business of trade in global markets fairly. Highly publicized but least understood, Ministerial Conference is where the business of WTO is conducted. Ministerial Conference is the highest decision making body of WTO. The last Ministerial Conference was held in Bali, Indonesia in 2013…
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By David Onjili From the choice of his name, Pope Francis, after the selfless and humble Saint Francis, to his earlier life, Jorge Maria Bergoglio seems to have been prepared for his position by earlier events in his life. A janitor, nightclub bouncer, chemical technician and literature teacher, pope Francis learnt to ply his trade just like the “Former radical, “ Jesus, who had no office. Unlike Jesus, a mere lumpen carpenter from Jerusalem with a radical message who left more than half the world his followers, Pope Francis is breaking barriers and being loved by both Christian insiders and…
I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success. However, aside from work, I have little joy. In the end, wealth is only a fact of life that I am accustomed to. At this moment, lying on the sick bed and recalling my whole life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth that I took so much pride in have paled and become meaningless in the face of impending death. In the darkness, I look at the green lights from the life supporting machines and hear the humming…
By Tom Odhiambo Oil is the engine that has defined modern technological innovation and advancement. Oil has made and unmade many nations since it was discovered. Countries have gone to war over oil. It would be difficult to define the past 100 years of the Middle East without oil. Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Libya etc are largely globally known and revered because of their huge deposits of oil. For a long time the political leaders of these countries bought political conformity using the oil. Some modernized their societies with the dollars from the oil. Others simply stole the petrodollars.…
By Terry Mwangi The current heavy rains could easily cause one to throw away their fashion books and wrap themselves with anything that could keep them warm and dry. Who needs a good outfit when you are 100% sure your clothes will get soggy and dirty from the downpour and mucky roads? However depressing the weather is, it should never reflect in the clothes you wear. Clothes do not have to be boring and depressing. Adorning bright colors is a way of talking back to the rain, ‘telling the rain ‘you can’t put me down!’ Here is a quick guide…
By Caroline Wambui A couple of years back, while I was still a student nurse attached to the gynaecological ward, I came across a case of breach of patient confidentiality that made me realise how easy it is to commit a breach as a result of not being alert or just plain thoughtlessness. Patient confidentiality is a topic in nursing ethics that is taught pretty much at the beginning of nursing training. This is because health professionals are under duty to maintain confidentiality of all information that comes to them in the course of their relationship with patients. The duty…
The growth in Internet use, especially in e-commerce, Internet banking and the increased awareness in disaster recovery has led to the increasing demand for data centres infrastructure in Kenya. That is why a provider of carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, icolo.io, recently broke ground for a new data venture in Mombasa, what will soon turn the Coastal city into a gateway to Africa for all the major Internet players and carriers coming to the East Africa region. When complete, the data centre billed “MBA 1” will provide 180 cabinets for customer use with up to 675KW of available customer power.…
Technology is fond of acronyms and fads, and information technology (IT) in particular always has a new technology or methodology to learn. The latest new-fangled thing to emerge from the overworked laboratories of IT methodology rework is DevOps. The term “DevOps” is a portmanteau of “Development” and “Operations”, and it means what it looks like: an amalgamation in tools, methodologies and cultures between the development and the operations teams in an IT environment. “Development” in the DevOps definition is not just software developers – it is everyone within an organisation – or department – involved in developing a product or…
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is to deploy its advanced IP core routing network technology in Cape Town as the economic and tourism hub of South Africa›s Western Cape transforms itself into a fully digital city working with Bytes Systems Integration. As the economic hub of the Western Cape, a major tourist destination and one of the most populous cities in South Africa, Cape Town is home to many technology start-ups and a base for many global software companies, retail chains and financial companies. To drive growth and encourage new businesses to the area, the City of Cape Town…
By Lanji Ouko African traditional culture required children to learn a number of life lessons and moral values through apprenticeship from elders in the community including gratitude, courage and respect. Today, children are expected to learn everything from their respective schools. Parents are busy trying to fend for their families and therefore it causes a strain on them, trying to balance career and also have time to train their children on values such as discipline and respect. Despite the African culture teaching young children on aspects of discipline and respect, a number of aspects in relation to modern day mannerisms,…