Comments on: First solar web kiosk lands in Ukunda

By: carlosleonel1967

carlosleonel1967 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:31 +0000

IT’S FANTASTIC
IT’S FANTASTIC

By: cymagi

cymagi — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:30 +0000

Under the sorching …
Under the sorching sun …surfing …get serious

By: lubangad

lubangad — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:30 +0000

another white …
another white elephant! Watch this space after 2 years!

By: wilnnlights

wilnnlights — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:30 +0000

great,,first of its …
great,,first of its kind in the world,,well in ukunda kenya!

By: magadiboy

magadiboy — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:30 +0000

why cant these …
why cant these morons in the ministry of local goverment order street lights that uses solar energy kama bill ya stima ndio hussle.. they cant light the whole of kenya with this free energy.. middle east ziko tele !!

By: daniells71

daniells71 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:29 +0000

lol, in Kenya we …
lol, in Kenya we are good at starting things. It is a different story when we start talking about maintenance.

By: daniells71

daniells71 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:29 +0000

What works in other …
What works in other parts of the world may not necessarily work in Kenya. We are talking about a country that has roads that have had the same hole for 30 yrs. Pesa hakuna na watu wataiba hizo vitu.

By: jugholder

jugholder — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:29 +0000

i think with proper …
i think with proper planning and better design, it can work in certain areas

By: MzeeMoja1

MzeeMoja1 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:29 +0000

useless!
useless!

By: karuitha

karuitha — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:28 +0000

no ask NTV to go …
no ask NTV to go back to that place in 24 hours, the kiosk will be gone.

By: karuitha

karuitha — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:28 +0000

knowing Kenya, this …
knowing Kenya, this kiosk will not be there tomorrow. That satelite dish will be gone.

By: jasusi2

jasusi2 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:28 +0000

Good if it could be …
Good if it could be used to tell when and where the raiders are!

By: MrMujama

MrMujama — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:28 +0000

Its better than …
Its better than having nothing at all.

By: daniells71

daniells71 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:28 +0000

For people who have …
For people who have never used a computer this is a godsend so all you haters who have always owned 3 at a time need to let the ones without one get in the loop. The exposure is worth every penny.

By: VOA4SD

VOA4SD — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:27 +0000

What was not …
What was not mentioned by the media is that all components were designed for security and most are welded into place. In addition as it is a community based project there are several members of the community providing security at night.

By: VOA4SD

VOA4SD — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:27 +0000

The awnings are on …
The awnings are on their way. The CBO who is now the owner is seeking a sponsor to create new shade coverings.

By: VOA4SD

VOA4SD — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:27 +0000

Actually I believe …
Actually I believe this will be one of the first Internet projects that does NOT become a white elephant. The model is based on SUSTAINABILITY and time will tell.

By: VOA4SD

VOA4SD — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:27 +0000

The Rural Internet …
The Rural Internet Kiosk is the “brainchild” of Intersat Africa, an African internet service provider. Jawahar Patani is the creator of the RIK. Intersat Africa has partnered with Voices of Africa for Sustainable Development to provide the programming and manage the project implementations. This implementation is owned by the local CBO, Voices of Diani, a group comprised of local youth. Negotiations are underway with the Youth Enterprise Development Fund for a wider scale implementation.

By: VOA4SD

VOA4SD — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:26 +0000

It costs 375,000 …
It costs 375,000 Ksh for the kiosk plus installation. The monthly internet cost is 7,500 Ksh. We are working out the partnership with the Youth Enterprise Development Fund to roll out financing for the purchase.

By: bananafix

bananafix — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:52:26 +0000

it costs how much?
it costs how much?