In January 2022, over a span of 10 days, TunapandaNET, a Kibera-based community network that seeks to promote internet accessibility through provision of network infrastructure and capacity building for community, organized and hosted workshops on digital inclusion for the local grassroot women. Hosted at Tunapanda Institute and led by Ms Risper Akinyi, the workshops were… Continue reading I’m a podcast producer and digital publicist
Author: Melkizedek Mirasi
Lifelong learner.
KASA: The Mission is Great
I believe that one of the most powerful abilities of mankind is that of dreaming, followed by the curiosity to make those dreams come true. From time immemorial, dreaming has been part of human life. Great men and women famous for shaping humanity through science, art, spirituality and technology are known to be dreamers and… Continue reading KASA: The Mission is Great
My Year in Books – 2021
The books that I read in 2021. Some I read only a few pages, some halfway, and very few from the first page to the last page. 2021 has been a peaceful year for me. I still found myself in the midst of troubles, but I’m happy I handled them well. Last year in December,… Continue reading My Year in Books – 2021
Asembo Piny Maber
You’re missing a lot if you’ve never been to Asembo. In the incredible homeland of Ramogi where the great warrior and magician Luanda Magere and Gor Mahia, respectively, were born and raised, exists a village called Asembo, Nilotic-speaking group based on Lake Victoria basin with a population of about a hundred thousand people. Known for… Continue reading Asembo Piny Maber
The evolution of the internet
The internet, arguably the greatest tech invention in the history of humankind, was built on open protocols. The inventors envisioned a worldwide platform that allowed everyone who wishes to participate in the service to do so. Original thing I wanted to do was to make it a collaborative medium, a place where we [could] all… Continue reading The evolution of the internet
Academic Titan: Michelle Atieno
I enjoyed my high school days so much. I had so much fun for those four years that I’m always willing to go back, provided it’s the same classmates and teachers. I’m pretty sure there are many of us out here. I met so many great people. Funny people (such as Sylvester and Maina). Serious… Continue reading Academic Titan: Michelle Atieno
Lessons from a non-graduate creator
Edu, 24 now, finished high school five years ago and joined an ICT institute where he learnt basic programming, web design, and entrepreneurship and communication skills. Since then he joined an apprenticeship track at the same institution to hone his skills in the following areas: web design, bookkeeping, and meta-learning. So far, he has designed… Continue reading Lessons from a non-graduate creator
Becoming Warren Buffett
I recently re-watched Warren Buffett’s HBO documentary “Becoming Warren Buffett”. I initially watched it, I think, in 2018. I really liked it but I didn’t set any next actions. It only inspired me ephemerally. On a recent weekend, I decided to re-watch the film. This time around, I had already started to do things in… Continue reading Becoming Warren Buffett
Lessons from Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of AngelList. I probably first heard of Naval Ravikant from The Knowledge Project podcast. He talked so much sense in that episode that I couldn’t but share the episode with my close friends. At the end of the text messages to friends, I wrote “top 10 podcast… Continue reading Lessons from Naval Ravikant
A Blueprint to Business Success in Africa
A review of Africa’s Business Revolution book. Africa is often referred to as an emerging market by economists and the western world. But what does that mean to young people from the continent? Well, it can be interpreted differently depending on an individual. Personally, as a young person from the largest slum in Africa, Kibera,… Continue reading A Blueprint to Business Success in Africa