Home: "Power Up is an initiative led by the ICT industry, that aims to stimulate active interest in ICT with both decision makers and the public in five of Kenya's province towns. It also aims to promote active usage of operational ICT-based services in education, government, banking, trade, utilities, media, etc."

Position available:
Editor, International Office: "The Editor is an international position reporting to the International Information Coordinator and working closely with the MSF Secretary-General and is based in the International Office in Geneva, Switzerland. "

Tsunami aid snafu: "The response from individual Indians was generous but ?misjudged? in some cases, with unwanted clothes being donated. ?As well as blocking roads, wasting workers? time and taking up storage space, the unwanted clothing proved a hazard to local livestock, which tried to eat it,? it says. "

Jobs in Kenya: "Internews Network is currently seeking a Program Associate to provide technical and administrative support in our Nairobi, Kenya office."

IST-Africa: "IST-Africa 2006 takes place 3 - 5 May 2006 at the CSIR International Convention Centre Pretoria, South Africa. This is the first in a series of Annual Conferences supported by the European Commission, which will bring together delegates from commercial, government & research organisations across Africa and from Europe, to bridge the Digital Divide by sharing knowledge, experience, lessons learnt and good practice. "

TECTONIC: African free software developers to gather in Uganda: "Africa Source II, a week-long workshop that will bring together free software developers from across the continent, is to be held in January next year. The workshop will be held in Kalangala, Uganda, from January 8 to 15 next year. "

K B C (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation): "In Nairobi, the eclipse will be from 12.39pm to 3.55pm, Mombasa 12.52 pm to 4.03 pm, Kisumu, 12.32pm to 3.50 pm. In Nakuru it will be from 12.35pm to 3.53pm, Eldoret, 12.31pm to3.50 pm, In Machakos it will be from 12.40 pm to 3.56pm. "

GSM Roaming Latest Telco Step in Somalia: "The unique OTA feature allows any GSM subscriber from another network to roam on the Somafone network, utilizing their home network SIM card. The subscriber immediately receives a text message with a local Somafone mobile number upon the selection of the Somafone network, and can start receiving calls immediately without any operator intervention. The subscriber would simply need to purchase a prepaid voucher to top-up their OTA account in any denomination."

[Roaming access on the fly? Once again, Somalia shows the way...]

Mailing List subscription | LinuxChix Africa: "You can now subscribe to the chix@africalinuxchix.org mailing list by submitting your e-mail address using the Mailing List Subscription Panel on the right hand side bar."

UNON Vacancy: Deputy Chief, Publishing Services Section, Nairobi

Sikh: don't freak

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Asian? Sikh of being treated like a terrorist?

Apple scraps with War Child over charity album price | The Register: "Apple clashed with kids-caught-in-conflict charity War Child last week when it chose to go its own way on album pricing.
The iTunes Music Store initially sold the new War Child album, Help: A Life in the Day, for two pounds less than the price demanded by the charity. When the organisation made its displeasure known, the online store was forced to withdraw the record for almost a day while it corrected the error."

ReliefWeb ? Professional Resources ? Vacancies: "LPI wishes to recruit a suitable person to fill the position of Project Coordinator for its project work in Somalia. "

allAfrica.com: Kenya: Telkom Kenya Launches High Speed Internet (DSL): "Telkom Kenya has launched a new high-speed digital service for the internet."