High speed internet is prohibitively expensive. I’ve been looking in to it and the only ADSL available to the general public is Telkom Kenya ADSL. Their prices, as you can see from the link, are jaw dropping.
The price of a 512kbps connection is GBP208.00 per month. A similar service in the UK costs about GBP25.00 per month (I’ve used zen internet as a comparison as they have no data cap and no 12 month contract, just as Telkom offer. Otherwise, I could find even cheaper examples).
The digital divide can only accelerate if this is the price of high speed data connection in the “developing” world! Its encouraging to note the costs are falling though!
I think Hannah and I will be investigating ISDN connections. They’re expensive (but not extortionate) but may not be available locally!
After our driest Christmas since we were both about nine, we celebrated David’s birthday with lashings of Tusker, Kenya’s number one beer (at least in our opinion).
Continue reading ‘Booze free in the boma.’
Hi there everyone. Here’s a Christmas post to wish you all love over the festive break. We weren’t sure what we were going to do over the Christmas period, however, last night we were invited to the family home of our Landlords’. A bit nervous about that, I have to say….
Continue reading ‘Merry Christmas!’
It’s a week and a half since we moved in to our new house in Kisumu. I have yet to complete a satisfactory night’s sleep.
Current impediments to a full nights’ rest include, but are not limited to the following:
Continue reading ‘Unsettledly in’
Ok, so it’s probably a bit late for Christmas, but we have gone all traditional and rented our very own postbox. The postal address is:
PO Box 7038 Kisumu,
40100 Kisumu,
Kenya.
Continue reading ‘You can now reach us by post!’