<br>Alex,<br>I have prepared a paper that proves the following maxims;<br><br>1. A computer loaded with open source can generate more money than an acre of coffee in Nyeri.<br>2. A computer loaded with open source and connected to Telkom wireless can generate more money than an acre of tea in Kericho.
<br>3. A computer loaded with open source and connected to Telkom wireless plus a Safaricom M-Pesa sim card can generate more money than four acres of wheat in Narok.<br><br>Otherwise, steadfastly continue with no fear or favour.... tingisaing the kidole ya jogoo.
<br><br>Bill<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/21/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Alex Gakuru</b> <<a href="mailto:alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com">alexgakuru.lists@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Pundits are wondering what Bill's presidency will really look. <br>Has the future finally dawned ushering the nations aspirations? <br><br>With every child acquiring the OLPC promised on his manifesto?<br>Cheap $50/MB internet through fibre, entire .ke network on IPv6?
<br>Affordable computers in every district , hospital, even "munada".<br><br>Cabinet minutes delivered by email to consumers' via kPODs, <br>all-new "brownberries" and open source installed mobile devices
<br>with local skunk works tweaking GSM till no networks failures? <br> <br>Will President Bill K deliver on the promise of digitising "in toto"<br>the kenya village to his voters whom he bought several rounds of
<br>Ruaraka's sweet waters to kick high their imagination levels?<br><br>But they also wonder whether 2016 will not see a repeat ritual of <br>new promises-- only that time it may as well be on an envisaged <br>"Sun Base" (contrived variant "NASA Presents Details of Plans
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of one famous lister "Tomorrow Now"<br><br>But President Bill, (allow me to refer to you by first name because I <br>started this?) I need your favour but for security reasons it should not <br>be communicated in electronic form. When could I meet you kind
<br>Excellency, Price of Peace, the greater liberator to paperless office?<br><br>ooops! Did I say that?<br><br></span></span></span><br></blockquote></div>