Every once in a while I am asked about the easiest way to create an SMS Gateway. The solutions, of course, largely vary depending on the intended purpose. Most PRSP’s, atleast in Kenya, charge an arm and a leg to facilitate such with short code charges and all that bull that’s not at all...

Late today afternoon, I had a thought to crowd-source traffic information via Twitter, just for Nairobi. I passed on the idea to fellow Iborian tweeps (twitter-people) and response is slow but sure, sure. Not wanting to sound cliche, however, we are a peculiar people. If M-Pesa worked ‘onR...