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A scratched "Bamba 50" haphazardly discarded on the ground after use ("top-up trash")

Saved by a bamba 50!

By Alan on July 15, 2011

I made it a habit a few months ago to always be carrying an unscratched Bamba 50. Lots of people thought it was hilarious, not understanding why I didn’t just redeem them right when I bought them. There are many reasons, but yesterday, it was nothing other than an unused Bamba 50 which saved the [...]

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Posted in Kenya | Tagged Bamba 50, Brownies, Kenya, M-PESA, Money, parking, Safaricom, Sarit, sheng, Swahili | 3 Responses

Kenyan con men take to the air waves!

By Alan on April 10, 2011

Some guy called me last week and told me that he had accidentally sent me money on M-PESA, and could I please send it back. I told him that no, I hadn’t noticed any text messages, but that I would look. “Tafadhali, ndugu yangu, niangalilie” (please, my brother, look for me). As I had just [...]

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Posted in Kenya | Tagged Android, AOSP, CyanogenMod, fraud, Galaxy S, Kenya, Linux, M-PESA, MIUI, Nairobi, Safaricom, Samsung, SMS | 18 Responses

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