Do we give them power or houses??? Is it not right to give them energy,letting them make their own living and building houses for themselves… [ATTACH=full]63000[/ATTACH]
Very risky!
what is wrong with that house? when mzungus build thatched houses we think they are cool…
A move in the right direction, I remember when I was pursuing CISCO pale AFRALTI, we were learning about laying networks on various types of building, of which 90% was alien to us.
Non of us in the classroom had been to the west at the time, and there we were, trying to imagine what the instructor was teaching, I even doubt if he knew what he was teaching.
All I was wondering was, why can’t we learn what was applicable to our society, like, how to network a Manyatta, a pigsty, a grass thatched house, a Normad’s house and so forth.
Why can’t we develop our own curriculum, that is applicable to our own environment.
Proper housing needs to come first, with proper sanitation and clean drinking water. I can bet most would rather live in a one or two bedroom stone house with running water and proper sanitation and no electricity than in a thatched house with electricity without the aforementioned.
Was it built due to ability or the only available materials…
I only the knew how to make interlocking brick their livelihood would be improved immensely.
That house is somebody’s castle, built with pride and spic and span.
What’s the difference between these connections na zile za mathare slums ?
Will niggas who can’t build even a mabati house be able to pay electricity bill ?
Time will tell.
You have been so deep inside JaKuon’s butt where the darkness even stops thought processes, that you do not know:
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That Mathare and all other informal settlements have been systematically connected regardless of the structure, and,
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KPLC has installed prepaid (token) meters in even the tiniest hovel, to improve revenue collection and curb the tapping of power. You only pay for what you WANT to consume.
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…area residents will be connected to prepaid meters and the connection fee of Shs.1,160 will then be recovered from the customer’s purchase of prepaid tokens for a period of 12 months. This translates to Shs.100 per month.
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It works!!
In the US most buildings are made of wood, stone should only be used for structures that are to last centuries , using stone on a tiny shack is a waste of resources. :rolleyes::rolleyes:
I know of countless houses in shags that were built using stone and are now considered either too small or ugly and being of stone very difficult to redesign so they are abandoned or used as a granaries or chicken coops etc what a waste of resources:eek::eek:
Do you know why they are made of wood? Bet you don’t by your response. The extreme weather conditions, especially the cold winters makes it easier to insulate and keep them warm, especially in the northern States. In southern states like CA, FL, TX you find a lot of stone houses. Kapish.
Kapish Sir … thanks for educating me :D:D:D
Ahem …I just so happen to live in CA and I’m yet to come across a stone house, :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:most of the houses including the huge malls are made of wood and we don’t have snow, 
in TX most houses are made of brick not stone .
I think availability and labor cost may be the reason as putting up a house is done in a matter of days. I would differ to the ones in the construction business as they would in a better position to offer concrete information:D:D
Peasant problems. Hehehehe. Pole boss.
The American houses are constructed the same, the only difference is how u finish the outside/ siding preferred. Here are some choices for siding
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Na akaita watu for a house warming party, na pusaa kwa wingi:D:D:D
Now that I have some time I’ll post some pictures of construction US
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http://www.build-a-house.net/content/pics/full/Framing1_full.jpg
http://www.build-a-house.net/content/pics/Framing2.jpg
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http://www.build-a-house.net/content/pics/full/fixture1_full.jpg
http://www.build-a-house.net/content/pics/full/hardware_full.jpg