<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 02:41:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@stevegachau/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why I don't read Motivational books]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have never been a fan of inspirational and motivational books. I believe life is practical. There is no 'do-it yourself manual' and it is demented to have someone live many flight hours away telling]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@stevegachau/5wmkg9-why-i-don-t-read-motivational-books</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@stevegachau/5wmkg9-why-i-don-t-read-motivational-books</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevegachau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2016 20:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I don't read Motivational books]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have never been a fan of inspirational and motivational books. I believe life is practical. There is no 'do-it yourself manual' and it is demented to have someone live many flight hours away telling]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rants/@stevegachau/why-i-don-t-read-motivational-books</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rants/@stevegachau/why-i-don-t-read-motivational-books</guid><category><![CDATA[rants]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevegachau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2016 16:28:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Literature doesn't have to be combative]]></title><description><![CDATA[Must a work of literature be combative to be appreciated? And must literature always be negatively tilted towards the political establishment of the day? Critics have socialised young literature lovers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@stevegachau/3ugycd-literature-doesn-t-have-to-be-combative</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@stevegachau/3ugycd-literature-doesn-t-have-to-be-combative</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevegachau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2016 09:46:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY7oERe7CXqsFX6fH45nn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Literature doesn't have to be combative]]></title><description><![CDATA[Must a work of literature be combative to be appreciated? And must literature always be negatively tilted towards the political establishment of the day? Critics have socialised young literature lovers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@stevegachau/literature-doesn-t-have-to-be-combative</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@stevegachau/literature-doesn-t-have-to-be-combative</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevegachau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2016 09:23:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY8AUAWcaDpMh2zmygaNi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello steemers, I'm Steve Gachau from East Africa, I am working on a blockchain based gift cards app.Thats my little brother working on the steemit logo :-)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good evening, just had the best tasting chapatis so am now ready to tell you guys about myself. I am a student, poultry farmer, bitcoin trader and working on Chainsend, a gift cards app. I rejoined steemit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@stevegachau/hello-steemers-i-m-steve-gachau-from-east-africa-i-am-working-on-a-blockchain-based-gift-cards-app-thats-my-little-brother</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@stevegachau/hello-steemers-i-m-steve-gachau-from-east-africa-i-am-working-on-a-blockchain-based-gift-cards-app-thats-my-little-brother</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevegachau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 17:24:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY7oEGvVMp7mF4kff2K6v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have all heard of M-Pesa, over 42% of Kenya's GDP flows through it. Here is an example of the platform in action.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I will be sending money from my mpesa wallet to a pre-paid visa card. The process takes less than a minute and the money is instantly credited to the card and can be spent immediately. Step 1, Click the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@stevegachau/6khy81-we-have-all-heard-of-m-pesa-over-42-of-kenya-s-gdp-flows-through-it-here-is-an-example-of-the-platform-in-action</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@stevegachau/6khy81-we-have-all-heard-of-m-pesa-over-42-of-kenya-s-gdp-flows-through-it-here-is-an-example-of-the-platform-in-action</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevegachau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:52:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6gUbcKN7Uxenq9fDA72XaLQNhyAAm9Uy7QhdK1STez9VpCdjKKUn5zCxVjAkdbm8HmCoHQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have all heard of M-Pesa, over 42% of Kenya's GDP flows through it. Here is an example of the platform in action.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I will be sending money from my mpesa wallet to a pre-paid visa card. The process takes less than a minute and the money is instantly credited to the card and can be spent immediately. Step 1, Click the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@stevegachau/we-have-all-heard-of-m-pesa-over-42-of-kenya-s-gdp-flows-through-it-here-is-an-example-of-the-platform-in-action</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@stevegachau/we-have-all-heard-of-m-pesa-over-42-of-kenya-s-gdp-flows-through-it-here-is-an-example-of-the-platform-in-action</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevegachau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2016 20:22:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6gUbcKN7Uxenq9fDA72XaLQNhyAAm9Uy7QhdK1STez9VpCdjKKUn5zCxVjAkdbm8HmCoHQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something weird happened today as i was searching for a flight ticket.]]></title><description><![CDATA[background, I am planning a trip to Dubai and Tanzania in early October (from Nairobi,Kenya). The plan was to book a return flight (Nrb-Dxb) and then on my return take a bus from Nairobi to Dar-es-Salaam,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@stevegachau/something-weird-happened-today-as-i-was-searching-for-a-flight-ticket</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@stevegachau/something-weird-happened-today-as-i-was-searching-for-a-flight-ticket</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevegachau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2016 12:38:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrVDmkDRaDFZiGo1moumCnq5wV1F2N2o17PNjJJD29rT24PNbze3c7B9RHJpRGdQ3jG1g8Dca2dB5wqDAqCt9yPuECN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello everyone]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just might be the first Kenyan here, on to spread the word :-) :-)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/kenya/@stevegachau/hello-everyone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/kenya/@stevegachau/hello-everyone</guid><category><![CDATA[kenya]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevegachau]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2016 05:11:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgtp6g3rLJpSNw5WgCd6eF6WyeLHxyd3rgM25WVg7hnenKanf66qWC8HhxcXntfLFVYFgokfc8t8wXYwx7b4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>