Ghafla! Blocked In MultiMedia University For Distracting Students

Yes, you heard right, Ghafla! is now one of those sites that places of work are being forced to restrict!

We got the news when a certain student of Multi Media University named Wakini Njogu alerted us on Twitter. She said, “Funny how Multi Media Uni’s computer labs have blocked Ghafla!Kenya’s website… I don’t understand!” We queried her further as to why she thought Ghafla! would be restricted in their network, and she replied, “Nothing that Ghafla!Kenya writes is worth sensoring… especially to campus students! Maybe whoever did that hates the site!”

It was time for a Ghafla!Investigation.

Lucky for us, our trusty internet marketer Chege Miati had some experience as a system administration intern at MMU. He knew some guys there. Bada-bing, bada-boom, we shortly had the number of one of the administrators of the network, named Benson. Benson told us that he and a couple other network admins(named Gerald and Robert) block certain websites when they notice an abnormal amount of traffic leading to them on their servers. Another criteria for blocking is that they look for sites which are not for research purposes, as that is the primary use of their computer lab. They do this to conserve traffic to the in order for students to focus on research.

This is actually hilarious for the guys in the office, as I had jokingly told them when we were starting Ghafla! that if we were to get blocked by offices and such, we would definitely be doing something right! Didn’t really expect it to pass, but life always has surprises up its sleeve…