Equity Bank and Tech: Incubation or Financing?
A few weeks ago, I attended Pivot 25 conference, a very interesting was to expose Kenyan start-ups and innovations to opportunities both local and abroad. It was nice to see people asking tough...
View ArticleDigital Signal Distribution; who missed the point?
Last week, there was a huge debate over digital signal distribution contract given to a Chinese firm- Pan African Network Group. The main dispute came to the fore after Nation Media Group and Royal...
View ArticleAccess Kenya, Airtel Partnership-what does it mean to consumers?
For the last two years, the debate has been on lowering the cost of connectivity, consumers feel we are paying too much while operators feel that they need to recoup their investments and therefore the...
View ArticleGuest post: what is your take on .ke domain?
African domains left a comment on an earlier post on .ke. I thought its better to publish the piece, so that its just not me. Here we go …. ” I always hear the same argument whenever I complain about...
View ArticleWant to interact with Kenyan bloggers? WordCampKE is here…
Often I get questions on how one can be a blogger, writer, make money from blogging etc… I usually respond to questions directly but most of them require one-on-one lengthy sessions, so they may not be...
View ArticleGoogle launches Kenya election hub
Google has launched the Kenya Elections Hub, a portal where voters, journalists and campaigns can easily track news, trends information related to the elections. This comes when the Kenya technology...
View ArticleWhat has the iHub achieved?
In March 2010, Kenya’s tech Community came together for a unique event; the opening of the iHub. After many years of discussions and Bar Camps on what was ailing Kenya’s tech community, the presence of...
View ArticleWhat is the problem with Kenyan techprenuers?
A few weeks ago, I was speaking to my friend and the topic of iHub came up and she made it clear that she can no longer hire or engage someone whose main achievement is working from the iHub. My friend...
View ArticleKenya’s tech start ups and fluff
About three weeks ago, Nikolai Barnwell of 88mph accelerator or tech incubator did an interview with Reuters, explaining whey 88 was moving to Nigeria and closing its Kenyan operations. The article has...
View Article88mph responds to issues of fluff in Kenya tech scene
Thank you for writing about this topic. First let me point out that I did say in my email that I was busy and not able to answer before early this week. So I’ll just respond directly here instead of...
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