Kenya

Meet the Boss: Bob Collymore, CEO, Safaricom

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 23 May 2012

Bob Collymore, CEO of Kenyan mobile network operator Safaricom, answers our questions.

Meet the Boss: Atul Shah, MD, Nakumatt Holdings (east Africa)

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 17 May 2012

Atul Shah, managing director of east Africa’s Nakumatt supermarket chain, answers our questions.

Richard Branson’s airline to drop Nairobi-London route

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 16 May 2012

British billionaire Richard Branson’s airline Virgin Atlantic will withdraw operations between Nairobi and London in September this year.

Meet the Boss: Kamal Budhabhatti, CEO, Craft Silicon (Kenya)

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 15 May 2012

Kamal Budhabhatti, CEO of top Kenyan IT firm Craft Silicon, says Africans should ditch the ‘get rich quick’ mentality.

Kenya’s Safaricom projects bigger M-Pesa role in revenue

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 11 May 2012

Mobile money transfer service M-Pesa has emerged as one of Kenyan operator Safaricom’s key income generating businesses as per the 2011 financial results the company announced on Thursday.

Kenyan business community urged to get involved in mining industry

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 2 May 2012

“The investment community in Kenya and the banking community should have a better understanding of mining and be more prepared to invest.”

What east Africa needs to become truly an IT hub

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 29 April 2012

Last year Time magazine dubbed Kenya ‘Silicon Savanna’ due to the country’s ICT revolution. However, the region’s ICT sector still faces numerous challenges.

Internet Solutions MD speaks about dos and don’ts of investing in Kenya

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 25 April 2012

“We haven’t come into the market with the generally perceived South African arrogance of ‘our way is the only way’.”

Five Kenyan IT millionaires to watch

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 19 April 2012

Dinfin Mulupi looks at five Kenyan entrepreneurs who have built major technology companies and made some serious money while at it.

Kenya’s oil discovery: The reality behind the hype

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 13 April 2012

If Kenya does manage to evade the ‘oil curse’ that other African nations have grappled with, it will still take several years before the oil discovery translates to cash.

Developer speaks about trends in Kenyan property market

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 12 April 2012

Dinfin Mulupi chats with Hello Properties executive director Friso Abbing about the new trends in Kenya’s real estate market and areas of opportunity.

Kenya’s domestic tourism market resilient despite al-Shabaab attacks

Published by Regina Ekiru on 10 April 2012

While Kenya’s tourism players are still pessimistic on whether the sector will be able to surpass last year’s earnings, attention has shifted to growing the domestic market, which is deemed to be more resilient.

Are Kenyan developers too focused on social impact, rather than profits?

Are social impact innovations distracting Kenya from real business?

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 5 April 2012

Is there too much emphasis on social impact rather than building real tech businesses? Can Kenya build a Microsoft, Apple or Yahoo?

‘In 10 years Kenya will have a substantial number of IT millionaires’

Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 2 April 2012

Dinfin Mulupi talks to Nikolai Barnwell, Head of Operations at 88mph, an investment fund specialising in seed funding for the east African mobile and web market.