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 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.
Kenya’s luxury property market records highest growth globally in 2011 Published by Claude Harding on 29 March 2012 Kenya’s luxury real estate saw the greatest price increase globally according to Knight Frank’s Prime International Residential Index.
Breaking news: Oil discovered in Kenya Published by Claude Harding on 26 March 2012 UK-based Tullow Oil today announced that it has found oil in Kenya.
Watch out M-Pesa. The sudden rise of Tangaza Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 23 March 2012 Dinfin Mulupi talks to Oscar Ikinu, co-founder of Kenya’s fast-growing mobile money platform Tangaza.
Will Konza City become Kenya’s Silicon Valley? Published by Gabe Joselow on 20 March 2012 It is hard to escape the images of “Konza City” in Kenya. Advertisements promoting the future high-tech hub, or “technopolis,” appear daily in the country’s newspapers and show regularly on the state television network.
Resilience pays off for two young IT entrepreneurs Published by James Karuga on 19 March 2012 At 32 years old, Philip Nyamwaya, the co-founder of Kenya’s Intrepid Data Systems (IDS), marvels at his staff of 17 people. He recalls the time when his fast growing software and mobile payment solutions company could only afford to pay him a salary of around US$50 a month.
Three African countries included in new frontier markets fund Published by Femi Adewunmi on 16 March 2012 “We have carefully selected the main frontier markets where we see exponential growth in all areas of economic, political and social activity.”
