[kictanet] Kenya's "Silicon Savannah" to challenge India on IT

[Mark Mwangi]

These wonderful stories are just that. Stories. I know Dr. Ndemo will start
calling me unpatriotic and negative but I stand my ground. We are not
America and we are not India and so attempting to replicate the same model
is rather unimaginative. I believe we should focus our efforts with models
that work here.
Instead of introducing a Visa card that can be loaded via mpesa, push local
developers to develop a secure API that allows for easy payment online via
phone. Make the phone number the unique identifier e.t.c

We don't want to be Bangalore. We want a Kenyan Identity cultivated here not
by a western journalist.

Making grand announcements and mentions in articles allover does not develop
the tech scene. I am smelling a tech bubble. Lots of talk, very little on
the ground.
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