<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt">Hi Listers,<br><br>The very first business incubator was kenya kountry business incubator www. kekobi.or.ke which started as a infodev project in JKUAT in 2004 under the leadership of Prof Amadi and myself as the coordinator<br><br>It later span off and opened an office at national bank building in Nairobi with Prof Amadi as CEO<br><br>I am sure by now they have very many graduates <br><br><span>Kindly check them out on their web <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kekobi.or.ke">www.kekobi.or.ke</a></span><br><br>Cheers all,<br><br>Charles<br><div> </div>CHARLES N. NDUATI<br>GENERAL MANAGER<br>JKUAT ENTERPRISES LTD<br>JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY<br>JUJA MAIN CAMPUS, THIKA<br>P. O. BOX 79324-00200<br>NAIROBI, KENYA<br>TEL: 254-067-52420 OR 254-067-52711 FAX:
254-067-52438<br>MOBILE:254-722728815<br>EMIAL:charlesnduati2002@yahoo.co.uk,cnduati@gmail.com,bm@jkuates.jkuat.ac.ke<br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www.jkuat.ac.ke">www.jkuat.ac.ke</a></span><div><br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Muchiri Nyaggah <muchiri@semacraft.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> charlesnduati2002@yahoo.co.uk<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tue, 8 February, 2011 14:59:15<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] ICT incubator - Expressions of interest<br></font><br><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Does anyone know if there are any incubators outside of Nairobi? Are there any plans to set up any or is that part of the reason the ICT Board put out last years EOI?</span><div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 2:00 PM, McTim <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com">dogwallah@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 1:44 PM, robert yawe <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
> We need to get serious about certain issues like wanting to keep things<br>
> small and cute, WiPro runs a graduate academy that hosts over 18,000 people<br>
> a year and only employ 1,200. This is the level of engagement we need to<br>
> aspire for not tiny little over funded projects.<br>
> It is foolhardy to say that the iHub should be feed and blotted rather than<br>
> expanded to serve and reach more.<br>
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</div>I think their Infodev/UoN/eMobilis consortium developing an incubator<br>
is their expansion attempt. There is a notice in the Nation today<br>
asking for applications to their program.<br>
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> The iHub is a prototype keeping it under wraps is a disservice to the<br>
> Nation.<br>
> >From Liko's comments I know understand why he offered to give a presentation<br>
> at AITEC in Nairobi in 2010 and the he did not show leaving many of us<br>
> disappointed<br>
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</div>You and i were supposed to be on a panel together there as well, but I<br>
didn't see you. Too bad, was hoping to finally meet up.<br>
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<div class="im">Cheers,<br>
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McTim<br>
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A<br>
route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel<br>
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