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. <div>

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 </div><div><br>

</div><div>We don&#39;t want to be Bangalore. We want a Kenyan Identity cultivated here not by a western journalist.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div>

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