I wouldn't mind the government doing the same for locally manufactured products. The laptop might not be the best but it's a step in the right direction. Our Kenyan economy needs to be jump started and if making us  support projects is the way to ensure we created a sustainable employment I don't mind.
Look at Mobius, we are all focusing on how ugly the car looks forgetting the employment opportunities it stands to create.

On Aug 26, 2016 10:30 AM, "waudo siganga via kictanet" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

If the JKUAT people want to promote and grow their laptop assembly
business by requiring the students to buy the Taifa laptops they should
say so upfront rather than talking of "special software" as the reason.

On Fri, Aug 26, 2016, at 10:22 AM, Joseph Wayodi via kictanet wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 9:07 AM, Paul Korir via kictanet
> <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> > Some fodder for your thoughts:
> >
> > 1) JKUAT requires high spec machines but not Taifa Laptops. Unless they are
> > sneakily describing a Taifa Laptop?
> >
> > http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/laptop-specifications-for-new-students/
> >
>
> According to the memo, the laptop should run the Windows 8 operating
> system, and Office Professional. Microsoft for the win! :)
>
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