Daktari,
I have to record my disappointment .... As usual with others who have commented on this subject before, we credit (in my view) all the wrong people, but leave out the true unsung hero: the young university student who 'invented' mpesa - the inventor/innovator! Not even his name is mentioned, or known! In the history of technological innovation in Kenya, the 'Governor of the Central Bank' (notably Micah Cheserem and the present) will have a special place! On the mPesa issue, among those mentioned the only one I would fret - given the power - would the CBK Governor, who was bold enough to let this 'experiment' take root.
Just in case one missed the story, read on ....: http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Opinion/Kenyas+mobile+money+innovation+draws+world+attention+/-/440808/1166842/-/kctp0xz/-/index.html.
Regards,
Shem
Shem J. Ochuodho, MSc (Eng), PhD, LLD (Hon)
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Ministry of Telecom & Postal Services
Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS), Juba
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Father of Internet in Kenya (Computer Society of Kenya - CSK 2000)
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