IMHO, MIH should not be surprised nor should any kenyan online business worry too much about its online presence. Not that many people are interested in online images. The facts have always been there, i know this as I "maintain" a simple site for IT goods etc when I have the time. The simple facts were brought out by the Opera Browser ( mobile version ) kenyan usage where facebook was the number one traffic destination in 2010 for mobile users, while nation media was around number 10. In between those, there is wikipedia as number 4. This says quite a lot...wikipedia? Really and what for? Seems Kenyan internet and its applications are over rated on comparison with other countries. To get a clearer picture, please mention any internet successful startups,funding and profits performances they achieved The answer is none. However and as a final example, it is the same kenyans who will send a bank transfer in thousands of USD to a motor vehicle reseller company e.g. in Japan for a vehicle they saw online and wish to purchase or even purchase items from e-Bay.

On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 4:45 PM, David Lemayian <dlemayian@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi listers,

This week MIH Internet Sub-Saharan Africa announced that it shall close down Kalahari Nigeria and Kenya. ( http://blog.dealfish.co.ke/show/59586378/ )
Kalahari has been largely thought as having had the biggest investment in eCommerce and for it to be closed down is worrying. Is it that the African market is not ready for eCommerce or something else is at play here?

David.
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