Competence is not the issue here.. Reliability is.. As you know (may remember), I requested your Lead Software Engineer to participate at Microsoft's Imagine Cup (East Africa) last year because he is one of the best we have around... On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Agosta Liko <agostal@gmail.com> wrote:

Murigi

We ( www.verviant.com ) do iphone applications in Kenya

A typical app will take around 2-3 months depending on complexity and what it connects to etc etc

Typical price will start @ Kshs 500k

There are also very competent freelancers in Kenya

Thanks

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 10:38 AM, S.Murigi Muraya <murigi.muraya@gmail.com

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While the interesting Media Council draft bill discussions continue... and even though the IPhone and its applications are going to remain irrelevant to 99.9% (999 million) of us in Africa for the foreseeable future (at least up to 2020)

http://www.marcforrest.com/2010/06/04/how-many-iphones-are-there-in-south-af...

This is interesting info...

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/209170/how-much-does-it-cost-to-develop-a...

Even here in Kenya, it is NOT easy to develop quality apps while investing less than USD 70.00 per hour (including VAT, training, equipment, bandwidth, damage control for unhealthy lifestyles) per software or web developer / designer ...

Most Companies (co.ke) insist on relying on "freelance" consultants (not companies) who cannot afford to share the work or train other developers. The usual end result is well known..

Quite incredible the kind of libraries, training facilities and events that even relatively small software houses in the West have..

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Let me change :) I know very competent and reliable freelancers in Kenya Thanks On 1/25/11, Agosta Liko <agostal@gmail.com> wrote:

Murigi

We ( www.verviant.com ) do iphone applications in Kenya

A typical app will take around 2-3 months depending on complexity and what it connects to etc etc

Typical price will start @ Kshs 500k

There are also very competent freelancers in Kenya

Thanks

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 10:38 AM, S.Murigi Muraya <murigi.muraya@gmail.com>wrote:

...

While the interesting Media Council draft bill discussions continue... and even though the IPhone and its applications are going to remain irrelevant to 99.9% (999 million) of us in Africa for the foreseeable future (at least up to 2020)

http://www.marcforrest.com/2010/06/04/how-many-iphones-are-there-in-south-af...

This is interesting info...

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/209170/how-much-does-it-cost-to-develop-a...

Even here in Kenya, it is NOT easy to develop quality apps while investing less than USD 70.00 per hour (including VAT, training, equipment, bandwidth, damage control for unhealthy lifestyles) per software or web developer / designer ...

Most Companies (co.ke) insist on relying on "freelance" consultants (not companies) who cannot afford to share the work or train other developers. The usual end result is well known..

Quite incredible the kind of libraries, training facilities and events that even relatively small software houses in the West have..

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