Emerging faces and players in Kenya’s technology scene.

Morris Mbetsa, Founder Mbetsa Innovations.

The 25 year old Mombasa born tech wizard started off  with developing a mobile based Application for Tracking Vehicles a move geared towards reducing theft related cases and mitigate some of the insurance car theft related claims rampant in the industry . Currently he is working on a device called the SWAG tablet Educator, an invention meant to reduce the cost of education in Kenya; he has so far piloted the program in Laikipia County. To date the young man has already employed over 10 people in his organization. The following excerpt from Ntv Kenya details the young mans journey into the techworld.

Jomo Kenyatta’s University of Agriculture and Technology Taifa Laptop.

Though other locally assembled laptop players exist. JKUAT has taken this venture on a full-scale mission with a scheduled assembly line set to open in Juja, Thika in September 2015. Their future plans is to venture into tablets and other related electronics under the Taifa brand. To date the institution has assembled over 4,000 laptops; the university designs the laptops in partnership with a Chinese firm to leverage on production costs. Operational the assembly line is expected to produce over 1,500 laptops per day.

BRCK TECHNOLOGY.

An internet based device that helps bridge the inter connectivity gap that exists mainly areas where electricity disruptions and internet connectivity are common. It is an offline solution internet and power solution designed by a group of software engineers based in Nairobi’s Tech incubator known by the name    IHUB. A brief presentation by one of the pioneers of the technology Juliana Rotich .

Nakuru Tiger Machinery Services.

An Agro based firm located in Nakuru that specialises in production of chaff cutters, posho mills and other farm machineries, the firm is already selling their products and services in neighbouring countries such as Uganda and Rwanda, A demo by the firm owners.