Appreciate the link, was interesting to watch. Only 11% of Africa has access to the internet. Kenya is trying to be the IT hub in Africa, competing against Nigeria and South Africa.
http://vc4africa.biz/blog/2014/07/09/nigeria-kenya-or-south-africa-which-is-africas-top-ict-hub/"Nairobi, Kenya, has now matured into a globally-recognized hub for technology and innovation. Boosted by government support, interested investors, and low barriers to entry, young tech-savvy Kenyans have led the way for this evolution; taking risks, launching new products for the local market [e.g. M-Farm and iCow], while creating a pan-African presence with brands like Cellulant. This innovative energy that stemmed from “Silicon Savannah”, as Nairobi is known, captured the attention of governments, aid agencies, venture capitalists and Silicon Valley giants. Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt predicted that Nairobi could become the African tech leader. Google and other tech giants such as Cisco Systems, Intel, Nokia and Microsoft, have proven this faith by founding hubs and expanding their business operations in the city. The IBM lab, although Africa-focused, was built in Nairobi and its partnership with the Kenyan government is seen as a clear vote of confidence in the country’s ICT sector."Seeing as I am from Africa, and lived in Africa until last year, I can honestly the North American woman is pretty much wrong in all she says or really dramatising for effect.
She said there are no banks (won't be replacing banking system, it will be the first banking system 11:29)....how odd that CitiBank is the 8th largest bank in Kenya, the largest being Kenya Commercial Bank (168 branches), Barclays and Standard and Charted.
Anyway, this lost all credibility there, which is really disappointing because I was hoping for a success story.
Take the "documentary" with a pinch of salt.
