20Jun 2022 by Bissa No Comments
TECH START-UPS IN KENYA.

TECH START-UPS IN KENYA.

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A tech start-up is a company whose purpose is to bring technology products or services to market. These companies deliver new technology products or services or deliver existing technology products or services in new ways.They are many of them but we will talk about; market force and OkHi. MarketForce Year Founded: 2018HQ: Nairobi, KenyaSize: 251-500Founders: Beniamino Bruno, Mesongo Sibuti, Tesh Mbaabu MarketForce is a Kenyan start-up that was founded in 2018 and is currently based in the capital, Nairobi. The company provides a digital platform for the retail distribution of various goods and financial services to consumers across the entire African continent. This allows for goods to be paid for digitally rather than with cash.Since being founded, the company has gone through eight rounds of start-up funding, with the most…
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20Jun 2022 by Bissa No Comments
Insights into the ICT Practitioners Bill, 2020.

Insights into the ICT Practitioners Bill, 2020.

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Recently, the 12th parliament passed the controversial ICT Practitioners Bill 2020 before closure of its business. The bill was first tabled in parliament in 2016 by the then majority leader, Hon Aden Duale. The bill required all ICT Practitioners be licensed and registered by a council body. It also placed the degree requirement for every practitioner and fines and jail terms for those who failed to comply. The bill was however shot down.2 years later, in 2018, the bill was again tabled in parliament by Hon Godfrey Osotsi but was shot down once more.That notwithstanding, the bill was reintroduced to parliament in 2020 with specific amendments that removed the degree requirement, jail terms and fines for practitioners failing to register. This time in a sleepy parliamentary session, the bill was…
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