Pure Digital Passion with Moses Kemibaro

In the latest episode of the 'Pure Digital Passion' podcast, we took a deep dive into the heart of fintech innovation in East Africa. The session, held at the buzzing SemaBox at Baraza Media Lab in Nairobi on the 5th of September 2023 brought together James Kabuthi from Visa East Africa and Jimmy Mwang'ondi from Loop DFS, a subsidiary of the NCBA Group. From the Visa Everywhere Initiat...

This was a special edition of EdTech Mondays Kenya hosted and recorded at the inaugural Innovate Nairobi event which was focussed on Nairobi's thriving EdTech ecosystem, unearthing its opportunities and challenges. An Evolving Landscape: Silicon Savannah. In the pulsating nerve center of digital innovation that is Nairobi, famously known as the ‘Silicon Savannah’, we convened a dynamic panel o...

In this edition of the Pure Digital Passion podcast, we're diving deep into the Worldcoin saga, a digital currency project that has seen an explosive rise in Kenya, followed by suspension by the Kenyan Government due to concerns surrounding its operations and concerns around data privacy in recent weeks. This podcast aims to provide listeners with an objective understanding, sifting through th...

In this conversation, we delved into the promising world of African digital content with Johannes Lutainulwa from Smart Foundry on their Rifaly for Business offering that was recently launched. Rifaly is revolutionizing how content creators and media publishers across Africa can monetize their content at scale whether it's newspapers, magazines, radio, podcasts, or video. Johannes was able to...

Kenya stands out as a hub of innovation, and in this conversation, we get up close and personal with two entrepreneurs at the forefront of digital transformation that is sweeping across Kenya. Nelson Aseka of AIfluence and Radhika Bhachu of Ndovu, recently emerged as winners at the Kenya edition of the Visa Everywhere Initiative. The Visa Everywhere Initiative is a global startup engagement progra...

I had a conversation with Rehema Kamau from Samsung Kenya and Linda Kimani from ABSA Bank Kenya on Samsung’s newest foldable phones and ABSA Bank's innovative Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) credit card financing proposition, 'Buy Now Lipa Pole Pole'. Rehema shared the advancements and unique offerings of Samsung's latest generation of foldables and flips - the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Z Fold...

Earlier this week a petition was submitted to Kenya's parliament to ban TikTok in Kenya. This triggered a massive debate in parliament with our lawmakers being clearly divided on the pros and cons of the same whilst triggering tremors throughout Kenya's vibrant digital ecosystem. I recently had the privilege of discussing this hot-button issue with Richard Kagoe on BBC's Focus on Afric...

Kenya has one of the best education systems in Africa due to substantial and holistic investments by the Government to enhance teaching and learning for all stakeholders. Even as participation, quality, equity, and inclusion for learners have generally improved in Kenya, access and outcomes for rural learners, girls, learners with disabilities and other vulnerable populations continue to lag signi...

Dr. Alice Munyua (Alice) is someone I have known for the better part of two decades a pioneer and integral part of Kenya's digital ecosystem in a myriad of ways. I really got to know Alice when we both served on the board of the Kenya Network Information or Centre (KeNIC) which is Kenya's .KE Country Code Top Level Domain (CCTLD) Registry over a decade ago. Since then, Alice has taken up a...

It's strange to think that for most of my life and my work that everything I have done seems to be underpinned by technology and for the most part the Internet. I had the unusual early start at a very young age being exposed to computers via the Sinclair ZX Spectrum in the early eighties and thereafter my father's Amstrad PC. I also learned how to code in BASIC and later in DBASE3 and DBAS...

The objective of Kenya’s Ministry of Education (MoE) is to provide quality education and training that prepares learners to competitively thrive within a highly integrated, technology-oriented, and information-based global economy. As a result, technology is being used in educational institutions to support the teaching, learning, and management processes. Blended learning is an approach to educat...

This a conversation I had with Colin Herbert Howell & Natascha Trivisas from HID, a global leader in trusted identity solutions on their latest innovations in document design, biometric technologies, and secure issuance solutions that are changing the game when it comes to design, security, enrolment, authentication, and verification. Colin and Natascha were in Nairobi in late May 2023 for the...

A week ago I met Bede at ARC Ride’s facility in Nairobi to have a conversation and record a podcast on the two significant milestones they have achieved this year. The first is ARC Ride’s impressive footprint of 42 fully operational and automated battery-swapping stations in Nairobi and outlying areas. This is surprising in that ARC Ride has invested massively to ensure that if you so choose to ac...

Since the start of 2023, Edtech Mondays Kenya has explored a range of conversations such as mainstreaming hybrid models of learning, improving foundational literacy and numeracy for young learners, and most recently the role of digital literacy as a crucial component of 21st-century skills. Throughout our conversations, the lack of ICT infrastructure and connectivity, such as electricity, Internet...

This is a Twitter Space that was held on the evening of Thursday the 18th of May 2023 by Liquid Intelligent Technologies in Kenya with the topic 'The State of Connectivity In Kenya & Its Effect On SMEs'. The Twitter Space was hosted and moderated by Nixon Kanali of TechTrends Media and featured a panel comprising Fiona Ngaruro, Ben Roberts of Liquid Intelligent Technologies, and Moses...

In the March 2023 edition of EdTech Mondays Kenya, we explored foundational literacy and numeracy: a child’s ability to read basic texts, write clearly and solve basic mathematics problems such as addition and subtraction. We explored how technology can be a key enabler for foundational literacy and numeracy and how hybrid models of learning can improve foundational learning outcomes.  Foundationa...

In the February 2023 edition of EdTech Monday Kenya we explored the topic on the mainstreaming of hybrid models of learning as a means of ensuring that all learners in Kenya can be accommodated in a learning environment that can be in-person or virtual. In hybrid learning, educators can teach remote and in-person students at the same time using tools like video conferencing to make this viable and...

This is a conversation I had with Sajid Vayani who is the Sales Director of iColo at the telco-centric East Africa Com 2023 Conference that was held in Nairobi this week at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Upper Hill. Sajid has an interesting background in that he originally started his career in accounting and at some point managed to pursue his passion for acting by attending a Master's Degree Program...

Hybrid learning Involves the combination of in-person learning and remote learning and is not necessarily taught in a traditional classroom. It is increasingly being seen as a way of ensuring that all learners can be accommodated in a learning environment that can be in-person or virtual. Almost 1.13 million children of primary school age (6 to 13 years old) were out of school in Kenya, accor...

In case you missed it, this is a radio interview I had with 98.4 Capital FM's June Gachui and Martin Kariuki on their show, The Jam, this past week on Wednesday the 9th of February 2023. The conversation we had was quite different from what I expected in that we went a lot deeper, and, wider on the topics we covered.  For me, in some respects, it was probably the first time I shared some pers...

Chief Nyamweya is an Illustrator, Content Creator, and Writer who I have known for the better part of a decade since the early days of Nairobi's iHub where we used to regularly attend events. I lost touch with Chief for a fair bit of time until sometime during the COVID-19 pandemic when through pure blind luck he and I met as part of a series of interviews for a documentary on the past, present, a...

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities was the 3rd of December 2022 which aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights, and well-being of persons with disabilities. Last year’s theme was “transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fuelling an accessible and equitable world”.  Challenges for le...

This a conversation I had with KTN's Laban Cliff on The Headhunter TV Show in November 2022 where we discussed a broad range of topics around the digital future of work in Kenya and beyond. We talked about my own experiences as the CEO of Dotsavvy in terms of how we had to adapt and change as an organization in how we work due to the COViD-19 pandemic almost 3 years ago when we started working rem...

Sendy as a business has gone through many pivots since it launched a few years ago in Kenya when it initially focussed on providing last-mile e-commerce logistics and fulfillment services for a diverse range of customers, small and large alike. Since then, Sendy business model has evolved to focus primarily on business-to-business or B2B logistics and fulfillment that includes large manufacturers...

Akshay Gover is the CEO of Cellulant, arguably one of Africa's largest and oldest fintechs that is focused on providing a myriad of integrated digital payment services in Africa and beyond. Akshay joined Celluant approximately two years ago at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic during which time the business was undergoing a significant leadership transition with the founders exiting day-to-day m...