Innovations/: Volume 2: Find out 11 Tech innovations which would transform the face of Kenya as of 2013


Always, regarding our series about potential innovations, the creations, Tech development across Africa, we focus now on:
EcoFuels Kenya: processing biofuels and organic fertilizer from a commonly-found indigenous tree with no other demonstrable commercial value in Kenya. Their pilot has yielded $2k revenue.
Access Afya operates primary care mini-health clinics in slums in Nairobi; their primary revenue stream is pay-per-service consultations, diagnostics, and screenings through their “eHealth” mobile platform. They are opening their first clinic in October 2012
Lipisha enables businesses to accept mobile payments from customers’ MPesa accounts, even if the customer does not own a mobile phone.
SASA Africa has developed a mobile application that connects vendors and consumers of artisan products with wholesale purchasers.
Evesmama seeks to be a branded midwifery franchise to offer affordable prenatal care and childbirth support to low-income Kenyan women. Their pilot has done $5K in revenue.
UHiredMe has developed a website and mobile platform that enables day laborers to enter formal, mobile-payment enforced contract agreements with workers.
Kola Studios has developed an Android-based educational games for use in schools.
I-Procure provides a mobile-based platform that enables SMEs and small business owners to register and verify themselves, qualifying for lucrative procurement contracts.
Takamoto BioGas provides biogas installations and appliances for smallholder farmers, with $15,000 in revenue to date.
Stawi Foods: an award-winning banana processing company that procures bananas from farmers and processes them into banana flour for the local and export market. 90% of Stawi’s suppliers are women living below the poverty line; Stawi’s pilot has yielded $5K in revenue.

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