Samsung’s super light and super strong Series 9 Notebook comes to Kenya.

Published on December 19, 2011 in Uncategorized. 1 Comment

I am starting to get the distinct impression that Samsung must be shaping up to be Apple’s biggest adversary based on their innovative hardware products when it comes to various offerings. Indeed, when Samsung launched their latest Android tablets a few months ago, Apple immediately took legal action to block Samsung from selling them in key markets because they felt Samsung had ripped off innovations in the iPad2 – this Apple reasoned was due to the fact that Samsung is one of its major suppliers and therefore were privy to Apple innovations well in advance.

More recently, the Samsung Galaxy S2 has become one of the world’s best selling high-end Android mobile phone and in some credible reviews has been found to be actually better than Apple’s latest iPhone 4S – Siri non-withstanding. In what I see as the latest salvo fired where Samsung may put a major dent on Apple is that of notebooks. Personally, I have used Apple MacBooks for just over 3 years and I have never ever considered anything else since I switched from Windows powered notebooks. That is, until now.

Whilst I am highly desirous of an upgrade from my trusty MacBook Pro, to the latest Macbook Air, I recently came across Samsung’s Series 9 notebooks in a Kenyan Newspaper. I’m a sucker for great design when it comes to all things technology and I have to say that the Series 9 simply makes me go gaga! The finish and overall presentation of this notebook is “Apple-esque” and makes me for the first time possibly reconsider a MacBook Air as the epitome of a well-designed, light and clean notebook.

As advertised, one of the key selling points to the Series 9 is that its casing is made from Duralumin, the same material used on advanced aircraft which makes this notebook twice as strong as aluminum yet weighs less than 3 pounds (to emphasize the point here, MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs are made from heavier aluminium). The Series 9 is also only 0.64 inches thin making it one of the thinnest notebooks in the world. The Series 9 comes with 4GB of RAM, Intel HD Graphics and a 128 GB Solid State Drive (SSD) which like the MacBook Air means there are no moving parts in the hard disk – this translates into faster performance, less power consumption and less heat generated. The 13 inch screen is a gorgeous and bright HD LED screen. It also comes with a speedy Intel Core i5 processor meaning this bad boy of a notebook is no slouch!

The Samsung Series 9 is retailing in Kenya for Kes. 175,000.00, putting it firmly in the realm of high-end notebooks for the well-heeled. What is surprising to me is that with the exception of fairly inconspicuous print ads in a few newspapers in Kenya, Samsung is hardly marketing this gorgeous execution of a sleek notebook that does give the MacBook Air a run for its money, design-wise that is. However, as much as I am a fan of great hardware design, it all boils down to the combined experience of great hardware and software which in this case includes Windows 7 on the Series 9. I have nothing against Windows 7 per se but I am an unashamed fan of Apple’s OS X, truth be said. However, should I get to give the Series 9 a spin, and it works for me, I may just reconsider my opinion as lots of other Samsung offerings have made me do recently – nuff said.

 

6 Key Technology Milestones in Kenya during 2011.

Published on December 19, 2011 in Uncategorized. 5 Comments

Once again, it’s that time of year where I look back at what happened during the course of the year in Kenya’s technology space. In 2011, so much happened in Kenya and I am really excited to breakdown what I see as being the 6 key milestones in 2011. Here we go!

  • Local mobile apps and the mobile web explodes – 2011 will be remembered as the year that mobile apps and the mobile web really took off in Kenya. The fact that most of Kenya’s 10+ million Internet users go online via mobile devices gave credence to the fact that Kenya is indeed a mobile digital nation. Many local web sites started becoming mobile “aware” and brands as well as businesses started having mobile apps geared towards Kenya’s mobile user base. If 2010 was the year that we heard the clarion call for “mobile first” in Kenya, 2011 is the year we actually started seeing it happen. As things stand today, Nokia is probably the company that has pushed the hardest to build out local mobile apps and has supported large organizations, small developer firms and people to realize the potential on their Symbian and OVI platforms. In addition, the launch of the mLab and other mobile initiatives in Kenya demonstrated that this is where all the action will be for technology in this region going forward. Finally, InMobi, the second largest mobile ad network in the world after Google’s AdMob set-up shop in Kenya showing just how significant mobile apps and the mobile web is in Kenya from a commercial perspective.
  • Local digital content gets global game – 2011 was undoubtedly the year that local digital content in Kenya saw the arrival of a myriad of global businesses eager to take a stab at the market. Some of the companies in this space include MIH Internet East Africa where until last week I was running Dealfish, the leading online classifieds web site in Kenya. In addition, Tiger Global made investments in Cheki, the automotive classifieds as well as BrighterMonday, the online recruitment web site. Google also showed that they (finally?) have a commercial agenda for Kenya by launching Google Trader, YouTube Kenya and Kenya Business Online. Ringier of Switzerland launched Rupu, a group buying site as well as PigiaMe, an online classifieds venture. In a nutshell, for the very first time, we saw major global digital content players make landfall in Kenya and start spending millions of shillings to duke it out for markets that will be worth millions or even billions of shillings in a few years time. The caveat of this development is that indigenous digital content players have become largely sidelined and unless they demonstrate the ability to launch highly innovative and scalable online businesses, they stand to miss out big time. However, the timely arrival of many small and medium-sized venture capital firms in region could offer a lifeline for these nascent businesses going forward. Only time will tell what the future holds.
  • Digital marketing goes mainstream in Kenya – I’m not sure when it happened exactly but sometime in 2011 digital marketing finally went mainstream in Kenya. Suddenly, large and small brands, as well as mom-and-pop businesses all started marketing aggressively online. In particular, one could not miss the highly professional or clearly amateur efforts on Google AdWords and Facebook Ads that started popping up everywhere you went online in Kenya, meaning these ads were largely geo-targeted to this region. No longer did we see international ads for companies that do not operate in Kenya – we started seeing major local ad campaigns go online and even small one-man businesses started splurging money to gain some mind share online with digital marketing. One obvious consequence of everyone adopting digital marketing in Kenya is that ad rates have gone up massively and its no longer as inexpensive as it was only a year ago. In addition, it means that mainstream offline media will start to lose out as more and more brands and businesses adopt digital marketing as a cost-effective and high impact marketing channel for their offerings. This could effectively see old school media like newspapers and television start losing their footing in Kenya as has been the case globally. I would say, watch this space in 2012 for even more accelerated and widespread adoption of digital marketing.
  • Google’s Android mobile platform gains currency – At this time in 2010, smartphones in the marketplace that ran on Google’s Android platform were only a handful. However, today, I can guesstimate that we have around 30 smartphone models available in the marketplace that run on Android. These range from the entry-level and ground breaking sub-Kes. 9,000 Huawei Ideos which has sold over 130,000 units to-date since being launched in Kenya back in September 2010 to the latest and high-end Kes. 60,000 Samsung Galaxy S2. All in all, what 2011 will be remembered for is the year that Android finally took off in Kenya, as well as in many other markets in Africa. In fact, in looking at the recent mobile traffic statistics for this blog, Android traffic now exceeds Nokia’s Symbian traffic which has been the case for the last few months although most of our readers are technophiles. However, this trend holds true on the East African mobile web as Nokia’s Symbian platform is fast being eclipsed as the smartphone platform of choice not just for technophiles but also the masses. Kenyans have been known to have a propensity for being early adopters of technology as evidenced by the success of M-Pesa and it goes to reason that Android will become the dominant mobile platform in the next couple of years. Nokia will have an uphill task countering this trend in Kenya going forward.
  • Cloud computing takes centre stage in the enterprise – In the second half of 2011, it has been hard to ignore the overwhelming call to action for enterprises to adopt cloud computing as a core aspect of their technology strategies. The company leading the charge for cloud computing is not surprisingly Safaricom who have already invested over Kes. 2 Billion in building out their Safaricom Cloud offering. Not to be left behind, other major players also launched enterprise focused cloud offerings included Internet Solutions Kenya, Kenya Data Networks and many others. As businesses grapple with the challenge of expanding their reach whilst optimizing their technology operating costs, the cloud has become imperative to sustain their competitive advantage in the marketplace. However, what remains to be seen is how many businesses will take full advantage of the cloud opportunity and how comfortable they will be with outsourcing core aspects of their business operations. It’s hard to tell from where I stand but for sure 2011 will be the year that cloud computing gained traction in this region.
  • Kenya’s Government launches the Open Data initiative – In July 2011, Kenya’s Government launched the Open Data initiative. This initiative was one of the first in Africa where key government data was made available to the public for the very first time. At launch, the data sets ranged from the 2009 national census to national and regional expenditures. As of this writing, there are almost 400 datasets now available online, and growing. The significance of all these datasets being online is that they can be “mined” through the development and deployment of innovative applications. To-date there have been several interesting initiatives in this respect and I suspect that by the end 2012, we will be amazed at the kind of commercial and non-commercial activities that will be made possible through the Open Data Initiative.

The truth about my departure from Dealfish.

Published on December 12, 2011 in Uncategorized. 36 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Today is Jamhuri Day in Kenya meaning its a public holiday where we can get to spend time at home with our families or spend the day out, like all other public h0lidays in Kenya. For some, public holidays are a great time to nurse massive hangovers or even to continue drinking for an extra day over what in this case a long weekend. For me, on this end, its a great time to blog and tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about my departure from Dealfish as Regional Manager for East Africa.

Let me start by saying that working at Dealfish since I joined on the 1st September 2010 as employee “number one” for East Africa has been a truly rewarding, and ultimately, a phenomenal experience. At the time I joined Dealfish, everyone who had known me as one of the founders of Dotsavvy really took a second take and wondered why the hell I was leaving my own successful digital agency to start/join a nascent online classifieds business?! For many, it just did not seem to make any sense. It did however for me. I had spent the better part of a decade building Dotsavvy into what is arguably one of Kenya’s better digital agencies. For anyone who has had the pleasure/pain of working in Kenya’s digital services sector as I have done for over 10 years, this is not always a bed of roses but can be hugely satisfying on so many levels. In a nutshell, I needed something new – something I could sink into with ALL my teeth, leveraging my many years in digital services. Something that would be a whole new level of challenge. Dealfish was it for me. I was chewing at the bit. I was ready to roll. Nuff said.

Today, one year and three months later, Dealfish ranks as Kenya’s second most popular local web site after the Daily Nation according to Alexa.com, the online web site ranking service. In addition, Dealfish in Kenya boasts over 85,000 active ad listings for a myriad of products and services, nationwide. In many ways, the arrival of Google Trader, Junkmail, Cheki, and PigiaMe over the last few months with aggressive online marketing validates all the effort that has gone into making Dealfish a online success story. Dealfish did really set the ball rolling in both East and West Africa as the first real run at making online classifieds a “serious” business in Africa. I am proud and humbled at what we have achieved at Dealfish – I feel super privileged and honoured to have worked with such a talented team in East Africa and beyond.

Going to the heart of this blog post, I did not leave Dealfish for some of the many reasons that have been floated online and offline, some being unnecessarily harsh, crude and untrue. I did not have a fight with fellow senior managers’ Neil Schwartzman and Stefan Magdalinski at MIH. We did not fallout over the market strategies for Dealfish or management control. My departure has been totally amicable and I gave in a three month notice as per the terms of my employment agreement which was duly accepted – this incidentally happened before the announcement that Kalahari would be closed in Kenya and Nigeria, as well as the temporary suspension of Dealfish operations in Uganda and Ghana. Hell, Stef(an), Neil and the MIH East Africa team held a farewell party for me last week where we had a blast, for ALL times sake. Yes. This is the truth. I have left on very good terms and intend to work closely with Dealfish and MIH in Africa as a client from early 2012.

Where am I going to next? Much has been said and much has been leaked. I will be joining InMobi as the Director for Sales in Africa. I am really excited about this new career opportunity since its very much in-line with my own interests with digital marketing within the mobile space. In addition, I get to handle both East and West African markets which are clearly growth markets for mobile marketing, especially in Nigeria and Kenya. So there you have it, in a nutshell. Nothing sensational to report. Simply a change of hands so to speak? At the same time, I want to wish the awesome crew at Dealfish and MIH Africa all the best in 2012 which will be their biggest year yet – mark my words! (Google Trader, Cheki, PigiaMe and Et Al, watch this space!).

Microsoft gets tough about software piracy in Kenya with BuyGenuine.co.ke

Published on December 1, 2011 in Uncategorized. 9 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

Screen grab from BuyGenuine.co.ke

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In yesterday’s Daily Nation. Microsoft had a full page ad for its anti piracy campaign in Kenya with the Kenya Copyright Board (KCB). The web site for the the campaign is BuyGenuine.co.ke and it has some of the details about this initiative.

What is important for all businesses to note is that the amnesty period for pirated Microsoft software is just around the corner as it ends on the 15th December 2011. Thereafter, with the backing of the KCB, Microsoft will be going after businesses who are NOT using genuine Microsoft software and the penalties are significant.

I heard details on one of the radio channels a couple of weeks ago and fines as high as Kes. 800,000.00 will be charged for using pirated Microsoft software in Kenya – this is clearly serious and businesses will need to buckle up and get genuine copies of Microsoft software going forward. If one is unable to settle the fines, they are liable for time in prison so clearly many are going to take the required steps to avoid being penalized.

[Video] Interview with Philip Nyamweya of iPay.

Published on December 1, 2011 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

This is an interview I had yesterday with Philip Nyamweya of iPay which is a mobile and internet payments service in Kenya. iPay goes a step further by also offering a payment solution that integrates with Kenswitch, the financial switching network that connects a good number of banks in Kenya. This means that users can use their debit cards to make online payments via iPay for as long their bank accounts are with banks that are connected to Kenswitch. Enjoy the interview as below:

VirtualCity launches HewaniLife, Kenya’s first “local” mobile app store.

Published on December 1, 2011 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , .

Screen grab from www.hewani.co.ke

Earlier this afternoon I attended VirtualCity’s launch of HewaniLife which is arguably Kenya’s first “local” mobile apps store and features over 400 mobile apps for download. HewaniLife has both local and international mobile apps for Android, Windows, Symbian, J2ME and BlackBerry. One can also download mobile apps from HewaniLife using not just the Internet but also via SMS and USSD.

The launch of HewaniLife also served as a platform for VirtualCity to showcase a good number of in-house developed apps for several vertical segment services in Distribution, Health, Education, Transport, Retail and Utilities being offered to the business community in Kenya. HewaniLife is unique in that it brings together various players in the mobile applications space and creates synergies for economic empowerment & development.

[Video] Interview with David Ngugi of NyeriOnline.com

Published on December 1, 2011 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

Below is an interview I had with David Ngugi of NyeriOnline.com. I mentioned this web site in a list of Kenya’s top local web sites a few years ago and was quite surprised at the time as to how high it was ranked. NyeriOnline.com basically covers all sorts of content from Nyeri County which is one of the most vibrant commercial hubs in Central Kenya. In addition, David, who also happens to run an end-to-end ICT services business has managed to develop NyeriOnline.com into a fully fledged online portal that has professional writers on-board to generate content from the County – this is a demonstration of the increasing value of not just local content, but rather hyper-local content within the context of Kenya’s fast growing digital media space. I caught up with David during the Mocality Business Conference that was held in Nyeri at the Green Hills Hotel on the 30th of November 2011.

BlackBerry 7 Smartphones launched in Nairobi, Kenya.

Published on November 28, 2011 in Uncategorized. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

Press Release

Last week on Friday in Nairobi, plans to launch three new smartphones based on the BlackBerry 7 Operating System (OS) were announced.  RIM, in conjunction with carriers and distribution partners in Kenya, is rolling out the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 9360, BlackBerry® Torch™  9810 and BlackBerry® Torch™ 9860 smartphones, all running the powerful new BlackBerry® 7 OS.

The BlackBerry Curve 9360 is slim, stylish and simply beautiful. It is ergonomically designed with a comfortable and iconic keyboard for fast, accurate typing and an optical trackpad for easy, one-handed navigation. GPS and Wi-Fi® support are also included, as well as a 5MP camera with flash and video recording so that memories can be captured and instantly shared on social networks. The microSD/SDHC slot supports up to 32 GB memory cards for additional media storage.

The BlackBerry Torch 9810 is a powerful evolution of the original BlackBerry Torch 9800 model. The new model is faster and more fluid with high performance hardware features and the new BlackBerry 7 OS delivering an enhanced multimedia experience. Featuring a large 3.2”, high resolution touch display and a distinctive BlackBerry keyboard that easily slides out to allow fast typing; the BlackBerry Torch 9810 truly delivers the best of both worlds.

The BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone offers fast and fluid performance in a stylish new all-touch design. With a spectacular new 3.7” display, the largest ever on a BlackBerry smartphone, the new all-touch BlackBerry Torch 9860 is optimized for high-quality multimedia, web browsing and gaming. In addition, the BlackBerry Torch 9860 delivers the industry-leading real-time communications and collaboration experience that is loved by millions of BlackBerry smartphone users around the world.

The new BlackBerry 7 operating system introduces the next generation BlackBerry browser, featuring a significantly faster, more fluid web browsing experience that is among the best in the industry. Combining the dramatically improved performance of the advanced WebKit browser engine together with powerful hardware enhancements, BlackBerry 7 based smartphones deliver browsing  results that are up to 40% faster than BlackBerry® 6 based smartphones and up to 100% faster than BlackBerry® 5 based smartphones*.  Additional enhancements to this next generation BlackBerry browser include optimized zooming and panning for smoother web navigation and optimized HTML5 performance for incredible gaming and video experiences.

Waldi Wepener, Regional Director at RIM said, “The BlackBerry solution offers a best-in-class mobile communications experience with enhanced browsing and richer multimedia on a new, performance-driven platform powered by the latest BlackBerry software. We believe that the customers in Kenya will be thrilled by these powerful new BlackBerry smartphones.”

Mr Waldi Wepener, RIM Regional Director East, West and Central Africa and Mr. Rui Brites Director Africa Product Management

[Video] A random chat on WordPress in Africa from WordCamp Kenya 2011.

Published on November 24, 2011 in Uncategorized. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

This is a video of a short but fun random chat that I had with Michael Pedersen of Uhasibu a couple of weeks ago at the inaugural WordCamp Kenya 2011 that was held at Crayfish Camp in Naivasha. In a nutshell, we talked about the pros and cons of WordPress in Kenya and the rest of Africa as a blogging and business web site platform, as well as why we had opted to attend WordCamp Kenya 2011. Initially, I did NOT plan to post this online but it just seemed to “work” really well when I watched it (and also got Michael’s consent) so here it is! Enjoy :)

[Updated] Kenya’s top 10+ most followed people on Twitter.

Published on November 20, 2011 in Uncategorized. 32 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , .

NOTE: This blog post has been updated to show changes over the last few days. It is more or less accurate as of today, the 23rd November 2011 where we now have what I believe are the “true” top 10 individuals followed on Twitter in Kenya, as well as a few more (for good measure?) for a total of 17. Thank you for all who helped make this list more accurate, and comprehensive!

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A couple of years ago, I did a list of the leading Twitter individuals and brands in Kenya, in terms of followers and ranking. At the time, Twitter was very much in its early days of gaining widespread adoption in Kenya and you could say that only the most leading brands and people were using it. Fast forward two years later and Twitter has gone mainstream as a social media in Kenya representing a whole range of users across the board.

So, I decided to do some research this week to decide who were the people in Kenya with the most Twitter followers and rank them. I was surprised how much the list had changed and who actually “ruled the roost”. There were a few unexpected surprises about who the top three people were. However, as of this morning, Sunday the 20th November 2011, here are Kenya’s top ten “Twitterati”:

  1. @yesumob – 55,842 followers: I have to confess that Kenya’s top individual on Twitter was something of a surprise. @yesumob is a twitter account run by Mutinda Kisio. He basically tweets motivational Christian messages everyday of the week and has managed to build his massive Twitter following on this basis.
  2. @kanyicool – 49,780 followers: Kenya’s second leading individual on Twitter is Julius Kanyi, who lists himself as a recent graduate in ICT. I am not sure how exactly he managed to reach such a significant number of Twitter followers but clearly he is onto something.
  3. @koinangejeff – 46,147 followers: Jeff Koinange is the award-winning and well known Journalist, as well as a key media personality from K24, the news TV channel based in Nairobi. Jeff has clearly leveraged his local and international credentials to build up a strong Twitter following. I had initially thought he was the most followed individual on Twitter in Kenya but this was in fact not the case.
  4. (NEW) @majani_- 40,820 followers: This new entry was completely unknown to me until I was alerted of his massive following via Kenyans on Twitter who follow him. Majani bills himself as a Software Engineer, Photographer, part time Dj, lifeguard by day and fire fighter by night. He is followed by many on Twitter due to the many humorous tweets he send out daily.
  5. @martha_w_karua – 36,857 followers: Martha Karua is clearly of Kenya’s most progressive Politicians when it comes to social media. She has embraced technology and has a very active Twitter account that many people follow based on this high ranking. She is a presidential aspirant for Kenya’s general elections next year and Twitter is one of the platforms she is using to gain momentum with the masses.
  6. (NEW) @bobcollymore – 31,832 followers: Bob Collymore, the CEO of Safaricom was one of the leading Twitterati in Kenya whom I completely missed because his name did not come up as registered in Kenya listings. However, he has a massive following and is one of the most active corporate leaders in Kenya when it comes to regular tweets and updates.
  7. (NEW) @wmutunga – 29,894 followers: Dr. Willy Mutunga is one of those whom I missed when first compiling this list, manually no less. Dr. Mutunga recently became Kenya’s Chief Justice after lots of controversy in the media. Clearly, his impeccable credentials as a Human Rights supporter have come to the fore as everyone is watching his tweets as to how he is expected to transform Kenya’s Judiciary.
  8. (NEW) @mwalimuchurchill – 25,663 followers: Charles Ndambuki, AKA Mwalimu Churchill is one of Kenya’s most popular comedians who has parlayed his humour to become one of Kenya’s leading Radio Presenters, MCs and TV Show hosts. Charles as a result has a formidable following on Twitter in Kenya.
  9. (NEW) @odinga_raila – 22,774 followers: Raila Amollo Odinga is Kenya’s Prime Minister and I was pleasantly surprised to see him crack the top 10 most followed on Twitter in the country. His tweets are clearly up to date as he provides details of things he is currently doing as well as activities from his many trips in the country and beyond.
  10. @ukenyatta – 21,226 followers: Uhuru Kenyatta is not only one of Kenya’s Deputy Prime Ministers and the Minister of Finance, he is also a Politician who is very active in using Twitter as a means of maintaining regular dialogue with Kenyans globally. Like Martha Karua, he has clearly embraced social media as a means of enhancing his political agenda.
  11. (NEW) @kenyanpundit – 19,403 followers: Ory Okolloh, also known as Kenyan Pundit on Twitter has been one of the most active Twitterati in Kenya for years. Ory has established herself as a leading blogger at Mzalendo, a co-founder of Ushahidi and most recently Google’s Policy Lead in Africa.
  12. @phonesis – 17,913 followers: Morris Gitonga lists himself as a an expert on Multi-Level Marketing (MLM). He has an impressive following Twitter and was at one point the leading individual on Twitter a few years ago.
  13. @larrymadowo – 17,556 followers: Larry Madowo if a well-known journalist in Kenya who has carved a niche for himself when it comes to business and technology news. He has leveraged his media linkages to catapult himself into one of the leading Twitterati in Kenya.
  14. @alykhansatchu – 17,055 followers: Aly Khan Satchu has been consistently one of Kenya’s most followed Twitter individuals in Kenya. Aly is undoubtedly the “rockstar” when it comes to investments and the financial markets in Kenya which he tweets religiously on a daily basis, from dawn to dusk.
  15. @whiteafrican – 16,508 followers: Erik Hersman is easily one of the earliest adopters of Twitter who has built both a local and international following on his tweets on all things technology in Kenya and Africa. Erik is probably best known for his founding role in Ushahidi, the world’s leading open source tool for crowd-sourced information gathering.
  16. @johnallannamu – 15,892 followers: John Allan Namu is one of Kenya’s leading investigative journalists who has won both local and international accolades for his work. His high Twitter ranking is reflective of the impressive of the following he has grown for his insightful news related tweets.
  17. (NEW) @mainakageni – 15,830 followers: Maina Kageni is one of Kenya’s premier radio presenters who has been in the industry for over 10 years. He now hosts what is probably Kenya’s leading radio show on Classic FM on most mornings of the week which is probably the reason he has so many followers on Twitter.

So, there you have it – Kenya’s top ten Twitter users in terms of the number of followers they have to-date. I will be following this list up with Kenya’s top ten brands and/or organizations in terms of followers. These lists are being manually compiled but a really good source is this link.