I meant innovation in IT. but there are also innovations done with IT. like ..3D printing..quantum encryption...

with IT for example metal storm project etc etc

Can't wait to see the impact made by quantum computing since the two scientists finally found a way through the big hurdle. With the current crop of leaders how are we going to achieve a culture change since they benefit the most from Kenyans being educated but not learned?

Its not wrong to want monetary gain for solutions but at this point in time for innovations sake the drive should more at a making an innovative stub to local problems without necessarily having monetary benefits but for exposure. Its with such a buildup that expertise is accrued and eventually monetary gains follow suit. It may not be like farming or politics where everyone pretends they can make a pitch in and make money.

I understand monetizing apps and projects is never straight forward but this should always be in the plan for any project.

It nice to innovate for innovations sake if your a purist trying to advance technology but this is an unsustainable way of doing things.

My 2 cents

Please do not get me wrong I am not saying it bad, but the approach is definitely bad. Without rethinking the strategy this approach can not work.

As a former broker it is not lack of information that makes farmers sell to us it is a lack of choice. When you are on a 1 acre farm and you only have a few cabbages it is very difficult to negotiate with a broker.

There is no national education system in the world that is not based on some form of grading students and I do not believe our education system is entirely to blame for lack of innovation. The education system is meant to facilitate an education, the responsibility of a student's to use their ability to take that education and earn a living and be of benefit to society does NOT lie in the teacher.

The biggest hindrances to innovation is our own attitude.
Many Kenyans are either endowed with a 'victim' mentality, or a ridiculous sense of entitlement. This boundaries are usually clear when you look at the levels of education. Most people graduating from universities, come into the job market with a sense of entitlement wrongfully thinking that the world owes them a job, a car, a house, a corner office and a promotion etc...
The less educated (or the less fortunate but educated) tend to believe in fate and that the government or some rich politician as the solution to their woes. They are full of excuses and complaints about who moved their cheese.

This are not attitudes that can incubate any innovative ideas. Neither is this a problem that a school teacher can easily solve. The values needed to foster innovation (hardwork, grit, respect for rule of law, problem solving skills etc...) Need more than just a classroom.
They are fostered in the upbringing of a child, they are embedded in the environment and it's institutions and are clearly visible in the culture of the respective society.

Kenya lacks some of this due to lack of will, poor leadership and alot of free riders.

Mobile Revolution Tripping Up Tech Giants Mobile has changed the game and will continue to.I hope Kenyans are thinking about how to solve such problems for the tech giants.

Oh I love data mining

I like that.The world is full of problems and will always be,but very few people want to solve them.

Google is nyemelearing

Sports betting app

Crime app in Kenya

Crime app,this is one tricky issue. For now no comment.

They should make mpesa and atms to have two or more pins. Extras for security.So if you are carjacked or robbed you can always give the pin with limited money and they can't prove you have another pin. Also mbanking should be made secure.I wouldn't want to see someones account being cleared at gunpoint. Well not everyone has millions,but you get my drift.