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Confirmed: MPESA is not a Kenyan invention
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This should rest the debate Quote:M-Pesa was created by Nick Hughes in 2003, then working as the head of social enterprises at Vodafone, which has a 40 per cent stake in Safaricom. Hughes had in 2003 made a proposal on delivery of financial services over mobile phone. In 2005, he got funding from UK’s Department for International Development to a tune of £1 million (Sh140 million), which was matched by Vodafone in both cash and staff time. Read more at: http://www.standardmedia...med-m-pesa&pageNo=1
Only the name M-PESA is Kenyan http://www.standardmedia...amed-m-pesa&pageNo=1
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/1/2010 Posts: 3,024 Location: Hapa
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[quote=Lolest!]This should rest the debate Quote:M-Pesa was created by Nick Hughes in 2003, then working as the head of social enterprises at Vodafone, which has a 40 per cent stake in Safaricom. Hughes had in 2003 made a proposal on delivery of financial services over mobile phone. In 2005, he got funding from UK’s Department for International Development to a tune of £1 million (Sh140 million), which was matched by Vodafone in both cash and staff time. Read more at: http://www.standardmedia...med-m-pesa&pageNo=1
Only the name M-PESA is Kenyan http://www.standardmedia...med-m-pesa&pageNo=1[/quote] tomato-tomero potato-porero the people that made it work are Kenyan  Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. - Muhammad Ali🐝
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 5/17/2007 Posts: 1,345
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[quote=Lolest!]This should rest the debate Quote:M-Pesa was created by Nick Hughes in 2003, then working as the head of social enterprises at Vodafone, which has a 40 per cent stake in Safaricom. Hughes had in 2003 made a proposal on delivery of financial services over mobile phone. In 2005, he got funding from UK’s Department for International Development to a tune of £1 million (Sh140 million), which was matched by Vodafone in both cash and staff time. Read more at: http://www.standardmedia...med-m-pesa&pageNo=1
Only the name M-PESA is Kenyan http://www.standardmedia...med-m-pesa&pageNo=1[/quote] Who still thinks it's Kenyan? Safaricom have never said it. They even sponsored a tour of Hughes in Kenya some time back. Almost every time Michael Joseph was being interviewed he took time to explain Mpesa origins...
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/6/2008 Posts: 3,548
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Mpesa is Kenyan no doubt, it has Kenya "peculiarities" written all over it, just the usual "intellectual theft" from Africans! A New Kenya
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 4/1/2009 Posts: 1,883
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Much Know wrote:Mpesa is Kenyan no doubt, it has Kenya "peculiarities" written all over it, just the usual "intellectual theft" from Africans! in fact it was invented by masukuma.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,821 Location: Nairobi
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mkenyan wrote:Much Know wrote:Mpesa is Kenyan no doubt, it has Kenya "peculiarities" written all over it, just the usual "intellectual theft" from Africans! in fact it was invented by masukuma.  mbona unanitafuta? All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 4/1/2009 Posts: 1,883
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masukuma wrote:mkenyan wrote:Much Know wrote:Mpesa is Kenyan no doubt, it has Kenya "peculiarities" written all over it, just the usual "intellectual theft" from Africans! in fact it was invented by masukuma. mbona unanitafuta? with a light touch. but what i meant is that mpesa is an obvious step such that any tech person would have come up with the idea. what may have happened is vodafone was working on it at the same time some kenyan techies were also giving proposals on something like it to safaricom. of course when safaricom came up with it there were bound to be those who felt their ideas were stolen.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/9/2009 Posts: 6,592 Location: Nairobi
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May not be a Kenyan invention but it is definitely an invention for Kenya.
BBI will solve it :)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/9/2008 Posts: 5,389
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[quote=Lolest!]This should rest the debate Quote:M-Pesa was created by Nick Hughes in 2003, then working as the head of social enterprises at Vodafone, which has a 40 per cent stake in Safaricom. Hughes had in 2003 made a proposal on delivery of financial services over mobile phone. In 2005, he got funding from UK’s Department for International Development to a tune of £1 million (Sh140 million), which was matched by Vodafone in both cash and staff time. Read more at: http://www.standardmedia...med-m-pesa&pageNo=1
Only the name M-PESA is Kenyan http://www.standardmedia...med-m-pesa&pageNo=1[/quote] Why do you sound so happy relaying this 'news'? Without Kenyans' participation, mpesa would have suffered the fate of many failed concepts that are gathering dust in libraries.
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/9/2011 Posts: 786 Location: Mashinani
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I invented M Pesa. Hamna habari? Peace in our Homeland.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2007 Posts: 8,776 Location: Cameroon
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There is need to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Nick didn't steal the idea! TULIA.........UFUNZWE!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,328 Location: Masada
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simonkabz wrote:There is need to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Nick didn't steal the idea! How much was Nick paid? Portfolio: Sold
You know you've made it when you get a parking space for your yatcht.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/27/2008 Posts: 4,114
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Concept was invented at Kamiti prison in Kenya by some crooked criminal trying to defraud some greed Kenyan of some money..... remember the "nitumie airtime ndio ni-release zawadi yako" scams? Technical design and implementation was invented by Hughes. OK Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
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