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::: INTERNET VERSION OF KENYA :::

Silicon Savannah

The Kenya mirror

Mobile money was first. Network statehood is next.
::: WHY THIS COUNTRY :::

The substrate is already here.

M-Pesa pioneered mobile money. Kenya has the most active fintech scene in Africa. Worldcoin onboarding strong. Konza Technopolis is a planned smart city.

::: SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES :::

Pre-existing legal scaffolds.

  • 01Konza Technopolis
  • 02Nairobi International Financial Centre
::: CITY SITES :::

Where the polity could anchor.

Nairobi
Tech capital of East Africa, English-default
Konza Technopolis
Greenfield smart city near Nairobi
::: CANDIDATE FOUNDERS :::

Who could run this.

  • BN
    Bitange Ndemo (ex-PS ICT)
  • EH
    Eric Hersman (BRCK)
  • OO
    Ory Okolloh (Ushahidi)
::: ALREADY ON THE GROUND :::

Existing societies in this country.

iHubKonza Technopolis
::: BUILD THIS MIRROR :::

Be the founder of Silicon Savannah.

If you live in Kenya, run a project there, or are connected to one of the candidate founders above, this is your invitation. The substrate is in place. The legal scaffolds exist. What is missing is the polity.

::: NEIGHBORING MIRRORS :::