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  • That bit about getting the performance of one's child in school is off the mark.We'v nt got there as yet,but national exams results can be accessed via sms.

    Other things that is being done using the mobile phone is car trackingand immobilising,fleet monitoring,security systems.One can also access bank account details including alerts when withdrawals are done.

  • AFTER ALL THEY WILL NEVER GIVE KENYANS CREDIT AFTER THEY IMPLEMENT OUR IDEAS IN THERE COUNTRIES......WE ALL KNOW THAT.......THEY WILL SAY IT IS THERE NEW INVENTION SOMETHING WHICH WAS INVENTED BY A MID YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENT...THAT MEANS THAT WE KENYANS ARE GREAT THINKER IN TERMS OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS LIKE IT OR NOT..THERE ARE A LOT TO BE SEEN OUT HERE...

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  • @siasabora have you seen this? I just bumped into it and funny enough when I was watching the BBC breakfast news this morning(17th feb) and on the business news, they were talking about this ground breaking pioneering innovation that is being introduced in the UK market soon. Only the so called ground breaking innovation is our very own mobile cash transaction or the Kenyan version of M-pesa. When they talked in depth about it, they singled out Kenya as the country where it all started.

  • Mr Oswald , this is just a tip of the iceberg from KENYANS!!!! Najivunia kuwa mkenya

  • Alexandar, Kenya is a piece of land inhabited by smart people. M-Pesa is just a small thing

  • It is surprising what you can learn about modern Africa when you dare venture outside the tourist box. Great truthful presentation Sir. I am working on the next great Mpesa idea myself. We should talk.

  • Najivunia!!

  • @engineer14 nice to meet you here buddy.

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  • for once someone has thought beyond children and mothers crying and hungry, not gone to the slums and just found some worthwhile teaching module from my home country..thanx alexender we got many more modules to learn from..welcome to 3rd world developed countries!

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  • great to see we are already in kenya in the future of the western world's thoughts on mobile money

  • Mr. Oswald, our pleasure for having helped you see new things. I was disappointed, same as girmayh, by your need to apologize to your audience over the fact that these innovations were being made in a developing country. And that conclusion, that you FEAR you might have to consult Kenyans!!! It's not such a bad thing. @ Kenyans: Mr. Oswald gave due where it was due, we thank him, but the fact that we need someone to come from NOWHERE to tell us that we are innovative is sad. Low self-esteem.

  • You went to kenya to relax and stay away from technology,phones etc and bum you were at work again researching on mobile banking in kenya.You need to spend more time with the family and not talk to beach boys:)

  • Mr.Oswald, this video just proves that you look at things like an educated person not like many Europeans would do.They would just say..kenya?Africa?give me a break..all that comes from there is trouble.What you are trying to tell people in that meeting is...Hey wake up...Those guys can think too.Europeans think that somehow they are the only ones who can think..that others are inferior.They even went ahead to think that Africans are still evolving.This thinking is changing very fast this days

  • The vital intricate parts that sums up the country to be. The dislikes are misplaced responses to the video. Need I say more? Thnx Oswald.

  • It is the best brand Kenya that we would ever get as a Chrismass present. Marketing with CSR angle, Congratulations! well done job

  • Yaaay I'm proud to be Kenyan. We really take these things for granted here. Thanks for reminding us of how special it is :)

  • this is nice am proud to be a kenyan and not alone that working for one of the most innovative company in kenya SAFARICOM LTD.

  • It was an excellent presentation and very factual. However, the arrognace throughout was very sad. When do people stop arrogance over others and Africa and just get it simple. Africans are as much western educated as any one 'Western' person. why are they still in denial? One best chanracter that Kenyans have, for better or worse, is that they can take in anyone, any idea and accomodate space!! This intellectual resilience is what will be and is driving them and thier economy.

  • @girmayh No arrogance at all intended from my side. Soryy, if it came over like that. Actually the message should be to wake up, look beyond our ressources and money, and see what kind of great innovations are achieved in Africa. The conclusion is that we need to wake up and stop our ignorance.

  • @ MrAlexOswald, thank you for taking a positive message from my country. You are an ambassador!!

  • well said guy.

  • Thank you so much for more than 30k views! And thank you for your kind feedback, so pleased about the effects of my talk. :)

  • Mobile money transfer and payment will the medium of payment in near future which am sure will rival credit and debit cards

  • thats a good thing happening in kenya

  • Wow! how could you describe this? Look at what Alexander is doing to us? Challenging us on our self worth which we have never appreciated before! Now this is what I call good news! I am so proud of u Alex! Got this message via fb link and also sharing it on fb....I wish everyone could do the same!

  • Thank you Oswald...what is it that they say; about the glass being half full? You saw the glass the right way..! Very insightful.

  • Trust Kenyans to claim what isn't theirs...you really sound like groupies.

    Good presentation though

  • +254 representing

  • Kenya is a very rich country. We have so much that we take for granted but are actually the things that make us unique and make us who we are - Kenyans :-) So, Alexander, do come back for another visit and i assure you you'll discover many more hidden treasures :-) I'll forever remain Proudly Kenyan.

  • You make us proud of our country

  • Kenya has already developed, its just a matter of time before we become champions

  • Thank you so much for almost 26k views and 490 likes. All that after just 1 week. It is the 4th best rated video of all those 10.000+ videos on the TEDxTalks channel. I am so happy about the many comments and all the ppositive feedback on my talk.

  • @MrAlexOswald no,thank you Mr.Oswald for your great presentation,you did my country great,am sooo proud to be Kenyan :) <3 <3

  • @MrAlexOswald It really was an excellent presentation. You were clear, had good illustrations and it was though provoking.

  • Inspiring. And why did someone dislike this video?

  • @SmurfyShrek He must be a Somali

  • Great,Kenyans are hardworking and smart--finally,the world is recognizing this-

  • The world is beginning to wake up and recognize African ingenuity. Its our time..

  • Good for you Alexander for spreading the word. But dont be scared about coming to Kenya to ask for assistance, we dont bite and are always glad to help :-).

  • Alexander...this was great..an eye opener to the world towards kenya! proudly kenyan

  • Kudos Alexander, Nice insight. I agree with you mobile payment is next big thing

  • MyKey have u heard of Nick Hughes,Susie Lonie?These are the people behind Mpesa.Don't sleep..Nick worked with Vodafone and recently set up Signal Point.DON"T SLEEP!

  • In 5 years Kenya will be very developed and not just coz of M-Pesa. Great talk.

  • What Oswald has done is very good - giving Kenyan innovations international recognition and exposure. Very well done but can Kenyans pick up the gauntlet and elect a leadership that can harness our resources for the nation's development? Our tribalist leaders have no room to allow local innovation to develop because some are from a rival tribe..thank you Oswald but I think we should be more scared than your people because you'll take our apps and leave us squirming in dirt. Am a proud Kenyan!

  • kenya baby

  • Stevey,

    There was no British guy involved in Mpesa. How is it your the only one who has heard of him?I think Oswald wouldve mentioned it.....

  • Am proud to be KENYAN...

  • The reaction of kenyans in here is almost like Kenya won a Noble price...though Kenya is moving in a good direction when it comes to mobile solutions dont forget its a British guy behind the Mpesa thing and vodaphone has the whole concept..peanuts for kenyans

  • NO BRITISH GUY ITS WAS AN IDEA BY MID YEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENT IF AM NOT WRONG....AFRICAN KENYAN...AND HE WAS PAID LITTLE AMOUNT ON THIS MULTI BILLION IDEA BY SAFARICOM.

  • Mr. Oswald!You just touched a bomb that was about to explode:)we are waiting for your second lecture on the mobile solutions in Kenya!You have a new audience in Kenya and what a good place place to market kenya.Im sure part of the croud will visit kenya some time.The problem with the West or Europe is they take things for granted.When you tell them they might need to consult Kenya im sure the reaction is What???Kenya??Give me a break!They need to adopt to the changing world.

  • Proud Kenyan!

    

  • I like! Am proudly Kenyan ;)

  • It is an interestting watch. Proud to be Kenyan! As many Kenyans should watch to believe in their abilities and potential. We are not a lesser human race. Alexander this is a great and inspiring presentation.

  • Impresive sir we need positivity to be preached to others we have alot we can offer to the western countries and am proud to be a kenyan. Bless you.

  • But i must say he had me until 7:28

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  • That's how we do it. Kaisari anengerwo kiria gi giake! Lol

  • Great! Don't know what we would do without Mpesa. I like paying all my bills from my bed. Have not heard of the 'Order' service but it sounds cool.

    Asante for flying the Kenyan flag!

  • All we see is the Maasai Mara and the beach hotels. This man saw something else too

  • This unique mutation/catching up has taken about ten years only.

    Well done Oswald, your presentation was brief,detailed,informative and captivating!

    Proud Kenyan

  • As an intellectual property lawyer,i have been amazed by the ingenuity of young kenyans n their innovativeness through the work they have entrusted on me to protect by way of registering as trademarks.keep it on kenyans.i would rate kenyans top in africa n among the best in the world.the M-pesa has won several global awards.the only let down z the goverment and greedy politicians

  • @wakilingugi THAT IS VERY TRUE...GREED IS KILLING KENYANS AND THEY LIKE IT THAT WAY...ITS VERY SAD.

  • Wow! very informative and intriguing as well makes me proud to be a Kenyan! Thank you! #student in the US

  • Wonderful presentation.Thanks Oswald.Feel free to come back for more consultation and meetings with mobile developers in Kenya.A candle does not lose its light by lighting another..

  • Good presentation and great job showcasing Kenya.

  • Very interesting!!!

  • necessity is the mother of inverntion.

  • Thanks MrOswald .... very inspiring...we can all learn from each other...

  • Thank you again from my side! I am so pleased with all the current almost 12.000 views, all the feedback I am getting via Youtube and Twitter, my account is @_alexswald . I never thought that this would such an important message for the people in Kenya, however I am thankful to be the one delivering it .)

  • Leaving Kenya and coming to Europe, the greatest change has been how little I can do with my mobile phone in this developed continent!

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  • Wow, I celebrate you Mr. Oshwald: indeed, the minimal resources act as a steering power to our mobile discoveries...thank you for sharing this with the world. I hope every one learns a thing...and yes, Beach boys do not bite!

  • Hi

    From Kenya - thank you so much for this report...Thank you for potraying Kenya positively..it does not happen often from non-Kenyans ... KARIBU SANA !

  • Thank you for this positive and accurate report .

    Mobile payment particularly, is going to be a multi-billion dollar industry sooner than we think and Kenya might just be at the helm of it.

  • That was inspiring. Thats the real spirit of the Kenyan people. Let the world know taht while we can run longer and faster we can also think out of the box.

  • Biacara ni biacara......

  • i love this

  • this is awesome Mr. Oswald. Too many times Kenya has been portrayed negatively. Finally someone sees Kenya for the smart people we are

  • Greatest stuff, made my evening

  • Mr. Oswald i salute you for your talk. Shows you how simple solutions in Kenya reach millions. The potential is there but lack of capital prevents us from putting our ideas forth.!!!!

  • Ths z rewly great

  • As a Kenyan I salute you Mr. Oswald, the people of Kenya are grateful that for once somebody has looked beyond the negatives and came up with a presentation worth recomending. I'm forever grateful!

  • Hakuna matata....the best ever external reflection of the better Kenya.....God bless our country Kenya...!!! Cheers Mr. A. Oswald...!! Twigajn

  • ^_^ and there is more coming... africa is the answer to the future

  • Mr. Alexander Oswald, I've never felt so proud being a Kenya like a feel today. But believe me, we have all this opportunities,yet some of us take it for granted. All in all, I really hope that in less that the 5year u gave yourself, i hope you'll come hear at our motherland to do more consultation about mobile solution. You are most welcome and on behalf of Kenya, We Celebrate you. All the Best Mate.

  • TEARS ARE ROLLING DOWN MY CHEEKS....THANK U SIR FOR POTRAYING KENYA/AFRICA DIFFERENTLY.

  • Najivunia kuwa mkenya this is wonderful and motivating :D

  • Refreshing to see presentations about Kenya regarding technological innovations - we have alot more to offer than just wildlife and runners!

  • yeah! Positive news coming from Kenya. Not the negative stuff that the western world is used to seeing on the news!! Good to see that Alexander Oswald learnt something new............while on safari. Wish all tourist were like that.

  • Loved the presentation. I learned a lot from your visit to my country. Thanks!

  • Nina jivunia kua m'Kenya (I'm proud to be a Kenyan)....I use M'Pesa but didn't know about the other ones....esp farming......Thanks Alex :D

  • Great talk Mr. Oswald. Thanks for highlighting things I didn't even know existed in my country. Like you said, in aiming for the surplus that other countries experience, it is easy to overlook the simple fundamentals.

    God Bless

  • Thanks for the excellent presentation that make us aware once again that it is not the money that counts, but the phantasie and creativity when we want to change the world. Another simple example: In South Africa you can be notified for each credit card transaction by SMS. Thus you would immediately notice credit card fraud. In Germany this service is not available according to my credit card company. Shame, I wonder if that is intentional or also lack of creativity.

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  • Interesting. The danger with the Western world is having too much, and in Kenya, it is thinking that we have too little!

  • Proud to be Kenyan....there are many innovative and creative ideas there its only that we dont have a platform to share them ...secondly its quite expensive to patent such innovative ideas and finally you willl find the rich taking your idea using it for his gain

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  • Kenya my country.thank you so very much for sharing this.it has just heightened my love for my country and didn't someone once say necessity is the mother of all inventions?well,hearing such words from a top 10 richest country makes one know that yes indeed we can.heck,we already are doing it.najivunia kuwa mkenya translated,i am proud to be Kenya!

  • I even learnt stuff i dunno that happens in Kenya. kenyans are known to think outside the box. It's the way we were raised. God bless!

  • I Likeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

  • The one time ..Najivunia kuwa Mkenya! .... Please not it has nothing to do with our current crop of politicians! For them... they need to leave(far from Kenya) and let us develop our ideas!

  • Black white red and green, proudly Kenyan

  • nice research, thumbs up!

  • The presentation was/is an excellent learning tool, and remarkable platform! 'Out of the box' innovation meets forward-thinking action, and from Kenya of all places... great observations, education, and initiative - now if that can be incorporate that into the WTC 'Africa Initiative' and FUTUREofTRADE com - the world would change for the better!

  • That Presentation was just the best . . . . .Am proud of M-Pesa, AirTel Money, Orange Money, YuCash and M-Bima Why Kenyans do it better. Thanks Alexander Oswald. Check out CIC M-Bima @MDauti on twitter

  • Thanks Alex, you're teaching me something I didn't know about Kenya. Proud to be Kenyan.

  • proudly kenyan MPESA, AirtelMoney,Orange Money , yu cash

  • See you in 5 years e-time!

  • So damn excellent!!!!!!!!!!

  • Yeah....proud to be a Kenyan

  • fascinating!!!So what we take for garnted,the Mpesa n what nots are the next best things???Awesome..Necessity is the mother of invention..Kudos Kenyans!!

  • Kenya hakuna matata my country my pride

  • The biggest problem is our govt and its policies otherwise we would be in the top ten richest countries in the world. Kenyans are like Good seeds wherever you drop it it will grow phenomenally hahaha. email diligence280@yahoo.co.uk

  • i LOVE THE POST

  • AWESOME...THIS MAKES ME SO PROUD TO BE KENYAN..EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVENT REALISED THE FULL EXTENT OF OUR INNOVATION...STILL PROUD

  • Great presentation. For a very long time we have faulted our education system. I think some of this brilliance we are seeing in Kenya is a product of that very system 8-4-4=0. We were really taught to make the best/most from limited resources!

  • There was a need and the need was met, hence the great success! good to know Kenya is blazing the trails

  • Whow, at least the somebody in the worls has recognized the efforts that kenyans make, i am proud to be a kenyan

  • Fantastic presentation!

  • KTB should see this and learn ideas of how to market kenya....thanks alexander

  • Nice, finally someone is recognising our innovativeness. Just paid for my insurance through M-Pesa....BR4763909 47,000 sent to Resolution Health Insurance. Your M-Pesa balance is 3,000.

  • Great stuff thanks alex makes me proud to be kenyan trust me av always asked myself those questions

  • B.R.I.L.L.I.A.N.T.

  • Great talk. Makes me proud to be kenyan!

  • very good news to hear from an expert

    reminds me of a song-

    -' there is hope, after the tree has been cut down , the tree stump has sprouted,'

    GO KENYA!!

  • TUKO YUUUU

  • Thank you so much for the overwhelming positive feedback on my talk. So great to see how the message got over. And I am pleased that it touched the heart and pride of people in Kenya. On Twitter you find me under @_alexoswald

  • wow, even i didn't know we had all those brilliant mobile solutions. Go Kenya! Necessity, the mother of invention!

  • Proud, Its Just how we Roll ;-)

  • Necessity is the mother of invention

  • so far No dislikes!!!

  • Now something positive said about Kenya. Thank you Alexander for telling a great story about my country!

  • One rare example... there is lot down here in Africa. You are one rare ambassador.

    Thank Alex

  • KenYa Diggit?!

  • Thank you Alexander Oswald for telling an African story with so much positivity!

  • Mobile banking in Kenya..A world's first..No bank account to do transactions..Never been more proud to be Kenyan.

  • Truly amazing and we feel soooo proud working for the company that came up with this solution in Kenya!

  • Big up all Kenyans for the innovation and use of mobile tech...

  • Better be scared alright!lol Go Kenya!

  • tru.dat

  • aliye juu mgoje chini....lol

  • Amazing stuff!

  • It is great to see the immense potential that Kenya has coming to light on the global stage.

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  • Great presentation of the innovations in Kenya. I like the point he made scarce resources bring out the best in us...

  • THanks

  • Great to see Kenya being recognized in the area of mobile solutions and innovations...truly world leaders! Somehow the thought of having to consult us seems to make them shudder...lol!

  • The average bill for a smart phone in Kenya is $1 to $5/month.

  • This is one of the best things I've watched recently. It's great to hear the outside world looking at Kenya through unbiased eyes and looking at the good, not the bad, and acknowledging that, indeed, we CAN learn from each other.

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