 Hey, hey, you've seen those dance moves. I'm telling you, in a few years down the line, we'll be looking at our fractured moves as we try to make those moves because new moves are coming in day in day out. We've seen their harmonize and of course the beautiful lady from his record label. So Karibusana, welcome back, welcome back. This is why in the morning and when it's Tuesday it's all matters pertaining entrepreneurship and my name is Michelle Ashira. You can follow us across all our social media handles that is at Y254 channel at Michelle Ashira is where you can find me across all my social dramas because you can find him on his social. So in this particular session we understand that internet is quite important. Technology is very important when it comes to just building up and also mileage for any business. Clearly we are ready in the global villages. All of us have interacted with the internet. In studio we are looking at tech innovation in business. I'm joined with Fabrice Mugabe. Fabrice Mugabe, he has been here before. This is literally home at this particular time. Who is the co-founder of Maugra Company. Fabrice, good morning. Morning Michelle. How are you doing? Not so bad. I know you are the one who is outside there. How is the weather? Is it raining cloudy? Very. So Fabrice was always meeting you for the first time. You have been here before. We are looking at a software development I believe. For someone who is meeting you for the first time. They would like to know who Fabrice Mugabe is. Probably you can introduce yourself. This is your time and you can tell me if you are related to Mugabe as well. Thank you Michelle. Thanks for having me. My name is Fabrice Mugabe. As you mentioned, I'm an innovator. And I'm a business person as well. But technically what I do, I mean to software development. Software development, you mean like, I don't want to use IT terms of course coding. But most of the people, they don't understand software development, software design of that. So technically that's what decays up the business. That's now what I do. So let's look at Maugra Company. So for how long have you been in operation? Is it a one solo man project? Or do you work with a partner? Perfect. We're starting with Maugra. Maugra means my love by the way. My love, Maugra. Yes. Which language you started? It is Irish. My slogan is love what you do. So I find that most of the people, they are into something that they don't know. They don't love. So when you ask, hey, why are you doing this? For example, if I ask you, why are you entering this journey? Why did you choose this? Definitely we have a story behind. So I decided to call my company Maugra. I didn't name it after my love. You want to emphasize that? I had to. So you see that most of the people, when they are into something they love, you make it happen. You make it worth it. At the same time, that's why most of the people they do work at night to make their dreams come true. So that's how I started Maugra. I was into programming. I liked it. I enjoyed it. I lived it. So that's how I came up with it. If it's something that you love, you do anything to protect it. So that's what I'm doing. Now coming to your question. Maugra is, I have some partners. We are three by four now. It doesn't mean I'm not looking for investors. You are welcome. I am. I'll come as an angel investor. Please do. Okay, so it's been approximately now four years. And you guys have been involved in so many projects. We've even gained to that. I would like to understand for someone who is still in the space of just understanding what Maugra is all about. So what kind of services do you provide to your potential clientele? So first of all we provide website applications. That is, by website application I mean there's web apps. There's just a normal website. Every person can go outside and see it. Now there is, you see that these web apps for the government think those are the backend that people does not need to know. So those also are web apps. We also do Android applications and iOS applications. We also do SEOs. There is a change in optimization. Now we are into AI. That is artificial intelligence. But on top of that last year we started IoT. IoT means internet of things. Internet of things. What does that entail? So it entails we are taking hardware into software to make something that is meaningful. For example you might call your sister. How does that happen? As long as it is connected you can call your house, hey I need tea. Even you are at home, we find everything is ready. Now that's the logic behind we are trying to come up with it so that the moment you want something it needs to be done without even knowing. Now what to do? Just take that code. We make that work to make it easier for you. So we are trying to make some people's work easier. So Fabrice tell us, are we looking at tech innovation in business? What is the importance of technology when it comes to just different business maybe different industry that is on a general level? I can say nowadays without technology I don't think we can proceed even to any other point. Let's take an example. Recently we had this COVID. What happened is people did not go to work but it doesn't mean they stopped surviving. Many ideas but because of the power of technology we used to go to work to interact with people. That's the power of technology. That's the very crucial part of it. Two, it brings people closer. Trust you me there are some people who are watching you outside this country. They feel like they are with you. That's the power of technology. Can we as youth have not even as youth other business people have technology help us to now make money in it. One, you need to have something meaningful for you to be able to at least come up with something that people do need. Recently when the corona started I made an application to run online Mogra school. I still have some schools that are using it. Student were their presses teacher were their presses and they used to interact together. And the Mogra school. What did the Mogra school entail? Is it like a platform? Yes, it's a platform that helps students learn online, wherever they are. Now on top of that they can also there is a breakout rooms now there is also whiteboard. You can write teacher will ask you a question you write your answer then you submit. The virtual class The normal class now we are taking it to virtual this happened because of covid that is now the part of sweet part of technology. Without that we wouldn't have managed. Another issue is for any business they always wonder does it provide greater security when it comes to people especially business people when getting into something they don't really understand they walk in edge shells the aspect of security always pops up maybe you can take us to that. I can't deny you having cyberclaims we do have them but now how do we control it? One, as I mentioned earlier love what you do the moment you have what you do you will understand the concept of it from the word ago. In ITS we cannot avoid hackers I cannot deny they are not there but the moment you know what you are doing you will go specifically for what you want you will not move around you are into this that time you are vulnerable so you want to be then to secure your data. That's why take one part finish it then understand it the moment you understand it it will be easier for you to make it secure but the moment you want to do this without understanding then you are vulnerable to anyone. Right we have someone who is still stagnant who is still laid back wondering why should I why should I use technology in terms of incorporating it in my business and even after we have looked at the positive side of it whether it increases visibility from different parts of the world now it's a global village someone can easily see you somewhere and decide that I want to work with that particular person what will be the other benefits of just involving tech in your business first of all it is liable and like none because for example if you hear some business if you tell me why 24 the first thing you go to google if I don't find you there you are just like any other scammers so the moment we get your presence online there is 50% of chances you guys exist so now it's up to us as the people in tech to help those people who are coming up to make them visible online because without their presence online you don't know them if it's true so imagine going somewhere that you don't even know the first thing you do you go to maps you check you find it there if you don't you start calling people hey do you know this and this no never heard of it you see the next thing you say hey council my meeting I'm not coming because I cannot see you anywhere but the moment you are there you are outside you are known that's why what you do in our part for those who are not visible we make them visible for those who doesn't have a nice website we shall make it happen for those who doesn't have any other application that can help them track their businesses know their income we help them but first of all you need to be online it doesn't mean you have to burn whatsapp you need to have a presence because that's where you go first of all to check if you exist and I feel it also helps in building credibility for your business that people can actually trust that whatever you are saying is true if I can find that you are confident enough to have websites confident enough to put your business out there in the market space like anyone can see whatever you are doing really builds that credibility I have a friend of mine recently he wanted to secure a contract guess what they looked for him online they couldn't find him and he has been in the market for long but they said hey we can't see your website what makes us believe that whatever you tell us is what you do short to the word they want to see it they cancelled their contract something as simple as not having your profile your work on the network internet network what are you hiding if you are not proud of your business for it to be known first of all be proud of yourself let your business get known then be online fantastic let's look at another very important aspect regarding your friend architect who didn't have a profile on the internet who is starting off in terms of their businesses what are they let's go with basic the minimal application they can go for them their presence to be seen to be felt and also creating awareness on their brand as well nowadays when it comes to social media platforms there are some that are legit there are others that when it's tiktok create some small videos be there get seen so when you start up as long as you understand your business as long as you are proud of your product start with day nani pedons that is facebook, whatsapp is ok still but on whatsapp you have some lead followers you don't have a lot of friends I need to have your contact for you to see my status but on instagram I don't need to have your number I just need to have your name your profile you follow me from there you will be able to see my product so if you start up start with those small small runs and in what particular point should I go for a website as soon as you have a business or as soon as you have any idea of what you want to do because a website helps people to know what exactly who is Michelle for example if I want to know who is you go to google and then I check maybe the first thing I will see is a bio on LinkedIn or even on Twitter so the next thing if I get a website fine because LinkedIn will give you just like 7% of the information about you but the website will give all the detailed information about what you do who you are what you intend to do I can tell people that if you want to have a website you can start as earlier as the moment you have an idea for example you want to start selling this magazine the people bought it you can start a website instant before even having the business that we are saying when you say business people think that you need to have millions of money for it to start now there is always that perspective it always starts with an idea where there is idea money for us because the moment you have money without an idea definitely you are failing that is true because then there is no vision there is no blueprint on whatever you are going with your business so let's look at now the aspect of innovation when it comes to you as a company before you even went and you were speaking to me about when it comes to disposing electronics in this particular situation batteries of laptop and how you just change that the waste into something meaningful tell us more about that I mentioned we are now heading into IoT deal is internet of things so across artificial intelligence of course so recently I discovered that there are a lot of dead batteries we had a challenge when my laptop died so it's fine that the batteries that we dump outside they had an impact on the climate then why can't we make you good use of it now we did this as satan kind of study so find that most of the companies they do dump around 6000 batteries a week a small company who sells batteries now what happened when you throw it away that's the end of it in reality the batteries inside a laptop battery they have cells most of them they are 6 cells so I take them I just measure a normal battery laptop a normal cell is a 3.7 volt so that is the normal one now you take it a measure I take the normal ones I arrange them in series and the parallel that is using raw physics we both know so to provide to produce the power that I want so that cells it helps me make UPS UPS there is an interoperable power supply that power supply can power TV for 10 hours without power plus for security purposes you see these street lights my small battery can power that lights for 24 hours without being recharged another advantage of that one it's rechargeable and you can make a power bank out of that yes it's even a power bank because you can charge phone you can charge around 4 phones let's say 3 times okay so imagine now let's talk about the advantages of that innovation I think that's way more important okay even here because at my house I use it anyway when there is no power I have nothing to worry about so because I can still work I can still watch news I can still do whatever you want with it now let's talk about the people in rural areas those people they are struggling to get power even if they get it it's expensive for them now there are some places that do not have at all so now that's my major target because they are it's small it's portable very light I give it to you I give you a bulb if you want to use your own bulb because it's just the normal bulb so for one to use these particular batteries compared to what we are used to so what is the difference and what value additions are you bringing on board what's so different about yours one it's a recycle remember that's from the waste of batteries yes two it's cheap everyone can afford it what is cheap cheap to you whatever is cheap to you may not be cheap to me true true so what I'm saying about cheap is I did a study and I found that a normal battery that can light up at TV for 10 hours goes for 70,000 mine is 5000 sharing so if you do the comparison you see it is way cheaper a normal power bank a normal power bank that does not even have a light because maybe for 3000 sharing mine is just 1000 bulb that you light your bulb in rural areas for 3 days at the same time you can charge your phone sustainability has it been tested and how long can it last I'll give you a 5 year warranty now this is the second day I'm using it I have some clients and they have not complained yet so which means something that you can use in fact after this show need to get one ladies and gentlemen back at home I will be there seeing his innovation and then I will come confirm if it's true and probably next time we can actually take them as well and they get to see how long lasting is this particular Fabrice what do we call this innovation by the way eco power eco power fantastic so it's been in the market for how long before May this will be the second year this will be the second year and then you're giving a warranty of 5 years alright so I'm still digesting that and just trying to understand because I feel like with that sort of innovation it will solve a lot of problems in the market especially Kenyans who are middle income earners who work at 3 hours at night the issue of electricity shortage as well and I feel like that will close that gap or what do you think or what has been the feedback on the ground from this particular it's called eco so the feedback is good by the the people once they want me to produce as many as they can but now they find most of the time because I haven't thought about business model yet they motivated me now to make it a business so previously I was doing it to learn but now I want to focus it on business part of it because I see people are liking it nowadays there is so much shortage of power and it is expensive again but in rural areas there are some that do not even have there are kids they don't study they want to go to school but yet they cannot afford electricity how are they going how are they going to benefit the night you see now that we will cover that gap Mamamboga when it is 6 she crosses her shop and by 6 that's where we are going to look for our dinner so you see it will now cover that gap of that Mamamboga she want to be worried I don't have power so she will be benefitting from that not only Mamamboga the kiniyons guys you can connect your machine you see not only the Mamamboga and the kiniyons even so you see when the laptop dies there is that screen when you throw it away I take it soft light using the LCD soft light you see these lights of this studio these are soft light as the kutromi you see so now how are they made there is not always it's not always about the white people to bring things to Africa now it's time for us Africans to make our own things that we are supposed to be exporting out now let's do them let's make them that's how we make soft light to use in the studio to use when taking photos you see the people have you checked your eyes oh yes I have that's the soft light they use fantastic and also for views if they have engaged in it would it be also the one that photographers use as well exactly that's what photographers use so let's go back to another product that you also one of your products and achievement which is the more is it Mogtube Mogtube yes take us to Mogtube and what it does Mogtube I did it 2 months after corona started I wanted it to be a YouTube Africa why do we have everything like coming outside anyone who is watching this so this is like a YouTube from us Kenya Mogtube so does it have the same features as YouTube yes actually it does everything that YouTube does the only difference now I wanted to make was for kids because after corona started we knew that our kids no longer got study they needed something entertainment part of it now why can't you make education entertaining so that's how we thought about Mogtube then come to Mogtube find the education of video purposes for that specifically according to your course for example if you are a teacher record yourself when teaching or you can even record using my platform upload the Mogtube and from it let's also the kids benefit not only kids whoever wants to learn first previously the intention of that I made it for only education purposes but it has all the features that YouTube have fantastic so for anyone can access it so how do you access it I think that's more important just to get to interact to this application well application is to is by there there is a way part of it and another part I'll send the marine to download it to their platform now since corona has ended I'm thinking of transforming into something else that maybe I will talk to you later because people started going to school physically they are no longer interested in virtual so now it's becoming a challenge that's why I'm thinking but I feel like we will still we still connect we still I don't know how to put this but just for the lack of another perspective that we still in touch to virtual in a way because we have interacted with it already first hand then I feel like we are really going to used to it and it's also the aspect we can actually retain this after all for some time because I have some school that are using it now at academy it's here around here at Pangani they are still using it I haven't had them requesting to terminate it to remove the account but I'm assuming maybe it would help some people anyway is that how Mogra school came by from that particular application that resulted to Mogra school actually Mogra school is like a mother because I wanted the people when they are teaching because I had made a white board that will be people that you teach and then as the student now at the same time you can record yourself now the moment you record they were interring to the case that after you are done you click end session it will be a project directed to your account on MogTube so whatever if the the student has missed the class in the morning at least he will be able to view that video on the MogTube and you told us that you can easily access it will you just type MogTube or do you need an app? we just need MogTube just like any other YouTube ok fantastic so as you wind up you can take us through Smart Hospital what it entails and what it does well Smart Hospital for example recently this country Rwanda they started to move them using drones that's how we thought about Smart Hospital why can't we automate everything to be virtual we are talking about the use of technologies now how we are using technologies in the hospitals for now if you want to be checked by a person who is in U.S. a doctor who is in U.S. he will check he prescribes you now how I think the question will be how now that's the terminologies don't want to outside but it's possible for either video conferencing and he can also operate on you we have people on the ground now she is there he will be able to talk to them so the doctor will be on screen giving directives on how this particular Saja should be done ok and he will need some people on the ground who will be operating on you it's just that you are doing something but under someone's guidance so now on Smart Hospital part of it is that it will be interconnecting everything that is being around there I don't need to be checked by each and every doctor I will be prescribed by a machine I told you we are heading now in IoT we are making robots for that that will be prescribing you after that it will be sending all the SMS to the doctors who will operate you for example you are having a headache you don't see a gyna it's just a headache after our machines has prescribed you it will send all the SMS to the doctor that is in charge I am just picturing the whole scene like a old robot giving prescription just telling me don't worry it's just a headache yes it's just a headache in fact go to room 254 when you are in room 254 hey I find that doctor already knows you are there and what's your problem it becomes easier for you to be treated and saves time and of course as well as resources fantastic so I have a brace for anyone who would like to reach out to you work with you and they are just interested to understand more about taking innovation in business how can they reach out to you yes thank you very much on Instagram it's Mogra East Africa Twitter Mogra East Africa and YouTube as well but most of us take guys for you to be black people who will be shooting us unless you support but anyway we are all on the social media as you can reach out me personally it's Fabrice Mogabe Kampanis Mogra East Africa Limited thank you very much Fabrice for creating time to be with us today I am looking forward to next time we will be taking our viewers along just to see about all the innovations we are doing as well there is something that is coming up I will share with you next time when we meet I hope you won't take a near I hope so as well it won't I promise thank you very much Fabrice so that is Fabrice Mogabe who is the founder of Mogra yes Pranasiwa Mogra company we are looking at technology innovation actually in business and just going around a couple of innovations for Mogra so at Y244 channel is where you can find us across all our social media handles at Misha Lashira is where you can find me across all my social we will be coming back with Ramaguka to wrap this up so make sure you stay tuned for that