It’s an exciting day for technology in Kenya as Google hosts their first ever one of a kind #Google For Kenya event under the slogan ‘twatembea pamoja’ with efforts to show how they are making Google work for everyone in Kenya.
Google Africa today launched the street view of Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, Nakuru, Nyeri and Malindi which is now accessible globally.
Google also announced that Kenyans can now pay for apps on the Google play store using M-Pesa. Country Manager for Google Kenya, Mr. Charles Murito also said that app developers will now have their earning paid out to them locally.
The agriculture sector which contributes about 40% of Kenya’s GDP has also not been left behind. Google confirmed that they have donated one million US Dollars grant to train more than one hundred thousand Kenyan small scale farmers in digital skills they intend to help them increase their productivity.
We have donated through @Googleorg a USD1M grant to train more than 100,000 Kenyan smallholder farmers in digital skills. We will be teaming with @OneAcreFund to help farmers take advantage of web tools to increase their yields and productivity #Google4Kenya #twatembeapamoja
— Google in Africa (@googleafrica) October 15, 2018
Finally, as part of the exciting things Google is doing in Kenya, multinational technology company also launched the ‘two-wheeler’ feature on Google maps.
For +1M Kenyans, boda bodas are a convenient and affordable way to move and transport goods @Googlemaps’ new motorbike mode now provides directions and turn-by-turn navigation for boda boda riders to allow for more time efficient routes #Google4Kenya #twatembeapamoja pic.twitter.com/4e4bL6xTlY
— Google in Africa (@googleafrica) October 15, 2018
With the rise of boda bodas in Kenya, Google said that the new addition would provide directions and turn by turn navigation for boda boda riders.