Daniel Mwesigwa

Editor's Note: This is part 1 of  the 3-part series pinpointing the reasons why bridging the gap between technology (with a focus on ICT4Ag) and agriculture hit a peak a while back and is currently stagnated.  For many low-volume Kenyan farmers, the only source of... Read More

Startup launchpad event DEMO Africa has announced an innovation tour of numerous capitals across Africa, allowing the DEMO team to meet tech startups from 16 countries to get them ready for the event in September. The tour will start in Eastern and Southern Africa, moving... Read More

Silicon Valley: The 8 episode series on HBO that premiered on 6th April and is currently enjoying over a 1.6 millions views per week, behind Game of thrones' record breaking 6.6 million weekly views. Actually the metrics of the Silicon Valley series are quite a stunner given the fact... Read More

Forget about Ellen DeGeneres' all-star group selfie  at the Oscars' that went viral earlier on this year. Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni just took his first selfie. Armed with Samsung's Galaxy Note 3, like Ellen's, the president took a selfie with a subtly lit facial expression and... Read More

According to Wikipedia, UNICEF runs on a budget of about $ 4 billion per year --majorly funded through contributions. The funds are  then channeled to the subordinate departments which are responsible for implementing the budgets. Regardless of the comfortable cash flow UNICEF (United Nations Children's... Read More

A new Singaporean based telecommunication company has launched today in Kampala, Uganda at their office on Plot 1, Clement Hill Road opposite Embassy of Tanzania. Alex Muhangi, the face of the new Telecom is quoted by Chimpreports as saying “We are an innovative, socially responsible and maverick... Read More

Military business is risky business. So risky that it involves untimely loss of human lives and properties -- any day, any time. For that major reason, the military has always been at the forefront to finding innovative ways to ply their trade. This is especially... Read More

Remember the legendary Lion King? Mufasa! Hakuna Matata! Jambo! Of course you must be a 90's kid to really understand what I am talking about. Whereas Mufasa seemed to be the only thing that America has ever cared about from Africa --and of recent, the... Read More

News spreads like wildfire; hours after the signing of the anti homosexuality bill into law on 24th February, pro gay activists were lobbying for visa denials of Ugandans who are venting against gay rights both offline and online. In Uganda, amidst the cautious people on... Read More