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No Mpesa / Airtel Money No sale ~

On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 10:28 AM, Maisiba Bravo via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

A smartphone for a Kenyan without M-Pesa?? Big No. 

My+1

On Apr 11, 2016, at 10:17 AM, Martin Gicheru via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

Update: We have the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Review up. 

http://www.techweez.com/2016/04/11/xiaomi-redmi-note-2-review/

Feedback (of any kind) welcome. 

Regards,

Martin Gicheru 

Managing Editor Techweez Limited, 

Office 10 Cathy Flats Lenana Road, PO Box 2252-00606, Nairobi, Kenya

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On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 7:56 AM, Patrick Kariuki <patrick.kariuki@gmail.com> wrote:

Could Mi-Phone have been started and funded on the premise that one day, as it entered the East African market it would be bought off by Xiaomi? They seem to be under this colonial impression that they own the African continent!! Unless this turns out to be a diplomatic row with Uganda I don't see how Xiaomi will not penetrate the Kenyan market.
 

One of many unasnwered questions on Quora - https://www.quora.com/unanswered/Africa-is-expected-to-hit-the-1-billion-mobile-subscription-mark-with-a-27-smartphone-market-share-Will-Xiaomi-eventually-penetrate-this-market

On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 5:02 PM, Martin Gicheru via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

Alvin, here is the article. 

http://www.techweez.com/2016/03/30/xiaomi-comes-to-kenya/

They are not exactly in the shops, currently clearing at customs. But they have talked to several retailers and partners.

Brian, they haven't actually. And Mi-Fone cannot exactly sue them before they start selling, so there's that. 

Regards,

Martin Gicheru 

Managing Editor Techweez Limited, 

Office 10 Cathy Flats Lenana Road, PO Box 2252-00606, Nairobi, Kenya

Skype ID: martingicheru | Twitter ID:@martingicheru | Telegram: @martingicheru

On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 3:52 PM, Brian L <lusiola@gmail.com> wrote:

Glad to know they sorted out their copyright issue with Mi.

Great device price points they have.

Now I can't wait to hear how Kenyans will not pronounce Xiaomi properly.

On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 7:43 PM, Martin Gicheru via skunkworks <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:

So earlier today i had a meeting with Mobile in Africa, the company that sells Xiaomi smartphones in Africa (South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya). They are officially in Kenya. For those who usually look for their devices by all means, they are here. We wrote a piece on Techweez, that's a bit comprehensive. 

Regards,

Martin Gicheru 

Managing Editor Techweez Limited, 

Office 10 Cathy Flats Lenana Road, PO Box 2252-00606, Nairobi, Kenya

Skype ID: martingicheru | Twitter ID:@martingicheru | Telegram: @martingicheru

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