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A woman on a mission

By FREDRICK OBURA
Julie Owigar, Founder of The JuaKali, a mobile phone application system linking hustlers with employers has been feted in the just concluded round two of Kenya ICT Board’s local content awards.

Hers was just one of the 795 applications made to the World Bank funded project, from which 150 applicants were short listed. The short-listed firms got the opportunity to undertake a one-week Business Plan training at the Strathmore School.
Out of  these 150 firms, 10 winning firms got a maximum of $50,000 (Sh4.1 million) while eight individuals won a maximum of  $10,000 (Sh820, 000) each. The highest winner- Virtual City got $150,000 (Sh12.3 million).

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