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Genius who captured Google's heart

Shikoh Gitau, the 29 year-old computer genius is a force to reckon with having designed an innovative mobile phone application that not only impressed the technology giant but is also helping a poor community in South Africa. She spoke to KIUNDU WAWERU

Shikoh Gitau, 29— together with her twin sister—was born close to two months premature. They lived in Mathare, and her dad would tell her later: "If it mattered where you were born and my income, you would be dead by now."

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