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WAYO Ernest Makotsi

NAIROBI: Business ideas can come from anywhere. For Ernest Makotsi, the idea for his application, Wayo, came to him while he was in a hospital waiting room.

Five years ago, his father had to be admitted to hospital, and Mr Makotsi sat waiting for hours in a room along with the families and friends of other patients, all hoping for information from hospital staff.

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