Safaricom, tech firm eye county ICT projects

Safaricom and technology firm Seven Seas Technologies have launched a partnership that will allow them to angle for a bigger slice of upcoming ICT projects in the county governments.

The partnership will see the two work together in providing integrated products in the fields of healthcare, security, education, agriculture, smart cities and county citizen services.

“There are some things that we can provide well, like network infrastructure, while there are some products that Seven Seas Technology is good at, particularly the last-mile connectivity and that is why this partnership is necessary,” stated Bob Collymore, the Safaricom CEO.

“There is a lot that needs to be done in some of the remote counties, especially in terms of providing connectivity and automation and this partnership allows us to tailor-make these solutions in a way that works best for county governments and their residents,” he stated.

The two companies will now issue more joint bids in product development, design, as well as delivery and support of the increasing demands in ICT businesses in the counties.

According to Mike Macharia, the CEO of Seven Seas Technology, the partnership is best suited for the increasingly differentiated needs in the counties, which have demanded new levels of sophistication from technology companies.

“What we bring to the table is our understanding of the market and capabilities in the Information and Communication Technology space, having been in operation as a local company over the past 14 years, and delivered complex technology projects,” he said.

With decentralisation of State functions including health and education, counties have become centres of business for private sector particularly in ICT sector,” added Macharia.