Last week, I was in a meeting with 2 of the largest fresh produce exporters in Kenya. They told us how we can feed everyone all year round and have a food surplus in Kenya,if the Ministry of Agric can be more organized and serious about the sector. We have fertile land &...🧵 Farmers who are willing to be *contracted for the local market. The biggest downfall, they said, is that agriculture is still not at the core of our planning as a country even though it employs more than 75% of the workforce in Kenya. How much money is allocated to the sector?

How big is the games industry globally? We know it is huge, it is one of the fastest-growing industries, it will be accelerated by the new interest in metaverse but also as more people learn about the opportunities in the industry. So, let's break it down, shall we? 🧵 I'd like to break down games, streaming, esports, and mobile but I will mostly focus on mobile because that is the largest earner in the industry, the one that has been growing year on year, and where Africa could really become a global leader in. Mobile +community is the future

I finally had a chance to watch Dennis Oliech's interview on Churchill Show. I have a few things to say, Des is an Icon and a legend. He might have made a few wrong/miscalculated financial decisions but he is still here and rising. The strategist in me can't help share this. They mentioned that they have set up a foundation that will focus on peace and sports. The peace side of the initiative will mostly be around election time and ensuring people live in cohesion to avoid post election turmoil. I wouldn't advice him to do that. Let me explain why.

I started checking in with myself once each week. (I use these questions,thanks google). I also try to check in with some of the people I take care of. It helps me especially in setting up thing to do for myself each week. Here is me checking up on you, yes you! Yup, you.🧵 1. What was the hardest part of the past week for you?

#WeeklyCheckin

African Creatives please think like startups. Look at your craft/talent/self as a product then ask yourself who your customer and audience + their difference. (Try using an empathy map to help you with that.) Then think of where that customer is going/future to align. Why? A 🧵 In 2020 Epic Games had a virtual concert with Travis Scott called the Astronomical experience. One could attend several times btwn April 23- 25. U could receive Astroworld Cyclone Glider, a couple of Loading Screens and Fortnite Astronomical Challenges! epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US…

Most of the DMs I have received are of people asking about the career and entrepreneurial opportunities in the gaming industry. Thanks for reaching out. For the benefit of all, (also coz the DMs are many 🙈😝) here is a thread on those Entrepreneurial&Career Opportunities. Careers: There are 2 ways: game development side and playing side. For the development side: you can be an animator, music composer, designers, story/scriptwriter or developer, project manager/scrum master, all the other office, admin and operations roles can also apply here.

In Africa, we're still sleeping on gaming (both mobile and esports)! I don't think we understand the magnitude of that industry and the advantage we have as a continent! There are challenges but we still have mad leverage to build some things here! Let me explain that, ok?🧵 Africa's population is estimated to be 1.2B, with at least 200M people aged between 15 and 24 years. We also have the highest population growth rate in the world at 2.7% a year. This means a growing market/opportunity for gaming coz the populace will always be young!

Gaming is the biggest earning media sector, with an estimated $165 billion revenue generated in 2020. Here is 50 Years of Gaming History, by Revenue Stream (1970-2020). Mobile gaming is the highest earner, if you developing games, you know where to start.
visualcapitalist.com/50-years-gamin… To put this into business perspective, here are the 25 highest grossing media franchises of all time. None of them is a TV, news or even film making companies . Please also note that most of them make their money from merchandise! Do you know what that means? Community is key!

Eeehhh this academy thing is a bit intense if I must say! 8am training on a Saturday..... Like, huh? Anyway, Mino Raiola better be hitting me up in 7-10 years coz this is my GameStop stock.... Also this child must be at the academy 15mins before time because he doesn't like to be rushed or late!!! He woke me up at 6:30am saying...."But, you..... you are slow!" Eeehh! Are we sure this one is my child, really?

In 2020, Kenyan startups raised combined total of US$191,381,000 (Kshs 21+ Billion). That was 27.3% of the continent’s total investment. It was the largest amount of funding ever achieved by a single African country.
@DisruptAfrica

This sooo HUGE! Let me explain why. A thread Kenya is a small country by population with only around 53M people. Kenya is 7th in Africa, we are 3rd in East Africa, after Ethiopia and Tanzania. Accounting for 0.69 % of the world population. Ohh, and only 28 % live in the urban areas. So, mostly a rural majority populace.

@weshkaris @jafyaa Let me explain that in 3 folds: Characters, Storyline& Publication.
1. Characters: the lead character is Shakes, there are 9 other main Characters. Their Surnames could change e.g He was Shakes Makena in Kenya, SA he was Shakes Mokena, in Nigeria he was Segun "Shegs" Okoro. @weshkaris @jafyaa Positions also doesn't change: Shakes (Striker, Main Character) Big Bo (Goal Keeper,Vice Capt) North Shaw (Main Defender) Blok (Defender) Dancing Rasta (Midfielder, Capt) Cool Joe (Midfielder, Lft Wing) Klaus (Defender, Midfielder, Striker) Twisting Tiger (Midfielder, Right Wing)

I don't think we give Supa Strikas the respect and hype it really deserves! It is hands down the most innovative, best sports comic and animated series television series of our generation. You know why? Let's break it down, shall we? A thread. Supa Strikas is a pan-African(NOTE that) association football-themed comic. It was founded by Andrew Smith, Oliver Power, Lee Hartman and Alex Kramer then produced in Malaysia by Animasia Studio, and Strika Entertainment originally in South Africa, 1st published in 2000 in SA.

Safaricom has the potential of becoming the largest African Ecommerce platform. Here is a tip to Safaricom for FREE: Use Safaricom shops as distribution centres and MPesa Agents as last mile delivery/pickup points for clients. You have the value chain and infrastructure already Safaricom (or any telcom really) already has the infrastructure, the network, the agents, the payment gateway, the market share and mots importantly THE TRUST of the clients. Get localised merchants and wing it in the ecommerce space.

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