Six startups have been selected to join the TUMI Startup Accelerator, a mobility startup accelerator in Nairobi Kenya. The admitted startups will be incubated at, C4D Lab the University of Nairobi incubation hub for five months between January 2019 and June 2019. They will get in kind support of equivalent value of upto $ 20,000

The startups vary from mobile and web based solutions to service delivery companies which offer solutions to mobility challenges in African cities. Here are the startups admitted into the accelerator.
AN NISA TAXI
An nisa is a ride hailing company that offers taxi and cab services to women. It offers convenient, safe, and inexpensive taxi services designed to empower women.
AUTOTRUCK E.A LIMITED
Auto-Truck E.A Limited is a green technology company that fabricates and locally assembles electric powered three-wheeler light duty Cabs (Elo-Cabs) and handcarts (Elo-Carts) that are sold at relatively fairer prices as compared to the conventional three-wheeler and handcarts for use in taxi services and light transportation especially in small scale farming and in major Cities and towns.

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The Kenyan youth engaged in a lively television debate to discuss issues relating to the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs. The live broadcast was televised on NTV and hosted at the Chandaria Auditorium, Main Campus, University of Nairobi.

Speaking during the event, the Cabinet Secretary for Devolution, Eugene Wamalwa, observed that the SDG goals of healthcare, education and food security are the same as Agenda Four goals of the Government. “We are working with the county governments to implement some of these policies. Our constitution is one of the most progressive constitutions globally and especially, chapter 11 that deals with devolution. It has enabled the country to make great progress”, he said.

Regarding food security, CS Wamalwa observed that the government has put one million acres of land under irrigation and as government they hope that will solve food security challenges. In his final submissions, CS Wamalwa noted that these SGD goals are no longer goals but fundamental human rights. He outlined the various measures that the government have put in place to ensure that the youth have equal opportunities, some of them include: allocation of 30% of government tenders, affirmative action fund and creation of Huduma Centers to ensure that government services are easily available and to help increase the ease of doing business.

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