Techies on peace mission with election apps

In the run-up to the March 4 elections and thereafter, mobile phone users and Kenyans with access to the internet will get simplified information on the elections, the new constitution, and the new system of government. This has been made possible by web and mobile-based applications built by students that focus on such themes as civic education, parties and politics, lifestyle, resource monitoring and the electoral process. The apps and sites which will be improved on further were launched yesterday at the Stanley Hotel in Nairobi. The students mainly gathered from Strathmore university...