Whive.com to launch Swahili social network.

whivebigWhive.com is about to launch the first swahili social network that will allow millions of Africans who speak Swahili to access the social networking platform. These will enable these people to interact with each other for both business and social purposes. You can preview the new Swahili Network at this link [Whive.com Swahili].

Please see the mobile network being used by hundreds of Kenyans to send SMS.

This is bound to increase the creation of Swahili Content and improve communications amongst a people who have been in the dark technologically.

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About John Karanja

John Karanja is the Founder of Whive.com which is a Mobile and Web social media platform where people interact using different forms of media. Whive.com has over 120,000 members across East Africa and was a Winner at the Pivot 25 Mobile Technology Competition in 2011. John is also a Co-Founder of Crowdpesa.com a Location Based mobile application which provides a market place for African Merchants and Businesses. Crowdpesa has been listed as one of the 40 startups to watch in Africa and appeared at the first DEMO Africa in 2012. John has a Masters degree in Political Sociology from the University of Oxford, England and a Bachelor of Business and Information Technology from Strathmore University, Kenya. John has been awarded the Vision2030 ICT Award 2011 for Innovation in Youth and Gender Sector by the Kenyan Government. He is also the First African Winner of the Nokia Open Screen Fund in 2009 as well as a nominee for the Tech4Africa Innovation Award 2011.
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