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PHOTO: KENYATTA UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES THE FIRST KENYAN MADE LAPTOP

PHOTO: KENYATTA UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES THE FIRST KENYAN MADE LAPTOP

PHOTO: KENYATTA UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES THE FIRST KENYAN MADE LAPTOP: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has launched about 4,000 units of its locally made Taifa
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Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has launched about 4,000 units of its locally made Taifa Laptop, reports TechMoran.

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The laptops which were designed and assembled by the university were however manufactured by Inspur, a Chinese ICT company. The Taifa PCs ship with Core i3 4th Generation Processor, 500 GB Hard Disk, 4GB RAM, 14โ€ณ TFT Screen, WiFi, HDMI Port, SD Card Slot, Mic, 3 USB Ports, six-cell Lithium Battery, a WebCam and it runs on the WIndows 8.1 OS.

โ€œTaifa Laptop is a product of collaborative research output by progressive stakeholders including the Government of Kenya, who have a shared vision of making the country, not only a robust economy in the region and Africa, but also home to technological innovation,โ€ says JKUATโ€™s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mabel Imbuga.

Taifa is credited to Nairobi Industrial and Technological Park (NITP), a joint initiative between the university and Kenyanโ€™s Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise Development. A multipurpose assembly line is already being put together at the Juja-based Nairobi Industrial and Technology Park and will be commissioned by September

TAIFA laptop will sell for a retail price of about Kshs 50,000 ($514).

techcabal.com

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PHOTO: KENYATTA UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES THE FIRST KENYAN MADE LAPTOP

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