Evolution of technology - the growth

Growing up in the early 90s, only a handful of our neighbors owned television boxes and 99% of these were black & white screens. It was always a normal habit to knock at your buddies house door at 8:30 pm just to catch up on the captivating local drama Tausi on television. We all had something to say about Rukia, a lead actress in it. Radio stations were 2 or 3 with two of those being KBC English service & KBC Swahili stations. This is when sun-downer  was the coolest music session. I must admit i used to listen to my neighbors every evening since they couldn't miss the show.

A black & white TV with a multicolored screen                

It is unbelievable how technology & gadgets have caught up with us in just a short period of less than 2 decades. We are now having approximately 2 Million television set owners are in the rural areas while 1.4 Million live in the urban centers. These gadgets are now easily available and not only that but the technology has improved so much that we subscribe for TV viewing. We are now seeing introduction of more and more computer training in schools starting at the lower level of primary. As for mobile phones that's a whole new revelation.

An IT teacher in session


A young students class being introduced to computers

Computer lessons in schools has grown in the recent past as more and more people take up computers to run their lives. The government & non-government institutions have increased their support tremendously in the supply of computers to schools to enable our young be tech savvy at an early age. I remember that it was just the other day 2004 that i opened my first email address, Yahoo! of course. With a funny name that would have been an embarrassment to keep to-date.

Yahoo email logo 

The combination of multiple solutions into one gadget like a smartphone has completely changed how we learn and communicate.This has also totally revolutionized how we receive and propagate information. Smartphones have combined the different technologies and services into one, we have radios, TV, music players, internet among others all in one.

As we continue to witness this revolution with more and more innovations, we can agree that we are now under the rule of the machines, the computers. We have a new culture connecting the whole world, we are now a digital people using machines to accomplish tasks faster & more efficiently than ever in all areas of our lives. 


Technology in our hands

The world at our finger tips today.