This New York Times article quoted a 22-year-old engineering student and coder in Nairobi, Wilfred Mworia, as saying: “Even if I don’t have an iPhone, I can still have a world market for my work.” Mworia had written an application program for the iPhone using a phone simulator because he doesn't have an iPhone. This quote and his actions reflect an interest in taking advantage and connecting with economic opportunities beyond the immediate nation-state boundaries, an opportunity afforded by digital technologies. This kind of sentiment seems to align with the "hussler" mindset of many entrepreneurial Kenyans who are on constant look-out for new economic opportunities.
