Sam Mutuura set up a technology firm, Cross Gate Solutions (CGS) in 2013 to fill a gap he says he identified while working in the communications arena.
Armed with Sh5 million from his savings and family contributions, Mr Mutuura established the firm that designs, develops and interfaces SMS-based services, Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) applications, as well as smart apps and platforms around Software as a Service (Saas).