Fast internet brings tech jobs to Nairobi's poor neighbourhoods


A woman runs as a commuter train passes through Kibera slum, in Nairobi, Kenya, March 24, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Daniel Nzoma's face glows in the light of a computer screen as he reviews computer codes used for driverless cars and crop disease detection, an unusual job in Nairobi's crowded Pipeline neighbourhood.

Nzoma's job, which includes "geotagging", needs reliable and fast internet connectivity that used not to be available in Pipeline.

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