Is Kenya the next outsourcing hub?

I hope so. All of the Kenyans I've met (all in the west, I admit) have been very upbeat individuals with excellent command of English (and they say this is reasonably standard in Kenya) as it's an official language there. Those undersea cables could prove to be life-changers for people with ambition in Nairobi and I'd love to work with them sometime.

"Instead, he says, firms and government should look at the kinds of graduates that are coming out of the country's universities and offer services based on their skills."<p>Speaking as a Kenyan software developer, this is a better approach than "the next outsourcing destination". A lot is going on in the mobile app scene, it would be great if more investors focused on that.

Some of the people who work in Call Centres here in India end up ruining their health due to the time difference between India and the US. They have to work through the night, and gradually develop a variety of disorders. Since a similar time difference exists in the case of Kenya, some call center employees might start facing such health issues.<p>More jobs are great. But the long terms costs need to be considered. I worry for the youth of Kenya.

Good luck to the Kenyans, although the really bullish trend for Africa is their heavy use of mobile.