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He Had 27 Missed Calls From the President | Joe Mucheru Thought It Was a Scam Caller.

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He Had 27 Missed Calls From the President | Joe Mucheru Thought It Was a Scam Caller.

October 3, 20261:42:20
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What does it take to wire a nation? One man's father started as a caddie carrying someone else's golf clubs. That man went on to put Google on African soil, became Kenya's tech minister, and has now moved $11 billion into the pockets of people banks forgot about. This is the story of Joe Mucheru — the invisible architect behind the internet you're using right now. He pitched Google to buy WhatsApp before Facebook did (they didn't — and publicly apologised). He mapped a continent that showed a…