Tony Mwai is a native Kenyan who was educated in the United States, and after 25 years with Big Blue in the U.S. he caught word that IBM was looking to expand in Africa as part of its overall growth market strategy.

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He's dressed in a blue-striped tie framed by a crisp white T-shirt -- a typical 15-year-old Kenyan high school student.

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