KamataKab, a mobile phone application that enables clients with GPS-enabled phones to locate the nearest taxi cab in their vicinity, pick the cab that is ranked highest (based on other users' experiences), use it and rate it won the Garage48 Nairobi.
Garage48 is an application development competition where software developers conceive an application and develop it to a working prototype within 48 hours.
The 2011 Garage48 in Nairobi was hosted by @ilabAfrica from the evening of Friday, 30th September to the evening of Sunday, 2nd October. 25 ideas were pitched and 10 of them got big enough teams behind to be developed.

Live demos of the applications prototypes were presented on Sunday evening, 2nd of October to the jury and audience.

The KamataKab team was made of Isaac Osiemo, Michael Ntambazi, Kevin Kimani, Gabriel Kimotho, Catherine Mahugu, and Sharon Mutisya. Each of the team members got a blackberry playbook for coming tops.

The team is waiting for the organizers of the event to decide which between the Garage48 winners in Kenya and Uganda will be sponsored to travel to London for the Garage48 Seed Camp where teams will compete for seed money to grow their ideas into business.

Audience's Favourite App

The audience's favourite app was Kuzabiz, a web application with a mobile interface that allows Small and Micro-Enterprises (SMEs) to record their business transactions like the cost of goods, and capture data at point of sale.

The idea is to enable kiosk operators' track their businesses conveniently. Business records captured by the application will show the financial position and trends of the business and can thus be used by financial institutions to determine whether the business qualifies for loans.

The records can also be used as basis for financial advice to aid business growth.

Kuzabiz was developed by: Emeline Abuko, John Adams, Patrick Kinyua, Kumomoru Kariro, Stephen Kamau, Kevin Waki, Kevin Mokaya, Joshep Asuma, Kevin Yonga. You can follow Kuzabiz on Twitter: @Kuzabiz

Other applications developed at the event:

Mcalc - Best Public Service

Mcalc is a multi platform application that can run on mobile, web, desktop and j2me. It is designed to meet the needs of different farmers from the small farmer to top NGOs.

The application will help new and upcoming farmers to make the best decision about how to optimize their farms. It will also be an information portal that will provide NGOs with the latest statistics.

Team Mcalc: Abdala Gauthier, Bwatuti Elisha, Harris Samuel Dindi, Murimi Steve

Routify (Tranzit) - Best Implementation

Routify shows its users the quickest route to get to their destination. Use crowd sourced data, it notifies its users the traffic incidents along their routes and allows them to share this information in social networks.

Team: Gichuki Charles, Kimenye Trevor, Mimano Geoffrey, Mutua Jackline and Mwenda Jude

Mistari - Funniest App

Mistari is a Kiswahili word that is slang for means pick-up lines. It is a fan interactive mobile application that will enable users to create pick-up lines and share with other users.

We are here to make those memorable moments fun, says the team behind mistari! The team is: Oroko Antony, Kathungu Samuel, Ng'ang'a Kennedy, Oduor Richard. You can follow Team Mistari on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/mistariapp

We are Open

We are Open is a location based service that aims at providing information to users on businesses that are open at odd hours. For example, a person who falls sick at 2:00 am in the morning can find out the nearest hospital using the service.

The service also gives users the physical address and a map of the facilities nearest to them. The service is both web based and mobile based and the team aims to make the service available in multiple platforms.

Team We are Open: Kigen Seth, Mathenge Robert, Nandaa Anthony, Zachary Ouma. You can follow the team on twitter: @weareopen48

Darasani

Darasani is a fun tool for sharing knowledge. It supports multiple classroom activities and allows users to exchange knowledge beyond classroom boundaries as well as allowing instructors to share knowledge and build a learning community.

The team behind Darasani is: Christopher Omar, Gichane Nicholas, Mwaura Mark, Stanley Eric

Julisha

Julisha is a notification system meant to get realtime information to users of a system. For example, the Kenya Revenue Authority can notify new drivers waiting for their driving licences to be processed using the system.

The team behind Julisha: Clement Marine, Misiko Mark, Mugo Steven, Kivuva Joseph, and Karago Cynthia. Follow the team on Twitter: @julisha48

African Hands

African Hands is a mobile web gallery that showcases unique African Art to a global audience. It aims to use mobile phone technology to capture images of art, and upload them to web gallery viewed by art collectors.

The application will open broader market for the artists. The application should also enable art collectors follow the profiles and talents of these artists thus cultivating customized linkages between collectors and artists.

The team behind African Hands: Jacob Mwema, Ndegwa Evans, Shah Kartik, Shaviya Jacob, Laban Bwire. Follow the team on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/AfricanHands

Afya Bora

Afya Bora is a mobile application that allows users to send health related queries to a short code. The system will then query the database and send a reply to the user via SMS.

Questions without answers will be added to the database. Doctors will then answer them and the answers will be put in the database. The answers will then be sent via SMS.

Afya Bora Team: Maraba Vincent, Ochieng Ray, Okwero Oscar