This archive report was first published on 20 November 2019.
On November 20, 2019, Kenya-based global IT software solutions firm Techno Brain secured a multimillion-shilling tender to develop an integrated electronic visa platform for the Malawian government.
The system, which went live at the beginning of November, aims to ease congestion at Malawi's immigration offices, enhance collection of fees, and provide real-time data of all incoming and outgoing visitors.
According to Group Chief Executive Manoj Shanker, visitors to Malawi will be able to apply for visas from the immigration department on an online platform from their mobile phones and on the department's website platform.
"We are developing an app for them as well as a secure website with both front and back end services where users will be able to settle e-visa payments cashlessly," he said.
The system is expected to speed up issuance of visa to a maximum of three working days.
TechnoBrain has a history of winning contracts to provide technology solutions, including e-passports and customs software systems in various African countries.
The Nairobi-based firm is also one of the few companies across the globe that host Microsoft's testing centre, the only one of its kind in Africa.
