The competition will challenge participants to develop the best Qt apps.
Qt offers a UI framework for the development of rich, compelling apps for Nokia smart phones such as those based on Nokia Belle.
100 developers will gather for 48 hours to compete against each other in app development on June 23 and 24.
The overall winner will receive Sh1 million, while the second and third runners up will receive Sh300,000 and Sh100,000 respectively. In addition, there will be special mention prizes where 10 apps will receive Sh10,000 each.
The event will be held at the 88MPH, Human IPO start up garage, Piedmont Plaza, 4th floor.
Interested developers must be able to code in Qt and can register at http://www.cvent.com/events/nokia-developer-hackathon-kenya/event-summary-1f032313c5fd40dab27839b434589148.aspx
Registrations close on 19thJune and places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis