Application Developers and Publishers in Kenya can now publish and distribute their mobile applications directly on Nokia’s OVI Store. The OVI self service tool provides an easy way to distribute and monetize local mobile applications and content by potentially reaching millions of consumers around the world who use Nokia devices.

Here is a link to some photos I took at last night’s Nokia OVI meetup at Blancos in Hurlingham, Nairobi. The event was organized to bring together the media and technology bloggers to better understand the various and very interesting applications and services that are available on Nokia’s OVI platform.

Nokia has today announced plans to release a new version of Ovi Maps for its smartphones that includes high-end walk and drive navigation at no extra cost, available for download at www.nokia.com/maps. This move has the potential to nearly double the size of the current mobile navigation market. The new