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Talented and immensely creative journalist with a commitment to high-quality research and writing with over 5 years of professional experience. Dedication to sound investigative research methods and a strong desire to know the truth of the matter. Excellent reporting and interviewing skills and award-winning writing techniques. Experience writing and reporting across a variety of platforms, including Opera News Kenya, DailyActive.info, LitKenya.com, theexchange.africa and Scooper News

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COVID-19: Kenya Announces Tougher Measures as Cases Soar to 270

by Mustafa Juma
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Kenya has announced tougher measures in an effort to combat COVID-19 pandemic. The country on Sunday April 19, 2020, confirmed 8 new cases bringing the total to 270.

Out of the new cases, Seven are Kenyans and one is a foreign national, all with no history of travel. Three more have also recovered bringing the total to 67.

However, two other persons have died bringing the total fatalities to 14.

Health Chief Administrative Secretary Dr Mercy Mwangangi has announced tougher measures that should be followed by Kenyans.

Dr Mwangangi on Sunday evening while addressing the nation announced that anyone caught violating the curfew order would be arrested and treated as a contact person and therefore tested for the COVID-19.

She further urged Kenyans to be careful not to buy masks that wouldn’t help them after reports emerged that some unscrupulous traders were recycling the masks and selling them to unsuspecting Kenyans.

She also warned Kenyans ignoring social distancing measures that they would face the full force of the law. In particular she said that Kenyans using wines&spirits joints to drink would be arrested.

She revealed that the government will deploy technological surveillance to arrest those congregating after curfew.

“We have noticed that wines and spirits have been converted to drinking joints. Anyone found drinking at the wines and spirits shop will be arrested and the place closed down,” Mwangangi said.

CAS Mwangangi revealed that 56% of the cases were imported and only 44% have come from within the country.

She however stated that the country was concerned with increased infections from contact-to-contact transmission.

The CAS stated that Moi Referral Hospital and Kenyatta University Hospital had joined other facilities in the country allowed to test the virus

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Kenya’s Covid-19 Cases Soar as CS Kagwe Confirms More Cases (Watch Video)

by Mustafa Juma
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Kenya has confirmed 12 more COVID-19 cases, bringing total number of confirmed cases in the country to 246.

Health cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe while addressing the media from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Friday morning said that five of the new cases are hotel workers.

He said that another four people are from the contact tracing.

He said that at the time he was addressing the media, the government had already tested about 450 samples.

However, the numbers may go high, since the announced cases are from the samples that have already been tested so far. Testing of other samples is set to go on throughout the day.

CS Kagwe noted that they need to improve their testing capability so as to have the capacity to trace and test more samples from the contacts of people who have already tested positive.

As per Thursday April 16, Kenya had recorded 234 cases.

President Uhuru Kenyatta announced that some measures will be put in place to help contain the pandemic, adding that the government had identified needy families who will benefit from weekly stipend.

Kenyans have so far been urged to continue observing the directives that have been put by the government to help contain the COVID-19 disease.

Watch the video below:

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Stop Hallucinating! You Have no Platform to Control MPs, Kieleweke MP Slams Ruto

by Mustafa Juma
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Deputy President Dr William Ruto believes that at least 146 lawmakers, both from the National Assembly and the senate have his back.

This is approximately 70 percent of the parliament. But is this the case?

Well, an MP from the Kieleweke faction of Jubilee party has a different thought. The Nyeri town MP Ngunjiri Wambugu bbelieves that the second in command is day dreaming, or rather hallucinating.

According to the MP, the figure that the DP believes he is controlling is an estimate that he just wants to believe that it reflects his support in Parliament but in reality, it is far away from the truth.

“If Deputy President William Ruto believes that he controls 70 per cent of elected Jubilee legislators both in the Senate and the National Assembly, he should know that he is hallucinating. That figure is an estimate that the Deputy President just wants to believe that it reflects his support in Parliament but in reality, it is far away from the truth,” Wambugu told a local daily.

Wambugu goes ahead to note that the Deputy President does not have the platform to control legislators either at the Senate or the National Assembly.

“Ruto is not a party leader or a parliamentary leader. We know who the party leader of the ruling Jubilee is. We also know who the leaders of the other parties represented in Parliament are. We also know who the majority leaders and minority leaders in Parliament are. Ruto is none of them. So to say that he controls that percentage of MPs in Parliament basing it on the number of MPs who have protested against changes in Jubilee officials would be misleading,” the MP was quoted by the local daily.

The lawmaker further notes that Ruto should use the influence he has to help Kenya and Kenyans by playing a critical role in helping the country through COVID-19 pandemic.

“Whatever influence Ruto has, he should use it to help Kenyans and Kenya. He should play a critical role in helping the country through the Covid-19 pandemic. This obsession the Deputy President has with leading Kenya in 2022 should be put on hold because there are currently more pressing issues that leaders need to look into,” he said.

“All his energies should be directed to the fight against the pandemic and not the 2022 succession politics. Ruto should do whatever he can to ensure that there is a Kenya and Kenyans to lead come 2022,” he added.

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Renown Author Ken Walibora is Dead

by Mustafa Juma
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Renowned author, Ken Walibora has died.

The author allegedly went missing since Friday last week, and his family and friends have been looking for him.

He is said to have been hit by a matatu along Ladhies road in nairobi, on Friday.

His remains have been traced to a local morgue, with reports indicating that he was hit by a Double M matatu while crossing Landhies road.

Ken is fondly remembered for his Epic Swahili novel Siku Njema.

He is regarded as one of the most prolific writers of our time with works cutting across the four main genres of literature—the novel, the short story, the play and the verse.

Ndoto ya America, Kidagaaa Kimemuozea and Naskia Sauti ya Mama are some of his widely accepted works.

Of course, he also wrote in English but according to his LinkedIn Profile, he preferred communicating in Swahili.

Walibora was born in Bungoma County, the family later moved to Kitale and settled in the nearby Cherangany. This explains why most of his stories are set up in the region.

His father was a school headteacher who loved Kiswahili and this inspired the young Ken Waliaula.

However, he says that he got most lessons from his mother.

Growing up, Ken was never an A student but the encouragement from his mother encouraged him to pursue greatness.

Ken has been a senior lecturer at Riara University since 2018. He also headed the Kiswahili Department at Nation Media Group.

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Mulamwah Quits Comedy, Reveals How Cyber Bullying Made Him Lose a 3-Months-Old Baby

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Cyber bullies have made it again! Comedian Kendrick Mulamwah, popularly known as Mulamwah has quit comedy.

This is after he faced cyber bullying for a long time.

The fast-growing Luhyia comedian took to his social media pages on Monday evening to apologize to his fans for the decision he had decided to take.

He shared a video of himself burning his favourite comic shirt, an attire that has always identified himself to his fans.

The comedian noted that the reception on social media had become too harsh for him to bear.

He explained that what was to make him happy makes me more sad, more enemies than friends,too much negativity and trolls.

Mulamwah noted that he wasn’t on social media for fame and bad blood but for fun. He thanked his fans for the support and everyone else who made him successful.

“It wasn’t an easy decision to make . Am sorry guys , what was to make me happy makes me more sad, more enemies than friends,too much negativity,trolls. I wasn’t here for fame and bad blood but for fun. Shukran sana kwa the support from the fans and everyone else who made it a success,” reads part of his post.

Mulamwah went ahead to say that those who wished the worst for him should now be happy.

“To those who always wished the worst for me I hope y’all happy now , the stage is all yours . my prayer is that no one else goes through the same again,” he posted.

He further shared a painful experience, revealing how he once lost his three months old baby due to stress that had been caused by cyber bullies.

“I once posted @carrol_sonie while in a hospital bed , we had just lost our baby at 3 months gestation following stress after being trolled online. I have never been the same since then , but we are men still keeping on a smile to cover the grimace,” his post read.

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COVID-19: 15 More People Recover as Cases Hit 208

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Kenya has for the first time recorded the highest number of recoveries within 24 hours.

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe on Monday evening confirmed 15 more recoveries, bringing the total number of COVID-19 recoveries in the country to 40.

CS Kagwe announced that the 15 had tested negative after two mandatory tests were performed on them.

However, Kagwe confirmed 11 more new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 2018.

He said that the government has so far managed to test 8,123 samples, Mobilized 500 ventilators for critical care, and Manufactured and distributed millions of litres of sanitizer.

Kagwe however, noted that the government has scaled up its preparedness in response to contain the disease. He cited that PPEs have been scaled up, where millions of shillings have been spent, upwards of Ksh 140 million.

“We have scaled up our preparedness in response to contain the disease, we have scaled up our PPEs where we have spent millions of shillings, upwards of 140M. We have tested over 8000 samples from quarantined persons and their contacts,” he said.

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Murathe Opens up on a Coalition Uhuru Will Form After Dumping Ruto

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

President Uhuru Kenyatta will form a coalition ahead of 2022 elections should his deputy Dr William Ruto leave the ruling party ahead of his 2022 political quest, David Murathe has revealed.

Ever since Murathe returned to Jubilee party, DP Ruto has no peace, and is now pointing blame fingers at some party officials whom he has termed as fraudsters.

But in an interview with a local daily, Murathe stated that he is not afraid of DP Ruto dumping Jubilee.

“It has reached a point in DP Ruto’s camp that they have to go or we leave the party to them,” said Murathe.

However, he hinted at a possibility of forming a coalition with opposition leaders ahead of 2022 elections to face off with DP Ruto.

“We can go form alliances with Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka, Musalia Mudavadi and Gideon Moi,” he added.

He also cautioned the DP against confronting President Uhuru Kenyatta over the looming changes in the leadership of the party.

“When he is saying there are fraudsters in the party, does it mean that Uhuru Kenyatta is one of them?,” asked Murathe.

Murathe slammed DP Ruto for taking internal party affairs in social media rather than addressing them through the right channels.

“I am shocked that the Deputy President can go and prosecute matters of the party on social media, yet he is the same person who told us he talks to Uhuru every day,” said David Murathe.

The Deputy President and the TangaTanga brigade have been at war with Uhuru’s allies on who controls the party ahead of 2022.

In what seems to be a marriage on the rock, It is only a matter of time before the Jubilee party explodes into pieces ahead of 2022.

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Controversial Newspaper Headline Forces Moses Kuria to Expose State’s Dirty Plan

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Gatundu South Member of Parliament has come to the rescue of his colleagues after a controversial Standard Newspaper headline.

The Standard on Monday morning ran a headline that termed the lawmakers as traitors.

In the story, the Standard said that the lawmakers are manufacturing all manner of reasons to protect their hefty perks and avoid taking responsibility for directing government response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The newspaper accused the MPs of doing nothing to cushion people and businesses from being wiped out by COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the Mombasa road based media house, the only time the lawmakers seemed to regain their voices – and in their numbers – was on Saturday to protest and defend the leadership coup in the fractious Jubilee Party.

But coming to the defense of the lawmakers, Moses Kuria claimed that the owners of the media house were paid by the state to tarnish the name of the MPs.

The controversial lawmaker argues that the first step was to ensure that the parliament doesn’t meet.

Mr Kuria claims that the second step was to bribe the media to blame the victims. He argues that a suspect budget is then brought and hide everything under COVID-19 and if MPs refuse, they will then be balmed.

“First you ensure parliament doesnt meet. Then you bribe Gideon Moi’s media to blame the victims. Then you will bring a suspect budget and hide everything under COVID and if MPs refuse you will say “See, didnt I tell you these Wakoras are traitors?” We didnt come with the Railway,” Moses Kuria posted on his social media pages.

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Jerrycans Aside, Bungoma on The Spot For Procuring Sterile Gloves at Ksh 10,000 a Pair

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Governor Wycliffe Wangamati-led Bungoma County Government is once again on the spot for procuring mattresses and sterile gloves at a cost of Ksh.10,000 a pair.

This is a move taken by the county as part of its activities to combat Covid-19 that has bow hit the Country.

The allegations of the county procuring mattresses and sterile gloves at an exaggerated price come amid claims that the county chief procured 600 20-litre jerrycans at a cost of Ksh 10,000 each.

Wangamati was early this week put on the spot by Members of County Assembly over the misappropriation of Ksh. 6 million meant to combat COVID-19 in the county.

Speaking to members of the press on Tuesday, the Bungoma County Assembly Health committee accused the County governor Wycliffe Wangamati of sabotaging the probe on the allegations.

This is after senior officials and the county referral hospital superitendant failed to appear before the committee to answer the claims.

The committee chair Mr. George Makari expressed his disappointment after the committee secretariat was ordered not to appear for the grilling further accusing the house leadership of conspiring to cover up the scandal.

MCAs Tony Khaoya, Joseph Maguda and Aggrey Mulongo said the county government was involved and further threatened to initiate an impeachment motion against governor Wycliffe Wangamati.

However, Governor Wangamati on Saturday April 11, 2020 distanced himself from allegations of mismanagement of the said funds.

Addressing members of the press at the county offices, governor Wangamati expressed his disappointment over the issue terming it as inaccurate and misleading.

He went ahead to refute the claims clarifying that the county government distributed 368 120- litre jerrycans that were donated to them by well wishers and friends of the county to a few markets in the county.

“Let it be known that we don’t have 600 Jerry cans out there,we have 368 which were donated in a few markets and other public places. Let it also be known that the Jerrycans in question are not 20 litre,they are 120 litres.

“The 600 are the markets we had earmarked to receive atleast a jerican each. I challenge anybody with evidence to contrary or to effect that any officer in my government paid 10,000 Kenya shillings for a jerrycans to bring it forward or take it to EACC,county assembly and other relevant authorities,”he said.

He further noted that the county has received more donations including an assortment of PPEs,training in kind and sanitizer and also urged friends of goodwill to come in and help.

He called upon people to unite instead of creating scandals where there is none to settle meaningless scores.

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COVID-19: Two-Year-Old Tests Positive in Kenya

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

A two year-old has tested positive for coronavirus in Kenya.

Health CAS Dr Mercy Mwangangi on Saturday afternoon confirmed to more new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of the cases in the country to 191.

One of the new cases is from Mombasa and another one is from Nairobi, one of which is aged two years.

Dr Mwangangi noted that none of the cases has a recent history of travel.

“Out of 491 tested samples, 2 have tested positive for coronavirus bringing confirmed cases in the country to 191. None of them has a recent history of travel. One of the patients is 2 years old & the other 32 years’ old,” Dr Mwangangi said.

Both cases were picked by the surveillance team. However, two more people have recovered bringing the total number of recoveries to 24.

Kenya has so far recorded 7 deaths as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The disease causes respiratory illness (like the flu) with symptoms such as a cough, fever, and in more severe cases, difficulty breathing. You can protect yourself by washing your hands frequently, avoiding touching your face, and avoiding close contact (1 meter or 3 feet) with people who are unwell.

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Ruto Cries Fowl After Jubilee Party Officials Got Changed Without His Notice

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Deputy President Dr William Ruto is crying fowl after some officials of Jubilee party got changed without his knowlegdge.

The second in command on Friday evening took to his official twitter account to slam those involved in changing a section of the officials.

The seemingly angry Ruto said that as Kenyans are focused on fighting COVID-19 pandemic, some people, whom he has termed as shadowy characters are attempting to fraudulently institute illegal changes in the officials of the President Uhuru Kenyatta-led party.

The DP however, has vowed to fight on and ensure that the illegal changes don’t happen.

In his twitter post, Ruto cites that he had already alerted the registrar of the alleged fraud.

He further urged Jubilee Party members to remain calm, noting that the matter was being handled.

” As Kenyans are focused on the Covid-19 pandemic,some shadowy characters are attempting to FRAUDULENTLY institute ILLEGAL changes in officials of Jubilee party. As deputy leader I have alerted the registrar of the fraud. Party members should know that the matter is being handled,” he tweeted.

Ruto shared a gazette notice number 3084 that showed the officials that have been changed.

The notice dated April 6, 2020 and addressed to registrar of parties in Kenya Ann Nderitu indicates various changes in the National Management Committee of Jubilee party.

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Raila Take Donations Worth Ksh 15 Million to Kibra

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party leader Raila Odinga and his wife Ida Odinga on Thursday afternoon took donations worth Ksh. 15 million to Kibra residents.

The donations are to help the Kibra residents at this hard economic times that have been caused by the effects of corionavirus pandemic.

A statement sent to newsrooms by Raila’s Communication Director Dennis Onyango indicated that the former premier was to make the donations through the Government of Kenya, to help alleviate the challenges faced by the community as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The supplies have been mobilised by Mr Odinga’s family from own savings, corporates and individual friends.

They include food, sanitizers, soap, oil and water all valued at Ksh15 million.

“H.E Raila Odinga and Mama Ida Odinga will shortly donate an assortment of supplies to the residents of Kibra, through the Government of Kenya, to help alleviate the challenges faced by the community as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The supplies have been mobilised by the family from own savings, corporates and individual friends. They include food, sanitizers, soap, oil and water all valued at Ksh15 million,” reads part of the statement from Dennis Onyango.

Among the donors that partnered with the Odingas in making the donations are Kenya Pipeline Ltd, Bidco, Tononoka Steels Ltd, KAPU Africa, Kapa Oil and business mogul Jimmy Wanjigi.

To comply with the need for Social Distancing, the supplies were delivered to the offices of Deputy County Commissioner in Kibra.

The office will organise and coordinate the distribution of the supplies to the residents.

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Ruto’s Speech Goes Wrong as he Breaks Silence on COVID-19

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Deputy President Dr William Ruto’s address to the nation on Thursday April 9, 2020 has sparked various reactions from Kenyans.

The DP who had gone mum since the coronvirus pandemic hit Kenya resurfaced to address the nation on the issue, from his Karen residence.

However, the second in command seems to have repeated issues that had been earlier on addressed by President Uhuru Kenyatta and Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe.

Politicians and political analysts have also expressed different reactions on DP Ruto’s speech.

Homa Bay County Woman MP says the DP must find a way of either joining the President or the COVID 19 task force press conferences or just stick to the cabbage farm.

She argues that Ruto gave Kenyans the information that had already been given to them by the same government that the DP serves.

However, political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi argues that DP Ruto has appointed himself Co-President and gave a statement from his Co-Government.

He says that one has to read President Kenyatta’s eyes for him/her to understand him, and read DP Ruto’s body language for you to understand him.

Blogger Abraham Mutai, on his part argues that DP Ruto has basically put together all the Pressers of President Kenyatta and CS Mutahi Kagwe into a speech.

This, according to the controversial blogger, is a direct insubordination of the President of the Republic of Kenya and the government.

Several other Kenyans have launched an attack against the DP by terming his address as a side show.

They argue, under the hashtag #RutoSideShow, that his address was meant to save his public perception rather than tackling the coronavirus pandemic.

Here are some of their reactions.

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Nairobi Under Lockdown as Coronavirus Cases Soar to 158

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered for a lock down in Nairobi county as coronavirus pandemics continues to bite more.

The head of state while addressing the nation on Monday afternoon ordered that there should be no movement in and out of Nairobi, Mombasa, Kilifi and Kwale.

He further ordered that there should be no movement within Nairobi (from 7pm today) and in Mombasa, Kilifi and Kwale from Wednesday.

Cessation of all road/rail/air movement shall be for an initial containment period of 21 days from 7pm Monday April 6 in Nairobi Metropolitan Area, from 7pm Wed April 8 in Mombasa, Kwale and Kilifi.

Any passenger carrying bicycles, scooters, motorcycles, vehicles, railway wagons, aircraft shall not be allowed in and out of Nairobi Metropolitan Area, Kwale, Kilifi and Mombasa.

This comes as Kenya records two more coronavirus related deaths.

As per Sunday April 5, Kenya was still at 4 deaths with 4 recoveries and 142 confirmed cases, after Health Chief Administrative Secretary Dr Mercy Mwangangi confirmed 16 more cases.

The head of State went on to confirm 16 new cases, bringing the country’s total tally to 158.

President Kenyatta further revealed that 82% of the confirmed cases have been in respect of Nairobi County.

He has urged Kenyans to continue observing the measures issued by the government to stop the spread of the virus.

Kenyans have been urged to regularly wash their hands, sanitize and stay at home.

President Kenyatta further declared Kwale, Kilifi, Mombasa and Nairobi Metropolitan Area as Covid-19 infected areas.

He has directed that no movement by road, rail or air should be allowed in and out of the above counties effective today (monday) 7pm.

President Kenyatta however, noted that the government will be forced to take more measures should the situation worsen. He also encouraged Kenyans to continue wearing face masks as one of the preventive measures.

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Top Educational Consultancy Aids 4 Kenyan Girls Join USA’s Elite Universities

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

La creme de la crème of university education in the world have picked four Kenyan girls to join the ranks of the best and brightest from all over the world on their campuses this summer.

These celebrated girls are Sandra Mwangi, Victoria Kipngetich, Amy Miguna and Awour Onguru.

The highly coveted university admission letters from schools such as Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, University of Pennsylvania, Caltech, and Williams are part of the pile of acceptance letters these girls have received.

Admissions into these universities are very competitive with an admit rate of 4.5% to 11%. They also admit students who possess strong personal qualities and character that will educate and inspire others.

These brilliant young ladies have carved their names in the annals of exemplary young Kenyan women who have scaled the challenging admission process and proven they belong in the Ivy League of Universities.

Sandra from a public school, an alum of Alliance Girls High School, Victoria, a final year student at Brookhouse International Schools; Amy, final year at St Andrews, Turi; and Awour, a senior at ISK.

Regardless of their different schools and curriculum, these girls have one thing in common: they had scores in the SAT (university admission exams) among the top 1% out of 2.2 million test takers globally in 2019.

Sandra scored an A in the 2019 KCSE exams. She is now admitted into 5 Ivy League schools including Harvard University (the oldest university in the USA) with an admission rate of 4.92%, Princeton University (the number 1 ranked university in the USA for the past decade), Yale University, Cornell University, and Columbia university, as well as, California institute of Technology (CALTECH).

Her dream is to become a civil engineer who will pave the way for a new method of maximizing the use of space in Africa and building sustainable cities on the continent. In addition, she received scholarship from all the schools

Victoria is an aspiring economist and enterprising young woman. Her future aspiration is already heralded by her exceptional performance in her IGSCE exams- 9 A stars and 3 As in her GCE AS level exams.

Victoria was admitted into the prestigious Yale University. She was among 2,304 admitted students out of 35,220 applicants worldwide. She also got into UPenn, Columbia and Cornell; all Ivy League schools. She also got admitted to other top colleges like Williams and Pomona

An energetic and bright young lady, Awour has a heart for music and the arts. Her strong academic abilities pales compared to her love of social and community work. Her inspiring community work at the Kibera Slums (teaching an orchestra in the middle of the shacks) is awesome. She is heading to Yale University this summer with an envious financial aid package.

Amy also joins Awour in Yale university, but with a passion and focus for medicine and everything health.  Such aspiration at this tender age is highly admirable. With a 1500 score out of 1600 in the SAT, Yale was captivated by her charisma and academic strength and her sense of duty to her community. Kudos to the #4 IVYLEAGUEGIRLS

All girls, regardless of such stunning qualities, admit that the process of applying to these schools could be cumbersome and tedious. 

They mentioned that an educational consultancy, AFEX Test Prep Ltd, assisted them, including 65 other students in Kenya and Ghana, in preparing for the SAT and applying to schools in the US and Canada on Scholarship.

With more than 10 years of experience in assisting students to attain high scores in SAT exams and supporting applicants in applying to these top schools, AFEX has  assisted over 500 students placed in different schools and assisted students in receiving scholarships of over $25 million in the 2019-2020 admission year.

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How Technology Can Help Businesses Survive The Effects of COVID-19

by Mustafa Juma
written by Mustafa Juma

Article Written by Macharia Ngatia, CEO Agency 254, Tech Firm

Has COVID-19 Hit you?

As a tech firm, yes, we are struggling just like any other business, however we were not hardly hit as we had all the necessary technology in place, it was just a matter of stretching our working habit. That’s where we struggled most achieving but now, we could say we are relatively okay. 

I feel like grand ideas of the “gig economy” and work/life balance are about to be tested like never before. Will people be able to work as flexibly as surveys suggest? A Research survey for our team revealed that 65% of Agency 254 workers claimed they would be more productive if they were able to work remotely or from home. Will they say the same when this crisis is over?

There is an opportunity to use technology to change our habits and how society operates, and we should take it. The present reality is that we have too much of garbage in, garbage out economy. At both individual and societal level, our use of technology is less intelligent than it should be, while at the same time our expectations of what we think technology can do outstrip its capabilities.

How do you think technology can help businesses survive at these times?  

It’s wise for all businesses to come up with functionalities on their websites like portals or ERP systems where employees can be managed without the necessity of personal touch. 

Businesses can also register G-suits. Other than efficiency in business communications, G-suit comes up with google sheets, google docs, google forms, google hangouts whereby you can have team conferencing and collaboration. Some other companies are using skype and zoom for conferencing. Use Telegram to share large files.

What advice do you have to businesses today?

Covid-19 has come up as a wakeup call for businesses to realize the beauty of artificial intelligence. Some meetings can be emails. People should invest in permanent real-time technology. Working from home should not be because we have pandemics, it should be because it’s good and efficient to do the thing.

Today, customers are more concerned with efficiency than anything else in their business operations. Customer-based functionalities like interactive website with all the necessary information, live chat whereby customers can ask questions directly on your website and get instant answers will help businesses, especially at this time. 

Even as many industries contract, there’s still a pressing need for technology that can do everything from keep cloud infrastructure running to designing e-commerce portals.

Millions of employees working from home will mean that systems engineers, business analysts, and product managers must recalibrate companies’ operations to deal with new, widely dispersed teams and networks. Technology is more vital than ever as the world (and the global economy) wrestles with this crisis

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