Author: Daisy Moraa

“I am learning to be a developer,” says Angela Githuthu-Ngaamba who knows a majority of the Kenyan youth tend to have an ‘instant coffee’ mindset. Besides, her conviction is that youth are living in a generation where everyone wants change. They are full of new ideas for a better society. As the Safaricom’s Youth Segment Lead and in charge of developing and creating products targeting young people aged 10 to 26 through the BLAZE Youth network, “It speaks about stuff I am passionate about. Youth are an important part of Blaze,” says Angela. BLAZE is a network that gives youth…

In Kenya today, Pesalink is offered by most banks and allows customers to make payments by moving money straight from their bank account to another bank account real time.  The instant payment platform is built and managed by Integrated Payment Services Limited (IPSL), a fully-owned subsidiary of Kenya Bankers Association (KBA). In its first 24 months since it was rolled out in February 2017, it has enabled the movement of about KSh 150 billion. But that comes as no surprise, since it is the cheapest way of sending KES 10 to KES 999,999 from point A to B, and it…

Entrepreneurship requires bold action especially making a difference for girls and women involved in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). Ladies in Helmets is an organisation that seeks to mentor young Kenyan women in STEM by mentoring them to take up their space in the male dominated field.  Sue Wairimu, the founder and a graduate civil engineer from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), is making it her mission to promote STEM education and ‘encourage, empower and mentor more women to enter into the construction industry.’ Then, serving as the Society of Engineering Students Chair in JKUAT, she…

A graduate from the Moi University, Eldoret, and currently among the cohort 30 YALI participants at the Kenyatta University. Together with other brilliant minds from other countries in East and Central Africa, they are positively contributing to society. Meet 24- year old pencil artist Phyllis Wanja, together with her team, they are using art therapy as a key component when it comes to mental health. She runs Afyakili, which focuses on art therapy to facilitate better mental health. Daisy Moraa indulged her to know more of Afyakili, the inspirations, and the aspirations of their initiatives. Afyakili is an organisation that…

Pegged on claims of being enshrined in Article 1 of the Kenyan Constitution that was popularly promulgated by 68% of the vote on August 4, 2010, during a national referendum, which provides sovereignty vested on the people regardless of the government in place and the foundations of its establishment. Self-proclaimed National Resistance Movement(NRM) general Miguna Miguna and his cohort– which included former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama, Siaya Senator James Orengo, Dr. Bonny Khalwale, Business Man Jimmy Wanjigi, Lucky Okudo – in November 2017 sought “the removal of the illegitimate usurpers of power, the complete overhaul and…

A majority Kenyans prefer to be served by a teller as opposed to using automated services at their local bank according to the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) survey. KBA’s “Survey: Customers Not Ready for Robotic Agents But Value Mobile Banking” found out that eight in ten Kenyans prefer consulting a human being rather than robots, chat-bots and other Artificial Intelligence models of customer service. “Bank customers in Kenya have not yet warmed up to the idea of robots and artificial intelligence and would rather have humans handle their customer service needs,” said KBA Director of Communications and Public Affairs Nuru…