Youth+ Africa in partnership with Nairobi City County will be holding the 2nd Annual Youth+ Nairobi Entrepreneurship Conference from April 26 to April 28, 2017. The Objectives of the conference will be to: Provide highly specialised skills training in leadership & social entrepreneurship Identify & mentor high-potential entrepreneurs towards the…
Mettā in partnership with Nairobi Innovation Week is giving entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their ideas at the back of an Uber. Anyone with an idea has a chance of a lifetime to submit the idea to investors and CEOs. Anyone can get this chance by requesting for an Uber using…
Barry White, Jr., a 5th grade English teacher at Ashley Park PreK-8 School in Charlotte, North Carolina has engineered a new way to connect with his students. Barry has devised personalised handshakes with each of his students. “I’m always pumped up and then we start doing the moves and that…
Deputy President William Ruto has disputed claims of neglecting his daughter. He took to twitter where he said he has been supporting the child with a monthly upkeep of Ksh. 40,000. Mr Ruto went ahead and revealed that he had even secured a Ksh. 90,000 monthly job for the woman…
Technical University of Mombasa students have given the government three days ultimatum to end the higher education crisis. Led by their students’ leaders, they have threatened to force the closure of the institution should their demands not be met. TUM’s new development is an addition to other groups of students from…
The former prime minister and opposition leader, Raila Odinga has attacked the government over corruption saying President Kenyatta is “the patron of corruption.” The Transparency International’s corruption index placed Kenya 145th out of 176 countries with a 26 score, this makes Kenya one of the most corrupt countries in Africa…
Startup weekend brings entrepreneurs with passion in solving challenges facing education. It is a 3-day event starting on Friday at 5.30 pm until Sunday 9.30pm. It will be happening at iBiz, Strathmore from 25th – 27th November. Meals will be provided and training in business, mentorship from existing entrepreneurs will…
Vincent Opar, a 26-year-old is among the 13 shortlisted for the IEBC Chairperson. The shortlisting was done by IEBC selection committee chaired by Bernadette Musundi and comprises representatives from the clergy and other main political coalitions. Opar was a former Kenyatta Univeristy student leader while pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics…
70 students of Outspan Medical College pursuing Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences, did not graduate today because of a stand-off between them and the administration. The students are demanding a fee refund, this is after they were discontinued from the course due to directive ofKenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists…