With each passing day, memories are made, mistakes are made, lessons are learnt and victories are celebrated. It is on this note I humbly begin my short Epistle in commemoration of the one year anniversary of Determination Unshakable Team. It was God who planted this administration, and without him we couldn't have done anything spectacular not to mention celebrating a whole 365days of piloting the affairs of the students Union. We thank God for giving us the strength to shoulder the tasking call that comes with representing the interest of the majority. In the same vein, I would like to thank the vice chancellor and the whole administrative chain for their unwavering support and valued oriented leadership that has been the main strength of this administration for the past 365days. I will equally extend the hands of thank you to the students affairs unit for the pivotal role they have played in assisting us to make judicious use of the opportunity given to us by the students. To...
#KenyaDecides: Orphaned and broke, 23 year old student becomes Kenya’s youngest MP (Member of Parliament) A 23-year-old student has been elected as a Member of Parliament in Kenya’s Igembe South constituency following Tuesday’s election beating political bigwigs who were in the race against him. John Paul Mwirigi vied as an independent candidate trounced rich political bigwigs including a former deputy governor. The third year university student ran his campaigns on a near nothing budget, only relying on a bicycle to transverse the wide constituency, and not even his opponents flashy cars could deter him from pursuing his ambition. Following his win, a jubilated Mwirigi said his first agenda would be to support agribusiness activities, promote entrepreneurship and nurture talents. Mwirigi, an orphan, sat the national secondary school examinations in 2015, and says has lived in poverty. “In 2013 when I lost my father, the only bread winner I became devastated...
Facebook has announced its “FbStart Apps of the Year”, which is an event which recognizes the most successful apps from the global FbStart program. This year’s Grand Prize winner is SoloLearn ( iOS / Android ] which is a free mobile-first app for anyone who wants to learn how to code. SoloLearn’s CEO and Co-founder Davit Kocharyan came up with the idea for the app in his native Armenia, where most of their team is based, to teach coding to the local population. The app’s idea is to educate members through game mechanics, peer-to-peer sharing, and user-generated content. SoloLearn community members compete in head-to-head challenges and unlock hidden lessons. It offers 12 free courses, including JavaScript, Swift, Python, C++, and HTML/CSS. Yeva Hyusyan, CEO and Co-founder of SoloLearn told me the app had hit two major milestones. She said the first is that it’s turned into the “friendliest” community of peer learners. “You get an answ...
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