Makena Onjerika, a Kenyan writer, has won the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story “Fanta Blackcurrant”. Narrated in the first person plural, “Fanta Blackcurrant” follows Meri, a street child of Nairobi, who makes a living using her natural intelligence and charisma, but wants nothing more than ‘a big Fanta Blackcurrant for […]
View Post 2018 Caine Prize, Caine Prize for African Writing, Makena OnjerikaNakuru Training Youth in Kenya are always hungry to develop and nurture new skills. Sadly, the opportunities are rarely available and when they are, it comes with a cost. Digital literacy has ventured in Kenyan but not many people have embraced it. This is majorly due to ignorance, lack of knowledge or where to access […]
View Post #BAKETraining, Nakuru, US EmbassyThe number of estimated internet subscriptions according to the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) quarterly sector statistics report for the financial year 2017/18 (October to December 2017), stands at 33.3 million. Internet penetration stands at 89.7%. These figures indicate that majority of Kenyans are online, a critical resource to tap into not only for business […]
View Post AdWords, Analytics, BAKE Training, Content marketing, Design, Digital Advertising, digital marketing, email marketing, mobile marketing, Search Engine Optimization, social media marketing, WorkshopNairobi Training With the mandate to grow the Kenyan blogging community, the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) held a three-day training workshop on blogging, Social Media, digital marketing and online freedoms courtesy of the United States Embassy in Kenya for university students and graduates within the county of Nairobi. BAKE seeks to improve the Kenyan […]
View Post Nairobi, Training workshop, US EmbassyThe Merck More than a Mother Media Recognition Awards was launched in 2017 by Merck Foundation. The awards were established to showcase and appreciate outstanding health journalism and to recognize individual professional journalists and students who have produced accurate, informative, and compelling stories about infertile women or couples. Lilian Kaivilu (impacthubmedia.com), won the 1st prize […]
View Post Lilian Kaivilu, Merck Foundation, Merck Foundation Media Recognition Award 2017, More than a Mother Media Recognition Awards, Mummy TalesNathan Fluellen is a travel vlogger and host of World Wide Nate. He has been traveling the world since 2004 visiting 50 countries and 6 continents. His show focuses on adventure, food, and culture. Nathan is in Kenya and we will host him at an evening forum at the Nailab on Tuesday 5th 2018 from […]
View Post Nathan Fluellen, Travel vlogThe Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) has reviewed the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018 and affirms that this piece of legislation is retrogressive to a country that espouses, defends and thrives in media freedoms. Several provisions of the law not only infringe on the Constitution but also international standards and statutes on freedom of […]
View PostThe High Commission of Canada in partnership with the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) held an event to celebrate World Press Freedom Day 2018 in Kenya with a focus on online journalists (bloggers and influencers). World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1993 as a day to celebrate […]
View Post Bloggers, Journalists, Media Freedom, World Press Freedom Day, WPFD2018KEGovernments across the globe have Freedom of the Media outlined in their constitutions. In Kenya, Article 34 of the constitution guarantees freedom and independence of electronic, print and all other types of media. However, media freedom around the world is at an all time low in the last decade. Globally, every year on 3rd May, […]
View Post World Press Freedom Day, WPFD2018KEWhen we start a blog, most people stop because they do not form the habit of blogging. Habits form when we do them consistently. Bad habits can be replaced with good habits leading us the right road to achieving blogging success. Being a successful blogger entails discipline, but it also means having a habit to […]
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