Winners announced – Inaugural Young Scientists Kenya National Science and Technology Exhibition

The inaugural exhibition of Kenya's Young Scientists (YSK) concluded with winners not only happy smiles, but also coveted awards by YSK, the Irish Embbady and Safaricom's BLAZE .

officiated by His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta officiated Friday evening at KICC

TIC Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru who attended the awards ceremony congratulated the students for the talent and potential that & ## 39, they showed at the show. I've seen in agriculture, health, technology and financial and energy audit systems show that it's for Kenya and not just for a single department. We must all come together and make sure that we support our young people and that we give them all the benefits, "said the MP. Mucheru

Of the 92 projects in the competition and 160 students, Wilson Irungu and Abdulrahman Sheikh Ali of Naukuru High School came out winners with a revolutionary concept of control system and audit of Internet-based energy Sophia Medza and Bakayo Koncharo of Moi Girls Marsabit came together with their project entitled "Making Building Blocks from Non-Biodegradable Polymers."

Students at Nakuru High School With the intention of helping Kenyans save on electricity bills, develop its Internet-based energy monitoring and auditing system.

"Our system is designed to help consumers track their energy consumption so that they can plan, because Kenyans are losing a lot because there is no efficient method of consuming electricity. energy monitoring and control ole, "said Abdulrahman Sheikh Ali .

Sophia Medza and Bakayo Koncharo of Moi Girls Marsabit on their part aim to solve the environment p "We intend to use all the plastic waste and make it building blocks. They are not only profitable, we have tested our plastic blocks to be even stronger than the concrete blocks, "said Sophia Medza

YSK has visited the 80 schools of the ten county pilots, engaging students and teachers and positioning STEM topics as not only "cool" but also central in everyday life.

The winners won a check of KSH100, 000 with phones, while the second check of KSH80, 000 with Safaricom BLAZE earphones Winning students will go to Ireland early in the year to participate in the contest of science and technology Young Scientists Ireland