Kenyan team excels in 2025 global ICT Competition held in China
Published on: May 25, 2025 12:05 (EAT)
A team of ICT students from Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and Machakos University secured First Prize in the Computing track at the Global Final.
Teams from Machakos University, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and the University of Nairobi won Second Prize in the Network track, while the team from JKUAT and Moi University secured Second Prize in the Cloud track.
The ‘Silicon Savannah’ team from Egerton University won the third prize in the Innovation track for their Smart Air Quality Monitoring System.
Universities and students from across the Southern Africa region showcased the talents at the Global Final, underscoring the rapid development of digital skills in the Africa region.
Teams from Cameroon, Ghana, Madagascar, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda demonstrated their advanced skills by winning multiple awards across competition tracks such as Network, Cloud, Computing, and Innovation.
In his opening address during the finals, Ritchie Peng, Director of the ICT Strategy & Business Development Dept at Huawei, said the programme aims to promote learning through competition and inspiring innovation.
“The Practice Competition aligns with our vision for an Intelligent World 2030 and encourages students to master cloud computing, big data, and AI to drive social progress. The Innovation Competition focuses on green development and digital inclusion, motivating participants to solve real-world challenges in sectors like agriculture, healthcare, and education through ICT,” he remarked.
At the global stage, Kenya’s Youth Affairs and Creative Economy Principal Secretary Fikirini Jackobs hailed the participants, saying the initiative will enable the country to nurture expertise in innovation.
Kenyan Ambassador to China Willy Bett, Huawei Kenya’s Khadija Mohammed and Lutta Yeng, University staff Philip Oyier and Wairimu Gichaiya (JKUAT), Patricia Gitonga (UoN) and Franklin Mutisya (Machakos University) were part of the Kenyan delegation.