2025 Intake Open University of Kenya
2025 Intake Open University of Kenya

Benvictor Makau

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Mr. Makau holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics, Media & Communication from Moi University, Kenya. He is a Columnist and Editor with Scholar Media Africa, with a keen interest in Education, Health, Climate Change, and Literature.
Wakenya Pamoja Sacco training for managers and other key leaders on April 19 and 20, 2023. PHOTO/Arise Circle KE.
The professional training refreshed and re-equipped the leaders for today's changing times. It positions the Sacco at a vantage point in the business world. Organizations need fully equipped leaders to transform and lead by example. Started in 1976 as a Union Banking Section of Kisii Farmers’ Co-operative Union (KFCU), Wakenya Pamoja Sacco Society Ltd. (WPS) has remained on top of its game, delivering high-quality...
Mangalji Aleem, a young Ugandan robotics and coding enthusiast who has built Lego from age three upto now. He is among the children set to represent Uganda during the VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas, Texas, USA, from April 25 to May 4, 2023. PHOTO/Courtesy.
He is the youngest of all the children representing Uganda. He started designing robots using Lego at 3. He has been with Young Engineers Uganda since he was 3 years old. I have been building Lego for six years, since when I was three years oldMangalji Aleem. Mangalji Aleem, a 9-year-old upcoming Robotics Engineer, was born in Uganda in 2013. His parents took...
A section of the Forty Under 40 Africa awards winners pose for a photo after being awarded. The event was on March 25, 2023 at The Leonardo Hotel, South Africa. PHOTO/Xodus Communications.
This is a win for Scholar Media Africa, a symbol of the efforts, impactful and truthful stories we have done, and the voice of reason we are trying to inculcate through positive storytellingElijah Nyaanga, Founder and CEO, Scholar Media Group Africa. The awards ceremony was done in South Africa. Innovation, top-notch leadership, resilience and transformation are key to winning. Kenya scooped...
Kisii University Vice Chancellor Prof. John Akama (left), signing the MoU with Prof. Sarahjane Jones, a Professor of Healthcare Safety and Performance at Staffordshire University, UK, on Friday, March 24, 2023 at the VC's office. PHOTO/Everlyn Kimibei, KSU Media.
When we take the research to communities, the livelihoods of the community members is likely to improveDr. Samuel Mongare. The MoU is anticipated to assist Kisii University do better research on health-related matters. Event planned by three schools within the university. The focus is on multi-disciplinary research. Implementation to be effected soon, with webinars and training keeping participants updated. Kisii University has...
The Smart Gamers in action, performing a folk dance during a gala at Kisii University on March 24, 2023. PHOTO/Benvictor Makau, Scholar Media Africa.
Some of them will start developing online content on TikTok, YouTube and elsewhere and soon, they will start earning from their creativityDr. George Nyandoro, Literature and Theater Arts senior lecturer, Kisii University. The event was held to flaunt creativity and nurture talent. It is part of the examinable content in the Theater Arts unit. The students were urged to use their...
A section of the Global Chamber of Business Leaders (GCBL). GCBL has been making inroads into Africa and various other parts of the world in a bid to amass the talent it requires for effective engagements. PHOTO/GCBL.
I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things Mother Teresa. As Africa continues to open up to more innovative business approaches, modern innovations, and solid collaborations, top business and global leadership entities are inviting Africa’s thinkers onto the decision-making table. According to their website, the Global Chamber of Business Leaders (GCBL)...
Participants, organizers, speakers and panelists pose for a group photo after a Women Techmakers event on March 11, 2023 at Kisii University. PHOTO/Paul Isendi, Kisii University (KSU) Media.
Climaxing the International Women’s Day commemoration, on March 11, 2023, lady students from Kisii University’s different schools held an event to learn more about technology and digital spaces. Planned and hosted by Women Techmakers (WTM), a women-run, tech-driven program empowering women in technology, being event organizers, public speakers, and content creators, among others, it provided a platform for the students...
From left: Linet Moruri, co-founder, Gusii Women In Leadership Network (GWILN), Lina Mwakitawa, Jihusishe mobile App developer, Donna Onguti, a counseling psychologist, Dolifine Bwari, nominated Member of the Kisii County Assembly (MCA), Damaris Musembi, an IT specialist, Kisii County, Shairoz Shamji, an award-winning Women and Girls Development champion, and Edinah Nyaboke Kangwana, MBS, MHC, GWILN founder. PHOTO/GWILN.
Let us be the giants for the young ones to stand on and achieve the futureEdinah Kangwana, GWILN Founder. In a high-powered event attended by founders, health practitioners, women advocates, digital gurus, academicians, government officials, entrepreneurs, mentors, and mentees, alongside other top minds, the Gusii Region women commemorated the famed International Women’s Day in a Kisii-based hotel. Courtesy of the Gusii...
The cover and blurb of Song of my Dreams and Other Songs anthology by St. Andrews Creative Writers and Book Club from St. Andrews Tarabete Secondary School, Naivasha. PHOTO/Courtesy.
Anthology Title: Song of my Dreams & Other Songs Anthologists: St. Andrews Creative Writers & Book Club Selection and Editing: Bonface Otieno Contacts: standrewscreativewritersclub@gmail.com, +254 746955316 Cost: KES 500 Reviewer: Benvictor Makau Publisher & Year: Abba Publishers, 2022 In today’s world, music, art, drama, and poetry are among the most scintillating experiences which appeal to and snatch the attention of our emotions, feelings, thoughts, and decisions.  Of them all, however, poetry calls...
The question of whether or not schoolgirls should shave has remained an evergreen topic overtime. It's benefits continue being questioned and suggestions for a change are taking root. PHOTO/Courtesy.
Unlike in the outside world where, somehow, some rules do not apply, schools, specifically primary and secondary, are centers where young children are groomed on diverse areas, inclusive of character, discipline and the need to embrace diversity yet with unity. The aim is to bridge the gap as far as the schools can, and paint an image of equal learners...