Kenya: The eagerly awaited Bloggers Association of Kenya awards (BAKE) is scheduled to take place on May 2nd 2015.
This year’s awards are proudly sponsored by Airtel who are the Gold sponsors in the annual event which seeks to recognize and appreciate exceptional Kenyan bloggers, who post content regularly and have great and useful content presented in a creative and innovative format.
During a press briefing, Airtel Kenya CEO Adil El Youssefi said that the reason why they sponsored this year’s BAKE awards was because they recognize the crucial role that Kenyan bloggers play in providing real-time information and thus support their continuous development.
Kenya’s internet penetration has been growing at a rate of 4.3%, and actually over 23 million Kenyans have access to internet. This will definitely see the rise of many other blogs as more and more Kenyans will be able to access internet.
Blogs are now becoming a force to reckon with as they are influencing main stream media and covering topics of relevance to the public which would otherwise not find space in the mainstream media.
The 2015 BAKE Kenyan Blog Awards year has seen the addition of one new category, the “Best Education Blog” category. This category will reward blogs about education matters and those run by educational institutions.
In addition, the Blog of the Year nominees were decided by the judges who picked the top 5 blogs from the submissions in all the categories.
BAKE Chairman Kennedy Kachwanya, encouraged bloggers to take on new fields which have not been represented like Agriculture, Health and Education. He also thanked Airtel for supporting the awards saying that it showed their commitment in the promotion of Kenyan local content.
The nominees were selected by a panel of judges comprising of bloggers and media personalities. The judges this year are Philip Mwaniki, Lynda Nyangweso, Mbugua Njihia, Joel Macharia and Ahmed Salim.
Voting is ongoing since March 2nd and will be closed on April 30th 2015.
To vote for your favourite blog, go to http://www.blogawards.co.ke/vote/
Here is a list of the nominees in the various categories.
1. Best Technology Blog
http://techmoran.com/
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http://tommakau.com/
http://www.droid254.com/
https://olooesqr.wordpress.com/
http://techtrendske.co.ke/
2. Best Photography Blog
http://mutuamatheka.co.ke/blog/
http://www.victorpeace.com/blog-4/
http://buoart.com/
http://benkiruthi.com/blog3/
http://mwarv.click.co.ke/
3. Best Creative Writing Blog
http://bikozulu.co.ke/
http://crazynairobian.com/
http://www.mydeardoris.com/
http://www.magunga.com/
https://wordedveil.wordpress.com/
4. Best Business Blog
http://www.sunwords.com/
http://bankelele.co.ke/
http://kenyabusinessideas.com/
http://liliankaivilu.com/
http://moneyacademy.co.ke/
5. Best Food Blog
http://pikachakula.com/
http://pendolamama.co.ke/
http://leotunapika.com/
https://healthylivingkenya.wordpress.com/
http://thewineandfoodreview.com/
6. Best Environmental/Agricultural Blog
https://dannyfarm.wordpress.com/
http://www.farmingafrika.com/
http://graduatefarmer.co.ke/
https://conservationatheart.wordpress.com/
7. Best Fashion/Beauty/Hair/Style Blog
http://www.thisisess.com/
http://mskibati.com/
http://stylesketches.com/
http://silvianjoki.com/
http://ourstylekenya.com/
8. Best Politics Blog
http://info.mzalendo.com/
https://kanalispeaks.wordpress.com/
http://www.brainstorm.co.ke/
http://gathara.blogspot.com/
http://agachiri.blogspot.com/
9. Best New Blog
http://pendotalk.co.ke/
https://chanyado.wordpress.com/
http://building.co.ke/
http://nyatichiy.com/
http://kenyabusinessideas.com/
10. Best Corporate Blog
http://community.ihub.co.ke/blogs/
http://chasestories.chasebankkenya.co.ke/
http://blog.batakenya.com/
https://storymojaafrica.wordpress.com/
http://www.pivoteast.com/blog/
11. Best Topical Blog
https://inkedbiker.wordpress.com/
http://www.oilnewskenya.com/
http://owaahh.com/
http://www.lizlenjo.com/
http://www.kenyaweddings.co.ke/blog
12. Best Sports Blog
http://www.futaa.com/
http://www.michezoafrika.com/
http://superfoota.co.ke/
http://www.osbke.com/
http://www.ragahouse.com/
13. Best Entertainment/Lifestyle Blog
http://www.ghafla.co.ke/
http://www.v3rcity.com/
http://www.nairobiliving.com/
http://www.jaytakeapic.com/
http://www.africacelebritynews.com/
14. Best Education Blog
https://cipitlawstrath.wordpress.com/
https://okachformusungu.wordpress.com/
http://francophonie-at-daystar.blogspot.com/
15. Best Travel Blog
http://nyatichiy.com/
http://www.safari254.com/
http://www.travelstart.co.ke/blog/
http://zurukenya.com/
http://adventure254.com/
16. Best Health Blog
http://healthkenya.co.ke/
http://ask-thenutritionist.com/
http://sitawa.blogspot.com/
http://janemukami.com/
17. Best County Blog
http://kakamega411.com/
http://county-411.com/baringonews/
https://uasingishudecides.wordpress.com/
http://northriftpolitics.com/
http://www.nepjournal.com/
18. Kenyan Blog of the Year
http://www.mydeardoris.com/
http://silvianjoki.com/
http://www.thisisess.com/
http://zurukenya.com/
http://pikachakula.com/