Nominees of the Bloggers association of Kenya awards sponsored by Airtel

Airtel Kenya CEO Adil El Youssefi and BAKE chairman Kennedy Kachwanya officially opening the voting phase of this year's BAKE Kenyan Blog Awards. PHOTO: COURTESY

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/

    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/