Kenya leads Africa and the world in many areas according to the document. Kenya leads in athletics, having produced many Olympic medalists. Kenya also leads in mobile money technology through M-Pesa's success. Additionally, Kenya leads in connectivity, with the fastest internet speeds and among the lowest costs. The document lists many other areas where Kenya is excelling, including its universities ranking highly in Africa, its military being one of the strongest in Africa, its adoption of EMV payment standards, and its support for eco-tourism.

1. Kenya LEADS Africa and the
World In many ways!!
A heroes’ tribute from
Dr. G.K. Maiyoh
GKM. for the love of country

2. Fellow Kenyans
• Local politics are disheartening to say the least.
• Corruption scandals in parliament, judiciary and
in the executive.
• Wrong priorities (e.g. MCA’s are more
important that teachers, nurses, doctors and
lecturers).
• Imagine all the other crazy things we see and
hear about yet we still stay a float globally. Flip
the coin, imagine where we can be if we get rid
of these ugly deterrents.
GKM. for the love of country

3. Nianzie wapi?, Acha nianzia popote!
• World Grand Prix S (Women volleyball) - Australia
• The Malkia strikers!!, they are our new found pride in the
sporting world – winning the first ever international title, not
just for Kenya but Africa!!
www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/article/2000169633/deputy-president-ruto-reward
They more than deserve the VIP reception. We honor you for this
achievement!
Their coaches David Lung’aho and Japheth Munala – true heros in the hearts
of Kenyans
Cudos to Churchill and Madowo for hosting them……. More air time for them
please
Must do??, give them express access to the indoor arena at Kasarani with a
handsome stipend.
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https://youtu.be/eNqvOz4p9m8
And the celebration too!

4. We celebrate our new
crop of world beaters
• Julius Yego (KEN) Massive Throw 91.39m NR, DLR, AR,
WL Javelin Birmingham DL 2015
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OVvZeLzNb8
• Willy Tarbei and Kipyegon Bett in a 1-2 finish in
Colombia,
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/category/378/athletic
GKM. for the love of country
You are a true star
Eunice sum, excellent replacement
for Pamela and Janet, Thanks
Men to look out for:
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/17/mo-farah-justin-gatlin-athletics-monaco
And many more
Kumari Taki

5. 1st
ever sub-sahara GES summit,
Nairobi, July 25-26th
2015
• Only the sixth GES sumit the world over;
• But why is Kenya the chosen host? We are not only
the leading economy in East Africa but the 3rd
fasted
growing economy world over – only behind china and
the Philippines. Nigeria only other African country in
the top 20
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-25/the-20-fastest
President Obama (most powerful man on the planet) will be here
– His second home of course……… he curries genes from this
land. We feel honored, 1st
ever black prezo of the mighty USA
GKM. for the love of country
http://www.ges2015.org/

6. Anything good in academia?
• Oh yes, the 2015 Ranking of African Universities
and Higher Institutions by journals consortium is
out. (based on research publications and citations from the last five years (2010 to
2014) as well as visibility on the internet. )
http://ranking.journalsconsortium.org/
• Are we in the top 10?, yes UoN is 4th
position. The
only top 10 east African University, congrats!
• Others?, not so bad but could be better, KU (28),
MU(47) and JKUAT (57) and Egerton(62) out of
1447 Universities and institutions of higher
learning in Africa GKM. for the love of country

7. How safe are we?
• Sometimes it does not feel like it, but guess
what?, KDF is ranked 6th
strongest military in
Africa after Egypt, Ethiopia, SA, Nigeria and
Algeria
• We are at 68 worldwide ….
http://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-s
GKM. for the love of country

8. Athletics – We’ve come along way!
Perhaps more than anything else, Kenya is re-known all
over the world for its track and field athletes. Since the
1960s, Kenya has produced more world class athletes,
more world record holders and more Olympic Medalists in
long distance running than any other country.
Kenya's history in Track and field goes back to 1951
when the Kenya Amateur Athletics Association was
formed.
Soon it became apparent that Kenya had a reservoir of
talent which if tapped could produce several world Class
runners.
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9. Pioneer world beaters
• At the Rome Olympics of 1964, Wilson Kiprugut
Chuma became the first Kenyan ever to win an
Olympic medal when he won a bronze in the 800
meters. At the Mexico Olympics of 1968,
Naphatali Temu became Kenya's first ever Olympic
gold medalist when he won the 10,000m,
outsprinting Mamo Wolde of Ethiopia. But it was
Kipchoge Keinos heroic achievement that was
most memorable. Keino was at the time suffering
from gallstones and participated in the Olympics
against his doctor's advice. He finished second in
the 5000m and in the 10,000m he collapsed with
only a few laps to go. He thus opted out of the
1500m final, which was to be run the following
day, only to change his mind a few minutes before
the race began
• Read more…..
http://kenyapage.net/athletics/overview.html
Kip Keino celebrates
victory at Mexico 68
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10. Kenya leads Africa in mobile pay
technology
• A recent study by MasterCard shows that Kenya leads the
developing world in readiness to adopt mobile payment
technology,
• This has enhance Kenya's global reputation as a leader in
technological innovation.
• The report accompanying the MasterCard index, said that M-
Pesa success has created an alternative payment network in
Kenya, making it, in terms of sheer usage, one of the most
advanced markets in the world.
• http://www.news24.co.ke/Business/News/Kenya-leads-Africa-in-mo
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11. Not just locally!
• Kenya also leads Africa Diaspora cash growth
on mobile money use – Even better than SA
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenya-leads-Africa-diaspora-cash
Why is this good?
“Mobile money will play a pivotal role in global remittances,
helping to reduce fees, improve speed and convenience for
users and Most importantly, mobile money is a key enabler of
financial inclusion,” says Alix Murphy, senior mobile analyst at
WorldRemit
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12. Top Women entrepreneurs
• Tabitha Karanja et al, women who
have eaten into the male
dominated space in amazing
ways.
http://
www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2014/11/tabitha-karanja-named-africas-top-bus
/
Only recently, Tabitha was named
the Businesswoman of the Year in
the CNBC Africa All Africa
Business Leaders Awards
(AABLAs). Congratulations lady!
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13. Kenya leads Africa in mobile
government services
• Africa is the world’s fastest-growing mobile market, and Kenya’s
government is leading the charge. A recent report shows that
Kenya is the second most ready African nation “to embrace mobile
government services.”
• In keeping with its commitment to transparency and good
governance, Kenya is leading the quest to deliver public
information and services via cellular technology, such as offering
agricultural advice to businesses and allowing citizens to pay utility
bills remotely.
• A robust E-government is only part of Kenya’s broader effort to
make its government more accessible. Earlier this year, Kenya
launched its Open Data Project, a user-friendly database that
includes national census data and government spending records,
and even information of parliamentary proceedings.
• Source: Associated Press
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14. Kenya Leads African Peers in Computer Literacy
• ‘Nairobians’ are ranked amongst the most technology savvy
city dwellers in Africa by a recent survey.
• The comparative survey, dubbed Maisha was carried out in
eleven leading commercial cities in African countries: Kenya,
Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia,
Nigeria, Zambia, Madagascar and Angola by Consumer
Insight, a leading research agency in the region.
• The 2008 study established that 74 percent of residents in
Nairobi – Kenya have used a computer at least once. The
second and third best in computer literacy are Lagos - Nigeria
and Kampala - Uganda at 69 and 68 percent, respectively.
Lusaka - Zambia was ranked last with 32 percent.
• http://www.ciafrica.com/oindex/index.php?option=com_content&
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15. Kenya leads Africa in cyber
monitoring
• With a global surge in countries' requests from
Google for user data, Kenya leads the continent in
keeping a very close eye on the online activities of
their citizens
• Last year Google received over 50,000 requests for
user information, an increase of 26% since
2012. Over the last four years, the internet
behemoth says such requests are up 120%.
• On the African continent, Kenya had the most
requests for such information, with eight demands
in the last half of the year. By global standards,
eight is not a very high figure but towers in
comparison to other African countries.
http://thisisafrica.me/kenya-leads-africa-cyber-monitoring/
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16. Kenya leads Africa in
exclusive high-end property
market
• The most amazing aspect of the coffee table
book is the fact that Kenya holds the crown for
the number of high-end properties featured in
the book.
• Global property manager Knight Frank has whet
the appetite of Kenya’s wealthy class with the
launch of a premium book which reviews
multimillion-shilling private residential properties
across the continent.
• http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenya-leads-Africa-in-exclusive-high-end--prope
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17. Kenya leads in Connectivity in Africa
• With the fastest internet speeds, some of the lowest
internet connection costs and the highest bandwidth per
person, Kenya is emerging among the top countries in
Africa for internet access, spurring investment in the
process.
• "Investment in the continent's connectivity is creating
multiple benefits that Kenya demonstrates as a clear
example of a virtuous circle, where each investment
accelerates the next, with an ever increasing footprint of
beneficiaries," Ben Roberts, CEO of Internet provider-
Liquid Telecom Kenya has said.
• http://www.diplomateastafrica.com/diplomatic-news/1631-ken
GKM. for the love of country

18. Kenyan vision –
Nation-wide
connectivity
To be achieved
if trend
continues
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19. KENYA LEADS AFRICA IN EMV
STANDARDS COMPLIANCE ON CARD
PAYMENTS F
• Kenya Bankers Association (KBA), the umbrella body of the commercial
banking industry, has announced that its 44 members have successfully
adopted the EMV compliance standard for Payments Cards with most
banks realizing the three milestones in the phased implementation plan.
• The move from the magnetic stripe card, which is prone to cloning by
fraudsters, to the Chip and Pin-based card with enhanced security
features is in line with global trends that have seen issuers and schemes
around the world adopt the standard that is named after its developers --
Europay, MasterCard and Visa. Besides being more secure, cards systems
based on Chip and Pin technology have additional value as they can be
leveraged by banks for data-driven business strategies.
• Kenya is now one of only three countries in Africa – after Nigeria and
South Africa – to adopt the EMV standard at an industry level.
• http://kassfm.co.ke/home/index.php/component/k2/item/309-kenya-
leads-africa-in-emv-standards-compliance-on-card-payments.html
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20. Kenya leads African countries in bandwidth per
person, lowest costs and fastest speeds
• Kenya currently leads other African countries
in terms of connectivity with the highest
bandwidth per person on the continent, the
fastest speeds, and some of the lowest
internet costs, according to a presentation by
• Ben Roberts, CEO, Liquid Telecom.
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21. Kenya Leads Africa with 2% of GDP
for Research and Development
• Funding provided in the Science, Technology and
Innovation Act
Kenya already leads Africa with its allocation two percent
of the GDP for research and development activities. It is
apromise that as eluded the content for the last four
decades despite endless promises.
• It is the strongest indicator that Kenya intends to a leader
in science technology and innovation in Africa while
preparing to catch up those in Asia like Malaysia, Indonesia,
South Korea and others which were at per with it in the
1960s.
• By Otieno Owino( ScienceAfrica Reporter)
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22. Kenya leads Africa in M2M uptake
• Kenya leads Africa as an early adopter of machine-to-
machine (M2M) technologies, with uptake more prevalent
than for other enterprise solutions including
videoconferencing and cloud computing, according to the
International Data Corporation (IDC).
• The IDC’s recent Middle East and Africa (MEA) Enterprise
Communications Survey revealed 50 per cent of Kenyan
survey respondents had already deployed M2M
technologies, while a further 27 per cent intended to within
the next three years.
• http://www.humanipo.com/news/44571/kenya-leads-
africa-in-m2m-uptake/
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23. KENYA LEADS THE
WAY IN ECO-
TOURISM
• Kenya is one of the global leaders in
community-based ecotourism, working with
the many local tribes to develop innovative
ways to protect the environment and local
culture.
• A leader in innovative eco-lodges, Kenya has
won many international eco-lodge awards. Il
N'gwesi and Tortillis Camp both won the
British Airways Tourism for Tomorrow award
in recent years. Ol Donyo Wuas was a finalist
for the same award this year.
• Kenya is ahead of the ecotourism pack in
other areas as well, planning to be Africa's first
country to develop and use international
criteria to rate eco-lodges and tour operators.
Ol Donyo lodge
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24. Kenya Leads Africa in Male
Circumcision
• A World Health Organization (WHO) report on
the progress of voluntary medical male
circumcision shows that out of the 555,022
circumcised men in 13 sub-Saharan African
countries, 327, 479 were circumcised in
Kenya.
• - See more at:
http://www.internewskenya.org/summaries.p
hp?id=3191#sthash.2kcmQE1f.dpuf
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26. Kenya tops Africa in backing the US
spying on leaders
• Kenya leads in a listing of African countries whose citizens accept
American government spying on their leaders and on private
citizens.
• Forty nine per cent of Kenyans interviewed in a survey agreed that
e-mails and phone conversations of their political leaders should be
monitored by US intelligence services for whatever reasons, while
44 per cent disagreed.
• The survey by the US-based Pew Research Centre, also showed that
51 per cent of Kenyans opposed US spying on Kenyan citizens, with
43 per cent in support.
• Mmm not sure if this is to be celebrated though!!
• http://mobile.nation.co.ke/news/Kenya-Survey-Pew-Research-
Centre-US-
Spying/-/1950946/2393848/-/format/xhtml/-/v009ssz/-/index.html
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27. Who is top president in Africa
2015?
• Thousands of university students from across hundreds of institutions of
higher learning in the continent also recognized President Kenyatta for
initiating progressive economic programmes aimed at uplifting the lives of
Kenyans.
• http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2015/07/kenyatta-wins-africas-president-
of-the-year-award/
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• Politics aside, UK won the
prestigious Africa Education
and Leadership Awards for his
ability to build consensus
locally and abroad, efforts to
change policies for the better
and supervise solutions that
address Kenya’s pressing
issues.

28. Other
Top Awards
And YOU, are a hero waiting to be discovered
GKM. for the love of country
Alex Muiruri Won at the Innovation
Prize for Africa awards
http://www.hapakenya.com/2015/05/14/k
Lupita - Oscar
Idah – Ms world
Dr. Moses Makayoto,
Kenya Industrial Research and Development
http://www.scienceafrica.co.ke/index.php?option=com_content&vie
Won prestigious fellowship with the top
Britain’s Institution of Chemical Engineers

29. GKM. for the love of country
My country, my choice
K E N Y A