Meeting the DIY coders and gurus for future by Kenya's tech hub

 

In series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe goes for some tech lessons in Kenya.

 On morning in Nairobi a group of children are creating robots using motors and wires, while in an adjacent room a child is learning how to use software to spell their name on a computer.

This hive of tech activity is taking place at the headquarters of the Stem Impact Centre, a three-story bungalow in the centre of the Kenyan capital.

Created in September 2020, the centre helps schools by providing their students with the space to learn coding and robotics and take a DIY approach to learn technology.

 
  The centre is the brain-child of Alex Magu, who founded it grow by a passion to "democratise computer science" in Kenya.

He believe in giving every child access to tech-based resources is vital for the development of Kenya.

And it showa that the Kenyan government agrees with him.

In April, it announced it would implement a new technology curriculum for primary and secondary schools that will teach coding and tech skills.

Kenya has long been known as one of Africa's biggest tech hubs and is often dubbed the "Silicon Savannah" as many global tech giants have set up here, including Amazon and Google.

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