Huawei Awards

A final year student at the School of Computing and Information, Maluki Muthusi, has
been awarded the first prize for winning in the global Huawei ICT Competition in the
network track. This is a skill-based competition involving hands-on experience in computer
networks and network security. Over 109 teams from Asia, Europe, Southern, and Eastern Africa participated in the global finals. A total of 327 students managed to get to the global finals out of the
150,000 who had registered for the competition.The award ceremony that took place on January 18, 2020, at Serena Hotel, Nairobi, was presided by the PS for Education, Amb. Simon Nabukwesi, who reiterated the
government's commitment to nurture ICT skills among the youths.
The student later presented the prize to the Vice-Chancellor Prof Stephen Kiama.