Tag Archives: AI
Young Kenyan Engineer Wins Africa’s Top Innovation Prize for AI Sign-Language App
Oct 23, 2025 at 02:26 PM
By KPC Reporter In a dazzling triumph for Kenyan ingenuity, Elly Savatia, 25, has bagged the 2025 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation for creating an AI-powered app that gives speech a visible voice through 3D sign-language avatars. The innovation, developed under his startup Signvrse, translates real-time speech into sign language, offering a lifeline to Africa’s […]
New Media Code Takes Effect in Kenya to Boost Journalistic Standards
Jul 29, 2025 at 06:14 PM
By Mandere Onyinkwa Kenya has entered a new chapter in media professionalism and accountability with the official enforcement of the Code of Conduct for Media Practice, 2025. Stakeholders have seen this as a landmark development for the country’s media landscape. According to a press statement issued by the Media Council of Kenya (MCK), the revised […]
Artificial Intelligence: A Double-Edged Sword in the Media Industry
Jul 17, 2025 at 05:05 PM
By Obaigwa Alex In a world driven by creativity and innovation, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful assistant, reshaping communication and transforming the media landscape in ways previously unimaginable. The arrival of the AI era has revolutionized how journalists gather, analyze, and share information. With tools powered by natural language processing (NLP) and […]
KCA Hosts Nationwide Forums on Press Freedom and AI’s Impact on Journalism
Jun 08, 2025 at 01:39 AM
By KPC Reporter The Kenya Correspondents Association (KCA) held eight regional dialogue forums across the country to mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day (WPFD). The forums focused on this year’s theme “Reporting in the Brave New World – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media.” The forums, which took place […]
Unitaid and Partners Transform TB Screening with Portable X-Ray Device
May 26, 2025 at 02:41 PM
By Omboki Monayo In a groundbreaking collaboration, Unitaid and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) have announced a strategic partnership that aims to revolutionize tuberculosis (TB) screening in low- and middle-income countries. By significantly reducing the cost of a portable, battery-operated digital chest X-ray system, this initiative brings cutting-edge diagnostic technology closer to vulnerable communities, […]
POETIC THURSDAY: Mosquito, Declare Your Blood Group
Apr 17, 2025 at 03:23 AM
By Shem Onderi Mosquito,make public your blood group…So we can call for a national blood donation drive.We’ll gather as much blood as we can,focus on a single type,so we can supply it. Tell us—via email, text—let it go viral,so humanity can donate generously,pump it into a blood bank.Then you call your kin.Let them line up […]