Technology gives Kenyan students more options

NAIROBI－While studying at a rural high school in the western Kenyan county of Homa Bay several years ago, Terrence Omondi's resolve to plunge into technology-related fields hit a peak, thanks to nudging by tutors and family members.

The 22-year-old telecommunications and information engineering major at a public university near the capital, Nairobi, says his agility, energy and passion has placed him at a vantage position to drive his homeland's digital transformation agenda.

Having emerged as the top winner of the 2021-22 edition of Huawei's Information and Communication Technology Competition in January, Omondi says he was greatly encouraged in his quest to chase his dream.