Hackathon Closing & Award Ceremony

Destination/ Venue:         Equity Centre, Upperhill Nairobi

Date: 24th – 25th April 2022

 

Purpose of the activity:

  • To carry participate in the closing and awards ceremony of the Equity Hackathon.

 

Equity Group in partnership with Microsoft launched a virtual hackathon open to students from The University of Nairobi (UoN) and Meru University of Science and Technology with more than 600 students registering to be among the 100 shortlisted participants to take part as innovators. The University through the Directorate of RDE participated in the Equity Hackathon in conjunction with University of Nairobi and Equity Bank from 17th February to 17th March 2022. The Hackathon had three thematic areas which are Payments, Financial Inclusion and Know Your Customer. The Closing Ceremony and Awards happened on Monday 25th April 2022 at Equity Centre Nairobi. Two Teams from MUST that Made to the finals are Team Technocrats with One Thematic Area and Team Jazia with Two Thematic Areas. A total of seven students formed the two teams. The prizes for the Winning Team include a cash prize of KES 600,000, Mentorship Opportunity for a period of 3 months, Technical Cloud Certificates for all Team Members and a Gift hamper. The First Runners up had a chance to win a cash prize of KES 250,000, Mentorship Opportunity for a period of 3 months, and a Gift hamper. The Second Runners up had a chance to win a cash prize of KES 150,000, Mentorship Opportunity for a period of 3 months, and a Gift hamper.

In attendance during the award ceremony were; Prof. Monari, Chairman of Council, Dr. James Mwangi, Chancellor and Prof. Romanus Odhiambo Vice Chancelor. Other Staff present included Director RDE Dr Amos Omamo, Coordinator I&E Dr. Amos Chege and EO Computer Science Dismas Kitaria.

The MUST Hackathon Mentors and Judges Mr. Dismas Kitaria far right, and Dr Amos Chege Celebrate with the winners Team Jazia who emerged second In the Equity Hackathon.

The Vice Chancellor Prof. Romanus Odhiambo, Coordinator I&E Dr. Amos Chege, and Lanre Bamisebi Equity Group Director, IT and Operations poses with the Team Jazia who emerged second in the Just Concluded Equity Hackathon. The Fourth Year Students are Allan Mutai, David Mtundi and Michael Ng’ang’a

Equity Group Managing Director and CEO Dr James Mwangi Poses with the Winning Team Jazia from MUST

From Left, Dr Amos Omamo, Dorector Research, Prof Bosire Monari Chairman of Council, Dr James Mwangi University Chancellor & Equity Group Managing Director and CEO, Prof Romanus Odhiambo Vice Chancellor and Dr Amos Chege Coordinator Innovations and Entrepreneurship.