Three students from Sosiot and St. Barnabas Girls’ Secondary Schools have been honored as the Overall Top Learners in the Fourth Edition of the Wavumbuzi Entrepreneurship Challenge.
Speaking during an award ceremony held at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) on Friday, the Head of Wavumbuzi, Dr. Roselyn Marandu Kareithi announced that the Junior Secondary School Category was claimed by students from St. Barnabas Girls Secondary School, Aga Khan Academy Senior School, and Lions Junior Secondary School.
She also noted that two students from Aga Khan High School and St. Angela Vocational School for Deaf Girls were recognized in the Differently Abled Category.
Dr. Kareithi added that the top three counties in this competition were Nakuru, Nyandarua, and Kiambu.
“The Wavumbuzi Entrepreneurship Challenge saw an impressive increase in participation, with over 20,300 students registering for the challenge, compared to 113,000 in the previous edition,” she stated.
Furthermore, Dr. Kareithi highlighted that the challenge allows students to develop essential entrepreneurial competencies such as resilience, a drive to achieve, taking action and initiative, and most importantly, being value-driven.
Additionally, she highlighted that partnership between Wavumbuzi and the Ministry of Education resulted in a significant increase in the number of participating schools, from 254 to 973.
Dr. Kareithi also shared an inspiring success story of Whitney Martha Waitherero, a former learner from Graceland Girls in Laikipia County, who excelled despite limited resources.
She emphasized how early entrepreneurship education played a pivotal role in Waitherero’s success, and she is now pursuing her entrepreneurial journey at the university.
“The Wavumbuzi Entrepreneurship Challenge, part of the Jasiri High-Impact Entrepreneurship Program, aspires to build the entrepreneurial aspirations of 1,000,000 young people in Eastern Africa by 2030,” Dr. Kareithi noted.
The Wavumbuzi Program Manager Njoki Riguga explained that the program seeks to recognize and celebrate outstanding performance among high school learners, teachers, schools, and counties.
Among the other recognized schools were Sega Girls Secondary School, Mpesa Foundation Academy, Lukenya British Curriculum School, Acacia Crest Senior School, St. Clare Girls, and Bunyore Girls, all of which secured various positions in the Quests Completion.
By Kamau Njoroge
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