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"Never think that your idea is farfetched, invest in it and it will bring in good results. Surround yourself with positive people who will propel you into greatness."

"At Coca-Cola, East and Central Africa Franchise, we not only use town hall sessions to communicate key issues in the company, we also use them to introduce new staff and celebrate key milestones and achievements in the company."

"We are committed to pushing further towards our vision to see 1 million of Africa's digital professionals and creative entrepreneurs sharing their work with the world, for profit and for impact."

"We have come from a difficult period and as you already know but the tides have been turning in our favour this year. This is what I would like to take forward. We have a lot of potential and as someone who has been here for around five years, I have a better understanding of where we have come from and where we need to go which is key in this business."

"This is not my first time to appear here. I have come here three or four times before. It behoves to come and share the light on what I know on that investigation."

"I always ask myself, ‘how would my life be if I never made that move?’. I am able to educate my children in the best universities wherever in the world. I am able to give back to society and I have created more than 500 jobs. I think not taking that step would have been a big regret in my life."

"We are genuinely interested in your growth and are keen to recognise and cultivate the potential in you. We have drawn from global best practices to design a personalized tech-savvy self-improvement program that propels you to grow into your best self at work, social and personal level. We are committed to building the bridge between your current reality and your journey to prosperity."

"Life is not a rehearsal. Live each day like it’s the last. Take the time to discover your strengths and be more self-aware and play to your strengths"

"To mothers I would say, ‘just go for it’. It is possible to achieve all you want. Trust yourself, test your limits, that’s the courage to succeed"

"I am humbled to be the recipient of this award. This clearly is recognition of the continuous effort that women in Kenya continue to put to ensure that their contribution in IT sector. This recognition is a great motivation to hundreds of women who continue to give their contribution in different sectors of the economy and also a challenge to our young women who are inspired to achieve their dreams"

"Kenyans have a strong entrepreneurial spirit, a very tech savvy youth and this has led to the innovations we have in technology and mobile payments"

"During the first half of 2023, we delivered a resilient performance in uncertain evolving and global macroeconomic conditions."

"When a customer is willing to give you feedback, it is because they still care. They still want to stay there. Otherwise they would just walk away and say nothing."

"First of all, we need courageous women who believe in themselves to pitch, show up and do a job well. We also need men who are allies in this journey because they make room for women. The challenge we have as women is trying to be a superweman and end up crashing, in the process."

"I just want to have fun with tea, Tea doesn’t have to be a home drink."

"“If in your heart you know that this is what you want to do, please do it despite all the pressure from society.”"

"Growing up, I always wanted to be an air hostess, because of frequent travel. Of course my parents would hear none of it. Being good in accounting, I pursued it to degree level and also enrolled for professional courses. However, I found myself skipping classes and James Mcfee, the director of the Accountancy at Strathmore University encouraged me to introspect and be true to myself"

"I quit my first ever job as an auditor after only 9 months where I had audited large manufacturers. In fact, I was so excited I would spend my lunch breaks on the shop floor listening to the machines and asking questions"

"I moved from free-flowing salt to tea blending and packaging in a few months as I noticed that a ton of salt was $100, and thus knew this was never going to make me money in the market as the returns were so low"

"I had no capital, and no savings. Borrowing from banks meant we had to have collateral, which we didn’t. And like I said at the beginning, I lacked management experience while the market was also not ready for innovative products"

"First, I sought business advice from people who had been in in the industry before, I also went to Kabete Campus of Food Technology to learn about food technology and processing. Then I got financial support from family, my Sacco and a few friends. I also found a fund for women which helped with additional capital"

"My mother being a seasoned entrepreneur supported us right through. And we invested heavily in marketing with the team always trying to get into prospective customers’ homes"

"Our product has a health proposition and yes, all the eateries that support this have reached out one way or the other… Being 100% naturally flavored products, our brands have been well received in the Kenyan market and my business has grown over the last 25 years. Especially during this time when the consumer is very careful what they consume we have fond more and more people looking for Melvin’s teas"

"Energy and climate change are priority sectors for us, though we were struck by how weak the power sector research pipeline is in Kenya."

"You can do it. There’ll be days when you’ll feel like you’ve hit rock bottom, but you have to get up. Know that every day there’ll be challenges and there’ll also be successes."

"I like people and I’m a bit of an independent person, and I really like helping people build solutions. I also like to feel that I believe in what I’m doing. Coming back to Kenya after being in the US for so many years, I spent some time thinking about what I could do and where I could add value."

"The fourth industrial revolution will help Africa leapfrog a lot of the old legacy systems that we’ve had."

"Don’t let the challenges discourage you, and look for your strength. Look for something that gives you strength, turn to that, but keep going."

"What I’ve noticed though is that with time, the men remain more introverted, but for the women, as they get experience, you can see them blooming and getting out there. They’re more willing to socialise, learn more from each other and hold each other’s hands through it all. So I do think that to grow a lot of the tech skills in Africa, women are just as important, if not more."

"It is so important for young women to empower themselves with tech skills right now."

"The fourth industrial revolution will help Africa leapfrog a lot of the old legacy systems that we’ve had. We will be able to capture data and use it in a more transformative way for businesses on the ground and help to solve a lot of the challenges that the continent faces."

"We realised that the challenges in public transport were humongous, but we were able to put in controls and systems with a digital platform, so we found a niche where we could actually build around it."

"The migration to digital financial services improves the lives of individuals, supports stronger businesses and spurs economic progress and prosperity. Fintech companies are driving innovation, especially as it relates to un-served and underserved populations ."

"First, the love we talk about during Valentine’s Day is made up. It’s not the real stuff. The real stuff is when you are selfless, when you give in love because you don’t matter then. When you accept your partner for who he or she is. I will also tell him that there is nothing like a mother’s love."

"This is a great achievement for which I am immensely proud."

"For as long as you focus your mind on a particular goal, the sky is the limit. It all depends on what you want to achieve, not your colour or gender."

"An investigation of the key factors affecting the growth of small engineering consulting firms in the construction industry in Kenya."

"V-Designs is a fashion house for plus size women whom we usually refer to as ‘tripple C’ (curvy, confident, chic). We sell a feeling and confidence. That’s what differentiates us from our competitors."

"It builds on the work we have done to expand contactless payments, which has grown substantially over the last three years."

"With the tough economic conditions, as a Bank, we are committed to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education for all. Through our education pillar, we will be able to offer bright and needy students the opportunity to pursue and successfully complete secondary education. This will provide relief to parents struggling to meet tuition needs and greatly contribute to the 100 percent transition policy put in place by the Ministry of Education."

"We are committed to serving our customer base in the southern African region through our new channel partners, giving them the capability to provide last-mile support , Cummins utilises this partnership model globally, with thousands of dealers appointed around the world, hence it is not something new we are introducing to the region."

"On behalf of the Board of Directors, I take this opportunity to thank Mr. Bernard Ngugi for his dedicated service to the Company, and wish him all the best in his future endeavours."

"“The development trajectory for Africa for the next 50 years being very infrastructure and fintech focused, we must ensure girls are not left behind""

"“I want women to disrupt. I want to see more women in this sector, I want to see more women in positions of power and influence.”"

"So in the times when I didn't have a computer, there were books that he left. Books about what is a computer, parts of a computer, what is a ROM, what is a RAM. It's really basic."

"In my culture, it's like men can only communicate with men. And I was like, 'OK.' Then if I could share this passion, like try and explain to the person, this is what I want to do? It's only a woman who could understand me better"

"So she invited me and was like, 'Come meet other women who also have a passion like you, but they want to relate to other women who don't know that this exists"

"While he was restricted from using YouTube features, including uploading videos on his channel, he used another channel to get around these restrictions aka circumvention, resulting in termination of all his channels."

"Kibe violated YouTube's Terms of Service. While he was restricted from using YouTube features, including uploading videos on his channel, he used another channel to get around these restrictions aka circumvention, resulting in the termination of all his channels ."

"Technology should improve peoples lives, not complicate it. As an example, a housewife should be able to arrange her daily affairs using all sorts of applications. A woman can programme her day and use technology to call a customer. Even a newly married woman with little experience in cooking can get useful tips from current technology. It should give us more knowledge by filling us on what we don't know."