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Kenya: Tech Firm, Riara University Plan Courses for Young Learners

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A Mombasa-based tech firm has partnered with Riara University to equip at least 5,000 learners across Kenya with skills on modern technology at an early age.

Tech Kids Africa CEO Paul Akwabi said the agreement with Riara will enable students to use computer skills to innovate solutions to community problems.

A curriculum will be created to teach robotics at various primary and secondary schools, targeting children between seven and 19 years.

“The world is advancing and Kenya is still behind on the latest policies on technology development. Through the research skills offered by Riara University, we will be able to create a proper curriculum that will enable what is taught in Kenya to be at par with the rest of the globe,” Mr Akwabi said.

This will also help young people in Kenya improve their tech skills and compete globally in web development and other unexplored fields of technology.

Students will be taught on robotics, animation, gaming, coding, app and web development, design thinking, online safety and 3D printing.

Riara’s Vice-Chancellor Robert Gateru, a professor of electrical engineering, said the curriculum will be used in schools from early childhood development centres to secondary school.

“We have been leading the country in computing and technology programmes. This will also be one of our boosters as we set to roll out the first diploma course in robotics engineering next year,” Prof Gateru said.