This year, the team consists of 10 enthusiastic teenagers passionate about STEM and community change-making.

All the participants have participated in various science and engineering fairs in Kenya such as the Young Scientists Kenya (YSK) a unique initiative that gives young people from across Kenya an opportunity to demonstrate innovation and showcase their scientific talents through a National Science and Technology competition.

In the spirit of this year’s theme, the team is collaborating with other youth to engineer solutions for mitigating the adverse effects of the rising levels of heat-trapping CO2 in the atmosphere using robotics. Members of the team hope to pursue passion in climate rehabilitation and climate advocacy in the future.

FIRST Global Challenge creates an opportunity for the team to interact with other young problem solvers from all over the world, learn different cultures and gather various perspectives in solving global issues.

Team Kenya 2022 is brought together and supported by TME Education, a programme that aims to promote and popularise electronics and technology-related knowledge around the world. Team Kenya believes in protecting our earth. There is only one!

Meet Members Of Team Kenya!

Maxwell Okoth is the Team Captain and was crowned as Kenya’s top driver in STEM education by Young Scientists Kenya in 2021. He is passionate about climate innovation and is currently involved at Kenya Climate Innovation Center. He is a self-taught Android developer and has an interest in Machine Learning. He is a Teen Leader and Global Teen Peace Delegate. He enjoys participating in hackathons and team-building initiatives.

Florida Korir is the assistant team captain with a passion for technology. She is skilled in coding and enjoys playing chess and dancing and hopes to be the best chess player in the world someday.

Leon Muli is the team’s lead programmer. He believes in using lines of code to change the world. He is the founder of Ecode, a tech space he created to teach other high school students how to code and IOT as well as an opportunity to establish meaningful networks for their future careers. He graduated from the Google UI/UX certification program and is involved with building systems in local startups. He hopes to empower his fellow youth and all of Africa in using tech to solve problems in our communities and provide employment opportunities to others with the robotic and coding skills he will acquire from FGC. When Leon is not coding, you can find him at the gym or playing the saxophone.

Isaac Mutuma is a self-taught web developer and is knowledgeable in Python, CSS and Java. He aspires to use the robotics skills he will acquire in FGC to create assistive limbs for paraplegic persons with the hope of enabling them to walk again. He is currently involved at Knowledge Society to sharpen his programming skills and be a software engineer. He enjoys swimming and playing the piano.

Kristian Hans is the team’s social media manager and will be joining the university to study Computer Science. He hopes to use his skills and knowledge to build improved and innovative hardware and software devices. He is social and adventurous.

Amy finds beauty in coding and technology. She has co-built Electroquake that harnesses energy from earth tremors. She will be pursuing Civil Engineering at the university. She enjoys watching football and particularly her favorite team, Manchester United.

Enock Omweri is the team’s PR Manager and a delegate at the Youth Model United Nations. He was a member of his school’s robotics and ICT clubs. He aspires to make the world a better place through innovation and robotics. He strongly believes in protecting the only earth we have to live on. Besides that, he is a great cook and enjoys travelling.

Purity Mwangangi’s interest in technology developed after selecting computer studies as a subject in high school. She was drawn to Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and the power of technology in making life better and easier. She will be joining the university to study computer science.

Kerry Obai is a coder and environmentalist. He is knowledgeable in CSS, HTML and Python. He will be joining the university to study Electrical and Electronics Engineering thereby pursuing his interests in electronics. He enjoys nature walks and loves electric vehicles like Tesla.

Eleanora Nyakio is an innovator with a passion for Science. She represented her school at the 2020 Kenya Science and Engineering Fair and successfully emerged top in Uasin Gishu County. She aspires to be part of the top female engineers in Kenya and is currently learning software engineering through the Alx program. She enjoys playing badminton.

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