Here are the BAKE Awards 2017 nominees
We are excited to announce the nominees of the 6th BAKE Awards as well as the launch of the voting phase of this year’s contest.
This year, judges sifted through over 10,000 blogs that were submitted and picked the best in each category. The judges this year were:
- Michelle Slater – GM at EatOut Kenya
- Ahmed Salim – GM at Qube Ltd
- Akil Ahmed – CEO at Alternative Agency
- Muthoni Maingi – Digital Manager at Safaricom
- Sally Kahiu – PR, Communications and Marketing Manager at Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM)
- Jackson Biko – Founder, bikozulu.co.ke and contributor for the Business Daily, True Love magazine and The Saturday Nation.
- Dr. Martin Mburu – Assistant Professor of English at the United States International University (USIU-Africa)
- Demas Kiprono – Legal Officer at ARTICLE 19
- Samuel Majani – Founder and CEO of Ghafla
- Shitemi Khamadi- Founder of dhahabu.co.ke and Programs Manager at the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE).
- Samuel Mbugua – Business Development Manager at Node Africa Limited
- Naomi Mutua – Deputy Managing Partner, Social@Ogilvy at Ogilvy Public Relations
The nominees for this year’s contest include: owaahh.com, hairpolitan.com, lindaafya.co.ke, wandianjoya.com and biznews.co.ke.
Voting in the awards begin today and will close on 9th May 2017. To vote in the BAKE Awards, one will need to visit bakeawards.co.ke/vote. Voting will be limited to one vote per person. SMS vote verification has also been introduced this year.
This year’s awards began on January 9th 2017 with the launch of the submission phase and will culminate in the awarding of the winners at a gala event on May 13th 2017.
Safaricom announced sponsorship of the awards to the tune of Ksh. 3.1 Million. Kui Kinyanjui, Head of Corporate Communications at Safaricom, while announcing the sponsorship said that “We have supported the BAKE Awards from the beginning because we believe in the power of blogging to shape conversations. It is also nice to see the growth of blogging over the years and we are happy to continue to support the industry”.
The other sponsors for the BAKE Awards 2017 include Gates Foundation, EatOut Kenya, The Ford Motor Company, ShowMax, Xpose, Vivienne Taa and The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC).
The full list of nominees is below:
1. Best Technology Blog
techweez.com
techguy.co.ke
moseskemibaro.com
muva.co.ke/blog
incubateafrica.net
2. Best Photography Blog
irungu.tumblr.com
sanaastory.co.ke
victorpeace.com/blog
mutuamatheka.co.ke/blog
mwarv.click.co.ke
3. Best Creative Writing Blog
magunga.com
abbaanxiety.com
anduvate.wordpress.com
chingano.com
markmaish.com
4. Best Business Blog
sokodirectory.com
kenyanwallstreet.com
bankelele.co.ke
biasharainsight.com
biznews.co.ke
5. Best Food Blog
cookingwithjaz.com
dinewithjemutai.com
kaluhiskitchen.com
thefitfabfoodie.com
wemenshouldcook.com
6. Best Environmental/Agricultural Blog
farmerstrend.co.ke
graduatefarmer.co.ke
hortzone.com
africancityplanner.com
topfarmer.co.ke
7. Best Fashion/Beauty/Hair/Style Blog
curveswithstyle.com
aminafemshion.blogspot.co.ke
lehautestyle.com
missturu.com
shesatomboy.net
8. Best Governance Blog
danielominde.co.ke
maunduville.blogspot.co.ke
kanalispeaks.com
gathara.blogspot.co.ke
9. Best New Blog
otherwisepodcast.com
kashkaaria.com
itsmugambi.com/blog
kaaris-kitchen.com
hairpolitan.com
10. Best Corporate Blog
ihub.co.ke/blog
centonomy.com/blog
brightermonday.co.ke/blog
thekuzaproject.org/kuza-blog
sportpesanews.com
11. Best Topical Blog
moda.co.ke
impacthubmedia.com
owaahh.com
kampusville.com
tukatiane.co.ke
12. Best Sports Blog
futaa.com
osbke.com
kenyanstar.co.ke
soka.co.ke
sporta.co.ke
13. Best Entertainment Blog
buzzcentral.co.ke
niaje.com
hotsecretz.blogspot.co.ke
oygkmag.com
nairobinow.wordpress.com
14. Best Education Blog
magazinereel.com
blog.cipit.org
teachersnoticeboard.co.ke
15. Best Travel Blog
harpreetswanderlust.com
wachera.com
pilgrimchic.com
safari254.com
myglobalattitude.com
16. Best Public Health Blog
sheblossoms.co.ke
sihayako.co.ke
lindaafya.co.ke
healthkenya.co.ke
17. Best County Blog
amazingkisumu.co.ke
ameru.co.ke
eldoretleo.com
lifeinmombasa.com
famousnakuru.co.ke
18. Best Religious or Spirituality Blog
aliveinme.co.ke
naibei.co.ke
penstrokes.co.ke
karwirwalaura.com
reinabeaty.com
19. Best Lifestyle Blog
lilmissbelle.com
potentash.com
lyraoko.com
kenyanstory.com
blendedbacon.com
20. Best Human Rights Blog
kituochasheria.wordpress.com
mzalendo.com/blog
21. Best Women and Girls’ Empowerment Blog
mummytales.com
shaboard.com
thefeministsarecoming.aisha.co.ke
nerdyclues.com
stillamum.com/blog
22. Best Social Issues and Active Citizenship Blog
brainstorm.co.ke
devkafrica.wordpress.com
turkanainformativehealth.wordpress.com
wandianjoya.com
23. Kenyan Blog of the Year
magunga.com
kaluhiskitchen.com
stillamum.com/blog
kenyanstory.com
healthkenya.co.ke
