- Kenya wins Grand Prize at Huawei ICT Competition 2025-2026, marking a historic achievement for the nation and its university students who have waved the country’s flag high
- The winning team showcased exceptional skills in cloud computing, AI, and digital technologies at global finals in Shenzhen, China
- Victory enhanced Kenya’s reputation as a regional technology hub and inspires youth in ICT careers
Shenzhen, China: Four Kenyan students have secured the biggest-ever victory at the Huawei ICT Competition after winning the Grand Prize at the Huawei ICT Competition 2025–2026 Global Finals.
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This is the first time Kenya has won the highest award of the competition since the global contest was launched a decade ago, underscoring the reputation of the country in digital innovation as well as technology talent development.
The winning team was was made of Kevin Tuei from Tharaka University, Catherine Atieno from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Brian Ngugi Kamau from Mt Kenya University, and Salem Kim from Machakos University.
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What is Huawei ICT Competition all about?
The Huawei ICT Competition is an annual competition launched in 2015 and is designed to provide students and educators with an international platform to strengthen ICT knowledge, improve practical skills and promote innovation through the use of modern technologies.
This year, the global finals were held from June 2 to June 5 in Shenzhen, culminating in an awards ceremony held alongside the AI Accelerating Education Transformation Summit.
Citizen Digital reports that more than 210,000 participants from 2000 universities and colleges around the world joined the Huawei ICT Competition 2025–2026, and in the end there were 131 elite teams from more than 40 countries to compete in various fields, including cloud computing, networking, artificial intelligence, and computing as well as other emerging digital technologies.
Team Kenya impressed judges with technical expertise, innovation, teamwork and problem-solving capabilities to emerge as the overall grand prize winner in the hotly contested competition.
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The victory placed Kenya among the leading countries in global ICT talent development and highlighted the increasing competitiveness of Kenyan students in emerging technologies.
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