ICT CAS Nadia Ahmed Abdalla. PHOTO } COURTESY
Nadia Ahmed Abdalla’s appointment last year as Chief Administrative Secretary in the Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs might have come as a surprise.
Nadia, a Public Relations and Communication graduate, has defended herself from being called a ‘slay queen’, saying she is smart and has always been fighting stereotypes against Muslim women.
“Many claim I am a Slay Queen and not Well-Versed! Then I walk into a boardroom, speak and they realize I am an Empowered Kenyan Muslim Woman Professional! Moral of the story, Stop Critisizing Kenyan Women Professionals #GenerationEquality Don’t Be Bitter Do Better Red heart,” she tweeted.
THE STANDARD By
Peter Theuri |
February 16th 2021 at 12:42:31 GMT +0300
Consider this: a classroom lumbering down the road to your doorstep. You are in some marginalized village somewhere in the semi-arid expanses in Kenya. Here, pupils learn under trees, or in classrooms which often resemble cow sheds, especially when the rains come.
But now, a classy classroom, packed with computers, virtual reality headsets and built in Wi-Fi is driving down to the heart of the village. This is where students will be introduced into the digital world.
It sounds utopian. Unrealistic, even. School coming to students, not the vice versa. Rooms equipped with facilities not seen before in these areas.