October 10th – October 18th, 2025, Mt Kenya Hub, Nyeri Campus
Mt Kenya Innovation Week is an annual flagship event organized by Mt Kenya Innovation Hub that brings together entrepreneurs, innovators, tech enthusiasts, industry experts, and stakeholders from various sectors. The event is dedicated to fostering innovation, creativity, and collaboration in the fields of technology, agriculture, education, climate action, and more
Encouraging participants to solve real-world problems through technology, with specific themes around agriculture, climate change, rural development, and industrial advancements.
1Featuring experts and thought leaders who discuss trends, challenges, and future opportunities in technology and innovation.
3Showcasing innovative products, services, and technologies from startups, innovators, and established businesses.
2As a special post-event experience, the Mt. Kenya Open Golf Tournament will be held at Nyeri Golf Club. This prestigious event offers high-level networking among government, private sector, and development players committed to grassroots innovation, digital transformation, and economic inclusion.
4Mt. Kenya Hub will host the 5th Edition of Mt. Kenya Innovation Week; a regional event established in 2021 to promote inclusive innovation, entrepreneurship, and technological advancement. This year’s theme, “Emerging Technologies as Catalysts for Climate Action, Job Creation, and AI Adoption,” aligns with Kenya Vision 2030, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the African Union’s Agenda 2063. The theme positions AI, IoT, data, and clean technologies as essential to unlocking solutions for jobs, sustainability, and community development.
This culinary challenge will focus on creating plant-based dishes using selected recipes. Participants will compete to innovate in the space of sustainable food practices, exploring new flavors and ways of cooking that align with climate action and health goals.
1Artisans and creatives will showcase their skills through a drawing competition aimed at celebrating art as an integral component of the innovation ecosystem. This hackathon promotes design thinking and the role of artisans in digital innovation.
3This signature event is a 48-hour nonstop hackathon where tech enthusiasts and innovators will focus on developing digital solutions that address the challenges of creating digital jobs, smart agriculture, and climate action. Participants will work collaboratively to build MVPs (Minimum Viable Products) that have the potential to transform communities and contribute to the clean economy.
2The Innovation Week will conclude with a grand closing ceremony at the Mt Kenya Hub Nyeri Campus,
4Board Member Afrilabs
Passion about youth employment, entrepreneurship and technology. Co-founder Sote Hub, nurturing young talents in Kenya, incubation of early stage startups & SMEs and scaling ideas around SDGs, Climate Change and Agriculture, passionate about women in Tech, rural youth and economies. Leading Sote Hub team of 30+ in strategy development, work plans, execution of projects and programs and continuous appraisal of the same. We have incubated 800+ start-ups in Blue Economy, Agriculture, Climate Innovations and Digitisation. Sote Hub uniquely develops entrepreneurship pipeline from school to workplace. Worked with over 250 high schools and impacted over 15,000 students in our projects in rural Kenya. Ecosystem Roles: Founding Chair, Association of Countrywide Innovation Hubs where I helped shape the young organisation, laying the foundation for the vision and growth to today a major umbrella body of 65 hubs in Kenya. Providing leadership in the formulation of Kenya’s Start-up Bill working in coalition with Association of Start-ups and Ecosystem Support Enablers in Kenya and Kenya Innovation Agency, that birthed Kenya Start-up Bill which is aiming to unlock opportunities for young entrepreneurs to grow their ventures, create employment and contribute to socio economic development of Kenya. Africa can feed herself and be prosperous. We need to invest more in Agriculture, Manufacturing & Ease of doing business. I can be contacted for consulting jobs. Among organizations is Ten Senses & Grow Fairly in a 4M Euro projects developing agro value chains for small holder farmers, export business & food security. Countries of my projects include Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia and Tanzania. I consulted for Oxfam to identify best practices on digitizing education in South Sudan and countries with refugee challenges. A former Programs Officer International Fund for Animals (IFAW), I occasionally write blogs, wildlife & nature enthusiasts especially birdwatching, and soccer fan. I get invited for speaking roles and have delivered lectures in 15 universities in Slovakia, Poland, Cyprus & Germany. Venture Capital | Africa | Startups | Program Development | Strategic Thinking| Business Insights| Civic engagement | Facilitation | Jobs | Leadership | Youth Employment | WomeninTech |Impacts |Social Entrepreneurship
Former Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of ICT, Kenya
Mr. Joe Mucheru was appointed Cabinet Secretary by President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2015. He was formerly the Google “Sub-Saharan Africa ambassador” as well as Google Country Manager Kenya, based in Nairobi. He joined Google in June 2007 where he lead the delivery of strategy, business planning and operations. Before joining Google, he worked at Wananchi Online, a company he co-founded in 1999. He held various roles at the company including Strategy & Business Director and CEO. He studied at London’s City University and also attended Stanford University’s Executive Program in 2008.
Senior Ecosystem Engagements Manager at AfriLabs
Principal Secretary, State Department for Gender and Affirmative Action,
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Head of Innovation, Sote Hub
PS - Broadcasting and Telecommunications
Mr. Stephen Motari Isaboke EBS is a former technology media, oil & gas, and renewable energy consultant in Kenya and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
He is an experienced and multi-disciplinary business executive with over twenty-five years’ leadership in senior management and executive levels. He has previously served as the Group Executive Director of Regulatory and Government Affairs for the Africa Region at MultiChoice Africa Holdings, based in Dubai, UAE.
He has previously held senior leadership positions responsible for Kenya and East Africa for MultiChoice Group, Kenya Shell (Royal Dutch Shell PLC) Sara Lee and Unilever.
He has also held non-executive directorships in various companies and served in the management board of the national football team, Harambee Stars.
Mr. Isaboke holds a Bachelor of Commerce B.Com (Hons) degree in Business Administration from the University of Nairobi, a Post-graduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), United Kingdom, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in strategic management from the University of Nairobi.
He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing FCIM (UK) and a Member of the Institute of Directors (IoD) Kenya.
As Principal Secretary, Isaboke is the administrative head and accounting officer of the State Department for Broadcasting and Telecommunications where his role includes the development of Telecommunications Policy, Broadcasting Policy, Coordination of National Government Advertising services, Public Communications, Postal and Courier Services, Policy on Development of Local Content, Telecommunications, Postal services, Electronic Commerce and Government Telecommunications Services.
Small Foundation
Mwikali (Esther Mwikali) is a social-impact and innovation leader with over a decade of experience advancing entrepreneurship, early-stage investment, and ecosystem development across Africa. She has driven accelerator programs, community-building, and advocacy efforts to support founders and scale innovation across the continent.
Deputy Director, Innovation & Incubation ICTA
Kevin Atibu is the Deputy Director Innovation and Incubation at ICT Authority. He heads the department charged with crowd-sourcing viable ideas and start-ups that leverage on technology to address challenges in government and the public arena whilst creating employment for the youth. The viable innovations are then provided with technical assistance to grow and scale into commercially viable products and services. Prior to joining ICT Authority, Kevin was the Technical Services Lead at Kenya Bankers Association, where he planned, managed and coordinated strategic projects for the banking industry, including the implementation and management of an innovation framework for the banking industry through which fin-tech ideas were harnessed and incubated. Kevin was instrumental in the design and implementation of an inter-bank payment switch (Pesalink), the first in East Africa, through which bank customers can conduct real-time electronic money transfers. Kevin has over 16 years of technical and management experience having worked at reputable companies including NCBA bank, Stanbic bank and Kenya Airways where he supported the organizations leverage technology to provide their customers with cutting-edge products and services. He has vast hands-on experience in the deployment of transformational technologies cutting across multiple functions within an organization. Kevin also served in the government’s National COVID-19 ICT Advisory which coordinated ICT specific responses to the effects of the pandemic. He was also a member Kenya Digital Economy Strategy Task Force. He graduated with honors in Management Information Systems from Daystar University and holds a master’s degree in Project management and Planning from the University of Nairobi. Kevin is a certified Business Analyst from The George Washington University and is PRINCE 2 certified. He also has various professional certifications in the areas of emerging technologies, payment systems, innovation management, Startup support and strategic leadership. Kevin is fervent about youth development and is a mentor to young technology talent
Swoop Aero
Anne Nderitu is an Aeronautical Engineer (Hons) and a drone expert. She was part of the first cohort of the African Drone and Data Academy where she graduated with a Trusted Level Operator (TOP) level 2, Certificate of Drone Technology (from Virginia Tech) and Remote Pilot License. She is the first female fixed -wing drone pilot in Kenya Anne has worked on various drone projects including Cholera Hyper-surveillance project to predict and mitigate outbreaks in Kenya. Anne is also an entrepreneur and promotes gender equality in the society. Through her foundation, The Girls Boardroom, she mentors girls and ladies to take opportunities and grow their careers. Her mission is to create more women leaders and bridge the gap that exists at the top of the chain. As part of her work, she has committed to mentor and empower other girls and ladies. If you are an aspiring female leader in need of mentorship/coaching, feel free to reach out.
Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy
Hon. William Kabogo Gitau is the pioneer Governor of Kiambu County, a role in which he dedicated his visionary leadership and business acumen, leading to the recognition of the County as the second-best performing county in revenue collection in the Financial Year 2016-2017. Prior to being elected Governor, Hon. Kabogo had served as Member of Parliament for Juja Constituency for two terms, Chief Executive Officer for Toto Industries, and an auditor in the Office of the Auditor General. While in Parliament, Hon. Kabogo was ranked fifth nationally for effective utilization of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocations. Hon. Kabogo holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com) degree in Accounting and Finance from Punjab University in India. He has additional certifications in accounting and audit.
CEO KENIA
Dr. Omwansa is a leading innovation ecosystem builder in Africa, currently serving as the CEO of the Kenya National Innovation Agency, where he oversees the development and management of Kenya’s Innovation Ecosystem. He also heads the Secretariat of the Pan-African Innovation Agencies Network. As a seasoned governance expert, is a Board member of several organizations, including the National Research Fund and the Commission of Science, Technology, and Innovation. As part of his innovation policy and practice drive over the years, he has founded and run numerous entrepreneurship programs and accelerators across different sectors, and built multiple regional and global partnerships within Governments, Private Sector and Academia. As part of his recent work, he led the development of Kenya’s 10-year National Innovation Master Plan, supported the drafting of the national IP policy and Startup Bill as well as numerous institutional innovation, commercialization, and startup development programs. He has also guided the University fraternity in Kenya to develop and mainstream the Entrepreneurial Institutions Maturity Frameworks and continues to capacity built instituitonal leaders to be effective Entrepreneurial Leaders. Dr. Omwansa founded and oversees the Kenya Innovation Week, National Commercialization and Entrepreneurial Institution Leaders (CEIL) Summit, and Kenya’s Startup Festival. Dr. Omwansa has also published widely and continues to influence innovation strategies and policies in Kenya and the region.
CEO, ACIH
A Computer Scientist with 15+ years experience of proven track record of making outcome-based decision that delivers business process improvement & standardization. Passionate about innovation in relation to technological advancement catered towards making an impact to the society on a global scale level. Geographic experience coverage Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa & Middle East & Africa. Skills: Windows NT, XP & Small Business Server 2003 Server Systems, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Linux UBUNTU & Solid Networking Set-up & Maintenance Skills (LAN/WAN topologies) with TCP/IP Experience, Programming Java, Visual Basic 6 & .net, PL SQL, Python, Javascript, CSS & Html.
Founder, IgniteHer4Africa
Every day is an opportunity to improve lives in Africa through transforming every business to be more efficient ,run optimally and help them focus more on what they do best.
Siaya County
Until December 2022, I held the position of the Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Adviser to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Public Service, Gender, Senior Citizens, Social Protection and Special Program, Government of Kenya. Under the guidance of the Cabinet Secretary, I provided strategic leadership and support to the key gender agenda of the Government including, gender mainstreaming, gender based violence, gender economic empowerment and realisation of the Country’s affirmative action. Further to this provided high level support in developing frameworks for tackling gender issues in two of the East Africa Region and Government of Kenya’s disasters namely COVID 19 and Drought. From 2013 to 2017, I served as a Senior Policy Advisor, to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Public Service Youth and Gender Affairs and the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Devolution and Planning, in the Government of Kenya. The role involved providing strategic policy advice and guidance to the Cabinet Secretary on matters relating to public policy, gender and governance
Investor
Founder, Mt Kenya Hub
The Mt Kenya Innovation Hub is proud to host the 4th Edition of the Mt Kenya Innovations Week, continuing the journey of fostering innovation and entrepreneurship since 2021. The theme of this year’s event, “4th Industrial Revolution: Creating Jobs, Fueling Smart Agriculture, and Climate Action,” aligns with the global pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Kenya’s Vision 2030, and the COP27 deliberations. It reflects the increasing role of innovation in addressing climate change, job creation, and sustainability, in the context of the rapid technological advances of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). The Mt Kenya Innovation Week has grown in scope and impact since its inception. In the 2022 edition, insights from the evaluation report showed that over 1,000 women and youth were trained in critical areas like Business Canvas, design thinking, digital marketing, and cash flow management. In addition, the event received 167 submissions in the innovation contest and 103 hackathon submissions, with the top 5 ideas being awarded. This progress demonstrates how the Innovation Week has become a grassroots platform for innovation and entrepreneurship, equipping participants with the skills, tools, and networks to grow and scale their ideas. This year’s edition introduces three diverse hackathons, industrial visits, exhibitions, panel discussions, and awards to celebrate and accelerate digital transformation, job creation, and climate resilience.
MT KENYA HUB
The hub is founded on the philosophy of a beehive; We are a breeding hive of innovations and business we ideas and curiosity to feed the world
The 5th Edition of Mt. Kenya Innovation Week is not just an event, it is a national movement to advance inclusive innovation from the grassroots. As we explore how emerging technologies can catalyze AI adoption, digitization, job creation, and climate action, we welcome sponsors, partners, and innovators to co-create a smarter, greener, and more equitable Kenya.
Esther Obado
Hackathon Launch
Ann Nderitu
Developing MVPs
John Bosco
Continue Hackathon
Hackathon Launch
Ken Njihia
Design Thinking
John Bosco
Developing MVPs
John Bosco
We are seeking ladies-only chefs, vegan enthusiasts, innovators, students, nutritionists and other interested parties to participate in our Plant-Based Culinary Training on 9th November 2024. The training will focus on plant-based dairy, eggs, and baking. You will learn innovative and sustainable culinary practices focused on plant-based products. Participants will be equipped with modern skills on plant based dairy & baking culinary. Due to limited spots, only 20 participants will be selected, and priority will be given on a rolling basis.
Competition Date: 10th November 2024 (9:00 AM – 3:00 PM)
Final Products Pitching
This signature event is a 48-hour nonstop hackathon where tech enthusiasts and innovators will focus on developing digital solutions that address the challenges of creating digital jobs, smart agriculture, and climate action. Participants will work collaboratively to build MVPs (Minimum Viable Products) that have the potential to transform communities and contribute to the clean economy.
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We are excited to announce the upcoming Ladies-Only Plant-Based Dairy, Eggs & Baking Culinary Training Program on 9th November 2024 and a Culinary Competition on 10th November 2024 at the Mt. Kenya Innovations Community Hub, located along Ring Road, Nyeri.
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The hackathon is a unique event designed to bring together talented individuals like you to showcase your creativity, skill and innovation. The hackathon will take place from November 15-17, 2024, at the Mt. Kenya Innovations Community Hub, along Ring Road, Nyeri.
10/20
Artisans,Crafters & Artists Hackathon
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Name: Savio Wambugu
Phone: 254 738 532 139
Email: hello@mtkenyahub.com
Name: Nelson Ngatia
Phone: 254 724 97 97 61
Email: hello@mtkenyahub.com
Name: Savio Wambugu
Phone: 254 738 532 139
Email: hello@mtkenyahub.com
Name: Nelson Ngatia
Phone: 254 724 97 97 61
Email: hello@mtkenyahub.com
