KENYA SCIENCE

AND ENGINEERING
FAIR (KSEF)

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58th NATIONAL KSEF FAIR REPORT HELD AT KISUMU GIRLS HIGH

SCHOOL, KISUMU (NYANZA) ON 22ND -27TH APRIL, 2023

1: GENERAL
a) Program
The program was as follows:
Day and Date Time Activity
Saturday 22nd April, 2023 3.00-6.00pm Arrival of Regional teams at Kisumu Girls
Sunday 23rd April, 2023 8.00 am - 9.30am - Service and briefing in the D/Hall
9.30am. – 12.30pm. - Setting up of projects and briefing of judges,
1.00pm - 2.00pm - Lunch
2.00pm.- 5.00pm - Judging of part, A
- Excursions
Monday 24th April,2023 8.00am - 1.00pm - Judging Part, A continues
9.00am - 1.00pm - Opening Ceremony
2.00pm - 5.00pm - Judging Part B & C
Tuesday 25th April, 2023 8.00am - 5.00pm - Judging Part B & C Continues
Wednesday 26th April, 2023 8.00am - 1.00pm - Analysis and validation of results
- Science Fair/ Exhibition
2.00pm - 4.00pm - Closing Ceremony
Thursday 27th April, 2023 6.00am -Departure

The 58th National KSEF Competition was very well organized and the choice of the venue and villages was
appropriate. The opening and closing ceremonies were exciting. Thanks to the Nyanza Region Organizing
Committee.
The Guest of Honour during the opening was Mr.Hassan A Duale – Director Field Coordination and Co-
Curricular activities. He challenged young scientist to continue with innovation beyond secondary school.
Equally, he encouraged mentors/teachers to continue guiding young scientists.
The Guest of Honour during the closing was Dr Joel Mabonga Director SEPU unit Unit. He
encouraged young scientist and teachers to work towards patentable projects. He promised to give SEPU kits
to three young schools that reached the National.

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Other Guests present included:
a) Mr. John Awiti CEC Education, Kisumu County
b) Mr. Nelson Sifuna - RDE, Nyanza.
c) Jane Njage - TSC Regional Director, Nyanza
d) Akello Misori – KUPPET National Secretary

b) SPONSORS / PARTNERS
The fair had sponsors had sponsors as shown below:
S/NO SPONSOR ROLE
1 SEPU Donated 6 Secondary school science kits
2 Pan-African Chemistry Rewarded the top 3 projects in chemistry and environmental science
Network (PACN) with cash awards. T-SHIRTS to all the chemistry students and the top
four projects in environmental science
3 STEM Impact Africa Rewarded the winners in Robotics with Robotic kits and lap tops
4 CEMASTEA Sponsored some judges
5. SCLP SAMAJ Donated trophies

2. OVERALL OBSERVATIONS/ ASSESMENTS

a) STRENGTHS
The hosting of this year’s fair was excellent. Some of the strengths were:
 All the regions arrived in good time. The teams also managed time between the venue and boys village
 All the National Organizing officials performed the assigned duties very well; congratulations.
 The program was very clear with no overlapping major activities. The training of judges was done
alongside mounting of display boards first before proceeding for the opening ceremony which was
attended by all. This gave an opportunity to all the officials to concentrate.
 Improved judging process where all sessions were judged independently. All the judging of part A was
done individually by all the judges. For part B&C all the projects were presented to the three judges
at once but the assessment was individual.
 There were adequate, well labeled and manned rooms for secretariat, judges, ministry of
Education officials and National officials. Meals were served on time and with a lot of order.
 The students’ meals in Otieno Oyioo Boys and Kisumu Girls were adequate and good.
 The security was good
 Tallying of results -The tallying of results was done using spreadsheets. The results were accurate
for the ranking of projects and regions. However, ranking of schools was not very accurate because
of different names of the same school during registration of project
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b) WEAKNESSES

The following were identified as areas of weakness and thus requires urgent attention
i. Mobile phones- There was use of mobile phones by judges hence affected their concentration
ii. Use of harsh language – Some judges were judgmental and even told students the innovation was
beyond syllabus
iii. Uniformity of judging - There was no uniformity in the materials and mechanics of presentation
by some judges.

c) PLANNING FOR 2024

The National Organizing Committee deliberated and ratified the following issues:
1) Training of judges
The committee resolved that:
 Judges be trained online before the physical one shortly before the activity. This will
give a humble time to the judges to interrogate the judging tools and basic procedures
 The judges should sign a contract before the start of the exercise
This should be cascaded to lower levels
2) Presentation time
Members agreed to adjust the presentation time as follows:
 Presentation 10 minutes
 Questions 5 minutes
This will give a total of 15 minutes to every project
The adjustment will apply to all the levels
3) The number of projects proceeding to the National from the regions in 2024
The National Organizing Committee resolved to have positions 1-4 proceeding to the
Nationals from every region in 2024.
This implies:
 8 students per category times 13 categories = 104 students from every region

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3.0 RESULTS
3.1 RANKING OF REGIONS
2023 REGION POINTS POS POINTS DEVIATION
2023 2019 2019
1 NYANZA 663 1 973 -310
2 NAIROBI 654 2 930 -276
3 WESTERN 591 3 828 -237
4 RIFT VALLEY 575 4 791 -216
5 CENTRAL 497 5 777 -280
6 EASTERN 446 6 731 -285
7 COAST 407 7 533 -126
8 NORTH EASTERN 124 8 39 +85

THE MOST IMPROVED REGION -NORTH EASTERN +85

3.2 RANKING OF SCHOOLS

POSITION SCHOOL REGION POINTS
1 SCLP SAMAJ NAIROBI 382
2 KISUMU SENIOR NYANZA 206
3 JALARAM NYANZA 96
4 SCSS ACADEMY NAIROBI 79
5. BUNGOMA HIGH SCHOOL WESTERN 77
6. KODERO BARA BOYS NYANZA 60
7. MARANDA SCHOOL NYANZA 56
8. ELBURGON DEB RIFT VALLEY 56
9. KIMELOK SEC RIFT VALLEY 51
10. NAKURU BOYS RIFT VALLEY 50

BEST MIXED SCHOOL

SCLP SAMAJ – NAIROBI (382POINTS)

BEST BOYS’ SCHOOL

BUNGOMA HIGH SCHOOL – WESTERN (77 POINTS)

BEST GIRLS’ SCHOOL

MARY HILL GIRLS – CENTRAL (42 POINTS)

BEST MIXED SCHOOL

SCLP SAMAJ – NAIROBI (382POINTS)

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3.3 .0 SPECIAL AWARDS

3.3.1 SEPU KITS

S/NO REGION SCHOOL COUNTY
1 CENTRAL KAHEHO NYANDARUA
2 N. EASTERN MODOGASHE GARISSA
3 RIFT VALLEY NYABANGI SEC KERICHO

3.3.2 KUPPET NATIONAL (SEPU KIT)

BUMALA SEC – WESTERN REGION
3.3.3 UNICEF (A TROPHY)
GREEN LIGHT REFUGEE SECONDARY

3.3.4 SCHOOLS WITH MOST ENTRIES PER REGION

S/NO REGION SCHOOL NO OF PROJECTS
1 NAIROBI SCLP SAMAJ 19
2 COAST LUTSANGANI HIGH 3
3 RIFT VALLEY KIMELOK SEC 4
4 N. EASTERN GARISSA HIGH 5
5 CENTRAL RUKENYA MIXED DAY 5
6 NYANZA KISUMU SENIOR 10
7 EASTERN MIATHENE 3
8 WESTERN BUNGOMA HIGH SCHOOL 5

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3.4.0 THE MOST INNOVATIVE PROJECTS
3.4.1 THE MOST INNOVATIVE PROJECTS PER CATEGORY
S/No Region Names of School Category Project Title
presenters
257 Central 1)Collins Njagi Rukenya Physics Smoke Hound
2)Dennis Chomba Sceondary
129 Rift Valley 1) Wycliff Asiach Kimelok Energy and Forest Saviour From
2) Leah Wacera High School Transportation Thermo Energy

226 Coast Rukiya Bakari Mama Mathematical 3D

2) Sifa Yusuf Ngina Girls Science

163 Nairobi 1)Mohammed SCLP Samaj Environmental Dyless ink Using

Affan Science Soot
2) Krishna Memon
195 Nyanza 1)Azhar Fuad Kisumu Engineering Hybrid Motorcycle
2) Melissa Senior Technology
Wandiga Academy

171 Nyanza 1) Devarshi Dixit Kisumu Food Echo-Srout

2) Anika Parmar Senior Technology Inhibitors for Food
Academy Security
100 Western 1)Nyamweya Friends Computer Anonymous Justice
Trevor School Science
2) George Musyoki Kamusinga
007 Rift Valley 1) Jeligei Malel Sacho High Agriculture Mailel Automated
2) Maison Zadok School Silo
284 Nairobi 1)Nijhart Raila Behavioural Art to Act
Odhiambo Education Science
2) Benedict Oduor Centre
088 Central 1)Manuella Loreto High Chemistry Bamboo Fibre
Shiundu School Textiles
2) Megan Wangui Limuru

026 Nyanza 1) Emmanuel Kisumu Biology and Simple Smart

Okemwa Senior Biotechnology Ventilator
2) Nicole Nashville School

049 Nyanza 1) Odhiambo Maranda Technology Blind Guide

Joash Boys High and Applied
2) Micaiah Nzue School Technology

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3.4.2 OVERALL MOST INNOVATIVE (TOP THREE) - NON-ROBOTICS
S/No Region Names of School Category Project Title
presenters
007 Rift Valley 1) Jeligei Malel Sacho High Agriculture Mailel Automated
2)Maison Zadok School Silo
129 Rift Valley 1) Wycliff Asiach Kimelok Energy and Forest Saver From
2) Leah Wacera High Transport Thermo Energy
School
049 Nyanza 1)Odhiambo Maranda Technology and Blind Guide
Joash Boys High Applied
2) Micaiah Nzue School Technology

3.4.3 ROBOTICS- OVERALL MOST INNOVATIVE (TOP THREE)

S/No Region Names of School Category Project Title

presenters
297 Rift Valley 1) Ryan Samoei Boys Robotics Samoei Robot
Kipchirchir High School
2) Meshak Bett
(Winners)
297 Western 1) Joylight Neema Amagoro Robotics STAGS VEX IQ
2) Olivia Ann Girls ROBOT
(1st Runners up)
307 Nairobi 1)Anushka Singh SCLP Samaj Robotics Horizon Robot
2) Saina Bhudia
(2nd Runners Up)

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3.4.3 NATIONAL KSEF 2023 POSITION ONE TO THREE PER CATEGORY
NATIONAL KSEF 2023 POSITION ONE TO THREE PER CATEGORY
S/NO CATEGORY POS REGION SCHOOL NAMES TITLE
1 CALEB LEON
1 NYANZA KISUMU SENIOR
ABBAS SHAKIR
RECIPROGATING SPARE

RIFT JELIGEI MALEL

AGRICULTURE 2 SACHO HIGH
MAISON ZADOK
MAILEL AUTOMATED SILO
VALLEY
ARMAN KHAN
3 COAST MEMON HIGH
ZAKIR FEROZ
SMART POULTRY CAGE

2 RIFT GIDEON KIPKIRUI

1 NAKURU BOYS
JOHNSTONE KIIRU
SMART HEALTH KIT
VALLEY
APPLIED TECH 2 NYANZA
MARANDA MICAIAH NZUE
BLIND GUIDE
SCHOOL ODHIAMBO JOASH
MARANDA OBED KIPNENO SUBMERSIBLE WATER
3 NYANZA SCHOOL KIGEN KIPYEGON PUMP
3 1 NAIROBI SCLP SAMAJ
DIVYANI KEREI TREATMENT OF
AMRIT KAUR ALZHEIMERS
BANSRI PATEL DOUBLE UV WATER
BIO & BIO TECH 2 NYANZA JALARAM
TIFFANY BOYANI PURIFIER
EMMANUEL OKENWA SIMPLE SMART
3 NYANZA KISUMU SENIOR
NICOLE NASHVILLE VENTILATION
4 PRODUCTION OF
ROWEL OKATCH
1 NYANZA ORIWO BOYS
FREDRICK WENS
BIOETHANOL FROM
WATER HYACINTH

CHEMISTRY RIFT DAISY CHERONO PREPARATION OF

2 ST. MARYS GIRLS
SUSAN NJOKI OXYGEN
VALLEY
IRINE WAIRIMU DETERMINISTIC
3 CENTRAL MT. KINANGOP
LYDIA OCHOLLA VIBRATOR
5 1 NYANZA KANGA
PRINCETON BEN
T-PESA
CARPTEURE EKIRIGI

COMPUTER SCIENCE 2 NAIROBI SCLP SAMAJ

STUTEE SHAH CANCER AWARENESS
DURGA SAJITH GUIDANCE SYSTEM
SHOURYA VARDHAN PUBLIC AWARENESS
3 NAIROBI SCLP SAMAJ
AHKITA SAHU TRANSPORT SYSTEM
6 1 NAIROBI SCLP SAMAJ
ROHAN PATEL IMPROVING SOLAR CELL
BHANU JANGRA EFFICIENCY
AXI VEKARIA
ENERGY & TRANSPORT 2 NAIROBI SCLP SAMAJ
DISHA DABASIYA
URBAN SOLID WASTE

HADIA SAMIA
3 COAST MATUGA GIRLS
ZAINAB AMIR
BIO FUEL FROM CASHEW

7 1 NYANZA KISUMU SENIOR

MELISA WANDIGA
HYBRID MOTOR CYCLE
AZHAR FUAD
SHIKUMU VIVIAN VACUUM CLEANER FOR
ENGINEERING 2 COAST NGALA GIRLS
FORTUNE MGAO DISABLED
DESIGN OF A
SHYLAH JEPCHIRCHIR
2 EASTERN MACHAKOS GIRLS
OLYVIAH JEPKOECH
CONTINUOUS PENTA-
MEMBRANE
8 RIFT EDMUND RICE VIOLET CHANYA MAKING PAPER FROM
1 SEC DEVIS MWENDA COWDUNG
VALLEY
ENVIRONMENTAL MOHAMMED AFFAN
SCIENCE 2 NAIROBI SCLP SAMAJ
KISHA MENON
DYELESS INK USING SOOT

KODERO BARA CLITON JUMA

3 NYANZA BOYS LAMECK OSITU
MAKING FLOWER VASE

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 WESTER RUVILEO KIPKOECH
3 FSK
WESLEY KURIA
HYDROSENTRY
N
9 1 NYANZA KISUMU SENIOR
DEVARSHI DIXIT ECHO –SROUT INHIBITOR
ANIKA PARMAR FOR FOOD SECURITY
ASSHNI VERARIA GO GREEN WITH
FOOD TECHNOLOGY 2 NAIROBI SCSS ACADEMY
HILLARY KAMANJA NATURAL DYES
DHRUVI PATEL THE GRITTERING MURAL
3 NAIROBI SCLP SAMAJ
RACHANA VARSANI ART
10 RIFT NKOROI MIXED
1 SECONDARY DEBORA KAPASA AREA METER
VALLEY SCHOOL
MATHEMATICAL MANOJ SAI TRIGONOMETRY FOR
2 NYANZA KISUMU SENIOR
RANDY PHILIPS THE BLIND
SCIENCE
RIFT MESHACK CHUAGA
3 ELBURGON DEB
DAVID THEURI
THEME'S
VALLEY
OLIVIA NJERI
3 NAIROBI MOI GIRLS
ANGELA K. OSIAGO
IN CICLE SINE RULE

11 1 NAIROBI SCLP SAMAJ

RUDRA PANDYA AUTOMATIC SOLAR
ROHIT MANDAPATI TRACKER
DARLENE MBITHI
PHYSICS 2 NYANZA KISUMU SENIOR
DILRAJ SINGH
SLEEP DETECTOR

MEER D. RAGHWANI SELF DRIVEN IRRIGATION

3 NAIROBI SCLP SAMAJ
SANGEETH PRABHU WATER PUMP
12 WESTER THE JIGGER INFESTATION
KAMONYA DIPORAH
1 VIYALO SEC.
MAUA ELIZABETH
CARE FORMULA AND THE
N SOCIETY
WESTER IMPACT OF AUTOMATED
MICHAEL ANGULU
BEHAVIOURAL_SCIENCE 2 BUNGOMA HIGH
DERRICK LUBALE
WHITE CANE ON THE
N SAFETY OF VI PERSONS
AUSTINE RECHU
3 CENTRAL GITHUMU BOYS
JAMES NDUNGU
JACHUS LATENCY PERIOD

13 WESTER JOYLIGHT NEEMA

1 AMAGORO GIRLS
OLIVIA ANN
STAGSS VEX IQ ROBOT
N
JESSE MURIITHI
ROBOTICS 2 CENTRAL KIANYAGA BOYS
RAPHAEL KARANJA
HORIZON ROBOT

RIFT RYAN KIPCHIRCHIR

3 SAMOEI BOYS
EDGAR KIBET
SAMOEI ROBOT
VALLEY

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