Last Saturday, Bloggers Association of Kenya held the 2016 edition of the Kenyan Blog Awards (BAKE Awards).
The BAKE Awards 2016 journey started on January 8th 2016 with the launch of the awards plus the opening of the submission where Kenyan blogs could be submitted into the competition. The submission phase closed on 10th February 2016 which saw 4,899 blogs being submitted into the competition. The judges took over and trimmed the submissions to just 5 blogs per category. The judges this year were Ahmed Salim, TerryAnne Chebet, Mikul Shah & Muthoni Maingi.
The voting phase of the Kenyan Blog Awards was opened on March 3rd 2016 where the Kenyan public got to vote for their favourite Kenyan blogs. It then closed on 1st May 2016.
The BAKE Awards 2016 sponsors included Safaricom, Xpose, EatOut, Samsung, Coca-Cola, Intel, Kenya Bankers Association, Uber and Mettā.
Among the winners this year are Techweez which won in the Technology category. By emerging the winners in this category, TechWeez won a Samsung Galaxy A5 Phone, 5,000 Safaricom Airtime, Intel Laptop bag, Samsung Gear VR and Mettā membership.
Below are the winners in the other categories.
Best Photography Blog
benkiruthi.com/blog3
Prizes: Galaxy A5 Phone, 5,000 Safaricom Airtime and Samsung Gear VR
Best Creative Writing Blog
bikozulu.co.ke
Prizes: Samsung J7 Phone, 5,000 Safaricom Airtime and Samsung Gear VR
Best Business Blog
bizna.co.ke
Prizes: Samsung Galaxy J7 Phone, 5,000 Safaricom Airtime, Samsung Gear VR and Mettā membership.
Best Food Blog
kaluhiskitchen.com
Prize: Dinner for two at Tatu Restaurant at Fairmont, the Norfolk, two round trip tickets to Mombasa on Jambo Jet, Huawei GR5 Phone, 5,000 Safaricom Airtime and Samsung Gear VR.
Best Environmental/Agricultural Blog
farmerstrend.co.ke
Prizes: Samsung Galaxy J7 Phone, 5,000 Safaricom Airtime and Samsung Gear VR
Best Fashion/Beauty/Hair/Style Blog
luciamusau.com
Prizes: Samsung Galaxy J7 Phone, 5,000 Safaricom Airtime and Samsung Gear VR
Best Politics Blog
info.mzalendo.com
Prizes: Samsung Galaxy J7 Phone, 5,000 Safaricom Airtime and Samsung Gear VR
Best New Blog
theycallmedaktari.com
Prizes: Samsung Galaxy J7 Phone, 5,000 Safaricom Airtime and Samsung Gear VR
Best Corporate Blog
ihub.co.ke/blog
(No prize for corporate category)
Best Topical Blog
mummytales.com
Prizes: Samsung Galaxy J7 Phone, 5,000 Safaricom Airtime, Samsung Gear VR and Mettā membership.
Best Sports Blog
futaa.com
Prizes: Samsung Galaxy A5 Phone, 5,000 Safaricom Airtime and Samsung Gear VR
Best Entertainment/Lifestyle Blog
ghafla.co.ke
Prizes: Samsung Galaxy A5 Phone, 5,000 Safaricom Airtime and Samsung Gear VR
Best Education Blog
creativesacademy.wordpress.com
Prizes: Huawei GR5 Phone, 5,000 Safaricom Airtime and Samsung Gear VR
Best Travel Blog
safari254.com
Prizes: Samsung Galaxy A5 Phone, 5,000 Safaricom Airtime and Samsung Gear VR
Best Health Blog
couchhealthandfitness.wordpress.com
Prizes: Samsung J7 Phone, 5,000 Safaricom Airtime and Samsung Gear VR
Best County Blog
lifeinmombasa.com
Prizes: Huawei GR5 Phone, 5,000 Safaricom Airtime and Samsung Gear VR
Best Religious or Spirituality Blog
ernestwamboye.blogspot.com
Prizes: Huawei GR5 Phone, 5,000 Safaricom Airtime and Samsung Gear VR
Kenyan Blog of the Year
bikozulu.co.ke
Prizes: Huawei Mediapad 10 Tablet, 10,000 Safaricom Airtime, Samsung gear VR and Mettā membership.
