Kenyan feted as CNN hero of the year for creating computer labs for rural schools

By NATION AFRICA

Nelly Cheboi, a Kenyan who ditched a high-ranking job in Chicago, US, as a software engineer, in 2019 to create computer labs for Kenyan school children, has been listed as this year’s CNN Hero of the Year.

Through her non-profit organisation, TechLit Africa, Ms Cheboi has helped thousands of students in several rural parts of Kenya have access to upcycled computers…