Here are the winners of the Kaybee Awards 2006.
Along with the thirteen categories, we would like to take this opportunity to announce two special awards. The Founder’s Award which is aimed at the Kenyan Blog Webring (KBW) member the founder recognizes as having given outstanding service to the KBW and KenyaUnlimited (KuL) project and The KBW/KuL Admin Award for Outstanding Member aimed at the KBW member the KBW/KuL admin team recognizes as deserving special mention.
We would like to this opportunity to thank everyone who submitted their nominations and sent in their votes and to congratulate all our winners and nominees.
KENYAN BLOG OF THE YEAR (2006) - THE BEST KENYAN BLOG
Winner: tHiNkEr’S rOoM
Author:M. Just M.
Tagline: Unique - Just Like Everyone Else
Nominees: (In alphabetical order)
TRAILBLAZER AWARD - FOR THE MOST INNOVATIVE, CREATIVE BLOGGER AND ONE WHO IS AN INSPIRATION TO OTHER BLOGGERS.
Winner: Mentalacrobatics
Author:Mentalacrobatics
Tagline: The deepest pothole in the information superhighway
Nominees: (In alaphabetical order)
MOST HUMOROUS BLOG
Winner: Me I LOve NAirobi REgardless
Author:MILONARE
Tagline: What’s Life If It’s Not Worth A Laugh?
Nominees: (In alphabetical order)
BEST POLITICAL BLOG
Winner:Kenyan PunditAuthor:Ory Okolloh
Tagline: Opinions, commentary, na kadhalika
Nominees: (In alphabetical order)
- African Bullets & Honey
- Bankelele
- Diary of A Mad Kenyan Woman
- Mentalacrobatics
- Thinker’s Room
- You Missed This
BEST NEW BLOG - RESTRICTED TO BLOGS STARTED IN 2005 OR 2006
Winner: GuessaurusAuthor:Guess
Tagline: What would the child I once was think of the adult I have become?
Nominees: (In alphabetical order)
BEST BLOG NOT WRITTEN IN ENGLISH
Winner: Mawazo na mawaidhaAuthor:Mr Maitha
Tagline: Mawazo Na Mawaidha
Nominees: (In alphabetical order)
BEST POETRY BLOG
Winner: MshairiAuthor:Mshairi
Tagline: Life, Love, Poetry, Africa, Gender Activism
Nominees: (In alphabetical order)
BEST ENTERTAINMENT BLOG
Winner: Msanii_XLAuthor:Msanii
Tagline: Hip Hop blog with a Kenyan Twist
Nominees: (In alphabetical order)
BEST DESIGN - RESTRICTED TO BLOGS WITH ORIGINAL OR MODIFIED TEMPLATES ONLY
Winner: Mama JunkYard’sAuthor:Kui Kihoro
Tagline: Not Just Junk!
Nominees: (In alphabetical order)
THE MOST INTERACTIVE BLOGGER (ONE MOST LIKELY TO LEAVE A COMMENT/EMAIL/PARTICIPATE)
Winner: GuessaurusAuthor:Guess
Tagline: What would the child I once was think of the adult I have become?
Nominees: (In alphabetical order)
BLOGGER ONE WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET
Winner: Au LaitAuthor:Ms. K
Tagline: I reserve the right to be imperfect! I reserve the right to laugh and be happy!
Nominees: (In alphabetical order)
COOLEST BLOGGER
Winner:Nicholas GichuAuthor:Nick
Tagline:
Nominees: (In alphabetical order)
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - RESTRICTED TO BLOGS STARTED BEFORE 2005
Winner: MentalacrobaticsAuthor:Mentalacrobatics
Tagline: The deepest pothole in the information superhighway
Nominees: (In alphabetical order)
OUTSTANDING MEMBER AWARD - CHOOSEN BY THE ADMIN TEAM
Winner: JikomboeAuthor:Ndesanjo
Tagline: Jikomboe
Why we choose him: Ndesanjo’s blog pushes boundaries and is an eclectic mix of excellent articles that range from music to politics. Ndesanjo has been exemplary in encouraging bloggers to blog in Kiswahili and other African languages and has actively promoted such blogs both on his blog and also through other avenues such as Global Voices He has recently set-up an excellent blogging step-by-step guide in Kiswahili (Mwongozo wa Jinsi ya Kuanza Kublogo) All in all, Ndesanjo has shown that non-Kenyans can join and actively participate in the KBW project.
FOUNDER’S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICES TO KBW AND KUL
Winner: Mawazo na mawaidhaAuthor:Mr Maitha
Tagline: Mawazo Na Mawaidha
The Founder’s Award honours outstanding service and dedication to the Kenyan Blogs Webring and KenyaUnlimited projects. This year’s award goes to Maitha of Mawazo na mawaidha. Maitha has worked selflessly to make the Kenyan Blogs Webring a success. He took on the responsibility of translating the KenyaUnlimited website into Kiswahili making it one of the few truly bilingual English – Kiswahili websites online today. As well as this, Maitha serves as a member of the KBW admin team. Like the rest of the admin team he is a volunteer who has given up his time and lends his expertise to Kenyan Blog Webring selflessly. Mawazo na mawaidha, Maitha’s blog, is full of first-class content while retaining a warm and welcoming manner which encourages readers to start blogging. Often away from the limelight and behind the scenes, Maitha has shown outstanding service and dedication to the Kenyan Blog Webring and KenyaUnlimited projects.
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