Kenyan students shone in a continental essay writing competition on nuclear power in Africa’s future and her efforts to attain two Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Kenyan students were feted for excelling on SDG numbers seven and nine on access to clean and affordable energy, and promotion of sustainable industrialisation.

Organised by RePlanet Africa, a grassroots NGO that advocates for science-based solutions to the challenges of present time, the competition that sought to ignite a dialogue on and encourage innovative thinking regarding nuclear energy, saw two Kenyans among the top winners.

At event held on Monday evening on the sidelines of the Climate Summit in Nairobi, Mike Felix Okoth Ochieng’, a fifth year student of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology picked the top honours.

Sandra Olang’o, a fourth year student of BSc in Radiography at JKUAT came fifth.

The other three were Connor Dalen, a first year student of Physical Sciences at the University of Pretoria in South Africa was the first runners-up and Chiahanam Joseph, a 5th year student of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Nigeria came in as the second runners-up.

Uganda, Nigeria and Kenya recorded the highest entries at 38, 36 and 33 respectively.