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Submit your blog for the 2015 BAKE Kenyan Blog Awards

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Lulu Akaki
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Wendy Wahito who won Best Food Blog in the 2014 BAKE Kenyan Blog Awards
Wendy Wahito who won Best Food Blog in the 2014 BAKE Kenyan Blog Awards

BAKE is pleased to announce the launch of its fourth annual Kenyan Blog Awards. Submission for the awards which recognize exceptional Kenyan bloggers that have great and useful content presented in a creative and innovative format is now open. You can submit your own blog or any other blog that you like provided that it is of Kenyan origin.

The awards have seen the BAKE Kenyan Blog Awards have seen tremendous growth since the inception in 2012. This year, we will have 18 categories. This comes after the addition of one new category, a “Best Education Blog” category. This category will reward blogs about education matters and those run by educational institutions.

The inaugural BAKE Blog Awards was held in 2012 and it had 14 categories; best technology, photography, creative writing, business, food, agriculture, fashion, politics, sports, general and corporate blogs as well as giving out awards for the “tweeps” of the year. 300 blogs were submitted and 10,000 people voted. The gala event to award the winners was held on 5th May 2012 at the Nairobi Serena.

The second edition of the awards which were held in 2013 and had 15 categories. The ‘Lifestyle/Entertainment’, ‘Blog of the Year’ & ‘Travel Blog’ were added as categories and the two Twitter categories i.e. Best Individual Tweep & Best Corporate Tweep. Over 500 blogs were submitted and 50,000 people voted. The gala event to awards the winners was on 4th May 2013 at Southern Sun Mayfair Nairobi.

In 2014 the awards were held at Intercontinental Hotel Nairobi and it had 17 categories. 2 new categories “Best County Blog’ and ‘Best Health Blog” were added. Over 800 blogs were submitted and more than 50,000 voted in the 2014 awards. The 2014 awards produced a tie on the Best Sports Blog category which was a first for the awards.

The timeline for the awards will be as follows:

  1. Submission phase – January 9th 2015 to February 18th 2015
  2. Judging phase – February 19th 2015 to February 28th 2015
  3. Online voting – March 2nd 2015 to April 30th 2015.
  4. Winners Gala Event -May 2nd 2015.

This year, the awards will have 18 categories and they are:

  1. Best Technology Blog
  2. Best Photography Blog
  3. Best Creative Writing Blog
  4. Best Business Blog
  5. Best Food Blog
  6. Best Environmental/Agricultural Blog
  7. Best Fashion/Beauty/Hair/Style Blog
  8. Best Politics Blog
  9. Best New Blog
  10. Best Corporate Blog
  11. Best Topical Blog
  12. Best Sports Blog
  13. Best Entertainment/Lifestyle Blog
  14. Best Education Blog
  15. Best Travel Blog
  16. Best Health Blog
  17. Best County Blog
  18. Kenyan Blog of the Year

For more information on the 2015 BAKE Kenyan Blog Awards and to submit a blog, kindly visit bakeawards.co.ke

Comments

25 responses to “Submit your blog for the 2015 BAKE Kenyan Blog Awards”

  1. Jeff Kinyanjui avatar
    Jeff Kinyanjui

    Hoping my blog will be accepted to vie in the Best Sports Blog category

    Reply
  2. mary Kinoti avatar
    mary Kinoti

    Ati best food blog was Wendy Wahito. It was Pika Chakula my favourite blog.

    Reply
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  5. noel avatar
    noel

    I see no category for philosophy and religion. There are blogs on those too.

    Reply
  6. Ken sankale avatar
    Ken sankale

    In for Education category.

    Reply
  7. Naima Abed avatar
    Naima Abed

    I agree with noel, why is there no category on religion, seeing as how the topic is wide, controversial and very interesting, hoping it will be there next year.
    I’m in for the best new blog category

    Reply
  8. lemon sandwich avatar
    lemon sandwich

    Hello friends, its fantastic article on the topic of cultureand entirely defined,
    keep it up all the time.

    Reply
  9. Saeed Sheikh avatar
    Saeed Sheikh

    The unsung hero of Kenyan Bloggers.

    Reply
  10. Eric Echwa avatar
    Eric Echwa

    Unfolded blogger
    In for creative writing

    Reply
  11. Camila Knight avatar
    Camila Knight

    Am in for Best new..Hope I get the award. This award is a nice platform to kick off a career in writing..

    Reply
    1. john mutembei muthami avatar
      john mutembei muthami

      hi
      how does one nominate a blog?

      Reply
  12. Terry avatar
    Terry

    Hi,
    You have quite some good categories, however, there’s nothing on Children. I have a blog about kids, coaching kids, helping parents and caregivers on dealing with kids issues. Its still a work in progress and will keep growing. I hope you can include a category on Best Kids Blog and kids stuff and i can join in next year.
    All the best to this years’ entrants!

    Reply
  13. Terry Shiundu avatar
    Terry Shiundu

    Hi,
    You have quite some good categories, however, there’s nothing on Children. I have a blog about kids, coaching kids, helping parents and caregivers on dealing with kids issues. Its still a work in progress and will keep growing. I hope you can include a category on Best Kids Blog and kids stuff and i can join in next year.
    All the best to this years’ entrants!
    http://terry-shiundu.branded.me/

    Reply
  14. Maureen avatar
    Maureen

    Amazing categories. I however think because the beauty and style blogs are too many, its a bit unfair that you have categorized it so broadly. i think that category should be broken down to smaller subsections

    Reply
  15. Eric Echwa avatar
    Eric Echwa

    In for voting,Although I never got a chance,maybe next to be categorized will be mine,Chao!!! BAKE

    Reply
  16. Eric Echwa avatar
    Eric Echwa

    Fellow bloggers please let’s support each other,
    this is my blog http://www.sechwaazpoetrytothebits.wordpress.com
    I reblog and Blog creative work from fellow bloggers .

    Reply
  17. Wangu avatar
    Wangu

    I’m a big fan of the Bake awards, I believe we need more categories. Like my home decor blog wouldn’t fit in any of your categories, just a polite request

    Reply
  18. john mutembei muthami avatar
    john mutembei muthami

    I submit my blog for the “new blog” category.
    Thank you

    Reply
  19. john mutembei muthami avatar
    john mutembei muthami

    I submit my blog for the new blog category.
    thank you

    Reply
  20. john mutembei muthami avatar
    john mutembei muthami

    I nominate thatguytesh.blogspot.com for new blog category.

    Reply
  21. john mutembei muthami avatar
    john mutembei muthami

    vote htttp://thatguytesh.blogspot.com for new blog category

    Reply
  22. https://storify.com/MaxineTrahan avatar
    https://storify.com/MaxineTrahan

    It’s actually a great and helpful piece of info. I’m glad that you shared this useful info with us.

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    Reply
  23. Silas avatar
    Silas

    Some help me to create my blog support for health

    Reply
  24. Lucky Makau avatar
    Lucky Makau

    Kindly notify us when we are submiting our blogs. 2016 awards.

    Reply

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