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  Photo Source : Citizen TV Kenya education system exits the phase of the 8-4-4 curriculum as its last cohorts started their final primary school examination on October 30. The government of Kenya during the tenure of Uhuru Kenyatta as the president started a Competence Based Curriculum (CBC) to replace the 8-4-4 one. Last year, the pioneer CBC class sat their Grade 6 examination, which saw them transition to Junior Secondary at Grade 7. The outgoing curriculum was first introduced by the then president Daniel Arap Moi in 1985.  Exam Nostalgia Many Kenyans who underwent through the 8-4-4 system will live to recall the nostalgic moments that came with events leading to the eve of the exam moments. Exam fever amidst anxiety occasionally clouded the minds of most candidates. Candidates normally held special prayers ahead of the exam sessions. KCPE times were the only other moments that subjected most candidates to spiritual nourishment. President William Ruto, Education Cabinet Secretary

  Giant tech IBM has developed a powerful AI-powered chip with the ability to process images 22 times faster than the one that's currently in the market. According to IBM report, the chip architecture is based on a faster and energy efficient AI. Semiconductors play vital roles in nearly everything ranging from computing, to other electronic appliances, to communication gadgets, transportation systems, and even the critical infrastructure. The era of AI, Cloud Computing and Internet of Things has seen the rise of chip performance and energy efficiency. IBM researchers have created a computer chip, christened as NorthPole, that integrates the data it uses and the processing module. The research team confided that their study was inspired by the way human brain functions. The chip accomplishes its task by deploying a 2-dimensional array of memory blocks and interconnected CPUs. The architecture permits the computing cores to communicate directly with distant blocks in an easier way

  Semiconductors are substances that exhibit both electrical conductivity and electrical non-conductivity. How useful is a Semiconductor? They are mostly deployed in computers among other electronic appliances. They are an important component of electronic devices owing to their ability to control and manage the flow of an electric current. Semiconductors can be compounds like gallium arsenide, or pure elements like silicon or germanium. Semiconductors, also referred as Micro Chips or Integrated Circuits, are tiny fragments of Silicon and related raw materials altered through doping so that they can sometimes conduct electricity and sometimes not. Doping entails the addition of small amounts of impurities to the pure substances with the aim of causing changes in their electric conductivity. Micro Chips use a binary language that only recognizes 0s and 1s thus allowing them to be used as electric switches . Semiconductors are used in the manufacture of various electronic devices such a

  Photo : KICC, Nairobi Kenya Kenya's economy is towering the brink of total collapse as investors shun the country over punitive tax measures imposed by the government. Kenyans are glaring at tough times ahead, excerbated by increased cost of living, amidst a raging inflation that has seen the weakening of the Kenya Shilling against the US Dollar. Kenya's inflation Consumer Price Index (CPI) is at around 135.32 points. CPI is derived from the change in the prices of a basket of goods and services that are normally bought by specific household groups. Is Kenya really doing well economically? The question as to whether Kenya is doing well economically is a rhetorical one as the apparent answer is a capital NO . President William Ruto's regime developed an insatiable tax appetite that has left a majority of the country's populace seeking alternative ways to earn a living devoid of the government watch. A recent report indicating that most Kenyans are spending more time o