German Africa Prize goes to Kenyan IT pioneer
By DW
24 October 2019 |
11:57 am
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has awarded the 2019 prize to Juliana Rotich, founder of software project Ushahidi, which was introduced to monitor violence in Kenya following the 2007 general elections.
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