Topyster Muga who is the head of Airtel Kenya’s Airtel Money has been crowned the 2015 IT woman of the year at the first annual IT women conference in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The conference organised by Techno Brain-Kenya celebrates women in the industry who have made great achievements. The award ceremony was held in Hurlingham, Nairobi.
Dubbed the Pink Potential Initiative, the pioneering event aimed at celebrating the great achievements by women in the industry. The conference brought together over 100 women in the IT industry to mentor, inspire and network to wrap their minds around topical issues affecting the IT woman in the 21st century.
Ms Muga was recognised for leading Airtel Kenya’s Airtel Money team in innovating the Airtel Money Pesa Card – a Visa card mirroring the Airtel Money account.
She was also part of the steering committee spearheading the formation of the mobile money association of Kenya.
MBA SCHOLARSHIP
Ms Muga also won the Nelson Mandela scholarship award to undertake an MBA in the prestigious INSEAD (Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires) Business School in France.
She was also honoured for launching M-Pesa in several emerging markets while working with Vodafone Group.
“I am humbled to be the recipient of this award. This clearly is recognition of the continuous effort that women in Kenya continue to put to ensure that their contribution in IT sector. This recognition is a great motivation to hundreds of women who continue to give their contribution in different sectors of the economy and also a challenge to our young women who are inspired to achieve their dreams.” Ms Muga said.
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