Over 13,000 Kenyan youth attended the BLAZE BYOB Summit on Saturday, 22nd September.

Treated to electrifying performances by Kenya’s creme de la creme artists, youths could not help but savour being part of such a great platform. Pod sessions on Agriculture, Fashion, Music, Film and Photography, which are some of the key areas where most youths have heavily invested their talents and creativity in, were very engaging and interactive.  Information and knowledge to the youths in attendance were in plenty.

Blaze Mentors like Kate The Actress, David Avido and Wycliffe Waweru, inspired the crowds with their entrepreneurial journey in fashion and acting respectively.

The entertainment bit swept many off their feet with the real showbiz OG’s like Timmy Tdat, Fena Gitu, Khaligraph Jones setting the crowd on fire with amazing performances. Mwalimu Rachel was looking yummy from head to toe, as the show host together with Timmy Tdat

The BLAZE BYOB Summit  is a one-day event where BLAZE brings together a group of young successful mentors and industry leaders for an opportunity to share their journey and engage with the youth.

The platform which is now in its third edition aims to inspire Kenyan youth with the message of GRIT (Greatness Requires Internal Toughness). Since its launch in 2016,  BLAZE has signed up over a million subscribers and provided affordable bundles to over 3.5 million youth.

BLAZE is a sub-brand of Safaricom and was created to give the youth aged 26 years and below, products, services and benefits tailored specifically to meet their everyday

BLAZE BYOB Summit has indeed transformed lives. Apart from voice, data, financial services and enterprise solutions for a range of subscribers, small businesses and government, using a variety of platforms, it has invested in the youths empowering them with knowledge and a platform to showcase their creativity.