The 9th annual JKUAT Tech Expo ended with a tie between two innovations: Walking Buddy and Safari Wiz shared number 1 spot of a pool of 20 contenders.
The Walking Buddy was developed by JKUAT student Sackey
Safari Wiz was developed by three students; Gilbert Waliuba, Benson Thuku, Lang’at Nelson and Jaffred Simiyu. Safari Wiz is a waze-like app that crowdsources information from road users on incidents occurring on the roads, such as accidents, bad weather conditions, police roadblocks, among others. Users would be able to send and receive alerts in real time. It primarily employs GIS technology: GPS and maps. The app would be of great use to avoid traffic and confusion in case of any eventuality.