Celebrating the Best of Kenyan Blogging

The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) is back again this year to fete the best blogs in Kenya. The BAKE Kenyan Blog Awards seeks to reward bloggers that post on a regular basis, have great and useful content, are creative and innovative. These awards represent BAKE’s efforts in the promotion of quality content creation.

The inaugural BAKE Blog Awards was a great success considering 300 blogs were submitted and an amazing 10,000 people voted for their favourite blogs. As such, the organizers are back with this year’s awards. With these awards, they intend to reward and recognize exceptional bloggers in their respective fields and to promote online content creation in Kenya.

Here are the categories;

1. Best Technology Blog
Blogs that cover technology matters like social media, internet usage, consumer electronics, mobile phones, tech startups etc.
2. Best Photography Blog
Blogs that showcase original photos or have photography related content.
3. Best Creative Writing Blog
Blogs that feature original creative writing in the form of poetry, book reviews, fiction and essays.
4. Best Business Blog
Blogs that feature business content like business development, entrepreneurship, startups, stocks, investments, banking etc
5. Best Food Blog
Blogs that focus on food, cooking tips, restaurants, wines and recipes
6. Best Environmental/Agricultural Blog
Blogs that focus on the environment and agriculture.
7. Best Fashion/Beauty/Style Blog
Blogs that highlight current trends in fashion, beauty and style.
8. Best Politics Blog
Blogs that cover political issues in Kenya.
9. Best New Blog
Outstanding Blogs that were set up from January 24th 2012 onwards.
10.  Best Corporate Blog
Blogs run by companies.
11. Best Topical Blog
Blog with a clear niche that is not represented in any of the other categories.
12.  Best Sports Blog
Blogs that feature sports content.
13. Best Entertainment/Lifestyle Blog
Blog about Kenyan lifestyle and the entertainment industry.
14. Best Travel Blog
Blog about travelling.
15. Kenyan Blog of the Year
Best overall blog by a Kenyan with a focus on any aspect of Kenya.

Submissions in the 15 categories will take place between December 1st 2012 to February 1st 2013 which will be followed by selection of the top 3 blogs that advance to the next round in all 15 categories by a panel of judges. After the judges pick their best 3 in each category, they will then be voted for by the public from March 1st 2013 to April 30th 2013. The winners in each category will be announced at a gala event on May 4th 2013.