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We asked Steven to tell us his thoughts on winning I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here this January. Here’s what he said: I am humbled to have participated in this year’s event and to have had an opportunity to interact with students from some of the schools in Kenya. It has been a fun learning experience and I appreciate you all, from the organizers of this event, my colleagues at work and the students from the participating schools that showed great enthusiasm and were always eager to have their questions answered promptly. The chats were well structured and it is my wish that the organizers can continue with this and similar events on a regular basis. The students were eager to get online and discuss a number of questions that they sought answers on. Many of the questions coming from the students were on health related matters, diseases that … Continue reading →

The students have spoken. The votes have been counted… Double counted… Huge congratulations go to the Green Zone winner: Steven Adala Hard luck to Rose Kigathi and Alex Hinga, but a huge thank you to all of the scientists, students, and teachers who took part. You were all brilliant!

We’ve counted, checked and rechecked the votes and now reveal it’s game over for… Rita Mudza This leaves just “pragmatic, loyal and dependable” Steven, “hardworking, passionate and adventurous” Rose, and “gentle, persistent scholar” Alex in the final, to fight it out for the 50,000 KSh prize tomorrow. Who would you like to see win tomorrow’s final? VOTE now for your winner!

There will be no eviction today from the Green Zone! The votes were too close to call! This means there will be at least three scientists in the final on Friday. Who do YOU want to see in the final? VOTE for your favourite!  

The first scientist you’ve evicted is… Susan Gachau One scientist will be evicted every day this week, and students get a new vote each day. Make sure to VOTE to keep your favourite in the competition. And remember, you can comment on questions the scientists answer. Do you think the scientist is right? Do you disagree with them? Tell them!