The three girls may miss out on the opportunity to represent Kenya in the International Robotic Olympiad in Turkey this November if they do not get funding to support their travel.
The award, which honours the late Ghanaian journalist Komla Dumor, was established to recognise outstanding African journalists.
She also competed for the title of Miss World Kenya last year and finished in the top 5 finalists.
Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi and other female inmates were hurt in clashes that erupted at Tehran's Evin prison following a spate of executions.
Bangladesh's Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus will lead an interim government after mass protests forced longtime prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee.
During the recently concluded Miss World Kenya finals, the winner and reigning queen, Grace Ramtu, received a cash prize of Sh250,000.
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