Student builds app that enables the deaf to communicate, stay safe during Covid-19


Nation | by Leon Lidigu

Face masks, which are a helpful necessity due to Covid-19, pose a great challenge to people living with hearing impairment. This is because the deaf largely rely on sign language and reading lips to communicate, which is hard to do when face masks cover half of people’s faces.

It is this reality that motivated Steve Nyaga, a 22-year-old fourth year Computer Science student at Strathmore University, to take it upon himself and come up with a solution…

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