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KeMU Alumnus

Aster Guardians
Global Nursing Award Winner.

From a remote village in Marsabet County, Turbi. After the historical global recognition, she had this to
Qabale Duba became a beacon of hope to her say through her social media: “I dedicate this Global
village when she was admitted at Kenya Methodist Nursing Award to my late brother Malicha Duba
University to pursue Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Sora, he used every coin he had to take me to a
Qabale joined KeMU in January 2010. She was private Kenya Methodist University to pursue my
dedicated and excelled in her academics Nursing career…” (Qabale Quba facebook;
throughout her studies. Outside academics, she was https://www.facebook.com/qabz.shish).
active in other student’s affairs. She was elected as a
Secretary General (2011) under Kenya Methodist Kenya Methodist University Medical School is
University Student‘s organization. Qabale was the becoming popular by the day with its alumni often
first woman from her village to graduate with receiving global recognitions. (Zipporah Iregi:- Winner
Bachelor of Science in Nursing. of the International Nurses Day 2022, Nursing Now
Challenge Award for Advocacy & Communication,
Qabale was nominated for the Aster Guardians and Cecilia Ndungu:- Winner of the International
Global Nursing Award for her leadership of the Nurses Day 2022, Nursing Now Challenge Award for
Foundation, which carries out health awareness in Collaboration & partnership respectively). The
rural Kenya. Her selfless service at Marsabet County university’s commitment to producing the next
Referral Hospital has touched the lives of many generation of professionals and transformational
locals. According to asterguardians.com, more than leaders has continued to bear fruits globally.
24,000 applications were received from nurses, from
more than 184 countries. Only one Qabale Duba, our From the entire KeMU family, we pass our
own alumna, won the award! Congratulations to the winner of the first Aster
Guardians Global Nursing Award, Qabale Duba and
As the founder of Qabale Duba Foundation the Winners of the International Nurses Day 2022,
(http://www.qabale.org/), she has used her influence Nursing Now Challenge Award Zipporah Iregi &
to advocate for gender equality and education in her Cecilia Ndungu.
community. Under the foundation, her focus has
been to empower girls in pastoralists’ communities,
promote access to health services and provide
mentorship programs to local schools.

Contacts & Social Media
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