Derek

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Turning caffeine & curiosity into code ☕ SE student in Kenya 🇰🇪 building with Python & FastAPI.

Nairobi, KenyaJoined May 2026

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SE student in Kenya 🇰🇪 building with Python, FastAPI & cybersecurity. Documenting the grind. Building Kagua — a civic tech platform for Kenya. Follow along if you're learning too.

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How I Built a Rental Listings REST API with FastAPI and PostgreSQL

Introduction Ever wondered what actually goes into building a real backend API, not a toy example, but something with a database, real endpoints, and proper structure? I did too. So I built one. This

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