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Uncomfortable Truths about the Kenyan Software Ecosystem

Apr 30 · 6 min read · Kenya loves celebrating tech: more developers, more startups, more digital infrastructure. The narrative is clear: if you’re in tech, you’re winning. But here’s the uncomfortable truth — most of what

The Illusion of Modern Stacks in African Tech

Feb 26 · 5 min read · There is a quiet performance happening in African tech. On social media, we speak Kubernetes.In production, we deploy chaos. We proudly announce: Microservices Event-driven systems Serverless archi

Stop Judging People by Their Social Media Behavior

Feb 12 · 4 min read · In Kenya today, social media is no longer just entertainment. It is: A CV A branding tool A social class signal A relationship filter A moral scoreboard We have quietly turned Instagram, X, Facebook, and TikTok into character assessment tools....

Why Your New Year Career Resolutions May Be a Scam

Jan 8 · 4 min read · We know the script. It’s January in Kenya. Declarations everywhere: “This is my year.” “New level.” “Focused.” For a few weeks, hope is high. Then reality slowly settles back in—traffic jams, delayed salaries, rising costs, heavy workloads, and limit...

Learning From the Career Mistakes of 2025

Dec 19, 2025 · 4 min read · As 2025 comes to a close, there’s a natural pause that settles in. The rush eases. The noise fades. And for a brief moment, we’re given space to look back—not to judge ourselves harshly, but to understand what this year quietly shaped in us. For many...