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Founder & CTO at EMENTECH · Nairobi, Kenya I build practical software, AI systems, and connected hardware for real-world problems across Africa. |
I’m an Electrical & Electronic Engineer and software builder focused on turning difficult, local problems into dependable products. My work spans business systems, artificial intelligence, climate intelligence, mobile payments, and embedded systems.
I’m especially interested in technology that works beyond the demo: on a low-bandwidth connection, on a mobile phone, through an M-Pesa flow, or on a real device in the field.
| Project | What it does | Technologies |
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| ArdaLink · API · Web | Satellite-to-pastoralist drought intelligence for Isiolo County, combining environmental data, journey planning, voice workflows, and operator tools. | Python · FastAPI · TypeScript · React · PostgreSQL · Earth Engine |
| Dumu Waks · Live app | A Kenya-focused maintenance and repair marketplace with technician matching, booking, real-time communication, and M-Pesa payments. | TypeScript · React · Node.js · MongoDB · Socket.IO |
| KEROMA · Live app | African heritage recipe intelligence that connects what is in your kitchen with the cultural context behind the meal. | Next.js · TypeScript · AI · MongoDB · M-Pesa |
| Image Generator | A research-oriented image generation studio for identity-preserving portraits, strategy comparison, automated evaluation, and LoRA training. | Python · Streamlit · Replicate · Fal.ai · DuckDB |
| TransitTag | An IoT transport platform that bridges vehicle devices, MQTT telemetry, WebSockets, dashboards, and M-Pesa-enabled passenger experiences. | C · MQTT · WebSockets · InfluxDB · Grafana |
| ESP32 labs · I2C · LED | A growing hardware bench covering buses, displays, sensors, animation, state machines, communication, and Wokwi simulation. | C++ · ESP32 · PlatformIO · Arduino · Wokwi |
More projects are catalogued in the EMENTECH Vault.
Languages: Python · TypeScript · JavaScript · C++ · SQL
Backend: FastAPI · Django · Node.js · Express · REST · OpenAPI
Frontend: React · Next.js · Vite · Tailwind CSS
Data and AI: PostgreSQL · MongoDB · Redis · DuckDB · scikit-learn · OpenAI · Anthropic · Google AI
Infrastructure: Docker · Nginx · GitHub Actions · Grafana · MQTT
Hardware: ESP32 · Arduino · Raspberry Pi · RFID · IoT sensors
- Field-first: product decisions start with the people, devices, networks, and payments that exist in the real environment.
- Mobile-first: experiences should work well on the phone most people already have.
- Resilient by design: offline-aware flows, useful fallbacks, and clear failure states matter.
- Hardware-aware: the best architecture respects both the cloud and the board at the edge.
- Product-minded: a technically impressive system is only valuable when it solves a real problem clearly.
Building EMENTECH products that combine software engineering, applied AI, and embedded systems to make essential services more accessible across Africa.
If you’re building for Kenya or solving a meaningful problem with technology, let’s talk.
Engineering useful systems for the real world.