In the latest episode of the Pure Digital Passion podcast, we had the privilege of hosting Peter Maina Muriithi, an influential figure in Kenya’s fast-growing technology education space where he is currently ALX Africa’s General Manager for Kenya with an ambitious mission to nurture the next wave of technology talent in the country. We had a candid and deeply insightful conversation where he shed light on the transformative initiatives being put in place by ALX Africa to massively accelerate the future of technology and education in Kenya and Africa. A Journey of Purpose. Our conversation bega ..read more

According to some fairly credible reports last year, Kenya has anywhere from 4M to 7M people who trade in cryptocurrencies. Those are big numbers suggesting over 10% of Kenya’s population, made up of mostly the youth, dabble in crypto.  The massive uptake of crypto in Kenya has recently been largely driven by the weakening of the Kenya Shilling against international currencies whilst crypto has become a way of preserving wealth and acting as a digital asset that can be traded and liquidated easily whenever required. It does not hurt that Kenya leads the world when it comes to our propensi ..read more

Today I discovered a new phrase that in some ways is emblematic of any ‘new new thing’ when there is a seismic shift in technology as we know it. That phrase is ‘AI washing’. I spontaneously laughed when I heard it since it’s so apt given what is happening in the world at the minute where Generative AI has become front and center of everything as we know it. AI, or more specifically, Generative AI has undoubtedly become the ‘new new thing’ of all things since the advent of ChatGPT in November 2022. ChatGPT crystallized a new era of accelerated computing enabled by large language models or LLMs ..read more

On the 6th of February, 2024, I had the distinct pleasure of joining a vibrant community of Customer Experience (CX) enthusiasts and professionals for The World of CX Weekly Breakfast World of Conversations. I was invited to be a guest speaker by Dr. Lucy Kiruthu of Evolve CX who also expertly moderated our conversation for which I am very grateful . This virtual event offered me a platform to share insights and engage in meaningful dialogue about the future of Customer Experience (CX) in Kenya, a topic close to my heart both as a consumer and as a digital marketing practitioner and entrepren ..read more

In this episode of the Pure Digital Passion podcast , we had an in-depth conversation with Michael Onyango, an accomplished practitioner in Kenya’s and Africa’s telecommunications sector . Michael has had an illustrious 20+ years career that has spanned telecommunications giants like Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, and now Baicells Technologies . Michael shared his extensive journey from academia to the forefront of 5G innovation . Join us as Michael shares insights from his early days in Kenya, his educational pursuits in Telecommunications, Physics, and 5G Technology, to his current role ..read more

In this presentation for the DX5 The Year Ahead 2024 Virtual Event, I shared my thoughts about the future of work in a world where everything will be impacted by Generative AI. I focussed primarily on the area of digital marketing based on my 20+ years of experience as the Founder & CEO of Dotsavvy, one of Kenya’s and East Africa’s first digital marketing agencies. I explained the key steps that organizations need to take to make Generative AI work for them starting with a detailed audit of their current business processes and technology platforms to understand where they are first before ..read more

Twenty years since its inception on the 4th of February 2004, Facebook has grown from a dorm room project to a global digital behemoth, touching every corner of the world, including Kenya. As of January 2024, Facebook is (still) the largest and most popular social media platform in Kenya with 16,457,600 users representing 28.1% of our total population according to statistics from http://NapoleonCat.com. At the same time we see that from a gender perspective, Facebook in Kenya is 55.8% men and 44.2% women which is not ideal and could certainly be more balanced. These are NOT small numbers by an ..read more

This is a conversation I had with Maina Chege on BizTalks recently where we spoke at length about the implications of Generative Artificial Intelligence or AI on the business landscape in Kenya. At the same, we delved into many of the scenarios where Generative AI is already upending the status quo with massive repercussions. One such instance that we touched on is in marketing where many leading brands and organizations in Kenya are using AI-generated creative assets for their advertising campaigns to the detriment of stakeholders like film producers, graphic designers, professional photograp ..read more

This is a conversation that I had with BBC’s Waihiga Mwaura on the Focus on Africa Show late last week. In our conversation, we explored the recent US Senate hearing where Meta’s Mark Zuckerburg made an apology to the parents of minors who have been negatively impacted by social media platforms. We also spoke about the implications for Kenya and Africa as well as the importance of safeguarding our children’s digital future. Lastly, we reflected on how technology affects us all, from Kenya to the rest of the world, in creating a safer, more inclusive digital ecosystem for our children. Watch Th ..read more

It was in October 2023 that Coca-Cola unveiled a new visual design and brand identity for one of Kenya’s best-known beverage brands – Keringet. Keringet, as far as I know, could be Kenya’s only natural spring water brand that for over three decades has been one of the best-known and trusted beverage brands in Kenya and the broader East African region. Keringet is a Kalenjin word that fittingly means “water point”. Keringet is bottled at source at a plant in the picturesque Molo Highlands which borders the Mau Forest at 8,000 feet above sea level. Natural spring water comes from an underground ..read more