Tag: CULTURAL SHIFT
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Can Vibe Coding Replace a Developer? I Tested It on Atoto Atori — Here’s My Honest Take
Vibe coding is the practice of building digital products through conversation with AI — describing what you want in natural language and letting the model generate the code, the structure, the logic. No formal technical training required. Just clarity of vision and the willingness to iterate.
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M-Pesa Is 18. The Generation It Raised Is Running Chamas — And Losing Money to a Notebook.
M-Pesa turned eighteen this year. The generation it raised inherited something it never solved: the chama. Most savings groups still run on notebooks, WhatsApp screenshots, and memory that gets disputed — even as everything else in their lives went digital. This piece traces what M-Pesa built, what it left unfinished, and why OneKitty is the…
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Voice as a System. How Nnalolile Built a Publishing Stack That Works.
The fire isn’t fading. It’s finally being fueled by the right systems. A story about the Portrait of a Brown Lady on Fire, the discipline of voice, and why the tools you use matter less than how you use them together.
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While Macron Flew to Nairobi, Sam Was Already Building.
The Africa Forward Summit brought €23 billion and two presidents to validate what Nairobi’s builders already knew. Samuel Ralak has been quietly proving the argument from the inside — with Hadithi, an AI publishing tool built for professionals who think in public, built by a Kenyan software engineer who refuses to import Silicon Valley assumptions.
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The Multiplier Thesis — and Why Kenya Is A head of the Curve.
AI will not replace you. But it will replace someone. The difference isn’t talent — it’s what you do with the tools you already have access to.
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AI Skills to Master in 2026
Everyone’s talking about AI. Few people are actually learning it. Here’s the difference: the skills that will matter in 2026 aren’t about coding — they’re about knowing how to communicate with AI, how to stack the right tools, and how to build systems that work while you sleep. From prompt engineering to AI agents to…
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Why Kenyan Founders Don’t Get Funded (It’s Not the Market)
Over 80% of SME loan applications in Kenya are rejected — not because the business is bad, but because it can’t be read by the people with capital. We managed digital marketing for a grant-funded Kenyan health enterprise. Here’s what we learned about the gap between fundable work and funded work.
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You’re Not Selling a Product. You’re Selling a Feeling.
The rules of business quietly changed, and nobody sent the group chat a memo. Here’s what the experience economy actually means if you’re building something real — right now, in Kenya, from scratch.
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Your Followers Are Not Your Community.
You built a page. You got the numbers. You ran the ads. And somehow the business still feels invisible. Here’s what nobody told you: the people who decide your fate are not the ones commenting. They’re the ones watching.
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Selling Fashion Online in Kenya: What Nairobi Is Building, What the Industry Demands, and What Every Seller Should Know Before Listing
Selling Fashion Online in Kenya: What Solgates Is Building, What the Industry Demands, and What Every Seller Should Know Before Listing
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