I turn messy data
into decisions that
actually matter.
I work across the full analytics lifecycle — ingestion, cleaning, statistical modelling, and dashboards — with a habit of reporting the honest finding over the impressive-sounding one. Recent work spans growth accounting, public-health tracking, and education-gap analysis across Africa.
Recently graduated.
Already shipping.
I graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Software Engineering from African Leadership University in 2026, and I'm currently completing a BSc in Data Science & Analytics at USIU-Africa. Between coursework, a research fellowship, and founding an agri-tech platform, I've spent the last two years turning raw datasets into analysis people actually act on.
I'm based in Nairobi, open to remote work, and looking for a Data Analyst, BI, or Research Analyst role where the honest finding matters more than the impressive-sounding one.
Real questions, real data,
honest answers.
Three independent research projects — each with a reproducible pipeline, a documented methods table, and an explicit limitations section. No number here is invented.
More Land or Better Farming?
- Sub-Saharan output grew 3.3%/yr in 2011–19 — faster than the world average.
- But productivity (TFP) contributed just 0.01 points of that growth — effectively zero, vs 1.3 points for the world.
- K-means typology splits 52 African countries into dynamic vs stagnant growers, plus a trend forecast to 2035.
The Child Survival Revolution, Unevenly Shared
- 43 of 54 African countries at least halved under-5 mortality since 1990.
- Only 9 are on track for the SDG 3.2 target — and all 9 had already met it.
- Benchmarked a gradient-boosting classifier against a single-feature baseline; both tied — reported the honest ceiling instead of overselling the ML.
Learning Poverty & the Completion Gap
- Enrollment rose 71%→97% since 1990, but completion rose only 53%→69%.
- The enrollment–completion gap widened from 18 to 28 percentage points.
- Backtested 2030 forecasts: a naive persistence baseline beat both gradient boosting and a linear trend — simple won, and the README says so.
Platforms I designed, built,
and shipped.
OpenGov — Budget Transparency Platform
An AI-assisted platform for citizens to track government budgets in plain language, submit feedback, and hold spending accountable. Role-based admin, citizen forums, and Google Gemini-powered insights and moderation.
Shamba Salama — AI Agricultural Extension
Founded and built a platform giving Kenyan smallholder farmers an AI farming advisor, a product marketplace, and expert booking — plus the Power BI dashboards that track farmer adoption and crop performance behind it.
Skills & tools
Experience
Remote
Built Python and R pipelines for large-scale research datasets, cutting processing time by an estimated 40%. Automated NLP topic-modelling workflows and produced executive dashboards translating findings into recommendations.
Nairobi, Kenya
Designed end-to-end data collection, monitoring, and reporting systems. Built Power BI dashboards tracking farmer adoption and crop performance, and established data-quality frameworks for validation and anomaly detection.
Migori, Kenya
Designed MEAL systems measuring educational and community impact, and dashboards reporting outcomes to the Board. Led grant research and evidence preparation for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, UN SDG Action Awards, and FAWE.
Nairobi, Kenya
Designed and administered structured surveys, cleaned and validated datasets in R and Excel, and developed dashboards supporting institutional decision-making.
Nairobi, Kenya
Facilitated labs on data cleaning, EDA, and reproducible workflows. Mentored students on Python and R best practices, improving cohort performance in analytical assignments.