“Husband to Janet Machuka?” — Rethinking How We Cover Women in Leadership: Media and Communication

Imagine if every time a male leader was featured in a news piece, he was introduced as “Frank Mwaura, husband to Janet Machuka.” Sit with that for a second. It sounds odd. Almost diminishing. Like we have taken a full, accomplished individual and reduced him to a supporting character in someone else’s story. Yet this […]

Is AI a Bubble? The Right Conversations Kenya Needs

Last weekend, I attended a community meetup hosted by ATC Digital Academy under Janet Machuka and the Data Analytics Kenya under Bern Njathi as the president and Mutanu Malinda as the vice president, at Bao Box, Nairobi. Like many technology meetups, I expected conversations around innovation, demonstrations of new AI tools, and predictions. Those conversations […]

Masterclass: Communicating Your Brand Value With Clarity

I had a masterclass at the Nairobi Startup Summit 2026 on communicating your brand value with clarity to be understood. I loved every bit of it. I thought I will just do my keynote speech, my masterclass later then go home but l ended up staying late because questions kept coming. Did I mention that […]

Building a Digital Brand That Thrives, Even When You’re Resting

For a long time, building a digital brand meant showing up consistently. From posting, engaging, attending events, speaking, networking, creating content to keeping the algorithm happy. Over time, I have realised there is another level to building a digital brand. It is building a brand that continues to create value even when you are not […]