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Making digital technology relevant and useful for my people || Founder || Data Plumber || Landrover Lover *Tweets, RTs & Likes are my own opinion.

Nairobi, Kenya
Joined May 2012
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
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This is the business
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You owe people. You owe people in your life respect, communication, kindness, reciprocity etc. This highly individualistic philosophy we preach of being mean isn't it.
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What unpopular opinion can put you in this position?
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Ni kama nitacut off Man Utd in 2024
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Boyz wako akikushow "niliona jina yako pahali" unaanza kupata pressure
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If she really loves you, she will do it for you
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In an afternoon, a man donates more than what he earns in a month and Kenyans see nothing wrong with that. Ako na mabiashara we say.
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Kenyans.co.ke
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President Ruto's donation of Ksh5 million to DP Gachagua's former school is delivered in a bag
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@KarauriR
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I strongly believe that @WilliamsRuto is the right President at the right time. As I've previously mentioned, he's remained committed to his manifesto, working to fulfill his promises. While he might have underestimated the depth of our challenges, leading to ambitious pledges,…
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Sounds more of: 1. Son(s) used mum's name in their illegal business 2. Mum realizes and tries to clean the mess 3. Dubai company refuses staggered refund offered by Registrar 4. Mum now implicated in a scandal she probably knew nothing about
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Insomnia strikes, I find myself on Twitter, bumps into this tweet, and here we are now 😅 It has been a min before I used `itertools.permutations` and this was a good excuse. My answer = 17, 558, 424 cars Complexity of Permutations = O(n^r), when n = length, r = group size
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@ronnieonly
Ronnie Otieno
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Random question. Write a program that can calculate the number of cars Kenya can register starting from KAA 001A until KZZ 999Z.
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As someone who has spent the last 2 years conducting technical interviews for mid-level and senior engineers, I can tell you that there is no bullshitting your way thru a tech career. It catches up with you, sometimes when you need it to work the most.
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Just a Lady at home
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Opening up a new trail in Gatamaiyu and then tuoge tuingie Black Samurai. Let's hope the roads and cars understand this is the plan 😅
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Who needs a table when you got big hips? 😜
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The Civil Service should be an independent arm of government. Experienced professionals taking directives from political appointees with no domain knowledge is a flawed system and a waste of skills.
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What is your most unique or rare political view?
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I've been avoiding this debate, but Elon's recsys ensures it keeps popping on my TL. Nway, it is such hot takes that made me get into tech interviewing. Because when such falsehoods are adopted in hiring, you are bound to end up with gatekeeping and bad hires...(1/3)
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Souris
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@kirwa_code @MichaelDenver8 @k_boazo I'll tell the Moringa and ALX grads this for free... even ShangTao was this noisy but where are they now? If I have a CS graduate and Moringa xxx (not sure what to call them) with same skill-set; I am definitely picking CS You cant get D+ then go to alx then come argue with CS
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@mwangi_kabiru
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We made ICT Manager positions in govt the birth right of 'watoto wa wakubwa' just cz 'Brian anajua mambo ya kompyuta'. Their major role is tendering out even the basic of IT services to daddy's friends. Now let's act surprised our ICT infra is so easy to compromise 🚮
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Baby Yoda 🤝 Wambui the Defender
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@palesa_saya That is why I noted 'people in your life'. If someone is in your life, you have chosen to have them around. And for those you choose to cutoff, you can cutoff mean and ugly souls without becoming one yourself.
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Looks like it is a noSQL saturday.
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Bambi🌻
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I was to host SQL Saturday today but it seems my people went to vasha?💀😤
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Like we always say, leave these Gema Dragons to us 😂😂😂 Ithue niithue tui cutout haria iri
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Shoba Gatimu
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Heartbreak ya Gema dragons is bad bad. Mtu ako na the love of her life na uko hapo like, 'Let me know if you need me.' Catch me dead with girlies from the mountains. 😂😂😭😭
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Yaani jana someone came to our table and said hatumheshimu na yeye ni Senior Software Engineer at Google...wueh y'all do such sh*t in real life?
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My TL is full of offroading content today. Whomst am I to deny you more? 😃
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Be proud of your women...like when you see it.
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During stand ups Dev: In the last 24 hours I completed my feature. PM: Wow, all of it? Dev: Yes, all of it PM: Share your screen and let me see Dev: *
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Manifesting that Head/Director of Data Engineering title this year.
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Eng/Dev Teams should be led by Tech Leads, not Engineering Managers and definitely not Product Managers.
@HighImpact01
High Impact Careers
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What opinion about the tech industry or tech roles 👨🏾‍💻will have you like this?
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Raising a glass to all the techies that graduated this week (KCA, Moringa, etc). May your path be clear, may your dreams be true. Go for whatever you want!!! Welcome to the industry
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There was a time my biggest flex was knowing this password offhead.....unaenda kuwekea client windows alafu anaona ukitype 25 characters without referring anywhere, atakuita Bill Gates 😅
@KaleNeyole
Dbcooper™
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Having this CD in campus was dynasty in itself, people would que
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Tomorrow I wear my other hat. Let's talk about technical interviews and what interviewers are looking for
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Kelvin N
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🚨🚨SPEAKER ALERT!! 🚨🚨 We will be joined by the amazing @mwangi_kabiru a Senior Data Engineer, Untapt Technical Screener(Python, Data Science/Engineering/Analysis) Andela, He has vast experience Interviewing and will be sharing his experiences.
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Tech Twitter inageuka kuwa clout chasing...brathe, kula block yako kwa amani, people have a right to choose who they want on their TL...and for heaven's sake stop tagging people's employers.
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@Ohta_Ryota If disiyai catch you with such amounts in cash, you'd be a whole thread on their page.
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Tuko Diani...mimi ndo nakushow
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@HICCUP_o @obutuz Really cool. But I'd like to know how the handwritten text is extracted i.e. 1. It is human and hence the application needs to be trained how to read it 2. Since the human entries are not always on the same point/dimension in the paper, how does the model account for this?
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@mwangi_kabiru
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I am now looking for a European who wants software to buy, coz wueh we have been doing this tech thing wrong.
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As a CS grad, you realize there are skills they never taught you in college and now you have to buy courses in Udemy or even go to a bootcamp. So if you think being a CS grad or self taught makes you a better dev, you are in for a shocker my friend. (4/4)
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She is a 10, but she loves Defenders so she is a 110.
@JaMtoka
Michael
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Shawrry for Defender
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@SheilahBirgen A group of ferrets is called a business
This is the business
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@mwangi_kabiru
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Search for a UI/UX designer is proving harder than I had imagined. Leads are much welcome
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@Elainesoya Do we have a constitutional provision for disowning an MP? Like those ads they put in newspapers..."this MP doesn't represent the views of the Kenyan populace. Transact with him at your own risk"
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BTS hapa tukichill game. Hatuwezi pigwa na tuko na @abuyamasta 😂
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@abuyamasta
Masta
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Nikianza kuhost Sundays at @cavalli_ke mtakuja kula nyama na kuwatch game nipate za pocket money? Wako na new kitchen ya nyama choma nimekuja kutaste their meat nikingoja game ya Liverpool vs Manchester United.
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@Kelvinmwendwa__ @Vannna_ @abel_masila Ni mimi nilikuwa na gari yake hiyo siku.
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@mwangi_kabiru
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One day you are a young boy laughing at the white hair on your father's head, the next you are the father with the white hair 😄. Grateful for another trip round the sun.
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Good news, someone just cleared the whole year's school fees 👏👏👏. Whoever you are, God akubless tu sana. Now only approx 14k left for shopping, books, uniform etc. Let's make it happen
Watu wangu, I need your help hapa. Wanjiru has a kid who needs approx 55k to report to high school. So far, they have raised around 11k. Let's try get this kid to school by Monday or Tuesday. Please send what you can to: Paybill - 222111 A/C no. - 151328 Amazing Wonders CBO
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Reminder that "why is the USD-KES rate dropping so sharply?" has been added to questions you will be asked ukiwa date. Start revising Y'all are welcome 😎
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@lindiwedim 'Am I a joke to you?'
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@mwangi_kabiru
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This one I have never really understood. What is a Digital ID and why do we need it? I need someone to explain in simple English please.
@citizentvkenya
Citizen TV Kenya
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President William Ruto: In the next 90 days, we must have a Digital ID. Huduma Number was a complete fraud because we lost almost 15 billion shillings and got very little out of it. It is possible for us to have a Digital ID without spending 15 billion and without defrauding the…
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Now I want to go to the Malaso Viewpoint after watching a @MaraNomads video
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@TerryanneChebet @UKenyatta @WilliamsRuto Like someone said the other day on TV, "We've too much tree planting, very little of tree growing." How about each form 1 student plants a tree and then nurtures it for the 4 years? This way we can be assured of at least 800,000+ trees p.a. that actually outlive the National Day
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Seniority levels are earned, not something you wake up and add to your resumè.
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A position most seem not to understand: 1. WSR is P.O.R.K. 2. Cost of living is soaring & govt seems to be giving a middle finger to the masses 3. There is no path for RAO to be president outside constitutional process 4. Police are using excessive force
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Chiwawa gave us truth, no fantasies, just pure realness.
@OsamaOtero
Sir-Rap-alot
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Honestly sioni ubaya na verse ya Chiwawa..not unless mimi naskiza kitu different
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@mwangi_kabiru
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My watch is done. Never thought I'd do 4+ years when I joined. #wemove 🚀
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Kenyans can't keep voting incompetence and complain when such videos surface online. Watch that video, and realize that bad leaders and tribal voting has a human cost 💔. Call out the relevant institutions and remind them of their duty to Kenyans.
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@Kasungwa_ We are the chicken 😂
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Kampala is calling....Follow @pyconuganda for more details
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NB: Permutations is an overkill, unless you want to know possible combinations and not just their count. Below is how I'd probably do it in an interview, as it has less complexity.
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@Karey_mwari @OmbetaC Like they say in Greek, 'fundi mwega no kinyothi'
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@kvlly Does drinking qualify?
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Let's connect tomorrow at 8:00 pm to discuss what it entails to be a data engineer and the various paths to this role. See more details below
@DSEAfrica
DSEAfrica : Your career in data starts here.
2 years
Happening this Wednesday at 8:00PM EAT, Understanding Data Engineering from Industry Expert webinar by @mwangi_kabiru , Senior Data Engineer at untapt. Link to the webinar will be shared in our slack work space, join today now🚀🚀
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Opening up a new trail in Gatamaiyu and then tuoge tuingie Black Samurai. Let's hope the roads and cars understand this is the plan 😅
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@maktejah_
Maktejah Brian™ 🚘
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This coming Saturday mkuje Black Samurai I will be buying @SNganju @Jay_Ig254 @mwangi_kabiru @NewtonOmache
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Hands down, your tech events are well organized and you understand the community. Keep growing brother.
@NdemoKelvin
Kelvin N
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That was such a conference 🙌🙌🙌
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You interview a self taught dev and they are so brilliant, and then the next fails in basic areas. 2. You work as a dev long enough, you realize as a self taught, you'll need to learn some CS concepts to succeed... (3/4)
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@moseskemibaro Interesting scenario. But like you said, generative AI doesn't offer an assurance of originality. Unless a company builds on top of an existing model, it cannot expect 100% originality (and even then similarity may still be evident). This 👇 summarizes it perfectly.
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Here we go.
@SangKip4
CHOBOS™
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Quote with any video from your gallery. I'll go first
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The Andela bootcamp...
@0xbyugo
CTO
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I wasn't paid to say this: Having interviewed multiple people for entry level dev positions, @alx_africa produces the most knowledgeable lot of all local bootcamps. Show me a bootcamp that produces a better batch, I'll wait.
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I am uniquely positioned to comment on this debate from 2 worlds: as a technical screener and as an engineer. 1. Candidate's competencies are very unique to them i.e. You interview a CS grad, they fail simple concepts. Next, you have a graduate and they impress so much... (2/4)
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@THEJERE The Kenyan Dream is get connections, be awarded tenders at inflated costs, have politicians and govt employees in your pocket, then post on social media how God has done it for you.
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Thanks to everyone who attended my session on ETLs at #PyConKE2022 and to all those we interacted. Y'all made it awesome and full of learning moments. Happy to see the data engineering community grow in Kenya. #wegrowtogether 1/2
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Remove 'Instagram' then CC: Kenya
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Watu wangu, I need your help hapa. Wanjiru has a kid who needs approx 55k to report to high school. So far, they have raised around 11k. Let's try get this kid to school by Monday or Tuesday. Please send what you can to: Paybill - 222111 A/C no. - 151328 Amazing Wonders CBO
@MissyNjenga
Wanjiru Njenga
3 months
@Zuere Thank you.. I just received mentalic box and metallic bucket donation. We are located at Kamuthi, near Kamuthi police post, northern bypass near kahawa west . My contact for directions and more info. Wanjiru +254 703677134 Or our founder Jacinta Ng'ang'a +254 713 738188
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Timed both codes using `timeit.default_timer` to get CPU time for both implementations. The Permutations route is approx 7 - 8 times slower eg 0.000144 vs 0.000017, 0.00015 vs 0.00002 (time in seconds) Ps: Stopping now before this becomes a rabbit hole
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@Monicoyugi giving the closing keynote @pyconuganda #Kenya
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Petition to have @_jumaallan and @abel_masila update their pics...this is misrepresentation 😂😂😂
@droidconke
droidconke
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🌟A huge round of applause to @Mobkay @_jumaallan @abel_masila and @bdhobare for being our Ticket Sponsors. 🎓✨ Your support empowers the next generation of tech enthusiasts to join this incredible event. Thank you for investing in the future! #dcke23 #dcke23CommunityDay
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Using the car as it should...
@_jumaallan
Juma Allan
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She got wet,a little🤩 Smoked alooot, and she loved it 😍 @mwangi_kabiru
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If that Waititu story is true, then Maraga's work has been undone in less than 2 months
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Reppin the 254 @Kai_mwanyumba , giving an insightful talk on Word Embeddings at @pyconuganda
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Tech Twitter is having @NdemoKelvin for lunch and I am here for it....Itabidi tuite ceasefire kijana apumue 😂😂😂
@kharioki
Kharioki
1 year
Y’all 🤦🏼 @AustinRoy007 see this
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@danielmarven @totti_tiny What if Eminem wasn't cleaning out his closet?
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When the real OGs step in
@wakariowa
Munjiru wa mbari ya Karanja
2 years
KDF hawaogopi Subaru ya Mambaru
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Ziliskia our economy is dying
@kiruik
Master Wong 🥷
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Watu kwani hizi hyenas zimetoka wapi all of a sudden?????
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Lokeshen - Ubora Eats ✅️ Foundation
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How did he even know there would be such a ticket?
@kabetes
jacob juma
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Can you imagine the team of @RailaOdinga @MarthaKarua as President and deputy pres. respectively. Where will these corrupt gangsters hide?
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Great tool to load test your API endpoints locally
This Friday is dedicated to endpoint load testing...🤞
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@iWateba Kinder Joy
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Irony of Kenyans demanding more from people they don't pay than from actual leaders paid to do said jobs.
@ngughii
felloh
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Y'all are always wrong in supporting that lady who posts pipeline pictures and tagging Sakaja. If she was willing to help those people, angekuwa ashaanza kusafisha akiongoja Sakaja akuje afanye kazi yake. So ni attention huwa anatafuta na izo picha
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The man in-charge of oversighting Thika County finances, finally realizes he failed in his job
@KWamatangi
Governor Kimani Wamatangi, EGH 🇰🇪
2 years
It looks like a JUNKYARD, but these are millions worth of county vehicles rotting in Thika bought using taxpayers' hard-earned money. Including a fire engine!
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...after the breakup... "I found this bug that reminded me of venye ulikuwa unanikula kichwa"
@kirinyetbrian
Kirinyet Brian
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In Software Engineering we don't say,"I love you" we say ,"I found this repo that reminded me of the issue you had and thought it would help". and I think it's beautiful. 😂
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Man of the hour, Mtumishi @hoslack about to share on bootstrapping for quick delivery @apifestivalke
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Made my first hire for this side project, and my stomach is all butterflies.
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By the time all this GDG hullabaloo is over, will we still have a community? NB community means calling out even your friends, but in truth and kindness. We ALL can do better aki 😞
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Unaunda website, kidogo kidogo client anauliza mbona haikai Facebook ama site fulani ya majuu. Hapo unarealize that building world class products ni lazma kama ibada kwa hii industry. Tomorrow, @Andela_Kenya wanadiscuss hii story plus vacancies they have for devs. #IkoKaziKe
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I refuse to believe this analogy when I know like 10 good software engineers (top of my head) who are actively looking for work.
@SamGichuru
Sam Gichuru❤️
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Their is a shortage of good software developers, obviously @Microsoft is one company that’s responsible for good reasons. They should start an @Andela like program for Africa, build their own pipeline as well, we are happy to be partners and support such an initiative.
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How do you tell someone how to grief their wife? How heartless to go ahead and tell them "you can't be her husband"? 💔
@gabrielmmwangi
overflowing grace
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@edwin_macharia Dear Edwin, Lorna is gone. You had a great life together. Built both wonderful and painful memories. We miss her too but life goes on. Your life must go on. I am sorry to say, you can't be her husband and she can't be your love anymore. It's okay and am sure she understands.
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@Kamaitha With 'Murata wa Ngai' playing in the background.
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Leaders are a reflection of their people
@WanjikuReports
Wanjiku Reports
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Kibera's "Kibandaski" scams French YouTuber Kino Yves by overpricing the price of Ugali from Ksh 50 to Ksh 700.
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Machine readable? Facial recognition? Unless Kenya ni Nairobi tu. Our leaders will import concepts from 1st world countries except things that actually help mwananchi.
@ntvkenya
NTV Kenya
1 year
CS Kindiki: Kenya is headed towards an electronic ID with a machine-readable chip and QR code
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John De'Matthew
@sumusiriwardana
Sumudu Siriwardana
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Developers, what do you usually listen to while you code?
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Btw, ulifunga taps before uende ocha?
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Wake up in the morning, take tea with fake sugar. Ingredients: mercury, lead. Lunch time you eat greens. Ingredients: Sewage from Githurai. Jioni unakunywa pombe fake. Ingredients: hair dye & ARVs. By day end you have ingested the whole Periodic Table. Sigh
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@njeriwanjeri @Sab__G ...then you haven't met bottomestest aka Caprice (chang'aa in a box)
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Personal Observation: Data Eng roles can be split into 3 categories: 1. Database level intensive (Strong SQL skills needed) 2. ETL intensive (Strong programming skills) 3. ML intensive (Strong stats and data science skills) ...you can start with only a subset of these skills
@HarunMbaabu
GrayHat Mbaabu
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Important Data Engineering Skills Data engineers are expected to know how to build and maintain database systems, be fluent in programming languages among many other skills-set Essential Technical Skills 1). Database systems (SQL and NoSQL). 2). Data warehousing solutions. 🧵
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