From chairing a volleyball team to building technology companies, James Ngugi reflects on what youth leadership means beyond hashtags and conferences.
March 18, 2026
April 16, 2026
Building Across Borders: Lessons from Scaling Technology to 8 African Countries
James Ngugi shares practical lessons from scaling HimaHR across Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Somalia, and beyond – and what it takes to build pan-African technology
February 22, 2026
April 16, 2026
Why Kenya’s 7 Million SMEs Are the Key to Economic Transformation
Kenya’s small and medium enterprises employ over 15 million people. James Ngugi explains why empowering SMEs with technology is the fastest path to economic transformation
January 25, 2026
April 16, 2026
From Lari to San Francisco: What Winning Twitter’s First African Hackathon Taught Me
James Ngugi shares the story of winning #SmartCityNairobi, Twitter’s first African hackathon, and what the journey to San Francisco taught him about African innovation