✦ About
Linguist, conference interpreter & Swahili advocate
Lead English–Swahili translator and conference interpreter bridging organisations — mainly within the African Union system — with accuracy, cultural resonance and natural delivery. Expertise spans conference interpretation, transcreation and Swahili language advocacy.
As an AfCFTA Youth Network Senior Fellow and Swahili Advocate, I combine scholarly precision with creative expression across diplomatic interpretation, technical localization and content adaptation — positioning Kiswahili as a vehicle for integration, creative arts and continental unity.
Languages
English·C2fluent / professional
Kiswahili·C2native
Education & training
Path to the booth and the page
Education
BA in Communication, Linguistics and Translation (Translation Major)
Africa International University
05/2025 – Present
Associate Degree in Mass Communication (Radio Production Major)
Multimedia University of Kenya — PR, TV production, scripting
09/2011 – 04/2014
Training & certifications
Teaching Kiswahili as a Second Language — Training of Trainers
MS-TCDC, Arusha, Tanzania
May 2025
Interpretation Training with Tools (EN–SW)
BAKITA — Swahili Council of the United Republic of Tanzania
April 2025
Digital Trade in the context of the AfCFTA
African Institute of Economic Development and Planning (IDEP)
Nov–Dec 2024
Creative Writing and Disability
US Embassy Scholarship Programme
Aug–Dec 2023
Computer Packages
Compunet
Feb–May 2010
Awards & honours
AfCFTA Youth Senior Fellow & Swahili Language Advocate
Appointed by the AfCFTA Youth Network as Senior Fellow and Swahili Language Advocate — February 2026.
Swahili Influencer of the Year
Mwanamke Shupavu Awards, Tanzania, 2023.
Swahili Language & Heritage Young Female Advocate
Honour for being the first-ever female Swahili set book editor in Kenya and for maintaining Swahili heritage — Swahili Vision International (SVIA), Vancouver, 2022.
Core skills
Language
- Linguistic proficiency (EN & SW)
- Translation & interpretation
- Editing, proofreading & reviewing
- Swahili teaching & advocacy
Tools
- CAT tools: MemoQ, Trados, Smartcat, Matecat
- Computer literacy & AI
- Audio-visual translation & localization
- Voice-over & dubbing
Delivery
- Interpersonal & cross-cultural communication
- Public speaking & creative writing
- Strategic communication
- Monitoring & evaluation
Networks & memberships
- Radio 47Seasonal interviews on Swahili language growth and literature
- TV 47Seasonal discussions on global Swahili growth (2022–present)
- Writers Guild KenyaSwahili Writings Coordinator (2020–present)
- Radio Maisha & KTN“Nuru ya Lugha” interviews and poetry (2012–2024)
- Punchline Africa TVHost and poetry analyst, “Burudani ya Mashairi”
- RFI & BBC SwahiliContributions on Kiswahili’s social impact and global state