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Product Manager | Co-Lead @Codebar Nairobi | Podcast Lead at @SpaceYaTech

Kenya
Joined February 2020
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@M_ayienga
Merl Mayienga
2 years
BSc. Computer Science, DONE! #JKUAT38thGrad
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4 years
@ibemood For ice cream lovers like me, this was extremely painful to watch.😪
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8 months
My family assumes my job isn't serious, and I am free at random times in the day to do chores.
@LoveeeJones
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8 months
Fully remote people .. are there any downsides to you working from home full-time ?
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@M_ayienga
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2 years
Excited to kick off the first session of the year for the @SpaceYaTech podcast. Our first guest, Tolulope, co-founder of @nguvuhealth , speaks on building a successful startup in the HealthTech space and navigating challenges of venturing into the sector.
@SpaceYaTech
#SpaceYaTech
2 years
A new series is out: Tech Makers & Shakers and episodes air every week on Saturdays on the SpaceYaTech podcast. This past week we talked to Tolulope Ogunjuyigbe, co-founder of @nguvuhealth . We promise, there's lots of insights on what it takes to build a business in tech.
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I'm so happy to see what's going on all over the country Gen Z is currently joining the workforce, starting life. Bad governance will set us back almost 10-15 years. We can't all move abroad for greener pastures, so we will fight for a better Kenya #RejectFinanceBill2024
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Merl Mayienga
2 years
Looking forward to this!
@SharonJebitok
Sharon Jebitok ⚡️
2 years
Tomorrow on @spaceyatech we'll be having a cybersecurity space moderated by @M_ayienga and our speakers will be @JonesBaraza @Steiner254 @Sheina_techie and @trevorsaudi . They'll talk about their careers in Cyber Space and upcoming events in the space like @BSidesNairobi
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Merl Mayienga
8 months
Happy #IWD day to all the women in tech. I hope we can continue to create more spaces and encourage more women into tech.
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Merl Mayienga
2 years
"Writing tests can be a pain but they are important in writing clean code" ~ @wayne_gakuo And the love-hate relationship between developers and writing tests continues.
@SpaceYaTech
#SpaceYaTech
2 years
Let's talk spaghetti code! One thing about code; you can always optimize it for efficiency. Writing clean and readable code is a skill required by developer looking to build scalable products Join us tomorrow at 8PM as we hear more from @wayne_gakuo and hosted by @M_ayienga
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TUKO SITE! Attending the Safaricom Engineering Summit by @SafaricomPLC
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@M_ayienga
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Kumbe when we stand together, this is what we can achieve. Lovely scenes
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@M_ayienga
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1 year
The vivid descriptions and command of language make it hard to put a book down. Learnt a ton of new words from them. Also, can we drop the suffering and trauma trope in marriage/relationships?
@farafinabooks
Farafina Books
1 year
African Literature 101:
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@M_ayienga
Merl Mayienga
4 months
I want to show this to all the "online activism doesn't work" people, but I am afraid they still won't understand how huge this is.
@YourAnonCentral
Anonymous
4 months
Anonymous issues a warning towards the Kenyan government to respect the rule of law and right to protest of #RejectFinanceBill2024 participants.
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Merl Mayienga
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I am proud of the work and growth on the @SpaceYaTech Podcasts. Looking forward to engaging more speakers and the community in Season 3❤️
@SpaceYaTech
#SpaceYaTech
11 months
We had a blast with the @SpaceYaTech Podcasts and it shows on our Spotify Wrap. 🟧 2700+ minutes of content 🟢 Top listeners are from the 254 tech community 🟧 There are some 148 fans who showed us excess love Thank you to the speakers who graced our podcast! Appreciations!
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As we celebrate International Women's Day, I hope women will be provided safe spaces where they can continue to grow and thrive.
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4 years
I was just working hard and trying to be independent before 30 then i see people stealing billions. Nguvu ya kuomoka imeisha.😭
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Merl Mayienga
2 years
Some key lessons to anyone keen on getting into the startup world. @SamProgramiz mentioned the need to grow thick skin as you start out because you cannot sell your dream to everyone. Not everyone will see it from your point of view at first and that shouldn't stop you.
@SpaceYaTech
#SpaceYaTech
2 years
Yesterday, @M_ayienga and @akwando_Fred had a sit down with @SamProgramiz , co-founder @LifePlanner_co and the maddest Java and Kotlin developer in the 254. Juu weekends are 4 podcasts and chill, look out for that episode only on @SpaceyaTech Podcasts on Spotify & Google podcasts.
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@M_ayienga
Merl Mayienga
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You can get one faster by uploading your app on Apple Appstore using the organization process. They provide you a D.U.N.S number within 5 working days for free. You can use the same number on Google Playstore application process.
@ndiritu_michael
Ndiritu
8 months
Google play store requires a D-U-N-S number for a new organisation account. What's the process for getting one? Kenya doesn't seem to be on the list.
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Merl Mayienga
4 months
These people have me watching live parliamentary proceedings on KBC! #RejectFinanceBill2024
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@M_ayienga
Merl Mayienga
5 years
Dearest Tyler Perry, not all black women are angry and have a bad atitude. Also, not all of them are miserable in their relationships with men who are dependent on them. We would love a change of script now.
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These online classes need me to be serious but the home environment isn't motivating me enough to be as serious as I need to be.😅😭
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God, is it because i was always hiding during PE in school?.😖😖
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@M_ayienga
Merl Mayienga
6 months
This is a beautifully written open letter to founders on how to handle failure.
@teshmbaabu
Tesh Mbaabu ™
6 months
Same book, new chpter.
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@M_ayienga
Merl Mayienga
1 year
Learnt so much from @SaruniBM on the "Future of Fintench" episode on the podcast. Listen in for the full conversation here:
@akwando_Fred
Fred Akwando
1 year
Let me tell you guys, @SpaceYaTech has a podcast and the main host is @M_ayienga . There is an episode where @SaruniBM is talking to @M_ayienga about the future of fintech in Africa. Reasons why you should listen to it: 📌Depth - Nala guy has deep knowledge about the space
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Merl Mayienga
3 years
I was named after my mother's best friend in high school. Apparently my mom loved how clean she was and decided her first child will be named after her.
@Lencer_B
Bambi 💋
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Tebu nishow…😃
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@zcayusa These are those moments where the devil didnt send an intern to do the job, he came personally to get you.😂
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You don't.
@DaveKengabi
Lord Dave 🇰🇪
3 years
How do i convince a girl to move from the chair to my bed?😂
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@AbadoJack I was told I would end up selling movies at the cyber cafe with the degree😂 still trying to recover.
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@Just_Wanjiru He was the true definition of "if delulu was a person" 😂
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@stevemunene @aTfure Threads on how to learn Javascript in 3 minutes.😂
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@M_ayienga
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2 years
Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola
@SheilahBirgen
Sheila B
2 years
Which book are you currently reading?
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@jumalaw98 The @Mentorlst team was well represented
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@ItsRuthjebet @ronnieonly @SpaceyaTech If I had a dollar for every time someone spelled or pronounced my name wrong😪
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Why do we insist on romanticising platonic relationships??
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@bonitaonsafari It felt like I was watching a Naija movie
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@OOtingi Asante sana
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@M_ayienga
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5 years
Did you get the man? did you get a raise? are you healthier after saying this?
@Nlcccss
TOKYO TONI 2.0
5 years
Uyu dem hushinda ametangaza soshio media vile ye na chali yake ni goals over the hills and mountainzz Na uyu chali yake hutingisha vitanda kila weekend na dem rafiki yangu😂 Uzuri sa mi sometimes hukuwa blind and dumb😂
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Merl Mayienga
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I had @RachaelShitanda co-host with me on some of the episodes in honour of #IWD2024 . Can't wait for them to drop!
@SpaceYaTech
#SpaceYaTech
8 months
The SpaceYaTech podcast had a sit-down with some awesome ladies in the tech industry in honour of the International Women's Month. Topics ranging from product management, data science, and women in tech leadership. Stay tuned for when the episodes drop!
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@MonyqueXO I was just chilling with my shoes from the kids section...
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@M_ayienga
Merl Mayienga
5 years
Look at them doing things they should have been doing before the outbreak
@citizentvkenya
Citizen TV Kenya
5 years
Gov’t to enhance 4G network coverage in rural areas as Kenyans work from home
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Merl Mayienga
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Peremptory Erudite Asperity * Words of the day from The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Adichie.
@adedayo_agarau
Adedayo Agarau
7 months
Discombobulate Grandiose Pandemonium Insatiable Ubiquitous Add yours?
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Merl Mayienga
6 months
This is such an underwhelming fruit. It looks too colourful and nice to taste that awful.
@gunsnrosesgirl3
Science girl
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Dragon fruit ice cream 📹 kiran_ice_cream
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Do they live in Kenya or they are just Kenyans?
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Merl Mayienga
2 years
Finding Me by Viola Davis The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Will by Will Smith
@bookpoets
book quotes 📖
2 years
ready? your top 3 books of 2022:
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@M_ayienga
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@Muthonikate1 Wewe uko na nguvu ya kulia na ku tweet. Hujapoteza pesa bado.
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2 years
@MelisaMichuki Thank youu❤️❤️
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@Muoki_Caleb Trying to convince your code to go easy on you.
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@M_ayienga
Merl Mayienga
2 years
The main theme to most African startups is to solve problems we experience every day in the society.
@akwando_Fred
Fred Akwando
2 years
requires you to grow those big balls and do it already! The idea you are sitting on, thinking it has no real potential, will work if you fan it with the fire of hard work and persistence. People are founding startups on the back of very simple solutions to everyday problems.
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@SamProgramiz You know me, and I know 20 people. Problem solved😂
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@Naija_PR I thought everyone chewed it.
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@OpondoEdwin2 Thank you
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@SamProgramiz If you know 20 people whose email addresses you can submit, then you're good to go. As long as some of them actually download and use the app in test mode
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It is okay for your friends to say No to you. They are humans with feelings and boundaries first, and sometimes you just need to respect that
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@M_ayienga
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5 years
My momma.😌
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Merl Mayienga
1 year
All the books by John Kiriamiti
@NetflixKE
Netflix Kenya
1 year
Which Kenyan book would you like to see adapted into a film? #InternationalLiteracyDay
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@M_ayienga
Merl Mayienga
1 year
It was a pleasure connecting with everyone at #DevFest2023
@Mentorlst
Mentorlst
1 year
Wadau!! By the waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! We are attending this year's DevFest. Pass by our booth to learn about our passion for mentorship and win some cool Mentorlst merch. 😃😃😃😃 Look out for our team including: @nayfill @M_ayienga @SharonJebitok @Pamelakendy
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@kevinwechuli Thank you
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@Eric_Otieno_ Thank you
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4 years
@t_arret 😂😂I feel your pain.
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Merl Mayienga
11 months
Khaleed Hosseini.
@herbode
HERBODE
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4. What author will you always read their works? Even if they write an academic paper🌚
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Merl Mayienga
1 year
Looking forward to it!
@SharonJebitok
Sharon Jebitok ⚡️
1 year
Hope my people @SpaceYaTech are ready to interview more people 🙏 🙂
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I'm afraid even if i saw that man i wouldn't know who he was. Sorry to that man
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3 years
@HoneyandRum_ Friends, The Big Bang Theory
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@t_arret It is the perspective you get to experience someone from.
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At least this once, can the money work for the people
@citizentvkenya
Citizen TV Kenya
5 years
Coronavirus: CBK seeks Ksh.116 billion in emergency support from World Bank and IMF
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My siblings during quarantine.😂😂
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Merl Mayienga
6 months
That neon green colour is horrible
@kunle_kenny
Kunle Kenny (Stream “When I Call” Everywhere)
6 months
The Product Team of Whatsapp is just doing whatever they want every weekend😂😂.
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@SpaceyaTech @ronnieonly @ronnieonly has such an interesting story. It was a pleasure having a chat with him on this episode of the podcast
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@M_ayienga
Merl Mayienga
2 years
Promoting inclusivity in tech one podcast at a time.
@SpaceYaTech
#SpaceYaTech
2 years
The SpaceYaTech Podcast is the archive for all the juicy Spaces on the TL. Pick a pen and paper and re-listen to @HarunMbaabu 's weekly Spaces, @SaruniBM 's monthly spaces, our weekly spaces and the fortnight #DevPowerHour chats by @akwando_Fred and @M_ayienga . Its all DECLASSIFIED
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Merl Mayienga
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This is a good read, especially to those interested in getting into the podcasting space. @melmbugua gives some good insights on where to begin and the history of @africapodfest .
@positivesumA
Positive Sum Africa
8 months
🚨 Business Highlight: @africapodfest (AP) is live!🚨 We look at Africa's podcasting space through the lens of AP, an org committed to centring marginalized voices thro' podcasting. We also examine the AP's history, wins & challenges. Check it out:
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I am bitches, bitches is me
bitches be so ambitious and then BOOM procrastination
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@citizentvkenya The government would rather blame anything but accept the fact that we have pedophiles amongst us
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Must be nice to be rich
@Shopnigmall
ShopNig Mall
5 years
Did you know? In Finland, throwing mobile phones is a sport.
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Im in between showing them and being the baby they know
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Storm over Paradise had me getting punished the next morning for not doing my homework. I wonder who has the Black Pearl now.
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@witsandwits It always feels like a kidnapping😂
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@citizentvkenya There is no winning with this government
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Merl Mayienga
1 year
Thank you Fred😂 @SpaceYaTech is my own personal radio for now.
@akwando_Fred
Fred Akwando
1 year
Have you ever listened to the @SpaceYaTech Podcasts? I cohost alongside the angelic voice of @M_ayienga . This lady should be on radio already.😊
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@NkiroteMutisya Not really. But at least it keeps away the peeping Toms while using public transport
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@Nita_maish @MonyqueXO Catching stray bullets 😅
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2 years
@akwando_Fred @CollinsKathuli @KyandaSA Mtoto wa Gem was very unnecessary Fred 😂😂
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@bryan_fyas Thank you
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@b1ackd0t 😂😂
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As you try to be considerate, sensitive and not hurt other people's feelings, I hope you maintain the sense to always speak the truth regardless
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Merl Mayienga
1 year
@_crystalliz3d @onlymisscleo Same😂 he is tired of seeing me.
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@mydearclem @kaliimutunga Yes, would totally recommend.
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@alwasega I agree😂
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