Kenya Tech Events Roundup

This is an independent roundup compiled by Web Focus Solutions for the Kenyan tech community. We are not affiliated with, sponsoring, or endorsed by any of the organizers listed below, and details (dates, venues, tickets) can change, so please confirm on the official event page before making plans.

Digital Marketing

Search AfriCon Kenya 2026: 7 November 2026 - Nairobi
Billed as Africa's premier SEO and digital marketing conference, this Nairobi edition brings together digital marketers, SEO professionals, tech marketers, business owners and brands focused on improving online visibility. It includes a virtual masterclass option alongside the in-person day, with sessions on search strategy and building a "user-friendly online world." Relevant for anyone running SEO, content or paid campaigns for a Kenyan or African audience, including agency owners and in-house marketers.

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AI

AI and the Future of Work — 13 October 2026 — Nairobi
A session looking at how AI is reshaping jobs, careers and how teams build and innovate. It's aimed at professionals and business owners trying to understand practical impacts of AI on work rather than the hype cycle.
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AI Literacy: Prompting, Verification and Responsible Use — 16 October 2026 — Nairobi
An interactive workshop on writing better prompts, verifying AI outputs, and using AI tools responsibly. Useful for anyone who uses AI tools daily but hasn't had formal training on getting reliable results or spotting hallucinations. Hands-on format rather than a lecture.
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Nairobi Claude Meetup — 16 October 2026 — Nairobi
An afternoon meetup for people building with or simply curious about Claude, Anthropic's AI assistant. Expect demos, workflow tips and conversation with other local Claude users — relevant for anyone exploring AI-assisted work or automation, including small business and consultancy use cases.
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Intelligent Media Management in the AI Era — 17 October 2026 — Nairobi
Hosted by the Cloudinary Kenya community, this session covers how AI is changing the way images, video and other media assets are managed, optimized and delivered. Relevant for developers, content teams and marketers handling large media libraries. Bring a laptop — it's a working session, not just a talk.
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Build with Google AI: Nairobi Pre-DevFest Workshop — 17 October 2026 — Nairobi
A hands-on warm-up workshop ahead of DevFest Nairobi, focused on building with Google's AI tools and models. Aimed at developers and technical builders who want practical, guided experience rather than a keynote-style overview.
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MCP Dev Summit Nairobi — 19–20 November 2026 — Nairobi

Part of a global series of technical gatherings for developers building real-world agentic AI systems, this Nairobi edition focuses on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) — covering agent architecture, infrastructure and running these systems in production. It's a technical event for engineers and teams actually building AI agents, not a general-audience AI talk. Relevant if you're building or advising on AI workflow automation for clients.

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Innovation & Startups

CIRIS Tech 2026 — 14 October 2026 — Eldoret (Uasin Gishu)
Hosted by Eldoret National Polytechnic with The Cube Innovation Hub, under the theme "Connecting Research, Industry and Innovation for Sustainable Impact." It brings together TVETs, universities, researchers and industry players to showcase solutions with real-world application — relevant for anyone interested in how innovation is developing outside Nairobi.
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OceanHack 2026 — 15 October 2026 — Mombasa
A hackathon focused on ocean and "blue economy" challenges, fitting given Mombasa's coastal and maritime context. Likely to draw developers, marine/environmental innovators and students building prototype solutions around coastal and ocean issues.
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JENGA SEC 2026 — 14 October 2026 (3 days) — Strathmore University, Nairobi

A three-day enterprise cybersecurity hackathon where teams build systems, then attack and defend them in live Red-vs-Blue simulations, alongside industry networking. It's a strong example of Kenya's growing hands-on hackathon culture around infrastructure security rather than pure app-building. Best suited to developers, security practitioners and students wanting competitive, practical experience.

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Fintech Festival Kenya 2026 — 5 November 2026 — Nairobi
A conference bringing together fintech founders, banks, mobile money players and investors to discuss financial innovation and inclusion in Kenya and the region. Useful for anyone tracking payments, digital banking or fintech-adjacent business opportunities in East Africa.
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Inter-University Hackathon 2026 — 13 November 2026 — Nairobi
A hackathon themed around harnessing AI and emerging technology for sustainable societal transformation, with ten competition tracks including safety & security, blue economy, and climate change. Aimed at university students and early-career builders, but also a good place to spot emerging local talent.
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Startup Grind Nairobi Week: Deep Tech Frontier — 23–27 November 2026 — Nairobi
A week-long series of talks and sessions from Startup Grind Nairobi focused on "deep tech" — AI, hardware, and frontier technology ventures. Relevant for founders, investors and anyone tracking where Kenya's startup ecosystem is placing its bets beyond the usual fintech/e-commerce story.
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Women in Tech Summit Kenya 2026 — 27 November 2026 — Nairobi
A summit focused on advancing women's participation and leadership in Kenya's tech and innovation sector, with talks, networking and career-focused sessions. Open to women in tech and allies across startups, corporates and development organisations.
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General Tech

JENGA SEC 2026 — 14 October 2026 — Nairobi (Strathmore University)
A three-day enterprise cybersecurity hackathon where participants build real systems and take part in live Red vs. Blue attack-and-defence simulations. Aimed at security professionals, developers and students who want hands-on offensive/defensive security practice rather than theory.
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Safaricom Cybersecurity Summit 2026 — 14 October 2026 — Nairobi
Safaricom's annual cybersecurity summit, bringing together industry leaders to discuss escalating cyber threats and digital trust in Kenya. Relevant for IT, security and compliance professionals, and any business owner managing sensitive customer data or payments online.
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GopherCon Africa 2026 — 15 October 2026 — Nairobi
A developer conference for the Go programming language community in Africa, with talks on backend systems, performance and real-world Go usage. Aimed at software engineers and backend developers rather than a general business audience.
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GDG DevFest Rift Valley 2026 — 24 October 2026 — Eldoret
A regional DevFest organised by Google Developer Group Eldoret, bringing Google's annual developer festival format to the Rift Valley with talks and workshops on the latest in mobile, web, cloud and AI development. A good example of the developer community activity happening well outside Nairobi.
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Mastering Africa's Talking SMS API with Python — 24 October 2026 — Mombasa
A practical workshop on integrating Africa's Talking's SMS API using Python — directly relevant for Kenyan/African developers building SMS-based notifications, payments confirmations or customer engagement tools, a common need for local SMEs.
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Grafana & Friends Kenya: Eldoret Dashboard (Vol. 1) — 30 October 2026 — Eldoret
A hands-on cloud/DevOps session where attendees build a web app, ship it live to Google Cloud, and monitor real user metrics using Grafana Faro. Aimed at students, frontend developers and cloud enthusiasts who want to walk away having actually deployed and observed something, not just watched slides.
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DevFest Kisii 2026 — 31 October 2026 — Kisii
Google Developer Group Kisii's annual DevFest, bringing talks and workshops on mobile, web, cloud and AI development to the South Nyanza region. Useful if you want to see how the Google developer community shows up beyond the capital.
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GDG DevFest Rift Valley 2026 — 24 October 2026 — Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County

A Google Developer Groups-organised regional edition of DevFest, bringing developer tools, Google-expert-led sessions and local tech community networking to Eldoret rather than Nairobi. It reflects how Kenya's dev-conference circuit is spreading into secondary cities. Good for developers in the Rift Valley region who don't want to travel to Nairobi for this content.

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Grafana & Friends Kenya: Eldoret Dashboard, Vol. 1 — 30 October 2026 — Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County

A hands-on technical session covering the modern dev workflow end-to-end: AI-assisted prototyping, deploying a serverless app to Google Cloud, and monitoring real user metrics with Grafana Faro. Welcomes students, frontend developers and cloud enthusiasts, not just senior engineers. Another sign of DevOps/cloud skill-building activity happening outside Nairobi.

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KKLive 2026 ("We Need to Talk") — 31 October 2026 — Nairobi

Described as East Africa's largest gathering of designers, creators and innovators, this event runs industry panels on designer pay, career paths (employment vs. freelancing) and AI's impact on design, followed by practical workshops. It's pitched at Kenyan designers with roughly 3–6 years of experience rather than total beginners. Worth knowing about if your work touches UX, creative direction or content design.

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Droidcon & Fluttercon Kenya 2026 — 5–6 November 2026 — Nairobi
A combined two-day conference covering native Android (Droidcon) and cross-platform Flutter (Fluttercon) development, with one ticket covering both tracks. Aimed at mobile app developers and engineering teams building for Android and cross-platform.
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DevFest Nairobi 2026 — 13–14 November 2026 — Nairobi
The capital's flagship Google Developer Group festival, held over two days at the Sarit Expo Centre, with talks and workshops spanning AI, mobile, web and cloud development. Kenya's largest annual developer gathering — relevant for developers, tech leads and anyone hiring technical talent who wants a read on what the local developer community is excited about.
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Women In Tech Summit Kenya 2026 — 27 November 2026 — Nairobi

A summit platform for women in technology to build their careers and professional networks, with sessions aimed at helping participants "elevate their expertise, build powerful networks, and create the impact they're meant to make." It's relevant for women working in or entering Kenyan tech, and for organisations looking to support them. Also a useful networking stop for anyone building partnerships in the local tech ecosystem.

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