Data & Analytics, Business Intelligence, Power BI
Kampala, Uganda
Joined February 2011
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"The pace of fintechs presents regulatory challenges" ~ @BOU_Official Govenor, Professor Emmanuel Mutebile #BankingConf21
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My good people,we now start this hustle. Please get in touch with me on 0776121806. Thank you.
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A major cheat code in life: Master the art of strategic incompetence. Some tasks you don't want to be good at. Be bad at them and watch them get reassigned. Not everything needs your excellence. Some things need your exit.
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These sites are essential for Data Analysts
1. Mockaroo (mockaroo.com) → generates realistic test data in seconds. I used to spend hours creating fake datasets to practice with. This thing spits out thousands of rows based on whatever parameters you need.
2. SQL Fiddle (sqlfiddle.com) → test your queries before running them on actual data. Saved me from crashing our database more times than I care to admit.
3. Regex101 (regex101.com) → makes regular expressions actually make sense. That alone is worth it. I used to copy paste regex patterns and pray they worked.
4. Our World in Data (ourworldindata.org) → clean, reliable datasets on basically everything. When your boss asks for "industry benchmarks" at 4pm, this is where you go.
5. Datawrapper (datawrapper.de) → creates charts that don't look like they're from 2003. Your stakeholders will think you hired a designer.
6. Mode Analytics (mode.com) → runs SQL, Python, and R in the same place. No more switching between five different tools to finish one analysis.
These tools don't make you a better analyst, they just stop you from wasting time on things that shouldn't take time in the first place.
Thanks to Goodness Nwadibie for sharing, I hope it helps beginners in DA.
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Kenya's New Loan Pricing Model Starts Today, But Can It Unlock Credit?
kenyanwallstreet.com/new-loa…
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BoU's switch that will control bank, mobile money and fintech charges
The National Payment Switch promises to link banks, mobile money, and fintechs in a single ecosystem that will lower transaction costs bit.ly/42AnBh0?utm_medium=so…
#MonitorUpdates
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The Bank of Tanzania has completed its study on a Central Bank Digital Currency and is now awaiting government direction on the next steps.
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At Microsoft we are hosting a 9 part series covering the fundamentals of Python + AI!
You'll learn about LLMs, RAG, MCP, Agents, Vector Embeddings and a lot more!
Each class will have demos, code, slides and live instruction plus a weekly space for QA in our office hours.
All resources will also be made availible after in case you cannot attend live but you have to register so we can send them to you:
See you in class! aka.ms/pythonai/series
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MIT just released a 26-page report on AI for 2025.
Might be useful for you.
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Please share to your TL. Someone who follows you may enjoy this podcast 😊
Thanks for the continued attention you pay our little project here.
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Traditions are powerful, but are they all worth keeping? This week on #PPJ-A, we're challenging the old ways.
Joel discusses the continued exclusion of African traditional religions from government spaces. South Africa has made room for indigenous faiths. Why are other countries still lagging?
Are we ready to stop treating our indigenous beliefs as second-class and finally make room for everyone?
Tune in: linktr.ee/whatthetheory
#Podcast #WhatTheTheory
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We’re proud to see the Crane Models White Paper shared by the community.
Uganda’s first sovereign, culturally-grounded LLMs, built to understand our languages, customs & values.
Thanks to everyone who’s contributed to this journey.
We’re just getting started. 🇺🇬
happy to share that a team of talented Ugandan engineers and researchers at @AIStudioUganda has released the Crane Models White Paper
it introduces Uganda's first sovereign, culturally-grounded Large Language Models (LLMs), tailored to understand Ugandan languages, customs, and values
the Crane Models will be trained and deployed locally, ensuring data sovereignty and cultural authenticity
the paper also presents the UCCB Benchmark, the first framework to evaluate AI's understanding of Ugandan context
this concept and along with the benchmark are being tested out on a fine-tuned Crane Gemma 1B-IT model
the benchmark will be open-sourced soon for global AI community collaboration
grateful to have played a small part in this important journey—contributing knowledge on fine-tuning Gemma 3 models, scripting for data collection, and supporting Uganda's push for sovereign, culturally-aligned AI 🙂
🔗 scribd.com/document/87684492…
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New Roles for #AI
by @Khulood_Almani
#DataScientist #BigData #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #MI
cc: @chidambara09 @AndrewYNg @drfeifei
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Personally I've realised without specialized knowledge, even the best AI tools produce mediocre results. Yes ai is good at it replicating patterns the problem it doesn’t create original thought. Those who intergrate AI with expertise own the future. Ideas alone won’t cut it.
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In machine learning, it’s not about inventing new models, it’s about optimizing what you have. Learn how Python’s threading library can enhance I/O-bound tasks, improving project speed and performance in @Marcello_AI's newest article.
#Python #Coding
towardsdatascience.com/level…
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The Process of IT Certification
This programme offers skills and training in a wide range of software, technical and technological ICT skills required for the industry.
@NITAUganda1 @pdpoUG @uictug
#DigitizeUG
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Hey, my dear #MicrosoftFabric friends, this is a HUGE week for all of us, #DP600 aficionados! Watch out – Microsoft will share 5000 free vouchers for taking the most popular data exam ever.
But here is the deal: you must first complete certain steps to obtain a free voucher.
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The book that transformed how I tell stories with data medium.com/@joparga3/book-su…
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#NationalICTSummitUG
“Recruitment in technology is evolving. Micro-credentials and practical problem-solving skills are increasingly valued over traditional degrees. With global teams collaborating remotely, the challenge shifts to retaining talent and fostering growth within roles, rather than focusing solely on hierarchical promotion. Balancing experience with new talent is key, especially as AI and automation allow us to leverage collective human knowledge in ways that enhance productivity.” – Joel Muhumuza, CEO of Flyhub
#ICTAUAt10 #DigitalTransformation #Recruitment #AI #MicroCredentials #TalentRetention #Automation
@NITAUganda1 @TheVillageUG @refactory_acad @LiquidInTechUG @pctechmagazine @roketelkomug @ITCnews @UgandaMFA @nssfug @pdpoUG @PSF_Uganda @PwC @NetherlandsMoFA @Infobip
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#NationalICTSummitUG
“Automation is key when it comes to cost optimization and operational efficiency. Tasks that once required large teams can now be handled with minimal human intervention, allowing us to reassign resources to core problem-solving. Whether it’s streamlining back-end processes or enhancing customer service with chatbots and WhatsApp banking, it has allowed us to reduce the workforce and improve service delivery. The goal is to find the balance - helping customers, even those less tech-savvy, while promoting innovation.” – @FrancisLutalo, Head of Business Technology, @postbankug
#ICTAUAt10 #DigitalTransformation #Automation #CostOptimization #CustomerExperience #Innovation
@NITAUganda1 @TheVillageUG @refactory_acad @LiquidInTechUG @pctechmagazine @roketelkomug @ITCnews @UgandaMFA @nssfug @pdpoUG @PSF_Uganda @PwC @NetherlandsMoFA @infobip
