Post Africa Tech Summit: here's a rundown of all tech events happening this week
Published: 2026-02-16T09:07:09 · Updated: 2026-04-22T08:35:34Z
Claude Code meetup in Nairobi will be happening on Friday this week
Join us for the Claude Code Meetup Nairobi, where we don't just talk about AI coding, we show you exactly how the creator of Claude Code uses it to land 259 PRs in 30 days. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just AI-curious, you'll walk away with techniques the Anthropic team actually uses daily.
- What You'll Learn: The Boris Cherny Workflow (running 5+ parallel instances), CLAUDE.md Masterclass, and agentic workflows.
- Time: Friday, Feb 20 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Action Item: Bring your laptop and install Claude Code beforehand:
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code. - Register: Join the Meetup

Women In Tech Kenya has organized an industrial visit to Huawei Technologies office in Nairobi, Kenya on Friday this week
Women In Tech Kenya has organized an industrial visit to the Huawei Technologies office in Nairobi. This is a massive opportunity for students and recent graduates to get behind-the-scenes exposure to a global tech giant.
- What to expect: Career insights from industry professionals and a deep dive into real-world corporate roles.
- Logistics: Friday, Feb 20 | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM. The team meets in town strictly at 1:00 PM.
- Note: Slots are limited, so only register if you can make it to town on time.
- Register: Secure your Slot

Jenga Hacks Hackathon by Silicon Savannah Solutions will be running from Saturday to Sunday this week at ABC Place
Hosted by Silicon Savannah Solutions, this is 36 hours of innovation and collaboration. If you want to spend your weekend building solutions that matter for East Africa, this is the place to be.
- Focus: Innovation, collaboration, and high-impact building.
- Time: Saturday – Sunday, Feb 21-22.
- Location: ABC Place, Waiyaki Way.
- Register: Sign up for the Hackathon

Nairobi Mongo DB will be having a meetup on Saturday to discuss Human Centric AI: Bridging Builders and Leaders
The Nairobi MongoDB User Group is teaming up with AnitaB to discuss how LLMs actually work and how to build agentic AI systems using MongoDB.
- Key Speakers: Delphine Nyaboke (ML Engineer) and Gilbert Andanje (SRE, Safaricom).
- Requirement: Carry a National or Student ID for security at the university gates.
- Time: Saturday, Feb 21.
- Register: RSVP via AnitaB

Android254 community will be having their February meetup this Saturday
Nairobi’s premier mobile developer community is back! This meetup is a great chance to learn, connect, and grow with fellow Android and Kotlin enthusiasts.
Technical Sessions:
Master the “D” in SOLID — Erick Muuo.
Scoped Dependencies in Koin — Donald Isoe.
IoT on Android with Smartlocks — Cliff Gor.
Time: Saturday, Feb 21 | 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Location: Daystar University, Valley Road.
Register: RSVP on Meetup

Nairobi's strength has always been its communities. Even when the "big" summits end, the real work happens in these meetups and hackathons. See you out there!
Which of these sessions are you heading to?