Samuel Kamochu
Co-Founder & Lead Pacesetter at Meliora Technologies Limited
Nairobi County, Kenya
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Top SchoolSamuel Kamochu is a Kenyan telecoms and software leader with 11+ years of hands-on engineering experience and over 16 years in the broader telecoms ecosystem, now co-founding and leading Meliora Technologies to train the next generation of African software engineers. He has overseen development and deployment of high-throughput transaction systems (Rudisha) and enterprise platforms across 20+ African enterprises, combining product delivery with technical operations and monitoring at scale. A practical architect and operator, Samuel led integrations for major projects at Safaricom—including M-PESA and convergent billing systems—and built middleware and SDKs to simplify complex carrier integrations. He founded the Natujenge program and community to upskill students and junior developers, reflecting his mission-driven focus on education and continental impact. Recognized as one of Business Daily Africa’s Top 40 Under 40, he pairs entrepreneurial grit with a commitment to faith-driven service and capacity building. Currently pursuing an MSc in Telecommunications and Innovation Development, Samuel blends academic depth with proven delivery in high-transaction telecom and fintech systems.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Msc. Telecommunications and Innovation Development (TID) - Ongoing :-), Msc. Telecommunications and Innovation Development (TID) - Ongoing :-) at Strathmore UniversityBsc Computer Science, Computer Science, First Class, Bsc Computer Science, Computer Science, First Class at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyKCSE, A-(minus), KCSE, A-(minus) at Kijabe Boys High School
Github Skills (10)
smpp8
api6
sms6
java6
testing5
sms-gateway5
gateway5
php4
peer-to-peer4
sdp4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
kamochu/pardus
Apr 2015 - Sep 2015
Contributions:31 commits, 10 PRs, 25 pushes in 5 months
sms-gatewaytestingphpsmsinstalled
Natujenge/natujenge-oyf-guide
Oct 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:28 commits, 24 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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