He is the founder of Kytabu, a groundbreaking EdTech platform making digital education accessible across Kenya and East Africa, and the co-architect of Tribbe Nation, a social finance engine built around group trust and community-driven savings. Most recently, Tonee helped launch the Africa AI Hub, a pan-African initiative connecting policymakers, technologists, and communities around inclusive and sustainable AI infrastructure — a mission that took him to the UN stage and global convenings across Rome, Kigali, and Geneva.

Tonee’s work sits at the intersection of AI, public infrastructure, local content, and behavior-led design, where he is advocating for African narratives, ethics, and priorities to shape global technological futures. Whether speaking to world leaders or mentoring a startup in Nairobi, he is driven by one core principle: the systems we build must reflect the people they are meant to serve.

He’s been recognized as an Eisenhower Fellow, a White House guest of President Obama, and a recurring voice on panels, podcasts, and publications shaping Africa’s digital future.

Now more than ever, Tonee is focused on building with intention — from AI hackathons to content that reframes what it means to be African and ambitious in a tech-driven world.