Eric Neko — also known as inferno. I build in Flutter, React and TypeScript. Hackathons and real local problems: housing, power, road safety, sign language, savings, and an offline-first Sheng accessibility engine that makes Kenyan screen readers speak the way we actually talk. Live work: homeserge, DukaPlug, and Zubara.
19 projects
What I reach for
So far
OOAD with UML, compiler construction, software verification and validation, research methods, and Cisco Packet Tracer networking labs.
Founded and ran a Nairobi rental-listing operation (including Gataka/Tumaini areas): sourcing properties, listing bedsitters and multi-bedroom units, managing inquiries/updates, and publishing on TikTok. The workflow and demand directly informed homeserge.
AI training/data annotation, plus video work under 58 Arts and Customs. Minor craft support included quick social visuals (e.g., event posters) alongside engineering work.
Shipped UpGridOracle (Flutter frontend, smart electricity pricing context) and RoyaltyFlux (Solidity/Hardhat on Avalanche Fuji with M-Pesa payout concept).
Selected as a maker at Senses Hub, Nairobi, with co-designers recruited through United Disabled Persons of Kenya. Built the AI for Accessibility Toolkit.
Self-directed: a 5-stage phonetic pipeline, a 1,000+ term offline lexicon, a WCAG reader, a live web modifier and an Android TTS proxy — aimed at making Kenyan screen readers speak the way we actually talk.