A market vendor in Nairobi smiles while checking her phone at a vegetable stall.
Senior Product Designer · Nairobi

I design for millions. Products built for scale. Designed for dignity and trust.

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At a glance

I operate at the intersection of product strategy, behavioural design, and complex systems at scale.

Now
Safaricom · Leading UX for Financial Services
Before
Kwara · Designing for SACCOs
7
Years in UX
50M+
People reached by products I designed
71
ADPList mentoring sessions
Worked with
  • Safaricom M-PESA
  • LCT Africa
  • Tru International
  • Kwara
  • HubProof
  • Jumba
  • The Hub
  • Adrian Group
  • Seargent Solutions
Select works

Products that meet people where they are.

  • Case studies
  • More work
The LCT Africa website homepage
01Case study
LCT Africa · Health tech · 2026

The platform behind medical schemes. Repositioning LCT Africa from a biometric tool to medical benefits management.

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Shiriki Pay: delegated spending at scale, shown on two phones
02Case study
Shiriki Pay · Payments · M-PESA

The real risk isn't misuse. It's hesitation at the moment of payment.

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Tru International website
03Case study
Tru App · Nonprofit · 2026

Built for where the network isn't. An offline-first field app for a Nairobi nonprofit's outreach staff.

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More work
What people say

Drawn from professionals who shipped alongside me.

Kelvin showed up in product conversations differently. He asked the questions a PM would have asked two meetings later, and cared about adoption, not just what the screen looked like.
Anne Kamunyu
Regional Product Manager – Africa, ElandX
Kelvin took complete ownership of the product. When a flow was unclear, he was pro-actively paving a path with his expertise.
Martin Ndeto
Blockchain Engineer & Protocol Researcher, beav3r.ai
What I appreciated most was that Kelvin doesn't overcomplicate things. He's structured in how he frames problems, intentional about how solutions land, and reliably keeps work moving without drama.
Mumbe Mutuku
Service Design & Program Delivery Lead, Safaricom PLC
Beyond the work

Speaking, mentorship, and community.

  • ADPList mentor
    71 sessions · 50+ hours · mentees across Kenya, Uganda & the US
    1:1 sessions with designers across Africa and beyond, focused on fintech UX, portfolio reviews, and navigating senior and lead roles in emerging-market product teams.
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  • From mentee to peer mentor
    KamiLimu
    Started as a mentee in Cohort 4.0, the programme that introduced me to design as a path. Returned the following year as a peer mentor for the next cohort.

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