Benard Wairagu Komu

Benard Wairagu Komu has over three years of experience in software development. Benard Wairagu Komucurrently works as a Senior Software Developer for a startup company called Wezatele ltd. He is responsible for developing solutions that help retailers order goods from distributors via SMS. He’s also the founder of myNGOcareer.com, a job aggregation website focusing on the NGO sector. Benard is experienced in customer acquisition and retention strategies and has a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Nairobi(Kenya) and a certificate in Web Design from Zetech College. He hopes to use the skills and networks gained from the Washington Fellowship to further his entrepreneurial journey in the ICT sector and also to start a firm that does value addition to the banana crop produced by farmers from his hometown.