Why we build AI data teams in Kenya.

Kenya combines a large, educated, English-speaking workforce with strong digital infrastructure and a time zone that works for teams in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

01

English and Swahili, natively

English is an official language and the language of education and business, so annotators read guidelines and edge cases precisely. Swahili fluency opens up East African language data.

02

A useful time zone

East Africa Time is UTC+3 all year with no daylight saving. That means a full working-day overlap with Europe and the Gulf, and handoffs that let US teams wake up to finished batches.

03

A young, educated workforce

Kenyan universities and technical colleges produce many graduates each year, many of them looking for skilled digital work.

04

Digital infrastructure

Nairobi is a regional tech hub, often called the Silicon Savannah, with widespread fibre and mobile internet and mobile money that makes paying remote workers simple.

05

Clear data protection law

Kenya's Data Protection Act of 2019 sets rules for handling personal data, overseen by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner.

06

Real economic impact

Well-paid remote work keeps talent local. Every project you run with us funds training and steady income for Kenyan workers.

Doing it responsibly

Better working conditions support better data.

Data work in East Africa has sometimes been in the news for the wrong reasons: low pay and poor support for people reviewing distressing content. We want a different standard for the teams who power AI data.

Pay

Published rates, above local living wage, paid weekly.

Wellbeing

Rotation limits and counselling access on sensitive projects.

Training

Paid onboarding and certification on every project.

Voice

Labelers can dispute QA decisions and give feedback on guidelines.

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Why we build our teams in Kenya

Nairobi has a young, university-educated, English-speaking workforce and a strong technology ecosystem. We train every annotator in-house and keep teams together so the people who learn your project can build experience on it.

UTC+3

Useful overlap

Same-day collaboration with Europe and the Gulf, with overnight turnaround potential for US teams.

100%

Dedicated workforce

Accountable teams with project training, review and operational ownership.

ISO-ready

Security-minded delivery

Secure facility, NDAs, access controls and GDPR-aligned handling where required.

Build your data team in Kenya.

Tell us about your project and we'll put together a pilot and delivery plan.

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