Engineer · Educator · Founder
About Bona.
I'm Bonaventure Ogeto (Bona). I'm the founder of Mctaba Labs, an Africa-First technology company based in Nairobi, Kenya. I build products on the African Stack (M-Pesa Daraja, Paystack, WhatsApp Business API, USSD) and I teach the next generation of African builders to ship on it.
Bonaventure Ogeto · Nairobi 2026- 25,000+Students reached
- 50+Workshops
- 130+Countries
- 4.9/5Udemy rating
Career · 2019 to today
Experience
2024 to Present
Founder & CEO
Mctaba Labs (Bonaogeto Limited) · Nairobi, Kenya
- Building Africa-First software products: Mctaba Academy, TabFlow, Lipapi, Maoni, itinerary.africa.
- Custom software, AI agents, payment infrastructure, and automations for African businesses.
- Shipping on the African Stack: M-Pesa Daraja, Paystack, WhatsApp Business API, USSD, Africa's Talking.
Aug 2025 to Present
Senior Facilitator
HyperionDev · South Africa · Remote
- Leading facilitation for software and data programs across partner universities.
- Mentoring learners with outcomes-focused guidance and code reviews.
Feb 2024 to Aug 2025
Lecturer
HyperionDev · South Africa · Remote
- Delivered lectures and labs across AI, Computer Science, and Software Engineering.
- Contributed to bootcamps co-created with top global universities.
Feb 2024 to Present
Lecturer
CoGrammar · United Kingdom · Remote
- Teaching software engineering fundamentals and advanced topics.
- Supporting learners with structured feedback and career guidance.
Jan 2023 to Feb 2024
Software Engineering Lead
Zindua School · Remote
- Mentored 1000+ students; increased student retention by 40%.
- Led code reviews and capstones; boosted graduate placement by 30%+.
- Built data processing/visualization solutions, improving decision velocity by 25%.
- Designed personalized learning plans; improved engagement and outcomes by 60%.
Sep 2021 to Jan 2023
Software Engineer
VTF University · California, United States · Remote
- Built dynamic React components and optimized performance; +15% faster loads.
- Automated versioning and publishing with GitHub Actions & Lerna; -25% deployment time.
- Developed modular design system with Storybook; boosted dev velocity and consistency.
Jun 2019 to Sep 2021
Software Engineer
Novcart Technologies · Remote
- Led feature development; +20% user engagement and satisfaction.
- Built a commerce platform powering 100,000+ shops across Africa.
- Integrated OpenAI-powered automations; +15% decision quality.
Study
Education
2017–2022
Bachelor's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)
Mathematics and Computer Science · Sep 2017 – Dec 2022