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I didn’t Fail, I learnt! — My journey to Rhodes Scholarship Finalist 2021

“Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted. And the experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.” —…

17 min readDec 29, 2020

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Learn to Unlearn to Relearn

“Your wife or girlfriend is not worth your respect at all and you are the king of the jungle and that is why you are in forest.”…

8 min readSep 30, 2019

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Embracing broken — ness

Just imagine, you are seated in a quiet place or a serene environment, and you zone into deep thoughts. By default, your mind starts to…

9 min readDec 31, 2023

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Embracing broken — ness

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Willie’s reflections

Over the last two and a half years, I have been doing something interesting — simply trying to understand human beings’ behavior, how…

2 min readMar 17, 2022

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Willie’s reflections

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I have started my 24th-year journey…

24 years ago, my parents were very fortunate to have been blessed with a baby boy. The young boy has now grown up to be a young man who is…

3 min readAug 31, 2021

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I have started my 24th-year journey…

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Zanzibar, the little Golden Island.

Truly, or sincerely, Zanzibar is a golden island, it is a small island - but it is golden. The beauty that manifests itself in the little…

14 min readJul 5, 2021

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Zanzibar, the little Golden Island.

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Pause a bit,……and then Invest In Yourself!

“You are too dark and black”, I was told by a fellow student during my first year at the University of Cape Town in April 2017. This…

10 min readMar 15, 2021

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Pause a bit,……and then Invest In Yourself!

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From a village boy to a graduate of University of Cape Town: #ItWasn’tEasy

“Those were the days, The dark dark days. Days cemented with uncertainty, I had no identity. But today is a different day, for today isn’t…

11 min readMar 30, 2020

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Qiskit Camp Africa Experience

Qiskit Camps are events where an immersive experience that consists of training sessions and deep technical talks about Quantum computing…

6 min readJan 5, 2020

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Qiskit Camp Africa Experience

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Emotional Intelligence: A skill to master.

Some months ago, I decided to quit a software internship. I left the company bitter with myself and the company itself. Never spoke to…

8 min readJul 27, 2019

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Emotional Intelligence: A skill to master.

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Willie Nganga Macharia

Willie Nganga Macharia

Human// Tech guru // Young Leader// Curious // Emotional Intelligent // Learning to unlearn // Courageous to be imperfect // Digital Economy Advocate // Thinker

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