
Doughlas Kahura
@doughlaskahura
I build AI-powered fraud intelligence, legaltech products, and analytics infrastructure across African markets.
What I'm looking for
I lead SafetiqAfrica, an AI-powered legaltech company using data and technology to democratise access to legal services across Africa. I set the product roadmap, go-to-market strategy, partnerships, and data infrastructure behind NLP-based legal analysis and recommendation tools.
At M-KOPA, I translate fraud and operational risk objectives into analytics products across Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa. I deployed AI-assisted field-investigation triage, automated reporting through Databricks, and governed fraud datasets and KPI reporting used by leadership.
My work spans machine learning, statistical research, and data product delivery, from fraud detection and image classification to conservation and healthcare analytics. I enjoy building practical systems that turn complex data into faster, evidence-based decisions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
CEO & Founder
SafetiqAfrica
Jan 2026 - Present (8 months)
Founded and leads an AI-powered legaltech company, setting strategic vision, product roadmap, and go-to-market strategy. Oversees AI platform development, data infrastructure, and stakeholder engagement across Africa.
Serves as a trusted analytics partner to senior fraud and operations leadership, leading fraud analytics initiatives and AI agent deployment across five African markets. Owns predictive intelligence, data governance, and operational reporting.
Developed an image classification model achieving 95% accuracy and a fraud detection ML pipeline reducing fraudulent transactions by 10%. Built NLP sentiment analysis and recommendation systems.
Data Scientist
Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI)
Jan 2022 - Apr 2023 (1 year 3 months)
Provided end-to-end statistical leadership across research cycles, designed data collection frameworks, and delivered capacity-building workshops. Managed research protocols and reporting pipelines.
Data Scientist (Intern)
Avis Hospitals
Sep 2022 - Dec 2022 (3 months)
Conducted statistical and exploratory analysis on inpatient and outpatient data, generating marketing insights. Evaluated social media performance and contributed to a 20% increase in inpatient conversion rate.
Statistician
Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI)
Mar 2020 - Sep 2020 (6 months)
Automated weekly reporting via Excel, improving efficiency by 86%. Applied predictive models to analyze deforestation impacts and trained scientists on mobile data collection tools.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Pathsetter
Certificate, Data Science and Machine Learning Engineering
2022 - 2022
Completed a Data Science and Machine Learning Engineering program, graduating in the top 3 of the cohort.
Chuka University
Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Sociology
2017 - 2021
Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Sociology, with a final project on marketplace analysis using SPSS.
Kahuho Uhuru High School
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, General Studies
2013 - 2016
Grade: B
Activities and societies: Second runners-up, National STEM Symposium
Completed secondary education with a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (B), and was second runners-up at the National STEM Symposium.
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