From Kenya to London with Django - Velda Kiara
From Django Chat by William Vincent and Carlton Gibson
March 11, 2026 · 1h 18m · Episode 197
About this episode
Velda Kiara shares her journey from Kenya to London as a software engineer and her involvement in the Django community.
Velda is a software engineer at RevSys based in London and an extremely active member of the Python and Django communities. She is a PSF Fellow, former Djangonaut, co-maintainer of `django-debug-toolbar`, regular conference speaker, and Microsoft MVP.
People in this episode
Hosts: William Vincent, Carlton Gibson
Guest: Velda Kiara
Topics covered
- Django
- Python
- Software Engineering
- Community Engagement
- Tech Conferences
Keywords
- Django
- Python
- software engineer
- community
- conference speaker
- PSF Fellow
- Microsoft MVP
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: RevSys, Python Software Foundation, django-debug-toolbar, Microsoft
Places: London, Kenya
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