AI & Machine Learning Fundamentals: online course for Kenya
A beginner course in how artificial intelligence works and how to use it at work: data, Python, machine learning, generative AI and prompt writing, automation, and using AI responsibly and securely. It suits Kenyan graduates and professionals who want practical AI skills without a computing degree.
Course fee KSh 28,950 · or start with KSh 1,930 · pay with M-Pesa · Card
Payments in Kenya open soon. The first lesson is free to try now.
Who this course is for in Kenya
It is written for graduates, students on industrial attachment and young professionals. No previous experience is needed.
- Graduates and students on industrial attachment who want to understand and use AI at work
- Young professionals in fintech, banking, telecoms and agriculture who want to automate routine work and use AI tools safely
- Anyone considering a career in data or AI who wants a practical, project-based starting point
Where these skills are used in Kenya
The course's industry pathways most relevant here: Fintech · Agriculture · Energy.
- Fintech and mobile money
- Payment and lending companies use machine learning for credit scoring and fraud detection, and AI assistants for customer support.
- Agriculture
- Farmers and agribusinesses use AI for crop-disease detection, yield prediction and weather alerts.
- Energy and business
- Energy companies forecast demand and detect unusual meter readings, and businesses use AI to draft, summarise and automate office work.
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Kenyan laws and regulators to know
The lessons are the same in every country and use general, international examples rather than any one country’s rules. They teach the principles, not Kenya’s law in detail, so read these alongside the course:
- Data Protection Act, 2019
- Kenya's main personal-data law, overseen by the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner. Relevant whenever an AI project uses data about people.
What you’ll learn
| Day | Topic |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | What AI is and is not, its history, and AI vs traditional software |
| Day 2 | How machine learning works: supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning |
| Day 3 | Data types, data quality, bias and privacy |
| Day 4 | Python basics for AI in Google Colab |
| Day 5 | Data analysis and charts with pandas and Matplotlib |
| Day 6 | Supervised learning: regression and classification with scikit-learn |
| Day 7 | Unsupervised learning: clustering, segmentation and anomaly detection |
| Day 8 | Model evaluation: precision, recall, overfitting and cross-validation |
| Day 9 | Generative AI, large language models, assistants, agents and RAG |
| Day 10 | Prompt engineering and AI-assisted research |
| Day 11 | AI automation with no-code tools and a human in the loop |
| Day 12 | Neural networks, deep learning and transfer learning |
| Day 13 | Natural language processing: sentiment, entities and chatbots |
| Day 14 | Computer vision: detection, OCR and document processing |
| Day 15 | AI across industries and how to judge an AI idea |
| Day 16 | Responsible AI: bias, privacy, deepfakes, copyright and governance |
| Day 17 | AI and cyber security: prompt injection, AI phishing and deepfake fraud |
| Day 18 | Your capstone: plan, build, evaluate and present an AI project |
Every lesson is illustrated and has a matching video. Each day ends with a short quiz and an assignment, and the course finishes with a capstone project you can show employers. It is self-paced with lifetime access, and you can try the first lesson free before paying.
Your certificate, and what it isn’t
Your Paleon certificate of completion shows you finished an 18-day introduction to AI and machine learning and its capstone project. It is not a university degree or a vendor certification from Google, Microsoft or AWS, though the course is a practical foundation for them.
When you finish, including the capstone, we help you write a CV that presents your project as real work, and provide a reference confirming what you completed. We teach skills; we don’t promise jobs.
Who runs the course
Paleon Training Limited is an online training company registered in Nigeria (Warri, Delta State), with operations in the United Kingdom. There is no Paleon office in Kenya: the course is taught entirely online, and you can reach us by WhatsApp on +44 7508 823495 or at hello@paleontraining.com.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to know coding or maths?
No. Every idea starts in plain English with an everyday example. You write your first Python in Day 4, one small step at a time, in a free online notebook.
What will I build?
Small projects every day (a data analysis, a prediction model, a customer segmentation, a prompt library and an automation workflow) and a capstone AI project you present at the end.
How much is it?
KSh 28,950, or start with a KSh 1,930 deposit. Pay by M-Pesa or card.
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