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Coffee Pump Podcast

Sajid Vayani

156 episodes

Welcome to "Coffee Pump" the caffeinated podcast where we brew memorable moments!

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Join us as we chat with fascinating folks each episode. Grab your cup of joe and get ready to pump up your life!

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  1. Caffeinated Debrief With Sajid - 28 Oct 2026

    · 2 h 25 min · Bonus · Explicit

    Hello beautiful people! • Get your tickets for the Couch Connect x Coffee Pump Live Event: https://tikko.co.ke/event/0a16ec18-fa65-440e-8004-0211164a3f3f Live Sponsored By Fastbird Reach out to them on WhatsApp:…

  2. Raised On Porridge, Built On Omena & Still Winning At 43 - Peter Ochino | Coffee Pump (E136)

    · 2 h 58 min · S1 E136 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa! On this episode I sit down with Peter Ochino, natural bodybuilder, trainer and the man behind Omena 6000. At 43 he competed against men half his age and men on steroids, while being summoned to a police…

  3. Fruit Farming, Free Peering & Africa’s Busiest Internet Exchange - Andrew Owens | Coffee Pump (E135)

    · 1 h 01 min · S1 E135

    Konnichiwa Fam, On this episode I sit down with Andrew Owens of NAPAfrica and Teraco, recorded on site at AfPIF in Kigali. Andrew joined Teraco as employee number five in 2008 and helped build NAPAfrica into the…

  4. The Nightclub Business, Fake Alcohol & 4AM Discipline - Malcolm "MJO" Okubo | Coffee Pump (E134)

    · 1 h 14 min · S1 E134 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa Fam, On this episode I sit down with Malcolm "MJO" Okubo. At 25 he co-owns some of Nairobi's biggest nightlife spots, works in fintech at Honeycoin, and runs the MJO Living on YouTube. Before any of that he…

  5. Working At META, Pub Culture & Shirts With Flowers - Ben Ryall | Coffee Pump (E133)

    · 1 h 54 min · S1 E133 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa, Ben is one of the first people I met in this industry and has been a friend ever since. He got an E in computer studies and barely got into university. He now leads Meta's edge strategy for Africa, the…

  6. Scuba Diving, Yale University & Global Internet Ecosystems - Nurani Nimpuno | Coffee Pump (E132)

    · 1 h 06 min · S1 E132

    Konnichiwa, Nurani Nimpuno has been shaping the internet for 25 years and most people have never heard of her. Born in Sweden to Dutch Indonesian parents, she got into tech because she liked computer games, handed out…

  7. Batman, Faith & The Three Most Dangerous Words A Man Can Say - Michael Marras | Coffee Pump (E131)

    · 1 h 19 min · S1 E131

    Konnichiwa, Michael Marras is a former Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer turned health and performance coach, and he runs Fit Fatherhood. The whole idea behind it is that looking after yourself is not vanity, it…

  8. Mugabe, Cyber Cafés & Choosing Music Over Tech - Robert Nkeramugaba | Coffee Pump (E130)

    · 1 h 04 min · S1 E131

    Konnichiwa, This one comes to you from Kigali, recorded at AfPIF in August with Robert Nkeramugaba, or Bob, as everyone calls him. Bob is a system architect at Broadband Systems Corporation and has been there ten…

  9. (PART 2) Saturday Morning Caffeinated Debrief With Sajid (Recorded on 3rd October 2026)

    · 1 h 57 min · Bonus · Explicit

    Hello beautiful people! Welcome to the caffeinated debrief where we catch up on the weekly news that caught our eye. From stocks to invest in to news around pop culture, we talk about everything trending that week.…

  10. (PART 1) Saturday Morning Caffeinated Debrief With Sajid (Recorded on 3rd October 2026)

    · 1 h 37 min · Bonus · Explicit

    Hello beautiful people! Welcome to the caffeinated debrief where we catch up on the weekly news that caught our eye. From stocks to invest in to news around pop culture, we talk about everything trending that week.…

  11. Late Night Coffee With Sajid (Recorded 29th Sep 2026)

    · 1 h 42 min · Bonus · Explicit

    Hello beautiful people! Let’s catch up on the weekly news over a cup of coffee. From politics to gaming and everything in between. Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/live/t_gWuKN6fME?si=onMXDRBwQXRv1WER Get your…

  12. Mitumba Shirts, Burnout & Digging Shambas - Brian Longwe | Coffee Pump (E129)

    · 1 h 17 min · S1 E129

    Konnichiwa Fam, Everyone I've had on this series kept saying the same name, so we closed AfPIF Kigali with Brian Munyao Longwe. Before he helped bring the internet to Kenya he was washing mitumba shirts and selling…

  13. AI Conspiracies, PowerPoint Selling & Co-Intelligence - Shikoli Makatiani | Coffee Pump (E128)

    · 1 h 59 min · S1 E128

    Konnichiwa, Shikoli Makatiani was Africa Online's first employee. He ran the servers that carried Kenya's first emails from under his bed in Boston, dropped out of college at 20 to go set up the internet in Abidjan,…

  14. Saudi Meetings, Golf Clubs & BICS Africa - Abdel Kader Traoré | Coffee Pump (127)

    · 53 min · S1 E127

    Konnichiwa Fam, Abdel Kader Traoré is one of the sales guys I look up to in this industry, and this is the first time I've heard his full story. He started as a telecom engineer building 2G networks in Côte d'Ivoire,…

  15. Aviation Dreams, Rugby & Selling Starlink Across Africa - Said Alli | Coffee Pump (E126)

    · 1 h 07 min · S1 E126

    Konnichiwa, Recorded live at AfPIF 2026 in Kigali. Said Alli is the Executive Chairman and CEO of MoveOn Telecoms, and he got there by accident. He wanted to work in aviation, ended up at Makerere studying IT, and has…

  16. GTA 6, Gene Editing & Short Kings - Joab Ogato | Coffee Pump (E125)

    · 1 h 42 min · S1 E125 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa, Ogato is back before he heads home to Canada, and we start with him reacting to the GTA 6 trailer for the first time, which turns into a full history of Rockstar. From there it goes where it always does…

  17. Bad Handwriting, Gold Drilling & Building Tanzania's Internet - Frank Habicht | Coffee Pump (E124)

    · 1 h 17 min · S1 E124

    Konnichiwa Recorded live at AfPIF 2026 in Kigali. Frank Habicht was our first guest of the week, and his story is not what you'd expect from a man who runs Tanzania's internet exchange. He grew up in East Germany,…

  18. Rwanda, Child Support & Dynasty Politics - Andrew Kibe & Emmanuel Kisiangani | Coffee Pump (E123)

    · 2 h 20 min · S1 E123 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa Fam, On this episode Andrew Kibe and Emmanuel Kisiangani of come through. I spend two hours as the only married man in the room, which Kibe does not let go of for a second. We get into why Kibe says every…

  19. GCORE, Mormon Churches & PeeringDB - Isabel "Izzy" Odida | Coffee Pump (E122)

    · 1 h 05 min · S1 E122

    Konnichiwa, We recorded this episode at AfPIF 2026 in Kigali, and my guest is Isabel Odida, better known as Izzy, Peering Manager at Gcore and VP of Peering DB. She's Ugandan, based in Dubai, and looks after peering…

  20. Sin Tax, Poisoned Elephants & Life After Quitting Your Job - Fareed Khimani | Coffee Pump (E121)

    · 1 h 37 min · S1 E121 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa Fam, Fareed Khimani is back, and this one goes from a sin tax nobody can explain to a conversation about identity that I wasn't ready for. He's working inside government now doing comms for the Ministry of…

  21. Khat, Donor Money & Being Told To Quit - Emmanuel Kisiangani & Bashir Halaiki | Coffee Pump (E120)

    · 2 h 16 min · S1 E120 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa, On this episode Emmanuel Kisiangani and Bashir Halaiki come through and we go from totally unserious to uncomfortably honest. We get into what donor money actually funds, why the beggar on the roundabout…

  22. Funeral Startups, Retiring At 45 & The Moon Landing Fight - Joab Ogato | Coffee Pump (E119)

    · 2 h 46 min · S1 E119 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa Fam, On this episode Joab Ogato from The Couch Connect Podcast comes through, and it turns into one of the most chaotic conversations we've had. He's an assistant professor at McMaster working on his second…

  23. Selling Prawns, Building Web Empires & The Coming AI Reset - Moses Kemibaro | Coffee Pump (E118)

    · 2 h 11 min · S1 E118

    Konnichiwa! On this episode I sit down with Moses Kemibaro, one of the people who actually built Kenya's internet industry. He got his first computer at 11, was selling internet connections in Mombasa before most…

  24. Violence For Hire, Goon Economy & Odipo Dev - Odanga Madung & Darius Okolla | Coffee Pump (E117)

    · 1 h 53 min · S1 E117 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa Fam, On this episode Odanga Madung comes back and brings Darius Okolla, head political economist at Odipo Dev, and we spend most of it on the research nobody else in Kenya is doing. They spent a year inside…

  25. Andrew Tate, Celebrity Sacrifices & Quitting A Safe Job - Eric Mutiso | Coffee Pump (E116)

    · 1 h 57 min · S1 E116 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa Fam, On this episode, Eric Mutiso of Every Other Time With Eric and I finally do a proper one-on-one in the studio, and it goes everywhere. We start with the Andrew Tate documentary and what unchecked…

  26. Goons, Legalising Weed & Fixing Kenya's Broken Systems - Boniface Mwangi | Coffee Pump (E115)

    · 1 h 29 min · S1 E115

    Konnichiwa Fam, On this episode I sit down with Boniface Mwangi, activist, photojournalist, and 2027 presidential candidate. This is the conversation that finally pulled me into politics. We get into why he believes…

  27. Cocaine, Magic Mushrooms & Beautiful Camels - Fareed Khimani | Coffee Pump (E114)

    · 1 h 16 min · S1 E114 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E114, I sit down with Coffee Pump Regular, Fareed Khimani. Fareed is an Ad director, former radio man, and addiction counselor at Full Circle, who is also a recovering addict with 23 years of active…

  28. Wine Secrets, Sommelier Exams & Food Pairing Myths - Spencer Fondaumiere | Coffee Pump (E113)

    · 2 h 12 min · S1 E113

    Konnichiwa Fam, On this episode I sit down with Spencer Fondaumiere, one of only two ASI diploma sommeliers on the entire African continent, and a fellow St. Mary's boy. From getting suspended for streaking and…

  29. Freemasonry, The Pineal Gland & Reptilians - Matthew Frietze | Coffee Pump (E112)

    · 1 h 52 min · S1 E112 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E112, I sit down with Matthew Frietze, a 32nd-degree Freemason, actor and oracle based in New Mexico, for one of the most fascinating conversations we have had on the show. I came across Matthew on…

  30. Election Games, Creating Laws & Why Kenya Is Broke - Hon. Rahim Dawood | Coffee Pump (E111)

    · 1 h 43 min · S1 E111

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E111, I sit down with Honourable Rahim Dawood, Member of Parliament for North Imenti, for my first real conversation about the one thing this podcast has stayed away from, politics. I have taken…

  31. Cold Calls, Yellow Pages & The Art of Sales - Fredrick Rugo | Coffee Pump (E110)

    · 1 h 27 min · S1 E110

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E110, I sit down with Fredrick Rugo, A Senior Sales Manager at iColo Data Centers, my work brother of six years, and one of the best salesmen I know. This one started with a listener asking us to…

  32. Islam, DMT & The Supernatural - Big Homie CC & Eric Mutiso | Coffee Pump (E109)

    · 1 h 52 min · S1 E109 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E109, I sit down with Big Homie CC and Eric Mutiso of Every Other Time With Eric. On this episode, Big Homie shares his journey growing up in Chicago, surviving gang life, being shot, stabbed and…

  33. Calling Cards, Telkom Kenya & Building A Successful Career - Snehar Shah | Coffee Pump (E108)

    · 1 h 08 min · S1 E108

    On E108, I sit down with Snehar Shah, CEO of IX Africa Data Centres in Kenya, a serial operator whose career runs from electrical engineering to chartered accountant to telecom CFO to four startups. He came back to…

  34. Nokia, Blackberry & The Death of Big Brands - Atul Chaturvedi | Coffee Pump (E107)

    · 1 h 44 min · S1 E107

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E107, I sit down with Atul Chaturvedi, marketing strategist, Strathmore and USIU lecturer, and a former telecom CEO who has built businesses across roughly ten different industries. Atul spent his…

  35. Royal Marines, Zuku Internet & The Dot-Com Crash - Richard Bell | Coffee Pump (E106)

    · 1 h 23 min · S1 E106

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E106, I sit down with Richard Bell, one of the pioneers of Kenya's internet industry. Richard shares his journey from serving in the Royal Marines to building some of East Africa's earliest internet…

  36. Poetry, Rugby & Modern Masculinity - Agar Omondi | Coffee Pump (E105)

    · 2 h 05 min · S1 E105 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E105, Agar Omondi returns to the podcast for one of our most random conversations yet. We start with rugby, fitness, SARMs, peptides, Retatrutide, and the hidden costs of chasing physical…

  37. Sugar Free Jaba Juice, Boda Bodas & Fine Art - Nduta Kariuki | Coffee Pump (E104)

    · 1 h 46 min · S1 E104

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E104, I sit down with Nduta Kariuki, a key member of , for a very random but honest conversation about panic attacks, comedy, art, family, and trying to figure life out as a creative in Kenya. We…

  38. Archaeology, Punk Rock & TeleGeography - Patrick Christian | Coffee Pump (E103)

    · 1 h 30 min · S1 E103

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E103, I sit down with Patrick Christian, Senior Manager at TeleGeography, to talk about one of the most unusual career journeys we've had on the podcast. Before spending more than two decades…

  39. Comedy Tours, Inspector Mwala & Existential Crises - Adan Abdi | Coffee Pump (E102)

    · 1 h 56 min · S1 E102 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E102, I sit down with Adan Abdi. What started as writing funny stories in university turned into a career in stand-up comedy, taking him from small Nairobi open mics to stages across Africa and…

  40. Online Beef, Finance Bill 2026 & Cancel Culture - Mwafreeka & Eric Mutiso | Coffee Pump (E101)

    · 2 h 10 min · S1 E102 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E101, for the very first time, I have both Mwafreeka of Iko Nini Podcast & Eric Mutiso of Every Other Time With Eric for a conversation covering politics, current affairs, cancel culture, security,…

  41. Bien, Strathmore University & Project Blue Beam - Eric Mutiso & Fareed Khimani | Coffee Pump (E100)

    · 1 h 43 min · S1 E100 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa Fam, We got to 100 Episodes! Appreciate all your support thus far. We're back on this episode with the Trio. Eric Mutiso of Every Other Time With Eric and Fareed Khimani are back for another conversation…

  42. Running Marathons, Crypto & Kenyan Internet - Omar Pederzoli | Coffee Pump (E099)

    · 2 h 11 min · S1 E99

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E099, I sit down with Omar Pederzoli for one of the most global episodes we’ve done so far. From growing up between Italy, Spain, Paraguay, and Florida, to marathon running, crypto investing, acting…

  43. Coffee Cartels, Korean Hustlers & Charlie Sheen - Young Park & Mike Okara | Coffee Pump (E098)

    · 1 h 38 min · S1 E98

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E098, I sit down with Mike Okara and Young Park from Gold Rock International and Masai Coffee for a conversation around coffee, Korean entrepreneurship, Kenyan business culture, and building brands…

  44. Fortnite, Chinese Manufacturers & 24-Hour Workouts - Shiv Simani | Coffee Pump (E097)

    · 2 h 05 min · S1 E97

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E097, I sit down with Shiv Simani for one of the most honest conversations we’ve had around fitness, discipline, addiction, business, and figuring yourself out as a man. Shiv opens up about his…

  45. Humvees, Counter-Strike & Financial Freedom - Ryan Fagan | Coffee Pump (E096)

    · 1 h 39 min · S1 E96

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E096, I sit down with Ryan Fagan a US military veteran and real estate investor, for a conversation on war, property investing, financial freedom, and why he eventually decided to move to Kenya. Ryan…

  46. Skunkworks, Swift Global & Building Kenya’s Internet - Michuki Mwangi | Coffee Pump (E095)

    · 1 h 37 min · S1 E95

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E095, I sit down with Michuki Mwangi, one of the key figures behind the growth of Kenya’s internet ecosystem and connectivity industry. From the early dial-up days to KIXP, KeNIC, AFNOG, and internet…

  47. AI Journalists, BBLs & Office Bullies - Nimrat Kaur | Coffee Pump (E094)

    · 2 h 05 min · S1 E94 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E094, I sit down with Nimrat Kaur, radio presenter, media personality, and communications professional,for, for a conversation covering media, journalism, fitness culture, beauty trends, politics,…

  48. Book Recommendations, Lamu & Escaping The 9-5 - Kimani Ngugi / Nyumba Ya King | Coffee Pump (E093)

    · 1 h 50 min · S1 E93 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E093, I sit down with Kimani Ngugi (known in the social media landscape as Nyumba Ya King), CEO of Kijani Boda. We cover quite a lot in this conversation including book reccomendations, business,…

  49. Meru, Miraa & US Visas - Bob Mwiti | Coffee Pump (E092)

    · 2 h 18 min · S1 E92 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa Fam, On E092, I sit down with Bob Mwiti for a crazy life story. From growing up in Meru without shoes, TV, or school fees, to discovering his biological father as a teenager who changed Bob’s life overnight…

  50. Historiography, Mos Def & "KALCHA Yetu" - MONAJA | Coffee Pump (E091)

    · 1 h 58 min · S1 E91 · Explicit

    Konnichiwa Fam, On this episode, I sit down with Monaja, a Kenyan rapper, historian, and cultural commentator whose work blends music, politics, and African identity. Monaja isn’t your typical artist. With a…

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