9-year-old Elvis Muchiri and his sister, Mega, have become a hot-button topic on social media platforms, including TikTok, YouTube, and Twitter. They use social media to distribute computer shortcuts.
It all began in March 2023, when Muchiri began sharing useful computer information on TikTok. He has already gained over 125,000 followers and garnered 1.7 million likes for bringing customers in control with keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Windows, together with Ctrl + B (makes font bold), Ctrl + U (underlines font), and Ctrl + Tab (switches between open tabs in your browser).
The TikTok post was accompanied by encouraging and grateful comments from viewers.
“The next Elon Musk is from Kenya. Soon enough, he’ll be teaching programming and coding, and I’m here for it. My niece needs to be on this side,” one TikTok consumer wrote.
“Thank you, Megan and Elvis, for the helpful information! It will help me a lot at work,” one other consumer expressed.
In his current setup, Muchiri, a teenage IT prodigy, uses Windows 2007. Users apparently banded together to raise $600 to help him upgrade.
Francis Muchiri, the 9-year-old’s father, has also set up a fundraising website with the intention of helping other children who share the same interests in technology as their son.
The money will be used to build a tech centre in Nairobi to support schools and young people so that Kenya and all of Africa can advance via “innovation and creativity” to compete on the global stage.
More than $1,100 has already been contributed to fund the three-year programme.
“Evolve with Elvis is currently teaching us keyboard shortcuts only, but with your support, we can raise the bar to higher heights,” an announcement from the fundraising web page reads.
“We therefore feel the need to extend the same knowledge and more to the remotest parts of our country, Kenya, and eventually the rest of Africa. From Nairobi to Lokichogio, from Kenya to war-torn Libya. With our target amount of Kshs. 10,000,000 [about $71,787.51 USD] for a start, we wish to build a tech institution that will match international standards enjoyed in more developed countries like the USA, Europe, and China.”
