In the bustling heart of Sama’s East Africa headquarters at the Sameer Business Park, you will not find the organisation’s vice-president Annepeace Alwala tucked away in a corner office. She doesn’t have one. You won’t see her car in a designated VIP slot. She doesn’t have that either.
What you will find is her vibrant, commanding, and warm presence, perhaps in conversation with young data annotators. To step into a room with Annepeace is to lose track of time. She doesn’t just answer questions but weaves narratives, punctuating facts with anecdotes and humour.