Mwalimu.ai
AI tutor that meets Kenyan students where they are.
Voice-first CBC tutor in Swahili & English.
Live with paying users — Kenyan curriculum, Swahili & English
A bilingual AI tutor for Kenyan Grade 1–6 learners. Voice-first conversations in Swahili and English, CBC-aligned content, micro-skill mastery tracking, and a parent dashboard that shows what's actually happening — not just minutes spent.
Why we built it
Most ed-tech AI is built for North American or European curricula and assumes always-on broadband. Kenyan kids learn the CBC, share devices, and live with intermittent connectivity. Mwalimu.ai is built around that reality: native Swahili voice (Azure ZuriNeural), offline-cached curriculum, micro-skill mastery tracking with spaced repetition, and growth-mindset prompts that praise effort, not innate ability.
What it does
Voice-first conversations
OpenAI Realtime API + Whisper for natural turn-taking; the child speaks, the tutor listens and responds
Native Kiswahili support
Azure neural voices (sw-KE-ZuriNeural, en-KE-AsiliaNeural) — not translation, native-language tutoring
CBC Grade 1–6 aligned
Math, English, Science, Social Studies, Creative Arts, PE — KICD-mapped strands and micro-skills
Micro-skill mastery tracking
SM-2 spaced repetition across 5 mastery levels — knows exactly which sub-skill needs work
Parent dashboard
Subject heatmaps, accuracy trends, weak areas, streaks, daily/weekly time spent
Multi-child accounts
Each child has a PIN, individual time limits, custom subjects — one parent login
Diagnostic tests
Pre-mastery assessments tag errors across 7 categories (concept, procedure, language, etc.)
Gamification done right
XP, levels 1–15, streaks, achievements — tied to learning, not just engagement
Teacher dashboards
Classroom rosters, real-time leaderboards, parent messaging, bulk CSV exports
Offline-capable mobile app
Pre-cached curriculum bundle for low-bandwidth use; mastery syncs on reconnect
M-Pesa & Paystack
STK Push for parents, Paystack for cards, manual invoicing for schools
Child-safe by design
Guardian-scoped data, PIN-protected child sessions, rate-limited auth, GDPR-style data export
Highlights
Subjects & curriculum
Every subject in Kenya's CBC framework, Grade 1 through 6.
Mathematics
- Numbers & operations
- Fractions & decimals
- Geometry & measurement
Languages
- English (Asilia voice)
- Kiswahili (Zuri voice)
- Reading comprehension
Science
- Living things
- Energy & forces
- Environment & health
Social Studies & Arts
- Citizenship
- History & geography
- Creative arts & PE
Pricing
Freemium + premium plans (1/2/5 children); school plans available
Need this deployed for you?
Every product on this page can be customised, white-labelled, or integrated into your existing stack. Tell us what you need.