Bukonola Ngobi is an urban designer and a creative with over 8 years’ experience using design and project management skills in a broad range of roles (delivering a variety of projects and creative outputs) in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

Bukonola is interested in the role art and design play in capturing, shaping and reshaping culture. She is also interested in the question of institution building in the African context, how to make art and art spaces more accessible, and the preservation and showcasing of contemporary East African art.

She leads the public programming at the Nairobi Contemporary Art Institute and is focused on creating delightful and art-full experiences that enable audiences to have a deeper engagement with the arts, artists and the local art scene. As a creative Bukonola is interested in story-telling (through film and the written word), baking and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

In 2024 she authored a first of its kind report about the impacts of AI on creatives in Kenya. She is also the co-creator and host of the OngeaAI podcast, a podcast that explores the adoption and use of AI in Africa with a view to understanding how Africans -and particularly Kenyans- perceive the technology and how it will affect the continent.