Here is Isaya Yunge, the 36-year-old Tanzanian national who has reportedly warmed the heart of Charlene Ruto. Isaya speaks fluent Chinese and has been accompanying President Samia Suluhu Hassan on her international state visits. On his social media pages, Yunge is seen dining with the who’s who, from the late Queen Elizabeth II to various heads of state.
Yunge is the founder of the Soma App, a mobile application that enables African students to search for scholarship opportunities. Apart from Soma App, Yunge has founded other products including KAYA, a smart speaker that uses artificial intelligence to collect Africa-related data. He also founded Somafit, a smartwatch designed to measure blood pressure and heart rate in real time.
He holds a bachelor’s degree from the Institute of Finance Management and the University of Cambridge. In 2018, he was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 as one of Tanzania’s upcoming billionaires. Another day to remind Walala Hoii that the rich will always marry from the rich.
Somewhere, there is a mumu scrolling through this news with an Infinix phone held together by a cracked screen protector, a negative Fuliza limit, torn underwear and a family home sitting on a 50×100 plot that his parents bought on hire purchase.
This Mumu had convinced himself that his big breakthrough was just one DM away... that somehow he would slide his way into Charlene’s heart, escape poverty and finally retire from eating ugali umena.
There was also another one eyed mumu from Lubao who thought that his talent of waist movement while singing Kupedekale would land him a few acres in Sugoi & Kilgoris. Unfortunately, the competition arrived speaking fluent Chinese, attending state dinners and carrying a CV that looks like it was written by Forbes itself.
The poor mumu has now discovered that in the Olympics of marrying into wealth, “Hi dear” in the DM is not a qualification. Chesaa!! Kama kawa sisi walala hoii hatuna maoni kabisa, Letu Jicho tu.👀