Gabriel Mahia

Gabriel Mahia Systems · Power · Strategy

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◆ Field Series — 2025–2026

Year in Kenya

Twelve months in Nairobi watching Kenya’s Gen Z protests, Tanzania’s stolen election, and Trump’s first year simultaneously — while waiting on a CR-1 visa with a pregnant wife. 34 essays across 5 properties.

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◆ Arc Complete

The Transition State Arc

12 essays across 4 structural phases. A sequential model of how institutions weaken, misdiagnose, and reorganize. Read in order.

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The Author

Gabriel Mahia — systems operator and institutional analyst. Kenyan-born U.S. citizen. Army veteran. Returned to Nairobi April 2025–April 2026 while Ruth’s CR-1 visa processed.

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The Four Pillars

Power Legitimacy · leverage Systems How things work Tech AI · infrastructure Culture Identity · context

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Year in Kenya 34 essays, 5 blogs, two countries watched from outside The Arc Institutional fracture, misdiagnosis, reorganization, emergence Operator Doctrine Sequencing, coalition, leverage, execution under constraint Technology & Power Platform governance, AI, infrastructure, procurement Diaspora & Identity Border-crossing, return, marriage, home, translation

Career & Work Surface

About + Resume Spine Core biography, work themes, and professional narrative LinkedIn Professional network, credential surface, current positioning A.I. Kung Fu Applied AI, tools, and decision infrastructure work Americans & Their Things Cultural field notes and observational writing

Selected Builds

floodwatch-kenya Public-risk monitoring and enforcement visibility hela Chama capital coordination and informal finance tooling Portfolio Projects, experiments, and public work index Contact Direct inquiry for collaboration or speaking

Gabriel Mahia

Twelve months in Nairobi watching two countries from the outside. Translating signals between systems that do not naturally understand each other.

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