Kaya Talent – Supporting the hiring needs of early-stage organisations across East Africa.

Supporting the hiring needs of
early-stage organisations across Africa

Who We Are

Kaya is a Swahili word whose meaning is home or homestead.

Kaya Talent supports the hiring needs of early-stage organizations across Africa.

Who We Work With

Start-ups and Scale-ups

Social Enterprises

Impact Investors, Advisory Firms & Foundations

We Specialise in

Specialist Hires

Mid-Management Roles

On-site recruitment

Meet The Founder

Danilo is an experienced Nairobi-based executive search consultant and recruitment entrepreneur who founded Tafuta Associates in 2016 and Kaya Talent in 2020. He specialises in assisting companies in the African impact investing, social enterprise, and early-stage ecosystems.

Danilo was previously based in Kampala where he co-founded the executive search arm of NFT Consult, a Ugandan HR outsourcing, recruitment and training provider with operations across the East African Community. Prior to this, he worked as a Consultant in the London office of Veredus, the British executive search firm owned at the time by Capita plc (FTSE 250 – LSE: CPI).

He began his career in the United Kingdom with Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS), the global market leader in Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), which was acquired by Korn Ferry in 2026.

Danilo is an Italian national who has lived in Italy, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Uganda and Kenya. He holds a BA (Hons) in Economics and Sociology from the University of York (United Kingdom). Danilo successfully completed the Aspire Business Growth Programme, offered by the African Management Institute in partnership with Stanford Seed, in October 2025.