He built Wekify from a life where language, memory, and community were things you keep when you have to leave home — and he is still the first user of the platforms he ships.
Ayivugwe was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and fled the war with his family to Burundi. He grew up in a refugee camp, where community was not an idea — it was how people stayed themselves. That is where he first saw that stories, language, and records disappear unless someone keeps them.
At Ngozi University he started building. A first laptop. A city guide app. The ARCIN project. Later, after personal loss, he made tools for memory — Nikumbuke Weka Kumbukumbu, remember, keep records. The thread was already there: software that helps a community hold on to what matters.
In 2020 he looked for Ibufuliiru online and found almost nothing. That gap became Kifuliiru Lab — dictionaries, writing tools, teaching materials, a place for Bafuliiru to build together. He did not pause that work to build other products. He builds them in parallel, and he is the main user: creating conversations and other Kifuliiru content inside the platforms. Wenodify is one of several tools that help create that content — not the only one. Peacae PM supports development of the language platforms with AI-agent-native project management.
He founded Wekify LLC in 2025. The name comes from Kuweka — to keep, to preserve, to hold safe. Today he still holds both domains himself, from Spokane — building the platforms and using them as the first user — with a global focus that starts with Kifuliiru and does not end there.