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AI smashes silence: Terp360 bridges human gaps

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George Mutero
February 13, 2026

For nearly a million Kenyans, silence means exclusion. Terp360 flips the script with AI-driven sign language translation; proving innovation can break the deepest human barriers.

George Mutero Afrimaxx
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