WELCOME TO ONLINE MARKET PLACE IN KENYA

WELCOME TO ONLINE MARKET PLACE IN KENYA

By Rowland Ngeno

Mahambi is an online peer to peer thrift

marketplace where Kenyans can open ‘digital

shops’ in minutes and sell their clothing items

from anywhere, anytime.

Launched in Kenya. Mahambi Market seeks to

promote a waste-free, reuse, reduce and recycle

culture in fashion by providing a platform for

one to sell their least-worn clothing items.

For this generation of bedroom entrepreneurs,

social apps and platforms are not a

choice, but simply the basis and source of all

their online engagement. Mahambi Market

seeks to open up a platform that taps on the

need for online engagement

and the sense of trust and security that this

generation receives from referral and or

recommendation from their peers.

The platform came at the right time as the

world is also moving digitally and Kenyans are

now embracing online shopping.

There has been an upsurge of e-commerce

users as the majority of Kenyans decided to buy

most of their needs online. Mahambi Market

also gives a platform for thrift sellers to move

digital with a trusted website for both buyer and

seller. The website focuses on clothing items

for both men and women which includes

fashion accessories and select home décor

products.

Sanjeev Jandu, Mahambi Market CEO says,

“There are so many individuals out there with

more clothes than they do wear and would love

a space to creatively showcase this wardrobe

and potentially sell these items, there is even a

larger population eager to browse through and

shop thrift items without the hassle of leaving

their homes.”

All a vendor has to do to get started is sign up

on the Mahambi Marketplace Website, snap

pictures of their merchandise and then post

them for sale. Mahambi Market is open to

individuals, wherever they are in Kenya, who

would like to sell their used fashion items

online. To ensure security for both vendor and

buyer, the products are vetted by the site and

before being approved to the website. Once a

sale has been done, the money remains in the

Mahambi Market wallet, where the seller has

been alerted a sale has been made, until the

client confirms they are comfortable with the

purchase then the money is given to the seller.

Mahambi Market allows buyers to browse

through the various digital shops, pay online

and have the items delivered to them, all from

the comfort of their homes. They also assist

sellers to create cool, fun and interactive

profiles to receive maximum engagement with

the buyers.

Since the launch, Mahambi Market has

registered over 250 vendors and the website

has over 400 products on sale ranging from

clothes, accessories, beauty products and

homeware. Mahambi Market seeks to create a

new generation of young entrepreneurs and

create a space where people can sell items

from their closets to make room for more and a

space that makes thrifting easy, fun and very

convenient. Mahambi Market will also be

associated with a charity and anything from

any vendor that doesn’t get sold will be donated

to a charity.

Visit Mahambi.com to shop online and find

unique items on the site. Shoppers can also

share their online finds with #MahambiMarket.