Technology company Sokowatch has launched an initiative to aid essential food and goods supplies to Kenyans most affected by the pandemic. Under the deal, families receive SMS e-vouchers to redeem at a nearby shop supplied by Sokowatch. Sokowatch chief executive Angela Nzioki said the deal enables informal shops to technically “sell” to the end-user, without money moving. Through Sokowatch’s operations across the nine largest cities in East Africa, an estimated 1.5 million vulnerable families and 14,000 local shops could be provided with direct assistance digitally. In Africa’s cities alone, there are more than 10 million informal shops selling over Sh18 trillion worth of goods annually.

Source: Standard Digital July 07, 2020 09:22 UTC