Motorcycle courier start-up riding high on demand for faster delivery

Transweb Delivery Services staff revving to go. At right is the firm’s founder Leah Kuria. PHOTOS | COURTESY

The parcel delivery business in Kenya has over the years undergone great changes, with public service vehicle (PSV) companies dethroning the Postal Corporation of Kenya from the helm.

Leah Kuria-Maina, who is in her late 30s, has in the past seven years inflicted more damage to the State firm through her business, which uses about 35 motorcyles to deliver parcels in and around Nairobi.

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