Smart Matatu CEO Edwin Kiverenge (centre) explains to conductors of Orokise Sacco how his cashlite machine works on May 15 at Railways Bus terminus, Nairobi. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU
Three years ago, Edwin Kiverenge resigned as an engineer at Public Works ministry and invested his Sh1.5 million savings to develop a matatu payments platform.
In 2017, Mr Kiverenge hired three developers and leased an office in Nairobi where he spent the next 11 months developing his mobile and website applications that created an interactive dashboard for matatu owners, sacco officials as well as a front-end dashboard for the bus conductors. The apps are accessible via a handheld point of sale (POS) device.
