The Kenyan startup easing trade in Africa’s biggest bloc

Real Sources Africa Founder and CEO Felix Chege gestures during the interview at his office in Westlands on September 30, 2025. 

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When Felix Chege first dipped his toes into the world of public supplies as a university student, he did not have the benefit of full visibility of how bureaucracies and information gaps inhibit business.

All he could see were the challenges whenever he wanted to, say, source 100 printers of the same quality from Nairobi for supply to Masinde Muliro University, and ensure consistency of supply to meet the university’s demand.

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