Online shopping in Kenya

There are companies that offer online shopping within Kenya, for example; Jumia, Hotpoint and so on. 

Delivery for smaller items is usually via matatu, or courier.  Hotpoint, which sells small items and large kitchen appliances will for example offer a delivery, or 'pick up from store' option.  Delivery charges can apply, especially outside Nairobi.  As few Kenyans have a physical address (house number, street and so on), it may be necessary to collect from the couriers local office.

There are a couple of London based freight companies offering a fixed price per kilo delivery service for online shopping done in the UK (via Amazon for example).  The delivery address is set up as the  company office address, then the company ship the item(s) out to Kenya, where you can either collect from their offices in Nairobi, or have them delivered by courier (at an additional charge).  Its a very useful service for things that you cant easily obtain in Kenya and much cheaper than arranging the shipping yourself.  There are no additional duty charges when the goods arrive, which there usually are if you order from other companies. 

Kenya has a good and expanding range of products.  Even so, you may well be unable to obtain a particular brand, which is where the above comes in useful.

Hi Priscilla,

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Wonderful response! Thanks!  Would you kindly give name and contact information for the London based companies you mentioned in the response.

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