Billions are moving into Lamu Port, the LAPSSET corridor and the Dangote refinery works — and into projects like them across the country. Daraja connects the buyers who need materials, labour and services with the local suppliers who can deliver them, and gets out of the way once the deal is done.
Started by hand, one match at a time — not a marketplace app, at least not yet.
Main contractors arrive from Lagos, Nairobi or further afield without a reliable list of who locally can actually supply cement, aggregate, transport, catering, security or skilled labour — so they either import everything or spend weeks asking around.
Meanwhile, businesses based in Lamu County often don't know a tender exists, don't know who to call, or get quoted out by middlemen with no real capacity. Both sides lose time. Daraja exists to close that gap directly, by hand, before it's a platform problem.
No app to install, nothing to configure. Just a direct line to someone who checks both sides before making an introduction.
A buyer describes the materials, services or labour required and by when. A supplier tells us what they can deliver, where, and at what capacity.
We verify licensing, past delivery and capacity before we make an introduction — so buyers aren't vetting strangers and suppliers aren't chasing dead leads.
Buyer and supplier agree directly on terms. Daraja earns a fee for the connection — not a mark-up on the goods or the contract.
If you're sourcing materials, transport, labour or services for work tied to the refinery, the corridor, or any Lamu County project, we keep a live, checked shortlist so you're not vetting from scratch on every job.
Find suppliersIf you're based in Lamu County and can supply materials, transport, labour, catering or services, we put your business in front of buyers who are actually procuring right now — no cold calling, no waiting for a tender board.
List your businessStarting where the demand is concentrated, then following the same model to other projects nationally.
We're taking on our first buyers and suppliers by hand, before this scales into anything bigger. Tell us who you are and what you need — we'll follow up directly, usually by phone or WhatsApp.