For many people in Kenya, intercity travel is a part of everyday life, whether it’s a parent heading to Nairobi for work, a student returning to Eldoret, or a trader restocking goods from Kisumu.
But getting a bus ticket? That’s often the hard part.
It usually means a trip to the stage, long queues, cash payments, and sometimes showing up only to hear: “Bus imejaa.” For many travelers, especially in rural and peri-urban areas, booking a seat in advance has been an offline, uncertain, and time-consuming process.
At PesaKit, we believe it shouldn’t be that hard. So we built something that makes it easier, faster, and closer to home.
Introducing Book a Bus on the PesaKit App
PesaKit agents, the mobile money agents, shopkeepers, and trusted service points in our communities, can now book bus tickets for their customers directly through the PesaKit app.
Whether it’s a route from Nairobi to Kisumu, Mombasa, Eldoret, or Kakamega, agents can now access real-time schedules from leading bus companies like Easy Coach, Greenline, Baratum, Fillers, Crane, Soores, and Ambasaliner thanks to our integration with Buupass, Kenya’s digital transport ticketing platform.
Once a customer selects their route and bus, the agent completes the booking. The customer then pays via mobile money, and a digital ticket is sent instantly by SMS.
Simple. Seamless. No stage visit needed.
A Win for Agents
For agents, this isn’t just a new feature, it’s a new income stream.
- Earn commissions for every ticket booked
- Offer more value to customers, right from your shop
- Attract more foot traffic from travelers looking for convenience
- Become a one-stop shop in your community
Many agents are already seeing the impact, earning more per day and building stronger relationships with their customers by offering a practical, everyday service.
A Win for Customers
For travelers, this changes everything.
- No more traveling to the stage to queue
- Book and pay at your local shop
- Get your seat confirmed early, no last-minute panic
- Travel confidently, with a ticket in hand
And for rural communities or customers without smartphones or access to online payments, this brings digital access right to their doorstep through someone they already trust.
Built for Inclusion
At PesaKit, we’re building more than a fintech app. We’re enabling mobile money agents to power the digital economy one useful service at a time.
Book a Bus, powered by Buupass, is part of that mission. A mission to close the digital access gap and give people simpler, safer ways to move and to earn.
Try It Today
If you’re a PesaKit agent, update your app and tap on “Bus Tickets” to get started.
If you’re a partner or organization working to drive access and inclusion, we’d love to collaborate.
Because a better journey doesn’t always start at the bus stop, sometimes it starts at the shop next door.