Our story
Moving Tanzania, one trip at a time.
We started with a simple observation: moving people and goods here still runs on phone calls, negotiation and hope. Nikonekti replaces that with verified drivers, upfront TZS fares and proof of every trip.
Our mission
A transport and logistics OS for Tanzania - not just a ride app.
Transport here still runs on guesswork. We replace it with one request: an instant fare, the nearest verified driver, live tracking from pickup to drop-off - and a verifiable record at the end, whether it carried a passenger or a harvest.
Every driver document-checked and approved before their first trip.
Upfront TZS fares from real distance - no haggling at the kerb.
Live GPS with a share link, 112 SOS and OTP delivery proof.
Bank-grade PDF income statements with public QR verification.
At a glance
The network in four lines.
Founded
2026
Headquarters
Dar es Salaam
Regions covered
31
Ways to move
6
Drivers keep at least 60% of every fare on assigned vehicles.
How it should feel
Four rules we design by.
Every screen in every app - customer, driver, fleet or admin - is judged against the same character.
Capable
Built for a parcel, a harvest, a fleet or a passenger. A bodaboda across Kariakoo and a fuso out of Mbeya run on the same network, the same account, the same record.
Calm
Important actions are obvious and screens never shout. You always know where your trip is, what it costs and what happens next - no noise, no pressure.
Human
Warm language and rounded forms without ever feeling childish. Software for the trader, the farmer and the rider - written the way people actually speak.
Accountable
Live status, money, driver identity and proof are always clear. Every trip gets a reference like NKT-2026-00481 and a record you can take to a bank.
The build
Built end to end. Tested end to end.
Three deliberate steps took Nikonekti from an observation on the road to a platform in active testing.
Start from the road.
Phone calls, negotiation and hope - that is how most of Tanzania still moves. Before writing a line of code, we mapped every step a sender, a rider and a fleet owner actually takes.
Build the whole stack.
One platform behind six services - Passenger Transport, Cargo Transport, Urban Freight, Agri-Logistics, Events & Weddings and Vehicle Hire - with live GPS, OTP delivery proof and bank-grade statements built in, not bolted on.
Test before the beta.
Every surface is in active testing ahead of the Dar es Salaam beta. When the apps land, the network covers all 31 regions - nationwide from day one.
Platform overview
Four surfaces, one network.
Customer app
Book, track and pay - M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa, Airtel Money, card or cash.
Driver app
Jobs, navigation and income statements a bank will accept.
Fleet portal
Assign vehicles, follow every load live and export the full record.
Admin
Approvals, disputes and operations across all 31 regions.
The apps land on the stores with the Dar es Salaam beta.
Our vision
A network the whole country can trust.
From a parcel crossing Kariakoo to a harvest leaving Mbeya - every trip verified, every shilling accounted for, every record ready when you need it.