ZUHURA SOLUTIONS
Decentralizing food systems
By Llyord Mwaniki– COO Zuhura Solutions Ltd
@ZuhuraSolns
• Street food has been enjoyed for centuries. Some publications
indicate that it is as old as the 14th Century in Egypt.
• FAO estimates that at least 40% of people in the world depend on
street food for at least one of their meals every day.
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• 70% of sub-Saharan Africa’s households depend on street food for
at least one meal.
• In Kenya, the street food sector is quite informal and has seen
very little innovation or upscaling in years.
OVERVIEW
• This is how street food is most served in Kenya’s urban centres
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STREET FOOD LANDSCAPE IN KENYA
>2Million
Vendors usecharcoaltocook
andwarmfood
THE PROBLEM
22,000
Deaths reported
annually inKenyadueto
CO
4000+
Foodborne illnesses reported
inNairobi eachyear
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100,000+
Vendors operate inunclean
andunsafework
environment
HUMAN CENTRED DESIGN
Mobilephonecharging,
eliminates charcoalas awarming fuel, reduces vendor’s
drudgery
SOLAR POWERED
Solarpanel andalithiumbattery thatpowers a12+hours
charge
DATA-DRIVEN
Dataautomatically collectedtoinformmaintenance needs
andconsumerpreferences
HYGIENIC
Foodgradematerial& foodheated toandmaintainedatsafe
levels
WHERE WE COME IN
5
DOUBLES PROFIT FOR VENDORS
Street food can be clean and driven by tech
Foodgradematerial& foodheated toandmaintainedatsafelevels
WHERE WE COME IN
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BUSINESS MODEL
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Three main revenue sources will help us build a
steady revenue stream
Now
Direct Sales - directsales of Halisitrolleys
Rent to own (PAYGO) /rent to use - adaily,
weekly, ormonthly basis
Now
Later
Data - saleof high-quality informationtofood
companies
Market Approach
• Directsales tovendors
• Bulksales
• Financialinstitution
• Custompurchases
Our target market
• Nairobi – 100k+streetfoodvendors
• Mombasa – 40kstreetfoodvendors
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Market
OUR TEAM
Rocky Mountain
Institute,PowerforAll
Benson KIBITI
CEO
Climate & Energy
Llyord MWANIKI
COO
KenyaPrivateSectorAlliance,
InternationalChamberof
Commerce
Product
Development &
Project
Management
Mery Murigi
Electrical Engineer
SafaricomPLC,
CloudFactoryl
Core network
infrastructure
& IoT and cloud
computing
Pherister
NYANGARISA
CFO
KenyaWomenMicrofinanceBank,
Equity BankKenya
MSMEs,
Accounting &
Finance
Michael MUMO
CTO
SolarPanda, Gearbox Kenya
Solar PV
Design &
Engineering
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Recognition
Associations
RECOGNITIONS & PARTNERSHIPS
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info@zuhurasolutions.com| ZuhuraSolutions | @ZuhuraSolns
Llyord Mwaniki | Co-founder & CEO
Transforming The People & The Environment
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Decentralizing Food Systems

  • 1.
    ZUHURA SOLUTIONS Decentralizing foodsystems By Llyord Mwaniki– COO Zuhura Solutions Ltd @ZuhuraSolns
  • 2.
    • Street foodhas been enjoyed for centuries. Some publications indicate that it is as old as the 14th Century in Egypt. • FAO estimates that at least 40% of people in the world depend on street food for at least one of their meals every day. 2 • 70% of sub-Saharan Africa’s households depend on street food for at least one meal. • In Kenya, the street food sector is quite informal and has seen very little innovation or upscaling in years. OVERVIEW
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    • This ishow street food is most served in Kenya’s urban centres 3 STREET FOOD LANDSCAPE IN KENYA
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    >2Million Vendors usecharcoaltocook andwarmfood THE PROBLEM 22,000 Deathsreported annually inKenyadueto CO 4000+ Foodborne illnesses reported inNairobi eachyear 4 100,000+ Vendors operate inunclean andunsafework environment
  • 5.
    HUMAN CENTRED DESIGN Mobilephonecharging, eliminatescharcoalas awarming fuel, reduces vendor’s drudgery SOLAR POWERED Solarpanel andalithiumbattery thatpowers a12+hours charge DATA-DRIVEN Dataautomatically collectedtoinformmaintenance needs andconsumerpreferences HYGIENIC Foodgradematerial& foodheated toandmaintainedatsafe levels WHERE WE COME IN 5 DOUBLES PROFIT FOR VENDORS
  • 6.
    Street food canbe clean and driven by tech Foodgradematerial& foodheated toandmaintainedatsafelevels WHERE WE COME IN 6
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    BUSINESS MODEL 7 Three mainrevenue sources will help us build a steady revenue stream Now Direct Sales - directsales of Halisitrolleys Rent to own (PAYGO) /rent to use - adaily, weekly, ormonthly basis Now Later Data - saleof high-quality informationtofood companies
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    Market Approach • Directsalestovendors • Bulksales • Financialinstitution • Custompurchases Our target market • Nairobi – 100k+streetfoodvendors • Mombasa – 40kstreetfoodvendors 8 Market
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    OUR TEAM Rocky Mountain Institute,PowerforAll BensonKIBITI CEO Climate & Energy Llyord MWANIKI COO KenyaPrivateSectorAlliance, InternationalChamberof Commerce Product Development & Project Management Mery Murigi Electrical Engineer SafaricomPLC, CloudFactoryl Core network infrastructure & IoT and cloud computing Pherister NYANGARISA CFO KenyaWomenMicrofinanceBank, Equity BankKenya MSMEs, Accounting & Finance Michael MUMO CTO SolarPanda, Gearbox Kenya Solar PV Design & Engineering 9
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    info@zuhurasolutions.com| ZuhuraSolutions |@ZuhuraSolns Llyord Mwaniki | Co-founder & CEO Transforming The People & The Environment 11