Jambo Pay, the electronic payments service, will today (Monday) offer free parking across 30 towns to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
Motorists in Nairobi, Meru, Embu, Makima, Manyatta, Kitale, Kiminini, Endebess, Chuka, Nkubu, Runyeges, Kibugu, Siakago, Kiritiri, Ishiara, Gachoka, Ngiiri Karaba, Maua, Makutano, Kathwana, Chogoria, Marimanti, Gatunga, Maguni, Kibugua, Marima, Cherangani, Kwanza and Saboti will enjoy free parking courtesy of the Kenyan Fintech (financial technology) company.
Motorists in the 30 towns will be required to dial the relevant county USSD codes, web and mobile apps to be eligible for the free parking. Nairobi’s code is *217#, Meru’s is * 414#, Embu’s is *407#, Tharaka Nithi’s is *404# and Trans Nzoia’s is *662#.
“The importance we attach to technology and the realisation that technology should benefit the society, has made it our commitment to become the best online payments system in Africa,” said JamboPay founder and Chief Executive Officer Danson Muchemi.
The JamboPay boss said that the firm has also partnered with the Kenya Forest Service and Kenya Red Cross to plant 1,000 trees at the Ngong’ Forest as part of the company’s celebrations.
JamboPayhas been the sole revenue collector for Nairobi County since April, 2014 and recently extended their contract with City Hall for three more months as it plans to exit the county.
“I founded this firm in 2009 in a Cyber Café in Nairobi at the age of 25 years and now it employs over 150 people and has a network of 15,000 agents,” said Mr Muchemi.