JamboPay wins legal tussle with rival over trade name

JamboPay Chief Executive Danson Muchemi. (Photo: Courtesy)

Online payments service provider JamboPay has won a landmark case against its main rival over the use of the JamboPay trade name.

JamboPay has been embroiled in a protracted court battle with JamboPay Express that brings to the fore the pitfalls that start-ups face in the race to grow their businesses. In a ruling delivered last week, the High Court found the latter firm owned by Mombasa-based businessman Ariff Manji had infringed on the trade name “JamboPay” owned by software company Web Tribe, which runs the Nairobi County online payment systems for parking, rates, water and other services.