Duo builds online platform for relief food distribution

Kajiado Governor Joseph Lenku examines relief food being distributed by his government to the residents through the digital innovation system M-Riziki innovation in Ngong town. [Peterson Githaiga]

The much-publicised scramble for relief food by residents of Nairobi’s Kibra slums in April shed light on the magnitude of hunger facing the low-income populations due to Covid-19 disruptions.

However, for Lorna Sempele, a Kenyan communication specialist, it was a call to find a solution to streamline the distribution of food aid.