Last mile delivery in Kenya: door, collection and COD.
How last mile delivery works in Kenya: door delivery on published coverage rows from Nairobi, PUDO collection where it is configured, and cash on delivery captured per order.
The three ways a Kenya order reaches its buyer
Read from the governed coverage rows for this market, not a service brochure.
Door delivery
Door delivery runs on the published Kenya coverage rows — Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Uasin Gishu — dispatched from Nairobi against the cut-off shown for each row. Outside those rows the route is reviewed before an order is accepted, so no window is promised that operations has not signed off.
PUDO collection
Where a buyer cannot take a door delivery, collection is available on the Nairobi, Mombasa rows. Points are vetted partner-operated locations, not MFT branches, so the exact point, its opening hours and the collection evidence required travel with the buyer's pickup notification.
Cash on delivery
COD is configured on the Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Uasin Gishu rows. Collections are taken by cash at the door, m-pesa, captured per order in Kenyan shilling (KES), and reconciled daily, against your order manifest so a payout line can be traced back to a named parcel.
Which last-mile options run where in Kenya
Straight from the governed coverage table published on the country page.
| Area | Door | PUDO | COD | Service level | Cut-off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi — Nairobi city, Westlands, Karen, Eastlands, Ruiru, Kikuyu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Same day to 1 working day | Same-day dispatch on orders confirmed before the daily cut-off |
| Mombasa — Mombasa island, Nyali, Bamburi, Likoni | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1–3 working days | Scheduled runs — confirmed at onboarding |
| Kisumu — Kisumu city and lakeside suburbs | Yes | — | Yes | 2–3 working days | Scheduled runs — confirmed at onboarding |
| Nakuru — Nakuru town, Naivasha, Gilgil | Yes | — | Yes | 1–3 working days | Scheduled runs — confirmed at onboarding |
| Uasin Gishu — Eldoret town | Yes | — | Yes | 2–4 working days | Scheduled runs — confirmed at onboarding |
Town not listed? Read how route review works on the Kenya page.
What every last-mile order carries
These are the fields a delivery, collection or payment query is reviewed against.
- Order reference and destination row
- Dispatch cut-off the order was released against
- Delivery or collection reason code
- Custody and rider record for the run
- Delivery or collection evidence
- Amount collected in Kenyan shilling (KES)
- Return leg on the Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Uasin Gishu rows
- Reconciliation reference the line settles under
Kenya last mile: the questions this raises
Answered from the same governed coverage rows the country page uses.
Give Kenya buyers a delivery option that closes the order.
Tell us the towns you sell into and your monthly volume. An operator confirms what runs on those routes before you promise anything to a buyer.
