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Software Development Cost in Kenya (2026): What Businesses Should Budget

See Statum's published starting prices for software projects in Kenya, what changes the cost, and how to plan for hosting, support and future improvements.

Bob Mwenda

Sep 19, 2026 8 min read

Software Development

How to Scope Custom Software in Kenya: A Practical First-Release Checklist

A worked first-release brief for a hypothetical distributor, including peak usage, hosting ownership, migration and measurable acceptance checks.

Bob Mwenda

Sep 18, 2026 6 min read

Software Development

M-Pesa API Integration in Kenya: A Pre-Production Checklist

Use this checklist to decide whether an M-Pesa integration is ready for production. Each critical check has evidence, an owner, and a clear pass rule.

Bob Mwenda

Sep 18, 2026 5 min read

Software Development

When Does Your Business Need Custom Software?

Compare process improvement, configured software, integration and custom development against your real workflow, costs, constraints and support capacity.

Bob Mwenda

Jun 14, 2026 4 min read

Software Development

M-Pesa API Integration in Kenya: Callbacks and Reconciliation

A product-aware guide to M-Pesa callback states, idempotent processing and reconciliation for duplicate, late, unmatched, mismatched and reversed payments.

Bob Mwenda

Feb 08, 2026 7 min read