[embed]https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2023/04/how-buupass-is-riding-on-low-budget-efficiency-to-solve-africas-road-ticketing-problem/[/embed] Road transportation remains the most ubiquitous means of transporting goods and people across the African continent, making it a key driver of economic growth and intra-African trade activities. Yet, certain inadequacies limit road transport from reaching its potential. First, good road infrastructures need to be developed at a matching pace with Africa’s rapid population [...]

The public transport sector in Kenya is largely traditional, and a majority of operators, especially those in road travel, still require their clients to physically book tickets at their offices even when making advance travel plans. Others do not have provisions for seat reservation. Looking to bridge the gap, booking platforms are emerging in the [...]

[embed]https://venturesafrica.com/in-the-race-to-digitise-mobility-in-africa-buupass-is-doing-things-differently/[/embed] Over 1.3 billion people inhabit the African continent at the moment, making it the second-most-populous continent on earth. The United Nations estimates that the human population could grow to around 9.7 billion in 2050. More than half of the projected increase in the global population up to 2050 will be concentrated in eight countries, [...]

[embed]https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/2022/11/buupass-introduces-an-online-ticketing-platform-for-ugandans/[/embed] Online ticketing platform BuuPass has unveiled an online ticketing platform, allowing Ugandans to book bus and flight tickets. This comes after the firm a few months ago rolled out a Business-to-Business (B2B) solutions for transport operators in the country. The new solution will make it easy for locals to book tickets online seamlessly. “After [...]

Bus, airline and train bookings and fares for the Christmas period are on the rise, a Star survey shows. While most bus companies have so far have reported lower than usual bookings, operators are hopeful that this will pick from the end of November. The Standard Gauge Railway train service on the other hand has [...]

[embed]https://change-com.no/change-com-invests-in-buupass/#:~:text=Change%20Com%20has%20recently%20made,billion%20dollars%20on%20domestic%20transport.[/embed] Change Com has recently made an investment in BuuPass, a Kenyan startup that has the ambition to build the digital infrastructure for transport in Africa. Annually, people in Africa spend 60 billion dollars on domestic transport. However, domestic travel and transportation is undigitized and broken. Bus and shuttle operators have manual operations that cause [...]

The local transport industry in Kenya is quite vibrant. Key stakeholders in the industry have embraced modern technology, e.g. the Easy Coach online booking process. Before the introduction of online bus booking, one had to visit offices in person to book a seat and pay the required fare. Today, travellers can secure their seats and [...]

[embed]https://hapakenya.com/2022/09/13/kenyas-flexpay-buupass-among-60-startups-to-receive-ksh-479-2-million-in-funding-from-google/#:~:text=479.2%20million%20(%244%20million,that%20are%20unique%20to%20them.[/embed] Google has announced that 60 black founded startups across Africa have been selected for the second cohort of Google for Startups Black Founders Fund (BFF) for Africa. The startups joining the program will receive a total of Ksh. 479.2 million ($4 million) in funding and support to enable them to scale their work. Each [...]

Planning for a trip can be a tedious and costly affair. Growing up in rural Kenya, Wyclife Omondi had to visit physical bus and train stations to book travel tickets. The stations being far from his home, he was often forced to spend precious time and money on bus fares just to secure the all-important [...]